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Committee hears bill to require state notice of federal HSR merger filings
Summary
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5122, which would require parties that file Hart‑Scott‑Rodino pre‑merger notifications with federal agencies to contemporaneously file the same materials with the Washington Attorney General under specified nexus tests.
A bill that would give Washington’s attorney general earlier access to federal Hart‑Scott‑Rodino merger filings drew support at a March 14 hearing of the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee.
House staff told the committee that Senate Bill 5,122 would require a person who files an HSR pre‑merger notification with the United States under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino Act to make a contemporaneous filing with the Washington attorney general if the filer: (1) has its principal place of business in Washington; (2) or the filer or a controlling person has annual net Washington sales of the goods or services involved of at least 20% at the HSR filing threshold; or (3) the…
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