SB25-126
Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the "Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act", and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
The act enacts the "Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act", drafted by the Uniform Law Commission. The act:
- Requires a person filing a pre-merger notification with the federal government under the federal "Hart-Scott-Rodino Act" that has its principal place of business in the state or directly or indirectly has annual net sales in the state of at least 20% of the filing threshold to contemporaneously file with the state attorney general complete electronic copies of the Hart-Scott-Rodino form and any additional documentary material that the person filed with the pre-merger notification;
- Requires the attorney general to keep the filed form and documentary material confidential, subject to specified exceptions; and
- Authorizes the attorney general to impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per day of noncompliance on any person that fails to comply with the filing requirement.
For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $68,052 from the general fund to the department of law to implement the act.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 25-126, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
40
AYE
23
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/30/2025 | Committee of the Whole | AMD (H.001) |
27
AYE
36
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/13/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/13/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/01/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/30/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/30/2025 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/28/2025 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/21/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/21/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/17/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/15/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 02/05/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
(None)
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2025 | 419 | Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act |