---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-CONTRACTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that certain contracts in excess of $20,000 (now, $10,000) must be let by competitive bidding. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1882"
citation: "Illinois SB 1882 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ff6498c-aca1-4e88-b490-41fc378ba15f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1882&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20287&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7b9e1993215018aac082bd42e7f47188154dce82311cd3899f8ebe6c9181c05e"
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 1882 (94th) — LIBRARIES-CONTRACTS

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that certain contracts in excess of $20,000 (now, $10,000) must be let by competitive bidding. 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=09400SB1882&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20287&DocNum=1882&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1882eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20287&DocNum=1882&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1882enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20287&DocNum=1882&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **64–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- **2005-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-04-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2005
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0435 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ff6498c-aca1-4e88-b490-41fc378ba15f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).