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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. Provides that the Department may disclose information collected in the course of an examination of a licensee or registrant to the Office of the Executive Inspector General. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, as used in each Act, "adult use cannabis" means cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 cultivation centers registered under this Act are subject to regulation exclusively as a cultivation center under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no driver or passenger, otherwise authorized to possess medical cannabis, may within any area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except in a secured, sealed or resealable, odor-proof, and child-resistant container that is inaccessible. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes related to cannabis regulation and professional licensing. It allows the Department of Professional Regulation to share information from licensee examinations with the Office of the Executive Inspector General. The bill also clarifies that "adult use cannabis" refers to cannabis taxed under specific cannabis tax laws and updates definitions within the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to include "provisional patient" and "Opioid Alternative Patient Program participant" in various contexts, while also phasing out certain medical cannabis regulations by July 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, transitioning them to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Additionally, it modifies the Illinois Vehicle Code to require that any cannabis possessed by a driver or passenger in a motor vehicle must be in a secured, sealed, odor-proof, and child-resistant container that is inaccessible to the driver and passengers.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/06/2026)
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