,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4   
,ros51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit retail food /ores 
f price g\g+ & engag+ 9                 
surveillance-bas$ price sett+ practices1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,price ,g\g+ 
9 ,groc]y ,/ores ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4     
,prohibition on price g\g+  7a7         
,prohibition ,an op]ator ( a retail food
 /ore may n sell or (f] = sale an item  
at a grossly excessive price4  7b7      
,affirmative def5se ,an op]ator ( a     
retail food /ore does n sell or (f] =   
sale an item at a grossly excessive     
price 9 violation ( subsection 7a7 if ! 
retail food /ore demon/rates to !       
,commission t ! increase 9 ! price ( !  
item involv$ is directly attributable to

 additional co/s t are-- 7#a7 n )9 !    
control ( ! retail food /ore2 &  7#b7   
incurr$ by ! retail food /ore 9 procur+1
 acquir+1 di/ribut+1 or provid+ ! item4 
7c7 ,requir$ guidance ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all promulgate1    
pursuant to section #eec ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 regulations )      
respect to violations ( subsection 7a7 t
 %all include guidel9es on :at          
con/itutes 7= purposes ( ?is ,act7--    
7#a7 a m>ket2  7#b7 a grossly excessive 
price = an item2 &  7#c7 an excessive   
price = an item4  7d7 ,def9ition (      
grossly excessive price  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,= purposes ( subsection 7a7 & !        
guidel9es requir$ by subsection 7c71 !  
,commission %all def9e ! t]m grossly    
excessive price us+ any metric x deems  
appropriate4  7#b7 ,def9ition           
consid]ations ,9 =mulat+ ! def9ition    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission 
%all consid] :e!r to provide t su* t]m  
%all include a price = an item t is an  

am\nt equal to or great] ?an #abj p]c5t 
7or a less] p]c5tage1 z det]m9$         
appropriate by ! ,commission7 ( ! av]age
 price = su* item 9 ! m>ket dur+ !      
#f-mon? p]iod prec$+ ! sale or (f] =    
sale t alleg$ly violates subsection 7a74
  #c4 ,prohibition on surveillance-bas$ 
price sett+  7a7 ,prohibition ,an       
op]ator ( a retail food /ore may n      
engage 9 surveillance-bas$ price sett+1 
includ+ by-- 7#a7 adju/+ ! price ( any  
item = a consum] 7directly or           
indirectly7 bas$ on ! p]sonal in=mation 
( ! consum]1 includ+ su* p]sonal        
in=mation collect$ us+ facial           
recognition te*nology2 or  7#b7 us+ an  
electronic %elf label to *ange ! price (
 an item = a consum] bas$ on ! p]sonal  
in=mation ( su* consum]4  7b7 ,g5]al    
exceptions ,an op]ator ( a retail food  
/ore does n engage 9 surveillance-bas$  
price sett+ 9 violation ( subsection 7a7
 if ! retail food /ore demon/rates to ! 
,commission t ea* ( ! foll[+ conditions 
are met3 7#a7 ,a diff]5ce 9 ! price ( an

 item is bas$ solely on reasonable co/s 
associat$ ) provid+ ! item to diff]5t   
consum]s4  7#b7 ,a disc\nt$ price ( an  
item is (f]$ to memb]s ( a p>ticul> gr\p
 t relates to occupation1 age1 milit>y  
s]vice1 /ud5t /atus1 or o!r factors     
approv$ by ! ,commission1 bas$ on       
publicly disclos$ eligibility crit]ia4  
7#c7 ,any disc\nt or rew>d ) respect to 
an item is (f]$ uni=mly to all consum]s 
:o meet ! disclos$ eligibility crit]ia4 
7#d7 ,any p]sonal in=mation is us$      
solely to (f] or adm9i/] ! disc\nt or   
rew>d & is n us$ = any o!r purpose1     
includ+ t>get$ adv]tis+ &               
surveillance-bas$ price sett+4  7c7     
,exceptions = use ( biometric data      
,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 an op]ator ( a 
retail food /ore may use biometric data 
( an adult consum] if su* consum] *ooses
 to volunt>ily v]ify ! id5tity ( su*    
consum] by provid+ su* biometric data1  
if su* retail food /ore-- 7#a7 in=ms !  
consum] or ! legally au?oriz$           
repres5tative ( ! consum] 9 writ+ t su* 

biometric data is be+ collect$1 /or$1 or
 us$ by su* retail food /ore2  7#b7     
in=ms ! consum] or ! legally au?oriz$   
repres5tative ( ! consum] 9 writ+ ( !   
specific purpose & l5g? ( t]m = :i* su* 
biometric data is be+ collect$1 /or$1 & 
us$2  7#c7 in=ms ! consum] or ! legally 
au?oriz$ repres5tative ( ! consum] 9    
writ+ ( ! specific circum/ances "u :i*  
biometric data is %>$ ) law en=cem5t2   
7#d7 receives a writt5 release execut$  
by ! consum] or ! legally au?oriz$      
repres5tative ( ! consum] = !           
collection1 /orage1 or use ( su*        
biometric data2 &  7#e7 does n sell su* 
biometric data to1 or %>e su* biometric 
data )1 any ?ird p>ty4  #d4 ,requir$    
disclosure ( use ( facial recognition   
te*nology  7a7 ,requirem5t ,a retail    
food /ore t uses facial recognition     
te*nology at su* retail food /ore %all  
notify consum]s ( su* retail food /ore1 
9 pla9 & simple language1 ab\t su* use &
 ! int5d$ purpose ( su* te*nology & use 
?r\gh cle> & conspicu\s signage plac$ at

 ! ma9 entrance to ! retail food /ore4  
7b7 ,limitation ,= purposes ( ?is       
section1 ! t]m retail food /ore does n  
include an onl9e entity4  #e4           
,prohibition on electronic %elf labels  
7a7 ,prohibition ,an op]ator ( a retail 
food /ore l>g] ?an #aj1jjj squ>e feet-- 
7#a7 may n use an electronic %elf label 
or any digital %elf display te*nology 9 
su* retail food /ore2 &  7#b7 %all use a
 non-digital pres5tation ( ! price ( ea*
 item 9 su* retail food /ore4  7b7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may  
be con/ru$ to prohibit a retail food    
/ore f provid+ a consum]1 bas$ on !     
pur*ase hi/ory ( su* consum]1 a disc\nt$
 or promotional price 9 accordance ) !  
conditions describ$ 9 section #c7;b74   
7c7 ,limitation ,= purposes ( ?is       
section1 ! t]m retail food /ore does n  
include an onl9e entity4  #f4 ,en=cem5t 
7a7 ,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation ( section
 #b7;a71 #c7;a71 #d7;a71 or #e7;a7 7or a

 regulation promulgat$ "u su* section7  
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a rule   
def9+ an unfair or deceptive act or     
practice prescrib$ "u section           
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 & z a violation (    
section #e7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #de7;a77 reg>d+ unfair me?ods (        
competition4  7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission  
,! ,commission %all en=ce section       
#b7;a71 #c7;a71 #d7;a71 & #e7;a7 7& any 
regulations promulgat$ "u su* sections7 
9 ! same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) !  
same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh
 all applicable t]ms & provisions ( !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7 incorporat$    
into & made a "p ( ?is ,act4 ,any retail
 food /ore t violates su* sections 7or  
any regulations promulgat$ "u su*       
sections7 %all be subject to ! p5alties 
& entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities  
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act4  7#c7 ,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9   

?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit !     
au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any o!r     
provision ( law4  7#d7 ,regulations ,!  
,commission may promulgate1 pursuant to 
section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 any regulations ! ,commission    
det]m9es necess>y to c>ry out !         
provisions ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,actions by 
,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* 
! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate1 or an       
(ficial or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 has reason  
to believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts (   
su* ,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$ or      
adv]sely affect$ by an act or practice 9
 violation ( section #b7;a71 #c7;a71    
#d7;a71 or #e7;a7 7or a regulation      
promulgat$ "u su* section71 ! ,/ate1 z  
p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil action on 
behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an      
appropriate ,/ate c\rt or an appropriate
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--    
7,a7 enjo9 su* act or practice2  7,b7   
en=ce compliance ) su* section 7or su*  
regulation72  7,c7 obta91 = ea* su*     
violation1 ! great] (-- 7i7 ! actual    

monet>y damages incurr$ f ! violation2  
or  7ii7 #c1jjj2 or  7,d7 obta9 any     
re/itution1 p5alties1 & o!r legal or    
equitable relief z ! c\rt may deem j &  
prop]4  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is subsection may be con/ru$ to prev5t
 an attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( 
a ,/ate f ex]cis+ ! p[]s conf]r$ on !   
attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy by !  
laws ( ! ,/ate to conduct inve/igations1
 to adm9i/] oa?s or affirmations1 or to 
compel ! att5dance ( witnesses or !     
production ( docum5t>y or o!r evid5ce4  
7c7 ,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a consum] injur$ by an act or practice 
9 violation ( section #b7;a71 #c7;a71   
#d7;a71 or #e7;a7 7or a regulation      
promulgat$ "u su* section7 may br+ 9 an 
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates an action to-- 7,a7 enjo9 !      
violation2  7,b7 subject to p>agraph    
7#b71 obta91 = ea* su* violation1 !     
great] (-- 7i7 ! actual monet>y damages 
incurr$ f ! violation2 or  7ii7 #c1jjj2 
or  7,c7 obta9 any re/itution1 p5alties1

 & o!r legal or equitable relief z !    
c\rt may deem j & prop]4  7#b7 ,willful 
or kn[+ violations ,if ! c\rt f9ds t !  
def5dant act$ willfully or kn[+ly 9     
committ+ a violation describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 ! c\rt %all increase ! am\nt ( ! 
aw>d to an am\nt t is #c times ! am\nt  
available "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7#c7  
,co/s & attorney's fees ,! c\rt %all    
aw>d to a prevail+ pla9tiff 9 an action 
"u ?is subsection ! co/s ( su* action & 
reasonable attorney's fees1 z det]m9$ by
 ! c\rt4  7#d7 ,limitation ,an action   
may be comm5c$ "u ?is subsection n lat] 
?an #e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* a consum]
 fir/ discov]$ or _h a reasonable       
opportunity to discov] ! violation4     
7#e7 ,nonexclusive rem$y ,! rem$y       
provid$ by ?is subsection %all be 9     
addition to any o!r rem$ies available to
 ! consum]4  7#f7 ,invalidity (         
pre-dispute arbitration & jo9t action   
waiv]s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 a pre-dispute arbitration agreem5t or  
pre-dispute jo9t action waiv] betwe5 a  

retail food /ore & a consum] %all n be  
valid or en=ceable = purposes ( ?is     
subsection4  #g4 ,preemption ( directly 
conflict+ ,/ate laws  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to preempt1  
displace1 or supplant any ,/ate law1    
except to ! ext5t t a provision ( ,/ate 
law conflicts ) a provision ( ?is ,act1 
& !n only to ! ext5t ( ! conflict4  7b7 
,great] protection "u ,/ate law ,=      
purposes ( ?is section1 a provision (   
,/ate law does n conflict ) a provision 
( ?is ,act if su* provision ( ,/ate law 
provides additional protections to      
consum]s protect$ "u ?is ,act ) respect 
to price g\g+1 surveillance-bas$ price  
sett+1 collect+ p]sonal in=mation1 or   
us+ facial recognition te*nology 9      
retail food /ores4  #h4 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ = ! fiscal ye> #bjbf        
#e1jjj1jjj 7to rema9 available until    
,septemb] #cj1 #bjcb7 to c>ry out ?is   
,act4  #i4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,biometric data ,! t]m biometric data  

means data g5]at$ by automatic          
measurem5ts1 includ+ data ga!r$ ?r\gh ! 
use ( facial recognition te*nology1 or  
o!r repres5tations ( ! biological       
*>act]i/ics ( a consum]1 includ+-- 7,a7 
f+]pr9ts2  7,b7 voice pr9ts2  7,c7 iris 
or ret9a scans2  7,d7 gait2 &  7,e7 o!r 
unique biological patt]ns4  7#b7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#c7        
,electronic %elf label ,! t]m electronic
 %elf label means electronic & wireless 
pap] 7,e-pap]7 displays or digital price
 tags t pres5t product & pric+          
in=mation4  7#d7 ,electronic            
surveillance te*nology ,! t]m electronic
 surveillance te*nology means a         
te*nological me?od1 sy/em1 or o!r tool (
 surveillance us$ to obs]ve1 monitor1 or
 collect in=mation relat$ to an consum]1
 includ+ s5sors1 cam]as1 device track+1 
biometric monitor+1 facial recognition  
te*nology1 or o!r =ms ( obs]vation or   
data collection t are capable ( ga!r+   
p]sonal in=mation ab\t a consum]4  7#e7 

,facial recognition te*nology ,! t]m    
facial recognition te*nology means      
te*nology t facilitates or o!rwise      
enables an automat$ or semi-automat$    
process t-- 7,a7 assi/s 9 id5tify+ a    
consum] bas$ on ! physical *>act]i/ics (
 ! face ( su* consum]2 or  7,b7 logs    
*>act]i/ics ( ! face1 head1 or body ( a 
consum] to inf] ! emotion1 associations1
 activities1 or location ( su* consum]4 
7#f7 ,item ,! t]m item means a specific 
& di/9ct product1 good1 or commodity    
available = sale4  7#g7 ,non-digital    
pres5tation ( price ,! t]m non-digital  
pres5tation ( price means-- 7,a7 a sign 
t (f]s ! unit price = #a or m br&s or   
sizes ( a giv5 item2  7,b7 a /ick]1     
/amp1 sign1 label1 or tag affix$ to !   
%elf ^u :i* ! item is display$2 or  7,c7
 a /ick]1 /amp1 sign1 label1 or tag     
affix$ to ! item4  7#h7 ,p]sonal        
in=mation ,! t]m p]sonal in=mation means
 any quality1 feature1 attribute1 or    
trait ( a consum] t is reasonably       
capable ( be+ associat$ )1 or c\ld be   

reasonably l9k$ to1 directly or         
indirectly1 a p>ticul> consum] or a     
h\sehold ( a p>ticul> consum]1 includ+--
 7,a7 any immutable *>act]i/ic1 includ+ 
race1 e?nicity1 & eye color2  7,b7 any  
mutable *>act]i/ic1 includ+ address1    
weight1 citiz5%ip1 & family or p>5tal   
/atus2  7,c7 id5tifi]s1 includ+ a real  
"n1 alias1 po/al address1 unique p]sonal
 id5tifi]1 onl9e id5tifi]1 ,int]net     
,protocol address1 email address1 acc\nt
 "n1 social security numb]1 driv]'s     
lic5se numb]1 passport numb]1 & o!r     
simil> id5tifi]s2  7,d7 comm]cial       
in=mation1 includ+ records ( p]sonal    
prop]ty1 products or s]vices pur*as$1   
obta9$1 or consid]$1 & o!r pur*as+ or   
consum+ hi/ories or t5d5cies2  7,e7     
biometric data2  7,f7 int]net or o!r    
electronic network activity in=mation1  
includ+ br[s+ hi/ory1 se>* hi/ory1 & o!r
 in=mation reg>d+ int]action by su*     
consum] ) a website1 application1 or    
adv]tisem5t2  7,g7 geolocation data2    
7,h7 audio1 electronic1 visual1 !rmal1  

olfactory1 & o!r simil> in=mation2  7,i7
 pr(essional or employm5t-relat$        
in=mation2  7,j7 educational in=mation1 
includ+ educational exp]i5ce1           
qualifications1 & affiliations2  7,k7   
inf]5ces drawn f any ( ! in=mation      
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph & us$ to create 
a pr(ile ab\t su* consum] reflect+ !    
pref]5ces1 *>act]i/ics1 psy*ological    
tr5ds1 pr$ispositions1 behavior1        
attitudes1 intellig5ce1 abilities1 &    
aptitudes ( su* consum]2  7,l7 int]e/s1 
includ+ ! political1 p]sonal1 &         
pr(essional affiliation ( su* consum]2  
7,m7 f9ancial circum/ances1 includ+     
p]sonal or h\sehold weal?1 income1      
prop]ty1 debt1 & cr$it hi/ory2 &  7,n7  
actions1 habits1 behaviors1 & attributes
 ( su* consum]1 :e!r 9 a physical or    
digital environm5t4  7#i7 ,pre-dispute  
arbitration agreem5t ,! t]m pre-dispute 
arbitration agreem5t means any agreem5t 
to arbitrate a dispute t has n yet aris5
 at ! "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4  7#aj7  
,pre-dispute jo9t action waiv] ,! t]m   

pre-dispute jo9t action waiv] means an  
agreem5t1 includ+ z "p ( a pre-dispute  
arbitration agreem5t1 t w\ld prohibit1  
or waive ! "r (1 a p>ty to ! agreem5t f 
p>ticipat+ 9 a jo9t1 class1 or          
collective action 9 a judicial1         
arbitral1 adm9i/rative1 or o!r =um1     
conc]n+ a dispute t has n yet aris5 at !
 "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4  7#aa7 ,price
 ,! t]m price means ! am\nt *>g$ to a   
consum] 9 relation to a transaction1    
includ+ any relat$ co/1 fee1 & o!r      
mat]ial t]m ( ! transaction t has a     
direct be>+ on ! am\nt paid by ! consum]
 = ! item sold or (f]$ = sale to !      
consum]4  7#ab7 ,retail food /ore ,! t]m
 retail food /ore has ! same mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,food &          
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab74  7#ac7 ,surveillance-bas$ price 
sett+ ,! t]m surveillance-bas$ price    
sett+ means (f]+1 sett+1 or in=m+ a     
cu/omiz$ price = an item = a specific   
consum] or gr\p ( consum]s1 bas$1 9 :ole
 or 9 "p1 on p]sonal in=mation collect$ 

?r\gh electronic surveillance te*nology1
 includ+ su* in=mation ga!r$1 pur*as$1  
or o!rwise acquir$4