PUBLIC DEFENDER APPOINTMENTS House SponsorsRep. Rita Mayfield 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 55 ILCS 5/3-4004from Ch. 34, par. 3-400455 ILCS 5/3-4004.2from Ch. 34, par. 3-4004.255 ILCS 5/3-4010.1from Ch. 34, par. 3-4010.155 ILCS 5/3-4013 new55 ILCS 5/3-4000.1 rep.55 ILCS 5/3-4004.1 rep. Amends the Public Defender and Appointed Counsel Division of the Counties Code. Provides that in counties with a population over 1,000,000, judges of the Circuit Court of the circuit in which the county is located shall appoint the Public Defender and have the ability to remove the Public Defender (rather than the board of county commissioners appointing and removing the Public Defender). Makes conforming changes. Limits home rule powers. 12/17/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield 1/8/2020HouseFirst Reading 1/8/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die