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Senate Leader Pushes Bills Capping Prices, Banning Surveillance

5/13/2026

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Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced protection bills on May 12, 2026.
The bills ban surveillance and online pricing, require fee display, cap refuel charges at 125% of average, and impose fines of $10,000, $5,000/$20,000 and $25,000.
They mandate cancel buttons, require data deletion in two weeks, and force drug makers to notify attorney general of settlements within 30 days, penalizing $10,000 per day.

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Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced protection bills on May 12, 2026.
The bills ban surveillance and online pricing, require fee display, cap refuel charges at 125% of average, and impose fines of $10,000, $5,000/$20,000 and $25,000.
They mandate cancel buttons, require data deletion in two weeks, and force drug makers to notify attorney general of settlements within 30 days, penalizing $10,000 per day.