Energy Price Gouging Prohibition During Market Disruptions

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Evidence log

• 2026-04-14 — EXECUTIVE ORDER No 2026-6 Declaration of a State of Energy Emergency: 2026 — Governor’s EO 2026-6 declared a State of Energy Emergency over Northern Michigan flooding that disrupted fuel delivery; illustrates the type of formally declared disruption that would trigger the anti-gouging framework contemplated by SB 1043, though the EO itself addresses motor carrier relief rather than pricing. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-17 — Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6103’26, HB 6104’26: Companion/parallel measure HB6102 (2026) introduced to prohibit excessively increased pricing for goods and services broadly during a declared state of emergency — a wider scope than SB1043’s energy-specific market-disruption framing. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-25 — Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for energy products and services during a market disruption; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1041’26, SB 1042’26: SB 1043 (2026, 103rd Legislature) passed chamber; would create a new act prohibiting excessively increased pricing for energy products and services during a market disruption, tie-barred with SB 1041’26 and SB 1042’26. (novelty: 3)

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