---
type: "Bill"
title: "AUDIT EXPENSE FUND"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning moneys in the Audit Expense Fund to provide for the transfer of moneys from specified funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1566"
citation: "Illinois HB 1566 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Fred Crespo"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdfe6bc3-cf35-4b38-8665-6ac79dcfcf46"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1566&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143894&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "75e8b27c2a9758b71ada240ac65a04d6253b2ec4f07b9b7f079bcb01d562fe44"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1566 (103rd) — AUDIT EXPENSE FUND

Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning moneys in the Audit Expense Fund to provide for the transfer of moneys from specified funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1566.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1566eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1566enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Appropriations-General Service — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Fred Crespo — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-General Services Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0129 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdfe6bc3-cf35-4b38-8665-6ac79dcfcf46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).