Newsom gets big win: California Senate approves first-of-its-kind ‘price gouging’ bill

California Senate passes bill to punish oil companies for high gas prices

The proposal is in response to sales last summer, when the average price of a gallon of gasoline in California soared to a record high $6.44.

California Senate advances bill to punish oil companies for gasoline price gouging

A bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump has passed the California Senate.

Bill to punish oil companies for high gas prices passes in California Senate

A bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump has passed the California Senate.

Senate adopts Gov. Newsom’s proposal to penalize Big Oil for future gas gouging of consumers

The state Senate today passed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to provide state energy regulators the authority to hold California’s big oil refiners accountable for gas price hikes in the future. SBX-1, authored by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Dist. 9) passed by a vote of 30 to 8 and will now go to the State Assembly for consideration. Below is a statement from Bill Allayaud, director of government affairs for EWG in California:“Californians need swift …

California Senate approves Newsom's anti-price gouging bill targeting oil refiners

The California Senate passed a bill equipping state authorities to investigate and penalize oil refiners for high gas prices, advancing the anti-price gouging legislative push Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) initiated in response to the spike in fuel prices last summer.

Newsom gets big win: California Senate approves first-of-its-kind ‘price gouging’ bill

California lawmakers voted on Thursday to advance a bill that would penalize oil companies for “price gouging” — a first-of-its-kind legislation pushed forward in recent months by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The SBX1-2 bill, sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D), received the approval of the California State Senate in an Extraordinary Session convened to fast-track…