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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Oct 7th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We're made up of some of the landowners from the Panhandle all the way to the tip of South Florida.
- He may be a, the company may be a large landowner, but there's a difference between a large landowner
- And from what I understand and from what I've read, it is a landowner and it's a lot of open space.
- I want to make sure that the last word said out of this committee is not developer, but a large landowner
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee first considered the appointment of Joshua Kellam to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kellam described his background with Garcia Companies, emphasized his conservation interests and land stewardship work, and addressed concerns about his development ties, the commission’s composition, the recent black bear hunt vote, and a prior Yes on 2 campaign supported by the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Supporters said he is a conservation-minded landowner and good steward of large acreage, while opponents argued the commission is already overrepresented by developers and lacks scientific or conservation expertise. After debate, the committee voted to recommend his confirmation, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no and the rest of the members present voting yes.
The committee then received an FWC implementation update on recently enacted boating and waterways legislation. FWC staff reviewed five laws: the Boater Freedom Act (SB 1388), Vessel Accountability (SB 164), Lucy’s Law/Boating Safety (HB 289), Disposition of Migrant Vessels (SB 830), and Water Access Facilities (HB 735). The presentation covered new rules on vessel stops, safety decals, Springs Protection Zones, derelict and at-risk vessel enforcement, long-term anchoring permits, tougher boating penalties, removal of migrant vessels, and grants for boating access infrastructure. Staff said rulemaking and officer training were underway, with some provisions already effective and others scheduled to take effect later in 2025 or January 2026.
Members asked follow-up questions about derelict vessel cost recovery and the new Springs Protection Zone standard. FWC explained that responsible owners must reimburse removal costs and can lose vessel registration privileges if they do not pay. On Springs Protection Zones, staff said the new law raises the threshold from any harm to significant harm and requires vessel activity to be the predominant cause, with subject matter experts and partner agencies helping make that determination. Senator Smith questioned whether the higher standard makes protections harder to establish and asked about Silver Glen Springs; FWC said that proposal was paused and would be revisited under the new criteria. The committee took no further action and adjourned after the presentation.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Their liability insurance will go up.
- Their liability insurance will go up.
- So extending liability, Civil action for unlawful or negligent care.
- So make it clear, this bill adds liability to physicians.
- .to allow a case for this liability to be brought.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:21:32.040><c> assistance</c> while providing the landowner assistance while providing the landowner
- Uh, you know, it's a liability issue.
- Uh, you know, it's a liability<01:48:56.040><c> issue.
- If it's not clear who's liability issue.
- And those challenges are things like long-duration liabilities, uncertainty around the cost of health
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, there's concerns by private landowners in the area about what the impact is going to be on their
- and continue to owned by the landowner and continue to pay<00:18:52.520><c> taxes</c><00:18:53.120><
- Uh, there's concerns by landowners,<00:20:31.720><c> private</c><00:20:32.040><c> landowners</c><00:20
- :32.600><c> in</c><00:20:32.680><c> the</c> landowners, private landowners in the landowners, private
- </c><00:20:52.920><c> up</c> rights of the of the landowners up rights of the of the landowners up there
Committee:
Senate Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- tribe is previously that we support collaborative thinking on all sides to provide small forest landowners
- For more than a quarter century, the board has worked with landowners, the timber industry, communities
- Importantly, the rule does not apply to small forest landowners owning 20 acres or less.
- and streams, give us a sense of how dependable that temperature determination is ongoing for the landowners
- Give us a sense of how dependable that temperature determination is ongoing for the landowners who have
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Representatives of the council are immune from civil liability for an activity or review related to fatalities
- If we were to expand to fight additional fires for both the state or for other landowners, this cost
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
luxury aircraft tax, tax reduction, economic impact, business aviation, state revenue, HB2410, commercial truck safety, commercial vehicle safety, trucking industry, truck driver training, driver education, highway safety, traffic safety commission, Washington State, commercial motor vehicles, vehicle registration fee, IRP fee, state patrol highway account, safety enforcement fee, public-private partnership
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- agricultural land, must be used in the production of agricultural products, and must be owned by the landowner
- Adding liability insurance. Expanding eligibility. Expanding eligibility.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (04/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- When it comes to private landowners, however, that's where, you know, particularly this time of year,
- The liability for any of these fires to get out of control and cause damage to surrounding property remains
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and adopted the consent calendar without objection. It then postponed the Board of Licensed Dieticians item until next month after granting a waiver, and also postponed the Board of Accountancy item to next month so the agency could respond.
The Board of Registry and Optometry received conditional approval. Staff noted the board had addressed editorial comments, but flagged one substantive issue involving the drug formulary and whether it should be exempt from rulemaking requirements; the committee agreed to add that as a legislative suggestion for later review. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources interim rule drew more discussion, focused on a provision regulating kindling size for Category 3 fires. Staff and committee members questioned whether the agency had authority over Category 3 fires under the statute, but agency representatives said the interim rules were needed because the prior rules had expired and forest rangers lacked enforcement authority while final rulemaking was pending. The committee ultimately granted conditional approval to interim rule 25-4, with one member voting against it over concerns about consistency with the law.
The Board of Examiners’ Dental 304 rules were presented next. The agency explained that it had revised the rules to address prior committee concerns about anesthesia and sedation for children, including creating a pathway for oral surgeons and dentist anesthesiologists to obtain exemptions for under-13 patients, setting a 20-patient-every-two-years threshold for certain permits, adding pediatric minimal sedation permitting, and loosening moderate sedation rules for pediatric dentists. Members also discussed whether the rules were compatible with House Bill 470, and staff said they appeared compatible and would not require additional rulemaking. The committee then approved the dental rules, and after that it adjourned after announcing it would cancel the continued meeting and take up remaining business next month.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Mar 18th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement and authorizing FWC to enter into certain agreements with related agencies and private landowners
- But for the sake of safety, for the sake of liability, we don't operate when there is risk of flooding
Summary:
The committee considered and reported favorably several bills, most of them sponsored by Senator Rodriguez. CS/SB 164 on vessel accountability was presented as a measure to help law enforcement identify vessel owners, create a free long-term anchoring permit program, increase penalties for derelict vessel violations, and authorize grants for local governments in FWC’s prevention program; it passed without amendment. SB 388, dealing with FWC trust funds, was also reported favorably after Senator Berman asked whether non-game wildlife funds would support immigration enforcement; Senator Rodriguez said they would not. CS/SB 1320 was amended to recreate the Resilient Florida Trust Fund and then passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System was amended to define new terms and reduce the maximum surcharge from 25 cents to 15 cents, then reported favorably. CS/SB 86 on peer support for first responders expanded eligibility to support personnel and passed with broad support from law enforcement and related groups.
The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 92, a hit-and-run accountability bill by Senator Gruters. The adopted amendment added a front license plate requirement, lowered the damage threshold from $5,000 to $2,500, and retained reporting requirements for repair shops. NFIB testified in opposition to parts of the bill, citing concerns about the lower threshold, short reporting deadlines, and potential license revocation, while supporters argued the bill would improve accountability and help solve hit-and-run cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate.
The final and most contentious measure was CS/SB 56 by Senator Garcia, which would prohibit geoengineering and weather modification activities in Florida, repeal older weather-modification statutes, create a public reporting system at DEP, and impose penalties for violations. Supporters, including individuals identifying with weather-watch and anti-geoengineering concerns, argued that the bill would address public fears and environmental risks. A cloud-seeding company representative testified that cloud seeding is distinct from solar radiation management and said permitting should exist for responsible weather modification, while warning the bill could hinder beneficial precipitation enhancement. Despite skepticism from some members about the bill’s premise and scope, the committee reported it favorably. The meeting then concluded after members recorded missed votes and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 4th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- working poor, that if they could add that to their tax credits, it would really help reduce their liability
- I'm a private landowner in a rural area in southern New Mexico.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The landowner, the mineral right owner, is the one. But it's not exactly a parallel comparison.
- House Bill 2663 is a targeted response to prevent future wildfires and protect. ...as landowners by strengthening
- I'm a landowner in Childress and Donley Counties of Texas, and I am here also representing... ...Texas
- We represent 28,000 members, landowners in the state of Texas.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Landowner, which would include the sale of water, groundwater rights, and surface rights.
- If a landowner is under contract to a buyer, failure to provide the notice that's required could, in
- Statutes that we feel need some changes because they create problems for landowners, property owners,
- So, a lot of attorneys and landowners have found themselves in the position that, under these statutes
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Sep 2nd, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes It stems from respect issues, you know, and not really treating the landowner or the local
- Financial liability to the state of New Mexico.
- Does the bill require that we can only assume liability for a class?
- because legally we've taken on all that liability.
- The notion that we would willingly take on liability and responsibility. Thank you.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So with these thoughts, we've gone back with these landowners, and I say we, I've been involved in this
- I sat down with those landowners, have had correspondence with each one of them.
- I sat down with those landowners, have had correspondence with each one of them.
- I sat down with those landowners, have had correspondence with each one of them.
- I sat down with those landowners, have had correspondence with each one of them.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It makes the developer give notice in the newspaper for a public meeting and it gives notice to landowners
- to where landowners can be neighbors.
- You heard you speak of, I think landowners as neighbors and could you share, does that, can you tell
- I believe is, can you tell me when you say that the landowners be neighbors and how that relates to that
- So, I just think landowners need the opportunity to know what's going on.
Bills:
HB2894 , HB3418 , HB3415 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB1739 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB2941 , HB2992 , HB3075 , HB3086 , HB3177 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3497 , HB3644 , HB4432 , HB3720 , HB3849 , HB3882 , HB3919 , HB3941 , HB4118 , HB4141 , HB4268 , HB4342 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434
Keywords:
HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a rural area. where many of our landowners are engaged in agricultural production.
- This law was adopted back in 1995 and allows for landowners who do not want traditional. agriculture
- It's not intended to penalize normal landowners who sell their land, and it's meant to penalize a change
- This would take land away from the normal landowner, the normal stewards of our lands, sooner and at
- We roll into issues then when the landowner looks to close out, and the land developer looks to close
Bills:
HB485 , HB1367 , HB1370 , HB1827 , HB1879 , HB2032 , HB2133 , HB2357 , HB3581 , HB3830 , HB4060 , HB4085 , HB4270 , HB4979 , HB5217 , HB5268 , HB5478 , HJR96 , HJR97 , HJR119 , HJR195 , HJR209 , SB4 , SB23 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, for the gentleman who's representing the possibly private landowners along the shoreline, you made
- It's protecting your investment if you're representing the private landowners.
- It's protecting your investment if you're representing the private landowners.
- It's protecting your investment if you're representing the private landowners.
- it's it's protecting your landowners it's it's protecting your investment<00:31:21.160><c> We're</c>
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided.
The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law.
The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Environment and Natural Resources Oct 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're made up of some of the landowners from the Panhandle all the way to the tip of South Florida.
- He may be a, the company may be a large landowner, but there's a difference between a large landowner
- And from what I understand and from what I've read, it is a landowner and it's a lot of open space.
- I want to make sure that the last word said out of this committee is not developer, but a large landowner
Summary:
The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee first took up the appointment of Joshua Kellum to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kellum described his background in diversified land, agricultural, materials, and real estate operations and said he views himself as a conservationist. Senators questioned him closely about his development background, the balance of perspectives on the commission, his vote supporting the black bear hunt, and the use of Fish and Wildlife Foundation funds for the “Yes on 2” campaign. Supporters argued he is primarily a land steward and conservation-minded landowner, while opponents said the commission is already dominated by developers and lacks scientific or conservation expertise. After debate, the committee voted to recommend Kellum’s confirmation, with Senator Smith voting no and the rest of the voting members in favor.
The committee then received a presentation from FWC on implementation of recently enacted boating and vessel laws. Bill Holcomb outlined changes under SB 1388 (the Boater Freedom Act), including limits on vessel stops and boarding, a new Florida Freedom Boater Safety Inspection decal, and revised rules for Springs Protection Zones. He also reviewed SB 164 on derelict and at-risk vessels, including new enforcement tools, a long-term anchoring permit, and updated penalties; HB 289, Lucy’s Law, which strengthens boating safety penalties and education requirements; SB 830 on the disposition of migrant vessels; and HB 735 on water access facilities and boating infrastructure. Holcomb said FWC is in rulemaking, training officers, and updating forms and permitting systems to implement the laws.
Members asked follow-up questions about derelict vessel cost recovery and whether penalties go back to the state, and about the Springs Protection Zone standard. Holcomb said the state can recover removal costs from responsible owners and that the new springs standard requires “significant harm” and that vessel activity be the predominant cause, with subject matter experts and partner agencies helping make those determinations. He said Silver Glen Springs remains a proposed zone but was paused pending the new criteria and rulemaking. The committee took no further action on the presentation and adjourned after completing the agenda.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a group of issues or concerns that the rural electric utilities and all the landowners and a landowner
- </c> all the land owners and and a landowner all the land owners and and a landowner law<00:04:41.759
- That's good for the landowners. It means the landowners can continue to use them.
- Good thing for the landowners again.
- </c><00:09:44.720><c> So</c> landowner regarding that non-use. So landowner regarding that non-use.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 10, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, they did a tour, and the two landowners who are the major landowners in this landscape stood on a
- You have the landowners involved. Everybody's all in. They want to do this.
- </c><00:47:26.960><c> the</c> in we will take up uh landowner the in we will take up uh landowner the
- landowner<00:47:28.079><c> uh</c><00:47:28.240><c> permit</c><00:47:28.640><c> bill</c><00:47:29.040
- ><c> on</c><00:47:29.520><c> Thursday</c><00:47:30.800><c> uh</c> landowner uh permit bill on Thursday