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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1194

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 3, 2026       Location HCR 0112

HB26-1194 - Lay Over
12:07:08 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives English and Barron, introduced House Bill 26-1194 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill continues the regulation of combative sports through the Office of Combative Sports, including the Colorado Combative Sports Commission, until September 1, 2037. In addition, the bill: changes the name of the “Colorado Professional Boxing Safety Act” to the “Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act”; clarifies who may participate on the commission, and establishes that all seven members of the commission are voting members; directs the Office of Combative Sports to gather safety data related to combative sports and requires the commission to consider this data during rulemaking; requires the commission to identify the combative sports to which the Colorado Combative Sports Safety Act applies; allows the office to take disciplinary action against a licensee or license applicant for failing to respond to a letter regarding a complaint against the licensee or applicant within the required response time; and, prohibits a promoter or matchmaker from having a financial interest in the management of a combative sports participant.
12:10:28 PM  
Ms. Monica Sutherland, representing Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Professions and Occupations, was available to answer committee questions.
12:11:22 PM  
Ms. Sutherland responded to questions from the committee. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
12:18:46 PM  
The bill was laid over till the end of the committee hearing.