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| Bill | PROMPT PAYMENT-PENALTY | Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that any bill submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code approved for payment must be paid or the payment issued to the payee within 30 days (now, 60 days) after receipt of a proper bill or invoice, and, if payment is not issued to the payee within this 30-day period, an interest penalty of 2.0% (now, 1.0%) of any amount approved and unpaid shall be added for each month or fraction thereof after the end of this 30-day period, until final payment is made. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 237 | Illinois HB 237 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 84 | 5 | 2009-01-16 | 2009-11-03 | openstates | ocd-bill/c00200b0-208d-4212-863a-d8e1d825b38b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=237&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40350&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b73b22626c0cbe2496626a8d5dbd7319dcc972589a5ed8a3a908d3207e2dde1e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 237 (96th) — PROMPT PAYMENT-PENALTY
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that any bill submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code approved for payment must be paid or the payment issued to the payee within 30 days (now, 60 days) after receipt of a proper bill or invoice, and, if payment is not issued to the payee within this 30-day period, an interest penalty of 2.0% (now, 1.0%) of any amount approved and unpaid shall be added for each month or fraction thereof after the end of this 30-day period, until final payment is made.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Motion — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Motion — 107–7 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — primary (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy
filing - 2009-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-10 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2009-02-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- 2009-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2009-04-23 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2009-04-30 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-05-12 Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2009-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- 2009-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2009-05-21 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg
amendment-passage - 2009-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2009-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- 2009-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-25 Governor Amendatory Veto
executive-veto - 2009-10-05 Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 14, 2009
- 2009-10-05 Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-10-14 3/5 Vote Required
- 2009-10-14 Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 107-007-000
- 2009-10-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2009-10-22 Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 28, 2009
- 2009-10-28 Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2009-10-30 3/5 Vote Required
- 2009-10-30 Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 053-000-000
- 2009-10-30 Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- 2009-11-03 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-11-03 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0802
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c00200b0-208d-4212-863a-d8e1d825b38b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).