Colorado SB 25B-008 (Tech-Neutral Anti-Discrimination Clarification Act 2025)

• Authority: Colorado
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-08-21

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unequal performance across groups
• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has strong coverage of discrimination and toxicity risks (subdomain 1.1), with explicit focus on unfair discrimination through AI and digital technologies. Coverage is highly concentrated on civil rights protections with minimal attention to other risk domains. The bill primarily addresses discriminatory conduct rather than technical AI safety issues.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Finance & Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Educational Services

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This is cross-sectoral civil rights legislation that applies to discrimination in any context covered by Colorado state civil rights statutes. The bill explicitly mentions housing, employment, public accommodations, education, and credit, effectively governing AI use across virtually all economic sectors where these activities occur.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state statute enacted by the Colorado General Assembly with mandatory prohibitions on discrimination using AI and digital technologies, enforceable through existing civil rights enforcement mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Colorado General Assembly; Seventy-fifth General Assembly State of Colorado
• Summary: The document is a Senate Bill enacted by the Colorado General Assembly, as clearly stated in the opening clause and throughout the legislative structure.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, Affected_Stakeholder
• Summary: The bill targets creators, publishers, and distributors of technology who engage in discriminatory conduct, as well as any entity using AI/digital tools in contexts covered by Colorado civil rights laws (housing, employment, public accommodations, education, credit).

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: While not explicitly named, enforcement occurs through existing Colorado civil rights enforcement agencies and mechanisms, as the bill applies existing discrimination prohibitions and remedies to AI-enabled conduct.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Monitoring responsibilities are not explicitly specified but would fall under existing Colorado civil rights oversight mechanisms referenced through the application of existing state discrimination statutes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document applies broadly across the AI lifecycle with primary focus on deployment and operation stages where discriminatory conduct occurs. It addresses liability for creators who intentionally design discriminatory systems (Plan and Design, Build and Use Model stages) and governs the use of AI systems in discriminatory ways (Deploy, Operate and Monitor stages).

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI (artificial intelligence), machine learning, algorithmic systems, and digital/automated technologies as illustrative terms. It deliberately uses technology-neutral language to encompass present and future computational methods. No mention of specific AI categories (frontier, GPAI, foundation models), generative vs predictive AI, open-source models, or compute thresholds.