Committee backs work group approach for Hartman memorial state park, advances bill to State Government

Mar 17, 2026

Representative Fisher’s bill to create a Melissa and Mark Hartman Memorial State Park was amended to remove immediate park designation and instead establish and fund a work group to determine boundaries, responsibilities and funding; the committee referred the amended bill to State Government.

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Representative Fisher moved House File 3643 with a DE3 amendment that deleted the section formally naming a state park and instead created the Melissa and Mark Hartman Memorial State Park working group, charged with defining boundaries, responsibilities and funding. The committee adopted the DE3 amendment by voice vote.

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