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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3384
Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Laura Ellman
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
30 ILCS 105/6z-134
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act. Provides that an operator shall not operate or provide an artificial intelligence companion to a user unless the artificial intelligence companion contains a protocol to take reasonable efforts to detect and address suicidal ideation or expressions of self-harm by a user to the artificial intelligence companion. Provides that an operator shall provide a clear and conspicuous notification to a user that states, either verbally or in text, that the user is not communicating with a human, at specified times. Provides for civil penalties. Provides that all moneys collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective January 1, 2027.
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A BILL FOR
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1    AN ACT concerning business.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act.
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Artificial intelligence" has the same meaning set forth
8in Section 2-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
9    "Artificial intelligence companion" means a system using
10artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence,
11or emotional recognition algorithms designed to simulate a
12sustained human or human-like relationship with a user by:
13        (1) retaining information on prior interactions or
14    user sessions and user preferences to personalize the
15    interaction and facilitate ongoing engagement with the
16    artificial intelligence companion;
17        (2) asking unprompted or unsolicited emotion-based
18    questions that go beyond a direct response to a user
19    prompt; and
20        (3) sustaining an ongoing dialogue concerning matters
21    personal to the user.
22    "Artificial intelligence companion" does not include any
23system that is:
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1        (1) used by a business entity solely for customer
2    service or to provide users with information about
3    available commercial services or products provided by the
4    entity, customer service account information, or other
5    information strictly related to its customer service;
6        (2) primarily designed and marketed for providing
7    efficiency improvements, research, or technical
8    assistance; or
9        (3) used by a business entity solely for internal
10    purposes or employee productivity.
11    "Emotional recognition algorithms" means artificial
12intelligence that detects and interprets human emotional
13signals in text using natural language processing and
14sentiment analysis, audio using voice emotion artificial
15intelligence, video using facial movement analysis, gait
16analysis, or physiological signals, or a combination of those
17data processing tools.
18    "Human relationships" includes, but shall not be limited
19to, intimate, romantic, or platonic interactions or
20companionship.
21    "Operator" means any person, partnership, association,
22firm, or business entity, or any member, affiliate, subsidiary
23or beneficial owner of any partnership, association, firm, or
24business entity who operates for or provides an artificial
25intelligence companion to a user.
26    "Person" means any natural person.
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1    "Self-harm" means intentional self-injury with or without
2the intent to cause death.
3    "User" means any person who uses an artificial
4intelligence companion for personal use in the State of
5Illinois and who is not an operator or agent or affiliate of
6the operator of the artificial intelligence companion.
7    Section 10. Prohibitions and requirements. An operator
8shall not operate or provide an artificial intelligence
9companion to a user unless the artificial intelligence
10companion contains a protocol to take reasonable efforts to
11detect and address suicidal ideation or expressions of
12self-harm by a user to the artificial intelligence companion.
13The protocol shall include, but shall not be limited to,
14detection of user expressions of suicidal ideation or
15self-harm and a notification to the user that refers them to
16crisis service providers, such as the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis
17Lifeline, a crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis
18services upon detection of the user's expressions of suicidal
19ideation or self-harm.
20    Section 15. Required notifications. An operator shall
21provide a clear and conspicuous notification to a user that
22states, either verbally or in text, that the user is not
23communicating with a human, at the following times:
24        (1) the beginning of any artificial intelligence
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1    companion interaction; and
2        (2) at least every 3 hours for continuing artificial
3    intelligence companion interactions.
4    Section 20. Enforcement. If the Attorney General believes
5based on satisfactory evidence that an operator has engaged in
6or is about to engage in conduct that violates this Act, the
7Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin an operator
8from continuing the unlawful conduct, and may seek civil
9penalties of up to $15,000 per day that a violation occurs and
10other remedies as the court may deem appropriate. All moneys
11collected under this Act shall be deposited into the Statewide
129-8-8 Trust Fund.
13    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
14Section 6z-134 as follows:
15    (30 ILCS 105/6z-134)
16    Sec. 6z-134. Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund.
17    (a) The Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund is created as a special
18fund in the State treasury. This Fund is administered by the
19Department of Human Services. Moneys in the Fund shall be used
20by the Department of Human Services for the purposes of
21establishing and maintaining a statewide 9-8-8 suicide
22prevention and mental health crisis system pursuant to the
23National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 as codified
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1in 47 U.S.C. 251 and 251a and any subsequent amendments, the
2Federal Communication Commission's rules adopted to administer
3the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 as
4codified in 47 U.S.C. 251 and 251a and any subsequent
5amendments, and national guidelines for crisis care. The Fund
6shall consist of:
7        (1) appropriations by the General Assembly;
8        (2) grants and gifts intended for deposit in the Fund;
9        (3) interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on
10    the Fund;
11        (3.1) proceeds from the statewide 9-8-8 surcharge
12    imposed under Sections 3 and 4 of the Telecommunication
13    Excise Tax Act; [and]
14        (3.2) fees, fines, and penalties collected under the 
15    Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act; and
16        (4) moneys received from any other source that are
17    deposited in or transferred into the Fund.
18    (b) Moneys in the Fund:
19        (1) do not revert at the end of any State fiscal year
20    but remain available for the purposes of the Fund in
21    subsequent State fiscal years;
22        (2) are not subject to transfer to any other Fund or to
23    transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or
24    purpose outside of those specified in this Section; and
25        (3) shall be used by the Department of Human Services
26    to pay expenses pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 251a.
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1    (c) An annual report of Fund deposits and expenditures
2shall be made to the General Assembly and the Federal
3Communications Commission by the Department of Human Services
4pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 251a.
5    (d) (Blank).
6    (e) For the purposes of this Section, "statewide 9-8-8
7suicide prevention and mental health crisis system" means the
8core elements or pillars of the crisis system, as described by
9the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
10and includes Illinois' 9-8-8 Lifeline Contact Centers,
11community crisis response services, including mobile crisis
12teams, and crisis receiving and stabilization facilities and
13programs, including Living Room Programs.
14(Source: P.A. 104-6, eff. 6-16-25.)
15    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
16severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
181, 2027.