# Colorado SB25-126: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act Colorado SB25-126, Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-126-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-126 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Civil Law, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (113 yes, 84 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado funds merger law enforcement: benefit, low. The law provides Colorado's Department of Law $68,052 from the General Fund for the 2025–26 fiscal year. It supports implementation through consumer protection, antitrust, and civil rights work. The funding assumes an additional 0.6 full-time-equivalent staff position and does not provide direct pa… - Privacy protections for business merger filings: benefit, low. Colorado's Attorney General must keep merger forms, supporting records, and the fact of the filing or proposed merger confidential. They are exempt from Colorado's public-records law. Disclosure in a related court or agency case requires a protective order. The office may share information with fed… - New Colorado merger filings and penalties: cost, low. Covered businesses must send Colorado's Attorney General a complete electronic copy of their federal merger form when they file federally. This applies to filers based in Colorado. It also covers filers whose annual Colorado sales, including sales by entities they control, reach 20% of the federal… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-01 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 23 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 27 | 36 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-126, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-126 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-13: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-01: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-30: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-30: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-28: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-21: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84486/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84476/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84490/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84483/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84478/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84480/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40826/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84486/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84476/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84490/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84483/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84478/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84480/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40826/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [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-SB25-126-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).