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2026 Regular Session

HB144

Commercial Law – Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund – Establishment

Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025

Establishing the Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide additional operating funds for the Antitrust Division of the Office of the Attorney General; requiring that certain civil penalties, damages, attorney's fees, and costs awarded to the State be credited to the Fund; and requiring, for fiscal years 2028 through 2033, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Fund.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 14, 2026

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Instrument history

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  1. House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Economic Matters
  3. House Pre-filed
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