Only weeks after the tech industry tried and failed to convince federal lawmakers to shield artificial intelligence companies from regulation, a bipartisan group of pro-business lawmakers is spearheading state legislation that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses whose AI potentially violates consumer protection laws.

In recent years, companies have been accused of using AI technologies for a variety of unfair and discriminatory practices, from increasing airline fares and raising rents to price-gouging consumers and denying medical care.

Under pressure from tech giants after their legislative loss in Washington, Colorado’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, has called an emergency session of his state’s legislature to take up legislation that would weaken state AI regulations passed last year. One of the bills slated to be introduced in the session is framed as establishing that AI systems must comply with state consumer protection laws — something that some experts say is already required.