Bill Status of HB 5938   95th General Assembly


Short Description:  ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. Angelo Saviano

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
720 ILCS 550/8from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 708
720 ILCS 550/11 rep.

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Alternative Treatment for Serious Diseases Causing Chronic Pain and Debilitating Conditions Act. Provides that when a person has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition, the person and the person's primary caregiver may be issued a registry identification card by the Department of Public Health that permits the person or the person's primary caregiver to legally possess no more than 12 cannabis plants and 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Control Act to make conforming changes. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes provisions allowing the Department of Public Health to issue rules to implement the Act. Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the Act or the amendatory provisions of the Cannabis Control Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
  2/15/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/11/2008HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
  3/11/2008HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
  3/11/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
  3/11/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/11/2008HouseMotion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 003-009-000
  3/12/2008HouseRemains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee
  3/14/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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