SANITARY DIST-CONTRACTS House SponsorsRep. Anthony DeLuca Senate Sponsors(Sen. Cristina Castro) 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 70 ILCS 2405/11from Ch. 42, par. 310 Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Increases the mandatory competitive bid threshold to not less than $25,000 or more than $100,000 (currently, not less than $10,000 or more than $40,000). Allows a sanitary district to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a unit of local government for non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way in an amount no greater than $500,000 (currently, $100,000) to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. Makes conforming changes. Allows contracts to be entered into without competitive bidding for contracts greater than $100,000 to less than $500,000 (currently, $40,000 to $100,000) if the board of trustees declares that an emergency exists affecting the public health or safety. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds specific requirements for construction contracts that the sanitary district reasonably expects to be in excess of $60,000 but not in excess of $100,000, which may be made in the open market without publication in a newspaper, but, when practical, shall be based on at least 3 competitive bids. Specifies information that the bids must contain. Allows a sanitary district to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a unit of local government for non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way in an amount no greater than $300,000 (in the introduced bill, $500,000) to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. Allows contracts to be entered into without competitive bidding for contracts greater than $100,000 to less than $300,000 (in the introduced bill, $500,000) if the board of trustees declares that an emergency exists affecting the public health or safety. Effective immediately. 1/31/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca 1/31/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/31/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/7/2023HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee 2/14/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 021-000-000 2/15/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/10/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca 3/10/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/14/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee 3/15/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 020-000-000 3/21/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/21/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-009-000 3/24/2023SenateArrive in Senate 3/24/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/24/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 3/24/2023SenateFirst Reading 3/24/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 4/12/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 4/20/2023SenatePostponed - Executive 4/27/2023SenatePostponed - Executive 4/28/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023 5/4/2023SenateDo Pass Executive; 013-000-000 5/4/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2023 5/10/2023SenateSecond Reading 5/10/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2023 5/11/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023 5/12/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/19/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023 6/26/2023SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die