PUBLIC DEFENDER SALARY PARITY House SponsorsRep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz and Maurice A. West, II 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 55 ILCS 5/3-4007from Ch. 34, par. 3-4007 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county's full-time public defender must be paid an annual salary that is at least 100% (rather than 90%) of the county State's attorney's annual compensation. Requires the State to pay 100% (rather than 66 2/3%) of the public defender's annual salary. Prohibits a public defender for a county of 30,000 or more inhabitants from engaging in the private practice of law if the public defender is receiving not less than 100% (rather than 90%) of the compensation of the State's attorney of that county. Effective July 1, 2023. 2/3/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 2/7/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/7/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/16/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die