SJM 3 Colorado Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Memorializing Senator MaryAnne Tebedo

This bill memorializes former Senator MaryAnne Tebedo, honoring her life and contributions to Colorado public service. The legislation formally recognizes her decades of work in politics, including her roles as a campaign staffer, state representative, and state senator, as well as her efforts in passing funeral contract laws and her work as a mediator. It expresses the General Assembly's gratitude for her public service and extends sympathy to her surviving family members. Copies of the memorial will be sent to her children as a gesture of respect.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2026 Last action May 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MODERATE

The bill has progressed from its introduction to its final engrossed version, incorporating numerous Senate sponsors and adding a final reading date of March 17, 2026. The text includes minor formatting adjustments to the page numbering and the removal of a specific line regarding a funeral home CEO, while the core legislative text regarding preneed funeral contracts remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to address the Colorado preneed funeral contracts law.

TECHNICAL

Added a list of Senate co-sponsors to the bill.

Removed a specific sentence mentioning the CEO of the Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting markers to reflect the bill's progression to the engrossed stage.

TIMELINE

Added a final reading date of March 17, 2026.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 20, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

2 primary · 32 co-sponsors