---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAL CANNABIS-CORRECTIONS"
description: "Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Provides that a law enforcement or correctional agency, or any individual employed by a law enforcement or correctional agency, is not subject to criminal or civil liability as a result of taking any action within the scope of the official duties of the agency or individual to prohibit or prevent the possession or use of cannabis by a cardholder incarcerated at a correctional facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 341"
citation: "Illinois HB 341 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4a1b58e-04bb-4851-88ed-f802f3c28d52"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=341&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84663&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ea66f49202b14531c973f664df8da6c0e862ad4ec3d65197a94d6d0ac6b7349a"
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 341 (99th) — MEDICAL CANNABIS-CORRECTIONS

Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Provides that a law enforcement or correctional agency, or any individual employed by a law enforcement or correctional agency, is not subject to criminal or civil liability as a result of taking any action within the scope of the official duties of the agency or individual to prohibit or prevent the possession or use of cannabis by a cardholder incarcerated at a correctional facility.

## 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=09900HB0341&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84663&DocNum=341&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0341eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84663&DocNum=341&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0341enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84663&DocNum=341&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2015-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-001-011 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2015
- **2015-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0096 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4a1b58e-04bb-4851-88ed-f802f3c28d52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).