Bill Text: IL SB3601 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Professional AI Oversight Act. Defines terms. Provides that a licensee shall prominently disclose when a person who is paying for a service provided by the licensee is interacting with artificial intelligence. Provides that the disclosure shall (i) be provided verbally at the start of an oral exchange or conversation and in writing before a written exchange and (ii) notify the person of the specific purpose of the artificial intelligence that will be used in the interaction. Sets forth rulemaking authority for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that any individual, corporation, or entity found in violation of the Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation, as determined by the Department, with penalties assessed based on the degree of harm and the circumstances of the violation. Provides that an individual, corporation, or entity that is found in violation of the Act shall pay the civil penalty within 60 days after the date of the issuance of an order by the Department imposing the civil penalty. Provides that the Department's order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and executed in the same manner as any judgment from a court of record. Provides that the Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected violation of the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any person to use, prompt, or otherwise cause artificial intelligence to interact with a person while engaging in trade and commerce without clearly and conspicuously disclosing to the person with whom the artificial intelligence interacts, if asked or prompted by that person, that the person is interacting with artificial intelligence and not a human. Effective January 1, 2027.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-22 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3601 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3601-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3601 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Steve Stadelman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new
Creates the Professional AI Oversight Act. Defines terms. Provides that a licensee shall prominently disclose when a person who is paying for a service provided by the licensee is interacting with artificial intelligence. Provides that the disclosure shall (i) be provided verbally at the start of an oral exchange or conversation and in writing before a written exchange and (ii) notify the person of the specific purpose of the artificial intelligence that will be used in the interaction. Sets forth rulemaking authority for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that any individual, corporation, or entity found in violation of the Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation, as determined by the Department, with penalties assessed based on the degree of harm and the circumstances of the violation. Provides that an individual, corporation, or entity that is found in violation of the Act shall pay the civil penalty within 60 days after the date of the issuance of an order by the Department imposing the civil penalty. Provides that the Department's order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and executed in the same manner as any judgment from a court of record. Provides that the Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected violation of the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any person to use, prompt, or otherwise cause artificial intelligence to interact with a person while engaging in trade and commerce without clearly and conspicuously disclosing to the person with whom the artificial intelligence interacts, if asked or prompted by that person, that the person is interacting with artificial intelligence and not a human. Effective January 1, 2027.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Professional AI Oversight Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Artificial intelligence" has the meaning given to that
term in Section 2-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"License" has the meaning given to that term in Section
2105-5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
"Licensee" means any person licensed in a regulated
occupation by the Department.
"Regulated occupation" means an occupation regulated by
the Department that requires a person to obtain a license or
State certification to practice the occupation. "Regulated
occupation" does not include occupations held by licensed
professionals, as defined in Section 10 of the Wellness and
Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, or occupations
exempted under Section 35 of the Wellness and Oversight for
Psychological Resources Act.
"State certification" means a State-granted authorization

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given to a person to use the word "State-certified" as part of
a designated title for a specified occupation:
(1) based on the person meeting personal
qualifications established under State law; and
(2) where State law prohibits a noncertified person
from using the word "State-certified" as part of a
designated title for a specified occupation but does not
otherwise prohibit a noncertified person from engaging in
the specified occupation for compensation.
Section 10. Use of artificial intelligence disclosure.
(a) A licensee shall prominently disclose when a person
who is paying for a service provided by the licensee is
interacting with artificial intelligence.
(b) The disclosure required under this Section shall:
(1) be provided (i) verbally at the start of an oral
exchange or conversation and (ii) in writing before a
written exchange; and
(2) notify the person of the specific purpose of the
artificial intelligence that will be used in the
interaction.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit a
licensee to provide services in a regulated occupation through
artificial intelligence without meeting any other requirements
of the regulated occupation.

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Section 15. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules
to administer and enforce this Act.
Section 20. Enforcement and penalties.
(a) Any individual, corporation, or entity found in
violation of this Act shall pay a civil penalty to the
Department in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation, as
determined by the Department, with penalties assessed based on
the degree of harm and the circumstances of the violation. The
civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
hearing is held in accordance with Section 2105-100 of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. An individual,
corporation, or entity that is found in violation of this Act
shall pay the civil penalty within 60 days after the date of
the issuance of an order by the Department imposing the civil
penalty. The Department's order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and executed in the same manner as any
judgment from a court of record.
(b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or
suspected violation of this Act.
Section 25. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows:
(815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new)
Sec. 2MMMM. Required disclosure of the use of artificial

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intelligence to engage in trade and commerce.
(a) As used in this Section, "artificial intelligence" has
the meaning given to that term in Section 2-101 of the Illinois
Human Rights Act.
(b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this
Act for any person to use, prompt, or otherwise cause
artificial intelligence to interact with a person while
engaging in trade and commerce without clearly and
conspicuously disclosing to the person with whom the
artificial intelligence interacts, if asked or prompted by
that person, that the person is interacting with artificial
intelligence and not a human.
Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
January 1, 2027.