---
title: "Advise on automated decision-making under Colorado SB26-189"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/map-automated-decisions-that-use-personal-information/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A25-T1-R9-US"
practice_area: "Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Advise on automated decision-making under Colorado SB26-189

> Identify whether the system materially influences a consequential decision and whether the client is a developer or a deployer.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/map-automated-decisions-that-use-personal-information/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Identify whether the system materially influences a consequential decision and whether the client is a developer or a deployer. |
| What the lawyer must review | Apply SB26-189 (signed 14 May 2026), which repealed and re-enacted SB24-205 Confirm duties start 1 January 2027 Open coag.gov/ai/ and the enrolled bill, not the 2024 text |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map automated decisions that use personal information](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/map-automated-decisions-that-use-personal-information.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Identify whether the system materially influences a consequential decision and whether the client is a developer or a deployer.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Sources

- [Colorado Senate Bill 26-189 (became law 14 May 2026)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-189) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Colorado Attorney General: Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety rulemaking](https://coag.gov/ai/) (checked 2026-09-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*