Illinois requires annual independent audits of frontier AI models from January 2028
· Band Rules and society · From 2028 · Confirmed
From January 2028, the largest AI developers operating in Illinois must pay an outside firm to check their safety compliance every year. The Governor's office calls it the first law of its kind in the country. It only reaches companies above 500 million dollars of revenue, and a repeat breach carries a penalty of up to 3 million dollars.