---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSERVATION DIST BID LIMIT"
description: "Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that contracts for supplies, material, or work in excess of $20,000 (now, $10,000) shall be let to lowest responsible bidder. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1323"
citation: "Illinois HB 1323 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40843628-2e48-49f9-8a95-f046dc5aace1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1323&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16084&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d2b531d4fadff9e5c4122929b3b656a067ef576dd7147772aa73be7da068843b"
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 1323 (94th) — CONSERVATION DIST BID LIMIT

Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that contracts for supplies, material, or work in excess of $20,000 (now, $10,000) shall be let to lowest responsible bidder. 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=09400HB1323&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16084&DocNum=1323&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1323eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16084&DocNum=1323&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1323enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16084&DocNum=1323&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **79–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-034-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0454 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40843628-2e48-49f9-8a95-f046dc5aace1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).