Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets
Summary
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.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions
Rerevised
→
Final Act
·
4 edits
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May 20, 2026
MODERATE
This bill reinstates a prohibition on selling lottery and instant scratch game tickets on credit or using non-cash payment methods. It requires the Colorado Lottery Commission to update its rules to explicitly ban credit sales and mandate cash-only transactions for the public. The changes aim to prevent financial harm to consumers by ensuring lottery tickets are purchased with actual funds rather than borrowed money or credit.
Scope change
The bill applies to all sales of lottery tickets and instant scratch game tickets produced by the Colorado Lottery, whether sold directly by the Lottery or through licensed retailers.
REQUIREMENT
Added a specific prohibition in state law preventing the sale of lottery tickets on credit.
Added a requirement for the Lottery Commission to include a ban on credit sales in its administrative rules.
Added a requirement for the Lottery Commission to include a ban on credit sales in its rules for instant scratch game administration.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'Rerevised' status header and replaced it with a 'Final Act' signature page format.
Floor votes · House May 11, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
May 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
May 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
May 7, 2026
Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
upper
25 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
P
Chris Kolker
DDemocratic
P
Elizabeth Velasco
DDemocratic
P
Iman Jodeh
DDemocratic
P
Janice Marchman
DDemocratic
P
Javier Mabrey
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Bridges
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer Bacon
DDemocratic
P
Jenny Willford
DDemocratic
P
Judy Amabile
DDemocratic
P
Julie Gonzales
DDemocratic
P
Kenny Nguyen
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Brown
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Cutter
DDemocratic
P
LG
Lorena García
DDemocratic
P
Lori Goldstein
DDemocratic
P
Mary Bradfield
RRepublican
P
Matt Ball
DDemocratic
P
Matt Martinez
DDemocratic
P
Matt Soper
RRepublican
P
Meg Froelich
DDemocratic
P
Mike Weissman
DDemocratic
P
Tony Exum
DDemocratic
P
William Lindstedt
DDemocratic
P
Yara Zokaie
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Marshall
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Clifford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Sirota
DDemocratic
Co
James Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Wallace
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Mullica
DDemocratic
Co
Mandy Lindsay
DDemocratic
Co
Marc Snyder
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Story
DDemocratic
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