Illinois SB 1612: PARK DIST - COMPETITIVE BIDS

What it does

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Amends the Park District Code. Provides that all competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate…

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Amends the Park District Code. Provides that all competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that specified contracts related to supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be competitively bid. Effective immediately.

Every action

35 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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Feb 4, 2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Feb 4, 2025SenateFirst Reading
Feb 4, 2025CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
Feb 11, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
Feb 19, 2025SenateTo Procurement
Mar 4, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Mar 7, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Mar 7, 2025CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
Mar 12, 2025CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
Mar 19, 2025CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Procurement · Senate Procurement
Mar 21, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeReported Back To Executive; 003-000-000 · Senate Executive
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Sub-Procurement · Senate Procurement
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeReported Back To Executive; 003-000-000 · Senate Executive
Apr 3, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeDo Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000 · Senate Executive
Apr 3, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025
Apr 8, 2025SenateSecond Reading
Apr 8, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
Apr 9, 2025HouseArrived in House
Apr 10, 2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Apr 10, 2025HouseFirst Reading
Apr 10, 2025CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
Apr 17, 2025CommitteeAssigned to State Government Administration Committee · House State Government Administration
Apr 30, 2025CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 · House State Government Administration
May 1, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

May 14, 2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
May 14, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
May 21, 2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-013-000
May 21, 2025SenatePassed Both Houses
Jun 18, 2025SenateSent to the Governor
Aug 1, 2025SenateGovernor Approved
Aug 1, 2025SenateEffective Date August 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0114

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 5 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 55–0

Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 55 No 0 Not voting 4

Democrats: 36 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 55

Not voting · 4

Third Reading · Full House

Passed 98–13

May 21, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 98 No 13 Not voting 7

Democrats: 73 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 13 no

How each member voted

Yes · 98

No · 13

Excused · 7

Committee and other votes

Date	Where	Question	Result
Apr 3, 2025	Senate Procurement	Procurement - Do Pass As Amended Members Yes · 3 Cristina CastroD Napoleon Harris IIID Sue RezinR	3–0
Apr 3, 2025	Senate Executive	Executive - Do Pass As Amended Members Yes · 12 Bill CunninghamD Cristina CastroD David KoehlerD Don HarmonD Elgie R. Sims, Jr.D Jil TracyR John F. CurranR Laura M. MurphyD Linda HolmesD Napoleon Harris IIID Neil AndersonR Sue RezinR Not voting · 1 Kimberly A. LightfordD	Passed 12–0
Apr 3, 2025	Senate Procurement	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Procurement - Be Adopted Members Yes · 3 Cristina CastroD Napoleon Harris IIID Sue RezinR	3–0
Apr 3, 2025	Senate Executive	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Executive - Be Adopted Members Yes · 12 Bill CunninghamD Cristina CastroD David KoehlerD Don HarmonD Elgie R. Sims, Jr.D Jil TracyR John F. CurranR Laura M. MurphyD Linda HolmesD Napoleon Harris IIID Neil AndersonR Sue RezinR Not voting · 1 Kimberly A. LightfordD	Passed 12–0
Apr 30, 2025	House State Government Administration	State Government Administration - Do Pass Members Yes · 8 Dan SwansonR Diane Blair-SherlockD Lisa DavisD Michael CrawfordD Michael J. Coffey, Jr.R Nicolle GrasseD Rick RyanD Wayne A. RosenthalR Not voting · 1 Laura Faver DiasD	Passed 8–0