HB 25-1266 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Colorado American Indian Recognition Day

Summary

The bill designates Colorado American Indian Recognition Day as an observed, but not a legal, state holiday. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reengrossed (03/10/2025) → PA1 (03/07/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new section (Section 3) that establishes the effective date of the legislation, specifying it takes effect 90 days after final adjournment unless a referendum petition is filed. The bill also includes updated text describing the purpose of American Indian Recognition Day, emphasizing recognition of Ute people as Colorado's longest continuous residents.

Scope change

Added a new section establishing the effective date and referendum petition provisions for the bill.

TIMELINE

Added Section 3 establishing that the act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of a ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly.

REQUIREMENT

Added provision that the act is subject to petition, allowing citizens to challenge the legislation through a referendum petition filed pursuant to section 1(3) of article V of the state constitution.

SCOPE

Expanded the descriptive text of the bill to specifically acknowledge the Ute people as Colorado's longest continuous residents and recognize their sovereign nations, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

49–10

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 64

Mar 10, 2025

D Democratic42

39 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

10 Yea 10 Nay 2

45% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

lower

3 primary · 37 co-sponsors