CNTY CD-COMPETITIVE BIDS
Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants that certain contracts in excess of $30,000 (instead of $20,000) must be let by competitive bidding. Allows counties to contract for the use, purchase, delivery, movement, or installation of data processing equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and inter-connect equipment, software, and services without advertising for bids when the individual orders do not exceed $35,000 (instead of $25,000).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 12, 2009
Signed Aug 10, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2009 · House Mar 11, 2009
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 13, 2009
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 10, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 17, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-28-2)
house
Feb 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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