Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act Amendments

HB 466 requires businesses filing federal merger notifications (under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act) to also submit an electronic copy of their merger documents to Utah's Attorney General if they operate in Utah or meet specific sales thresholds there. The bill mandates that the Attorney General cannot charge fees for these filings, must act on them within 15-30 days (depending on the merger type), and must treat all submitted merger documents as confidential private records under Utah law. It prohibits public disclosure of these materials except in specific legal proceedings or when sharing with other states that have similar confidentiality protections. This law applies only to mergers filed after the bill’s effective date and aligns Utah’s process with the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act.