Colorado HB 1427 — Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update
Colorado, 2026A. HB 1427: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update
Latest action
June 4, 2026 — Governor Signed
Summary
The act updates the 'Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act' (act) with amendments to the act adopted by the Uniform Law Commission by:Defining 'Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act' for purposes of the act;Requiring the filing of a Hart-Scott-Rodino form with the Colorado attorney general (AG) within one business day after filing with the federal government (rather than contemporaneously);Requiring the AG to provide a secure means to accept and store materials they receive under the act;When receiving information from the attorney general of another state that has also enacted the act, requiring the AG to provide assurances to the other attorney general that the AG will maintain the confidentiality of the documents or information they receive;Requiring the AG to destroy or return the materials submitted to them within 120 days after the close of the transaction subject to disclosure under the act or the conclusion of any legal proceeding directly related to the transaction subject to disclosure under the act, whichever is later; andRequiring the AG to provide written notice and a 3-day period to cure before imposing civil penalties against a person for noncompliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino form filing requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- C. Espenoza — primary sponsor
- M. Snyder — primary sponsor
- J. Bacon
- M. Carter
- M. Duran
- J. Coleman
- J. Marchman
Bill text
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Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole.
May 5, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 11 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (11)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Bacon | yes |
| Ava Flanell | yes |
| Lorena Garcia | yes |
| Rebecca Keltie | yes |
| Scott Slaugh | yes |
| Matt Soper | yes |
| Yara Zokaie | yes |
| Michael Carter | yes |
| Javier Mabrey | yes |
| Chad Clifford | yes |
| Cecelia Espenoza | yes |
BILL
May 7, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 55 · no: 9 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Bacon | yes |
| Barron | yes |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Bottoms | no |
| Bradfield | yes |
| Bradley | no |
| Brooks | no |
| Brown | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| Clifford | yes |
| DeGraaf | no |
| Duran | yes |
| English | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| Feret | excused |
| Flanell | yes |
| Froelich | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Garcia Sander | yes |
| Gilchrist | yes |
| Goldstein | yes |
| Gonzalez R. | yes |
| Hamrick | yes |
| Hartsook | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Joseph | yes |
| Keltie | yes |
| Lieder | yes |
| Lindsay | yes |
| Luck | no |
| Lukens | yes |
| Mabrey | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Mauro | yes |
| McCormick | yes |
| Nguyen | yes |
| Paschal | yes |
| Phillips | yes |
| Richardson | no |
| Ricks | yes |
| Rutinel | yes |
| Rydin | yes |
| Sirota | yes |
| Slaugh | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Soper | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Story | yes |
| Suckla | no |
| Taggart | yes |
| Titone | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Velasco | yes |
| Weinberg | no |
| Willford | yes |
| Winter T. | yes |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Woog | no |
| Zokaie | yes |
| McCluskie | yes |
BILL
May 12, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 32 · no: 3 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Amabile | yes |
| Frizell | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Kipp | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Liston | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Mullica | yes |
| Pelton B. | yes |
| Pelton R. | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Weissman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Coleman | yes |
| Baisley | no |
| Ball | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Bright | yes |
| Carson | no |
| Catlin | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Exum | yes |
Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole.
May 11, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 4 · no: 3 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (7)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Carson | no |
| Lindsey Daugherty | yes |
| Nick Hinrichsen | yes |
| Katie Wallace | yes |
| Lynda Zamora Wilson | no |
| Dylan Roberts | yes |
| Mike Weissman | no |
Legislative history
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Governor Signed
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