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HB2256 • 2025

Exempts the seller and a nonprofit, public body or tribe that purchases property for conservation purposes from civil or criminal liability for selling certain units of land not lawfully established.

Exempts the seller and a nonprofit, public body or tribe that purchases property for conservation purposes from civil or criminal liability for selling certain units of land not lawfully established.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Fragala,, Senator Prozanski,, Manning Jr, Representative Andersen,, Gamba,, Lively,, Owens,, Senator Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Pham,, Taylor,
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 House

    Chapter 51, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-05-12 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-06 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-06 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Lieber.

  6. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Carried over to 05-05 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Carried over to 05-01 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  9. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  13. 2025-03-10 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  14. 2025-03-06 House

    Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed. Ayes, 45; Nays, 12--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Osborne, Reschke, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 3--Helm, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  15. 2025-03-04 House

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-02-28 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  17. 2025-02-26 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-03 House

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  20. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act limits risk from selling unlawful units of land to protect nature. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7).
Exempts the seller and [<i>the nonprofit purchaser of</i>] <b>a nonprofit, public body or tribe that purchases</b> property for conservation purposes from civil or criminal liability for selling <b>certain</b> units of land not lawfully established.<b> Cancels exception for a purchaser who resells the land to the private market within five years of the land being deeded for conservation purposes.</b>
Relating to: Relating to sales of units of land not lawfully established for conservation purposes.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned