Colorado. AI / automated decisions. Act
Colorado AI law (SB 189)Colorado artificial intelligence consumer protection law (SB 26-189)
Enacted – not yet in force
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Detailed obligations and penalties not confirmed.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Repeals and re-enacts Colorado's AI framework with a narrower, notice-based approach for consequential decisions made using AI systems.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Replaces risk-management and impact-assessment duties of SB 205 with lighter transparency obligations.
- SaaS relevance
HR-tech, lending and other SaaS used for consequential decisions about Colorado residents will need notice capabilities for deployer customers.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Yes
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- None
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- AG implementing rules due by 2027-01-01; federal AI preemption executive order (Dec 2025) and DOJ litigation task force target state AI laws.
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text leg.colorado.gov
- Authority
- Colorado Attorney General
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Colorado
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Detailed obligations and penalties not confirmed.