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    State Legislature United Compact

    State Legislature United Compact ARTICLE I FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY Whereas every State adopting and agreeing to be bound by this Compact finds…

  • Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act image

    Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act

    Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act Summary State legislatures and Congress have charged certain government agencies with ensuring that products are…

  • Legislator of the Week: Idaho State Representative Sage Dixon image

    Legislator of the Week: Idaho State Representative Sage Dixon

    This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Idaho State Representative Sage Dixon.  Representative Dixon moved his family to Idaho over a decade ago looking for a more independent and less…

  • Legislator of the Week: Alaska State Representative Chris Birch image

    Legislator of the Week: Alaska State Representative Chris Birch

    Legislator of the Week: Alaska State Representative Chris Birch This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Alaska State Representative Chris Birch. Representative Chris Birch’s family has a proud…

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    Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act

    Summary On occasion, courts create an “implied” cause of action or a right to sue in regulatory legislation.  The principles for when courts will or will not create these “implied”…

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    Economic Development Zone ESA Act

    Model Policy: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE ESA ACT Section 1. {The Economic Development Zone ESA Act} Section 2. {Definitions} (A) “Program” means The Education Savings Account program created in this…

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    Assumption of Risk Act

    Summary In recent years, courts in some states have held that when the legislature adopted a comparative fault statute, which bases the award to the plaintiff on the defendant’s percentage…

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    Notice and Opportunity to Repair Act

    Summary A Claimant filing a Construction Defect suit must provide written notice of each alleged Construction Defect…

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    Comparative Fault Act

    Summary This Act adopts a modified comparative fault system which bars a plaintiff’s recovery whose fault exceeds that of the defendants and nonparties. This ensures that only…

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    Advanced Voice Services Availability Act of 2007

    Advanced Voice Services Availability Act of 2007 Summary The purpose of this legislation is to promote the availability of competitive advanced voice services, such as Voice over Internet Protocol…

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    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act. Section 2. {Creation of multi-door courthouse for use of…

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    Product Liability Act

    Product Liability Act Summary The Model Product Liability Act (“Model PLA”) provides legislators with core product liability provisions reflecting the best…

  • Legislator of the Week: Maryland Delegate Trent Kittleman image

    Legislator of the Week: Maryland Delegate Trent Kittleman

    This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Maryland State Delegate Trent Kittleman. Delegate Kittleman is a member of the Criminal Justice Reform Task force and the Commerce, Insurance, and…

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    First Termer Learns the Issues at ALEC Academy

      This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Representative Susan Beckman from Colorado’s 38th district. Rep. Beckman has lived with her family in Arapahoe County for over 30 years. Before…

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    Computer Protection Act

    Computer Protection Act Summary Prohibits a person from using specified protected computers to relay or retransmit commercial electronic mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or…

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    Landowners’ Liability Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Landowners Liability Act. Section 2. {Definitions} In this Act, the following words have the…

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    Computer Spyware Protection Act

    Computer Spyware Protection Act Summary Spyware is a catch-all term for computer programs that can track computer users’ movements online. There are hundreds of programs that range from innocuous…

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    Anti-Phishing Act

    Anti-Phishing Act Summary This Act will help ensure that phishing and pharming are illegal and that the state has the ability to prosecute the bad actors that prey on…

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    Compact for America: Balanced Budget Amendment

    REFERENCE TITLE: ___________________ State of ___________ (Introducing ________) _________ Legislature __________ Session 20___ __. B. ____ Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of _____________:…

  • More headliners on the way for ALEC’s Denver gathering image

    More headliners on the way for ALEC’s Denver gathering

    The Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke will join the speakers’ dais in Denver at next week’s annual meeting of the …