Illinois House Bill 25

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - 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. Raises specified square footage requirements for craft growers. Removes language allowing the Department of Agriculture to authorize a decrease of flowering stage cultivation space used for cultivating specified plants. Raises the maximum number of craft grower licenses for specified craft growers to 3 (rather than one), 6 (rather than 2), and 10 (rather than 3). Removes language prohibiting craft growers from being located within 1,500 feet of each other. Prohibits cannabis product advertising from describing or referencing a cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product is produced by a craft grower. Provides that the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax shall not be assessed against or collected from specified craft growers until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded a license. Makes other changes.

CANNABIS-CRAFT GROWERS

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-21	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-05	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	705	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	30-30	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	30-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	40-25	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	55-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	705	60-10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=25&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0025.htm