republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2023a/hb-23-1041.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit Wagering On Simulcast Greyhound Races"
description: "Current law prohibits racing of greyhounds in Colorado; however, it is legal to wager on greyhound races that are conducted at out-of-state race tracks and simulcast for viewing in off-track betting venues in Colorado. The act makes it unlawful in Colorado to wager on any race of greyhounds that is conducted at, and simulcast from, a track that is outside of Colorado."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2023A"
identifier: "HB 23-1041"
citation: "Colorado HB 23-1041 (2023A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleave Simpson", "Joann Ginal", "Mike Lynch", "Monica Duran"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fe55071-cc17-4d18-852a-8578e82961c1"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1041"
source_hash: "0490b85d3878805b06ebde523d1d74938051019a4d3d6d22f3b041a262c248c9"
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 23-1041 (2023A) — Prohibit Wagering On Simulcast Greyhound Races

Current law prohibits racing of greyhounds in Colorado; however, it is legal to wager on greyhound races that are conducted at out-of-state race tracks and simulcast for viewing in off-track betting venues in Colorado. The act makes it unlawful in Colorado to wager on any race of greyhounds that is conducted at, and simulcast from, a track that is outside of Colorado.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_hb1041_s_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/14/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/17/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/09/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (01/27/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_h_bus_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (02/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_h_fin_01.pdf)
7. **PA3 (04/14/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_h_fin_app_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/15/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/05/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/04/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1041_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/02/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1041_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **54–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cleave Simpson — primary (person)
- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- Mike Lynch — primary (person)
- Monica Duran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2023-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2023-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2023-04-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2023-04-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fe55071-cc17-4d18-852a-8578e82961c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).