Committee unanimously advances Species Conservation Trust Fund bill to appropriations

May 4, 2026

The Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee voted 13–0 to move Senate Bill 165 — a $5 million Species Conservation Trust Fund appropriation — to the Committee on Appropriations after sponsors and witnesses outlined projects for at-risk wildlife across the state.

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Senate Bill 165, the annual Species Conservation Trust Fund appropriation, was advanced out of the Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee on a unanimous 13–0 roll-call vote and will go to the Committee on Appropriations.

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