Full Text of SB3492 101st General Assembly
SB3492 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 SB3492 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any restrictions on relocation otherwise set forth in the Act, an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder shall be permitted, upon application to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, to relocate within the same medical district as its existing location under specified circumstances. Effective immediately.
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| 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 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 15-15 as follows: | 6 | | (410 ILCS 705/15-15)
| 7 | | Sec. 15-15. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 8 | | Organization License. | 9 | | (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a | 10 | | valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical | 11 | | Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may, | 12 | | within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the | 13 | | Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 14 | | Organization License to serve purchasers at any medical | 15 | | cannabis dispensing location in operation on the effective date | 16 | | of this Act, pursuant to this Section. | 17 | | (b) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking | 18 | | issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 19 | | License to serve purchasers at any medical cannabis dispensing | 20 | | location in operation as of the effective date of this Act | 21 | | shall submit an application on forms provided by the | 22 | | Department. The application must be submitted by the same | 23 | | person or entity that holds the medical cannabis dispensing |
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| 1 | | organization registration and include the following: | 2 | | (1) Payment of a nonrefundable fee of $30,000 to be | 3 | | deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund; | 4 | | (2) Proof of registration as a medical cannabis | 5 | | dispensing organization that is in good standing; | 6 | | (3) Certification that the applicant will comply with | 7 | | the requirements contained in the Compassionate Use of | 8 | | Medical Cannabis Program Act except as provided in this | 9 | | Act; | 10 | | (4) The legal name of the dispensing organization; | 11 | | (5) The physical address of the dispensing | 12 | | organization; | 13 | | (6) The name, address, social security number, and date | 14 | | of birth of each principal officer and board member of the | 15 | | dispensing organization, each of whom must be at least 21 | 16 | | years of age; | 17 | | (7) A nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee | 18 | | equal to 3% of the dispensing organization's total sales | 19 | | between June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, | 20 | | whichever is less, to be deposited into the Cannabis | 21 | | Business Development Fund; and | 22 | | (8) Identification of one of the following Social | 23 | | Equity Inclusion Plans to be completed by March 31, 2021: | 24 | | (A) Make a contribution of 3% of total sales from | 25 | | June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is | 26 | | less, to the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This |
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| 1 | | is in addition to the fee required by item (7) of this | 2 | | subsection (b); | 3 | | (B) Make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1, | 4 | | 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, | 5 | | to a cannabis industry training or education program at | 6 | | an Illinois community college as defined in the Public | 7 | | Community College Act; | 8 | | (C) Make a donation of $100,000 or more to a | 9 | | program that provides job training services to persons | 10 | | recently incarcerated or that operates in a | 11 | | Disproportionately Impacted Area; | 12 | | (D) Participate as a host in a cannabis business | 13 | | establishment incubator program approved by the | 14 | | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and | 15 | | in which an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 16 | | Organization License holder agrees to provide a loan of | 17 | | at least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at | 18 | | least a year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to | 19 | | seek a license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social | 20 | | Equity Applicant. As used in this Section, "incubate" | 21 | | means providing direct financial assistance and | 22 | | training necessary to engage in licensed cannabis | 23 | | industry activity similar to that of the host licensee. | 24 | | The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 25 | | License holder or the same entity holding any other | 26 | | licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall not take an |
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| 1 | | ownership stake of greater than 10% in any business | 2 | | receiving incubation services to comply with this | 3 | | subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 4 | | Organization License holder fails to find a business to | 5 | | incubate to comply with this subsection before its | 6 | | Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 7 | | License expires, it may opt to meet the requirement of | 8 | | this subsection by completing another item from this | 9 | | subsection; or | 10 | | (E) Participate in a sponsorship program for at | 11 | | least 2 years approved by the Department of Commerce | 12 | | and Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval | 13 | | Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder | 14 | | agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least | 15 | | $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor | 16 | | shall not take an ownership stake in any cannabis | 17 | | business establishment receiving sponsorship services | 18 | | to comply with this subsection. | 19 | | (b-5) Notwithstanding any restrictions on relocation | 20 | | otherwise set forth in this Act, an Early Approval Adult Use | 21 | | Dispensing Organization License holder shall be permitted, | 22 | | upon application to the Department, to relocate within the same | 23 | | medical district as its existing location if: | 24 | | (1) it is located within the boundaries of a unit of | 25 | | local government that prohibited the sale of adult use | 26 | | cannabis; or |
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| 1 | | (2) it has obtained the approval of the unit of local | 2 | | government where it is located to move to another location | 3 | | within that unit of local government. | 4 | | (c) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of subsection | 5 | | (b) of this Section shall be in addition to any license fee | 6 | | required for the renewal of a registered medical cannabis | 7 | | dispensing organization license. | 8 | | (d) Applicants must submit all required information, | 9 | | including the requirements in subsection (b) of this Section, | 10 | | to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all | 11 | | required information may result in the application being | 12 | | disqualified. | 13 | | (e) If the Department receives an application that fails to | 14 | | provide the required elements contained in subsection (b), the | 15 | | Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the applicant. | 16 | | The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the | 17 | | deficiency notice to submit complete information. Applications | 18 | | that are still incomplete after this opportunity to cure may be | 19 | | disqualified. | 20 | | (f) If an applicant meets all the requirements of | 21 | | subsection (b) of this Section, the Department shall issue the | 22 | | Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License | 23 | | within 14 days of receiving a completed application unless: | 24 | | (1) The licensee or a principal officer is delinquent | 25 | | in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts | 26 | | owed to the State of Illinois; |
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| 1 | | (2) The Secretary of Financial and Professional | 2 | | Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented | 3 | | compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an | 4 | | Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License; | 5 | | or | 6 | | (3) Any principal officer fails to register and remain | 7 | | in compliance with this Act or the Compassionate Use of | 8 | | Medical Cannabis Program Act. | 9 | | (g) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization | 10 | | that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 11 | | Organization License may begin selling cannabis, | 12 | | cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and related items to | 13 | | purchasers under the rules of this Act no sooner than January | 14 | | 1, 2020. | 15 | | (h) A dispensing organization holding a medical cannabis | 16 | | dispensing organization license issued under the Compassionate | 17 | | Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act must maintain an adequate | 18 | | supply of cannabis and cannabis-infused products for purchase | 19 | | by qualifying patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and | 20 | | Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants. For the | 21 | | purposes of this subsection, "adequate supply" means a monthly | 22 | | inventory level that is comparable in type and quantity to | 23 | | those medical cannabis products provided to patients and | 24 | | caregivers on an average monthly basis for the 6 months before | 25 | | the effective date of this Act. | 26 | | (i) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused |
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| 1 | | products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing | 2 | | organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical | 3 | | Cannabis Program Act and this Act shall prioritize serving | 4 | | qualifying patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and | 5 | | Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants before serving | 6 | | purchasers. | 7 | | (j) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a | 8 | | person that holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization | 9 | | license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis | 10 | | Program Act and an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 11 | | Organization License may permit purchasers into a limited | 12 | | access area as that term is defined in administrative rules | 13 | | made under the authority in the Compassionate Use of Medical | 14 | | Cannabis Program Act. | 15 | | (k) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 16 | | License is valid until March 31, 2021. A dispensing | 17 | | organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use | 18 | | Dispensing Organization License shall receive written or | 19 | | electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license | 20 | | that the license will expire, and that informs the license | 21 | | holder that it may apply to renew its Early Approval Adult Use | 22 | | Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by the | 23 | | Department. The Department shall renew the Early Approval Adult | 24 | | Use Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of the | 25 | | renewal application being deemed complete if: | 26 | | (1) the dispensing organization submits an application |
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| 1 | | and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to | 2 | | be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund; | 3 | | (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently | 4 | | revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 5 | | Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing | 6 | | organization license on the same premises for violations of | 7 | | this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program | 8 | | Act, or rules adopted pursuant to those Acts; | 9 | | (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social | 10 | | Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (A), (B), and | 11 | | (C) of paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section or | 12 | | has made substantial progress toward completing a Social | 13 | | Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (D) and (E) of | 14 | | paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section; and | 15 | | (4) the dispensing organization is in compliance with | 16 | | this Act and rules. | 17 | | (l) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 18 | | License renewed pursuant to subsection (k) of this Section | 19 | | shall expire March 31, 2022. The Early Approval Adult Use | 20 | | Dispensing Organization Licensee shall receive written or | 21 | | electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license | 22 | | that the license will expire, and that informs the license | 23 | | holder that it may apply for an Adult Use Dispensing | 24 | | Organization License on forms provided by the Department. The | 25 | | Department shall grant an Adult Use Dispensing Organization | 26 | | License within 60 days of an application being deemed complete |
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| 1 | | if the applicant has met all of the criteria in Section 15-36. | 2 | | (m) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an | 3 | | application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use | 4 | | Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing | 5 | | Organization License before the expiration dates provided in | 6 | | subsections (k) and (l) of this Section, the dispensing | 7 | | organization shall cease serving purchasers and cease all | 8 | | operations until it receives a renewal or an Adult Use | 9 | | Dispensing Organization License, as the case may be. | 10 | | (n) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid | 11 | | dispensing organization agent identification card issued under | 12 | | the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is an | 13 | | officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing | 14 | | organization licensed under this Section may engage in all | 15 | | activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a | 16 | | dispensing organization agent. | 17 | | (o) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or | 18 | | otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing | 19 | | Organization License of a dispensing organization that also | 20 | | holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license | 21 | | issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program | 22 | | Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent | 23 | | revocation, or other discipline of the medical cannabis | 24 | | dispensing organization license. | 25 | | (p) All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be | 26 | | deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise |
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| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.
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