First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
LLS NO. R25-0847.01 Jessica Chapman x4636 SJR25-014
Senate Committees House Committees
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-014
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ONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF SINGLE PARENT DAY.101
WHEREAS, The greatest need of every child is to be loved; and1
WHEREAS, Parents invest an immeasurable amount of time,2
energy, and devotion to raise their children and to provide them with the3
support and guidance required to become responsible, productive, and4
successful adults; and5
WHEREAS, The responsibility of raising children is particularly6
difficult when it falls on the shoulders of a single parent, whether it be7
due to divorce, death, or any other circumstance; and8
WHEREAS, According to United States Census data, almost a9
quarter of United States families with children under 18 years of age are10
single-parent families, amounting to over 10 million households; and11
HOUSE
Final Reading
April 1, 2025
SENATE
Final Reading
March 21, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Rich and Daugherty, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman,
Cutter, Danielson, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston,
Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez,
Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Pugliese and Jackson, Armagost, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Caldwell, Duran, English,
Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Johnson, Joseph,
Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie,
McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart K.,
Stewart R., Suckla, Taggart, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Woodrow, Woog
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. WHEREAS, In 2023, over 15 million children were living in1
single-parent families in the United States; and2
WHEREAS, Single parents deserve respect and recognition for3
their dedication and achievements; and4
WHEREAS, In 1984, then-President Ronald Reagan declared5
March 21 as "National Single Parent Day"; now, therefore,6
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly7
of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:8
That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,9
continue to designate March 21 as "Single Parent Day in Colorado" in10
respectful recognition of single parents in Colorado.11
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this joint resolution be sent12
to Janice S. Moglen, longtime Colorado advocate for Single Parent Day.13
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