HB4656 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4656

Introduced 2/5/2014, by Rep. Al Riley

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 505/3

from Ch. 85, par. 5603

Amends the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. Provides that the appropriate local governmental official or agency receiving goods or services must approve or disapprove a bill from a vendor or contractor within 35 days (currently, 30 days) after the receipt of such bill or within 35 days (currently, 30 days) after the date on which the goods or services were received.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Local Government Prompt Payment Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(50 ILCS 505/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 5603)

Sec. 3. The appropriate local governmental official or agency receiving goods or services must approve or disapprove a bill from a vendor or contractor for goods or services furnished the local governmental agency within 35 30 days after the receipt of such bill or within 35 30 days after the date on which the goods or services were received, whichever is later. If one or more items on a construction related bill or invoice are disapproved, but not the entire bill or invoice, then the portion that is not disapproved shall be paid. When safety or quality assurance testing of goods by the local governmental agency is necessary before the approval or disapproval of a bill and such testing cannot be completed within 35 30 days after receipt of the goods, approval or disapproval of the bill must be made immediately upon completion of the testing or within 60 days after receipt of the goods, whichever occurs first. Written notice shall be mailed to the vendor or contractor immediately if a bill is disapproved.

(Source: P.A. 94-972, eff. 7-1-07.)