State all-in price laws: Minnesota, Virginia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut and DC
Last reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Draft pending legal review. This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and have exceptions; check your own situation with a lawyer.
In short: Seven more places now require the advertised price to include mandatory fees, for almost every kind of business.
Beyond California, several states and DC now have their own all-in price laws. Unlike the FTC rule, most of them reach almost every kind of business, not only tickets and lodging. Several of them can apply to sales to customers in that state even when your business is based somewhere else.
| Where | In force since | Main point |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 Jan 2025 | Advertised prices must include mandatory fees and surcharges |
| Virginia | 1 Jul 2025 | Show the total price clearly whenever a price is advertised |
| Massachusetts | 2 Sep 2025 | Total price first, more prominent than other prices |
| Colorado | 1 Jan 2026 | If a price is advertised, the total price must be included |
| Oregon | 1 Jan 2026 | Goods and services sold online: all-in price in ads |
| Connecticut | 1 Jul 2026 | Advertised price must include all mandatory fees |
| District of Columbia | 26 Sep 2026 | Drip pricing banned; only taxes and actual shipping left out |
Minnesota
- Businesses may not advertise or offer a price that leaves out mandatory fees or surcharges. Government taxes may be left out.
- The Attorney General's office describes a mandatory fee as one that must be paid to buy the item, can't reasonably be avoided, or that a reasonable person would expect to be included.
- Covers restaurants, hotel resort fees, rental cleaning fees and ticket "convenience" fees. Restaurants may still charge an automatic gratuity as defined in Minnesota law. Airport businesses had until 1 June 2025.
Virginia
- Whenever a price is advertised, the total price, including all mandatory fees, must be shown clearly and conspicuously. Government fees, taxes and reasonable shipping may be left out.
- Fees that vary may be left out if the ad explains what the amount depends on.
- Some sectors are exempt or have their own rules (for example utilities, motor vehicles, settlement services and air travel). Enforced under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Massachusetts
- Regulations from the Attorney General (940 CMR 38.00). The total price must be shown the first time a price is presented, more prominently than other pricing, and before the customer is asked for personal information.
- The nature, purpose and amount of each fee must be disclosed, including whether it is optional. Shipping and government charges may be left out of the total but must be in the final amount before the sale.
- A violation counts as an unfair or deceptive practice under the state's consumer protection law (chapter 93A).
Colorado
- HB25-1090. If you advertise a price, the total price must always be included. Government charges and shipping may be left out.
- Fees that can't be known in advance may be left out if the ad explains what determines them. Restaurants and bars may list a mandatory service charge separately if it is clearly disclosed.
Oregon
- SB 430. Applies to goods and services sold online, and the all-in price must then appear in all ads, not only online ones.
- Taxes, government transaction fees and reasonable shipping or service-delivery costs may be left out. Variable service fees may be left out if prominently disclosed before the customer agrees to pay.
Connecticut
- SB 3 (2025). A business may not advertise, display or offer a price that leaves out mandatory fees. There is no small-business exemption, and out-of-state sellers are covered when they offer to Connecticut residents.
- Taxes, government fees, a disclosed mandatory gratuity, and shipping that can't be calculated in advance may be left out. Optional add-ons don't have to be included.
- Enforced under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA). Consumers can sue, and intent to deceive is not required.
District of Columbia
- D.C. Law 26-187, in force since 26 September 2026. It bans advertising or offering a price that does not include all mandatory fees. Only government taxes and actual shipping costs for physical goods may be left out.
- It also reaches those who help, such as vendors and payment processors. Some enforcement provisions start only once they are funded in the city budget.
One way to meet all of them
- Make the first price you show the full price, with every mandatory fee in it. Leave out only government taxes and real shipping costs.
- Keep truly optional extras unticked, and show them with their price before payment.
- Name each fee for what it is, and never place a business fee among the taxes.
- Check again whenever your booking or ordering system changes, and keep dated records.
Other states have bills in progress, and several laws have sector exemptions not listed here.
Check your own checkout
We walk your checkout like a customer, from the first price to the total before payment, and show you the fees that were not in the first price, with dated screenshots reviewed by a person. Not yet available for businesses in Quebec.
Sources
- Minnesota House, New law: junk fees; Twin Cities Business, Six things to know about Minnesota's junk fees law
- Mondaq, 2025 year in review: junk fee laws (Virginia, Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut)
- Kelley Drye, Junk fee legislative roundup, 2025 edition (Massachusetts, Virginia)
- Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Law 26-187; Holland & Knight, No more hidden fees: D.C. takes aim at drip pricing
- Beancount, Connecticut all-in pricing law guide