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SB25Introduced in the Senate

Antitrust: premerger notification.

Passed

Introduced by Tom Umberg, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 16780) to Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2026.

February 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB25 Umberg Concurrence · February 2, 2026

33

Yes

0

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Absent
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.

  3. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  4. Set for hearing April 8.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 704.) (April 8).

  7. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Set for hearing April 28.

  9. April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. Set for hearing May 23.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1187.) (May 23).

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time and amended.

  14. Ordered to second reading.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 1378.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. July 9 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29).

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  24. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  25. From inactive file.

  26. Ordered to third reading.

  27. Read third time and amended.

  28. Ordered to third reading.

  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 17. Page 3808.) Ordered to the Senate.

  30. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  31. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3336.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  32. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  33. Approved by the Governor.

  34. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2026.

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