PROMPT PAYMENT-PENALTY
Summary
Amends the 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) of 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.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
Mar 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2007
How they voted
95–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 96
Mar 20, 2007
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican45
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
3
Committee
7
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
May 11, 2007
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-1)
house
Mar 1, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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