---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDOT-PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND"
description: "Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation may implement a 5-year pilot program to allow a contractor to provide a non-diminishing irrevocable bank letter of credit in lieu of specified bond requirements on contracts under $500,000. Provides that projects selected by the Department of Transportation for the pilot program must be classified by the Department as low-risk scope of work contracts. Provides for the adoption of rules concerning the criteria for pilot project selection and implementation of the pilot program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5035"
citation: "Illinois HB 5035 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ram Villivalam", "William Davis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3aefdff3-f0fc-4176-99ee-9ee1484e531f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5035&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139520&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d2de6982c7c4927c52ed9cf1863a0e06d82806bb64b89c8cf3b068d0cc0d95ac"
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 HB 5035 (102nd) — IDOT-PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND

Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation may implement a 5-year pilot program to allow a contractor to provide a non-diminishing irrevocable bank letter of credit in lieu of specified bond requirements on contracts under $500,000. Provides that projects selected by the Department of Transportation for the pilot program must be classified by the Department as low-risk scope of work contracts. Provides for the adoption of rules concerning the criteria for pilot project selection and implementation of the pilot program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5035.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5035eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5035enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
- William Davis — primary (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-003 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2022-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-05** Waive Posting Notice
- **2022-04-05** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2022
- **2022-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0968 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3aefdff3-f0fc-4176-99ee-9ee1484e531f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).