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Illinois State General Assembly

Illinois Industrial Hemp Legislation

2011
HB 1383
Creates the Industrial Hemp Act. Provides that any person desiring to grow, process, cultivate, harvest, process, possess, sell, or purchase industrial hemp or industrial hemp related products must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the application for a license shall include the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area to be used to grow or process industrial hemp and that the license shall be valid for a period of one year. Requires an applicant to complete a statewide and nationwide criminal background check. Provides that no person with a prior felony conviction within 10 years of applying for a license shall be eligible for licensure. Preempts home rule.
Introduced on 2/9/2011. Referred to the House Rules Committee on 2/14/2011. Assigned to the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee 2/15/11. Do Pass / Short Debate by a vote of 11-2 on 3/1/2011.
Download the text of HB 1383 as Introduced here (PDF file 48k).

2001
HB 3377 & SB 1397
Passed into law, but vetoed by Gov. Ryan twice despite
changes to meet his objections.
Download the text of HB 3377 Introduced here (PDF file 21k).
Download the text of HB 3377 House Amendment 1 here (PDF file 3k).
Download the text of HB 3377 House Amendment 2 here (PDF file 6k).
Download the text of HB 3377 Engrossed here (PDF file 21k).
Download the text of HB 3377 Enrolled here (PDF file 21k).
Download the text of HB 3377 Governor's Message here (PDF file 10k).
Download the roll call vote on the companion bill SB 1397 including State Senator Obama's vote (PDF file 8k).

2000
HR 553
Passed into law.
Download the text of HR 553 here (PDF file 5k).

1999
SR 49
Passed into law.
Download the text of SR 49 here (PDF file 5k).
Download the text of SR 49 Senate Amendment 1 here (PDF file 5k).

HR 168
Passed into law.
Download the text of HR 168 here (PDF file 5k).

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Industrial Hemp Investigative and Advisory Task Force Report
Submitted to the Illinois House of Representatives
January 26, 2000
15 pages
Illinois Industrial Hemp Report (PDF file 116k)

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