Colorado House attempts late-night move to delay AI regulations, but effort fails

Colorado legislature ends with an AI fizzle as delay falters — further stoking talk of a special session

Colorado lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 legislative session Wednesday evening, but not before calls for a special session rang out over an impasse on first-in-the-nation regulations for artificial intelligence — and amid resignation over likely funding cuts soon to come from the federal government.  The legislature passed nearly 500 bills in its 120 days of work, which ended about 7:20 p.m. as the House adjourned, shortly after the Senate. They r…

Fix to 2024 Artificial Intelligence bill causes tension as Colorado Democrat Brianna Titone sinks efforts

House lawmakers worked frantically Tuesday night to act on Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser's request to fix issues with an artificial intelligence bill. However, procedural rules created an unprecedented dilemma as debate continued, and by midnight, it…

Colorado House attempts late-night move to delay AI regulations, but effort fails

In a dramatic 11th hour move, House Democrats late Tuesday night tried to resurrect a dead-and-buried plan to slow Colorado’s first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence regulations from taking effect — a day after a senior Democratic lawmaker killed the planned delay and threw parts of the Capitol into chaos. But the plan collapsed in even more dramatic fashion: The House needed to insert the regulatory delay into an unrelated bill before midni…

Congress Should Preempt Onslaught of State AI Laws

States are racing to regulate artificial intelligence, creating a patchwork of laws that threatens to slow innovation, drive up compliance costs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. In 2023, the National Conference of State Legislatures tracked over 450 AI-related bills introduced across all 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. While some legislation appropriately focuses on state-specific concern…

Colorado is first state to propose new law to regulate use of AI

Colorado is the first state to propose a new law to regulate use of AI but some want to pause the implementation until January 2027. Source: Youtube

Commission spokesman Thomas Renier said those who sign the code "will have more confidence in the AI Office."