CT HB07072

Adds a new provision making it unlawful for any corporation to acquire stock or assets of another corporation where the effect may substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly, with exceptions for investment-only purchases and legitimate subsidiary formations

Authorizes the Superior Court to order corporations to divest stock or assets held in violation of antitrust law

Expands available remedies for antitrust violations to explicitly include restitution and disgorgement, in addition to existing injunctive relief, for both the state and private parties including consumers

Grants the Attorney General authority to accept assurances of voluntary compliance from alleged antitrust violators, which may include restitution payments

Establishes that any subsequent violation of a voluntary compliance assurance constitutes prima facie proof of the underlying antitrust violation in Attorney General enforcement actions

Effective date: October 1, 2025