SB3028 Summary

• Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act to modify background check procedures, requiring the Department of State Police to conduct criminal history checks and charge fees deposited into the State Police Services Fund rather than reimbursement arrangements.

• Revises penalty provisions for cultivation center and dispensing organization violations, allowing the Department of Agriculture to impose fines up to $50,000 per violation and expanding disciplinary actions beyond suspension and revocation.

• Establishes Section 11-501.9 creating a separate implied consent and suspension framework for medical cannabis registry cardholders, requiring field sobriety tests based on reasonable suspicion of cannabis impairment (not possession alone) with 6-12 month suspensions.

• Adds protections against criminal history disclosure in medical cannabis program records, prohibiting departments from sharing existing or non-existing Illinois/federal criminal history information except as necessary for program administration.

• Modifies Illinois Vehicle Code sections to include medical cannabis-related driving suspensions (Section 11-501.9) in fee schedules and monitoring device permit provisions, with separate procedures and hearing rights under Section 2-118.2.