Laura Ellman
Democratic / Indiana Senate / IL
AI Bills Sponsored
SB 3772
EPA-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Last action: Aug 7, 2026
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.
Last action: Jul 6, 2026
SB 316
BUSINESS-TECH
Last action: Jun 15, 2026
HB 5095
ID CARD-GENDER DESIGNATION
Last action: Jun 8, 2026
SB 3384
Illinois SB 3384, introduced by Senators Laura Ellman and Rachel Ventura, would regulate 'AI companion' products (chatbots and virtual companions designed for ongoing emotional or social interaction with users). The bill aims to set safety standards for these systems, particularly to protect minors and vulnerable users from harm linked to parasocial AI relationships.
Last action: May 25, 2026
SB 3261
Illinois Senator Mary Edly-Allen and 11 co-sponsors introduced SB 3261, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, which aims to create safety guardrails around AI systems developed or deployed in Illinois. The bill is currently stalled in committee (re-referred to Assignments), so the specific provisions have not yet advanced to active debate.
Last action: May 22, 2026
SB 3495
ID CARD-GENDER DESIGNATION
Last action: Apr 22, 2026
HB 3851
Illinois HB 3851, now enacted as Public Act 104-0338, updates the state's school code definition of cyber-bullying to explicitly include bullying conducted through AI-generated content, such as deepfakes. Introduced by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, it requires K-12 schools to address AI-enabled harassment in their anti-bullying policies.
Last action: Aug 15, 2025
SB 1792
Illinois SB 1792 amends the state's criminal fraud statutes to explicitly cover fraud committed using artificial intelligence, including deepfakes and AI-generated impersonations. It would let prosecutors charge AI-enabled scams (like voice cloning for wire fraud or synthetic identity fraud) under existing fraud laws with potentially enhanced penalties.
Last action: Apr 11, 2025
SB 3646
CHILD LABOR LAW OF 2024
Last action: Jul 30, 2024
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