Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
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Bill Drafts
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| Introduced | 2023-02-03 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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| No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB2129 |
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