What happened
The Colorado Department of Law has issued proposed rules under the Colorado ADMT Act (SB26-189) and the Chatbot Safety Act (HB 26-1263): one set governs Automated Decision-Making Technology in consequential decisions (effective January 1, 2027), the other sets age-assurance methods, notice, duty-of-care, and protection tiers for operators of conversational AI services accessible to the public. The formal administrative comment window is open through October 26, 2026.
Why it matters
Colorado was the first-mover on US AI Act-style consequential-decision obligations; now its AG is turning the ADMT Act and a dedicated chatbot-safety statute into concrete, enforceable technical rules (age estimation, crisis handoff to 988, and scope definitions for 'operator'). These rules are precedent-setting national templates and carry enforceable obligations for any organisation deploying ADMT or public-facing conversational AI in Colorado.
Action needed
Entities using automated decision-making in employment, housing, credit, and other consequential areas — and operators of public conversational AI in Colorado — should review the proposed rules and file comments before October 26, 2026, and begin mapping compliance ahead of the January 1, 2027 effective date.