| 5 | 5 | | LLS NO. R25-1012.01 Frank Stoner x5498 HJR25-1025 |
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| 6 | 6 | | House Committees Senate Committees |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1025 |
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| 8 | 8 | | C |
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| 9 | 9 | | ONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF THE WEEK OF APRIL 6-12, 2025, AS101 |
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| 10 | 10 | | NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS ' RIGHTS WEEK.102 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Crime and the threat of violence affect individuals,1 |
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| 12 | 12 | | families, and communities in profound and varied ways, often leaving2 |
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| 13 | 13 | | lasting physical, emotional, financial, and social challenges; and3 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics'4 |
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| 15 | 15 | | "Criminal Victimization, 2023" report, U.S. residents aged 12 and older5 |
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| 16 | 16 | | experienced approximately 6.4 million violent victimizations and6 |
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| 17 | 17 | | households experienced approximately 13.6 million property7 |
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| 18 | 18 | | victimizations in 2023; and8 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Colorado's Victims' Rights Amendment ensures9 |
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| 20 | 20 | | crime victims are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect and have the10 |
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| 21 | 21 | | right to be kept informed of and involved in the criminal justice process;11 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and12 |
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| 26 | 23 | | HOUSE |
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| 27 | 24 | | Final Reading |
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| 28 | 25 | | April 7, 2025 |
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| 29 | 26 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 30 | 27 | | Duran and Pugliese, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Bradley, |
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| 31 | 28 | | Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, English, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia |
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| 32 | 29 | | Sander, Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, |
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| 33 | 30 | | Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, |
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| 34 | 31 | | Phillips, Richardson, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R., Suckla, |
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| 35 | 32 | | Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog |
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| 36 | 33 | | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 37 | | - | Frizell and Roberts, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, |
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| 38 | | - | Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, |
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| 39 | | - | Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Rodriguez, Simpson, |
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| 40 | | - | Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 34 | + | Frizell and Roberts, |
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| 41 | 35 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 42 | 36 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 43 | 37 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, America's crime victims' rights advocates have had1 |
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| 44 | 38 | | a powerful impact on educating the nation about the devastating effects2 |
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| 45 | 39 | | of crime and victimization and the need to provide support and services3 |
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| 46 | 40 | | to individuals and communities hurt by crime; and4 |
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| 47 | 41 | | WHEREAS, With the unwavering support of their communities,5 |
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| 48 | 42 | | and victim service providers behind them, survivors are empowered to6 |
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| 49 | 43 | | face their grief, loss, fear, anger, and hope without fear of judgment and7 |
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| 50 | 44 | | feel understood, heard, and respected; and8 |
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| 51 | 45 | | WHEREAS, This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the9 |
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| 52 | 46 | | enactment of the Victims' Rights Amendment in the Colorado10 |
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| 53 | 47 | | Constitution, which passed on November 3, 1992, with the approval of11 |
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| 54 | 48 | | 82% of Colorado voters; now, therefore,12 |
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| 55 | 49 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth13 |
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| 56 | 50 | | General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:14 |
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| 57 | 51 | | (1) That we, the Colorado General Assembly, recognize the week15 |
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| 58 | 52 | | of April 6-12, 2025, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in16 |
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| 59 | 53 | | Colorado, and, during this week and throughout the year, we honor crime17 |
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| 60 | 54 | | victims and those who serve them; and18 |
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| 61 | 55 | | (2) That we encourage the citizens of Colorado, as individuals,19 |
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| 62 | 56 | | communities, and part of the nation, to seek justice and have compassion20 |
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| 63 | 57 | | for crime victims.21 |
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| 64 | 58 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent22 |
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| 65 | 59 | | to Governor Jared Polis, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, and23 |
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| 66 | 60 | | Stan Hilkey, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public24 |
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| 67 | 61 | | Safety.25 |
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| 68 | 62 | | 1025 |
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| 69 | 63 | | -2- |
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