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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4179

Introduced 3/12/2026, by Sen. Bill Cunningham

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/20-91 new

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a company of
concern is ineligible to, and shall not, bid on or submit a proposal for a
contract, directly or through a third-party seller, with a State agency
for goods, services, or the procurement or purchase of computers,
printers, or interoperable videoconferencing services needed for an office
environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, or any
subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of
the equipment is an entity, or parent company of an entity, in which the
People's Republic of China has any ownership stake. Provides that the
prohibition also applies in cases in which a State agency has contracted
with a third party for the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds
on any of the equipment described in the provision. Provides that a State
agency shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal with respect
to a contract for goods or services to certify that the company is not a
company of concern. Provides that, if the Department of Central Management
Services determines that a company has submitted a false certification,
(1) the company shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is
twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted;
(2) the State agency or the Department of Central Management Services
shall terminate the contract with the company; and (3) the company shall be
ineligible to, and shall not, bid on a State contract. Defines "company of
concern" as a company in which the government of China has an ownership
stake.
LRB104 17861 BDA 31295 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning finance.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
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adding Section 20-91 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 500/20-91 new)
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Sec. 20-91.
Company of concern; prohibited contracts.

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(a) In this Section, "company of concern" means a company
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in which the government of China has an ownership stake.
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(b) A company of concern is ineligible to, and shall not,
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bid on or submit a proposal for a contract, directly or through
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a third-party seller, with a State agency for goods, services,
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or the procurement or purchase of computers, printers, or
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interoperable videoconferencing services needed for an office
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environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, or
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any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer, bidder,
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or offeror, of the equipment is an entity, or parent company of
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an entity, in which the People's Republic of China has any
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ownership stake.
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(c) The prohibition in subsection (b) also applies in
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cases in which a State agency has contracted with a third party
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for the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on any
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of the equipment described in subsection (b).

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(d) The prohibition in subsection (b) also applies in
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cases in which a local agency, local government, or other
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local entity is a recipient of State funds that may be used for
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purposes of the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds
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on any of the equipment described in subsection (b).
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(e) A State agency shall require a company that submits a
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bid or proposal with respect to a contract for goods or
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services to certify that the company is not a company of
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concern.
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(f) If the Department of Central Management Services
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determines that a company has submitted a false certification
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under subsection (e):
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(1) the company shall be liable for a civil penalty in
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an amount that is twice the amount of the contract for
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which a bid or proposal was submitted;
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(2) the State agency or the Department of Central
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Management Services shall terminate the contract with the
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company; and
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(3) the company shall be ineligible to, and shall not,
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bid on a State contract.

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