AI law comparison · Data verified 2026-08-23
Illinois AI Video Interview Act vs Texas TRAIGA
Illinois AI Video Interview Act and Texas TRAIGA are two of the 169 AI and data regulations Aegis Firma tracks. They have different scopes, effective dates, and penalties — and many businesses fall under both. Here is the side-by-side, drawn directly from the regulatory registry.
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Summary of publicly available regulatory text. Verify against current official sources before relying on this for compliance decisions. Not legal advice.
The key difference
Illinois AI Video Interview Act takes effect first, so it is usually the more urgent of the two. Illinois AI Video Interview Act tracks 3 compliance requirements and Texas TRAIGA tracks 7. They are not interchangeable — meeting one does not discharge the other. The practical question is not which law is “stricter,” but which of them — or both — actually applies to your business.
Illinois AI Video Interview Act (AIVIA) — duplicate of illinois_aaia, retained for code compatibility
Illinois AIVIA (820 ILCS 42, effective January 1, 2020) requires employers to notify applicants before using AI to analyze video interviews, obtain consent, explain how the AI works, and limit data sharing. The 2024 expansion (HB 3773 / Public Act 103-0804, amending 775 ILCS 5/2-102, effective January 1, 2026) extends notice and anti-discrimination duties to AI used in any employment decision, not just video. CYCLE 4…
Full Illinois AI Video Interview Act requirementsTexas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA / HB 149)
Texas HB 149 (TRAIGA), signed June 22, 2025 and codified as Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Title 11, Subtitle D (ch. 551–552, with a ch. 553 regulatory sandbox and a ch. 554 Texas AI Council), prohibits specific harmful AI practices and imposes disclosure obligations. The Act focuses on intent-based liability. Subchapter B contains exactly seven prohibition/disclosure sections (§§ 552.051–552.057, verified against the enrolle…
Full Texas TRAIGA requirementsCommon questions
Could both Illinois AI Video Interview Act and Texas TRAIGA apply to my business?
Yes. Illinois AI Video Interview Act and Texas TRAIGA are separate regulations with separate scopes — a business can fall under both at once. Illinois AI Video Interview Act covers Applies to: any employer that uses AI to analyze video interviews of applicants for positions based in Illinois (AIVIA, eff. Texas TRAIGA covers Applies to any person or entity that: (1) develops an AI system intended to interact with or make decisions about Texas residents; OR (2) deploys an AI system i… If your operations meet both scopes, you must comply with both. Aegis Firma's free scan checks all 169 tracked regulations against your business profile so you do not have to read each law to find out.
Which has the higher maximum penalty — Illinois AI Video Interview Act or Texas TRAIGA?
Illinois AI Video Interview Act: Original AIVIA notice/consent provisions: no self-contained civil-fine schedule found in the sections verified (820 ILCS 42/5, 42/10, 42/20) — same finding as `illinois_aaia`, reused rather than re-derived. The previously stated "$500 first violation / $1,000-$1,500 repeat" figure was New York City Local Law 144's penalty structure, not Illinois's (identified as cross-jurisdiction contamination in Cycle 2/R494 on the sister entry; same fabrication was present here and is now removed). 2024 discrimination-effect provisions (HB 3773, 775 ILCS 5/2-102): enforced via Illinois Department of Human Rights administrative complaint under IHRA remedies (actual damages, reinstatement/back pay, attorney's fees) — not a flat per-violation fine. Texas TRAIGA: $10,000–$12,000 per curable violation; $80,000–$200,000 per violation a court determines uncurable; $2,000–$40,000 per day for continuing violations (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 552.105(a)); state licensing agencies may add license suspension/probation/revocation or up to $100,000 on AG recommendation (§ 552.106). TX AG exclusive enforcement, no private right of action (§ 552.101), mandatory 60-day cure (§ 552.104) Penalty structures differ by regulator and violation type — read each law's full page for the cure periods and per-violation detail.
When does each law take effect?
Illinois AI Video Interview Act — effective 2020-01-01. Texas TRAIGA — effective 2026-01-01. Dates last verified against official sources on 2026-08-23 and 2026-08-25 respectively.
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