Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the assessed value of qualified affordable housing property shall be reduced by 30%. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Data Privacy and Protection Act. Provides that a covered entity (any entity or any person, other than an individual acting in a non-commercial context, that alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of collecting, processing, or transferring covered data) may not collect, process, or transfer covered data unless the collection, processing, or transfer is limited to what is reasonably necessary and proportionate. Provides that a covered entity and a service provider shall establish, implement, and maintain reasonable policies, practices, and procedures concerning the collection, processing, and transferring of covered data. Contains provisions concerning retaliation; transparency; individual data rights; consent; data protection for children and minors; civil rights; data security; small business protections; executive responsibility; service providers and third parties; enforcement; severability; and rulemaking. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Provides that if a park owner elects to sell, lease, or transfer either all or a portion of the mobile home park, a tenant representing 25% or more of the units in the mobile home park that are occupied by the owners of such units or one or more of the owner's family members shall have the right to make an offer to purchase the mobile home park. Requires the park owner to consider the tenant's offer and negotiate with such tenant in good faith. Sets forth exceptions.
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Reporting Act. Provides that each State agency shall prepare an annual report concerning the State agency's use of covered algorithms in its operations. Sets forth reporting requirements. Provides that, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, and each year thereafter, each State agency shall submit the report to the General Assembly, the Auditor General, and the Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology shall create and maintain a website to make the annual reports accessible to the public. Provides that each State agency shall designate among current staff a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to oversee the preparation and submission of the report. Effective immediately.
Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2025, the owner or operator of each community water system, community wastewater system, and nontransient, noncommunity water system shall conduct monitoring for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), using standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling, and shall conduct additional monitoring for the presence of PFAS contaminants under specified circumstances. Provides that, if monitoring results confirm the presence of any PFAS contaminants, individually or in combination in excess of 20 nanograms per liter, then the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall direct the owner or operator of the community water system, community wastewater system, or nontransient, noncommunity water system to issue a notice to all users of the system to inform them of the detected PFAS concentration and potential risk to public health until the level is below 20 nanograms per liter. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of the provisions. Grants rulemaking powers to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Defines terms.
Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that all State agency artificial intelligence systems or State-funded artificial intelligence systems must follow the trustworthiness, equity, and transparency standards framework established by the National Institute for Standards and Technology's AI Risk Management Framework. Specifies timeframes for compliance. Requires a State agency or an entity deploying a State-funded artificial intelligence system to submit a National Institute for Standards and Technology-based algorithmic impact assessment to the General Assembly, the Illinois Auditor General, and the Department of Innovation and Technology, the submission of which shall be overseen by a chief artificial intelligence officer or chief intelligence officers appointed at the discretion of the chief executive officer of each State agency submitting the report or the entity deploying a State-funded artificial intelligence system that is submitting the report. Requires algorithmic impact assessments to be submitted for all covered algorithms used by a State agency or entity deploying a State-funded artificial intelligence system. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to create 2 standardized algorithmic impact assessments, one for State agencies and one for entities deploying a State-funded artificial intelligence system, and includes requirements for the assessment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider as an expense of any public utility, for the purpose of determining any rate or charge, any amount expended for contributions or gifts to political candidates, political parties, political or legislative committees, or any committee or organization working to influence referendum petitions or elections or contributions to a trade association, chamber of commerce, or public charity, including, but not limited to, a charity managed by the public utility or affiliated interest. Provides that the Commission shall not consider as an expense of any public utility, for the purpose of determining any rate or charge, any amount expended by the public utility for director and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance. Provides that in determining whether other types of insurance purchased by the public utility are recoverable, the Commission shall determine whether the insurance is of financial benefit to ratepayers of the public utility or its shareholders. Provides that if the Commission determines the insurance purchased by the public utility is of benefit to its shareholders, then it shall not be a recoverable expense. Provides that, if a gas, electric, water, or sewer utility requests a general rate increase, the Commission shall hold at least one public hearing for the public to provide input on the proposed increase in rates. Provides that the public hearing shall be held in the service area of the public utility that is requesting the general rate increase at a time and location determined by the Commission. Makes changes in provisions definitions; donations made by a public utility for energy assistance; consideration of attorney and expert compensation as an expense; and the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that 20% of the lesser of (rather than the lesser of): (i) the purchase price or (ii) the fair market value shall constitute the rate base associated with the water or sewer utility as acquired by and incorporated into the rate base of the district designated by the acquiring large public utility, subject to any adjustments that the Illinois Commerce Commission deems necessary to ensure such rate base reflects prudent and useful investments in the provision of public utility service. Provides that the difference between the rate base and the purchase price or fair market value shall be borne by the shareholders of the acquiring large public utility. In provisions concerning the acquisition of a water or sewer utility, provides that, at the next election following the public meeting and notice requirements, a referendum shall be placed on the ballot for all electors within the area the water or sewer utility operates. Provides that, if a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, then the acquisition may continue. Provides that, if less than a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, the Commission shall not approve the large public utility's acquisition of the water or sewer utility. Removes a provision that provides that the Commission may authorize a water or sewer utility to file a surcharge which adjusts rates and charges to provide for recovery of costs associated with an investment in qualifying infrastructure plant, independent of any other matters related to the utility's revenue requirement. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires a vendor who contracts for government services, grants, or leases or purchases of software or hardware to disclose if artificial intelligence technology is, has been, or will be used in the course of fulfilling the contract or in the goods, technology, or services being purchased. Provides that the disclosure must be provided to the chief procurement officer, the Department of Innovation and Technology, and the General Assembly. Provides that, if the role of artificial intelligence changes during the course of the contract, or if the vendor plans to use artificial intelligence when it had not originally planned on doing so, the vendor must provide a new or updated disclosure. Allows a State agency, at its discretion, to require that a vendor provide detailed information on the technology's capacity, data sets, and limitations on the use of artificial intelligence technology. Provides that the chief procurement officer may disqualify a vendor who fails to provide the required disclosure or provides false or misleading information from contracting with the State for a period of up to 2 years.
Creates the Illinois Commercial Algorithmic Impact Assessments Act. Defines "algorithmic discrimination", "artificial intelligence", "consequential decision", "deployer", "developer" and other terms. Requires that by January 1, 2026 and annually thereafter, a deployer of an automated decision tool must complete and document an assessment that summarizes the nature and extent of that tool, how it is used, and assessment of its risks among other things. Requires on or after January 1, 2026 and annually thereafter, developers of an automated decision tool must complete and document a similar assessment. Provides that upon the request of the Attorney General, a developer or deployer must provide that Office any impact assessment performed that is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. Requires that a developer must provide a deployer with a statement regarding the intended uses of the automated decision tool and documentation regarding all of the following: (i) the known limitations of the automated decision tool, including any reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination arising from its intended use; (ii) a description of the types of data used to program or train the automated decision tool; and (iii) a description of how the automated decision tool was evaluated for validity and the ability to be explained before sale or licensing. Exempts a deployer with fewer than 50 employees unless, as of the end of the prior calendar year, the deployer deployed an automated decision tool that affected more than 999 people per year.
