Pennsylvanians are feeling the pinch at the pump. Due to quick fluctuations in the price of a barrel of oil, prices have soared. Multinational companies are capitalizing on the national debate about supply chain issues and inflation to charge outrageous prices. The sharp rise in prices when oil increases is not matched by the same urgency when costs decrease. Oil companies' profits have grown exponentially year after year. These record profits only benefit those at the top, not Pennsylvanians pumping gas to get to work.

Multiple states have passed laws preventing price changes on the same day, stopping abusive price hikes, and targeting unfair or deceptive price gouging. Pennsylvanians should have the same protections.

This legislation will prevent price increases within 24 hours of a prior increase, outlaw unconscionable increases during emergencies, and empower the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute gasoline price gouging.