IL WOPR (AI therapy ban)
Illinois Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806, 2025)
IL · P.A. 104-0054; 225 ILCS 8/
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 1, 2025
- Applies to
- Developers and deployers of AI products providing or advertising mental-health services
- Enforced by
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Illinois banned AI-only therapy and made it unlawful for AI products to claim or imply they can provide mental-health treatment without a licensed clinician supervising. Aimed at consumer-protection harms from companion/therapy chatbots that misrepresent clinical credentials.
Who is protected: Illinois residents using mental-health AI products
Legal detail
P.A. 104-0054 (HB 1806), eff. Aug. 1, 2025 — prohibits the provision of mental-health or therapeutic services by AI without licensed clinician oversight; bans advertising AI as a therapist or counselor; enforced by IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation with civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | IL |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | August 1, 2025 |
| Citation | P.A. 104-0054; 225 ILCS 8/ |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation; injunctive relief |
| Topics | consumer protection · healthcare AI · automated decision-making |
| Statute | Public Act 104-0054 — Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act |
More AI rules in IL
- IL Bar AI Standing Committee · In effect
- IL Digital Voice/Likeness Act · In effect
- IL EO 2024-01 · In effect
- IL AI Video Interview Act (2019, first-in-nation) · In effect
- IL BIPA (2008, first-in-nation biometric law) · In effect
- ACLU v. Clearview AI · In effect
Related consumer protection rules elsewhere
- Missouri AI Therapy Chatbot Ban (SB 1019) · In effect
- Vermont Data Broker Law (H.211) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- PA v. Character.AI (Fake Psychiatrist Chatbot) · Blocked / in litigation
- NAACP v. xAI (Colossus 2 Air Pollution) · Blocked / in litigation
- RI Therapy Chatbot Ban (2026) · In effect
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