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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1263

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date May 5, 2026       Location SCR 352

HB26-1263 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:52:24 PM  

Senators Jodeh and Carson, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 26-1263, concerning conversational AI services. The bill requires operators of conversational AI services to establish certain protection and provide specific information to users. The sponsors distributed Amendments L.019 and L.020 (Attachments G and H).
05:03:07 PM  
Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in opposition to the bill. Cynthia Montoya, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Lori Schott, representing Parents Rise, testified in opposition to the bill. Jason McBride, representing McBride Impact, testified in opposition to the bill. Dana Grueser, representing Mothers Against Media Addiction, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:22:34 PM  
Antonia Merzon, representing Blue Rising, testified in opposition to the bill. Julie Scelfo, representing Mothers Against Media Addiction, testified in opposition to the bill. Holly McCollough, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Keri Rodrigues, representing National Parents Union, testified in opposition to the bill. Laura Marquez-Garrett, representing Social Media Victims Law Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Mary Rosess.
05:37:31 PM  
Andrea Stojsavljevic, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Jon Kruljac, representing The Kempe Foundation, testified to amend the bill.
05:43:36 PM  
Ms. Elise Khong, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Alexis Alltop, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Stuart Jenkins, representing the Colorado Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, testified in support of the bill. Adam Fox, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dawn Fritz, representing the Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Newman, representing the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:57:45 PM  

Colette Simkins, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Erika Boder, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment I.
06:07:55 PM  
Senator Jodeh explained the purpose of L.019

06:10:08 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.019
Moved Jodeh
Seconded
Catlin
Jodeh
Liston
Hinrichsen
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:10:09 PM  
Senator Carson explained L.020

06:12:25 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.020
Moved Jodeh
Seconded
Catlin
Jodeh
Liston
Hinrichsen
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:12:44 PM  
The sponsors and committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

06:21:27 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1263, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Jodeh
Seconded
Catlin Yes
Jodeh Yes
Liston Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS