---
type: "Bill"
title: "CTY CD-INTEREST IN CONTRACTS"
description: "Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a county officer may hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation that is interested in a contract, work, or business of the county. Sets forth the limitations of participation if a county officer is appointed by the governing body of the county to represent the interests of the county on the board of a not-for-profit corporation. Sets forth the limitations of participation if a county officer is not appointed to the governing body of a not-for-profit corporation by the governing body of the county. Makes similar changes in the Counties Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5812"
citation: "Illinois HB 5812 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/015e2668-7d1e-436c-af01-5eb025708c74"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5812&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81111&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2dd2f69c2b58e8f3e361b0d4ae76daf740c9d8667b65836a9396f26d83e23876"
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 5812 (98th) — CTY CD-INTEREST IN CONTRACTS

Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a county officer may hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation that is interested in a contract, work, or business of the county. Sets forth the limitations of participation if a county officer is appointed by the governing body of the county to represent the interests of the county on the board of a not-for-profit corporation. Sets forth the limitations of participation if a county officer is not appointed to the governing body of a not-for-profit corporation by the governing body of the county. Makes similar changes in the Counties Code.

## 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=09800HB5812&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81111&DocNum=5812&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5812eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81111&DocNum=5812&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5812enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81111&DocNum=5812&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **87–21** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **94–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian W. Stewart — primary (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2014-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** Postponed - Executive
- **2014-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2014-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-22** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2014
- **2014-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2014-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-021-000
- **2014-05-29** House Concurs
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1083 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/015e2668-7d1e-436c-af01-5eb025708c74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).