MINES AND MINING – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the adjustment of line license tax allocations, the expenditures of reclamation funds, voluntary contributions, the establishment of an advisory committee, the responsibilities of the department of lands, and the setting of reclamation priorities.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2025 Session Law Chapter 79 Effective: 07/01/2025

Delivered to Governor at 11:20 a.m. on March 13, 2025

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

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

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

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-0-5AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Green, WheelerFloor Sponsor - ManwaringTitle 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