Bill > HB5895

This bill creates the "Commodities and Emergency Services and Supplies Pricing Protection Act", which prohibits businesses from charging excessively increased prices for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency. The bill defines "excessively increased price" and gives the Attorney General and local prosecutors the authority to investigate and enforce violations. The bill allows for civil fines, criminal penalties, and other remedies, including class action lawsuits, for violations. The bill also includes provisions to protect whistleblowers and ensure coordination with the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. The bill's enactment is tied to the passage of two other Senate bills.