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2017 SESSION
HB 1937 Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards. Establishes a statewide policy for the regulation of professions and occupations specifying criteria for government regulation with the objective of increasing opportunities, promoting competition, encouraging innovation, protecting consumers, and complying with applicable federal antitrust laws. In addition, the bill establishes a process for the active supervision of state regulatory boards pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission, in which the Court held that a state regulatory board that includes active market participants among its board membership must be actively supervised by the state in order for such board and its members to be entitled to immunity for federal antitrust violations. The bill also creates the Division of Supervision of Regulatory Boards in the Office of the Attorney General to be responsible for the active supervision of regulatory boards.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100052D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
- 01/31/17 House: Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote