HB 181 Illinois House · 102nd Regular Session

CANNABIS-POSSESS NOT CRIMINAL

Summary
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all criminal history records of an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of supervision, or order of qualified probation for any person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, automatically expunge the court records of a person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a person imprisoned solely as a result of one or more convictions for possession of cannabis shall be released from incarceration on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Repeals the provision prohibiting the possession of cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make conforming changes.
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 19, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
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Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
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