Colorado AG Releases Revisions to Draft Colorado Privacy Act Rules

The Colorado Attorney General’s Office released the second version of its proposed amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act rules. This round of revisions seeks to take into account concerns expressed through public input to the first draft of the amendments. The rules address two laws amending the Colorado Privacy Act that heightened protections for biometric data and children’s data that were signed into law in 2024. The amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act require businesses operating in Colorado to keep written policies on how they handle and dispose of biometric data and to provide consumers with notice of the collection of biometric information take effect July 1, 2025. The draft rules define the notice and consent requirements for biometric data, including notice and consent requirements for employees, contractors, and subcontractors. Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act relating to children’s data take effect on October 1, 2025, and will require companies to use “reasonable care” to avoid harms to a consumer they know is under 18 and limit use and collection of minors’ data.