MS HB1265

Establishes that parties adversely affected by final agency action regarding professional licenses are entitled to judicial review in chancery court within 30 days of the order

Grants automatic supersedeas (stay of enforcement) as a matter of right when an agency decision suspends or revokes a professional license, unless a court determines the stay would endanger public health, safety, or welfare

Allows appeals to be filed in either the chancery court of the appellant's county of residence or the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County

Authorizes courts to set aside agency actions that lack substantial evidence, contain procedural errors, misinterpret law, or involve improper exercise of discretion

Amends over 50 sections of Mississippi Code governing various professional licensing boards (architects, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, contractors, and others) to conform appeal procedures to the new uniform judicial review standards