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Committee sends contested‑case cleanup bill to general orders for amendment
Summary
The House Judiciary and Rules Committee unanimously voted to send House Bill 9 to general orders for amendment after hearing testimony from the Office of Administrative Hearings on updates to Idaho's contested‑case procedures and related rule citations.
The House Judiciary and Rules Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 9 to general orders for amendment after a presentation by Representative Bruce and Brian Nichols of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Representative Bruce (District 23) told the committee that “House Bill 9 proposes several cleanups to the contested case provision in Idaho's administrative Procedures Act and other related statutes.” Brian Nichols, Chief Administrative Officer for the Office of Administrative Hearings, outlined the bill's two main aims: remove outdated references to rules formerly prepared by the Attorney General and modernize contested‑case procedures.
Nichols said the bill addresses references in statute to the old Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure prepared by the Attorney General, which were replaced effective July 1 of…
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