republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4570.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE COLLECTION-COMPT OFFSET"
description: "Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that all debts owed to State agencies that exceed $250 (now, $1,000) and are more than 90 days past due shall be placed in the Comptroller's Offset System. Provides that all debt, and maintenance of that debt, that is placed in the Comptroller's Offset System must be submitted electronically to the office of the Comptroller. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4570"
citation: "Illinois HB 4570 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a86021-9f9b-4db5-a281-b52466422cee"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4570&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64287&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0be3fd3eab1d1bc03eb7da34ea3d7007ee007acb38147be3632e17c4590d26a5"
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 4570 (97th) — STATE COLLECTION-COMPT OFFSET

Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that all debts owed to State agencies that exceed $250 (now, $1,000) and are more than 90 days past due shall be placed in the Comptroller's Offset System. Provides that all debt, and maintenance of that debt, that is placed in the Comptroller's Offset System must be submitted electronically to the office of the Comptroller. 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=09700HB4570&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64287&DocNum=4570&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4570eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64287&DocNum=4570&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4570enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64287&DocNum=4570&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
- **2012-05-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2012
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0759 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a86021-9f9b-4db5-a281-b52466422cee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).