Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2833 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2833 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 500/45-45 Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions concerning small business set-asides, provides that the maximum number of employees and the maximum dollar volume that a small business may have shall mirror the United States Small Business Administration's Table of Small Business Size Standards. Effective immediately. LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2833 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 500/45-45 30 ILCS 500/45-45 Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions concerning small business set-asides, provides that the maximum number of employees and the maximum dollar volume that a small business may have shall mirror the United States Small Business Administration's Table of Small Business Size Standards. Effective immediately. LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2833 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	30 ILCS 500/45-45 30 ILCS 500/45-45
4	4	30 ILCS 500/45-45
5	5	Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions concerning small business set-asides, provides that the maximum number of employees and the maximum dollar volume that a small business may have shall mirror the United States Small Business Administration's Table of Small Business Size Standards. Effective immediately.
6	6	LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
7	7	LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
8	8	A BILL FOR
9	9	HB2833LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b HB2833 LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
10	10	HB2833 LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
11	11	1 AN ACT concerning finance.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 45-45 as follows:
16	16	6 (30 ILCS 500/45-45)
17	17	7 Sec. 45-45. Small businesses.
18	18	8 (a) Set-asides. Each chief procurement officer has
19	19	9 authority to designate as small business set-asides a fair
20	20	10 proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for
21	21	11 award to small businesses in Illinois. Advertisements for bids
22	22	12 or offers for those contracts shall specify designation as
23	23	13 small business set-asides. In awarding the contracts, only
24	24	14 bids or offers from qualified small businesses shall be
25	25	15 considered.
26	26	16 (b) Small business. "Small business" means a business that
27	27	17 is independently owned and operated and that is not dominant
28	28	18 in its field of operation. The chief procurement officer shall
29	29	19 establish a detailed definition by rule, using in addition to
30	30	20 the foregoing criteria other criteria, including the number of
31	31	21 employees and the dollar volume of business. When computing
32	32	22 the size status of a potential contractor, annual sales and
33	33	23 receipts of the potential contractor and all of its affiliates
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2833 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	30 ILCS 500/45-45 30 ILCS 500/45-45
39	39	30 ILCS 500/45-45
40	40	Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions concerning small business set-asides, provides that the maximum number of employees and the maximum dollar volume that a small business may have shall mirror the United States Small Business Administration's Table of Small Business Size Standards. Effective immediately.
41	41	LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
42	42	LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
43	43	A BILL FOR
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49	30 ILCS 500/45-45
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53	LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
54	54
55	55
56	56
57	57
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61
62	62
63	63	HB2833 LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
64	64
65	65
66	66	HB2833- 2 -LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b HB2833 - 2 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
67	67	HB2833 - 2 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
68	68	1 shall be included. The maximum number of employees and the
69	69	2 maximum dollar volume that a small business may have under the
70	70	3 rules promulgated by the chief procurement officer may vary
71	71	4 from industry to industry to the extent necessary to reflect
72	72	5 differing characteristics of those industries and shall mirror
73	73	6 the United States Small Business Administration's Table of
74	74	7 Small Business Size Standards. , subject to the following
75	75	8 limitations:
76	76	9 (1) No wholesale business is a small business if its
77	77	10 annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal year
78	78	11 exceed $13,000,000.
79	79	12 (2) No retail business or business selling services is
80	80	13 a small business if its annual sales and receipts exceed
81	81	14 $8,000,000.
82	82	15 (3) No manufacturing business is a small business if
83	83	16 it employs more than 250 persons.
84	84	17 (4) No construction business is a small business if
85	85	18 its annual sales and receipts exceed $14,000,000.
86	86	19 (c) Fair proportion. For the purpose of subsection (a),
87	87	20 for State agencies of the executive branch, a fair proportion
88	88	21 of construction contracts shall be no less than 25% nor more
89	89	22 than 40% of the annual total contracts for construction.
90	90	23 (d) Withdrawal of designation. A small business set-aside
91	91	24 designation may be withdrawn by the purchasing agency when
92	92	25 deemed in the best interests of the State. Upon withdrawal,
93	93	26 all bids or offers shall be rejected, and the bidders or
94	94
95	95
96	96
97	97
98	98
99	99	HB2833 - 2 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
100	100
101	101
102	102	HB2833- 3 -LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b HB2833 - 3 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
103	103	HB2833 - 3 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
104	104	1 offerors shall be notified of the reason for rejection. The
105	105	2 contract shall then be awarded in accordance with this Code
106	106	3 without the designation of small business set-aside. Each
107	107	4 chief procurement officer shall make the annual report
108	108	5 available on his or her official website. Each chief
109	109	6 procurement officer shall also issue a press release in
110	110	7 conjunction with the small business annual report that
111	111	8 includes an executive summary of the annual report and a link
112	112	9 to the annual report on the chief procurement officer's
113	113	10 website.
114	114	11 (e) Small business specialist. Each chief procurement
115	115	12 officer shall designate one or more individuals to serve as
116	116	13 its small business specialist. The small business specialists
117	117	14 shall collectively work together to accomplish the following
118	118	15 duties:
119	119	16 (1) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive list of
120	120	17 potential small contractors. In this duty, he or she shall
121	121	18 cooperate with the Federal Small Business Administration
122	122	19 in locating potential sources for various products and
123	123	20 services.
124	124	21 (2) Assisting small businesses in complying with the
125	125	22 procedures for bidding on State contracts.
126	126	23 (3) Examining requests from State agencies for the
127	127	24 purchase of property or services to help determine which
128	128	25 invitations to bid are to be designated small business
129	129	26 set-asides.
130	130
131	131
132	132
133	133
134	134
135	135	HB2833 - 3 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
136	136
137	137
138	138	HB2833- 4 -LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b HB2833 - 4 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
139	139	HB2833 - 4 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b
140	140	1 (4) Making recommendations to the chief procurement
141	141	2 officer for the simplification of specifications and terms
142	142	3 in order to increase the opportunities for small business
143	143	4 participation.
144	144	5 (5) Assisting in investigations by purchasing agencies
145	145	6 to determine the responsibility of bidders or offerors on
146	146	7 small business set-asides.
147	147	8 (f) Small business annual report. Each small business
148	148	9 specialist designated under subsection (e) shall annually
149	149	10 before November 1 report in writing to the General Assembly
150	150	11 concerning the awarding of contracts to small businesses. The
151	151	12 report shall include the total value of awards made in the
152	152	13 preceding fiscal year under the designation of small business
153	153	14 set-aside. The report shall also include the total value of
154	154	15 awards made to businesses owned by minorities, women, and
155	155	16 persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business
156	156	17 Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
157	157	18 Disabilities Act, in the preceding fiscal year under the
158	158	19 designation of small business set-aside.
159	159	20 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
160	160	21 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
161	161	22 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.
162	162	23 (Source: P.A. 103-570, eff. 1-1-24.)
163	163
164	164
165	165
166	166
167	167
168	168	HB2833 - 4 - LRB104 09625 HLH 19690 b