Illinois ‘Insulin Act’ includes cannabis transporting licenses amendment
Yesterday, House Bill 4211, which specified requirements for consolidated transport centers, was referred to the Rules Committee. On the same day, House Amendment 004 was incorporated into Senate Bill 1559. House Amendment 004 included three major items: fee requirements, pause on transporting organization licenses, and modification options after the publication of the required disparity and availability study.
The full language added in House Amendment 004 included:
(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.
SB1559 is scheduled to move forward for a possible vote on the floor in the next couple days. The amendment to SB1559 amends The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.
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