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Bill Status of HB5938 101st General Assembly

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Short Description: ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. Angelo Saviano

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

720 ILCS 550/8

from 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 Committee 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

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
2/15/2008	House	First Reading
2/15/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/11/2008	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
3/11/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2008	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 003-009-000
3/12/2008	House	Remains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/14/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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