republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-2409.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "NORTH SHORE SANITARY DIST"
description: "Amends the North Shore Sanitary District Act. In a provision pertaining to the mandatory competitive bid requirements of the sanitary district, exempts from the requirements contracts for the repair or replacement of equipment or facilities damaged as the result of an unexpected occurrence (flood, fire, tornado, or other disaster). Sets forth limitations on the exemption. Provides that the sanitary district may use a \"design-build\" procurement method for any public project under specified circumstances. Defines \"design-build\". Provides that the board of trustees may establish a self-insurance program. Provides that the board of trustees may provide for payment by the sanitary district of the costs of a self-insurance program. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2409"
citation: "Illinois HB 2409 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8df388-4696-453a-907d-7c48bf0bdc3c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2409&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44553&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "52ce7f3e36b92e777a75fe7a78ceba85777ed87369ddd70f5b7b7549a404b503"
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 2409 (96th) — NORTH SHORE SANITARY DIST

Amends the North Shore Sanitary District Act. In a provision pertaining to the mandatory competitive bid requirements of the sanitary district, exempts from the requirements contracts for the repair or replacement of equipment or facilities damaged as the result of an unexpected occurrence (flood, fire, tornado, or other disaster). Sets forth limitations on the exemption. Provides that the sanitary district may use a "design-build" procurement method for any public project under specified circumstances. Defines "design-build". Provides that the board of trustees may establish a self-insurance program. Provides that the board of trustees may provide for payment by the sanitary district of the costs of a self-insurance program. Makes other changes.

## 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=09600HB2409&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44553&DocNum=2409&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2409eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44553&DocNum=2409&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2409enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44553&DocNum=2409&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eddie Washington — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-03-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Counties & Townships Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 045-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-17** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-07-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0049 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8df388-4696-453a-907d-7c48bf0bdc3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).