{"slug":"us-illinois","name":"Illinois (United States)","short_name":"Illinois","iso_code":"US-IL","jurisdiction_type":"state","region":"Americas","subregion":"Northern America","overview":"Illinois regulates AI in employment through two laws: the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (2020), which requires notice, explanation and consent before AI analyses video interviews, and HB 3773 (Public Act 103-0804, signed August 2024, effective 1 January 2026), which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil-rights violation for employers to use AI that has a discriminatory effect on protected classes or to use zip codes as a proxy, and requires notice to employees when AI is used in employment decisions. The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA, 2008) remains the strictest US biometric consent law.","regulatory_status_summary":"AI Video Interview Act in force (2020); HB 3773 employment-AI amendments effective 1 January 2026; BIPA applies to biometric AI.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment); Illinois AI Video Interview Act. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Illinois Department of Human Rights","url":"https://dhr.illinois.gov/","role":"Enforces the Human Rights Act, including HB 3773 AI provisions"},{"name":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/","role":"Legislative texts"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"HB 3773, 103rd General Assembly (Public Act 103-0804)","publisher":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112","document_date":"2024-08-09","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["us","us-colorado","us-new-york"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-illinois","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112","source_title":"HB 3773, 103rd General Assembly (Public Act 103-0804)","source_publisher":"Illinois General Assembly","source_document_date":"2024-08-09","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"us-illinois-ai-safety-measures-act","id":"AIPT-POL-0216","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0216","title":"Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (SB 315, Public Act 104-0538)","short_title":"Illinois AI Safety Measures Act (SB 315)","jurisdiction":"us-illinois","instrument_type":"act","status":"adopted","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Illinois General Assembly","summary_plain":"Illinois's frontier-AI safety and transparency law, built on the model of California SB 53: large frontier developers must publish a frontier AI framework and update it every year, publish a transparency report when they deploy a new or substantially modified frontier model, report critical safety incidents to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and protect whistleblowing employees. Unlike the California and New York laws, it also requires annual independent third-party audits, with a published summary.","adopted_on":"2026-07-06","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=315&DocTypeID=SB&GA=104&GAID=18&SessionID=114","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-ai-safety-measures-act"},{"slug":"us-illinois-artificial-intelligence-video-interview-act","id":"AIPT-POL-0217","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0217","title":"Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42)","short_title":"Illinois AI Video Interview Act","jurisdiction":"us-illinois","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Illinois General Assembly","summary_plain":"In force since 1 January 2020, the Act requires employers that use AI to analyse video interviews of applicants for Illinois-based positions to notify applicants, explain how the AI works and what characteristics it evaluates, obtain consent, limit sharing of videos, and delete videos on request within 30 days; a 2022 amendment requires employers relying solely on AI to decide who gets an in-person interview to report demographic data annually.","adopted_on":"2019-08-09","in_force_on":"2020-01-01","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4015&ChapterID=68","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-artificial-intelligence-video-interview-act"},{"slug":"us-illinois-hb-3773-ai-in-employment","id":"AIPT-POL-0218","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0218","title":"Illinois Public Act 103-0804 (HB 3773): Artificial intelligence in employment decisions – amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act","short_title":"Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment)","jurisdiction":"us-illinois","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Illinois General Assembly","summary_plain":"Signed 9 August 2024 and effective 1 January 2026, the Act makes it a civil-rights violation for an employer to use artificial intelligence in recruitment, hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge or other terms of employment in a way that subjects employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes, or to use zip codes as a proxy for protected classes. Employers must notify employees when AI is used for such decisions; the Department of Human Rights is to adopt rules on notice.","adopted_on":"2024-08-09","in_force_on":"2026-01-01","applies_from":"2026-01-01","official_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-hb-3773-ai-in-employment"},{"slug":"us-illinois-wellness-and-oversight-for-psychological-resources-act","id":"AIPT-POL-0219","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0219","title":"Illinois Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806, Public Act 104-0054)","short_title":"Illinois AI therapy law (HB 1806)","jurisdiction":"us-illinois","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Illinois General Assembly","summary_plain":"No one may provide therapy or psychotherapy in Illinois, including through AI, unless it is delivered by a licensed professional. AI may be used only for administrative and supplementary support, with notice to and consent from the client. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation enforces it.","adopted_on":"2025-08-01","in_force_on":"2025-08-01","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1806&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=159219&SessionID=114","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-wellness-and-oversight-for-psychological-resources-act"}]}