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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2444 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall record the number of hours, legal fees, and costs incurred each fiscal year by its attorneys and any outside counsel acting on its behalf to defend the State in all legal proceedings relating to the constitutionality or statutory interpretation of Illinois law. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall report the recorded number of hours, legal fees, and costs incurred annually to the General Assembly. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB2444 | | LRB104 08708 SPS 18762 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Attorney General Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 4f as follows:
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| 6 | | (15 ILCS 205/4f new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4f. Hours reporting. The Office of the Attorney |
| 8 | | General shall record the number of hours, legal fees, and |
| 9 | | costs incurred each fiscal year by its attorneys and any |
| 10 | | outside counsel acting on its behalf to defend the State in all |
| 11 | | legal proceedings relating to the constitutionality or |
| 12 | | statutory interpretation of Illinois law. On or before July 1, |
| 13 | | 2026, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall |
| 14 | | report the recorded number of hours, legal fees, and costs |
| 15 | | incurred annually to the General Assembly.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law. |