---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGN-BUILD-NO REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Eliminates the Act's July 1, 2009 repeal provision. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1609"
citation: "Illinois SB 1609 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/364af211-7d5a-475f-a794-a542a8333392"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1609&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44259&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "baafb0440eba2c3f98903b95446dea25e289f18fc317d4217ec31654599cadd5"
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 1609 (96th) — DESIGN-BUILD-NO REPEAL

Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Eliminates the Act's July 1, 2009 repeal provision. 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=09600SB1609&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44259&DocNum=1609&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1609eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44259&DocNum=1609&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1609enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44259&DocNum=1609&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **49–9** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **49–9** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-06** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-26** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-003-000
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-003-000
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 049-009-001
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 049-009-001
- **2009-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-06-26** Effective Date June 26, 2009
- **2009-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0018 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/364af211-7d5a-475f-a794-a542a8333392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).