SB 117 CO
Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets
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Summary
This bill prohibits the Colorado lottery and licensed lottery retailers from selling lottery tickets and instant scratch game tickets on a credit basis. Lottery tickets and scratch game tickets must be purchased with payment at the time of sale, not financed or purchased on credit. The prohibition applies to all lottery tickets and scratch tickets produced by the Colorado lottery for public sale. This requirement ensures that lottery ticket purchases must be completed with cash or other immediate payment methods only.
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Official abstract
The act prohibits the Colorado lottery or any licensed lottery retailer from selling lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets produced by the lottery for sale to the public on a credit basis.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (25)
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · sponsor
- M. Soper Republican · sponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · sponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · sponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · sponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · sponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · sponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · sponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · sponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bacon Democratic · sponsor
- M. Bradfield Republican · sponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · sponsor
- L. García Democratic · sponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · sponsor
- M. Martinez Democratic · sponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · sponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · sponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · sponsor
- Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor
10 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Mullica Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Marshall Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- May 29, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 20, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 20, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 20, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 9, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- May 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 8, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- May 7, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
- Apr 23, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
- Apr 23, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
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