# Alabama HB528: Consumer protection, prohibition on unconscionable pricing during a declared emergency further provided for

Alabama HB528, Consumer protection, prohibition on unconscionable pricing during a declared emergency further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Frances Holk-Jones (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB528
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Consumer protection, prohibition on unconscionable pricing during a declared emergency further provided for
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Consumer Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (223 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Consumers gain stronger emergency price protections: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama law bans people and businesses from charging unconscionable prices during declared emergencies. The ban covers goods sold or rented, facility rentals, and services. It applies only during the times and in the areas named in a Governor’s proclamation or Legislature…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Faulkner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Givens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1014 | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1052 | pass | 96 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 99 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1014 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1052 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business (House)
- 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB528-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB528-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB528-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB528-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB528-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).