In 2024, the general assembly enacted Senate Bill 24-205 (“the “Automated Decision-Making Technology Act” or “ADMT Act”), which created consumer protections from algorithmic discrimination in consequential decisions made by high-risk artificial intelligence systems. Senate Bill 26-189 was signed into law May 2026 and repeals and reenacts those provisions with new requirements regarding the use of automated decision-making technology in consequential decisions.
The law defines an ‘automated decision-making technology’ (ADMT) and creates certain requirements for both developers of ADMT that is used to materially influence a consequential decision and deployers who use ADMT. It also gives consumers the right to request and correct inaccurate personal data used by ADMT. This new law and its provisions go into effect January 1, 2027. A link to the new Automated Decision-Making Technology Law can be found on the Colorado General Assembly’s website (opens new tab).
On May 11, 2026, the Colorado legislature passed House Bill 26-1263 (“Chatbot Safety Act”). The Chatbot Safety Act further amends section 17 to add protections for users of conversational AI services, including requirements for chatbot operators to estimate the age of users, disclose that users are interacting with AI and not humans, safeguard teen users against sexually explicit content and simulated emotional dependence, and implement privacy/account-management tools for minor users. The Chatbot Safety Act also requires chatbot operators to create suicide and self-harm response protocols and prohibits chatbot outputs from being represented as equivalent to licensed professional services.
The Chatbot Safety Act further requires chatbot operators to submit an annual report to the Office of the Attorney General including “any additional metrics necessary to determine the efficacy and reliability of implemented safeguards or detection, removal, and response protocols, as determined by the attorney general,” but does not provide further explanation or details on the content of these reports.
A link to the new Chatbot Safety Law can be found on the Colorado General Assembly’s website (opens new tab).
Rulemaking
The ADMT Act requires the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to adopt rules to clarify and implement specific provisions of the law before January 1, 2027. While the Chatbot Safety Act does not require rulemaking, the Attorney General believes rulemaking would help ensure compliance obligations, including the content of this required report, are clear.
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office believes it will produce better rules if it receives strong, diverse input from interested people and organizations. The Colorado Department of Law seeks input from interested persons to inform the drafting of effective rules that are consistent with the intent of the ADMT Act and Chatbot Safety Act. In the current Pre-Rulemaking phase of this we welcome informal input from all members of the public about any aspect of the Department’s upcoming rulemaking regarding the Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety Acts. Feedback will be collected through a publicly available comment form through July 13, 2026.
We encourage consumers, regulated entities, and other interested parties to participate in each phase of the rulemaking by providing comments and input relevant to any area of the Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety Acts. Comments may address but are not limited to: areas that need clarification; consumer concerns; anticipated compliance challenges; impacts of the Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety Acts on business or other operations; cost concerns; and any underlying or related research or analyses.
In addition, we provide a considerations paper with additional background and questions to help guide pre-rulemaking comments.
The topics and questions included in the considerations document are not intended to limit input or indicate that the Attorney General is predisposed to any position or action.
View comments on the comment portal.
Users can submit comments on our website.
Once the formal rulemaking process begins, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office will update this page with details about the proposed rules and opportunities for additional input. The rulemaking will be governed by the State Administrative Procedure Act (PDF). The office plans to have a robust public outreach and input process that allows interested parties to provide feedback, perspective, opinion, and expertise.