Colorado Senate Bill 189

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Governor Signed
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Concerning the use of automated decision-making technology in consequential decisions, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Automated Decision-Making Technology

Sen. James Coleman [D]	Sen. Robert Rodriguez [D]	Rep. Jennifer Bacon [D]	Rep. Monica Duran [D]
Sen. Mark Baisley [R]	Rep. Brianna Titone [D]	Sen. Judith Amabile [D]	Sen. Matt Ball [D]
Sen. Adrienne Benavidez [D]	Sen. Jeff Bridges [D]	Sen. Lisa Cutter [D]	Sen. Tony Exum [D]
Sen. Lisa Frizell [R]	Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer [R]	Sen. Chris Kolker [D]	Rep. William Lindstedt [D]
Sen. Janice Marchman [D]	Sen. Byron Pelton [R]	Sen. Rod Pelton [R]	Sen. Janice Rich [R]
Sen. Cleave Simpson [R]	Sen. Marc Snyder [D]	Rep. Andrew Boesenecker [D]	Rep. Kyle Brown [D]
Rep. Jarvis Caldwell [R]	Rep. Michael Carter [D]	Rep. Chad Clifford [D]	Rep. Regina English [D]
Rep. Ava Flanell [R]	Rep. Lori Goldstein [D]	Rep. Ryan Gonzalez [R]	Rep. Eliza Hamrick [D]
Rep. Jamie Jackson [D]	Rep. Sheila Lieder [D]	Rep. Mandy Lindsay [D]	Rep. Julie McCluskie [D]
Rep. Karen McCormick [D]	Rep. Kenny Nguyen [D]	Rep. Amy Paschal [D]	Rep. Manny Rutinel [D]
Rep. Scott Slaugh [R]	Rep. Lesley Smith [D]	Rep. Tammy Story [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Velasco [D]
Rep. Ty Winter [R]

2026-05-12 - Senate - Senate: House Amendments Repass (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-12 - Senate - Senate: House Amendments Concur (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-09 - House - House: Third Reading Perm (Y: 50 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-09 - House - House: Third Reading Bill (Y: 57 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-08 - House - House Judiciary: Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-08 - House - House Appropriations: Refer Senate Bill 26-189 to the Committee of the Whole. (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading Bill (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Adopt amendment J.001 (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: Adopt amendment L.002 (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: Adopt amendment L.001 (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: Refer Senate Bill 26-189, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-14		Governor Signed
2026-05-12		Sent to the Governor
2026-05-12	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
2026-05-12	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-05-12	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-05-09	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-08	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-05-08	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-05-08	House	House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
2026-05-07	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
2026-05-07	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-06	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-05-06	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-05-05	Senate	Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
2026-05-01	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

Type	Source
Summary	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-189
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115623/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115943/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116013/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116189/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116236/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116432/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116489/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19954/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19953/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19983/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19993/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19994/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/20124/download
Supplement	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115717/download
Supplement	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115857/download
Supplement	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115880/download
Supplement	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116157/download
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30747/votes/45281
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30795/votes/45318
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29659
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30925/votes/45458
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30915/votes/45454
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29797
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29795
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29867
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29868
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30795/votes/45651
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30747/votes/45705
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30747/votes/45706