Illinois Senate Bill 1294 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - 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 5 years. Preempts home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Provides that "noxious weed" does not include industrial hemp. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that "cannabis" does not include industrial hemp.

INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACT

Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sen. William McCann [R]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]
Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]	Sen. Steven Landek [D]
Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]	Rep. Allen Skillicorn [R]	Rep. Charles Meier [R]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]
Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Daniel Burke [D]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]

2017-05-04 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2017-07-06	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-06-30	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 7, 2017
2017-05-31	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2017
2017-05-26	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
2017-05-24	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-24	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-23	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-23	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000
2017-05-19	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
2017-05-18	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2017-05-15	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2017-05-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-05-09	House	First Reading
2017-05-05	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2017-05-05	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2017-05-05	House	Arrived in House
2017-05-04	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2017-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2017-05-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hutchinson
2017-05-04	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2017-05-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
2017-05-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 008-000-000
2017-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
2017-04-26	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
2017-04-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2017-04-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2017-04-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2017-03-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
2017-03-30	Senate	Second Reading
2017-03-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
2017-03-16	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 010-000-000
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2017-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2017-03-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2017-03-02	Senate	Postponed - Agriculture
2017-03-01	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2017-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2017-02-16	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
2017-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2017-02-15	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2017-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
505	100	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	550	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1294&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1294.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1294eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1294sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1294sam002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB1294_05042017_015000T.pdf