HB4575 Summary

• Amends the Procurement of Domestic Products Act to prioritize Illinois-manufactured products over United States-manufactured products in state agency purchasing decisions.

• Defines "manufactured in Illinois" for assembled articles as requiring design, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, or other value-adding processes to occur in Illinois with Illinois-produced components exceeding 50% of total component costs.

• Establishes a two-tier procurement preference system: first priority to Illinois-made products, then falls back to United States-made products if Illinois products are unavailable, cost more than 12%, or have substantially lower quality (requires chief procurement officer waiver for price-based exemptions).

• Maintains exemptions for telecommunications, fire suppression, security systems, communications and Internet services, and FDA-regulated pharmaceutical products, drugs, biologics, vaccines, and medical devices.

• Imposes penalties on contractors who knowingly supply non-compliant products, including 5-year state contract ban, contract voidance, and civil damages equal to three times the preference value.