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AL SB167
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Section 41-22-20 of the Alabama Code to eliminate judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutes and rules
- Courts may consider but shall not defer to an agency's interpretation and must interpret meaning and effect without any presumption of correctness
- After applying all customary tools of interpretation, courts must exercise any remaining doubt in favor of a reasonable interpretation in actions involving agencies
- Removes existing language stating that agency orders shall be taken as "prima facie just and reasonable" and that courts shall not substitute judgment for agencies on factual questions
- Effective date: October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; standard of judicial review revised regarding agency's interpretation of law
Administrative Law and Procedures
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/5/2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund1/14/2026
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