Key point: Unable to reach an agreement on amending the Colorado AI Act during the special session, the Colorado legislature voted to delay the law’s effective date to June 30, 2026.
On August 26, the Colorado legislature ended its special session by voting to pass SB 4, which extends the Colorado AI Act’s effective date from February 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. The bill will next head to Governor Jared Polis, who is expected to sign it into law.
Key point: Starting August 21, Colorado lawmakers will consider four bills that significantly amend the Colorado AI Act.
On August 21, Colorado lawmakers will reconvene for a special legislative session. Earlier this month, Governor Jared Polis called the special session to deal with a nearly $1 billion hole in Colorado’s state budget created by the federal government’s One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1) and to consider amendments to Colorado’s first-in-the-nation Colorado AI Act.