IL HB1383

Establishes licensing requirement through the Illinois Department of Agriculture for any person growing, processing, cultivating, harvesting, possessing, selling, or purchasing industrial hemp or hemp-related products.

Defines industrial hemp as cannabis plants with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of 0.3% or lower.

Requires license applicants to submit fingerprints to the Department of State Police for criminal history background check and prohibits licensure for any person with a felony conviction within 10 years of application.

Provides that licenses are valid for one year and establishes Department authority to set application requirements, licensing standards, and inspection protocols by rule, including one yearly inspection and one yearly surprise inspection of cultivation operations.

Declares industrial hemp licensing as an exclusive state power that cannot be exercised by local governments or home rule units and clarifies that the Act does not authorize violations of federal law.