---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROCUREMENT ST USE COMMITTEE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes the following changes with respect to the contract preference for sheltered workshops: changes references from handicapped persons to persons with disabilities; names the advisory committee the State Use Committee and adds members; requires the Governor to fill Committee vacancies within 30 days after notice of a vacancy; requires the Committee to develop a 5-year plan for increased State procurements from not-for-profit agencies serving persons with disabilities; and requires chief procurement officers, in consultation with the Committee, to determine which items are available from those not-for-profit agencies and to give priority to those agencies when making procurements. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1737"
citation: "Illinois SB 1737 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1e7ac23-33c3-4050-928b-a282bfd73f13"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1737&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44464&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "54914d35e5adad7ca4eb663a6be92aae8aa5da5224d69e53107e1c82b864bcde"
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 1737 (96th) — PROCUREMENT ST USE COMMITTEE

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes the following changes with respect to the contract preference for sheltered workshops: changes references from handicapped persons to persons with disabilities; names the advisory committee the State Use Committee and adds members; requires the Governor to fill Committee vacancies within 30 days after notice of a vacancy; requires the Committee to develop a 5-year plan for increased State procurements from not-for-profit agencies serving persons with disabilities; and requires chief procurement officers, in consultation with the Committee, to determine which items are available from those not-for-profit agencies and to give priority to those agencies when making procurements. 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=09600SB1737&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44464&DocNum=1737&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1737eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44464&DocNum=1737&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1737enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44464&DocNum=1737&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** 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 State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0634 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1e7ac23-33c3-4050-928b-a282bfd73f13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).