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Colorado House recognizes National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Summary
The Colorado House on April 7 adopted House Joint Resolution 10‑25 to designate a week in April 2025 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado and to honor victims and service providers; the resolution passed unanimously among members voting.
The Colorado House adopted House Joint Resolution 10‑25 on April 7, recognizing a week in April 2025 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado and honoring crime victims, survivors and victim service providers.
Representative Duran, one of the sponsors, described the observance as an opportunity to “honor victims and survivors and recognize organizations that have been fighting for victim rights for decades.” The resolution text, read on the floor, cites national Bureau of Justice Statistics figures and referenced Colorado’s victims’ rights amendment to the state constitution.
The resolution notes the 30th anniversary of Colorado’s Victims’ Rights Amendment, which passed on Nov. 3, 1992, and celebrates the theme the sponsors called “kinship,” emphasizing community support and survivor networks. Members recognized victims and advocates present in the chamber and gallery and asked the House to stand in their honor.
The resolution was adopted by recorded vote: “With 59 I’s, 0 no, and 6 excused, House Joint Resolution 10‑25 is adopted,” the clerk announced on the floor.
The resolution is ceremonial and directs recognition and encouragement for community observances and support for victims and their service providers; it does not create a program or appropriation.
