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HB4512

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FOREST/RIVER DIST-BIDS

What this bill does

Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act and the River Conservancy Districts Act. Makes changes to the competitive bidding thresholds for contracts entered into by River Conservancy Districts or the Cook County Forest Preserve District for supplies, materials, or work. Changes the bid threshold to $60,000 for contracts related to supplies or materials, $30,000 for contracts involving work, or a lower amount for any contract for supplies, materials, or work, if required by board policy. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-01-21
Stuck
P(Advance)
3.9%
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).
Confidence: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 257 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.

$63,465.00 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 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)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Comcast — — 2 $6,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management — — 1 $6,000.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 1 $3,000.00
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council — — 1 $3,000.00
Philip Rheams Banker Retired 2 $3,000.00
Ana Soskic — — 1 $2,500.00
SEIU HealthCare IL PAC — — 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
sean howard Publicist STH Media 2 $1,500.00
Michael Best — — 1 $1,500.00
I.U.O.E Local 399 Political Education — — 1 $1,500.00
Illinois CRNA PAC — — 1 $1,500.00
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Hospital Association — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers — — 1 $1,000.00
Shane's Pawn Shop — — 1 $1,000.00
Derrick Lott Franchise owner McDonald's 1 $1,000.00
Lamond Taylor Insurance Broker InsureSource LLC 1 $1,000.00
I.U.O.E. Local 399 — — 1 $1,000.00
Ameren illinois — — 1 $1,000.00
SEIU Local 73 — — 1 $1,000.00
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC — — 1 $1,000.00
Uber Technologies, Inc — — 1 $1,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-01-26 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-01-21 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-01-26 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.
2026-01-26 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.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2026-01-21 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-26 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-26 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —