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type: "Bill"
title: "COMPTROLLER/IDES-CHECK PAYMENT"
description: "Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that, if an employee indicates in writing to the paying State agency that it is his or her desire to have his or her payroll or expense reimbursement in the form of a paper check, then the Comptroller shall disburse those amounts in that form. Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to provide each claimant with written notice of benefit payment options, which must include: prepaid debit card, direct deposit, and paper check. Requires the Department to afford a claimant the opportunity to change his or her benefit payment option at any time."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5189"
citation: "Illinois HB 5189 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d2e87bc-7575-4d47-b3d3-865ab93de283"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5189&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65323&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "81727e8803aff259c2e59c15ec7008840c76b96fda5003e24b0d00b41a7f0100"
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 5189 (97th) — COMPTROLLER/IDES-CHECK PAYMENT
Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that, if an employee indicates in writing to the paying State agency that it is his or her desire to have his or her payroll or expense reimbursement in the form of a paper check, then the Comptroller shall disburse those amounts in that form. Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to provide each claimant with written notice of benefit payment options, which must include: prepaid debit card, direct deposit, and paper check. Requires the Department to afford a claimant the opportunity to change his or her benefit payment option at any time.
## 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=09700HB5189&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65323&DocNum=5189&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5189eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65323&DocNum=5189&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5189enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65323&DocNum=5189&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10212** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Franco Coladipietro — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 012-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **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** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 24, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date September 16, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0993 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d2e87bc-7575-4d47-b3d3-865ab93de283`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).