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Colorado's landmark artificial intelligence law, the most comprehensive in the country, has been replaced before it ever took effect. After years of concern over the implications of Colorado's Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with AI Systems law, which was set to take effect on June 30, Gov. Jared Polis recently signed into law S.B. 26-189, a bill that repealed the Colorado AI law and replaced its broad "high-risk artificial intelligence system" framework with a narrower regime focused on automated decision-making technology, or ADMT, used in consequential decisions. S.B. 26-189 will apply to job applicants and employees who are residents of Colorado, in addition to "any individual whose access to, eligibility for, or opportunity in Colorado is evaluated in a consequential decision by a person doing business in Colorado." The Colorado AI law has been a source of concern for employers since it was enacted in 2024. Had the law gone into effect ...

Colorado lawmakers have completed their hotly anticipated rewriting of the state’s landmark artificial intelligence (AI) law . While the new law shifts compliance from a risk-based to a transparency-based approach, it maintains significant notice-and-disclosure obligations for employers (referred to as “deployers” in the law), requiring them to disclose to employees and job applicants when an AI tool was used to make an adverse employment decision. Quick Hits SB 26-189, Colorado’s new law “concerning the use of automated decision-making technology in consequential decisions,” mandates that employers disclose the use of “automated decision-making technology” (ADMT) when making adverse employment decisions. The law replaces the original Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act with a focus on specific notice and recordkeeping obligations for employers starting January 1, 2027. Employers must provide a clear pre-use notice of ADMT’s application and provide a disclosure to employees or job app...

Colorado lawmakers are moving to repeal the state’s first-in-the-nation AI antidiscrimination law and replace the mandatory bias audit and risk impact assessment requirements with a streamlined transparency-and-notice framework. The May 1 proposal, backed by key lawmakers, instead focuses on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) used in “consequential” decisions. If the bill gets passed into law, new employer obligations would kick in on January 1, 2027 . Here’s what the proposed replacement would mean for your business and what you should be doing right now. Quick Recap: How We Got Here The original law passed in 2024 imposed broad obligations on both AI developers and the businesses deploying AI tools, including mandatory bias audits, risk impact assessments, and extensive disclosure requirements. It was set to take effect February 1, 2026. The business and tech communities immediately pushed back, arguing the requirements were unworkable and would crush innovation. After rep...