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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2637         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CONTRACT BIDS EXCEPTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Fred Crespo-Lou Lang-Michael W. Tryon-David Harris</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-20.21</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. With respect to the requirement that all contracts for the purchase of supplies and materials or work involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required by school board policy be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, exempts contracts for goods or services procured through a cooperative organized in any state in the United States of America or the District of Columbia that awards contracts by a competitive process and whose membership is limited to governmental agencies. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee;  015-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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