Environment
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
StateColoradoEnacted
HB 1194: Sunset Combative Sports Office & Commission
Carlos Barron
HB 1194 status: Enacted — Governor Signed (updated Jun 3, 2026).
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Overall Score
63OUT OF 100
Score:63/100 civic fit
Risk:Low Risk
Impact:Moderate Impact 45/100
Constitutionality95%
Bipartisan90%
Public opinion50%
Bill summary
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.)
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Impact analysis
✦ AI analysisModeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Economy
Positive outlook
60%
Benefits
- Clarifies prohibited financial conflicts between managers and promoters
- Updates disciplinary processes to increase administrative efficiency
- Provides 11 years of regulatory certainty for industry stakeholders
Risks
- Increases compliance burdens for promoters and matchmakers
- Restricts business model flexibility regarding cross-role compensation
- Imposes administrative penalties for failure to respond to disciplinary inquiries
Society
Mixed / Neutral
50%
Benefits
- Ensures continued operation of regulated sporting events
- Maintains professional oversight of combat-related sports
- Integrates safety-first terminology across the act
Risks
- Maintains existing regulatory hurdles for athletes
- Limits participant control over management contracts
- Bureaucratic focus may overlook grassroots sport development
Technology Industry
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Civic Accountability
Positive outlook
65%
Benefits
- Formalizes 11-year sunset review cycle for accountability
- Improves transparency in commission disciplinary actions
- Clarifies voting authority for commission physician members
Risks
- Reauthorization period is lengthy at 11 years
- Rulemaking authority remains concentrated in the commission
- Public transparency requirements are minimal beyond reporting
Public Health & Safety
Positive outlook
75%
Benefits
- Mandates the collection of safety data for combative sports
- Increases voting power for physician members on the commission
- Ensures commission members have emergency medicine expertise
Risks
- Data collection relies on resource allocation to the office
- Safety rule implementation is subject to commission discretion
- Physician training requirements may limit board diversity
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Confidence
Low
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Analysis basis
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The 11-year sunset extension reduces frequent legislative oversight of the office.
Analysis scope
Analysis based on summary abstract, not full bill text
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Where it stands
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- IntroducedComplete
- CommitteeComplete
- Chamber votesComplete
- Final agreementComplete
- GovernorComplete
- EnactedComplete
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