Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 17 D · 5 R cosponsors

SJR 3 — Joint Session Address by Tribal Councils

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on January 15, 2026.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 75 sponsors

    4 primary, 71 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (17 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 54 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SJR 3 includes a new section that formalizes a joint session of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives to hear messages from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council and the Southern Ute Tribal Council. This amendment highlights the state's recognition of Colorado's two resident tribes and establishes a committee to escort tribal representatives during this session. This change is significant as it fosters stronger government-to-government relationships and acknowledges the cultural importance of these tribes to the state.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED LLS NO.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-003 BY SENATOR(S) Danielson and Simpson, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Cutter, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman;
R26-0683.01 Patty Amundson x4345 SJR26-003 SENATE SPONSORSHIP DanielsonandSimpson,Amabile,Ball,Bridges,Bright,Carson,Coleman,Cutter,Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Stewart K.
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stewart K.
and Suckla, Senate Committees House Committees SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-003 C ONCERNING A J OINTS ESSION OF THES ENATE AND THE H OUSE OF R EPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A MESSAGE FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U TEM OUNTAIN U TE TRIBAL C OUNCIL AND THE SOUTHERN U TET RIBALC OUNCIL ,AND,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO ESCORT THE T RIBALR EPRESENTATIVES .
and Suckla, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, Duran, English, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Slaugh, Smith, Soper, Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie, McCluskie.
WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly is proud to recognizeColorado'stworesidenttribes:TheUteMountainUteTribeof Towaoc and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe near Ignacio, as well as their sister tribe, the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort Duchesne, Utah, collectively referred to as the Nuuchiu;
CONCERNING A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVESFORTHEPURPOSEOFHEARING A MESSAGE FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE SOUTHERN UTE TRIBAL COUNCIL, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO ESCORT THE TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES.
and g 2 WHEREAS, The three Ute Nations, currently made up of six E d 2 A e 1 E l r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly is proud to recognize Colorado's two resident tribes:
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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribewaoc and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe near Ignacio, well as their sister tribe, the Ute Indian Tribeort Duchesne, Utah, collectively referred toas the Nuuchiu;
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and WHEREAS, The three Ute Nations, currently made up of six bands--the Weenuche, Kaputa, Mouache, Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River-~have played a unique and distinguished role in our state's heritage and culture since time immemorial;
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bands--the Weenuche, Kaputa, Mouache, Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River--have played a unique and distinguished role in our state's heritage and culture since time immemorial;
and WHEREAS, The members of the Colorado General Assembly remaincommittedtomaintainingstrong,respectfulrelationshipsbetween our state government and the sovereign Tribal Nations with whom we share this state;
and WHEREAS, Themembers ofthe Colorado GeneralAssemblyremain committed to maintaining strong, respectful relationships between our state government and the sovereign Tribal Nations with whom we share this state;
now, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheSenateoftheSeventy-fifthGeneralAssembly oftheStateofColorado,theHouseofRepresentativesconcurringherein:
now, therefore, Be ItResolvedby the Senate ofthe Seventy-fifth GeneralAssembly of the State ofColorado, the House ofRepresentatives concurring herein:
That a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Second Regular Session of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly be held in the House Chambers at 10:30 a.m.
That a Joint Session ofthe Senate and the House ofRepresentatives ofthe SecondRegular Session ofthe Seventy-fifth General Assemblybe held in the House Chambers at 10:30 a.m.
on Friday, January 16, 2026, for the purpose of hearing a message from TribalRepresentativesfromtheUteMountainUteTribalCouncilandthe SouthernUteTribalCouncil,andthatacommitteeofthreemembersfrom the Senate and three members from the House of Representatives be appointed bythe President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, to escort the Tribal Representatives to the Joint Session.
on Friday, January 16, 2026, for the purpose ofhearing a message from Tribal Representatives from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council and the Southern Ute Tribal Council, and that a committee of three members from the Senate and three members from the House ofRepresentatives be appointed by the PAGE 2-SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-003 President ofthe Senate andthe Speaker ofthe House ofRepresentatives, respectively, to escort the Tribal Representatives to the Joint Session.
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James Rashad Coleman Sr.
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES Es r van Mourik ~ % :iJ R e illy SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE 3-SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-003
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Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

  5. Introduced In House - Assigned to

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Sponsors

  • Garcia Sander · Cosponsor
  • Y. Zokaie · Cosponsor
  • D. Woog · Cosponsor
  • S. Woodrow · Cosponsor
  • T. Winter · Cosponsor
  • J. Willford · Cosponsor
  • R. Weinberg · Cosponsor
  • E. Velasco · Cosponsor
  • A. Valdez · Cosponsor
  • B. Titone · Cosponsor
  • R. Taggart · Cosponsor
  • T. Story · Cosponsor
  • R. Stewart · Cosponsor
  • M. Soper · Cosponsor
  • L. Smith · Cosponsor
  • S. Slaugh · Cosponsor
  • E. Sirota · Cosponsor
  • G. Rydin · Cosponsor
  • M. Rutinel · Cosponsor
  • N. Ricks · Cosponsor
  • J. Phillips · Cosponsor
  • A. Paschal · Cosponsor
  • K. Nguyen · Cosponsor
  • J. McCluskie · Cosponsor
  • T. Mauro · Cosponsor
  • M. Martinez · Cosponsor
  • B. Marshall · Cosponsor
  • J. Mabrey · Cosponsor
  • M. Lukens · Cosponsor
  • M. Lindsay · Cosponsor
  • S. Lieder · Cosponsor
  • J. Joseph · Cosponsor
  • D. Johnson · Cosponsor
  • J. Jackson · Cosponsor
  • A. Hartsook · Cosponsor
  • E. Hamrick · Cosponsor
  • R. Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • L. Goldstein · Cosponsor
  • L. García · Cosponsor
  • M. Froelich · Cosponsor
  • C. Espenoza · Cosponsor
  • R. English · Cosponsor
  • M. Duran · Cosponsor
  • C. Clifford · Cosponsor
  • M. Carter · Cosponsor
  • S. Camacho · Cosponsor
  • J. Caldwell · Cosponsor
  • K. Brown · Cosponsor
  • A. Boesenecker · Cosponsor
  • J. Bacon · Cosponsor
  • Barbara Kirkmeyer · Cosponsor
  • Chris Kolker · Cosponsor
  • Janice Marchman · Cosponsor
  • Tom Sullivan · Cosponsor
  • Katie Wallace · Cosponsor
  • L. Suckla · Primary
  • K. Stewart · Primary
  • Jessie Danielson · Primary
  • Cleave Simpson · Primary
  • Judy Amabile · Cosponsor
  • Matt Ball · Cosponsor
  • Scott Bright · Cosponsor
  • John Carson · Cosponsor
  • James Coleman · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Cutter · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Frizell · Cosponsor
  • Nick Hinrichsen · Cosponsor
  • Julie Gonzales · Cosponsor
  • Iman Jodeh · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Bridges · Cosponsor
  • Cathy Kipp · Cosponsor
  • Dylan Roberts · Cosponsor
  • Marc Snyder · Cosponsor
  • Mike Weissman · Cosponsor
  • Michaelson Jenet · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 71 co-sponsors · 27 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (71)

Not signed on (27)

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Votes

RES

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 41000
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 65000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez R. — Yea
Stewart K. — Yea
Stewart R. — Yea
Winter T. — Yea
Garcia Sander — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kenny Nguyen Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Lori Goldstein Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Ava Flanell Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Yea
Carlos Barron Republican Yea
Chris Richardson Republican Yea
Dan Woog Republican Yea
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Yea
Larry Don Suckla Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Max Brooks Republican Yea
Rebecca Keltie Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Yea
Scott Slaugh Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 3?
SJR 3 is sponsored by Garcia Sander, Y. Zokaie, D. Woog, S. Woodrow, T. Winter, J. Willford, R. Weinberg, E. Velasco, A. Valdez, B. Titone, R. Taggart, T. Story, R. Stewart, M. Soper, L. Smith, S. Slaugh, E. Sirota, G. Rydin, M. Rutinel, N. Ricks, J. Phillips, A. Paschal, K. Nguyen, J. McCluskie, T. Mauro, M. Martinez, B. Marshall, J. Mabrey, M. Lukens, M. Lindsay, S. Lieder, J. Joseph, D. Johnson, J. Jackson, A. Hartsook, E. Hamrick, R. Gonzalez, L. Goldstein, L. García, M. Froelich, C. Espenoza, R. English, M. Duran, C. Clifford, M. Carter, S. Camacho, J. Caldwell, K. Brown, A. Boesenecker, J. Bacon, Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Chris Kolker (Democrat), Janice Marchman (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Katie Wallace (Democrat), L. Suckla, K. Stewart, Jessie Danielson (Democrat), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Matt Ball (Democrat), Scott Bright (Republican), John Carson (Republican), James Coleman (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Marc Snyder (Democrat), Mike Weissman (Democrat), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of SJR 3?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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