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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R25-0970.01 Michael Pearsall x2044 |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR25-1022 |
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| 9 | 9 | | House Committees Senate Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1022 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 2025 AS "MOTORCYCLE101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | S |
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| 14 | 14 | | AFETY AWARENESS MONTH".102 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The month of May marks the traditional start of the1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | motorcycle riding season; and2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Motorcycles occupy a significant place in Colorado3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | and American history, having made contributions to numerous military4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | campaigns, law enforcement operations, and the culture of the American5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | West; and6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Over 8 million motorcycles are registered in the7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | United States, with over 200,000 registered in Colorado, and are used on8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | public roads and highways, providing reliable day-to-day transportation9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and recreational opportunities; and10 |
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| 28 | 25 | | HOUSE |
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| 29 | 26 | | Final Reading |
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| 30 | 27 | | April 4, 2025 |
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| 31 | 28 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 32 | 29 | | Armagost and Lieder, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Caldwell, Camacho, |
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| 33 | 30 | | Carter, Clifford, Duran, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, |
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| 34 | 31 | | Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, |
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| 35 | 32 | | Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, |
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| 36 | 33 | | Soper, Stewart K., Story, Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T., |
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| 37 | 34 | | Woog |
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| 38 | 35 | | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 39 | | - | Bright and Hinrichsen, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Carson, Coleman, Cutter, |
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| 40 | | - | Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lundeen, |
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| 41 | | - | Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, |
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| 42 | | - | Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 36 | + | Bright and Hinrichsen, |
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| 43 | 37 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 44 | 38 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 45 | 39 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, Because of their light weight, fuel efficiency, and low1 |
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| 46 | 40 | | impact on our highways, motorcycles should be encouraged as a viable2 |
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| 47 | 41 | | transportation alternative; and3 |
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| 48 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Motorcycles take up less space on our highways and4 |
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| 49 | 43 | | parking areas thus reducing traffic congestion; and5 |
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| 50 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Motorcyclists are provided legal access to federally6 |
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| 51 | 45 | | funded High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to increase traffic flow while7 |
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| 52 | 46 | | giving motorcyclists a safer environment for travel; and8 |
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| 53 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Riders and passengers of motorcycles face countless9 |
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| 54 | 48 | | hazards and unforeseen circumstances on the road; and10 |
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| 55 | 49 | | WHEREAS, 162 motorcyclists were killed on Colorado roadways11 |
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| 56 | 50 | | last year; and12 |
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| 57 | 51 | | WHEREAS, State and national "Share the Road" campaigns have13 |
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| 58 | 52 | | been created to remind drivers of other vehicles and all motorists to be14 |
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| 59 | 53 | | extra alert in order to increase motorcyclists' safety; and15 |
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| 60 | 54 | | WHEREAS, Studies show that many motorcyclists involved in16 |
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| 61 | 55 | | accidents were without formal rider training; and17 |
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| 62 | 56 | | WHEREAS, Many causes of motorcycle crashes may be attributed18 |
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| 63 | 57 | | to lack of experience or failure to appreciate the unique operating19 |
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| 64 | 58 | | characteristics and limitations of motorcycles, as well as the failure of20 |
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| 65 | 59 | | other motorists to share the road with motorcyclists; and21 |
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| 66 | 60 | | WHEREAS, The motorcycling community has made an ongoing22 |
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| 67 | 61 | | commitment to increasing awareness of appropriate safety measures and23 |
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| 68 | 62 | | increased participation in rider-training programs; and24 |
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| 69 | 63 | | WHEREAS, Many rider-training programs are offered throughout25 |
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| 70 | 64 | | Colorado, both for beginner and experienced riders to prepare them to26 |
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| 71 | 65 | | operate a motorcycle in the safest possible manner; and27 |
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| 72 | 66 | | WHEREAS, Rider education, training, and motorcycle awareness28 |
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| 73 | 67 | | are important steps in motorcycle accident prevention; now, therefore,29 |
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| 74 | 68 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth30 |
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| 75 | 69 | | 1022 |
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| 76 | 70 | | -2- General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:1 |
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| 77 | 71 | | That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,2 |
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| 78 | 72 | | recognize and designate May 2025 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness3 |
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| 79 | 73 | | Month" to promote safety for all motorcycle riders through education and4 |
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| 80 | 74 | | training and to encourage all motorists to "share the road" in Colorado.5 |
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| 81 | 75 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent6 |
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| 82 | 76 | | to ABATE of Colorado.7 |
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| 83 | 77 | | 1022 |
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| 84 | 78 | | -3- |
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