Weighing and measuring devices: indications: display.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Alanis
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the penalties for violating the rules.

Rules for Weighing and Measuring Devices

AB-2085 updates rules about how weighing and measuring devices must be placed in stores so customers and workers can read them easily, and makes minor changes to price display requirements.

What This Bill Does

Changes the rule that says weighing or measuring machines used for commercial purposes must be put where both buyers and sellers can see the readings clearly.
Adds that businesses using point-of-sale systems need to show clear prices of items when they are being sold.

Who It Names or Affects

Businesses that use weighing or measuring machines for selling things
Customers who buy goods and services

Terms To Know

Commercial purposes: Activities related to buying, selling, or trading products or services.
Point-of-sale system: A computerized system used in stores to process transactions and manage inventory.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how businesses will be punished for breaking the rules.
It is unclear if this law will change how prices are displayed on digital screens at checkout counters.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2085, as amended, Alanis.
Weights and measures: point-of-sale systems.
Weighing and measuring devices: indications: display.
Existing law prohibits a person from locating or positioning a weighing or measuring device used in retail trade so that its indications cannot be accurately read by the purchaser under ordinary circumstances, except as specified. A violation of this prohibition is a misdemeanor.
This bill would revise and recast that prohibition to instead prohibit a person from locating or positioning a weighing or measuring device used for commercial purposes, as defined, so that its indications cannot be accurately read by the customer and operator under ordinary circumstances, except as specified. To the extent that the bill would expand the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The
California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires the operator of a business establishment that uses a point-of-sale system to sell goods or services to consumers to ensure that the price of each good or service to be paid by the consumer is conspicuously displayed to the consumer at the time that the price is interpreted by the system, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that requirement.

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