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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-MEDICAL CANNABIS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school to authorize a parent or guardian of a student who is a qualifying patient to administer a medical cannabis infused product to the student on school premises or a school bus if both the student (as a qualifying patient) and the parent or guardian (as a designated caregiver) have been issued registry identification cards under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Defines terms. Provides that a parent or guardian may not administer a medical cannabis infused product if the administration would create disruption to the school's educational environment or would cause exposure of the product to other students. Provides that nothing in the provision requires a member of the school's staff to administer a medical cannabis infused product to a student. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4870"
citation: "Illinois HB 4870 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4edf9dc-5c9c-41a6-88bd-8a7d600d5243"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4870&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110237&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c0302de581950ee309db671ed8e0287e274c9a57e7b1b0e688c6c625c1cefc4a"
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 4870 (100th) — SCH CD-MEDICAL CANNABIS
Amends the School Code. Requires a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school to authorize a parent or guardian of a student who is a qualifying patient to administer a medical cannabis infused product to the student on school premises or a school bus if both the student (as a qualifying patient) and the parent or guardian (as a designated caregiver) have been issued registry identification cards under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Defines terms. Provides that a parent or guardian may not administer a medical cannabis infused product if the administration would create disruption to the school's educational environment or would cause exposure of the product to other students. Provides that nothing in the provision requires a member of the school's staff to administer a medical cannabis infused product to a student. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
## 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=10000HB4870&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110237&DocNum=4870&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4870eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110237&DocNum=4870&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4870enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110237&DocNum=4870&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **502** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **991** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
- **2018-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2018-05-02** Postponed - Education
- **2018-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Education; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2018
- **2018-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0660 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4edf9dc-5c9c-41a6-88bd-8a7d600d5243`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).