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Work session: committee advances bill limiting remedies for conservation purchasers of unlawfully established land
Summary
In a work session the committee gave HB 2256A a due‑pass recommendation; the measure would bar damages or equitable relief against a seller when a government entity, charitable organization, or federally recognized tribe purchases unlawfully established land and the deed states the property was used for conservation purposes.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire opened a work session on House Bill 2256A on April 22 and moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
As described by committee staff, HB 2256A specifies that a government entity, charitable organization, or federally recognized Indian tribe that purchases unlawfully established land is not entitled to damages or equitable relief against the seller if the deed indicates that the purchaser used the property for conservation purposes.
Vice Chair Nash moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The clerk called the roll and the committee recorded the bill as passing the work session on a vote of 4 to 1. A committee member requested to carry the bill to the floor as one of the co‑chiefs; Senator Pruzanski was announced as the carry and the committee closed the work session.
Ending notes: The committee advanced the bill to the floor from work session; no amendments or additional directions were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
