Governor JB Pritzker signs AI bill into law

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on artificial intelligence Monday.

Illinois lawmakers passed Senate Bill 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, last May.

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Legislators modeled the bill after 2025 laws in New York and California, hoping to further a national standard they say is lacking at the federal level.

The bill is targeted towards the most capable models developed by the largest companies through its thresholds - $500 million in revenue and a massive computing measurement. OpenAI and Anthropic both supported the bill throughout its process and it passed the House 110-0.

The bill would require developers to create and publish a transparency framework explaining how the company applies industry standards, measures model capabilities and chance of catastrophic risk, and identifies and responds to safety incidents.

Developers would also be required to employ third-party auditors to ensure compliance with the framework, a provision that is still a point of contention for some industry stakeholders, including TechNet, a coalition of tech executives across the industry.

The Illinois attorney general would have exclusive authority to enforce civil penalties up to $3 million per violation.

Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, a nonpartisan news service covering state government, contributed to this report.