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HB3349 • 2025

Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department.

Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Owens, Representative Breese-Iverson,, Grayber,, Kropf,, Levy B,, Levy E,, McIntire,, Reschke,, Smith G
Last action
2025-08-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 508, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 25; Excused, 5--Gorsek, Prozanski, Reynolds, Starr, Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-24 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  10. 2025-06-23 House

    Third reading. Carried by Owens, Breese-Iverson. Passed. Ayes, 43; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Pham H, Sosa.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-19 House

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

  13. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-11 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-11 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-10 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-04-04 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  18. 2025-04-04 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. 2025-04-01 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-03-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-01-30 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  22. 2025-01-28 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act allows an agency to take certain actions related to items used for fighting fires. The Act makes changes related to groups that fight fires in certain rural areas. The Act creates a new fund for providing moneys and items to groups. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8).
Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department.
Instructs and authorizes the department to take certain actions related to rangeland protection associations.
Establishes the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.<b> Appropriates moneys to the fund and establishes an expenditure limitation for the fund.</b>
Makes certain changes related to the authority of the State Forester to assist rangeland protection associations.
Authorizes the State Forester and forest protection associations to acquire or dispose of goods, services or equipment for the prevention, mitigation or suppression of fire on forestland.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to fire protection; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned