On May 12, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 25-1272, creating the Multifamily Construction Incentive Program (MCIP), a voluntary, opt-in framework aimed at encouraging the construction of...more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on June 3, 2025, signed House Bill (HB) 25-1208 into law in an effort to alleviate economic stress on the restaurant industry in Colorado by permitting localities to reduce the minimum wage for...more
In early 2024, the Colorado state legislature passed Senate Bill 24-205, Consumer Protections for Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems (CPIAIS), which was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 17, 2024....more
After considering similar legislation in two prior sessions, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and Gov. Jared Polis signed into law, House Bill 25-1040 which explicitly adds nuclear energy to the state’s statutory...more
In the second quarter of 2024, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA), legislation regulating "high-risk" systems of artificial intelligence. ...more
On May 17, 2024, Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis signed into law The Colorado AI Act (SB205). SB205 will take effect on February 1, 2026, and regulates the use of certain high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems....more
On May 17, 2024, the Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, signed Senate Bill 24-205, “Concerning Consumer Productions in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (“AI Law”). The AI Law takes effect on and from...more
A new frontier emerges in the shadow of Colorado’s majestic peaks – Colorado’s governor signed into law a first-of-its-kind comprehensive artificial intelligence (“AI”) law in May 2024. ...more
Colorado’s comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation signals that future AI regulation is trending toward a state-by-state approach, like data privacy before it, unless federal legislation is enacted. ...more
On May 17, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Colorado Senate Bill 24-205 (SB205), pioneering a comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI) systems....more
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 24-205, “Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions With Artificial Intelligence Systems” (the “Colorado Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act”),...more
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed legislation that would replace Colorado’s unique “3 of 6” rule for determining the members of a unitary group for combined reporting purposes and instead adopt what Legislative Council...more
The November 2023 election is quickly approaching and brings with it another round of tax—particularly property tax measures—that will soon be put to Colorado voters. And, if what has already been filed is any indication,...more
It was a busy legislative session in Colorado this year, with Governor Jared Polis signing more than 470 new bills into law. Included among the new legislation are four laws that will create sweeping changes to the state’s...more
Since its legalization in 2014, Colorado's cannabis industry has experienced unprecedented growth, surpassing $10.5 billion in total sales. The first quarter of 2021 alone saw marijuana sales exceeding $560 million, according...more
The Colorado legislature has been busy this season passing new employment laws, adding to your compliance obligations in a big way. We reviewed the key workplace laws that Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into effect and...more
On June 7, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 23-172 into law, radically transforming Colorado’s employment discrimination legal landscape by expanding the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA)....more
Employers across the country have grappled with the requirements of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), since it went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act was the only one of its kind at the time, and has...more
On June 2, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 23-017, which expands the qualifying reasons an employee may take leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)....more
Although there is no federal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in textiles, there continues to be activity at the state level to limit PFAS in textiles, with many prohibitions becoming active over the next...more
The Colorado Legislature recently addressed that Colorado is experiencing a lack of affordable housing at critical levels. On May 20, 2022, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 22-1282. The act, called...more
The Colorado General Assembly was busy drafting and passing numerous employment laws during its 2022 legislative session, creating a wave of change for employers in the Centennial State. Colorado Expands Termination Notice...more
Colorado employers have less than two months to bring their noncompetition restrictions into compliance with HB22-1317, a bill passed by the Colorado Legislature in May 2022. HB22-1317, also known as the Restrictive...more
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB 22-1317 into law on June 8, 2022. The new law significantly limits the enforceability of non-compete agreements executed after August 10, 2022 — the law’s effective date — for employers...more
On May 10, Colorado legislators approved HB22-1317, a bill that will effectively move the state into line with California and other states restricting the use of noncompetition covenants in the workplace except for highly...more