Washington and Colorado are the first states to enact their own versions of the model Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act, which requires merging parties that make a federal filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act to also submit their HSR form (and in some case the entire HSR filing, including attachments) to the respective state attorneys general if there is sufficient nexus. At least five additional states – California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, and West Virginia – are also considering similar “mini-HSR” legislation. A party must make a filing in Washington and/or Colorado if they satisfy any of the following prongs.
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Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/mini-hsr-laws-take-effect-in-washington-3603984/