Colorado House Bill 1263
Session 2026A
Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements
Active
Passed Senate on May 11, 2026
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
S. Camacho
J. Mabrey
J. Carson
I. Jodeh
First Action
Feb 19, 2026
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1263
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
I. Jodeh
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Sponsor
J. Carson
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Sponsor
J. Mabrey
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Sponsor
S. Camacho
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Sponsor
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
B. Titone
Cosponsor
C. Clifford
Cosponsor
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
J. Jackson
Cosponsor
J. Joseph
Cosponsor
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
K. McCormick
Cosponsor
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
L. Smith
Cosponsor
M. Duran
Cosponsor
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
N. Hinrichsen
Cosponsor
N. Ricks
Cosponsor
R. Stewart
Cosponsor
S. Lieder
Cosponsor
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Bacon
Yes
Barron
No
Boesenecker
Yes
Bottoms
No
Bradfield
No
Bradley
No
Brooks
No
Brown
No
Caldwell
No
Camacho
Yes
Carter
Yes
Clifford
Yes
DeGraaf
No
Duran
Yes
English
Yes
Espenoza
Yes
Feret
Yes
Flanell
No
Froelich
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Garcia Sander
No
Gilchrist
Yes
Goldstein
Yes
Gonzalez R.
No
Hamrick
Yes
Hartsook
No
Jackson
Yes
Johnson
No
Joseph
Yes
Keltie
No
Lieder
Yes
Lindsay
Yes
Luck
No
Lukens
Yes
Mabrey
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Martinez
Yes
Mauro
Yes
McCluskie
Yes
McCormick
Yes
Nguyen
Yes
Paschal
Yes
Phillips
No
Richardson
No
Ricks
Yes
Rutinel
Yes
Rydin
Yes
Sirota
Yes
Slaugh
No
Smith
Yes
Soper
No
Stewart K.
Yes
Stewart R.
Yes
Story
Yes
Suckla
No
Taggart
No
Titone
Yes
Valdez
Excused
Velasco
Yes
Weinberg
No
Willford
Yes
Winter T.
No
Woodrow
Yes
Woog
No
Zokaie
Yes
Summary
The bill defines a 'conversational artificial intelligence service' as an artificial intelligence system that is accessible to the general public and that primarily simulates human conversation and interaction through textual, visual, or aural communications. Effective January 1, 2027, the bill creates requirements for a person that develops and partnership, corporation, or entity that makes available or controls access to a conversational artificial intelligence service (operator). For a user of a conversational artificial intelligence service who is under 18 years old (minor user), an operator is: For a consumer who is a minor and has or opens an account or profile to use a conversational artificial intelligence service (minor account holder) and for a user of a conversational artificial intelligence service who an operator has reasonable certainty or actual knowledge is a minor (minor user), an operator is:Required to provide certain disclosures;Prohibited from providing the minor account holder or minor user with points or rewards to encourage engagement with the conversational artificial intelligence service;Required to institute reasonable technically feasible measures to prevent the conversational artificial intelligence service from producing sexually explicit content or statements that simulate emotional dependence; andRequired to provide tools for the minor account holder or minor user or a parent or guardian of the minor account holder or minor user to manage the minor account holder's or minor user's privacy and account settings. The bill also requires an operator to provide consumer disclosures, implement a protocol for user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm, and annually report to the attorney general's office information regarding the protocol the operator is implementing. The bill prohibits an operator from indicating or implying that any output data provided by a conversational artificial intelligence service is provided by, endorsed by, or equivalent to services provided by certain licensed or certified professionals. The bill clarifies that nothing in the bill limits an individual's ability to access certain information and resources pursuant to the state constitution, requires an operator to disclose confidential information, or authorizes content moderation practices inconsistent with the United States constitution. A violation of the bill is a deceptive trade practice, enforceable by the attorney general under the 'Colorado Consumer Protection Act'. A person that violates the bill is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 $5,000 per violation. Each output of a conversational artificial intelligence service that is a violation constitutes a separate violation.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Committee Report for Business, Labor, & Technology on 05/05/2026
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