AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- OLD GROWTH FOREST PROTECTION ACT
Summary
Creates the Old Growth Forest Protection Act to provide protection for state-owned forestland in their natural state prohibiting extractive logging and clearcutting in any forest on state-owned land.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
02/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
02/05/2025 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Phillips
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
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