Water, parks, and wildlife: omnibus bill.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The act lets the Department of Fish and Wildlife contract with nonprofit groups to manage public shooting grounds, marine recreation areas, ecological reserves and wildlife areas, and it adds a fee‑based permit system for non‑hunting users. It also creates the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program to pay landowners for planting cover crops for waterfowl and game birds, and it imposes a new invasive‑mussel prevention fee on vessel registrations with specific dollar caps and inflation adjustments. Finally, the bill requires the department to reassess groundwater‑basin priorities every ten years and acknowledges a special statute for Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6464.). · Aug 25, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Natural Resources and Water Committee Hearing
  Natural Resources and Water · Jul 1, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 29, 2026
• Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Hearing
  Water, Parks, and Wildlife · Apr 14, 2026
• Water, Parks, And Wildlife
  Water, Parks, And Wildlife · Apr 14, 2026

History

1. May 20, 2026Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2. May 7, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4969.)
3. May 7, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. Apr 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
5. Apr 29, 2026From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
6. Apr 15, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. Mar 16, 2026Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
8. Mar 13, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee April 12.
9. Mar 12, 2026Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife · sponsor

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