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HB 3074

Relating to firearms.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jason Kropf

Illinois creates a new cannabis delivery organization license, prioritized for social equity, with DFPR licensing, background checks, and delivery of products from licensees.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3074

Summary — HB 3074 (104th General Assembly)

Status: In committee upon adjournment (referred to Criminal Jurisprudence). Introduced by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (filed Feb 6 / Feb 20, 2025). Companion bills: SB 1638, HB 47.

Purpose

HB 3074 adds a new Article 43 to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to create and regulate a new license class: cannabis delivery organizations (delivery-only businesses). The bill directs the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) to issue these licenses, establish application procedures and scoring rules, and set operational, background-check, and renewal requirements.

Key provisions

  • Licensing authority and timing

    • DFPR must issue cannabis delivery organization licenses and set application timing and rules.

  • Application requirements

    • Nonrefundable application fee: $500 (may be changed by rule after Jan 1, 2026), deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund.
    • A prorated fee of $500 is required prior to issuance of a license (per synopsis).
    • Applicants must provide: legal business name; proposed physical address (if any); names, addresses, SSNs, DOBs of principal officers and board members; disclosure of prior relevant administrative/judicial actions; proof of local zoning compliance (if a business address exists); residency and ownership information (identity of persons with ≥5% financial or voting interest); staffing and outreach plans; experience/strategies for economic empowerment in Disproportionately Impacted Areas; and other rule‑required information (including Section 43‑35 material).
    • Each principal officer and board member must be at least 21 years old.
    • If information is missing, DFPR may issue a deficiency notice; applicants have 10 calendar days to cure or face disqualification.

  • Social equity requirement

    • Applicants must qualify as a social equity applicant to be eligible to be awarded a delivery organization license.

  • Scoring / awarding licenses

    • DFPR will develop a scoring system and administratively rank applications. Scored categories include:
    • Employee training plan suitability
    • Security and recordkeeping plan
    • Business plan
    • Labor and employment practices (constitutes no less than 2% of total points)
    • Environmental impact and plans to minimize carbon/resource footprint
    • Residency/ownership criteria (51%+ owned and controlled by Illinois residents meeting documentary standards)
    • A diversity plan (narrative limit 2,500 words)
    • Other criteria by rule
    • Licenses are to be awarded consistent with the applicant’s submitted plans; significant deviations can lead to license revocation or nonrenewal.

  • Operations and sources

    • Cannabis delivery organizations may obtain cannabis products from any cannabis business licensed in Illinois.

  • Background checks and agent identification

    • DFPR must require Illinois State Police background checks of specified officers, board members, and prospective agents.
    • The bill provides for issuance and renewal of cannabis delivery agent identification cards.

  • Compliance, renewal, and enforcement

    • Contains provisions for license and agent ID renewal, and for enforcement actions (revocation/nonrenewal) if the licensee departs from material representations or rules.

Who is affected

  • DFPR (administration, rulemaking, licensing)
  • Illinois State Police (background checks)
  • Prospective and existing cannabis businesses (new delivery channel; suppliers may sell to delivery organizations)
  • Social equity applicants and individuals/businesses in Disproportionately Impacted Areas (eligibility priority)
  • Local governments (zoning compliance requirements)
  • Workers in delivery organizations (training, labor and employment plan expectations)

Potential impacts / considerations

  • Creates a regulated framework to expand consumer access via delivery while prioritizing social equity participants.
  • Imposes administrative duties on DFPR (rulemaking, scoring) and ISP (background checks).
  • Establishes financial revenue to the Cannabis Regulation Fund via fees ($500 application fee and a $500 prorated licensing fee noted in the bill synopsis).
  • Requires licensees to follow labor, diversity, environmental, and security standards — potentially raising operating compliance costs but promoting workforce and community goals.

Procedural note

  • Introduced and read; referred to committees (Rules, Criminal Jurisprudence). Most recent status: in committee upon adjournment (06/28/2025).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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