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Senate advances narrow price-gouging ban for declared emergencies with exemptions for businesses
Summary
SB 52 would prohibit excessive price increases during governor- or presidential-declared emergencies but includes industry-crafted exemptions and a documentation process run by the Division of Consumer Protection; sponsors say the bill is intentionally modest and limited in duration. The Senate moved the bill to third reading.
Senator Arendt presented Senate Bill 52, a narrowly tailored price-gouging statute that would apply only during declared emergencies by the governor or president. Arendt said Utah currently lacks a price-gouging statute and that the bill reflects feedback from retailers and merchants aimed at protecting the public while giving merchants limited flexibility.
Under the bill as described on the floor, the Division of Consumer…
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