First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. R25-0811.01 Jerry Barry x4341
HCR25-1003
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 25-1003
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UBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF101
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OLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION102
CONCERNING A PERSON 'S INALIENABLE RIGHTS RELATED TO103
THEIR CHILDREN. 104
Resolution Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this
resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution
summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be
available at http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to
the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that will, if approved,
add to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
DeGraaf, Armagost, Barron, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Brooks, Caldwell, Garcia Sander,
Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Johnson, Keltie, Luck, Pugliese, Richardson, Soper, Suckla, Taggart,
Weinberg, Winter T., Woog
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth1
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:2
SECTION 1. At the election held on November 3, 2026, the3
secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the4
ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state5
constitution:6
In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 3 of7
article II as follows:8
Section 3. Inalienable rights. All persons have certain natural,9
essential and inalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right10
of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; of acquiring,11
possessing and protecting property;
OF DIRECTING THE UPBRINGING ,12
EDUCATION, AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; and of seeking and obtaining13
their safety and happiness.14
SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote15
either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall16
there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a person's17
inalienable rights related to their children?"18
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123,19
Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors20
voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become21
part of the state constitution.22
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