republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1427.md

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Bill	Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update	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.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1427	Colorado HB 1427 (2026A)	bill	Financial Services & Commerce	enacted	C. Espenoza M. Snyder	7	12	3	2026-04-30	2026-06-04	openstates	ocd-bill/4a2b77ff-afcb-43fe-9e9a-be0cae5d0055	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1427	4f6d9ad54b8215fa7930e33caf75fa8d9ce27bbfc6babf2c9b4c02583f3937db	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1427 (2026A) — Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Update

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.)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1427 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• C. Espenoza — primary (person)
• M. Snyder — primary (person)
• J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-06-04 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-06-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-12 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-11 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2026-05-11 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 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

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4a2b77ff-afcb-43fe-9e9a-be0cae5d0055. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).