The Colorado Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 014 Friday recognizing March 21 as Single Parent Day in Colorado, honoring single parents and the work of longtime advocate Janice Moglen.

Senator Rich sponsored the resolution and asked that it be read at length. The resolution’s text recognizes single-parent families and traces the observance to a 1984 presidential proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. Rich noted Janice Moglen’s long advocacy and thanked her, and other senators offered personal remarks about being raised by single parents or working in family law.

Senator Doherty, who said much of his career was in family law, urged senators to support single parents in tangible ways such as babysitting or bringing a meal. Several other senators shared personal anecdotes about parents who raised families on their own. After brief discussion, the Senate adopted SJR 014 unanimously on a roll call of 34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused, 0 vacant. Senator Rich also asked that the day’s roll call be added as cosponsors to the resolution.

The resolution requests that a copy be sent to Janice Moglen; the Senate added current members on the roll as cosponsors. The adoption was recorded on the Senate floor; there was no opposing vote recorded in the transcript.