SB 295 (Hurtado D) California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.

Current Text: Amended: 5/5/2025
Last Amend: 5/5/2025
Status: 6/4/2025-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 6/3/2025-A. DESK
Summary: Current law imposes various responsibilities on the Attorney General related to consumer
protection, including, among others, the supervision of charitable trusts and the enforcement of
antitrust laws. Current law, commonly known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are
unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts and prescribes provisions for its enforcement through
civil actions. This bill would enact the California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025, to require
a person, as defined, upon request of the Attorney General, to provide to the Attorney General
information related to pricing algorithms, as defined. The bill would require specified officers to certify
the accuracy of the report, subject to civil penalties, as specified.