Bills / H.B. 64
H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill lets a county nominate a culturally or scientifically significant site on school and institutional trust lands for possible preservation, following set requirements. The state trust lands director must notify counties of this opportunity, approve nominations that meet the requirements, reject those that do not, keep and periodically review a list of approved sites, and may consider preservation measures for sites at risk.
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Official description
- defines terms
- creates a process for a county to nominate a culturally or scientifically significant site located on school and institutional trust lands (trust lands) for potential preservation
- establishes requirements for the nomination of a proposed culturally or scientifically significant site
- requires the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (administration) to:
- notify a county with trust lands of the opportunity to nominate a culturally or scientifically significant site
- approve a nomination for a culturally or scientifically significant site if the director determines that the nomination is consistent with the established requirements
- maintain and periodically review a list of approved culturally or scientifically significant sites
- allows the director of the administration to:
- reject a nomination if the director determines the nomination is inconsistent with the established requirements
- consider a preservation measure if the culturally or scientifically significant site is at risk
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 23, 2026Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Feb 3, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 23, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (33 turns) →
- Feb 3, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →
- Feb 12, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (42 turns) →
- Feb 18, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (32 turns) →
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →