---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMPT-VOUCHERS FOR REFUNDS"
description: "Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that a provision requiring payment by electronic funds transfer of any itemized voucher for under $5 does not apply to vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2498"
citation: "Illinois HB 2498 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c96496c3-6685-45db-b199-371d8ba8a842"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2498&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74292&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b24708b907fc71137e94a8bb427baeb4cc1f31eabf3af393feae85cb15854fbf"
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 2498 (98th) — COMPT-VOUCHERS FOR REFUNDS

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that a provision requiring payment by electronic funds transfer of any itemized voucher for under $5 does not apply to vouchers presented by the Department of Revenue for the payment of refunds of taxes administered by the Department. 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=09800HB2498&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74292&DocNum=2498&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2498eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74292&DocNum=2498&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2498enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74292&DocNum=2498&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2013
- **2013-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0421 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c96496c3-6685-45db-b199-371d8ba8a842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).