Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB1211

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanInterim study

Court review of state agency rules

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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.Official record

Civil ActionsState GovernmentCourts and ProcedureAI-generated

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12 submissions
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The one written submission was individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · May 5, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

12 submissions
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Kelly Butler
for Myself
Gilsum

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.

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CARA CABRAL
for Myself
MADBURY

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose
Daniel Richardson
for Myself
Nashua

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Jaimie Cavanaugh
for Pacific Legal Foundation
Plymouth

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Corinne Gordon
for Myself
Salem

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Oppose
Brian Norman
for Goldwater Institute
Phoenix

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Pamela Harders
for Myself
Manchester

Position recorded without written comment.

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Curtis Howland
for Myself
Manchester

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James Gardner
for Myself
Keene

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Jesse Medeiros
for Myself
Plainfield

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Timothy Finney
for Myself
Bridgewater

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Senator Daniel Innis
for Myself
Bradford

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