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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's interpretation by a state court or an administrative hearing officer hearing an administrative action.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
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's 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's fundamental constitutional rights.
(c) As used in this section, "rule and regulation" and "state agency" 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.

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I hereby certify that the above Bill originated in the
House, and was adopted by that body

House adopted
Conference Committee Report

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the Senate
as amended

Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.