SJR50 Summary

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

• Committee membership includes chairs of House and Senate Judiciary Committees, representatives from Commerce, Economic Development, and Business councils, two Supreme Court appointees, two Alabama Association for Justice appointees, state bar representatives, and circuit judge representatives, totaling 13 positions with diversity considerations.

• Committee shall meet at least 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 the proposed 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 the Legislature authorizes continued operation.