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HB 6102

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

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jason Hoskins and 5 co-sponsors

The bill bans grossly excessive emergency-time pricing on building, food, goods, and medical supplies, with penalties and enforcement tools for violators.

bill electronically reproduced 06/17/2026
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Bill Summary · HB 6102

Summary of HB 6102 (2025-2026) – Michigan

Purpose and intent

HB 6102, introduced June 17, 2026, would create the Commodities and Emergency Services Pricing Protection Act. The bill aims to prohibit excessive pricing for selected goods and services during and shortly after a state-declared emergency, provide enforcement tools and remedies, and specify powers and duties for state and local authorities.

Key provisions and changes

  • Scope of prohibited pricing (Sec. 3):

    • Applies to chains of distribution for:
    • Building materials
    • Consumer food items
    • Goods and services
    • Emergency supplies
    • Medical supplies
    • Prohibits charging prices during or reasonably after a declared emergency that are grossly excessive or excessively increased compared with pre-emergency prices in the same market.
    • A price disparity is presumed unjustified if it exceeds 20%, unless the seller can prove:
    • Increases were due to higher costs of bringing items to market
    • An extraordinary discount existed before the emergency
    • Markups are at or below cost to the retailer

  • Definitions (Sec. 2):

    • Clarifies terms such as “declaration of emergency,” “emergency supplies,” “medical supplies,” “services,” and timelines for “reasonably after a declaration of emergency” (defined as 30 days after expiration).
    • Covers a broad set of goods, services, and supplies relevant to construction, food, everyday consumer goods, and disaster response.

  • Enforcement and investigations (Secs. 4–5):

    • Attorney General or local prosecutor can issue a written demand to produce documents and testify if there is reasonable cause to investigate a violation.
    • Failure to comply can lead to court enforcement in the county of residence or Ingham County.
    • The Attorney General may bring a class action for damages, with potential remedies including reimbursement to harmed consumers, rescission or modification of unconscionable contract terms, and other relief.
    • Damages: actual damages or $100 per violation (whichever is greater). Class actions may include injunctive relief and other equitable relief.

  • Civil penalties and remedies (Sec. 6):

    • Civil fines: up to $10,000 per violation for individuals; up to $500,000 per violation for non-individuals.
    • State/subdivisions may seek actual damages, interest, costs; if a violation is “flagrant,” damages may be increased up to three times the actual damages.

  • Criminal penalties (Sec. 7):

    • Intentional violations are punishable as a misdemeanor: up to 1 year in jail or $10,000 for individuals; up to $500,000 for non-individuals.

  • Procedural and ancillary provisions (Secs. 8–11):

    • Remedies are cumulative.
    • Witness testimony provisions to compel information under court oversight.
    • Act does not limit other enforcement authorities (e.g., Michigan Consumer Protection Act).
    • The attorney general may reduce the time period for affected goods/services if market conditions return to pre-emergency levels.

  • Effective condition (Enacting section):

    • HB 6102 is contingent on the enactment of related bills (HB 6103 and HB 6104) as part of a tied set.

Who/what is affected

  • Businesses involved in:
    • Building materials
    • Consumer food items
    • General goods and services
    • Emergency and medical supplies
  • State and local government entities engaged in enforcement and investigations.
  • Consumers in Michigan potentially harmed by price-gouging during emergencies.
  • Plaintiffs in class actions and recipients of possible injunctive or monetary relief.

Timelines and procedural notes

  • “Reasonably after a declaration of emergency” treated as up to 30 days after the emergency ends.
  • Investigations and discovery can be compelled via court orders.
  • Class action damages have statutory floors and caps; penalties can escalate for flagrant conduct.
  • The act’s full effect depends on the concurrent passage of HB 6103 and HB 6104.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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