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Committee advances bill requiring certain pre-merger filings to Washington attorney general
Summary
Senate Bill 5122, which would require parties filing federal pre-merger notification materials to also file them with the Washington attorney general, was reported out of committee 8–5 after proponents said it would improve efficiency and opponents warned it could be used to obstruct hospital mergers.
The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee reported Senate Bill 5122 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation on March 19, following debate over whether the measure is a narrow procedural efficiency or a tool that could complicate health-care mergers.
John Brzezinski, staff to the committee, summarized SB 5122 as a requirement that certain parties who file pre-merger notification forms and documents with federal agencies also file those materials with the…
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