Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HCR1003 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
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7	7	LLS NO. R25-0811.01 Jerry Barry x4341
8	8	HCR25-1003
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
11	11	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 25-1003
12	12	S
13	13	UBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF101
14	14	C
15	15	OLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION102
16	16	CONCERNING A PERSON 'S INALIENABLE RIGHTS RELATED TO103
17	17	THEIR CHILDREN. 104
18	18	Resolution Summary
19	19	(Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
20	20	does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this
21	21	resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution
22	22	summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be
23	23	available at http://leg.colorado.gov/
24	24	.)
25	25	The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to
26	26	the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that will, if approved,
27	27	add to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	DeGraaf, Armagost, Barron, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Brooks, Caldwell, Garcia Sander,
30	30	Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Johnson, Keltie, Luck, Pugliese, Richardson, Soper, Suckla, Taggart,
31	31	Weinberg, Winter T., Woog
32	32	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
33	33	(None),
34	34	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
35	35	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
36	36	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children.
37	37	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth1
38	38	General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:2
39	39	SECTION 1. At the election held on November 3, 2026, the3
40	40	secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the4
41	41	ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state5
42	42	constitution:6
43	43	In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 3 of7
44	44	article II as follows:8
45	45	Section 3. Inalienable rights. All persons have certain natural,9
46	46	essential and inalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right10
47	47	of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; of acquiring,11
48	48	possessing and protecting property;
49	49	OF DIRECTING THE UPBRINGING ,12
50	50	EDUCATION, AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; and of seeking and obtaining13
51	51	their safety and happiness.14
52	52	SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote15
53	53	either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall16
54	54	there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a person's17
55	55	inalienable rights related to their children?"18
56	56	SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123,19
57	57	Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors20
58	58	voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become21
59	59	part of the state constitution.22
60	60	HCR25-1003-2-