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IL HB 4799: AI SAFETY MEASURES ACT

In Committee Illinois

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 · official bill text

HB 4799 · where it stands

1 of 5 steps complete
  1. Introduced In committee
  2. Passed first chamber
  3. Passed both chambers
  4. Enacted
  5. Effective
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In one paragraph

Illinois's HB 4799 (104th General Assembly) would create the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act. Large frontier AI developers would have to adopt and publish a frontier AI framework covering catastrophic risk management, transparency and cybersecurity, and report critical safety incidents to the Attorney General, with civil penalties for noncompliance. It would also create a consortium to develop ILCompute, a public cloud computing resource. Referred to Rules February 6, 2026.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

Not law. If enacted, large frontier AI developers would need a published safety framework and incident reporting to the Attorney General, and could face civil penalties.

Key provisions

  1. Would create the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (new Act)
  2. Large frontier developers would have to adopt and publish a frontier AI framework addressing catastrophic risk management, transparency and cybersecurity
  3. Catastrophic risk: a foreseeable and material risk that a frontier model will materially contribute to the death of or serious injury to more than 50 people, or more than $1,000,000,000 in property damage, from a single incident involving specified dangerous model conduct
  4. Critical safety incidents would have to be reported to the Attorney General, with civil penalties for noncompliance
  5. Department of Innovation and Technology would review and recommend updates to definitions and standards
  6. Would create a consortium to develop ILCompute, a public cloud computing resource, and exempt specified information from the Freedom of Information Act
  7. Filed February 2, 2026; first reading and referred to Rules Committee February 6, 2026

Latest legislative action

Feb 6, 2026. Referred to Rules Committee

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Topics and industries

Related topics

Frontier or General-Purpose AIAI Transparency

Affected industries

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Same topic in other states

Washington HB 1170 Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence Connecticut SB00005 An Act Concerning Online Safety New York S06953 Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models; defi California SB53 Artificial intelligence models: large developers. Rhode Island H6286 General Regulatory Provisions -- Generative Artificial Intelligence Models Virginia SB365 Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act;