Summary#

Senate Resolution 26-006, “Donate Life Month,” is a Colorado Senate resolution, not a bill that amends state law. It recognizes April 2026 as National Donate Life Month and honors organ and tissue donors and the people and families affected by donation; raising awareness is a stated purpose, not a required result.

• The Senate recognizes April 2026 as National Donate Life Month.
• The Senate recognizes donors and people and families positively affected by their donations.
• A copy of the resolution is to be sent to the president and CEO of Donor Alliance.
• The resolution does not change donor registration, consent, or donation rules, and does not create a program or require anyone to take part.

What it means for you#

• Colorado residents: The resolution creates no new duties, benefits, or changes to how people register as donors.
• Donors and affected families: The Senate formally recognizes them, but the resolution does not provide a service or other direct benefit.
• Donor Alliance: The resolution directs that the organization’s president and CEO receive a copy.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

• The resolution does not appropriate money or require spending.

What is unclear#

• The resolution does not set out activities, a budget, or a government office responsible for raising awareness.
• It does not specify how awareness or donor registration would be measured. It also does not require those outcomes.

Case for#

• The resolution gives public recognition to donors and the people and families affected by donation.
• It could help draw attention to donation and encourage people to learn about registering, which the resolution describes as its aim.
• It recognizes the role of community partners and Donor Alliance noted in the resolution’s background statements.

Case against#

• The operative text is symbolic: it recognizes the month and donors but does not require awareness activities or change donor registration.
• The resolution does not provide funding or say how its stated awareness goal would be carried out.