Bay Area Sens. Nancy Skinner and Bill Dodd and state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a bill Tuesday that would ban hidden fees for goods and services like concert tickets and hotels.
Senate Bill 478 would prevent platforms from tacking mandatory hidden surcharges like service and order processing fees onto purchases.
"These junk fees cost consumers billions of dollars each year and hurt vulnerable families at a time when every dollar matters that much more," Bonta said."This deceptive practice also hurts businesses that are doing business the right way by being transparent about prices." On Tuesday, Bonta and the two legislators argued that companies are attaching hidden fees to goods and services more and more frequently.
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