With “Deregathon” Florida changes rules to reduce regulatory burden
Since January 2019, spurred by Governor Ron DeSantis, the state of Florida has been on a deregulatory binge in matters [...]
Licensing Restructure/Deregulation
Federal court blocks law requiring licensure for online auctioneers as improper restriction on commerce
A federal judge in Tennessee, in a July 23 ruling, issued a preliminary injunction blocking new legislation which would [...]
A third U.S. court rules that tour guide licensing scheme is unconstitutional
The license program for tour guides maintained by the city of Savannah is an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment [...]
Vermont board would take 23% fiscal hit by signing on to interstate compact
Interstate compacts—agreements among states to accept other states’ occupational licenses, in the same way that [...]
With sweeping new law, Arizona aims to reset national standards for license portability
Profession by profession and state by state: For better or worse, incremental change has been the norm for decades in [...]
Board failure to challenge timeliness of licensee appeal lets case survive motion to dismiss
An Indiana appellate court, in a November 13 ruling, declined to dismiss a late appeal brought against the state’s [...]
“Alarming management practices” found in state audit of Mississippi board
A compliance audit of the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners revealed “many alarming management [...]
State Public Records Act does not require release of anonymized license application and test score data
The California State Bar is not required to engage in the significant work of anonymizing data from its bar admissions [...]
Ban on funeral home/cemetery joint operation upheld as pro-competitive licensing rule
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in a June 27 decision, upheld the state’s law prohibiting joint operation of funeral [...]
Nevada sunset panel recommends retaining 22 boards, eliminating only “dysfunctional” homeopathy board
Nevada’s Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission reviewed 23 professional and occupational licensing boards [...]