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Committee tables bill that would bar deference to agency interpretations of statutes
Summary
Senate Bill 222, which would have required courts and administrative hearing officers to interpret statutes, rules and regulations de novo and to resolve remaining doubts in favor of constitutional rights, was tabled after members and commenters questioned separation of powers and whether the change was necessary.
Senate Bill 222, a statutory proposal that would bar courts and administrative hearing officers from deferring to a state agency's interpretation of statutes and would direct resolving lingering doubts in favor of fundamental constitutional rights, was tabled by the House Committee on Judiciary Wednesday.
Jason Thompson of the Revisor's Office…
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