---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRAINAGE CD-BIDS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that the commissioners of a drainage district must advertise for bids whenever the cost of any work to be performed by the district or the cost of specified materials and equipment exceeds $20,000 (now, $5,000). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1972"
citation: "Illinois SB 1972 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c38337ad-0f03-4657-905b-3e942a2564f7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1972&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44875&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "8fe23b07dc9e00a9ead70ca3d7ea3d77f36e0c853d9e3251bab993bb55f371ad"
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 1972 (96th) — DRAINAGE CD-BIDS

Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that the commissioners of a drainage district must advertise for bids whenever the cost of any work to be performed by the district or the cost of specified materials and equipment exceeds $20,000 (now, $5,000). 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=09600SB1972&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44875&DocNum=1972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1972eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44875&DocNum=1972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1972enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44875&DocNum=1972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **76–28** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-028-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0536 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c38337ad-0f03-4657-905b-3e942a2564f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).