---
type: "Bill"
title: "INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN BUILD"
description: "Creates the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. Contains a statement of legislative policy. Adds provisions governing: authorization of project delivery methods; preconditions to commencement of procurement; procurement; evaluation and selection of proposals; project records; confidentiality; public disclosure; design-build contracts; construction manager/general contractor contracts; funding and financing; minority, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses; labor agreements; acquisition of property; federal requirements; powers of the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; and rulemaking. Makes corresponding changes in the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; Illinois Finance Authority Act; the Illinois Procurement Code; the Public Construction Bond Act; the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act; the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; the Toll Highway Act; the Eminent Domain Act; and the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2981"
citation: "Illinois SB 2981 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus C. Evans, Jr.", "Ram Villivalam"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/051786bb-c09e-4346-98e3-ac50954387cd"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2981&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137409&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "fa7a07939c1022ee922b8b13ca1aa3c37b486f1832d6d18d11359fe98484eb28"
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 2981 (102nd) — INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN BUILD

Creates the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. Contains a statement of legislative policy. Adds provisions governing: authorization of project delivery methods; preconditions to commencement of procurement; procurement; evaluation and selection of proposals; project records; confidentiality; public disclosure; design-build contracts; construction manager/general contractor contracts; funding and financing; minority, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses; labor agreements; acquisition of property; federal requirements; powers of the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; and rulemaking. Makes corresponding changes in the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; Illinois Finance Authority Act; the Illinois Procurement Code; the Public Construction Bond Act; the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act; the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; the Toll Highway Act; the Eminent Domain Act; and the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB2981.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2981eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2981sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2981sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2981sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2981enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Michael T. Marron — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte `filing`
- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As February 18, 2022
- **2022-02-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
- **2022-02-18** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As February 25, 2022
- **2022-02-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2022-02-22** Do Pass Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 23, 2022
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2022
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-02-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Villivalam `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-02-25** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2022-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-03-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-15** Effective Date June 15, 2022
- **2022-06-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1094 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/051786bb-c09e-4346-98e3-ac50954387cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).