# Colorado HB26-1263: Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements Colorado HB26-1263, Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), John Carson (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1263-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1263 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-19 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), John Carson (Republican), Sean Camacho (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Professions & Occupations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (192 yes, 116 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - AI crisis responses must offer help: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, operators must have a response process for prompts about suicide or self-harm. It must refer users to crisis services, such as hotlines or crisis text lines, not law enforcement. It must also set escalation steps for repeated or severe crisis signs and prevent responses t… - More AI privacy controls for families: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, operators must provide privacy and account tools for known or reasonably certain users under 18. Minors must get controls over saving past chats for personalization and using personal data to train the service. These include options to opt out of training use. Parents and… - Stronger AI safety rules for kids: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, these safeguards apply when operators know or are reasonably sure users or account holders are under 18. Operators must use technically feasible steps to prevent sexually explicit content, encouragement of sexual conduct, and erotic interactions with minors. They must tak… - Clear AI notices and age checks: benefit, low. Covered public AI services that mainly simulate human conversation must use commercially reasonable or generally accepted methods to estimate or obtain users’ ages. Beginning January 1, 2027, operators must identify the service as AI at each user’s first daily interaction and whenever asked. During… - Limits on AI professional service claims: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, operators cannot knowingly or recklessly make specified professional-service claims about AI output. They cannot claim it comes from, is endorsed by, or equals services from professionals listed in the law. The covered fields include health care, law, mental health, and d… - AI rule violations face $5,000 penalties: cost, low. Anyone violating the law’s AI service requirements is subject to a $5,000 civil penalty for each violation. Each AI output that breaks a requirement counts as a separate violation. Total penalties equal $5,000 times the number of violations. The law does not require disclosure of trade secrets or c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 48 | 16 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 42 | 22 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 24 | 11 | | | 2026-05-05 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1263, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 24 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 23 | 40 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1263, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 3 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-29: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-05-11: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) - 2026-04-21: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-20: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-03-31: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-26: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114944/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116772/download) - House Business Affairs & Labor Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113822/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112332/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115038/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116315/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116177/download) - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115935/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116851/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114944/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116772/download) - [House Business Affairs & Labor Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113822/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112332/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115038/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116315/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116177/download) - [Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115935/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116851/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1263-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).