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Subcommittee refers bill to ban certain offenders from state parks to appropriations

Criminal Law Subcommittee of House Courts · February 21, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 55 would extend an existing prohibition that keeps certain offenders out of local parks to state parks; the committee agreed to report and refer the bill to appropriations unanimously.

Senate Bill 55, presented by Senator Diggs, would extend an existing prohibition on specified offenders from local park properties to include state parks. Senator Diggs said the bill closely resembles a companion bill involving a park authority and indicated he would accept harmonizing language.

No one registered opposition during the hearing and the committee moved to report and refer SB55 to appropriations. The vote to report and refer was unanimous.