---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROCUREMENT-RESPONSIBLE BIDDER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, in order to be considered a responsible bidder under the Code, a bidder must submit a signed affidavit stating that it will maintain an Illinois office as the primary place of employment for persons employed in the construction authorized by the contract. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1375"
citation: "Illinois HB 1375 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de9fe092-7fb2-482f-8e37-20dde08fd3fa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1375&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57836&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6d12957127b6623805e3559f2ac00931b753361c1bfe2c02012ea638858cc854"
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 HB 1375 (97th) — PROCUREMENT-RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, in order to be considered a responsible bidder under the Code, a bidder must submit a signed affidavit stating that it will maintain an Illinois office as the primary place of employment for persons employed in the construction authorized by the contract. 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=09700HB1375&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57836&DocNum=1375&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1375eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57836&DocNum=1375&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1375enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57836&DocNum=1375&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Held in Executive
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 011-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0369 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de9fe092-7fb2-482f-8e37-20dde08fd3fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).