---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOC LIBRARY-ADVISORY QUESTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that before the Board of Library Trustees may commence construction, remodeling, repairing, or improving of a library building, it shall advertise for bids if the cost of the project exceeds $25,000 (currently, $20,000). Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991 making similar changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2068"
citation: "Illinois SB 2068 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ebb7d8f-b552-41bc-b89e-56da0c6226d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2068&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=105622&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "a6c811542de221bba5e74955d1d8854ebad684c2a19fb79018525fc3e1546356"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2068 (100th) — LOC LIBRARY-ADVISORY QUESTION

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that before the Board of Library Trustees may commence construction, remodeling, repairing, or improving of a library building, it shall advertise for bids if the cost of the project exceeds $25,000 (currently, $20,000). Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991 making similar changes. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2068&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105622&DocNum=2068&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2068eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105622&DocNum=2068&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2068enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105622&DocNum=2068&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pat McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
- **2017-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2017-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0462 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ebb7d8f-b552-41bc-b89e-56da0c6226d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).