AI law comparison · Data verified 2026-08-22
Colorado AI Act vs Texas TRAIGA
Colorado AI Act and Texas TRAIGA are two of the 169 AI and data regulations Aegis Firma tracks. They have different scopes, effective dates, and penalties — and many businesses fall under both. Here is the side-by-side, drawn directly from the regulatory registry.
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Summary of publicly available regulatory text. Verify against current official sources before relying on this for compliance decisions. Not legal advice.
The key difference
Texas TRAIGA takes effect first, so it is usually the more urgent of the two. Colorado AI Act tracks 6 compliance requirements and Texas TRAIGA tracks 7. They are not interchangeable — meeting one does not discharge the other. The practical question is not which law is “stricter,” but which of them — or both — actually applies to your business.
Colorado AI / ADMT Law — SB 24-205 repealed & replaced by SB 26-189 (operative Jan 1, 2027)
CURRENT LAW: Colorado SB 26-189 — signed by Governor Polis on 14 May 2026 — REPEALED AND REENACTED part 17 of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (C.R.S. §§ 6-1-1701 to 6-1-1709), replacing the original Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205, 2024) in its entirety. It takes effect 1 January 2027 and applies to consequential decisions made on or after that date. The replacement narrows the regime: it regulates "automated decisio…
Full Colorado AI Act requirementsTexas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA / HB 149)
Texas HB 149 (TRAIGA), signed June 22, 2025 and codified as Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Title 11, Subtitle D (ch. 551–552, with a ch. 553 regulatory sandbox and a ch. 554 Texas AI Council), prohibits specific harmful AI practices and imposes disclosure obligations. The Act focuses on intent-based liability. Subchapter B contains exactly seven prohibition/disclosure sections (§§ 552.051–552.057, verified against the enrolle…
Full Texas TRAIGA requirementsCommon questions
Could both Colorado AI Act and Texas TRAIGA apply to my business?
Yes. Colorado AI Act and Texas TRAIGA are separate regulations with separate scopes — a business can fall under both at once. Colorado AI Act covers CURRENT (SB 26-189, C.R.S. Texas TRAIGA covers Applies to any person or entity that: (1) develops an AI system intended to interact with or make decisions about Texas residents; OR (2) deploys an AI system i… If your operations meet both scopes, you must comply with both. Aegis Firma's free scan checks all 169 tracked regulations against your business profile so you do not have to read each law to find out.
Which has the higher maximum penalty — Colorado AI Act or Texas TRAIGA?
Colorado AI Act: Civil penalty up to $20,000 per violation — each consumer or transaction involved is a separate violation — and up to $50,000 per violation committed against an elderly person (C.R.S. § 6-1-112(1)(a), (1)(c), via §§ 6-1-1706(1)-(2) and 6-1-105(1)(uuuu)). AG-exclusive enforcement; 60-day cure notice where the AG deems cure possible, waived for knowing or repeated violations (§ 6-1-1706(3)); no private right of action (§ 6-1-1709). Texas TRAIGA: $10,000–$12,000 per curable violation; $80,000–$200,000 per violation a court determines uncurable; $2,000–$40,000 per day for continuing violations (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 552.105(a)); state licensing agencies may add license suspension/probation/revocation or up to $100,000 on AG recommendation (§ 552.106). TX AG exclusive enforcement, no private right of action (§ 552.101), mandatory 60-day cure (§ 552.104) Penalty structures differ by regulator and violation type — read each law's full page for the cure periods and per-violation detail.
When does each law take effect?
Colorado AI Act — effective 2027-01-01. Texas TRAIGA — effective 2026-01-01. Dates last verified against official sources on 2026-08-22 and 2026-08-25 respectively.
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