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CS/CS/HB 209: State Land Management

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; Snyder ; Gossett-Seidman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Bankson ; Barnaby ; Bartleman ; Basabe ; Berfield ; Black ; Buchanan ; Campbell ; Casello ; Cobb ; Conerly ; Cross ; Driskell ; Dunkley ; Eskamani ; Gentry ; Grow ; Harris ; Hart ; Hinson ; Johnson ; Joseph ; Kendall ; López, J. ; Mayfield ; McFarland ; Nix ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Plasencia ; Porras ; Redondo ; Robinson, W. ; Rosenwald ; Skidmore ; Tant ; Temple ; Tendrich ; Weinberger ; Woodson ; Yarkosky

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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/1/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/16/2025 House • Filed
    1/22/2025 House • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    2/28/2025 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
    3/4/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/6/2025 House • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/7/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/4/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/8/2025 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    4/9/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
    4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    4/22/2025 Senate • Received
    4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 864
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 80 -SJ 864
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 864
    • Amendment(s) adopted (592460) -SJ 864
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 866
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 866
    4/30/2025 House • In Messages
    5/1/2025 House • Senate Message List
    • Amendment 592460 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/CS/HB 209, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2025 at 2:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 80 (c1) State Land Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 2 (pdf)
    258.004 Duties of division. Page 10 (pdf)
    258.007 Powers of division. Page 13 (pdf)
    258.152 Page 15 (pdf)
    259.032 Conservation and recreation lands. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 209, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/1/2025 at 1:27 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 80 (c1) State Land Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 2 (pdf)
    258.004 Duties of division. Page 10 (pdf)
    258.007 Powers of division. Page 12 (pdf)
    258.152
    259.032 Conservation and recreation lands. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 209, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/8/2025 at 5:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 80 (c1) State Land Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    592460 - Amendment
    Delete lines 244 - 411 and insert:
    Calatayud 4/29/2025
    4:33 PM
    House: Concur
    5/1/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 12:00 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2025 5:05 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2025 12:01 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 2 (pdf)
    258.004 Duties of division. Page 10 (pdf)
    258.007 Powers of division. Page 12 (pdf)
    259.032 Conservation and recreation lands. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 209, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/6/2025 at 5:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 80 (c1) State Land Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    565671 - Amendment
    Remove lines 254-333 and insert:
    Snyder 4/7/2025
    4:09 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/8/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 2 (pdf)
    258.004 Duties of division. Page 10 (pdf)
    258.007 Powers of division. Page 12 (pdf)
    259.032 Conservation and recreation lands. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • HB 209, Original Filed Version Posted 1/16/2025 at 2:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 80 (c1) State Land Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    648877 - Amendment
    Remove lines 244-373 and insert:
    Snyder 3/3/2025
    2:31 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 2 (pdf)
    258.004 Duties of division. Page 10 (pdf)
    258.007 Powers of division. Page 12 (pdf)
    259.032 Conservation and recreation lands. Page 14 (pdf)

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