Colorado signs the first US state law on algorithmic discrimination
Concerns Colorado AI Act
What changed?
Governor Polis signed SB 24-205, creating duties of reasonable care for developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems used in consequential decisions, originally effective 1 February 2026.
What does it mean in practice?
Organisations making consequential decisions about Colorado residents should begin scoping risk programmes and impact assessments.
Official source
SB24-205 Consumer Protections for Artificial IntelligenceColorado General Assembly · 17 May 2024
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Colorado signs the first US state law on algorithmic discrimination”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-05-17-colorado-ai-act-signed (accessed 24 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: SB24-205 Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence, Colorado General Assembly, https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-205.
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