Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HCR1006: Governor Proclamation Respect Separation of Powers
Status: In committee, April 17, 2026
Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the protection of the separation of powers by requiring a governor's proclamation convening the general assembly to respect the general assembly's authority to legislate.
What the bill says
A resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) If approved by at least 55% of the voters of the state voting on the 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…
From the introduced text, April 17, 2026:
a resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) If approved by at least 55% of the voters of the state voting on the 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. issue at the 2026 general election, the concurrent resolution amends the Colorado constitution to require, when a governor convenes the general assembly by proclamation, that the business specially named in the proclamation must not be so narrowly framed as to impose a particular outcome on the general assembly. Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein: SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Colorado achieved statehood almost one hundred and fifty years ago on August 1, 1876. Originally, the General Assembly met only in odd-numbered years. The first special session was called by governor Waite in 1894 and lasted for fifty-two days. During the first special session, the General Assembly dealt with issues including elections, labor laws, and mining. (b) From 1894 to 1951, Colorado governors called twenty-one special sessions, twelve of …
Sponsors
- Luck, Stephanie (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- : House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Votes
- Refer HCR26-1006 to the Committee of the Whole. (April 20, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions and Memorials, House Concurrent Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HCR1006?
- HCR1006 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Governor Proclamation Respect Separation of Powers.
- What does HCR1006 do?
- In its own words: A resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) If approved by at least 55% of the voters of the state voting on the 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…
- What is the status of HCR1006?
- In committee as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR1006?
- Luck, Stephanie (R, 60), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR1006?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hcr26-1006
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