Illinois advances frontier AI safety bill to House, setting up state-level regulatory showdown
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Julian Lim
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Summary
Illinois has advanced Senate Bill 315, a frontier AI safety bill, from the state Senate to the House with a strong 52-5 vote. The bill aims to regulate frontier AI models at the state level, bypassing federal inaction. It has not yet reached Governor Pritzker's desk or cleared the full General Assembly, but represents one of the most aggressive state-level AI regulatory efforts in the country.
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· 3 pulledIllinois has moved one of the country's most closely watched AI safety bills into the House
The state Senate passed Senate Bill 315 on May 22 in a 52-5 vote
Illinois is not waiting for Washington to settle the AI rulebook
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