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Mike Simmons

D / legiscan Senate / IL

AI Bills Sponsored

IllinoisPassed Chamber
Medium Risk

SB0340

CIVIL LAW-TECH

Last action: May 21, 2026

IllinoisPassed Chamber
Medium Risk

SB3336

LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE

Last action: Apr 15, 2026

IllinoisIntroduced
High Risk

SB4016

Illinois Senator Ram Villivalam's SB4016 imposes sweeping environmental, water, and energy regulations on hyperscale data centers, the massive facilities powering AI and cloud computing. Operators would face cumulative impact assessments, community benefits agreements, Water Impact Permits renewed every 5 years, quarterly water usage reporting, mandatory renewable energy procurement, and new fees based on peak power demand. The bill also bans nondisclosure agreements tied to data center siting and requires municipalities to adopt automated residential solar permitting platforms by July 1, 2027.

Cloud Computing & Hyperscale Data CentersAI InfrastructureUtilities & Energy

Last action: Feb 6, 2026

IllinoisIntroduced
Medium Risk

SB3678

BAN PRICE COORDINATION-RENT

Last action: Feb 5, 2026

IllinoisIntroduced
High Risk

SB3027

Illinois Senator Mike Simmons introduced SB3027, which would ban all Illinois hospitals from using artificial intelligence to set or influence any patient pricing or billing decisions. The bill amends the Fair Patient Billing Act and applies broadly to any AI tool touching hospital revenue cycle operations, from price-setting algorithms to AI-assisted billing software.

Hospitals and Health SystemsHealthcare AIRevenue Cycle Management Software

Last action: Jan 29, 2026

IllinoisIntroduced
Medium Risk

SB2927

DCEO-AI IMPACT STUDY

Last action: Jan 27, 2026

IllinoisIntroduced
High Risk

SB2906

Illinois Senator Ram Villivalam introduced SB2906, which would let rideshare drivers (Uber, Lyft, etc.) unionize and collectively bargain with rideshare companies over pay, benefits, and deactivation policies. The bill creates a state-supervised sectoral bargaining system run by the Illinois Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor, with antitrust immunity for the resulting agreements.

Rideshare and Transportation Network CompaniesGig Economy PlatformsFood and Package Delivery

Last action: Jan 27, 2026

IllinoisEnacted
Medium Risk

HB1312

POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY

Last action: Dec 9, 2025

IllinoisEnacted
Low Risk

SB1920

Illinois SB1920, sponsored by Senator Doris Turner and now enacted as Public Act 104-0399, directs the State Board of Education to publish AI guidance for K-12 schools by July 1, 2026, covering topics like bias, privacy, and classroom use. It also updates internet safety curriculum to address AI-generated deepfakes (including sexually explicit ones) and requires ISBE to publish how it evaluates educator licensing tests for bias.

EdTechK-12 EducationGenerative AI

Last action: Aug 15, 2025

IllinoisEnacted
Medium Risk

HB3851

SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING

Last action: Aug 15, 2025

IllinoisEnacted
Medium Risk

HB1806

THERAPY RESOURCES OVERSIGHT

Last action: Aug 1, 2025

IllinoisEnacted
Low Risk

SB2437

This Illinois healthcare bill (SB2437), sponsored by Senator Omar Aquino and enacted as Public Act 104-0009, overhauls multiple Medicaid provisions including doula access at hospitals, a new certification pathway for family caregivers of medically fragile children, nursing home staffing penalty adjustments, and expanded coverage for various services. It has no AI or technology regulation component whatsoever.

HospitalsNursing Homes and Long-Term CareHome Health Agencies

Last action: Jun 16, 2025

IllinoisIntroduced
Medium Risk

SB2473

Illinois SB2473, introduced by Sen. Bill Cunningham, overhauls how municipal and cooperative electric utilities plan, procure power, and price electricity. It mandates integrated resource plans every 3 years, requires at least one market-based time-of-use rate option for retail customers, sets renewable energy targets (25% by 2026 rising to 40% by 2030, 100% by 2045), and forces retirement of coal and gas generation by 2045. Despite being tagged as AI-related, this is fundamentally an energy and utility governance bill with no AI-specific provisions.

Electric UtilitiesRenewable EnergyManufacturing

Last action: Feb 7, 2025

IllinoisIntroduced
Medium Risk

SB2255

SURVEILLANCE DISCRIMINATION

Last action: Feb 7, 2025

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