103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1189
 
Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



410 ILCS 130/20

 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the Department of Public Health, and the State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount to each medical cannabis patient certified by the Department of Public Health. Provides for the issuance of refunds if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Fund on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning health.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis 
5Program Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

6 (410 ILCS 130/20)

7 Sec. 20. Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund.

8 (a) There is created the Compassionate Use of Medical 
9Cannabis Fund in the State treasury to be used exclusively for 
10the direct and indirect costs associated with the 
11implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Act 
12and for refunds as set forth in subsection (d). Funds in excess 
13of the direct and indirect costs associated with the 
14implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Act 
15shall be used to fund crime prevention programs.

16 (b) All monies collected under this Act shall be deposited 
17in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund in the State 
18treasury. All earnings received from investment of monies in 
19the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund shall be 
20deposited in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund.

21 (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
22Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund is not subject to 
23sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or 
 
 
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1budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts 
2from the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund into any 
3other fund of the State.


4 (d)(1) If there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in 
5the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund at the close of 
6business on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
7103rd General Assembly, the State Treasurer shall so certify 
8to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, 
9and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State 
10Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other 
11necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who 
12made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day 
13period preceding the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
14the 103rd General Assembly. The State Comptroller shall 
15determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of 
16$12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients 
17certified by the Department of Public Health under this 
18paragraph (1). The State Comptroller shall disburse the refund 
19amount from the Fund to each medical cannabis patient 
20certified by the Department of Public Health under this 
21paragraph (1).
22 (2) If there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the 
23Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund at the close of 
24business on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year, 
25the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of 
26Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of 
 
 
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1Public Health shall certify to the Comptroller the names and 
2addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all 
3medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis 
4product purchase during the State fiscal year ending on June 
530 of that year. The State Comptroller shall determine a 
6refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 
7by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the 
8Department of Public Health under this paragraph (2) for that 
9year. The State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount 
10from the Fund to each medical cannabis patient certified by 
11the Department of Public Health under this paragraph (2). 
12(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)


13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.