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Introduced
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
In Committee
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Allows the Department of Professional Regulation to disclose to the Office of the Executive Inspector General confidential information collected during investigations. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Specifies that "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes, in the specified circumstances, cannabis. Redefines "adult use cannabis" for purposes of these tax Acts. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits the authority to tax cannabis. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Changes the name of the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program to the Opioid Alternative Patient Program. Deletes a provision that provided for the repeal of that program and a provision that granted emergency rulemaking powers for purposes of the program. Makes changes to various definitions and causes some definitions to become inoperative. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to enter into intergovernmental agreements. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes to various definitions. Removes certain references and repeals certain provisions related to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides for mergers of certain licenses and medical patient prioritization. Provides for Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee relocation. Provides for rescission of a conditional license. Makes changes to provisions regarding Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. Adds to requirements for Responsible Vendor Program Training modules. Adds new prohibitions and exceptions to provisions regarding changes to a dispensing organization. Requires prioritizing qualifying patients, provisional patients, and dedicated caregivers. Adds certain State agencies and local health officials to provisions regarding investigations. Makes changes to provisions regarding Cultivation Center Licenses. Authorizes the Department and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to develop and implement an integrated system to issue an agent identification card. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes related to cannabis in Illinois, including allowing the Department of Professional Regulation to share confidential investigative information with the Office of the Executive Inspector General, clarifying that cannabis is considered a "prescription and nonprescription medicine and drug" for tax purposes under certain conditions, and redefining "adult use cannabis" for tax purposes. It also limits the authority of counties and municipalities to tax cannabis and modifies the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act by renaming the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program to the Opioid Alternative Patient Program, removing provisions for its repeal and emergency rulemaking, and updating various definitions. Furthermore, the bill authorizes the Department of Public Health to enter into intergovernmental agreements and makes numerous changes to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, such as updating definitions, allowing for license mergers and medical patient prioritization, permitting adult use dispensing organization relocation, rescinding conditional licenses, modifying dispensing organization license provisions, adding requirements for responsible vendor training, introducing new prohibitions and exceptions for dispensing organizations, prioritizing qualifying patients and caregivers, adding state agencies and local health officials to investigation provisions, changing cultivation center license provisions, and authorizing an integrated system for agent identification cards.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/06/2026)
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