Colorado repeals its AI Act before effect; narrower replacement lands January 2027

US-COMAJORRepeal & replaceHiring & HR AINotice & explanation

What changed

SB 26-189 repealed the 2024 Colorado AI Act and replaced it with notice, explanation, and human-review duties effective January 1, 2027.

Who this touches

Employers and lenders using AI decisions on Colorado residents.

Why it matters

The maximalist state model just lost its flagship; the notice-and-explanation model is what survived.

Suggested next step — and why

If your program was built to the strictest state, reconfirm which obligations survive rather than maintaining repealed ones.

The clock

Replacement effective January 1, 2027.

The editor's read

Teams with one core program mapped per state lost nothing this year. Bespoke compliance is now a depreciating asset class. — IDV

Source: Colorado SB 26-189 enrolled text — read in the original, not from coverage.

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