Bills / S.B. 209
S.B. 209 Gooseberry Narrows State Park Study
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill directs the state parks division to study whether a state park could be created at Gooseberry Narrows, an area in the mountains near Scofield Reservoir. As the bill now reads, it does not authorize building a dam or reservoir, though the sponsor says that could be considered later.
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Official description
- defines the gooseberry narrows
- requires the Division of State Parks (division) to study the feasibility and potential cost of developing and constructing a state park and dam in the gooseberry narrows
- requires the division to report the results of the study to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 1 yes, 2 no, 4 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: Senate vote, which failed · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 27 yes, 2 noFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 3 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 9 yes, 1 no, 4 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 65 yes, 3 no, 7 absentFinal House vote · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (33 turns) →
- Feb 9, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (31 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (12 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (8 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (104 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (21 turns) →