HR 25-1003 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Women in Colorado Legal Community

This House Resolution (HR 25-1003) recognizes the importance of diversity in Colorado's legal community and honors the Colorado Women's Bar Association (CWBA) for its work supporting women in the legal profession. It highlights key milestones in Colorado's legal history, including the first women to earn law degrees, become judges, and serve in legal leadership roles. The resolution commends the CWBA's efforts to promote women's advancement in the judiciary and ensure equal representation. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new law but formally acknowledges these contributions during Women's History Month.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed (03/26/2025) → Signed Act (04/02/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2025

MINOR

This resolution was updated to add historical milestones for women in Colorado's legal profession, including the first female judge, attorney general, and diverse minority judges. The text was also reorganized for better formatting and corrected a typo in 'Judicial Committee'. These changes enhance the resolution's educational value by providing more comprehensive historical context while maintaining its original purpose of recognizing the Colorado Women's Bar Association.

SCOPE

Added new WHEREAS clauses highlighting specific historical achievements of women in Colorado law, including the 1897 anti-discrimination statute, Ida L. Gregory (1903), Clara Ruth Mozzor (1917), Gale Norton (1991-1999), Claudia J. Jordan (1994), Theresa M. Cisneros (1997), Chelsea Malone (2016), and Monica M. Marquez (2024).

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo changing 'Judicial Cmmnittee' to 'Judicial Committee' and reorganized the text layout for improved readability.

Removed the original header information including session details, sponsor list formatting, and amendment notation instructions.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

64–0

Passed

Total votes 64

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic42

42 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to

lower

2 primary · 47 co-sponsors