House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
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February 26, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1135 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, line 17, strike "civil penalties -" and
Page 1, Line 2substitute "deceptive trade practice -".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, after line 21 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(e) (I) "Intentionally added" means a chemical that is
Page 1, Line 5purposefully introduced to a covered hair product by a
Page 1, Line 6manufacturer and that remains in the covered hair product as
Page 1, Line 7sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state in a
Page 1, Line 8concentration greater than one hundred parts per million or
Page 1, Line 9above a threshold identified by an entity described in subsection
Page 1, Line 10(2)(a) or (2)(h) of this section as injurious to human health,
Page 1, Line 11whichever is lower.
Page 1, Line 12(II) "Intentionally added" does not include the incidental
Page 1, Line 13presence of a chemical.
Page 1, Line 14(f) "Incidental presence" means the unintentional
Page 1, Line 15presence of a chemical, as a nonessential raw material, a
Page 1, Line 16byproduct of a raw material, or a processing agent, used during
Page 1, Line 17the manufacturing process of a covered hair product if the
Page 1, Line 18chemical is inherent to or results from the manufacturing
Page 1, Line 19process.
Page 1, Line 20Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 21Page 4, line 16, strike the first "a" and substitute "an intentionally
Page 1, Line 22added".
Page 1, Line 23Page 5, lines 4 and 5, strike "a carcinogen and a reproductive
Page 2, Line 1toxicant," and substitute "an intentionally added carcinogen and
Page 2, Line 2an intentionally added reproductive toxicant,".
Page 2, Line 3Page 5, strike lines 8 through 11 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 4"(4) A violation of this section by a manufacturer
Page 2, Line 5constitutes a deceptive trade practice under section 6-1-105
Page 2, Line 6(1)(qqqq).
Page 2, Line 7SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-105, add
Page 2, Line 8(1)(qqqq) as follows:
Page 2, Line 96-1-105. Unfair or deceptive trade practices - definitions.
Page 2, Line 10(1) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the
Page 2, Line 11course of the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:
Page 2, Line 12(qqqq) Violates section 25-5-429.".
Page 2, Line 13Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 14Strike "a" and substitute "an intentionally added" on: Page 4, lines
Page 2, Line 1520 and 26; and Page 5, line 1.