The Senate Natural Resources Committee on May 19 advanced nominees for four state boards — including reappointments and new candidates for the Game and Fish recommendation board, the State Land Board of Appeals, Livestock Loss Board and the State Veterinary Medical Examining Board — and heard detailed questioning about wolf depredation and rural veterinary access.

HB 21-47 would allow Game and Fish to issue landowner permits for deer when the commission finds permits reduce conflicts and provide sport hunting opportunities; opponents said it risks privatizing wildlife and undermining science-based management, but the committee advanced the bill.