Emergency Price Gouging for Goods & Services

Current understanding

SB 1042 (103rd Michigan Legislature) would create a new standalone Michigan act prohibiting excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency. The bill is tie-barred with SB 1041 (hotel/lodging price gouging) and SB 1043, suggesting a coordinated multi-vehicle package on emergency pricing. Specific dollar thresholds, covered goods, and enforcement mechanisms are not yet summarized here.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-17 — Housing: public accommodations; excessively increased pricing in hotel and lodging industry during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6102’26, HB 6104’26: cross-connection with hotel-lodging-price-gouging: HB6103 (hotel/lodging) is tie-barred with HB6102 (general goods & services price gouging), meaning they must pass together. (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: HB6102 (tie-barred with HB6103’26 and HB6104’26) is the House companion vehicle that would create a new Michigan act prohibiting excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency — paralleling the Senate SB1042 track. (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: cross-connection with energy-price-gouging-market-disruption: SB 1043 is tie-barred with SB 1042 (goods and services price gouging during declared emergencies); together they extend Michigan price-gouging law to distinct market contexts. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-25 — Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1041’26, SB 1043’26: cross-connection with hotel-lodging-price-gouging: SB 1042 (general goods/services price gouging) is tie-barred with SB 1041 (hotel/lodging price gouging); together they form a coordinated Michigan emergency-pricing package. (novelty: 2)

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