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HB 3519

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ray Canterbury and 2 co-sponsors

Allows state agencies and public universities to designate procurements as “continuous improvement procurements” and resolicit services at least annually, with stable initial award

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Bill Summary · HB 3519

Summary — HB 3519 (104th General Assembly, 2025–2026)

Title: Relating to a cultural exchange program; declaring an emergency.
Statute amended: Adds Section 20-17 to the Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500/20-17 new)
Primary sponsor: Rep. Jay Hoffman
Introduced: February 18, 2025 (filed Feb 28, 2025)
Status: In committee upon adjournment (last listed 2025-06-28). Referred to several committees (Rules, Education, State Government Administration, Agriculture & Livestock).

Note: The bill text as introduced contains some typographical errors and minor inconsistencies; the summary below paraphrases the likely intended provisions where necessary and identifies ambiguities.

Purpose

To create a “continuous improvement procurements” designation in the Illinois Procurement Code intended to promote broader inclusion of small and diverse firms by allowing state agencies and public institutions of higher education to resolicit certain services on a recurring basis during the award term.

Key provisions

  • Authorization: A State agency or public institution of higher education may request that certain procurements be designated as “continuous improvement procurements.” (30 ILCS 500/20-17)
  • Resolicitation frequency:
    • Agencies may resolicit the defined services no sooner than every 6 months.
    • At minimum, agencies must resolicit at least annually during the term of the award.
  • Award continuity:
    • Respondents awarded during the initial solicitation will remain on the award for the award term unless they choose to be removed (text suggests awarded respondents maintain award status unless they self-elect removal).
  • Evaluation criteria:
    • Agencies must use the same evaluation criteria established at the initial publication for all subsequent resolicitations.
  • Emergency language: The bill title references declaring an emergency; the introduced text does not include an explicit emergency effective-date clause. This may be clarified in later drafts.

Who is affected

  • State agencies and public institutions of higher education: gain authority to designate procurements under this new category and to perform more frequent resolicitations.
  • Current and prospective contractors, especially small and diverse firms: may receive more frequent opportunities to compete for portions of an awarded contract or to join an award during its term.
  • Procurement offices: may incur additional administrative workload to manage recurring resolicitations and maintain consistent evaluation processes.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Positive: Could increase opportunities for small, minority-, women-, veteran-, and disabled-owned businesses to enter ongoing state contracts; may encourage continuous competition and supplier improvement.
  • Challenges: More frequent resolicitations may increase procurement administration costs and could create uncertainty for awardees who expect stability for the award term. Requiring identical evaluation criteria across resolicitations may limit agencies’ flexibility to adjust scoring to evolving needs.
  • Ambiguities in the bill text (formatting and phrasing errors) may require clarification in committee amendments—particularly the mechanics of award continuity, scope of “defined services,” and whether emergency enactment is intended.

Legislative timeline (selected)

  • Feb 6–18, 2025: Readings and referrals to Speaker’s desk and Rules Committee.
  • Feb 28, 2025: Filed.
  • Mar 11, 2025: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee.
  • Mar 21, 2025: Re-referred to Rules under Rule 19(a).
  • Mar 24, 2025: Read first time; referred to Agriculture & Livestock.
  • Jun 28, 2025: In committee upon adjournment.

If you’d like, I can draft a plain-language one-page explainer for vendors or procurement officers describing how implementation would work in practice.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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