Tennessee HB 1749: Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, provides that in interpreting a state statute or rule, a court presiding over the appeal of a judgment in a contested case must not defer to a state agency's interpretation of the statute or rule and must interpret the statute or rule de novo; after applying all customary tools of interpretation, the court must resolve any remaining ambiguity against increased agency authority. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 20.

Status: Pub. Ch. 883 (as of 2022-04-26)

State: Tennessee · Session: 112 · Bill: HB 1749

Subjects: Administrative Procedure (UAPA)

Sponsors: Bell, Ragan

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