HB3963ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 3/8/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3963

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3963 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"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 reseller.

(a) If a value-added reseller is used for the purchase of any information technology under this Code, the value-added reseller must include in the bid an attestation from the manufacturer of the goods for that bid stating that the manufacturer has provided the same pricing and discounts to all value-added resellers. The specifications for the bid must clearly include this requirement.

(b) As used in this Section:

"Information technology" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Department of Innovation and Technology Act.

"Value-added reseller" means a company that resells software, hardware, and other products and services that provide value beyond the original order fulfillment.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".