SB 481 -- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING COMMISSION

SPONSOR:  Ridgeway (Pratt)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Judiciary
by a vote of 11 to 0.

Currently, all authority to hear administrative appeals regarding
the rules on environmental control, mining, natural resources,
air conservation, and water conservation is vested in the
Administrative Hearing Commission.  This bill authorizes the
commission to recommend decisions based on a consent order, an
agreed settlement, or on comments from the parties or a judgment
on the pleadings, a summary judgment, or by disposition of a
default judgment.  The same authority will be granted to the
Hazardous Waste Management Commission, Land Reclamation
Commission, Safe Drinking Water Commission, Air Conservation
Commission, and Clean Water Commission in order to make final
decisions in their specified areas of regulation.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill increases the
efficiency of the Administrative Hearing Commission in handling
cases and allows for an easier disposition of cases where there
is no issue of fact.  Currently, in cases before the commission
where there is no issue of fact, the commission cannot rule by a
summary judgment.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Pratt for Senator
Ridgeway; and Robert Brundage.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:22 am