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Colorado
HB 24-1147, Candidate Election Deepfake Disclosures
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In force since 1 July 2024.
An AI transparency rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 14 August 2026.
What it requires
- Carry a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the communication has been edited and falsely appears authentic, when you distribute, publish, broadcast, or display a communication about a candidate that includes a deepfake
- The windows are 60 days before a primary and 90 days before a general election
- This binds any distributing party, not only the provider or deployer of the AI system
What it reaches
How the hook was established
express
What makes it apply
Place of effect
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Section 1-46-103 requires a compliant disclosure to accompany a covered communication, and where the disclosure meets the format rules in subsection (2)(b), its metadata must include the disclosure statement, the identity of the tool used to create the deepfake, and the date and time of creation. That is a labeling requirement built into the communication a distributor sends, not a duty to create, keep, or later produce a separate compliance record. The section states no such record-keeping duty.
- Kind
- None
- As of
- 21 September 2026
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
What this law does
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No person may distribute, publish, broadcast, or display a communication about a candidate for elective office that includes a deepfake within 60 days of a primary or 90 days of a general election, unless the communication carries a specified clear and conspicuous disclosure that it has been edited and falsely appears authentic. This binds any distributing party, not only the AI system's provider or deployer, and is unaffected by the litigation and repeal touching SB 24-205 and SB 26-189.
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Read the law
official signed act text, Colorado General Assembly
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