# Colorado SB26-117: Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets Colorado SB26-117, Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-117-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-117 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-19 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Gaming, Lottery, & Racing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (93 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado lottery buyers face new purchase limits: mixed, low. The Colorado Lottery and licensed sellers cannot sell lottery or instant scratch tickets on credit or online. Tickets must be paid for with cash or cash equivalents, including checks, money orders, and debit cards. This limits payment options while reducing the risk of borrowing for lottery purchas… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 21 | | | 2026-05-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-117 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-117 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 22 | 13 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-117, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-117, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 4 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-29: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-09: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-08: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-07: House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (House) - 2026-04-22: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115085/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116558/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112255/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115133/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116281/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116217/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115041/download) - Senate Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112854/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116824/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115085/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116558/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112255/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115133/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116281/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116217/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115041/download) - [Senate Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112854/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116824/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-117-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).