California v Colorado: How two states leading AI legislation are approaching it differently

Last minute deal wins bipartisan passage of AI bill in CT Senate

A late-night deal narrowing the scope of a controversial artificial intelligence regulatory bill produced bipartisan passage in the Senate on Wednesday but left unanswered a bigger question: Are the changes enough for Gov. Ned Lamont? Sen. James Maroney, D-Milford, who has become the General Assembly’s acknowledged expert on data privacy and AI, declined to speculate if the changes were sufficient to avoid a veto of Senate Bill 2. “It would be m…

Connecticut Senate passes significantly amended AI regulation bill

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — After prolonged negotiations late into Wednesday evening, a bipartisan coalition of state senators passed a significantly amended version of an artificial intelligence (AI) regulation bill. The original version of the AI bill, which was a priority for the Democratic caucus in the state senate, would have imposed sweeping new regulations on the rapidly advancing technology. State Sen. James Maroney, the Milford Democrat w…

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…