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The 50-State AI Law Atlas · IL

Illinois AI laws

4 enacted · 2 signed, not yet effective · 1 pending bills · verified 2026-08-02

Does Illinois have an AI law?

Yes. As of 2026-08-02, Illinois has 6 AI laws on the books (4 enacted, 2 signed and not yet effective) and 1 pending bill. Leading instruments: Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act; Human Rights Act, Artificial Intelligence in Employment; Digital Voice and Likeness Protections (Right of Publicity amendments). Every entry is sourced to the official legislature page.

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Signed, not yet effective (2)

SIGNED, EFFECTIVE 2027-01-01

Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act

SB 315 (P.A. 104-0538)

Signed 2026-07-06 · Effective 2027-01-01

Frontier-model safety law for developers exceeding $500M revenue and 10^26 FLOPs: published safety framework (2028), first-in-the-nation mandatory annual independent third-party audits (from 2028), 72-hour critical-incident reporting, whistleblower protections; disclosure statements due from January 1, 2027. AG enforcement up to $1M/$3M.

Comprehensive frameworks

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

SIGNED, EFFECTIVE 2027-01-01

Teacher Evaluation, AI Restrictions

SB 2909 (P.A. 104-0565)

Signed 2026-07-10 · Effective 2027-01-01

Restricts use of artificial intelligence in public-school teacher evaluations and requires disclosure and human judgment in evaluation decisions; effective January 1, 2027.

EducationEmployment and hiring

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Employment and hiring (2)

ENACTED

Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act

820 ILCS 42 (P.A. 101-0260)

Signed 2019-08-09 · Effective 2020-01-01

First-in-the-nation requirement that employers notify, explain to, and obtain consent from job applicants before AI analyzes their video interviews, with a 30-day deletion right.

Employment and hiring

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

ENACTED

Human Rights Act, Artificial Intelligence in Employment

HB 3773 (P.A. 103-0804)

Signed 2024-08-09 · Effective 2026-01-01

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit employers from using AI that has a discriminatory effect in recruitment, hiring, promotion, discipline and other employment decisions (including ZIP-code proxies), and requires employee notice of AI use.

Employment and hiring

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Chatbots and consumer AI (1)

ENACTED

Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources (WOPR) Act

HB 1806 (P.A. 104-0054)

Signed 2025-08-01 · Effective 2025-08-01

Prohibits AI systems from providing therapy or psychotherapy services in Illinois and bars marketing AI as a therapist, while permitting administrative AI use by licensed professionals; civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.

Healthcare and insurance AIChatbots and consumer AI

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Deepfakes, elections, likeness (1)

ENACTED

Digital Voice and Likeness Protections (Right of Publicity amendments)

HB 4875 (P.A. 103-0836)

Signed 2024-08-09 · Effective 2025-01-01

Updates the Illinois Right of Publicity Act to restrict unauthorized AI-generated replicas of a person's voice or likeness.

Deepfakes, elections, likeness

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Healthcare and insurance AI (1)

ENACTED

Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources (WOPR) Act

HB 1806 (P.A. 104-0054)

Signed 2025-08-01 · Effective 2025-08-01

Prohibits AI systems from providing therapy or psychotherapy services in Illinois and bars marketing AI as a therapist, while permitting administrative AI use by licensed professionals; civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.

Healthcare and insurance AIChatbots and consumer AI

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Pending bills (1)

Bills below are proposals. They are not law.

PENDING, NOT LAW

Algorithmic Rent-Setting Prohibition

SB 343 (104th G.A.)

Passed both chambers in May 2026 and awaiting Governor action as of the build date; would prohibit coordinated algorithmic rent-setting using nonpublic competitor data.

Comprehensive frameworks

Official text: ilga.gov

Verified 2026-08-02

Sources: state legislatures, NCSL, official journals. Dataset build 2026-08-02. Laws shown are enacted unless marked pending. Method and caveats: how this atlas is built.

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