Illinois House Bill 4501

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Specifies that the purchaser education support policies that are maintained by dispensing organizations must include information on the use of locked storage bags to prevent access to cannabis by children. Requires any dispensing organization that sells edible cannabis-infused products to display a placard that, among other things, states: "Cannabis products should be kept away from children and safely stored in a locked storage container." Requires dispensing organizations that are authorized to serve registered qualifying patients, caregivers, or purchasers and that offer cannabis-infused products or cannabis-infused products intended for topical use to stock for sale lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent access to cannabis products by children. In provisions regarding required warnings for cannabis-infused products, adds a required warning that the product must be stored out of reach of children and should be in a locked container and that provides the phone number to the Illinois Poison Center in case of accidental use.

CANNABIS-ACCIDENTAL INGESTION

Rep. Norma Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-19	House	To Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee
2026-02-17	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2026-01-20	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-20	House	First Reading
2026-01-20	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	705	15-65	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	55-16	New Code	See Bill Text
410	705	55-21	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4501&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165282&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206629&DocName=10400HB4501&DocNum=4501&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165282&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=