Illinois House Bill 4515

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on January 21 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. Replaces references to the Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program and the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program with references to the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Program. Repeals provisions that would automatically repeal the Program on July 1, 2026. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide grants from appropriations from the Cannabis Business Development Fund to community colleges licensed under the Community College Vocational Training Program, and requires the Department to adopt rules. Provides that the community colleges that received a license before the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be deemed to be licensed Responsible Vendor Program Training Providers and that such designation may be revoked for cause under rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

CANNABIS-COMM COLL VOC PROG

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Michael Crawford [D]	Rep. Lisa Davis [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]
Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]	Rep. Rick Ryan [D]	Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-26	House	To Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee
2026-03-18	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2026-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2026-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
2026-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
2026-02-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2026-02-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2026-02-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2026-02-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2026-01-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-26	House	First Reading
2026-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	705	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	10-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	25-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	25-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	25-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	25-35	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	25-45	Repealed Code	Citation Text
410	705	50-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	7-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	7-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	Art. 25 heading	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4515&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165312&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206659&DocName=10400HB4515&DocNum=4515&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165312&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=