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SB165 • 2025

Amends the requirements for the State Land Board to assert title to historically filled lands or assert a right to minerals or geothermal resources in historically filled lands.

Amends the requirements for the State Land Board to assert title to historically filled lands or assert a right to minerals or geothermal resources in historically filled lands.

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Last action
2025-06-06
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Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 219, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, May 28, 2025.

  3. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-21 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-20 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-19 House

    Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. Ayes, 50; Nays, 1--Wright; Excused, 5--Evans, Levy E, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Diehl, Elmer, Yunker.

  7. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-12 House

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-04-28 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-04-16 House

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

  12. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Reynolds, Woods.

  13. 2025-04-14 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  16. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-02-05 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  19. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act amends and repeals laws about the State Land Board's power to claim title to historically filled lands. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).
Amends the requirements for the State Land Board to assert title to historically filled lands<b> or assert a right to minerals or geothermal resources in historically filled lands</b>. Repeals<b>, on January 2, 2029,</b> the provisions related to assertion of title to historically filled lands by the State Land Board that are required to be completed before December 31, 2025.
<b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to historically filled lands; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned