103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1189 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the Department of Public Health, and the State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount to each medical cannabis patient certified by the Department of Public Health. Provides for the issuance of refunds if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Fund on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year. Effective immediately. LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1189 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/20 410 ILCS 130/20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the Department of Public Health, and the State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount to each medical cannabis patient certified by the Department of Public Health. Provides for the issuance of refunds if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Fund on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year. Effective immediately. LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1189 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/20 410 ILCS 130/20 410 ILCS 130/20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the Department of Public Health, and the State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount to each medical cannabis patient certified by the Department of Public Health. Provides for the issuance of refunds if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Fund on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year. Effective immediately. LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b A BILL FOR HB1189LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis 5 Program Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: 6 (410 ILCS 130/20) 7 Sec. 20. Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund. 8 (a) There is created the Compassionate Use of Medical 9 Cannabis Fund in the State treasury to be used exclusively for 10 the direct and indirect costs associated with the 11 implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Act 12 and for refunds as set forth in subsection (d). Funds in excess 13 of the direct and indirect costs associated with the 14 implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Act 15 shall be used to fund crime prevention programs. 16 (b) All monies collected under this Act shall be deposited 17 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund in the State 18 treasury. All earnings received from investment of monies in 19 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund shall be 20 deposited in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund. 21 (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 22 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund is not subject to 23 sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1189 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/20 410 ILCS 130/20 410 ILCS 130/20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the Department of Public Health, and the State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount to each medical cannabis patient certified by the Department of Public Health. Provides for the issuance of refunds if there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the Fund on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year. Effective immediately. LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b A BILL FOR 410 ILCS 130/20 LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189- 2 -LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 - 2 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 - 2 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b 1 budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts 2 from the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund into any 3 other fund of the State. 4 (d)(1) If there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in 5 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund at the close of 6 business on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 7 103rd General Assembly, the State Treasurer shall so certify 8 to the Department of Public Health and the State Comptroller, 9 and the Department of Public Health shall certify to the State 10 Comptroller the names and addresses, as well as any other 11 necessary information, of all medical cannabis patients who 12 made any medical cannabis product purchase in the 180-day 13 period preceding the effective date of this amendatory Act of 14 the 103rd General Assembly. The State Comptroller shall 15 determine a refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of 16 $12,500,000 by the number of medical cannabis patients 17 certified by the Department of Public Health under this 18 paragraph (1). The State Comptroller shall disburse the refund 19 amount from the Fund to each medical cannabis patient 20 certified by the Department of Public Health under this 21 paragraph (1). 22 (2) If there is an amount in excess of $12,500,000 in the 23 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund at the close of 24 business on June 30, 2024 or June 30 of any subsequent year, 25 the State Treasurer shall so certify to the Department of 26 Public Health and the State Comptroller, and the Department of HB1189 - 2 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189- 3 -LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 - 3 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b HB1189 - 3 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b 1 Public Health shall certify to the Comptroller the names and 2 addresses, as well as any other necessary information, of all 3 medical cannabis patients who made any medical cannabis 4 product purchase during the State fiscal year ending on June 5 30 of that year. The State Comptroller shall determine a 6 refund amount by dividing the amount in excess of $12,500,000 7 by the number of medical cannabis patients certified by the 8 Department of Public Health under this paragraph (2) for that 9 year. The State Comptroller shall disburse the refund amount 10 from the Fund to each medical cannabis patient certified by 11 the Department of Public Health under this paragraph (2). 12 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.) 13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 14 becoming law. HB1189 - 3 - LRB103 05715 CPF 50735 b