Illinois House Floor Debate — April 27, 2018

"The hour of 9 o'clock having arrived, the House will be in order. 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."

"We will be led in the Pledge by Mr. Andrade."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Representatives Drury, Gabel, and Hernandez are excused today."

"Mr. Demmer."

"We shall miss them all, Sir. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. We have 107 Members answering the Roll and we do have a quorum. Mr. Harris on a point of personal privilege to tell us, I think, what’s right about Illinois." Harris, D.: "Well, Mr. Speaker, thank you very much and good morning to you. And as a point of personal privilege, I do rise. And I will tell you something that's right about Illinois. And you often hear news about how there's an exodus of people leaving our state, well I'll tell you there's also an infusion of people coming in to our state because tourism records… our tourism is setting records in the State of Illinois. The Mayor of Chicago said that in the first 2 months of this year, January and February, hotel demand increased by 12.5 percent. The city has held more meetings and conventions in the first months of 2018 than it did during the same period in many previous years. And that comes on the heels of unprecedented tourism numbers in 2017, when an estimated 55 million people visited the city. So we have lots of reasons 10000125.docx 2  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 for folks to come to Illinois and we welcome them all. Thank you."

"Thank you, Sir. Sounds like a lot of people want to visit our great state. Mr. Swanson is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Sir. Welcome to Springfield. We're glad you're here with us today. Mr. Butler is recognized."

"Please proceed."

"I'm sure he heard you. Thank you. Representative Finnie is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. Up to my left, in the gallery here, if you'll all stand. I have Matt and Ann Eisenhauer and their two boys, Luke and Walker Eisenhauer, 15 and 13 years old. I just met them this morning. They’re from my district, a little old town called Harco. And I want everybody to know they're apart of the Team Pact Program which I knew nothing about until this morning. This allows teenagers to understand how government works and actually puts them in mock situations where they're able to debate bills and things. So this is a fantastic program and I hope that we can bring it. I think many of you probably knew about it and I didn't. I'm hoping to expand it in our district. So thank you all for coming and these are two really impressive young men. Thank you."

"Thank you very much. Thanks for joining us. Mr. Clerk." 10000125.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Demmer is recognized."

"You may proceed."

"Hey guys. Thanks for being with us today. Good to see you. House Bill 4594, Mr. Andersson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Andersson."

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

"Mr. Andersson."

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

"Mr. Andersson."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill.'

"Mr. Andersson."

"Members, we have a lot of Bills. It's Friday. It's deadline day. We need to keep the noise down in the chamber please. We need to keep our decorum. And we need to adhere strictly to the rules of the House. Additionally, the Chair 10000125.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 would appreciate it if people in debate were not redundant. We would like to get through as many Bills as we can. The first speaker is Mr. Wehrli."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Mr. Speaker, I'll be succinct. Moment of… excuse me. To the Bill. Thank you, Representative Andersson, for working on this important piece of legislation for the last three years. This… Bills like this are game changing in communities across this state for people that need this kind of relief. This was not an easy task, I know, but you were relentless in the effort to try to bring an opportunity for people who are suffering under the pressure of fines and fees which is… which have often acted as a backdoor tax to many people living in and around this state. The disparity that exists as it relates to fines and fees, it was specifically laid out in the task force. And again, I want to thank you 10000125.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 for your hard work and your leadership. I encourage everyone to vote 'aye' on this important piece of legislation."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I just want compliment the Sponsor of this legislation. He worked hard with former Representative Elaine Nekritz and the other sponsors up there on the board. This was a really important issue to try to wade through all of those… those fines and fees that are out there in the court system. They did an absolutely fabulous job and I congratulate each and every one of them. And I hope it flies out of here with no… with no negative votes. Thank you."

"That's three in support. Representative Ammons, do you rise in support or in opposition?"

"I rise in the middle, Mr. Speaker."

"Do you have questions of the Sponsor?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Proceed."

"Thank you. Representative, I certainly acknowledge the work that you and the commission has done on this and it's a very difficult topic. But I do want to draw back to something that you said and get clarity on the point. If a body, a local body, after this reform is put into place, feels that it does not reach or meet their obligation how is that going to be addressed again?"

"Can I… can I clarify something here? When the Court Fines and Fees Task Force was put in place the initiative was to review the impact of those court fines and fees on the community, on the agency but in particular from the experience of the poor and the minority community the court fines and fees had a constitutional question behind it. And what I'm hearing…"

"…unfortunately, I'd like for you to clarify, is that if an agencies budget is impacting they have the ability then to say I need more money therefore we can adjust these fees upward if we need to?"

"Just final two thoughts, Mr. Speaker. Just one is that I'm wondering in this process, and I haven't seen it in this draft, but is there a process by which that is explicit in this language that would collect and track the data over the next few years until we get to the point to review prior to the sunset?"

"I thank you… I thank you for answering the questions. Just 30 seconds. To the Bill. This is probably one of greatest reforms that we will do out of this chamber in this Session. And for us as Legislators we have to make sure we keep our hands on the wheel on this system. The General Assembly, as well as the Supreme Court, is questioning the constitutionality of fines and fees today. So even if we pass this legislation there is still a question of the constitutionality of fines and fees being placed on a citizen who has demonstrated clearly they have no ability to pay. And so I hope that this Session we not only look at that but in… if there was a middle button, and there is called 'present'…"

"Please finish your remarks."

"Ten seconds. I will certainly weigh clearly today through this debate which one of these buttons I'll push because my heart is there with you Mr. Andersson but my mind is certainly believing that this is unconstitutional. So I appreciate you."

"Mr. Andersson to close."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Flowers. Manley. Stewart. Please take the record. There are 89 voting 'yes', 17 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, there are over 60 Bills to call. If we're going to spend 15 minutes on each of them we're going to be 10000125.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 here a very long time. So when you propose your Amendments do them fast and I may be cutting some of you off as you explain them. Please forgive me. We're going to try to move through this Calendar. So if anybody feels aggrieved you just march right up here and tell me. House Bill 5104, Representative Ammons. Please read the Bill. You have a Floor Amendment. Please put the Bill on the Order of Second Reading and please read the Bill."

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you. Floor Amendment #3 is a correction. DJJ, and DOC, and I have been working on this Bill for a few months. And it makes sure that each of those institutions are not charging our indigent inmates a copay."

"Those in favor… Mr. Demmer, do you wish to speak on… thank you. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Ammons, did you already explain the Bill?"

"Yes, I did."

"Mr. Demmer." 10000125.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Sponsor yields."

"There is no opposition to this Bill."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Stay by your switches, Members. Have all voted who… who which… I'll get it. Burke. Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5978, Representative Bristow. Excuse me. House Bill 4578, Representative Bristow. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bristow, can you handle this for Mr. Hoffman?"

"I can."

"Please proceed."

"There are two Amendments. House Bill 4578 is an initiative of the Secretary of State. It reduces the late filing fees on LLCs from $300 to $100…"

"Representative, on the Amendment. Are you going to handle the Amendment for Mr. Hoffman?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Just tell us what the Amendment does please." 10000125.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"That is what it… that's what Amendment 3 does, Sir."

"I'm sorry. Proceed."

"And Amendment 2 eliminates language that prohibited the use of the word Olympic in a business name. No opposition and has the support of the National Federation of Independent Business."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative, have you already described the Bill?"

"I have, Sir."

"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? Ammons. Guzzardi. Moylan. Please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Demmer is recognized."

"Thank you. House Bill 5632, Mr. Mitchell. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Mitchell." 10000125.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Mitchell, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this is a Bill addressing sort of a twofold problem. One in Chicago, one downstate with small municipalities where there's a feeling there's excessive use of sirens. We had an Amendment that addressed life safety concerns that removed… or moved the Ambulance Association to neutral. There may be still some work on this in the Senate but I think it's in pretty good shape. I welcome your questions but ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4495, Mr. Thapedi. Please read the Bill. There is a Floor Amendment. Please put the Bill on the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Mr. Thapedi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 removes the opposition of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois State Board of Education, as well as the Community College Board. It further garners the support of the Operating Engineers and the Illinois Manufacturers. I move for its adoption." 10000125.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

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

"Mr. Thapedi."

"I don't want to adopt that at this time, Mr. Speaker. Would you please move the Bill to Third Reading?"

"You wish to withdraw the Amendment?"

"I do not wish withdraw it. I just want to keep it where it is right now and move the Bill to Third Reading."

"There has to be some action. You can table or withdraw, Sir."

"Then I'll take it out of the record."

"Thank you. House Bill 5345, Representative Lilly. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Lilly."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Amendment adds some information related to doing a study in reference to Illinoisans having access to healthcare."

"Representative, I think we have to wait 'til after 10:08 to do your Amendment because it came out of Rules at 9:08. So we'll get back to you. Thank you. House Bill 4515, Mr. Swanson. Please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Swanson."

"Well that's great but just tell us what it does, Sir."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Swanson."

"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? Mr. 10000125.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Swanson, it’s your Bill you want to vote for it? Thank you, Sir. Please take the record. There are 103 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Meier is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Hello. Welcome. Thanks for joining us."

"House Bill 4781, Representative Kelly Burke. Kelly Burke. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4781 requires community colleges or universities to use their best efforts to hire a veteran of the armed services to fill the position of coordinator of veterans and military personnel student 10000125.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 services. So this is a position that is currently in State Law. It's just asking them to use best efforts to hire a veteran for that position. I know of no opponents and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Wallace. Please take the record. On this question, there are 105 'yes', no one voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4331, Mr. Connor. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Connor."

"Floor Amendment #1 changes a reporting requirement to an electronic reporting requirement."

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

"Mr. Connor."

"Floor Amendment #2 takes the Illinois hospitals out of this particular reporting requirement as they are covered for this reporting requirement under another section." 10000125.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

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

"Mr. Connor."

"This Bill requires coroners to report opioid overdose information to the Department of Public Health. The only issue that we're currently working on has to do with the Bureau of Vital Statistics already receives this information. We're trying to make it as… basically as least restrictive on coroners."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4686, Mr. Bennett. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Bennett." 10000125.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"You should've just started with that. Mr. Guzzardi is recognized. By the way it's Mr. Guzzardi's birthday today. You are recognized, Sir."

"Thank you. Thank you very much for the well wishes, Mr. Speaker. Question of the Sponsor."

"Proceed."

"Lightening quick Representative, I see on our analysis AFSCME is listed as opposed. Are they still opposed and if so can you very quickly explain their opposition?"

"Okay. Thanks, Representative."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Conyears-Ervin. Evans. Gordon-Booth. Mitchell. Welch. Yingling. Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5293, Mr. Costello. Mr. Costello. Out of the record. House Bill 5588, Mr. Crespo. Please read the Bill.

"Mr. Crespo."

"Thank you, Speaker. The Amendment #1 to House Bill 5588 is a… is a negotiated Amendment with the IFT and other stakeholders that addresses some of the concerns that they have and adds some things to the Bill which I'll discuss during the… when we go over the Bill."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Crespo."

"Thank you, Speaker. This has to do with the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law in December of 2015, and replaces No Child Left Behind. It allows more flexibility for student assessments, performance standards, and interventions that the No Child Left Behind Program did before. Happy to answer any questions."

"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. Thapedi. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 105 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Cavaletto is recognized."

"Mr. Cavaletto, were you recognized on a point…"

"Thank you, Sir. Record will reflect your intention. House Bill 4495, Mr. Thapedi. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"

"Mr. Thapedi." 10000125.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Speaker, with respect to Floor Amendment #3 I'd like to withdraw that Amendment at this time and move the Bill to Third Reading."

"The Amendment is withdrawn. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. And you wish to hold this on Third, Sir?"

"Yes. I wish to hold it on Third."

"Thank you. House Bill 5777, Mr. Yingling. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. House Bill 4607, Mr. Cavaletto. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welter. Mr. Cavaletto to handle the Amendment. Please proceed, Sir."

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

"Mr. Cavaletto on the Amendment. Did you already explain Amendment 3, Sir?"

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Cavaletto, did you already explain the Bill?"

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Feigenholtz. Please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4420, Mr. Davis. Please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill simply extends the sunset date of the Criminal Justice Task Force for another year."

"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 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Good work, Sir. Representative Ford is recognized."

"Mr. Speaker, point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"Mr. Speaker, will you please let the record reflect that I intended to vote 'yes' on House Bill 4515."

"Record will reflect your intentions, Sir. House Bill 5203, Mr. Davis. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis."

"Thank you very much. I ask for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. And what Floor Amendment #2 simply does is that it makes specific references that in terms of police sensitivity training that there will be special circumstances given… or special consideration given to include victims who 10000125.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 are 13 years of age or younger at the time the sexual assault takes place."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis, did you already explain the Bill?"

"Essentially yes."

"Those in… saved by Mr. Breen. You are recognized, Sir."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well the… the training process already exists. We're just asking for special sensitivity for victims who are 13 years of age or younger. And we specify in that in that. This is agreement amongst law enforcement. Ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Part of the existing training."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5286, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, out of the record. House Bill 4416, Representative Fine. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"Yes. Floor Amendment 1 highlights the information necessary for drivers to apply to drive for transportation network carriers."

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

"Representative Fine."

"Floor Amendment 2 takes away all opposition from the Bill." 10000125.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"The Amendment explained the legislation."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"What the Bill says is what you need to give to receive a background check in order to be a driver for one of these services. We had a situation in Glenview where there was an Uber driver that was pulled over and unfortunately he was driving a passenger while he was drunk. And when they went to check on his credentials to become a driver they didn't realize there were aliases and that he had suffered from DUIs in the past. So what this does is it says exactly what they're looking for when it comes to doing a background check so if there are any aliases it will be found out in that check."

"Exactly. It would be… the penalty would be on the driver or the applicant and not on the company."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Turner. Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4795, Mr. Demmer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer."

"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. Hays. Please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2367, Mr. Ford. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Ford."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 2367. This Bill amends the State Law to allow the expungement of certain cannabis convictions that are not currently eligible, specifically convictions for possession under 10 grams and possession of paraphernalia. That is if they happen to… today it would be a civil violation and would automatically be expunged. In 2016 Rep Cassidy and the General Assembly passed Public Act 99-697 which made possession of 10 grams of cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia a petty offense punishable by a fine of between $102 or $200. And a conviction is automatically expunged after the final disposition of the case. Prior to that the possessions of a misdemeanor that was not eligible for expungement. This Bill fixes the discrepancy in the law so that any individual who has convicted… convictions of possessions of 10 grams of paraphernalia or cannabis will be able to have those records expunged after 3 years and the conclusion of their sentence. I'm open for any questions."

"Mr. Breen." 10000125.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Reick."

"Sponsor yields."

"And for a correction they've always been misdemeanors but now they are eligible for petty offense civil violations only."

"Yes."

"We talked about it and I appreciate you making that clear for the record."

"Mr.… this Bill is on Short Debate, so I'll give Mr. Wheeler the remaining 57 seconds from Mr. Reick. Proceed, Sir." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." 10000125.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Representative, our analysis shows that even with the seven Amendments you've put on this… the sheriffs still opposed this. Is that accurate?"

"You are right." Wheeler, K.: "And is that because they are trying to see if the effects of the many sealing and other processes we've gone through for the last two or three years have actually taken the correct effect?"

"The sheriffs they're opposed because they believe that they want to know." Wheeler, K.: "I'm sorry. They what?"

"They want to know everything about past records of people that may have had run-ins with the law." Wheeler, K.: "Okay 'cause our analysis shows that they want… I just understand effects of what we've already done over the last two years before we keep on changing the process that goes through."

"No. I actually had a long conversation with the Sheriff's Department and they believe that it's their right to know whether they're…"

"Please complete your remarks, Sir." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, current analysis here we have done a lot of these criminal sealing processes. I've voted for I think all of them but I think it's time to slow down here and take a look and make sure we have this right. And so… if this were agreed Bill I'd be more in favor of it. Thank you."

"Mr. Ford to close." 10000125.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Well I just want to make sure that it's clear that this Bill fixes the discrepancy in the law so that individuals who was convicted of a possession under 10 grams of paraphernalia or cannabis prior to the enactment of the 99th General Assembly would be able to petition. So it makes no sense for us to have a law in the book right now that allows people to be charged with a civil violation when we have people that have been convicted of a misdemeanor and they have a record on their criminal jacket. So the question is, can we fix that today by simply making sure that these nonviolent offenders, simply misdemeanors have an opportunity to have their records expunged? And that would do good for society and I urge and 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Crespo. D'Amico. DeLuca. Rita. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 51 voting 'yes' and 52 voting 'no'. The Gentleman asks for Postponed Consideration. House Bill 2617, Representative Gabel's Bill to be handled by Representative Fine. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill would require health insurance coverage for evidence based treatment to preserve the fertility of women and men in their reproductive years who have certain diseases, predominantly cancer, in which 10000125.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 lifesaving treatments for the disease are known to destroy their fertility."

"Mr. Breen."

"This Bill is on Short Debate, Sir."

"No problem. Proceed."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's correct."

"The current mandate is for 25 or more in a group policy."

"Correct."

"Yes."

"Correct."

"To… for sperm for storage if they're afraid that they are going to lose their infertility. And it's just… it doesn't cover the storage that could be for years, it just covers the original treatment."

"We're talking about things like chemo, radiation medications that are known to destroy fertility. And these are based on established medical standards of care." 10000125.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"I'm sorry. Can you repeat the question please?"

"Yes."

"Currently as opponents I have the Illinois Insurance Association, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Association of Business Officials, Technology and Manufacturing Association, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance, the Illinois Insurance Life Council, and the American Health Insurance Plans, and CMS. But on the other hand…"

"…Blue Cross Blue Shield is a proponent."

"Yes."

"I don't know what their opposition is."

"Right."

"So currently there are some insurance companies that typically require a year of unsuccessful attempts at conception before they're going to cover infertility services but in these cases, especially for cancer patients, they can't wait a year. And so this would just speed up the process for them."

"Please complete your remarks, Sir. Are you waiting for an answer to a question?"

"I'm sorry, Sir. I thought the timer was on the board. Please excuse me."

"Very quickly."

"Representative McCombie."

"Sponsor yields."

"I'm sorry. I can't hear your question. I apologize."

"From what I know the definition is to provide clarification to the original Bill. Over the 320 thousand U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer each year, 29 thousand are 45 years old or younger and many are in their reproductive years. And the risk of permanent infertility after chemotherapy ranges from 20 to 70 percent depending on the patient’s age, the type of cancer, and the treatment regime. And so this would just protect their fertility, especially for a young woman who might be in her twenties who might want to have a child in her future and needs to make that decision quite quickly."

"I believe we put into the legislation your reproductive years. Because for some women they might have children younger, others might wait until they're 50 and so it all just depends on what your personal reproductive years may be."

"It's cancer or any other disease where the treatment might destroy your fertility."

"Well another disease that we've discussed is Lupus because the treatment for Lupus may destroy your fertility as well."

"I believe that is the standard collection and preservation of egg, sperm, or embryos."

"The standard collection of eggs, sperm, or embryos."

"Mr. Batinick."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Fine to close."

"Yes. In the State of Illinois we have no control over what is covered and what is not covered in an ERISA or a federal plan. We only have control over what is… what is sold in Illinois plans. And so this would cover those plans. And this would help a lot of young men and women who are being faced with a life threatening disease and the possibility of full recovery but also the possibility of not knowing whether or 10000125.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 not they'll ever be able to have a child one day. So I ask for your 'aye' vote on this legislation."

"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 82 voting 'yes', 21 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4897, Mr. Guzzardi. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment reflects an agreement between the craft brewers and the beer distributers."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4897 is an initiative of the Craft Brewer's Guild which will enable craft breweries in Illinois to sell guest beers and ciders on premises. It's going to expand an already growing sector of small business in Illinois. It's of particular importance to 10000125.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 me because, as of today, I'm officially old enough to buy beer. So I feel very excited about this legislation. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Halbrook. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes' and 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5777, Mr. Yingling. Mr. Yingling. Sam Yingling from Lake County. Mr. Clerk, please place this Bill on the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Mr. Yingling."

"Thank you. The Floor Amendment #1 removes the opposition."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Yingling."

"Thank you. This decouples the current existing municipal consolidation laws from the municipal annexation 10000125.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 laws that were put in place in 1960. It clarifies that they are two different things. And I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Olsen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes. I believe they have. These changes came as a result of a meeting with them, Representative. And we've adopted the changes they have requested."

"I'm sorry. What was that?"

"That is correct."

"Yeah."

"You bet. 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? Lilly. Please take the record. There are 94 voting 'yes', 10 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4234, Representative Harper. Please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Harper."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to present House Bill 4234 which would create the Farmer Equity Act and require the Department of Ag to include socially disadvantaged farmers in the development, adoption, and implementation of laws and regulation and policies. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Wehrli."

"Sponsor yields."

"I am currently working with the Department of Agriculture to makes changes with the Bill. We're going to make the rest of the changes in the Senate. What we've come to realize is that what we're asking for in this Bill does not require creating a new position. And we just have to figure out what language we have to put in. So that was the opposition from the Department of Agriculture."

"But like I said we’re continuing to work on that." 10000125.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"They actually did give a number. Someone filed a note on it and the note came back as saying it would cost $250 thousand. And we both believe that that price is over, is exorbitant, and does not represent what this Bill is asking it to do."

"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. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 78 voting 'yes', 22 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4650, Mr. Zalewski. Skipping to the end of alphabet. Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Mr. Speaker, I think there's an Amendment that's been adopted by the Rules Committee?"

"Mr. Clerk, do you have an Amendment on this Bill?"

"Good. I'm a step ahead. This is an initiative of the pharmaceutical benefit managers, Mr. Speaker, that lets them comply with the PMP. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"So, I was told when I filed the Amendment it removed all the objections, Peter. Subsequently, yesterday, I was told that the pharmacists were no… were now back to being opposed. I would say to you that my commitment is to walk this Bill over to the Senate and try to remove the objection of the pharmacists. But at one point I was… it was indicated to me they were neutral and now they're back to being opposed. That's the best answer I can give you."

"Correct for PBMs, for pharmaceutical benefit managers."

"Staff indicates that the pharmacists have raised the potential concern that down the line if the PBMs have access to the monitoring program they may use it as a vehicle to deny coverage. Now that I've been made aware of that I consider that to be a little bit of red herring but that's the concern as told to me by staff."

"Yeah. That…"

"I'm being told, 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 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes the Majority Leader."

"Thank you. Just to add to the excused list, Representative DeLuca will be excused the remainder…"

"Thank you, Representative. House Bill 5005, Mr. Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Wheeler." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5005 is initiative of IDJJ to improve the hiring process of teachers in all juvenile justice facilities. Urge an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Carroll. Please take the record. There are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 127, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis." 10000125.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the final and third one of the series on making sure that we have those six locals as part of the… they'll be in the PSEBA this time. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 96 voting 'yes', 7 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5494, Representative Williams. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an agreed Bill which is survivors centric and provides for survivors of human trafficking to waive the wait period before sealing a criminal record if they can show the crime was a direct result of being trafficked. We… again, as I stated, we have no opponents. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Those in favor of the Lady’s Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Leader Currie. Please take the record. There are 103 voting 'yes' and 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5198, Mr. Walsh. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Walsh."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. 5198 basically… creating a process… a manufacturing process within the Environmental Code that would allow the process of paralysis or gasification to be used in recycling plastics. Be happy to answer any questions. 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? Members, vote your switches please. Bristow. Burke. Finnie. Martwick. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 81 voting 'yes', 20 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5047, Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 is an agreed Amendment… an Amendment that makes this Bill agreed."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch." 10000125.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5047 is a trailer Bill to a Bill that I filed when I first joined the General Assembly in 2013. It is a cleanup Bill. It is an agreed Bill. I'd ask for 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? Burke. Please take the record. There are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Moeller is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to record that my vote on House Bill 5198 is… was intended to be a 'no'."

Speaker Lang: "The record will reflect your intention. Representative Bellock."

Speaker Lang: "The record will reflect your intention. Representative Stratton."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please record me as 'no' on House Bill 5198.

"The record will reflect your intention. Senate Bill 351, Representative Wallace. Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Bill that addresses the overwhelming issue of hunger amongst our college students 10000125.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 and it addresses the Amendatory Veto of Governor Rauner. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"That's correct."

"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? Andrade. Arroyo. D'Amico. Flowers. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 101 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Andersson is recognized."

"Thank you, Sir. Your… the Clerk will note your comments and we'll send someone right over to check your switch. Representative Williams is recognized."

"Clearly there's a floor wide malfunction. I also meant to be a 'no' on House Bill 5198." 10000125.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

Speaker Lang: "The record will reflect your intention, Representative. Representative Feigenholtz, I think I know what you're going to say."

"Speaking of Representative Williams she will be celebrating a very big birthday tomorrow. So let's give her applause."

"Happy birthday, Representative."

"And next week when we're gone our Majority Leader, Barbara Currie, will also be celebrating a birthday. Let's give…"

"Happy birthday, Majority Leader. Mr. Bennett is recognized. Do you have a birthday too, Sir?"

"Go ahead, Sir."

"The record will reflect your intentions, Sir."

"House Bill 4811, Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski." 10000125.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 was adopted in committee. It makes several changes to the fund… for the Municipal Fund. I ask for its adoption."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski. Members, can we hold down the noise in the chamber please? Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4811 is an initiative of the Illinois… or the Chicago Municipal Fund designed to make some changes with respect to health care visits. And it also makes some fixes to the fund that was included in a previous piece of legislation. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"The Bill in chief is, correct."

"That sounds accurate to me, Peter."

"Correct."

"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. Mitchell. Please take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Mah is recognized."

"I would like to… the record to reflect that I intended to vote 'no' on 5198."

Speaker Lang: "The record will reflect your intention. Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect I intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 5198."

"The record will reflect your intention. Mr. Breen is recognized."

"Very well said, Sir. Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to have the record reflect a 'no' vote for me on 5198."

"The record will reflect your intention. House Bill 1443, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

Speaker Lang: "Representative Willis. Members, shh. Representative Willis."

"I'd like to adopt the Amendment. And it just is a technical Amendment really."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis."

"This is just a cleanup Bill from a Bill that we did earlier. Basically what it does is allow clinical social workers in social work practice to be part of the Social Work Practice Act."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"That… that analysis is something that is already been passed into law. All this does is allow the social workers to be under the Clinical Social Work Act. So it just expands the 10000125.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 definition of who can offer that. That has already been offered in a previously put forth Bill."

"So what this… let me go through a little bit. What this does is the cleanup already to the Act that was already put through. So it was already put in as a Public Act 100-196 and it pertained to the counseling of minors in the absence of parental notifications. What this does is it expands that to allow clinical social workers to be part of that."

"100-196. So what was done when that Act was passed already somehow or other clinical social workers were not written as part of the group that could be part of that. And so we're making sure that was the intent of the Act to include clinical social workers. And that's what we're doing now."

"So what… what was done is when the old Act was put in it was really… it… it appeared to be that it was only for children that were admitted. And this… that was not the intent 10000125.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 of the law. And so this is clarifying that… that it is for all children under that age… at that age."

"What… what we're… yes. We're doing the same thing just clarifying, making sure that the intent is clarified to all of those."

"Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"As you stated before this is a Bill that was introduced by someone we know, who previously is on therapy, and it's about providing access?"

"Correct."

"Nothing more. This particular Bill doesn't change what we did last year which is provided thousands of adolescents and children with access to mental health care coverage?"

"Correct. And all it really does is add clinical social workers because they were inadvertently left out of that previously wonderfully filed Bill."

"Absolutely. Thank you. To the Bill. This a measure, as I stated, that will allow for thousands of young adults to 10000125.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 gain access to the mental health care coverage that they need. They already have the opportunity at 12 and up to be able to access services on their own and this just makes sure that all behavioral health care specialists are able to provide those services to these young adults. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Ives."

"Sponsor yields."

"School counselors, professional counselors, licensed clinical counselors."

"Clinical social workers."

"So social workers were listed in there before but it was not clarified enough that it was part of their scope of practice and this clarifies that."

"They are in schools. They have private practices. They could be in clinics. They could be in hospitals. They could be all over the place."

"You're welcome."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 10000125.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Cassidy. Flowers. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 93 voting 'yes', 9 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Feigenholtz is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to… I want the record to reflect I intended on voting 'no' on House Bill 5198."

"Record will reflect your intention. Mr. Welch."

"Mr. Speaker, please let the record reflect that Welch, Ford, and Hurley all intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 5198."

"The record will reflect your joint intentions. House Bill 4768, Representative Barbara Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm very appreciative to be able to present this Bill today at this time. So thank you. This Bill adds to the school board oath, which already describes the taxpayer as one of the most important items for the school board member to take into consideration when becoming a school board member, but it… this Bill adds a couple of things. One being the importance of the responsibility to provide quality education, to work with the 10000125.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 community to formulate goals, to create an environment for all students to obtain the highest potential, and to work together with school leadership to foster excellence. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Scherer. Please take the record. There are 97 voting 'yes’, 4 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Andrade is recognized."

"The record will reflect your intention, Sir. House Bill 4774, Representative Kifowit. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4774 is an initiative to support small businesses in communities, small businesses are the individuals that support the Kiwanis Clubs of Rotary, give donations, and help the economy. This helps protect small businesses in local areas."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Cook County has their own program already in effect. So it would be duplicative to include them in this Bill."

"We… we opened it up to… to recognize that the definition of local could theoretically be in a neighboring county. For example Aurora, the City of Aurora, is in four separate counties. So we did open it up to allow some discretion with regards to counties."

"That would only happen if there's not a local… a lowest bidder in that county. So that only happens if there's not anybody present in the town or in the county which it resides that would bid on it."

"I don't think it's conceited they can't go into Cook County. This is a preference program. So it's to give preference to the local community…"

"…the local county."

"That instance would…"

"Well the point is the local company… and for example, Rockford just came to me they're excited about this Bill because they had a $2 million bid that went out of state because this was not available to them and their local company lost it by less than 1 percent. So this is a local preference to allow local companies to be able to bid. The point being, and again, we can I… I acknowledge the point and we can certainly look into that fine distinction, the point between the Chicago preference and everybody else, but the point being is that this is a Bill that will help local businesses that pay local taxes that support our local schools and local communities to get a bit of a fair shake versus this multinational multistate companies…"

"…that come in."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor yields." 10000125.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"I want to go to the definition of local and give example to the Sponsor of 4774. How does this apply to minority businesses, specifically African-American businesses that may not be in the contiguous county that the bid is going out on?"

"What… what we did is we tiered it. So it's… they're going to look at their local businesses first and then they can look at the adjoining counties and then statewide. The point is to keep businesses within the counties, within the communities, then within statewide. In fact, there are many small businesses that aren't minority owned. In fact I'm a member of the Quad County African-American Chamber and they have procurement process programs all the time to try to get individuals to get the lowest bidder. This actually would allow a local business that's minority owned to be able to competitively compete."

"So let me clarify just the language that is presented in the Bill itself. It says that if the local company bids will be deemed lower than the non-local companies lowest bid if the local company bid is no more than 10 percent higher but they have to be within the county for which the bid is going out or the city. Now this is the scenario and problem that I experience right now. African-American businesses don't exist in Champaign County under contracting service or providers as they do in Peoria County. And so those who may be in Peoria County are not local to Champaign County, under your legislation, they would not have an opportunity and they currently don't have an opportunity to participate. And that's the problem that I see in this Bill. The numbers 10000125.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 reflect that demographically in Champaign County at the university currently contracting is a struggle for us for minority firms and in many cases they cannot compete with the lowest bid. And in this legislation it would actually make this worse for black businesses under the local preference guidelines that you are demonstrating."

"I'm not familiar with those counties if they're contiguous or not. We did make it contiguous and we did also make it to be encompassing for the whole State of Illinois. So if the local community wants to, you know, have a low bid and they come in as a low bid they can certainly pick that county. This is saying that they can have preference to give to a local bidder, the local company that pays taxpayers money in that company and in that county. I know that the Senate Sponsor, Senate settlement and we can continue to work on that particular individual issue but as a whole this is to support the local companies in the county and to support the local businesses."

"I appreciate your effort, your work on this. Let me just go to the Bill real quickly. This Bill provides a difficulty from my own experience serving on city council, county board, and now State Rep. As a county board member and a city council member the response that I've frequently received as to the why the black business could not participate is because they were not local. They were not local, they decided to give contract to the local lowest bidder. And that exists in Champaign County already. And so when we pull the demographic numbers on minority business participation it was dismal under the current performance and preference guidelines. And 10000125.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 I believe that this will simply add to the difficulty black businesses are experiencing unless this definition says that local includes within geographic State of Illinois. I cannot support this legislation and I urge a 'no' vote."

"Representative Ives."

"We've already had three speakers in opposition. Representative Jesiel, are you in favor of this Bill or speaking in opposition?"

"You're in the middle."

"I think this is a new thing people are saying to fool the Chair. You have five minutes." 10000125.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Sponsor yields."

"No."

"No. It's just for the State of Illinois."

"Well exactly what the previous speaker said, we felt that construction projects being very specific in nature and being very competitive were removed. So contrary to what was portrayed this does not pertain to the very large construction processes… the very large contracts. So the previous speaker was incorrect."

"Representative Sente, do you rise in favor or in response to this Bill?"

"I have questions. I'm not in favor of this Bill. Can I proceed?"

"No. But thank you for asking. Sponsor to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When we talk about supporting local businesses I don't believe it's a waste of taxpayer money to allow them to have a seat at the table to try and bid out companies. Companies come in from all sorts of states. 10000125.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 What was previously said, right now the State of Illinois is lowest bidder point blank. So right now if you're not a local business you don't have any kind of seat at the table. What I have seen out of the city council is good outstanding local companies get bid out because of this just mandate to go with the exact lowest bidder and good money going out of state, out of our economy. So it is not a waste of taxpayer money to support small businesses in our community. I do want to point out that the Senator is willing to work on this and this Bill will get adjusted to a degree in the Senate and it will come back for a concurrence."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 42 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no', 8 voting 'present'. And the Bill fails. House Bill 4077, Mr. Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. House Floor Amendment #1 is a gut and replacement Amendment which becomes the Bill. The Amendment provides that if a person is sentenced to conditional discharge of probation for a Class 4 felony or a misdemeanor on or after January 1, 2019 he or she will receive credits toward the probation or conditional discharge 10000125.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 for the amount of time he or she served in the county jail for that offense. This is an initiative of the Cook County Sheriff's Department. Some defendants remain in jail for a number of days, get released and sentenced to conditional discharge and probation but the time that he or she served while waiting in jail is not credited to the term of conditional discharge or probation. I move for the adoption of the Amendment."

"Mr. Pritchard, do you rise on this Amendment? No. All right. Leave your light on, Sir. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner, did you explain the Bill?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Mr. Pritchard. You're not speaking on the Bill at all? Leave your light on anyway. 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 64 voting 'yes', 39 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Now, Mr. Pritchard."

"Please proceed." 10000125.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Welcome aboard. Thank you for joining us today. Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"You go right ahead."

"Please proceed, Sir. Sorry."

"Hello. Thanks for being with us today. Mr. Meier."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Hello. Thank you. Enjoy your day here. Mr. Long."

"The House will reflect… the record will reflect your intention. Mr. Butler." 10000125.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Go right ahead, Sir."

"Welcome. Thanks for joining us. House Bill 5308, Representative Lilly. Out of the record. House Bill 1447, Representative Manley. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Manley."

"Mr. Speaker, I rise… this is a very important Bill, House Bill 1447. Do we need to adopt the Amendment and then… or are we ready to go?"

"Just tell us briefly."

"Briefly. The Amendment allows the hospice homes in Illinois to raise the cap from sixteen beds to twenty."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill. Is that the whole Bill?" 10000125.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"The Lady has already explained the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Andersson. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Unes is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Welcome. Enjoy your day here in Springfield. Returning to House Bill 5308, Mr. Clerk. Representative Lilly. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Lilly."

"Yes. I would like to adopt the Floor Amendment. It brings clarification and clarity to the Bill."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk." 10000125.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Third Reading. You do not wish to do this on Third? Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 4932, Mr. Welter. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welter."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welter."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, we talked about this Bill at some length. Just again reiterating, we're going to make sure that the public has continued access to these records we just want to make sure that they're requesting it from the appropriate agency?"

"Thanks, Representative."

"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? Greenwood. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 97 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Representative Gordon-Booth."

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

"Proceed."

"I also have a group from Peoria, Illinois, Girl Scout Troop 7300. If you all could please stand. This phenomenal troop is led by a phenomenal young woman by the name of Jessica Thomas, who will soon be the Peoria County 10000125.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Auditor. Please give them a warm General Assembly welcome from the Girl Scout Troop from Peoria."

"Welcome aboard. Thanks for being here with us today. We appreciate it. House Bill 1595, Representative Stuart. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart."

"The Amendment becomes the Bill. Can I talk about it on Third?"

"Let's do that. Representative Ives, do you need to debate the Amendment? Lady does not wish to debate the Amendment. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart."

"Thank you. This Bill will just become an update of the Nursing Mothers, in the Workplace Act which was put into law in 2001. It will provide further protections for nursing mothers making sure that they are not docked for taking time to express the breast milk that they need for their children."

"Representative Ives."

"Sponsor yields."

"Sure. In some school districts in our area we had some teachers who were being docked for taking the time that they needed to pump breast milk for their children. And they were being subject to having to do things like pumping in the bathroom or some type of closet or something that was really unacceptable."

"So I got specific letters from teachers. I have heard anecdotal stories of women having these problems in businesses. But I have to say that most private businesses have taken it upon themselves to take these steps and actually be supportive of nursing mothers since it's such an important part of raising healthy children."

"Yeah. We have talked and there… there could be a slight language change when we bring this into the Senate. I do want to point out that Indiana already does have paid break time which is what I'm asking for."

"So other states are doing this."

"Right. Yeah. And, you know, those things will change as…”

“…the child ages the mothers needs fewer break times during that time."

"No. We did not put that in there because every woman and every baby has different needs and I was afraid to put a minute countdown on that."

"Yes. But every woman's experiences with pumping can be very different. And what some women can accomplish in 5 minutes, some women need 25 to get the same number of ounces of milk."

"No. It doesn't do that."

"Thank you. We've…"

"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? Fine. Please take the record. There are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4319, Mr. Unes. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Unes."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Unes."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Welch is recognized."

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

"Proceed, Sir."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I'd like to welcome a Girl Scout Troop from my district, from River Forest, we have Girl Scout Troop 45219. A lot of dynamic young ladies, Zara Bachner, Isabella Vasquez, Sadie Ward, Linnea Berg, Kiki Mattes, Lucy Nash, Catherine MacCarthy, and Brownie from Oak Park, TaNiyah Scott. They're up in the gallery waving at us. Please give them a warm Springfield welcome."

"Hello up there. Enjoy your day in Springfield. Thank you for being here with us. House Bill 4659, Mr. Martwick. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Martwick."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4659 is a Bill that addresses a weird cork in the law with Chicago Police and Chicago Fire pension systems. So decades ago when the statute was drafted for Chicago Police and Fire Pension Funds, the… the COLA determined not by your years of service or by your… the day that you started working but rather by the day that you were born on. And what it did was it… for people born before the date they received a three percent simple COLA, people born after the date received a one and a half percent simple COLA. However, over the course of the last 30 years the Legislature has regularly, on a handshake agreement, moved that date forward so that all of the Chicago Police and Firefighters have always received a 3 percent simple COLA, even though the statute is written at one and a half if you're born after a certain date. We just did this last year for the Fire Fund… or two years ago for the Fire Fund where we moved again the date forward. What this would is this would eliminate that provision in the law. It would codify what has been the practice throughout the history of these funds is that the firefighters and the police officers of the City of Chicago, like every other tier two firefighter and police officer in the State of Illinois, will receive a three percent simple 10000125.docx 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 COLA. I'd be happy to answer any questions. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Representative Ives."

"Mr. Martwick to close." 10000125.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"So Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, to correct a couple of misstatements. This is not a pension enhancement. It is not a sweetener. The Chicago Police and Fire Funds have been at three percent simple. It's just by weird cork of law it was written that if you were born after a certain date then you got at a one and a half percent. Now think about that for a second it's not the date that you were hired right. So someone could be hired and then someone hired six months later and the person who was hired six months later would be entitled to a three percent simple COLA and the person hired six months earlier would be at one and a half percent simple COLA. Which is why the Legislature has seen fit every three, five, eight years to come in and move that date forward. This is the silliest nonsense I've ever seen in my life. They all get a three percent compounded COLA. The hit that is… is calculated is not really a hit because they're going to get the three percent simple COLA, not a compounded COLA, they're going to get a three percent simple COLA no matter what. They're calculating the number off of the false one and a half percent simple COLA that they're not going to get anyway. This is just codifying what we're already doing and it's taking the nonsense out so we don't have to come back here and explain this Bill every five or eight years. It's the right thing to do. It's not an enhancement. It's not a sweetener. It doesn't change the finances of the system. Please vote 'yes'."

"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? 10000125.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Crespo. Thapedi. Williams. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 60 voting 'yes', 42 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4332, Mr. Swanson. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Swanson."

"Mr.… Mr. Clerk."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Evans. Please take the record. There are 103 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5144, Representative Mayfield. Out of the record. Representative Mayfield on House Bill 4883. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Floor Amendment 1 just makes technical changes."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Yes. This Bill has no opposition. Basically what it says is that for cosmetologists, esthetics, barbers, and other technicians that they will be allowed to take their test prior to graduation so that their areas where they need help they can get it while they're still enrolled in school. There's no opposition."

"Those in favor of the Lady’s Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? D'Amico. Please take the record. There are 103 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 52… excuse me 5231, Mr. Stewart. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. McAuliffe on the Amendment." 10000125.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Stewart."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 103 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5176, it's for Mr. Sosnowski. Mr. Harris is handling. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr… thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #1 becomes the Bill. This deals with the publication of notices dealing with property 10000125.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 in a judicial sale. The Amendment addresses some concerns that were expressed by the Chicago Law Bulletin. Those have been addressed with the Amendment. And I ask for your support. And again, the Amendment becomes the Bill."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "I explained the Bill. I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have. And I ask support of the Bill."

"Those in favor of the Bill 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. Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House… Mr. Halbrook is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Welcome. We're happy to have you here with us. House Bill 5150, a Sosnowski Bill to be handled by Mr. Stewart. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Stewart."

"Those in favor of the Bill 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. Crespo. Davis. Please take the record. There are 102 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Mitchell is recognized." Mitchell, B.: "Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, Sir." 10000125.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Mitchell, B.: "Some place in the Capitol there is a group of Girl Scouts from Cerro Gordo, Illinois in Pike County. So give them a big welcome."

"Thank you, Sir. And welcome to that group. House Bill 4953, Mr. McAuliffe. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. McAuliffe."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. McAuliffe."

"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 10000125.docx 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5596, Representative Moeller. Please read… out of the record. House Bill 5147, Representative Mussman. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 5147. Our goal is to create protections for the salaries of child models, actors, and other performers by creating what is called a Coogan account so that 15 percent of their pay will be set aside for them in a trust fund they can access at age eighteen. Our proposal is based off a strong Coogan law that’s already created in California, New York, New Mexico, and Louisiana. We think this is an important step to take in Illinois as Chicago in particular continues to see increased activity in the film and TV production. I'm happy to answer any questions."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative, did you just explain the Bill?"

"I really did."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, I want to thank you for your work, and across the aisle, and with the department and such. This doesn’t remove the opposition we had originally heard about, is that correct?"

"Not entirely. The Motion Picture Association came forward at the last minute and asked for us to include a few more details which we have already lined up a Senate Sponsor to assist us with handling. So we're… we’re just moving forward." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. Thank you for your hard work, appreciate it."

"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? Zalewski. Williams. Rita. Chapa LaVia. Please take the record. There are 102 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4272, Representative Winger. Please read the Bill. That Bill is 5272, Mr. Clerk. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Winger."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

Speaker Lang: "Bear with us a moment, Representative. Representative, we need to take this out of the record. We will get back to you. Please… that Bill's on Third Reading, is that correct, Mr. Clerk?"

"Thank you. House Bill 5551, Mr. Pritchard. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Pritchard." 10000125.docx 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Mr. Riley."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Pritchard, why is IRF opposed to this Bill?"

"Why is IRF opposed to this Bill? Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, I believe it is."

"Okay. You know, maybe we have some issues with the systems or something. But on my analysis it shows that they’re in opposition the Bill. I don't know why but that's why I'm asking the question. But as far as you're…"

"…as far as you know they are not opposed to the Bill?"

"Well it seems like there was some concern by that group that the fire marshal could not or had not been responding in a timely basis with regard to inspections. So…"

"Okay."

"Seeing no further debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill… Representative Turner in the Chair. Seeing no further debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5551 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 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5551, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5253, Representative Sente. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sente."

"I'd like to adopt House Floor Amendment 1 which becomes Bill. The Amendment just simplifies the original Bills expectations of the state agencies."

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5253. All in favor say 'aye', all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5253."

"Representative Sente."

"This is a Bill brought to me by the SBAC. It's supported by NFIB and IMA with no opponents. The Bill gives small businesses earlier notice of JCAR rule and rule changes by consolidating all rule notifications onto DCO's website. And it also asks state agencies to identify the business industry affected by the rule and the impact category."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5253 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 102 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5253, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House 10000125.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Bill 5349, Representative Scherer. Out of the record. House Bill 4907, Representative McAuliffe. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative McAuliffe on Floor Amendment #2."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 4907. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 4907."

"Representative McAuliffe."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4907 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 10000125.docx 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 102 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4907, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Bryant, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

Speaker Turner: "The record will reflect your request, Representative. Representative Crespo, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Speaker. House Bill 5551, I'd like the record to show that I shall be recorded voting 'yes'."

Speaker Turner: "The record will reflect your request, Representative. Representative Meier, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Keep standing, Representative. House Bill 5635, Representative Meier. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Meier."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5635 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 97 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present', House Bill 5635, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5110, Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As amended this Bill deals with expedited licensures in the area of mental health folks, social workers, family therapists, et cetera. And the final Amendment was an agreement with IDFPR."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5110 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 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5110, having received 10000125.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared… declared passed. Representative Keith Wheeler, for what reason do you seek recognition?" Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Representative Wheeler is excused for the rest of the day. Representative Barbara Wheeler that is."

"Thank you, Representative. House Bill 5111, Representative Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is also an agreed Bill among all the stakeholders. It creates a task force to study the issues of professional shortages in mental health care professions. I ask your support."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5111 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 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5111, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5245, Representative Unes. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Unes." 10000125.docx 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative Hammond, do you rise on Floor Amendment #1? Okay. Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5245. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Clerk, please… Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5245."

"Representative Unes."

"Seeing no debate… excuse me. Representative Hammond is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Ives."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield." 10000125.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"The Chair recognizes Representative Williams."

"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. Just a quick note. Thank you so much Representative for your… literally your years of hard work on this critical issue. This is not a new issue. This is something that the Attorney General has been working on literally for years and has come publicly out numerous times to say that she had reached agreement and commitments with various hospitals and health systems. And it's very exciting that this is coming to fruition now but the time is now to make this happen. We have, unfortunately, survivors both children and adult that need the specialized services that this Bill will provide. So again, we have no more time to wait. No more time to plan. No more time to talk. The time is now for action on behalf of these survivors. Thank you so much, Representative."

"Representative Unes to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5245 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 101 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5245, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Davidsmeyer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Welcome to your Capitol. House Bill 4433, Representative Rita. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Rita." 10000125.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4433 is the annual transfer of funds for the Auditor General to perform… it's just the transfer. Gives the authority to the Comptroller to transfer all these funds so they can perform their audits and their function. Be happy to answer any questions."

"On that Representative Wehrli is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"What’s that?"

"I guess us."

"We're doing a good job."

"I believe it's in the… it's going through its process as it's been for the last couple of years."

"It's going through its proper process."

"Representative Rita to close."

"I ask for a favorable vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4433 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? Members, please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 92 voting 'yes', 6 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4433, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 175, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman on Floor Amendment #1."

"Yes. I ask that Floor Amendment #1 be adopted. It will become the Bill and then we can debate it on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 175. All in favor say 'aye', all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Clerk, House Bill… Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 175." 10000125.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative Hoffman."

"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 175 is similar to a Bill that was passed, I believe yesterday, by Representative Hammond. It is a result of a bipartisan, bicameral group of meetings concerning long term care and the eligibility of Medicaid and making sure that the 15 thousand people who are on backlog are caught up and are made eligible and that the 11 thousand… the 11 thousand patients that are awaiting approval… reapproval are taken care of. I'd like to pass this to the Senate where we can begin… continue work on this matter."

"Chair recognizes Representative Breen."

"Sponsor will yield."

"I don't know of any known opposition other than possibly the department who hasn't been doing its job. The Comptroller's Office has some concerns regarding the priority of payment. We have agreed with the Comptroller's Office that we won't move the Bill ultimately until they are taken care of. That commitment was made in a… in the committee. I believe that Representative Hammond also made that commitment with regard to her Bill. This is an initiative of the long term 10000125.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 care of individuals. Senator Mulroe and Senator Syverson have worked on this, as well as myself and Representative Hammond."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"I ask for a favorable Roll Call."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 175 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 99 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 175, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ammons, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to correct the Roll Call on House Bill 5635. I intended to vote 'no' on 5635."

Speaker Turner: "The Journal will reflect your request, Representative. Representative Mayfield, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"I'd like the Journal to reflect that I intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 5635." 10000125.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

Speaker Turner: "Journal will reflect your request, Representative. Representative Davis, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, I'd like the Journal to reflect that I intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 5635 as well."

"It will do so. Representative Welch, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, my switch didn't work. Please let the record reflect I intended to 'yes' on 175."

Speaker Turner: "The record will reflect your request. Representative Greenwood, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, please let the record reflect that I intended to vote 'no' on 5635."

Speaker Turner: "The record will reflect your request. Representative Martwick, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to correct the record on two Bills. House Bill 5198, please let the record reflect that I meant to vote 'no'. My switch was not operating. And House Bill 5692 I also meant to vote 'no'. Thank you."

Speaker Turner: "The record will reflect your request. Representative Wallace, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that I intended to vote 'no' to House Bill 5635."

"Thank you, Representative. Representative Lilly, for what reason do you seek recognition?" 10000125.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect I… I intended to vote 'no' on 5635."

"Record will reflect your request. Representative Stratton, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect I intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 5635."

Speaker Turner: "The record will so reflect your request. Representative Harper."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that intended to vote 'no' House Bill 5635 and 5198."

"Thank you, Representative. The record will reflect your request. House Bill 274, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Are we good to go or do we need to address the fiscal note?"

"We would have to address the fiscal note and move it back to Second."

"So I would like to rule that inapplicable. It didn't come out within the five day time limit."

"Chair recognizes Representative Breen."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Bellock, for what reason do you… Representative Mussman moves to deem the fiscal note inapplicable. 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 57 voting 'yes', 45 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', this Motion having received more 'ayes' than 'nays' carries. And the fiscal note is deemed inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 274."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the House. House Bill 274 will allow pharmacist to dispense hormonal contraception. Sixty percent… sixty-seven percent of women using contraception use hormonal methods and proactive family planning will require a women to consistently utilize some form of contraception for roughly three decades over the course of her child bearing years. Inconsistency of access leaves women exposed to unplanned pregnancies. More than half of… more than half of the pregnancies occurring in Illinois are unplanned at this moment in time. We believe that puts them at a significant health risk and we think this is an 10000125.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 important step in increasing access. I am certainly happy to answer questions as necessary."

"On that, the Chair recognizes Representative Breen."

"Sponsor will yield."

"They would not be allowed to prescribe, they would be allowed to dispense under a standing order, which they already do for vaccines and for nalaxone."

"There is not an age limit. It is not medically necessary."

"There is nothing that impedes a minor from seeing a doctor on an annual basis for any other reason."

"It means that a prescribing doctor or authority gives them permission to dispense specific items. In this case it would be the hormonal oral contraceptive, the pill, a ring, or a patch." 10000125.docx 119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Yes. That's correct. In… in over 100 other countries around the world oral contraceptives are just available over the counter. That's actually the direction the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists would like to go but the FDA is a little behind in doing that. So this creates another step for that. So pharmacists would voluntarily go and have enhanced training to be able to have better understanding of how to dispense this more authoritatively. So what they would also have to do is they would, as part of this process, sit down and have a one on one private consultation with the client about all forms of birth control that are available to them. And then upon filling out the health assessment tool they would be allowed to dispense, as long as the woman met the terms of the health assessment tool."

"Standard Debate, Sir."

"Representative McCombie is recognized."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"No. I think it's important for all people to follow a regular health care routine and see doctors as appropriate. I do not believe that it is medically necessary for a woman or a young girl to have a pelvic exam in order to access birth control. And the American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians are in favor of this proposal. They are the ones to whom people most often would go to for this kind of dispension and they believe that it is safe and important to allow pharmacists the ability to do this. And the Medical Society is not in opposition either. It is not unsafe for this to occur." 10000125.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"So that would be part of the prescreening tool. And again, if she…"

"Please proceed, Representative."

"…if she were to answer in the affirmative to an of the questions on the questionnaire, which is basically very similar to the same form that she would be filling out in the gynecologist's office, the pharmacist’s would not be able to dispense at that time and he would refer her back to a doctor."

"Representative McCombie, would you like to make your final comment? Go right ahead."

"Leader Bellock is recognized for five minutes."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"They do not have the right to prescribe."

"That is not in the Bill."

"So again, it behaves as a standing order. Just like vaccines and naloxone now. So it…"

"No. I'm sorry. I will step back. The actual prescriber is the Department of Public Health, DPH, our own DPH as written in the rules."

"Right. So DPH will issue the prescription but the pharmacists will have the enhanced training, right they have to go through this extra training situation, and then they have to… then the they have to assist the client with filling out the health questionnaire to make sure that it is appropriate for them to dispense one of those hormonal options at that time."

"No. That is not correct at all."

"The prescription goes to a specially trained pharmacist a young girl…" 10000125.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"The Director of Public Health…"

"…authorizes a specially trained pharmacist to have the ability to dispense. Based on the filling out of the health questionnaire the pharmacist would assist a young girl should she present, to the trained pharmacist, her questionnaire he would assist her in deciding what is appropriate for her to take. So he would use that professional ability and authority to do that."

"Just as the doctor would do that."

"It's not any pharmacist…"

"…they have to be specially trained."

"Representative Wehrli is recognized." 10000125.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative Ives is recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"It's… so just as it is with the right of Consciousness Act, right, if they… if they choose not to do this or they don't have the ability to do this they would be able to direct the client to another facility that would offer that service."

"So again, the pharmacist would need to be specially trained to do this. I'm going to presume that if it's not… if it's not something that pharmacist would like to pursue for themselves they're not going to get that extra training. So then they're not going to have the ability to prescribe this."

"No they are not a prescriber…"

"…they would dispense under standing order…"

"…as they already do for a number of medications and they would specially trained to have this skill set and it would be done in conjunction with a questionnaire that a woman would fill out also."

"That is no apart of this, no. It is not necessary."

"According to the gynecologists that is not a necessary step in prescribing."

"Representative Demmer is recognized."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Wallace is recognized."

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

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Thank you. So you've mentioned several times that this is a procedure that's already done with vaccinations."

"Yes." 10000125.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"So am I to… am I correct when I think about you can go into like a CVS or a Walgreens and receive like a flu vaccine or other vaccinations? You don't have to bring in a prescription, you walk into the clinic. Is this very similar to that?"

"Yes."

"And as you stated the pharmacist doesn't have to participate. Those who are already trained as they standardly are trained if they don't voluntarily go through additional training."

"Right."

"And in fact they can't participate unless they go through that additional training."

"Correct."

"Correct. And are there other medical uses for hormonal birth control?"

"Yes. Some young women will take them for skin conditions like acne. A lot of women will take them to help regulate their cycle, especially if perhaps the have a concern with like endometriosis. So there are many reasons why a woman would want to have access to a hormonal contraception and seeing that interrupted as they struggle to make routine doctor's appointments can… can seriously impede their health."

"Thank you. And this is very similar to a Bill about two years ago to provide consistency in access through prescriptions by giving… by saying women don't have to constantly go back to the pharmacy every few months to fulfill that prescription correct?" 10000125.docx 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Correct."

"Thank you, Representative. To the Bill. I think so often when we begin to talk about hormonal birth control or any form of birth control in this chamber we automatically jump to ideas of promiscuity which came up in the last debate from a couple years ago when we did this, questions of morality, questions of who's having sex and who's not. But really there are other medical reason why this would be necessary. Endometriosis has already been mentioned but there are a number of complications from polycystic ovarian syndrome, some women have debilitating menstrual cramps where for a young woman that means missing class time or work time because of the pain associated with her period. There may be issues of preserving their fertility, so stabilizing their hormones so that they don’t go into early ovarian failure. There are a number of medical reasons as to why this necessary and I would hope that we would think about those medical reasons, especially in light of the Bill we just discussed in terms of preserving fertility. We do this in terms of public health with access to vaccinations and other medications. This is just one step for young women to be able to have uninterrupted medical treatment of whatever their issue may be. And also, again, uninterrupted access to planning their families because we know if they are able to choose when they enter into motherhood their trajectory of life is very different than if they're one of the young women who falls into that category of 50 percent of unplanned pregnancy. I encourage an 'aye' vote on this particular Bill. And I'll yield my time to Willis." 10000125.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative Willis is recognized."

"Thank you very much. Will the Sponsor yield, please?"

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"So my… I just have a very… most of my questions have already been answered by the previous speaker but one of them that I want to bring up that was brought from some Members on the other side of the room. To your knowledge does a young man have to go and see a doctor to be able to purchase condoms?"

"No."

"Do they have to know or reveal or be questioned if they may have a latex allergy?"

"No they do not."

"Okay. So this is really calling upon fairness. A young woman should be able to have access to birth control without having to go and go through a number of hoops and this what this Bill is doing. As the previous said, we already allow these pharmacists to do injections for flu shots, pneumonia shots… I had one for shingles shots. So I was able to do that at my local pharmacy without having to see the doctor. I think you very clearly stated that yes everybody should be able to have an annual physical but in this day and age it may not be economically available to you or you may just not have the time to be able to do it 'cause your life just doesn't allow that to happen. But that does not mean that you should not have access to the basic health things that you need and part of that may be to have a basic access…"

Speaker Turner: "Please make your final comments, Representative." 10000125.docx 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"My final comment is I urge an 'aye' vote. This is just a… a vote to make sure that we equal access to birth control. Thank you."

"Representative Guzzardi, this Bill is on the Order of Standard Debate. Do you rise in opposition or support of this Bill? Please procced. You will be the final speaker in support."

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

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Representative Mussman, are you a medical doctor? Do you have an MD?"

"No."

"Do you know if any of the previous speakers are MDs?"

"Not that I'm aware of."

"Okay. Yeah. I didn't think so either. I'm also not an MD, I'm pleased to report. It's my impression the way that thins go in Springfield usually is that MDs tend to be relatively jealous of their territory if you will. Wouldn't you say so? That they… they are very reluctant to allow other practitioners to impinge upon the duties that they normally practice wouldn't you say?"

"I would agree wholeheartedly. This was a… a long time in the making as we negotiated them what was an appropriate way of making this happen."

"Right. So yeah. In Bills that I've seen in this chamber, and Bills I've seen my colleague work on, when we try to allow other people who are not medical doctors to take over a role a medical doctors typically play there tends to be very opposition from the community of doctors. But I notice 10000125.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has a position on your Bill don’t they? What's their position, Representative?"

"They are in very firm support."

"And are they medical doctors?"

"Yes they are."

"Yeah. So it seems…"

"They came to testify in committee."

"I heard them speak actually, Representative. And I was glad to see them there. It seems to me like we have a very unusual situation here in Springfield where doctors are saying that it is medically appropriate to allow pharmacists to dispense this kind of medication. Is that correct? Is that your assessment of the situation?"

"That is indeed correct. Thank you."

"Thank you. To the Bill. I think that this is a very unusual moment here in Springfield and one that I'm very grateful for. The medical community has determined that this is not the kind of medication that requires a screening and a checkup every time before it can be dispensed. And I don't think that it should be our job, as nondoctors, to speculate about what kinds of medical reasons there might be for requiring a checkup. The doctors are saying you don't need it. The doctors are saying please do not come to us for this checkup just go to your pharmacy and get the medication. It's very simple, Ladies and Gentlemen. We here in this chamber are not doctors. We should listen to what the doctor's say about this Bill. They say it is a sensible and responsible 10000125.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 piece of legislation. I urge an 'aye' vote and I yield the remainder of my time to my colleague Representative Manley."

"Representative Manley."

"To the Bill. So once in a while when we ask for a verification on things, you know, you might cringe a little. I can't wait for this one. This needs to be done. My daughter had one of the conditions that Representative Wallace mentioned at a very early age. She had to submit to a pelvic examination, was horrifying for her, this was bad. She didn't need it. She wasn't taking birth control because of what… what gets conjured up in your mind right away. It was a medical necessity and she had to submit to this examination. And so when we think about, we have to think in a broad sense about what good this does. It wasn't the money. It wasn't trying to make an appointment. It was the fact that her condition she was no way for to get the medication without it. This is really important for women. We want women to be responsible. We talk… we preach responsibility on this floor constantly and yet we put barriers to having them do that for themselves. I don't know many women that can't make decisions on their own. I don't know many women that don't know what's the right path for themselves. I don't even know a time in history when that was the case but here we are. So this… this legislation, Representative Mussman, thank you. Thank you to all of the young women out there and some of their moms who had to watch these things happen and participate in them… horrified participating in them and when it could have been avoided by this simple thing. I thank you. I want to express my personal thanks. It’s conjured up a lot of bad memories 10000125.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 for me and I think it's a good thing to for other families to have to avoid. And I fully intend to enjoy this vote. Thank you."

"Representative Bryant, do you rise in opposition to this measure? You will be the final speaker in opposition. You are recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"You do not need a prescription for Sudafed."

"You do not need a prescription."

"I would presume that you might. Some of them I know are maintained behind the counter and you have to sign into a book that you received them."

"Well if that's what's medically necessary, yes many of those cold medications have codeine and other chemicals in 10000125.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 them that would not be deemed to be safe. This has been deemed, by the med society and the gynecologists, to be safe for consumption according to the completion of a health questionnaire for people of all ages."

"It is not medically necessary."

"That would be correct. And for those of who are concerned I'm also going to point out this is…"

"…already available…"

"…online."

"To the Bill."

"That same…"

"Representative McCombie is recognized."

"Yes. The gynecologists and the Medical Society was very instrumental in writing this Bill over the course of two years."

"Yes. They would."

"We have heard from three Members in opposition and three Members in support. Representative Mussman to close."

"Thank you. I really appreciate the… the spirited debate. This is certainly a very sensitive issue. I would point out that we know that planned pregnancies have the best possible health outcome for the woman and the child. If you want to reduce unplanned pregnancies, and the negative consequences of those, we need to increase access and affordability for all forms of contraception, which the pharmacist would educate these young consumers on. It would also… you know, I want to point out that access is an issue in rural 10000125.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 communities, in urban communities. Lack of transportation, lack of insurance can be a huge problem. And lack of consistency, again, leads to unplanned pregnancies. I'm glad to continue this conversation as we move forward. I appreciate the support. I think this is a very valuable health and money saving step that we can take right now."

"Members, a verification has been requested by Representative Wehrli. Please be in your seat to vote your switch. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 274 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 55 voting 'yes', 43 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'… Representative Wehrli, do you wish to proceed? He withdraws his Motion. And Representative Mussman…"

"Place…"

"…moves to put this Bill on the Order of Postponed Consideration. Thank you. House Bill 4643, Representative Burke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Representative Burke on Floor Amendment #2." Burke, D.: "Thank you, Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. As this matter had been considered yesterday, I believe 10000125.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 that the Body is familiar with the intent of this legislation that would provide that every physical therapist in our state be given the opportunity to treat patients without doctor's referral. Amendments… both 2 and 3 will address concerns that were raised by both the chiropractic profession and the dental profession. I must insist to you at this point that this is an agreed Bill. We are going to be the 45th state in our country to permit physical therapists to treat patients without MD referral. And I would be very happy to answer any questions you may have."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 4643. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Burke, did you just speak on…" Burke, D.: "Mr. Speaker, ditto on Floor Amendment #3."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill 4643. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 4643."

"Leader Burke." 10000125.docx 137  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Burke, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I stand here on behalf of 13… over 13 thousand physical therapists in our state who have been left unrecognized, I guess, in this country because we are, as I suggested a moment ago, we will shortly become the 45th state that will permit physical therapists to treat their patients independently without doctor referral. This is an agreed Bill. There is no opposition to this matter. And I think this profession for their entire history deserves our consideration. These are hardworking individuals, who treat patients everyday who are healers, who make a difference in our society. And I would ask for your favorable consideration. Please vote 'aye'."

"Members, this Bill is on the Order of Standard Debate. Leader Durkin is recognized for five minutes."

"Representative McAuliffe is recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." 10000125.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Leader Burke to close. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4643 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 95 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4643, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Demmer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Representative. House Bill 1469, Representative Burke. Out of the record. House Bill 5183, Representative Burke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke on Floor Amendment #1." Burke, D.: "Well, Representative McAuliffe, maybe this is my last Bill. Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 5183 will address the issue of increasing the minimum retirement annuity for 10000125.docx 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 certain firemen and minimum widow's annuity to 150 percent of the federal poverty level instead of 125 percent. We're asking that this annuity be increased by 25 percent. And I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5183. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Burke." Burke, D.: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Floor Amendment #3 would add minimum annuities for police officers as well as firemen."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill 5183. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5183."

"Leader Burke." Burke, D.: "Thank you, Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. I think the committee had considered this matter diligently and appropriately. And it's not a big ask. There is a very definite society that would be affected. This will be 10000125.docx 140  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 diminished over time. And I'm certainly at your disposal to answer any questions."

"Representative Breen is recognized."

"Representative Ives is recognized."

"Leader Burke to close." Burke, D.: "Thank you again, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of those that risk their lives every single day in their career we’re talking about a very minor adjustment in this Pension Code that will offer fairness and parity. And I would ask the Body’s favorable consideration."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5183 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 56 voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no', and 0 voting 10000125.docx 142  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 'present', Representative Burke moves to put this Bill on the Order of Postponed Consideration. House Bill 5139, Representative Olsen. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Olsen."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 5139. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5139."

"Representative Olsen."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5139 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 93 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5139, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5749, Representative Phelps Finnie. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Finnie."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a gut a replace Amendment that becomes the Bill. Allowing our farmers to haul there ag commodities at 10 percent above axel and gross weight."

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5749. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Finnie." 10000125.docx 144  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Yes. As I said this allows our famers to haul their ag commodities 10 percent above the gross weight…"

"Do you want to rule the state mandates note inapplicable?"

"I'm sorry. We have… I know there's fiscal notes. I'd like to render those inapplicable."

"Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Lady moves to deem the state mandates note inapplicable. 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 59 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', there being more 'yes' votes than 'no's' the state mandate note is deemed inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5749."

"Representative Finnie."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think we're ready now. So this does allow for farmers to allow… to haul their ag commodities at 10 percent above gross weight. This mirrors our harvest emergency Bill that was passed a couple of years ago. Be glad to take any questions." 10000125.docx 145  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Absolutely. Of course IDOT is opposed as concerns to the roadways and also the Association of County Engineers for the same reasons."

"That's correct. There is going to be some minor language change and I've already spoken with the Senate Sponsor on this to make sure we're not… we're not going to have some unintended fines that are going to be allowed here. So we're going to tweak that a little bit. But essentially 10 percent above the gross weight is correct."

"So that's a great a question. Actually as it goes over to the Senate our hopes and what we've agreed upon is that this will become a state permit. So we're going to forget 10000125.docx 146  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 the jurisdictions. It becomes too complicated. This will be a state permit and it would actually be higher than $500 to allow… make sure our county units get their money."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"Representative McCombie is recognized." 10000125.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"That's a great question. Absolutely. So that farmers are allowed to haul heavier loads, that's fewer loads, that's fewer trips.

"Thank you."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Costello, do you rise in opposition or support of this Bill?"

"Support, Mr. Speaker."

"You will be the final speaker in support."

"Thank you. I'd just like to make the Body aware of the fact that this puts us in parity with the surrounding states. It's from a competitive aspect for our farmers this is something that is extremely important. And also the Governor currently has emergency powers to do this. So I… I recommend an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Representative Long, do you rise in opposition or support of this measure?"

Speaker Turner: "We have heard from all of the support. Representative Finnie to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So as we've heard this is going to allow our famers to haul more efficiently this means fewer… less fuel, fewer man hours. Also I think… which I think is the most important point here is this creates parity with the surrounding states as… as Costello just testified to. We are always talking about in this chamber how all the states 10000125.docx 148  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 around us have better… they're more friendly to business. Farming is our greatest business. And this is a real chance we have to be competitive with the other states. Representative McCombie's already spoken but she… she was great to help me. And I have in front of me, and I won't read all of them, but every single state around us allows 10 percent increased hauling at no charge, at no charge. So I think we're being fair in asking this at a cost of a permit. Thank you. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5749 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 92 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present', House Bill 5749, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Moylan, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Can we have a warm Springfield welcome to the children and kids from the 8th grade class from St. Paul of the Cross from Park Ridge, Illinois."

"Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. House Bill 5345… excuse me. House Bill 5308, Representative Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lilly." 10000125.docx 149  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. House Bill 5308 amends the Illinois Public Health Code and provides that the Department of Health and Family Services shall not require a person committed to the Department of Corrections to pay fees or copays for services. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Representative Breen, this Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. You are recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"That is correct."

"Representative Lilly to close."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5308 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 62 voting 'yes', 30 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5308, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Keith Wheeler is recognized." 10000125.docx 150  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Representative Jesiel is excused for the rest of today."

"The record will reflect your request. Thank you. House Bill 5551, Representative Pritchard. Out of the record. That Bill was already taken care of. Thank you, Representative. House Bill 5547, Representative Andrade. Mr. Clerk, please take this Bill out of the record for a moment. House Bill 1439, Leader Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Amendment 1 is a gut and replace Amendment that actually becomes the Bill. This Amendment amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. And the initiative is meant to replicate a similar exemption that is in place in Iowa that allows for CR2 glass… CR2 glass to be storaged… to be stored in facilities that require accreditation to operate as a recycler or refurbisher. This piece of legislation actually passed out of this chamber last year unanimously. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Butler, do you wish to be recognized on Floor Amendment #1?"

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1439. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1439."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"I explained the content of the Bill. I ask for you 'aye' vote."

Speaker Turner: "On that Motion Representative Butler is recognized."

"Seeing no further debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 1439 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 95 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 1439, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5341, Representative Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Amendment 3 is a gut and replace Amendment that also becomes the Bill. This Bill is in respect to some of the negotiations that have been going on with the Clerk's Association. The Amendment it simply clarifies that circuit clerks will actually have access to expunged or sealed records. The intent of the Bill is to create an opportunity so that when individuals are seeking expungement and sealment the… the expungement and sealment relief that fines and fees that we already talked about today will not be a hindrance in terms of individuals being able to move forward with their expungements or sealments. I move to have House Amendment 3 adopted."

"Representative Breen, can we adopt the Amendment and discuss it on Third or would you like to speak to the Amendment? Representative Breen is recognized."

"What was the question?"

"Yes."

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill 5341. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk." 10000125.docx 153  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read this Bill for a third time."

"Leader Booth. Representative Breen…"

"I'm going to hold this Bill on Third."

"Mr. Clerk, please take this Bill out of the record. House Bill 5572, Representative Ives. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Ives for Floor Amendment 1 on House Bill 5572."

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5572. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5572."

"Representative Ives is recognized." 10000125.docx 154  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Leader Lang is recognized."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Representative, why are so many people opposed to your Bill?"

"Well which taxpayers would those be? Who testified in committee in favor of the Bill?"

"What was the last part?" 10000125.docx 155  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"I see. How many?"

"Americans for Prosperity?"

"So Representative, are there portions of this Bill that fly in the face of the Bill that I sponsored last year that you and I had some discussion about?"

"Actually in the final version of my Bill we did more than a carve out for a school district we created a whole new system under which school districts have to jump through lots of hoops and do lots of transparency before they can do any bond debt. Isn't that right?"

"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. I rise in very strong opposition to this Bill. Last year I had a Bill that went through this General Assembly, signed by the Governor that dealt with many of these issues and dealt with them in a way that creates transparency for taxpayers but still allows school districts to have local control then make decision on their own. That's why we elect them to make decision on their own. If Springfield wants to get in the business of telling every 10000125.docx 157  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 school board how to handle every issue we then don't need the school boards. We elect them locally to make these decisions. Now we knew last year that there was not a lot of transparency. And so we took the time, in the Bill that I had that started out as a carve out for a single school district, and created lots and lots of hoops for school districts to jump through, including transparency to taxpayers, posting on websites, adding up what it's going to cost, and the like. That Bill, that new law is barely a year old, even if it's a year old. We ought to let that work. We ought to do… take the advantage of what we passed last year and make sure that's working before we start going off in other directions. There's lots and lots of opponents to this. The IFT, the IEA, the City of Chicago, LUTA, ED-RED for those of you who live in the suburbs. This Bill goes way off the rails. This Bill does not respect the work we did last year. And I strongly urge Members to vote 'no' on this Bill."

"Chair recognizes Representative Carroll."

"I'm good. Thank you."

"Representative Ives to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5572 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 13 voting 'yes', 77 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present', House Bill 5572, having failed to reach the 10000125.docx 159  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Constitutional Majority, has failed. Representative Meier, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Representative."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Lilly, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"I would like the record to reflect I vote 'no' on HB5198."

"The Journal will reflect your request. House Bill 5137, Representative Martwick. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Demmer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Representative. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 5137. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Martwick."

"Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, this Bill creates… it actually requires the Teacher Retirement System to create a 10000125.docx 160  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 defined compensation program to offer to teachers throughout the state. This is designed to provide a low cost, uniform, high preforming, supplemental retirement savings for teachers across the state. This is… does not cost any money on behalf of… there's no government or employer match share it's… there's no contribution. This is just giving teachers a high quality vehicle to supplement their retirement savings that they'll be getting under their rather austere Tier 2 pensions. I know of no opponents. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. And Representative Breen is recognized."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"So… well Tier 3 was authorized in the budget package, it has never been implemented. However, what TRS told us in committee was that by establishing this defined contribution this would help them speed up their implementation of Tier 3 when the General Assembly gets around to passing that legislation."

"It's not. It's separate. So…"

"It would. So Tier 3 will have an employer contribution to both the DC and the DV component. This is supplemental. It is deferred compensation. And so currently the… all of the deferred compensation for teachers is handled on a school 10000125.docx 161  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 district by district basis. There's a myriad of plans offered. Some of them have very high fees. This would just create a quality vehicle for… for teachers and school districts to use."

"I believe it is… I believe it is a 503 that they're offering at the school district level. And as I said, there is wide disparity between the cost and the performance. Some school districts offer as many as 80 different plans, teachers don't know what to do. This is a way of offering one uniform, high quality, low cost plan that teachers can rely on to compare against the other offerings that they're getting. And as I said TRS said once they've established this they can use this same structure to structure their defined contribution portion of Tier 3 when we go to that."

"It will not. No."

"We still need to adopt the implementation language for that."

"Representative Batinick is recognized."

"Representative Reick, do you rise in opposition or support to this measure?"

"Go right ahead, Sir."

"That is correct."

"Yes. So this money would… is completely and totally separate. This is optional retirement savings. So these Tier 2 teachers will still be contributing to their Tier 2 pensions, as will their employers. But this is optional savings so that when they get to retirement they have a quality supplemental savings plan." 10000125.docx 163  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"That is correct."

"I don’t know how this would affect Tier 2. I don't think it does. I think because it is entirely separate it is just a supplemental savings vehicle, pretax savings vehicle. I don’t think it fixes that ERISA challenge. I think that's something we still need to address. But again, this is just… it just simply supplemental retirement savings."

“Thank you.”

"Representative Martwick to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5137 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 94 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5137, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4658, Representative Manley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 164  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Representative Manley."

"Thank you, Mr.… thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Floor Amendment 1 that we adopted previously is now the Bill. And what this does now is expands existing training, rather than originally we had new training, but it expands existing training for the identification of warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior for personnel who work with pupils in grades K-12 rather than 7-12. It also adds replacements that this training occur at least two… once every two years. And clarifies the training applies to licensed school personnel and administrators. It also removes a requirement of school boards to have a policy which identifies and addresses mental health issues. The School Management Alliance was concerned with this and the Amendment we put through took care of that."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. And Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"I don't show that on my analysis. I've not spoke to… I've not spoken to them." 10000125.docx 165  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"That I worked with them and agreed with their fix for their objection. And that was to pull out the part where we had to come up with a policy for the school boards."

"Yes, Representative. All we are doing is asking that the training include… be included once every two years. And it just… what was in law was it would be applied to those personnel whether they're teachers or administrators that worked with 7-12 now are taking kindergarten through 12."

"Thank you."

"Representative Manley to close."

"Please vote 'yes'."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4658 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 91 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4658, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5463, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10000125.docx 166  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Third Reading. House Bill 5463. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 5463 amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act to provide that persons living in a CILA shall receive an annual client assessment as they already do. And that DHS shall make changes to their administrative code to move in the direction all of those assessments being done with a web based tool instead of a paper one. It's time to move into the modern age and I would appreciate your support."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Yes."

"So we had talked to the Members of the committee about the fact that we had originally intended to hold the Bill. 10000125.docx 167  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 There is a small Amendment that needs to be adjusted for in the language but there was a mix up in LRB and we weren't able to get it out in time and they agreed that we were allowed to move the Bill forward and simply make that adjustment in second… or in the Senate."

"I talked to the Members of the Special Needs Committee because that is where the Bill was heard and that is where Feigenholtz made that commitment."

"This Bill will be moved to the Order of Standard Debate."

"Leader Brady is recognized. Just get your mic straight first, Representative Brady. Representative Brady for five minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Yes. I'm sorry. So we had originally agreed that we were going to move the Bill and hold it on Second for an Amendment but there was a mix up with the Amendment and it 10000125.docx 168  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 wasn't ready. And I had gone back, and I apologize if I'd missed you I had thought I had gotten everybody, and we asked if we would have permission to just move the Bill as it was and make the repair in the Senate because it was a minor modification."

"So like I said, I apologize if I had missed you. We had the discussion this week when it became clear that… that the Amendment wasn't going to come out in time. So that's what happened."

"Yes. I had gone and talked to people individually on the floor."

"I apologize if I missed you. I know it's been a little chaotic with people coming on and off."

"Representative Mussman to close."

"Again, we're just looking to move the tool to a web based tool instead of only a paper tool. And we will make the language adjustment in the Senate as has been discussed. And I do apologize for any confusion." 10000125.docx 169  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5463 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 64 voting 'yes', 25 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5463, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4821, Representative Fine. Please take this Bill out of the record for a second, Clerk. Representative Demmer is recognized."

"Thank you, Representative. House Bill 4821, Representative Fine. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill allows for doctors to bypass the Fail First or Step Therapy Program to prescribe medications for cancer patients who are at stage four."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. And Representative Breen is recognized."

"I believe the Amendment takes away the opposition from Blue Cross Blue Shield because it was Blue Cross that we were working with on the Amendment." 10000125.docx 170  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"To my knowledge."

"So if you are a cancer patient and stage four that… what it says is… are you familiar with the Fail First, the Step Therapy process that says…"

"…you have to try and fail at a particular drug before you can start on another drug? Because their time could be so short what it says is the doctor could bypass the Step Therapy process and prescribe for them an FDA peer reviewed medical… medication that they could take instead of having to go through the process to get right to that medication."

"Representative Fine to… Representative Fine to close."

"I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4821 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 92 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4821, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Demmer is recognized."

"The Journal will reflect your request. Thank you, Representative. House Bill 4324, Representative Welch. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill.

"Representative Welch, are you going to handle the Amendment offered by Representative Hoffman? Okay. Representative Welch is recognized for Floor Amendment #2."

"Floor Amendment #2, Mr. Speaker, is an Amendment that becomes the Bill. It's an agreed, heavily negotiated Amendment. I would ask for adoption and argue the Bill on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 4324. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read this Bill for a third time."

"Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 4324 is a very important initiative that gives low wage workers protection in cases of possible wage theft. This is a Bill that has been heavily negotiated. I want to commend all of the folks that came and sat down and worked on this for most of Session. We worked through spring break. I really 10000125.docx 172  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 want to commend Representative Jay Hoffman, and the AFL-CIO, and IRMA, Rob Carr. Everyone came together. We recognized that there was an issue with low wage workers getting paid in certain instances and we really got it done. This Amendment would ensure that a person would get a day's work for a day's pay. We've… right now under current law it could take up to a year or more to resolve a wage claim dispute. This will get it done within 30 to 45 days, create an escrow system, and after the claim is adjudicated they would have a right to a lien. I would ask for approval of this agreed, negotiated Bill."

"This Bill is on the Order of Standard Debate. Representative Keith Wheeler is recognized for five minutes." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Representative, in the original version of this Bill that went down party lines, we did not have an agreement there at all. Is that accurate?"

"That is correct." Wheeler, K.: "But then you worked, Representative Hoffman worked to be able to get this to a point where business, and labor, and all stakeholders were in the same place. Is that accurate?"

"We worked very hard with the business community." Wheeler, K.: "And the result of that Bill is it came out of committee unanimously. Is that accurate?"

"That's correct." 10000125.docx 173  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you for you work on this, I appreciate that. There was, some give and take and the business and labor side of this. Wish we’d see more of this. Thank you."

“Thank you.”

"Representative Welch to close."

"This is an agreed Bill. I'd ask for your approval."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4324 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 88 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4324, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4424, Representative Crespo. Take your time, Representative. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 4424."

"Representative Crespo."

"Thank you, Speaker. This is an initiative of the Secretary of State's Office as a cleanup Bill. It does three things. It clarifies that standard IDs issued to a person 65 or older are permanent and will not expire. It also clarifies that standard person with a disability identification card 10000125.docx 174  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 expire 10 years after the issuance. And removes a two dollar surcharge fee which was not used anymore."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4424 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 91 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present', House Bill 4424, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4208, Representative Welch. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Welch on Floor Amendment #1."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Floor Amendment #1 and 3 are actually the agreed negotiated Bills. I would ask for adoption of both Amendment 1 and 3 and then argue the Bill on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4208. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill 4208. All in favor say 'aye'; all 10000125.docx 175  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 4208."

"Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4208 is a Bill that we've worked very hard on for the last couple of years. It was brought to me by the Voices of Youth in Chicago Education, the Voice group. We built a coalition that included the National Association of School Social Workers the Illinois chapter, the Illinois Association of School Social Workers, and a number of other coalitions. And we actually worked with our Illinois Association of Police Chiefs, the Illinois Sheriff's Association and we were able to make significant changes to the Bill that addressed most of the opposition. I do want to say on the record that I have some wordsmithing to do, some language concerns with some of the legislative findings that I still have in the Bill. And I have promised the Sheriff's Association and the School Management Alliance that I will work with my Senator, Senator Lightford, to address the wordsmithing issues over in the Senate. I do not… we no longer have opposition from law enforcement on this very important initiative that would provide wrap around services to students in our schools all across this state. Placing an emphasis on mental health services, I think, is 10000125.docx 176  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 something that's important to all of us. And I would ask for adoption of this very important Bill, House Bill 4208."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Breen is recognized."

"This Bill will be moved to Standard Debate. And Representative Breen is recognized for five minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's correct."

"It is subject to appropriation, Rep."

"The monies, if they apply for the grant, they would commit to using it for wrap around services, school social workers, mental health professionals."

"We… we did make some changes already based on conversations with law enforcement. The Amendment did change the language a bit. We have committed to continuing to work on that language over in the Senate to address any… any remaining concerns."

"Speaker. Speaker, may I respond to that?"

"You may."

"Speaker, I just want to respond to that by first of all saying that law enforcement no longer opposes this Bill. They worked with us to get to this point here. This was a very 10000125.docx 178  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 difficult negotiation. We got there. Everyone worked in good faith to get to the point that we're at today. And we're committed to continuing to work with whatever the remaining concerns are. But one of the things that we do know is that mental health services in our schools should be a priority. This Bill would do that. And we have done some research to show that there are school districts all across the state that would benefit from a program like this. The first district that popped up in our research that would benefit from this was Glenbard Township High School District 87, which is in the district located by the Floor Leader who just spoke against this Bill. One of his districts will be the first ones to benefit from this Bill. Not understanding the opposition from the Representative but understand that law enforcement no longer opposes this Bill."

"Representative Pritchard is recognized for five minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Thank you for the question, Representative. We… one, it's recognition. Two, it's creation of the Safe Schools Healthy Learning Grant Program that would be subject to 10000125.docx 179  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 appropriation. And hopefully during the budget process we can come together and agree on an amount to fund this… this program."

"Leader… Leader, I wanted to just mention that the Sponsor of the Bill you just mentioned is the same Sponsor of this Bill. And we believe that two Bills actually go hand in hand, focusing on mental health services for those local districts that want to apply for this grant and go down this route. Also the other Bill that would require those districts that want to continue the use of law enforcement in their school to be properly trained. I think both of those Bills, would show a commitment by the Illinois Legislature that we are 10000125.docx 180  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 seriously trying to address the issues that face our school districts today and we want to keep our schools safe and free from violence in the State of Illinois."

"Representative Keith Wheeler is recognized. Sorry, Representative… we’ve got technical difficulties. Just a moment." Wheeler, K.: "Sure."

"Representative Keith Wheeler." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Leader Chad Hays is excused for the rest of today."

"Thank you, Representative." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Stratton is recognized. Representative Stratton is recognized. Representative Stratton."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative, I just wanted to clarify something that you said in one of your opening statements. Did you say that under this Bill you would have to replace law enforcement or law enforcement personnel would still… or could still remain in the school under this Bill as written?"

"Under this Bill, as amended, school districts are still allowed to use law enforcement in their schools. They're not prohibited. There's no requirement to decrease the number of law enforcement officers used. You know, we wanted to make sure that focus is where it should be and that's on the mental health services that our students need." 10000125.docx 181  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you for that clarification. And to the Bill. First of all I'd like to commend the Bill Sponsor for working on this Bill for so long with all of the organizers and the advocates, who mostly as I've seen are young people who are lifting their voices to say this is something that's really important to them. That they are in the schools every single day. That many of them can represents either for themselves or for their peers in the school. That mental health challenges or just mental health in general is something that they want more attention paid to. And because a school is an environment where we have young people gathering on a daily basis this is an opportunity to make sure that some of those mental health needs are met. You've worked… the Sponsor has worked on this Bill. Law enforcement no longer opposes this Bill. There will be additional work that is being done on the Bill in the Senate. The grants are subject to appropriation. And contrary to what was mentioned by a previous speaker this is not an effort to try to remove law enforcement from the school based upon the Amendment. Now one of the previous speakers also talked about how we have to show that we are concerned for the safety of children or safety of students and it really is sad when we think that the only way that we can show concern for the safety of students is through the use of policing. We've already indicated that police are in the schools. And through this Amendment we're just saying that we want to see mental health services. And providing wrap around services, providing mental health services, addressing the needs of student's who may be facing threats of suicide, addressing the needs of students who are living 10000125.docx 182  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 through domestic violence, addressing the needs of students who are homeless, addressing the needs of students who have seen or experienced violence, that is showing that we care about the safety of students. By making sure that we step up as adults and Members of this Legislature and do what we can and recognize that policing is not the only way that we show concern for children's safety. We should be concerned with the entire child. We should be concerned about their physical health, their mental health, their emotional health, and any other type of expressions of health that we can identify for young people. That's what our concern is. So I thank you, Representative, for bringing up this Bill and continuing to fight for this Bill. I thank the students of Voices and all of the others who have been tireless advocates for not only themselves but for their peers to say that we can take a stand right now and show that caring for our young people and caring for their mental health is one of the exact ways that we show that we care about their safety. I strongly urge an 'aye' vote. And I strongly… strongly recognize that when you work on a Bill and you get law enforcement to remove any opposition that that shows that you've made the effort and this a good faith effort that we can show our support through our 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Representative McCombie, do you rise in support or opposition of this measure?"

"I need an answer."

"Okay. Then you will be the final speaker in support of this measure."

"That is…"

"That is correct, Representative."

"I'm… I'm committed to that."

"I'm really glad you mentioned that because it is my understanding the Governor's Task Force on Public Safety has identified a couple of line items that may be available to actually fund this initiative."

"Will do."

"Representative Welch to close."

"Mr. Speaker, I would first like to begin in closing by recognizing the hardworking youth from Voice. They are up in the balcony and I ask them to stand. And if we can give them a round of applause 'cause they’ve been working very hard on this. They've talked to all of us multiple times. And I… I have to thank them for having faith in me to go to bat for them. In the spirit of collaboration we took out the section about reallocating funding from school resource officers. That was hard for them to do but they did it. With Amendment 3 the Chief of Police and other law enforcement agencies have removed their opposition. We feel that we have made this a Bill that everyone can support because it was a true compromise. The Bill would create a grant program that is subject to appropriations that would expand or create restorative justice programs, hire school psychologists, social workers, and other mental and behavioral specialists, provide drug and alcohol treatment services, wrap around services for our youth, and training for school staff on conflict resolution and trauma informed approaches to meeting student’s developmental needs and other strategies for creating safe and healthy learning environments. These funds would help districts all across the state. Some represented by those on… on the right. Some in districts by those 10000125.docx 185  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 represented on the left. This would help everyone. This is not a partisan issue. So I would ask that we all come together and reward their hard work by voting 'yes' on House Bill 4208."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4208 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 64 voting 'yes', 25 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4208, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Chapa LaVia, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"So as we come to close of a week I want let the rest of the Body know that a letter was sent out to the Governor of the state asking him to make sure that he… we were requesting the follow information be released to us no later than the close of business today 27, 2018 as we agreed in a hearing that we've been having over… the hearing was on April 19, Joint Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the Quincy Veterans Home. And we had requested for the last month, myself, Senator Cullerton, Representative David McSweeney, and Senator Sam McCann that the… the special advisor that he has hired to take this over, and he said in committee he would give us the information, and we've yet to receive it. Now the close of business day for us will probably be in a couple of hours or an hour hopefully. But we also ask 10000125.docx 186  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 for additional… additionally that he would, the Governor himself, reach out to United States President Donald Trump to ensure that Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy received expedited federal assistance to complete all the construction and improvement on the campus. We hope that in good earnest, as we discussed in that committee, that we'd be getting that information before the close of day. Now we need to understand that there were 13 veterans that were killed by us because of the water quality in the facility and that is one of our locations. So what we'd like to make sure that the Governor does is give us information before we leave today on what kind of legislative recourse we need to take so we can get this done, expedited because otherwise they're going to leave us in a clutch where we're not going to have enough time to make sure Quincy gets the dollars that's needed. I'm sure I have another Member that would like to discuss, because I brought his name up just in discussion. But Governor this is a very serious matter. We're hoping that your advisor… senior advisor is true to his word. He said he would have it to us by the end of this day and that's what we're requesting. Thank you, Speaker."

"Chair recognizes Representative McSweeney."

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Representative Crespo, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Speaker. I'd like for the record to reflect the that on House Bill 4424, which I presented to this Body in past, my intention was to vote 'yes' and not 'present."

"Thank you. The record will reflect your request. Representative Andrade, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, point of information."

"Please proceed."

"Mr. Speaker, point of information. May I place a Motion to Reconsider on all Members’ Bills that have left the day after they have passed their Bills and call for an immediate Motion to reconsider their votes?"

"Ask the staffer next to you."

"Pardon me?"

"We'll have to check with staff for you, Sir."

"Okay. Thank you very much."

"Representative… no. Excuse me. House Bill 4789, Representative Breen. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Mr. 10000125.docx 188  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 Clerk, can you please move House Bill 4789 back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill?"

"Representative Breen on Floor Amendment #1."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4789. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 4789."

"Representative Breen."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Leader Lang is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, I rise in very strong opposition to this Bill. In a similar way to the Bill we had earlier from the Lady from Wheaton. This is a Bill that takes away power and authority from elected officials. It's not our job to do that. Local school boards should have the ability to do whatever it is they need to do with transparency and other controls over them of course. But 10000125.docx 190  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 in particular this Bill goes back to a census from 2001 and attempts to provide retroactive punishment to school districts that don’t hit the mark based on a… on new numbers that come from old numbers. In other words, if you're not complying today with numbers from way back then you're to be punished. Something wrong with that. If we did that in the criminal law it would be unconstitutional to say to someone after they've committed an act well you can't do that and we're going to punish you for it. Shouldn't be any different here. I recognize what the Gentleman is trying to do and perhaps if he set his base line and his numbers in a different place we might have a different conclusion. But we can't tell elected officials, who are elected locally by your constituents, that they are doing something wrong for something that is beyond their control. They can no longer do what they should've done in 2001, or 2002, or 2013, or '14, or '15. This provides a punishment to these school districts who in 2018-19 have to go back in time and deal with a census that's almost 20 years old. This is wrong. Please vote 'no'."

"Chair recognizes Representative Bennett."

"Sponsor will yield."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. We have heard from one opponent and one supporter. Representative Breen to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4789 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 20 voting 'yes', 66 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present', House Bill 4789, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared failed. Representative Greg Harris, for what reason do you rise?" Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the record reflect that Representative Thad Jones is excused for the rest of the day?"

"Thank you, Representative. House Bill 5547, Representative Andrade. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Andrade on Floor Amendment #1."

"Yes. I move to accept Floor Amendment #1 and debate it on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5547. All in favor say 'aye'; all 10000125.docx 194  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 5547."

"Representative Andrade."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5547 requires a general auditor to conduct a… well actually just codifies what he does preexisting right now. And it requires that under this section that a minimum assess the following the effectiveness of state agencies cybersecurity practices, the risks and vulnerabilities of the cybersecurity systems used by state agencies, the types of information that are most susceptible to attack. So what this Bill would do is just codify his current annual practice that he does now."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 5547 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 91 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5547, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4736, Representative Crespo. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Crespo on Floor Amendment #1." 10000125.docx 195  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Thank you, Speaker. House Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4736 is a gut and replace Amendment that retains the underlying Bill, which provided that the Medicaid fragile technology dependent population be exempted from the MCO program and adds to the list the nursing personnel care services also known as MPCS group. These are folks that authorized by HFS to receive in home shift nursing services as required by Federal Law. And I move for its adoption."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4736. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And then Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read this Bill for a third time."

"Representative Crespo."

"And I think I did explain the Bill with the Amendment. But I want to take a moment and thank Representatives Tom Demmer, Patty Bellock, and Greg Harris for working with me on putting this Bill together. And a shout out to two young ladies in my district that are part of this population Guilianna Anderson who's 6, lives in streamwood and the beautiful Michelle Kish who's 21 from Bartlett."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield." 10000125.docx 196  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Now there were conversations with HFS as we've progressed through this Bill they are still opposed as I would expect them to be. They're opposed to any reform or any changes to the MCO. But I would like to add something, Representative Breen, there is a recent audit conducted on the whole MCO program for a program that was worth over $7 billion and the audit was perhaps the worst audit I've ever read and HFS agreed with the audit… with the findings that there is no oversight from HFS on the MCO. So we couldn’t figure the MLRs. We couldn't figure out how they came up the capitation rates. They can't even explain how much they've paid in administrative costs. So they were doing a very poor job in overseeing the MCOs and I don’t trust that the MCOs are going to do a very good job in taking care of this population."

"And the fee for service. Correct."

"Thank you.

"Representative Crespo to close."

"I just ask an for 'aye' vote. Again, I just want to thank Representatives Demmer, Patty Bellock, and Greg Harris for their help on putting this Bill together."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4736 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting 10000125.docx 197  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 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 90 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4736, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5342, Representative Martwick. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 5342 for a third time."

"Representative Martwick."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 5342 would allow a member of the Chicago Municipal Fund to purchase service credit in the Chicago Firefighters Pension Fund, Firemen's Annuity Benefit Fund. So this situation arose out of a unique circumstance where a Chicago firefighter ran for Alderman in the City of Chicago after serving 18 years as a firefighter. While he was serving eight years as an Alderman he was stricken with a medical condition. And after serving 26 years for his municipality, as a firefighter and Alderman, he would be entitled to no social security and no pension because there was no reciprocity between the funds. Any other city worker, who worked a front line worker or who was in the Municipal Fund, their pension benefits would continue to accrue in that same 10000125.docx 198  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018 fund. This simply allows any firefighter who serves as a… as an Alderman and specifically this one person right now, to get the refund of their municipal contributions and purchase service credit in the same amount of time in the Firefighters Fund for the full value of those contributions. So there would be no lost to the systems. There's no enhancement to benefits. There's no sweeteners. This is just simply allowing the fundamental fairness of someone who has served their city for 26 years to be entitled to the same pension benefit that others who have served for 26 years would have. It's a fundamentally fair Bill. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Ives is recognized."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"So Representative Ives, it would… it would affect one individual but is not written for one individual. This would affect now and in the future anyone, any firefighter that finds themselves… so any firefighter that runs for office. Currently now if a firefighter runs for office they would have to take a leave of absence and accrue separate time. This allows them like the other… like again a city worker who would just continue on in service it allows them to continue their service credit."

"Right… right now. There is a second firefighter who is serving as an Alderman but his time in both systems is less. So it could affect that person in the future. Yes."

"Well I think that there should not… so first of all, I think that first responders who wish to serve at… wish to be public servants and run for elected office should not have barriers to that. Again, if you were a… a clerk at the city clerk's office and you ran for Alderman…"

"…you would not be negatively affected…"

"…but if you're a firemen or police officer you do."

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. We have heard from opponent and one supporter. Representative Martwick to close."

"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. This does not add to the unfunded liability of the system. The Alderman will be paying in his full contributions that he has to pay or would've had to pay if he had continued service. And the City of Chicago is committed to adding all of the employer contributions as necessary so there is no costs to the systems. And the City of Chicago is not opposed. I request an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5342 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 71 voting 'yes', 17 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5342, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5136, Representative Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Slaughter on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. I'd like to adopt House Floor Amendment #1 to HB5136. This Amendment adds language pertaining to the Open Meetings Act and removes all opposition." 10000125.docx 201  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1… Representative Pritchard, would you like to speak on… Gentlemen moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 5136. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 5136."

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 5136 is a Bill regarding teacher evaluations in the states ongoing efforts to implement the objectives of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act that passed in 2010. If you recall this Act required school districts to create joint committees. These committees are made of school administrators, management, and teachers. This Bill is requiring the joint committees to meet at least once per year to assess and review the effectiveness of the districts evaluation plan for the purposes of continuous improvement. Obviously this is an area that certainly lends itself to evolving best practices. And we want to ensure our school districts joint committees are meeting to discuss the most effective approaches and strategies. Keep in mind many of our joint committees throughout the state already do this. This won't be a big change for them. We added an Amendment to make these meetings not subject to the Open Meetings Act and it did remove all opposition. I urge a 'yes' vote." 10000125.docx 202  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"This Bill is on the Order of Short Debate. Representative Breen is recognized for two minutes."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's accurate."

"No. Mainly IFT, Statewide School Management Alliance, CTU and they're all supportive. As you've stated Statewide School Management Alliance moved to neutral with the Amendment."

"In the requisite of number of hands this will be moved to Standard Debate. You can finish out the rest of your time, Representative."

"Well… yeah. Just to follow up on your question. So currently these joint meetings are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. It's also my understanding back in 2010 the intention was not to have these be subject to the Open Meetings Act."

"And what's being discussed…"

"…in these meetings are different from your quote, unquote regular collective bargaining meetings."

"Right, Representative. So…"

"…it's a grey area…"

"Yeah. It’s a grey area but in practice these meetings have not been subject to the Open Meetings Act. So this is more or less a clarification in that regard." 10000125.docx 204  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"Chair recognizes Representative Pritchard for five minutes."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Again, most joint committees are doing this. It's my understanding there's a very, very small percentage of joint committees throughout the state that are not doing this. I know for instance up in Chicago they actually meet, I think, monthly to discuss this. So there isn't a big change in… in practice. Most of your joint committees are meeting at least once a year as they should. We're talking about teacher evaluations. Representative, you know how important this is. These joint committees should be able to meet once a year to discuss this."

"Yes. That's accurate."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Skillicorn for five minutes."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's correct."

"Again, you're talking about in some cases individual teachers, the process in which they should be evaluated. I believe the thought is that there should be some level of confidentiality in regards to those discussions."

"What was the question? Is there a question?" 10000125.docx 206  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 125th Legislative Day 4/27/2018

"I don't know, they might. I mean collective bargaining is exempt. Again, there is a bit of a grey area here. We're inserting the language from the Statewide School Management Alliance to make that clarification."

"Representative Slaughter to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5136 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 76 voting 'yes', 16 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', House Bill 5136, having received the Constitutional Majority, is declared passed. Representative Thapedi, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, with respect to House Bill 5635 may the Journal reflect that I should be recorded as 'no' vote."

Speaker Turner: "The Journal will reflect your request, Representative. 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. And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House adjourn until Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at noon. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at noon. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House is adjourned."