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Illinois
AI-related laws ClearPath tracks for Illinois. Each is a short summary with a link to the primary source.
For reference purposes only. Not legal advice.
Not settledState AI laws are changing fast: effective dates, scope and rulemaking can change, and some are subject to litigation or federal preemption efforts. Check the primary source.
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Snapshot
Laws tracked
2
Topics
Employment, Frontier models
Key dates
In force since 1 Jan 2026 · Signed 6 Jul 2026; effective 1 Jan 2027; transparency-reporting and audit obligations from 1 Jan 2028
Laws and what they ask
HB 3773 (amends the Illinois Human Rights Act)
In forceEmployment
Dates
In force since 1 Jan 2026
Applies to
Employers using AI in employment decisions
Key duties (summary)
No AI use in employment decisions with discriminatory effect on protected classes; notice to employees and applicants.
Not settledState AI laws are changing fast: effective dates, scope and rulemaking can change, and some are subject to litigation or federal preemption efforts. Check the primary source.
SB 315
Enacted, not yet in forceFrontier models
Dates
Signed 6 Jul 2026; effective 1 Jan 2027; transparency-reporting and audit obligations from 1 Jan 2028
Applies to
Covered frontier developers
Key duties (summary)
Frontier developer safety duties, including annual independent third-party audits of safety practices.
Not settledReported by law-firm summaries. Scope and thresholds were not checked. Primary text not read.
What to do now
Check whether any of these laws reaches your organization: where people are affected matters, not only where you are based. Use the applicability checker.
Record each affected system in the register with the state.
For 2027 dates, put the date in your calendar and plan with counsel. Dates and rulemaking may change.
Watch this
A federal court order reportedly blocked enforcement of Colorado SB 24-205 in litigation brought by xAI with Department of Justice support. Check the current status of that case and of any DOJ challenge to other state laws.
Federal preemption of state AI laws: the Department of Justice AI Litigation Task Force, court challenges and any bill in Congress.
Colorado SB 26-189: effective date, rulemaking and reported litigation.
California automated decision-making regulations: phase-in dates.
Ask officially
The office of the attorney general for Illinois can point to enforcement guidance. See also the legislature page below. These bodies can give official guidance. ClearPath is for reference only.