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Illinois Senate · SB 3384

AI Companion Model Safety Act

In committee
Sponsor
Sen. Laura Ellman
Committee
AI and Social Media
Last action
April 24, 2026
Effective if passed
2027-01-01
Verified

Companion AI apps would have to detect users expressing suicidal thoughts or self-harm and route them to help, with civil penalties feeding the 9-8-8 Trust Fund.

What it does

Requires AI companion operators to detect and address user suicidal ideation or self-harm expressions. Mandates clear notifications that users are not communicating with humans. Civil penalties fund the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund.

Analyst read

Ventura joining as co-sponsor on Apr 10 (right after the subject-matter hearing) suggests the Edly-Allen/Ellman/Ventura camp is consolidating around a single companion-AI safety vehicle. Highest probability path is for SB 3384’s suicide/self-harm protocol language to be merged into SB 3262 before committee vote in May.

Enforcement

Civil penalties (fund 9-8-8 Trust Fund)

Procedural history

  1. 2026-04-24 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  2. 2026-04-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ventura
  3. 2026-03-27 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  4. 2026-03-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  5. 2026-02-18 To AI and Social Media
  6. 2026-02-17 Assigned to Executive
  7. 2026-02-04 Filed by Sen. Ellman; First Reading; Referred to Assignments

Regulatory vectors

Primary sources 1

  1. Bill status SB 3384 — Bill Status & Full Action History Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved

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