Illinois lawmakers send landmark AI frontier model safety bill to Gov. Pritzker — Transparency Coalition. Legislation for Transparency in AI Now.
Publish Date: 2026-05-27 18:42:00
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- On May 27, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously approved SB 315, also known as the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act.
- The Senate had previously endorsed the bill on May 21, and now it awaits approval from Governor J.B. Pritzker.
- The Act seeks to establish regulatory standards for frontier AI models, making Illinois the third state to do so, after New York and California.
- SB 315 demands that frontier AI companies publish and update annual plans for addressing catastrophic risks from their AI models and require independent third-party annual audits of safety issues.
- Sen. Mary Edly-Allen notes the need for responsible innovation to manage AI’s potential risks, advocating for transparency and independent oversight.
- The bill incorporates a framework for overseeing catastrophic-risk assessment, policy mitigation, cybersecurity measures, governance, and risk evaluations relating to internal use of frontier models.
- It mandates transparency before deploying new or significantly modified frontier models and requires reporting of critical safety incidents and summaries of internal-use risk assessments.
- The Act ensures whistleblower protections, establishes civil penalties for violations, and outlines procedures for submitting audit results.
