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Committee advances bill to limit agency deference in judicial review (Chevron deference repeal at state level)
Summary
Senate Bill 84, sponsored by Senator Steve Rawlings, would direct Kentucky courts not to defer to state agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Proponents framed the measure as restoring separation of powers following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision; the committee reported the bill favorably.
The Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee reported Senate Bill 84 favorably after sponsor Steve Rawlings (Senate District 11) told the committee the bill would prevent state courts from deferring to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, a practice commonly called Chevron deference.
Rawlings said the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in Loperbreit Enterprises v. Raimondo (referenced in testimony) removed federal Chevron deference and that the state should take similar steps to "restore judicial independence…
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