BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 6216: Timber sale process
Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales.
Summary
- Modifies the Department of Natural Resources' procedures and requirements for notifying the public regarding land and valuable materials sales.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6216), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 19, 2026
- Out of committeeFeb 3, 2026
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
- Introduced
- January 19, 2026 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 26, 2026
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 2348
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- ANR - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
SB 6216 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6216 (2023–24) Student mental health net.
- SB 6216 (2019–20) Paid leave/application
- SB 6216 (2017–18) Traffic LFO consolidation
- SB 6216 (2015–16) Small business tax credit
- SB 6216 (2013–14) County ferries
- SB 6216 (2011–12) Nonprofit corp's/eyeglasses
- SB 6216 (2009–10) Existing property tax levies
- SB 6216 (2007–08) Cigarette tax contract