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| Bill | CANNABIS-PENALTIES | Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that the possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis is a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Creates the offense of unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality or unit of local government which imposes a fine upon cannabis other than as defined in the Cannabis Control Act are not invalidated or affected by this Act. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that if a person is convicted of 10 grams or less of cannabis, the penalty for possession of any drug paraphernalia seized during the arrest for that offense shall be a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Provides for distribution of these fines. Amends Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle, snowmobile, or watercraft within this State when the person has, within 2 hours thereof, a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration in the person's whole blood or other bodily substance of 5 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of whole blood or 10 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of other bodily substance from the unlawful consumption of cannabis (rather than a cannabis THC concentration in any amount). Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 2228 | Illinois SB 2228 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 57 | 2 | 2016-01-13 | 2016-07-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/9c3bc545-38fe-4b92-96e2-b82464b411f5 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2228&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93232&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 1aac6a87c411e1fcde04a4bdc4af1c9b3d10ce8e9a8282d403ac55f5f968969b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2228 (99th) — CANNABIS-PENALTIES
Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that the possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis is a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Creates the offense of unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality or unit of local government which imposes a fine upon cannabis other than as defined in the Cannabis Control Act are not invalidated or affected by this Act. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that if a person is convicted of 10 grams or less of cannabis, the penalty for possession of any drug paraphernalia seized during the arrest for that offense shall be a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. Provides for distribution of these fines. Amends Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle, snowmobile, or watercraft within this State when the person has, within 2 hours thereof, a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration in the person's whole blood or other bodily substance of 5 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of whole blood or 10 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of other bodily substance from the unlawful consumption of cannabis (rather than a cannabis THC concentration in any amount). Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 40–14 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 64–50 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
filing - 2016-01-13 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-01-13 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-01-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2016-01-27 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2016-02-18 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2016-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- 2016-03-02 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2016-03-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2016-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2016-03-09 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-003-000
committee-passage - 2016-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2016
- 2016-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2016-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- 2016-03-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2016
- 2016-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2016-03-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2016-04-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2016-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2016-04-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2016-04-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Passed; 040-014-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2016-04-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2016-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-26 Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 008-002-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
amendment-introduction - 2016-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2016-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2016-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- 2016-05-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
amendment-introduction - 2016-05-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- 2016-05-11 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Ron Sandack
- 2016-05-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-050-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2016-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2016-05-18 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2016-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2016-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-29 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2016
- 2016-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0697
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c3bc545-38fe-4b92-96e2-b82464b411f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).