Illinois House Floor Debate — April 5, 2017

"The House will be in order. The House will be in order. We shall be led in prayer today by Rabbi Meir Moscowitz who is the Regional Director of Lubavitch Chabad in Illinois. Rabbi Moscowitz is the guest of Representative Sente. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones, and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Rabbi Moscowitz."

Speaker Lang: "We will be led in the Pledge today by Representative Ammons."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

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

"Mr. Demmer."

"So happy. Mr. Clerk, take the record. There are 115 Members answering the roll and we do have a quorum. Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Swanson is recognized."

"Go right ahead, Sir."

"Welcome to the House chamber. Thank you, for joining us today. Representative Bellock."

"Thank you, Representative and welcome. We're glad you're here. Mr. Stewart."

"Please, proceed." 10000034.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Welcome. Thank you. Seems they're leaving, just as you introduced them. Mr. Butler."

"Go on, Sir."

"Wonderful cause. Thank you. Mr. Davis, for a rebuttal."

"Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. First of all, let me thank Representative Butler and his work and his leadership on the event was fantastic. We had a great turnout. We're looking for more Legislator participation next year and I can assure you and Representative Andersson that the Russians did not hack the election results, that the Syrians did not drop Syrian gas and clouded the judgment of the judges. It was… 10000034.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 our shirts were just better. Let me just put it that way. They were just simply better. We won this year and I've already got an idea for next year's shirt. So, you better come swinging next year 'cause I'm going to get you. But thank you very much to Representative Butler, all the Legislatures that participated, and the staffs and friends that participated. Great event for a great cause and we're going to use those resources to do Diabetes education events. So, if a Member has an interest, reach out so we can have this event in your district so we can work on providing information and education to individuals who are affected by Diabetes. But again, thank you all very much."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Good answer."

"Mr. Long."

"Go right ahead, Sir."

"Welcome. Thank you, good to see you today. Mr. Sommer. Mr. Sommer."

"Go ahead, Sir."

"Thank you. Welcome. Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk. Excuse me, Representative. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 263."

"Representative Hammond."

"Good to see you. Thank you for joining us today. Mr. Durkin, Leader Durkin."

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Leader. The Chair neglected to take a vote on Representative Hammond's Resolution. It's HR263, those in favor of the Resolution will say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it and the Resolution is adopted. Moving on to the priorities we began yesterday. The first one on Third Reading is House Bill 780, Mr. Andrade. Out of the record. House Bill 3684, Representative Kelly Burke. Kelly Burke. Out of the record. House Bill 1804, Representative Cassidy. Out of the record. Members, request from the Chair to be in your seats, be prepared. You know what priority Bills you have. You know when they're up. Please be in your chairs so we can move through these so we can get finished with first priority Bills, so we can move on to second priority Bills. House Bill 1764, Representative Chapa LaVia. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. I want to thank Chairman Elgie Sims and his… his committee working with me on this piece of legislation. It's kind of ground breaking. It does really some small things, but large steps for women that are incarcerated. What it does, it amends… it makes two legal changes. It creates a mechanism for postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis to be considered as mitigating factors at sentencing and allows for an individual to seek new sentencing hearing if postpartum depression and psychosis were not considered at sentencing. And there is material and noncommutative evidence not presented at the trial or sentencing. I will take any questions."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we're going to use the timer today. This Bill is on Short Debate. Mr. Andersson, for two minutes. "

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct. And it's based on the judge's decision, so…"

"Discretion. Correct."

"Correct." 10000034.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Correct, Sir."

"Thank you."

"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? I'm not going to wait too long for you to vote today, Members. Please vote your switches. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 706, Representative Bellock. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bellock."

"Mr. Thapedi." 10000034.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and just a quick statement. I want to thank the Sponsor for working with the committee on this particular piece of legislation. The Illinois Trial Lawyers initially had some concerns. The Sponsor was very amenable to working with her in the committee and I urge and '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. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2893, Mr. Costello. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. House Bill 2893 would allow crossbow hunting during the archery season. Thank you and I ask for your 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"Sponsor yields."

"I certainly have. DNR would say and they have said that they regulate the taking of animals through the permit process. In my opinion, and I think if you look at it, using a crossbow is more ethical. A lot of times… many times people who use a longbow don't practice enough and they end up wounding a lot more animals. A crossbow is typically more accurate. It has the action of a gun, has a scope and trigger. So, in my opinion, it’s a more ethical harvesting of game."

"Yes, during the archery season. Correct."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Riley."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Costello, the whole idea about giving crossbow hunters a season and the opportunity to hunt has been around a long time. A matter of fact, one of the first Bills to allow crossbow… crossbows to be used was my Bill because it had to do with someone that couldn't use longbows anymore because he had an injury. And at that particular time, all of the sturm und drang came out about crossbows. People were saying they had the same and the mussel velocity as rifles and all of this kind of stuff. And I think we've 10000034.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 dispelled that over time. So, essentially again, could you explain what you're trying to do specifically with this Bill and how it doesn’t incur upon longbow hunters?"

"Sure. So, again what I would say and what DNR would tell you is that they regulate the harvesting of animals through the permit process. And that’s how that they make sure that not too many animals are hopefully taken. What I would tell you is the crossbow, what it does and especially for whether its younger people or sometimes a lot of women who like to hunt have a problem pulling the 40 pounds of a longbow, and so therefore, that’s an issue for them to hunt. Crossbow allows them to get out into the field and to hunt as well."

"And there's no evidence that you’ve seen that said that because crossbows were allowed having their own little season or whatever the case may be that the cull of deer increased by some great margin?"

"Not at all, Representative. Not that I am aware of."

"Thank you very much."

"Thank you."

"Representative Hammond."

"Sponsor yields."

"So, I… this is something that to be honest with you, I've worked with them probably for the last three years on. And we've put off running this Bill for a couple of years as Representative Phelps just told me, actually longer than that. And we got to the point where we viewed it as it was time to run the Bill. So, we've probably worked with them for at least five years."

"Absolutely."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Phelps."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill, I want to compliment Representative Riley and Representative Costello for bringing this. I had this Bill many years ago and tried to talk to all the groups and they just more or less said that the crossbow was going to create more permits, which we're not, we're just giving the hunter the option of what weapon, if you want to call it, to go out there during bow season to use. The groups that Representative Hammond just asked about that said they were against this, they're saying the crossbow is not traditional. Well guess what, neither is the compound bow. So, if we all want to do that and get traditional, we can go back to the recurve Bill… bow and I don't think people want to do that. This just gives the hunter an option. It doesn’t create more permits. A great Bill, great for the sports men and women. Thank you, Representative Costello. I urge an 'aye' vote." 10000034.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Mr. Costello, to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd ask for an 'yes' vote."

"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? Please record yourselves, Members. Ammons, Burke, Sente, Sims. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 76 voting 'yes', 29 voting 'no', 4 voting present. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Chair recognizes Mr. Phillips. For what reason do you rise, Sir?"

"Proceed, Sir."

"Welcome. We're happy to have you join us today. Representative Hammond."

"Please, proceed."

"Happy you're here with us. Representative Jimenez."

"Go ahead, Sara. Go ahead."

"Thank you for joining us. Enjoy your day here. House Bill 2935, Mr. Bennett. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Bennett."

"Representative Bryant."

"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. Ammons, Burke, Conyears-Ervin, Rita, Sims, Zalewski. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2426, Leader Currie. Please, read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This is clarification and cleanup on the early childhood programs making sure that for all districts including Chicago that monies coming into the Early Childhood Block Grant be used not to supplant other funds, but to supplement, and that make 10000034.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 sure that for both, the State Board of Education and the Chicago Public Schools, 25 percent of any new funding would be directed to the birth-to-three program. I would be grateful for your support and happy to answer your questions."

"Mr. Andersson, for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"No."

"Right."

"I don't… I think there was just a question as to whether Chicago understood that the money was used to supplement rather than supplant. This clarifies that for all the childhood programs it will be supplemental not supplanting."

"Uniformity throughout the state."

"Right."

"Absolutely."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 10000034.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes'; 3 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2534, 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? Turner. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2567, Mr. Evans. Out of the record. House Bill 2938, Mr. Breen. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Breen."

"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 109 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3521, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Butler."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 244, Representative Flowers. Representative Flowers. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 244 merely states that if a school is closed that there will not be an enhanced penalty if a student is caught on the premises with drugs. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have in regards to House Bill 244."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields." 10000034.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Yes. It would only be during school hours, number one. And if you are a student and you're caught on the campus after hours, there will not be an enhanced penalty if you are a student. But if the school is closed, physically closed, it's no longer a school…"

"Then it will not be an enhanced penalty as well."

"Well…"

"Well, why do we want to enhance, use a penalty in the law that was made specifically for school grounds and this crime would be enhanced if you're caught with drugs on the school grounds, but now it's no longer an open school, the school has been closed. In Chicago, we've had 50 some-odd schools to close and so I don’t want young people who are guilty of making an innocent mistake or silly mistake that will cost. I don’t want them to be impacted by this for the rest of their life and the school was closed. Now, if you are not a student… if you are not student then whatever the 10000034.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 penalty is it will be, but it will not be the enhanced penalty."

"Whatever the current law is for that situation will continue to be, but if that person happen to be a student or if…"

Speaker Lang: "Representative Flowers, please complete your answer to the Gentleman's question."

"Excuse me, Mr. Speaker. That's exactly what I was doing when…"

"Yes, I was just letting you know, your microphone was going back on. Thank you."

"Thank you. And so, if the school is closed down physically and it's no longer a school that penalty should not be. And that’s all this Bill is doing and it's not taking away… it's just merely taking away the enhanced penalties."

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

"Representative Ives for two minutes."

"Mr. Skillicorn for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"After hours the penalty remains the same except for if the person is a student on the campus. And for that person, we do not want he or she to be penalized. Whatever the current law is, except for the enhanced penalty, it will continue to be. Nothing has changed."

"I'm sorry, I can't hear you?"

"According to… I'm looking for… I'm sorry, Representative. What are you looking for, please? The last paragraph of the Amendment… and it speaks of if the offense if committed when school is in session and children are present… that’s on page 4."

"Mr. Skillicorn, you may bring your remarks to a close, Sir."

"Representative Stratton for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Flowers, I just wanted to clarify. It appears the intent of this Bill is to remove enhancements when children are not present on the school grounds. Is that correct?"

"To remove the enhancement when children are not present and the school is closed, correct."

"Yes. And enhancements were originally created for the purpose of making sure… when we think about children being on the premises, that there would not be an… there would be an 10000034.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 enhancement because there was a public safety issue relating to the students?"

"That is correct, Representative."

"So, this Bill only removes the enhancements… the penalty enhancements because that risk… that public safety risk of children being present at this time, either because the school is closed or it's after school hours, that risk is not present, correct?"

"That is correct."

"All right. Thank you. To the Bill. I would support this measure. The purpose of the penalty enhancements while children are present or the school… on the school grounds, this Bill specifically considers that this would not be the case; and therefore, the penalty enhancements would not be required and would also insist in making sure that young people would not be burdened with an additional enhanced background that could keep them from having other opportunities in the future. Therefore, I vote… I also urge an 'aye' vote on this Bill."

"Representative Nekritz for two minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. And I can't say it any better than the previous speaker did. You know, we have added a lot of these penalty enhancements and aggravated factors and truth-in-sentencing and mandatory minimums at a time when, you know, we did not have the research to show us that they… they, in fact, do not act as a deterrent and they do not stop the behavior. All they do is pile penalty on top of penalty, and in fact, result in a decrease of public safety rather than the increase in public safety that we anticipated 10000034.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 when… when this Body passed those items. So, I think that… I think the previous speaker, again, spoke very eloquently to the fact that all this does is take away a penalty enhancement. It doesn't remove a penalty. It just takes away a penalty enhancement when the risk to the public is no more on a school ground than it would be in a parking lot or… or at any other location where, you know, folks might be gathering. So, again, there's nothing to… there's nothing to indicate that all these penalty enhancements deter any behavior whatsoever. So I think this makes perfect sense to remove this. It's a small step, but it… but it makes perfect sense to do this when there is absolutely no difference in the public safety between a school where there's no children present and a parking lot, you know, where someone might be selling cannabis. I'd urge an 'aye' vote."

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

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, just one question, if I may. My analysis says that the Bill is supported by the Cook County Sheriff. And my analysis also says that the Bill is opposed by the Cook County Sheriff. Do you know what the position of the Cook County Sheriff is on this Bill?"

"I would say that the Cook County Sheriff is in support of this legislation. I know of no opposition at all to this legislation." Harris, D.: "So, you believe the Cook County Sheriff is in support?"

"Yes. I was with him yesterday." 10000034.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Harris, D.: "Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Representative Flowers to close."

"I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. I know of no opposition to House Bill 244. 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? DeLuca, Kifowit, McAsey. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 44 voting 'yes', 68 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And the Bill fails. Chair recognizes Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to say to that previous Bill that that was an imperative piece of legislation in terms of criminal justice reform and making right what we made wrong decades ago. The courtesy would have been wonderful for her to have made it to 45 so that she would be able to Postponed Consideration and speak with each of you about what that legislation truly did. It simply removed the penalty enhancement. It did not remove any penalty. No one would be soft on crime by voting on that Bill. Thank you for entertaining my privilege."

"House Bill 318… excuse me… 3108, Mr. Cavaletto. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Cavaletto."

"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. Chapa LaVia, Flowers, Lilly, Rita. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 10 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 514, Mr. Ford. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Ford."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 514 as amended creates a streamlined process for immediate sealing of records of criminal charges with the exception of minor traffic offenses. So, when a defendant is acquitted, found not guilty of the charges, the charges are dismissed with prejudice. When the record is sealed that means it is not in the public record and is not available for the public without court order. However, the records are still physically and electronically maintained and are still available to the courts, law enforcement agents, and certain entities permitted by law. Currently, there's a lengthy process to request sealing for records of those that were 10000034.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 found not guilty. 514, the process will become a little easier. Upon the entering of a judgement, a defendant is informed of his or her right to have eligible records sealed, records that prove that they were not guilty of crimes that they were charged with. A petition may then be brought by… by a defendant, their attorney, or the State's Attorney, or the Department of the State Police immediately at the time of the trial or case. There is no opposition. There are proponents. The proponents are the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Cook County Clerks, the ACLU of Illinois, the Cook County Public Defenders. There is no opposition. I worked with the opposition. This Bill was before us last year and didn't pass. What I did do was I added the feedback for the petition and I also allowed for the State's Attorney or anyone to petition the… the filing. I ask for a favorable vote for House Bill 514."

"Leader Currie is recognized."

"Please let the record show that Representative Soto is excused for the remainder of the day."

"Thank you, Representative. Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Can you ask that… what do you mean everything?"

"Everything when?" 10000034.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"It doesn't happen immediately. The… the defendant still has to apply and the judge still has to review and make a determination. So, it's not automatic. It just gives them the opportunity to immediately ask for the sealing of the record."

"Because it maintains on their record."

"I think that what constituents and people would rather have if they were acquitted or… and the charges were dismissed, I don't think they want to be burdened with the charges on their record."

"Well, better is that I was found not guilty and it should be removed. That's… I mean, why would someone be burdened with something that they were not found guilty of. It's just simply… and remember…"

"…it's… it's… you don't see the purpose?"

"Oh." 10000034.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Well…"

"Yeah. I mean, so would you rather have something on your record that says that I was charged with something, but I wasn't guilty or would you rather have something on your record that was something that doesn't have that at all? What is better for an individual-nothing or to say I was charged with this, but I was found not guilty. What's better for a person in your opinion?"

"So, the petitioner still… to your… to your previous question, you said that a person may want to be proud of their record…"

"…and say I was acquitted."

"I don't know who would be proud of that. If that person would like to be proud and… and showcase their acquittal, they still have that right to do that."

"They don't have to apply for the petition."

"Okay."

"Yes. That was removed."

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

"Well, if you check the records, it was removed, that part."

"Thank you, Sir. Mr. Breen for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's a question and that answer is, no. Because this is still a right of an individual to apply to have acquittals sealed. This simply streamlines the process. We're not changing anything, but allowing the individual, at the time of the acquittal, to not go home and come back and apply for the sealing. It's as soon as the acquittal is rendered, they can just apply that day. It's called immediate."

"They… I mean, you can't just seal anything. You have to ask the courts to seal records. I mean, you can petition the court. The courts have to make the decision as to whether or not your request should be granted. So, nothing is automatic. This is not automatic sealing. It's called immediate sealing with the petition of the judge. So, that's very important. And that's a good question that you asked because it's not automatic, but it's… you still have to petition."

"Right."

"There's no opposition."

"No, there was no opposition in committee."

"Mr. Breen, please bring your remarks to a close, Sir." 10000034.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Mr. Andrade for two minutes."

"Thank you. May the Sponsor yield, please?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I have a question. I know when some people are applying for a residency or a U.S. Citizenship on the application I believe it says have you been charged? And if you say yes, even if you'd been found not guilty then Homeland Security requests a copy of the… I'm not sure of the legal term… a disposition or some… if it's automatically sealed, and I… and that person goes and applies, it's just gone? Can they get… can they get a copy of it?"

"Well, law enforcement… everyone… law enforcement still has access. So, it's still electronically maintained."

"Okay. So, it's maintained. So, if INS wanted… can… if a person goes and seals it, can they go and unseal it if they need… if they need a copy of it?"

"I think if it's their record, they could apply because it's still available. So, they could go to the State Police and say, could I please get a copy of my sealed record."

"So, expungement and seal it. It doesn't disappear?"

"So, that's a good question. So, expungement disappears, expungement disappears. Sealing remains."

"Ahh."

"Sealing remains available for law enforcement. Who else? Prosecutors… and certain government entities."

"Okay. So, expungement disappears, but sealing still remains?" 10000034.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Sealing still remains."

"Okay. So, if someone wanted to apply… Okay. Thank you very much."

"And… and to your point, also…"

"Yes, yes."

"…it's not automatic."

"Represent…"

"The judge still has to…"

"Okay. Thank you. All right. Thank you."

"Representative Mayfield for two minutes."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Is there any opposition to this Bill?"

"No."

"So, that means that the State's Attorney is not opposed to your Bill?"

"That's exactly right. They are not opposed."

"There is no law enforcement agency that's opposed to your Bill?"

"No. I worked with them and they are neutral."

"Okay. If a person has their record sealed and they create another crime, that information is still available to the State's Attorney, the local police, the State Police. Is that correct?"

"That's correct."

"So, this Bill just basically says that if a person is acquitted they have the right, at that time, to petition for their record to be sealed so they can go out, get a job, support their family without that coming back against them?" 10000034.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"That's right. It's going to save the court cost money, instead of someone going home, coming back, they can apply at the time of the acquittal instead of having a new court date, they apply that day immediately for the sealing."

"Thank you so much."

"Representative Stratton for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"To the Bill. I just want to say that we are fooling ourselves if we think that it would not be a benefit to be able to say that a record has been sealed. We know that we live in an age of mass incarceration. We know that there are too many people that have criminal backgrounds and here we are talking about someone who has been acquitted. This Bill, as I understand it, does not require an immediate sealing. What it says is that the process begins immediately. And I think any one of us in this room, if we had been acquitted of some act, some criminal offense, we would want to be able to seal that record so that we could go on with our lives without having to give an explanation, without having to tell someone this is what happened and this is how I have been wronged. So, this is one very simple way to say that when someone has been acquitted let's get that process started immediately so that they can move forward. This is not an effort to try to cover up something; this is not an effort to try to say that a person should be… should not be penalized. It's saying when they have been acquitted, when they have been found that they should not be held with any kind of conviction or wrongdoing that they should have the opportunity to move forward. So, 10000034.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 again, I ask for an… I also would support this Bill, ask my colleagues to support this Bill because there are enough people who have to deal with the ongoing penalty of a criminal record. And even if they have been acquitted, it is not helpful to have… it is not as helpful to say that they've been acquitted as it would be to say that this has been sealed and that we don't have to talk about it at all. And that's what we want for our communities to have people to be able to get jobs to take care of their families and to continue on as a productive citizen of our state. Thank you."

"Mr. Skillicorn for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Wheeler for two minutes." 10000034.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield my time to Representative Andersson."

"Mr. Andersson for a minute and 57 seconds."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Ford to close."

"Follow his lead, vote 'aye'."

"Fair enough. 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 yourself, Members. Switches haven't moved. Currie, Mitchell, Pritchard. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 74 voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2708, Mr. Demmer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer." 10000034.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"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? Wehrli. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 772, Representative Gordon-Booth. Representative Gordon- Booth. Out of the record. House Bill 3701, Representative Greenwood. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Greenwood."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 3701 requires that before June 1, 2018 in… each institution of higher education adopt a policy to award academic credit for military training applicable to the students certificate or degree requirements. I ask for a 'yes' vote and will entertain any questions at this time. There is no opposition."

"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? Hurley. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 10000034.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 hereby declared passed. House Bill 3061, Mr. Guzzardi. Please… out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2383, Mr. Frese. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Frese."

"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? Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3703, Mr. Halpin. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Halpin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3703 is a local initiative creating a pilot program to allow involuntary 10000034.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 commitments from the State of Iowa, in the five counties in eastern Iowa, to be accepted and treated on an inpatient basis in Rock Island County. The Bill passed unanimously out of committee. And it will provide local patients the ability to stay close to their friends and family and their support network. I'm… there's no cost to the state. I'm happy to answer any questions. I'd ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Yes, it is."

"There's not."

"Yes. And the local hospitals already accept Iowa patients on a voluntary basis. This would just allow us to recognize court orders from Iowa for the involuntary commitments."

"Mr. Breen for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"I believe most of these people are already Iowa residents, but we'd love to have a few more. But actually the 10000034.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Bill provides that their state of residence will remain the State of Iowa."

"It has nothing to do with that."

"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. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. Mr. Phillips is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Representative. Welcome to the House chamber. Mr. Swanson is recognized."

"Proceed."

"Welcome. Good to see you today. House Bill 164, Mr. Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the House. This Bill is for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. It deals with their retirement program and it follows what the General Assembly approved last year for TRS, SURS, and IMRF and allows those persons who had retired before the effective date of marriage equality and who had made the election to receive a refund of their spousal annuity benefit to pay that benefit back within a limited time period with interest in order to attain that benefit which they were legally denied in the past. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields." 10000034.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"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? Please record yourselves. Hays, Sommer, Stuart, Unes. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 86 voting 'yes', 26 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Sims is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Tomorrow we'll be hosting a CLE meeting on… with the help of the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Society on the difference between sealing and expungement at 10 a.m. in Room 114. And legal… legal credits will be provided for our attorneys, but if you are having questions about the difference between sealing and expungement, come out to Room 114 tomorrow at 10 a.m."

"Thank you. Representative Conyears-Ervin, for what reason do you rise?"

"Please let the record reflect that I intended to vote 'no' for House Bill 2893."

"The record will reflect your intention. House Bill 625, the other Mr. Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, last summer a woman who was using a crosswalk in my district was struck and killed by a vehicle that ignored that 10000034.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 crosswalk signal. The driver of that vehicle received only a traffic citation. What this Bill does is two things: 1) It specifies that when approaching the crosswalk a driver has to yield and stop; and if there is serious bodily harm or death that a Class 2 felony would… would result. Now, before you say, well, there are lots of crosswalks all over the state. These are not normal crosswalks. This Bill only applies to crosswalks which are marked by a new type of device the Department of Transportation is using called a rectangular rapid flashing beacon. They're big yellow lights. They're marked with yellow signs. If you miss this one, you're ignoring the pedestrian in that crosswalk. So, the Bill tightens the penalties for… for violation of… of that crosswalk only marked by these special rectangular rapid flashing beacons. I'll be happy to answer questions. And I ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Davis."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, in your remarks you said tightens." Harris, D.: "I'm sorry. I said what?"

"You said it tightens the penalty. Meaning you're enhancing the penalty, correct?" Harris, D.: "I'm ad… I am adding… Right now, if you have a crosswalk, as an example, that's just marked on the street, you might be… and you ignore it and somebody's hurt, you might… the driver might be charged with reckless driving, with distracted driving. These, again, are very highly visible flashing lights that if a driver ignores this one, 10000034.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 they're not paying attention. So, it increases… yes, increases the penalty to a Class 2 felony in the event of serious bodily harm or death."

"So, what… what can you share with the Body about where these crosswalks exist?" Harris, D.: "They… they exist infrequently in the State of Illinois. And I'm kind of having a running battle with the Department of Transportation because the device itself is approved by the Federal Highway Transportation Administration. The device is approved in the… what's known as the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the MUTCD. When you think yellow, what do you think? You think, oh, I've got to slow down."

"Right." Harris, D.: "If you… if you see red, you say, I have to stop. So, the… the… our… my community in Mount Prospect, where this accident occurred, people say that device ought to flash red. I happen to think they're right; however, the Department of Transportation cannot change the color of the light because it's approved by the Federal Highway Administration. So, are they being used all over? No. They are being used infrequently in the State of Illinois by IDOT. And I think there's a question as to whether or not they're going to use them anymore because of the confusion regarding the lights."

"So, then, what is the rationale as to why that particular signal should be in that particular crosswalk?" Harris, D.: "Because it's so… it's not part… it applies only to where IDOT uses this signal. It doesn't apply to… to 10000034.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 crosswalks that you might have painted at the… at the end of your street."

"Well, that's what I'm trying to make sure I understand." Harris, D.: "Right."

"What are the circumstances under which that type of signal may be placed in a crosswalk? Where do those crosswalks exist?" Harris, D.: "They… they…"

"That, I mean, and I'm trying to understand. So, you…"

"Please complete your remarks."

"Oh, very, very quickly. You said that it's a very specific type of crosswalk. I'm trying… what's the distinction…" Harris, D.: "Well, the cro… the cross…"

"…of the crosswalk?" Harris, D.: "Well, they use them at… at crosswalks which are highly trafficked. As an example, this occurred at a… across a four-lane highway. So, they say it's not an average crosswalk. We're going to put this signal in, this highly visible signal, where there is heavy traffic and that that is a regular pedestrian crossing that needs that special attention that needs that high visibility of that signal. And if a… if a driver ignores this signals they are simply not paying attention."

"I… I guess my… my reason…"

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

"I will. The reason for the question is simply because I'm just trying to see that those crosswalks only existing in your district. Do they exist in mine? Are they pointing at 10000034.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 your district versus my district? I'm just trying to get some information. That's all. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker." Harris, D.: "And… and I think it's a fair… a fair question. You'd have to go to IDOT to find out. I don't think they're using them greatly, but they are highly visible signals themselves."

"Mr. Ford for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I have a question about the enhancement. What is the penalty now?" Harris, D.: "Well, there is no penalty for a driver that ignores this… these… these signals. Remember, this only applies… and I keep repeating this… it only applies to a driver that violates these signals, these rapid rectangular flashing beacons, the RRFBs."

"So, who determines if the driver violated it? I mean, I've seen these crosswalks and you have people… you want to stop, they… you want them to go, they don't want to go and it's like cat and mouse. And so, what happens right now if I hit someone. Is that a crime or not?" Harris, D.: "Well, in an average crosswalk, you could be… conceivably you could be charged… well, depending on what you do, you could be charged, I suppose, with vehicular homicide. You could be charged with reckless driving. The notable thing about this… a couple of notable things… is that, number 1, the pedestrian has to activate the signal. So, there… there is not the biggest step off… step off the curb into a crosswalk. They have to push a button that activates these… 10000034.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 these rapid flashing beacons. So, 1) you know that there's a pedestrian there and these… these lights come on, these very noticeable lights come on."

"Okay. But sometimes you're put in a situation where you're right at the crosswalk and the lights come on immediately. And you really don't have time to make the decision." Harris, D.: "You can't… and you can't do that with this… with this type of a… this type of a signal. Again, this is a signaling device which is used infrequently in the State of Illinois and it's not like the lights come on. You have to… the pedestrian has to push the light… or push the button, rather, to activate the lights."

"And the last question is, if this Bill does not pass, does that put…"

"Mr. Ford, please bring your remarks to a close."

"Thank you. So, if this Bill doesn't pass, does that mean that people in Illinois are less safe?" Harris, D.: "Well, I think pedestrians are less safe, if they're using a… a crosswalk marked by a rapid rectangular flashing beacon, only… only those crosswalks marked by RRFBs."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Harris to close." Harris, D.: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I think the Bill's had a good debate with questions. And I ask for a favorable vote."

"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? Please record yourselves, Members. Have all voted who wish? Flowers, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 105 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no', 6 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Turner in the Chair."

"House Bill 2783, Representative Jimenez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Jimenez."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2783 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 98 voting 'yes', 12 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2783, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3150, Representative Hurley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3150 simply removes the sunset date that was originally included in the Property Fraud Review and Refer Act. I'm available for questions. And would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3150 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 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3150, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House 10000034.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Bill 3460, Representative Long. Mr. Clerk… Out of the record. House Bill 2363, Representative Morrison. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Morrison."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2363 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2363, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2427, Representative Olsen. Out of the record. House Bill 2647, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is the final product from the Veteran's Suicide Task Force. It lays out a very progressive and comprehensive plan to combat veteran suicide on behalf of the State of Illinois. And I ask for all the support from the Members because I think Illinois wants to be the leader in addressing and preventing veteran suicide."

"Representative Andersson is recognized."

"The sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"They expressed various issues in committee. Most importantly, they declared that this is an unfunded mandate. And I believe that the State of Illinois needs to find the funds to address the fact that we cannot have one veteran commit suicide in the State of Illinois. And I believe that they have the ability to do that if they put their minds to it. We did file Amendment 3 which allows them to go and be very aggressive in finding private funding and in looking at alternative sources of revenue. Therefore, in my humble opinion, they can mitigate the cost by being aggressive, by being proactive and actually working hard to fund such an important initiative such as this." 10000034.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"That's what they said, but again, Amendment #3 allows them to be very aggressive in fundraising. They can form public-private partnerships. They can administer this plan to the… to their ability to fund it. And that was encompassed in Amendment #3."

"Correct. Six hundred and fifty thousand out of a 32 to 36 billion dollar budget I think is more than adequate to make sure that veterans do not take their own lives after they've served our country."

"If they claim that they need to hire the eight staffers. I… I do believe that through a public-private partnership there are a lot of organizations out there. There's a lot of interns out there that would help in the fight against veterans committing suicide after they've served on active duty."

"Thank you."

"Representative Williams is recognized."

"Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I just want to make a comment as a new Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee. I have been inspired by the amount of dedication 10000034.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 and commitment that Sponsor Kifowit has provided and the energy that you…"

"Excuse me, Representative. Excuse me."

"Thank you."

"Members, can we please bring the noise level down in the chamber, please? Thank you very much. Representative Williams."

"Thank you. I just wanted to reiterate how inspired I've been by the hard work of our Sponsor. And actually, Members on both sides of the aisle that make up the Veterans Affairs Committee. There's few issues that are as important as the matter… as the issue of protecting our veterans, our returning veterans, our injured and disabled veterans. I think if the department is correct that these are unfunded items, we need to prioritize and find the funding to make this Bill a reality. And I'm committed to working with both sides of the aisle to make that happen. Thank you, Representative, for your hard work on this Bill."

"Representative Ives is recognized."

"Representative Swanson for two minutes."

"Representative Kifowit to close. Representative Lang in the Chair."

"I'm going to address what was mentioned in committee or what was mentioned on the floor today. With all due respect to Representative Ives, I went to every single hearing from southern Illinois to northern Illinois. I was…"

"Please proceed."

"…I was there for all of them and I heard all the testimony. So, to just paraphrase that it's solely the Federal Government, does not encompass what we heard throughout the state. In addition, what was said in committee is that this Bill gives the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs latitude to incorporate data in the way that they seem fit. 10000034.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 To the Representatives concerned about data collection, it was mentioned in committee that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs can collaborate with an organization not- for-profit to establish even a simple website, so that veterans can self-identify. The fact of the matter is there are programs the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs are doing now that would not be detrimental if we codified it into law to make sure that these programs continue. There are very creative ways and with all due respect, I think the Representative is misinformed because there is no… nothing in this Bill that says they have to get identifying information from the Federal Government. It could be self-described. And veterans want to be able to get the help that they need and this Bill does exactly what the task force laid out. So, if… if individuals in this chamber want to vote against preventing veteran suicide then by all means you can make up any excuse you want. But the bottom line is, I am committed to addressing the fact that we should have zero veterans in Illinois commit suicide. This is the path to do it. This is the way that we culminated from a year working with the State of Illinois and I know that my colleagues on this side of an aisle share that view and they are committed and they are against and they are going to fight to make sure that no veteran in the State of Illinois feels that they need to take their life. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"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. Nekritz. Mr. Clerk, please take the 10000034.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, the House Democrats will caucus immediately for approximately one hour in Room 114. That means immediately, House Democrats. The Republicans will do whatever Republicans do for the next hour. The House will be in recess 'til the call of the Chair."

Speaker Turner: "Members, we're going to begin with Third Readings. First up, we have House Bill 760, Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. From time to time on this floor, we have voted to provide exemptions to debt limits for schools who have had to build additions. The statute is filled with these exemptions. I voted for many of them. Those of you who've been on the floor for years have also voted for many of them. House Bill 760 is one of those exemptions for my… one of my school districts in Skokie. But after we introduced the Bill, we put an Amendment on the Bill to make it crystal clear that in… that for this Bill, for this school district and in the future, there are hoops that a school district must jump through so that it is not done perfunctorily on this floor and so that they have to give some thought to things. They have to have passed a referendum. They have to have a public hearing and post notice. They have to provide certain facts and figures that my school district 10000034.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 had done, but many school districts, even those who had gotten some of the exemptions, had never done. So, this is a good piece of legislation to take care of a problem that some allege has existed. And so, to make sure we're not just in a perfunctory way giving these school districts these exemptions, this is good for this school district, good for yours, and set some guidelines for school districts that need to go beyond the cap. In this case, for my school district, they passed a referendum 2 to 1. They have jumped through all these hoops. All their residents, all their taxpayers knew what they were getting into and they voted for the referendum. If you believe in local control, you'll certainly want to help my school district. I hope you will."

"Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"They couldn't do it statutorily. So, we have to change the statute to enable them to go beyond what the statute would have allowed them to… I think the statute would have allowed them another $12 million. They need $47 million. But let's, again, remember, they passed a referendum 2 to 1. My constituents and those who live in the school district were 10000034.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 quite aware of what they were doing. This is the school district that needs this school."

"That's correct, Sir."

"Well, so, in the past, if you looked at the statute, you would see that there are several… many, maybe a dozen or two dozen different times that the Legislature has provided exemptions to local school districts for this exact purpose. But there was nothing ever in the statute that delineated what hoops they had to jump through. So, we added an Amendment so that it's very clear to any school district in the future that if you're going to come to us for this relief, you should have done all these things. Most particularly, most importantly, two things: 1) the referendum and 2) providing all the facts and figures at a public hearing to your constituents."

"No."

"Well, no, I'm sorry. I thought were talking about… other school districts will still have to come back here and make the request, but they cannot make the request unless they've jumped through these hoops." 10000034.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"That's correct, Sir."

"Representative Mayfield is recognized for two minutes."

"Just to the Bill. I just want to thank the Sponsor. This Bill did come through my committee and he addressed all of our concerns. He actually made it a better Bill when he added the transparency piece. As a former school board member, that is something that has always been lacking in a lot of districts. The exact amount of what that bond letting is going to cost everybody, I think individuals need to know… not just what you're asking for… but the fact that, you know, there is interest. There are penalties. And you know, all of that is in his Bill. And I just wanted to thank him for addressing our issues."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Ives is recognized for two minutes."

"Representative Olsen is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." 10000034.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"The school district would require to hold a public hearing and post notice as required under the Bond Issuance Notification Act which is an existing Act. One public hearing set by the presiding officer of the governing Body must be held to discuss the intent of the sale of the bond. Notice must also be published with… within a newspaper between 7 and 30 days before the date of the hearing. It must also be posted at least 48 hours at the location where the hearing will be held. At the notice… at the hearing, they have to discuss the description of the projects for which the bonds will be issued, an estimate of the number of years for which the bonds will be outstanding, an estimate of the total debt service to be paid on the bonds including principal, interest, and cost of issuing the bonds, an estimate of the average annual property tax needed to pay the principal and interest on the bonds extendable against the property containing a single family residence and having a fair market value of $100 thousand or more. So… and it must be posted on the school district's website. None of these things are in the current law as it relates to the debt exceptions. And so, this adds much transparency to the law and requires more than we've ever required before in terms of public notice."

"That is correct, Sir." 10000034.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative Batinick is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative, the effective date of the Bill is January 1, 2018. So, it would be after that."

"That's correct."

"But again, I just want to say this, because I have a wonderful school district, they have done all these things before it was required by the law."

"Leader Lang to close." 10000034.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"I would appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 760 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 71 voting 'yes', 45 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 760, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Hammond, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. Welcome to your Capitol. House Bill 2448, Representative Pritchard. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Pritchard."

"Representative Andersson is recognized."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Skillicorn is recognized." 10000034.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Thank you, Representative. I'm really trying to clarify and not get misled here about what this Bill is requiring. Can you just go back a little bit, so that I can understand what you're asking for in this legislation?"

"So, on the two-lane road, like a country road, there… I thought we already had current law for that? I don't understand what this is doing."

"So, why would it apply only to roads outside a municipalities? I don't… I don't get the distinction."

"Okay. And… and there's no concern about the same issue in the open-load… road driving?" 10000034.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"So, you don't have a concern about the implementation of this on open-road driving, assuming somebody's headlight went out or something like that?"

"Okay."

"Okay."

"And it's… this is simply punishable by a ticketed fine?"

"A bus…"

"Why not?"

"It would be on…"

"But why a business fine? Why not a… why wouldn't a Vehicle Traffic Code apply the same way that it applies in municipalities on the fining of inoperable lights or any other thing?"

"Thank you so much for taking my questions."

"Representative Flowers is recognized."

"Representative Pritchard, does it have to be a fine? I mean, is it not possible that a State Trooper could pull someone over and say, turn on your lights, please?"

"No. Because the law is the law."

"And what is the discretion and whom is it applicable to and how's it going to be used?"

"How will the discretion be described, to whom is it applicable to, and how would it be used, if it's the law?"

"Okay. Well, Representative, I would appreciate you taking this Bill out of the record because part of the problem now with being the police officer's discretion is more one- sided than the other. And…"

"Well, irregardless to where it's at. If it's applied unevenly, it will be applied wrong. And it's wrong because you're asking a person who may inadvertently forget to turn on their light and they'll be charged with a fine, a fine that could cost them their rent, their light, their gas because they just inadvertently forgot to turn on their headlights. To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. I would appreciate a 'no' vote on House Bill 2448. Thank you."

"Representative Pritchard to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2448 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 9 voting 'yes', 93 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4… 2448, having failed to reach the Constitutional Majority, does not pass… fails. Still have work to do, Members. House Bill 3163, Representative Manley. Out of the record. House Bill 370, Representative Mayfield. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield." 10000034.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Thank you. This Bill just simply allows for school districts… all school districts in the State of Illinois to provide an invisible area of the 9-1-1 number for students to call for assistance. Ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 370 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 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 370, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3122, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Moeller."

"Thank you, Speaker. House Bill 3122 is… is legislation that's very similar to a Bill that was introduced a couple weeks ago by Representative Olsen in the sense that it applies to pension benefits for part-time officials who serve on taxing body boards. The… the primary distinction with this Bill is that it would also apply to appointed officials who serve less than a thousand hours as a part of a… of a taxing body board. They would no longer be eligible for IMRF pension benefits. Ask you for an 'aye' vote and would be happy to answer any questions."

"Representative Ives is recognized."

"Representative Skillicorn is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Representative Moeller to close"

"Thank you. I appreciate the comments of the former speaker. I do think this is a step in the right direction. Last year we saw a Bill that would address pensions at the county board level. We were successful in advancing that legislation. This takes the next step along with the Bill that Representative Olsen passed out of the House last week. I think we have made incredible advances in addressing the 10000034.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 problem of pension benefits for part-time elected and appointed officials. I would ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you very much."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3122 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. Ona a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3122, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3455, Representative Spain. Mr. Clerk, please call the Bill."

"Representative Spain."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House… Representative Andersson with a late light."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield?"

"Representative Ives is recognized."

"The Sponsor will yield for two minutes."

"Representative Spain to close." 10000034.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3455 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 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3455, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3907, Representative Moylan. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Moylan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do we have to file an Amendment on this? Okay. This clarifies that law enforcement drills must prepare students and school personnel for school shooting incidents with language consistent with the language for fire drills. And I request an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Andersson is recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield for two minutes."

"No. We're requiring a requirement."

"No. It clarifies that staff training for school shooting incidents shall apply to staff in the building that day and clarifies that part-time staff shall be made familiar with the school's crisis response plans rather than required to complete school training."

"There is… because some schools were doing it as optional. This requires them to do it."

"Well, we're creating a requirement that is good for the schools both children and safety."

"I say it's a good requirement that is… makes our schools more respondent to what's happening in these trying times."

"I don't put an expense on safety."

"Again, we can't clarify an expense for safety especially when our children are involved."

"Safety is paramount especially when you're having children in schools."

"Thank you." 10000034.docx 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

Speaker Turner: "The Chair recognizes Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Sometimes I feel like it is."

"Yes. And I understand that."

"I don't have it. Like I mentioned earlier, we have school districts in our district called and stated that they really appreciate this Bill because some of the schools in the district were not doing them and they feel that it's really responsive to have them required to do it. And they stated there would be no additional cost because a lot of the schools are doing it anyways."

"I'm not sure. I don't have that answer for you."

"Right."

"Well, thank you. But terrorism doesn't discretion… differentiate between rural and urban."

"Chair recognizes Representative Stuart."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor will yield for two minutes."

"I just wanted to ask a clarifying question. From what I understand is currently the… the drills are required but not required to be done with teachers and students present. And all this does is say that we need teachers and students present so that they're actually prepared for these things?"

"Correct."

"Okay. And I… I appreciate this Bill. I taught in middle school and high school for many years. And I always liked that we did these drills with the children there and so that they would be prepared to know exactly where to go in any of these, you know, horrendous and scary incidents. So, I appreciate this Bill. Thank you for bringing it forward."

"Chair recognizes Representative Sente for two minutes."

"Hello. Will the Speaker yield?"

"The Sponsor will yield."

"I served on a School Security and Safety Task Force with Representative Demmer. And one of the things we learned was, in fact, what Representative Stuart said is that we do ha… mandate in this state that… the number of drills. So, that is 10000034.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 currently happening now. And I… so, I do wholly support this Bill. And when I've checked with all my school districts, they really said they already have their students and teachers participate in this state-mandated drill because it is more productive. So, I don't know that all of the school districts in the state do that already, but they already have to have a drill. So, I'm very much encouraging an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Moylan to close."

"Thank you. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3907 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Members, please record yourself. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3907, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1273, Representative Mussman. Out of the record. House Bill 3005, Representative Riley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. House Bill 3005 essentially allows the State Treasurer to be able to broaden their investment options by letting them invest in municipal or county securities at a price above par value. This will essentially also bring into congruence the Deposit of State Moneys Act and the Public Investing Act, where the Public 10000034.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Investing Act already allows public entities to be able to buy securities above par."

"Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's correct."

"Yes. It's essentially language that basically says in the case of a default, and frankly speaking that would be a rare occasion, but in the case of a default that the Comptroller can recoup the monies by essentially intercepting monies that would normally go to that municipality and making sure that they come back to the state coffers."

"It is."

"That's correct."

"Right."

"Basically, the Treasurer… the Treasurer want to be able to invest the moneys of the state, the taxpayers' monies, in the best investments that… that he or she, whoever the Treasurer may be later on, can do. And sometimes these are bonds that are… they're basically premium bonds. And so, they want to be able to invest in any type of marketable security that gives the best rate for the state, essentially."

"That's correct."

"And… and that's true. And you know, there's still going to be the old question about, you know, is a bond that's essentially a premium bond, is it more risky? It may be, but the bond… the rating… the bond rating still has to be high."

"It still has to be AA, AAA. And so, there's all kinds of safeguards. We know exactly what they're investing in. The bonds must be rated high in the first place, and you know, again, it's the way that a greater return would be derived by 10000034.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 investing in those bonds or being able to invest in those bonds."

"Exactly. And there's transparency in that we know what they're investing in and they still have to deal with the bond rating from the bond houses."

"Representative, can you please bring your remarks to a close?"

"It's long past two minutes."

"I didn't see that opposition, frankly. Sometimes…"

"I think this is good for the state."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Ives is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor will yield."

"That's correct in those particular entities that were mentioned in the Bill." 10000034.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"I… I really… well, we're not worried about it because, again, if you look…"

"Well, Representative Ives, don't misunderstand me so fast. I think that, you know, I'm looking at that as a safeguard. That is a safeguard to say that if it does happen and again, the RTA, the CTA, the chances of them defaulting when their full faith and value is behind the bond, is very limited. But I feel that that language must be in there to, you know, at least give a failsafe if in the rare event it does happen. That's… that's the only way I'm looking at the intercept language."

"Representative…"

"Representative…"

"…can you please bring your remarks to a close? I'm trying not to cut your mic off."

"Representative Riley to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, this is a good Bill. It gives your Treasurer, people of this state an opportunity to maximize to optimize the investments of the state. And again, that intercept language means the money comes back to us. It comes back to the state not to bondholders or anybody like that. It comes back to the state. And so, this is a good Bill. It gives the Treasurer the latitude that the Treasurer needs plus it makes congruent two acts that are in opposition to each other. That's all the Bill does. Think about the efficacy of the underlying Bill. Thank you and I'd appreciate 'aye' votes."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3005 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting 10000034.docx 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 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', 48 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3005, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1542, Representative Phelps. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Phelps."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1542 is a piece of legislation from the Illinois Oil and Gas Association. There are no opponents. This is just clarifying the process of when the… when traditional oil and gas are sold, the funds are generated for distribution to the owner under what is ever said in a will. I just ask for its passage."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 1542 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 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 1542, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2990, Representative Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Slaughter." 10000034.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. HB2990 is modifying the Code of Corrections to help our state reach the Governor's goal of reducing our prison population by 25 percent by 2025. Many of us are aware of our awful 45 percent recidivism rate and our high number of technical parole violations. This Bill's not only addressing who parolees associate with but how they associate with others. This Bill is seeking to add sensible, commonsense judicial protections for parolees no matter who they associate with under two conditions. One of those conditions is when they are engaging in prosocial, positive activities. These are activities that benefit them that help them to continue to rehabilitate. The other's a provision regarding criminal drug activity. The provision is providing a protection to parolees when they're around drug activity, but they're unaware or don't know about such activity and they haven't demonstrated any criminal intent or involvement. A third of our… a third of our parole violations are technical parole violations. This is a serious, serious issue. The Chiefs of Police are neutral as well as the State's Attorneys. IDOC is also neutral. The Governor's Office is also neutral on the Bill. I know of no opposition. As the Sponsor of this Bill, I'm asking this Body to continue to move away from our state being a punitive state. Let's continue our bipartisan efforts towards criminal justice reform. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." 10000034.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"That's correct."

"Representative Andersson, it's a very good point. It's a good question. The State's Attorneys have voiced their support for this Bill because of its approach and its objectives. We spell out specifically what those activities are. If you and I are both on parole or if you're a gang member, we should be able to go to church together. We should be able to engage in a job training program together. We should be able to engage in a volunteer opportunity together. We… we… what the Bill is looking at is addressing the zero tolerance associations policy that we have towards these technical parole violations."

"I understand. But these exceptions are prosocial, positive activities. We're talking about praying together in worship."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Andersson, your time has expired."

"Representative Ammons is recognized for two minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative, have you looked at the cost of incarcerating people on technical violations?"

"I have, Representative."

"Can you give us an idea of what the cost is to the State of Illinois to incarcerate someone on a technical violation?"

"I believe it's $135 a day for… for… to incarcerate per day."

"And how many people in Illinois, if you know this, have been reincarcerated… not based on new crimes, but on technical violations only?"

"Good question, Representative. I believe it's 7… currently around 7 thousand that are back in prison because of parole technical violations." 10000034.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"So, that technical violation… and my final question… does not necessarily mean that the person has committed an additional offense, but they may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time?"

"That's correct, Representative Ammons."

"Thank you so much. To the Bill. I'll be very brief. There is a research report done by the Pew Charitable Trust… that's the Pew Charitable Trust, for those who may want to look at this. And in that research, it not only demonstrated why this Bill is necessary now… and I appreciate the Representative for doing the work on this Bill… but it also highlighted the costly expense of incarcerating people based solely on technical violations, meaning being in a car with someone who else they got arrested and didn't know that they may have had some paraphernalia on them and the other person is then returned to the Department of Corrections. This is a commonsense, economic Bill. And I don't know what you call this, but that’s what I would have called it if I had done this Bill. So, thank you so much, Representative, for bringing it forward and it is in the best interest of the State of Illinois."

"Representative Cassidy is recognized for two minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. One of the previous speakers talked about the importance of avoiding temptation. And I think it's critical to understand, with a lot of the folks that we are talking about, with a charge like this. We're talking about folks who are going home to communities where it's not possible to avoid being around another gang 10000034.docx 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 member that you might have someone in your home, you might have someone in your workplace. And so, I think that this Bill does a great job of avoiding that unintended consequence of simply being in the company of someone that may be a member of your family, may be your neighbor, may be your coworker, may be a member of your congregation. And so, I think it's important that, you know, while we can stand here and talk about avoiding temptation, that's not… this… it's not a very realistic view in many of the communities that some of us represent. And I… and I… I urge you to contemplate it from that perspective, please. And I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Representative Reis is recognized."

"Representative Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"The Sponsor will continue to yield."

"Representative Slaughter to close."

"Thank you, Representative. Listen, we need to reach and address the Governor's goal of reducing the prison population by 25 percent by 2025. I'm hoping that this Bill can help us do that. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2990 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. Representative Slaughter."

"Postponed Consideration."

"Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill to the Order of Postponed Consideration. House Bill 1849, Representative Stewart. Out of the record. House Bill 3142, Representative Wheeler. Out of the record. Excuse me. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 3142. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3142 prohibits public colleges from asking applicants about their criminal history prior to admission. This Bill is a repeat from last year's House Bill 4446. It passed in the House but was stalled in the Senate. The biggest sticking point in the Senate was the fact that it included private colleges. Here in this Bill, 3142, we removed private colleges. As I mentioned last week 10000034.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 and I will mention today, the number one priority of this Body is to pass a balanced budget. There isn't anyone here that disagrees with that statement. Sadly, for many reasons, we have yet to agree on how to solve the budget crisis. However, one of the things that this Body does extremely well and worked together in bipartisan, bicameral, and support of the Governor is our efforts toward criminal justice. We all acknowledge that meaningful employment and education reduces recidivism. But by banning the box during the college application process, we eliminate a barrier that holds so many people back from attaining a college degree and gaining meaningful employment. Higher education, at any level, whether it be trades, the college associate's degree, decreases reliance on public assistance, increases employment rates, improves physical and mental health, but most importantly, it strengthens communities and improves communities. Please vote 'yes'. And I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Representative Lang in the Chair. There being no debate, 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. Breen, Cabello, DeLuca, Mayfield. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 65 voting 'yes', 45… excuse me… 49 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1813, Mr. Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Wheeler." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1813 provides that DCEO shall establish a Networking for Success Program that assists small to mid-sized businesses in strategic market research, geographic information systems, web design and search engine optimization, and social media marketing. This program expects to be working through the existing small business wellness centers throughout the state. It is subject to appropriations. And it's modeled after a successful program in Florida. Appreciate 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? Hurley, Turner, Phillips. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3368, Mr. Sims. Mr. Sims. Mr. Sims. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sims."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3368 allows us to update in the form… students across the State of Illinois to teach them entrepreneur skills. Would allow the State Board of Education to make resources available on their website to teach these for youth by school districts and secondary schools. The Amendment that we adopted previously removes all opposition. I'm ready to answer any questions. I ask for an 'aye' vote." 10000034.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct. It was… it was only for… the Amendment that we adopted allows for the state board to make those resources available to school districts and to students."

"Yeah. We're not mandating that they create the curriculum. We are making sure that they identify resources that are available. And then make those available to students and school districts."

"There is a program currently that… that's being hosted by groups across the country. One of which is the National Federation of Independent Businesses has a program that teaches students independent… or teaches students entrepreneurial skills. Just recently, in the City of Chicago there was a… there were resources made available to school… to schools in the City of Chicago to teach the students entrepreneurial skills. If we're going to rebuild our economy, we're going to… we got to invest in small businesses and we got to teach students to do that."

"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? Harris, Hoffman, Turner, Sommer. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Chair recognizes Mr. Pritchard."

"The record will reflect your intention. Thank you, Sir. House Bill 2990, Mr. Slaughter. Sorry. Take that Bill out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2453, Representative Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 2805, Representative Tabares. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Tabares."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill, 2805, passed unanimous out of the Elections & Campaign Finance Committee. It just establishes some requirements for vote by mail applications that are sent to a post office box that is not controlled by an election authority. 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? Please record yourselves. Batinick, Turner, Wheeler, Zalewski. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 10000034.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 hereby declared passed. House Bill 388, Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 388 seeks to legalize a practice that is currently illegal. Yesterday was Election Day up and down this state, across the state, and many people who went to the ballot took photographs of their ballot and posted them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and other forms of social media. And under current law, all of those people who did that committed a criminal law violation. This Bill would seek to decriminalize that activity; however, it would have a criminal penalty that is equal to the current penalty on the books if there are people who are trying to buy, sell, intimidate those who have votes. This Bill has bipartisan support. The ACLU… ACLU is a strong proponent. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Fortner for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes. Our intent is to take a close look at what you pointed out to me. I'm working closely with the Senate Sponsor, Senator Harmon. And if there are any issues to clean up, we will clean it up."

"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. Evans, Fine, Gordon-Booth, Stratton, Thapedi, Wheeler. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 14 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2404, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis."

"This Bill will go and allow all universities to put on file what their policies are for giving credit for prior learning. They will then put that record with the Illinois Community College Board for them to hold on hand, so that they do have record of what the different institutions will accept for crior… prior learning credit. I urge 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 take the record. There are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 10000034.docx 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 hereby declared passed. House Bill 2505, Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Similar to what we did for the Chair a moment ago, this Bill allows a school district to participate in a debt extension. This school district passed its referendum last evening. It complies with all of the provisions within Leader Lang's piece of legislation from earlier. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"With the Lang rule. I like that."

"I like that, Steve. It complies with the Lang rule."

"That's great."

"Representative Ives for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"One moment. There's a $14.7 million limit. And it has… the district has 5.7 million in outstanding debt right now, 10000034.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 which will be retired by 2026. They'd like to renovate and expand their… the facilities."

"Fourteen point seven."

"Yes."

"Yeah. But I believe they expect the addition to cost more."

"20."

"Yeah. I mean, I would say in response to that that the condition of this particular school district is strong. And my expectation is that debt… that 5.7 would be retired by the time we're talking here of the expansion."

"It's a middle school."

"With a… I'm thinking there's a grade school to the north of it."

"Yes."

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

"Mr. Welter is recognized."

Speaker Lang: "Kind of felt you were going to do that. Representative Ives for two minutes."

"We… we don't know the interest, Jeanne. We have no sense of what the market will be when they go to market. This Bill would still have to go to the Senate…"

"I… I think they do have an idea, but I’m not certain I'd put it on the record to the extent that you'd like me to and if that number happens to change, then I'm in a position of stating something on the record that wasn't…"

"I… I would say in the testimony you heard in committee, Jeanne. You heard Mark Kasniewski talk about all aspects of this project and heard about the certainty he provided to you and along with Members of that committee about the financial security of this transaction. To the extent you're willing to ask me what the rate is going to be, I'm not inclined to put that on the record on the floor."

"Please complete your remarks."

"Mr. Batinick for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yeah. They ever… The way I phrased it to the superintendent when the… the Leader's Bill was being proposed was is there anything in this legislation that you feel is out of compliance with what you're proposing as being advised by your attorney, your bond council, your finance people, and the response I got was we comply with every aspect that… well, whatever is in Leader Lang's Bill. To the extent I can predict the rates, the interest going for…"

"…no, I know. I'm just saying. I'm comfortable telling you, Mark, that there's nothing lessened in this debt… debt limit extension than what we would prescribe in the… in the Lang Bill."

"There… there's nothing…"

"There's no lesser of a standard in my district's…"

"…proposal than there is in the Lang Bill."

"Yeah."

"Mr. Zalewski to close, if you care to, Sir."

"I… Just briefly. To the extent you were able to support the Leader's Bill, I would ask you to support my Bill. This is an excellent school district with excellent stewardship of its finances that's done everything by the book and is well- 10000034.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 equipped to handle this expansion. They won their referendum last night, local control. I'd 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? Please record yourselves. Harris, Meier, Turner, Wheeler. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 62 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3684, Kelly Burke. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3684 eliminates an obsolete retail employee fee and redundant certificate while still maintaining Illinois' specific training and food safety guidelines for food handlers. It removes a $35 fee. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Lady's…" Burke, K.: "And I will take any questions."

"Sorry. 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? Hurley, Sims, Butler. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1804, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 1804 is a Bill, a contest I've worked on for several years, but with the cooperation from the good folks at the Illinois State's Attorneys Association, we've been able to come up with language that will work. As we've worked through a great deal of our criminal justice reform, we've often commented on the issue of what happens to the guy that got sentenced on the day before we changed the penalty for a particular crime. So, what we've… what we're doing in 1804 is creating a possibility to seek a resentencing hearing for someone who is currently serving a sentence on a crime that we have changed the penalty for… lessened the penalty for so that they might get the same… they have an opportunity to argue for the same treatment that the person who was convicted on the next day was… was afforded. And I… I have… there's no opposition. As I said, we worked in concert with the State's Attorneys Association to come up with language that… that took care of their concerns. There are no objections to the Bill at all. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That was something that we discussed in our dealings with both in committee and in our dealings with the prosecutors. The reality is we're not changing penalties for crimes that carry lengthy sentences. So, it was hard to put a pin in the right amount of time. And it… through our discussions it became clear it really wasn't terrifically relevant given that the likelihood of changing sentences for things with extraordinarily lengthy sentences wouldn't happen and given that prosecutors have an opportunity to object, this only happens with the approval of the prosecutor, it became not relevant to put that time frame in there."

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"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, Members. Burke, Lilly, Parkhurst, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 72 voting 'yes', 41 voting 'no', and this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2567, Mr. Evans. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and the great Members of this august Assembly. This is a creation of a task force for our 10000034.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Secretary of State. Right now, there's some discussion about automobile licensing, whether or not particular individuals should have which licensing. So, the Secretary of State in his wisdom would like to connect with the various automobile dealers throughout this state to come up with some resolutions. So, I ask for your support on a creation of this wonderful task force."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Mr. Unes."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Welcome. We're happy you're here with us today. House Bill 34… excuse me, wrong number… House Bill 2427, Mr. Olsen. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Mr. Olsen."

"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. There are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 772, Representative Gordon-Booth. Out of the record. House Bill 3061, Mr. Guzzardi. Out of the record. House Bill 3083, Representative Hernandez. Out of the record. Members, some Bills on Second Reading. House Bill 2721, Representative Conroy. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Conroy." 10000034.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"The Amendment was brought forth by the Department of Insurance. And it was brought into committee and passed through committee. I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Lilly, do you rise to the Amendment? Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lang: "Third Reading. Now, the Chair recognizes Representative Lilly."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, please."

"Thank you. Ladies and Gentle… Okay. Ladies and Gentlemen, as you know in order to have a fantastic Capitol Capers there is rehearsal that is needed. Today, 4:30, Stratton, Room 392- C. Be there, be there. Look forward to seeing you."

"I don't like being ordered around. House Bill 3649, Mr. Crespo. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 764, Mr. Andersson. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 394, Mr. D'Amico. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Third Reading. House Bill 3054, Mr. Davis. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3486, Mr. Brady. Out of the record. House Bill 3157, Representative Harper. Representative Harper. Out of the record. House Bill 3131, Representative Mah. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mah."

"I wish to adopt Floor Amendment #2. It's a technical change that fully aligns the demographic variables with those of the U.S. Census."

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

"Third Reading. House Bill 755, Mr. Davidsmeyer. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Third Reading. House Bill 3536, Representative McAsey. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2771, Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell. Out of the record. House Bill 3658, Representative Hammond. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2499, Mr. Rita. Mr. Rita. Out of the record. House Bill 3791, Representative Sente. Representative Sente. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3328, Representative Ives. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3785, Representative McDermed. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3400, Mr. Sosnowski. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 466, Mr. Welter. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3167, Representative Stratton. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. The Chair recognizes Representative Mah."

"Point of personal privilege, Speaker."

"Proceed, please."

"I'd like to introduce a constituent from my district, Alex Esparza, who is the executive director of the Eighteenth a Street Development Corp in Pilsen. And he's also been 10000034.docx 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 appointed to the Latino Caucus Foundation Board. Please give him a warm Springfield welcome. This is his first time in Springfield."

"Welcome. You're hap… we're happy you're here with us. We hope it won't be your last time here. Mr. Evans is recognized."

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Go right ahead."

"Thank you. I'd like to make a quick announcement. I hope all of you all or whoever can will join me this evening for the Cancer Caucus' first event at 6 p.m. 'til about 9 p.m. at the Sangamo Club. I know many of you all have expressed interest in being involved in the Cancer Caucus because this disease affects millions of people nationwide but many people in every district. I'd like to thank Representative La Shawn Ford and Greg Harris, Representative Scott Drury, Representative Lisa Hernandez for agreeing to be a part of the Leadership Council of the Cancer Caucus. We hope to educate all of us on cancer-related issues, connect with the business community, connect with our advocacy partners and make Illinois and the General Assembly the most informed and involved group of Legislators with regards to cancer-related issues. Tonight stats that. Again, we're going to be at the Sangamo Club tonight, 6 to 9 p.m. The Sangamo Club, of course, is 227 E. Adams St. Cocktails and dinner will be provided. Thank you."

"Thank you, Representative. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're moving back to Third Reading. And we're going back to… to the top of the alphabet. First Bill is House Bill 3780, 10000034.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke. Out of the record. House Bill 3806, Representative Chapa LaVia. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Speaker, I'm awaiting an Amendment. Can we take that back to Second, please?"

"Mr. Clerk, please put the Bill…"

"Thank…"

"…back on the Order of Second Reading and hold it there. House Bill 3744, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Out of the record. House Bill 2910, Representative Bellock. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bellock."

"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, Martwick. Please take the record. There are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3820, Mr. Crespo. Out of the record. House Bill 2477, Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. People who are in these facilities are allowed to vote but only at their last known address, not in the facility in which they reside. This is a violation of civil rights and liberties. All this Bill does is to say that if someone's been in one of these facilities for more than six months then that individual may register and may vote at that facility rather than at his or her last home address. I know of no opposition. And I'd be grateful for your support."

"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? Batinick, Parkhurst. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby 10000034.docx 120  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 declared passed. House Bill 2641, Mr. Davis. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2641 creates the Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force. Provides that the task force shall be up to 24 members, 10 appointed by the Attorney General, 10 appointed by the Governor, and each of the Leaders and Minority Leaders of each chamber will also pick an individual. The Bill suggests that the members must reflect the race… racial, ethnic and geographic background diversity of the state that includes judges, state's attorneys, public defenders, representatives from organizations that advocate for persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities, representatives from organizations that advocate for persons with physical disabilities, representatives from organizations that advocate for adolescents and youth, representatives from state's protection and advocacy agency, sheriffs or their designees, chief of municipal police departments or their designees, individuals with disabilities, parents or guardians of individuals with disabilities, community-based providers of service… of services to persons with disabilities, and representatives of a service coordination agency. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions." 10000034.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"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? Please record yourselves. Butler, Cassidy, Currie. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2752, Mr. Evans. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Evans."

"Yes. First of all, I'd like to mention that in the past we've passed licensing legislation. It's a passion of mine because it gives motivated individuals the opportunity to get to work. House Bill 2752 had two Amendments. Table Amendment 1 was tabled. Amendment 2 was adopted. And Amendment 2 was an agreement. If you look, we had a long list of opponents and with the Amendments, well, we have zero opponents. I want to thank all of the proponents. I want to thank my Republican colleagues and everyone for working on this. This Bill is about getting individuals who are motivated, who've made a mistakes, back to work. We know that the great jobs of this state or of this country require license, require certification. If you put the work in to get certification, it's just happy to see that we want to get those individuals back to work. This Bill which is an initiative of the Safer Foundation but became an initiative, I believe, of everybody requires that sealed conviction juvenile adjudications for some offenses and arrest records not affect the department's 10000034.docx 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 license IDFPR decision and that applicants should not be expected to self-impose those records. It also specifies for insurance producer and public adjuster license provides relief for applications for insurance produced in public adjusters who have sealed or expunged records. I have… at this point I'll take any questions. I know they're coming."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Yes. That's… that's a very simplified view of it. I think we still want…"

"Yeah. We still want the department to take into account the department still has refusal right, but we want to give the department some structure. I think in the past… and I passed previous licensing Bills… there was never clarity. Now, we have specific clarity on what we would ask the department to do before making a denial."

"Yes."

"Sir, of course they can take into account of fraud."

"I mean, we can… we can go to the most extreme because they rape, murder, fraud…"

"It's generally… those things are generally not expunged or sealed, first, let's stay there. So, you're not going to get rape, murder, or child endangerment. These are… and those individuals generally are not applying for a license for the most part. It's individuals who make generally petty mistakes because you're not going to get those expunged or sealed."

"Yeah. And I'm not saying that they can't, but…"

"…for the most part. Yeah, for the…"

"Yeah. For the most part sealed… those particular offenses are just not sealed or expunged for the most part. And if they…" 10000034.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"I didn't hear you? I'm sorry, Representative."

"We have thousands of other Bills. Today, I'm focusing on 2752. If you oppose those other Bills, please feel free. But I'm requesting your support for this Bill, which is agreed, which is… has zero opponents."

"It may be listed in your analysis. I'm not sure."

"House Amendment 2 was adopted to House…"

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"Yeah. This particular Bill now I'm… it has no opponents, so I'm not sure."

"Representative Ives for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"The Bill does not focus specifically on the type of insurance. It's the license that's given by the department. So, I'm sure if an individual wants to make a lot of money they're going to try to provide as many insurance options as 10000034.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 possible. So, that's up to the department. I'm not trying to run the department that's why I worked with the department and that's why the department is not opposed."

"No, I'm focusing on the department. What information that the insurance agency will receive I don't think is germane to what we're doing."

"Mr. Evans to close."

"Thank you, again. I appreciate all of the proponents and all of the work that they've done: the Safer Foundation, the Governor's Office, all of my Republican colleagues, all of my Democratic colleagues. We're going to get people who made 10000034.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 mistakes back to work, keep them on track, reduce crime. This Bill does all of that. I request your support."

"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. DeLuca, Fortner, Unes. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are… on this question, there are 54 voting 'yes' and 60 voting 'no'. And the Gentleman asks for Postponed Consideration. House Bill 2367, Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford. Out of the record. House Bill 3045, Mr. Harris. David Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill was… was a recommendation of a constituent who thought it would be a good idea to allow the Secretary of State to use more email capability in making contact with… with constituents. The Secretary of State offered an Amendment which I adopted in committee which took any opposition that they had off the Bill. I know of no opposition to the Bill. It affords greater use of email. And I… I ask for your 'yes' 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the 10000034.docx 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2423, Mr. Breen. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Breen."

"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. Mr. Sims. Please take the record. There are 110 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1784, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Butler." 10000034.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative Moeller."

"Thank you, Speaker. Does the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. So, yes, so for the purpose of the legislative intent, does this mean that bicycles are required to ride on shoulders where shoulders exist?"

"Right. Thank you. I would urge an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Long."

"Sponsor yields."

"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? Conyears-Ervin, Harris, Martwick. Please take the record. There are 115 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 1677, Representative Hurley. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1677 simply requires that the Secretary of State include information on human trafficking into the commercial driver's license curriculum. I'm here for questions. And 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. Halbrook, Hoffman, Slaughter. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And 10000034.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2998, Representative Jimenez. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Jimenez."

"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? Feigenholtz. Feigenholtz. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3074, Representative Kifowit. Representative Kifowit. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What this Bill does is if an individual has their car taken from them without permission, they can file a statement instead of having to appear before the adjudication." 10000034.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"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? Members, please record yourselves. Flowers, Guzzardi, Slaughter. Flowers. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3503, Representative Mah. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mah."

"Oh. Actually, out of the record."

"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 3322, Representative Manley. Representative Manley. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Manley."

"House Bill 3322 brings Illinois in accordance with national terminology, duties, and standards. Illinois, being behind the times and the statute needs updating to keep pace with the vast majority of states. It was drafted by the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association and negotiated with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. And there is no known opposition."

"Those…"

"I'll take any questions." 10000034.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"…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. Sims, Wallace. Mr. Sims. Please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2829, 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? Hurley. Please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 8 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2842, Mr. Rita. Mr. Rita. Out of the record. House Bill 3718, Mr. Sims. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sims."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3718 amends the Code of Civil Procedure. It 10000034.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 set forth the procedures for requesting and issuing domestic violence… domestic violence orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and stalking no contact orders. With the Amendment we adopted, which clarifies the process, I know of no opposition and request 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 take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3903, Representative Stratton. Please read the Bill."

"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 3750, Representative Stuart. Katie Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 465, Brian Stewart. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Stewart."

"Representative Ives."

"Sponsor yields for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, all the letters are in?"

"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? Please record yourselves. Flowers, Pritchard, Wheeler. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 770, Mr. Wheeler. Excuse me. It's Barbara Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 770 establishes an intergovernmental agreement between IDNR and the Fox Waterway Agency for dredging of the Chain O'Lakes."

"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? Kelly Burke, Mussman. Please take the record. There are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 270, Representative Wallace. Out of the record. House Bill 3063 on the Order of Third Reading, Mr. Guzzardi. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Assembly. This is an agreed Bill that we worked on with the Department of 10000034.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Public Health and the Public Health agencies around the state as well as with the interest of local farmers. This is a Bill about enabling farmers to sell their products at farmers' markets. It expands the scope of products that will be available for sale to encourage our farmers to help grow small businesses and make healthy foods more accessible to the people of the State of Illinois. I'm very excited about this legislation. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"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? Ammons. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Second Reading, House Bill 3120, Mr. Demmer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer."

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

"Third Reading. House Bill 2428, Mr. Spain. Mr. Spain. Out of the record. House Bill 2699, Mr. Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3737, Mr. Andrade. You want to move the Bill, Sir? You want to move the Bill? Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2460, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment 1 addresses concerns raised by prosecutors and removes all objections to the Bill."

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

"Third Reading. House Bill 3909, Representative Conroy. Please read the Bill." 10000034.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Third Reading. House Bill 2626, Representative Fine. Out of the record. House Bill 243, Representative Flowers. Out of the record. House Bill 2369, Representative Harper. Representative Harper. Out of the record. Representative Harper? Out of the record. House Bill 1785, Mr. Harris, Greg Harris. 1785. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3769, Representative Mayfield. Out of the record. House Bill 2402, Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell. Out of the record. House Bill 2764, Mr. Moylan. Out of the record. House Bill 2580, Mr. Phelps. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2977, Mr. Welch. Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Bill shall be held on the Order of Second Reading. The Chair recognizes Mr. Welch."

"Mr. Speaker, I'd ask that the notes on this Bill be ruled inapplicable. This Motion… this note request was filed way back in March. I believe that this is a stall tactic. And I ask that it be ruled inapplicable."

"Gentleman moves that the note request be held inapplicable. On that question, Mr. Andersson is recognized for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, first… the first note wasn't regarding fiscal activity. And it came back that there's no fiscal responsibility of the state. With regard to a state mandate, we're not mandating that the state do anything with regard to cursive writing. And that's why this particular note is inapplicable."

"It's not a… it's not a mandate on the state. It's a requirement of the local school districts."

"Those are their own local entities, Representative."

"I said it's been weeks. And I suspect because the Governor's Office is opposed to cursive writing, DCEO is not going to get back to us any time soon."

"Mr. Reis."

"Sponsor yields for two minutes."

"No."

"I don't have that date handy right now."

"This has been out there for three weeks. And I just really… DCEO is going to take their sweet time with this issue."

"Your request is acknowledged. The Gentleman has moved that the filed note request be held inapplicable. Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 10000034.docx 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 voted who wish? Chapa LaVia, McAsey. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 61 voting 'yes', 52 voting 'no'. The Gentleman's Motion prevails. Mr. Reis has asked for a verification. Members will be in chairs; staff will retire to the rear of the chamber and all conversation will cease. Mr. Reis is recognized."

"Gentleman withdraws. You can go back to talking again. The note is held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3877, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill."

"Please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 302, Mr. Martwick. Please read the Bill."

Speaker Lang: "Third Reading. On the Order of Postponed Consideration, House Bill 2361, Representative Feigenholtz. You may proceed, Representative."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm very excited that this Bill is up. There was a misunderstanding when this Bill was first debated by some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. This is a Bill that would allow the City of Chicago 10000034.docx 142  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 to utilize a noise monitor along Lake Shore Drive. I'm glad to answer any questions."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct."

"Yes. Weird and correct, yes."

"But I'm really happy about it."

"I think it's a great idea."

"All right."

"I think I'm going to start making this one minute. Mr. Wheeler is recognized." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields for two minutes." Wheeler, K.: "For one minute? Representative, I'm glad that we got together and got everything worked out and clarity is our friend now. Urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Thank you so much." 10000034.docx 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"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? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 85 voting 'yes', 30 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Joint Resolution 34, Mr. Arroyo. Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 1 is a technical change."

"Excuse me, Sir. There's an Amendment? Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Mr. Arroyo on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Joint Resolution 34 encourages the 115th Congress to introduce and pass legislation on the mission to Puerto Rico as the 51st state. Suitable copies of the Resolution would be presented to the Speaker of the House Representative Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello, and Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"You would have to ask them that. I don't know."

"No."

"Not really."

"Mr. Breen for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's a good question. Well, that's new to me. I don't think so. I don't know. We have to make Congress decide. If it's going to have 50… 51 stars on there."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Reick for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's a tough question. I don't know that question, but yeah, this is just encouraging Congress to consider this Resolution. This is all it is."

"Those in favor of the Gentlemen's Resolution will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. I apologize, we have not adopted the Amendment. Those in favor of the 10000034.docx 145  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017 Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Now, those in favor of the Resolution 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. DeLuca, Harper. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 72 voting 'yes', 32 (sic-36) voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 192, Mr. McSweeney. Please proceed, Sir."

"Mr. Arroyo, are you rising on this, Sir? You can say no."

"No."

"Those in… Mr. Davis is rising on this for two minutes."

"I just wanted to know, can you… I missed your explanation. Can you…"

"…again, please?"

"Opposing that tax?"

"Is that tax a revenue generator for the state?"

"It is. It does generate revenue for the state?"

"Okay. Are you opposing just because it's a tax?"

"So, you said we should not be encouraging streaming?"

"We should be?"

"Thank you very much. Sorry, Mr. Speaker."

"Mr. Turner."

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

"Sponsor yields." 10000034.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 4/5/2017

"Representative McSweeney, why would we want to tie our hands before we begin any real revenue discussions considering our fiscal situation here and go on record as opposing any potential revenue generating stream for the State of Illinois?"

"And will you support a progressive tax?"

"Well, then I think that we should keep our options open and Members should vote 'no' on this Bill."

"Mr. McSweeney to close."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Resolution will say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, on Supplemental Calendar #1, there appears Senate Bill 19, Mr. Costello. Please read the Bill."

"Please hold the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Arroyo is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was wondering… I thought I was going to call the House Resolution also right behind the House Joint Resolution. Is that possible or do I have to wait to… thank you."

"We'll be in Session tomorrow, Sir. It'll keep you here one more day. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"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. Members, I have an announcement that will please the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. We will be in Session on Friday. Mr. Clerk for an announcement."

"And now, leaving perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House stand adjourned 'til Thursday, April 6 at the hour of 11 A.M. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned."