House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Committee Reports. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson from the Committee on Rules reports the following committee action taken on May 22, 2018: recommends be adopted, referred to the floor is Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill 3134; approved for consideration, referred to Second Reading is House Bill 1011, Senate Bill 263, Senate Bill 1531."
"Members are asked to be at their seats. We shall be led in prayer today by Representative Chapa LaVia. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones, and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance."
"Heavenly Father, as we gather today under this dome we thank You for Your love for us as it sustains us and is our source of love for others. We thank You for Your guidance as we know we cannot know how to move forward in wisdom without You. We thank You for our families at home. Bless them. Protect them. And allow them to feel Your presence, even now as we pray. We here in Illinois Legislature stand together as Your children first and as brothers and sisters second. Help us to live and lead like that. We humbly confess now more than ever that we need You. Help us to forgive, reconcile, seek peace, and walk together in love for You and each other, Amen."
"We shall be led in the Pledge of allegiance by Representative Phelps-Finnie."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it 10000135.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."
"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show the Representatives Tabares and Welch are excused today."
"Representative Demmer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Representatives Sosnowski and Fortner are excused."
Speaker Turner: "With 113 Members presents, a quorum is established. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 1064, offered by Representative Welter."
"House Resolution 1064, offered by Representative Welter. be it RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS that we mourn the passing of Mark H. Harlow and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him."
"Representative Welter."
"Mr. Speaker, I have here with me Senator Resin as well. We stand today to honor Mark Harlow, one of my community pillars, who passed away on April 19th of this year. Mark was born on July 30th of 1954, Streeter Illinois. He attended Kinsman Grade School and Mazon High School. Mark married Doreen Mills in 1989. They have two children together: Kaitlyn and Perry both of Kinsman. The son of a farmer, Mark grew up on the family farm where they grew corn and soybeans. He raised sheep as part of his 4-H and FFA projects. After high school he helped his father farm until Mark retired from farming in 2017. Mark loved his International Harvester 10000135.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 tractors and the family will remember him for his passion for his Farmall H tractor and his snowmobiling with his family and friends. Mark was a longtime public figure in Grundy County. He served as the Mayor of Kinsman of over 30 years and served as the Highland Township Road Commissioner as well. He was a member of the Grundy County Farm Bureau and a volunteer with the Verona Kinsman Fire Department. Mark will be remembered as a friend by everybody, especially for answering his phone at any time of the evening or day. Whether it was to help post flooded road or plow someone's driveway after a big storm, I think we can all remember those individuals in our community who would go above and beyond. Members, it's an honor for me to be here presenting this Resolution today before this Body to remember a person in my community that made a difference and left a long lasting impact. He truly was somebody who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. Mark is survived by his wife, Doreen, and his children, Kaitlyn and Perry, who join us today in the gallery right behind me. Mr. Speaker, I would request that the Body take a moment of silence to honor Mark for his many years of service to my community."
"The Body shall take a moment of silence. Thank you. Gentleman moves for the adoption of the House Resolution 1064. All in favor say 'aye; opposed say 'nay'. And in the opinion of the Chair the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 1069, offered by Representative Bryant."
"House Resolution 1069. be it 10000135.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS that we congratulate the Murphysboro Blue Devils 8th Grade Volleyball Team on winning the State Championships, and we admire their commitment and dedication, not only to their sport, but to their studies as well."
"Representative Bryant."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. We have in the gallery this morning, in the Speaker's Gallery, Murphysboro Middle School 8th Grade Volleyball Team, who as this Resolution said, are the Class L State Champions in the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association. This team is really special to me, first of all because I live in Murphysboro, but secondly because my daughter played for the Murphysboro Middle School for three years, sixth grade through eighth grade. And she also had to put up with Coach Lane, right, who can sometimes drive these girls pretty hard. But… I will tell you ladies, Coach Lane pushes you because he wants the very best for you and we can see that this comes out, not only in your winning of the state championship, but also you should be applauded because of your combined GPA. And I think we mentioned that you… that you're… that your average GPA is 3.7 to 4.0. That is even more applaudable than what you’ve been able to do at an athletic level. So, we're grateful to have you here today from the General Assembly, from the City of Murphysboro, from Southern Illinois, and from the State of Illinois we applaud your efforts and… and wish you much happiness and good playing in the future. And also, just one more note my daughter played for Coach Lane 10000135.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 probably 20 years ago. Sorry Coach to set you out that way. God Bless and good luck in the future."
"Representative Costello is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to congratulate the Murphysboro Volleyball Team. I'd also like to say congratulations to Mike Lane, who I went to college with. Mike was one heck of an athlete, a great wrestler, and just a wonderful person. So, congratulations to you all."
"Thank you. Representative Bryant moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1069. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair the 'ayes' have it and the Resolution is adopted. Congratulations, ladies. House Resolution 1092, offered by Representative Slaughter."
"House Resolution 1092, offered by Representative Slaughter. be it RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS that we congratulate the Morgan Park High School boys basketball team, the Mustangs, on winning the 2018 Illinois High School Association Class 3A State Championship."
"Representative Slaughter."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the House. I wanted to take a moment just to honor the Morgan Park High School basketball team, the Mustangs, the pride of the 27th District. I'm not sure if anybody is counting, but this is back to back state championships for the Mustangs, and that makes four state championships in the last six years here in the State of Illinois. And they do this with nothing- 10000135.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 drastically outdated gym and facilities, little resources, but they don’t complain, they persevere, and through a tremendous dedication and commitment they are able to defy the odds and achieve success. Coaches: Coach Nick Irvin; Assistant Coaches: Lance Ervin, Rodell Davis, Terry Johnson; and Athletic Director Michael Burger. They do an outstanding job with their program, and they truly brought something special on the South Side. They just don’t coach basketball, they use basketball as a tool and as a mechanism to nurture and develop these young men into positive citizens that will have a positive impact on our communities. There's a tremendous focus on academics. And I'd also be remiss if I didn’t highlight seniors that are here with us: Ayo Dosunmu is going to Illinois; Cameron Burrell is going to Eastern Illinois; Kenyon Duling, Tamell Person is going to UAB and also Andre Freeman. And also be remiss if I didn’t highlight Ayo, who is not only one of the best guards in the State of Illinois, but one of the best guards in the country. Jordan Brand, All-American, he's not taking his talents to Duke or to Kansas; he's staying right here. Homegrown talent that's going to stay here at the University of Illinois, simply put."
"Representative Evans is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, Representative Slaughter, for acknowledging the Morgan Park Mustangs in your community. Ladies and Gentlemen, once again the Morgan Park Mustangs won the state championship. And I know you're busy doing other things, but we have a true dynasty, we have true leadership. We had the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is gone, now we got the Morgan Park Mustangs. And I want you all to 10000135.docx 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 give these gentlemen a round of applause. They're not only the best, but look at these guys. Look up there. These guys are representing the South Side of Chicago. They're dominating, not only at Morgan park High School, but they dominate AU. They go around the nation representing the State of Illinois properly. These are college grad… future college graduates. These are leaders. Some of these guys are going to go to the NBA, represent us in the world. So, I'm proud of you guys. I refereed one of their games, they won by a whole lot of points. So, these are some of the best and the brightest that we have in the State of Illinois. So, thank you, Coach Ervin. Thank you for the legacy that you're setting. And thank you all guys. I love you. I appreciate you."
"Thank you, Representative. This Resolution was adopted on a previous day. Congratulations, guys. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 1093, offered by Representative Slaughter."
"House Resolution 1093, offered by Representative Slaughter…"
"Mr. Slaughter."
"be it RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS that we recognize the life of McGlother Mack Irvin and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him."
"Representative Slaughter is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Member of the House. I… as a basketball fanatic, I wanted to shed some light on a 10000135.docx 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 basketball icon in our state, McGlother Mack Irvin. And yes, this is the father of Coach Nick and Lance Irvin, who is here with us today, as well as their sister Cindy Irvin. Mack Irvin was not only a member of the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame, he's known as the godfather of Chicago… of the Chicago basketball community. He's the innovator and creator of high school club basketball, many of us know and understand what AAU basketball has become today. But many of us don’t know where this stated, actually started right here in the State of Illinois with Mack Irvin. He started in… Representative Evans just eluted to it, he started Mack Ervin Fire which featured and continues to feature the top basketball talent in our state. He was the first coach really in our state to really target and embrace a traveling team. Many of these kids from intercity Chicago never having been outside the four-block radius of their neighborhoods, and he picked this not to exploit their talent, but to expose them to different cities, different states, different people, and different cultures. He was one heck of a coach, not only did he coach a lot of folks here in the State of Illinois, he coached the likes of Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal. He also coached internationally. This man is really a coaching icon and an ambassador for the game of basketball. Many of us who kind of pay… pay attention to this stuff, I know all of us don't, but many of us know the tremendous impact that Adidas and Nike has had on basketball programs. You see their apparel being featured not just in college, but also now high school and at grammar schools. A lot of this was all started by Mack Ervin. He reached out to Adidas, reached out to Nike to build 10000135.docx 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 positive partnerships so that these companies would have a positive impact on the game of basketball. Outside of basketball he was known as a caring and loving man, not just by his family but the entire community. This was a man that really wanted and did help everyone. He started, along with his wife, the Mack Ervin Foundation which assists underprivileged high schoolers to get to college. And truly just a great person with a… with a warm heart. Honestly done just a tremendous job with his own kids, and he always taught them and… youth in his community to work hard. You can be successful, you can achieve your dreams, but you have to work hard. I would ask the Body to just take a moment of silence to honor Mack Ervin's service to Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois, and the basketball community not just here in our state but also across the United States of America."
"The Body will take a moment of silence. Thank you. This amen… this Resolution was adopted on a previous day. Leader Currie for a point of personal privilege."
"Thank you, Speaker. I would like to introduce my Pages for the day, especially if they would come join me at my microphone. My Pages for the day are Jackson and Melanie May. They are here from Highland Park and they're grandmother, Karen May, was a Member of this House of Representatives. So, let me also introduce Karen May for those of you who remember her and those of you who don't know her. Welcome Jackson, Melanie, and Karen May." 10000135.docx 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Swanson, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do have two points of personal privilege, if I may."
"Please proceed, Sir."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First I'd like to introduce my Honorary Page with me today is Grace Verbeck. Grace is a… will graduate from Geneseo High School coming up next weekend. She will attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in fall and major in molecular and cellular biology. Her activities in school included tennis, freshman orientation classes, foreign language club, student library advisory panel, crochet club, National Honor Society. Her community activities include Henry County Farm Bureau volunteer at the Henry County Fair. She also is a great cook. She works with the Henry County Pork Producers and makes some great, wonderful pork chops. She's also a Seth Ernst Memorial Soccer Slam volunteer and Illinois State Fair Swine Birthing Center Volunteer. Her special recognition: she's an Illinois State Scholar, an AP Scholar. She had perfect attendance all four years of high school, student of the quarter nominee in 2016, 2017, 2018, first honor roll all eight semesters of high school, academic letter recipient 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and conference all academic tennis in 2016 and 2017. She's joined here with her dad today. If I could ask Dennis to please stand up. Her dad, Dennis Verbeck, is a farmer near Atkinson and Geneseo and also serves as Henry County President of Henry County Farm Bureau. Her mother, Jody, could not be here today, 10000135.docx 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 she's a school teacher at Colona Grade School. So, I'd like you to welcome Grace to the Capitol today."
"Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol."
"Quite a resume. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I may, I'd like to introduce a group of people we have here with us. If I could have them all the 4-H members stand up, and all the volunteers that are with them here today. I'd like to welcome the 51 4-H members from across Illinois who are attending the University of Illinois Extension 4-H Legislative Convention event being held today and tomorrow at the Capitol. These youth represent 30 different 4-H programs from counties throughout the state- from the Northern Illinois Wisconsin border to the Southern tip border by the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The teens are active in their clubs, communities, counties, and represent the Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership Team and the Speaking for Illinois 4-H Program. They've all been active in their local 4-H clubs, communities, and in communities' community service, and 4-H areas of animal sciences, camping, college and career readiness, environmental global citizenship, healthy living, leadership, and STEM. Thank you all for coming today."
"Thank you. Welcome to your Capitol. Chair recognized Representative Scherer. For what reason do you rise?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like a point of personal privilege."
"Please proceed." 10000135.docx 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"I have two of my summer interns here visiting, Drew Laney and Josh Major from Decatur. So, give them a warm Springfield welcome please"
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Sommer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."
"Please proceed, Sir."
"I, too, would like to welcome my Pages for the day. They are Grace Hunsley and Kammie Edwards. They are seventh graders at Morton Jr. High School. Grace is destined to be a veterinarian, Kammie-a pediatric audiologist. Joining them today in the gallery are Grace's parents, Ben and Erin Hunstley. Please welcome them to their Capitol."
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Halbrook, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A point of personal privilege, please."
"Please proceed, Representative."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I would like to introduce my Page for the day, standing to my left is Judge Miller from Cobden. He's attending the Mid-America Preparatory School in Herrick with five siblings. He is here with his dad up to my right in the gallery, Roy Miller. Let's give them a great Springfield welcome." 10000135.docx 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Fine, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege, please."
“Please proceed."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The U.S. Constitution is a living document that can be amended to reflect changes in our society. It is well pass time for women to have the Constitutional backbone to protect our rights. The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced by Alice Paul in 1923, 95 years ago. Illinois would be the 37th state out of 38 required to ratify the ERA since it was passed by Congress four decades ago. The Equal Rights Amendment would ensure that all people benefit from our democratic principles. These are not just women's issues, they are everybody's issues. This would mean that not only are all men created equal, but we are all created equal and we have equal justice under the law. For more than two centuries women have been fighting to win the rights that have been guaranteed to others. The first and still the only right that the Constitution specifically affirms equally for women and men is the right to vote. Federal laws like the Equal Pay Act, the Civil Rights Act, fair housing, the Education Amendment of 1972, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and family and medical leave could all be repealed by Congress. The advances that generations of women have fought for are vulnerable without the ERA. We need the ERA to prevent a rollback of women's rights and to promote laws and court decisions that fairly take into account women's as well as men's experiences. Unless we put into the 10000135.docx 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 Constitution the bedrock principle that equality of rights cannot be denied or abridges on account of sex, the political and judicial victories that women have achieved for the past two centuries are vulnerable to erosion or reversal at any time, now or in the future. With a simple majority Congress has the power to make laws that replace existing laws. Therefore, many of the current legal protections against sex discrimination can be removed by the margin of the single vote. Within the first few months of this presidency, Donald Trump revoked the Fair Pay and the Safe workplace Executive Order. With this specific Constitutional guarantee of equal rights through the Equal Rights Amendment it would be much harder for Legislators and courts to reverse the progress and eliminating sex discrimination. The ERA would simply clarify the status of sex discrimination for the courts. It would treat sex the same as race, religion, or national origin. The ERA does not make men and women into the same people, but throughout American history it has been incumbent on women to prove that they deserve equal treatment. The ERA would establish equality between the sexes as a baseline. These aren't just women's issues, they are everyone's issues. My son's need to know that their mother is not only equal in their eyes, but I am also equal under the Constitution. I ask Governor Rauner to stand with me and encourage Members on both sides of the aisle to vote to ensure that Illinois is the 37th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Thank you, Representative. Chair recognizes Representative Willis, for what reason do you rise?" 10000135.docx 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"Point of personal privilege, please."
"Please proceed, Representative."
"We just heard from one of my colleagues in support of ERA. I just was handed this flyer that came through from the Illinois Family Institute. All of you here on the House Floor know that I have been working tirelessly bipartisanly on anti- gun violence issues. To see a flyer like this to be presented to go against ERA with women in the cross hairs of a gun target is extremely offensive. This is ridiculous. How on earth the Illinois Family Institute thinks this is going to make a difference. Yes, we may have differences and opinions on the ERA, but to use a gun target targeted at women is unforgiveable. I call out the Illinois Family Institute to cease using this kind to flyer to make their point. This is not making anybody's point. Gun violence affects everyone, and to use this on a flyer against ERA is unacceptable. Stop this now."
Speaker Turner: "Thank you. Representative David Harris is recognized." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A brief point of personal privilege, please."
"Please proceed, Sir." Harris, D.: "Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I would like to recognize today the Capitol City Airport. The Springfield's Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport was recognized recently by the Federal Transportation Security Administration for its outstanding efforts to ensure security. TSA announced back in February that it awarded the Capitol City Airport its National Partnership Award in 10000135.docx 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 recognition of ex… excuse me, excellent efforts to collaborate with federal, state, and local partners. So, the next time you fly through Capitol City Airport you know that you're going through a safe airport as they are in all the… all these airports in Illinois. Thank you."
"Thank you, Representative. Representative Meier, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege."
"Please proceed, Sir."
"Standing behind me today for her last official 4-H Legislative Connection is Deb Stoker. Deb Stoker started with the University of Illinois in February of 1980. In June of 1981 she became the first 4-H advisor in Clinton County. In 1991 she joined the staff of the… at the state 4-H office at the statewide events coordinator focusing on team leadership. She developed the Speaking for Illinois 4-H program, the young people today represent that program, and supported the evolution the Illinois 4-H Legislative Connection that you also see here today. After 37 years Deb Stoker is retiring after the 2018 Illinois State Fair. When her husband retires in three years they will move back to her family farm, the Stilly Farm, in Madison County, Representative Charlie Meier's District. Please join me in recognizing Deb Stoker for her dedication in helping develop our leaders for tomorrow through the University of Illinois Extension 4-H Program. Thank you."
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Williams, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you. Point of personal privilege." 10000135.docx 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"Please proceed, Representative."
"I wanted to introduce to the Body my two fabulous Pages for the day. We have Luisa Gorman and Mischa Reddy. They are both fifth graders at Audubon Elementary, and they worked on the March for Our Lives, which you may have heard of where students stood up against gun violence. The organization was supposed to be for students in sixth through eighth grade, but these two took it upon themselves to lead even though they're only in fifth grade. Also, FYI while Mischa wasn’t to be an actress or maybe a writer, Luisa has set her sights on president. Thank you."
"Thank you, Representative. And welcome to your Capitol. Members on page 4 of the Calendar, we will be moving through Senate Bills on Third Reading. First up we have Senate Bill 43, offered by Representative Manley. Representative Manley. Mr. Clerk, please read Senate Bill 43."
"Senate Bill 43, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Manley."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a lot of files here. Senate Bill 43 is a Bill that addresses issues related to the act… enactment of Public Act… in a Bill we passed last year that expanded participation in the IFA loan program. Basically, what happens here is it expands a program to include women, people with disabilities, and veterans. And I'll take any questions."
"On that, Representative Breen is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Sponsor indicates that she will yield." 10000135.docx 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"And Representative, it… it appears that you are increasing the ceiling on direct IFA industrial project loans from 300 thousand to 600 thousand. Is that an accurate representation?"
"You know what, I don’t know the exact numbers. I'm sorry, Representative. I don’t have those in front of me. I'm not sure."
"Okay. But just so that we understand that the… it appears that we're increasing marginally possibly the Illinois Finance Authorities' risk profile with respect to its revolving funds. Is that… is that showing on your analysis? Because we're seeing that on ours."
"It’s the Illinois Finance Authorities initiative."
"But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea. They're expanding their own authority."
"One moment please. Representative, I… I don’t know if it’s a good idea or a bad idea. They're been successful with it and so much so that they've wanted to expand it, not only to assist in the delivery of agricultural assistance and aid, but also expanding the act to include veterans, minorities, women, and disabled individuals who own and operate small businesses. And also, allows the industrial insurance projects fund to be held by the authority to finance the PACE loans."
"Okay. And then just… again, it appears to increase the ceiling on the direct industrial project loans from 300 thousand to 600 thousand. So, the direct industrial project loans increase that… that loans ceiling increases."
"Yes, it does. It does." 10000135.docx 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"Okay. And so… and then were adding as well these PACE energy capital investment projects which are service through property tax supplemental billings to the list of capital projects that the authority can finance by funds. So, we are… we're just… we're expanding the types of loans and the types of financial products that they can purchase."
"And those that can participate Yes. I think you're going to love it."
"Well, and… and again I… I just…"
"You're right on the edge there. I can see it…"
"You know what, I…"
"…in you. I can see it."
"It… I think part of the issue is, is sometimes these Bills come to us and the interested entity that is attempting to expand its authority is of course going to be in favor. But then we have this issue of there is a marginal increase in the risk profile, which might be called for might not be called for. And so that is an uncertainty that each Member of the General Assembly is going to have to work out on their own. There may be… there's some…"
"They've been very successful in… in implementation of this program that we passed last year."
"I see in New Jersey…"
"And… there… I think they would not… I doubt that they would stick their necks out that far if they didn’t think they had it figured out. And I think they want to offer the same opportunities to, like I said, minorities, women, veterans… come on, Peter." 10000135.docx 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"I just don’t see minorities, women, or veterans in my analysis at all."
"Oh, you don’t?"
"All I see is… all I see is extending ceilings on industrial project loans. I see energy capital investment projects with property tax supplemental billings and other things like that."
"You should get our analysis. It's so much better."
"Usually you guys are coming over to see our analysis."
"Yours is… yours is very… lacking information I think."
"Well…"
"It does… it does expand it to include veterans, minorities, women, and disabled individuals."
"Okay. Well it… well that may be a good thing, I'm seeing a lot of other items that are at least something that all of the Members should be aware of prior to casting their vote on this particular measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Chair recognizes Representative Ives."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. You may remember this Bill from last year. This is the Property Assess Clean Energy Bill. This is the one that says that your municipalities can go out and set up a bonding agreement and then have commercial property put on clean energy projects on their building. And then in the case of default, guess who's holding the bag? The taxpayers are. The taxpayers are. So, first of all government has no responsibility, this is not a priority of government to actually go ahead and put out loans and set together deals where you can lend money to people to put in clean energy. And what you're doing with this Bill is you're expanding now, 10000135.docx 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 not just municipalities' ability to loans out money for clean energy, you're not involving the Illinois Finance Authority. And now saying that they should be authorized to go ahead and finance individualized private property owners' investments in clean energy. This is a… this is a disaster waiting to happen in the State of Illinois. It's already blown up in California. It's had problems on the east coast. And there's no way that Illinois taxpayers have the wherewithal nor should they ever have to participate in clean energy programs on private institutions. I highly encourage a 'no' vote. We have better uses for our money and our time and everything else, and our regulation by the way. So, vote 'no'. This Bill is a terrible idea."
"Chair recognizes Representative Skillicorn."
"Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Sponsor indicates that she will yield."
"Very quick question. When these local municipalities give out these loans the… the current cap is $300 thousand, this rises to $600 thousand. Do they do a credit check or background check on the company, the for-profit industry that's asking for this subsidized loan?"
"I'm having a hard time hearing you Representative. I'm sorry. Can you… I'm sorry, can you repeat that?"
"No problem. I'll repeat that. Does the municipality that gives out this subsidized loan, do they do a background check? Do they do a credit inquiry on this manufacture or for-profit business before they give out the loan?" 10000135.docx 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"The vetting process, as I understand it, is exactly the same in any other situation where you'd be asking to borrow money."
"So, to the Bill. I'm… I'm gonna… I have a little bit experience with this. I use to be on a village board. We had situations where companies would come to us ask us for subsidies. And what the critical complaint was is that we wouldn’t do background checks, we wouldn’t do credit inquiries because the information would be FOIAable if we did. So, if this company comes to a municipality and wants this subsidized loan they… just ask for it. There is a certain vetting process but there is no credit check. There's no information that goes like a normal bank loan. So, if you're going to a bank to get a mortgage or you get a loan you're going to have to give them your credit information… you're going to have to give them business information on it. This is all going to be FOIAable, so it's not something that's ever disclosed to the municipality. So, the municipalities get stuck with bad loans that don’t get paid back, and unfortunately a lot of these fail, and it's all going to be on the taxpayer's burden. This is corporate welfare plain and simple. Please vote 'no'."
"Representative Andersson is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll speak to the Bill. I rise in full support of the Bill. This is not what the previous two speakers indicated it is. It is not corporate welfare. This is an expansion of a bonding process, something that is done every day. And more importantly, it puts no one at risk except for the homeowners who choose, choose to 10000135.docx 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 participate. This is a 100 percent voluntary program, and it's their property that forms the security for any of the loans. There's nothing bad about this, and there's a lot of good because what we're able to do is we're able to use this sort of financing technique to improve our cities and our villages. We're going to make improvements that might not otherwise be able to happen. And again, no one's being forced to do this. Every person who wants to be a part of it does so voluntarily. I rise in support. And I would urge a 'yes' vote."
"Representative Manley to close."
"Please vote 'yes'."
"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 43 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. On account of 65 voting… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On account of 64 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no', and 1 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 43, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 211. Representative Moylan. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 211, a Bill for an Act concerning gaming. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Moylan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could you please roll this Bill back to Second? We are going to file an additional amendment."
"Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and please read the Bill. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and 10000135.docx 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 hold the Bill. Senate Bill 274, offered by Representative Ammons. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 274, a Bill for an Act concerning state government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Ammons."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 274 does two major provisions: One, is to extend the deadline for the Mahomet Aquifer Task Force to December. And two, it allows for us to file the final report electronically. And I ask for an 'aye’ vote."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 43 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 account of… on account of 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 274, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 424, offered by Representative Bourne. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 424, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Bourne."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 424 is an extension of the TIF district for the City of Litchfield. All of the letters are in. It was unanimous in the Senate and unanimous is committee. And I would ask for your 'aye' vote."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 424 pass?’ All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 10000135.docx 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On account of 104 voting 'yes', 6 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 424, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 427, offered by Leader Currie. Out of the record. Senate Bill 457, offered by Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 457, a Bill for an Act concerning health. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Guzzardi."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Members. I'm very excited to bring this Bill. Tomorrow is Legislators Day at the Farmer's Market here in Springfield. This Bill pertains to a Bill that we passed last year, allowing farmers to sell additional products, cottage food producers to sell additional products at famer's markets. We're making a few clarifications. It's negotiated language that's passed the Senate unanimously. And I ask for your support."
"Representative Scherer is recognized."
"I just wanted to stand in support, and remind everyone that tomorrow morning is the Farmer's Market downtown. About 4th and Adams Street and you've got your two little tokens that you can go and spend for free at the Farmer's Market. Thank you."
"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 457 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 account of 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 10000135.docx 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 'present'. Senate Bill 457, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 544, offered by Representative Andersson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 544, a Bill for an Act concerning courts. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Out of the record. Senate Bill 55, offered by Representative Connor. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Out of the record. Out of the record. Senate Bill 564, offered by Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 564, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Guzzardi."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Members. This Bill represents technical clean up language to the civil asset forfeiture reform that we passed last year. It was a sweeping bi-partisan Bill that we passed with only one no vote, I believe. This is a… it was many many hundreds of pages so there were some drafting errors in technical errors so were cleaning up here with 564."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 564 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 account of 104 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 564, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 779. Representative Martwick. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1851. Representative Greg Harris. Out of the 10000135.docx 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 Record. Senate Bill 2225. Representative Long. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 2225, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Long."
"Thank you, Speaker. This Bill actually supports out veterans. And this legislation would allow for the issuance of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plates for any Illinois residents who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from serving in the United States Armed Forces. The se… Secretary of State mail out the plate to be issued as vanity plates or personalized. There are no opponents on this. And I am open for questions. And I encourage an 'aye' vote on this."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2225 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 account of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 2225, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2226. Representative Conroy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 2226, an Act for a Bill concerning criminal law. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Conroy."
"Thank you, Speaker. Senate Bill 2226 is a Trailer Bill to the Annie LeGere Bill that was passed in 2016 that allows first responders to carry EPI pens. This just simply takes 10000135.docx 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 away some of the liability that they had a concern with in terms of police officers getting epinephrine pens."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2226 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 account of 109 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 2226, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Kelly Burke, for what reason do you seek recognition?" Burke, K.: "Point of personal privilege."
"Please proceed, Representative." Burke, K.: "I'd like the Body to welcome my shadow for a day, Amanda Watson. Amanda's a first… just finished her freshman year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She's an English major and a political science major. She's thinking about going to law school and or getting out… getting into the political or public policy world. So, I hope everybody will give her a warm welcome and we hope to see her back in Springfield soon."
"Thank you, and welcome to your Capitol. Senate Bill 2270, offered by Representative Feigenholtz. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2274, offered by Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 2274, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Hammond." 10000135.docx 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 2274 amends the property tax code and simply provides that a transfer between spouses does not disqualify wooded acreage from the provisions for the assessment of untransfered wooded acreage. Be happy to answer any questions. I know of no opposition."
"Seeing no debate the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2274 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 account of 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 2274, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."
Clerk Hollman: "Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 1107, offered by Representative Bryant. House Resolution 1108, offered by Representative Cassidy. And House Resolution 1109, offered by Representative Swanson."
"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. Representative Demmer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Republicans request an immediate caucus."
Speaker Turner: "The Republicans will caucus immediately following Session. Democrats will follow… Democrats will caucus immediately following Session. And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk. Leader Currie moves the House adjourn until Wednesday, May 23, at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at 12:30 p.m. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 10000135.docx 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair the 'ayes' have it. And the House is adjourned."
"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. A Member statement offered by Representative Olsen concerning House Bill 5139."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This year I introduced House Bill 5139 which would create a regulatory sandbox for financial products and services. This would help Illinois grow as a global business hub and emerging center of tech innovation, while also increasing consumer choice and consumer protection. The House of Representatives voted 93 to 4 in favor of the regulatory sandbox Bill. This overwhelming bipartisan support shows that nearly every Member of this Body recognizes the benefits to the Illinois economy and Illinois consumers. Unfortunately, HB5139 has stumbled in the Senate. Some consumer advocacy organizations have called the regulatory sandbox a Trojan horse that will allow unscrupulous companies to take advantage of Illinois consumers. They are simply wrong. The Illinois regulatory sandbox is part of a global initiative that has already taken hold in Arizona, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia, among other locations. This Bill will provide the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, our state financial regulatory agency, the tools it needs to create customized regulations for innovative products that benefit Illinois consumers. Companies young and old, large and small are using new technology to create innovative consumer finance products that can lower costs for consumers. However, many of these 10000135.docx 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 new products do not fit within a regulatory structure that was created before the wide scale adoption of smart phones, home internet connections, or even personal computers. Since existing regulations do not contemplate these innovative products, they are prevented from coming to market. Our state regulator is tasked with enforcing these regulations, but does not have the authority to closely evaluate some innovative products and allow them to be made available to Illinois consumers under customized regulations. This results in some companies bypassing our state for business opportunities or companies disregarding regulations altogether and operating under the radar in Illinois. The regulatory sandbox would change this. My Bill allows the state regulatory agency to thoroughly examine a technologically innovative product, which has no comparable widespread use, and allow it to come to market on a limited scale for a short period of time. Every applicant will be thoroughly vetted before being issued a license that can only affect up to 5,000 Illinois and for a period up to 18 months, and it will be closely watched during that period. To keep the product on a short leash, the regulators would conduct examinations of the company at any time and immediately shut it down the product if a problem arises. The regulatory sandbox encourages companies currently operating under the radar without regulatory oversight to come into the regulated space where our state regulator can provide consumer protection. It will also provide an incentive for business to expand in Illinois or come to our state for the first time. In addition, some entrenched businesses also oppose the sandbox for fear that 10000135.docx 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 it would create competition and lower prices for consumers. We should all encourage competition that will benefit consumers, and that is exactly what this regulatory sandbox and this Bill does. This pro-business and pro-consumer Bill has many bipartisan proponents. Chicago's growing community of tech companies sees the sandbox as a way for a small company with limited access in a structured environment to bring innovative products to market. And some established businesses also see the advantages of testing new products to grow their operations in Illinois. Additionally, the sandbox acts as a global beacon to companies around the world to bring their innovative products to Illinois and build up their companies as part of our state economy. Unfortunately, anti- innovation forces have convinced some Senators to disregard the bipartisan support of the House of Representatives and oppose the regulatory sandbox. Illinois' financial community, our state regulatory agency IDFPR, and all other proponents of innovation, consumer choice, and consumer protection remain ready and willing to set the record straight. There is no question that the regulatory sandbox is pro-business and pro-consumer. It will enable IDFPR as our state regulator to better protect consumers. I am asking the Senate to reevaluate its stance on the regulatory sandbox. Let's get House Bill 5139 back on track so that Illinois can grow as a global business hub and center of tech innovation. Thank you."
"Introductions and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 5884, offered by Representative Long, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. First Reading of this House Bill. Introduction of Resolutions. House Resolution 1111, 10000135.docx 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 135th Legislative Day 5/22/2018 offered by Representative Moylan. House Resolution 1113, offered by Representative Butler. House Resolution 1115 offered by Representative Costello. House Resolution 1116, offered by Representative Stewart. House Joint Resolution, offered by 134, offered by Representative Riley are referred to the Rules Committee. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 10000135.docx 33