---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT"
description: "Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that a contractor shall not be required to post a cash bond or a letter of credit in addition to or as a substitute for the bond required of every contractor performing public work costing over $5,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1336"
citation: "Illinois SB 1336 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b6a9ea-2f53-426f-8872-db52b7ff4831"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1336&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4360&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "a9211340c5ae0e663eb9c9e05d5a8d9bd889c2c9bdb3a8c0bcc17b9dd201682f"
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 1336 (93rd) — PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT

Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that a contractor shall not be required to post a cash bond or a letter of credit in addition to or as a substitute for the bond required of every contractor performing public work costing over $5,000.

## 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=09300SB1336&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4360&DocNum=1336&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1336eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4360&DocNum=1336&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1336enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4360&DocNum=1336&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2003-03-24** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2003.
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted State Government; 006-000-000
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2003-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-18** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0221 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b6a9ea-2f53-426f-8872-db52b7ff4831`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).