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SB26-117 • 2026

Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets

The act prohibits the Colorado lottery or any licensed lottery retailer from selling lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets produced by the lottery for sale to the public on a credit basis. (

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Sponsor
Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. M. Soper, Sen. M. Ball, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. M. Bradfield, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. García, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. Y. Zokaie, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. K. Wallace, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. T. Story
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets

The act prohibits the Colorado lottery or any licensed lottery retailer from selling lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets produced by the lottery for sale to the public on a credit basis.

What This Bill Does

  • The act prohibits the Colorado lottery or any licensed lottery retailer from selling lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets produced by the lottery for sale to the public on a credit basis.
  • (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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L.005

SEN Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB117_L.005 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.

  • SB117_L.005 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.
  • SB26-117 be amended as follows: 1 Strike the Senate Finance Committee Report, dated March 3, 2026, and 2 substitute: 3 "Amend printed bill, page 2, line 4, strike "Licenses." and substitute 4 "Licenses - definitions.".
  • 5 Page 2, strike lines 7 through 12 and substitute: 6 "DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE LICENSEE, MUST NOT BE SOLD ON CREDIT.
  • 7 (13) (a) LOTTERY TICKETS OR E-INSTANT TICKETS THAT ARE 8 PRODUCED BY THE LOTTERY FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC, EITHER DIRECTLY 9 OR THROUGH A LICENSEE, AND THAT ARE SOLD ONLINE MUST NOT 10 VISUALLY RESEMBLE CASINO GAMES OR MECHANICALLY SIMULATE A 11 CASINO GAME THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS, AND THE ONLINE PLATFORM 12 THAT SUPPORTS SUCH SALE MUST NOT EMPLOY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 13 MARKETING TOOLS OR CONCEPTS: 14 (I) LOSSES DISGUISED AS WINS; OR 15 (II) FRICTIONLESS REBETTING.
L.003

SEN Finance

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB117_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Finance.

  • SB117_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Finance.
  • SB26-117 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 14, strike "(2)(i) and" and substitute 2 "(2)(f), (2)(i), and" and insert "(2)(l)," after "(2)(k),".
  • 3 Page 2, after line 18 insert: 4 "(f) Without limit to number, the types of locations where tickets 5 or shares may be sold; except that the commission shall not promulgate 6 any rule, issue any order, or adopt any policy or interpretation before July 7 1, 2017, that authorizes or permits the purchase of tickets, including 8 instant scratch tickets, or shares by means of the internet, telephone, 9 computer, or any other electronic device or equipment that the purchaser 10 can access or use to purchase lottery tickets other than by doing so 11 personally at a licensed lottery sales agent's physical place of business 12 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO 13 SUBSECTION (2)(l) OF THIS SECTION;".
  • 14 Page 3, strike line 2.
L.006

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB117_L.006 Amendment No.

  • SB117_L.006 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-117 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Bridges 1 Strike the Senate Appropriations Committee Report, dated April 21, 2 2026, and substitute: 3 "Strike the Senate Finance Committee Report, dated March 3, 2026, and 4 substitute: 5 "Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "and (13)".
  • 6 Page 2, strike lines 7 through 12 and substitute "DIRECTLY OR THROUGH 7 THE LICENSEE, MUST NOT BE SOLD ON CREDIT.".
  • 8 Page 2, strike line 14 and substitute "(2)(i), (3)(a)(II), and (3)(a)(III); and 9 add (2)(j) and (3)(a)(IV) as".

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-20 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-20 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-05-20 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-05-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-05-09 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  8. 2026-05-08 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. 2026-05-07 House

    House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  10. 2026-04-23 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

  11. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  13. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  14. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

  15. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

Official Summary Text

The act prohibits the Colorado lottery or any licensed lottery retailer from selling lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets produced by the lottery for sale to the public on a credit basis.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)