---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROCUREMENT-PUBLIC DOCUMENTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that pre-award, post-award, administration, and close-out documents relating to a contract must be public after that contract is awarded. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2159"
citation: "Illinois SB 2159 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-11-03"
last_action: "2006-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c125fd8c-41eb-4581-b41a-32d905be8ace"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2159&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=22200&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "6b5ac0736ec541452e68e8e3682b035ae0b062ca30ef8a8e83c85620e16d4411"
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 2159 (94th) — PROCUREMENT-PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that pre-award, post-award, administration, and close-out documents relating to a contract must be public after that contract is awarded. 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=09400SB2159&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22200&DocNum=2159&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2159eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22200&DocNum=2159&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2159enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22200&DocNum=2159&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-11-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2005-11-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-11-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2006-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-03-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2006-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 6, 2006
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2006
- **2006-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0978 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c125fd8c-41eb-4581-b41a-32d905be8ace`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).