Several national professional associations have declared their support for the Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020, a bill that would protect state licensing boards, their members and their staff from legal damages related to their public service. In order to be immune from damages, licensing boards would have to:
- "Operate under a state law that requires an occupational license for the occupation regulated by the board, specifies the qualifications for the license, and requires that professional and ethical standards be met;
- Have all members of the board appointed by the state’s chief executive officer, the legislature, or other designated elected state officer;
- Include members of the public who are not market participants in the regulated profession; and
- Provide mechanisms allowing people aggrieved by the board to contest its actions"