If you are looking for winners and losers from the recent legislative special session, the biggest winner has to be the tech industry, which showed itself to be a force to be reckoned with in the fight over the AI bill. … Colorado’s tech sector is booming, according to the Colorado Chamber: • Tech accounts […]
Colorado Politics: Stakeholders say delay of Colorado AI regulations offers breathing room, but not final resolution
Educators, business leaders, and technology groups say they are relieved that a new state law regulating artificial intelligence has been delayed — but they’re still frustrated that many of their broader concerns remain unresolved. … Colorado Chamber of Commerce executive director Rachel Beck says her members knew AI regulation was inevitable and are more than […]
Route Fifty: Colorado delays implementing first-in-the-nation AI law
Lawmakers in Colorado failed to reach an agreement on amending the state’s sweeping law regulating artificial intelligence, except to push back its implementation until June 2026. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce called that provision “harmful” and urged lawmakers to vote against it. “The result would be higher legal risks for all businesses, fewer opportunities […]
DBJ: Legislators vote to delay Colorado AI law
Colorado’s controversial artificial intelligence law appears likely to go into effect later next year under a new legislative compromise that pushes implementation back four months. … “The Colorado Chamber of Commerce, its members, and the Colorado Technology Association worked in good faith to find a compromise with Sen. Rodriguez, consumer groups and labor representatives,” on […]
Denver Gazette: Artificial intelligence bill gutted by Colorado Senate as possible deal collapses
Between Sunday and Monday, a hoped-for deal on the Colorado General Assembly’s main proposal on artificial intelligence regulation took a hit — and sources said it may not recover, as the issue around liability further shook the already shaky support for a potential agreement. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce — which was negotiating on […]
Axios: Big Tech wins in delay of Colorado’s AI transparency bill
Facing intense pressure from Big Tech, a key Democratic lawmaker in Colorado abandoned his attempt to reinforce artificial intelligence guardrails and instead delayed implementation of the current rules. … “We thank Sen. Rodriguez for amending his bill and allowing Colorado businesses more time to work on the current AI law instead of pushing bad policy […]
Colorado Sun: Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026
Colorado lawmakers Monday abandoned an effort to tweak Colorado’s first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence law after it became clear that five days of intense negotiations between Democrats, the tech industry, consumer advocacy groups and unions wouldn’t yield any results. … Loren Furman, who leads the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, thanked Rodriguez for “allowing Colorado businesses more time […]
Summit Daily: To help close budget hole, Colorado Democrats eliminate a tax benefit for small businesses
Small businesses in Colorado will no longer be able to recoup a percentage of the sales tax they collect and send to the state under a bill approved by state Democrats in the ongoing special legislative session. For decades, businesses that report under $1 million in taxable sales per filing period have been able to […]
Colorado Chamber Statement on AI Legislation
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement from President and CEO Loren Furman regarding changes made to Senate Bill 004, the artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory proposal: “We appreciate the steps Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriquez has made today to extend the […]
Colorado Politics: Artificial intelligence bill clears first Senate special session committee
The proposed Senate Democrats’ fix to Senate Bill 24-205, the first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence regulation on discrimination, won approval from its first committee on the first day of the 2025 special session. Senate Bill 4 is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, who was also the main sponsor of the 2024 AI law that […]