Colorado just ended years of debate over how to revamp its first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence consumer protection law. Although the Colorado AI Act passed in 2024, the legislation was never implemented. Gov. Jared Polis signed it with the understanding that it would be revised before being enacted. But finding an acceptable revision proved elusive, and lawmakers ran out of time during a special session last year.
…
“This bill is probably going to be used as a model in other states, so creating this balancing act was really important,” says Loren Furman, CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and a member of the AI policy working group the governor appointed to recommend a new approach after legislative negotiations stalled out last year. It took the working group six months and 11 drafts to settle on a proposal, and SB 189 enshrines all the working group’s recommendations.
Read more here.