Bill > HB5499

This bill amends the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969 to allow individuals to sue state agencies for monetary damages and attorney fees if they are denied a permit after exhausting all available administrative remedies, meaning they have gone through all the internal appeal processes within the agency. Previously, the law only allowed for judicial review of final agency decisions in contested cases, and while preliminary agency actions could be reviewed under certain circumstances, this bill specifically creates a new cause of action for permit denials.