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Minutes for SB222 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Prohibiting deference to a state agency's interpretation of a statute, rule or regulation or document by a state court or an officer hearing an administrative action.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 6, 2025
Chair Humphries opened the hearing on SB222.
Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes, presented the bill brief. (Attachment 1)
Proponent Jim Manley, Pacific Legal Foundation, testified that the passage of SB222 is a critical step toward safeguarding individual freedoms, promoting good governance, and upholding the rule of law in Kansas. (Attachment 2)
Chair Humphries drew attention to the Written Only testimonies:
Proponents Written Only:
Randy Stookey, Kansas Grain & Feed Association/Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association/Renew Kansas Biofuels Association (Attachment 3)
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Attachment 4)
Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity- Kansas (Attachment 5)
Brian Norman, Goldwater Institute (Attachment 6)
Neutral Written Only testimony:
Derenda Mitchell, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Attachment 7)
There was no Opponent testimony
Chair Humphries closed the hearing on SB222 at 3:55pm.
