# California SB 1365: Price gouging. California SB 1365, Price gouging., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-30 (Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1028, Statutes of 2026.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-SB1365-20252026 - As of: 2026-10-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: California SB 1365 - State: California - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Price gouging. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-20 - Last action: 2026-09-30, Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1028, Statutes of 2026. - Sponsor: Benjamin Allen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (156 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency rent caps cover more rentals: benefit, medium. For 30 days after an emergency declaration, and during extensions, rent generally cannot exceed its legal baseline by more than 10%. Coverage includes rental homes, mobilehome park spaces, and campground spaces, regardless of the first lease's length. For housing rented or offered during the prior… - Renters protected from higher-rent eviction schemes: benefit, medium. For 30 days after an emergency declaration, landlords cannot evict tenants and re-rent their homes above the evicted tenant's allowed rent. This protection continues during extensions. Evictions lawfully started before the declaration can continue. The law also allows evictions for other lawful rea… - Sale prices need not set caps: cost, low. Businesses can use their usual price when an item or service was discounted immediately before an emergency declaration. They do not have to use the temporary sale price to calculate the emergency cap. This applies to covered goods, services, and contractor work. It can allow households to pay more… - Emergency hotel rates face price caps: mixed, medium. For 30 days after an emergency declaration, hotels and motels generally cannot raise regular rates by more than 10%. The baseline is the rate advertised immediately before the declaration. Operators must prove defenses based on added goods or labor costs, regularly scheduled seasonal changes, or pr… - Emergency price limits protect household purchases: mixed, medium. After a presidential, California, or local emergency declaration, covered prices generally cannot exceed pre-emergency prices by more than 10% for 30 days. Covered purchases include food, emergency and medical supplies, building materials, fuel, and transportation, freight, and storage services. Se… - Emergency repair prices capped for homeowners: mixed, medium. For 180 days after an emergency declaration, licensed contractors generally cannot charge over 10% above pre-emergency repair prices. The cap covers repair, reconstruction, and emergency cleanup services, and it can be extended. Contractors must prove defenses based on supplier costs or qualifying… - Longer price protections can allow increases: mixed, medium. Local governing bodies, local officials, the Governor, or the Legislature can extend emergency price protections. Extensions must be needed to protect life, property, or public welfare. Each local extension can last no more than 30 days. An extension can also allow specified price increases above t… - Recent repairs can justify higher rent: mixed, medium. Landlords can defend rent above the emergency cap using repair or improvement costs beyond normal maintenance. The costs must come from the year before the emergency declaration. The housing must have been rented, advertised, or offered for rent when those costs arose. Alternatively, landlords must… - War price protections require state findings: mixed, low. During a declared war emergency, price protections cover only essential goods or services identified by California's Attorney General. A written opinion must find a sufficient link between the war and price increases. The protections and penalties apply for 30 days after the declaration. Extensions… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Benjamin Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ash Kalra (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-08-31 | House | SB 1365 Allen Senate Third Reading By Kalra | pass | 48 | 19 | | | 2026-08-31 | Senate | Unfinished Business SB1365 Allen et al. Concurrence | pass | 28 | 10 | | | 2026-08-13 | House | Do pass as amended. | pass | 11 | 3 | | | 2026-06-30 | House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-06-16 | House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-05-27 | Senate | Senate 3rd Reading SB1365 Allen | pass | 29 | 9 | | | 2026-05-14 | Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-05-04 | Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | 10 | 2 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-09-30: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1028, Statutes of 2026. (Senate) - 2026-09-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2026-09-10: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. (legislature) - 2026-08-31: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. (Senate) - 2026-08-31: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. (Senate) - 2026-08-31: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 19. Page 7007.) Ordered to the Senate. (House) - 2026-08-20: Ordered to third reading. (House) - 2026-08-20: Read third time and amended. (House) - 2026-08-17: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (House) - 2026-08-13: Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (House) - 2026-08-13: From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13). (House) - 2026-08-13: Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (House) - 2026-08-05: August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. (House) - 2026-07-01: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (House) - 2026-06-16: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (House) - 2026-06-16: Coauthors revised. (House) - 2026-06-04: Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. (House) - 2026-05-27: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. (House) - 2026-05-27: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4502.) Ordered to the Assembly. (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Senate) - 2026-05-18: From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4274.) (May 14). (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Set for hearing May 14. (Senate) - 2026-05-04: May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Set for hearing May 4. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3984.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Set for hearing April 21. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 3757.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Set for hearing April 7. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read first time. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-09-30: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136593CHP) - Enrolled, 2026-09-08: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136594ENR) - Amended Assembly, 2026-08-20: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136595AMD) - Amended Assembly, 2026-08-13: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136596AMD) - Amended Senate, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136597AMD) - Amended Senate, 2026-03-26: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136598AMD) - Introduced, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1365&version=20250SB136599INT) ## Related bills - AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. 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