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Committee adopts substitute giving applicants path to court after agency appeals
Summary
The committee adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Bill 5499, which sponsor Rep. DeBoer said would permit applicants who exhaust administrative appeals to sue in court and, if they prevail, recoup legal costs and fees; members requested more information on how other states handle similar rules.
The House Committee on Economic Competitiveness adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Bill 5499 after sponsor Representative DeBoer told the panel the measure would allow an applicant who exhausted an agency appeals process to seek review in circuit court and recover legal fees if successful.
"It allows them to go to court ... and…
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