republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/sb-1902.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE-VOUCHERS & DELEGATION"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning vouchers, signatures, delegation, and electronic submission. Allows for the signature of specified documents by designees of specified officers of a State agency. Provides that any new contract or contract renewal shall bear the signature of the officer responsible for approving the contract, unless the authority is delegated and the designee is signing on behalf of one of the signatories. Provides that if the authority has been properly delegated, the required signature shall contain both the responsible officer as well as the designee's name. Provides that when an officer delegates authority to approve contracts, he or she shall send a copy of such authorization containing the signature of the person to whom delegation is made to the State Comptroller. Provides that when any delegation of authority is revoked, a copy of the revocation of authority shall be sent to the Comptroller. Provides that the Comptroller may require State agencies to maintain signature documents and records of delegations of contract signature authority and revocations of those delegations, instead of transmitting those documents to the Comptroller. Provides that the Comptroller may inspect such documents and records at any time. Defines terms. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1902"
citation: "Illinois SB 1902 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d6ab045-7d99-4942-8efd-3ee040b26d47"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1902&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119697&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "48815efd681daa6a4426f2e73f5044f40a527015fb568a779d0f752a67bd0fdf"
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 SB 1902 (101st) — FINANCE-VOUCHERS & DELEGATION

Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning vouchers, signatures, delegation, and electronic submission. Allows for the signature of specified documents by designees of specified officers of a State agency. Provides that any new contract or contract renewal shall bear the signature of the officer responsible for approving the contract, unless the authority is delegated and the designee is signing on behalf of one of the signatories. Provides that if the authority has been properly delegated, the required signature shall contain both the responsible officer as well as the designee's name. Provides that when an officer delegates authority to approve contracts, he or she shall send a copy of such authorization containing the signature of the person to whom delegation is made to the State Comptroller. Provides that when any delegation of authority is revoked, a copy of the revocation of authority shall be sent to the Comptroller. Provides that the Comptroller may require State agencies to maintain signature documents and records of delegations of contract signature authority and revocations of those delegations, instead of transmitting those documents to the Comptroller. Provides that the Comptroller may inspect such documents and records at any time. Defines terms. 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=10100SB1902&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119697&DocNum=1902&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1902eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119697&DocNum=1902&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1902enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119697&DocNum=1902&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)
- Chuck Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2019-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- **2019-03-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Weaver `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0359 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d6ab045-7d99-4942-8efd-3ee040b26d47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).