SR 25-005 Colorado Senate · 2025 Regular Session

United States Government Treatment of Immigrants

This Senate Resolution (SR 25-005) is a symbolic statement by the Colorado Senate expressing opposition to the potential federal government use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target immigrants. It draws historical parallels to the WWII Japanese American internment, citing the Act's misuse during wartime and the 1988 Civil Liberties Act apology. The resolution calls on Colorado's governor to support immigrant communities and urges Colorado's U.S. senators and representatives to co-sponsor federal bills (the Neighbors Not Enemies Act) seeking to repeal the Alien Enemies Act. It does not create new laws or directly affect any group; it is a formal expression of disapproval.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed (02/19/2025) → Signed Act (02/20/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted and reorganized with minor text corrections but no substantive policy changes. The resolution's core purpose remains the same: expressing disapproval of the Alien Enemies Act's use against immigrants and calling for state and federal officials to support repeal efforts.

TECHNICAL

Text was reorganized and renumbered, with some formatting adjustments and minor spelling corrections (e.g., 'Heritage F,oundation' corrected to 'Heritage Foundation', 'h~s' corrected to 'has').

The sponsor list was reordered slightly, moving 'Coleman' from the end to the middle of the list.

Header information including session details and explanatory notes about markup symbols were removed.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Feb 19, 2025

D Democratic22

22 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

2 primary · 20 co-sponsors