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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 640

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Relating to: the threshold amount of timber sold from state, county, or community forests above which certain approval and notice requirements apply. (FE)

County Forestry Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Sales

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill changes the threshold amount of timber sold from state, county, or

community forests at or above which certain approval and notice requirements

apply. Under current law, the approval and notice requirements apply to the sale of

timber with an estimated value of $3,000 or more. Under the bill, the requirements

apply to the sale of timber with either an estimated volume of at least 500 cord

equivalents or an estimated value of at least $10,000.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Meyers (D) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Considine (D) , Edming (R) , Knodl (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Rozar (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

5 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Smith (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 18, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, B. Meyers, Brooks, Callahan, Considine, Edming, Knodl, Milroy, Ohnstad, Rozar, Swearingen, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Bewley, Ballweg, Cowles and Smith

  2. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development

  3. Oct 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1