Related to the Alabama Unconscionable Pricing Act; to amend Sections 8-31-3 and 8-31-4, Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize the Governor or the Legislature to specify the affected areas and time periods to which the prohibition against imposition of unconscionable pricing would apply.
Summary
Unconscionable Pricing Act, state of emergency, Governor and Legislature authorized to specify time and place the act is applicable.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2023 · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
Apr 11, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (State Government)
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (State Government)
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Givhan
RRepublican
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