Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3531
Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between Indian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act directs CIS to hire staff to aid tribes and state agencies to work together on natural resources management. The Act gives money to CIS for this purpose. The Act starts on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between Indian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties. Appropriates moneys to fund the work of the liaison officer. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
8 co-sponsors
Lisa Fragala, Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Sarah McDonald, Jules Walters, Tom Andersen, Hoa Nguyen, Farrah Chaichi
In the Senate
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Lew Frederick, James Manning Jr., Deb Patterson, Aaron Woods
Its course
February 11 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Jun 27 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 12 to Jun 27 · stopped135 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Jun 27
- Feb 11Introduced
- Feb 12Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives