---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Forestry Commission; benefits of State Forester revised, burn permits process revised, penalties revised"
description: "Conservation & Natural Resources"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 267"
citation: "Alabama HB 267 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Conservation & Natural Resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sells"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1246997-7189-4442-a5f7-068a11e29ea4"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "1e97f35224fb5122e0cb0c6feb114c1f462596ba9e9ce22eb5f8f6e3bf6b1845"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 267 (2026rs) — Alabama Forestry Commission; benefits of State Forester revised, burn permits process revised, penalties revised

Conservation & Natural Resources

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB267-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB267-eng.pdf)
3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 282** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/DGC4BTN-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB267-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Sells — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1038 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Givan intended to vote "Nay"
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 283 `passage`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 282
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Crawford 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture and Forestry)
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Agriculture and Forestry)
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1246997-7189-4442-a5f7-068a11e29ea4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).