SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that the Democratic comptroller says would help the state manage overdue bills.

The Republican governor rejected on Friday a plan pushed by Comptroller Susana Mendoza. It would require state agencies to regularly report the bills they’ve not yet sent the comptroller for payment.

Mendoza argues it would provide a better picture of current liabilities. The state has a $15 billion backlog of bills because of a two-year budget stalemate between Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly that ended in July.

Rauner wrote in a veto message that transparency is a good idea. But he says Mendoza wants “to micromanage executive agencies.”

Mendoza spokesman Abdon Pallasch (PA’-lush) says Mendoza will ask lawmakers to override the veto.

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The bill is HB3649 .