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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended 
5by changing Section 40-5 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 705/40-5)
7    Sec. 40-5. Issuance of licenses. 
8    (a) The Department shall issue transporting licenses 
9through a process provided for in this Article no later than 
10July 1, 2020. 
11    (b) The Department shall make the application for 
12transporting organization licenses available on January 7, 
132020 and shall receive such applications no later than March 
1415, 2020. The Department of Agriculture shall make available 
15such applications on every January 7 thereafter or if that 
16date falls on a weekend or holiday, the business day 
17immediately succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall 
18receive such applications no later than March 15 or the 
19succeeding business day thereafter. 
20    (c) Entities awarded a license under this Article shall 
21not be required to pay any fee required under Section 40-10 of 
22this Article, the nonrefundable renewal fee required under 
23Section 40-40 of this Article, or any other license fee 
 
 
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1required under this Article or by rule from January 1, 2024 to 
2January 1, 2027. 
3    (d) From January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the 
4Department shall not make the application available for 
5transporting organization licenses. 
6    (e) Upon completion of the disparity and availability 
7study published by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight 
8Officer under subsection (e) of Section 5-45, the Department 
9may modify or change the licensing application process to 
10reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy discrimination 
11identified in the study. Beginning January 1, 2027, the 
12Department of Agriculture shall make the applications 
13available on every January 7 thereafter or, if that date falls 
14on a weekend or holiday, the business day immediately 
15succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall receive the 
16applications no later than March 15 or the succeeding business 
17day thereafter. 
18(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.