HJR 25-1008 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Honoring Co-Responders & Behavioral Professionals

This is a ceremonial resolution (not a policy bill) designating September 14-20, 2025, as "Co-Responder Units and Behavioral Health Crisis Professionals Week" in Colorado. It honors professionals who work alongside law enforcement in crisis situations involving mental health or substance use, recognizing their role in de-escalating emergencies and connecting individuals to resources like counseling and housing. The resolution expresses legislative appreciation for their service but does not create new laws, funding, or policy changes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Feb 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Signed Act (02/21/2025) → Revised (02/10/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill underwent significant formatting and structural reorganization between versions, with the primary substantive change being the addition of committee assignment information and the reorganization of the resolution text to include proper page headers and reading dates. The core policy content regarding the designation of the third week of September as Co-Responder Units and Behavioral Health Crisis Professionals Week remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the designation of the week and the recognition of co-responder professionals remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Added committee assignment headers showing House and Senate committee involvement.

Added document metadata including bill number LLS NO. R25-0325.01, sponsor names, and reading dates.

Reorganized text structure with new line numbering and formatting to match legislative document standards.

Removed original page headers and simplified sponsor list formatting.

Added explanatory notes about amendment notation (shading, underlining, capital letters) for legislative tracking purposes.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 34

Feb 10, 2025

D Democratic22

20 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to

lower

4 primary · 91 co-sponsors