Arizona HB 2299: assured water supply; certificate; model

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HB2299 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: price tags; unfair pricing; penalties

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HB 2299

 Introduced by 

 Representatives 
 Aguilar: Austin, Blattman, Cavero, Garcia, M�rquez, Sandoval, Villegas

AN 
ACT

amending title 44, chapter 10, article 7, 
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 44-1535; relating to consumer 
fraud.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 44, chapter 10, article 7, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 44-1535, to read:

START_STATUTE44-1535. Goods and services; pricing; unlawful practice; state of 
emergency; digital shelf label prohibition; attorney general powers; civil 
penalty; definitions

A. A person that advertises, displays 
or offers a price for goods or services in this state shall:

1. Include all mandatory fees or 
charges in the price.

2. Describe a clear process on a 
receipt after purchase relating to refunds, including whether the total amount 
paid may be refunded and the time frame for a refund.

B. If the governor declares a state 
of emergency pursuant to title 26, chapter 2, the current price of goods or 
services may not increase more than ten percent immediately before the governor 
declared a state of emergency.

C. A business in this state may not 
use digital shelf labels.

D. Failure to comply with this 
section is an unlawful practice pursuant to section 44-1522. The 
attorney general may investigate and take appropriate action as prescribed by 
this article, including seeking a temporary or permanent injunction to cease 
the unlawful practice. A person that violates this section is subject 
to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Digital shelf label":

(a) Means a 
form of digital wireless display technology that has the capability to display 
the label and to change the price remotely.

(b) Includes 
digital price tags or any other similar technology.

2. "mandatory fees or 
charges":

(a) Includes a 
fee or surcharge to which any of the following applies:

(i) THat must 
be paid to purchase the advertised goods or services.

(ii) That is 
not reasonably avoidable.

(iii) For any 
goods or services that a reasonable consumer would expect to be included with 
the purchase of the advertised goods or services.

(b) Does not 
include taxes imposed by the government. END_STATUTE