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Illinois Senate · SB 3444

Artificial Intelligence Safety Act (Frontier Liability Framework)

Pending further action
Sponsor
Sen. Bill Cunningham
Current referral
Senate Assignments
Last action
May 22, 2026
Status checked
Entry updated

Would conditionally shield eligible frontier-model developers from liability for specified catastrophic harms if they publish safety and transparency materials and did not act intentionally or recklessly. Re-referred to Senate Assignments in May 2026; not law.

What it does

Proposes a conditional liability shield for frontier-model developers facing specified critical-harm claims. To qualify, a developer would need to publish a safety and security protocol and transparency report, or meet specified equivalent requirements, and must not have intentionally or recklessly caused the harm.

Analyst read

SB 3444 was re-referred to Senate Assignments on May 22, 2026, without a committee passage or floor vote. Its proposed conditional liability shield for frontier-model developers did not become law. A different frontier-safety measure, SB 315, passed both chambers and was signed as PA 104-0538 on July 6, 2026; that act has no SB 3444-style liability shield.

Enforcement

Conditional liability shield; no new civil-penalty provision in the introduced text

Procedural history

  1. May 22, 2026 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2. April 24, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 Second extension; survives without committee vote
  3. March 27, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 First extension
  4. March 13, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  5. February 18, 2026 To AI and Social Media
  6. February 17, 2026 Assigned to Executive
  7. February 4, 2026 Filed by Sen. Bill Cunningham; First Reading; Referred to Assignments

Regulatory vectors

Primary sources 2

  1. Bill status SB 3444 — Bill Status & Full Action History Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved
  2. Bill text SB 3444 — Introduced Bill Text Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved

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