Illinois governor creates AI Cabinet by executive order to assess AI risks and regulatory options
Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-07 on September 22, 2026, effective on filing that day, creating the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet. The Governor must appoint academic and expert members within 30 days; senior leaders of DoIT, IEMA-OHS, IDFPR, ICC, ISP, IDPH and IEPA sit on it. Members develop AI incident-response and infrastructure-protection policies and evaluate conditioning data-center incentives on safety standards, AI-safety procurement requirements, and whether existing legal remedies suffice for AI-caused harm. It sunsets by December 31, 2027.
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