Colorado AI Act (repealed)
Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) — REPEALED/REPLACED BEFORE TAKING EFFECT
Colorado · SB 24-205, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1701 et seq. (repealed/replaced 2026)
- Status
- Repealed / replaced
- Applies to
- Developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems (under the now-repealed framework)
- Enforced by
- Colorado Attorney General (exclusive)
The first comprehensive US state AI law would have required developers and deployers of 'high-risk' AI systems to use reasonable care to prevent algorithmic discrimination in decisions about jobs, housing, lending, insurance, education, and healthcare. After repeated delays, it was repealed and replaced in May 2026 by a narrower transparency-focused law (SB 26-189) before it ever took effect.
Who is protected: Colorado consumers (under the now-repealed framework)
Legal detail
SB 24-205 (Ch. 198, Sess. Laws 2024; signed May 17, 2024), Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1701 et seq. — imposed duties of reasonable care on developers and deployers of 'high-risk AI systems' to prevent algorithmic discrimination, with risk-management programs, impact assessments, public transparency statements and consumer adverse-decision rights. Operative requirements were originally set for Feb. 1, 2026; SB 25B-004 (2025 Extraordinary Session, signed Aug. 28, 2025) extended them to June 30, 2026; SB 26-189 (signed May 14, 2026) then repealed and reenacted the part before those duties ever took effect. Enforcement had also been stayed Apr. 27, 2026 in xAI v. Weiser (D. Colo. No. 1:26-cv-01515).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Enacted | May 17, 2024 |
| Citation | SB 24-205, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1701 et seq. (repealed/replaced 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Would have been enforced as unfair trade practices under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act |
| Topics | automated decision-making · AI hiring and employment · housing and credit decisions · insurance AI · healthcare AI · education AI · consumer protection · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Bill text | Colorado General Assembly: SB24-205 Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence |
More AI rules in Colorado
- CO SB 17-213 (AV statute) · In effect
- CO Insurance Algorithmic Discrimination Law · In effect
- Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) · In effect
- CO Candidate Deepfake Disclosure Law · In effect
- CO Intimate Digital Depictions Act (SB25-288) · In effect
- SB 26-189 (Colorado ADMT Law) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
Related automated decision-making rules elsewhere
- CA EO N-6-26 (AI Workforce) · In effect
- Arkansas public entity AI/ADS policy mandate (Act 848, 2025) · In effect
- Connecticut algorithmic rent ban — HB 8002 (eff. Jan 1, 2026) · In effect
- San Diego algorithmic rent price-fixing ban (Ord. O-21955, May 2025) · In effect
- Minneapolis algorithmic rent ban (Ord. 2025-010, eff. Mar 1, 2026) · In effect
- Seattle algorithmic rent-fixing ban (Ord. 127241 / SMC 7.34, July 2025) · In effect
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