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HJ 62

Study resolution on wildfire safety

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Becky Edwards

HJ 62 establishes an interim legislative study on wildfire safety to gather data from agencies, communities, and utilities and produce findings to guide future policy.

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Bill Summary · HJ 62

Summary — HJ 62: Study resolution on wildfire safety

Bill number: HJ 62
Title: Study resolution on wildfire safety
Sponsor: Rep. Becky Edwards (primary)
Classification: Joint resolution (interim study)
Introduced: April 15, 2025 (drafter assigned Nov 19, 2024)
Status: Filed with Secretary of State (May 6, 2025)

Purpose / intent

HJ 62 is a legislative study resolution directing the Legislature to examine issues related to wildfire safety. The stated intent is to gather information, hear from stakeholders and agencies, and produce findings and recommendations that can inform future legislation or policy to reduce wildfire risk and improve preparedness and response.

What the resolution does (general scope)

The bill text is not included in the materials provided. Based on its classification as a study resolution entitled “wildfire safety,” HJ 62 likely does the following (typical features of such resolutions):

  • Establishes an interim study or task force on wildfire safety under the Legislature’s authority.
  • Defines the study scope (e.g., prevention & mitigation, forest and vegetation management, utilities and powerline safety, prescribed burns, land-use planning, home hardening, evacuation planning, emergency response, insurance and recovery).
  • Specifies participants or invites input from state agencies (e.g., natural resources, emergency management, forestry), local governments, utilities, tribes, fire districts, public health, conservation groups, insurers, and other stakeholders.
  • Sets meeting procedures and a deadline for the study’s final report or recommended legislative language to be submitted to the Legislature (exact date/deadline not provided here).
  • Typically does not create new regulatory authority or appropriate funds by itself; it is investigatory.

Who is affected

  • State agencies involved in fire prevention and emergency response (Department of Natural Resources, emergency management, forestry, etc.).
  • Local governments, fire districts, tribes, and first responders who may be asked to provide information or participate.
  • Utilities and private landowners as subjects of study or consultees.
  • The general public indirectly, through potential future policy changes informed by the study.

Procedural timeline (key actions)

  • Introduced in the House: Apr 15, 2025
  • Passed House (3rd reading): Apr 24, 2025; transmitted to Senate Apr 25, 2025
  • Senate Natural Resources hearings and committee action: Apr 28–29, 2025
  • Senate concurred (3rd reading): Apr 30, 2025
  • Signed by Senate President and House Speaker; returned from enrolling: May 2, 2025
  • Filed with Secretary of State: May 6, 2025

Impact

HJ 62 does not by itself change statutes or regulations. Its impact depends on the study’s findings and the Legislature’s use of those findings to draft substantive bills in a subsequent session. The resolution organizes information-gathering and stakeholder engagement to inform future wildfire-safety policy.

Notes

  • The official text of HJ 62 was not provided here. For precise membership, scope, reporting deadlines, and any required agency involvement or appropriations, consult the enrolled resolution text filed with the Secretary of State or the Legislature’s bill page.
  • Related: LC 1612 (HJ 62 replaces LC 1612).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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