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Rep. Bob Morgan

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Rep. Bob Morgan

Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip, Illinois House of Representatives

Brings deep expertise in healthcare law, AI regulation, and legislative policy—as a former healthcare attorney who now leads on technology policy in the Illinois House.

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Rep. Bob Morgan — Behind the Bill: Illinois is the First in the Nation to Regulate AI in Mental Health with Rep. Bob Morgan
Ep 1 · September 29, 2025 · 55 minutes

Behind the Bill: Illinois is the First in the Nation to Regulate AI in Mental Health with Rep. Bob Morgan

In this episode, host Khullani Abdullahi speaks with State Representative Bob Morgan, Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip, about Illinois's groundbreaking first-in-the-nation AI mental health law. They discuss the journey from healthcare attorney to legislator, the political process of passing AI regulation, and why protecting mental health from unregulated AI therapy bots became urgent.