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type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGN-BUILD PUBLIC SCH ACT"
description: "Creates the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Defines terms. Provides that a school district shall, for each public project, make a written determination as to whether it is in the best interests of the school district to enter into a design-build contract for that project. Specifies factors to be considered in making the determination. Provides that if a school district elects to use a design-build delivery method under the Act, it must issue a notice of intent to receive proposals for a project no less than 14 days before issuing the request for proposals. Specifies requirements for the request for proposals. Requires a school district that elects to use the design-build delivery method to establish a committee to evaluate and select the design-build entity, which shall consist of no less than 5 members but no more than 7 members and shall include no less than one licensed design professional. Requires a school district to use a 2-phase procedure for the selection of a design-build entity; specifies the criteria for each phase. Provides that a school district may award the contract to the highest overall ranked entity. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5593"
citation: "Illinois HB 5593 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7714dd7-f7e3-4ee1-80a6-972a723ed7e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5593&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111599&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b51fb2326f705279413c7b32f24e46cd5e4fb383462287c4f4ecfa7868bfd709"
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 5593 (100th) — DESIGN-BUILD PUBLIC SCH ACT
Creates the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Defines terms. Provides that a school district shall, for each public project, make a written determination as to whether it is in the best interests of the school district to enter into a design-build contract for that project. Specifies factors to be considered in making the determination. Provides that if a school district elects to use a design-build delivery method under the Act, it must issue a notice of intent to receive proposals for a project no less than 14 days before issuing the request for proposals. Specifies requirements for the request for proposals. Requires a school district that elects to use the design-build delivery method to establish a committee to evaluate and select the design-build entity, which shall consist of no less than 5 members but no more than 7 members and shall include no less than one licensed design professional. Requires a school district to use a 2-phase procedure for the selection of a design-build entity; specifies the criteria for each phase. Provides that a school district may award the contract to the highest overall ranked entity. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023. 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=10000HB5593&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111599&DocNum=5593&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5593eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111599&DocNum=5593&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5593enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111599&DocNum=5593&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1041** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Thaddeus Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2018
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2018-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2018-05-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2018-05-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-28** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Waive Posting Notice
- **2018-05-29** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2018
- **2018-05-31** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-11-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-11-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2018-11-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-11-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-12-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-12-20** Effective Date December 20, 2018
- **2018-12-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1159 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7714dd7-f7e3-4ee1-80a6-972a723ed7e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).