Committee hears Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act that would give state AG earlier HSR access
Senate Bill 5122 would require parties that file Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notifications with federal agencies to simultaneously provide the same materials to the Washington Attorney General under specified thresholds, giving the state earlier access to merger details and permitting coordinated state-federal review.
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The Law & Justice Committee heard Senate Bill 5122 Jan. 20, a bill to implement the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act in Washington. The proposal would require a person who files an HSR form with federal antitrust authorities to file the same materials simultaneously with the Washington Attorney General if certain state thresholds are met — for example, if the entity has its principal place of business in Washington or if its Washington net sales meet a 20%-of-HSR threshold specified in the bill.
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