# Illinois SB3381: WATER COMMISSION-CONSTRUCTION Illinois SB3381, WATER COMMISSION-CONSTRUCTION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Laura Ellman (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-31 (Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3381-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB3381 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WATER COMMISSION-CONSTRUCTION - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-05-31, Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: assignments, judiciary, public utilities, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (134 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Water Commission Act of 1985. Deletes a provision which specifies that no commissioner who is a member of the governing board or an officer or employee of the county or any unit of local government within the county may receive any compensation for serving as a commissioner on the county water commission. Allows a county water commission to use alternate project delivery methods, establish goals or requirements for the procurement of goods and services and for construction contracts, and accept assignment of municipal waterworks system contracts or other public improvement contracts. Gives commissions the authority to enter into design-build contracts and use a design-build delivery system. Includes requirements pertaining to the design-build delivery system. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county water commission may construct water transmission and distribution lines within a radius of 50 miles (rather than 25 miles) outside the corporate limits of member municipalities for the purpose of furnishing water to any additional entities that contract with the commission for a supply of water. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-25 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 66 | 29 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 50 | 5 | | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-31: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-25: Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 066-029-000 (House) - 2026-05-25: Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2026-05-25: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-25: Assigned to Executive Committee (House) - 2026-05-15: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-07: Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-27: Assigned to Public Utilities Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: First Reading (House) - 2026-04-17: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2026-04-17: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading - Passed; 050-005-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ellman (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Postponed - Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-04: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381sam002.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/SB/PDF/10400SB3381eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3381sam002.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-SB3381-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).