FOREST PRESERVE-CONTRACTS House SponsorsRep. Franco Coladipietro-Randy Ramey, Jr.-Michael G. Connelly 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 70 ILCS 805/8from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315 Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Excepts the following types of contracts from competitive bidding requirements: professional or technical services, utilities, technology integration, printed matter, those not adapted to bidding, single source, repairs by the manufacturer or its agent, and emergency. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with changes. Excepts from the competitive bidding requirements contracts for the maintenance or servicing of equipment that are made with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing by an unauthorized service agent voids a warranty or user agreement (instead of the provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing that can best be performed by an authorized agent). Deletes provisions exempting from competitive bidding requirements contracts for technology integration and contracts that by their nature are not adapted to bidding. Effective immediately. 2/19/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro 2/19/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2009HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 3/3/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. 3/3/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly 3/11/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee 3/11/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote 3/11/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-001-000 3/12/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/1/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/1/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die