Gov. Newsom signs new law: Restaurants and bars can continue to charge service fees, if posted

Those 3, 5 and 20% fees at the bottom of your menu could be here to stay. With little time to spare, a new law will allow restaurants and bars to continue charging service fees, health care costs and other surcharges when listed clearly for diners to see. The practice was set to be outlawed on July 1.

On Saturday Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1524, an emergency measure that would exempt California food and beverage vendors from that goes into effect at the start of the month and targets ticket sellers, hotel and travel websites and other businesses that charge "hidden" or "junk" fees. Before , restaurants and bars were included in the affected professions, with Attorney General Rob Bonta advising that restaurants and bars roll surcharge fees into menu list prices