Protecting Colorado's National Public Lands
This Senate Joint Resolution expresses Colorado's legislative support for maintaining national public lands under federal stewardship and opposes efforts that would reduce public access or weaken environmental review laws. The resolution specifically targets potential erosion of bedrock federal laws like NEPA and FLPMA, which require public input and balanced resource management. It calls on state and federal officials to defend statutory safeguards that ensure public lands serve broad public benefits rather than narrow special interests. This non-binding resolution does not change any laws but serves as a formal statement of legislative intent and values regarding public land management.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2026
Last action Mar 12, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was formatted and finalized for signature, transitioning from a draft revision to the official signed act. The text was reorganized to combine Senate and House sponsor lists into a single block and updated the page numbering to reflect the final version. No substantive policy changes, new definitions, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered; the core message regarding the protection of public lands remains identical to the previous draft.
TECHNICAL
Reorganized the header to merge separate Senate and House sponsorship lists into one continuous block and updated page numbers to match the final signed version.
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
upper
21 primary · 38 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Boesenecker
DDemocratic
P
Brianna Titone
DDemocratic
P
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
P
Eliza Hamrick
DDemocratic
P
Elizabeth Velasco
DDemocratic
P
Gretchen Rydin
DDemocratic
P
Jacque Phillips
DDemocratic
P
Jenny Willford
DDemocratic
P
Judy Amabile
DDemocratic
P
Karen McCormick
DDemocratic
P
Katie Stewart
DDemocratic
P
Kenny Nguyen
DDemocratic
P
Lesley Smith
DDemocratic
P
Mandy Lindsay
DDemocratic
P
Matt Martinez
DDemocratic
P
Meg Froelich
DDemocratic
P
Meghan Lukens
DDemocratic
P
Monica Duran
DDemocratic
P
Rebekah Stewart
DDemocratic
P
Sean Camacho
DDemocratic
P
Tisha Mauro
DDemocratic
Co
Adrienne Benavidez
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Marshall
DDemocratic
Co
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Clifford
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Kolker
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Sirota
DDemocratic
Co
Iman Jodeh
DDemocratic
Co
James Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Jackson
DDemocratic
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