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HB2853

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PARK DIST - COMPETITIVE BIDS

What this bill does

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.

Sponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-05
Stuck
P(Advance)
4.2%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.1%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 547 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. 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.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$158,703.00 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
5 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Debbie Meyers-Martin Chief sponsor 64 $63,465.00 Comcast ($6,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management ($6,000.00); Philip Rheams ($3,000.00)
Camille Y. Lilly Sponsor 86 $95,238.00 Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Comm. ($10,000.00); Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($7,500.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Realtor Political Action Committee Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin $5,500.00
PhRMA Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin $1,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin $1,250.00
The Roosevelt Group Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin $1,000.00
Cozen O'Connor Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin $1,000.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Comm. — — 1 $10,000.00
Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 2 $7,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 1 $6,500.00
Comcast — — 2 $6,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management — — 1 $6,000.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 2 $5,500.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 1 $5,000.00
ILL House Legislative Black Caucus PAC — — 1 $4,513.00
IHA Political Action Committee — — 2 $3,500.00
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council — — 1 $3,000.00
Philip Rheams Banker Retired 2 $3,000.00
ABBVIE Political Action Committee — — 2 $3,000.00
Ana Soskic — — 1 $2,500.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn. Political Action Committee — — 1 $2,500.00
Ben Lazare Consulting — — 2 $2,500.00
SEIU HealthCare IL PAC — — 1 $2,000.00
Marsha Borders Unemployed Unemployed 2 $2,000.00
Kasper & Nottage — — 2 $2,000.00
Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 Pol. Comm. Fund — — 2 $2,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC — — 1 $2,000.00
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Political Action Committee — — 1 $2,000.00
Illinois Trail Lawyers Assosiation — — 1 $1,500.00
PCI Gaming Authority — — 1 $1,500.00
Troy O'Quin Agency Director CEDA 1 $1,500.00

Witness slips

3 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Maura Freeman Illinois Association of Park Districts Illinois Association of Park Districts Proponent State Government Administration 2025-03-19
Maura Freeman Illinois Association of Park Districts Illinois Association of Park Districts Proponent State Government Administration 2025-03-19
Sean Stott Laborers' International Union - Midwest Region Laborers' International Union - Midwest Region Proponent State Government Administration 2025-03-19

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
H Committee State Government Administration 9 0 0 0 Passed 9 —

Action History

14 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-05 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-06 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toState Government Administration Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-11 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-11 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-11 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-12 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toState Government Administration Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-19 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inState Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-19 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateState Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a)
Committee recommends passage. The most important positive gate — majority of bills never get here.
2025-03-20 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26 Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-05 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-04 House Assigned toState Government Administration Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-11 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin Amendment Actions —
2025-03-11 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-03-11 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-12 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toState Government Administration Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-03-19 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inState Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote Amendment Actions —
2025-03-19 House Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateState Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-20 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
2025-03-26 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
2025-03-26 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process —
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −