# Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Illinois (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Illinois General Assembly
- **Adopted**: 2019-08-09
- **In force**: 2020-01-01

## In brief

The Illinois AI Video Interview Act is a binding act of Illinois (United States), issued by Illinois General Assembly. It has been in force since 1 January 2020. Employers using AI analysis of video interviews for positions based in Illinois.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

Employers using AI analysis of video interviews for positions based in Illinois.

## Key dates

2020-01-01: effective; 2022-01-01: demographic reporting amendment effective.

## Notes on dates

Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0217 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0217; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-artificial-intelligence-video-interview-act
- **Official source**: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4015&ChapterID=68
- **Source document**: 820 ILCS 42 Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act
- **Published by**: Illinois General Assembly
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42)" [AIPT-POL-0217, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0217 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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