SB 3222
Illinois Senate•Passed
Summary
SB 3222, “VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME”, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 2, 2026 by Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments.
Record
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SB 3222 has 16 co-sponsors and 7 roll calls.
Creates the Illinois Hemp Act. Prohibits the sale, distribution, manufacture, or production of hemp products without authorization or required licensing. Provides for penalties and recalls, as well as enforcement under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Creates the Illinois Hemp Regulatory Fund. Dissolves the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Fund. Limits home rule powers. Amends various Acts, including the Department of Professional Regulation Law, the Criminal Identification Act, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, and various tax Acts, to make conforming and technical changes related to cannabis and hemp taxation and regulation. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions, patients and caregivers, confidentiality, dispensing organizations, identification cards, and taxes. Adds references to infuser organizations. Repeals provisions concerning the Social Equity Justice-Involved Medical Lottery. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Updates definitions and modifies provisions regarding social equity loans and grants, possession limits, age restrictions, licenses, operational requirements, penalties, laboratory testing, confidentiality, and taxes. Authorizes the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue or update medical and adult-use dispensing organization licenses and to issue cease and desist orders. Eliminates the repeal date for the Community College Cannabis Vocational Program. Requires warning labels for medical cannabis and repeals certain cultivator and craft grower tax provisions. Amends the Industrial Hemp Act, changes definitions and requirements, and provides for the repeal of the Act. Makes related changes to the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Cannabis Control Act, and the Tobacco Accessories and Smoking Herbs Control Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Incorporates violations of the Illinois Hemp Act and related cannabis provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that creation of the Illinois Hemp Act and repeal of the Industrial Hemp Act take effect November 12, 2026.
Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D) sponsors SB 3222, and 16 members have co-sponsored it.
Sen. · D–4 · Sponsor
Sen. · D–36 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–57 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–52 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–29 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–23 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–3 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–43 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–30 · Co-sponsor
Sen. · D–22 · Co-sponsor
Committees
SB 3222 went before 5 committees: Assignments, Energy and Public Utilities, Rules, Public Utilities and Executive.
History
SB 3222 has taken 163 actions since Feb 2, 2026, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 2, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments | ||
Jun 12, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved | ||
Jun 12, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date June 12, 2026; Some Provisions | ||
Jun 12, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date November 12, 2026; Some Provisions | ||
Jun 12, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0463 |
Votes
SB 3222 went to 7 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on May 31, 2026 at 47–10.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 31, 2026 | Senate | Senate Concurrence | 47 | 10 | ||
May 31, 2026 | House | House Third Reading | 77 | 31 | ||
May 29, 2026 | House | House Executive Committee | 8 | 4 | ||
May 12, 2026 | House | House Public Utilities Committee | 18 | 0 | ||
May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading | 58 | 0 |
Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com