# Colorado HB26-1427: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update Colorado HB26-1427, Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1427-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1427 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-30 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Financial Services & Commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (102 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Merger filers get more filing time: benefit, low. Covered merger filers must send Colorado's attorney general a complete electronic copy of their federal Hart-Scott-Rodino form. The deadline is one business day after the federal filing, replacing the same-time filing rule. The attorney general cannot charge fees for the notice or related materials… - Stronger privacy protections for merger filers: benefit, low. Beginning on the law's effective date, Colorado's attorney general must provide secure receipt and storage of required merger materials. Sharing with another state's attorney general is allowed on a reciprocal basis only under the same or an equivalent law. That state's privacy rules must be at lea… - Merger filing violations face daily penalties: cost, low. Beginning on the law's effective date, Colorado's attorney general can seek up to $10,000 per day for covered merger filing violations. The attorney general must first give written notice and allow three business days to fix the violation. Enforcement must follow procedural due process protections.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 32 | 3 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 55 | 9 | | | 2026-05-05 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-05-07: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-06: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-05: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115979/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116936/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115551/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116089/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116450/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116399/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117178/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115979/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116936/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115551/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116089/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116450/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116399/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117178/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1427-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).