CHAPTER 1
House Bill No. 2183*
An Act concerning state agencies; relating to interpretation of statutes, rules and regulations and documents with the force and effect of law; prohibiting deference to the agency鈥檚 interpretation by a state court or an administrative hearing officer hearing an administrative action.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of 麻豆影院:
Section 1. (a) In interpreting a state statute, rule and regulation or document that has the force and effect of law, a state court or an administrative hearing officer hearing an administrative action may consider but shall not defer to a state agency鈥檚 interpretation of such statute, rule and regulation or document and shall interpret the meaning and effect of such statute, rule and regulation or document de novo.
(b) In an action brought by or against a state agency, after applying all customary tools of interpretation and rules of statutory construction pursuant to law, a state court or an administrative hearing officer hearing an administrative action shall exercise any remaining doubt in a way that is consistent with an individual鈥檚 fundamental constitutional rights.
(c) As used in this section, 鈥渞ule and regulation鈥 and 鈥渟tate agency鈥 mean the same as defined in K.S.A. 77-602, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
Approved February 5, 2026.
