PRINTER'S NO. 1115
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1079
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, BIZZARRO, BULLOCK, GALLOWAY, KENYATTA,
KINKEAD, KINSEY, MADDEN, N. NELSON AND SANCHEZ, APRIL 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 1, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
providing for increased pricing notification to consumers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
INCREASED PRICING NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS
Sec.
5751. Notification requirements.
ยง 5751. Notification requirements.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, during the COVID-19 disaster emergency, a business
operating in this Commonwealth which provides consumer goods and
services shall notify consumers if the price of a consumer good
or service has increased by 10% or more since the issuance of
the COVID-19 disaster emergency.
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(b) Requirements.--Notification shall occur at the point of
sale and be presented in a conspicuous and prominent place. The
notification shall include the price of the good or service
prior to the issuance of the COVID-19 disaster emergency, the
current price of the good or service and the percentage of
increase during that time.
(c) Online purchases.--For online purchases, a consumer
shall be notified of the price increase as provided under
subsection (b) prior to the completion of the sale transaction.
(d) Justification.--A business may provide justification for
the price increase when the price increase is beyond the control
of the business.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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