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Authors Bauer-Kahan  
Subject Cartwright Act: restraint of trade.
Relating To relating to business.
Title An act to add Section 16720.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to business.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-07
State Amended Assembly
Status Died
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2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-04-08     Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-07     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-07     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-04-07
Introduced     2025-02-21
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Existing law establishes the Attorney General as the head of the Department of Justice, with charge of all legal matters in which the state is interested, except as specified. Existing law imposes various requirements on the Attorney General related to consumer protection, including, among others, the supervision of charitable trusts and the enforcement of antitrust laws. Existing law, known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts. Under existing law, a violation of the Cartwright Act is punishable as a crime.