As Colorado’s legislative session inches closer to its May 11 conclusion, a bill has been introduced by the state’s Speaker of the House to fund responsible gambling programs in the state.

The bill, introduced Tuesday, is sponsored by Speaker Alec Garnett and would fund a grant program through the state’s Limited Gaming Control Commission (LGCC) and Office of Behavioral Health (OBH). The legislation calls for $2.5 million from taxes on gaming revenue and license fees to be available for distribution through the grant program, along with $200,000 from the state lottery to fund responsible gambling efforts in that area. An undetermined amount from the state’s “hold-harmless fund,” should money go unused there for two years, could also increase the grant program’s funding significantly.