republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-1554.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PREVENT OUTSOURCING TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force. Provides that the Task Force will consist of 11 members appointed by the President and minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the county board chairman of Rock Island County, and the Governor. Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member from the organization that represents the largest number of businesses in the Quad Cities (the Cities of East Moline, Moline, and Rock Island) and the county board chairman of Rock Island County shall appoint one member from an organization that represents union workers. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall not receive compensation and shall hold meetings at least quarterly. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that on or before January 1, 2020, the Task Force shall prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly and the report shall, at a minimum: (1) recommend how the State can keep employers and jobs in Illinois; (2) identify and describe best practices to prevent outsourcing of Illinois jobs; and (3) identify employment sectors most affected by outsourcing. Provides that the Division creating and concerning the Task Force shall be repealed 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 1554"
citation: "Illinois HB 1554 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48625170-b7e4-4d91-8fb9-3cc4952ea20e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1554&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=116006&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "e18c9dd83b13e05ffeb26a0d117d64b4f834b872343da853f349df351a0fa0ca"
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 1554 (101st) — PREVENT OUTSOURCING TASK FORCE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force. Provides that the Task Force will consist of 11 members appointed by the President and minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the county board chairman of Rock Island County, and the Governor. Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member from the organization that represents the largest number of businesses in the Quad Cities (the Cities of East Moline, Moline, and Rock Island) and the county board chairman of Rock Island County shall appoint one member from an organization that represents union workers. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall not receive compensation and shall hold meetings at least quarterly. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that on or before January 1, 2020, the Task Force shall prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly and the report shall, at a minimum: (1) recommend how the State can keep employers and jobs in Illinois; (2) identify and describe best practices to prevent outsourcing of Illinois jobs; and (3) identify employment sectors most affected by outsourcing. Provides that the Division creating and concerning the Task Force shall be repealed 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. 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=10100HB1554&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116006&DocNum=1554&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1554eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116006&DocNum=1554&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1554enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116006&DocNum=1554&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin `filing`
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2019-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2019-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2019-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2019
- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0127 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48625170-b7e4-4d91-8fb9-3cc4952ea20e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).