Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4357

Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that the possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis is a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment when he or she knowingly engages in the possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or delivery of any equipment used in the manufacturing of any cannabis-based product using volatile or explosive gas, including, but not limited to canisters of butane gas, with the intent to manufacture, compound, covert, produce, derive, process, or prepare either directly or indirectly any cannabis-based product. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality or unit of local government which imposes a fine upon cannabis other than as defined in the Cannabis Control Act are not invalidated or affected by this Act. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that if a person is convicted of 10 grams or less of cannabis, the penalty for possession of any drug paraphernalia seized during the arrest for that offense shall be a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Provides for distribution of these fines. Amends Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle, snowmobile, or watercraft within this State when the person has, within 2 hours thereof, a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration in the person's whole blood or other bodily substance of 5 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of whole blood or 10 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of other bodily substance from the unlawful consumption of cannabis (rather than a cannabis THC concentration in any amount). Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
12/9/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
12/14/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
12/21/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
1/6/2016	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
1/13/2016	House	First Reading
1/13/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/22/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
1/22/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
1/22/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
1/25/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
1/26/2016	House	Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
2/9/2016	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2/9/2016	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/10/2016	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 007-002-000
2/10/2016	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2/11/2016	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/11/2016	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
2/16/2016	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. David B. Reis
2/16/2016	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. David B. Reis
2/16/2016	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. David B. Reis
2/16/2016	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. David B. Reis
2/16/2016	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. David B. Reis
2/17/2016	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
2/17/2016	House	Pension Note Filed
2/22/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
2/22/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
3/1/2016	House	Correctional Note Filed
3/2/2016	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
4/4/2016	House	Judicial Note Filed
4/11/2016	House	Correctional Note Filed
4/15/2016	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2016	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/22/2016	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/17/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

	State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 4357 would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 4357 will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)
	The net impact of HB 4357 would result in a net increase of 80 inmates, with additional marginal costs of $4,506,700.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	HB 4357 does not create a State mandate.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.