All Roll Calls
Yes: 176 • No: 79
ColoradoSB26-1312026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Sports Betting Protections
Sponsored By: Byron Pelton (Republican), Dan Woog (Republican), Matt Ball (Democratic), Steven Woodrow (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Fewer betting alerts and youth-targeted ads
Online betting operators cannot send Colorado account holders phone alerts or texts asking them to bet or deposit money. Operators and marketing affiliates cannot target people under 21 or make ads clearly aimed at them. They also cannot advertise in media reasonably expected to have a majority audience under 21. That media rule has an exception for public venues where attendee ages cannot be determined. Broadcasters are not treated as marketing affiliates.
Betting operators must help sports investigations
Operators must report required information to Colorado’s Division of Gaming as soon as practicable. They must report designated information to the relevant sports governing body at the same time. Operators and the division must make reasonable efforts to help sports governing bodies investigate and must cooperate with law enforcement. Cooperation includes providing or arranging access to account-level betting records and available audio or video. Information shared with sports governing bodies and operators can be used only to protect the sport’s integrity.
Public reports track online sports betting
Operators must submit betting transaction data and measures to Colorado’s Division of Gaming each year for the prior calendar year. Submissions begin no later than February 1, 2028, and are due every February 1 after that. Submitted data must exclude information identifying people and is exempt from Colorado public records requests. The division must publish a combined report by January 1, 2029, and every three years afterward.
Betting revenue supports steady water funding
For state fiscal years starting on or after July 1, 2024, the law sets a floor for water-planning transfers. Transfers from remaining sports betting fund money to the Water Plan Implementation Cash Fund must match or exceed the prior year’s transfer. This applies only to the extent the fund has enough unspent money not already committed. The law states no specific transfer amount or direct household payment.
Bettors face new deposit limits
Online sports betting operators cannot accept more than six deposits per person during a gaming day. Operators set that day as a continuous 24-hour period; the law sets no dollar cap on deposits. Operators cannot accept credit-card deposits, including money from an account funded by a credit card. These rules add safeguards against repeated or credit-funded deposits but limit bettors’ payment options. Credit-card violations are a Class 2 misdemeanor, and the state gaming commission can fine operators up to $25,000 per violation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Byron Pelton
Republican • Senate
Dan Woog
Republican • House
Matt Ball
Democratic • Senate
Steven Woodrow
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Andrew Boesenecker
Democratic • House
Bob Marshall
Democratic • House
Brianna Titone
Democratic • House
Eliza Hamrick
Democratic • House
Emily Sirota
Democratic • House
Kyle Brown
Democratic • House
Kenny Nguyen
Democratic • House
Lesley Smith
Democratic • House
Michael Carter
Democratic • House
Monica Duran
Democratic • House
Mandy Lindsay
Democratic • House
Manny Rutinel
Democratic • House
Sean Camacho
Democratic • House
Tammy Story
Democratic • House
Cathy Kipp
Democratic • Senate
Iman Jodeh
Democratic • Senate
Judy Amabile
Democratic • Senate
Jeff Bridges
Democratic • Senate
James Coleman
Democratic • Senate
Lisa Cutter
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/13/2026
House amendments: Concur
Yes: 28 • No: 7
Senate vote • 5/13/2026
House amendments: Repass
Yes: 20 • No: 15
House vote • 5/9/2026
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 50 • No: 13
House vote • 5/7/2026
Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 5/4/2026
Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Yes: 9 • No: 2
Senate vote • 4/28/2026
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 21 • No: 13
Senate vote • 4/28/2026
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 20 • No: 14
Senate vote • 4/21/2026
Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 4 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/21/2026
Adopt amendment L.007
Yes: 5 • No: 2
Senate vote • 3/17/2026
Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Yes: 5 • No: 4
Senate vote • 3/17/2026
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C)
Yes: 3 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
6/1/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate
5/22/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker of the House
5/22/2026HouseSent to the Governor
5/22/2026HouseSenate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
5/13/2026SenateHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/9/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/8/2026HouseHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
5/7/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
5/7/2026HouseHouse Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/4/2026HouseSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/28/2026SenateIntroduced In House - Assigned to Finance
4/28/2026HouseSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
4/27/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments
4/24/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
4/23/2026SenateSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
4/21/2026SenateSenate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
3/17/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
2/25/2026Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
House Appropriations Preamend
House Finance Preamend
Introduced
Reengrossed
Rerevised
Revised
Senate Appropriations Preamend
Senate Finance Preamend
Signed Act
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