Archive: Regulation

  • ALEC Resolution Opposing Overregulation of Payroll Cards March 15, 2013

    ALEC Resolution Opposing Overregulation of Payroll Cards Summary Payroll cards provide a safe, convenient, and cost-effective method of wage payment for both employees and employers—bringing underserved citizens into the financial mainstream. Existing laws on payroll cards provide important consumer protections. [...]

  • Resolution on the Enhancement of Economic Neutrality, Commercial Efficiency, and Fairness in the Taxation of Moist Smokeless Tobacco (MST) Products March 15, 2013

    Resolution on the Enhancement of Economic Neutrality, Commercial Efficiency, and Fairness in the Taxation of Moist Smokeless Tobacco (MST) Products WHEREAS, excise taxes are levied by individual states on the distribution of a variety of consumer products in the United [...]

  • Telecommunications Deregulation Policy Statement March 15, 2013

    Telecommunications Deregulation Policy Statement WHEREAS, it is the mission of ALEC to advance Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism and individual liberty, and WHEREAS, in recent years, changes in telecommunications and information technology have revolutionized the way we [...]

  • Resolution Opposing Government Involvement in Commercial Negotiations March 15, 2013

    Resolution Opposing Government Involvement in Commercial Negotiations WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism and individual liberty, and WHEREAS, the American economy has been and continues [...]

  • Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act March 15, 2013

    Summary State legislatures and Congress have charged certain government agencies with ensuring that products are safe for public use and that services are provided in a manner that adequately protects consumers.  Government regulations provide standards for the design of automobiles, [...]

  • Resolution in Support of the Regulations from the Executive In Need Of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America charges the Congress with all legislative powers; and  WHEREAS,Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate have excessively delegated that power to the executive branch with [...]

  • ALEC Resolution Opposing State and Local Mandates Requiring Warning Labels on Wireless Devices and Packaging March 15, 2013

    ALEC Resolution Opposing State and Local Mandates Requiring Warning Labels on Wireless Devices and Packaging Summary For the purpose of opposing state and local legislation and regulations that would require either health-related warning labeling, including but not limited to specific [...]

  • Prevailing Wage Repeal Act March 15, 2013

    Prevailing Wage Repeal Act Summary This act repeals all laws that require administratively determined employee compensation rates, including wages, salaries and benefits. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Prevailing Wage Repeal Act. Section [...]

  • A Resolution Supporting Additional Commercial Spectrum March 15, 2013

    A Resolution Supporting Additional Commercial Spectrum Summary For the purpose of urging Congress to continue to deploy commercial spectrum on a predictable, expedient basis, with no government intervention in the form of excessive regulation, fees or taxes and allowing free [...]

  • Professional Licensure and Certification Reform Act March 15, 2013

    Professional Licensure and Certification Reform Act Summary Limits new proposals to enact an occupational or professional licensure and certifications on a business by the general assembly to those that affect the public health, safety, and welfare; limits new licensures and [...]