IL HB2129 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county's full-time public defender must be paid an annual salary that is at least 100% (rather than 90%) of the county State's attorney's annual compensation. Requires the State to pay 100% (rather than 66 2/3%) of the public defender's annual salary. Prohibits a public defender for a county of 30,000 or more inhabitants from engaging in the private practice of law if the public defender is receiving not less than 100% (rather than 90%) of the compensation of the State's attorney of that county. Effective July 1, 2023.
Title
PUBLIC DEFENDER SALARY PARITY
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2023-02-07 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-02-07 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 5 | 3-4007 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2129&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2129.htm |
