Cannabis revenue would fund monthly payments for eligible residents

The Department of Revenue would send part of cannabis-tax revenue to the Illinois Future Fund. The schedule applies to 25% of the monthly amount otherwise directed to the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund. For fiscal year 2028, the fund would receive any 2027 calendar-year revenue above the 2026 calendar-year amount, with the remainder going to the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund. The share sent to the Illinois Future Fund would rise from 5% in fiscal year 2029 to 25% in fiscal year 2033 and later fiscal years. The schedule would begin July 1, 2027, and would apply according to separate fiscal-year percentages through fiscal year 2033 and later years.

The Department of Human Services would run a program offering qualifying people unconditional monthly cash payments of $500. A qualifying person must live in a disproportionately impacted area and currently qualify for SNAP or have qualified for SNAP at some point during calendar year 2025. Payments would depend on available money in the Illinois Future Fund. The department would use SNAP data and create a simple process for people to verify eligibility. If available money cannot cover all qualifying people, the department would use a fair random lottery and give priority to continuing payments for current recipients. Administrative costs could use no more than 3% of the fund's yearly allocation. The supplied text does not state when the program or its payments would begin.