SB 25-126 CO

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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.)

• Marc Snyder Democratic · primary
• Cecelia Espenoza Democratic · primary

1. Jun 4, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 13, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
3. May 13, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 13, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
5. May 1, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Apr 30, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 30, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. Apr 28, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
9. Apr 21, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
10. Apr 21, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
12. Apr 15, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Mar 3, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
14. Feb 5, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper