97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3985

 

Introduced 1/18/2012, by Rep. Dwight Kay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/9.08 new

    Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, within 25 business days after a State agency receives a vendor's bill or invoice for goods or services payable from the General Revenue Fund, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State agency must either (i) submit a voucher to the Comptroller for payment of the bill or invoice or (ii) return the bill or invoice to the vendor to correct specified errors or inaccuracies in the bill or invoice. Provides that, within 5 business days after the Comptroller receives the error-free voucher, the Comptroller must approve or deny the voucher. Provides that, within 2 business days after approval of a voucher, the Comptroller shall post the payment transaction or the accounts payable transaction in aggregate for vouchers payable from the General Revenue Fund on the Comptroller's website. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 9.08 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/9.08 new)
7    Sec. 9.08. Vouchers; submission; posting.
8    (a) Within 25 business days after a State agency receives a
9vendor's bill or invoice for goods or services payable from the
10General Revenue Fund, or as soon thereafter as practical, the
11State agency must either (i) submit a voucher to the
12Comptroller for payment of the bill or invoice or (ii) return
13the bill or invoice to the vendor to correct specified errors
14or inaccuracies in the bill or invoice.
15    (b) Within 5 business days after the Comptroller receives
16an error-free voucher for payment of a vendor's bill or invoice
17for goods or services from a State agency, the Comptroller must
18approve or deny the voucher. If the voucher is approved, the
19Comptroller shall immediately post the transaction to the
20Statewide Accounting Management System. Within 2 business days
21after approval of a voucher, the Comptroller shall post the
22payment transaction or the accounts payable transaction in
23aggregate for vouchers payable from the General Revenue Fund on

 

 

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1the Comptroller's website.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.