STATE'S ATTORNEY-LEGAL OPINION
Summary
Amends the State's Attorney Division of the Counties Code. Provides that, in a county with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the State's Attorney may give an opinion, without fee or reward, upon any question of law relating to a County Veterans Assistance Commission. Provides that a County Veterans Assistance Commission may make such a request of the State's Attorney, and the State's Attorney, in the State's Attorney's sole discretion, may grant or decline such a request by a County Veterans Assistance Commission. Makes all provisions of the Division gender neutral. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 330 ILCS 45/10 from Ch. 23, par. 3090 Provides that, in a county with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, and only upon receipt of a written request by the superintendent of the county Veterans Assistance Commission for the county in which the State's Attorney is located, the State's Attorney shall have the discretionary authority to render an opinion, without fee or reward, upon any question of law relating to a matter in which the county Veterans Assistance Commission may be concerned. Provides that the State's Attorney shall have the discretion to grant or decline such a request. Corrects two gender-neutral changes. Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act making a conforming change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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