Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HJR1027: Holocaust Memorial
Status: Passed both chambers, April 16, 2026
Concerning remembrance of the Holocaust.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. R26-0890.01 Jessica Chapman x4636 HJR26-1027 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Weinberg and Woodrow, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Duran, Espenoza, Feret, Flanell, Garcia, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Rydin, Sirota, Slaugh, Stewart K., Stewart R., Suckla, Taggart, Velasco, Willford, Winter T., Woog, Zokaie SENATE SPONSORSHIP Weissman and Ball, Amabile House Committees Senate Committees HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1027 CONCERNING REMEMBRANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST. WHEREAS, Genocide begins not with violence but with words; and WHEREAS, Prejudice, bigotry, bias, and racism have been the causes of conflict, war, and mass atrocities throughout human history; and WHEREAS, Observing an individual moment of silence for each Jewish victim of the Holocaust would take over 11 years; and WHEREAS, The English word "holocaust" derives from Greek words meaning "whole" (holos) and "burnt" (kaustos) and generally describes destruction on a mass scale. "Holocaust" as a proper noun specifically refers to the state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of European Jews and others at the direction of the German Nazi 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 …
Sponsors
- Weinberg, Ron (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Woodrow, Steven (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Barron, Carlos (R, 48)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Carter, Michael (D, 36)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Espenoza, Cecelia (D, 4)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/15/2026 - No Amendments
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to
Votes
- Consideration of Resolutions: RESOLUTION (April 15, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RESOLUTIONS: RES (April 14, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions and Memorials, House Joint Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR1027?
- HJR1027 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Holocaust Memorial.
- What does HJR1027 do?
- Concerning remembrance of the Holocaust.
- What is the status of HJR1027?
- Passed both chambers as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the President of the Senate (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR1027?
- Weinberg, Ron (R, 51), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR1027?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hjr26-1027
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