CO HB 1194

enacted

Sunset Combative Sports Office & Commission

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1194 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1194 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

What is CO HB 1194 about?

The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report. Section 1 of the act changes the name of the 'Colorado Professional Boxing Safety Act' to the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act'. Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13 update terms that reference boxing to better align with the new title. Sections 2 and 3 continue the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act' and the office of combative sports (office), including the Colorado combative sports commission (commission), for 11 years, until 2037. Section 6 grants the 2 physician members of the commission the power to vote with the other members and clarifies that the physician members must have experience or training in emergency, sports, or combative sports medicine. Section 9 directs the office director to gather safety data related to combative sports to provide to the commission. Section 7 directs the commission to consider the safety data collected by the office director during the commission's rule-making and requires the commission to identify, by rule, the combative sports to which the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act' applies. Section 10 adds, to the combative sports statutes pertaining to grounds for discipline, that the director of the division of professions and occupations (division) may discipline a licensee or an applicant for a license for failing to respond to a letter from the division regarding a complaint against the licensee or applicant within the length of time for response specified in the letter. Section 10 also removes the requirement that a letter of admonition sent to a licensee or applicant be sent by certified mail. Section 11 prohibits a promoter or matchmaker from having a financial interest in the management of a combative sports participant (participant) and prohibits a manager from:Having a financial interest in the promotion of a participant;Being employed by a promoter or matchmaker; orReceiving compensation or other benefits from a promoter or matchmaker beyond the amount received as consideration pursuant to the manager's contract with the participant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1194?

N. Hinrichsen, R. English, C. Barron are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1194, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-11
Latest action: 2026-02-11 — Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-03
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-06-02
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-06-02
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-06-02
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-04
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-23
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
2026-04-22
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-21
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-21
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-04-09
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-03-19
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction
2026-03-16
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-13
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-13
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-03-03
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction

Versions

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Engrossed — 2026-03-13Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-16Compare
Revised — 2026-04-21Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-22Compare
Final Act — 2026-06-01Compare
Signed Act — 2026-06-03Compare
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Documents

Votes

Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C).
2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Carlos Barron: excused
Refer House Bill 26-1194, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Carlos Barron: excused
- Mary Bradfield: no
- Brandi Bradley: yes
- Regina English: yes
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Eliza Hamrick: yes
- Dusty Johnson: no
- Karen McCormick: yes
- Gretchen Rydin: yes
- Katie Stewart: yes
- Dan Woog: no
- Sheila Lieder: yes
- Lindsay Gilchrist: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1194 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Andrew Boesenecker: yes
- Scott Bottoms: no
- Junie Joseph: yes
- Karen McCormick: yes
- Matt Soper: yes
- Rick Taggart: yes
- Brianna Titone: yes
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Emily Sirota: yes
- Kyle Brown: yes
BILL
2026-03-16 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: excused
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- 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: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A).
2026-04-09 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1194, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-09 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Scott Bright: no
- Lisa Cutter: yes
- Lindsey Daugherty: yes
- Lisa Frizell: no
- Mike Weissman: yes
- Iman Jodeh: yes
- Kyle Mullica: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1194 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-21 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Scott Bright: yes
- Julie Gonzales: yes
- Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Jeff Bridges: yes
- Judy Amabile: yes
REPASS
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- 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: no
- 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
CONCUR
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- 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: no
- 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: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- 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: yes
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1194

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