House Sponsors: STEPHENS. Senate Sponsors: DUDYCZ Short description: CANNABIS & CONT SUB-INTERNET Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Creates the offense of illegal transmission of cannabis information by the Internet. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to transmit information about cannabis by the Internet knowing that the information will be used in furtherance of illegal activity. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Creates the offense of illegal transmission of controlled substance information by the Internet. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to transmit information by the Internet about a controlled substance knowing that the information will be used in furtherance of illegal activity. Exempts a library that provides Internet access and is unaware of the transmission made by the library patron who uses a library computer to access the Internet. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the offenses consist of transmitting information by the Internet about cannabis or a controlled substance to a specific individual with the intent that the information will be used by that individual in furtherance of illegal activity (rather than knowing transmission of that information to any person). CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Fiscal impact and impact on the corrections population would be minimal from HB 5649. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status