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SB 986: Special Districts

GENERAL BILL by Truenow

Special Districts; Abolishing certain soil and water conservation districts in this state; transferring the assets and liabilities of such districts to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; prohibiting municipalities from assuming certain services in annexed areas; providing that an independent special district is not responsible for injury to persons or property caused by an act or omission of such person upon such lands or water areas; deleting provisions subjecting certain powers of a soil and water conservation district to another district’s approval, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced