Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0176 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0176 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Procurement Bid Ethics Transparency Act. Provides that no director, employee, investor, or immediate family member of any director, employee, or investor of any corporation, organization, or entity that directly or indirectly operates a procurement bid process for a unit of local government shall simultaneously submit and compete for a procurement bid in that same unit of local government unless they have formally disclosed their involvement to the Executive Ethics Commission. Effective immediately. LRB104 07864 HLH 17910 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0176 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Procurement Bid Ethics Transparency Act. Provides that no director, employee, investor, or immediate family member of any director, employee, or investor of any corporation, organization, or entity that directly or indirectly operates a procurement bid process for a unit of local government shall simultaneously submit and compete for a procurement bid in that same unit of local government unless they have formally disclosed their involvement to the Executive Ethics Commission. Effective immediately. LRB104 07864 HLH 17910 b LRB104 07864 HLH 17910 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0176 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Procurement Bid Ethics Transparency Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to prevent
17	17	7 conflicts of interest in the procurement bidding process for
18	18	8 units of local government by prohibiting directors, employees,
19	19	9 investors, or immediate family members of any director,
20	20	10 employee, or investor of any corporation, organization, or
21	21	11 entity that operates a procurement bid process for a unit of
22	22	12 local government from simultaneously submitting and competing
23	23	13 for a bid in that unit of local government. This Act is
24	24	14 intended to ensure transparency and accountability in local
25	25	15 government contracting.
26	26	16 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
27	27	17 "Director" means an individual serving as a director or
28	28	18 officer, or in a similar position, in any corporation,
29	29	19 organization, or entity that directly or indirectly operates a
30	30	20 procurement bid process for a unit of local government.
31	31	21 "Employee" means an individual employed by a corporation,
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67	67	1 procurement bid process for a unit of local government,
68	68	2 including a full-time, part-time, and contract employee.
69	69	3 "Investor" means any individual or entity who holds
70	70	4 ownership, equity interest, or shares in a corporation,
71	71	5 organization, or entity that directly or indirectly operates a
72	72	6 procurement bid process for a unit of local government.
73	73	7 "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent,
74	74	8 sibling, or any other relative residing in the same household
75	75	9 as the individual.
76	76	10 "Procurement bid process" means the process through which
77	77	11 a unit of local government solicits, evaluates, and awards
78	78	12 contracts for goods, services, or construction projects,
79	79	13 including any bidding, procurement, or contracting procedures.
80	80	14 "Unit of local government" means any municipality, county,
81	81	15 school district, park district, library district, or other
82	82	16 governmental body or agency in the State of Illinois that
83	83	17 issues procurement bids.
84	84	18 Section 15. Prohibition on simultaneous submission and
85	85	19 bidding.
86	86	20 (a) No director, employee, investor, or immediate family
87	87	21 member of any director, employee, or investor of any
88	88	22 corporation, organization, or entity that directly or
89	89	23 indirectly operates a procurement bid process for a unit of
90	90	24 local government shall simultaneously submit and compete for a
91	91	25 procurement bid in that same unit of local government without
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102	102	1 formally disclosing that involvement to the Executive Ethics
103	103	2 Commission.
104	104	3 (b) The disclosure required by this Section must be
105	105	4 submitted in writing to the Executive Ethics Commission prior
106	106	5 to the submission of any bid or proposal for a contract in
107	107	6 which the individual or entity is involved. The disclosure
108	108	7 must include the following information:
109	109	8 (1) the name of the corporation, organization, or
110	110	9 entity operating the procurement bid process;
111	111	10 (2) the names of the directors, employees, investors,
112	112	11 and immediate family members who are involved in both the
113	113	12 procurement process and submitting the bid;
114	114	13 (3) the specific procurement contract or opportunity
115	115	14 for which the bid is being submitted and the nature of the
116	116	15 relationship between the bidding entity and the
117	117	16 procurement process operator; and
118	118	17 (4) any potential conflicts of interest or financial
119	119	18 relationships between the bidding entity and the unit of
120	120	19 local government administering the procurement.
121	121	20 Section 20. Civil penalties for failure to disclose.
122	122	21 (a) Any individual or entity who fails to make the
123	123	22 required disclosure in accordance with Section 15 shall be
124	124	23 subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000,000.
125	125	24 (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall be responsible
126	126	25 for determining whether a violation has occurred and for
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137	137	1 imposing the penalty. The penalty shall be levied against the
138	138	2 corporation, organization, or entity that fails to disclose
139	139	3 the involvement of its directors, employees, investors, or
140	140	4 immediate family members in the procurement bid process.
141	141	5 (c) The civil penalty shall be deposited into the General
142	142	6 Revenue Fund and may be used for enforcement of procurement
143	143	7 ethics and other public integrity initiatives.
144	144	8 Section 25. Enforcement and penalties.
145	145	9 (a) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have the
146	146	10 authority to enforce the provisions of this Act. The
147	147	11 Commission may investigate complaints, conduct audits, and
148	148	12 issue subpoenas to enforce compliance.
149	149	13 (b) Any corporation, organization, or entity that fails to
150	150	14 comply with the provisions of this Act may be prohibited from
151	151	15 participating in future procurement processes or contracts
152	152	16 with any unit of local government for a period of up to 5
153	153	17 years.
154	154	18 (c) In addition to the civil penalty imposed under Section
155	155	19 20, violators may be subject to additional penalties under
156	156	20 State law, including fines and disqualification from
157	157	21 participating in any public contracting process.
158	158	22 Section 30. Exceptions.
159	159	23 (a) This Act does not apply to individuals or entities
160	160	24 making bids for procurements with units of local government
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171	171	1 that are not directly involved in the procurement process
172	172	2 itself.
173	173	3 (b) The disclosure requirements do not apply to situations
174	174	4 where the corporation, organization, or entity has no direct
175	175	5 or indirect control over the procurement bid process.
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