Bill Text: IL HB5014 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, if a public institution of higher education or a State agency uses a value-added reseller for the purchase of any information technology hardware under the Code, then that public institution of higher education or State agency may require the value-added reseller to include in its bid an attestation from the manufacturer of the goods stating that the manufacturer offers the goods for sale to all value-added resellers at substantially the same terms that apply to the bidder's purchase of the goods. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology and the University of Illinois each to include those requirements when making at least one procurement of information technology hardware during State fiscal year 2025. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-07 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez [HB5014 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5014-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5014 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/55-30 new
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, if a public institution of higher education or a State agency uses a value-added reseller for the purchase of any information technology hardware under the Code, then that public institution of higher education or State agency may require the value-added reseller to include in its bid an attestation from the manufacturer of the goods stating that the manufacturer offers the goods for sale to all value-added resellers at substantially the same terms that apply to the bidder's purchase of the goods. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology and the University of Illinois each to include those requirements when making at least one procurement of information technology hardware during State fiscal year 2025. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
adding Section 55-30 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/55-30 new)
Sec. 55-30. Value-added resellers.
(a) If a public institution of higher education or a State
agency uses a value-added reseller for the purchase of any
information technology hardware under this Code, then that
public institution of higher education or State agency may
require the value-added reseller to include in its bid an
attestation from the manufacturer of the goods stating that
the manufacturer offers the goods for sale to all value-added
resellers at substantially the same terms that apply to the
bidder's purchase of the goods from the manufacturer,
including price, discounts, commissions, rebates, and other
incentives that impact the consideration paid for the goods.
If the public institution of higher education or State agency
imposes such a requirement, then the specifications for the
bid must clearly include this requirement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Department of Innovation and Technology and the University of

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Illinois must each include the requirements set forth in
subsection (a) when making at least one procurement of
information technology hardware during State fiscal year 2025.
(c) As used in this Section:
"Information technology hardware" means laptops, desktops,
tablets, monitors, docking stations, telephones, headsets,
cable cords, computers, servers, and wires.
"Public institution of higher education" has the meaning
given to that term in Section 1-13.
"Value-added reseller" means a company that resells
information technology hardware and provides value, such as
installation services, software, or service contracts, in
addition to the original order fulfillment.