Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note
ESSB 5838 — Adding tribal members to the board of natural resources. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Adding tribal representation to the board of natural resources.)
Did not pass — the 2025–26 session has ended
- Sponsor
- Kauffman
- Introduced
- February 2, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
What this bill does
Adds tribal representatives to the Board of Natural Resources.
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Floor votes
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202630 yea · 19 nay
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