Bill Text: IL HB3333 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that, if a municipality employs a municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, a city attorney, then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall not employ or seek outside counsel to represent the municipality. Provides that, the corporate authorities of a municipality may seek outside counsel if the corporate authorities believe in good faith that there is a conflict of interest with regard to the municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3333 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3333-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3333 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-30 new
Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that, if a municipality employs a municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, a city attorney, then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall not employ or seek outside counsel to represent the municipality. Provides that, the corporate authorities of a municipality may seek outside counsel if the corporate authorities believe in good faith that there is a conflict of interest with regard to the municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings.
LRB104 08372 RTM 18423 b
A BILL FOR
HB3333 LRB104 08372 RTM 18423 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 3.1-55-30 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-30 new)
Sec. 3.1-55-30. Outside counsel restriction. If a
municipality employs a municipal officer with the purpose of
providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the
municipality or to represent the municipality in legal
proceedings, including, but not limited to, a city attorney,
then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall not
employ or seek outside counsel to represent the municipality.
This Section does not prohibit the corporate authorities of a
municipality from seeking outside counsel to represent the
municipality if the corporate authorities believe in good
faith that there is a conflict of interest with regard to the
municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel
to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to
represent the municipality in legal proceedings.