republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-1236.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES-COMPETITIVE BIDDING"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in determining the lowest responsible bidder, a county board of a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants shall for certain procurements take into consideration, among other things, the bidder's active participation in an apprenticeship program registered with the United States Department of Labor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1236"
citation: "Illinois HB 1236 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Vella", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c82db20-4d9d-42a0-b14a-ce55c4dbe02a"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1236&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143319&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "fac060414478affedcda594b5b33cf4e1b89fdef445b1462ccc677cb8f72ac45"
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 1236 (103rd) — COUNTIES-COMPETITIVE BIDDING

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in determining the lowest responsible bidder, a county board of a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants shall for certain procurements take into consideration, among other things, the bidder's active participation in an apprenticeship program registered with the United States Department of Labor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1236.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1236eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1236ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1236ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1236enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–29** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships, Amendment 1 — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Vella — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-15** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-002-000
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2023-03-02** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2023-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2023-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-029-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Postponed - Local Government
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Local Government; 007-003-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 051-004-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0014 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c82db20-4d9d-42a0-b14a-ce55c4dbe02a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).