Bill > AB1776

This bill amends the Cartwright Act, California's antitrust law, by changing the definition of a "trust" from a combination of capital, skill, or acts by *two or more persons* to a combination by *one or more persons*. The Cartwright Act makes trusts unlawful if they are formed for purposes such as restricting trade, limiting production, increasing prices, preventing competition, or fixing prices. By expanding the definition to include actions by a single person, the bill broadens the scope of activities that can be considered illegal trusts, potentially leading to more violations being prosecuted as crimes, and therefore, the state will not reimburse local governments for any new costs incurred as a result of this change, as it relates to the definition of a crime.

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