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Senate committee moves multiple environmental and cultural bills; several deferred for more stakeholder work
Summary
The Senate committee passed or moved forward a number of bills on hunting, trespass, watershed monitoring, demolition funding, and cultural awards, while deferring more complex items (search-and-rescue program, creative-innovation office) for stakeholder negotiation.
The Senate Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts advanced a slate of bills at its Monday decision meeting, adopting amendments on many measures and deferring others for additional stakeholder work.
Key actions:
- SB 2130 (hunting/public land): Chair recommended and the committee passed the measure with amendments to remove a fixed acreage percentage and instead have DLNR identify suitable expansion areas; recorded as passed with amendments.
- SB 2128 (trespass): Committee passed an amended version to allow judicial discretion and to replace automatic forfeiture with a possible fine for a first offense;…
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