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House adopts resolution designating Feb. 4 as Missing Persons Day in Colorado
Summary
The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 005 to designate February 4 as Missing Persons Day, citing national and state missing-person statistics and urging public awareness. Sponsors and leaders spoke in support; the measure passed unanimously among those voting.
The House on Feb. 4 adopted Senate Joint Resolution 005, designating Feb. 4 of each year as Missing Persons Day in Colorado and urging continued public, media and law-enforcement attention to missing-person cases.
Majority Leader Duran, presenting the resolution, said the measure was intended “to remember all those who have gone missing” and cited national and state statistics in the resolution text, including FBI and National Missing and Unidentified Person System numbers referenced in the resolution. The resolution text included background on Amber Alerts and the Missing Indigenous Persons Alert (MIPA) and noted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported nearly 29,568 missing‑child reports in 2024.
Minority Leader Puglisi also spoke in support, recounting a tradition of pausing for Amber Alerts and expressing sympathy for families of missing persons.
The House voted by recorded machine vote: 62 yes, 0 no, 3 excused. The clerk announced, “With 62 I's, 0 No, and 3 Excused, Senate Joint Resolution 5 is adopted.”
The resolution text as read on the floor highlights the scope of missing-person cases, calls for public awareness of alert programs and affirms the legislature’s support for families of missing persons; the transcript includes the resolution’s whereas clauses and background references to state and federal alert programs.
