Covered provider: goods and services: self-preferencing conduct.
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
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- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 20, 2026
What it does
Existing law, known as the Cartwright Act, defines a "trust" as a combination of capital, skill, or acts by 2 or more persons for certain prohibited purposes, including, among others, creating or carrying out restrictions in trade or commerce, preventing competition in specified activities, including sale or purchase of merchandise or commodities, or entering into certain exclusive dealing agreements that substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General, a district attorney, a specified city attorney, or a person who is injured in their business or property to bring an action for civil or criminal penalties for a violation of those…
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.