Illinois chatbot laws

Enacted laws

• HB 1806Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act
  In effect since Aug. 1, 2025

What Illinois's laws require

• Say it is AINo
• Remind during long chatsNo
• Protect minorsNo
• Check agesNo
• Crisis protocolNo
• Report to the stateNo
• Limits on manipulative designNo
• No AI therapist or licensed titleHB 1806
• Users can sueNo

Pending bills

• SB 316Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act
  Passed both chambers
• SB 317Consumer Artificial Intelligence Notice Act
  Passed both chambers

Multistate actions Illinois's attorney general joined

• Attorneys general filing in the Character.AI bankruptcy October 14, 2026
• Letter from 42 attorneys general on sycophantic and delusional AI December 9, 2025
• Letter from 44 attorneys general to AI companies August 25, 2025

Joining a letter or court filing is not a lawsuit or a finding against any company.

Other Illinois laws that may matter

• Consumer protection law: Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq.). It applies to businesses generally, not to chatbots specifically; whether it reaches a particular chatbot practice is a legal question.

Sources

1. Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (official source)