---
type: "Bill"
title: "METRO EAST SAN DIST $10K BID"
description: "Amends the Metro-East Sanitary District of 1974. Requires bids for work, supplies, or materials over $10,000 (now, $5,000)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 488"
citation: "Illinois HB 488 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-27"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eac729c-17a5-4ad7-a85c-f142b3356995"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=488&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14857&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d553c43f6237857cd2c83f2677aed590ecd7f20b25296a7ef97c3834420342bf"
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 488 (94th) — METRO EAST SAN DIST $10K BID

Amends the Metro-East Sanitary District of 1974. Requires bids for work, supplies, or materials over $10,000 (now, $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=09400HB0488&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14857&DocNum=488&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0488eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14857&DocNum=488&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0488enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14857&DocNum=488&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–10** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **71–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-043-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Local Government
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-004 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 046-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0445 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eac729c-17a5-4ad7-a85c-f142b3356995`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).