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CO HB 1088

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Business Entity Filing Secretary of State

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1088 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1088 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

What is CO HB 1088 about?

The act authorizes the secretary of state (secretary) to:Mark as void or remove from the system an entity filing and adjust the entity's status if an electronic payment for the entity filing fee is reversed or is not completed; andMark a business record with a notice that an entity has received a complaint or is under investigation without referring a complaint about the entity to the attorney general if the secretary receives a notice from the attorney general that the entity being listed as the registered agent was created or registered without authorization or for fraudulent purposes.     The act prohibits using a fraudulent entity as a registered agent in a business entity filing.     Colorado law provides an administrative process for determining if an entity filing is made fraudulently or otherwise violates the law when a complaint is made (violation). When a complaint is filed, the secretary may note on the entity's records a notice of the complaint and investigation. If such a determination is made, the entity filings may be canceled and the filers penalized. The procedures require the attorney general to notify the entity's registered agent. If the entity does not reply, the complaint is deemed to be conceded. The act:Authorizes the attorney general to provide written notice to any other point of contact that the attorney general determines through investigation to be a means to reach the entity, if the address of the registered agent is the same as the address of the complainant;Repeals a requirement that a second 21-day notice be mailed before the complaint is deemed to be conceded;Authorizes a person that is injured by a violation to bring an action to dissolve the entity; andAuthorizes the secretary to take certain actions against another entity that also uses the same fraudulent or unauthorized entity as its registered agent.     Under current law, actions to dissolve an entity must be brought in the district court for the county where the entity's principal office is located; if the entity has no principal office in this state, where the registered agent is located; or, if the entity has no registered agent, in Denver. The act authorizes the action to be brought in Denver when the dissolution is based on a fraudulent filing.     The act also sets up a procedure through which, if the secretary has a reasonable basis to believe that a record is fraudulent or unauthorized based on the response or failure to respond to an interrogatory, the secretary may:Mark the record with a notice that the record is unauthorized or fraudulent and declare the entity delinquent;Redact the unauthorized address or name from the record and from any other relevant records;Disable filing functionality on the entity's records; andProceed with administrative procedures.     A person aggrieved by any of these actions may request the secretary to reverse the actions taken. If the secretary denies the request, the aggrieved person may seek judicial review in Denver.     To implement the act, $193,954 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1088?

C. Kolker, L. Cutter, R. Taggart and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1088, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

The act authorizes the secretary of state (secretary) to:Mark as void or remove from the system an entity filing and adjust the entity's status if an electronic payment for the entity filing fee is reversed or is not completed; andMark a business record with a notice that an entity has received a complaint or is under investigation without referring a complaint about the entity to the attorney general if the secretary receives a notice from the attorney general that the entity being listed as the registered agent was created or registered without authorization or for fraudulent purposes.     The act prohibits using a fraudulent entity as a registered agent in a business entity filing.     Colorado law provides an administrative process for determining if an entity filing is made fraudulently or otherwise violates the law when a complaint is made (violation). When a complaint is filed, the secretary may note on the entity's records a notice of the complaint and investigation. If such a determination is made, the entity filings may be canceled and the filers penalized. The procedures require the attorney general to notify the entity's registered agent. If the entity does not reply, the complaint is deemed to be conceded. The act:Authorizes the attorney general to provide written notice to any other point of contact that the attorney general determines through investigation to be a means to reach the entity, if the address of the registered agent is the same as the address of the complainant;Repeals a requirement that a second 21-day notice be mailed before the complaint is deemed to be conceded;Authorizes a person that is injured by a violation to bring an action to dissolve the entity; andAuthorizes the secretary to take certain actions against another entity that also uses the same fraudulent or unauthorized entity as its registered agent.     Under current law, actions to dissolve an entity must be brought in the district court for the county where the entity's principal office is located; if the entity has no principal office in this state, where the registered agent is located; or, if the entity has no registered agent, in Denver. The act authorizes the action to be brought in Denver when the dissolution is based on a fraudulent filing.     The act also sets up a procedure through which, if the secretary has a reasonable basis to believe that a record is fraudulent or unauthorized based on the response or failure to respond to an interrogatory, the secretary may:Mark the record with a notice that the record is unauthorized or fraudulent and declare the entity delinquent;Redact the unauthorized address or name from the record and from any other relevant records;Disable filing functionality on the entity's records; andProceed with administrative procedures.     A person aggrieved by any of these actions may request the secretary to reverse the actions taken. If the secretary denies the request, the aggrieved person may seek judicial review in Denver.     To implement the act, $193,954 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • C. Kolkersponsor
  • L. Cuttersponsor
  • R. Taggartsponsor
  • C. Cliffordsponsor
  • B. Titonecosponsor
  • M. Rutinelcosponsor
  • T. Maurocosponsor
  • M. Weissmancosponsor
  • A. Flanellcosponsor
  • M. Durancosponsor
  • R. Keltiecosponsor
  • J. Marchmancosponsor
  • I. Jodehcosponsor
  • J. Colemancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  3. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-04

    House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. 2026-04-28

    House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. 2026-04-27

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-04-24

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-24

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  10. 2026-04-02

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-12

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

    introduction

  12. 2026-03-09

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2026-03-06

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-06

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  15. 2026-02-23

    House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-02

    Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment Q).

    2026-02-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer House Bill 26-1088, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2026-02-23 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Cecelia Espenoza: yes
    • Scott Bottoms: yes
    • Stephanie Luck: yes
    • Naquetta Ricks: yes
    • Chad Clifford: yes
    • Jenny Willford: yes
    • Brandi Bradley: yes
    • Michael Carter: yes
    • Lisa Feret: yes
    • Meg Froelich: yes
    • Kenny Nguyen: yes

  • Adopt amendment J.001

    2026-03-06 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Matt Soper: excused

  • Refer House Bill 26-1088, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Andrew Boesenecker: yes
    • Scott Bottoms: yes
    • Junie Joseph: yes
    • Karen McCormick: yes
    • Matt Soper: excused
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Brianna Titone: yes
    • Elizabeth Velasco: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes

  • BILL

    2026-03-09 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: excused
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: excused
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).

    2026-04-02 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C).

    2026-04-02 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer House Bill 26-1088, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2026-04-02 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rod Pelton: yes
    • Mike Weissman: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: yes
    • William Lindstedt: yes
    • Katie Wallace: yes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1088 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Julie Gonzales: yes
    • Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Chris Kolker: yes
    • Larry Liston: yes
    • Byron Pelton: no
    • Jeff Bridges: yes
    • Judy Amabile: yes

  • CONCUR

    2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • REPASS

    2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1088

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