HB 1370 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

Limited Gaming Fund Transfers to Other Cash Funds

Summary
Under current law, the state treasurer is required to transfer $15 million from the limited gaming fund to the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund at the end of each state fiscal year. Beginning at the end of the 2025-26 state fiscal year, and at the end of each state fiscal year thereafter, the act reduces the amount of the transfer from the limited gaming fund to the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund to $14 million and requires a new annual transfer of $1 million from the limited gaming fund to the museum and preservation operations account within the state historical fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 2, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

Rerevised Final Act · 3 edits · May 26, 2026
MINOR
This bill modifies how Colorado distributes money from the limited gaming fund. It reduces the annual transfer to the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund from $15 million to $14 million starting in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The $1 million reduction is redirected to a new 'museum and preservation operations account' within the state historical fund to support state museums.
Scope change
The bill applies to state fiscal years beginning with 2025-26, altering the distribution rules for the limited gaming fund.
FISCAL

Reduced the annual transfer from the limited gaming fund to the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund from $15 million to $14 million starting in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Created a new 'museum and preservation operations account' within the state historical fund to receive $1 million annually from the limited gaming fund.

Updated the definition of the museum and preservation operations account to explicitly include the new annual transfers from the limited gaming fund.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
2
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
upper
Apr 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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