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While the majority of states have had price gouging laws on the
books since before the pandemic, widespread pandemic price gouging
has led states without laws to reconsider. Some states, like
Colorado, passed price gouging legislation mid-pandemic, but other
states, including New Hampshire and Washington, are now playing
catch up.
On March 23, 2021, New Hampshire State Senators introduced Bill 138, which aims to combat price gouging in
the state. With bipartisan support, the legislation would prohibit
price gouging of "necessities," including "food for
human or animal consumption, potable water, pharmaceutical products