House Judiciary

Tuesday, March 3, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

House Judiciary killed HB26-1012, a Democratic-sponsored 'fair market pricing' bill targeting excessive charges on captive consumers, even after adopting four amendments to narrow it — the sponsor and three fellow Democrats couldn't save it. A referral to the floor failed, and the committee postponed the measure indefinitely.

Key Actions

·Consumer Protections to Promote Fair Market PricingKilled

Notable Quotes

“I think that just because someone knows they are being gouged doesn't mean they should be gouged.”
Yara Zokaie — The sponsor's core rebuttal to the argument that consumers who knowingly buy overpriced tickets, drinks or snacks have consented to the price.

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Votes

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (7)Chad Clifford, Cecelia Espenoza, Ava Flanell, Rebecca Keltie, Scott Slaugh, Matt Soper, Michael Carter

No (4)Jennifer Bacon, Yara Zokaie, Javier Mabrey, Lorena Garcia

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TranscriptPreview

Representatives Bacon. Clifford. Here. Espinosa. Here. Flinell. Here. Garcia. LT Here. Sloth. Excused. Soaper. Excused. So, okay. Here. Carter. Present. Mr. Chair. Here. Okay, members, we have a quorum. We're going to Hear House Bill 1012. There may be some folks who signed up to testify who don't end up testifying. That's okay. I have panels that have been texted to me from both sides. I'm going to call from that and then I'll call for any leftover witnesses. Okay. Whoever would like to begin. Rep. Zokai. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, committee members. I am very excited to bring this bill forward to you. I will go through the two main components of this bill and then we will cover amendments and happy to answer any questions. So the first part of this bill is around price transparency and it is an expansion of work with we have done combating junk fees. And this is specifically around delivery service. So if you think of your doordash instacart and what we found is that individual items were marked up and that people were not aware that they were paying a markup on each individual item. In a way,…

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