Committee Gives Favorable Report to HB267, Modernizing Forestry Codes and Burn Permits

Feb 12, 2026

The Senate committee gave HB267 a favorable report after sponsor and forestry counsel described updates to decades-old forestry code sections, modernization of burn-permit methods and a new authority to deny permits to repeat offenders; members recorded a unanimous voice vote.

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Representative Sales introduced HB267, saying the bill "updates and repeals outdated codes in the forestry section," and invited questions.

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