Illinois House Floor Debate — April 24, 2017

"The House will be in order. We shall be led in prayer by Father Mesrop Parsamyan who is the Pastor of the Armenian Church in Bellville. Father Parsamyan is the guest of Representative Hoffman. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off cell phones and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Father."

"Be led in the Pledge today by Representative Soto."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

"Please let the record show that Representatives McAsey and Phelps are excused today."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 111 Members present, we do have a quorum. Mr. Pritchard is recognized."

"Welcome. Thanks for being with us today. Mr. Hoffman."

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

"You may proceed."

"Mr. Speaker, I'd like to address a matter that's very important to me and should be to Members of this Body. On April 24, 1915, more than 1.5 million Armenians were killed in a massive extermination. I would like… I would like to thank a close friend of mine, Mr. Johno Kabbendjian for bringing this to light. Mr. Kabbendjian and Armenians in Illinois and millions across the globe will never forget. 'When from the world my memory fades away that is the time when I indeed shall die' was written by Bedros Tourian, a famous Armenian poet. We must not forget and the world must never forget and we must never let the world forget the loss of the Armenian people. And may their souls lie in peace knowing we are standing with them today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Thank you, Mr. Hoffman. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're returning to the Calendar, the… these are still first priority Bills for some Members. Beginning with Second Readings, House Bill 2738, Representative Ammons. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ammons." 10000037.docx 3  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"I ask the adoption of the Floor Amendment, please, Mr. Speaker."

"Explain it very briefly, please."

"Basically, the Floor Amendment was a… it was a correction of a strikeout that was done through the LRB process that shouldn't have been stricken out of current law. So, we weren't making any actual changes to that."

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

"Representative Ammons."

"This was the same thing. We was just correcting… unstriking language out of that… the current visitation requirements for the Department of Corrections."

"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 3157, Representative Harper. Out of… Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record, please, Mr. Clerk. The Chair recognizes Representative Williams."

"Point of personal privilege, please." 10000037.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Please proceed."

"I wanted to take a moment to introduce my Page for the day, Leo Aluise. He's joined in the gallery by father Len and Uncle Vince. And Leo's actually in the third grade at St. Ben's Elementary. And he's quite a scholar when it comes to the Presidency and has special expertise in Abraham Lincoln. Welcome, Leo."

"Thank you, Representative. Leo, welcome. House Bill 3904, Representative Stratton. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 768, Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Recognizes Mr. Welch."

"Mr. Speaker, these notes have existed on this Bill since March 29. I would ask that these mo… notes both be found inapplicable and the Bill be moved to Third Reading."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves that the notes be held inapplicable. Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, first of all, the rules say that they're supposed to be back within five days specifically with regard to the fiscal note. And we're at April 24. It's Bill deadline week. These notes have existed since March 29. I be…"

"These notes have existed since March 29, well beyond the five-day deadline to respond to… to put them on file."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion 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. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 61 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. The Gentleman's Motion prevails. The notes are held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 398, Mr. Reis. Out of the record. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're now moving to Third Reading Bills. House Bill 1890… 1895, Mr. Cabello. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Cabello." 10000037.docx 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"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? Deadline week, Members. Record your switches. Mr. Zalewski. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', and 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3745, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Out of the record. House Bill 3649, Mr. Crespo. Mr. Crespo. Out of the record. House Bill 375, Representative Fine. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB375 is also known as Sam's Act. And the reason it is named after this young gentleman is had things been different his life may have turned out differently. Sam was a young man who suffered from mental illness and eventually took his own life. What HB375 would do would put eight hours of mental health training into all law 10000037.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 enforcement recurring curriculum every three years. So, when a law enforcement officer goes out on a call, they would be know… have a better understanding of what they're encountering. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's correct."

"That's correct."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Andrade. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 112 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Chair recognizes Representative Conyears-Ervin. For what reason do you rise? The Lady does not wish to speak. House Bill 3691, Representative Gabel. Out of the record. House Bill 3083, Representative Hernandez. Representative Hernandez. Out of the record. House Bill 535, Mr. Hoffman. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Hoffman." 10000037.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 535 is an agreed Bill between the cable TV providers of the state as well as the railroads. It defines how we can ensure that… that there is access so that the railroads are adequately compensated and that the cable T… television and communication association members can provide access so that people can get services."

"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? Arroyo, Wallace. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2373, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly. Out of the record. House Bill 2963, Representative Nekritz. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Nekritz."

"Mr… Mr. Speaker, could I… I have an Amendment to be adopted on that that I think is still in Rules. But I… if we could put it back to Second for that?"

"The Bill will be placed on the Order of Second Reading. And take the Bill out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2619, Mr. Slaughter. Out of the record. House Bill 2453, Representative Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 2698, Representative Turner. Mr. Turner. Out of the record. House Bill 3036, Mr. Walsh. Mr. Walsh. Out of the record. Mr. Clerk, 10000037.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 House Bill 772, Representative Gordon-Booth. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 772 is a piece of legislation that we actually passed out of the… it passed out in the 99th General Assembly unopposed. This legislation deals with the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. It makes two very small technical changes. This is a bipartisan piece of legislation that would allow CRT glass to be put into landfills as well as it would allow a couple of organizations throughout this state to be able to better deal with the computers, DVD players, printers, DVDs, cell phones and zip drives. It would be able to better… it would allow a couple of those entities that operate in our state to be able to better deal with this particular type of glass and the recycling of that glass. I'm open for any questions. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yeah. So, this is… this particular entity they're actually working on… working to come to an agreement. I think 10000037.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 that they are pretty close to that agreement and they did testify in committee and part of… part of their opposition was… I don't want to say it was without basis, but the idea is to work towards an agreement with this particular organization at this time. But…"

"Potentially, but I don't want to necessarily say that that's what's going to happen. But I definitely think that there is an opening for that for sure."

"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 take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 112 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3745, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Representative? Will you please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Conyears-Ervin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3745 allows after-school programs to be visible in a high-traffic area, public area of the school. And I ask for a 'yes' vote on House Bill 3745."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"It's a pretty quick Bill, I guess, maybe that's why."

"But it allows for after-school programs to be visible. A designated area, designated by the principal of the school for after-school programs to be posted in that area."

"If the principal designates as such, yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Right now it's optional. It's not necessarily a designated area of the school where we believe it is highly visible. Right now it could be in this area, another area and another area. It's just kind of making it one neutral area, one central area so that parents would know that this is the designated area in case they need to learn of any after- school programs."

"Because this is something that the parents are saying. It's not in a specifically designated area. Now, what this Bill does not do it's not asking the schools to do anything. I don't know if that's what you're taking this Bill as. This is not asking the school to do anything. It's just allowing the programs to post their information."

"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? Thapedi, Zalewski. Please take the record. There are 68 voting 'yes', 45 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2698, Leader Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the chamber. House Bill 2698 is an initiative of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that authorizes the state's small business credit initiative fund to make loans or equity investments to small businesses and expands the maximum amount of loans issued under the Build Illinois Act. 2698 amends the Build Illinois Act by making the following changes… Well, essentially, it creates… it creates a place in Illinois statute for this federal fund that was created. The Federal Act that was created is set to sunset on March 31, 2017 eliminating the only statute that created the SSBCI Fund. 10000037.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 After House Committee Amendment #1 was adopted, it simply creates the fund in Illinois statute that will allow DCEO to continue to utilize the fund and make loans and investments in Illinois businesses. The language used to create the SSBCI Fund was mirrored from the Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund. I look for the Body's support. Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill… Sorry. Representative Ives with a question, I think."

"Sponsor will yield."

"This was federal money."

"Yes."

"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 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Rules Report."

"Mr. Demmer is recognized."

"The record will reflect your intention. House Bill 3036, Mr. Walsh. Mr. Walsh. Out of the record. On Second Reading, House Bill 3298, Representative Scherer. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Scherer."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is just a technicality that needed to be cleared up. And I'd like to just pass the Amendment and move it on."

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

"Please hold the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 1896, Mr. Halbrook. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Halbrook."

"Amendment 1 is withdrawn. Is that correct, Sir?"

"Mr. Clerk, please withdraw Amendment #1 and proceed."

"Mr. Halbrook."

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

"Third Reading. Returning to some Bills on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 243, Representative Flowers. Please read the Bill."

"Please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 3601, Representative Greenwood. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Greenwood."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment removes the opposition and does not interfere with local control of the dual credit program."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk. Representative, you have a second Amendment, which is in Rules. We'll get back to your Bill. Thank you. House Bill 3486, Mr. Brady. Mr. Brady. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 1685, Mr. Hoffman. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Brady, did I understand you wanted your Bill held on Second? Mr. Clerk, on House Bill 10000037.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 3486, please move that back to the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 3084, Mr. Breen. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3444, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly. Out… Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3519, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3769, Representative Mayfield. Out of the record. House Bill 13… Excuse me. House Bill 2377, Mr. Davidsmeyer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk." 10000037.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Third Reading. House Bill 3004, Mr. Riley. Please… Out of the record. House Bill 2527, Mr. Sosnowski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sosnowski."

"You're withdrawing Amendment #1, Sir? Mr. Clerk, withdraw Amendment #1 and proceed."

"Mr. Sosnowski."

"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 2988, Mr. Slaughter. Out of the record. Third Readings on this order of priority. House Bill 389… Excuse me. House Bill 369, Mr. Andrade. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Andrade."

"Thank you, Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 369 creates the Bedbug Disclosure to Employees Act requiring employers to notify employees if a person certified under the Structural Pest Control Act has determined the presence of bedbugs at a place of employment. The purpose of the Bill is to try to prevent the spread of bedbugs to one's home. It's very expensive if they do end up at home. And I'm just trying to create a preventive measure. And if there's any… no questions, I ask for 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? Have all voted who wish? Guzzardi, Turner. Please take the record. There are 99 voting 'yes', 11 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3780, Mr. Burke. Out of the record. House Bill 30… Sorry, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2723, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 2723 addresses some… some barriers that have a particularly significant impact on human trafficking victims. Illinois is one of only nine states to have such a significant bar on name changes for people with certain felony backgrounds. What House Bill 2723 does is remove those absolute barriers for everything but the existing list of 10000037.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 crimes that… that you would think you wouldn't want someone to be able to change their name for, you know, people who have convicted of identity theft, aggravated identity theft, criminal sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a child, things like that where we definitely wouldn't want them to be able to. But… but folks, with certain backgrounds like human trafficking victims who need to put their past in their past and move on, and in many cases, escape an abuser, do need access to this. This puts the discretion back in the hands of judges. This puts us in line with 29 other states with variations on disclosure. There are opportunities for objection from law enforcement. I know of no objection to the Bill. And I ask for your support."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes, there is no op… no opposition."

"Yes. There's an opportunity for the state's attorney to object. And the state's attorney is good with that."

"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. Arroyo, DeLuca, Nekritz, Turner. Mr. Turner. Mr. 10000037.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 77 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3909, Representative Conroy. Out of the record. House Bill 3744, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Out of the record. House Bill 1254, Mr. Costello. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 127… 1254 allows that a school district can be precluded from providing the minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of attendance due to the utilization of the district's facilities by local or county authorities for the purpose of holding a memorial or funeral service in remembrance of a community member. It's limited to two days a calendar year. I ask for your 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Correct. For a funeral or a wake."

"Yes. This actually came about due to the death of a police officer in the Chester area. The gym in Chester was 10000037.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 the only place they could house as many people that attended. The Governor was in attendance, numerous fire districts… departments, and police departments from around the country attended."

"Exactly."

"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? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3120, Mr. Demmer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer."

"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? Ammons, Morrison. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3820, Mr. Crespo. Mr. Crespo. Out of the record. House Bill 2610, Mr. D'Amico. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. D'Amico."

"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? Harper. Please take the record. There are 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2684, Mr. Evans. House Bill 2984, Mr. Clerk. Out of the record. House Bill 2367, Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford. Out of the record. House Bill 3826, Mr. Fortner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Fortner."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. Representative, can you just go back a little bit and explain why we were not collecting… would this make a double collection. Is that what you're trying to prevent?"

"And do you know what the impact on municipalities who currently do this, what that impact fee is on those municipalities?"

"Okay. All right. Thank you so much."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields." 10000037.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"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? 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. Chair 10000037.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 recognizes Representative Harper. I think you were trying to get a hold of the Chair earlier?"

"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like the record to reflect that I meant to be a 'yes' vote on House Bill 2610."

"The record will so reflect. Mr. Yingling."

"Yes. I just need the record to reflect that I intended to vote 'yes' on House Bill 2723."

"Thank you. Mr. Cavaletto."

"The record will reflect that. Thank you, Sir. House Bill 3061, Mr. Guzzardi. 3061, Sir. Out of the record. House Bill 3538, Mr. Halpin. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Halpin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is the Keep Illinois Business Act. And what it requires is that Illinois businesses that receive taxpayer incentives, especially when they come to this state, must be required to give back those incentives after they make a decision to then leave the state. Illinois has been participating in a race to the bottom. And this Bill will hopefully prevent corporations that aren't interested in investing in Illinois to… to move on and let our taxpayers be preserved. I'd ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"That's correct."

"The… the company that receives the credit, if they move jobs out of the state or overseas, will be required to reimburse the state for those taxpayer dollars."

"My… my understanding, the way I've drafted this Bill, is the party responsible for those tax credits would be responsible for paying them back. And it'd be my opinion that upon buying those tax credits, the person buying that would be on notice that this law is in effect and would be aware of that and take into consideration with that purchase price."

"That's correct. I believe that the EDGE tax credit Bill, as it stands, does need more teeth. I believe even DCEO, upon testimony in a subject matter hearing on the EDGE tax credit, indicated they were seeking to increase the claw-back provisions. And this Bill would… will do that and impose stricter penalties on folks that fail to comply."

"If… if the effect is for them to take that taxpayer money, the incentives that they were designed for and to move jobs out of state or move operations out of state, they would be affected."

"They would lose any tax credits if they moved jobs out of state, correct."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, I'm looking at our analysis and I'm going to refer to the previous speaker's question. If you're a company who's received any kind of a tax credit… let's look at Amazon as an example right now… and they have employed thousands of people in the State of Illinois. And those jobs are growing right now and we want to see that continue, right? We want to see that kind of job growth continue. That's correct. We both want to see that, right?"

"We want… I want… I want companies to invest in Illinois and be true to their commitments, yes." Wheeler, K.: "So, that if… But my que… The way I understand your Bill, if they move one office that they started in Illinois, even while they're still adding jobs, to another state for 10000037.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 another purpose. They're consolidating two offices that might do receivables or… or supply chain management or something along those lines. If they move that across the border to another state, they lose every credit they've ever gotten in the past even while they're still ramping up. Why would your Bill want to do that?"

"There are any number of hypotheticals that you can raise. The point of this Bill is to ensure that when we give taxpayer funded incentives to companies to come here or to stay here that they follow through on those commitments. And that… that is the point of this Bill." Wheeler, K.: "Well… but that's not exactly what the Bill does because in the example I just gave they might be adding thousands of jobs, move 25 people into another office and according to the triggers that you've got listed here, they would lose all their tax credits."

"Can I…" Wheeler, K.: "Would that be prospective or retrospective? Would they go to pay back all the bills… all the tax credits they already got?"

"And I just have to, I mean, reject the premise not knowing any specifics about what the company's incentives received, where their operations came from, what… I mean, you can't speculate on to what any individual situation's going to be. And it's going to be the DCEO that determines whether or not they've… they've actually moved those jobs overseas and are subject to the claw-back provision." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. But that's our job is to understand the repercussions of the Bill. So that's why I'm asking the 10000037.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 question. As somebody who's fighting in a jo… in another Bill for tough claw-back provisions that make sense based on the actual credit that was awarded and how it was used, this is going to… way too broad. And this could… this could go on… how many years back can they go for the clawback on this?"

"I reject the contention that this is too broad. We need a broad. Right now, this country is participating in a race to the bottom where states are constantly competing, basically, throwing bags of taxpayer money at the corporations. We need to let the… the country know and let the citizens in Illinois know that we're not playing that game anymore. And we want companies that are interested in being here for our infrastructure, for our workforce, for our educational system and we need to provide that environment for them." Wheeler, K.: "I understand, Representative, but the point I'm making is that you're going to take a situation where somebody could be adding jobs and then saying why bother applying in Illinois 'cause that's really not going to be the ultimate effect. I could lose the tax credit by consolidating one office into another place because the effect that technically I am moving part of my business out of this state even though I may be expanding tremendously in other areas. You're going to get the benefit of the tax credit as a whole."

"Yeah. I would just reiterate the position that we need to hold the companies accountable. It's my fervent hope that that companies that are just coming here to take advantage of these tax incentives, then they're going to start looking at what another state has to offer, we need to put an end to 10000037.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 that. So, I would just… I would stand firm on that. We need to… we need to have a broad law on this." Wheeler, K.: "But… but it's so broad it's going to be… make the tax credit process useless because you could never take a small office and consolidate with somewhere else while you're ramping up a huge operation somewhere else in the state. There's no balance. There's no give and take on this."

"I would strongly disagree. I think there are hundreds if not thousands of Illinois businesses that receive these tax credits on a regular basis and they remain true to their roots here in Illinois. They continue to reinvest in Illinois. They continue to hire in Illinois. And I don't think that… I think you're overstating that problem." Wheeler, K.: "I'm just looking at the analysis of the Bill based on what it says here. I… I mean, you…"

"And with respect, you know, I don't always trust our analysis and the analyses aren't always a hundred percent. I can tell you that we need this law to protect our Illinois taxpayers from going out of state." Wheeler, K.: "With respect, I mean, there's a better way to do this. I… I recommend you pull this out of the record and let's look another way how to accomplish this because this is not going to feed the jobs we're looking to create here because this is going to give companies pause to ever begin the process. Thank you very much. To the Bill. This is not the answer we're looking for in how we're actually going to create Illinois jobs going forward. This is something that's actually going to prevent some companies from looking at 10000037.docx 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 Illinois as an opportunity using our tax credit system we already have in place. Thank you."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this Bill is on Short Debate. We're going to go to the two-minute timer. The Chair recognizes Representative Ives for two minutes."

"Mr. Harris for two minutes." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I had some questions of the Sponsor and unfortunately, this Bill was put on the two-minute timer, which is… which is 10000037.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 really and truly unfortunate. This is a significant Bill. You need to look at this Bill and what the impact is. I applaud the Gentleman's efforts to try to keep jobs here in Illinois and say if a business abuses tax credits, they need to pay those back. The EDGE tax credit… benefit which we offer does provide for a repayment of those tax credits if the provisions are not met, but more particularly, if you look at this Bill, it says as was… as was mentioned earlier, any recipient business that chooses to move all or part of its business operations and the jobs created by its business out of state shall be deemed no longer to qualify for state economic development assistance. You know who one of the biggest supporters and biggest recipients of state… the EDGE job credit is? UPS. UPS. You drive past 294 and you see that facility down there. If they move any of their jobs out of state, are you telling me that UPS is no longer eligible to get benefits in the future? There is no time limit the way I read this. I believe, Representative, the Bill is poorly drafted and would have a truly harmful impact on the State of Illinois. Look, maybe you don't like benefits to be given, but we live in a competitive environment. And when that business says do I go to Illinois or do I go to Georgia or Alabama or some other state, they say, what are the provisions that are in their law? And I'm telling you they're going to look at this and they are going to say wait a minute that is going to cause me not to look at Illinois. There are enough drawbacks already not to look at Illinois. This Bill has a significant impact. I applaud where the Gentleman's going. I 10000037.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 believe the Bill is drafted poorly and really needs to be rejected. I urge a 'no' vote."

"Mr. Skillicorn for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Demmer for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes. Again, I don't want to get into specific hypothetical, there can be any number of situations that come up so."

"No."

"This…"

"No."

"This one is going to be administrated by DCEO. They're going to take a look at it. There's a hearing process for employers to challenge the finding."

"And they can make a determination and make…" 10000037.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"…if I may… to answer your… to answer your question… to make a determination whether or not there's going to be the clawback."

"I… I'd end up leaving that up to DCEO to determine the actual inter… But my… you know… you know, as an attorney, my understanding is, if you're purchasing tax credits under a law that you know that could be recouped, then that's certainly an issue." 10000037.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Your request is acknowledged. Mr. Davis for two minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. As I've listened to the debate and read about this particular Bill, what strikes me is that unfortunately it seems like once again from that side of the aisle big business is trumping the individual. Because we've seen efforts from that side of the aisle that if an individual who receives public assistance and fails to do something, we take that away from them. So, in this case, if a business gets support from the state and then wants to take jobs out of the state, that's okay. But if an individual who gets public assistance fails to do something, we want to 10000037.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 take that away. So, it's amazing how, in this case, that business is more important than the individual. So, why shouldn't, if we give that business support and they take jobs out of the state, why shouldn't we want some of that money back? Why shouldn't we want that back? And I don't understand why that concept seems to be challenging for many of you on the other side of the aisle. It's simple as that. We don't even require businesses that get support from the state… we don't even require them to register their vacancies with the Department of Employment Security. What about that? Would that be a problem as well to help people get jobs from these corporations that get support from us? So, please, I get it. You support business a hundred percent in just about every endeavor, but this is one instance where let's be mindful that if they get support from the state, maybe if they take jobs out of the state, maybe we should be looking to get some of the money back that we've given to them. And I don't understand why that concept is difficult for you to understand. I don't. Please support this Bill. Thank you."

"Mr. Hoffman for two…"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I stand in support of the Gentleman's legislation. Let me just… let me just try and make sense, if it's even possible, of your argument. Okay? We're going to give taxpayers' dollars, money that we ask our taxpayers to pay to a business, those businesses are going to make a promise. Their promise to us and to the people of Illinois is they will create jobs and opportunities. So, let's say that business says, oop, we're lying. We're going to move to 10000037.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 Indiana; we're going to move to Kentucky. Oh, my goodness, we're going to jump the wall that the President's building and we're moving to Mexico. And we're going to say we're not going to take the money back, our taxpayers' dollars? We're going to let them high-tail it out of here, take our jobs with them and our money with them, too? You, the Party of the stewards of the taxpayers. You, who care about taxpayers can honestly stand up and make excuses why you're voting against this. Why you voting against this? Last week, the excuses that you made about funding senior citizen programs, the excuses you made about funding community colleges and higher education, the excuses you made last week were, oh, it doesn't go far enough. Oh, we didn't have any say in the drafting of this process. Oh, my goodness, there are no structural reforms. Well, what are the excuses this time? Oh, it's misdrafted. Oh, my goodness, the best one I heard is I am against corporate welfare, so let the corporations keep their money. It's insane. These are taxpayers' dollars. If you lie to the state, and you steal our money, we should get it back. I'm voting 'yes'."

"Mr. Morrison for two minutes."

"Mr. Harris for two minutes." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and I'll be brief. I do want to follow up though to be very clear about something so we put it into the record, Representative. I wanted to ask this question previously. If indeed a business should lose… under 10000037.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 this Bill, should lose its benefit, are they forever… forever precluded from getting economic assistance again?"

"DCEO…" Harris, D.: "That's… that's how I read the Bill and I want to…"

"Yeah." Harris, D.: "…make sure that I understand."

"DCEO will make a determination whether this law is going to apply. And they're going to offer the employer an opportunity to… to justify those tax credits and argue their case and have full due process. If… after that process, after the DCEO has already, you know, essentially proven their case, then the employer would have to forfeit those tax incentives and would be barred forward, yes." Harris, D.: "Okay. So… so, it is a bar forever, a permanent bar, which, Ladies and Gentlemen, again, I believe has a significant, significant impact on the possibility of attracting business to the State of Illinois. I strenuously disagree with my distinguished colleagues from the 30th and the 113th District. Let me tell you something, right now, if you get an EDGE tax credit and you leave the state, you don't meet the obligations of the EDGE tax credit, you have to pay the money back. You don't get the tax credit. And DCEO has a really positive record of tracking whether or not the qualifications that got you that tax credit have been met. So, the dollars would have to be paid back or they wouldn't get the tax credit to begin with. And in terms of supporting this, big business as my… my colleague from the 30th District said, I support business, yes, because business supports jobs and it's not just big business. It's all businesses that are 10000037.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 eligible and we… we lowered the bar for the tax credits. Let's not raise the bar again and go in the wrong direction. Please vote 'no' on this Bill."

"Representative Ammons for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you, Sir. Representative, there's been a lot said. Can you… can you takes us back again as to why you are proposing a 'yes' vote for this Bill?"

"I'm proposing a 'yes' vote for this Bill so that we can protect Illinois taxpayers from sending moneys to corporations that don't have a permanent interest here in the State of Illinois and are going to be constantly looking for that better deal whether it's Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin or even overseas. We need to protect taxpayer dollars especially given the fact that we can't grant a budget and our… and our bill backlog is going through the roof."

"And just one final question. As you were working on this Bill, were there other examples in other states that proposed similar legislation?"

"None… not as specific as this. I have looked at taxpayer incentives in other states though and there's a long track record of projects being funded by taxpayer money that never see that money recouped."

"Thank you. To the Bill, quickly. This Bill is to avoid a couple of things that history has already written a lot of books on. Lots of books are written on this tax scandal, job scandal, corporate and political scandal around tax incentives that ultimately end up costing more per job than 10000037.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 anything you ever could have offered in the first place. I'll give you a very quick example in 22 seconds. Bank of America in 1993 established a new corporate headquarters. They were supposed to retain 1,796 jobs as a result of that tax incentive. When they opened that building, they laid off 798 people right after receiving the tax incentive. We can go on and on…"

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We could go on and on with examples of this. Just simply pick up a book and you will find in the great American scandal all of the examples of these. Thank you so much for bringing this legislation. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Bryant for two minutes."

"Mr. Andersson for two minutes."

"Representative Manley for two minutes."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"It got so quiet in here. Representative Halpin, can you… I'm trying to… coming fresh off of tax season, I'm a tax accountant, where fraud is a big deal and if you commit tax fraud that is forever. There's no statute of limitations on that. So, take me through your Bill. What it sounds like in here is that everybody's worried about the forever thing. I think when you invest, when the taxpayers of Illinois invest, and we're giving money through grants and other things, it's an investment."

"Absolutely." 10000037.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"So, take me through your Bill. Tell me why it's a good Bill?"

"It's a good Bill because we want to encourage businesses to do business with Illinois and stay in Illinois. We do not want to encourage the kind of business that's going to come to Illinois just for the sake of these bags of money that we hand out and then start looking for bags of money from someplace else."

"When you are in district, and I have heard this repeatedly from my constituents that, you know, we don't want to be unfriendly to businesses. We want businesses here in Illinois, but the problem is, is we invest in them through taxpayer dollars… we invest in them; we want them to invest in the people of Illinois. And when they don't do that, when they take all our hard-earned dollars and then they take our jobs and go somewhere else… there's several in Will County that have done just that… we're left holding the bag."

"Absolutely. And I saw a statistic, I think it was from 2012, where financial incentives like this totaled $1.5 billion, which is five percent of our state budget. If that money is flowing out of the state, that just makes our job harder. And so, that's why… one of the reasons why this Bill is so important."

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"I want to thank you, Representative Halpin, for this Bill. The people in the 98th District thank you for this. And I encourage everybody to vote 'yes'."

"Mr. Breen for two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"Only from the effective date going forward."

"That is the standard. The department will be responsible for determining whether a company has moved all or part of the jobs out of state."

"I consider John Deere to be a big business, but for… for the lifetime of the company, John Deere has been a good steward of Illinois."

"I believe John Deere is going to be a responsible Illinois citizen and keep jobs here in the State of Illinois. If they want to acquire a new business, they're certainly free to do that. I haven't followed this particular story that closely, but it'll be up to them as to decide how they want to… how they want to spend their money."

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

"Mr. Welch for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"I just have a few questions of the Sponsor, actually. Representative, been listening to this debate and I'm actually puzzled by some of the comments coming from the other side. So, I just want to ask you a couple of specific questions. What exactly is the purpose of this Bill?" 10000037.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"The purpose is to dissuade or deter bad actors, bad businesses from abusing a system of economic incentives by taking taxpayer money and then leaving the state looking for some oth… some other state's taxpayer money. That is the essential purpose of this Bill."

"So, is it fair to say that your goal, by keeping businesses in Illinois, will also keep jobs in Illinois?"

"I… I believe it will. There are Illinois businesses that want to do business here are looking for a little assistance in order to make it work. And they are willing to take those incenters… incentives with the condition that they're going to remain here and provide Illinois jobs, provide Illinois taxes and provide Illinois… Illinoisans with a good business partner."

"Is it fair to say that your Bill will force companies and their employees who work for those companies to pay taxes in Illinois?"

"They will pay taxes in Illinois, school property taxes, income taxes. Yes, they will."

"So, Representative, it's fair to say that you're not trying to burn down Illinois. You're actually trying to lift up Illinois. Is that correct?"

"Yes, I am Representative."

"Representative, I want to commend you for filing this Bill and doing the right thing at a time where people are outmigrating and leaving and not going to our colleges. We're trying to keep businesses and their employees and their families here in Illinois. And I just think this is the right 10000037.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 thing to do. And I would ask everyone to put politics aside, do the right thing and vote 'yes' for this Bill."

"Mr. Costello for two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, if you could… because I've heard a lot said here… I think something that people are concentrating on is the hearing process. So, the hearing process that you have to go through at DCO… DCEO, could you explain that because, to my knowledge, I don't believe DCEO is in the business of putting businesses out of business in the state?"

"No. So, DCEO will monitor, you know, the businesses here in the State of Illinois and make a determination if they see that jobs are leaving the state. And I hear a lot of examples about a company moving one job here, Amazon moving one job there. In reality, we all know the stories we're talking about. We're talking about the plant that closes down because they can get a higher tax credit across the border in Indiana. That's what DCEO is going to be looking at. Those are the bad actors that we're trying to get with this. And so, they will offer that business an opportunity, a 45-day opportunity, to request a hearing and have an employer justify whether or not they're moving those jobs out of the state. And then, DCEO will make that determination as to whether or not they have. And I don't think DCEO is… is in the position where it wants to drive business out of Illinois and I don't think they will."

"Thank you. I think that's very important to note DCEO goes through the entire process. They do an x-ray of the 10000037.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 situation. This isn't a situation if 1, 2, 10 jobs leave the state that business is automatically shut down, has to automatically pay the money that they received from the state. There's a process here that must be followed."

"Mr. Halpin to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to reiterate that the fundamental point of this legislation is to en… is to encourage companies that are in Illinois and companies that want to come to Illinois to do the right thing especially if they want to receive the benefits of taxpayer money in relocating or retaining those businesses. As I mentioned, our economic incentives here in the State of Illinois are approximately $1.5 billion, 5 percent of our budget. If that money is leaving the state, that would be a… a 25 percent… we could use that money for a 25 percent increase to our human services budget. You could increase our transportation budget by 50 percent. You could increase K through 12 education by 33 percent. And all of these things have the… if you spend money on those programs, they have the great affect of providing good infrastructure, good workers and a good… a good workforce for businesses who want to come here. That's as much of an economic incentive as giving these companies cash payments or tax credits. So, we need to make a decision as a Legislature whether we want to just hand out bags of money to companies that may not have an interest in staying here or do we want to put that money to a better use, if those companies fail to provide the jobs and retain the jobs that they say they will. I think that money is better spent on higher education, on K through 12 education, on 10000037.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 infrastructure, energy, the kind of things that will continue to make Illinois a good place for business and for workers long after a company that has taken a tax incentive and then later decides that Wisconsin can… can argue for a better deal. I want to point out one specific example I was reading about recently. There is a… Tesla Motor Company is building a plant out in Nevada and for a long time they requested taxpayer incentives and they received them upon the promise of thousands of jobs. And right now, that company they're… they're behind. I'm excited about Tesla; I'm excited about electric cars. But I think it's important that if a company promises jobs they're going to stick to it. They got to stick to that schedule. And right now, there's no guarantee for Nevada tax… taxpayers that they're going to get their money back. I don't want to see that here in Illinois. I want good businesses here in Illinois. And I would ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Demmer has asked for a verification of this vote. Accordingly, Members will be in their chairs and vote their own switches. Staff will retire to the rear of the chamber. Those who are 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. Thapedi. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 64 voting 'yes', 48 voting 'no'. And Mr. Demmer, do you persist, Sir? Gentleman withdraws his verification. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3882, Representative Harper. Out of the record. House Bill 3503, 10000037.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 Representative Mah. Out of the record. House Bill 3163, Representative Manley. Out of the record. House Bill 302, Mr. Martwick. Think it over, Sir. Out of the record. House Bill 2814, Representative Hammond. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hammond."

"Representative Conyears-Ervin, do you rise on this Bill? Mr. Swanson, do you rise on this Bill? 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? Mah, Scherer, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Representative Conyears-Ervin."

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

"Please proceed."

"I would like to take a moment to say happy birthday to Representative Justin Slaughter, whom I do not 10000037.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 even see on the floor at this time. Representative Justin Slaughter, one of my esteemed 100th General Assembly Members, one of whom I am well fond of. And I just wanted to say happy birthday to him and thank Representative Wallace for the wonderful chocolate dessert that she prepared for his birthday today. Thank you."

"Happy birthday, Representative. Representative Swanson."

"The record will reflect your intention, Sir. House Bill 2462, Representative Moeller. Out of the record. House Bill 1273, Representative Mussman. Out of the record. House Bill 657, Mr. Rita. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 657 is an initiative of the Illinois Public Accountants, the CPAs. It makes some technical changes to how they view out-of-state licenses. It also puts some additional personnel in for the department. It's an agreed Bill. I'd ask for its approval."

"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? Ammons, Evans, Sims. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 56 voting 'yes', 56 voting 'no'. And the Gentleman requests Postponed Consideration. House Bill 2581, Mr. Sauer. Please read the Bill." 10000037.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Mr. Sauer."

"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? Ammons, Chapa LaVia, Evans. Mr. Evans. Please take the record. There are 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3167, Representative Stratton. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Stratton."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3167 addresses two problems: inadequate wages for child care providers under the Child Care Assistance Program and the difficulty in building and maintaining a pipeline of qualified teachers and child care workers. It authorizes the Department of Human Services to conduct a… an early childhood workforce study to gather 10000037.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 the data and make recommendations as to wage… wages. And I request a 'yes' vote."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"The estimated cost is about approximately $40 thousand to conduct the study."

"Well, first of all, initially it will utilize data that the department has already collected. The goal is that every three years there would be an update of the recommendations."

"Correct."

"I… and…"

"Let me just clarify."

"I don't think that this Bill specifically authorizes every three years to conduct the study. We do have to update information and we have to make sure that… So, let me just take a moment just to make sure whether it requires that every three years."

"So, what will happen is that there will be a study and then recommendations are made. And yes, every three years 10000037.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 that would be updated. But I'm sure that they would not have to start from scratch with each study."

"You're absolutely correct that there are several studies or surveys; however, none of the surveys provide the information that is sought under this particular Bill, which is to make recommendations as to what the wage level should be and making sure that people are in the pipeline of professionalism so that we can maintain the workforce."

"The intent of the Bill is absolutely to make sure that we build upon information that's already being collected. However, the key of this Bill to make sure that we ensure that people don't just cycle in and out of poverty is to make sure that recommendations are made and none of the studies that you referenced allow for that. So, this is a new level. 10000037.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 We will certainly incorporate all of the data that's already been collected."

"A couple of things are missing, 1) there's no recommendations on what should… what providers should be paid or the plan to get there. And that's what this particular legislation would allow for."

"All of the studies that you referenced only collect data as it exists right now. The goal of this legislation is to build upon that data to make sure that there's a plan to set forth sort of the funding or the… the ladder that people can go on to as they grow as professionals. And it's also to make recommendations as to what the wages should be, which right now none of those allow for that."

"So, the information that's already collected is certainly relevant and could be incorporated into the workforce study, but it doesn't accomplish one of the key goals of this legislation which is to clearly identify Illinois early childforce… childhood workforce career 10000037.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 pathways. So, none of that is included in any of the data that we have and that's something that would be a part of this study. And it also does not tie it to professional development attainment to appropriate compensation levels. So, again, I can only say, reiterate that it would certainly build off of data that we already have, but the need to really create that pipeline is not currently exists."

"Yes, they are."

"Thank you."

"Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"To the point that was just made by the previous speaker, you are asking that they go a step further with the data that is already being correct… collected, correct?"

"That is correct."

"And so, that is probably why the cost is so minimal because there's already some technology in place, there's already a database in place, there are already variables in 10000037.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 place that are being examined, but you're saying once we examine these things, how do we extrapolate some other recommendation for the future?"

"That's correct."

"Okay. And then, finally, the revisitation of it every three years is just to make sure that our data, our pay, any other recommendations are as up to date as possible, correct?"

"That's correct."

"All right. Thank you. To the Bill. I think that this is a piece of legislation that is necessary. We already understand that the individuals who work with our… our youngest and most vulnerable citizens are not quite well compensated. And this will just simply help us make some better recommendations as to how do we pay them to provide for their own families as they take care of our families. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Bellock."

"Representative Stratton to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We need qualified teachers and child care workers to nurture and care for our children. Many of those that are providing that care are certain… continuing in a cycle of poverty. I request… respectfully request an 'aye' vote on House Bill 3167, so that we can rectify that situation."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 63 voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Batinick is recognized. For what reason do you rise, Sir?"

"Please proceed."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement for you. Leader Currie in the Chair."

"Thank you very much. We’re going to continue on with priority Bills on Third Reading. I'm sorry. Representative Reick, for what reason do you rise?"

"State your point."

"Welcome. House Bill 3750, Representative Stuart, Katie Stuart. Read the Bill."

"Wait, out of the record at the request of the Sponsor. House Bill 3754, Representative Turner. Clerk, read the Bill, please."

"Representative Turner."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the chamber. House Bill 3754 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that the Cook County Sheriff may establish a county impact incarceration program. Currently, the Code provides that violent offenders should not be allowed to participate in a county impact incarceration program. House Bill 3754 removes this limitation to provide that there is no blanket prohibition against violent offenders entering such a program. I ask for the Body's support."

"Representative Andersson."

"Thank you."

"Carry on." 10000037.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Over here."

"No problem. The Cook County is… I think that's a… that was in the original opposition. After some discussion with the County's Office, they're not opposed to what we're doing here."

"No, Sir. No opposition that I know of."

"Thank you."

"Thank you. The Gentleman has moved passage of House Bill 3754. All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Members still not voting. Vote your switches. There are five that are still not voting. Okay. Mr… Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 54 voting 'aye', 59 voting 'no'. And Representative Turner requests Postponed Consideration. And next, we have House Bill 3711, Representative Wallace. Clerk, read the Bill. I believe that we… to take the Bill back to Second Reading for purposes of an Amendment that has been approved by the Rules Committee. Mr. Clerk, please return the Bill to Second Reading."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. Oh my God, I'm so excited. Okay. This Bill… or this Amendment removes or limits some of the language that was there under intimidation. It also makes sure that it clarifies that the Attorney General will sue or take action in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, not on behalf of individuals. And it gives judges the discretion to impose a civil penalty of up to $25 thousand. I move to… I ask to adopt the Amendment."

"All in favor of the Lady's Amendment vote 'yes'… say 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments, Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Next we have House Bill 2977, Representative Welch. Out of the record. How about House Bill 2354, Representative Willis. Out of the record. Then let us try Representative Zalewski. Are you ready on House Bill 2801? Clerk… Clerk, read the Bill."

"Rep… Representative Zalewski."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Bill changes the taxation treatment of certain motor fuels from a diesel treatment to liquefied natural gas and propane. A lot of large fleeted companies like UPS and others are switching their fleets from diesel to liquefied natural gas. It's a cheaper 10000037.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 cleaning… cleaner burning fuel. This… this Bill is reflective of an agreement with the department. It is a green Bill. And it encourages these companies to go to a cleaner burning energy. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Zalewski moves passage of House Bill 2801. Is there discussion? Representative David Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Madam Chair. A quick question of the Sponsor, please?"

"Gentleman will yield." Harris, D.: "Representative, what is the current tax on LNG, do you know?"

"The treat… the tax rate is the same, but the composition of liquefied natural gas is less. It contains less energy. So, therefore, there's the need to make this change, David." Harris, D.: "So, effectively, it could be argued this is a tax decrease for those industries that use a lot of LNG?"

"Yes." Harris, D.: "Okay. Thank you very much. I encourage a 'yes' vote."

"All in favor of the Bill vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Clerk, take the record. 110 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present' and the Bill… Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Bennett, for what reason do you rise?"

"The record…" 10000037.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"…the record will be… will reflect your request."

"All right. We're still on the Order of Third Reading with Member priorities. Representative Andrade on House Bill 780. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Representative Andrade. Out of the record. House Bill 2800, Representative Flowers on Third Reading. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr… thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 2800 merely allows for a person to be tested… a woman to be tested in her last trimester of pregnancy. And I know of no opposition to the Bill."

"Representative Flowers moves passage of House Bill 2800. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor vote 'yes'; opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On this measure, 111 (sic-112) vote 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having reached the occ… required Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Oh, sorry. Take the record, right. All right. Representative Ford, are you ready on House Bill 223? Representative Ford. All right. Clerk… No… yes, no? Clerk… Clerk, please read the Bill." 10000037.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Representative Ford."

"Thank you. I was a little… working on something else. So, House Bill 223 is a simple Bill to allow for individuals to… to wear wristlets if they are Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes. Move for the passage of House Bill 223."

"Representative Ford moves passage of House Bill 223. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. The vote… the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On this measure, 109… 110… 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having met the required Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 311, Representative Greg Harris. Clerk, read the Bill."

Speaker Currie: "Representative Harris. Representative Greg Harris." Harris, G.: "The other one gets all the attention. But Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Madam Speaker, thank you. House Bill 311 is a piece of legislation that adds additional layers of protection for consumers in the Illinois health insurance market. Those of us, you know, who are in our district offices a lot of the time are getting increasing numbers of constituents come in with concerns is, you know, the health insurance marketplace, both, you know, private and public is 10000037.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 getting more complicated and even people who make all the efforts to make the right decisions and research their choices suddenly find themselves with hospitals, doctors or other providers that may not get… that may not be covered in a plan they ultimately own for themselves and their family. So, this is a topic that is affecting so many of us now, so many Illinoisans, I'm very grateful for the opportunity to present this Bill. I want to provide special thanks to folks who have led on this issue along side of me: Leader Chad Hays from Danville, Illinois; also, Representative Jeanne Ives, you know, who has worked on this issue alongside of us for the last year; and Senator Linda Holmes in the Senate. We've also worked very closely with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Hospital Association, consumer advocacy groups, advocacy groups for the various major disease organizations: cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS to be sure that consumer perspectives are addressed. And also with the Department of Insurance who has given us, you know, invaluable guidance and we've made many changes. We've also worked with the major insurers in the State of Illinois and have made major changes in this legislation through a series of Amendments at their request. So, very briefly, let me discuss what this Bill does. It does three major things. It provides for standards regarding network adequacy in Illinois for provider networks. It requires both providers and insurers to keep regularly updated information publicly available for folks when they make their decision about choosing either a provider or an insurer. They're sure they are making decisions that will not put them out of network. And then the third 10000037.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 thing it does is it equalizes for people who are buying insurance through PPOs that they have the same protections for continuity of care as people who buy insurance through HMOs already have in the State of Illinois. And what that would mean is if you've bought insurance for an insurance plan year, January to December, and in the middle of that plan year your insurer has an expiration with a provider network and suddenly, you know, the hospital that you've signed up for when you bought the insurance comes out of your network you're given 90 days of in-network protection time for continuity of care to allow you to continue treatment for, you know, a serious illness or pregnancy and then move into a new plan and find a new provider. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, it's a comprehensive Bill. I'm very happy again to Leader Hays and Representative Ives and Representative Ann Williams for their work on this. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Is there any discussion? Representative Demmer on House Bill 311."

"Indicates he will."

"Further discussion? Representative Hays."

"Will."

"And a reminder, this Bill is on Short Debate. Representative Ives."

"Representative Reis."

"He will."

Speaker Currie: "Representative Williams. Representative Williams. Representative Williams."

"Thank you. Great to see you up there, Leader. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Will."

"Another concept you… you talked about, Greg, is continuity of care. What happens now if I have a patient who has a serious medical condition and if I have health insurance but my doctor's been dropped from network. What are my options?" Harris, G.: "Currently, if you are in a HMO, a health maintenance organization, in Illinois, you have a 90-day period to transition to a new provider while paying in-network rates at your current, you know, hospital, specialist, or doctor. So, what this Bill would do would give the same rights to those who are not in HMOs but are in PPOs, you know, which are current… currently have no protections." 10000037.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"So, is that how House Bill 311 will address this issue?" Harris, G.: "Yes. It would give you a 90-day window where you would, if you have a… if you're undergoing ongoing care for a serious medical condition or are in the third trimester of pregnancy, that you would be able to obtain service from your current providers at the in-network rate for 90 days, at which point you could to choose to remain with them at an out-of- network rate or you could move into a different provider situation that is in-network."

"Okay. Again, just to reiterate. For women who are pregnant these protections also work for these women if their doctor is no longer in-network?" Harris, G.: "That is true, yes."

"Okay. So, thank you for that explanation. To the Bill. When someone is seriously ill or entering into final weeks of pregnancy, this is a stressful time that can be made even more stressful when a provider is no longer in the network. Making sure the patient can continue their care uninterrupted is an important protection to ensure the health of all our constituencies. Thank you."

"Representative Harris to close." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for the comments from both sides of the aisle. I think this is a very important piece of legislation to, you know, protect our constituents and be sure that they have access to affordable quality health care. I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Harris has moved passage of House Bill 311. All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. Voting is 10000037.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On this measure, there are… One more? Have all voted who wish three times, right. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this measure, there are 110 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having met the Constitutional requirements, is here… is hereby declared passed. Next, still on Third Readings, we're going to Representative Bellock, House Bill 742. Clerk, read…"

"Representative Bellock."

"But the Lady's moved passage of House Bill 742. Is there any discussion? See… There is one, yes. Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. Will the Lady yield?"

"She will."

"Representative, what… why is this necessary, please?" 10000037.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Right."

"So, you're saying that the people that was in the CILA where the investigation took place and we found harm that was done…"

"…we want to keep them there for a year?"

"But is it not the OIG's job anyway? Why do we have to pass this legislation?"

"But why only a year? Should there not be the investigation and the follow-up and the inspection of these CILAs?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

"I guess I'm kind of confused by the… by this Bill, Representative, because that is what exactly we're supposed to be doing. That's the reason why their families place them with us to make sure that they are being taken care of and if something is found to be wrong, the license is supposed to be taken away, that CILA… that particular facility should be closed and the families or I'm sorry… our constituents should be moved to a safer place. And there should be the follow-up to make sure that they are okay."

"Well, I'm still trying to figure out why is it that OIG and someone… the Inspector General was not doing their job? I still would like to know the reason why there was not the follow-up and what if the person that was living in this CILA that's now closed, what if it takes longer than a year? How does your Bill address that, please?"

"Well, as I'm reading your… the executive summary for our analysis. It does state that the Office of the Inspector General with the… within the Department of Human Services shall continue…"

"…shall continue to have oversight. And that's the part that's confusing to me…"

"…because the Bill… the analysis says it shall continue. And so, I'm wondering what is it that this Bill is doing differently other than it shall continue? We shall be 10000037.docx 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 responsible for these people as long as they are in our jurisdiction. Am I right?"

"So, are you sure that this Bill is not giving someone an indication or it may be given the inference that after the year, you know, business as usual? Who's going to report on that person and how is the follow-up going to be followed…"

"…or implemented?"

"Okay. It appears to me that according to our analysis that DHS stated that while OIG is currently… has jurisdiction over the provider, even after the license has been revoked…"

"…it would be helpful to codify this authority into statute to further ensure that the providers are still accountable to the state and for the responsible transition of the residents."

"So, basically, you're codifying what's already current law?"

"Thank you."

"No further discussion, Representative Bellock to close."

"Representative Bellock has moved passage of House Bill 742. All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having achieved the required Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. And then we'll go back to Kelly Cassidy on House Bill 2460. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, and Members of the House. House Bill 2460 is an initiative of the Illinois State Bar Association. Provides some clarification and cleanup language on existing law around the advisement to folks in criminal 10000037.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 court who, for whom a guilty plea could affect their immigration status. This makes clear that a defendant can file a motion to withdraw the plea within 30 days… within two years now instead of 30 days of their conviction, if it has an impact on their immigration status. There is no opposition to the Bill. Prosecutors and law enforcement are fine with it. And I welcome your questions."

"There any discussion? Representative Andersson."

"She will."

"No. We're not changing that. We're just making clear that there is… that there's recourse available to the defendant if that advisement is not made."

"It's two years now, yes."

"It basically, under current law, you only have 30 days to do anything…"

"…regardless of the issue. This is… so, this creates the standard for this issue because the stakes are so very high."

"Yes, it would." 10000037.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Yes."

"Yes, they could."

"Just a minute. Let me double-check."

"The court does have discretion."

"Just a minute. It… it doesn't specify. The court… the court is not… it says the court is not required to do so… to allow them to withdraw the plea."

"Exactly. Right."

"Exactly."

"Yes."

"Thank you." 10000037.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"No further discussion, the Sponsor has moved for passage of House Bill 2460. All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk, take the record. On this measure, there are 48 voting 'yes', 63 voting 'no'. And the Sponsor requests Postponed Consideration. Representative Harper, are you ready on House Bill 2369? Clerk, read the Bill."

"Representative Harper."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am pleased to bring before you today House Bill 2369 which would simply require public and charter schools to provide reasonable accommodations for their lactating pupils. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all 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? On this… the Clerk please take the record? On this measure, there are 103 voting 'yes', 8 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And House Bill 2369, having met the required Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Okay. Still, on the Order of Third Reading, priority Bills, is House Bill 3851, Representative Fortner. Clerk… Representative Fortner. Fortner. Clerk, read… Out of the record. All right, still on Third Readings. House Bill 1273, Representative Mussman. Out of the record. Representative Rita on House Bill 2499. Representative Rita. Clerk, read the Bill." 10000037.docx 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017

"Representative Rita."

"Thank you, Speaker, Members of the House. This is an initiative of the Illinois Tollway Highway Authority. And what it basically does is it allows vehicles over 9 thousand pounds to use red oscillating lights rather than amber."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of the Bill vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'aye'… the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk, please take the record. On this measure, there are 108 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having met the required Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On Third Readings, House Bill 3691, Representative Gabel. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Representative Gabel."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 3691 will help Illinois families save for college from an early age. Based on the recommendations of a bipartisan task force, it creates a children's savings account program. It builds upon the current Bright Start Program to automatically open a 529 college savings account for every child born in Illinois. CSA programs have a significant impact on a family's life and trajectory. Research has shown that low and moderate income children with even just a little bit of college savings, less than $500, are three times more likely to go to college and 10000037.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 four times more likely to complete college. There are no opponents to this Bill. And I ask for your support."

"This Lady has moved passage of House Bill 3691. Is there any discussion? Representative Andersson."

"She will."

"Between 9 and 11 million, but this is a public-private partnership. And it also is subject to appropriation. So, this will allow the… the department to… the Treasury to start… start the program and be able to ask for private contributions for it."

"No, it isn't."

"No."

"Only if it's appropriated."

"That's correct. The Treasurer's Office has… has agreed to do this program. They're excited about it."

"Representative Pritchard."

"She will."

"Well…"

"So, this program is really aimed towards low and moderate income children. What it does is it… it puts in $50 initially to an account for them through the State Treasurer. And then, the parents have to open up a separate 529 account and for every dollar they put into that account, they will be matched with the state private-public dollars up to $150 a year. And I think that just many low and moderate income families don't think that they can save. And this is an encouragement to them to save."

"That money goes back into the State Treasury."

"It's divided among other… other…"

"It stays… it stays within that program."

"Yes. The child is three times more likely to go to college with between $50 to $500 in a savings account and four times more likely to graduate college."

"Where are they going?"

"They're going to… Are you talking about the problems with our colleges in the state?"

"Okay."

"It does… Let me see. I believe the students can go anywhere to college, actually."

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"Representative Davidsmeyer."

"She will."

"The what?"

"Yes. We could… we could do this whole program with private funds."

"Because it's a public-private partnership it's done through the state. It's done through these 529 accounts, which are… which are college savings accounts through the state."

"Well, as I…"

"As I said, this is a public-private partnership. They're expected to raise quite a bit of private dollars for this."

"The Treasurer's Office."

"Representative Gabel to close."

"I think this is a great program. I know it's gotten quite a bit of bipartisan support. It will help our… our young children have a goal and be motivated to go to college. And as we know, it will break the bounds of poverty. So, please vote 'yes'. Thank you."

"The Sponsor has moved passage of House Bill 3691. All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no' vote… vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk, please take the record. On this measure, there are 65 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having achieved the appropriate Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Turner in the Chair."

"Mr. Clerk, House Bill 821, Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker, and Members of the House. This is an initiative of the State Department of Revenue. It is meant to make more efficient the filing of sales tax and 942 forms. There is a… so that they must be filed electronically unless there is a good reason not to do it that way. Mistakes much more often crop up when people file by hand then when they file electronically. I know of no opposition to the measure. 10000037.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 37th Legislative Day 4/24/2017 I'd be happy to answer your questions. And I'd appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 821 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 110 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. House Bill 821, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, we'll be moving to Bills on the Order of Second Reading. Please be in your seat and prepared to move your Bill if you so wish. First up, we have House Bill 2898, Representative Crespo. Representative Crespo, would you like to move this Bill to Third Reading? Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2665, Representative Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 1808, Representative Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2622, Representative Fine. Representative Fine. Mr. Clerk… Out of the record. House Bill 198, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please take this Bill out of the record. House Bill 2622. Representative Fine, You'd like to move that Bill to Third Reading? Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 2812, Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3539, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. House Bill 2771, Representative Mitchell. Out of the record. House Bill 3342, Representative Sims. Out of the record. I'm sorry. House Bill 3342, Representative Sims. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2987, Representative Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Representative, was there a Floor Amendment that you filed on the Bill today? Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 649. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolutions are adopted. Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House is adjourned until Tuesday, April 25 at the hour of 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 25 at 11 a.m. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House is adjourned."