All Roll Calls
Yes: 92 • No: 10
IdahoH 05042026 regular legislative sessionHouseWALLET
IDAHO STATE LOTTERY – Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit bulk lottery ticket purchases.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
IDAHO STATE LOTTERY
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Ban on bulk lottery ticket purchases
Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho bans bulk lottery ticket purchases. You cannot buy more than $5,000 in tickets in 24 hours, alone or with coordinated buyers. The lottery adds up purchases across stores and transactions and treats coordinated buyers as one. The lottery can deny prizes for tickets tied to a banned bulk buy. It can investigate using video, records, and witness statements, and its decision is final.
Lottery retailers face penalties for bulk sales
Beginning July 1, 2026, lottery retailers who knowingly help with banned bulk purchases face penalties. The lottery can suspend or end a retailer’s contract and certificate of authority. Other sanctions may also apply by rule or law.
Caps on lottery admin and ad costs
Beginning July 1, 2026, the lottery must cap its spending. Administrative costs cannot be more than 20% of lottery revenue in the first year. After that, admin costs cannot be more than 15% each year. Advertising and promotions cannot be more than 3.5% each year.
Lottery exempt from state purchasing rules
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Idaho State Lottery is exempt from the state procurement act. The lottery can buy goods and services without those standard state purchasing rules. This adds flexibility for the lottery, but vendors no longer have those state bidding procedures for its contracts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Joe Alfieri
Republican • House
Jim Guthrie
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/23/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 30 • No: 4
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 62 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on February 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 6 Effective: 07/01/2026
3/2/2026Delivered to Governor at 2:02 p.m. on February 26, 2026
2/27/2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2/26/2026HouseReceived from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2/25/2026SenateReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2/24/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1
2/23/2026HouseRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/16/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/13/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
2/5/2026SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-6-2
2/4/2026HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
2/3/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2/2/2026HouseReported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
1/21/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
1/20/2026House
Bill Text
Bill Text
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