---
type: "Bill"
title: "CANNABIS & CONT SUBS-PRECURSOR"
description: "CANNABIS & CONT SUBS-PRECURSOR"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 1278"
citation: "Illinois HB 1278 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 104
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-08-02T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e1cd1f2-9e97-4edb-af47-6bc9fdebbe0b"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "9ea9c1413e9e6268c627916d017a3ccc7efa2825697a2138949483bde8187d89"
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 1278 (91st) — CANNABIS & CONT SUBS-PRECURSOR

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1278** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB1278LV.html)

## Sponsors

- ACEVEDO — cosponsor (person)
- BOWLES — cosponsor (person)
- BRADLEY — cosponsor (person)
- DART — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,MONIQUE — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,STEVE — cosponsor (person)
- DELGADO — cosponsor (person)
- DURKIN — cosponsor (person)
- GASH — cosponsor (person)
- HOLBROOK — cosponsor (person)
- JOHNSON,TOM — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,LOU — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,EILEEN — cosponsor (person)
- MUNOZ — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- O'BRIEN — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH,MICHAEL — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- WAIT — cosponsor (person)
- WINKEL — cosponsor (person)
- ZICKUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GASH
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'BRIEN
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-18T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **1999-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK
- **1999-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT
- **1999-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR BOWLES
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 006-002-001 SJUD
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-11
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOWLES
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOWLES
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOWLES
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** HELD IN COMMITTEE SJUD
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BOWLES
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BOWLES
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BOWLES
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/007-001-000
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BOWLES
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-14
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 01
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR #1/02/DAVIS,STEVE
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02
- **1999-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION WITHDRAWN TO CONCUR IN SA #2
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR #2/02/DAVIS,STEVE
- **1999-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 02
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 02/BOWLES
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 02
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/HAWKINSON,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** DILLARD, PETKA,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** CULLERTON,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** SILVERSTEIN
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/DAVIS,STEVE,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** GASH, LANG,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** LINDNER & WINKEL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/BOWLES
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/BOWLES
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/BOWLES
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/057-002-000
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/DAVIS,STEVE
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED 1ST/HRUL
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/115-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-24T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-08-02T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-08-02T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01
- **1999-08-02T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0403

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e1cd1f2-9e97-4edb-af47-6bc9fdebbe0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).