NATURAL RESOURCES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to merge the Office of Species Conservation and the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 66 Effective: 07/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-2-3AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – Anthon, Ruchti, VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-4-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Haws, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing