3/23/04-A Senate bill that would add the roadside memorials beside highways to the state budget has died.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Lew Entz, R-Hooper, failed to pass out of the Senate prior to the deadline for bills to report out of their originating chamber. It remained in the Senate Transportation Committee at the deadline.
SB79 sought to put up one of the memorials – which typically mark the spots where deadly accidents occurred – at the state’s expense. Currently, families of accident victims can request that the state put one up at relative’s expense, but homemade cross-and-flower arrangements and other similar memorials are illegal.
Under the bill, families would pay no more than $10 for a sign, but they would be required “to maintain the memorial in good condition.” Any signs that were not maintained, the state would take down.

3/2/04-A bill before the Senate Transportation Committee would add the roadside memorials beside highways in Colorado to the state budget
SB79, sponsored by Sen. Lew Entz, R-Hooper, would put up one of the memorials – which typically mark the spots where deadly accidents occurred – at the state’s expense. Currently, families of accident victims can request that the state put one up at relative’s expense, but homemade cross-and-flower arrangements and other similar memorials are illegal.
Under the bill, families would pay no more than $10 for a sign, but they would be required “to maintain the memorial in good condition.” Any signs that were not maintained, the state would take down.
For bill status, call (303) 866-3055. In Colorado, call 1-800-811-7647.