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Colorado Democrats introduce bills to curb ‘junk fees,’ price gouging

A group of progressive Colorado Democrats in the Legislature is running a series of bills to address rising costs and undisclosed fees they say are a symptom of corporate greed.
Is Virginia about to crack down on "junk fees?"

Senator Stella Pekarsky of Fairfax County introduced a bill to crack down on what she calls junk fees, requiring disclosure of the total price upfront instead of adding on hidden fees later.
Ohio bill seeks crackdown on consumer 'junk fees'

A pair of Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill to require all Ohio merchants — physical and online — to display in a “clear and conspicuous manner” any mandatory fees before a purchase is made.
Minnesota governor signs ‘junk fee’ ban into law

Beginning next year, Minnesota businesses can no longer add service fees, health and wellness surcharges or other mandatory charges to customers’ bills at the end of a transaction. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill (HF3438) into law on Monday morning.
Minnesota Senate approves ban on ‘junk fees’

The Senate passed a bill Wednesday to curtail service charges and undisclosed fees tacked onto a customer’s bill at the end of a transaction.
Lamont touts CT junk fee legislation at White House event

Connecticut is leading a national push to curb junk fees, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Illinois bill banning ‘junk fees’ one step closer to becoming law

“We don’t know that we’re paying for that, we don’t know that it’s going to be tacked on,” State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) said. “It’s not a tax. It’s just an extra fee, so it really is deceptive.”
Connecticut lawmakers crack down on ‘junk fees’

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) is calling on state lawmakers to pass a piece of legislation targeting so-called “junk fees.”
CT bill seeks transparency on ‘junk fees’ added to tickets, hotels

Connecticut is one of 11 states competing with the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to see who can act quicker in requiring that fees be posted at the start of a transaction, not the end.
Minnesotans could be spending thousands each year on 'junk fees.' Some lawmakers want to ban them.

"Think about the last time you went out for dinner, or ordered online and saw a convenience fee, a service fee, a wellness fee that you weren't quite sure what that was for," said Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis.
Illinois ‘junk’ fee legislation calling for price transparency, from concert tickets to rent

Legislation is being proposed in Springfield that would require the total price of goods and services, especially extra fees, to be disclosed before customers try to pay.
Proposed bill would require Colorado companies to disclose hidden mandatory fees

Bill sponsor Rep. Naquetta Ricks, D- Aurora, emphasized the growing prevalence of "hidden" fees for purchases for concert tickets, hotel reservations, and utility bills.
Illinois bill targets junk fees

Legislation in the Illinois General Assembly would force companies to disclose “junk fees,” the pesky additions hiding at the end of transactions for concert tickets, hotels and other services.
Minnesota's Fight Against Hidden Fees: Rep. Greenman Proposes Bill to End Deceptive Advertising

Greenman's proposed bill in Minnesota aims to eliminate hidden fees.
Minnesota Joins the War Against Junk Fees

Sen. Lindsey Port (DFL-Burnsville) and Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL-Minneapolis) have introduced bills to crack down on any seller that “advertises, displays or offers a price that does not include all mandatory fees or surcharges.”
State Senate targets junk fees, consumer protection in legislative package

“There is no good argument why fees should be hidden from consumers until the last minute,” said Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris, D-Queens, who sponsors the bill. “Let them avail themselves with the opportunity to bargain shop and know exactly what they’ll be asked to pay.”
Bill to ban ‘junk fees’ in Virginia working its way through the General Assembly

State Senator Stella Pekarsky (D-Fairfax) is leading an effort to amend Virginia’s Consumer Protection Act to make it illegal for businesses to offer any goods and services without, “prominently displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed.”
One Virginia lawmaker wants to eliminate "junk fees"

"We have heard from people that get lured into services, and then by the time they’re finished, they’re already in a process of purchasing something, the price has just skyrocketed," Senator Stella Pekarsky says.
'Predatory' junk fees still on the state's radar

“These fees have been spreading like wildfire,” said Nidhi Hegde, managing director of the American Economic Liberties Project, during an event Thursday on junk fees and what actions state legislatures have taken.
‘The price you see is the price you pay’: Proposed bill aims to ban ‘junk fees’ in Arizona

Junk fees can add as much as 20% to the total cost of a product. Arizona state Rep. Analise Ortiz is sponsoring a bill that seeks to ban these fees.
Pennsylvania “junk fees” bill aims for ticket price transparency

Pisciottano’s bill would make vendors disclose all those fees immediately. Not on the back end. He calls it the “price you see is the price you pay act.”
It’s time to put ‘junk fees’ out with the trash

Op-ed in The Hill by Pennsylvania Rep. Nick Pisciottano and North Carolina Rep. Tim Longest.