The Illinois Senate Executive Committee’s Subcommittee on Procurement met Thursday to discuss bills to encourage state contracts with companies in the United States, incentivize state data to be stored in Illinois and ban the state from purchasing tropical hardwood.  

The Executive Committee wrapped up a week of subcommittee subject matter hearings, positioning them to pass measures more quickly when they return to Springfield April 1. All the measures have had their committee deadlines extended, allowing them to be called for votes.