"Illinois Legislature passes historic AI bill that would require third-party safety audits" 27 May 2026

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Wednesday that would set a new standard for regulating America’s leading AI companies if Gov. JB Pritzker signs it.

The bill, SB 315, mirrors existing provisions in legislation in California and New York requiring frontier AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to create, publish and annually update plans to address severe or catastrophic risks from their AI models.

It would also mandate annual independent third-party audits of such AI companies on safety issues, which would be a first for any AI legislation in the U.S...

...OpenAI and Anthropic, two of America’s largest AI companies, have publicly supported the bill, while a trade organization representing other AI companies has opposed it. Google, xAI and Meta did not immediately reply to requests for comment....