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HB0029

Wyoming Anti-Trust Law Changes

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In one sentence

This law allows people and businesses to sue for anti-trust violations if they have a specific economic link to the act, sets damages at three times actual losses, and lets courts combine cases to prevent double payments.

What it does

  • Allows people, firms, private corporations, or trade associations to sue if they have a reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus to the specific act alleged to be a violation.
  • Sets the recoverable amount at three times the actual damages sustained, plus costs.
  • Allows a defendant to prove that illegal overcharges were passed on to others to avoid duplication of damages.
  • Permits courts to transfer and consolidate cases involving direct and indirect purchasers to avoid multiple lawsuits.
  • Allows courts to apportion damages and delay disbursement to avoid duplication of recovery and obtain substantial fairness.

Who it affects

  • People, firms, private corporations, or trade associations who are injured by anti-trust violations.
  • Defendants accused of violating anti-trust laws, including directors, officers, and agents who assist in the violation.
  • Courts handling cases involving direct and indirect purchasers.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law requires a 'reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus' to the specific act, which limits who can sue.
  • The source text does not define exactly how courts will determine 'substantial fairness' when apportioning damages.

Plain language

Terms to know

Causal nexus
A reasonably foreseeable physical and economic connection between the injury and the specific act alleged to be a violation.
Treble damages
An award of three times the actual damages sustained.
Consolidation
Combining separate legal cases into one proceeding to avoid multiple lawsuits.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

HB0029 Bill Summary Bill No.: HB0029 Drafter: MRW LSO No.: 06LSO-0024 Effective Date: 7/1/2006 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0047 Chapter No.: 89 Prime Sponsor: Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee Catch Title: Anti-trust provisions. Subject: Providing for anti-trust damages. Summary/Major Elements: Modifies anti-trust provisions to allow suit to be brought for a reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus to the specific act or acts alleged to be an anti-trust violation. Provides for treble damages plus costs to be recovered for the anti-trust violation. Provides for a defense to avoid duplication of damages if the illegal overcharges have been passed to others. Allows for cases to be consolidated to avoid multiplicity of lawsuits.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Did Concur 56-0-4-0-02006-03-09 · House56 yes 0 no
Yes
56
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
4
Conflict
0

Yes 56

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 4

Burke JacksonH52Elaine HarveyH26Layton D MorganH12Thomas A LockhartH57
S Passed 3rd Reading 18-12-0-0-02006-03-09 · Senate18 yes 12 no
Yes
18
No
12
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 18

Bill HawksS29Bruce Burns Jr.S21Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Robert A PeckS26Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 12

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill Mr. VaseyS11Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John J HinesS23Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14
S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-02006-03-03 · Senate3 yes 2 no
Yes
3
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 3

Bill Mr. VaseyS11Gerald E GeisS20Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 2

Curtis MeierS03Ray R PetersonS19
H Passed 3rd Reading 59-0-1-0-02006-02-28 · House59 yes 0 no
Yes
59
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 59

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Burke JacksonH52Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelGeorge BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 1

Frank PhilpH34
H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02006-02-23 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Burke JacksonH52Doug SamuelsonH07James C HagemanH05Kathleen DavisonH20Kermit C BrownH14Layton D MorganH12Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Ross DiercksH02
H Introduced and Referred to H05 43-15-2-0-02006-02-16 · House43 yes 15 no
Yes
43
No
15
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 43

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

No 15

Ann RobinsonH58EsquibelGeorge BagbyH15Jeff WasserburgerH32John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Kevin A WhiteH45Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Robert A BrechtelH38Stephen D WattH17Tom WalshH56W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 2

Burke JacksonH52Wayne ReeseH11

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number - 89LSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0047Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0047Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0047House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0047LSO
  6. H Did ConcurHouse
  7. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  8. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  9. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  10. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  11. Amendment FailedSenate
  12. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  13. S Passed CoWSenate
  14. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  15. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  16. S Placed on General FileSenate
  17. S05 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S05Senate
  19. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  20. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

HB0029HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H05

HB0029S2001

Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

HB0029S2002

Failed 2nd reading by MEIER

HB0029S3001

Adopted 3rd reading by NICHOLAS

HB0029SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by GEIS