Illinois House Floor Debate — March 30, 2017

"The House will be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Pastor David Steinbeck who is with Crosspoint Community Church in Eureka. Pastor Steinbeck is the guest of Representative Bennett. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off cell phones, and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Pastor Steinbeck."

"Be led in the pledge by Representative Willis."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representative McAsey is excused today."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. We have 115 Members and we do have a quorum. The Chair recognizes Mr. Zalewski for, I think, an announcement."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to welcome my Pages for the day. Nothing says spring break like Springfield, Illinois. Henry Zalewski, Reese Zalewski, Carrie Zalewski, and my nephew, KC Solberg are here to help the General Assembly do its work today."

"Thank you. We're happy to have all of you here. Thank you. Mr. Swanson is recognized. For what reason do you rise, Sir?"

"Please proceed."

"Congratulations. Thank you for joining us in the gallery today. Mr. Davis is recognized."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, oh yes… that time. The gauntlet is being thrown down. The challenge has been issued. Team Big Strike is ready to win on Tuesday. All right. If you have not put a team together, I don't think it's too late. Go see Representative Butler. But Team Big Strike is ready. We have a shirt… we have our shirts… hold on, just a minute… We not only have this shirt… we have this shirt. Team Big Strike is ready for you. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, please support the Diabetes Caucus and their fundraiser on Tuesday, our bowling efforts. Hopefully, you will get a team and you will participate and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday."

"What day was that, Sir? Oh, Tuesday. Mr. Frese is recognized. For what reason do you rise, Sir?"

"You may proceed." 10000032.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Welcome. Thanks for joining us today. Enjoy Springfield. Mr. Wheeler is recognized." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A point of personal privilege."

"You may proceed." Wheeler, K.: "This is an important point of personal privilege for me because my family is joining us here in this beautiful spring break day in Springfield today: my son, Chad; my wife, Lisa; and Ava's here. They're ready to go to work for the people here. So, thank you. Give them a big Springfield welcome. Thank you."

"Welcome. Help the man vote, would you? Mr. Meier is recognized."

"Thank you. Thank you very much. Representative Hurley is recognized."

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Proceed."

"We're talking about fancy shirts and fancy coats and family. Well, we have members from the Illinois Special Olympics here in the audience. They've been wearing red shirts all day and hopefully, you've had an opportunity to talk to some of the families and some of the athletes and some of the wonderful people associated with Illinois Special Olympics. So, if we could give them a hand. They're up in the gallery with the red shirts on."

"Wonderful to have you here. Thank you very much. Mr. Sauer."

"Go right ahead."

"Welcome. Thank you. Mr. McAuliffe."

"Proceed."

"Is there cake? Mr. Butler is recognized."

"Thank you, Sir. Mr. Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Proceed."

"It is really great to see the FFA down here every year and Special Olympics. The FFA does a fantastic job and if you partook of lunch and your jerky and your treat, it's just emblematic of what they do all the time. Of course, the Special Olympics is a great organization. And I got a chance to meet members of the leadership of the FFA and people who were down here advocating for Special Olympics because we were stuck on the elevator right over there for 30 minutes as we were coming over to the… to the Capitol Building. So, wherever you are, if you're up there, it's really great to know you. I want to get to know you that way."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to request that the record reflect from yesterday's first Bill for Representative Olsen. I intended to vote 'yes' on House Bill 291."

Speaker Lang: "The record will reflect your intention. Representative Bellock." 10000032.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

Speaker Lang: "Great to have you with us. Thank you. Mr. McAuliffe, another bite at the apple."

"Is this about your other roommate?"

"All right. Go right ahead, Sir."

"Thank you for joining us. Mr. Welter."

"You may proceed, Sir."

"Happy you're joining us today. We appreciate it. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Those in favor… Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Mr. Clerk, Adjournment Resolution."

"Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Adjournment Resolution is adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, page 2 of the Calendar, House Bills-Second Reading, House Bill 155, Mr. Sims. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sims."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 155 does a very simple thing. It protects homeowners across Cook County who are in danger of losing their homes. Current… under current law, there's a tax sale that's supposed to take place on Monday. But what… what this Amendment would do it… extends the time for approximately four months to give individuals additional time to redeem those taxes. So, I'd actually adopt the Amendment and debate it on Third."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sims."

"Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just outlined what the Bill does on… when adopting the Amendment. And I would take any questions and ask for a favorable Roll Call."

"The House will be at ease. Ladies and Gentlemen, once the siren stops even if it continues and the lights continue to flash, we're going to proceed because we are told this is probably a bad sensor. And that there does not seem to be anything to be worried about. And as long as we're gonna be here, we might as well work. Returning to Mr. Sims' Bill, the Chair recognizes Mr. Andersson."

"Well, absolutely, Steve. I was… I was going to say to the Speaker I think it was how hot I am that the fire alarms went off. I don't think it's a bad sensor. At least, that's the story I'm going to tell."

"I… I absolutely… I'll agree with that. I agree with that, Steve. So, the Bill, essentially, increases the time that homeowners and taxpayers have to redeem their taxes in Cook County. Currently, there is a tax sale that's supposed to happen on April 3rd. We are trying to make sure that we give homeowners and property tax owners additional time to redeem their taxes before they go to sale." 10000032.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"It's a very good point. Ladies and Gentlemen, you should know we have some work to do today. This is not your typical getaway day, so the more you cooperate, the more you'll listen, the more you keep the noise down in the chamber, the faster we'll be finished and we might get to one of your Bills, which I'm sure you would appreciate. Mr. Andersson."

"Correct."

"Correct."

"Correct."

"That is correct."

"Representative, I'm waiting… I'm waiting for the additional questions."

"That's correct. That is our constitutional process."

"Representative, what this Bill… I get what you're at the point you are… I think I get where you're trying to go."

"But what we are trying to do is make sure that homeowners and property tax owners in Cook County are protected."

"So, that…"

"Well, Representative…"

"…if you don't… listen, I… I am trying to make sure the property tax owners that I represent, the owners who have come to me and asked that we do something. That property tax owners… that homeowners… that community leaders have asked that we do something. My job, as their State Representative, is to respond to that and to act accordingly. That's what this Bill does."

"Representative, you… again, you have the opportunity to vote your conscience…"

"…like everybody else."

"That is correct."

"That's… that's…"

"The… it was… it pushes it… it pushes it that the sale can happen for… for this sale it would happen between August and… August and September, correct."

"I… I couldn't hear that last part."

"That's correct."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question of the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, unfortunately, I was unable to be at Revenue Committee yesterday when the Amendment was considered 10000032.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 because I had a previous commitment I couldn't break it. So, I think the explanation here that… from the previous speaker… the explanation you gave where we are delaying… this Bill delays the tax sale from April… the March-April period to the August-September period, correct?"

"Yeah. Representative, correct. That's correct. And I think it's important to note that this is consistent with the way the tax sale and the time frame was previously before we took action as a General Assembly. So, this is… so, all of the… the angst about this being additional taxes and fees. There are always going to be taxes and fees that are placed on these… on these tax sales. So, it's… it will not happen. There's not a chance… there's not a situation where these… these… a buyer will come in, buy the taxes and then not charge any fees. What is also important to note is that after two years of the tax sale the buyer can then put the homeowner out of their home. So, there is a… there is a… I repeated this story in Revenue Committee yesterday. There are… there are thousands of these cases, but there is one in particular. There is a senior citizen who has… who owes… who has purchased their home. Their home is fully paid for. She recently had a stroke. Her taxes are due to be sold for her owing $1,300. We have to make sure that we are responding to and protecting those taxpayers." Harris, D.: "But… and… but I'm not sure how this Bill does that. I mean, that… that homeowner has two years after the tax sale in which to pay the taxes, correct? Is that correct?"

"I'm sorry, Representative, could you repeat the question? I couldn't hear you." 10000032.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Harris, D.: "The homeowner… the homeowner has two years after the tax sale in which to pay the taxes to the… to the tax buyer, correct?"

"But after the tax buyer has… the buyer has purchased the taxes, there are additional fees. There are clerk fees." Harris, D.: "I'm not… I'm not questioning the addition…"

"There are Treasurer fees. There are buyer fees. All of those fees are accruing." Harris, D.: "I understand there…"

"So, it's not like the…" Harris, D.: "I understand there…"

"…there will not be fees." Harris, D.: "I understand there may be additional fees, but when you talk about putting…"

"But they… yes, they will have two years." Harris, D.: "…when you're putting people… when you're talking about putting people out of the home, they do have two years in which to make good and pay the taxes and fees, correct?"

"That is correct." Harris, D.: "Okay. So, how do you answer the question though that or the… the issue that was brought up earlier that if you extend it out each… each…"

"Pardon me, Representative. I can't… can't hear you." Harris, D.: "Okay."

"I really can't hear you. Mr. Speaker, I can't hear." Harris, D.: "How do you… how do you issue… or how do you handle the issue that was brought up previously or mentioned previously that each month that goes by 1.5 percent… 1.5 percent is additionally charged to that homeowner. In other 10000032.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 words, they're in… they're incurring greater interest charges, correct?"

"Okay. Representative, again, I'm having a real hard time hearing you." Harris, D.: "Really?"

"I am." Harris, D.: "I should… I should shut…"

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please, it's going to be a very long afternoon if we can't keep the noise down in the chamber." Harris, D.: "I'll try to get closer to the microphone. How… how do you handle… excuse me… how do you address the issue that was brought up earlier that each month that goes by, the more you push it out, 1.5 percent interest is added to the tax bill? Conceivably pushing it out, if you go 12 months, you're talking about an 18 percent."

"So… so, Representative, although there are many instances where the initial year it's zero percent, those sac… those fees can grow to as high as 36 percent for subsequent years. But the point is, what we are trying to make sure is that these individuals have the additional time and this is not inconsistent with the way the law was worked previously." Harris, D.: "It is very dif…"

"It is consistent with the way that we have… we use it… we've executed these tax sales in the past." Harris, D.: "Right. But it is… it is different from how the other counties handle it, correct?"

"That is correct." 10000032.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Harris, D.: "Okay. And… and again, I'm coming back. I'm not sure I understand what… we don't want people to lose their homes, got it, but I'm not sure I understand what the protection is in this Bill to keep people from losing their homes. If whether the tax sale occurs in March or the tax sale occurs in August or September, they have the opportunity to make the tax payments whether it's to Cook County or to the tax buyer. So, I'm not sure I understand the protection that you're talking about that exists in this Bill."

"Well… well, first, it gives them additional time. Let's… let's start there. But then, after that, the homeowner… the property owner has the… has the time to pay for partial… make partial payments before the check… before taxes are purchased or sold if it's through the county." Harris, D.: "Okay."

"If those… if those taxes are then purchased by a tax purchaser that has to be redeemed at 100 percent. There is no partial payment. It requires full payment to the… put to the tax buyer before those property taxes can be redeemed." Harris, D.: "Well, I appreciate it. And to the Bill, just briefly, Ladies and Gentlemen. I understand what the Gentleman's trying to do. I'm not sure I understand that the protection's there that he really wants to get into the law. But the other thing is that the previous speaker made reference to is that we're talking about something which occurs in Cook County… and this is only a Cook County-related Bill… on Monday, Monday, April 3. So, this Bill has to get from here, get to the Senate, get signed by the Governor in order for it to take effect. With… with all due respect, that's not going to 10000032.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 happen. So, the Bill looks good, but in the reality and I don't think it can be enacted between now and Monday. I'm not sure that we want to put this out of here in the form that it's in right now. Thank you."

"Mr. Demmer."

"That will be done. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. I think it's important to know what happens to somebody who is in the situation where the taxes aren't paid and there may be a tax sale. First of all, the suggestion is that the tax buyers get nothing whereas the individual is going to owe one and a half percent to the county for whatever delay there might be. The reality is that the tax buyers not only can be charging well above zero percent interest, they automatically escalate the interest as the debt increases. Second, there are significant taxes and fees that are charged to the homeowner, at the end of the day, by law the clerk has to charge a $37 prior year open tax search. The Treasurer has to charge a hundred dollar sale and error fee. The buyer has to pay $494 for a court filing cost. There are many others I have not mentioned, but the point is all of these have to be paid by the individual trying to get his or her home back. So, the reason for the delay is, first of all, many people will pay up if they have a little extra time. And second, if the sale goes forward, people are socked not only with the old taxes but with very significant costs that are associated with buying their property back. So, I support this Bill. It's a good Bill. I'm 10000032.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 hopeful the Senate will find a way to get it done before Monday, but whether or not they do, I think we should be the voting 'yes'."

"Mr. Thapedi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Sims, just a little clarification. I do know that there are two property tax sales at least in Cook County and I'm assuming in the remainder of the state that there's a scavenger sale and also the annual sale. Does your Bill address the annual sale only or does it address the scavenger sale as well?"

"Annual sale only, Representative."

"Okay. So, that still gives the opportunity if for some reason there's some issues about timing, I think you have an excellent Bill. I fully support it. As far as the annual sale, we have that immediacy going on. And I'm not sure exactly when the scavenger sale comes to fruition, but I think it'll be important for us to be prepared for that as well. And I urge an 'aye' vote on this."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Mr. Sims to close."

"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you so much. And I appreciate the debate. There was contention that this will not help. I would ask, should we wait until… 'til the deadline is passed and act… and act? The fact is, regardless of what the Senate does, we have to act now. We have to act now to protect homeowners; we have to act now to protect property owners. And let me also state for the record… and 10000032.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Leader Currie mentioned many of these. There are fees that are paid initially by tax buyers, but those are going to be paid… they can be passed on to tax… to tax those homeowners. It's the clerk's filing fee, $37; the certificate of purchase, $10; take notice and variable mailing costs, $10; certificate of deposit for redemption, $10; preparation for redemption of redemption bill, $3; fees paid to the Treasurer, $100 sale in error interest fund; $80 indemnity fund; $10 to the tax sale auto… for tax sale automation; $10 for publication; buyers' fees, $494 in court filing costs; $35 in petitions and on and on and on. The fact… we are trying to protect 50 thousand homeowners across Cook County who are going to have their property… could potentially lose their home because they have not paid their property taxes. We can… we could argue about the… the semantics or we can act. I would argue that it is up to us to act now. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Crespo, Williams. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 65 voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 32 of the Calendar, Order of Resolutions, House Resolution 105. Representative Mah. Please proceed."

"HR105 is a Resolution to recognize social workers. And it declares March 2017 to be 'Social Worker Month' in the State of Illinois. Thank you." 10000032.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Those in favor of the Resolution say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 124, Leader Currie."

"Thank…"

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Speaker, Members of the House. This Resolution commemorates April 4, next Tuesday, as the day upon which in 2017 the average working woman will have made as much money as the average working man in this country made during all of 2016. The point of the Resolution is to recognize the disparity. I urge your 'aye' vote."

"Leader Durkin."

"Well, we're in the middle of a Resolution, Sir…"

"…but why don't… why don't you go ahead."

"Thanks for being here. Glad you're all here with us. Returning to Leader Currie's Resolution, those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're going to pick up where we left off on page 24 of the Calendar, House Bills-Third Reading. Virtually, every Bill right down the list is prepared to be called. If you're in your chair and 10000032.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 ready, we will call your Bill. If you're not in your chair and ready, do not come to the Chair and ask me to go back to it. We're going to go through these as fast as we can. I am going to use the two-minute timer on Bills that are Short Debate. We have to get through these Bills. Before we do that, the Chair recognizes Representative Conyears-Ervin."

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"I would like my colleagues to help me welcome the alderman from the great west side of Chicago, the 28th Ward Alderman Jason Ervin, who's not only my husband but also Little Miss Geneva's father. Let's give him a hand. Please join me and welcome him to our chamber."

"Welcome, Alderman. Glad you're here with us. Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Before you get rolling on your Bills, I just want to take the opportunity to introduce the chamber to my two Pages for today, ask them to stand up. We have down in front on the Democratic side Mr. Daniel Miller and Mr. Cameron Brasey, who are both eighth graders at Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor. Daniel will be attending Mt. Carmel High School and Cameron will be attending Mt… Marian Catholic High School in the upcoming fall. Please give them a round of applause."

"Welcome. Thank you. Enjoy yourself. Ladies and Gentlemen, page 24 of the Calendar, House Bill 2950, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Conyears-Ervin."

"I'm getting my talking points. I wasn't ready, wait. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bullying has a direct impact on the confidence of children and can lead to reduced academic performance and mental health issues down the road. House Bill 2950 is intended to help protect our children by ensuring they receive important information about resources available to them if they are experiencing bullying. And I ask for a 'yes' vote on this Bill, my first Bill. Thank you."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you."

"Very good question."

"So, actually, this is a very flexible Bill in that we are putting in within the jurisdiction of the… the school district. So, the terminology is periodically provides these resources… the information for resources to the students."

"Correct." 10000032.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"So, the current policy is that it is provided in the handbook. We all know what that means when information is in a handbook."

"We're not just handing it out. It's such an important issue that we're also speaking about it."

"Again, up to the school district."

"Correct."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Davis for two minutes."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This won't take long, I'm certain. Representative, pleased that you announced that this is your first Bill, most people don't do that. They would prefer that to be secret. So, what I do have to ask because this is about bullying, relative to something that's very serious, are you familiar with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority?"

"A little bit."

"You're actually supposed to say, nah, I don't… Never mind. Thank you very much. Congratulations on your first Bill."

"Thank you." 10000032.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Members, vote your switches. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, it's going to be 101 voting 'yes', 10 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. House Bill 2965, Mr. Andrade. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Andrade."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2965 amends the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. By requiring that a licensee to accept payment in whole month payment amounts when a mortgage is in arrears more than one month. The payments are applied to the unpaid balance in the manner provided in the licensee's mortgage with that mortgagor. Also, it is important that this Bill has the language that nothing in this Section shall be construed to otherwise impair the ability of the licensee to enforce its rights under the mortgage with that mortgagor. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to otherwise impair the obligations of the mortgagor under the mortgage with this licensee. There… at this time, there's no objections to this Bill. If there's no questions, I respectfully request an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson for…"

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Correct. Instead of it… they're three months behind."

"Whatever they… they have to give minimum of one month payment with late fees. Just… just requiring just one month payment."

"Correct. The main reason behind it is just that human nature, if you have that money in your checking account and you have access to it, you will spend it digging a deeper hole. So, this is just… to allow for a pay."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Breen for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That is correct."

"And she was about to be two months behind and they would not allow her to pay the October payment. They said she had to pay October, November." 10000032.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2984, Mr. Evans. Out of the record. House Bill 2990, Mr. Slaughter. Out of the record. House Bill 2990… Sorry, I misread your signal, Sir. House Bill 2990, Mr. Clerk. Please read the Bill."

"Now, I'm understanding. 2990, out of the record. 2993. Please read the Bill. Excellent, Sir."

"I… that last signal I thought meant bunt. I wasn't sure what you meant. Please proceed, Sir."

"We… we got it right. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I rise humbled and honored to present my first Bill which is House Bill 2993. This Bill is codifying into law the school practice of allowing students to eat the produce that is grown from school-sponsored 10000032.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 gardens. As many of you know, schools throughout the state do already do this, but there's nothing in law that… so, there's nothing in law that prohibits this, but there isn't anything in our statute that provides the legal grounds and legal authority to allow for it. As we push our… our youth to eat healthier, as we address issues like food deserts and child obesity, we… we want to remove the ambiguity and the concern that any school board or school district has when they want to embark upon this initiative. It's a great recreational activity for our children. They learn how food is grown. And all those studies… all of the studies are showing that children are more prone to eat what they… what they grow. This Bill passed out of the committee unamously… unanimously with strong bipartisan support. I'm honored to have a couple of my colleagues from across the aisle as Chief cosponsors on the Bill. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you… thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Representative, this is your first Bill?"

"Yes… yes, Representative."

"Standing over to your right is Representative Stratton. If you have any questions about the Criminal Justice Information Authority, you should direct them toward her. Thank you very much."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Yes."

"There's noth… there's nothing prohibiting this now. What we're doing… what we're doing is codifying this into… to law to make the… to make it permissive."

"Well, what we're doing is removing that ambiguity."

"We're removing that concern."

"That's correct."

"This is a healthy food choice initiative. We don't necessarily want our youth eating fried produce from school- sponsored gardens. You could."

"Likewise."

"Thank you, Representative Andersson."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Wow. No, it doesn't. We're talking fruits and vegetables here not medicinal cannabis or culinary herbs."

"This is true, but… but no, Representative, it's not including cannabis."

"What was that? One more time?"

"This is…"

"Well, it definitely relates to it. Like I said, a lot of the studies show that students… children are more prone to eat what they actually grow themselves. You know, we're hoping that this is going to be a healthy choice… food choice initiative."

"Actually, that's a really good question. The Bill does put forth two provisions regarding compliance. If our schools and our children are going to do this, we want to make sure that they're doing it right and in a safe way. One of those provisions as you stated, Representative, is 10000032.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 regarding the soil and the compost that is used that needs to meet IEPA standards."

"It's not required."

"That's not allowed, Representative."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Mr. Pritchard for two minutes."

"Sponsor would be proud to yield."

"I'm hoping so. I'm hoping so, Representative."

"They could."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Mr. Slaughter to close."

"Again, I'm hoping that all of Illinois can embrace this Bill. All of us have school districts and schools, urban, suburban, and rural that could embrace this Bill and take advantage of it. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Before we take this vote, Chair recognizes Mr. Demmer."

"That will be done. And Leader Currie."

"Please excuse Representative Evans for the remainder of the day."

"Thank you very much. On this Bill, Mr. Clerk, those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. House Bill 2995, Representative Hammond. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hammond."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Last chance. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3010, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Thank you, Speaker, Members of the chamber. House Bill 3010 is an initiative of the North Shore Sanitary District. And what this Bill does… it does a couple things. One of the main things is that it allows for the replacement of current members by members of the exact same party. That needed to be codified into law. It is a common practice right now, but it was something that was not in law. So, they wanted to make sure that that piece would be in law. So, they're considering that the fairness in the new trustee. So, we want to make sure that is there. It establishes a… a system so that noncontiguous parties may annex into the district. There will be a voluntary annex and it would not be something where the sanitary district could actually go out and annex anyone. 10000032.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 They would actually have to ask for it. Ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 74 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3012, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Thank you so much. This Bill is an initiative of my local school district. We have funds that we are unable to spend because of previous statutes. These are moneys that are left over from previous bonds… from previous referendums, and we would like the opportunity to move these funds into a life safety account, so they can be used… I'm sorry, into our school… student improvement account so that we can use that money to replace our air conditioners. We actually have several classrooms where we don't even have air conditioning and that's not right for our students. So, we want to make sure that our teachers and our students are comfortable in their rooms. Our buildings are extremely old and this would make it be a really good mechanism to provide that money back in the school district. Take any questions."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"They came… these are… these funds are actually very old and… let me see… 2003 and previous. And yes, some of them came from referendum. Some came as early interest, from early payoff of different bonds. They came from various sources, but we don't have a mechanism to move those funds. So, rather than going… trying to return $3 per taxpayer and then going back out to referendum and then asking them for $35, we figure we would just use the money that we currently have. My district cannot afford a referendum and we really do need air conditioners."

"We don't…"

"It's not a statutory allowed transfer. We don't have a mechanism to transfer the funds."

"Right. Yeah. The money was put into a dedicated source is correct."

"The money would not have been spent. If we do not do this, the money will just continue to sit there."

"There's no way to spend the money on anything."

"Not from 2003 unfortunately."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Skillicorn."

"Sponsor yields."

"Pretty much. Yeah. We do not have the money that we would definitely like. We have a new superintendent and one of her mission has been to repurpose a lot of our schools. We cannot afford a new school building. Our high school… one of our high schools was there back since the '50s. I know I have a relative that was there in the '50s that actually went to that high school. It's old. We do not have money for a new high school. We are doing the best we can with what we have and we simply cannot go to the taxpayers and ask them for 10000032.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 more money, particularly when we have money just sitting in a fund that we are not able to spend."

"Right. But the money did not come solely from referendums. It might be only a hundred thousand from re… we don't know specifically all of the different areas. We've got money sitting in pots that date back to the 2000s."

"And so that's the challenge that this money's been sitting out there for a long time without any… it can't be spent. And we just don't have any way of transferring it anywhere to be spent. And I think that the taxpayers, you know, I think this is a really… Sorry. My two minutes… I think this…"

Speaker Lang: "Please bring your remarks to a close, Mr. Skillicorn."

"…is a very fiscally responsible…"

"…way of addressing, you know, this issue with our taxpayers."

"Mr. Pritchard for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes, I did. These funds were collected over time. And unfortunately, we don't have a lot of really good records dating back that far. But this money has just basically been sitting there. We have not had the opportunity… the ability to move the money or to use it for any other purposes. So, we're looking for a way to move these funds so that they can be applied… let's see…"

"It's multiple different types of bonds. The money came from… right… it came from multiple sources which is part of the problem."

"Right."

"Absolutely, absolutely."

"Well, it just made more sense. I mean, I guess we could rebate $3.85 back to each homeowner. I mean, I can't do much with $3.85; however, that money, you know, as a taxpayer into the school system and knowing that our schools are old and knowing that our kids don't have basic comforts such as air conditioners… we just got the heat fixed, you know. We got aging pipes…"

"That's correct."

"Correct."

"Yes."

"Yes. Yeah, there was a public meeting. There was definitely a public meeting."

"Representative Mayfield to close." 10000032.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Last call. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 81 voting 'yes', 30 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3033, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill. Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 3040, Mr. Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, House Bill 3040 does three things dealing with the Military Code. Number one, it says that the Governor shall designate an acting Adjutant General in the death or disability of the Adjutant General. Currently, the statute reads that when the Adjutant General is out of state the Governor should designate. Well, the Adjutant General is out of state a lot, so this simply clarifies only in the death or disability of the Adjutant General. Second part of the Bill is a follow-up to a Bill we passed last year the House… excuse me… Senate Bill 2861. 2861 established an Illinois Code of Military Justice, similar to the Federal Uniform Code of Military Justice at the national level for active duty soldiers, this Bill cleans up a Section of that. The third part of the Bill makes changes to what's known as the State Guard. The State Guard is not the National Guard but rather 10000032.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 something different. There is in our State Constitution Article XII which deals with the militia. Section 3 of Article XII says that the General Assembly shall by law provide for the organization, equipment, and discipline of the militia. That's what we call the State Guard. The state statutes dealing with the State Guard have not been updated since the 1950s. That what this Bill does. I know of no opposition. And I ask for your support."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Crespo, Slaughter. Please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3059, Mr. Pritchard. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Mr. Crespo."

"Speaker, thank you. On that previous Bill, House Bill 3040, my intention was to vote 'yes'."

"The record will reflect your intention. There being no debate on this Bill, those in favor vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3061, Mr. Guzzardi. Out of the record. House Bill 3070, Mr. Martwick. Out of the record. House Bill 3083, Representative Hernandez. Out of the record. House Bill 3090, Representative Bourne. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bourne."

"Mr. Mitchell." Mitchell, C.: "Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Mitchell, C.: "Representative, how does your roommate feel about this Bill?"

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Cassidy, Davis, Turner, Yingling. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on the Order of Bourne, House Bill 3091. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Bourne."

"Tho… Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Nekritz. Please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3092, Representative Bourne. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bourne."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3121, Mr. Meier. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Meier."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Let's move this along, Members. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3130, Mr. Meier. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Meier."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Sente. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional 10000032.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3139, Representative Chapa LaVia. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. The Bill's summary is it provides the beginning of July of 2018, every school district, charter school, alternative school of any school receiving public funds shall collect and review its chronic absentee data and determine what system to support and reser… resources are needed to engage chronical… chronically absent students and their families to encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success. I'll take any questions."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 12 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3143, Representative Gabel. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Gabel."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill amends the State Prompt Payment Act to include state vendors providing prevention, intervention, or treatment services for youth. There are already many social service agencies included in the Prompt 10000032.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Payment Act, and this simply adds some of the youth programs as well."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct."

"Correct. They already…"

"Correct."

"Correct."

"So, the fiscal impact that was given to me was $500 thousand, possibly."

"It all depends on how late the payments are…"

"Five hundred thousand dollars."

"Thank you." 10000032.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Flowers, Rita, Wallace. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 66 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3151, Representative Kelly Burke. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3151 amends Illinois intimidation statute to clarify that intimidation includes coercing a victim to engage in sexual acts or to produce sexually explicit images by threatening to publish those images of the victim without consent if they don't comply. I know of no opponents. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"How does this differ from our revenge porn Bill that we passed a few years back?" Burke, K.: "So, this is a little bit different because the… in most cases there is no actual distribution of the images just the threat of the image… just a threat that the images will be distributed. So, it's not covered by our at fault arrest."

"So, the threat is not covered by our revenge porn. Great. Thank you very much."

"Representative Stratton."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I know we had some initial conversation about whether or not this Bill would cover youth that might be posting or publishing on social media explicit images. And the concern that was raised was that it is a Class 3 Felony and it could be attached to a young person. Is that correct?" Burke, K.: "Right. So, I'll clarify that the behavior that is… would be subject to prosecution would not… would be the fact that these images are obtained generally in two ways. One is through the offender or the perpetrator breaking into someone's online account, hacking into their e-mail or their smartphone or through coercion or befriending someone under false pretenses, pretending to be someone they're not and 10000032.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 then obtaining those… those photos that, you know, are potentially embarrassing and then threatening that person with the distri… with the publishing of those photos."

"Thank you. To the Bill. I just would like to express a concern that I have about this type of activity that is… I don't want to say it's common among young people, but we know that there are young people that hack into computers. We know there are young people that post things online that we know that they shouldn't. And because of the issues with their brains still developing and we know that adolescent brain development they don't always make good decisions, I have some concerns in an area where young people use technology so often that they would potentially be subject to an additional felony and the penalties in a lifelong marring of their record by having a felony on their record. So, for that reason, I would not be able to support the Bill. Thank you."

"Representative Burke to close." Burke, K.: "I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Wallace. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 102 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3163, Representative Manley. Representative Manley. Out of the record. House Bill 3172, Mr. Sauer. Out of the record. House 130… House Bill 3188, Mr. Swanson. Please read the Bill." 10000032.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Mr. Swanson."

"No one has any questions on your first Bill. Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Sure made it easy on this guy. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Sir. House Bill 3189, Mr. Long. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Long."

"Saved by Mr. Andersson."

"Neither did the rest of us, Sir."

"Apparently, he now does. Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, this… passing this Bill would repeal this Act. Is that correct?"

"And is this repeal based on the nonexistence of specialty farm buyers anymore?"

"So, at the time of budget impasse, we want to give away $400?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Thank you so much."

"Mr. Davis."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Apparently, he will."

"So, I'm only up because Representative Andersson told me that I should stand up and ask you a question or two. But actually, I don't have any questions. Congratulations."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Meier. Please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. House Bill 3211, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Bill to help address hunger amongst our college students and individuals pursuing vocational trades. I do encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Those in… saved by Mr. Andersson again."

"Sure." 10000032.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Yes."

"Actually, some students are eligible. They're just not aware of their eligibility. And then, there are individuals who are in nondegree programs, but it may be a program that is part of their plan for TANF benefits, an educational goal. So, we're just trying to make sure that we're aligning the standards, allowing those who have to comply with their educational goals, to still be able to feed themselves as that do it."

"I did Hamburger Helper."

"I have not received any fiscal information. I mean, it is really about ISAC and DHS coordinating information. A lot of students are already aware. We're just giving them a little notice just to let them know if you really are struggling you can apply."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Yes."

"Yes."

"That is correct."

"Right. They… it should be part of a plan toward self- sufficiency."

"Thank you very much."

"Mr. Skillicorn."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"Actually, it does. This Bill actually looks at what the person's financial aid… or the free application for federal student aid states. So, individuals who have some family contribution that is expected, that's going to be noted as part of it. The school would not be notifying those students. So, a student like yourself, you wouldn't have gotten a notification that you should apply."

"Please bring your remarks to a close, Sir."

"Again, the expected family contribution is going to be acquired. This is going to go through ISAC and the financial 10000032.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 aid office. So, no, you would not have been able to get through a loophole as this Bill is written."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Mr. Speaker… Mr. Speaker, to the Bill. I simply want to stand up and commend the Sponsor for carrying this pivotal legislation that is going to have the ability to help lift up many students in college who are in poverty, who are doing their very best to try and change their lives and are simply looking for a small bit of assistance to try and be oftentimes the first people in their families to be able to receive a college education. So, I just… again, I want to commend the Sponsor and ask that everyone put green votes on the board today. Thank you very much."

"Representative Bellock."

"Representative Wallace to close."

"Thank you. I please… I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 85 voting 'yes', 25 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House 10000032.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Bill 30… Excuse me. House Bill 3212, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Bill to make sure that students… or actually, children who are experiencing issues are able to access a stay in a DCFS licensed homeless shelter. It does not apply to students who have open… or individuals who have open DCFS neglect or abuse cases. This is strictly for young adults between 16 and 18, so they can access a place to stay and some additional services."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"They may have chosen to leave. There may be some other issues that were related to them no longer being with their parents. And as it stands now, some agencies will only allow the person in if they have parental consent. So, these young adults are just on the street."

"These are kids who are actually not already DCFS involved."

"The shelters are licensed through DCFS, but these students… or I mean, these young adults are not involved with DCFS because if they are, the role there and the goal is for their case manager to be helping them return to home with their parents. These are youth who are completely disconnected."

"Yes."

"So, the programming at the shelter… so, they may offer life-skills training, case management, wraparound services so that those young adults can get the support they need to be able to make it on their own."

"Well, the child does not…" 10000032.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Please proceed, Representative."

"The child does not become a youth in care… does not become… as we used to call, a ward of the state. I do understand those concerns. The… the primary goal was to make sure that children are not on the streets because we can't per… obtain some type of parental consent for them to have a warm place to stay."

"Mr. Andersson, please bring your remarks to a close, Sir."

"Thank you. Perhaps we can work on that in the Senate. Thank you."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, I do remember one example of a young lady and her mother absolutely not being able to come to any agreement on how they should live together. That young lady decided that 10000032.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 she needed to go and she did. But then, when we were able… when they were attempting to contact her parent, they weren't able to get the consent for her to go into the shelter."

"Yes. This doesn't cur… change the current statute."

"Right…"

"No."

"What we're trying to do is allow for a child who doesn't have access to get consent from their parent to have access to a warm place to sleep and a meal for the night."

"It could be up to…"

"They're not going to, I mean…"

"…it's up to."

"The reason that this is not for children who are involved in any open DCFS case, is to make sure that the service that DCFS is already providing can be provided until that those children can return home. This is not saying that just any frivolous event is enough for…"

"Proceed."

"I will just simply say that I appreciate the questions, Representative. We did have a pretty good discussion about this particular Bill in committee. We can continue to discuss these things offline, but I think we could have had this particular part of the debate last week."

"Representative Wallace to close."

"We do this… need this Bill. And I encourage an 'aye' vote." 10000032.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. McCombie. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 71 voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 26 of the Calendar. Mr. Turner in the Chair."

"House Bill 3213, Representative Wallace. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a wonderful Bill. It has some bipartisan support. This Bill is all about adding back nontraditional students to having child care subsidy eligibility during course time. It also allows for those who are pursuing educational duties through TANF, again, to have child care subsidies during course time. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Andersson."

"Yes, Sir."

"Sponsor will yield." 10000032.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"I believe that that's actually not part of this particular piece."

"The absolute goal of this particular Bill is to make sure that those who are students with children are able to receive subsidies during class time."

"Nontraditional college students."

"Nontraditional can be defined as a student who is already a parent. That's just one characteristic. There are other characteristics of nontraditional college students. Sometimes they're older. Typically 18 to 25… 24 is the standard research age for a traditional college student."

"No. It is about parents."

"It is all about… say there's a nursing student in your district who's pursuing her BSN. Prior to July 2015, if she was in class 20 hours a week, she would have been able to receive subsidies for her children to go to child care while she pursued her degree in nursing." 10000032.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"I'm not sure what the emphasis of that deletion was."

"In committee they did express the fact that they simply wanted to be able to retain the ability to make the rules."

"Well, here's where we'll get the money."

"When we invest one dollar, we get back $7.96 into the economy when it relates to child care. Additionally, these are individuals who are going to go on to become tax contributors."

"These… these are individuals who are at very brink of becoming self-sufficient. And we're just trying to help them get over that edge."

"That's… that's great. We are going to put ourselves in a position where we have individuals who can go on to pursue high-paying careers who have actually over the last year and a half, two years dropped out of school. The major that I hear the most about is the example that I gave, nursing, and we have already a nursing shortage, a nurse educator shortage and most nurses, once they get on with their BSN, are going to be in a position where they no longer qualify for child care subsidy, Medicaid, SNAP, or low-income housing. So, we're trying to move individuals to a point where they are not accessing those services. So, yes, pay now because we don't want to pay for those four or five other things later."

"This actually…"

"This is a job creating Bill. This is a Bill about protecting the working families in the State of Illinois. We have attempted multiple times to pass budgets. I'm looking forward to people that exercising their constitutional authority to use line item Veto, but that has not happened. And I'm just simply trying to give away for 4100 children to be able to go back to a safe child care facility while their parents pursue education to be able to no longer struggle to 10000032.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 provide for them. It is the most commonsense piece of legislation I think we'll be able to pass today."

"Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Demmer."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"No, it is not."

"That is possible."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Thank you. Representative, I just want to clarify a couple questions in relationship to this Bill. Is this a new program that you're proposing?"

"No, it is not."

"And all of the work that you've done on this, how long has this kind of program been in the State of Illinois?"

"Prior to July of 2015, this was the standard. Individuals pursuing higher education did have access to subsidies during class time."

"So, it's not a new Bill. And it is a previously funded program."

"Yes."

"And is this something that child care resource service… I don't know how to call this, CCAP, but where does the money come from to fund child care currently?"

"It comes from a number of sources including a small amount of even federal dollars. And I've stated this time and time again, Illinois is a donor state. We only bring back .50 cents or so for every $1 we send to the Federal Government."

"So, this Bill attracts dollars to our state, not necessarily subtracts them."

"Correct." 10000032.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker to the Bill. I am in full support of this. I remember sitting in this chamber with hearings of mothers… young mothers and women from all over the State of Illinois in every district that came to this chamber begging us not to cut child care services in 2014. And this chamber and this Governor preceded with eliminating a critical service like this for working mothers, for students who are going to college and reduce child care kicking thousands of students out of child care services. This is a restoration. This is not an addition. And it's a base level of what we should do for the people of Illinois. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Bellock is recognized."

"Chair recognizes Representative Davis."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor will yield."

"For clarity's sake, Representative, exactly what… what type of individual is going to be eligible for this? What are… what are they trying to accomplish? What are these individuals doing in order to be eligible for this subsidy?"

"They have to be currently enrolled in an educational or vocational program that is going to lead to a career of self- sufficiency."

"So, they're… they're in school."

"Yes."

"So, this is a way to encourage individuals that meet a certain criteria to incentivize them to go to school because now they have an opportunity for a child… child care for their children?"

"Yes, which they had until July of 2015."

"So, this is the type of thing that we should be encouraging, right, individuals who go back to school?"

"Yes."

"Wouldn't you agree that the Governor's talking about the fact that we need an educated workforce to be prepared for all of these potential jobs that, you know, if he is able to pass a term limit Bill and get rid of all of us, that will be available for these individuals?"

"Yes. If we don't have a trained workforce, companies are not going to relocate to us. That's just the bottom line…" 10000032.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"So, Members, notwithstanding, we should be working to prepare the next generation of workers and giving them the opportunity to go back to school is part of that training, correct?"

"We should. And actually, about a year and a half ago I said that I, myself, had been a recipient of child care subsidies while I pursued my graduate degree. I have a doctoral degree. I am now serving in the General Assembly. The program works. Individuals move off of it. It works so much and it is so effective that the Governor has actually started to change his mind about it. We… if we remember, on February 15, he stood in this very chamber and said and stated how he wanted to work toward child care. He shook my hand right at the end of the aisle when I said, I look forward to continuing to work with you. He also proposed, going back from 162 percent of the federal poverty level to the 185 percent level that it was at prior to his emergency order. And if I'm not mistaken, that proposed budget also included the idea of adding this population back. I'm simply stating that no other Governor should ever be able to shake it up where this population is not included."

"Thank you very much, Representative. Briefly to the Bill, Mr. Speaker. This is the type of thing that we should be doing. And what I find kind of interesting is that if there was a budget Bill up there to fund Corrections, how many would be against giving Corrections the, according to my chairperson, well over a hundred million dollars that they would like to have so they can continue to incarcerate individuals. Now, if you could support that, then I don't see 10000032.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 why you can't support $37 million to make sure that young people who have children have the opportunity to go to school and fulfill the dream that they desire. Let's not let them having a child be the impetus to them still wanting to educate themselves and be prepared for the workforce that we claim here in the General Assembly that we want to provide for people here in the State of Illinois. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, if there is a more practical thing that we should be doing, this is it. Please support this piece of legislation."

"Chair recognizes Representative Ives."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"No, I do not."

"Representative Wallace to close." 10000032.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"That's interesting. We have supported this for many years before I made it to this Legislature. And we allowed for this type of training to occur. I believe it's absolutely imperative for every single Representative who has a community college, a college, a university, even a slight training program that happens in the church basement, they need to be supporting this Bill. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3213 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 65 voting 'yes', 44 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present', House Bill 3213, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3215, Representative Wallace. Out of the record. House Bill 3222, Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentleman. House Bill 3222 relates to JCAR. Not all of you know every nuance of JCAR, so let me just tell you what this Bill does. First, it does something clerical. Today under the law, JCAR is supposed to do an audit of every agency's bills within every five-year period. We simply don't do it. We never have. Those of the Members of JCAR that are here on the floor know that well. There are no resources to do it and hasn't been done. And so, the Bill would say rather than requiring that it be done for every agency every… within every five-year period, it just 10000032.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 simply says JCAR can do an audit of agency rules at its discretion after giving the agency notice. Second, over the years and this relates to both Democratic and Republican Governors… so I don't want my friends on the other side of the aisle to think that there's anything to do with the current Governor. So, this relates to both Democratic and Republican Governors, agencies that declared emergencies that they have created, in other words, a Bill might say to an agency you have to create rules within two years and a year and eleven months later the agency scrambles to do emergency rules. Now, what does that mean? Under the rules of JCAR, if an agency does the regular rulemaking process, it goes through a process that takes about three months or more where there's public comment, where there's debate, where there's a lot of discussion, can be public, can be private, a lot of negotiation. But when they issue an emergency rule, that emergency rule takes place immediately. You can't stop the emergency rule except some time later after it goes into effect without any public comment or any public debate. This Bill would simply say an agency can't create an emergency rule by simply letting time pass and making it into an emergency. The third thing the Bill does is probably the most important part of the Bill and that is… relates to the issue of rulemaking. There are agencies, and yes, both under this Governor and Democratic Governors who have simply bypassed the rulemaking process by creating policy within the agency, by creating a form, by setting up a fine to someone, by making all kinds of decisions, which are in fact rules, but they don't ever put into the rulemaking process. So, this Bill 10000032.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 would prohibit that process and require that state agencies actually create rules that are available to the public that go through the JCAR process. So, this is a Bill to clean up JCAR, to make JCAR valuable and to make sure that no matter who the Governor is these efforts to take it out of the hands of JCAR, which is our check and balance on the Governor's Office, cannot happen. I ask your support."

"This Bill is on… on the Calendar under the Order of Short Debate. Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"We have a lot of Bills on the Calendar and this one is on the Order of Short Debate. Two minutes, Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Well, Representative, over the years Members of JCAR would tell you… and again, both under Democratic and Republican Governors that state agencies have either dropped the ball or 10000032.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 dragged their feet and gotten up to the timeline where they go, oops, we better get a rule done here because the statute told us we needed to. Maybe it told them they needed to a year ago, maybe they told them two years ago and now, they're up against a deadline and now, they declare, gee, we have an emergency. That's a department created emergency. Actual emergencies are fine with Members of JCAR. Actual emergencies are actual emergencies, but when an agency simply doesn't do its job, that can't be an emergency."

"Representative, over the years when we see agencies that do this over and over again, JCAR will send them a letter warning them that their…"

"Go ahead, Representative."

"…JCAR staff will send the agency a letter saying you've done this over and over. You have to be timely."

"And where we have a pattern of that, I won't call it abuse, when we have a pattern of an agency not being timely, and turning what could be a regular ordinary rule that goes through the process where there's public comment and public scrutiny into one where there isn't, that's bad for taxpayers, 10000032.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 and it keeps this General Assembly in a position where we can't properly add to those rules either. So, that pretty much where you have an avoidable problem."

"Yes, but we can't stop them from doing it without a piece of legislation…"

"…that stops them from doing it."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Andersson… Representative Andersson, your time has expired. Can you please bring your remarks to a close?"

"Representative Breen is recognized."

"Representative Keith Wheeler is recognized." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Leader Lang, I appreciate our time together on JCAR. You give me some good advice and I look forward to those discussions with you. One of the first things that you told me when we sat down in our very first JCAR meeting together was always avoid using the word 'may' when you can use 'shall'. And the part of the… of your Bill here that refers to the review of our administrative rules strikes 'shall' and puts in 'may'. Which of course then begs the question, why 10000032.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 wouldn't we do reviews? I know we are not doing them currently, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing them. I… I'd hope you'd agree with that at least in principle. But at the same time, the question we ask all those departments that come in front of us, at least the ones since I've been involved, what are their criteria for a 'may'? When we have a 'may' in statute, we're going to ask them how are you going to determine what is going to trigger, in this case, a review of the rules for these departments. Please explain to me how you would expect that to take place."

"JCAR is a separate agency under the General Assembly. And JCAR should have at its discretion the ability to or to not do audits of each state agency's rules. If your comment is that we should do them then someone should introduce a Bill to appropriate whatever amount of money it takes to cause that to happen. You've met the JCAR staff. They are overworked. We certainly could not put them about the business of auditing every state agency's rules every five years. And so, this doesn't say we won't do it. It says we have the discretion. It's not… you say the word 'may' is in there as if it has no meaning. Here it has meaning. It means we decide… 'may' do this." Wheeler, K.: "Right. But what's going to cause us to decide one agency versus a different agency?"

"A long series of abuse, a series of… of agency overreaction or a series of agency using its emergency power when it doesn't have emergency power or agencies who over and over and over again don't come to a JCAR with rules, but they make 10000032.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 their own… their own staff decisions without ever putting it in the rulebook."

"Representative Wheeler…" Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Leader. To the Bill. While I appreciate the Leader's approach on some of these ideas here that, you know, we should follow the intent and concept of JCAR. This is not going to help us accomplish those things; therefore, I'm going to urge a 'no' vote."

"Representative Greg Harris is recognized." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I rise in strong support of this legislation simply because of the due process elements that are included in Leader Lang's proposal. I think, you know, everyone who's a Member of the General Assembly should be very concerned about ceding to the deep bureaucracy, to people down in departments, the ability to impose fines, penalties, claw-backs on our constituents or businesses. I think that should concern us all that there are not clearly delineated and approved criteria for the granting of licenses, for the imposition of penalties, for the awards of benefits, or you know, other things that the state may give or take away. If these things are done, by the bureaucracy without clear public disclosure and without appropriate legislative approval, we're all going to find ourselves in a very bad position when one of our constituents, whether it's a family or a business center, comes to us and says we did everything we were asked to do. Somewhere in the bureaucracy somebody made a decision. They have fined us. They have shut our business down. They have taken something away from us, and the Legislature will have had no say in it. So, I strongly 10000032.docx 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 support Representative Lang's Bill because we need to be sure that we maintain legislative control and that due process is afforded to our constituents."

"Representative Reis is recognized."

"Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor will yield."

"In some cases, JCAR, and I'm imagining in some cases a courtroom."

"Well, I don't know. I haven't thought that through, Sir. It's your question."

"I don't have an answer to your question, Sir."

"Chair recognizes Representative Bryant. Chair recognizes Representative Thapedi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative Lang, there have been numerous occasions in JCAR in which we have experienced so-called emergency situations. Do you recall that?"

"Yes, I do, Sir."

"And do you recall that there was on more than one occasion in which we went through with the agencies the preq… the prerequisites, all of the statutory requirements that must be met before an agency can truly promulgate an emergency rule. Isn't that accurate?"

"We have certainly tried to do that. As you know, on JCAR I'm the person that scrutinizes these emergency rules the most. And if they are emergencies, they're emergencies, in the same way that we would use that word in our daily lives. 10000032.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Some things are emergencies and if they affect the public and it's an emergency, those rules should be adopted. And that's what we do."

"And in fact, in JCAR, when we're dealing with the emergencies, everyone on JCAR pretty much know that the emergency rule has to pass what we all call the Lang test, correct?"

"Well, you have called it that and…"

"Well, and I just mean what everybody in JCAR calls it, the Lang test. Isn't that right?"

"It… it has been known to be the Lang test, Sir."

"All right. And we've seen on more than one occasion when these have gone through the statutory requirements, not just the Lang test, but the statutory requirements that an agency is required to do under the law. And again, I'm referring to the Administrative Procedures Act… the specific Sections of the Administrative Procedures Act that sets forth the requirements of what an agency must show to properly invoke the emergency rulemaking authority. They have been unable to do that on countless occasions. Isn't that accurate?"

"Well, there have been many, many occasions that agencies haven't done that. Take the agency that has a year to do rules and instead of getting their rule in place, let's say 120 days before the deadline so we could go through the regular process where the public could provide comment then we could all take a look at those comments, they wait 'til the very last minute. So, they have created the threat to the public 10000032.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 safety. The rule… the statute didn't create that. JCAR didn't create that. The agency created that."

"Thank you, Leader. And Mr. Speaker, to the Bill very quickly. I think that what we need in JCAR is some direction, some statutory direction as to how we're to resolve these issues. And I don't look at it as being a partisan issue. I think I look at it as being an issue as to how on JCAR we can properly do our job, properly invoke rulemaking authority, both from the emergency perspective and also with regular rules. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Spain."

"Chair recognizes Representative Wheeler for two minutes." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Leader Lang, I'm looking at the language you've got here. You've stricken out the form exemption in here about the rule. That leaves it open that JCAR would then be reviewing every form provided by every agency of State Government. Is that accurate or not?"

"No, Sir, you misunderstand what that part of the statute is trying to get at." Wheeler, K.: "I'm… that's why I'm asking for clarification."

"We don't want to review their forms. We don't want them to have rules by form. We want them to bring their rules to JCAR." Wheeler, K.: "Agreed." 10000032.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"That's the purpose of JCAR. That form Section is supposed is… what it's supposed to mean and what it says to most people who are reading it is that we can't have agencies just saying, well, we're not going to bring rules to JCAR. We're just going to create a form in-house and we're going to decide that if a person does this he's going to get fined. And if he does that, he's going to get fined. And if he does that, he's going to lose his license. And if he does that, we're going to shut down his business without ever taking the rules to JCAR." Wheeler, K.: "Leader Lang, how are we going to find that if we don't review the forms?"

"The point is they're not supposed to do it. That's the point." Wheeler, K.: "I'm asking, how are we going to see this?"

"They're violating the law when they do it. We're trying to clear up the law so they stop doing it." Wheeler, K.: "So…"

"So, that you and I when we're sitting on JCAR can review rules. That's our job." Wheeler, K.: "I agree with that part of it. I'm asking, how the form aspect… I have not been brought… there's nothing brought to me yet, Leader, a form with a rule built into it. I haven't seen what you're talking about yet in my several months of JCAR, so I'm not certain. That's why I'm asking for clarification right now."

"You are not going to see a form. The purpose of those forms is so they can do all they want to do without doing the rule. We never see those in-house memos, those in-house forms, those in-house documents." 10000032.docx 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Wheeler, K.: "Leader, I'm about out of time. I'm just going to wrap up. And this isn't about a point of time in JCAR in my very short experience there where forms were asked about, never got to look at them. I understand that part of it. I'm fearful this will be opening Pandora's Box on some of these things, Ladies and Gentlemen, so vote 'no'."

"Leader Lang to close."

"For those of you who have never served on JCAR or really don't follow your Bills through to the end, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules is important because when you pass a Bill that doesn't specify every single thing that has to happen after it becomes law, it becomes subject to an Executive Branch agency and they decide what happens to that law. And if JCAR doesn't have oversight over everything they do, the laws you pass have very little meaning. This is an important piece of legislation for checks and balances. Please vote 'aye'."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3222 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 65 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3222, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3234, Leader Currie. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie." 10000032.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. Today the State Librarian has to use micro fiche in order to make copies of old newspapers. This measure would just say that the State Librarian can use whatever is the most effective and cost efficient electronic method for accomplishing the same purpose. I'd appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3234 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 108 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3234, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3240, Representative Winger. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Winger."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3240 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please 10000032.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 take the record. On a count of 109 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3240, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3248, Representative Winger. Out of the record. House Bill 3253, Representative Sims. Out of the record. House Bill 3255, Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hammond."

"Chair recognizes Representative Long for two minutes."

"Mr… Representative Long, we're actually in the middle of a Bill right now. You can make your point…"

"Sure, Representative."

"Thank you. Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3255 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all 10000032.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3255, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3274, Representative Bryant. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Bryant."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3274 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 108 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3274, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. At 10000032.docx 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 your request, Representative, Representative Lang in the Chair."

"You wanted me, you've got me. House Bill 3282, Mr. Davidsmeyer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Nekritz. Please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3325, Representative Ives. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Ives."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3359, Mr. Sims. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sims.

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3359 amends the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act by changing the Act to read the evict… referred to eviction actions. We had a very robust discussion about this in the House Judiciary-Civil Committee. As we pointed out then, this does not change the process at all. It just makes the… the statute more user friendly and more… and using more common language. Thank… I ask for its pass… its passage."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"That will be my… that's my understanding, yes."

"This… there is no process changed…"

"…outlining…"

"…in this legislation."

"This simply changes the… the language of the statute to refer to eviction actions."

"But moving away from archaic language…"

"…moving away from archaic language…"

"…referring to forcible entry…"

"…and detainer and do so… use it to evictions."

"It will… again, this changes the title of the statute…"

"…it changes the title of the form, nothing about the process changes whatsoever."

"Mr. Thapedi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Leader Sims, when we had this discussion in Judiciary, didn't we pretty much understand that the purpose of the Bill was to get away from legalese and to use common and ordinary language so that people that are involved in these types of scenarios know that there's an issue when they're receiving court order they know exactly what they mean. Am I accurate?"

"Yes. You are absolutely accurate, Leader Thapedi. And thank you for your leadership and clarification within the committee and today." 10000032.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"And also, with… just for clarification and I'll wrap it up, you heard about one proponent to the Bill, but who are the… you heard about one of the opponents of the Bill, but who are the proponents of the Bill?"

"Mr. Thapedi, thank you for that. You're… you're correct. There is one opponent, but the proponents are the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Metropolitan Tenants Organization, Family Defense Center, the Chicago Area for Fair Housing Alliance, the Center for Economic Progress, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Housing Action Illinois, Carpel's Legal Aid, the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan and Metropolitan Family Services, among others."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Sponsor yields."

"The entire state falls under the forcible entry and detainer statute. So, no, it's not unique to Chicago."

"Representative Pritchard, that's where we disagree. This does not change the process at all. So, the… the classification or the trying to say that this somehow changed the process is patently false. This does not change it. This does not change the process. What this does… ordinary, everyday people do not necessarily know what archaic language of forcible entry and detainer mean. But regular people can understand what an eviction order is. This does not change the process."

"Representative, I'm trying to answer your question."

"This does not change the process. All this does is make sure that regular people are clear about the actions that are taking place against them, that's it."

"Mr. Sims to close."

"Thank you… thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, there… as we outlined earlier, there is one opponent, but there are many numerous… there are numerous proponents. This is an issue discussed with Chicago Bar Association vetted through… 10000032.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 through their process with lawyers across Cook County and across Chicago, but also in conjunction with other bar associations. This is a good piece of legislation. And I ask for a favorable Roll Call."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Thapedi. Please take the record. On this question, there are 71 voting 'yes', 37 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3394, Mr. Walsh. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Walsh."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3394 is an initiative from a couple local school districts. And what it does it modifies the Abuse and Neglected Child Reporting Act to add additional precautions that the Department of Children and Family Services has to complete while doing an investigation of a suspected abuse or neglect of a child by a school employee or on school grounds. And basically, that the department may recommend to a school district to remove a school employee who's the subject of that investigation. But all personnel decisions are the sole responsibility of the school district employer. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10000032.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 Gordon-Booth, Moeller. Please take the record. There are 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 27, House Bill 3419, Mr. Andrade. Out of the record. House Bill 3469, Mr. Bennett. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Bennett."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, does the vehicle have to be marked that it's part of the chief's vehicle or can they do it on their private vehicle?"

"Okay." 10000032.docx 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Well, I understand that part of it, but we have had issues in the past where we had members of the general public that go and purchase these sirens and put them on their private vehicles to… with the extent of luring innocent victims as acting as their first responders instead of that. So, we're not requiring any marking at all on the private vehicle?"

"And are there any type of what colored lights are we putting on this or anything like that?"

"Just the sirens?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, you got to… might clarify that a little bit." 10000032.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"So, you're saying that the lights already exist on the cars; now, you're adding the siren?"

"Right."

"No, that's what I want to be clear about. So, again, we already allow for that private vehicle to have lights on it?"

"By statute?"

"No, no, I understand."

"I understand your Bill only focuses on the siren, so I'm saying the lights already exist. Your Bill today is to add the siren…"

"…to that private vehicle?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Mr. Costello." 10000032.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Yes, Mr. Speaker, to the Bill. This Bill really makes a lot of sense. Again, it's two vehicles that already have lights. These sirens just help people know that this vehicle may be coming through, say, a four-way stop, a stoplight, whatever the case may be. I know in southern Illinois, in rural areas, this would certainly make a difference and help save lives. I think it would do it as well in urban areas. I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Skillicorn."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Bennett to close."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Nekritz, Sims. Please take the record. There are 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3507, Representative Greenwood. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Greenwood." 10000032.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 3507 allows for students to have excused absences from school in order to spend time with a parent or legal guardian who has been serving our military in a combat zone. This Bill would allot five days to a student whose parent is deployed, on leave from, or back from military duty. There is no opposition, and I would appreciate a 'yes' vote."

"Those…"

"Thank you."

"…those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Harris. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3538, Mr. Halpin. Out of the record. House Bill 3615, Representative Jesiel. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Jesiel."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Ammons. Please take the record. On this question, there are 108 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3656, Representative Bourne. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bourne."

"Mr. Butler."

"Sponsor yields."

"That was helpful. Mr. Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Representative Bourne, can you tell me… there's quite a few opponents here… what's their opposition to your Bill?"

"Well, I can sort of understand that with the Sierra Club, environmental… Illinois Environmental Council but Exelon?"

"Well, again, you know, they… I would think there's some differences between… between those entities. So, Exelon, you feel their opposition is just because…"

"…basically, most of their… I'm sorry?"

"It might not have anything to do with adverse environmental impacts of coal."

"Okay. To what extent… I mean, scrubber technology has been around for a while so has it improved such that… can you give me some… some data about how it maybe scrubber technology has improved, say, oxides of nitrogen over the last, say, 15 years or something? I mean, do you have any quantitative data on that?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't… I didn't get the last part. It does what?"

"Yes."

"Right."

"Right."

"Okay. So, part of that would be… looking at how scrubber technology has improved, the deleterious effects of burning coal that existed before?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. Representative, just to clarify the previous Representative did. The committee that's being put together… the task force itself… it does not constitute any of the Environmental Protection Agency… I mean, not… the environmental concern groups. Is that correct?"

"But the task force does not include anyone of opposition to coal-fired plants?"

"Thank you very much."

"Mr. Davis."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. Representative, I'm looking at an analysis on my computer here and it says that if a 12-person task force, 2 Members of the Senate on both sides, 2 Members of the House on both sides, 2 members appointed by the Governor and the directors of two agencies. Is that correct?"

"Okay. So, who is the nongovernment official that will be appointed to this task force?"

"So, the designee doesn't have to be an employee of those agencies?"

"It's up to their discretion. And the reason I'm asking is because, unless I misunderstand this, you are reimbursing for travel expenses?"

"No, right, the only thing that would be reimbursed. But if you are… so, you want to reimburse 2 members… 4 Members 10000032.docx 107  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 from this chamber for their travel expenses, 4 Members from the other chamber for their travel expenses, 2 people from the Governor's Office who are probably going to drive state vehicles, but if they have other travel expenses, you would reimburse them for their travel expenses?"

"So, that’s what I'm trying to understand who are the… who might actually… I mean, if most of the Members are government employees, why are we reimbursing them for travel expenses to participate in this task force?"

"Well, you said we have. So, does that mean that they will be teleconferences that will be made available? And I guess I'm trying to understand…"

"…because I've participated on task force opportunities before and I've never been reimbursed for any of my tra…"

"Please bring your remarks to a close, Sir."

"I'm sorry. And one that I chaired, and I drove to Carbondale, I drove to Rockford, I drove all over the state, never had to worry about this. And I guess I'm just wanting to make sure. And maybe in your mind, you're saying these are minimal expenses and you want to minimize the cost associated with this, but we hear a lot from, particularly, your side of the aisle about the cost of doing things. And so, I'm just 10000032.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 wondering why you would even put reimbursement for travel expenses in this considering we are always having a debate about the cost of anything that we do in this chamber."

"I'm just saying, I've been on several and I've never been reimbursed for any of my travel expenses. And if you're saying that the justification is if we do this and something positive comes out of it and we save money that that justifies spending money on travel expenses. Is that what you're saying?"

"Well, I guess that would be up to the person who would appoint from my side of the aisle to make that decision, but again, that was… that was just my question. Because we… we disagree a lot about spending money and your Bill suggests that we should spend money even if it is just for travel expenses."

"No."

"No, this says but will reimburse for travel expenses."

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker."

"Thank you. Mr. Batinick."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Mitchell." Mitchell, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Mitchell, C.: "Representative, actually just a real quick question. I'm reading the text of your Bill. So, in Section 10 line 10, it says there is hereby created the FGD Task Force to study the cost benefits of and make recommendations for the construction of new stacks. The language reads a little funny to me. So, what I'm curious about, Representative, is are you saying the cost and benefits or is it just to study 10000032.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 the cost benefits, for legislative intent I'm trying to understand?"

"Representative Nekritz."

"Thank you, Mr. Spon… Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." 10000032.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Representative, you seem to be very… very prepared with the number of BTUs of Illinois coal. Do you have statistics on asthma in the State of Illinois as conveniently?"

"Thank you."

"Representative Bourne to close."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Davis, Mr. Sims. Please take the record. There are 67 voting 'yes', 38 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3711, Representative Wallace. Out of the record. House Bill 3744, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Out of the record. House Bill 3750, Representative Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 3794, Mr. Sosnowski. Please read the Bill. I read it wrong, Mr. Clerk, 3784."

"Mr. Sosnowski."

"Representative Bourne."

"Wait 'til after the Bill?"

"Put your light back on. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 83 voting 'yes', 24 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Representative Bourne."

"Proceed, please."

"Good to have you here. Mr. Yingling."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like the record to reflect that I meant to vote 'no' on House Bill 3656."

"The record will reflect…"

"Thank you."

"…your intention. House Bill 3831, Representative Flowers. Please read the Bill." 10000032.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 31 provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide educational programs in their facilities. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Feigenholtz, Harris, Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 49 voting 'yes', 59 voting 'no'. Do you wish Postponed Consideration, Representative?"

"Thank you."

"Mr. Clerk, please place this Bill on the Order of Postponed Consideration. House Bill 3869, another Representative Wallace Bill. Representative Wallace. Thinking? Out of the record. House Bill 3903, Representative Stratton. Out of the record. House Bill 3914, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"This is just a Bill to protect the children of our state by increasing the fine for those who decide to go around the 10000032.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 32nd Legislative Day 3/30/2017 school bus when it has its arm out. I am asking for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Reis. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 9 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. And now, leaving perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House stand adjourned 'til Tuesday, April 4 at the hour of noon. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned."