---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAL CANNABIS"
description: "Creates the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1"
citation: "Illinois HB 1 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-06"
last_action: "2013-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f207436-84de-4c15-ba29-e05e298eb11c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68357&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ee84e50fab85f4c5f67373135b0b8ee92b7eaf063f8ea843d193cc82b3c532af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1 (98th) — MEDICAL CANNABIS

Creates the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Contains only a short title provision.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0001&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68357&DocNum=1&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0001eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68357&DocNum=1&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0001enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68357&DocNum=1&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **35–21** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–57** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2013-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2013-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2013-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-02-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2013-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2013-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2013-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-03-15** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-057-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Executive; 010-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2013-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 035-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0122 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f207436-84de-4c15-ba29-e05e298eb11c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).