SJR 18 Colorado Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Recognizing Celebration of Nowruz

This Senate Joint Resolution recognizes Nowruz, the traditional Iranian New Year, as a celebration of renewal and hope for Middle Eastern communities in Colorado and around the world. The bill extends solidarity with the Iranian people and specifically honors the Women, Life, Freedom movement advocating for gender equality and civil rights in Iran. It also mourns civilians lost to violence and expresses hope for a future where all people in Iran can live with freedom, justice, and full protection of their human rights. This resolution does not change laws or policies but serves as a formal statement of recognition and support from the Colorado General Assembly.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Last action Apr 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Revised → Signed Act · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as a signed act, converting the draft status to an official law. The substantive policy content regarding the recognition of Nowruz and support for Iranian human rights remained unchanged, though the text was reorganized into a standard legislative format with corrected spacing and removed internal markup notes.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and effect remain identical to the revised draft.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative markup symbols (e.g., line numbers, shading indicators) and standardized the layout to match the final signed act format.

Corrected spacing errors in the text, such as extra spaces before words like 'Nowruz' and 'Iranian'.

Updated the header to reflect the final 'Signed Act' status and removed the 'Revised' draft label.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker of the House

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

2 primary · 69 co-sponsors