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Committee endorses pay adjustments for conservation officers in House Bill 49

Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee · February 9, 2026
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Summary

The committee favorably recommended the fourth substitute of H.B. 49 to raise pay for Division of Natural Resources law‑enforcement officers, with broad support from law‑enforcement groups and sportsmen’s organizations; sponsors said the move is meant to improve recruitment and retention.

The Senate Natural Resources committee voted to favorably recommend the fourth substitute to House Bill 49, which updates pay policy for law‑enforcement personnel under the Division of Natural Resources.

Sponsor and supporters said the substitute decouples pay decisions from other agencies and establishes a framework to work with HR and agency leadership to bring conservation…

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