Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SJR21: National Arab American Heritage Month
Status: Passed both chambers, April 29, 2026
Concerning designating the month of April as National Arab American Heritage Month.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. R26-0866.01 Mikaela Malouf x5492 SJR26-021 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Jodeh, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Zokaie, Senate Committees House Committees SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-021 CONCERNING DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. WHEREAS, For over a century, Arab Americans have been making valuable contributions to every aspect of American society: In medicine, law, business, education, technology, government, military service, and culture; and WHEREAS, Since migrating to the United States, individuals of Arab descent have shared their rich culture and traditions with neighbors and friends, while also serving as fine examples of model citizens and public servants; and WHEREAS, Arab Americans have occupied all areas of industry, such as: Lebanese-American Philip Hitti, who established the first Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Department of Semitic Languages at Princeton University; Egyptian-American Dr. Farouk El-Baz, who was instrumental in planning the Apollo moon landings; Algerian-American Dr. Elias Zerhouni, who was director of the National Institutes of Health in the 2000s; and Iraqi-American Dr. Mona Hanna, whose research exposed the Flint Water Crisis; and WHEREAS, Arab migrants brought with them to the United …
Sponsors
- Zokaie, Yara (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Carter, Michael (D, 36)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8)
- Goldstein, Lori (D, 29)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments
- : Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Votes
- RESOLUTIONS: RES (April 28, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consideration of Resolutions: RESOLUTION (April 17, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions and Memorials, Senate Joint Resolutions
Common questions
- What is SJR21?
- SJR21 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): National Arab American Heritage Month.
- What does SJR21 do?
- Concerning designating the month of April as National Arab American Heritage Month.
- What is the status of SJR21?
- Passed both chambers as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Speaker of the House (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJR21?
- Zokaie, Yara (D, 52), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJR21?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sjr26-021
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