House File 853 H-8223 Amend House File 853 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 17A.19, subsection 10, paragraphs c and 4 l, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: 5 c. Based upon an erroneous interpretation of a provision 6 of law whose interpretation has not clearly been vested by a 7 provision of law in the discretion of the by an agency that is 8 not a licensing board as defined in section 272C.1 . 9 l. (1) Based upon an erroneous interpretation of a 10 provision of law by a licensing board as defined in section 11 272C.1 if interpretation of the provision of law has not 12 clearly been vested by a provision of law in the discretion of 13 the licensing board. 14 (2) Based upon an irrational, illogical, or wholly 15 unjustifiable interpretation of a provision of law whose by a 16 licensing board as defined in section 272C.1 if interpretation 17 of the provision of law has clearly been vested by a provision 18 of law in the discretion of the agency licensing board . 19 Sec. 2. Section 17A.19, subsection 11, Code 2026, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 11. In making the determinations required by subsection 10 , 22 paragraphs “a” through “n” paragraph “l” , the court shall do all 23 of the following: 24 a. Shall not give any deference to the view of the agency 25 licensing board with respect to whether particular matters have 26 been vested by a provision of law in the discretion of the 27 agency licensing board . 28 b. Should Shall not give any deference to the view of the 29 agency licensing board with respect to particular matters that 30 have not been vested by a provision of law in the discretion of 31 the agency licensing board . 32 c. Shall give appropriate deference to the view of the 33 agency licensing board with respect to particular matters that 34 have been vested by a provision of law in the discretion of the 35 -1- HF 853.3447 (2) 91 je/ko 1/ 2 #1.
agency licensing board . 1 Sec. 3. Section 17A.23, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 2 following new subsection: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. a. Notwithstanding any provision of the 4 Code or Acts to the contrary, a court, or a presiding officer 5 in a contested case or other administrative action subject to 6 this chapter, when interpreting a state statute or a rule or 7 other agency document subject to this chapter, shall not defer 8 to an interpretation of the statute, rule, or document by an 9 agency that is not a licensing board as defined in section 10 272.1, and must instead interpret the meaning and effect of the 11 statute, rule, or document de novo. 12 b. In an action brought by or against an agency that is not 13 a licensing board as defined in section 272C.1, the court or 14 officer, after applying all customary tools of interpretation, 15 must exercise any remaining doubt in favor of a reasonable 16 interpretation that limits agency authority. > 17 ______________________________ GUSTOFF of Polk -2- HF 853.3447 (2) 91 je/ko 2/ 2