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Measure
Authors Aguiar-Curry  
Coauthors: Ward  
Subject Cartwright Act: violations.
Relating To relating to business regulations.
Title An act to add Sections 16729 and 16756.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to business regulations.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-06
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-06     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 338, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-24     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 18. Page 3371.).
2025-09-12     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2905.).
2025-09-08     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-07-14     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-19     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 1818.)
2025-05-29     Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-05-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-04-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-10     Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-04-09     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-08     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 8).
2025-03-11     Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-10     Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.
2025-03-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-01-28     From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.
2025-01-27     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-06
Enrolled     2025-09-16
Amended Senate     2025-09-05
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Senate     2025-06-19
Amended Assembly     2025-05-29
Amended Assembly     2025-04-24
Amended Assembly     2025-04-09
Amended Assembly     2025-03-10
Introduced     2025-01-27
Analyses TBD
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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, commonly known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts and prescribes provisions for its enforcement.

Existing law requires a complaint or cross-complaint to contain, among other things, a statement of facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and concise language.

This bill would instead provide that in a complaint for any violation of the Cartwright Act, it is sufficient to contain factual allegations demonstrating that the existence of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce is plausible. The bill would provide that a complaint for any violation of the Cartwright Act is not required to allege facts tending to exclude the possibility of independent action.