HB4528 Summary

• Amends the Counties Code to make provisions regarding State's Attorneys gender neutral by replacing pronouns like "his" and "he" with gender-neutral language throughout multiple sections.

• Allows the State's Attorney in counties with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants to provide legal opinions without fee to County Veterans Assistance Commissions, at the State's Attorney's sole discretion.

• County Veterans Assistance Commissions may request legal opinions from the State's Attorney regarding any question of law relating to the commission's operations.

• Makes gender-neutral changes to sections governing State's Attorney oaths, duties, powers, appointment procedures, compensation, and internal office operations.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.