HJR171 Summary

• Establishes a Business Litigation and Complex Litigation Study Committee to study the feasibility of creating a specialized Business Litigation and Complex Litigation Court in Alabama.

• Committee membership includes chairs of House and Senate Judiciary Committees, chairs of relevant commerce and economic development committees, appointees from legislative leadership, Governor's Legal Advisor, Alabama Supreme Court justices, business organizations, bar associations, and judicial representatives.

• Committee shall meet at least once monthly beginning the second month after the 2015 Regular Session adjournment, with a majority constituting a quorum and members serving without compensation.

• Committee duties include studying potential benefits and detriments of a specialized court, identifying necessary resources, and reporting findings and recommendations to the Legislature at least one month before the 2016 Regular Session convenes.

• Committee dissolves after submitting its final report unless otherwise authorized to continue by the Legislature.