Illinois House Bill 5044

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Chatbot Provider Liability Act. Provides that for purposes of the Act, chatbots are deemed products for the purpose of strict liability as other product liability actions. Provides that a chatbot provider has a duty to ensure that the use of its chatbot does not cause injury to a user and is liable for any injury it caused a user through the use of its chatbot regardless of whether the chatbot provider exercised all reasonable care in the design and distribution of the chatbot; or did not directly distribute the chatbot to the user or otherwise enter into a contractual relationship with the user. Provides that a user who is harmed by the actions of a chatbot provider under this Act may file a civil action in State or federal court seeking actual damages as allowed under Illinois law, injunctive relief, and reimbursement of reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

CHATBOT PROVIDER-LIABILITY

Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10	House	First Reading
2026-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5044&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166528&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207874&DocName=10400HB5044&DocNum=5044&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166528&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=