Bill Text: IL HB2498 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that a provision requiring payment by electronic funds transfer of any itemized voucher for under $5 does not apply to vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0421 [HB2498 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2498-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that a provision requiring payment by electronic funds transfer of any itemized voucher for under $5 does not apply to vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0421 [HB2498 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2498-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 9 as follows:
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6 | (15 ILCS 405/9) (from Ch. 15, par. 209)
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7 | Sec. 9. Warrants; vouchers; preaudit.
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8 | (a) No payment may be made from
public funds held by the | ||||||
9 | State Treasurer in or outside of the State
treasury, except by | ||||||
10 | warrant drawn by the Comptroller and presented by
him to the | ||||||
11 | treasurer to be countersigned except for payments made pursuant
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12 | to Section 9.03 or 9.05 of this Act.
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13 | (b) No warrant for the payment of money by the State | ||||||
14 | Treasurer may be
drawn by the Comptroller without the | ||||||
15 | presentation of itemized vouchers
indicating that the | ||||||
16 | obligation or expenditure is pursuant to law and
authorized, | ||||||
17 | and authorizing the Comptroller to order payment.
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18 | (b-1) An itemized voucher for under $5 that is presented to | ||||||
19 | the Comptroller for payment shall not be paid except through | ||||||
20 | electronic funds transfer. This subsection (b-1) does not apply | ||||||
21 | to (i) vouchers presented by the legislative branch of State | ||||||
22 | government , or (ii) vouchers presented by the State Treasurer's | ||||||
23 | Office for the payment of unclaimed property claims authorized |
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1 | under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act , or | ||||||
2 | (iii) vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the | ||||||
3 | payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department . | ||||||
4 | (c) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher required by | ||||||
5 | law to be filed
with him and determine whether unencumbered | ||||||
6 | appropriations or unencumbered
obligational or expenditure | ||||||
7 | authority other than by appropriation are
legally available to | ||||||
8 | incur the obligation or to make the expenditure of public
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9 | funds. If he determines that
unencumbered appropriations or | ||||||
10 | other obligational or expenditure
authority are not available | ||||||
11 | from which to incur the obligation or make
the expenditure, the | ||||||
12 | Comptroller shall refuse to draw a warrant.
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13 | (d) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher and all | ||||||
14 | other documentation
required to accompany the voucher, and | ||||||
15 | shall ascertain whether the voucher
and documentation meet all | ||||||
16 | requirements established by or pursuant to law.
If the | ||||||
17 | Comptroller determines that the voucher and documentation do | ||||||
18 | not
meet applicable requirements established by or pursuant to | ||||||
19 | law, he shall
refuse to draw a warrant. As used in this | ||||||
20 | Section, "requirements established
by or pursuant to law" | ||||||
21 | includes statutory enactments and requirements established
by | ||||||
22 | rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act.
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23 | (e) Prior to drawing a warrant, the Comptroller may review | ||||||
24 | the voucher,
any documentation accompanying the voucher, and | ||||||
25 | any other documentation
related to the transaction on file with | ||||||
26 | him, and determine if the transaction
is in accordance with the |
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1 | law. If based on his review the Comptroller has
reason to | ||||||
2 | believe that such transaction is not in accordance with the | ||||||
3 | law,
he shall refuse to draw a warrant.
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4 | (f) Where the Comptroller refuses to draw a warrant | ||||||
5 | pursuant to this Section,
he shall maintain separate records of | ||||||
6 | such transactions.
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7 | (g) State agencies shall have the principal responsibility | ||||||
8 | for the preaudit
of their encumbrances, expenditures, and other | ||||||
9 | transactions as otherwise
required by law.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 97-969, eff. 8-16-12; 97-1142, eff. 12-28-12.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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