A bill to limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards, to promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressS-3598Senate
Updated: Oct 11, 2018

Summary

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

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HR-6515: To limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards, to promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6820)

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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