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HJR 25-1025

Crime Victim Awareness Week

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 85 co-sponsors

Recognizes April 6–12, 2025 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado to honor victims and providers and raise public awareness of victims’ rights.

Signed by the President of the Senate
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Bill Summary · HJR 25-1025

Summary — HJR 25-1025: Crime Victim Awareness Week

Purpose

HJR 25-1025 is a joint resolution recognizing the week of April 6–12, 2025, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado. The resolution honors crime victims and the organizations and individuals who serve them, encourages public compassion, and highlights victims’ rights and services in the state.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes April 6–12, 2025, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado.
  • Encourages Colorado residents, communities, and the nation to seek justice for and show compassion toward crime victims.
  • Notes and commemorates the 33rd anniversary of Colorado’s Victims’ Rights Amendment (approved November 3, 1992, by ~82% of voters).
  • Cites 2023 Bureau of Justice Statistics figures: ~6.4 million violent victimizations among U.S. residents aged 12+ and ~13.6 million household property victimizations.
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be sent to Governor Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, and Stan Hilkey, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: crime victims, survivors, victim service providers, advocacy groups, and communities across Colorado.
  • No changes to statutes, regulatory requirements, funding, or entitlements—this is a commemorative, nonbinding resolution intended to raise awareness and encourage community support.

Procedural and timeline details

  • Introduced in the Colorado House: April 4, 2025.
  • House third reading passed (no amendments): April 7, 2025 (laid over April 6).
  • Senate third reading passed (no amendments): April 11, 2025.
  • Signed by the Speaker of the House: April 23, 2025.
  • Signed by the President of the Senate: April 24, 2025.
  • Sponsored and cosponsored broadly across both chambers (primary sponsors: Representatives Monica Duran and Rose Pugliese; Senators Lisa Frizell and Dylan Roberts listed among lead sponsors and many cosponsors).

Notes / Implications

  • HJR 25-1025 is ceremonial and does not create legal rights, change existing law, or provide funding. Its primary impact is symbolic: raising public awareness, honoring victims and providers, and reinforcing the importance of victims’ rights in Colorado.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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