Bill Cunningham

Democratic / Indiana Senate / IL

AI Bills Sponsored

SB 315

Illinois just enacted SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, sponsored by Senators Mary Edly-Allen and Sue Rezin. It requires the largest AI developers (companies with over $500M in revenue training massive 'frontier' models above 10^26 compute operations) to publish safety frameworks, report critical incidents within 72 hours, and undergo annual third-party audits. Penalties reach $1M per first violation and $3M for repeat violations, enforced solely by the Illinois Attorney General.

Foundation Model DevelopersCloud ComputingEnterprise AI Software

Last action: Jul 6, 2026

IllinoisIn Committee

Medium Risk

SB 3444

Illinois SB 3444, introduced by Senator Bill Cunningham, aims to regulate the safety of AI models developed or deployed in Illinois. The bill is currently stalled in committee (re-referred to Assignments), so specific requirements aren't finalized, but it signals Illinois intends to join California and Colorado in setting AI model safety standards.

Generative AI and Foundation Model DevelopersEnterprise SoftwareFinancial Services

Last action: May 22, 2026

IllinoisIn Committee

Medium Risk