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type: "Bill"
title: "Transparency of Chemicals Used in Hair Products"
description: "On and after July 1, 2027, a manufacturer of a hair relaxer product or a hairpiece product (covered hair product) is prohibited from selling or distributing a covered hair product in the state that contains an intentionally added carcinogen or reproductive toxicant unless the covered hair product has a warning label that notifies the consumer that the covered hair product contains an intentionally added carcinogen or reproductive toxicant, which warning label must comply with certain requirements depending on whether the covered hair product contains an intentionally added carcinogen, an intentionally added reproductive toxicant, or both (warning label requirement). The warning label requirement does not apply to a covered hair product that is sold or distributed to a commercial entity for professional use. On and after July 1, 2028, the attorney general may adopt rules updating the warning label requirement. A violation of the warning label requirement constitutes a deceptive trade practice.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1135"
citation: "Colorado HB 1135 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Benavidez", "J. Joseph", "J. Marchman", "R. English"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310c3fe2-92b7-4ef7-ae0d-17ed337ee230"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1135"
source_hash: "f9f41bda8513840676cf33e825f2c2dc6a400882dab2cd7a72384898e290de20"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---
# Colorado HB 1135 (2026A) — Transparency of Chemicals Used in Hair Products
On and after July 1, 2027, a manufacturer of a hair relaxer product or a hairpiece product (covered hair product) is prohibited from selling or distributing a covered hair product in the state that contains an intentionally added carcinogen or reproductive toxicant unless the covered hair product has a warning label that notifies the consumer that the covered hair product contains an intentionally added carcinogen or reproductive toxicant, which warning label must comply with certain requirements depending on whether the covered hair product contains an intentionally added carcinogen, an intentionally added reproductive toxicant, or both (warning label requirement). The warning label requirement does not apply to a covered hair product that is sold or distributed to a commercial entity for professional use. On and after July 1, 2028, the attorney general may adopt rules updating the warning label requirement. A violation of the warning label requirement constitutes a deceptive trade practice.(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](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111333/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112771/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115996/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112804/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114221/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114155/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116859/download)
## Votes
- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1135, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1135, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- A. Benavidez — primary (person)
- J. Joseph — primary (person)
- J. Marchman — primary (person)
- R. English — primary (person)
- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-05-29** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-12** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-14** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-04-08** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2026-04-07** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-02** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-02-26** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/310c3fe2-92b7-4ef7-ae0d-17ed337ee230`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).