Colorado chatbot laws

Enacted laws

• HB 26-1195AI in psychotherapy
  In effect since Aug. 12, 2026
• HB 26-1263Conversational AI service operators
  In effect since Aug. 12, 2026; more from Jan. 1, 2027
• SB 24-205Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act
  In effect since June 30, 2026; more from Jan. 1, 2027

What Colorado's laws require

• Say it is AIHB 26-1263, SB 24-205
• Remind during long chatsHB 26-1263
• Protect minorsHB 26-1263
• Check agesHB 26-1263
• Crisis protocolHB 26-1263
• Report to the stateHB 26-1263
• Limits on manipulative designHB 26-1195, HB 26-1263
• No AI therapist or licensed titleHB 26-1195, HB 26-1263
• Users can sueNo

Coming dates

1. January 1, 2027HB 26-1263: Operator duties begin
2. January 1, 2027SB 24-205: SB 26-189 replaces this part; the disclosure duty ends
3. July 1, 2027HB 26-1263: Annual report to the Attorney General begins

Multistate actions Colorado's attorney general joined

• Attorneys general filing in the Character.AI bankruptcy October 14, 2026
• Letter from 42 attorneys general on sycophantic and delusional AI December 9, 2025
• Letter from 44 attorneys general to AI companies August 25, 2025

Joining a letter or court filing is not a lawsuit or a finding against any company.

Other Colorado laws that may matter

• Consumer protection law: Colorado Consumer Protection Act (C.R.S. section 6-1-101 et seq.). It applies to businesses generally, not to chatbots specifically; whether it reaches a particular chatbot practice is a legal question.
• Consumer privacy law: Colorado Privacy Act (C.R.S. section 6-1-1301 et seq.), in effect from July 1, 2023. It sets rules for personal data, which can include what people type into a chatbot, for businesses that meet its thresholds.

Sources

1. Colorado Consumer Protection Act (official source)
2. Colorado Privacy Act (official source)