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type: "Bill"
title: "PARK DIST-PREQUALIFY FIRMS"
description: "Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the district shall prequalify firms seeking to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying services. Provides that the district may use prequalification lists established by State agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 553"
citation: "Illinois HB 553 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-01"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfcc7585-456e-410e-b101-28754a725056"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=553&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27606&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c2c53aac8707754bb4255958e00c219311b41c388152e9d7fed9a787c789f34c"
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 553 (95th) — PARK DIST-PREQUALIFY FIRMS
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the district shall prequalify firms seeking to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying services. Provides that the district may use prequalification lists established by State agencies.
## 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=09500HB0553&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27606&DocNum=553&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0553eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27606&DocNum=553&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0553enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27606&DocNum=553&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **7047** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Joe Dunn — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Dunn `filing`
- **2007-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Local Government Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2007-03-20** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 070-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0067 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfcc7585-456e-410e-b101-28754a725056`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).