Department of Management Services Administrative and Procurement Changes
February 16, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2). The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
14 actions- Feb 25, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Feb 20, 2026HouseConference Committee appointed
- Feb 19, 2026SenateEnrolledReceived
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Appropriations
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIn Messages
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRequests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
Show 8 earlier actions
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorPassed; YEAS 90, NAYS 17
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- Feb 19, 2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseBill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
The bill shifts how state agencies manage vacant positions by imposing monthly health insurance assessments and significantly alters the state's framework for certification and procurement goals.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
State agencies
Agencies must pay monthly health insurance assessments for vacant positions and coordinate procurement activities with the Office of Supplier Development.
Minority business enterprises
The bill repeals several certification and loan programs and redefines the state's approach to minority business participation in procurement.
Legislature
The Legislature gains permanent tenant status in the Capitol Complex, including first right of refusal for vacant space and control over its own office renovations.
State employees
The bill modifies the state employees' prescription drug program, including potential changes to formulary coverage.
Last recorded activity February 16, 2026.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will the new health insurance assessment affect state agencies?
What happens to the Office of Supplier Diversity?
Can the Department of Management Services change the layout of legislative offices in the Capitol?
Why It Matters
The bill shifts how state agencies manage vacant positions by imposing monthly health insurance assessments and significantly alters the state's framework for certification and procurement goals.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
ADOBE INC
2026
“IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act”
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
on behalf of UPPER MOHAWK, INC.
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA)
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of WOMEN CONSTRUCTION OWNERS
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA)
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA)
JOHN F DUNN
on behalf of PHOENIX SERVICES LLC
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA)
MARY K MINAGHAN DBA MKM SERVICES
on behalf of BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CHICAGO (BOMA)
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
203
Yes
157
No
29
Present
0
Not Voting
17
Abstain
0
How they voted (203)
Felicia Robinson
Democratic · no
RaShon Young
Democratic · yes
Rob Long
Democratic · no
Brian Hodgers
Republican · yes
Wallace Aristide
Democratic · no
Tiffany Esposito
Republican · yes
Jim Mooney
Republican · yes
Tae Edmonds
Democratic · absent
Mike Giallombardo
Republican · yes
Juan Porras
Republican · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · yes
Dean Black
Republican · yes
Taylor Yarkosky
Republican · yes
Richard Gentry
Republican · yes
Sam Garrison
Republican · yes
Danny Alvarez
Republican · yes
Angie Nixon
- · no
Adam Botana
Republican · yes
Fiona McFarland
Republican · absent
Jose Alvarez
Democratic · yes
Ryan Chamberlin
Republican · yes
Paula Stark
Republican · yes
Griff Griffitts
Republican · yes
+ 179 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Restructuring of Minority Business Programs
The bill systematically repeals several statutes related to minority business enterprise certification and loan programs, signaling a major shift in how the state manages and monitors these initiatives.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
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- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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