Illinois
AI behavior law: bot and agent disclosure, crawler and training-data rules, automated-agent transactions, and algorithmic decision-making.
Summary
Illinois has enacted the most extensive state-level AI-behavior law stack in the US outside of California, with six distinct enacted statutes as of mid-2026. Employment is the densest area: the AI Video Interview Act (2020) requires disclosure when AI analyzes hiring videos; HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804 (effective January 1, 2026) amends the Human Rights Act to prohibit discriminatory AI in all employment decisions and mandates employee notice. Biometric data is governed by the Biometric Information Privacy Act (740 ILCS 14, 2008, amended 2024), which restricts collection of face geometry and voiceprints — the categories most often gathered by AI systems. The Right of Publicity Act (765 ILCS 1075, amended by Public Act 103-0836, effective January 1, 2025) bans unauthorized AI-generated digital replicas of a person's voice or likeness. The WOPR Act (signed August 4, 2025) bars autonomous AI from providing therapy or psychotherapy without licensed-professional oversight. Senate Bill 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act — passed unanimously by the General Assembly on May 27, 2026 and awaiting the Governor's signature as of June 2026 — would require annual third-party safety audits of frontier-AI developers effective January 1, 2027, making it the first such state law in the nation. Illinois has no enacted general bot-disclosure statute as of June 2026; several chatbot-disclosure bills (HB 3021, SB 317) were still in the legislative process.
Enacted law
Government obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42/1 et seq. (P.A. 101-260, eff. January 1, 2020)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2020-01-01 | Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov); Justia (law.justia.com) |
| Illinois Human Rights Act — AI in Employment Amendment (775 ILCS 5/2-102(K)–(L) (P.A. 103-0804, signed August 9, 2024, eff. January 1, 2026)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2026-01-01 | Illinois Department of Human Rights (dhr.illinois.gov); Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov/legislation/PublicActs/View/103-0804) |
Private sector obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42/1 et seq. (P.A. 101-260, eff. January 1, 2020)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2020-01-01 | Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov); Justia (law.justia.com) |
| Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. (P.A. 95-994, 2008; amended by P.A. 103-0769, eff. August 2, 2024)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2008-10-03 | Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov); Greenberg Traurig (gtlaw.com) |
| Illinois Human Rights Act — AI in Employment Amendment (775 ILCS 5/2-102(K)–(L) (P.A. 103-0804, signed August 9, 2024, eff. January 1, 2026)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2026-01-01 | Illinois Department of Human Rights (dhr.illinois.gov); Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov/legislation/PublicActs/View/103-0804) |
| Right of Publicity Act — AI Digital Replica Amendment (765 ILCS 1075/5, /20, /30 (P.A. 103-0836, signed August 9, 2024, eff. January 1, 2025)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-01-01 | Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov); IPWatchdog (ipwatchdog.com) |
| Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (WOPR Act) (Ill. Pub. Act (signed August 4, 2025; ILCS chapter assignment pending codification)) | Bot / agent disclosure, Automated decision-making | 2025-08-04 | Taft Law (taftlaw.com); CLEAR HQ (clearhq.org) |
Drafted & in discussion
| Instrument | Status | Applies to | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Fraud Chatbot Disclosure (HB 3021 / SB 317) (HB 3021, 104th Gen. Assembly (re-referred to Rules Committee April 2026); SB 317 companion bill) | In committee | Private sector | Bot / agent disclosure | Legiscan (legiscan.com); Illinois House Democrats (ilhousedems.com) |
| Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (SB 315) (SB 315, 104th Gen. Assembly (passed May 27, 2026; awaiting Governor's signature as of June 2026)) | Proposed | Private sector | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | Capitol News Illinois (capitolnewsillinois.com); NBC News (nbcnews.com) |
Automated-access legality
Carried forward from the crawler-law index. Governs whether automated clients may access public websites in this jurisdiction.
| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization test | without permission |
| Public-page carve-out | yes |
| Terms-of-service browsewrap enforceable | notice dependent |
| Terms-of-service clickwrap enforceable | yes |
| Copyright exception model | fair use |
| Text and data mining — commercial status | unsettled |
| Text and data mining — opt-out mechanism | none |
| robots.txt legal weight | non binding notice |
| AI training-specific law | none |
| Privacy regime | BIPA (740 ILCS 14); sectoral only — no omnibus consumer privacy act |
| Trespass to chattels | requires harm |
Last reviewed: 2026-05-23. Confidence: high. Fast-moving area — verify before relying. Not legal advice.