Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SJM1: Memorializing Senator Faith Winter
Status: Passed both chambers, April 20, 2026
Concerning memorializing Senator Faith Winter.
What the bill says
A bill, she knew that, even though it might not pass, its defeat would give organizers more time to build the coalition and refine the policy; and.
From the chaptered text, April 20, 2026:
a bill, she knew that, even though it might not pass, its defeat would give organizers more time to build the coalition and refine the policy; and WHEREAS, But more than 200 of Senator Winter's bills did pass. In 2021, she was a Senate prime sponsor of House Bill 21-1266, the "Environmental Justice Act", which strengthened regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and centered communities disproportionately impacted by pollution; the next year, Senate bills she sponsored instituted "free fares for clean air" on public transportation throughout the state and created the rural health-care workforce initiative to financially support students in the health-care field so they could practice in, and better serve, the people of rural Colorado; and WHEREAS, Senator Winter worked with her colleagues across the PAGE 2-SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-001 aisle to pass bipartisan bills on conservation easements, protection orders for crime victims and affordable housing programs for victims of abuse, soil health, and ballot access for candidates with disabilities; and WHEREAS, During her ten sessions under the dome, Senator Winter chaired the Transportation and Energy Committees in the Senate and the House, vice-chaired the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and served on many more, including Legislative Council, the Transportation Legislation Review Committee, and the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Committee; and …
Sponsors
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34) · 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)
- English, Regina (D, 17)
- Espenoza, Cecelia (D, 4)
- Feret, Lisa (D, 24)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - 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 02/13/2026 - No Amendments
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Votes
- MEMORIALS: MEM (April 17, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consideration of Memorials: MEMORIAL (February 13, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Senate Joint Memorials, Resolutions and Memorials
Common questions
- What is SJM1?
- SJM1 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Memorializing Senator Faith Winter.
- What does SJM1 do?
- In its own words: A bill, she knew that, even though it might not pass, its defeat would give organizers more time to build the coalition and refine the policy; and.
- What is the status of SJM1?
- Passed both chambers as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Speaker of the House (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJM1?
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJM1?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sjm26-001
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