House Sponsors: GIGLIO-BOLAND-HASSERT AND O'BRIEN. Senate Sponsors: DUDYCZ-WEAVER,S Short description: UNIFIED CONTRACTOR LICENSE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Contractor Unified License and Permit Bond Act. Establishes a unified license and permit bond for contractors to file with the county recorder to be used instead of individual license or permit bonds required by the county or a municipality within that county. Provides that the bond shall be in the amount of at least $10,000. Provides that the unified license and permit bond does not prohibit reasonable local license and permit fees. Defines contractor. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Instead of mandating that contractors obtain a unified license and permit bond, provides that contractors may obtain the bond and may use it at their own discretion. Deletes the provision requiring the municipal or county clerk to issue the unified bonds. Provides that when the bond is filed, the county clerk may charge a reasonable administration fee as determined by the county board or board of county commissioners. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Defines unified license and permit bond, and defines municipality to include townships. Raises the amount of the unified license and permit bond from $10,000 to $50,000 for counties included within the provision of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Act and to $25,000 for all other counties. Provides that if a municipality where a contractor is doing work is included within more than one county, then the contractor shall file a unified bond with each of the respective county clerks. Provides that a contractor shall file a certified copy of the unified bond with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the contractor is doing work and the municipal clerk may charge a reasonable administration fee. Provides that the Act does not prohibit local performance bonds. FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (DCCA) No fiscal impact on DCCA; possible cost on some counties. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 HB 3556 does preempt home rule authority. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 Creates a "local gov't. organization and structure mandate" for which no reimbursement is required. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0712 Last action date: 98-08-07 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status