---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPECIAL DIST-CONTRACT BIDDING"
description: "Amends the Park District Code, the Conservation District Act, and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Increases the amount of a contract that requires competitive bidding for supplies, materials, and work from $20,000 to $25,000. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4536"
citation: "Illinois HB 4536 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/650636d4-62fe-4dd6-ba15-ce9c9fd697cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4536&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93645&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "cd4afd21c4d32d721c8fb07997acbc2670f9bc7b19764b453961ac849852f1e2"
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 4536 (99th) — SPECIAL DIST-CONTRACT BIDDING

Amends the Park District Code, the Conservation District Act, and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Increases the amount of a contract that requires competitive bidding for supplies, materials, and work from $20,000 to $25,000. 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=09900HB4536&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93645&DocNum=4536&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4536eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93645&DocNum=4536&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4536enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93645&DocNum=4536&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **68–42** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **73–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. `filing`
- **2016-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Postponed - Local Government
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2016-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2016-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-044-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2016
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0771 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/650636d4-62fe-4dd6-ba15-ce9c9fd697cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).