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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1012

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Mar 3, 2026       Location HCR 0107

HB26-1012 - Postponed Indefinitely
11:39:47 AM  
Representatives Brown and Zokaie, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 26-1012. The bill creates pricing restrictions for certain retailers if their customer cannot purchase a similar good or service nearby. They distributed and explained amendments L.002 (Attachment A), L.005 (Attachment B), L.006 (Attachment C), and L.007 (Attachment D).
11:50:54 AM  
The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.
12:09:45 PM  
The committee continued to discuss the bill with the sponsors.
12:36:21 PM  
Ms. Rebekah Hernandez, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Duane Nava, representing the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Nick Hoover, representing the Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Patrick Walton, representing Visit Denver, testified in opposition to the bill. Scott Cook, representing the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to committee questions.
12:53:02 PM  
Aeran Lehnhoff, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Mrs. Nina DiSalvo, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill.  Michael May, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Charles Brennan, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Calvin Satterfield, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  Allie Bee, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Marissa Molina, representing the Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill.
01:13:14 PM  
Joshua Contreras-Martinez, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Joe Rowan, representing the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Andrew Wood, representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill. Kouri Marshall, representing the Chamber of Progress, testified in opposition to the bill. Brandon Wark, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Erin Keck, representing the Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to committee questions.
01:33:43 PM  
Megan Eleazer, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Hillary Ping, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment E.

01:51:50 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A).
Moved Zokaie
Seconded Carter
Bacon Yes
Clifford Yes
Espenoza Yes
Flanell No
Garcia Yes
Keltie No
Slaugh No
Soper Excused
Zokaie Yes
Carter Yes
Mabrey Yes
YES: 7   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

01:52:32 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment B).
Moved Zokaie
Seconded Carter
Bacon
Clifford
Espenoza
Flanell
Garcia
Keltie
Slaugh
Soper Excused
Zokaie
Carter
Mabrey
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

01:54:05 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C).
Moved Zokaie
Seconded Bacon
Bacon Yes
Clifford Yes
Espenoza Yes
Flanell No
Garcia Yes
Keltie No
Slaugh No
Soper Yes
Zokaie Yes
Carter Yes
Mabrey Yes
YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

01:54:53 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D).
Moved Zokaie
Seconded Carter
Bacon
Clifford
Espenoza
Flanell
Garcia
Keltie
Slaugh
Soper
Zokaie
Carter
Mabrey
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:54:54 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks and members of the committee discussed their positions on the bill.

02:22:56 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1012, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Zokaie
Seconded Garcia
Bacon Yes
Clifford No
Espenoza No
Flanell No
Garcia Yes
Keltie No
Slaugh No
Soper No
Zokaie Yes
Carter No
Mabrey Yes
YES: 4   NO: 7   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

02:23:21 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 26-1012 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Carter
Seconded Soper
Bacon No
Clifford Yes
Espenoza Yes
Flanell Yes
Garcia No
Keltie Yes
Slaugh Yes
Soper Yes
Zokaie No
Carter Yes
Mabrey No
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS