Illinois SB 315 Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act
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Illinois SB 315 Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act[1]
Illinois[1]
Legislation[1]
Illinois SB 315 Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act[1]
Enacted July 6, 2026 as Public Act 104-0538.[1]
Act: January 1, 2027. Framework: January 1, 2028. Audits: January 1, 2028 or 90 days after first qualifying, whichever is later.[2]
Not recorded as a single article-wide date; see the dated source notes.
Overview
Illinois SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act is a 2026 Illinois frontier artificial intelligence safety law that requires large frontier AI developers to maintain public risk-management frameworks, issue transparency reports, report critical safety incidents, provide whistleblower protections, and undergo annual independent third-party safety audits.[1][3]
The Illinois House passed SB 315 by a 110-0 vote on May 27, 2026, the Illinois General Assembly recorded the bill as having passed both houses on May 29, 2026, and Governor JB Pritzker signed it on July 6, 2026.[1][3][4][5]
Phased commencement
The Act takes effect January 1, 2027, but Section 10(a) starts the frontier-AI framework duty on January 1, 2028. Under Section 10(d), annual independent audits begin on January 1, 2028 or 90 days after a developer first qualifies as a large frontier developer, whichever is later.[2]
Key provisions
- Requires large frontier AI developers to create, implement, publish, and annually update a frontier AI framework addressing catastrophic-risk assessment, risk mitigations, governance, cybersecurity, third-party evaluations, and internal-use risks.[1]
- Requires transparency reports before deployment of new or substantially modified frontier models.[1]
- Requires annual independent third-party audits of covered developers' safety practices.[1][3][4]
- Establishes critical-safety-incident reporting requirements and directs the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, to administer reporting systems, issue rules, and compile annual reports.[1]
- Provides whistleblower protections for covered employees and authorizes civil penalties for violations.[1]
Significance
NBC News described SB 315 as going beyond California and New York frontier-model legislation because it would add annual independent third-party safety audits, which supporters characterized as a first for state AI legislation in the United States.[3] OpenAI and Anthropic publicly supported the bill, while NetChoice opposed it.[3]
September 2026 federal-policy advocacy
In his September 20 ABC interview, Pritzker advocated federal AI safeguards and international cooperation. See September 20 digest coverage.[6]
Related coverage
- AVERI — Auditing research and advocacy concerning predecessor legislation.
- United States policy on catastrophic AI risk
- July 6, 2026 enactment update
- May 29, 2026 passage update
- May 28, 2026 coverage
- New York RAISE Act
May 29 Passage Update
The Illinois General Assembly listed SB 315's May 29, 2026 last action as "Senate: Passed Both Houses," confirming that the bill had cleared the legislature after earlier House action.[1] Governor JB Pritzker subsequently signed the bill on July 6, 2026.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Illinois General Assembly, Bill Status of SB0315, 104th General Assembly.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois General Assembly, Public Act 104-0538, Sections 10(a), 10(d) and 99; approved July 6, 2026. Enacted text reviewed September 12, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 NBC News, "Illinois Legislature passes historic AI bill that would require third-party safety audits" (May 27, 2026).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Artificial Intelligence Safety Law, Office of Governor JB Pritzker, July 6, 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pritzker signs Illinois bill aimed at artificial intelligence accountability, CBS News Chicago, July 6, 2026.
- ↑ ABC News, “This Week” interview transcript, September 20, 2026.