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Committees advance package of environment and land bills; most measures passed with amendments
Summary
Joint Senate committees advanced a slate of environment and land bills on Feb. 18, 2026, voting largely to pass measures (many with amendments) on conservation sanctuaries, adaptation planning, climate commission structure, carbon sequestration incentives, land transfers, hunting standards, reef protections, and invasive‑species funding.
The joint Senate committees on Water, Land, Culture & the Arts and on Agriculture and Environment met Feb. 18 to hear testimony and move a broad package of bills addressing conservation, coastal adaptation, climate governance, wildlife protections and invasive‑species funding.
After public testimony and departmental comments, committee leaders moved most measures forward. The committees voted to pass SB 3,253 (conservation sanctuaries) with amendments and a defective date and to defer related SB 2606 for…
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