Illinois
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| State/Terr | AI Scope | Relevant Law | Law Link | Effective Date | Key Requirements | Enforcements & Penalties |
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| Illinois | AI Likeness | Amendment to Right of Publicity Act | HB 4875 | 8/9/2024 | • Makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly distribute, transmit, or make available to the general public a sound recording or audiovisual work with actual knowledge that the work contains an unauthorized digital replica (i.e., a newly created, electronic representation of the voice, image, or likeness of an actual individual created using a computer, algorithm, software, tool, artificial intelligence, or other technology that is fixed in a sound recording or audiovisual work in which that individual did not actually perform or appear, and which a reasonable person would believe is that particular individual’s voice, image, or likeness being imitated). | Actual damages, profits made from the unauthorized use, and statutory damages of $1,000. |
| Illinois | AI in Employment | Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act | HB 3773 | 1/1/2026 | • Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for an employer to use AI with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure, or the terms, privileges, or conditions of employment: - Without notifying employees when using AI for these purposes; or - In a manner that has the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes (or zip code used as a proxy for protected classes). Forthcoming rules will clarify the circumstances and conditions that require notice, the time period for providing notice, and the means for providing notice. Initial rule proposal has been published here: https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/departments/index/register/volume50/register_volume50_20.pdf | Enforced under the Illinois Human Rights Act. |
| Illinois | Frontier or General-Purpose AI | Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act | SB 315 | 1/1/2027 | Requires developers who have trained, or initiated the training of, a frontier model and, individually or together with its affiliates, had annual gross revenues in excess of $500 million in the preceding calendar year (i.e., "large frontier developers") to comply with obligations imposed on frontier models that are developed, deployed, or operated in whole or in part in Illinois, including: • Writing, implementing, complying with and publishing a frontier AI framework detailing how the large frontier developer handles certain risk-related and other expectations. • Publishing a transparency report providing information about the developer and the model. • Retaining a third party annually to perform an independent audit of compliance with the law. • Filing a disclosure statement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. • Retaining an unredacted copy of any of the documents above when the published version is redacted for permitted reasons. • Transmitting to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security a summary of any assessment of catastrophic risk resulting from internal use of a frontier model. • Reporting any critical safety incident pertaining to its frontier model to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (plus the Attorney General) within 72 hours of learning of the incident or of facts sufficient to establish a reasonable belief that a critical safety incident has occurred (within 24 hours to an authority if the incident poses an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury). • Refraining from making a materially false or misleading statements about catastrophic risk from its frontier models, its management of catastrophic risk, or its frontier AI framework. using a quantity of computing power greater than 10^26 integer or floating-point operations. The quantity of computing power described in this definition shall include computing for the original training run and for any subsequent fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, or other material modifications the developer applies to a preceding foundation model. | • Up to $1million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent violations. |
| Illinois | AI in Employment | Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act | 820 ILCS 42 | 1/1/2020 | • Requires employers who use AI to analyze applicant video interviews to notify each applicant of the use of AI, explain how the AI works, and obtain the applicant’s consent prior to using the AI. • Requires employers who rely solely on AI to analyze video interviews to determine whether an applicant will be selected for an in-person interview to collect and report to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity annually on the demographic data of the applicants | N/A |
| Illinois | AI Likeness | Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act | HB 4762 | 8/9/2024 | • Makes any provision in an agreement for the performance of personal or professional services unenforceable where: - The provision allows for the creation and use of a digital replica of the individual’s voice or likeness in place of work the individual would otherwise have performed in person; - The provision does not include a reasonably specific description of the intended uses of the digital replica; and - The individual was not represented (i) by legal counsel or (ii) by a labor union. | Unenforceability of a violating contractual provision. |
| Illinois | AI in Education | Evaluation of Certified Employees | SB 2909 | 1/1/2027 | • Amends the Illinois School Code to prohibit evaluators from using artificial intelligence to assign a score for any component of a teacher's evaluation. Artificial intelligence is permitted to support evaluators' administrative tasks. • Prohibits teachers from using artificial intelligence to generate artificial evidence of professional practice for their performance reviews. Artificial intelligence is permitted to support teachers' administrative tasks. • If a teacher or evaluator uses an artificial intelligence tool for review materials or determination, the user must disclose AI use to their counterpart. | Not Specified |
| Illinois | AI Healthcare | The Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act | HB1806 | 8/1/2025 | • Solely permits the use of AI tools or systems by a licensed professional where they are used to assist in providing administrative support or supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy services and the licensed professional maintains full responsibility for all interactions, outputs, and data use associated with the system and satisfies the other requirements of the Act. • Prohibits licensed professionals from using AI to assist in providing supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy where the client's therapeutic session is recorded or transcribed unless the patient is informed in writing of it's use and purpose and provides consent. • Prohibits licensed professionals from allowing AI to make independent therapeutic decisions; directly interact with clients in any form of therapeutic communication; generate therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans without review and approval; or detect emotions or mental states. | Up to $10,000 per violation. |
| Illinois | User-Facing AI | The Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act | HB1806 | 8/1/2025 | • Prohibits any individual or entity from providing, advertising, or otherwise offering therapy or psychotherapy services, including through the use of Internet-based artificial intelligence, to the public unless the therapy or psychotherapy services are conducted by an individual who is a licensed professional. • Exceptions are provided for religious counseling, peer support, and self-help materials and educational resources that are available to the public and do not purport to offer therapy or psychotherapy services. | Up to $10,000 per violation. |
| Illinois | AI in Insurance | Transparency in Downcoding Act | SB 3114 | 1/1/2028 | • Prohibits health payors from using algorithms, automated processes, systems, or tools that bypass the evaluation of information included by the billing health care professional to downcode a claim. • Permits AI use to flag claims that might be candidates for a downcoding determination. | • The Illinois Department of Insurance is responsible for enforcing this act with any powers granted to it by law, including those granted by the Illinois Insurance Code. |
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