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Illinois makes discriminatory AI in employment a civil-rights violation

Concerns Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment)

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Illinois makes discriminatory AI in employment a civil-rights violation. Recorded for Illinois (United States) on 9 August 2024. It concerns the Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment). Afterwards the instrument is recorded as adopted. In practice: Illinois employers must test AI hiring and HR tools for discriminatory effect and notify employees before 2026.

Date
9 August 2024
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
Illinois General Assembly

What changed?

Public Act 103-0804 amended the Human Rights Act so that using AI with a discriminatory effect in employment decisions, or zip codes as a proxy, is a violation, with notice duties; effective 1 January 2026.

What does it mean in practice?

Illinois employers must test AI hiring and HR tools for discriminatory effect and notify employees before 2026.

Official source

HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804Illinois General Assembly · 9 Aug 2024

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Illinois makes discriminatory AI in employment a civil-rights violation” [AIPT-CHG-0065, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0065 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-CHG-0065: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804, Illinois General Assembly, https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112.

BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_illinoismakesdiscriminat,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{Illinois makes discriminatory AI in employment a civil-rights violation}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-08-09-illinois-hb-3773-signed}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-08-09-illinois-hb-3773-signed},
  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
}

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