Committee advances public-lands constitutional amendment to the floor after split vote

Feb 27, 2026

Senate State Affairs voted to send SJR 103, a proposed amendment addressing management of federally granted lands and protecting 32.8 million acres from sale, to the Senate floor on Feb. 27, 2026. The motion passed on a roll-call vote after competing testimony about fiscal and management consequences.

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Senator Adams introduced SJR 103, a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution intended to establish provisions for management of certain lands granted or acquired from the federal government and to provide protection against sale or transfer of 32.8 million acres.

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