AI Summary

The bill aims to continue the operations of the Department of Forestry. It includes provisions for funding, management, and oversight of forestry programs. The bill seeks to support forest conservation, wildfire prevention, and sustainable resource management. Its key focus is on ensuring the effective functioning of the Department of Forestry to address critical environmental and natural resource challenges.

• 2023-11-20: Prefile

• 2024-01-30: Introduced in House and read first time

• 2024-01-30: Assigned to House LARA Committee

• 2024-01-30: Assigned to House RULES Committee

• 2024-01-31: House read second time

• 2024-02-12: House LARA Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (9-0-0-0-0-0)

• 2024-02-20: House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (9-0-0-0-0-0)

• 2024-02-20: House Committee of the Whole consent calendar

• 2024-02-20: House majority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-20: House minority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-21: House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

• 2024-02-22: House third reading PASSED voting: (47-11-1-0)

• 2024-02-22: Transmit to Senate

• 2024-02-28: Introduced in Senate and read first time

• 2024-02-28: Assigned to Senate NREW Committee

• 2024-02-28: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee

• 2024-02-29: Senate read second time

• 2024-03-07: Senate NREW Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-0-2-0)

• 2024-03-11: Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0)

• 2024-03-11: Senate consent calendar

• 2024-03-12: Senate majority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-03-12: Senate minority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-03-27: Senate third reading PASSED voting: (26-3-1-0)

• 2024-03-27: Transmit to House

• 2024-03-28: Transmitted to Governor

• 2024-04-02: Governor Signed

• 2024-04-02: Chapter 61