Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB2652

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2652

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 301/15-50 new

Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Human Services shall not approve any initial or renewal application for the licensure of a facility where substance use treatment or intervention services will be provided within 1,000 feet of: (i) any building or buildings or real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university, including any adjacent school yard, school playing field, or school playground; (ii) a public playground; or (iii) any public park building or real property comprising any public park. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to invalidate any initial or renewal application for licensure approved prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by adding Section 15-50 as follows:

(20 ILCS 301/15-50 new)

Sec. 15-50. Substance abuse treatment and intervention services; licensing restriction. Beginning on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Department of Human Services shall not approve any initial or renewal application for the licensure of a facility where substance use treatment or intervention services will be provided within 1,000 feet of:

(i) any building or buildings or real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university, including any adjacent school yard, school playing field, or school playground;

(ii) a public playground; or

(iii) any public park building or real property comprising any public park.

Nothing in this Section shall be construed to invalidate any initial or renewal application for licensure approved prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

As used in this Section:

"Public playground" means a piece of land owned or controlled by a unit of local government that is designated by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily for children's recreation.

"Public park" includes a park, forest preserve, bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.