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Illinois Enacts First-in-the-Nation Guardrails on AI Therapy

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October 24, 2025

On October 24, 2025

On August 4, 2025, Illinois enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806), the first U.S. state law to specifically regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the professional mental health space. Effective immediately, HB 1806 is designed to protect consumers by tightly circumscribing the permitted versus prohibited uses of AI in the context of “therapy and psychotherapy services.”…
By: Baker Botts L.L.P.