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Committee hears bill to instruct courts to treat later legislative changes as controlling in statutory interpretation
Summary
Sen. Daniel Emmerich told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 286 would clarify that when the Legislature changes a statute courts must first evaluate the new law on its merits rather than relying solely on prior case law; opponents warned it could intrude on judicial authority.
Senator Daniel Emmerich told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 286 would clarify how courts should treat prior judicial interpretations when the Legislature subsequently amends the statute. “Bill you have before you today is senate bill 2 86, and it’s an act clarifying the precedential value of case law interpreting statute in the event of subsequent legislative action on interpreted statute provisions,” Emmerich said.
The sponsor said the measure simply instructs…
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