The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) is a non-profit, unincorporated association commonly referred to as the U.S. Uniform Law Commission. It consists of commissioners appointed by each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. The purpose of the organization is to discuss and debate in which areas of law there should be uniformity among the states and territories and to draft acts accordingly. The results of these discussions are proposed to the various jurisdictions as model legislation or uniform acts. NCCUSL is best known for its work on the landmark Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), drafted in conjunction with the American Law Institute. NCCUSL headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois.
The NCCUSL sponsors the U.S. Uniform Law Commission (ULC), and is commonly referred to by that name due to confusion with the similarly named National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a separate organization composed of every U.S. state legislator and legislative staff member, who are automatically NCSL members. By contrast, the NCCUSL has a more limited membership of approximately 300. All of its members are lawyers who also serve as legislators, state and federal judges, or legal scholars. Each is appointed to the Commission by the government of their respective state or territory.
The current Conference President is Michael Houghton of Wilmington, Delaware, the Chair of the Conference's Executive Committeee is Harriet Lansing of Michigan, and the Chair of the Scope and Program Committee is Richard Cassidy of Vermont. Robert Stein of Minneapolis, Minnesota is the immediate past President.
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