HB 1194 CO

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The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report.     Section 1 of the act changes the name of the 'Colorado Professional Boxing Safety Act' to the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act'. Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13 update terms that reference boxing to better align with the new title.     Sections 2 and 3 continue the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act' and the office of combative sports (office), including the Colorado combative sports commission (commission), for 11 years, until 2037.     Section 6 grants the 2 physician members of the commission the power to vote with the other members and clarifies that the physician members must have experience or training in emergency, sports, or combative sports medicine.     Section 9 directs the office director to gather safety data related to combative sports to provide to the commission.     Section 7 directs the commission to consider the safety data collected by the office director during the commission's rule-making and requires the commission to identify, by rule, the combative sports to which the 'Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act' applies.     Section 10 adds, to the combative sports statutes pertaining to grounds for discipline, that the director of the division of professions and occupations (division) may discipline a licensee or an applicant for a license for failing to respond to a letter from the division regarding a complaint against the licensee or applicant within the length of time for response specified in the letter. Section 10 also removes the requirement that a letter of admonition sent to a licensee or applicant be sent by certified mail.     Section 11 prohibits a promoter or matchmaker from having a financial interest in the management of a combative sports participant (participant) and prohibits a manager from:Having a financial interest in the promotion of a participant;Being employed by a promoter or matchmaker; orReceiving compensation or other benefits from a promoter or matchmaker beyond the amount received as consideration pursuant to the manager's contract with the participant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• C. Barron Republican · sponsor
• R. English Democratic · sponsor
• N. Hinrichsen Democratic · sponsor

1. Jun 3, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 2, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 2, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Jun 2, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Apr 23, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Apr 22, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 9, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
11. Mar 19, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
12. Mar 16, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Mar 13, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
14. Mar 13, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Mar 3, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
16. Feb 11, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower