Full Text of HB4706 101st General Assembly
HB4706 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB4706 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper and Jehan Gordon-Booth SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 55 ILCS 5/1126.5 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-42-10.3 new | |
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Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a county or municipality may license or regulate businesses operating as a public accommodation that permit the consumption of cannabis on the business premises and that are not regulated under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides an exemption from a provision of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Defines "public accommodation". Effective immediately.
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| | | HB4706 | | LRB101 18240 JWD 67682 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | 5 | | 1126.5 as follows: | 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/1126.5 new) | 7 | | Sec. 1126.5. Cannabis consumption. The county board may | 8 | | license or regulate businesses operating as a public | 9 | | accommodation that permit the consumption of cannabis on the | 10 | | business premises and that are not regulated under the Cannabis | 11 | | Regulation and Tax Act. The consumption of cannabis under this | 12 | | Section is exempt from the provisions of subparagraph (F) of | 13 | | paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10-35 of the | 14 | | Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. For purposes of this Section, | 15 | | "public accommodation" means a refreshment, entertainment, or | 16 | | recreation facility of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose | 17 | | goods, services, facilities, privileges, or advantages are | 18 | | extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made available to the | 19 | | public. | 20 | | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 21 | | adding Section 11-42-10.3 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-42-10.3 new) | 2 | | Sec. 11-42-10.3. Cannabis consumption. The corporate | 3 | | authorities of each municipality may license or regulate | 4 | | businesses operating as a public accommodation that permit the | 5 | | consumption of cannabis on the business premises and that are | 6 | | not regulated under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. The | 7 | | consumption of cannabis under this Section is exempt from the | 8 | | provisions of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (3) of subsection | 9 | | (a) of Section 10-35 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. | 10 | | For purposes of this Section, "public accommodation" means a | 11 | | refreshment, entertainment, or recreation facility of any | 12 | | kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services, | 13 | | facilities, privileges, or advantages are extended, offered, | 14 | | sold, or otherwise made available to the public.
| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 | | becoming law.
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