Colorado’s 2025 legislative session wrapped last week, but lawmakers may return for a special session to revisit a first-in-the-nation AI law and address likely federal spending cuts.
Passed in 2024, the law requires businesses to disclose when they use AI in consequential decisions, assess potential bias, and report discriminatory outcomes. Critics warn that its scope is too broad and would stifle innovation.
Despite plans to revise the law or delay its implementation, lawmakers ultimately failed to do either, prompting some to call for the legislature to reconvene later this year. Gov. Jared Polis said he’s likely to call a special session if Congressional Republicans follow through on proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid.
