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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1357   </title>
<shortdesc>STATE DEBT COLLECTION-BUDGET</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Chris Lauzen</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 210/8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 15, par. 158</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that after accounts have been certified by the Debt Collection Board or the Attorney General as uncollectible, the State Comptroller may sell the debts to outside private vendors or enter into one or more contracts with outside private vendors for the purpose of pursuing a last-call collection effort to collect these debts for a contingent fee. Provides that beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, the outside private vendors shall remit to the State Comptroller either (i) all amounts collected under a contract, net of contingent fees (now, remitted to the respective State agencies to whom the money is owed) or (ii) the purchase price for debts sold. Provides that the State Comptroller shall deposit the money received under these provisions into the Budget Stabilization Fund. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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