The Democratic majority in the Colorado legislature ended a six-day special lawmaking term Tuesday by punting changes to the state’s first-in-the-nation law regulating artificial intelligence into next year.

Senate Bill 4 , which would delay the start date of the AI law to June 30 from February, received final approval Tuesday. It now awaits Gov. Jared Polis’ signature.

The delay will give lawmakers a final chance to tweak the law, first passed in 2024, when they return to the Capitol in January for their regular, 120-day legislative session.

Polis asked lawmakers to take up the AI law when the legislature gathered starting Thursday for a special session primarily aimed at plugging a $750 million hole in the state budget caused by tax policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Ac

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