Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HJR1011 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-third General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	ENGROSSED
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6	6
7	7		LLS NO. R22-0831.01 Katelyn Guderian x3205
8	8		HJR22-1011
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1011
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING HONORING GOLD STAR FAMILIES .101
13	13		WHEREAS, Since the Revolutionary War, more than one million1
14	14		American soldiers have died in battle and military conflicts; their2
15	15		families, who have endured these losses and the accompanying grief, are3
16	16		known as Gold Star Families; and4
17	17		WHEREAS, Named for the practice of families hanging service5
18	18		banners in the windows of their homes with a star for each family6
19	19		member in the Armed Forces, deep blue stars were displayed for each7
20	20		living member serving, and they were replaced with gold if their loved8
21	21		one lost his or her life serving our country and protecting our freedom;9
22	22		and10
23	23		WHEREAS, Grace Darling Seibold founded the American Gold11
24	24		Star Mothers in 1928; her son, George, was serving in World War I, and,12
25		-	SENATE
26		-	Final Reading
27		-	February 7, 2022
28	25		HOUSE
29	26		Final Reading
30	27		February 4, 2022
31	28		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
32	29		Bernett and Geitner, Amabile, Bacon, Benavidez, Bird, Bockenfeld, Boesenecker,
33	30		Bradfield, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Cutter, Daugherty, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Garnett,
34	31		Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Hanks, Herod, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Larson,
35	32		Lindsay, Lontine, Luck, Lynch, McCluskie, McCormick, McKean, McLachlan, Michaelson
36	33		Jenet, Mullica, Neville, Ortiz, Pelton, Pico, Ransom, Rich, Ricks, Roberts, Sandridge, Sirota,
37	34		Snyder, Soper, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Beber, Van Winkle,
38	35		Weissman, Will, Williams, Woodrow, Woog, Young
39	36		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
40		-	Kolker and Lundeen, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Cooke, Coram, Donovan, Fenberg,
41		-	Fields, Garcia, Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hisey, Holbert, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer,
42		-	Lee, Liston, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez, Scott, Simpson, Smallwood,
43		-	Sonnenberg, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger
	37	+	Kolker and Lundeen,
44	38		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
45	39		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
46	40		Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. while he was abroad, she channeled her worry into visiting hospitalized1
47	41		veterans; when the letters from her son stopped arriving and she learned2
48	42		of his death, she took action in her grief and, with a group of mothers,3
49	43		established American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; and4
50	44		WHEREAS, Since 1936, Gold Star Mother's Day has been5
51	45		honored, through presidential proclamation, as the last Sunday of each6
52	46		September; and7
53	47		WHEREAS, The acts of heroism and the stories of courage of8
54	48		each fallen soldier are forever remembered in the minds and hearts of9
55	49		their families; and10
56	50		WHEREAS, While national monuments and memorials serve as11
57	51		strong visible reminders for the men and women who made the ultimate12
58	52		sacrifice in service to our nation, Gold Star Families are a living legacy13
59	53		of each fallen soldier and can help us all remember and honor these14
60	54		heroes by name; and15
61	55		WHEREAS, Long after the battles have ended, as our stars and16
62	56		stripes of liberty fly, the families who have at home a folded flag and an17
63	57		empty seat at the table deserve our respect and our support; now,18
64	58		therefore,19
65	59		Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third20
66	60		General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:21
67	61		That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, honor22
68	62		the pride and the pain of the parents and partners and children and23
69	63		siblings of our fallen heroes and recognize the families of these proud24
70	64		patriots with an expression of profound gratitude and respect.25
71	65		Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent26
72	66		to the commanders of the American Legion Posts in Colorado; the27
73	67		commanders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts in Colorado; the28
74	68		commanders of Colorado's active military bases; the Pikes Peak Chapter29
75	69		of Gold Star Mothers; the Denver Chapter of Gold Star Wives; and the30
76	70		chapters of the Blue Star Mothers of Colorado.31
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