CO HB1212: Public Safety Protections Artificial Intelligence

In one paragraph

Not law. Colorado's HB 25-1212, as introduced, would have protected workers at developers that trained a foundation AI model costing at least $100 million in compute. Developers could not prevent or retaliate against workers who disclose information they have reasonable cause to believe shows a legal violation, a substantial public safety or security risk, or false or misleading statements about such risks, and would have had to notify workers and offer an anonymous internal disclosure process. Workers could sue for reinstatement, the greater of $10,000 or lost pay, and attorney fees. House Judiciary amended it; it never passed the House and its status is Lost.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations in Colorado.

Key provisions

1. 1Covers developers that trained at least one foundation model with a compute cost of at least $100 million (C.R.S. 8-13.6-101)
2. 2Developers may not prevent or retaliate against worker disclosures, made with reasonable cause, of legal violations, substantial public safety or security risks or misleading statements about them (8-13.6-102)
3. 3Developers must notify workers of these rights and provide an anonymous internal disclosure process with monthly status updates (8-13.6-103, -104)
4. 4Workers may sue in district court for reinstatement, the greater of $10,000 or lost pay, attorney fees, and punitive damages on clear and convincing proof of malice or reckless indifference (8-13.6-105)
5. 5House Judiciary referred it as amended March 4, 2025; House second reading laid over to May 9, 2025; never passed the House

Latest legislative action

May 5, 2025. House Second Reading Laid Over to 05/09/2025 - No Amendments

Sponsors

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 4)

Amendments (2)

• House Judiciary Amendment L.002 Adopted 2025-03-04
• House Judiciary Amendment L.007 Adopted 2025-03-04