---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMPT-DIRECT DEPOSIT"
description: "Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that all State payments for an employee's payroll, a retiree's pension, or an employee's expense reimbursement must be made through direct deposit. Provides that all State payments to a vendor that exceed a certain allowable limit of paper warrants in a fiscal year, by the same agency, must be made through direct deposit. Provides that, if a State agency fails to meet the direct deposit requirements, the Comptroller may charge the employee, retiree, or vendor a processing fee of $2.50 per paper warrant. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that an individual interest penalty for a late payment owed by the State amounting to $5 or less shall not be paid by the State. Provides that the Comptroller may require all interest penalty payments to be made through direct deposit. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3449"
citation: "Illinois HB 3449 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/781fca9b-3144-4cca-9a8a-3f454fce3ad1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3449&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60835&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0c99c91729906bd9bab81f036d833e3abf617438a6d981ed4988c393a09437c0"
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 3449 (97th) — COMPT-DIRECT DEPOSIT

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that all State payments for an employee's payroll, a retiree's pension, or an employee's expense reimbursement must be made through direct deposit. Provides that all State payments to a vendor that exceed a certain allowable limit of paper warrants in a fiscal year, by the same agency, must be made through direct deposit. Provides that, if a State agency fails to meet the direct deposit requirements, the Comptroller may charge the employee, retiree, or vendor a processing fee of $2.50 per paper warrant. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that an individual interest penalty for a late payment owed by the State amounting to $5 or less shall not be paid by the State. Provides that the Comptroller may require all interest penalty payments to be made through direct deposit. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3449&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60835&DocNum=3449&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3449eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60835&DocNum=3449&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3449enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60835&DocNum=3449&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Withdrawn by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2011-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0348 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/781fca9b-3144-4cca-9a8a-3f454fce3ad1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).