CA SB 25
enactedAntitrust: premerger notification.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 25 pass?
Yes. CA SB 25 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 25 about?
Existing law generally prohibits restraints on competition and authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of the state or of any of its political subdivisions or public agencies, as specified. Existing federal law, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a) , before an acquisition of voting securities or assets, requires both parties to file notification of the acquisition and additional documentary material with the Federal Trade Commission and the federal Department of Justice, if, as a result of the acquisition, the acquiring person would hold voting securities or assets in excess of a specified value, except as specified. Existing federal law prohibits disclosure of the filed information, except as relevant to an administrative or judicial action or proceeding. This bill, the California Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act, would require any person who is required to file a notification pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 to additionally file a copy of the federal form with the Attorney General if the person has its principal place of business in this state or has annual net sales in this state of the goods or services involved in the transaction of at least 20% of the above-described filing threshold. The bill would also require the person to file or provide the additional documentary material required under federal law, as specified. The bill would prohibit the Attorney General from disclosing the filed information, as specified, and would authorize the Attorney General to impose a civil penalty for a violation of the filing requirement. The bill would provide that its provisions only apply to premerger notifications filed on or after January 1, 2027. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors CA SB 25?
Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 25.
Description
Existing law generally prohibits restraints on competition and authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of the state or of any of its political subdivisions or public agencies, as specified. Existing federal law, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a) , before an acquisition of voting securities or assets, requires both parties to file notification of the acquisition and additional documentary material with the Federal Trade Commission and the federal Department of Justice, if, as a result of the acquisition, the acquiring person would hold voting securities or assets in excess of a specified value, except as specified. Existing federal law prohibits disclosure of the filed information, except as relevant to an administrative or judicial action or proceeding. This bill, the California Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act, would require any person who is required to file a notification pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 to additionally file a copy of the federal form with the Attorney General if the person has its principal place of business in this state or has annual net sales in this state of the goods or services involved in the transaction of at least 20% of the above-described filing threshold. The bill would also require the person to file or provide the additional documentary material required under federal law, as specified. The bill would prohibit the Attorney General from disclosing the filed information, as specified, and would authorize the Attorney General to impose a civil penalty for a violation of the filing requirement. The bill would provide that its provisions only apply to premerger notifications filed on or after January 1, 2027. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
- Introduced
- 2024-12-02
- Latest action
- 2026-02-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Umbergauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-10
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-02-10
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-02-05
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2026-02-02
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3336.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-01-22
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-01-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 17. Page 3808.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-01-14
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-01-14
Read third time and amended.
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2026-01-13
From inactive file.
2026-01-13
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-01-12
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-09-08
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-09-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29).
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2025-07-09
July 9 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-06-09
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-06-03
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 1378.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-27
Ordered to second reading.
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2025-05-27
Read third time and amended.
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2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1187.) (May 23).
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2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-10
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-09
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 704.) (April 8).
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2025-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-03-20
Set for hearing April 8.
2025-01-29
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2024-12-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
- 03/25/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-25Compare
- 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
- 05/27/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-27Compare
- 01/14/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-14Compare
- 02/03/26 - Enrolled — 2026-02-03Compare
- 02/10/26 - Chaptered — 2026-02-10Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-08 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Laird: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Stern: yes
- Niello: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-04-28 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-02 · pass · 36-1
Member-level votes (40)
- Menjivar: yes
- Niello: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Choi: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Jones: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Allen: yes
- Limón: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Strickland: no
- Valladares: other
- Hurtado: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-06-24 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Papan: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lee: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Sanchez: other
Do pass.
2025-08-29 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Solache: yes
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: other
- Ta: other
- Tangipa: other
SB 25 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry
2026-01-22 · pass · 52-17
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Johnson: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
- Alanis: no
- Gallagher: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Ta: no
- Chen: no
- Castillo: no
- Ellis: no
- Davies: no
- Wallis: no
- Patterson: no
- DeMaio: no
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Nguyen: other
- Lackey: other
- Schiavo: other
- Bonta: other
- Addis: other
- Sanchez: other
- Flora: other
Unfinished Business SB25 Umberg Concurrence
2026-02-02 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (40)
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Allen: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Stern: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Niello: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Dahle: other
- Valladares: other
- Grove: other
- Choi: other
- Jones: other
- Rubio: other
- Seyarto: other
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