SR 5 Colorado Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Single Parent Day

This Senate Resolution designates March 21 as "Single Parent Day in Colorado" to honor single parents who raise children alone due to divorce, death, or other circumstances. The measure directly affects single-parent households in the state, which include over 10 million households nationally and represent nearly a quarter of families with children under 18. The resolution contains no new laws or funding, serving instead as a symbolic gesture to recognize the dedication and challenges faced by single parents. It was signed by the Senate President and sent to Janice S. Moglen, a longtime Colorado advocate for Single Parent Day.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Signed Act · 3 edits · Mar 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft Senate resolution into a final signed act, incorporating specific updates to the legislative text. The most significant substantive change is the addition of new factual context regarding the scale of single-parent families in the United States, citing 2023 data about 15 million children and 10 million households. Minor formatting adjustments were made to the sponsor list and the layout of the resolution clauses.

Scope change

The scope of the resolution remains unchanged; it continues to designate March 21 as 'Single Parent Day in Colorado' and requests a copy be sent to a specific advocate.

TECHNICAL

Added new 'Whereas' clauses citing specific 2023 statistics on the number of children and households in single-parent families in the United States.

Reformatted the list of Senate sponsors to match the final act style, including the addition of Senator Coleman to the list.

Removed draft session headers, committee assignment lines, and legislative markup instructions (e.g., 'Shading denotes HOUSE amendment').

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

2 primary · 30 co-sponsors