Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to include in a yearly report the amount of proceeds from the agricultural land transfer tax that are tied to title transfers of wholly woodland parcels and that were deposited in the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund. The report must also note any uncertainties about those amounts and be sent to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by September 30 each year. This transparency helps lawmakers track funding for woodland conservation and fellowship programs.

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Hearings

• Environment and Transportation — Bill Hearing
  Environment and Transportation · Feb 18, 2026

History

1. Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 332
2. Apr 8, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 8, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 3, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 2, 2026Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
6. Mar 5, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
7. Mar 4, 2026Third Reading Passed
8. Mar 3, 2026Second Reading Passed
9. Mar 3, 2026Favorable Adopted
10. Mar 2, 2026Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
11. Jan 28, 2026Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
12. Jan 27, 2026First Reading Environment and Transportation

Sponsors

• Stein · sponsor

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