Delaware Senate Bill 296

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on September 30 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-09-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act amends the Delaware Antitrust Act (DAA) (Chapter 21, Title 6 of the Code) to provide indirect purchasers who have been harmed by violations of the Delaware Antitrust Act the ability to sue for damages. Indirect purchasers of a product or service in the chain of distribution are often the ones who bear the burden of any overcharges from antitrust violations such as price-fixing. Direct purchasers and others in the chain of distribution of the affected product or service often have the ability to pass the overcharge through the chain of distribution to end users. This will align Delaware with at least 36 other states which currently allow for a cause of action for damages for indirect purchasers. Often, end users who make purchases in Delaware, primarily Delaware residents and businesses, are excluded from making claims against multimillion dollar settlement funds set up to compensate indirect purchasers for transactions made in other states that do authorize lawsuits for damages for indirect purchasers.

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Antitrust.

Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]

2024-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-09-30		Signed by Governor
2024-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-30		Suspension of Rules in Senate
2024-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2024-06-30		Amendment HA 1 to SB 296 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-06-27		Amendment HA 1 to SB 296 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-06-13		Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2024-05-23		Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
2024-05-22		Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
2024-05-15		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2024-05-09		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56304
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56338