US EditionColorado Special Legislative Session to Address State's Controversial Artificial Intelligence Law
COLORADO, AUG 6 – Governor Jared Polis calls lawmakers back to address a $783 million budget shortfall driven by federal tax changes and to consider adjustments to Colorado's pioneering AI law.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis called the Colorado Legislature to reconvene at the Colorado Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special session to address a budget gap and the state’s AI law.
- Following the federal budget bill, Polis said the driving reason for the special session is the financial impact of that bill, which cost Colorado $1.2 billion.
- Polis’s office plans to close the gap by drawing down 2% of the state reserves for $300 million and implementing a state employee hiring freeze, expected to save $3 million–$7 million.
- Legislators will face a $783 million shortfall, House Speaker Julie McCluskie said lawmakers had no choice but to reconvene.
- Future challenges include addressing looming cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in coming years, and reforms to the state’s artificial intelligence law set for Feb. 1, 2026.
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