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Illinois HB 3773: AI in employment decisions

Employers may not use AI with a discriminatory effect on protected classes in recruitment, hiring, promotion, discipline or other terms of employment, nor ZIP codes as a proxy, and must notify employees and applicants

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From clause to evidenceThe chain from Illinois HB 3773 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment), HB 3773ClauseIllinois HB3773HB 3773Duty holder: EmployersDuty holderEmployersApplies from: 2026-01-01 (In force)Applies from2026-01-01In forceArtefact: AI-in-HR inventory; adverse-impact eval per protected class; notice recordArtefactAI-in-HRinventoryLayers: Layer 02 Inventory & Transparency and Layer 03 Evals & Red Teaming as Evidence and Layer 04 Runtime Controls & ObservabilityLayersLayer 02Layer 03Layer 04Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from Illinois HB 3773 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment), HB 3773ClauseIllinois HB 3773 · HB 3773Duty holder: EmployersDuty holderEmployersApplies from: 2026-01-01 (In force)Applies from2026-01-01 · In forceArtefact: AI-in-HR inventory; adverse-impact eval per protected class; notice recordArtefactAI-in-HR inventoryLayers: Layer 02 Inventory & Transparency and Layer 03 Evals & Red Teaming as Evidence and Layer 04 Runtime Controls & ObservabilityLayersLayer 02Layer 03Layer 04Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: Illinois HB 3773, HB 3773.
  • Duty holder: Employers.
  • Applies from: 2026-01-01, In force.
  • Artefact: AI-in-HR inventory.
  • Layers: Layer 02, Layer 03, Layer 04.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.2024202620282030As of 2026-09-242026-01-01 · In forceP.A. 103-0804; implementingrules in draft, as reported2026-01-01 · In force · P.A. 103-0804; implementing rules in draft, as reportedSource: Obligation register(chapter 08)
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.2026-01-01 · In forceP.A. 103-0804; implementing rules in draft, asreported2024202620282030As of 2026-09-242026-01-01 · In force · P.A. 103-0804; implementing rules in draft, as reportedSource: Obligation register (chapter 08)
When this obligation applies The first date in the row's status, then each later step: filled once its date has passed, outlined while it is still ahead of the review date.
Data table: the dates
Dates of AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773
DateStepDetail
2026-01-01In forceP.A. 103-0804; implementing rules in draft, as reported
Id
AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773
Instrument
Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment) law
Clause
HB 3773
In scope
Employers
Authority
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Applies from
In force · P.A. 103-0804; implementing rules in draft, as reported

The artefact that evidences it

AI-in-HR inventory; adverse-impact eval per protected class; notice record.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Source

Chapter 08, section Other state AI laws, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). Illinois HB 3773: AI in employment decisions (AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usil-hb3773. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{Illinois HB 3773: AI in employment decisions (AIGE-OBL-USIL-HB3773)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usil-hb3773},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}