# Colorado SB26-131: Sports Betting Protections Colorado SB26-131, Sports Betting Protections, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Dan Woog (Republican), Matt Ball (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-01 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-131-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-131 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sports Betting Protections - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-25 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Dan Woog (Republican), Matt Ball (Democratic), Steven Woodrow (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: Gaming, Lottery, & Racing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (176 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer betting alerts and youth-targeted ads: benefit, low. 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 aud… - Betting operators must help sports investigations: benefit, low. 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… - Public reports track online sports betting: benefit, low. 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 fro… - Betting revenue supports steady water funding: benefit, low. 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 eno… - Bettors face new deposit limits: mixed, low. 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.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 28 | 7 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 20 | 15 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 50 | 13 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-05-04 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-28 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 21 | 13 | | | 2026-04-28 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Adopt amendment L.007 | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 4 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) | fail | 3 | 6 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-06-01: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-09: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-08: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-07: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-07: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-05-04: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-04-28: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (House) - 2026-04-27: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115277/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116022/download) - House Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115907/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112612/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115326/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116225/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116059/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115040/download) - Senate Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113450/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116926/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/115277/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116022/download) - [House Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115907/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112612/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115326/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116225/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116059/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115040/download) - [Senate Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113450/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116926/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-SB26-131-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).