Dozens of new laws taking full or partial effect Wednesday will set new regulations on bad landlords, block pharmaceutical companies from limiting discount drugs and allow Coloradans to sue someone who releases an intimate, AI-generated picture of them — an example of “fake revenge porn.”

Aug. 6 marks 91 days since the legislature ended its 2025 session. That’s the default day for newly adopted legislation to go into effect, and it’s typically the busiest law-enactment day of the year. Some new laws, including expanded wage theft rules , are going into partial effect.

Others, like the law designating Agaricus julius — also known as the Emperor mushroom — as the state’s official mushroom, will kick in with full force.

As of Wednesday, online advertisements and display models of gas

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