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Illinois SB 315 Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act

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][2]

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][2][3][4]

Key provisions

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  • 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][2][3]
  • 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

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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.[2] OpenAI and Anthropic publicly supported the bill, while NetChoice opposed it.[2]

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May 29 Passage Update

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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] NBC News reported that the bill would set a new standard for regulating leading AI companies when Governor JB Pritzker signed it on July 6, 2026.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Illinois General Assembly, Bill Status of SB0315, 104th General Assembly.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 NBC News, "Illinois Legislature passes historic AI bill that would require third-party safety audits" (May 27, 2026).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Artificial Intelligence Safety Law, Office of Governor JB Pritzker, July 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pritzker signs Illinois bill aimed at artificial intelligence accountability, CBS News Chicago, July 6, 2026.
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