# Colorado SB25-033: Prohibit New Liquor-Licensed Drug Stores Colorado SB25-033, Prohibit New Liquor-Licensed Drug Stores, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-033-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-033 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Prohibit New Liquor-Licensed Drug Stores - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), Ron Weinberg (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana, Business & Economic Development - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (115 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Drugstore license transfers face tight limits: cost, low. The law generally bars merging, selling, transferring, converting, or moving liquor-licensed drugstore licenses. It also removes the old route for combining retail liquor-store licenses into one drugstore license. An independent pharmacy’s license issued before January 1, 2025, can still be moved,… - Drugstore owners face eight-license ownership cap: cost, low. No person or entity can hold a direct or indirect interest in more than eight liquor-licensed drugstore licenses. Owners with multiple licenses can combine their corporate structure, but cannot combine purchases across licensed locations. Wholesalers cannot base a drugstore’s prices on the total vo… - Drugstores face new alcohol license limits: cost, low. Colorado licensing authorities cannot issue new liquor-licensed drugstore licenses starting on the law’s effective date. Existing licenses remain renewable. For licenses issued on or after January 1, 2017, renewals after that date require proof of sufficient food sales. Food must provide at least 2… - Alcohol transfers gain permits, lose fee cap: mixed, low. Local authorities can issue temporary permits during pending ownership transfers for any retail alcohol license, including permitted drugstore transfers. These permits let buyers continue the alcohol sales allowed by the existing license. Transfer applications go to both state and local authorities… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 55 | 8 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-033 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 2 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-033 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 28 | 5 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-033 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-033, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-10: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-01: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-31: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-27: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-25: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-13: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85793/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85788/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85794/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85792/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85790/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85791/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40442/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85793/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85788/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85794/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85792/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85790/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85791/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40442/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - 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