CO HB 1427
enactedUniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.
Quick answers
Did CO HB 1427 pass?
Yes. CO HB 1427 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
What is CO HB 1427 about?
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.)
Who sponsors CO HB 1427?
M. Snyder, C. Espenoza are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1427, joined by 5 cosponsors.
Description
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.)
- Introduced
- 2026-04-30
- Latest action
- 2026-04-30 — Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- M. Snydersponsor
- C. Espenozasponsor
- M. Durancosponsor
- J. Marchmancosponsor
- J. Baconcosponsor
- M. Cartercosponsor
- J. Colemancosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-04
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-06-03
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-06-03
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-06-03
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-12
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-11
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-08
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
2026-05-07
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-06
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-05
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-30
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-05 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- 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
Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-11 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- John Carson: no
- Lindsey Daugherty: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Dylan Roberts: yes
- Mike Weissman: no
BILL
2026-05-12 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: no
- Ball: yes
- Benavidez: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: yes
- Carson: no
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: yes
- Danielson: yes
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: 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
- President: yes
- Coleman: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-07-31T13:57:37.918775Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=CO&identifier=HB 1427. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.