---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROC CD-SMALL BUS PREFERENCE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. With respect to the small business preference, changes the maximum annual sales or receipts for a business to qualify as small to $10,000,000 (now $7,500,000) for a wholesaler and $6,000,000 (now $1,500,000) for a retailer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4947"
citation: "Illinois HB 4947 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-05"
last_action: "2004-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afe825a8-1366-4493-a907-79c3df52ab75"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4947&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9661&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "81f71f889da12a7de816d6b80f2ebdc3c5344d8bca535b283a8d4ac2792f7557"
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 4947 (93rd) — PROC CD-SMALL BUS PREFERENCE

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. With respect to the small business preference, changes the maximum annual sales or receipts for a business to qualify as small to $10,000,000 (now $7,500,000) for a wholesaler and $6,000,000 (now $1,500,000) for a retailer.

## 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=09300HB4947&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9661&DocNum=4947&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4947eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9661&DocNum=4947&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4947enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9661&DocNum=4947&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David E. Miller — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller `filing`
- **2004-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2004-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-03-31** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2004
- **2004-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2004
- **2004-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0769 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afe825a8-1366-4493-a907-79c3df52ab75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).