# Colorado SB26-189: Automated Decision-Making Technology Colorado SB26-189, Automated Decision-Making Technology, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James Coleman (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-189-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-189 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Automated Decision-Making Technology - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-01 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Governor Signed - Sponsors: James Coleman (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 39 - Subjects: Labor & Employment, Telecommunications & Information Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (242 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New consumer rights for automated decisions: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Colorado adds protections when automated tools materially influence important decisions about individuals. Covered areas include jobs, education, Colorado housing, loans, insurance, health care, and public benefits, with sector-specific exceptions. Consumers include emplo… - Federal medical oversight brings state exemptions: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, specified Colorado automated-decision requirements do not apply to medical devices under federal food and drug oversight. The exemption also covers drug and medical-device manufacturers’ research and development under that oversight. This includes clinical investigations… - New documentation duties for automated-tool businesses: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered-tool developers must give organizations using their tools understandable documentation, while protecting trade secrets. It must explain intended and known harmful uses, known training-data categories, risks, limits, proper monitoring, and human review. These dutie… - Patient assistance notices with health-care exemptions: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying health-care entities and their service partners receive exemptions from specified general automated-decision rules. Providers qualify for this treatment only when operating from Colorado; employment decisions remain covered by the general rules. Covered entitie… - Discrimination liability follows each business’s fault: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, developers and organizations using covered tools face liability under Colorado anti-discrimination laws for discriminatory decisions materially influenced by those tools. Each party’s liability follows its relative fault; shared liability applies only as existing law perm… - State enforcement funding with consumer lawsuit limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, only the Colorado Attorney General enforces these rules as deceptive trade practices. The law creates no new private right to sue under this part. For violations the Attorney General considers fixable, businesses get 60 days after receiving notice to fix them before enfor… - Insurance notices with existing-rule compliance relief: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, insurers and affiliates subject to Colorado’s specified existing insurance rules count as compliant while practicing insurance. Other insurers must give applicable notices and disclosures when covered tools materially influence insurance decisions. Covered decisions inclu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Slaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Benavidez - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 50 | 13 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 57 | 6 | | | 2026-05-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-189 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-05-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-05-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-14: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-12: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-09: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-08: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-05-08: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-05-07: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115943/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116432/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116166/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115623/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116013/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116236/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116189/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115928/download) - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115869/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116489/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/115943/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116432/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116166/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115623/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116013/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116236/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116189/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115928/download) - [Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115869/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116489/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-SB26-189-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).