{"slug":"us-illinois-hb-3773-ai-in-employment","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,"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":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:09+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-hb-3773-ai-in-employment","status_note":null,"scope_summary":"Employers covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act using AI in employment decisions affecting Illinois employees and applicants.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2024-08-09: signed; 2026-01-01: effective.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.","taxonomy":{"actor":["deployer"],"ai_system_type":["automated_decision_system","predictive_scoring"],"sector":["employment"],"risk_category":["high_risk"],"use_case":["hiring_and_hr"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"HB 3773 / 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,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112","source_title":"HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804","source_publisher":"Illinois General Assembly","source_document_date":"2024-08-09","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text.","reviewed_by":null}}