Bill tracking for trade associations and chambers of commerce
For trade associations, professional societies and chambers that track bills for their members, and answer to licensing boards and the IRS themselves.
When a bill or proposed federal rule that matches what you watch is filed in any state legislature, the DC Council, Congress or on regulations.gov, Statute Scope emails you a brief built from its own text. For trade associations and chambers of commerce, we flag licensing boards and sunset reviews, scope of practice, 501(c)(6) status and dues, lobbying and foreign-funding disclosure, tort reform, workers' comp and unemployment taxes, noncompetes and association health plans.
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What we flag for trade associations and chambers of commerce
Every brief tags the bill with the concerns it touches and quotes the words that set each tag off. Here is what we tag in your field, and why it matters to you.
Licensing boards, scope of practice & sunset reviews
Sunset and sunrise reviews, scope-of-practice fights and board-supervision rules decide what members may do and who regulates them.
501(c)(6) status & association dues
Exempt-status, dues-deductibility and lobbying-expense rules change what membership costs and how a business league may operate.
Lobbying & political-activity disclosure
Lobbyist registration, grassroots-lobbying and independent-expenditure rules set what associations must report and disclose about members.
Antitrust, standard setting & information sharing
Antitrust guidance on competitor collaboration and rules on standards incorporated into law shape benchmarking, codes and member surveys.
Tort reform & civil justice
Damages caps, joint-and-several liability, venue and private-right-of-action rules are a core item on most chamber agendas.
Workers' comp & unemployment insurance taxes
Workers' compensation benefits and fee schedules and unemployment-tax rates and wage bases set employer payroll costs.
Wage, leave & noncompete mandates
Statewide wage and leave mandates, local-ordinance preemption and the FTC non-compete rule are tracked by chambers on members' behalf.
Permitting & regulatory reform
Permit streamlining, regulatory budgets, sandboxes and legislative review of rules change how fast members can build and operate.
Association health & retirement plans
Association health plan, MEWA and pooled employer plan rules decide whether an association can offer members group benefits.
Foreign-funding & foreign-agent disclosure
FARA changes and state foreign-influence bills can require associations with foreign members or funders to register and report.
Events, lodging & trade-show taxes
Lodging and tourism taxes, convention-center financing and trade-show tax rules change the cost of an annual meeting.
Continuing education & credentialing
Continuing-education mandates and credential rules for licensees decide what courses members must take and who may offer them.
What you'll get alerts on
- State licensing, sunset-review, tort and workers' comp bills
- State lobbying, foreign-funding and hotel-tax bills
- Proposed IRS, Department of Labor and FTC rules
Every alert comes with a brief: the bottom line, the key provisions in the bill's own words, who to contact and the full text. See a sample brief, or read which legislatures and agencies we cover.
Plans for trade associations and chambers of commerce
One subscription covers everyone at your organization, with no per-seat fees. Watch is $150 a month for 5 criteria. Bureau is $200 a month for 10. Desk is $325 a month for 20, with more criteria at $40 a month for each 5. Agency is $650 a month with no limit on criteria. Staff summaries are an add-on to any plan. One criterion is one search across any states you choose, up to all 50 and DC. The same search in Congress and federal regulations is its own criterion.
- Nonprofit rate: 65% of the price for nonprofits with an annual budget under $5 million, and nonprofit universities with an annual budget under $100 million.
- Solidarity rate: half price for nonprofits and community or mutual-aid groups that are both trans-owned and trans-led, within the nonprofit-rate size limits.