Gov. Jared Polis signs new law rewriting Colorado AI regulations targeting discrimination
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Summary
Gov. Jared Polis signed SB-189 on May 14, 2026, overhauling Colorado's AI law to require companies and agencies to notify job applicants, prospective students, and loan applicants when AI is used starting Jan. 1; allow rejected applicants to request data used and demand 'meaningful human review and reconsideration'; remove earlier pre-deployment risk-assessment requirements after negotiations; and potentially moot an April xAI lawsuit joined by the DOJ.
Why it matters
Creates enforceable notification, data-disclosure, and human-review rights while easing pre-deployment assessment burdens, forcing organizations to update operational compliance and legal risk strategies.