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SB 295, explained

California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.

Active In Floor Process · Author: Hurtado

In plain English

This bill would create a new law called the California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025. It would prohibit people from sharing pricing algorithms with 2 or more competitors, or using pricing algorithms that use competitor data, if they know or should know the algorithm processes competitor information.

If this passes

What would actually change, according to the bill's official digest. No predictions, no opinions.

A person would be prohibited from distributing or recommending a pricing algorithm to multiple competitors if the algorithm uses competitor data and the person knows or should know this
A person would be prohibited from using a pricing algorithm recommendation if that algorithm processes competitor data and the person knows or should know this
The Attorney General would have authority to enforce these prohibitions
Violations would be addressed through civil actions under existing enforcement mechanisms

Who's lobbying this bill

37 organizations reported lobbying activity mentioning this bill. California disclosures don't say which side an organization is on, only that they paid to influence it. Amounts shown are payments to lobbying firms where the filing discloses them.

Corebridge Financial

paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 7 filings

$105K

Cencora

paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings

$85K

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 4 filings

$80K

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Sources

Bill text and Legislative Counsel's Digest: California Legislative Information (leginfo).
Lobbying activity: quarterly lobbying disclosures (Forms 625/635) filed with the California Secretary of State (Cal-Access).

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