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SB 1598

INTERGOVERMENTAL AGREEMENTS

104th Regular Session Introduced by Christopher Belt and 2 co-sponsors

Allows the state to offset payments it owes to intergovernmental agencies or self‑insurance pools to collect debts owed to them.

Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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Bill Summary · SB 1598

Summary — SB 1598

Note: The materials provided include two different bills both labeled “SB 1598” from different states. Below are concise summaries of each, with their key provisions, affected parties, and procedural status.

A. Illinois — SB 1598 (Intergovernmental Agreements / State Comptroller Act)

Primary sponsor: Sen. Patrick J. Joyce. Cosponsors include Sen. Doris Turner and Sen. Christopher Belt.

Purpose / intent

Amend the State Comptroller Act (15 ILCS 405/10.05) to explicitly allow the Comptroller to offset and pay amounts owed to public agencies or associations that were organized under intergovernmental agreements (including intergovernmental risk management associations and self‑insurance pools) from warrants or other State payments due to third parties.

Key provisions

  • Adds public agencies and associations organized under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (including intergovernmental risk management associations/self‑insurance pools) to the list of entities to which the Comptroller may apply deductions or offsets from State warrants/payments when a payee owes them a due and payable claim.
  • Requires the Comptroller to ascertain the amount due to such an entity and draw a warrant directing payment of that amount, stating the amount withheld and the remaining balance.
  • Retains notice and recordkeeping requirements: the Comptroller must notify the payee and originating State agency of the deduction and keep records.
  • Preserves existing limitations on deductions from wages, contractual personal-service payments, and pensions: such deductions cannot exceed 25% of the net payment.
  • Authorizes the Comptroller to enter into intergovernmental or interagency agreements/procedures to implement offsets with units of local government, higher‑education institutions, clerks of circuit courts, and others.

Who is affected

  • Entities organized under intergovernmental agreements (e.g., intergovernmental risk pools and self‑insurance associations).
  • Individuals or vendors receiving State warrants or payments who owe claims to such entities (their payments may be offset).
  • State Comptroller and Treasurer offices (administration and implementation).

Procedural status / timeline

  • Text includes an effective‑date provision (text states “effective immediately”); legislative actions provided indicate the bill was signed by the Governor (6/20/2025) and set to be effective 9/1/2025. (Source documents show both; check final enrolled act for controlling effective date.)

B. Arizona — SB 1598 (Groundwater management / Assured Water Supply)

Primary sponsor: Sen. Priya Sundareshan.

Purpose / intent

Amend Arizona Revised Statutes §45‑576 to broaden and clarify when a certificate of assured water supply (CAWS) is required, extending obligations to sales or leases of single lots or fractional interests and to properties that do not require subdivision plat approval.

Key provisions

  • Expands the statutory trigger: CAWS requirement now applies to offering “one or more lots, parcels or fractional interests in land” for sale or lease in Active Management Areas (AMAs), not only formal subdivisions as defined in §32‑2101.
  • Requires a CAWS from the ADWR director before presenting a plat for approval — and, where plat approval is not required, before offering property for sale/lease or before filing a notice with the State real estate commissioner (if required).
  • For properties not requiring plat approval, municipalities/counties may issue building permits only if the property has a CAWS or a written commitment of water service from a city/town or designated private water company.
  • Revises municipal/private water company designation, notice, and reporting duties of the director; maintains exemptions (e.g., lands for mineral extraction/industrial permit).
  • Directs rulemaking to allow demand reductions for gray‑water reuse systems under specified conditions.

Who is affected

  • Landowners, subdividers, developers, and real estate sellers in Arizona AMAs.
  • Cities, towns, counties issuing plat approvals or building permits.
  • Private water companies and municipal water providers.
  • ADWR (director) for designation and rulemaking duties.

Procedural status

  • Document provided appears to be the introduced Arizona version (no final enactment information provided here). Check Arizona legislative records for further action.

Related/companion measures noted: HB 4346 and HB 314 (listed as companions — verify which jurisdiction they pertain to).

If you want, I can:
- Produce a one‑page brief focused only on the Illinois (or Arizona) version, or
- Pull the final enrolled/act text and confirm the effective date and implementing guidance.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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