A bill to limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards, to promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3598| Senate
| Updated: 10/11/2018
John Cornyn
Republican Senator
Texas
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act of 2018 This bill prohibits any person not affiliated with a state from recovering damages under antitrust law from certain occupational licensing boards or members of such boards. For a board to qualify for this immunity, various conditions must be met, such as the existence of a state law authorizing the board's regulation of a particular profession and the presence of a mechanism for reviewing the board's decisions.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-6515Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6820)
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsLicensing and registrations
A bill to limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards, to promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3598| Senate
| Updated: 10/11/2018
Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act of 2018 This bill prohibits any person not affiliated with a state from recovering damages under antitrust law from certain occupational licensing boards or members of such boards. For a board to qualify for this immunity, various conditions must be met, such as the existence of a state law authorizing the board's regulation of a particular profession and the presence of a mechanism for reviewing the board's decisions.
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Timeline
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-6515Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6820)
John Cornyn
Republican Senator
Texas
Judiciary Committee
Commerce
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsLicensing and registrations