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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R25-1005.01 Shannon Wheeler x4340 |
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| 8 | 8 | | SJR25-013 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Senate Committees House Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-013 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING RECOGNIZING THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2025, AS NOWRUZ101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | D |
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| 14 | 14 | | AY.102 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Nowruz, meaning "new day", is an ancient festival1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | celebrated by millions of people of Iranian, Kurdish, Afghan, and Central2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Asian heritage around the world, marking the arrival of spring and the3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Persian New Year; and4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Nowruz has been observed for over 3,000 years as a5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | time of renewal, reflection, and unity, bringing together families and6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | communities in celebration of hope, harmony, and cultural heritage; and7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The traditions of Nowruz, including the Haft-Seen8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | table, the Chaharshanbe Suri fire festival, and Sizdah Bedar, promote9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | values of renewal, gratitude, and environmental stewardship; and10 |
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| 28 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 29 | 26 | | Final Reading |
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| 30 | 27 | | March 19, 2025 |
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| 31 | 28 | | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 32 | 29 | | Jodeh, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, |
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| 33 | 30 | | Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, |
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| 34 | 31 | | Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, |
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| 35 | 32 | | Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 36 | 33 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 37 | | - | Zokaie, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, English, Espenoza, |
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| 38 | | - | Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, |
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| 39 | | - | Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, |
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| 40 | | - | Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford, Woodrow |
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| 34 | + | Zokaie, |
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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, Colorado is home to a vibrant Iranian-American1 |
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| 44 | 38 | | community that enriches the cultural fabric of our state through2 |
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| 45 | 39 | | contributions in academia, business, the arts, and public service; and3 |
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| 46 | 40 | | WHEREAS, The Woman, Life, Freedom movement rooted in Iran4 |
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| 47 | 41 | | represents the aspiration for a society that honors human rights,5 |
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| 48 | 42 | | particularly women's and children's rights, gender equity, and economic6 |
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| 49 | 43 | | justice; and7 |
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| 50 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing Nowruz fosters inclusivity and affirms8 |
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| 51 | 45 | | Colorado's commitment to celebrating the diverse cultural traditions of its9 |
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| 52 | 46 | | residents; now, therefore,10 |
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| 53 | 47 | | Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly11 |
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| 55 | 49 | | That the Colorado General Assembly honors the celebration of13 |
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| 56 | 50 | | Nowruz, extends best wishes to all those observing this joyous occasion,14 |
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| 57 | 51 | | and recognizes the contributions of the Iranian-American community to15 |
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| 58 | 52 | | the state of Colorado.16 |
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| 59 | 53 | | Be It Further Resolved, That this resolution be sent to17 |
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| 60 | 54 | | Iranian-American organizations, community leaders, and cultural18 |
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| 61 | 55 | | institutions in recognition of Nowruz and its significance.19 |
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| 62 | 56 | | 013 |
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| 63 | 57 | | -2- |
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