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Bill Sports Betting Protections Section 2 of the act prohibits a person that is licensed by the Colorado limited gaming control commission (commission) to operate an internet sports betting operation (internet sports betting operator) from:Accepting more than 6 separate deposits from an individual in a gaming day; orInitiating or sending mobile device push notifications or text messages to account holders in the state soliciting bets or deposits. Section 3:Prohibits a sports betting operation or its marketing affiliate from targeting, or creating advertising content that is clearly meant for, persons under 21 years old or from advertising on media for which the majority of the demographic audience is reasonably expected to be under 21 years old; andRequires an internet sports betting operator, on an annual basis, to provide to the division of gaming in the department of revenue (division) data and metrics related to the operator's sports betting operation for the preceding calendar year. The division must compile the data into a public report every 3 years starting on January 1, 2029. Section 4 prohibits an internet sports betting operator from accepting deposits using a credit card in connection with the acceptance of a sports bet (prohibition). A violation of the prohibition constitutes a class 2 misdemeanor. Section 5 allows the commission to assess a maximum penalty of $25,000 against a violator of the prohibition. Section 6 requires that the amount of money annually transferred from the sports betting fund (fund) to the water plan implementation cash fund is no less than the amount transferred to the water plan implementation cash fund in the previous state fiscal year. $124,623 is appropriated from the legal services cash fund to the department of law to provide legal services to the department of revenue in implementing the act. The appropriation is from revenue received from the department of revenue that is continuously appropriated to the department of revenue from the fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) us/states/co Colorado General Assembly 2026A SB 131 Colorado SB 131 (2026A)
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Colorado SB 131 (2026A) — Sports Betting Protections

Section 2 of the act prohibits a person that is licensed by the Colorado limited gaming control commission (commission) to operate an internet sports betting operation (internet sports betting operator) from:Accepting more than 6 separate deposits from an individual in a gaming day; orInitiating or sending mobile device push notifications or text messages to account holders in the state soliciting bets or deposits. Section 3:Prohibits a sports betting operation or its marketing affiliate from targeting, or creating advertising content that is clearly meant for, persons under 21 years old or from advertising on media for which the majority of the demographic audience is reasonably expected to be under 21 years old; andRequires an internet sports betting operator, on an annual basis, to provide to the division of gaming in the department of revenue (division) data and metrics related to the operator's sports betting operation for the preceding calendar year. The division must compile the data into a public report every 3 years starting on January 1, 2029. Section 4 prohibits an internet sports betting operator from accepting deposits using a credit card in connection with the acceptance of a sports bet (prohibition). A violation of the prohibition constitutes a class 2 misdemeanor. Section 5 allows the commission to assess a maximum penalty of $25,000 against a violator of the prohibition. Section 6 requires that the amount of money annually transferred from the sports betting fund (fund) to the water plan implementation cash fund is no less than the amount transferred to the water plan implementation cash fund in the previous state fiscal year. $124,623 is appropriated from the legal services cash fund to the department of law to provide legal services to the department of revenue in implementing the act. The appropriation is from revenue received from the department of revenue that is continuously appropriated to the department of revenue from the fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
  5. Revised (committee substitute) — source
  6. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
  • Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
  • Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
  • BILL — pass (pass) · lower
  • Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D) — pass (pass) · upper
  • Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
  • CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
  • REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) — fail (fail) · upper
  • Adopt amendment J.002 — pass (pass) · upper
  • Adopt amendment L.007 — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • B. Pelton — primary (person)
  • D. Woog — primary (person)
  • M. Ball — primary (person)
  • S. Woodrow — primary (person)
  • A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
  • B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
  • B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
  • I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
  • S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Story — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-06-01 Governor Signed executive-signature
  • 2026-05-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-22 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-05-22 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-05-13 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
  • 2026-05-09 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-05-08 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  • 2026-05-07 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  • 2026-05-07 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-05-04 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-04-28 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance introduction
  • 2026-04-28 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-27 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor reading-2
  • 2026-04-24 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments
  • 2026-04-23 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  • 2026-04-21 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-17 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-02-25 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e79301a0-4505-4722-bce9-3fa8fe40d4ad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).