Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 22 D · 12 R cosponsors

SJM 2 — Memorialize Former Senator Lewis H. Entz

Last action — Introduced In House - Assigned to

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 36 sponsors

    2 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (22 D · 12 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill memorializes former Senator Lewis H. Entz after his passing.

This legislation honors the legacy of Lewis H. Entz, a former senator from Colorado who passed away in 2025. It highlights his contributions to agriculture, water conservation, and public service.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SJM 2 added a list of sponsors' names to the file, acknowledging those who supported the bill. Additionally, there was a minor change in the phrasing of the memorial regarding former Senator Lewis H. Entz, updating the introduction to make it more formal. These changes matter because they ensure proper recognition of supporters and enhance the bill’s presentation, which can help garner further support.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED LLS NO.
M26-0808.02 Jordan Fox x4755 SJM26-002 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Martinez, Senate Committees House Committees SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-002 M EMORIALIZING FORMER S ENATOR L EWISH.
M26-0808.02 Jordan Fox x4755 SJM26-002 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Martinez, Senate Committees House Committees SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-002 M EMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR LEWIS H.
and WHEREAS, In 1952, Senator Entz married his first wife, Lora Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
and g 6 WHEREAS, In 1952, Senator Entz married his first wife, Lora E d 2 A e 0 N l h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Double underlining denotes SENATE amendmenS.i r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to eFiMting law.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Reapportionment in 2002 changed the boundaries of his district to Alamosa,Chaffee,Conejos,Costilla,Delta,Gunnison,Hinsdale,Mineral, Pitkin,RioGrande,andSaguachecounties.Inhismorethanfiveyearsin the Senate, Senator Entz continued to be involved with issues related to -2- SJM26-002 veterans' affairs, agriculture, natural resources, and local government, amongothers.HechairedtheSenateAgriculture,NaturalResources,and Energycommittee in 2003 and 2004 and was a member of the legislative Water Legislation Review and legislative Water Resources Review committees from 2001 through 2005, serving as chair of the legislative Water Resources Review committee in 2003 and as vice chair in 2004;
Reapportionment in 2002 changed the boundaries of his district to Alamosa,Chaffee,Conejos,Costilla,Delta,Gunnison,Hinsdale,Mineral, Pitkin,RioGrande,andSaguachecounties.Inhismorethanfiveyearsin the Senate, Senator Entz continued to be involved with issues related to -2- 002 veterans' affairs, agriculture, natural resources, and local government, amongothers.HechairedtheSenateAgriculture,NaturalResources,and Energycommittee in 2003 and 2004 and was a member of the legislative Water Legislation Review and legislative Water Resources Review committees from 2001 through 2005, serving as chair of the legislative Water Resources Review committee in 2003 and as vice chair in 2004;
Senator Entz participated in the Alamosa Veterans Day Parade every year, and he displayed his passion for -3- SJM26-002 restoring cars and tractors through the Early Iron Festival car show in Alamosa;
Senator Entz participated in the Alamosa Veterans Day Parade every year, and he displayed his passion for -3- 002 restoring cars and tractors through the Early Iron Festival car show in Alamosa;
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Action History

  1. Introduced In House - Assigned to

  2. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  3. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

  4. Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (34)

Not signed on (65)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJM 2?
SJM 2 is sponsored by Adrienne Benavidez, Chris Kolker (Democrat), William Lindstedt (Democrat), Larry Liston (Republican), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), Byron Pelton (Republican), Janice Rich (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Robert Rodriguez (Democrat), Marc Snyder (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Katie Wallace (Democrat), Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican), M. Martinez, Mark Baisley (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Scott Bright (Republican), John Carson (Republican), Marc Catlin (Republican), James Coleman (Democrat), Jessie Danielson (Democrat), Lindsey Daugherty (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Janice Marchman (Democrat), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Matt Ball (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Rod Pelton (Republican), and Mike Weissman (Democrat).
What is the current status of SJM 2?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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