Overhaul of Colorado AI Bias Law Headed to Polis for Signature

A rewrite of Colorado’s law governing AI decision-making tools, now headed to Gov. Jared Polis (D) for his signature, focuses on transparency disclosures while omitting previously enacted bias audit requirements and a DEI provision the Justice Department challenged.

The governor has said he plans to sign the bill (SB 26-189), after urging state lawmakers for the past two years to revise the law they previously passed (SB 24-205) before its June 30 effective date. Once Polis signs the new measure, the attorney general will develop regulations and most of its requirements will take effect Jan. 1, ...