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Colorado
AI-related laws ClearPath tracks for Colorado. Each is a short summary with a link to the primary source.
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Not settledSignature (14 May 2026) and 1 Jan 2027 effective date are reported by law-firm summaries. Litigation and rulemaking may change the position. Primary text not read.
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Laws tracked
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Topics
Consumer automated decisions
Key dates
Signed 14 May 2026; effective 1 Jan 2027
Laws and what they ask
SB 26-189 (replaces the 2024 Colorado AI Act, SB 24-205)
Enacted, not yet in forceConsumer automated decisions
Dates
Signed 14 May 2026; effective 1 Jan 2027
Applies to
Developers and deployers of covered automated decision systems
Key duties (summary)
Narrower and notice-based: disclosures to consumers, explanations after an adverse outcome, correction rights and meaningful human review for automated decision-making technology that materially influences a consequential decision. A federal magistrate judge reportedly blocked enforcement of the predecessor law (SB 24-205) in litigation brought by xAI with DOJ support. Rulemaking and litigation to watch.
Not settledSignature (14 May 2026) and 1 Jan 2027 effective date are reported by law-firm summaries. Litigation and rulemaking may change the position. Primary text not read.
What to do now
Check whether any of these laws reaches your organization: where people are affected matters, not only where you are based. Use the applicability checker.
Record each affected system in the register with the state.
For 2027 dates, put the date in your calendar and plan with counsel. Dates and rulemaking may change.
Watch this
A federal court order reportedly blocked enforcement of Colorado SB 24-205 in litigation brought by xAI with Department of Justice support. Check the current status of that case and of any DOJ challenge to other state laws.
Federal preemption of state AI laws: the Department of Justice AI Litigation Task Force, court challenges and any bill in Congress.
Colorado SB 26-189: effective date, rulemaking and reported litigation.
California automated decision-making regulations: phase-in dates.
Ask officially
The office of the attorney general for Colorado can point to enforcement guidance. See also the legislature page below. These bodies can give official guidance. ClearPath is for reference only.