Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1557

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes regarding definitions, references, terminology, discipline of licensees, disclosure of records, the Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee, the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Board, Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, criteria for license issuance, dispensing organization requirements, violations and penalties, Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program licenses, operating a watercraft or snowmobile while under the influence of cannabis, the legal status of cannabis paraphernalia, and technical and stylistic matters. Amends the Criminal Identification Act regarding pardons authorizing expungement of minor cannabis offenses and motions to vacate and expunge a conviction for certain violations of the Cannabis Control Act. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act in relation to food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act by deleting references to a repealed Act. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal by making changes regarding an ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing a cannabis retailers' occupation tax or effecting a change in the rate of such a tax as well as technical matters. Amends the Savings Bank Act regarding a savings bank or holding company providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act regarding the consumption of cannabis. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code regarding validated roadside chemical tests, the DUI Cannabis Task Force, and other matters. Amends the Cannabis Control Act regarding industrial hemp. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act regarding driving records and other matters. Amends the Election Code, the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act, and the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 by making conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Removes the changes to the Election Code. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that, on and after June 25, 2021, no officer, member, or spouse or immediate family member living with such person shall, during the officer or member's term in office or within a period of 2 years immediately after leaving office, hold an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis business establishment that is licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly or spouse or immediate family member living with such person who has an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis business establishment that is licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of such ownership within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that no State employee who works for any State agency that regulates cannabis business establishment license holders who participated personally and substantially in the award of licenses under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a spouse or immediate family member living with such person shall, during State employment or within a period of 2 years immediately after termination of State employment, hold an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis license under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Eliminates certain changes that were made to the Criminal Identification Act by House Amendment No. 1. In provisions amending the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act: adds an infuser organization into the definition of "cannabis business establishment"; restores language providing that "cannabis" does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act; in a provision restricting use of cannabis in a public place, specifies that "public place" includes all areas in a park, recreation area, wildlife area, or playground owned in whole or in part, leased, or managed by a unit of local government and makes a technical change; provides that, as part of a cannabis business establishment incubator program option for an application for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or an Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License, the license holder agrees to provide a loan of at least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at least a year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to seek a license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social Equity Applicant (rather than to a Social Equity Applicant); restores language regarding development and dissemination of educational information and public education campaigns regarding cannabis use and provides that the Department of Human Services (instead of the Department of Public Health) shall develop and disseminate that information; and eliminates changes that were made to certain provisions concerning conflicts of interest that were made by House Amendment No. 1 while making other changes to those provisions.

Date	Chamber	Action
12/4/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0593

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
2/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2019	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
3/6/2019	Senate	Do Pass Insurance; 016-000-000
3/6/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
3/12/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
3/13/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
3/13/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/14/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
3/20/2019	Senate	Second Reading
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019
3/20/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 013-000-000
3/26/2019	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/26/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman
3/26/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
4/11/2019	House	Arrived in House
4/11/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
4/11/2019	House	First Reading
4/11/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2019	House	Assigned to Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
5/7/2019	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez
5/8/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee; 010-000-000
5/8/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2019	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2019	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
5/31/2019	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019
6/28/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
10/21/2019	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
10/21/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
10/21/2019	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
11/12/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva
11/12/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
11/12/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
11/12/2019	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
11/12/2019	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Celina Villanueva
11/13/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-005-000
11/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed to Suspend House Rule(s) for Immediate Consideration Rep. Kathleen Willis
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule by Voice Vote
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
11/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
11/14/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
11/14/2019	House	3/5 Vote Required
11/14/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-020-001
11/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
11/14/2019	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
11/14/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - November 14, 2019
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
11/14/2019	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 041-006-001
11/14/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 041-006-001
11/14/2019	Senate	Senate Concurs
11/14/2019	Senate	Passed Both Houses
11/14/2019	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Dan McConchie
11/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
11/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
12/3/2019	Senate	Sent to the Governor
12/4/2019	Senate	Governor Approved
12/4/2019	Senate	Effective Date December 4, 2019
12/4/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0593

	Deletes reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/Art. XXXIIB heading new

	Adds reference to:
	10 ILCS 5/9-45