HJR 25-1026 — Designate Representative Hugh McKean Memorial Highway

HOUSEFirst JOINTRegular RESOLUTIONSession 25-1026Seventy-fifth BYGeneral REPRESENTATIVE(S)Assembly WeinbergSTATE andOF McCluskie,COLORADO Armagost,ENGROSSED Bacon,LLS Barron,NO. Bird, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford,DeGraaf,Duran,English,Espenoza,Feret,Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, GonzaleR.,Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson,Joseph,Keltie,Lieder,Lindsay,Lindstedt,Lukens, Mabrey,Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford, WinterT., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie;

alsoR25-0980.01 SENATOR(S)Kitty KirkmeyerVerboom andx4755 Mullica,HJR25-1026 Amabile,HOUSE Baisley,SPONSORSHIP Ball,Weinberg Bridges,and Bright,McCluskie, Carson,Armagost, Catlin,Bacon, Cutter,Barron, Danielson,Bird, Daugherty,Boesenecker, Exum,Bottoms, Frizell,Bradfield, GonzalesBrooks, J.,Brown, Hinrichsen,Caldwell, Jodeh,Camacho, Kipp,Carter, Kolker,Clifford, Liston,DeGraaf, Lundeen,Duran, Marchman,English, MichaelsonEspenoza,Feret,Froelich,Garcia,GarciaSander,Gilchrist,GonzalezR.,Hamrick,Hartsook, Jenet,Jackson, PeltonJohnson, B.,Joseph, PeltonKeltie, R.,Lieder, Rich,Lindsay, Roberts,Lindstedt, Rodriguez,Lukens, Simpson,Mabrey, Snyder,Marshall, Sullivan,Martinez,Mauro,McCormick,Paschal,Phillips,Pugliese,Richardson,Ricks,Rutinel,Rydin, Wallace,Sirota,Smith,Soper,StewartK.,StewartR.,Story,Suckla,Taggart,Titone,Valdez,Velasco, Weissman,Willford, Winter F.,T., Coleman.Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kirkmeyer and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1026 C ONCERNINGDESIGNATIONOF COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY 402FROM U NITEDSTATES H IGHWAY 287 TOINTERSTATE 25 ASTHE "R EP.

CONCERNINGH DESIGNATIONUGH OFM COLORADOCK STATEEAN HIGHWAYM 402EMORIAL FROMH UNITEDIGHWAY STATES". HIGHWAY 287 TO INTERSTATE 25 AS THE "REP.

HUGH MCKEAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".

and WHEREAS, RepresentativeMcKeanRepresentative settledinMcKean settled in Colorado, graduating from Colorado State University in 1996, and worked as an independent residential contractor across northern Colorado;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,AftermovingtoLoveland,Colorado,Representative After moving to Loveland, Colorado, Representative McKean devoted himselftohimself to raising his two young children and went on tobecomeactiveg inlocalgovernment,5 servinghistobecomeactiveinlocalgovernment,servinghiscommunityonacharter communityonacharterd school0 boardS ande a, schoolO districtl master2 planningShading board;denotes HOUSE amendment.

andDouble WHEREAS,underlining Beginningdenotes inSENATEHaiepdment. 2009, Representative McKean served on the Loveland City Council for two terms, during which time he demonstrated his "love ofhelping neighbors, supporting his community, and finding durable solutions to local and regional problems";

andCapital WHEREAS,letters Representativeor McKeanbold was& firstitalic electednumbers toindicate representnew Coloradomaterial Houseto Districtbe 51aFdAd into 2016,existing andwentlaw. onto serve for sixyears in the House ofRepresentatives, whereheworkedtirelesslyto build abetter future for every Coloradan and was an effective lawmaker, with over 50 ofthe bills he sponsored being signed by the governor;

andDashes WHEREAS,through In 2020, Representative McKean was elected leader of the Coloradowords Houseor Republicannumbers Caucusindicate anddeletions gainedfrom aexisting reputationlaw. as someone whose "ability to forge genuine connections with people [and] educate himselfon the deep details ofpublic policy, combined with his infectious sense of humor, boundless energy, and innate curiosity of a seven-year-old, made him not only an effective legislator but an invaluable colleague and friend";

andschool WHEREAS,board Representativeand McKeana passedschool awaydistrict onmaster Octoberplanning 30,board; 2022, three days after his fifty-fifth birthday;

and WHEREAS, AtBeginning hisin memorial,2009, attendedRepresentative byMcKean hundredsserved ofon colleagues,the family,Loveland andCity friendsCouncil ashefor laytwo instateterms, intheduring capitolwhich rotunda,time Representativehe McKeandemonstrated washis remembered"love asof someonehelping whoseneighbors, "laughtersupporting filledhis thecommunity, stateand capitol,finding butdurable notssolutions muchto aslocal hisand heart";regional problems";

now,and therefore,WHEREAS,RepresentativeMcKeanwasfirstelectedtorepresent BeColorado ItHouse ResolvedDistrict51in2016, byand thewent Houseon ofRepresentativesto oftheserve Seventy-fifthfor GeneralAssemblysix oftheStateyears ofColorado,in theSenatetheHouseofRepresentatives,whereheworkedtirelesslytobuildabetter concurringherein:future for everyColoradan and was an effective lawmaker, with over 50 of the bills he sponsored being signed by the governor;

(1)and ThatWHEREAS, In 2020, Representative McKean was elected leader of the Colorado StateHouse HighwayRepublican 402Caucus fromand Unitedgained Statesa Highwayreputation as someone whose "ability to Interstateforge 25genuine beconnections designatedwith aspeople [and] educate himself on the "Rep.deep details of public policy, combined with his infectious sense of humor, boundless energy, and innate curiosity of a seven-year-old, made him not only an effective legislator but an invaluable colleague and friend";

and WHEREAS,RepresentativeMcKeanpassedawayonOctober30, 2022, three days after his fifty-fifth birthday;

and WHEREAS,Athismemorial,attendedbyhundredsofcolleagues, family,andfriendsashelayinstateinthecapitolrotunda,Representative McKean was remembered as someone whose "laughter filled the state capitol, but not as much as his heart";

now, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentativesoftheSeventy-fifth GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:

(1) That Colorado State Highway 402 from United States Highway 287 to Interstate 25 be designated as the "Rep.

(2) That the Colorado Department ofTransportationof Transportation may accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of the initial placement of signs to mark Colorado State Highway 402 from United StatesHighway287toStatesHighway287toInterstate25asthe"Rep.HughMcKeanMemorial Interstate25 asthe "Rep.HughMcKeanMemorial Highway".

PAGE-2- 2-HOUSE1026 JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1026 (3) ThatThattheColoradoDepartmentof theTransportationmayexplore Colorado Department ofTransportation may explore a cooperative agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for LarimerCountyforLarimerCountyforthemaintenanceofthesignsmarkingthe"Rep.Hugh theMcKean maintenancefthesignsMemorial markingtheHighway". "Rep.

HughBeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisJointResolutionbesent McKeanto MemorialAmyParks, Highway".Hanna McKean, Aiden McKean, Janet McKean, Summer McKean, Andrew McKean, and Scott James.

Be-3- ItFurther1026 ResolveThat copies ofthis Joint Resolution be sentto.

Amy Parks, Hanna McKean, Aiden McKean, Janet McKean, Summer McKean, Andrew McKean, and Scott James.

James Rashad Coleman Sr.

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 3-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1026