State Land Management
Summary
State Land Management; Requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed May 22, 2025
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MINOR
The bill has been formally enrolled and marked as the final version for legislative consideration. The primary change is updating the document status from 'CS/CS/HB 209, Engrossed 1' to 'ENROLLED', indicating it has completed the legislative process and is ready for the Governor's signature. This is a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Updated document header from 'CS/CS/HB 209, Engrossed 1' to 'ENROLLED' to reflect the bill's final legislative status.
Changed the bill identifier in the footer from 'hb209 -03-e1' to 'hb209 -03-er' to match the enrolled version designation.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 592460 Concur
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (592460)
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Snyder
RRepublican
P
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
RRepublican
Co
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Conerly
RRepublican
Co
Chad Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Trabulsy
RRepublican
Co
Danny Nix
RRepublican
Co
Daryl Campbell
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Black
RRepublican
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