Bill Title: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that an agent may begin employment at a cultivation center while the agent's identification card application is pending. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Allows specified medical cannabis dispensing organizations to change locations under specified circumstances. Sets forth provisions regarding the method of distribution of licenses when tied applicants exist in a BLS Region. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to award 75 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses prior to January 1, 2021 (currently, up to 75) and an additional 75 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses through a Qualifying Applicant Lottery. Removes language requiring the Department to inspect the physical space selected by a conditional licensee before the conditional licensee receives an authorization to build out the dispensing organization from the Department. Contains provisions concerning the Qualifying Applicant Lottery. Provides that specified agents may begin employment at specified entities while the agents' identification card applications are pending. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that containers used to store cannabis in a motor vehicle upon a highway in this State must be secured and inaccessible and must be sealed or resealable (currently, only sealed). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-01-13 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee [HB0122 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-092	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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