HB0282 Summary

• Replaces gender-specific pronouns with gender-neutral language throughout the Counties Code sections governing State's Attorneys, including sections on oaths, bonds, duties, and compensation.

• Adds new subsection (f) to Section 3-9005 allowing State's Attorneys in counties with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants to provide discretionary legal opinions to county Veterans Assistance Commissions upon written request.

• Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act to allow superintendents of Veterans Assistance Commissions in counties with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants to request legal assistance from the State's Attorney serving their county.

• Modifies language in Section 3-9008 regarding appointment of special prosecutors to clarify court procedures for handling conflicts of interest and absences, with preference for public prosecutors at no cost to the county before appointing private attorneys.