SB1827
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What this bill does
Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the county to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a county receives one Phase I response, nothing prohibits the county from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the county, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the municipality to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a municipality receives one response to Phase I, nothing shall prohibit the municipality from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the municipality, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the Act's competitive bidding provisions do not prohibit a fire protection district from entering into design-build contracts.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Mike Porfirio advance 6% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
35 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittan Bolin | Brittan Bolin Consulting | Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental consulting Solutions | Performance Services | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Brittan Bolin | Brittan Bolin Consulting | Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Brian Ondyak | Performance Services, Inc. | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Brittan Bolin | Brittan Bolin Consulting | Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Samantha Brill | LBR Consulting | Northern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection Districts | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Brian Ondyak | Performance Services, Inc. | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Procurement | 2025-04-03 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Procurement | 2025-04-03 |
| Brian Ondyak | Performance Services, Inc. | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Procurement | 2025-03-27 |
| Brittan Bolin | Brittan Bolin Consulting | Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts | Proponent | Procurement | 2025-03-27 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Performance Services, Inc. | Proponent | Procurement | 2025-03-27 |
| Steven Andersson | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | American Institute of Architects -Illinois | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Elaine Nekritz | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | AIA Illinois | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Elizabeth Minor | National Louis University | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| James | JMA Architects | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Jamie Zaura | 845 Design Group P.C. | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Jeffrey F Minor | ARCON | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Jennifer Lee Green | SCB | Self | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Jennifer Masengarb | AIA Chicago - American Institute of Architects Chicago chapter | AIA Chicago (American Institute of Architects Chicago chapter) | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Jennifer Stanovich | self | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Joan Pomaranc | AIA Chicago | AIA Illinois | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Lock Pampel-Montague | Self | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Matt Bickel | Wold Architects and Engineers | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Megan Harte | 845 Design Group | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Molly Rademacher | unemployed | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Natalie Hicks | self | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 | |
| Stephen Nelson | Larson & Darby Group | Larson & Darby Group | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Todd A Higginbotham | Bailey Edward Design, Inc. | American Institute of Architects - Illinois | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Steven Andersson | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | American Institute of Architects - Illinois | Opponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Jamie Zaura | 845 Design Group Architecture Planning | American Institute of Architects -Illinois | Opponent | Procurement | 2025-03-27 |
| Jessica Basham | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Performance Services | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-20 |
| Steven Andersson | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | American Institute of Architects - Illinois | No Position On Merits | Executive | 2025-05-28 |
| Steven Andersson | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | American Institute of Architects -Illinois | No Position On Merits | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-20 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| 2025-05-07 | H | Committee | Cities & Villages | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 4 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 114 | — |
| S | Committee | Executive | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 12 | — | |
| S | Committee | Procurement | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 3 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 55 | — |
Action History
51 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0395. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Mike Porfirio Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | ToProcurement Rule 3-3(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Mike Porfirio | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 ToProcurement | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Sub-Procurement | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Reported Back ToExecutive; 003-000-000 Rule 3-10 | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedExecutive; 012-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;055-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Jay Hoffman Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toCities & Villages Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Anthony DeLuca Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateCities & Villages Committee; 006-002-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Jay Hoffman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toCities & Villages Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedCities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate Rule 5-4(a) | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Matt Hanson Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed114-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with SecretarySen. Mike Porfirio | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do AdoptExecutive; 012-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs057-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Effective Date August 15, 2025 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0395 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |