Forestry and timber ballot measures

Voters have decided on forestry and timber ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding forest management and conservation, logging practices, and timber businesses. The topic is grouped within the environment and energy policy area.

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See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

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2026

1. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2023

1. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)

2019

1. Washington Advisory Vote 21, Nonbinding Question on Extending Tax and Surcharge on Timber Products (2019)

2018

1. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)

2010

1. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)

2009

1. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Power Line Amendment (2009)

2008

1. Georgia Forest Preservation, Amendment 1 (2008)

2000

1. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
2. Maine Question 2, Require Permits for Clear-Cutting Projects and Limit Some Timber Harvesting Initiative (2000)

1998

1. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)

1996

1. Maine Clearcutting Ban Versus Sustainable Forest Management Practices, Question 2 (1996)

1990

1. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
2. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)

1989

1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)

1985

1. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

1976

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Remove 25-Year Limit on Forestry Land Tax Reduction Measure (August 1976)

1970

1. Maine Question 6, Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value Amendment (1970)

1968

1. Washington HJR 1, Use-Based Valuation Tax for Agricultural and Recreational Lands Amendment (1968)
2. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
3. Wisconsin Question 3, Forestry Funding and Taxes Amendment (April 1968)

1946

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Internal Improvement Limitations Amendment (1946)
2. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)

1942

1. California Proposition 6, Board of Forestry Amendment (1942)

1936

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)

1932

1. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)

1927

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment (April 1927)

1926

1. California Proposition 22, Planted Trees Tax Exemption Amendment (1926)
2. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)

1918

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Eminent Domain for Conservation and Use of Natural Resources Amendment (1918)

1910

1. Wisconsin Question 3, Water Power and Forest Funding Amendment (1910)

1908

1. Washington Eminent Domain for Agricultural, Domestic, Sanitary, and Timber Right-of-Ways Uses Amendment (1908)

1906

1. Washington Allow Eminent Domain for Right-of-Ways in Timber, Lumbering, and Mining Operations Amendment (1906)
2. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

1896

1. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Amendment (1896)

Alabama

1. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)
2. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

California

1. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
2. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
3. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)
4. California Proposition 22, Planted Trees Tax Exemption Amendment (1926)
5. California Proposition 6, Board of Forestry Amendment (1942)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)
2. Georgia Forest Preservation, Amendment 1 (2008)
3. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)

Maine

1. Maine Clearcutting Ban Versus Sustainable Forest Management Practices, Question 2 (1996)
2. Maine Question 2, Require Permits for Clear-Cutting Projects and Limit Some Timber Harvesting Initiative (2000)
3. Maine Question 6, Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value Amendment (1970)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Eminent Domain for Conservation and Use of Natural Resources Amendment (1918)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Internal Improvement Limitations Amendment (1946)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Remove 25-Year Limit on Forestry Land Tax Reduction Measure (August 1976)
2. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Amendment (1896)
2. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Power Line Amendment (2009)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)
2. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)

Washington

1. Washington Advisory Vote 21, Nonbinding Question on Extending Tax and Surcharge on Timber Products (2019)
2. Washington Allow Eminent Domain for Right-of-Ways in Timber, Lumbering, and Mining Operations Amendment (1906)
3. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)
4. Washington Eminent Domain for Agricultural, Domestic, Sanitary, and Timber Right-of-Ways Uses Amendment (1908)
5. Washington HJR 1, Use-Based Valuation Tax for Agricultural and Recreational Lands Amendment (1968)
6. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
7. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)
8. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment (April 1927)
2. Wisconsin Question 3, Forestry Funding and Taxes Amendment (April 1968)
3. Wisconsin Question 3, Water Power and Forest Funding Amendment (1910)

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