{"id":38217,"date":"2026-05-15T10:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=38217"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:16:40","slug":"senate-democrats-introduce-bills-to-regulate-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/38217-senate-democrats-introduce-bills-to-regulate-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats Introduce Bills to Regulate Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Senate Minority Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) questions the sponsor of a bill to regulate the use of facial recognition in school security systems (Capital News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight-bill package tackles consumer protection, education, transparency<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Article Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With less than a month left in the spring legislative session, Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills aimed at regulating some artificial intelligence usage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight bills tackle consumer protections, chatbot transparency and how AI can be used in schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The senators said the lack of federal policy was part of their motivation for introducing legislation, by banding together with other states to create a standard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By JENNA SCHWEIKERT\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com\u00a0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With just two weeks left in the spring legislative session, Illinois Senate Democrats introduced an eight-bill package aimed at regulating some uses of artificial intelligence after a lack of federal action on the issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois lawmakers modeled their bills that address consumer protection, developer transparency and educational usage after legislation in California and New York to create a \u201cde facto national standard,\u201d Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, told Capitol News Illinois.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In committee hearings, industry advocates voiced concerns about state-led regulations creating a \u201cpatchwork environment\u201d that is difficult to do business in and encouraged lawmakers to wait for federal action. But no such movement has been made in Congress, and President Donald Trump signed an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/12\/eliminating-state-law-obstruction-of-national-artificial-intelligence-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">executive order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in December discouraging states from \u201cexcessive\u201d regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom our observation, not much is happening at all in Washington, so we felt it was necessary for us to act,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cWe also were motivated by the idea that two other big states have passed pretty meaningful AI regulation, California and New York, and together, we believe that our three states will cover about 40% of the AI market in the United States.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led by Cunningham, the senators said in a Wednesday news conference that they\u2019re aiming to pass their bills before the chambers adjourn on May 31 \u2014 and they\u2019re undaunted by threats from the federal government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the bills include specific provisions about deferring to federal actions, if any come to fruition, and states are subject to federal law. But despite Trump\u2019s threats, potentially including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/pritzker-urges-feds-to-release-1b-in-broadband-funds-to-illinois\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">withholding broadband funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Cunningham said lawmakers are dedicated to regulating AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are all sorts of threats happening right now about the federal government cracking down on states doing things that the Trump administration doesn&#8217;t like,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cWe&#8217;re going to do the right thing regardless of those threats, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to do with this package.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bills are each aimed at specific, ongoing issues relevant to AI, and senators are looking to protect their constituents in those areas, Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville, said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Transparency<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=315&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157797&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 315<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, D-Libertyville, aims to require more transparency from large developers like OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIllinois needs to create a road map for responsible innovation to prevent catastrophic risks,\u201d Edly-Allen said, comparing the technology to the \u201cWild Wild West.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is not about stopping innovation, but rather about balancing the great promise of AI with its potential harms,\u201d she continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would require large developers \u2014 those with annual gross revenues greater than $500 million \u2014 to create, follow and publish a framework detailing how the company approaches incorporating industry standards, assesses the model\u2019s capabilities and potential for catastrophic risk, and identifies and responds to safety incidents. It would also require developers to review this framework annually and advertise any significant modifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill defines catastrophic risk as a predictable and substantial risk that, by helping a person to create or release a weapon or conduct an attack, a model will contribute to the death or serious injury of more than 50 people or more than $1 billion in damages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, developers would be required to publish a transparency report before launching a new or significantly modified model and employ a third party to conduct annual audits, although it includes protections for trade secrets and national security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers would also be prohibited from making false or misleading statements about its framework or potential for catastrophic risk, from retaliating against employees for whistleblowing, and subject to civil penalties for violations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A representative from Anthropic, the Claude model developer, testified in support of the bill, which passed unanimously out of committee on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Chatbots<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville, is sponsoring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=316&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157798&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 316<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure that AI chatbots provide resources to struggling teenagers after rising rates of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/oct\/27\/chatgpt-suicide-self-harm-openai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suicide and self-harm linked to chatbot use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAI isn&#8217;t necessarily trained in crisis response, especially as it relates to mental health,\u201d Ellman said. \u201cDue to a lack of proper intervention, the teenager can commit self-harm, and in some cases, dies by suicide after confiding with an artificial intelligence chatbot. That is unacceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would require operators of AI chatbots designed for social or emotional interaction \u2014 exempting models like customer service chatbots \u2014 to develop and maintain protocols around expressions of suicidal ideation and self-harm, including preventing the model from encouraging such behavior. When the chatbot recognizes such expressions, it would need to direct users to resources like crisis hotlines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would also require operators to disclose to users that they are communicating with an automated system at the beginning of interactions and at least every three hours during ongoing conversations, and to prevent chatbots directed toward minors from generating sexually explicit material or encouraging sexually explicit conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=317&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157799&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 317<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, would require companies using customer service chatbots to disclose to consumers that they are speaking with an automated system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAutomatic systems lack the empathy and human understandings that are essential,\u201d Ventura said. \u201cPeople deserve to know that they&#8217;re communicating with a human or an AI system from the very beginning of interaction to increase transparency and accountability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attorney general would have enforcement authority, unless a person experienced damages because of a violation, in which case they could bring a civil suit against the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both bills passed unanimously out of committee on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Consumer protection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Caledonia, is sponsoring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=318&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157800&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 318<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prevent bots from buying and reselling event tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor too long, ticket buying has felt stacked against everyday fans who are forced to use their hard-earned money to pay exorbitant prices, in large part because so-called bots are scooping them up and reselling them for outrageous prices,\u201d Stadelman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would prohibit users from using bots, multiple accounts or email addresses from making mass purchases of event tickets. It would also prohibit resellers from falsely representing affiliation with an artist, team, venue or organizer. Venues and ticket issuers would also have to disclose how many tickets are withheld when other tickets are up for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill passed unanimously out of committee on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=340&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157829&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 340<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines, would require tech companies to give consumers the ability to opt out of data collection for personalized ads or for sale to third parties. It would also prohibit the sale of personal data to influence life-changing decisions like loan approvals, job screening or insurance rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIllinois needs to protect our consumers&#8217; personal data from being collected by these companies,\u201d Murphy said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill is modeled after a 2025 Minnesota law restricting the use and sale of consumers\u2019 data. While the bill does not directly reference AI, the technology is often used to analyze consumer data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sen. Graciela Guzm\u00e1n, D-Chicago, is sponsoring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=343&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157836&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 343<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prohibit landlords from using AI-driven platforms to collude on rental prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHousing is a human need. It should not be manipulated by algorithms built to maximize corporate profits at the expense of our communities,\u201d Guzm\u00e1n said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would ban landlords from indirectly coordinating prices for residential rental units through third-party services. A representative from Illinois REALTORS testified against the bill, saying the organization is concerned that the bill puts liability on landlords as the end user rather than the software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Murphy\u2019s and Guzman\u2019s bills passed out of committee along partisan lines on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Education<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=415&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=158060&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 415<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sen. Karina Villa, D-Chicago, would restrict schools from using facial recognition software on school cameras.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo child should be subjected to invasive surveillance or have risk of their sensitive personal data collected and misused,\u201d Villa said. \u201cWhen it comes to protecting children&#8217;s biometric information, Illinois must be steadfast in securing student privacy and preventing discrimination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villa introduced the bill after students in her district were concerned about the safety of their biometric data being captured, she said. But Republicans on the committee expressed concern that the bill would limit schools\u2019 ability to keep their students safe, although they ultimately voted to pass it out of committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPublic policy is balancing priorities, and I would place a greater priority on the safety of the students in school, school security, over an individual visit,\u201d Sen. John Curran, R-Downers Grove, said. \u201cMaybe its technology is not completely developed and precise right now, but it&#8217;s going to continue to get better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villa said she plans to bring an amendment to clarify how schools should handle existing contracts and data, and who \u2014 between students, teachers and visitors \u2014 the bill applies to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, is sponsoring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=416&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=158064&amp;SessionID=114\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 416<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to regulate the use of AI in the classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill would prohibit teachers from using AI to assign grades and would direct school boards to adopt a policy requiring the boards to approve any use of AI in relation to students or student work by the 2026-27 school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEducation should be an interactive collaboration with human beings as we try to develop the young minds of our young students,\u201d Martwick said. \u201cIt should not be AI grading based off of implicit biases that are built into the systems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martwick\u2019s bill passed out of committee unanimously on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Moving forward<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The package comes a month after a Senate subcommittee held nearly 11 hours of subject matter hearings over several days on dozens of similar, bipartisan AI regulatory bills. The package is, in part, a product of those hearings, Cunningham said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All but two of the bills in this package passed out of committee unanimously, signaling bipartisan support for the regulations. How far that goes is yet to be seen, with some technical amendments expected before the bills are called for a vote on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think there are definitely things that both parties agree on, we see the potential of AI, we also see some of the potential harm, and there is a bipartisan belief in that,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The House and Senate are in alignment with their goals on AI regulation, Cunningham said, after chamber leadership met to develop a plan earlier this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m confident at the end of the day, we&#8217;ll get bills out of both chambers that attack the problems we want to take care of,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not the be-all-end-all, Edly-Allen said: \u201cThis is not one and done. We&#8217;re going to have to continue to come back and retool, but at this point, our most important job is to protect our constituency, and that&#8217;s what all these pieces of legislation do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. 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