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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 8            </title>
<shortdesc>CANNABIS TRANSPORTING LICENSE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>410 ILCS 705/40-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that entities awarded a cannabis transporting license may defer paying the associated license fee for a period of no more than 2 years. Provides that from January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture shall not issue any new transporting licenses.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/5/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;  008-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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