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CA AB2538

Bill

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Adrin Nazarian

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "trust" under California's antitrust laws to include radius restrictions in outlet center retail leases that prohibit tenants from opening the same business within 10 miles of the leased location.

  • Makes it unlawful for landlords to include radius restriction clauses in outlet center leases for retail establishments between a lessor and lessee.

  • Designates violation of the radius restriction prohibition as a crime under existing antitrust statutes.

  • Specifies that no state reimbursement is required because the bill creates new criminal activities subject to existing crime reimbursement exemptions under Government Code Section 17556.

  • Removes provisions related to ophthalmia neonatorum reporting requirements that were in the original bill version.

Legislative Description

Business regulation: radius restrictions.

Last Action

From committee without further action.

11/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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