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Bill	CNTY-STATE'S ATTORNEY CONFLICT	Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, if a majority of the county board, by resolution, declares there to be a conflict of interest between the State's Attorney and the county board, the county board may, for civil matters involving the county board, notify the Attorney General, or hire outside legal counsel, to represent the county board while the conflict of interest remains. Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that, when notified by a county board that the county board has declared a conflict of interest between the State's Attorney and the county board, the Attorney General, or his or her designee, shall appear for and represent the county board in civil matters involving the county board until such time that the county board notifies the Attorney General that the conflict of interest no longer remains. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 2520	Illinois SB 2520 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Chapin Rose Dan Caulkins	7	56	3	2021-02-26	2021-08-27	openstates	ocd-bill/a20d7d88-431c-4123-ae1d-270dbd427634	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2520&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=135174&SessionID=110&GA=102	78e398384ec82a5f2241dddce697914d0f01187948bbd05df24e6fc1def61adc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2520 (102nd) — CNTY-STATE'S ATTORNEY CONFLICT

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, if a majority of the county board, by resolution, declares there to be a conflict of interest between the State's Attorney and the county board, the county board may, for civil matters involving the county board, notify the Attorney General, or hire outside legal counsel, to represent the county board while the conflict of interest remains. Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that, when notified by a county board that the county board has declared a conflict of interest between the State's Attorney and the county board, the Attorney General, or his or her designee, shall appear for and represent the county board in civil matters involving the county board until such time that the county board notifies the Attorney General that the conflict of interest no longer remains. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 58–1 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 58–1 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 103–6 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chapin Rose — primary (person)
• Dan Caulkins — primary (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose filing
• 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-23 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-04-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2021-04-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2021-04-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2021-04-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-14 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
• 2021-04-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2021-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 reading-3
• 2021-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2021-04-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
• 2021-04-29 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Rose amendment-passage
• 2021-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2021
• 2021-04-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021 reading-3
• 2021-05-06 Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-07 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-05-11 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
• 2021-05-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-05-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-13 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-13 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-002-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Caulkins amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-28 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
• 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-006-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-29 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2021
• 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chapin Rose filing
• 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
• 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-001-000
• 2021-05-30 Senate Concurs
• 2021-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-27 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0657 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a20d7d88-431c-4123-ae1d-270dbd427634. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).