Establishing the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act

HB 2110 requires businesses planning certain mergers to submit pre-merger notification forms to West Virginia's Attorney General. It applies to companies with their principal place of business in West Virginia or those generating at least 20% of the transaction's sales within the state. The law mandates electronic filing of standard federal merger forms while keeping all documents confidential, with limited exceptions for legal proceedings. Violations could result in civil penalties up to $10,000 per incident, and the law only affects mergers filed after its effective date.