republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/hb-18-1234.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Internet Sweepstakes Café Revise Legal Terms"
description: "Section 1 of the bill amends the definitions of key terms such as \"gambling\", \"prize\", and \"simulated gambling device\" as used in the criminal statutes governing simulated gambling devices. \"Prize\" is subject to a de minimis exemption for a ticket or coupon redeemable for specified goods of nominal value, and \"simulated gambling device\" is defined to include devices that combine the elements of chance and skill, in accordance with the state constitution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1234"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1234 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "KC Becker", "Paul Lundeen"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b71ef1a-cb73-4e9a-97d1-dc773ddb9af2"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1234"
source_hash: "93c5228734286b79da8b078991b4d32aad1086b8f0a6db1e79db4d4ad7c58e15"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 18-1234 (2018A) — Internet Sweepstakes Café Revise Legal Terms

Section 1 of the bill amends the definitions of key terms such as "gambling", "prize", and "simulated gambling device" as used in the criminal statutes governing simulated gambling devices. "Prize" is subject to a de minimis exemption for a ticket or coupon redeemable for specified goods of nominal value, and "simulated gambling device" is defined to include devices that combine the elements of chance and skill, in accordance with the state constitution.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1234_h_bus_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234bus_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234sblt_001_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/26/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1234_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **47–14** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **22–12** (pass) · lower
- COW * — **8–26** (fail) · lower
- REPASS — **43–22** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- KC Becker — primary (person)
- Paul Lundeen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/22/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/21/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b71ef1a-cb73-4e9a-97d1-dc773ddb9af2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).