The House Business Affairs & Labor Committee postponed indefinitely two bills on auto loan protections and craft alcohol cross-pouring, then advanced a contested AI chatbot safety bill (HB 26-1263) to the CAL on a 10-3 vote despite sharp opposition from child safety advocates who argued the bill's 'reasonable measures' standard and account-holder-only protections would shield tech companies more than children.
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Antonia Merzon argued that establishing 'reasonable measures' as the legal standard 'basically codifies what is the status quo today' and that strong chatbot bills in other states 'set forth mandates' instead, calling it 'a hollow brick.' Rep. Camacho countered that 'reasonable measures' is 'a well established standard of liability that runs throughout Colorado statute' and 'a familiar and tested legal framework.' Kerry Rodriguez added that the standard is 'a technical escape hatch' that 'serves companies, not kids.'
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“Not one thing in this bill would have stopped what happened to my daughter. Since her death, it has become my mission to keep other families from knowing this pain. I have fought relentlessly for AI regulation for two years.”
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Sign in to subscribeGood afternoon. Business committee, Business affairs and labor. Thank you guys for your patience. We're going to get started pronto. Ms. Haroja, please take the role. Representative Brooks. Excused. Gonzalez. Buenos Aires. Lt. Excused. Excused. Leader. Present. Lindsay. Excused. Excused. Mabry. Yeah. Marshall. Marshall. Excused. Morrow. Here. Richardson. Here. Ryden. Writing. Is. Excused. Sukla. Here. Camacho. Madam Chair. Present. Okay, we are going to get started with mine in. Rep. Mabry. Spill. All right, thanks everyone for coming to the business affairs and labor committee this afternoon. First up is House Bill 2612 61. We have our sponsors here. Who would like to go first? Representative Mabrey. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members, we are going to ask the committee to lay over House Bill 1261. And I want to be straightforward about that. But I also want to take this chance to talk about why we were bringing this bill and why we intend to bring a policy like it back next year. Right now, the average car payment on a new car has reached $774. When you add full coverage insurance, that could be $225 a month, you're looking at $1,000 a month just to keep a car in…
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