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House Judiciary Committee advances bill limiting judicial deference to agencies
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-6 to give Senate Bill 2285 a “do pass” recommendation after debate over judicial deference to administrative agencies; an amendment to require judges to find a statute "unambiguous" before deferring to agencies failed 4-10.
At a House Judiciary Committee meeting, members voted 8-6 to recommend passage of Senate Bill 2285, a proposal that would restrict courts from deferring to administrative agencies’ interpretations of statutes in some cases.
The bill drew substantial debate over whether judges should be required to find a statute “unambiguous” before declining to defer to an agency. Representative Twite moved an amendment to insert the word “unambiguous” into the statutory language. "Mister chairman, I would move the amendment as proposed," Twite said when offering the change. The amendment was seconded by Representative Van Winkle but failed on a roll call, 4 to 10.
Opponents said the amendment, and aspects of…
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