---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-CONTRACT EXPENDITURES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Increases the base amount from $20,000 to $30,000 for public improvement or maintenance of public property at which a municipality must enter into a contract by public bid or four-fifths council approval. If the contract is approved by council, increases the base amount of expenses that must be taken by public bid from $20,000 to $30,000. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 547"
citation: "Illinois HB 547 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c6ddbc7-fd81-4e09-ac16-d1f736d414a8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=547&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100744&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "47d13d84fb5af4d158dbe70e190e53fcce1d87a83f3b3c64048f170d5194bc86"
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 547 (100th) — MUNI CD-CONTRACT EXPENDITURES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Increases the base amount from $20,000 to $30,000 for public improvement or maintenance of public property at which a municipality must enter into a contract by public bid or four-fifths council approval. If the contract is approved by council, increases the base amount of expenses that must be taken by public bid from $20,000 to $30,000. 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=10000HB0547&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100744&DocNum=547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0547eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100744&DocNum=547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0547enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100744&DocNum=547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–46** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 010-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-046-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-05-10** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0338 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c6ddbc7-fd81-4e09-ac16-d1f736d414a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).