House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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February 23, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1088 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, lines 2 and 3, strike "with a status of
Page 1, Line 2effectiveness prevented;" and substitute "and adjust the entity's
Page 1, Line 3resulting status;".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3, line 6, strike "(3)(b)," and substitute "(3)(a)," and strike "(1)(d)"
Page 1, Line 5and substitute "(1)(d), (4)(g)(VIII), and (4)(g)(IX)".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike lines 22 through 27 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 7"(a) Upon receipt of a complaint submitted pursuant to subsection
Page 1, Line 8(2) of this section, the secretary of state shall review the complaint and
Page 1, Line 9evaluate whether the complaint indicates a violation of subsection (1) of
Page 1, Line 10this section and satisfies the requirements of subsection (2) of this
Page 1, Line 11section. If so, the secretary of state, using electronic means, shall:
Page 1, Line 12(I) Refer the complaint to the attorney general for review and
Page 1, Line 13investigation under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", article 1 of
Page 1, Line 14title 6; and
Page 1, Line 15(II) For complaints alleging that the filing was made in
Page 1, Line 16violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section, mark the business
Page 1, Line 17record with a notice that the entity is has received a complaint
Page 1, Line 18or is under investigation.".
Page 1, Line 19Page 4, strike lines 1 through 21.
Page 1, Line 20Page 6, after line 9 insert:
Page 1, Line 21"(g) (VIII) In the situation described in the introductory
Page 1, Line 22portion of subsection (4)(g)(V) of this section, the secretary of
Page 1, Line 23state may take any of the actions described in subsections
Page 1, Line 24(4)(g)(V)(A) to (4)(g)(V)(C) of this section against any other
Page 2, Line 1entity that uses an entity as the registered agent that has been
Page 2, Line 2conceded or has been found to be fraudulent or unauthorized
Page 2, Line 3as the registered agent.
Page 2, Line 4(IX) If a document submitted to the secretary of state for
Page 2, Line 5filing includes a reference to the secretary of state, the
Page 2, Line 6secretary of state's address or variations of either the name or
Page 2, Line 7address, the secretary of state may, without the need for a filed
Page 2, Line 8complaint, take any of the actions described in subsections
Page 2, Line 9(4)(g)(V)(A) to (4)(g)(V)(C) of this section concerning the entity
Page 2, Line 10or filing.".