• The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled the Arizona Corporation Commission is not exempt from the Administrative Procedures Act • The APA outlines state agency rulemaking processes, and attorneys for the commission argued the statutes did not apply • The case stems from a 2024 policy statement that opponents argued violated the APA and challenged in court

The Arizona Corporation Commission is not exempt from the Administrative Procedures Act, according to a ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Attorneys for the commission have argued that the regulatory body does not have to engage in a rulemaking process to implement a formula rate recovery mechanism for utility companies because it is exempt from certain portions of the APA. The APA is a set of state statutes that outline how sta

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