---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB BLDG COM-DESIGN BUILD"
description: "Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Authorizes a Commission to solicit and award design-build construction contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 3490"
citation: "Illinois HB 3490 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-27"
last_action: "2007-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8821c43-37cc-45b2-b506-a905ebaf94cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3490&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32363&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "b4b9e7162d9259ad535f0a61f082df34dd43e2deb88302d6d541e31978ffdbb0"
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 3490 (95th) — PUB BLDG COM-DESIGN BUILD

Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Authorizes a Commission to solicit and award design-build construction contracts.

## 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=09500HB3490&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32363&DocNum=3490&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3490eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32363&DocNum=3490&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3490enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32363&DocNum=3490&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `filing`
- **2007-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-03-22** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-03-22** Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-03-26** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- **2007-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-03-29** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
- **2007-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-19** Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2007-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 1, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 102-000-000
- **2007-06-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 102-000-000
- **2007-06-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-10** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-09-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0595 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8821c43-37cc-45b2-b506-a905ebaf94cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).