Bill Text: IL HB2498 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered

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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-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 098-0421
HB2498 Enrolled LRB098 10514 JDS 40752 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by changing
Section 9 as follows:
(15 ILCS 405/9) (from Ch. 15, par. 209)
Sec. 9. Warrants; vouchers; preaudit.
(a) No payment may be made from public funds held by the
State Treasurer in or outside of the State treasury, except by
warrant drawn by the Comptroller and presented by him to the
treasurer to be countersigned except for payments made pursuant
to Section 9.03 or 9.05 of this Act.
(b) No warrant for the payment of money by the State
Treasurer may be drawn by the Comptroller without the
presentation of itemized vouchers indicating that the
obligation or expenditure is pursuant to law and authorized,
and authorizing the Comptroller to order payment.
(b-1) An itemized voucher for under $5 that is presented to
the Comptroller for payment shall not be paid except through
electronic funds transfer. This subsection (b-1) does not apply
to (i) vouchers presented by the legislative branch of State
government, or (ii) vouchers presented by the State Treasurer's
Office for the payment of unclaimed property claims authorized

under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, or
(iii) vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the
payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department.
(c) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher required by
law to be filed with him and determine whether unencumbered
appropriations or unencumbered obligational or expenditure
authority other than by appropriation are legally available to
incur the obligation or to make the expenditure of public
funds. If he determines that unencumbered appropriations or
other obligational or expenditure authority are not available
from which to incur the obligation or make the expenditure, the
Comptroller shall refuse to draw a warrant.
(d) The Comptroller shall examine each voucher and all
other documentation required to accompany the voucher, and
shall ascertain whether the voucher and documentation meet all
requirements established by or pursuant to law. If the
Comptroller determines that the voucher and documentation do
not meet applicable requirements established by or pursuant to
law, he shall refuse to draw a warrant. As used in this
Section, "requirements established by or pursuant to law"
includes statutory enactments and requirements established by
rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act.
(e) Prior to drawing a warrant, the Comptroller may review
the voucher, any documentation accompanying the voucher, and
any other documentation related to the transaction on file with
him, and determine if the transaction is in accordance with the

law. If based on his review the Comptroller has reason to
believe that such transaction is not in accordance with the
law, he shall refuse to draw a warrant.
(f) Where the Comptroller refuses to draw a warrant
pursuant to this Section, he shall maintain separate records of
such transactions.
(g) State agencies shall have the principal responsibility
for the preaudit of their encumbrances, expenditures, and other
transactions as otherwise required by law.
(Source: P.A. 97-969, eff. 8-16-12; 97-1142, eff. 12-28-12.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.