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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2444         </title>
<shortdesc>ATTORNEY GENERAL-REPORTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Amy Elik</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>15 ILCS 205/4f new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall record the number of hours, legal fees, and costs incurred each fiscal year by its attorneys and any outside counsel acting on its behalf to defend the State in all legal proceedings relating to the constitutionality or statutory interpretation of Illinois law. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall report the recorded number of hours, legal fees, and costs incurred annually to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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