Colorado AI Act readiness. Built for the Feb 2026 effective date.
Colorado is first. Texas, California, Connecticut, and Illinois are close behind. ShadowIQ ships the risk management program, impact assessments, and consumer notices required under SB 205.
Summary
The Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205, effective February 1, 2026) requires developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems to implement a risk management program, complete algorithmic discrimination impact assessments, and provide consumer notices. ShadowIQ provides pre-mapped controls and cryptographic evidence.
The crosswalk: article → control → signed evidence.
You've heard this one before.
- Effective date moved up; legal doesn't have an operational plan.
- Impact assessment requirement with no template.
- Attorney General can investigate; you need audit-ready evidence.
- No clarity on 'consequential decision' scope for your products.
Three moves.
- 1Risk management program, shipped.
SB 205 §6-1-1703 aligned policies, procedures, and controls — pre-mapped to ShadowIQ evidence.
- 2Impact assessments on demand.
Algorithmic discrimination impact template, DPIA-style, tied to live production data. Signed on approval.
- 3Consumer notice workflow.
§6-1-1703(2)(b) consumer notice integrated into product UX with delivery log.
Numbers, not adjectives.
Colorado AI Act article → ShadowIQ control → signed evidence.
Asked, answered, sourced.
An AI system that makes, or is a substantial factor in making, a consequential decision regarding education, employment, financial services, government services, healthcare, housing, insurance, or legal services.
The Colorado Attorney General. Violations are treated as deceptive trade practices under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. There is a 60-day cure period before enforcement action.
Yes. Developers and deployers who comply with a nationally recognized AI risk management framework (e.g., NIST AI RMF) and the Act's specific duties get an affirmative defense. ShadowIQ evidence establishes this defense with cryptographic rigor.
Keep going.
Your 30-minute demo. A signed audit trail by the end of it.
We'll wire ShadowIQ into one live workload, block a prompt injection in real time, and hand you a cryptographic receipt — before the meeting ends.