Illinois makes discriminatory AI in employment a civil-rights violation
Concerns Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment)
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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
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois (United States)
- 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}
}
Related changes
Illinois AI-in-employment provisions take effect
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