SB3 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
First Special Session 2015
Title
Office of Regulatory Oversight created, regulation of boards and agencies, clearly articulated state policy objectives, review by office of board policies
Description
<p class="bill_description"> The United States Supreme Court recently
ruled in the case of North Carolina State Board of
Dental Examiners v. FTC that any state board whose
membership was dominated by active market
participants was not entitled to state action
immunity for actions of the board which were deemed
a restraint of trade absent a clearly articulated
and affirmatively expressed state policy which was
actively supervised by the state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill establishes a commission to
provide such oversight in order to maintain
previously granted state action immunity</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Office for Regulatory Oversight of
Boards and Commission to provide regulatory oversight for
actions undertaken by state boards composed of a majority of
active market participants.
</p>
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2015 | S | Pending third reading on day 3 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| August 3, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| July 13, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | August 3, 2015 | Room 727 at 13:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB3 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |