California v Colorado: How two states leading AI legislation are approaching it differently
- Colorado's legislature adjourned last week after debating issues related to the state's AI law SB 205, passed in 2024 and signed by Governor Polis.
- The legislature ended without amendments after Chamber of Progress and a coalition opposed SB 205’s implementation due to concerns about unclear mandates.
- The coalition warned that SB 205’s broad scope and regulatory burdens could disrupt innovation and recommended a special session to address these problems.
- Kouri Marshall, Director of the Chamber of Progress, warned that enforcing SB 205 starting in February would pose serious challenges due to unclear and risky conditions.
- As a result, Governor Polis called to delay SB 205’s effect beyond February 1, 2026, indicating ongoing uncertainty about the law’s impact on Colorado’s AI sector.
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California v Colorado: How two states leading AI legislation are approaching it differently
Lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis, seen here before his 2024 State of the State address, made Colorado first in the nation to pass a comprehensive AI regulation law. The other leading state, California, has taken an alternative, incremental approach. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Colorado was first in the nation to pass comprehensive AI regulation, in 2024, but less than a year before the law goes into effect, lawmakers find themselves try…
California v Colorado: How two states leading AI legislation are approaching it differently
Lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis, seen here before his 2024 State of the State address, made Colorado first in the nation to pass a comprehensive AI regulation law. The other leading state, California, has taken an alternative, incremental approach. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Colorado was first in the nation to pass comprehensive AI regulation, in 2024, but less than a year before the law goes into effect, lawmakers find themselves try…
Tech to Polis: Colorado Needs a Special Session to Clarify AI Law : Session adjourned despite open questions around SB 205 - Chamber of Progress
Following the adjournment of Colorado’s legislature last week, Chamber of Progress called for a special legislative session to address implementation concerns around SB 205, Colorado’s sweeping AI law passed last year. An effort to amend the law died on the legislative calendar last Wednesday, despite calls from the governor and other officials to delay SB 205’s implementation beyond February 1, 2026. In a new letter to Governor Polis, Chamber o…
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