LIZARD Act of 2025

This bill would remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists and block the government from ever listing it as threatened or endangered in the future. In plain terms, ESA protections for this lizard would end, and the agency would be barred from bringing them back later for this species.

Key points

• What changes: The lizard is taken off ESA lists, and the agency is prohibited from listing it again in the future.
• Who is affected: People, landowners, and businesses in areas where the lizard lives, since ESA rules tied to this species would no longer apply.
• When: These changes would take effect once the bill becomes law.