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HJ 39

Joint resolution protecting public lands.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Josh Seckinger

Declares a policy to protect and prioritize public lands, directing management and conservation focus, potentially restricting disposals or transfers.

(H) Died in Process
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Bill Summary · HJ 39

Summary: HJ 39 — Joint resolution protecting public lands

Purpose and intent

HJ 39 is a joint resolution titled "protecting public lands" classified under Fish and Wildlife / General Joint Resolution. Its stated purpose (by title and classification) is to express the legislature’s position and/or to create directives or protections concerning public lands — for example, preservation, management priorities, restrictions on disposal/transfer, or instruction to state natural resource agencies. The full bill text is not included in the materials provided.

Sponsor

  • Representative Joshua Seckinger (primary)

Status

  • Introduced: January 24, 2025
  • Final recorded status: (H) Died in Process — May 20, 2025
  • Notes: At several points the resolution was acted on by both chambers (January 28 entries indicate adoption by House and Senate), but subsequent procedural activity in March–April and a missed revenue transmittal deadline on April 7 preceded the bill being recorded as “Died in Process” on May 20, 2025.

Legislative history / key timeline

  • 2024-12-08 to 2025-03-27: Drafting and legal review (legislative counsel tracking entries)
  • 2025-01-22: Public hearing noted (0122)
  • 2025-01-24: Official introduction; favorably reported and placed on House calendar (House Calendar No. 11)
  • 2025-01-28: House adoption (on consent calendar); rules suspended and transmitted to Senate; favorable report and tabling for Senate calendar; listed as Senate Calendar No. 27; Senate adoption and concurrence also recorded that day
  • 2025-03-27 to 2025-04-02: Re-introduction and committee activity in House Natural Resources (referral, hearings, tabled in committee, taken from committee and placed on 2nd reading)
  • 2025-04-07: Missed deadline for revenue bill transmittal (House)
  • 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)

There is a related bill reference: LC 2568 (replaces).

Key provisions (note on available materials)

  • The actual bill text is not provided in the materials you supplied, so specific statutory changes, prohibitions, funding amounts, or enforcement mechanisms cannot be cited.
  • Based on the title and classification, typical provisions in such joint resolutions often include one or more of the following (these are plausible elements — not confirmed as part of HJ 39):
    • Declarations of policy protecting state public lands from sale, transfer, or inappropriate development.
    • Directives to state natural resource agencies (e.g., Department of Fish and Wildlife) to prepare management plans or reports.
    • Requests or memorials to the federal government concerning federal public lands within the state.
    • Establishment of priorities for conservation, recreation, habitat protection, or invasive species control.
    • Prohibition or limitation on land disposals or changes in land use without legislative approval.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies that manage public lands (natural resources, fish and wildlife, parks).
  • Users of public lands: hunters, anglers, recreational users, conservation organizations.
  • Local governments and tribal governments where public lands are located.
  • Potentially private-sector interests tied to land development, resource extraction, or commercial recreation depending on any specific restrictions in the resolution.

Potential impacts

  • Administrative: could require new or expanded management actions, reporting, or coordination among agencies.
  • Legal/policy: could constrain transfers/sales of public lands or change management priorities.
  • Fiscal: if the resolution authorized new programs or studies, there could be associated costs; absence of text prevents precise fiscal estimates.
  • Political/advocacy: would signal legislative priorities on land conservation and influence stakeholders (conservationists, industry, recreationists).

Notes and next steps

  • Because HJ 39 is recorded as “Died in Process,” it is not enacted. If proponents wish to revive its objectives they would generally need to reintroduce the measure (or similar language) in a subsequent session, potentially addressing any procedural or revenue-transmittal requirements that prevented completion in 2025.
  • To provide a precise summary of statutory changes and concrete impacts, the bill text or a bill digest would be required.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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