Committee Hears DNR Request Bill to Modernize Timber‑sale Advertising and Sales Procedures

Jan 23, 2026

HB 2348 would let the Department of Natural Resources use online notices, allow DNR-designated sale locations, and permit re-offer of no-bid sales; supporters called it an efficiency measure while staff clarified it does not change state forest lands rules. The committee took testimony but did not vote.

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The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard HB 2348 on Jan. 23, an agency-request bill from the Department of Natural Resources that would modernize advertising and procedural requirements for DNR timber and land sales.

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