Government
Aug. 14, 2026
AB 1776 advances after private antitrust lawsuits are stripped
California's closely watched antitrust bill survived the Senate Appropriations Committee but will move forward without provisions allowing private parties to bring monopolization claims.
A bill expanding California's antitrust authority made it through a tough committee test Thursday. But AB 1776 survives in weakened form, losing provisions for a private right of action.
Introduced in February, the bill came out of nowhere to become one of the most intensely debated pieces of legislation this year. AB 1776 would amend California's 1907 Cartwright Act to allow antitrust cases against single firms. That could allow antitrust suits to take aim at AI companies...
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