CA SB493 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Engrossed on May 29 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 396 of the Penal Code, relating to price gouging.

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Title

Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-28 - Assembly - SB 493 Becker Senate Third Reading By Wilson (Y: 75 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-08-20 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB493 Becker et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-07-02AssemblyRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-07-01AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 30).
2026-06-18AssemblyFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-06-15AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2026-06-11AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2026-06-11AssemblyRead third time and amended.
2026-06-08AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2026-06-08 Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-29AssemblyIn Assembly. Held at Desk.
2025-08-29SenateOrdered to the Assembly.
2025-08-28SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-28AssemblyRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2773.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-08-20AssemblyCoauthors revised.
2025-07-03AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25AssemblyFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-06-05AssemblyReferred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-05-29AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-29SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1319.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-23SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1202.) (May 23).
2025-05-16SenateSet for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12SenateMay 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-06SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-02SenateSet for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 933.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28SenateSet for hearing April 29.
2025-02-26SenateReferred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-02-20SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Penal Code396Amended CodeCitation Text

California State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#99INT
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#98AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#97AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#96AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#95AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#94AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493#93AMD
Roll Callhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB493

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