Bill No.: HB0029 Drafter: MRW

LSO No.: 06LSO-0024 Effective Date: 7/1/2006

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0047

Chapter No.: 89

Prime Sponsor: Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title: Anti-trust provisions.

Subject: Providing for anti-trust damages.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Modifies anti-trust provisions to allow suit to be brought for a reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus to the specific act or acts alleged to be an anti-trust violation.

· Provides for treble damages plus costs to be recovered for the anti-trust violation.

· Provides for a defense to avoid duplication of damages if the illegal overcharges have been passed to others.

· Allows for cases to be consolidated to avoid multiplicity of lawsuits.