On April 4, 2025, Washington was the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (the Act). The Act requires certain parties with a nexus to the state that make a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing to also submit the filing to the state’s attorney general (AG). Adoption of the Act requires direct notice of large transactions to the state AG’s office. The Act also promotes sharing of the information submitted among states that have enacted the Act. As more states pass their own versions of the Act, state involvement in the review of such transactions may increase.
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Source: https://natlawreview.com/article/washington-state-enacts-antitrust-pre-merger-notification-act