"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 425, offered by Representative Welch, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 426, offered by Representative Welch, a Bill for an Act concerning immigration. House Bill 427, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning wildlife. House Bill 428, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 429, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 430, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 431, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 432, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 433, offered by Representative Butler, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 434, offered by Representative Butler, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 435, offered by Representative Parkhurst, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 436, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 437, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 438, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 439, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 440, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 441, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House 10000003.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/17/2017 Bill 442, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 443, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 444, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 445, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 446, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 447, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 448, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 449, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 450, offered by Representative McDermed, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 451, offered by Representative Moylan, a Bill for an Act concerning gaming. House Bill 452, offered by Representative Moylan, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 453, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 454, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning financial regulation. House Bill 455, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 456, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 457, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 458, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 459, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 460, offered by 10000003.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/17/2017 Representative McSweeney, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 461, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning disclosures for firearm possession eligibility. House Bill 462, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 463, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 464, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 465, offered by Representative Stewart, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 466, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 467, offered by Representative Jesiel, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 468, offered by Representative Riley, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. First Reading of these House Bills. First Reading of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #11, offered by Representative McSweeney. RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE IV THE LEGISLATURE SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION (a) One Senator shall be elected from each Legislative District. Immediately following each decennial redistricting, 10000003.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/17/2017 the General Assembly by law shall divide the Legislative Districts as equally as possible into three groups. Senators from one group shall be elected for terms of four years, four years and two years; Senators from the second group, for terms of four years, two years and four years; and Senators from the third group, for terms of two years, four years and four years. The Legislative Districts in each group shall be distributed substantially equally over the State. (b) Each Legislative District shall be divided into two Representative Districts. In 1982 and every two years thereafter one Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years. (c) To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent. In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which he resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district he represents for 18 months prior to reelection. (d) Within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by appointment as provided by law. If the vacancy is in a Senatorial office with more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointed Senator shall serve until the next general election, at which time a Senator shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term. If the vacancy is in a Representative office or in any other Senatorial 10000003.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/17/2017 office, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the term. An appointee to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the person he succeeds. (e) No member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation as a public officer or employee from any other governmental entity for time during which he is in attendance as a member of the General Assembly. No member of the General Assembly during the term for which he was elected or appointed shall be appointed to a public office which shall have been created or the compensation for which shall have been increased by the General Assembly during that term. (f) No person may serve more than eight years in the General Assembly. No person may be elected or appointed as Senator or Representative if, upon completion of the term of office, that person will have been a member of the General Assembly for more than eight years. Time served in the General Assembly before the session beginning in January 2019 shall not count toward the eight-year service limitation. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. First Reading in full of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #11. Introduction of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #12, offered by Representative Scherer. RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 10000003.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/17/2017 election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1 of Article X of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE X EDUCATION SECTION 1. GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the educational development of all persons to the limits of their capacities. The State shall provide for an efficient system of high quality public educational institutions and services. Education in public schools through the secondary level shall be free. There may be such other free education as the General Assembly provides by law. The State has the primary responsibility for financing the system of public education. Notwithstanding Section 8 of Article IV of this Constitution or any other law to the contrary, the amount appropriated to the State Board of Education to provide funding to school districts may not be reduced in a given fiscal year from the previous fiscal year without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. This is the First Reading in full of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #12. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 10000003.docx 6