Prohibiting surveillance-based price discrimination and surge pricing for retail goods.
SB 6312 bans grocery stores from using personal data - like shopping habits, location, or inferred traits - to charge different prices to individual shoppers (surveillance-based price discrimination) or raise prices during high demand (surge pricing). It specifically targets large grocery retailers (excluding small businesses under state law) and requires all prices to be clearly posted and consistent for all customers. The bill also imposes a four-year moratorium on electronic shelf label systems that collect consumer data to modify prices, to study impacts on transparency and jobs. This law aims to ensure fair pricing by preventing retailers from exploiting personal information for dynamic pricing.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2026
Last action Feb 4, 2026
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Shewmake
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Conway
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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