---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMPT-VOUCHERS UNDER $5"
description: "Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that an itemized voucher for under $5 that is presented to the Comptroller for payment shall not be paid except through electronic funds transfer. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5337"
citation: "Illinois HB 5337 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e9caef-9933-4474-a061-64bd231007cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5337&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65529&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "707c1c460f6dcf73644fd00cb04ab0583b38611c58feab3de0073d123aa5383a"
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 5337 (97th) — COMPT-VOUCHERS UNDER $5

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that an itemized voucher for under $5 that is presented to the Comptroller for payment shall not be paid except through electronic funds transfer. 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=09700HB5337&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65529&DocNum=5337&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5337eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65529&DocNum=5337&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5337enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65529&DocNum=5337&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2012
- **2012-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0969 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e9caef-9933-4474-a061-64bd231007cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).