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SB219 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Ed Charbonneau
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Indiana Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act

This act incorporates federal rules about business mergers into Indiana law and sets up new reporting requirements for businesses in Indiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act to Indiana's laws about businesses.
  • Requires companies with a main office in Indiana or doing significant sales in Indiana to file paperwork with the state attorney general after filing under federal law.
  • Makes sure that information filed by companies is kept private, except when needed for legal reasons.
  • Allows the Indiana attorney general to share confidential information with other states' attorneys general if they have similar laws.
  • Requires the Indiana attorney general to destroy or return documents submitted within a certain time frame.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Businesses that merge and whose main office is in Indiana or do significant sales in Indiana.
  • The Indiana Attorney General's Office.

Terms To Know

Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act
A set of rules recommended by the Uniform Law Commission for states to follow when businesses merge.
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
Federal law that requires companies to report certain mergers and acquisitions before they happen.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not change reporting requirements for health care entities.
  • It is unclear when the effective date of this bill will be set.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0219.01.INTR.AMS02

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Ed Charbonneau

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds new reporting requirements for certain businesses in Indiana.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code that requires specific businesses to report certain information.
  • The exact details of what needs to be reported and by which businesses are not specified in the provided amendment text, making it unclear how this will affect current reporting practices.
SB0219.02.COMS.AMS001

Filed Senate Bill (S) • Senator Ed Charbonneau

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to allow certain business associations more flexibility in their operations.

  • Allows specific types of business associations to have greater operational flexibility under Indiana law.
  • The official text does not provide detailed specifics about which business associations are affected or what exact flexibilities they will gain.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Representative McGuire removed as sponsor

  3. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Referred to the House

  4. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 108: yeas 45, nays 0

  5. 2026-01-27 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  6. 2026-01-27 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative McGuire

  7. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Cosponsor: Representative DeLaney

  8. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote

  10. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  11. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Koch added as second author

  12. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Taylor G added as third author

  13. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Charbonneau

  14. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
Uniform Antitrust Pre-merger Notification Act.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.

Uniform Antitrust Pre-merger Notification Act.

Incorporates into Indiana's law governing businesses and other associations the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (Act), as approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the Uniform Law Commission. Specifies that the Act does not limit or replace certain reporting requirements of a health care entity. Provides that not later than one day after filing a pre-merger notification under the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, a person shall file a complete electronic copy of the form required under that act with the attorney general if: (1) the person's principal place of business is in Indiana; or (2) the person conducts a specified level of sales in Indiana with respect to the goods or services involved in the proposed merger transaction. Requires the attorney general to provide a secure means to receive and store materials submitted. Provides that: (1) a form or additional documentary material under the federal act; and (2) other specified information related to the proposed merger transaction; are confidential for purposes of Indiana's public records act and may not be disclosed or made public by the attorney general. Provides an exception to this confidentiality requirement if: (1) the attorney general's disclosure is made pursuant to a protective order issued by an agency, court, or judicial officer in an administrative proceeding or judicial action; and (2) the proposed merger transaction is relevant to the proceeding or action. Authorizes the attorney general to: (1) share information with; and (2) disclose a form or additional documentary material under the federal act to; the attorney general of another state that has enacted the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act or a substantively equivalent act. Requires the attorney general to receive assurance from the attorney general of another state that information shared with the other state will remain confidential. Requires the attorney general to destroy or return all documents submitted with a specified period of time. Requires the attorney general to send a written notice to a person that violates the bill's filing requirement. Allows the attorney general to impose a civil penalty if the violation is not remedied within three days of the notice.