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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-131

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 17, 2026       Location SCR 357

SB26-131 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
02:48:18 PM  
Sens. Ball and B. Pelton introduced Senate Bill 26-131. The bill places restrictions on sports betting operators and requires additional data collection by the Department of Revenue. The sponsors answered several committee questions.
03:11:12 PM  
Committee discussion continued with the sponsors. Written testimony may be found in Attachment B.
03:30:03 PM  
Andrew Moreno, representing bet365, testified in opposition to the bill. Jenn Anderson, representing FanDuel, testified in opposition to the bill. Stanton Dodge, representing DraftKings, testified in opposition to the bill. Richard Taylor, representing BetMGM, testified in opposition to the bill. Witnesses answered several committee questions.
03:57:42 PM  
Tim Murphy, representing DraftKings, testified in opposition to the bill. Cameron Onumah, representing the Sports Betting Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Cory Fox, representing Fan Duel, testified in opposition to the bill. Chris Schroder, representing DOR - Division of Gaming, was available to answer committee questions. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
04:22:06 PM  
Mr. Matt Brill, representing the Colorado Broadcasters Association, testified to amend the bill. Justin Sasso, representing the Colorado Broadcasters Association, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
04:32:45 PM  
Brianne Doura-Schawohl, representing the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Les Bernal, representing Stop Predatory Gambling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jeff Hunt, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
04:56:11 PM  
Ashley Perales, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Max Karpinski, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robert Minnick, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Pavel Ivanov, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:16:41 PM  
Wendy Buxton-Andrade, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Krystyn Harman, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Liz Waddick, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Joshua Ewing, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.

06:03:40 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C)
Moved Ball
Seconded
Ball Yes
Bright No
Frizell No
Kolker No
Mullica Yes
Simpson No
Snyder No
Marchman No
Kipp Yes
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

06:05:44 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D)
Moved Ball
Seconded
Ball
Bright
Frizell
Kolker
Mullica
Simpson
Snyder
Marchman
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:05:45 PM  
The committee took a recess.
06:26:08 PM  
The committee came back to order.

06:39:43 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ball
Seconded
Ball Yes
Bright No
Frizell No
Kolker Yes
Mullica Yes
Simpson No
Snyder Yes
Marchman No
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS