SENATE BILL 47

Sponsored By:

Senators Stone, Frosh, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

Entitled:

State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Scope of Judicial Review

Synopsis:

Expanding circumstances under which a court may reverse or modify a final decision in specified contested cases under the Administrative Procedure Act to include a finding, conclusion, or decision that is an abuse of discretion, fails to comply with the agency's established rules and regulations, or, in the case of a penalty or sanction, does not reasonably state the basis for the nature and extent of the penalty or sanction.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

1/18

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

1/24

Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m.

2/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

2/20

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/23

Third Reading Passed (33-14)

House Action

2/26

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/21

Hearing 3/28 at 2:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government

Administrative Procedure Act

Discipline

Judicial Review -see also- Appeals

State Employees

Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 10-222 , 10-222 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 988874/01     Offered on: February 20, 2007   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 23, 2007: Third Reading Passed (33-14)