# Illinois Public Act 103-0804 (HB 3773): Artificial intelligence in employment decisions – amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Illinois (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Illinois General Assembly
- **Adopted**: 2024-08-09
- **In force**: 2026-01-01
- **Applies from**: 2026-01-01

## In brief

The Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment, Human Rights Act amendment) is a binding act of Illinois (United States), issued by Illinois General Assembly. It has been in force since 1 January 2026. Employers covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act using AI in employment decisions affecting Illinois employees and applicants.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

Employers covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act using AI in employment decisions affecting Illinois employees and applicants.

## Key dates

2024-08-09: signed; 2026-01-01: 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-0218 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0218; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-illinois-hb-3773-ai-in-employment
- **Official source**: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3773&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112
- **Source document**: HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804
- **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 Public Act 103-0804 (HB 3773): Artificial intelligence in employment decisions – amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act" [AIPT-POL-0218, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0218 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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