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Committee advances bill to ban surveillance-based price discrimination for retail goods
Summary
The Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee voted to report House Bill 2,481 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after debate over scope and enforcement. Supporters said the measure protects affordability; opponents, including a grocery owner, urged further work on implementation. (Vote: 8–4, 1 excused)
The Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee voted to report House Bill 2,481 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after debating whether the measure would curb discriminatory pricing while avoiding unintended burdens on retailers.
Representative Globa, a bill supporter, said the measure addresses affordability and fairness in grocery pricing, arguing "prices can get changed not based on, like, time of day... but actually based on the personal information and the…
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