All instruments Bill Colorado: Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements No summary is recorded for this instrument. Adopted Not yet reviewed English Open the source (opens in a new tab) Suggest a correction Details Full text Details Identity Title Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements Original title Not recorded Instrument ID co-hb-1263 Type Bill Status Adopted Jurisdiction and publisher Jurisdiction Colorado Publisher Not recorded Language English Dates and versions Date May 29, 2026 Versions Enacted · May 29, 2026 Classification Policy areas Not recorded Source Source URL https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1263/ Retrieved August 29, 2026 License Unknown. Follow the publisher’s terms. Access note Not recorded Full text 18,942 characters Original text, English · 18,942 characters in 1 part Load the full text Download as .txt Outline (116 headings) COLORADO HB 26-1263 — COMBINED FULL TEXT RECORD HOUSE BILL 26-1263 CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPERATOR OF A CONVERSATIONAL MEANS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THAT PRIMARILY SIMULATES HUMAN CONVERSATION AND INTERACTION THROUGH ADAPTIVE TEXTUAL, VISUAL, OR AURAL NOT INCLUDE A SOFTWARE APPLICATION, WEB INTERFACE, OR COMPUTER IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED AND MARKETED FOR USE BY A (II) IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMMERCE-RELATED OR TRANSACTIONAL INCLUDING PRODUCT SERVICE (III) IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OUTPUTS RELATING TO A NARROW AND DISCRETE TOPIC AND CANNOT GENERATE OUTPUTS RELATED TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT OR DEPICTIONS, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6-1-1708 (IV) IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED AND MARKETED FOR COMMERCIAL USE (V) FUNCTIONS AS A SPEAKER AND VOICE COMMAND INTERFACE OR TEXT INTERFACE AND ACTS AS A VOICE- OR TEXT-ACTIVATED VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR A CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CANNOT GENERATE OUTPUTS RELATED TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT OR DEPICTIONS, AS (VII) IS A FEATURE OF A VIDEO GAME THAT IS LIMITED TO DIALOGUE FOCUSED ON THE VIDEO GAME AND DOES NOT MAINTAIN DIALOGUE ON IS A FEATURE OF A THEME PARK OR LOCATION-BASED ENTERTAINMENT AND IS LIMITED IN DIALOGUE TO TOPICS SOLELY RELATED TO THE THEME PARK OR LOCATION-BASED ENTERTAINMENT AND DOES NOT MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ABOUT TOPICS UNRELATED TO THE THEME PARK OR (IX) IS USED BY A COVERED ENTITY OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF A COVERED ENTITY, OR IS RENDERED TO OR PROVIDED ON BEHALF OF A COVERED ENTITY OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF A COVERED ENTITY, AS THOSE (XI) IS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC AND LIMITED INSTRUCTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, ACCESSIBILITY, OR STUDENT SUPPORT PURPOSES IN A SCHOOL SETTING AND THAT IS NOT DESIGNED TO SIMULATE EMOTIONAL COMPANIONSHIP OR ENCOURAGE (XII) IS A FEATURE WITHIN ANOTHER SOFTWARE APPLICATION, WEB WEB INTERFACE, OR COMPUTER PROGRAM IS NOT THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, THAT IS NOT DESIGNED TO SIMULATE EMOTIONAL COMPANIONSHIP OR ENCOURAGE EMOTIONALLY DEPENDENT INTERACTION AND THAT IS NOT A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, INCLUDING OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, AS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL INFORMATION OR FACTUAL DESCRIPTIONS OF (I) DEVELOPS AND MAKES PUBLICLY AVAILABLE A CONVERSATIONAL (II) OFFERS A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE OR SEARCH ENGINE SOLELY BECAUSE THE STORE OR SEARCH ENGINE PROVIDES ACCESS TO A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNT OR PROFILE FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING A CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WHO AN OPERATOR HAS KNOWLEDGE IS A MINOR BY USING COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE METHODS OR GENERALLY ACCEPTED USE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE METHODS OR GENERALLY ACCEPTED OPERATOR SHALL NOT WILLFULLY DISREGARD CLEAR AND CONVINCING PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE ESTIMATED AGE OR AGE RANGE OF A MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER OR USER IS CONSIDERED KNOWLEDGE OF THE MINOR'S ACCOUNT HOLDER OR MINOR USER THAT THE MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER OR MINOR USER IS INTERACTING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO USER PROMPTS REGARDING WHETHER THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS ARTIFICIALLY (I) A PERSISTENT VISIBLE DISCLAIMER FOR A PRODUCT WITH A (II) AN INTERMITTENT AUDIO DISCLAIMER FOR A PRODUCT WITHOUT (III) PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH INTERACTION WITH A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND MUST OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE HOURS IN A CONTINUOUS CONVERSATIONAL WITH POINTS OR SIMILAR REWARDS AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS WITH THE INTENT TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH A CONVERSATIONAL (I) PRODUCING TEXTUAL, VISUAL, OR AURAL DEPICTIONS OF EXPLICIT (III) GENERATING A STATEMENT THAT THE MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER (IV) ENGAGING IN EROTIC OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INTERACTIONS STRUCTURING, OR OPTIMIZING A RESPONSE THAT SIMULATES EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCE OR ISOLATION FROM REAL-WORLD SUPPORTS, INCLUDING (I) AN EXPLICIT CLAIM THAT THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL IMPLEMENT A PROTOCOL TO PROHIBIT A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE FROM ENGAGING IN EXPLICIT SEXUAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE TO STOP ENGAGING IN RESPONSE TO A USER PROMPT USER TO MANAGE THE MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER'S OR MINOR USER'S PRIVACY AND ACCOUNT SETTINGS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL WHETHER THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE RETAINS INFORMATION FROM PRIOR INTERACTIONS OR SESSIONS WITH THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERSONALIZING THE CONTENT OF FUTURE INTERACTIONS AND WHETHER THE MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER'S OR MINOR USER'S PERSONAL DATA IS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRAINING CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL (II) OFFER TOOLS FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDER OR MINOR USER TO MANAGE THE MINOR ACCOUNT OPERATOR SHALL CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISCLOSE TO A USER THAT A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS ARTIFICIAL WITH A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE FOR EACH DAY CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE INTERACTION OR WHETHER THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS 2027, AN OPERATOR SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROTOCOL FOR A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE TO RESPOND TO A USER PROMPT REGARDING SUICIDAL IDEATION OR SELF-HARM, WHICH PROTOCOL MUST INCLUDE USER REFERRAL TO A CRISIS SERVICE PROVIDER SUCH AS A SUICIDE HOTLINE, A CRISIS TEXT LINE, OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE CRISIS SERVICE, BUT NOT INCLUDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, AND OPERATOR SHALL NOT USE ANY TERM, LETTER, OR PHRASE IN THE ADVERTISING, INTERFACE, OR OUTPUTS OF A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE THAT STATES THAT ANY OUTPUT DATA PROVIDED BY THE CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS BEING A LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE OPERATOR HAS ISSUED A CRISIS SERVICE PROVIDER REFERRAL NOTIFICATION IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR REMOVE, AND RESPOND TO INSTANCES OF SUICIDAL IDEATION OR SELF-HARM (III) ANY PROTOCOLS THE OPERATOR IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE RESPONSE ABOUT (IV) ANY ADDITIONAL METRICS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE REMOVAL, AND RESPONSE PROTOCOLS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ATTORNEY MUST NOT INCLUDE ANY IDENTIFIERS OR PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS FOR MEASURING SUICIDAL IDEATION OR RESOURCES UNDER SECTION 32 OF ARTICLE II OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, OR OTHER INFORMATION SIGNATURES AND APPROVAL HB 26-1263: CONVERSATIONAL AI SERVICE OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 The outline comes from headings detected in the text, so it might miss some or include extras. 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