House Sponsors: FORBY-HARTKE-FOWLER-REITZ-GRANBERG, DAVIS,STEVE, ACEVEDO, HOWARD, KENNER, CURRY,JULIE, HOFFMAN, FEIGENHOLTZ AND LANG. Senate Sponsors: HALVORSON Short description: PURCHASING-BUY ILLINOIS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Steel Products Procurement Act. Changes the short title to the "Domestic Products Procurement Act" and expands the scope of the Act to apply to all purchases or leases of commodities or manufactured goods by the State of Illinois from 2002 until 2007. Provides that, with specified exceptions, the State of Illinois shall purchase or lease only materials, commodities, or goods that are manufactured or supplied by companies whose products consist of a specified minimum level of U.S. or Canadian content. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires all goods purchased under the Code to be Illinois-made goods unless the cost of Illinois-made goods exceeds the cost of other goods by 10% or more. Requires all goods purchased under the Code to be U.S.-made goods unless the cost of the U.S.-made goods exceeds the cost of other goods by 10% or more. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) In the opinion of DCCA, HB 3618 does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Central Management Services) This legislation will affect the procurements made through the CMS Procurement Services Division and Bureau of Communication and Computer Services. Increased CMS administrative costs ne- cessary to certify the content and orgin of products, including 23 additional staff, would exceed $1,645,644, of which $1,594,517 would be needed annually. The state agencies pur- chases for products is approximately $350,000,000. This legis- lation would also affect product purchases at universities and of constitutional officers not estimated here. This legislation could increase the spending up to 10%. So, the increased cost to the State of Illinois agencies for product purchases could approximate $35,000,000 annually. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status