Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 147

Creates the CBD Safety Act. Prohibits the sale or distribution of a CBD product unless the CBD product has labeling and has undergone lab testing that meet labeling and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to administer and enforce the Act and to develop rules for the labeling and minimum testing requirements of CBD products using a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code as a model. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture may inspect any business that manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes CBD products in the State to ensure compliance with the Act. Provides specified criminal fines, imprisonment, and administrative penalties for violations of the Act and directs that criminal fines collected under the Act shall be deposited into the CBD Safety Fund. Allows the Director to pursue and a court to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to adopt emergency rules to implement the CBD Safety Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the CBD Safety Fund. Effective 180 days after becoming law.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Replaces references to CBD products with references to cannabinoid products. Defines "cannabinoid product". Removes definitions of "CBD" and "CBD product". Provides that "cannabinoid product" includes foods, and only foods, containing cannabinoids and that are not time/temperature control for safety foods, as defined in specified federal materials. Prohibits the manufacture, process, or offer for sale (rather than sale or distribution) of a cannabinoid product unless the cannabinoid product has labeling and packaging and has undergone lab testing (rather than has labeling and has undergone lab testing) that meet labeling, packaging, and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to develop rules for labeling, packaging, and minimum testing (rather than labeling and minimum testing) requirements of cannabinoid products. Provides that the Department shall make available to the public (rather than the Director of Agriculture or the Director's agent may publish or cause to be published) specified information. Provides that the Department of Public Health, local health departments, the Illinois State Police, local sheriff's departments, municipal police departments, the Department of Revenue, and the Department (rather than only the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture) may inspect any business that manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes cannabinoid products in the State to ensure compliance with the Act. Removes provisions regarding criminal fines and offenses for violations of the Act. Provides that moneys in the CBD Safety Fund shall be utilized subject to appropriation. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, the State may not regulate the safety of cannabinoid products in a way that is inconsistent with any federal law, rule, or regulation that regulates the safety of cannabinoid products and is in effect on or after the effective date of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective 180 days after becoming law.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/14/2021	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
1/14/2021	House	First Reading
1/14/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/16/2021	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2/23/2021	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
2/26/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
2/26/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/1/2021	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
3/1/2021	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
3/1/2021	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
3/4/2021	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/4/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/23/2021	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
3/23/2021	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/6/2021	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
4/6/2021	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
4/13/2021	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/13/2021	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/13/2021	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/13/2021	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
4/14/2021	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-015-000
4/14/2021	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
4/15/2021	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/15/2021	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2021	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
4/15/2021	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
4/15/2021	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/28/2021	Senate	Assigned to Executive
4/28/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman
4/28/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/4/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/6/2021	Senate	To Executive- Cannabis
5/21/2021	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
5/25/2021	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro
7/16/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die