Donate Life Month

2026 Regular Session

Declares April 2026 National Donate Life Month in Colorado, honoring organ, eye, and tissue donors and promoting awareness and participation in donation registries.

Signed by the President of the Senate

What the bill is

Type: Senate Resolution (SR)

Session: 2026 Regular Session, Colorado General Assembly

Title: Donates Life Month (National Donate Life Month)

Sponsor: Senator Kolker

Purpose: Official recognition by the Colorado Senate of April 2026 as National Donate Life Month and acknowledgment of organ, eye, and tissue donors, their families, and the organizations that support donation efforts.

Main purpose and intent

To publicly recognize and celebrate National Donate Life Month in April 2026.

To honor the generosity and impact of organ, eye, and tissue donors.

To acknowledge the ongoing efforts of donors, donor families, and donation organizations (notably Donor Alliance and partners) in saving and healing lives.

To encourage awareness and continued participation in donation registries.

Key provisions and changes

Recognizes April 2026 as National Donate Life Month.

Acknowledges the lifesaving and healing contributions of organ, eye, and tissue donors.

Highlights the impact of donation on recipients, families, and the broader community.

Expresses appreciation for donors, donor families, and partners involved in donor education and registration efforts.

Directs that a copy of the resolution be shared with Donor Alliance’s President and CEO, Jennifer Prinz.

Who or what would be affected

Donor Alliance and other donation organizations operating in Colorado.

Colorado residents who participate in organ, eye, and tissue donation registries.

Donor families and recipients who are connected to donation stories.

The broader public, as the resolution aims to raise awareness and encourage ongoing donation registration.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Status: Introduced and referred to Senate; adopted as a Senate Resolution recognizing National Donate Life Month.

Timeline noted in the action history:

Introduced in the Senate and assigned to committees.
Senate Third Reading date listed as April 13, 2026, with the action “Laid Over to 04/21/2026 – No Amendments,” indicating a schedule for consideration and potential final action.

As a resolution, the document does not create new laws or fiscal obligations; it’s a formal acknowledgment and statement of value.

Notable details

Emphasizes Colorado’s leadership in donation participation, citing nearly 900,000 Coloradans registered as organ, eye, and tissue donors via the DMV.

Provides donor impact statistics (e.g., up to eight lives saved per organ donor, up to two corneal transplants, and more than 75 tissue recipients per donor) to illustrate the scale of donation benefits.

References regional activity in 2025 (Colorado and Wyoming) to contextualize ongoing donor impact.

Directs communication of the resolution to Donor Alliance’s leadership, underscoring collaboration with the organization in awareness and registration efforts.

This summary provides a concise, nonpartisan overview of SR26-006, focusing on its recognition of National Donate Life Month, the beneficiaries of donation, and the role of donation organizations in Colorado.

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