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Committee sends Administrative Procedures Act cleanup to floor after Office of Administrative Hearings briefing
Summary
House Bill 9 amends Idaho’s Administrative Procedures Act to modernize contested‑case procedures, set deadlines for emergency agency proceedings, and remove archaic requirements. The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send the amended bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Senator James Rucktee (District 29) presented House Bill 9 to modernize Idaho’s Administrative Procedures Act and align contested‑case procedures with contemporary practice and the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).
Brian Nichols, chief administrative hearing officer for OAH, told the committee the bill updates statutory language from a 1961 model to modern standards,…
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