United States · Colorado
Colorado AI laws: what's in force, and what's coming
Colorado's 2024 AI Act (SB 24-205) never took effect: in May 2026 SB 26-189 repealed and re-enacted it as a narrower law on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) used in consequential decisions, built on notice, documentation, data-correction and human-review rights, with most duties starting January 1, 2027. Colorado also has laws on election deepfakes, AI intimate images and insurers' use of algorithms and external data.
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Colorado's AI laws
| Law | Citation | Status | Effective | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Decision-Making Technology act | SB 26-189 (2026), Session Laws ch. 131 | Enacted, effective later | 1 Jan 2027 | Developers and deployers of ADMT used in decisions on jobs, housing, lending, insurance, health care, education and government benefits owe documentation, consumer notice, adverse-decision explanations and human review. |
| Candidate election deepfake disclosures | HB 24-1147 | In force | 1 Jul 2024 | Bars distributing communications about candidates with undisclosed AI deepfakes; requires disclosure in content and metadata; civil penalties and candidate lawsuits. |
| Insurers' use of external data, algorithms and predictive models | SB 21-169 | In force | 7 Sep 2021 | Bars insurers from unfairly discriminating through external consumer data, algorithms or predictive models; requires risk management frameworks and testing under Division of Insurance rules. |
| Intimate digital depictions | SB 25-288 | In force | 6 Aug 2025 | Creates civil and criminal liability for disclosing realistic AI-made intimate depictions without consent and covers computer-generated child sexual material. |
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