Illinois House Bill 2668 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Creates the Industrial Hemp Act. Provides that any person desiring to grow, process, cultivate, harvest, process, possess, sell, or purchase industrial hemp or industrial hemp related products must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the application for a license shall include the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area to be used to grow or process industrial hemp and that the license shall be valid for a period of one year. Requires an applicant to complete a statewide and nationwide criminal background check. Provides that no person with a prior felony conviction within 10 years of applying for a license shall be eligible for licensure. Preempts home rule.

INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACT

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

Rep. Jim Sacia [R]

Rep. Mike Smiddy [D]

Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
2013-04-18	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
2013-04-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
2013-04-16	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
2013-04-16	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2013-04-16	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
2013-04-15	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2013-04-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2013-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2013-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
2013-04-10	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
2013-03-19	House	Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-008-000
2013-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
2013-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2013-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2013-03-06	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2013-02-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-21	House	First Reading
2013-02-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2668&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2668.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2668ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2668ham002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2668eng.htm