Bill Text: IL SB1559 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that from January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the Department of Agriculture shall not make the application available for transporting organization licenses. Provides that entities awarded a transporting license shall not be required to pay any fee required under the Transporting Organizations Article of the Act, the nonrefundable renewal fee required under that Article, or any other license fee required under that Article or by rule from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2027. Provides that upon completion of the disparity and availability study published by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department may modify or change the licensing application process to reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy discrimination identified in the study. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0578 [SB1559 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1559-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0578 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 40-5 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 705/40-5) | ||||
Sec. 40-5. Issuance of licenses. | ||||
(a) The Department shall issue transporting licenses | ||||
through a process provided for in this Article no later than | ||||
July 1, 2020. | ||||
(b) The Department shall make the application for | ||||
transporting organization licenses available on January 7, | ||||
2020 and shall receive such applications no later than March | ||||
15, 2020. The Department of Agriculture shall make available | ||||
such applications on every January 7 thereafter or if that | ||||
date falls on a weekend or holiday, the business day | ||||
immediately succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall | ||||
receive such applications no later than March 15 or the | ||||
succeeding business day thereafter. | ||||
(c) Entities awarded a license under this Article shall | ||||
not be required to pay any fee required under Section 40-10 of | ||||
this Article, the nonrefundable renewal fee required under | ||||
Section 40-40 of this Article, or any other license fee | ||||
required under this Article or by rule from January 1, 2024 to | ||
January 1, 2027. | ||
(d) From January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the | ||
Department shall not make the application available for | ||
transporting organization licenses. | ||
(e) Upon completion of the disparity and availability | ||
study published by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight | ||
Officer under subsection (e) of Section 5-45, the Department | ||
may modify or change the licensing application process to | ||
reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy discrimination | ||
identified in the study. Beginning January 1, 2027, the | ||
Department of Agriculture shall make the applications | ||
available on every January 7 thereafter or, if that date falls | ||
on a weekend or holiday, the business day immediately | ||
succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall receive the | ||
applications no later than March 15 or the succeeding business | ||
day thereafter. | ||
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
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