103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5284

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 130/30

    Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that no health care facility shall prohibit the use of medical cannabis by a registered qualifying patient within a health care facility, unless the patient is receiving emergency services and care that is deemed medically necessary by the patient's health care provider. Provides that no health care facility shall unreasonably restrict the manner in which the registered qualifying patient stores and uses medical cannabis.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 30 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 130/30)
7    Sec. 30. Limitations and penalties.
8    (a) This Act does not permit any person to engage in, and
9does not prevent the imposition of any civil, criminal, or
10other penalties for engaging in, the following conduct:
11        (1) Undertaking any task under the influence of
12    cannabis, when doing so would constitute negligence,
13    professional malpractice, or professional misconduct;
14        (2) Possessing cannabis:
15            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
16        School Code, in a school bus;
17            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
18        School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
19        primary or secondary school;
20            (C) in any correctional facility;
21            (D) in a vehicle under Section 11-502.1 of the
22        Illinois Vehicle Code;
23            (E) in a vehicle not open to the public unless the

 

 

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1        medical cannabis is in a reasonably secured, sealed
2        container and reasonably inaccessible while the
3        vehicle is moving; or
4            (F) in a private residence that is used at any time
5        to provide licensed child care or other similar social
6        service care on the premises;
7        (3) Using cannabis:
8            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
9        School Code, in a school bus;
10            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
11        School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
12        primary or secondary school;
13            (C) in any correctional facility;
14            (D) in any motor vehicle;
15            (E) in a private residence that is used at any time
16        to provide licensed child care or other similar social
17        service care on the premises;
18            (F) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
19        School Code and Section 31 of this Act, in any public
20        place. "Public place" as used in this subsection means
21        any place where an individual could reasonably be
22        expected to be observed by others. A "public place"
23        includes all parts of buildings owned in whole or in
24        part, or leased, by the State or a local unit of
25        government. A "public place" does not include a
26        private residence unless the private residence is used

 

 

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1        to provide licensed child care, foster care, or other
2        similar social service care on the premises. For
3        purposes of this subsection, a "public place" does not
4        include a health care facility. For purposes of this
5        Section, a "health care facility" includes, but is not
6        limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, hospice care
7        centers, and long-term care facilities;
8            (G) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
9        School Code and Section 31 of this Act, knowingly in
10        close physical proximity to anyone under the age of 18
11        years of age;
12        (4) Smoking medical cannabis in any public place where
13    an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed
14    by others, in a health care facility, or any other place
15    where smoking is prohibited under the Smoke Free Illinois
16    Act;
17        (5) Operating, navigating, or being in actual physical
18    control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while
19    using or under the influence of cannabis in violation of
20    Sections 11-501 and 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
21        (6) Using or possessing cannabis if that person does
22    not have a debilitating medical condition and is not a
23    registered qualifying patient or caregiver;
24        (7) Allowing any person who is not allowed to use
25    cannabis under this Act to use cannabis that a cardholder
26    is allowed to possess under this Act;

 

 

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1        (8) Transferring cannabis to any person contrary to
2    the provisions of this Act;
3        (9) The use of medical cannabis by an active duty law
4    enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional
5    probation officer, or firefighter; or
6        (10) The use of medical cannabis by a person who has a
7    school bus permit or a Commercial Driver's License.
8    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
9arrest or prosecution of a registered qualifying patient for
10reckless driving or driving under the influence of cannabis
11where probable cause exists.
12    (c) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
13to the unlawful possession of cannabis, knowingly making a
14misrepresentation to a law enforcement official of any fact or
15circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis to avoid
16arrest or prosecution is a petty offense punishable by a fine
17of up to $1,000, which shall be in addition to any other
18penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for
19the use of cannabis other than use undertaken under this Act.
20    (d) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
21to the unlawful possession of cannabis, any person who makes a
22misrepresentation of a medical condition to a certifying
23health care professional or fraudulently provides material
24misinformation to a certifying health care professional in
25order to obtain a written certification is guilty of a petty
26offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.

 

 

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1    (e) Any cardholder or registered caregiver who sells
2cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card
3revoked and is subject to other penalties for the unauthorized
4sale of cannabis.
5    (f) Any registered qualifying patient who commits a
6violation of Section 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
7refuses a properly requested test related to operating a motor
8vehicle while under the influence of cannabis shall have his
9or her registry identification card revoked.
10    (g) No registered qualifying patient or designated
11caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or possess,
12individually or collectively, an amount of usable cannabis
13from a registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
14that would cause him or her to exceed the authorized adequate
15supply under subsection (a) of Section 10.
16    (h) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a private business
17from restricting or prohibiting the medical use of cannabis on
18its property.
19    (i) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a university,
20college, or other institution of post-secondary education from
21restricting or prohibiting the use of medical cannabis on its
22property.
23    (j) No health care facility shall prohibit the use of
24medical cannabis by a registered qualifying patient within a
25health care facility, unless the patient is receiving
26emergency services and care that is deemed medically necessary

 

 

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1by the patient's health care provider.
2    (k) No health care facility shall unreasonably restrict
3the manner in which the registered qualifying patient stores
4and uses medical cannabis.
5(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-67, eff. 7-9-21.)