Not yet in force · 1 January 2027, with enforcement currently stayed
Colorado: the AI law you have read about never took effect
SB 24-205 was described everywhere as the first comprehensive US AI act. It was repealed before it ever applied. Its replacement does not start until 2027 and its enforcement is currently stayed by a federal court.
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Updated 2026-08-28T06:47:07.396Z
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Section 01
What this page is
This is information for job seekers, not legal advice, and it is current as at August 2026. This area moves quickly, so check the primary source linked at the end before relying on any of it for a decision that matters.
Section 02
Why this page is mostly a correction
A great deal of writing about AI hiring law still describes Colorado SB 24-205 as the leading US statute. It is not, and it never was in practice.
Its implementation was postponed. xAI filed suit in April 2026 seeking to block it on constitutional grounds. A federal magistrate stayed enforcement later that month. And on 14 May 2026 the governor signed SB 26-189 to replace it.
Section 03
What the replacement does
SB 26-189, the Automated Decision-Making Technology Act, drops the original's affirmative duty around algorithmic discrimination in favour of a disclosure model. It is due to take effect on 1 January 2027.
Its enforcement is currently on hold pending the same federal litigation, so even that date should be treated as provisional.
Section 04
What this means for you now
As at August 2026, there is no Colorado AI hiring law you can rely on. If you are applying for a role in Colorado, your position is the same as in any state without a specific rule.
The general federal anti-discrimination law still applies, as it always did, and it does not stop applying because a tool made the decision.
Section 05
What to actually do
Check the date on anything you read about this. An article written in 2024 or 2025 describing Colorado's obligations is describing a statute that was withdrawn.
Pro tips
Do these
Check the date on anything you read about AI hiring law. Several widely cited statutes have been postponed, repealed or replaced.
A disclosure rule tells you what is happening. It does not usually give you a right to a different process.
None of these laws gives you a right to see your own score or ranking.
Knockout questions, not resume parsing, are what genuinely rejects an application automatically.
Asking a recruiter directly costs nothing, and how they answer tells you something either way.
Avoid these
Delete these
Assuming a law described in an article from last year is still in force. Three of the eight jurisdictions we track have moved.
Expecting to be shown your score. No jurisdiction on this page grants that.
Treating a disclosure requirement as a right to a human reviewer. Only New York City comes close, and it is a request rather than a guarantee.
Believing a model deleted your application when a knockout question is the likelier explanation.
Rewriting a resume for software rather than for a reader. The changes that help a parser help a person too.
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How this guide is maintained
We review this guide every quarter and after any change to the hiring rules or portal behaviour it describes. It was last reviewed on 2026-08-28T06:47:07.396Z. Figures come from named sources, shown beside the number. Where we are estimating rather than measuring, we say so.
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Repealed
SB 24-205, before it ever came into force
Colorado General Assembly
May 2026
when the replacement, SB 26-189, was signed
Colorado General Assembly
Jan 2027
when that replacement is due to take effect
Colorado SB 26-189
Stayed
its enforcement, pending federal litigation brought by xAI
Federal court order, April 2026
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Sources & further reading
The formatting guidance and figures on this page draw on the following authoritative sources.
- Colorado SB 26-189, the Automated Decision-Making Technology Act, Signed 14 May 2026, replacing SB 24-205, effective 1 January 2027. Enforcement currently stayed pending federal litigation brought by xAI.
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