# Illinois HB1224: GOVT CONTRACT RETAINAGE Illinois HB1224, GOVT CONTRACT RETAINAGE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0168) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1224-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1224 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: GOVT CONTRACT RETAINAGE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0168 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: state government administration, assignments, executive - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (429 yes, 133 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the State Agency Retainage Act. Provides that, if a State agency determines that satisfactory progress has not been achieved by a contractor or subcontractor during any period for which a payment is to be made, a percentage of the payment may be retained by the State agency. Prohibits the amount of retainage under the Act from exceeding 10% of the amount of any and all draw amounts submitted and approved under the terms of the contract until the contract is 50% completed. Prohibits retainage of more than 5% of the contract of the amount of any and all draw amounts submitted and approved under the terms of the contract for the duration of the contract. Authorizes retainage to be adjusted as the contract approaches completion to recognize better than expected performance, the ability to rely on alternative safeguards, and other factors. Further provides that on completion of all contract requirements, amounts retained under the Act must be paid promptly. Defines the terms "retainage" and "State agency". Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Specifies that the State Prompt Payment Act does not apply to retainage withheld under the State Agency Retainage Act. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 86 | 28 | | | 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs | pass | 86 | 28 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule | pass | 73 | 39 | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 79 | 35 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 5 | 3 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (88) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0168 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date June 1, 2027 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-06-01: House Concurs (House) - 2025-06-01: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 086-028-000 (House) - 2025-06-01: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-028-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule 073-039-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Motion Filed to Suspend House Rule(s) for Immediate Consideration Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-05-31: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3 (House) - 2025-05-31: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-31: Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Preston (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-035-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-04-07: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 005-003-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (House) - 2025-04-02: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-03-14: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2025-03-14: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-03-04: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-02-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-02-19: Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-01-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-01-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-09: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam002.pdf) - Senate Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam003.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam002.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1224sam003.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1224-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).