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Colorado legislature pushes AI rules targeting health care, therapy and chatbots

Colorado Springs Gazette·Marissa Ventrelli [email protected]·21 days ago
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With just days left in the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are rushing a trio of artificial intelligence bills to Gov. Jared Polis, aiming to set rules on artificial intelligence in the areas of health care, therapy and consumer-facing chatbots. As technology advances at breakneck speed, lawmakers have been scrambling to establish regulations, particularly regarding minors and health care. AI in insurance companies House Bill 1139 — sponsored by Reps. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder, and Sheila Lieder, D-Littleton, and Sens. Lisa Cutter, D-Evergreen, and Lindsey Daugherty, D-Arvada — would prohibit health care insurance companies from basing coverage decisions solely on group data collected by AI systems. The bill also requires insurance companies’ AI systems to consider a patient’s medical or clinical history, along with other important factors, in coverage decisions.…

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