Aisha Wahab
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 10
Author
Existing law governs various business practices in this state, including certain laws relating to the use of technology. Existing law, commonly known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts and prescribes provisions for its enforcement through civil actions. This bill, the Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act, would prohibit a person from selling, licensing, providing, or using a price-setting algorithm, as defined, with the intent or reasonable expectation that it be used by 2 or more competitors, as defined, in the same market if the person knows or should know that the algorithm processes nonpublic data, as defined, to set either: (1) a price or supply level of a good or service or (2) a rent or occupancy level of rental property. The bill would provide a user of a price-setting algorithm an affirmative defense to liability if the user exercised reasonable due diligence, as specified. The bill would authorize the Attorney General or a district attorney, city attorney, or county counsel to file a civil action for violations of these provisions, as specified, including for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation, as specified. This bill would declare that a contract that violates these provisions is to that extent void and that its provisions do not limit the applicability of antitrust laws.
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 16).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1469.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1198.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 5.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 834.) (April 22).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 22.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB384 | HTML |
| 02/14/25 - Introduced | |
| 04/08/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/26/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/18/25- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/02/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/25- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 07/14/25- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations |
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