Bill Status of HB1101  103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  CANNABIS-POSSESS NOT CRIMINAL

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers and Carol Ammons

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2630/5.2
410 ILCS 705/10-15
705 ILCS 405/5-125
720 ILCS 5/14-3
720 ILCS 550/7from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 707
720 ILCS 550/9from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 709
720 ILCS 550/10from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710
720 ILCS 550/16.2
720 ILCS 550/4 rep.
725 ILCS 5/115-23


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all criminal history records of an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of supervision, or order of qualified probation for any person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, automatically expunge the court records of a person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a person imprisoned solely as a result of one or more convictions for possession of cannabis shall be released from incarceration on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Repeals the provision prohibiting the possession of cannabis. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/4/2023HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading
  1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/21/2023HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  2/23/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee