Senate Bill 167 Alabama 2026 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Arthur Orr SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; standard of judicial review revised regarding agency's interpretation of law
- Description
Under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, agency rulings in contested cases are required to be taken as prima facie just and reasonable by a reviewing court on questions of fact and the agency's interpretation of laws based on those facts.
This bill would revise the standard of judicial review to provide that a court may consider, but not defer to, an agency's interpretation of law and shall favor a reasonable interpretation that limits agency power and maximizes individual liberty.
- Subjects
- Administrative Law and Procedures
Bill Actions
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature