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Amendment
83
Initiative 302
On the November 2026 ballot

Amendment 83 (Initiative 302): creating a constitutional right to hunt, fish and take fish and wildlife

Amendment 83 would establish a constitutional right to hunt, fish and take fish and wildlife, including by traditional methods. It excludes nongame species, endangered species and species illegal to hunt under federal law. State agencies and the General Assembly could still regulate hunting, fishing and wildlife management when necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or preserving future hunting and fishing opportunities for all species statewide.
Kim's recommendation
YES
Kim's recommendation
YES
Vote Yes on Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish
Kim's Reasoning:

Since the beginning of time, humans hunting and fishing have been a key component in the circle of life. Disrupting the circle of life by restricting hunting and fishing negatively affects our wildlife populations, our environment, and the circle of life, therefore VOTE YES ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH.

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Certified ballot question
Certified ballot title

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods, including all species of fish and wildlife managed by the state except non-game species, endangered species, or any species that is illegal to hunt under federal law, and, in connection therewith, establishing hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing fish and wildlife populations; and preserving the right of the state to regulate hunting, fishing, and wildlife management if necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or to preserve the future of hunting and fishing opportunities for all species?

A yes vote means

Adds a constitutional right to hunt, fish and take state-managed fish and wildlife, including by traditional methods, except nongame species, endangered species and species illegal to hunt under federal law. It makes hunting and fishing the preferred means of responsibly managing these populations. It does not authorize trespass or change property-rights laws. State agencies and the legislature may regulate hunting, fishing and wildlife management when necessary for sound scientific conservation and management, public safety, or preserving future hunting and fishing opportunities statewide.

A no vote means

Hunting and fishing continue under existing state and federal law and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission rules.

Key facts
Takes effect
Within 30 days of the canvass
When the governor proclaims the result, after voters approve it.
Estimated state cost
$0
No spending change in FY 2025–26 or FY 2026–27; additional legal costs are possible.
Votes needed to pass
55%
Of votes cast on the amendment.
Sunset

The amendment has no expiration date. It would take effect on the governor’s proclamation after voter approval, within 30 days after the official canvass.

TABOR treatment

The measure sets no tax, rate or fee. Table 1 of the May 11, 2026 fiscal impact statement shows no change in TABOR refunds in FY 2025-26 or FY 2026-27. Colorado issues those refunds when state revenue exceeds the constitutional limit.

Cost signal

The May 11, 2026 fiscal note estimates no change in state revenue, spending, transferred funds, TABOR refunds or staffing in FY 2025–26 and FY 2026–27. It identifies a minimal increase in workload and possible additional legal costs.

The measure01

Amendment 83 would put a right to hunt and fish in the Colorado constitution

Amendment 83 would add a section to article XVIII of the Colorado constitution. The filed text carries the heading "Section 13. Right to fish and hunt." and states the right in one sentence: "THERE IS ESTABLISHED A RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO TO HUNT, FISH, AND TAKE FISH AND WILDLIFE." A second sentence adds that "THE RIGHT INCLUDES HUNTING, FISHING, AND HARVESTING FISH AND WILDLIFE BY THE USE OF TRADITIONAL METHODS." The section runs four subsections. A no vote leaves current law unchanged.

The right does not reach every species the state manages. Its exception clause reads: "THE RIGHT APPLIES TO ALL SPECIES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGED BY THE STATE EXCEPT NONGAME SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, OR ANY SPECIES THAT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT UNDER FEDERAL LAW." The certified ballot title carries the same three exceptions. The phrase "TRADITIONAL METHODS" appears once in the section.

The title and the text use different verbs. The title says the measure creates a right "to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods"; the text gives a right to take fish and wildlife and says the right includes harvesting.

Who placed it on the ballot

Amendment 83 qualified for the ballot through the petition process. The review and comment memorandum of March 30, 2026, from Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services, is addressed to Suzanne Taheri and Steven Ward as the measure's designated representatives. The memorandum says the same designated representatives submitted proposed initiatives 2025-2026 #302 through #307 as a series.

The text and the title use different words

The certified text establishes a right to hunt, fish and take fish and wildlife, and says the right includes harvesting by traditional methods. The certified title says the measure creates a right to hunt, fish and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods.

The committees' organization money by source
Vote Yes on 83, the committee registered as T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance until September 8, 2026, reports $1,770,000 from organizations in 12 filings. The largest: T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance $1,562,000 in 7 filings, a corporation bearing the committee's own former name; Fareell-Roeh Capital, LLLP $150,000; Safari Club International $30,000.
The filings record no organization contributions to Protect Colorado's Constitution. Contributions from individuals are outside this view.
Colorado's Wildlife Deserve Better reports $100,000 from organizations in 2 filings. The largest: Safari Club International - Colorado Chapter $50,000; T Roosevelt Action Inc $50,000.
The filings record no organization contributions to Hunt to Conserve Colorado. Contributions from individuals are outside this view.
The filings record no organization contributions to Stop the Constitutional Power Grab. Contributions from individuals are outside this view.
Colorado Hunters and Anglers for Sensible Wildlife Conservation reports $30,000 from organizations in one filing. The largest: Sierra Club $30,000.
The filings record no organization contributions to People for a Fair Colorado. Contributions from individuals are outside this view.
TRACER filing, October 3, 2026.
Terms in the measure
Traditional methodsThe section says the right includes hunting, fishing and harvesting "BY THE USE OF TRADITIONAL METHODS". The reviewers called the term vague and asked twice for a definition.
Take and harvestThe first sentence of the section gives a right "TO HUNT, FISH, AND TAKE FISH AND WILDLIFE" and the second sentence speaks of harvesting. The memorandum cites section 33-1-102 (43), C.R.S., which defines take as to kill or otherwise acquire possession of wildlife, and asks "Do the proponents intend for the term “harvest” to mean something other than the word “take”?"
Nongame speciesWildlife the state manages that it does not classify as game. The right the measure creates does not apply to them. The memorandum says "the state manages nongame and endangered wildlife species, such as bison and wolves. Some of these species are illegal to hunt under current law or federal law."
Endangered speciesSpecies officially listed as at risk of extinction. The right the measure creates does not apply to them either.
CPW and its commissionColorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), part of the Department of Natural Resources, manages wildlife and enforces rules. The governor appoints the Parks and Wildlife Commission, the citizen board that sets wildlife regulations and policies. The amendment preserves regulatory authority under the conditions in subsection (4).
Self-executingA constitutional provision that takes effect on its own, without the legislature passing a law to carry it out. The memorandum asked whether this section is intended to be one.
Text of Initiative 302 as filed; review and comment memorandum, March 30, 2026; Legislative Council Staff fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026.
The figures and the dates
The additionSection 13 of article XVIII of the Colorado constitution.Text of Initiative 302 as filed
The right's scopeAll species of fish and wildlife managed by the state, except nongame species, endangered species and any species that is illegal to hunt under federal law.Section 13 (1)
The powers the measure preservesThe statutes on trespass and property rights, and the authority of a state agency or the General Assembly to regulate hunting, fishing and wildlife management where the law is necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or to preserve the future of hunting and fishing opportunities for all species statewide.Section 13 (3) and (4)
State revenue$0 in FY 2025-26 and $0 in FY 2026-27.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Table 1
State expenditures$0 in FY 2025-26 and $0 in FY 2026-27.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Table 1
Transferred funds$0 in FY 2025-26 and $0 in FY 2026-27.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Table 1
Change in TABOR refunds$0 in FY 2025-26 and $0 in FY 2026-27. Colorado issues those refunds when state revenue exceeds the constitutional limit.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Table 1
Change in state staffing0.0 FTE in FY 2025-26 and 0.0 FTE in FY 2026-27.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Table 1
The one impact the statement lists"Minimal State Workload".Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Summary Information
The rule-making and enforcing bodiesColorado Parks and Wildlife, with the Parks and Wildlife Commission, a citizen board appointed by the Governor.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Background and State Revenue and Expenditures
Costs the statement namesLegal advice from the Department of Law on how to apply the measure's language when writing new rules, and litigation if parties challenge rules on the basis of the new constitutional language.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, State Revenue and Expenditures
Effective dateThe section sets none. If approved at the 2026 general election, "this measure takes effect upon proclamation of the Governor, no later than 30 days after the official canvass of the vote is completed."Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026, Effective Date
Petition signatures submittedJuly 8, 2026.Secretary of State initiative status page
Statement of sufficiencyAugust 20, 2026.Secretary of State initiative status page
Designated representativesSuzanne Taheri and Steven Ward.Review and comment memorandum, March 30, 2026
Figures from the Legislative Council Staff fiscal impact statement of May 11, 2026. Dates from the Secretary of State's initiative status page and from the documents named in each row.
The full text of the section Amendment 83 would add to the constitution

Amendment 83 would add one section of four subsections to article XVIII of the Colorado constitution.

The right, the methods it includes, and the species it reaches(1) THERE IS ESTABLISHED A RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO TO HUNT, FISH, AND TAKE FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE RIGHT INCLUDES HUNTING, FISHING, AND HARVESTING FISH AND WILDLIFE BY THE USE OF TRADITIONAL METHODS. THE RIGHT APPLIES TO ALL SPECIES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGED BY THE STATE EXCEPT NONGAME SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, OR ANY SPECIES THAT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
The state policy the section declares(2) THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IS THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE THE PREFERRED MEANS OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS.
Trespass and property law(3) THIS SECTION IS NOT INTENDED TO AUTHORIZE TRESPASS UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR TO MODIFY ANY PROVISION OF STATUTES RELATING TO TRESPASS OR PROPERTY RIGHTS.
The authority of state agencies and the General Assembly to regulate(4) THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IF THE LAW IS NECESSARY FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR TO PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SPECIES STATEWIDE.
Text of Initiative 302 as filed with the Colorado Department of State. The capital letters are the text's own.
Three questions the memorandum asks about enforcement and terminology
The need for enabling legislationThe memorandum asked: "Is the proposed section being added to the Colorado Constitution intended to be self-executing? Is this proposed section intended to create rights that are enforceable in court?"
The holder of the rightThe right is given to the people of Colorado. The memorandum asked whether that gives each individual an enforceable right or a collective one, and "If it is a collective right, how will it be enforced in court?"
The term traditional methodsThe memorandum called the term traditional vague, asked what is intended by it, and asked twice whether the proponents would define the phrase.
Review and comment memorandum, March 30, 2026, substantive comments 3, 4(a) and 4(b); text of Initiative 302 as filed.
The right's scope and the powers left in place
The right's scopeCoveredSpeciesAll species of fish and wildlife managed by the state.Section 13 (1)
The right's scopeCoveredMethodsHunting, fishing and harvesting by the use of traditional methods.Section 13 (1)
The right's scopeNot coveredNongame speciesThe right does not apply to them.Section 13 (1)
The right's scopeNot coveredEndangered speciesThe right does not apply to them.Section 13 (1)
The right's scopeNot coveredSpecies that federal law makes illegal to huntThe right does not apply to them.Section 13 (1)
What the measure leaves in placeLeft in placeTrespass and property lawThe section is not intended to authorize trespass upon private property or to modify any provision of the statutes on trespass or property rights.Section 13 (3)
What the measure leaves in placeLeft in placeThe power to regulateThe section does not limit the authority of a state agency or the General Assembly to regulate hunting, fishing and wildlife management if the law is necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or to preserve the future of hunting and fishing opportunities for all species statewide.Section 13 (4)
What the measure leaves in placeLeft in placeRule-making authorityColorado Parks and Wildlife, with the Parks and Wildlife Commission, would continue to set hunting and fishing rules and to enforce them.Fiscal impact statement, May 11, 2026
The review and comment memorandum of March 30, 2026 says "the state manages nongame and endangered wildlife species, such as bison and wolves. Some of these species are illegal to hunt under current law or federal law." The fiscal impact statement says Colorado Parks and Wildlife is tasked with the management and regulation of wildlife in Colorado, and that the Parks and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board, appointed by the Governor, that sets regulations and policies for wildlife management.
The money02

The fiscal impact statement estimates no change in state revenue or spending

The May 11, 2026 fiscal note estimates no change in state revenue, spending, transferred funds, TABOR refunds or staffing in FY 2025–26 and FY 2026–27. It identifies a minimal increase in state workload.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife may need more legal advice from the Department of Law when it writes rules under the new provision. Litigation costs would increase if more parties challenge rules based on the new constitutional language.

The April 13, 2026 fiscal summary also estimated no change in state revenue or spending and no effect on the state’s economy.

Measure provisions03

The section states a policy and leaves the state's regulatory authority in place

Subsection (2) is written as a statement of policy: "THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IS THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE THE PREFERRED MEANS OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS." It names no agency and requires nothing of one. The certified ballot title describes the same subsection as "establishing hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing fish and wildlife populations", without the word responsibly.

Subsection (4) says the section "DOES NOT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IF THE LAW IS NECESSARY FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR TO PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SPECIES STATEWIDE." The certified ballot title puts it the other way round: "preserving the right of the state to regulate hunting, fishing, and wildlife management if necessary" for those three purposes. The April 13, 2026 fiscal summary says the arrangement is unchanged: "The measure maintains the status quo of allowing a state agency (i.e., Colorado Parks and Wildlife) and the General Assembly to regulate hunting and fishing."

Subsection (3) says the section "IS NOT INTENDED TO AUTHORIZE TRESPASS UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR TO MODIFY ANY PROVISION OF STATUTES RELATING TO TRESPASS OR PROPERTY RIGHTS."

THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IS THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE THE PREFERRED MEANS OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS.
Amendment 83, section 13 (2)
THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Amendment 83, section 13 (4)
Subsection (4) keeps that authority where the law is “NECESSARY FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR TO PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SPECIES STATEWIDE” (Amendment 83, section 13 (4)).
Text of Initiative 302 as filed.

The measure needs fifty-five percent of the votes cast

The Title Board approved the single subject, changed the draft title and set the title on April 15, 2026. Christy Chase, Theresa Conley and Jennifer Sullivan served on the board. The amendment requires 55% of the votes cast because it adds constitutional language.

The Secretary of State's initiative page lists Amendment 83 on the 2026 ballot. Petition signatures were submitted on July 8, 2026, and the statement of sufficiency is dated August 20, 2026.

The text was rewritten after the reviewers commented on it

The version submitted for review and comment, received by Legislative Council Staff on March 19, 2026, would have added Section 12c to article XVIII rather than Section 13. It established the right with no exception for any species, made hunting and fishing "THE PRIMARY AND PREFERRED MEANS OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING AND CONTROLLING FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS", and named the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission where the filed text names any state agency.

The memorandum questioned each of those provisions and offered alternative wording for two of them: "The right includes hunting, fishing, and harvesting fish and wildlife by the use of traditional methods", and "This section does not limit the authority of an agency of the state of Colorado or the general assembly to regulate hunting, fishing and wildlife management". Both forms appear in the filed text. The technical comments pointed out that "section 13 is not being used", and the filed text uses it. The reviewers also asked whether the right would apply to species the state manages that are illegal to hunt; the filed text answers that with its exception clause.

The reviewers asked whether the constitutional provision would be self-executing and enforceable in court. They also asked whether the right belongs to individuals or to the people collectively. The memorandum calls "traditional methods" vague and asks the proponents to define the phrase. It also asks what the policy subsection would mean for management methods that are then not the preferred means, "such as habitat conservation and vaccinations against disease".

Vote Yes on 83 registered as T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance until September 8, 2026.

The filed text adopts wording the reviewers proposed on March 30, 2026

Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services reviewed an earlier version of Initiative 302 and set out their questions in a memorandum dated March 30, 2026. Several of the rewrites they offered appear in the text now on the ballot.

The traditional methods phrase became its own sentenceThe memorandum said the phrase about traditional methods sat away from the words it modified, and offered a rewrite in two sentences, the second reading "The right includes hunting, fishing, and harvesting fish and wildlife by the use of traditional methods". The filed text states the right in two sentences and the second is "THE RIGHT INCLUDES HUNTING, FISHING, AND HARVESTING FISH AND WILDLIFE BY THE USE OF TRADITIONAL METHODS." The first sentence gives a right to take fish and wildlife where the memorandum's example said harvest.
The word shall came out of the sentence about speciesThe memorandum said the earlier draft used the word shall to give a right a duty, and that "A right not being an entity with volition cannot have a duty." It offered a sentence saying the right applies to all species of fish and wildlife managed by the state. The filed text uses that sentence and adds the exceptions to it.
The exceptions for nongame and endangered species were addedThe memorandum said the state manages nongame and endangered species, some of them illegal to hunt, and asked "It appears that the right to hunt would apply to these species. Is that the intention?" The filed text excludes nongame species, endangered species and any species that is illegal to hunt under federal law.
The policy sentence was recast as a statement of state policyThe memorandum said the earlier draft made hunting and fishing themselves carry a duty, and offered a sentence making the policy of the state, not hunting and fishing, the subject: that hunting and fishing are the primary and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife populations. The filed text opens subsection (2) with that construction.
Primary and controlling were droppedThe memorandum asked whether there is an intended difference between the words primary and preferred, asked the same question about managing and controlling, and said "a best practice is to avoid using redundant words". The filed sentence keeps preferred and managing and drops the other two words.
The version the reviewers read would have added section 12c rather than section 13, gave the right in a single sentence with no exception for any species, and named the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission where the filed text names any state agency.
Review and comment memorandum, March 30, 2026; text of Initiative 302 as filed; version of Initiative 302 submitted for review and comment, March 19, 2026.
Campaign support and opposition04

Suzanne Taheri and Steven Ward are the designated representatives

They submitted it as Initiative 302, one of a series, Initiatives 302 through 307.

Suzanne Taheri and Steven Ward are the designated representatives

Suzanne Taheri and Steven Ward are the designated representatives for Amendment 83 (Initiative 302). They submitted it as part of a series, Initiatives 302 through 307. The March 30, 2026 review memorandum covers Initiatives 302 and 303.

Review and comment memorandum, March 30, 2026.
For
Against
TRACER filing, October 7, 2026
From the show05
Show coverage
September 14, 2026The Kim Monson Show, September 14, 2026: Penn Pfiffner, Brian Joondeph, Tom Krannawitter, Marc Auville, Roger Mangan, and Jody Hinsey Listen from 34:07
September 14, 2026Proposition NN Would Keep Revenue Above the TABOR Cap for K-12 Education, and Amendment 83 Would Add a Right to Hunt and Fish Listen from 33:38
The Kim Monson Show
Newsroom coverage
September 14, 2026Amendment 83 would add a right to hunt and fish to the Colorado Constitution Read the article
The Kim Monson Newsroom, kimmonson.com
Sources06
Official documents
Certified text of Initiative 302
Text as filed with Legislative Council Staff (March 19, 2026), the earlier draft
Fiscal impact statement (May 11, 2026)
Fiscal summary (April 13, 2026)
Review and comment memorandum (March 30, 2026)
Title Board results (hearing of April 15, 2026)
Further reading
Official documents
  • 2026 State Ballot Information BookletColorado Legislative Council · Sep 24, 2026
    The Colorado Legislative Council's 2026 ballot information booklet entry for Amendment 83 explains that it would add a state constitutional right to hunt and fish certain wildlife and make hunting and fishing the preferred way to manage wildlife, with no immediate change to existing rules, along with arguments on both sides and possible legal costs.
  • Ballot analysis (Legislative Council)Legislative Council
    Colorado General Assembly (Legislative Council) ballot analysis index page for 2026 Amendment 83, Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish, listing research staff, draft deadlines and links to the text, draft analyses and Blue Book.
  • Initial fiscal impact abstract (Legislative Council)Legislative Council
    Legislative Council Staff fiscal summary of Initiative 302 dated April 13, 2026, a preliminary assessment finding the constitutional right to hunt and fish has no fiscal impact on state revenue or expenditures and no impact on the state economy.
  • Fiscal summary (Legislative Council)Legislative Council
    Legislative Council Staff initial fiscal impact statement for Initiative 302 (May 11, 2026), finding the constitutional right to hunt and fish has no near-term state revenue or expenditure impact and only minimal state workload.
  • Review and comment memo (Legislative Council and Legal Services)Legislative Council and Legal Services
    Legislative Council Staff and Office of Legislative Legal Services review-and-comment memorandum dated March 30, 2026 on proposed initiatives #302 and #303 (constitutional right to hunt and fish), listing the draft's purposes and raising drafting questions later reflected in the final text.
  • Text of the measure as filedColorado General Assembly
    Legislative Council Staff copy of the original V.1 text of Initiative #302, received March 19, 2026, an earlier draft proposing Section 12c of article XVIII establishing a constitutional right to hunt, fish and harvest fish and wildlife.
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  • Title Board record (Secretary of State)Secretary of State
    Secretary of State Ballot Title Setting Board results page for Proposed Initiative #302, showing the title and ballot question set at the April 15, 2026 hearing for a constitutional right to hunt, fish and harvest fish and wildlife, with single subject approved and a 55 percent approval requirement.
  • Final text as filed (Secretary of State)Secretary of State
    Secretary of State copy of the final text of 2025-2026 Initiative #302 (received April 2, 2026), which would add Section 13 to article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution establishing a right to hunt, fish and take fish and wildlife.
News coverage
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Campaigns and committees
  • Colorado's Wildlife Deserve BetterColorado Secretary of State · Sep 15, 2026
  • Protect Colorado's ConstitutionColorado Secretary of State · Jun 1, 2026
    Colorado Secretary of State TRACER record for the issue committee Protect Colorado's Constitution, registered to oppose Amendment 83, showing total contributions of $6,171.00 and expenditures of $2,432.27 through Sept. 16, 2026.
  • Vote Yes on 83Colorado Secretary of State · Apr 21, 2026
  • Stop the Constitutional Power GrabColorado Secretary of State
  • Colorado Hunters and Anglers for Sensible Wildlife ConservationColorado Secretary of State
    Colorado Secretary of State TRACER committee record for the issue committee Colorado Hunters and Anglers for Sensible Wildlife Conservation, whose stated purpose is opposing the proposed addition of a right to hunt and fish to the Colorado Constitution.
  • People for a Fair ColoradoColorado Secretary of State
    Colorado Secretary of State TRACER committee record for People for a Fair Colorado, a small scale issue committee registered 09/03/2026 whose stated purpose lists Initiative 302 (Amendment 83) among eleven initiatives it is organizing to oppose.
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Text of the measure

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In the constitution of the state of Colorado, add Section 13 to article XVIII as follows: Section 13. Right to fish and hunt. (1) THERE IS ESTABLISHED A RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO TO HUNT, FISH, AND TAKE FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE RIGHT INCLUDES HUNTING, FISHING, AND HARVESTING FISH AND WILDLIFE BY THE USE OF TRADITIONAL METHODS. THE RIGHT APPLIES TO ALL SPECIES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGED BY THE STATE EXCEPT NONGAME SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, OR ANY SPECIES THAT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT UNDER FEDERAL LAW. (2) THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IS THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE THE PREFERRED MEANS OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. (3) THIS SECTION IS NOT INTENDED TO AUTHORIZE TRESPASS UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR TO MODIFY ANY PROVISION OF STATUTES RELATING TO TRESPASS OR PROPERTY RIGHTS. (4) THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IF THE LAW IS NECESSARY FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR TO PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SPECIES STATEWIDE.