Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 39 D · 19 R cosponsors

HJR 1025 — Sexual Assault Awareness Month Denim Day 2026

Last action — Signed by the Speaker of the House

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 01, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on April 16, 2026.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 94 sponsors

    4 primary, 90 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (39 D · 19 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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28 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The main change in HJR 1025 is the formal recognition of April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the designation of April 29, 2026, as Colorado Denim Day. Additionally, there's an expansion in the list of sponsors, showcasing broader legislative support for this initiative. This matter is significant as it aims to raise awareness about sexual assault and highlights the ongoing efforts to support survivors and prevent sexual violence in communities across Colorado.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 BYREPRESENTATIVE(S)DuranandJohnson,Bacon,Barron,Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, Espenoza,Feret,Flanell,Froelich,Garcia,GarciaSander,Gilchrist,Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips,Richardson,Rutinel,Rydin,Sirota,Slaugh,Soper,StewartK.,Stewart R., Story, Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie, McCluskie;
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 BYREPRESENTATIVE(S) DuranandJohnson,Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, Espenoza, Feret, Flanell, Froelich, Garcia, GarciaSander, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips,Richardson, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Slaugh, Soper, StewartK., Stewart R., Story, Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Wallace and Frizell, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges,Bright,Carson,Catlin,Cutter,Danielson,Daugherty,Exum,Gonzales J.,Hinrichsen,Jodeh,Kipp,Kirkmeyer,Kolker,Lindstedt,Liston,Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman .
also SENATOR(S) Wallace and Frizell, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges,Bright, Carson, Catlin,Cutter,Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman.
and WHEREAS, Decades of activism and persistence by survivors and advocates led to the founding of the first rape crisis center in the United States in 1971 and the passage of legislation and funding to support survivors, including the "Violence Against Women Act of 1994" (VAWA);
and WHEREAS, Decades of activism and persistence by survivors and advocates led to the founding ofthe first rape crisis center in the United States in 1971 and the passage of legislation and funding to support survivors, including the "Violence Against Women Act of 1994" (VAWA);
and WHEREAS, The Italian Supreme Court's ruling perpetuated a harmful,victim-blamingmentality,andinresponse,womenintheItalian Parliament wore jeans to work the following day in solidarity with the victim;
and WHEREAS, The Italian Supreme Court's ruling perpetuated a harmful, victim-blamingmentality, andinresponse, womeninthe Italian Parliament wore jeans to work the following day in solidarity with the victim;
and WHEREAS, The following year, the Denim Daycampaign launched in the United States, encouraging individuals to wear jeans as a visible symbol of protest against attitudes condoning sexual assault;
and WHEREAS, The following year, the Denim Day campaign launched in the United States, encouraging individuals to wear jeans as a visible symbol ofprotest against attitudes condoning sexual assault;
and WHEREAS, The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) has served as the collective voice for sexual assault survivors andserviceprovidersinpublicpolicyinitiatives,education,training,and collaborative efforts in Colorado for over four decades and has worked withtheColoradoGeneralAssemblytopasslawsthatprovideprotection and support for survivors of sexual assault;
and WHEREAS, The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) has served as the collective voice for sexual assault survivors and serviceproviders inpublicpolicy initiatives, education, training, and collaborative efforts in Colorado for over four decades and has worked withthe Colorado GeneralAssemblytopass lawsthatprovideprotection and support for survivors ofsexual assault;
and WHEREAS, Since 2013, CCASA has hosted Colorado Denim Day, continuingthemovementforincreasedvisibilityandimprovedsocialand political representation for sexual assault survivors in Colorado;
and WHEREAS, Since 2013, CCASA has hosted Colorado Denim Day, continuingthemovementfor increasedvisibilityandimprovedsocialand political representation for sexual assault survivors in Colorado;
and WHEREAS,Sexualassaultisawidespreadandpervasiveissueacross the United States, which is compounded by structural and systemic barriers that put marginalized communities at even greater risk and less able to access justice and healing;
and WHEREAS, Sexualassaultis awidespreadandpervasiveissueacross the United States, which is compounded by structural and systemic barriers that put marginalized communities at even greater risk and less able to access justice and healing;
and WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides an opportunity to both recognize the strength of survivors and highlight the failures of the justice and legal system to take sexual assault and exploitationseriously,includingtheurgentneedforgreatertransparency, accountability, and meaningful action in response to all forms of sexual violence;
and WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides an opportunity to both recognize the strength ofsurvivors and highlight the failures of the justice and legal system to take sexual assault and exploitationseriously, includingtheurgentneedforgreatertransparency, accountability, and meaningful action in response to all forms ofsexual violence;
and PAGE 2-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 WHEREAS,Supportservicesareacriticalmechanismtostabilizeand assist survivors, providing healing, harm prevention services, and lifesaving interventions;
and PAGE 2-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 WHEREAS, Supportservices areacriticalmechanismto stabilizeand assist survivors, providing healing, harm prevention services, and lifesaving interventions;
and WHEREAS, Continued action is needed to protect and expand these support services, treat survivors with respect and care, increase accountability, and prevent sexual violence so that we can improve the safety of our communities and continue doing what we do in denim without fear of experiencing sexual violence;
and WHEREAS, Continued action is needed to protect and expand these support services, treat survivors with respect and care, increase accountability, and prevent sexual violence so that we can improve the safety of our communities and continue doing what we do in denim without fear ofexperiencing sexual violence;
and WHEREAS, Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month and DenimDayandbringingattentiontotheongoingeffortsandurgentneed to put an end to sexual violence remain critically important;
and WHEREAS, Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month and DenimDay andbringing attentionto the ongoing efforts and urgentneed to put an end to sexual violence remain critically important;
now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:
now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the House ofRepresentatives ofthe Seventy-fifth GeneralAssemblyoftheState ofColorado, theSenate concurringherein:
PAGE 3-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and designate April 29, 2026, as Colorado Denim Day, a statewide event aligning with Denim Day eventsacrosstheworld,andweareproudtorecognizeCCASAandother organizations that work to unite Colorado communities in support of ending sexual violence.
PAGE 3-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025 That we, the members ofthe Colorado General Assembly, recognize Aprilas Sexual AssaultAwareness Month and designate April 29, 2026, as Colorado Denim Day, a statewide event aligning with Denim Day events across theworld, andwe areproudto recognize CCASA and other organizations that work to unite Colorado communities in support of ending sexual violence.
____________________________ ____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman Sr.
J u ~ ~ James Rashad ColemanSr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE PAGE 4-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE Vanessa Reilly ~ Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE PAGE 4-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1025
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Introduced In House - Assigned to

  4. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  5. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

  6. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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Co-sponsors (90)

Not signed on (43)

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Votes

RESOLUTION

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21000
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 36000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Gonzales J. — Yea
Pelton B. — Yea
Pelton R. — Yea
President — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Katie Wallace Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Scott Bright Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HJR 1025?
HJR 1025 is sponsored by Adrienne Benavidez, L. Zamora Wilson, M. Weissman, T. Sullivan, M. Snyder, C. Simpson, R. Rodriguez, D. Roberts, J. Rich, R. Pelton, B. Pelton, K. Mullica, J. Marchman, L. Liston, W. Lindstedt, C. Kolker, B. Kirkmeyer, C. Kipp, I. Jodeh, N. Hinrichsen, J. Gonzales, T. Exum, L. Daugherty, J. Danielson, L. Cutter, J. Coleman, M. Catlin, J. Carson, S. Bright, J. Bridges, M. Ball, M. Baisley, J. Amabile, L. García, Lisa Feret (Democrat), Ava Flanell (Republican), Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), Lori Goldstein (Democrat), Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), Eliza Hamrick (Democrat), Anthony Hartsook (Republican), Jamie Jackson (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Rebecca Keltie (Republican), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), Bob Marshall (Democrat), Matthew Martinez (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Karen McCormick (Democrat), Kenny Nguyen (Democrat), Amy Paschal (Democrat), Jacque Phillips (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Gretchen Rydin (Democrat), Scott Slaugh (Republican), Matt Soper (Republican), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Rebekah Stewart (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Larry Don Suckla (Republican), Rick Taggart (Republican), Brianna Titone (Democrat), Alex Valdez (Democrat), Elizabeth Velasco (Democrat), Ty Winter (Republican), Steven Woodrow (Democrat), Dan Woog (Republican), Yara Zokaie (Democrat), K. Wallace, L. Frizell, Mary Bradfield (Republican), Max Brooks (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Sean Camacho (Democrat), Michael Carter (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Ron Weinberg (Republican), Monica Duran (Democrat), Dusty Johnson (Republican), Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), Carlos Barron (Republican), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), Scott Bottoms (Republican), Cecelia Espenoza (Democrat), Meg Froelich (Democrat), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Tisha Mauro (Democrat), Chris Richardson (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democrat), and Jenny Willford (Democrat).
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