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Illinois House Floor Debate — February 14, 2018

100th General Assembly (2017-2018) · Legislative day 100
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Lou Lang (D)

"The House will be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Lee Crawford, the pastor of the Cathedral of Praise Christian Center in Springfield. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off cell phones, and rise for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Pastor Crawford."

Pastor Crawford

"Let us pray. Gracious and most sovereign God, we humbly approach Your throne of grace that Your blessing will be upon this august Assembly, upon the Speaker of this House, all of his Leaders, all of his Members, and all of their families. Father, we pray that they will not forget their laws. Today, I pray they allow their hearts to keep Your commandments that they would on this day be men and women of Your mercy and of Your kindness, that they shut out and disallow all hatred and selfishness, that they be men and women of Your truth not allowing any deliberate hypocrisy and falsehoods. I pray that they would lean on trust and walk in total confidence in You with all of their hearts and all of their minds, that they not rely on their own insight and understanding, that they in all of their ways they would know, recognize, and acknowledge You as the director of their paths and the giver of their wisdom, that they will not be wise in their own eyes, but, oh God, that they would reverently fear, worship, and gift themselves unto You. This day we pray in your Son's name, Amen."

Lou Lang (D)

"Be led in the pledge by Representative Scherer."

Scherer - et al

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, 10000100.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Lou Lang (D)

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

Barbara Flynn Currie (D)

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record reflect the excused absences of Representatives Dan Burke, Flowers, Feigenholtz, Finnie, Jones, Slaughter, and Tabares."

Lou Lang (D)

"Mr. Demmer."

Tom Demmer (R)

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that all Republicans are present today."

Lou Lang (D)

"We're very happy to hear that, Sir. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 109 Members answering the roll and we do have a quorum. Mr. Clerk… Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

Hollman

Clerk Hollman: "Committee Reports. Representative Evans, Chairperson from the Committee on Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges reports the following committee action taken on February 13, 2018: recommends be adopted is House Joint Resolution 81 and Senate Joint Resolution 35. Representative DeLuca, Chairperson from the Committee on Cities & Villages reports the following committee action taken on February 13, 2018: do pass Short Debate is House Bill 4282. Representative Gabel, Chairperson from the Committee on Human Services reports the following committee action taken on February 13, 2018: recommends be adopted is House Resolution 710 and House Resolution 751. Representative Chapa LaVia, Chairperson from the Committee on Energy reports the following committee action taken on February 13, 2018: recommends be adopted is House Resolution 651. Representative Crespo, Chairperson from the Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education: School 10000100.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Curriculum & Policies reports the following committee action taken on February 14, 2018: do pass Short Debate is House Bill 4193, House Bill 4208. Representative Zalewski, Chairperson from the Committee on Revenue & Finance reports the following committee action taken on February 14, 2018: do pass as amended Short Debate is House Bill 4237. Representative Chapa LaVia, Chairperson from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs reports the following committee action taken on February 14, 2018: recommends be adopted is House Resolution 726. Representative Riley, Chairperson from the Committee on State Government Administration reports the following committee action taken on February 14, 2018: do pass Short Debate is House Bill 4213. Introduction of Resolutions. House Resolution 816, offered by Representative Ford, House Resolution 818, offered by Representative Sente, House Joint Resolution 106, offered by Representative McSweeney, are referred to the Rules Committee."

Lou Lang (D)

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

Hollman

"Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 817, offered by Representative Hurley. House Resolution 819, offered by Representative Bryant. House Resolution 820, offered by Representative Durkin. House Resolution 821, offered by Representative Ford."

Lou Lang (D)

"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. Chair recognizes Representative Hammond."

Norine K. Hammond (R)

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for an announcement."

Lou Lang (D)

"Please proceed." 10000100.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018

Norine K. Hammond (R)

"I'd like for all of the Members to know that with the can… with the cancellation of tomorrow's House Session, the Fertilizer and Chemical Association, the Grain and Feed Association, and the Seed Trades Associations Legislative breakfast that was canceled for… that was scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled and will be rescheduled in April. Thank you."

Lou Lang (D)

"Mr. Clerk, Adjournment Resolution."

Hollman

Clerk Hollman: "House Joint Resolution #107, offered by Representative Currie. RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the House of Representatives adjourns on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, it stands adjourned until Friday, February 16, 2018, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, February 15, 2018, it stands adjourned until Friday, February 16, 2018, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 20, 2018, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 21, 2018, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Thursday, February 22, 2018, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 27, 2018, or until the call of the President."

Lou Lang (D)

Speaker Lang: "Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. All those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 10000100.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Adjournment Resolution is adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, we need some order in the chamber. The Members will rise. The Chair recognizes Representative Pritchard."

Robert W. Pritchard (R)

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ten years ago on this date a tragic event occurred on the campus of Northern Illinois University. By a standard of that time of innocence and the event really created a lot of shock. The tragic loss of five lives was international news. Today, such events with the loss of far more lives is all too common. While NIU had an emergency plan, it had been… it had not been tested. Yet, campus and city police, county Sheriff's department, fire and emergency medical responders reacted in a coordinated fashion. Kishwaukee community hospitals, nurses, doctors, and other medical personnel who were not scheduled for duty on that day rushed to the hospital to help in the tragedy. Hospital staff were nearly overwhelmed by the crush of family members, classmates, and news media seeking information. Yet they managed to serve everyone's interests with compassion and professionalism. Those who responded, according to DeKalb Deputy Fire Chief Jeff McMaster, went through all stages of grieving: disbelief, bartering, denial, and anger. Faced with the worst tragedy in NIU's history, President John Peters was adamant from the outset that NIU will not be defined by this tragedy, and it hasn’t been. Over the past decade, NIU has turned its focus from questioning how and why something so terrible could happen, to affirming the importance of living bravely and meaningfully and recognizing the power of love. 'We have moved forward, together forward,' he said. A decade 10000100.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 after this senseless event, NIU acting President Lisa Freemond said recently, and I quote, 'We think of those who still bear the scars of injury to body, mind, and spirit. Ten years… NIU students are the community students and NIU employees are neighbors. Ten years later, we have learned that healing is a unique journey for every individual and that shared experience builds strong bonds. And a decade after our tragedy, we celebrate the gift of perspective. We know what is important, and what is not.' NIU Police Commander Donald Rodman who was on the scene that day said, 'It's an incident that has refined me, it hasn’t defined me. I want to get better, to grow, and to help others grow better and be better.' In this chamber, hangs a picture over on our right side of our 16th President, who said on another sad occasion and I paraphrase that while we little note nor long remember what is said, we can never forget who they were. It is for us the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have thus far so nobly advanced that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. Yes, we shall not forget the promising lives and careers of Ryanne Mace of Carpentersville, who was studying psychology; Gayle Dubowski of Carol Stream studying anthropology; Catalina Garcia of Cicero and Julianna Gehant of Mendota, who were studying elementary education; and Daniel Parmenter of Westchester, a student of finance. This past Sunday, five more scholarships were presented to NIU students who demonstrated the qualities of those who lost their lives: Qualities of character, motivation, inspiration, academic success, community service, perseverance, and integrity. The 10000100.docx 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 NIU community is remembering today and wreaths are being laid on the memorial garden by Cole Hall, a building that has been reconstituted and a museum that sits on its hallowed ground. I ask the Body to pause at 3:06 this afternoon to remember the lives of those students and to say a prayer of healing for all those who still bear the scars of February 14, 2008. On this Christian religious holiday of Ash Wednesday as Christians prepare to appreciate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I ask for a moment of silence to also remember the lives of Ryanne, Gayle, Catalina, Julianna, and Daniel. And dedicate ourselves to their values of integrity, hard work, serving, inspiring, and helping others, and personal sacrifice. Thank you for these moments of reflection."

Lou Lang (D)

"Body will take a small moment of silence. Thank you, Mr. Pritchard. The Members will remain standing. The Chair recognizes Representative Mah."

Theresa Mah (D)

"Yesterday at approximately 2:00 in the afternoon, Chicago Police Officer Commander Paul R. Bauer, a constituent in the 2nd District, lost his life in the line of duty while pursuing a suspect at the James R. Thompson Center. Commander Bauer never hesitated for a moment before springing into action when he received word of a fleeing suspect as a pursuit was taking place into the Thompson Center. He lept into action because nothing was more important to him than protecting the residents of the city that he loved. Prior to leading the near north 18th District, Commander Bauer served as a lieutenant in the 12th District, which covers the Pilsen neighborhood in my district. He also served as a Commander of 10000100.docx 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 the mounted unit, and he was about two years away from retirement. Commander Bauer embodied the best of the Chicago Police Department. A commitment to community, a dedication to the safety and security of the residents who call our city home, and a willingness to always go above and beyond the call of duty. He was well respected and widely admired by his colleagues and the community he served. Commander Bauer leaves behind a young daughter and a wife with whom he was planning to celebrate an anniversary this coming weekend. As the community grieves, we should focus on remembering the ultimate sacrifice Commander Bauer and his family has made for the safety of our community. A Resolution will be forthcoming and I ask that all Members of this Body sign onto it. At this moment, I respectfully ask for a moment of silence in remembrance of Commander Paul R. Bauer of the Chicago Police Department."

Lou Lang (D)

"A moment of silence. Thank you, Representative. Appreciate it. Members you may be seated. Thank you. Chair recognizes Mr. Bennett."

Thomas M. Bennett (R)

"Thank you, Mr. Chair. Point of personal privilege, please."

Lou Lang (D)

"You… you may proceed, Sir."

Thomas M. Bennett (R)

"Thank you. On this special day, I'd like to recognize two constituents from my district. Their names are Mr. Dale Hastings, who is superintendent for Milford, Illinois, and also Chase McCulloughs. So, if you could help me please give them a warm, very warm Springfield welcome if you would please. Thank you." 10000100.docx 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018

Lou Lang (D)

"Welcome. Thank you, Mr… Representative. Thank you for joining us today. Chair recognizes Mr. Turner."

Arthur Turner (D)

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

Lou Lang (D)

"Proceed, Sir." Turner: Thank you, Members of the Body, I'd like to just take a second to recognize somebody who's very important to me, and hasn’t made a trip down to Springfield in a while, but my mother is in the gallery, my… my valentine every year, and I love her. I just wanted to say hello. You all probably know the gentlemen next to her is my dad, but thank you very much for taking a moment."

Lou Lang (D)

"Welcome. Glad you're here with us today. Speaker Madigan in the Chair."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"The Regular Session will stand in recess. The Doorkeeper is recognized for an announcement. Mr. Doorkeeper."

Doorkeeper Crawford

Doorkeeper Crawford: "Mr. Speaker, the Honorable President Cullerton and the Members of the Senate are at the door and seek admission to the chamber."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

Speaker Madigan: "Mr. Doorkeeper, please admit the Honorable Senators. As designated in House Joint Resolution #101, the Hour of 12 noon having arrived, the Joint Session of the 100th General Assembly will now come to order. Will the Members of the House and our guests from the Senate please take their seats? Mr. Clerk, is a quorum of the House present?"

Hollman

"A quorum of the House is present."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"Mr. President, is a quorum of the Senate present in this chamber?" 10000100.docx 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018

President Cullerton

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A quorum of the Senate is present."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"There being a quorum of the House and a quorum of the Senate in attendance, this Joint Session is convened. Would the Members please take their seats? Would the Members please take their seats? We'd like to acknowledge certain dignitaries who have joined us today for the Governor's address. First, the Chief of Staff to Governor Rauner, Mr. Rodger Heaton, Rodger. The Director of OMB, Mr. Hans Zigmund. The Lieutenant Governor, Evelyn Sanguinetti. The Attorney General, Lisa Madigan. Secretary of State Jesse White. The Comptroller, Susana Mendoza. The Treasurer, Michael Frerichs. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. Lloyd Karmeier. The Chair recognizes the Majority Leader, Representative Currie."

Barbara Flynn Currie (D)

"Thank you, Speaker. I move for the adoption of Joint Session Resolution 5."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"Mr. Clerk, read Joint Session Resolution #5."

Hollman

"Joint Session Resolution #5. RESOLVED, That a committee of ten be appointed, five from the House, by the Speaker of the House, and five from the Senate, by the President of the Senate, to wait upon Governor Bruce Rauner and invite him to address the Joint Assembly."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"Representative Currie has moved for the adoption of the Resolution. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Pursuant to the Resolution, the following are appointed as a Committee to escort the Governor. The appointments from the House will be 10000100.docx 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Representative Kelly Cassidy, Representative Sonya Harper, Representative Rita Mayfield, Representative John Cavaletto, Representative Sheri Jesiel. President Cullerton."

President Cullerton

"The appointments from the Senate are Senator Toi Hutchinson, Senator Heather Steans, Senator Julie Morrison, Senator Jim Oberweis, and Senator Chuck Weaver"

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"Would the Committee of Escort please convene at the rear of the chamber and await the Governor. The Chair recognizes the Doorkeeper."

Doorkeeper Crawford

"Mr. Speaker, the Governor of the State of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, and his party wish to be admitted to this chamber."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

Speaker Madigan: "Please admit the Honorable Governor. Mr. Governor."

Governor Rauner

"Good afternoon: President Cullerton, Speaker Madigan, Leader Brady, Leader Durkin, Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti, Attorney General Madigan, Secretary White, Comptroller Mendoza, Treasurer Frerichs, Members of the General Assembly, distinguished guests, and members of the media, welcome. To the members of our National Guard, our service men and women, and our veterans: thank you on behalf of a most grateful state. To the citizens, the taxpayers of Illinois, it is an honor to serve you. Happy Valentine’s Day to all. Let’s begin today with a moment of silence to honor Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer. He is an American hero. He was killed in the line of duty yesterday protecting the people of Chicago and the State of Illinois. Let us also remember the young victims and survivors of the NIU campus shootings 10 years ago today. Please join with me and remember 10000100.docx 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 them in our prayers. Two weeks ago, we met in this chamber to discuss the state of our state. I said then and I repeat today, we are in a state of readiness, ready to leverage Illinois’ many natural advantages — our wonderful people, our location, our transportation network, our diverse resources — to become the economic powerhouse of the Midwest. To fulfill that mission is to serve the best interests of everyone in our state. If our economy rises, everyone rises with it. Our businesses grow and create more jobs. Our family incomes rise. Our young have more opportunities to learn and earn. Our services to our citizens expand. Our taxes then go down. Our quality of life will go up. We can make all this happen. But we must abandon Illinois’ fiscal status quo, and take steps to make tax-spenders more accountable to taxpayers. We must enact structural reforms that allow us to be as competitive as we need to be, so we can be as compassionate as we want to be. And make no mistake, we are in a competition and the states around us are winning at our expense. They have out- legislated us, and now, they outgrowin' us. Manufacturing jobs, manufacturing jobs, many of which go to union workers, are up 110,000 in Indiana over the last eight years. While manufacturing jobs in Illinois are up only 8,000 in that same time period. Outrageous. We're twice the size of Indiana. And in just the last year alone, just in the past year, private sector union jobs are up 36,000 in Wisconsin. Think about that, 36,000 increase in Union jobs. And over in Michigan, Union jobs are up 47,000 in just the past year. In Illinois, in the past year, we've lost 9,000 union jobs. Many factory workers in other states are now out-earning our brothers and 10000100.docx 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 sisters here in Illinois. We can’t let this happen to our hard-working families. It is time to get back in the race. Low growth and expensive bureaucracy are devastating to our working families. They reduce Illinoisans’ net take home pay. They rob us of our ability to invest in education, human services, public safety, and infrastructure. They constrain our economic growth, our tax base, and our wage rates. Our Fiscal Year 19 budget sets out to make the structural reforms that will get us moving in the right direction. It reduces government expense but not customer service. It shifts responsibility for the cost of services to the people who buy those services. And it recognizes that we will never have balanced budgets if government grows faster than our economy. These are the priorities we’ve set for the next fiscal year and beyond. They put a stop to the unsustainable growth in our pension and health care costs, halt and reverse the advance in taxes, and restore emphasis on investments in education, human services, public safety, and infrastructure. Our reforms must begin with pensions and employee group health expenses. They now consume more than 25 cents of every dollar the state spends, and they grow faster than you can raise taxes, and we can grow the economy. In Fiscal Year 18, we spent more of our budget in these two categories than we spent on K-12 education. The simple truth is this: We have to change the way we manage pension costs and group health expenses. If we don’t, our finances will continue to deteriorate, our economy will remain sluggish and our tax burdens will stay high and keep rising. Our Fiscal Year 19 budget addresses this problem head on, and creates a surplus that we can use 10000100.docx 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 to pay down some of our debt. The key reforms have to do with accountability. We need to move pension costs to people who do the buying, and make them responsible for the paying, too. If we do this realignment, we can eliminate the $2 billion deficit in the budget you passed last summer, we can avoid new taxes, we can fund top priorities, and we can start the long process of paying down our bill backlog with cash instead of credit. But we should also do something that will really make the economy grow faster, that will really make the Amazons and Apples of the world take notice. We should take the next big step, and do what taxpayers have urged us to do for more than a decade: And that is enact comprehensive pension reform, and give Illinois taxpayers a $1 billion tax cut. They deserve it, the people of Illinois deserve it, and they need it. This is the kind of financial accountability that Illinois taxpayers expect. It is time we lived up to their expectations. When Diane and I moved into the Governor’s Mansion in 2015, we noticed that every light was turned on in the building. I don’t know about you, but I was raised that if you left a room on and didn’t shut out the lights, if you left a room and you didn't turn them off, you got in trouble. You had to put a nickel in the jar or maybe worse. Of course, when we got there, it led us to ask what was the utility bill was for the mansion. It took two weeks to track down, through the bureaucracy, who actually got the bill inside the government bureaucracy. And we learned that the utility cost for the Illinois taxpayers, for that mansion, is $100,000 per year. Hello. A building nobody was really living in. Outrageous. We immediately changed the energy practices, put 10000100.docx 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 in energy conservation policies, and cut the bill substantially. My point of this story is this: If you separate the payment from accountability, there's no accountability. People don’t question the expense, they just pay it. This story illustrates what is wrong with pension and group health expenses. In our system, the state gets pension bills and just pays the tab. Our budget proposal shifts costs closer to home, so people can question the expenses and deal with them more directly. Now, under the current system, they have no incentive to manage costs because the state picks them up no matter what they are. When people are responsible for paying the bill, there will be plenty of incentive to lower the costs. We will ask school districts to begin sharing the cost of their own normal cost pensions. We’ll phase in the shift over four years — in 25 percent increments per year — and give schools, and this is critically important, give schools and local governments the tools they need to more than offset the costs. That's critical. The tools include increased education funding, the power to dissolve or consolidate units of local government, and more flexibility in contracting, bidding, and sharing services. As a matter of fairness, the Chicago Public Schools will get the same offsets as all other school districts in the state, including its portion of the increase under the new funding formula. But recognizing that CPS got to keep the benefits of its special block grant in the base of our new funding formula, we propose that CPS absorb its normal pension costs as it did before last year. We will ask universities to pay their pension costs — also phased in over four years — and to pick up their health care 10000100.docx 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 costs with offset tools that include an additional $205 million in appropriations in Fiscal Year 19. These shifts will save the state $696 million this year. We recommend right-sizing employee health insurance plans so that government compensation is more in line with what taxpayers have who are paying for it. Today, we pay almost 90 percent of the premiums for government employee health insurance policies that are way more expensive than plans in the private sector. State government needs to do what every employer in Illinois has already done over the last 10 years: Get its health care costs under control. Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for government health insurance policies that are richer than ones they can afford for themselves. It's not fair. If we legislate group health insurance changes the way the Massachusetts legislature has already done, we can save Illinois taxpayers $470 million in general revenue funds this year, and $560 million in all funds. We also need to reduce workers’ compensation insurance costs. They are the highest in the Midwest, and they are pushing out our manufacturers. Business leaves the state to escape them or won’t come to Illinois, in order to avoid them. It’s one of the reasons we are losing business and population to the states around our borders. If we reduce our rate to the national average, businesses as well as local governments will benefit from lower costs, and we will create tens of thousands of new jobs over time. Not only would we have faster economic growth that would help keep our budgets balanced, but taxpayers would directly save tens of millions of dollars in lower government costs as well. And one final point. It is time, it is, in 10000100.docx 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 fact, past time to actually sell the Thompson Center in Chicago without any extra fees or charges tacked on. These moves — many of which have been supported by the General Assembly in prior years — can alleviate a $1.3 billion annual burden on our taxpayers, and release money we can then spend on education, public safety, human services, and infrastructure in Fiscal Year 19. Now, I know this idea that we're putting forth of reforms to stimulate growth, it goes against Illinois traditional budget approach — the one where you decide what to buy, and then buy it even if it means spending beyond your means. The Fiscal Year 18 budget, which you enacted last July over my veto, is running a huge deficit right now that proves the point. Unbalanced budgets, this unbalanced budget, that we're currently working in, was built on the back of a $4.5 billion income tax increase, $6 billion in long-term debt, and a still increasing backlog of unpaid bills that's expected to be at $7.7 billion by the end of this fiscal year. Our approach, the approach we're recommended, is decidedly different. We see the budget as an opportunity to set priorities without spending beyond our means. It is a framework designed to spark a constructive dialogue on the steps we need to take to resolve the state’s financial issues. Our mission is straightforward: Enact reforms, be accountable, deliver on our promises. Our goals align with the needs of our citizens: Provide the best education on earth for our children; ensure justice and equality for the deserving but disadvantaged; share compassion for our veterans, the elderly, our most vulnerable; provide security for our communities; and 10000100.docx 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 maintain and improve our streets and bridges. Our guiding principle is this: Only spend money we have, and don’t increase the tax burden on the people of Illinois. The bottom line is this: We need reforms. We need to shift accountability so that we can put more resources into education, human services, public safety, and infrastructure. That’s where our Fiscal Year 19 budget is focused. That’s the outcome we want to produce. Our administration is an emphatic advocate for education investment. By enacting structural reforms, we will be able to spend a record $8.3 billion on preK-12 education. That includes $350 million of new money distributed through our more equitable new funding formula. PreK-12 funding has risen a cumulative $3.7 billion since I took office. We also will spend $454 million for early childhood education, up 55 percent since I became governor. This investment is critical to our future. The work world around us evolves as technology advances. The skills needed to succeed in our economy are dramatically different than they were just a decade ago. Our own manufacturing sector is a perfect example. Where once there were get-your-hands-dirty assembly line jobs, workers must now be equipped to use computer-directed equipment, manage software to track inventory, and build intricate high- tech products. Our obligation to our next generation is to prepare them by the millions to fully participate in the workforce of the future. The bipartisan effort we produced last year to bring equity to our school funding formula was a key step. And the new Invest in Kids Program that expanded education choices for tens of thousands of students. It's a great step forward. Our Cabinet on Children and Youth helps 10000100.docx 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 children reach their 25th birthdays as engaged, educated, self-sufficient citizens with marketable skills for a meaningful career. Now, we must make higher education a critical priority, too. Illinois public university enrollment declined by more than 50,000 students from 1991 to 2014 as tuition and fees increased. Our budget conflicts in recent years haven't helped that trend. This year we bring an end to budget reductions for our university and community college systems. We add $100 million in capital funds to meet deferred maintenance needs. We maintain MAP grants at FY18 levels, but we lay the foundation for increased MAP funding in the future. We also recommend a capital grant to the University of Illinois for its Illinois Innovation Network and Discovery Partners Institute. This grant will leverage billions of dollars in private donations to the U of I and spur enterprise formation that will make us the envy of the technology centers on the East coast and the West coast. This capital investment could well be the biggest spark ever to ignite our economic growth engine. The Illinois Board of Higher Education is developing a single, statewide strategic plan to make academic offerings more attractive to students, and drive more efficiency in service offerings. We look forward to the results of their work. Compassion is in the DNA of Illinois. Our budget mirrors this fundamental attribute. With reforms to our pension and group health programs, we can provide resources for veterans, families, children, the elderly, the sick, and the ailing. This week, despite aggressive precautions and new water treatment systems, Legionella bacteria has infected two more patients at the Quincy Veterans 10000100.docx 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Home. Early detection led to successful treatment, but the infections send a clear message. We need to have money. We need to move quickly to make structural changes to the facilities themselves to ensure protection for our veterans. Our water management task force met yesterday to begin a review of an engineering report on the home’s water systems. We’ve allocated $50 million in capital improvements to be prepared to address their recommendations for Legionella control. To further help our veterans, we need to move forward as well and complete the long-delayed construction of a new 200-bed veteran's home in Chicago. We expect to spend $1 billion on child care assistance for families with incomes up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level. We will also increase funds for early intervention programs and developmental disabilities services. Our budget addresses a necessary commitment to our elder population. We maintain funding levels for programs that serve 62,000 Community Care Program clients, and provide adult protection and in-home services. We’re shifting clients to Managed Care Organizations administered by Healthcare and Family Services with no change in services, but big savings in cost. When it comes to children and youth, we have improved a fragmented system that wasted money, and too often failed to help young people become successful adults. In the Department of Children and Family Services, the Fiscal Year 19 budget adds staff for Intact Family Services, to help deal with cases that present the highest risks for young children. DCFS has redesigned the adoption subsidy process. There was a 16 percent increase in adoptions and a 31 percent increase in 10000100.docx 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 guardianships in Fiscal Year 2017. That means nearly 2,200 children left state care and found homes last year. We’ve had an unacceptably high number of youth confined to psychiatric hospitals, to juvenile detention, to emergency shelters. And we’re working hard to lower those populations and help those young people get better services. The principles of reform and accountability guide our approach to Medicaid as well. We’ve made significant structural changes in this program, most notably a more thoughtful shift to managed care, a move that will save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in the years ahead, and help us hold providers accountable for the quality of the care they deliver. Medicaid enrollment has slowed in recent years, but it still serves nearly one-quarter of our population — about 3.1 million people. That number will stay essentially flat in Fiscal Year 19, and we have budgeted $14.2 billion to provide care for eligible patients. This takes into account more than $450 million that our task force has saved, so far, through fraud detection and prevention. We have also developed a comprehensive strategy to address behavioral health. It transforms payment and delivery models, increases managed care, enhances workforce capacity and establishes greater accountability. We're working closely with the Federal Government to get approval on a Section 1115 waiver application that will let us more efficiently and more effectively treat our 800,000 Medicaid enrollees who suffer with mental health and behavioral health problems. Criminal justice reform is a priority for our administration. Structural reforms mean we can devote more resources to the people and programs that protect us from 10000100.docx 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 those who would do us harm. Two more Illinois State Police cadet classes will graduate this year, and the budget anticipates another class in Fiscal Year 19. That means up to 300 more State Troopers on the force, working to keep people safe. Our budget addresses the opioid epidemic, fully funding programs that enhance enforcement and addiction recovery. Some 28,000 offenders are released into our communities every year. But nearly half return to prison within three years. These rates of recidivism are just too high. Jobs are a key antidote to the challenge. So, we've allotted $26.4 million for the operation of life skills job training re-entry centers in Kewanee and Murphysboro, to help people get back to work instead of going back to prison. We will spend $36.4 million for mental health facilities at Joliet and Elgin, which will supplement the three residential treatment units at Pontiac, Logan, and Dixon. The Fiscal Year 19 budget provides $10.2 million for Adult Redeploy Illinois to promote community- based supervision. There is also $110 million in federal funds allocated to reduce crime, and help victims get the services they need. For the fourth year in a row, we will deliver more capital for infrastructure projects. Our budget provides $2.2 billion in pay-as-you-go funds for the Department of Transportation’s annual road program. Additionally, we will provide $511 million in new capital funds for other IDOT needs in Fiscal Year 19. That brings total new transportation infrastructure spending by our administration since 2016 to nearly $10 billion. We should finalize private investment in infrastructure improvements, like the I-55 managed-lane project, where private investors are willing to invest 10000100.docx 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 hundreds of millions of dollars to build and manage new and improved highways. Our administration has been actively engaged in conversations over the last year with the White House and with the U.S. Department of Transportation about an infrastructure program. As the plan announced this week works its way through Congress, we will work closely with our Illinois Congressional delegation to maximize the return on Illinois’ investments in our infrastructure. All along we've been clear about the necessity to meet critical public needs with the resources available to us. The surest way to do that is to enact reforms that bend the cost curve of government down, and stimulate our economy to bring new jobs to Illinois. The key to balanced budgets is to have our economy grow faster than our government spending. I vetoed the Fiscal Year 18 budget because it was unbalanced, because it did not provide reforms needed to end deficits, and achieve balanced budgets and to sustain economic growth. Unfortunately, I was right in that veto. We were forced to spend more than $1 billion to meet obligations set into law prior, but were under- appropriated in the budget that was passed. Now, you need to pass a supplemental spending Bill to cover these costs. This sort of budget shortfall underscores the urgency of our circumstances. We simply have to slow the growth of government spending and grow our economy faster. Higher tax rates can never fix this structural necessity. Our Fiscal Year 19 proposal asks you to engage with us to make sensible, long- overdue reforms, to shift control to the people who pay the bills. Move pension and health care costs where they belong. Most importantly, give local governments the tools to cut 10000100.docx 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 costs. Reduce workers’ comp rates. Sell the Thompson Center. These savings will produce a surplus to put against our bill backlog. Better yet, they will energize our economy. If you work with me to take the next logical step and pass true pension reform, we will be able to enact a nearly $1 billion tax cut, and start rolling back the income tax rate. Let’s face it: Middle class wage earners and young mobile workers, for them the pension crisis is not about the politics that are played in Springfield. It’s about how much money we're taking out of their pockets. The people of Illinois are taxed out. A billion-dollar income tax cut should be our #1 objective by the end of this Session. Together, let’s learn from our past. Let's talk honestly about the future, move ahead, and make Illinoisans the big winners. Our budget proposal is a framework that balances the interests of those who spend our taxes with those who pay the taxes. It balances the need for reform with the time we need to implement it, and it produces the tools we need to reduce the associated costs. We're ready to collaborate on reforms that benefit the taxpayers of Illinois. Our ideas are here for you to consider. We share a sense of urgency with you and every citizen of our state. We welcome a call to the table for serious conversations together about how to proceed. Our intent, in this week of Lincoln’s birthday, is to heed his admonition: The leading rule is diligence. Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today. This is the essence of Illinois’ work ethic, the essence of our value system. Let’s do this budget. Let’s fix our system. Let’s give fiscal integrity to our people. Let’s roll back the tax hike, and give power and 10000100.docx 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 prosperity back to the people of Illinois. Thank you. God bless you all. God bless our veterans. God bless the people of Illinois. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"Will the Committee of Escort please come forward to escort the Governor from the chamber? The President of the Senate is recognized for a Motion."

President Cullerton

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that the Joint Session do now arise."

Michael J. Madigan (D)

"The President of the Senate has moved that the Joint Session do now arise. All those in favor say 'aye'; those opposed say 'no'. The 'Ayes' have it. And the Joint Session will now arise. The Regular Session will come to order. Representative Lang in the Chair."

Lou Lang (D)

"And now leaving perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 27, at the hour of noon. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 27, at the hour of noon."

Hollman

"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 4793, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4794, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 4795, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4796, offered by Representative Feigenholtz, a Bill for an Act concerning domestic violence. House Bill 4797, offered by Representative Gabel, a Bill for an Act concerning wages for front-line 10000100.docx 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 personnel. House Bill 4798, offered by Representative Welch, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4799, offered by Representative Harper, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4800, offered by Representative Harper, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4801, offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4802, a Bill for an Act on… offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4803, offered by Representative Parkhurst, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4804, offered by Representative Sosnowski, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4805, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4806, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4807, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4808, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4809, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4810, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4811, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4812, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4813, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4814, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning public 10000100.docx 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 employee benefits. House Bill 4815, offered by Representative Feigenholtz, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4816, offered by Representative Feigenholtz, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4817, offered by Representative Mitchell, Christian, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4818, offered by Representative Riley, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4819, offered by Representative Williams, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 4820, offered by Representative Fine, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4821, offered by Representative Fine, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4822, offered by Representative Halbrook, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4823, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4824, offered by Representative Hammond, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4825, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4826, offered by Representative Conyears-Ervin, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4827, offered by Representative Parkhurst, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4828, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4829, offered by Representative Jimenez, a Bill for an Act concerning human rights. House Bill 4830, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4831, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4832, offered by Representative Ives, 10000100.docx 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4833, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4834, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4835, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4836, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 4837, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4838, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4839, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4840, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4841, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4842, offered by Representative Ives, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4843, offered by Representative Moylan, a Bill for an Act concerning ivory. House Bill 4844, offered by Representative Conroy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4845, offered by Representative Martwick, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4846, offered by Representative D'Amico, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4847, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. House Bill 4848, offered by Representative Swanson, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4849, offered by Representative Swanson, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4850, offered by Representative Wehrli, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 10000100.docx 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 4851, offered by Representative Long, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 4852, offered by Representative Long, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4853, offered by Representative Long, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4854, offered by Representative Sosnowski, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4855, offered by Representative Wheeler, Barbara, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 4856, offered by Representative Willis, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 4857, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4858, offered by Representative Pritchard, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 4859, offered by Representative Pritchard, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4860, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4861, offered by Representative Andrade, a Bill for an Act concerning appropriations. House Bill 4862, offered by Representative Andrade, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4863, offered by Representative Burke, Kelly, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4864, offered by Representative Burke, Kelly, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 4865, offered by Representative Gabel, a Bill for an Act concerning care for persons with developmental disabilities, which may be referred to as the Community Disability Living Wage Act. House Bill 4866, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4867, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. 10000100.docx 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 House Bill 4868, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4869, offered by Representative Chapa LaVia, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4870, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4871, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4872, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 4873, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 4874, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning animals. House Bill 4875, offered by Representative Butler, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4876, offered by Representative Butler, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4877, offered by Representative Butler, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4878, offered by Representative Severin, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4879, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4880, offered by Representative Harris, David, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4881, offered by Representative Mayfield, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4882, offered by Representative Mayfield, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4883, offered by Representative Mayfield, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4884, offered by Representative Gabel, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4885, offered by Representative Gabel, a Bill for an Act concerning children. 10000100.docx 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 House Bill 4886, offered by Representative Fine, a Bill for an Act concerning mental health. House Bill 4887, offered by Representative Williams, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4888, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4889, offered by Representative Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4890, offered by Representative Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4891, offered by Representative Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4892, offered by Representative Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4893, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 4894, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 4895, offered by Representative Halpin, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4896, offered by Representative Cabello, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4897, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning liquor. House Bill 4898, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation."

Bolin

"House Bill 4899, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4900, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4901, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4902, offered by Representative Wheeler, Barbara, a Bill for an Act concerning education. 10000100.docx 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 House Bill 4903, offered by Representative Wheeler, Barbara, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4904, offered by Representative Wheeler, Barbara, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4905, offered by Representative McAuliffe, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4906, offered by Representative McAuliffe, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4907, offered by Representative McAuliffe, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4908, offered by Representative Moeller, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4909, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 4910, offered by Representative Thapedi, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4911, offered by Representative Thapedi, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4912, offered by Representative Thapedi, a Bill for an Act concerning animals. House Bill 4913, offered by Representative Andersson, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4914, offered by Representative Pritchard, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4915, offered by Representative Walsh, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4916, offered by Representative Lilly, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4917, offered by Representative Lilly, a Bill for an Act concerning appropriations. House Bill 4918, offered by Representative Lilly, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 4919, offered by Representative Lilly, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4920, offered by Representative Williams, a Bill for an Act concerning civil 10000100.docx 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 law. House Bill 4921, offered by Representative Manley, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4922, offered by Representative Mah, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 4923, offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 4924, offered by Representative Long, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4925, offered by Representative Breen, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4926, offered by Representative Chapa LaVia, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 4927, offered by Representative Chapa LaVia, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4928, offered by Representative McCombie, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4929, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 4930, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4931, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 4932, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4933, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4934, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4935, offered by Representative Welter, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4936, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4937, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4938, offered by Representative Demmer, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 10000100.docx 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 4939, offered by Representative Bennett, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4940, offered by Representative Bennett, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 4941, offered by Representative Bennett, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4942, offered by Representative Bennett, a Bill for an Act concerning wildlife. House Bill 4943, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4944, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4945, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4946, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning cemeteries. House Bill 4947, offered by Representative Manley, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4948, offered by Representative Moylan, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4949, offered by Representative Feigenholtz, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 4950, offered by Representative Feigenholtz, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4951, offered by Representative Halpin, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4952, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 4953, offered by Representative McAuliffe, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4954, offered by Representative Cavaletto, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4955, offered by Representative Cavaletto, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4956, offered by Representative Cavaletto, a Bill for an Act concerning 10000100.docx 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 education. House Bill 4957, offered by Representative Cavaletto, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4958, offered by Representative McDermed, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4959, offered by Representative McDermed, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 4960, offered by Representative McDermed, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 4961, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 4962, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4963, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning domestic violence. House Bill 4964, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4965, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4966, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4967, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4968, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 4969, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4970, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 4971, offered by Representative Burke, Daniel, a Bill for an Act concerning animals. House Bill 4972, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4973, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4974, offered by 10000100.docx 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 4975, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4976, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4977, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4978, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4979, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4980, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4981, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4982, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4983, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4984, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4985, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4986, offered by Representative Cassidy, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 4987, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning liquor. House Bill 4988, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4989, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 4990, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4991, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an 10000100.docx 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Act concerning education. House Bill 4992, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4993, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4994, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning agriculture. House Bill 4995, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 4996, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4997, offered by Representative Crespo, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 4998, offered by Representative Bryant, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 4999, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5000, offered by Representative Frese, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5001, offered by Representative Wheeler, Keith, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5002, offered by Representative Wheeler, Keith, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5003, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 5004, offered by Representative Wheeler, Keith, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 5005, offered by Representative Wheeler, Keith, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5006, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5007, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5008, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 5009, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act 10000100.docx 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 concerning regulation. House Bill 5010, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 5011, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 5012, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5013, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 5014, offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 5015, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5016, offered by Representative Williams, a Bill for an Act concerning health. House Bill 5017, offered by Representative Rita, a Bill for an Act concerning gaming. House Bill 5018, offered by Representative Slaughter, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5019, offered by Representative Manley, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5020, offered by Representative Brady, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5021, offered by Representative Pritchard, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5022, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5023, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 5024, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5025, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5026, offered by Representative Wallace, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5027, offered by Representative Frese, a Bill for an Act concerning 10000100.docx 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 State government. House Bill 5028, offered by Representative Meier, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5029, offered by Representative Meier, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5030, offered by Representative Spain, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5031, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 5032, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 5033, offered by Representative Olsen, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 5034, offered by Representative Fortner, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 5035, offered by Representative Mitchell, Bill, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5036, offered by Representative Mitchell, Bill, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5037, offered by Representative Mitchell, Bill, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5038, offered by Representative Mitchell, Bill, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5039, offered by Representative Wheeler, Barbara, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 5040, offered by Representative Ford, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5041, offered by Representative Ford, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5042, offered by Representative D'Amico, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5043, offered by Representative Martwick, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5044, offered by Representative Unes, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 5045, offered by Representative Batinick, a Bill 10000100.docx 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 5046, offered by Representative Welch, a Bill for an Act concerning business. House Bill 5047, offered by Representative Welch, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 5048, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning appropriations. House Bill 5049, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning wildlife. House Bill 5050, offered by Representative Breen, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. House Bill 5051, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 5052, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 5053, offered by Representative Sauer, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 5054, offered by Representative Breen, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5055, offered by Representative Cavaletto, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 5056, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5057, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5058, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 5059, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. House Bill 5060, offered by Representative Slaughter, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 5061, offered by Representative Slaughter, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 5062, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5063, offered by Representative 10000100.docx 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 100th Legislative Day 2/14/2018 Greenwood, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5064, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 5065, offered by Representative Phelps Finnie, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 5066, offered by Representative Bourne, a Bill for an Act concerning property. First Reading of these House Bills. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 10000100.docx 41