Gov. Polis signed SB 189 on May 14, 2026, pushing the Colorado AI Act's effective date from June 30, 2026 to January 1, 2027 and significantly narrowing its duties on developers and deployers of 'high-risk' AI systems. It is the second delay of the first comprehensive US state AI law.
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Colorado delays its AI Act to Jan 1, 2027 and scales back its requirements
Why this matters for founders
Startups building or deploying consequential-decision AI get extra runway before Colorado's obligations bite—but should track the pared-back requirements and parallel AI laws already live in California, Texas and Illinois.
Source: Hunton Andrews Kurth
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