NH House Testimony

HB1211

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanInterim study

Court review of state agency rules

AI

Directs courts and hearing officers, in actions involving state agencies, to resolve remaining doubt about legal meaning in favor of interpretations that limit agency power and maximize individual liberty after applying customary tools of interpretation.

relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations.

Civil ActionsState GovernmentCourts and Procedure

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · May 5, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

12 submissions
Support 9Oppose 3Neutral 0
Kelly ButlerOpposeGilsum, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

I disagree with requiring a state court to reinterpret regulations every time they come up. If the court finds that a state agency’s current interpretation is sound then the court should be allowed to use that interpretation regardless if it "limits agency power" or not.

CARA CABRALOpposeMADBURY, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Daniel RichardsonSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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Jaimie CavanaughSupportPlymouth, MIfor Pacific Legal FoundationJan 29, 2026

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Corinne GordonOpposeSalem, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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Brian NormanSupportPhoenix, AZfor Goldwater InstituteJan 29, 2026

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Pamela HardersSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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Curtis HowlandSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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James GardnerSupportKeene, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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Jesse MedeirosSupportPlainfield, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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Timothy FinneySupportBridgewater, NHfor Myselfflagged non-germaneJan 29, 2026

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Senator Daniel InnisSupportBradford, NHfor MyselfJan 29, 2026

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