HB428 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David FaulknerRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Auctioneers, State Board of, exempting computer-automated Internet auctions from regulation by the board, Sec. 34-4-3 am'd.

Summary

HB428 would exempt computer-automated Internet auctions from regulation by Alabama's State Board of Auctioneers.

What This Bill Does

It adds a new exemption for internet sales that use computer automation to accept bids and a countdown clock instead of a human auctioneer. This exemption is in addition to existing exemptions for certain roles and sales (such as receivers, trustees, guardians, executors, public authority sales, and court-ordered sales). The bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Operators of computer-automated Internet auction platforms in Alabama, whose online auctions would be exempt from regulation by the State Board of Auctioneers.
• The Alabama State Board of Auctioneers, which would no longer regulate these computer-automated Internet auction sales.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 34-4-3 to add an exemption for sales through an Internet website that uses computer automation to accept competitive bids and a countdown clock, instead of requiring an auctioneer to call bids.
• Retains existing exemptions listed in subsection (a), such as sales by receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, guardians, executors, and certain public authority or judicial-ordered sales.
• Establishes the act's effective date as the first day of the third month following its passage and gubernatorial approval.

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Subjects

Auctioneers, State Board of