CRIM CD-MINORITY CONTRACT House SponsorsRep. Marlow H. Colvin-David E. Miller-John A. Fritchey-Edward J. Acevedo-Harry Osterman, Deborah L. Graham, Robin Kelly, Paul D. Froehlich, William Davis, Robert Rita, Milton Patterson, Kenneth Dunkin, Constance A. Howard, Lovana Jones, Michelle Chavez, Patricia Reid Lindner, Barbara Flynn Currie, Cynthia Soto, William Delgado, Elaine Nekritz, Maria Antonia Berrios, Arthur L. Turner, Wyvetter H. Younge, Shane Cultra, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia, Calvin L. Giles, Sidney H. Mathias, Richard T. Bradley, Ruth Munson, Karen A. Yarbrough, Charles E. Jefferson and Susana A Mendoza Senate Sponsors(Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins-Mattie Hunter-Kwame Raoul, James F. Clayborne, Jr., Terry Link, Ira I. Silverstein, Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson and Antonio Munoz) 7/7/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0126 720 ILCS 5/17-29 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to any other penalties imposed by law or by an ordinance or resolution of a unit of local government or school district, any individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or assists another to obtain, a contract with a governmental unit because of a false representation that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability, regardless of whether the preference was established by statute or local ordinance or resolution, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that the court shall order that an individual or entity convicted of this offense must pay to the governmental unit that awarded the contract a penalty equal to one and one-half times the amount of the contract obtained because of the false representation.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but changes penalties for a violation from a Class 4 felony to a Class 2 felony. 1/24/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 1/24/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller 1/26/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 1/26/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 1/26/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 1/26/2005HouseFirst Reading 1/26/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/26/2005HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 2/2/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/3/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey 2/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 2/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 2/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly 2/8/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 2/10/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/10/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 2/10/2005HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 2/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 2/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 2/14/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson 2/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 2/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 2/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones 2/17/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez 2/25/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/25/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge 3/1/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley 3/1/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson 3/1/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 3/2/2005SenateArrive in Senate 3/2/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2005 3/2/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/2/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/2/2005SenateFirst Reading 3/2/2005SenateReferred to Rules 3/17/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza 4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 4/20/2005SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 4/20/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005 4/20/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 5/4/2005SenateSecond Reading 5/4/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005 5/11/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/11/2005HousePassed Both Houses 5/28/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 5/28/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 5/28/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 5/29/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson 5/30/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz 6/9/2005HouseSent to the Governor 6/9/2005HouseSent to the Governor 7/7/2005HouseGovernor Approved 7/7/2005HouseEffective Date January 1, 2006 7/7/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0126