Illinois House Floor Debate — May 30, 2018

"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'll be led in the Pledge by Mr. Halpin."

Speaker Lang: "Roll Call for Attendance. Mr. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler." 10000141.docx 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that all Republicans are here to do the work of the people."

"I like that. Mr. Harris." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the House Democrats, I'd like to say that Representative Tabares is excused today."

"Thank you, Sir. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. We have 117 Members answering the roll. And we do have a quorum. Mr. Butler is recognized."

"You may proceed."

"Welcome, Coach Sue. We're happy to have you with us. Mr. Drury."

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

"Proceed, Sir." 10000141.docx 2  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"I'd like to welcome today up in the chamber behind us is my district director, he's here from Chicago, Ethan Woodward. Please give him a round of applause and a Springfield welcome."

"Welcome. Thanks for being here with us today. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 1112, Representative Jimenez."

"Representative Jimenez."

"Thank you, Representative. Those in favor of the Resolution say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Congratulations. Chair recognizes Representative Bourne for an introduction."

"Congratulations. Thanks for joining us. Good luck to you, Sir. Mr. Olsen is recognized."

"Please proceed."

"Welcome to the House chamber. Thank you for being with us today. Mr. Riley."

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

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. Members, if I could have your indulgence just for a few minutes? Recently I passed House Resolution 1014, which unfortunately was a Memorial Resolution. Many of us do these recognizing former Members but many times people in our community that left a mark on their community. And so, I just wanted to… to do one to have you recognize someone that… and a family that's very special to me. Mariyah Howard… Mariyah Kaitlyn Howard lived in Beecher, Illinois and she tragically passed away March 31, 2018. Her uncle and her cousin are in the back in the… in the gallery. And I'm doing this for this great family, a family of service and Mariyah in many ways was just like that. She was born in Hazel Crest July 23, 1997, was as cheerleader at Illinois Lutheran High School in Crete and graduated from Beecher High School. And she also worked at Beecher Manor and enjoyed taking care of the residents, that's sort of a nursing home. So, you can get an idea of what this young lady did and how she was following in the footsteps of the family. And unfortunately, the family got a tragic call one night. A call that no one wants to get. Mariyah was tragically killed by a drunk driver. Many times loved ones leave us, you know on the basis of a disease or other kinds of things but a drunk driver. You know, she left and did not come home by something that was totally preventable. And so, what the family wanted to do is dedicate their lives in the spirit of Mariyah to talk about drunk 10000141.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 driving. Matter of fact, just the other day we had a Bill that one of the Members was presenting dealing with the BAIID device. So here's some statistics which are somewhat chilling. In 2013, the last year that we really had a lot of information about it, 386 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Illinois. Also in 2013, about 10 thousand people died in alcohol-related crashes in the U.S., 31 percent, one- third of the total fatalities. Between 2003 and 2012, 3,866 people were killed in crashes involving a drunk driver in Illinois. And in 2012 they figured out the rate of deaths by age per 100 thousand population was 6.7 percent nationally and 6.0 percent in Illinois in the 21 to 34 age range, which you sort of can figure… figure that out. Katie Howard is a very beautiful person and there's many ways that we deal with our loss. And I want to read something from a blog that… that she wrote for her cousin, her little love bug. I had to write this blog because these thoughts are constantly running through my mind and I just miss you, so this helps my heart. Each day I have started doing an act of kindness whenever an opportunity arises. So, I challenge each of you who reads this to leave a ‘Mariyah mark’ in the world. When you leave your Mariyah mark keep it silent. When you brag about an act of kindness it defeats the purpose. Mariyah did so many silent acts of kindness; she was truly a bright light in this world who is missed by so many. I promise to keep your memory alive; I am honoring you every day. Love bug, I love you. Love you, Katie. And I think that, you know, we… we do those things all the time those random acts of kindness. But I would just ask all of you how we bring in the life of all the people that we 10000141.docx 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 talk about when we do these memorials. The next random act of kindness that you do, I would wish that you would call it your Mariyah mark in the world. Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, may I have a moment of silence in the memory of Mariyah Howard?"

"Body will take a moment of silence. Thank you, Representative. Mr. Spain is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

Speaker Lang: "Thanks for joining us today. Representative Manley."

"You know, I… I… A point of personal privilege, Speaker."

"Go ahead."

"So, Representative Riley and to the family of Mariyah, I didn't stand up to talk about this but I'm going to just mention a few things. So, drunk driving has affected my family in a much different way. We did not lose a person, but in… if you look in Representative Manley history, you'll see a situation in 2012 where I, at great personal risk, prevented 10000141.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 a family member from driving drunk. And I can't even tell you how… I'm… I'm churning inside because sometimes when you do the right thing it comes at great personal sacrifice. But now listening to the loss of this girl and how it's affected her family and how tragic that was, I can… I can tell you how important doing what I did was. And so, I say to all of you don't let your family members drive drunk. You don't want that… you don't want to live with that. Other things are easier to live with, I guess I want to say. And to the family of Mariyah, my heart goes out to you. And I just wanted to mention that. On another note… sorry, Dan. My friend and soon to be colleague, my district director Dan Huspek, is here in the House. He's a longtime good Democrat and I'm… I want to welcome him not only to Springfield but then also on my staff. So, if you could welcome Dan."

"Welcome, Dan. Thanks for being here with us today. Thank you, Representative. Representative Bellock is recognized. You have some guests."

"We're happy to have you here with us. Thank you. Mr. Ford."

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

"Go ahead, Sir."

"Mr. Speaker, in the gallery today we have guests. They're here because on May 30, 1921 a young black man named Dick 10000141.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Rowland was riding in an elevator in the Drexel Building at Third and Main in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a woman named Sarah Page. The details of what followed varied from person to person and accounts of the incident circulated among the city’s white communities during the day and became more aggressive. I'm talking about the bombing of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Black Wall Street. In the gallery we have Revin Fellowes, we have Chantal Grant, Randy Ryder and Mamma D here to make sure that we don't forget about the Tulsa, Oklahoma bombing that also caused havoc here in downtown Springfield and across 26 different cities across this nation. So, please join me in welcoming our guests in the gallery above the Republicans. Thank you."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you, Sir. House Resolution 1142, Mr. Costello. Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. Please join me in congratulating seniors Dalton Pyatt, Kyle Kreger and their boat captain, Scott Kreger, on winning the State Championship for Bass Fishing in the State of Illinois. They are, again, from Pinckneyville High School. 10000141.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Some incredible young men. And I would just like to also really thank Scott for the guidance that you've given and the time that you've spent with these two young men. Please help me to congratulate them."

"Congratulations. Sure happy you're with us on the House Floor today. Those in favor of the Resolution say… Excuse me. Representative Bryant. I thought you were rising to a different matter, Representative. Thank you."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. And again, congratulations. Those in favor of the Resolution say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Members, we're going to start on page 4 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Third Reading. You may note on the Calendar tomorrow is the adjournment day. If you want your Bill called, it'd be a good idea to be in your chair because I'm not sure how many times we're going to go through these Bills. Additionally, I'm asking the Members, those that are paying attention… I'm asking the Members to hold the points of personal privilege down to the absolute necessities. I'm asking the Members not 10000141.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 to be repetitive in debate so we can move through these Bills as expeditiously as possible. Virtually every Member has a Bill on the Calendar and I think we'd like to get through as many of these Bills as we can today and tomorrow. So, if you cooperate with the Chair, I will cooperate with you. Page 4 of the Calendar… just like that. Page 4 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 486, Leader Currie. Out of the record. Senate Bill 585, Mr. Walsh. Please read the Bill. The Gentleman has a Floor Amendment. Put the Bill on the Order of Second Reading and please read the Bill."

"Mr. Walsh."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment #2 is add on language to the underlying Bill and basically it would give the county treasurers additional power to eject tax purchases that use illegal bid practices or to disrupt the tax sale. I move for its 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."

"Mr. Walsh." 10000141.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you. So Senate Bill 585, as amended, does two things. First, it codifies the fees for tax sales and caps them at their current rate. And then the second was what I just explained in the Amendment dealing with tax purchasers using illegal bid practices. As far as the second Amendment goes… or the second Floor Amendment goes that language is permissive, so it's not a mandate. I'd ask for a favorable vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"There is no fee increase. So…"

"…hang on once second."

"Right now, they are uncapped. This would cap them. So, it… let me see if I can find the… give me a quick minute here. Here we go. So right now, the automation fee is at $10; that would be capped at $10. The interest fee which covers county treasurer's costs and tax sales is currently $60 and that would be capped at $60. And then the indemnity fee, again, for the county collector, is at $20 and that would be capped at $20. And basically it just clarifies everything." 10000141.docx 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"The… the fees… the fees were the underlying Bill that came over from the Senate. The Floor Amendment dealt with the tax purchasers."

"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. I'm not going to be asking that too many times today. Please record yourselves. Mr. Smith. Please take the record. There are 113 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Crespo is recognized."

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

"Proceed, Sir."

"So, we are all very proud and we have really competent staff in our… on both sides of the aisle. I just want to take a moment and acknowledge James O'Brien who staffs all our education committees. He's leaving. He's going to start law school at Chicago Kent. Hopefully he will finish, I never did. And I want to thank him for all his great work on the education committees. He's one of the best that we have and it's shame that we're going to lose him. Give a warm friendly applause for our good friend here. Thank you."

"Thank you, Sir. Congratulations. You've done fine work. Senate Bill 2560, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill." 10000141.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise for Senate Bill 2560 and it's a Bill to make sure that there are errors… if there are errors on the internet regarding your criminal history that a company cannot charge you to remove those errors. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"It can be made available but only in the instance of them trying to apprehend someone who may be a person of interest or someone who they are… who they have a warrant against and they're searching… of if they're searching for a missing person."

"It is saying that for-profit entities cannot charge an individual to correct and remove erroneous information from their websites."

"Yes, they could be subject to a fine."

"I have not been aware of not-for-profit entities that are doing this. We have lots of for-profit entities that are doing this. There are some that are very popular."

"To my knowledge, no."

"So, this Bill is on Short Debate. I'm asking the Members not to put on your lights on these Short Debate Bills unless you have to. I'll assume Mr. Davidsmeyer has to. Mr. Davidsmeyer. Who waved me off. Representative Wallace to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Bill that is about protecting erro… individuals from having erroneous 10000141.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 information being placed against them out on the Web. There is already litigation happening. So, I do encourage an 'aye' vote so that we can make sure that those who were not convicted or those who were erroneously put online have some recourse."

"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. Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 66 voting 'yes', 50 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Rules Report."

"Senate Bill 2561, Mr. Carroll. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Carroll."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members of the Chamber. This Bill takes Tannerite, which is an explosive and sold in targets and makes sure that you have to have a FOID 10000141.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Card to buy it. Tannerite currently is available without one, but it's generally used in target practice shooting. So, I'd ask for a 'yea' vote. Thank you."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"It depends on when last year, Sir? I came here in October."

"I think this…"

"Well, I think this is an important issue of public safety. And I don't think I'm wasting time with public safety, Sir."

"I took this Bill because it's about public safety and that's my focus." 10000141.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Mr. Carroll to close."

"I ask for a 'yea' 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. Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 59 voting 'yes', 56 voting 'no'. And Gentleman asks for Postponed Consideration. Senate Bill 2350, Mr. Carroll. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Carroll."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This Bill asks for local schools to have… require active shooter drills within 90 days at the beginning of school. Participation is required for all staff and students unless students have special needs. And I'm happy to take any questions that you have." 10000141.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"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 110 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2619, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is an initiative of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois. Historically this Body has taken the training and background of our firefighters and law enforcement personnel to make sure that we have the best qualified members in that. We also now are also requesting that we take that one step further and we have the best training possible for our fire chiefs. There are a number of options for them to have the appropriate training or a minimum of 10 years firefighting service before they can become a fire chief. With that, I request an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Batinick."

"This Bill is on Short Debate. Representative McCombie is recognized."

"Representative Willis to close."

"Thank you very much. This is a commonsense Bill. What it does is state those that are going to lead our fire departments should have firefighting training whether it is 10000141.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 through the classroom as an officer training or real on the job training as a firefighter. This is a public safety thing that I don't think we can put a price tag on…"

"Turn on Representative Willis, please."

"Thank you. If we do not have this we're actually going to find that we're going to hurt our fire service. Just one quick thing to respond to this, it does exempt those departments that already have in place a dual thing where you are both a police officer and a firefighter and volunteer departments are also exempt from this. 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? Same switches, same location, Members. Chapa LaVia, Rita. Please take the record. There are 87 voting 'yes', 24 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2667, Mr. Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. With House Floor Amendment #2 the only provision of the Bill it's requiring… requiring an enterprise zone applicant to demonstrate a plan to encourage participation in hiring of minorities, women and persons with disabilities. I'd ask for your support."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 10000141.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Carroll, Zalewski. Please take the record. There are 106 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2830, Representative Kifowit. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit. Mr. Turner in the Chair."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a simple Bill that looks at the board of trustees for the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District to change it from an appointed board to an elected board. Currently the Fox Valley Metro operates a $9.5 million budget and has the ability to assess property taxes. Therefore, in the essence of no taxation without representation, we are giving the voters of this district proper representation to an entity that can… can levy property taxes."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Representative, how many… or how is it the board appointed right now?"

"The board is politically appointed and we are changing this to an elected board of the voters." Wheeler, K.: "It's a politically appointed board because each of the Legislators that affect that district are currently the ones who make the appointments, correct?"

"No, that's not correct. The law is vague. In fact, recently several Members of the Legislature were not included 10000141.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 in the appointment of a recent board member. So, what you are saying is incorrect." Wheeler, K.: "I… I… to the Bill. I vehemently disagree with the characterization of this Bill. This is a blatant power grab by my friends on the other side of the aisle to make it clear that Aurora will be able to dictate who gets to be on this board entirely when Aurora does not entirely make up the district. So consequently, Ladies and Gentlemen, if this were an election process that was set up so that each part of the reclamation district would be represented, that would be a different story. This is not that at all. Please vote 'no'."

Speaker Turner: "The Chair recognizes Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you. To the Bill. Gentlemen and Ladies, this has been a political football for a long time. When I first came in here, this board was put together where the minor… majority of the people were the majority of the Party for the state. And as time came, I was able to manipulate this board a little bit and put a Democrat on that board. It's supposed to be a reflective body of the Fox Metro area. So before Leader Cross left, he put it back that it was… it was elected by, you know, going around and getting signatures on a letter saying we should go ahead and move this person forward. Now, it's always been a gentleman's game and we have played fair. This last appointment, which the Representative's talking about, was a move… a very strong Republican political move, not a Democratic move, because of the fact, Representative Wheeler, they never came to see myself… and I gave you another 4 minutes, I know. They never came to see myself for a 10000141.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 signature, they never came to Senator Holmes for a signature, they never came to Representative Kifowit for a signature to be appointed. They went around us. And whether we said yes we'd like to see you or not, we were never even given the opportunity. So now, we're at a conundrum, okay? The Republicans can fight over this; the Democrats are saying it’s a power grab. But what we're doing is… this Representative is doing the right thing. We're putting it back now into the hands of the public to vote on who they would like to represent them in this district that is very 50/50 Republican/Democratic district. And people should run for this position now because it is a paid position. They do get health care; they get pensions and they get tax dollars. So as far as for the transparency and accountability of this board now that we created… one of these 7 thousand boards… it’s going back to the people. So, we can say its D or an R, but let's not do that. Let's say let it be represented by the people who pay to be part of Fox Metro and let them vote for the position. So, I stand in full support of what the Representative is doing. And this is transparent and accountable government. Take it back to the people, allow them to vote on the positions and put whom they would like in there to be in there. So, I… I support this legislation. And I hope you can find it in your heart to also because this takes it out of our hands, Representative. It gives it back to the people and that's where it should be. Thank you."

"Representative Wheeler, your name was used in debate. Briefly, Sir." 10000141.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Yes, Sir. Thank you very much. What we have here really is a failure of redistricting. One of the few times the Democrats didn't redistrict a way that they have total power and control over things. Ladies and Gentlemen, please vote 'no'. This Bill does not do anything besides give power to the Majority Party in Aurora. Thank you."

"Representative Andersson is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"It's a nonpartisan election. We are taking politics out of this board."

"Representative Kifowit to close."

"Thank you, my colleagues. This is a Bill that has been mischaracterized by the other side. It's a Bill to put democracy to ensure that we give the people the power over who is levying their property taxes. This is the fundamental belief that there should be no taxation without representation. And we are giving representation to the people. I ask for your support."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2830 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. 10000141.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 On a count of 66 voting in ‘favor’, 49 voting ‘opposed’, and 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2830, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2773, Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This Bill would allow local units of government to use the Illinois Finance Authority for bond financing of PACE projects. You may recall that we passed a Bill regarding PACE projects which allow certain business enterprises to work with local government to get dollars to be able to do alternative energy projects. It's going to be good for the environment, good for job creation and good for the local communities as well. I ask your support."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Ives."

"Leader Lang to close."

"So, I believe the last speaker just doesn't like PACE financing, but that has nothing to do with this Bill. This Bill would allow the law we already passed to be partially administered by the Illinois Finance Authority. And they are fully aboard this Bill. They helped write this Bill. It's their Bill. They want to do this. And it will provide low- cost alternative energy for communities all over the State of Illinois at reasonable prices. Please vote for the Bill."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2773 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 70 voting in ‘favor’, 42… 43 voting ‘opposed’, and 2 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2773, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Senate Bill 2838. Representative Manley. Can you 10000141.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill?"

"Representative Manley."

"Thank you, Mr… thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Floor Amendment 2 is a gut and replace Amendment, makes the following technical changes to the Bill. Adds that professional development plans must be shared with the State Board of Education and requires the Illinois College Board, the ICCB, to annually report on its website the amount of teachers who have approved professional development plans."

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill 2838. 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. Senate Bill 2913, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is an agreed Bill which would establish expedited processing for Medicaid long-term applications and renewals with diplomatic process for easier renewals by January 1, 2019, subject to federal approval. Extends deadlines for providers to submit changes in residential status and creates 10000141.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 training instruction for applicants, case workers and providers. I know of no opposition. I ask for a favorable Roll Call."

"Representative Lang in the Chair. Those favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who… Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Turner. Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2923, Mr. DeLuca. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. DeLuca."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, Senate Bill 2923 requires township and road district clerks to certify certain payments made from the Township or Road District Treasury. This is an initiative of the Township Officials of Illinois. And it would align the requirements for township expenditures with those of other local governments and increase both transparency and accountability. There is no opposition and it passed unanimously."

"Those 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? Ford, Guzzardi. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2927, Representative 10000141.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Kelly Burke. Please read the Bill. The Lady has an Amendment. Please put the Bill on the Order of Second Reading and please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 3 is a gut and replace. I would appreciate adopting the Amendment and debating it on Third Reading."

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

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 2939, Representative Chapa LaVia. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you, Speaker and men and women of the chamber. This Bill is brought to me by the Illinois Math and Science Academy initiative. Senate Bill 2939 provides four significant changes to the governing laws. It provides that IMSA will have the authority to admit non-Illinois students who have completed the academic equivalence of 8th grade, so it’d start a freshman class. And it would be 50 a year starting at about ‘22. Authorizes IMSA to access tuition fees and room and board from out-of-state students providing IMSA 10000141.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 with a significant revenue stream intended to go towards debt service and the construction of a new 8… 850-bed residential hall. It stipulates that no more than 25 percent of IMSA student body can consist of non-Illinois residents. Effectively a hold harmless provision by which the current number of in-state admissions at IMSA would remain undisturbed. And last but not least, it provides that out- of-state tuition and fees must be sufficient to ensure that no, once again, no state appropriations shall be utilized to fund the cost of the out-of-state IMSA students attendance. Now this piece of legislation, I've been working with IMSA actually for the last couple of years ‘cause we've always tried to see how do we get out of the mess of not being able to be included in… in the… the carnage that happens around budget time. Because there's a specific residential high school that is utilized by every district in the state, we have them under appropriations for higher ed. So, they are not… they are not treated or looked at like the other high schools in the State of Illinois. They are world renown. We have been very blessed to have some amazing people and graduates come out of there that still contribute to the facility. But over the years they've lost dollars because of our… our issues that happen down here. And I have to really acknowledge their thinking out of the box to find ways to generate revenue and not keep on coming back to the state for more and more money. A couple things that I want to throw out there; the reason why they started the freshmen year starting in 2022 would be that what we find is 39 percent of 8th graders who would like to go to IMSA choose not… well, don't 10000141.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 eventually do that because they go into a high school and they get very acclimated into that school they go to. And there's less… less of a willingness to leave their sophomore year to go to another facility. This is a residential school in the State of Illinois that we created. And once again I'd like to say before I take any questions, the tuition and fee and room and board costs shall be charged to the students who are not Illinois residents the totality of which must be sufficient to ensure that no, no state appropriations are used to fund the cost of those students attending the academy. And I'm open for questions."

"Mr. Breen."

"We'll move to Standard Debate, but I would ask restraint so we don't spend an hour on a Bill. Mr. Breen.”

"Mr. Andersson."

"Sponsor yields."

"We are. We're not detracting from the students that we are required in the law to take in annually or within their… their numbers. It would be 50 a year of non-residential schools to cap out at 150. We wouldn't go higher than that. We would…"

"We're not changing the numbers that…"

"Correct."

"Right. We're adding to it and it'll only be 50 a year increase from ‘22 would be 50. The next class will be another 50, you’re right. And the next class capped out at 150."

"Thank you."

"Representative Hammond."

"Representative McDermed."

"Please complete your remarks." 10000141.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Ives."

"Sponsor yields."

"At times there is a wait list, but it's a few… like Tenth Special Session, like 10, 20, 30, if that's what you're asking."

"We do. Right now though the current capacity is 650 beds. So that's the amount. So I… I can't hear you. Speaker, can you… Thank you. Could you ask that again, please, Representative?"

"I don't, but I can get it for you."

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

Speaker Lang: "We've exhausted all speakers on this Bill. Representative Chapa LaVia to close."

"Thank… thank you so much. And thanks for the colleagues and their discussions. Representative Margo, I'd be more than happy to help you walk through that. I'm very concerned at what the alumni feel. This is why it’s been pushed to 2122 (sic-2022) so we have time to develop on what this looks like. There is a cap on how many students we have. We have 650 beds, so that's how many residential we can have for the state. That is never going to decrease. We're only adding in 150 for non-state residents. But I would love to work with you and the alumni on a solution there. And I 10000141.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 understand if you can vote 'no' or 'present', that's fine. I still want to work with you on that. I need… I need people to understand that this last budget, and the budgets that we're having in this state in the last 16 years, have done nothing but decimated education, decimated education. And it's the place we should be putting more money into. And people have heard me about early education and the importance there and how it's an easy… easy access to equal footing regardless of how much money your parents make is early education. But we have never, ever… and listen to me… never, ever put money where we need to in gifted programs in education in the State of Illinois anywhere. And this is one lining… silver lining to a cloud that we have this amazing institute called Illinois Math and Science Academy. And once again, if you… if you've been there great. If you haven't, I want to take you back and see how it's badly deteriorating as far as whether it's the boiler, whether it's the air-conditioning unit, you name it. And this institute has found a way to find dollars to help supplant what we're not giving them. And these are the rocket scientists of this state. The money we don't give them they've gone to private donors already. Now, they've come with a really creative Republican ideas, if you ask me and business owners on the Democratic ideas of how we go outside government and get more money to provide for these students that we are in charge of making sure they get their education. So, I think this is an ingenious win-win situation. I do want to work with those regardless if you're voting 'no', 'present' or for it. If you have ideas, we want to hear them. This is your high school… residential high school program. And it is world 10000141.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 known. They compete at the world level; it's not just the United States. They get awards from around the world. So, we want to keep this… the resources flowing into this high school. I appreciate any… anybody that would like to help in this. I appreciate that. But I really do request an 'aye' vote so we can get the dollars where they're needed. So we can keep this… IMSA back in the eye of the nation. So, thank you. And I… I request 'aye' votes."

"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? Members, please record yourselves. Ammons, Guzzardi, Lilly, Smith. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 80 voting 'yes', 32 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Returning to page 5 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 2838, Representative Manley. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Manley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. I explained the Bill a little bit, the Amendment… the technical change on Second. This is a dual credit Bill, allows high schools to work in conjunction with community colleges to come up with a program to support students that are interested in earning dual credit. And I'll take any questions."

"Those 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 10000141.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 yourselves. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 486, Leader Currie. Leader Currie. Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This is a measure that would establish the way in which the county assessor should valuate commercial solar systems. It… the… the proposal is that each system we would assume a $218 thousand per megawatt amount. I know of no opposition. The assessing officers are in favor as is the Farm Bureau. And I believe that the School Management Alliance, which opposed the Bill in its original form, is now neutral. I'd be happy to answer your questions and I'd be grateful for your support."

"Mr. Batinick."

"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? Chapa LaVia, Davis. Please take the record. There are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 10000141.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2927, Representative Kelly Burke. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 2927 is a product of the bipartisan, bicameral higher education working group that you heard about yesterday. And it is the establishment of a scholarship program called AIM HIGH. And it basically will provide money to our state public universities that they will then have to match. And they can use the money to get the students who are missing from our public universities. Students who both are… out migrate to out-of-state schools. This will allow them to have some competitive… some competition with those schools. And also students who, because of financial need, often don't go anywhere at all. And it… what we found through our higher ed working group discussions that that's a very large number of students. We've got universities that have seats available. And we would like to give these institutions the opportunity and the tools to do… to do better at recruiting our Illinois students, our best and brightest. It is supported by every public university. And I will take any questions and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Brady."

"Sponsor yields." 10000141.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Please bring your answer to a close. And then Mr. Brady can close." Burke, K.: "Thank you. And… and who are full-time students and who we fear were otherwise part of that out migration that we hear so much of or students that won't go. But basically it is… there is… it is means-tested, but it is an amount that will be able to attract a lot of middle-income… it'll be able to be used for a lot of middle-income people, which some of our financial aid programs don't allow."

"Mr. Thapedi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Burke, how much money is being allocated under this program?" Burke, K.: "Well it… it's not in this Bill, it's subject to appropriation. You know, we have an… an ideal amount that we'd like to work through at $25 million which would then be matched by the institutions in new… new aid. It's got to be on top of what they did the… did this current school year. So, it could be a potential for $50 million if all of the schools are able to take advantage of it."

"So, 25 million to 50 million. How is that money going to be allocated against the different universities? For an 10000141.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 example, how much money will be available for Chicago State University to provide students with the ability to participate in this program?" Burke, K.: "So, it will be proportionate to the university’s share. So, we'll… we'll look at all Illinois students enrolled in… in four years and then we'll look at each school’s share of those students. And for purposes of… of that counting, we're able to count part-time and full-time students because some schools have a higher percentage of part-timers than others."

"So, that would then mean that the University of Illinois would get the lion's share of it because an overwhelming majority of the students go the University of Illinois in the Champaign campus, the Springfield campus…" Burke, K.: "Right."

"…and the Chicago campus, correct?" Burke, K.: "Correct. Their three campuses make up a large part of the public undergrad enrollment."

"So, because Northeastern University, for an example, has a very small population, they'll get a limited amount of money?" Burke, K.: "It'll be in proportion to their enrollment, yes."

"Same with Governors State. They'd get a small amount of money?" Burke, K.: "Correct."

"And Chicago State would get a small amount of money as well?" 10000141.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Burke, K.: "Well, it… it's proportionate. And all of the universities are very much in favor of it. And they all can use these as their… the… the goal is to grow the enrollment…"

"Please complete your answer. Did you complete your answer, Representative?" Burke, K.: "Yes."

"Mr. Thapedi, do you have closing remarks? Mr. Drury."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Burke, a quick question. With this scholarship program will a student who is granted the grant find themselves in a situation like our MAP students were? That if there is no budget, that they may think they have a scholarship but in fact they receive no funding?" Burke, K.: "If… if there is… if there is no budget, we've got a lot of problems. Those probably being one of them."

"Okay. So, I… I get…" Burke, K.: "It's subject… it's subject to appropriation."

"Okay. So, this is not going to be a continuing appropriation?" Burke, K.: "No."

"Okay. Is that going to be disclosed? Has… has anyone worked on that issue? That, you know, we're trying to attract students there but one way to make sure students don't come here is to… to pull a bait and switch on them. Is it going to be disclosed up front in big, bold letters that, you know, this is Illinois; you are being given a scholarship but we may not fund it." 10000141.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Burke, K.: "So, this is… and… and… this is a pilot program, which will… we will review the usage and… and… and the results by 2024. But to your… to your question, ISAC is charged with creating the… the rules about how everything will be spelled out. And so, I am very confident that they're going to have the correct language that will indicate that, you know, that there is subject to appropriation. But we can work that with ISAC and be, you know, happy to take your concerns into account."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. First of all, I want to thank all of my colleagues who served on the higher education working group, particularly the Chief Sponsor of this Bill, for this very important legislation here today. We have all seen in the media the numerous published reports of the out migration of our students. What we also need to be concerned about are those students who get admitted into our universities and in August and September never show up in school. The students who are leaving or not enrolling at all are doing it because of financial reasons. This Bill is a critical piece of a package of legislation. This Bill will help those students who deserve to go to college based on their merit. And the universities have committed to matching it. This Bill is… we are referring to it as the Bill that will help us AIM HIGH, the Aspirational Institutional Match Helping Higher Education Grow in the State of Illinois. This Bill is good for our state, it's good for getting our students back into the seats of our universities. And I think this 10000141.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Bill should pass this House unanimously because we are working hard to lift up the Illinois economy. And we will do it through our higher education system. I ask that we all support Senate Bill 2927."

"Representative Flowers."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I'm reading the analysis and the title of the program is AIM HIGH. And my concern about what it is that you're trying to do, is this not duplicate of what is already in place as far as institutions being able to give students scholarships?" Burke, K.: "It is not duplicative. Institutions currently… every institution uses some of its institutional money to provide tuition discounting to students. What we're doing is incentivizing them to do more. And so, we're putting some skin in the game and we're asking those universities to put in the same amount. In addition to what they're already doing, we're requiring them in order to access the match program they've got to put a skin in the game. So, if a… an institution were able to… if an institution said this student is… we're going to use $2500 out of our… out of the AIM HIGH allocation, they have to give another 2500 to that student. So now that student has $5 thousand toward their tuition and fees. And again, it's on top of what they're already doing. And every public institution is wildly in favor of this legislation."

"And also, Representative, I've read where it is in the intent… the intent to try to… the attempt to delegate scholarship funds among a racially diverse range of students. 10000141.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 The intent is also that any public university participating in this program should in its best effort…"

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

"…in its best effort attempt to delegate. So, now what do you mean they are to do this in their best effort? I don't understand that. And especially because this is talking about the racially diverse. So, what do you mean it is an intent for them to do so, to make an effort? So, these children are they not… what if they qualify? What do you mean? I don't understand that?" Burke, K.: "So, it… it's to make clear… and this was a request in the Senate… just to make clear that the universities will as they try to do make sure that their allocations are, you know, spread over their demographics. And there are reporting requirements in the Bill. The universities have to report the information about who these grants are going to, to ISAC which will provide a report every year. And quite frankly, we'll have an opportunity within the Higher Ed Committee and the Higher Education Appropriations Committee when these universities come before us to get the information about who these are going to. And if we find that it's not up to… to snuff and we… we disagree with how the program is going, we can review it."

"Thank you, Representative. With all due respect, I've seen this type of legislation throughout my years here. And it has not been in the best interests of the children that it is intended for. And so, with all due respect I will have to respectfully vote 'no' on this legislation until it's made 10000141.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 clear and plain who this legislation is supposed to be for. Thank you very much."

"Representative Burke to close." Burke, K.: "Thank you. I think this a wonderful program. I think it will do a lot to change some of the bad news that we've heard on our higher education front. And… and help the institutions that have some challenges in… in their enrollment and recruiting. I think combined with some of the other things that have come out of the higher education working group, I think these are great tools that we're doing. And it's going to benefit Illinois students. So, you know, we're… we're going to continue to place value on having a diverse group of students attend our higher education institutions. And again, it is supported by every public institution as well as ISAC. 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? Please record yourselves. Bristow, Yingling. Please take the record. There are 111 voting 'yes', 6 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3103, Representative Mah. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mah."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. Senate Bill 3103 is a Bill that protects immigrant tenants from harassment, intimidation, threats or eviction based on their 10000141.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 immigration status. It contains language that was worked out with realtors and landlord organizations. They are neutral on the Bill. The Bill does not give any one group more rights than any other. Imagine, if you're a family… an immigrant family that has rented an apartment and you ask for a simple repair. The hot water tank is broken, and we all need hot water, but the landlord says, you're undocumented. I'm going to report you to ICE. Or you're undocumented, pay me $10 thousand so I will make the repair. Or you're undocumented, perform sexual favors for me or I won't make the repair. I think that no matter where you stand on the immigration issues, these types… this type of treatment is wrong and should not be tolerated. I'd like to reiterate that realtors are neutral on this Bill. We've worked hard with any potential opponents to make sure that they've agreed with the language. And I urge your 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"Mr. DeLuca."

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

"Sponsor yields." 10000141.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Mah, can you tell us if a Home Rule municipality has an existing crime free housing ordinance how do you believe that this will impact that?"

"It… it doesn't preempt Home Rule at all."

"Well, it may not preempt Home Rule, but if… if they have an existing ordinance dealing with tenants in general, that may be problematic. Will the…"

"The… so…"

"…how will this impact that?"

"So, if the landlord has legitimate grounds for evicting a tenant, that would control the proceedings."

"So… are you saying this will not give them any additional protection against something like a crime free housing ordinance? This won't impact that in any way?"

"No."

"Okay. Thank you very much."

"Representative Mah to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just to reiterate, realtors are neutral on this Bill. And regardless of how one feels about the immigration issue, I'm sure we can all agree that no one deserves harassment, intimidation, threats of eviction or maintenance of poor living conditions based on one's immigration status. I urge your '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? Members, please record yourselves. Please record yourselves. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 62 voting ‘yes’, 48 voting ‘no’, 1 voting ‘present’. And this Bill, having received the 10000141.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3116, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3116 is essentially some cleanup language from similar Bills we've previously been working on here in Health Care Licenses. It's a clarification for under… for some podiatrists who were unable to enact written collaborative agreements after we passed the APN Bill. There's no opposition. I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 116 voting ‘yes’, 1 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3139, Representative Fine. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Fine."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill would make Illinois government more user friendly. It would have all three branches of government mirror the Federal Government's Plain Language Act of 2010. It provides easier communications for people reading government documents. This Bill restarts the Plain Language Task Force what was created in 2009 but never 10000141.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 fully implemented. The goal of the task force is to implement, monitor and maintain plain language in documents."

"Those in favor of the Lady’s Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 113 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3201, Mr. Breen. Please read the Bill."

"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. Senate Bill 3246, Representative Bryant. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Bryant."

"Out of the record. Senate Bill 3388, Representative Gordon-Booth. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3388 expands Adult Redeploy eligibility. Due to the current eligibility restrictions, some probation-eligible offenders with significant risks and needs are sentenced to less intensive, non adult redeploy programming. Or they're sent to the Illinois Department of Corrections where access to appropriate services and treatment is extremely limited. Counties throughout our state use Adult Redeploy Illinois 10000141.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 funds to start new programs, such as problem solving courts and special probation programs linked with services that enhance existing programs, fill in system gaps. This piece of legislation came over unanimously from the Senate; we have a bipartisan Roll Call. I ask for your 'aye' vote. I'm open for any questions."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"No, there are no opponents."

"Yes, it is open to those individuals because they need services. They need to be rehabilitated because they're coming back into our society, which is why there's no opposition to the Bill."

"They are."

"Criminals is a… is a word that I prefer not to use, but I would…"

"…definitely say…"

"…that it is… it is less expensive to rehabilitate individuals and send them back into the communities to be productive members of society than it is to simply house them and lock them up."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Representative Gordon-Booth, Scherer. Please take the record. There are 89 voting ‘yes’, 28 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Mr. Butler."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Glad you're with us today. Thank you very much. Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 1114, Mr. Demmer."

"Mr. Demmer, who I see is joined by Senator Bivins. Welcome, Sir. Mr. Demmer."

Speaker Lang: "Mr. Demmer moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Congratulations and thank you for joining us today. Moving back to the Calendar, Members, page 7 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Second Reading. Please be prepared, let's move through these as quickly as we can. Senate Bill 20, Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This is a measure supported by the State Chamber of Commerce, the ACLU and people who have been advocates for those who faced discrimination in employment. The effort behind the Bill is to clear the backlog in the state at the Illinois Human Rights Commission, a backlog that can go on for years. The proposal before you would change the structure of the Commission from 13 part-time members to 7 full-time members, each of whom will have some expertise in the areas that involve the… the Human Rights Act, the Human Rights activities. Each will have his or her own staff lawyer. We will have three new people directly to address the backlog. I'd be happy to answer your questions. And I will… I hope I will have your support for this reform." 10000141.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"The Department of Human Rights is not happy with the idea that people instead of waiting two years for the department to investigate a complaint and then another several years before the Commission that plaintiffs will have the opportunity to opt out of the process and go to court. But that was acceptable to the State Chamber of Commerce, as well as to those people who represent people who have been victims of discrimination on the job."

"Within the 60 days."

"Exactly. And that was, as I say, instead of somebody waiting two years for the department to investigate, then following a long backlog in the Commission on Human Rights, this gives the people who have… are able to make their case an opportunity for a faster resolution."

"No, we don't believe that it does." 10000141.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"And… and…"

"…and we did that. That was in fact a recommendation from the Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Task Force as well as appearing in this Bill. And what that does is it mirrors what… or the deadlines for going to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. So, we're just mirroring Federal Law so people are not confused about when they have to file a complaint if it is ever to be heard."

"Representative Jimenez."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Chapa LaVia, Rita. 10000141.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Please take the record. There are 114 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 34, Representative Hernandez. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hernandez."

"Yes, thank you, Speaker. So, Amendment #1 will simply renew the opposition from law enforcement and the state agencies."

"Mr. Breen, are you rising on the Amendment?"

"Well, we didn't get there yet."

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

"For now this Bill will be held on the Order of Second Reading. Does that satisfy you, Mr. Breen? Kind of thought it would. Senate Bill 200, Mr. Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman. Out of the record. Senate Bill 682, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 10000141.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is an… it's the… it's about opioids and the emergent need of getting people into care and removing prior authorization. There were hours, and months, and weeks of negotiation with managed care organizations, insurance companies, the Illinois Behavioral Health Association. And I believe we have agreement. We ultimately have to capture the moment when a person is ready to go into recovery. I think everybody is in agreement about this. And I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"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? Members, please record yourselves. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. There are 116 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1531, Mr. Harris. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1758, Representative Gordon-Booth. Representative Gordon-Booth. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1851, Mr. Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can we adopt the Amendments and then discuss the Bill on Third?" 10000141.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

Speaker Lang: "Seeing no objection, those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, G.: "I would make the same request."

"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, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill is the 2019… 2018 Medicaid omnibus package. It is a product of months of negotiation between the four caucuses, stakeholders and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. It does these things: it sets up a child… a health care advisory work group, which will develop standards for and supervise the transition of DCFS wards and youth in care from fee for service into managed care Medicaid; it addresses problems in obtaining payment by the ambulance industry by creating a single form to be used for submitting claims and also collecting compliance data from MCOs, hospitals and nursing homes; it increases the rate for institutions which care for medically complex and develop… developmentally disabled children; it also establishes a new 10000141.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 rate of payment for psych hospitals that hold youth who are wards of the state beyond medical necessity who cannot be moved from those facilities into other settings; it also creates a MCO Transparency Act that requires transparency and public dissemination of information regarding the development of capitated rates paid to the MCOs, claims, benefits, denials, rejections and that type of data. And lastly, with Amendment #4 (sic-Floor Amendment #3) it establishes a… an emergency fallback program should the Federal Government not approve either the Hospital Assessment Program or the Hospital Assessment Bridge Program by July 1 of this year. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Representative Bellock."

"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, Currie, D'Amico, Rita. Please take the record. There are 104 voting ‘yes’, 12 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2354, Representative Stuart. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart."

"Thank you. Senate Bill 2354 reflects the second of the package of Bills that you're going to see coming out of our Higher Education working group. This one is very student focused. One of the issues that we talked about was the difficulty some of our students have in completing their programs in a timely manner. And we're trying to do things to help make college affordable for students and their families. So, this was something… it's also agreed upon by all parties involved, all of our institutions, community colleges and four-year schools. So, it… it has two things that it does. It 10000141.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 asks the schools to make a reasonable attempt to advise their students who have expressed an interest in transferring to one program or another. And it also sets up a statewide policy, which is a reverse transfer program, which will help our community colleges retroactively award associates degrees to those students who… who have attained the credits necessary for them. I think it's going to be a great Bill. It's going to help make college affordable and accessible to more students across the State of Illinois. And I'd appreciate your support."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, 117 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2362, Leader Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Body. Senate Bill 2362 provides an exception to the prohibition on state- held property leases exceeding 10 years under the Procurement Code to allow the University of Illinois at Chicago to enter into a third-party financing agreement to pay for capital 10000141.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 improvements necessary to bring the Eye and Ear Infirmary Surgery Center up to date. I ask for the Body's support."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Carroll, Finnie. Please take the record. There are 115 voting ‘yes’, 1 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Mr. Carroll. Was your light on, Sir?"

"No. Sorry."

"No problem. Senate Bill 2421, Representative Cassidy. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2432, Mr. Martwick. Please read the Bill."

"Bill will be held on the Order of Second Reading. Senate Bill 2436, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 2436 came out of the Senate unanimously. This is a Bill that would amend 10000141.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 the Liquor Control Act and essentially allow for local control over the 100-foot rule. Many of you know that the Liquor Control Act is 70 to… a Section is 72 pages, 68 of those pages are exemptions. This will allow those municipalities who choose to have a local ordinance do so and if not… if they don't have an ordinance and don't set rules in place, we will still do those other exemptions here. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct."

"Right."

"Mr. Breen gets two minutes from Mr. Wheeler. Keep going, Sir."

"Chair recognizes Representative Hays for two minutes."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"Correct. Representative, I… I'm really glad you brought that up. I know that there are a lot of Members here who have experienced, especially in the city, a significant number of businesses that come meet with us after we adjourn with this problem. And essentially, I… I had a wine store in my district… they didn't sell one other item but wine… I met with them in June after we adjourned, which meant that they were paying rent at their business for… for… until we came back and filed and passed an exemption for them. That kept that small business with their doors shut and they almost never opened because of the cost. So, ultimately, this is a local control issue only. If the municipality that the 10000141.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 previous speaker was referring to chooses not to implement their own rules, that… they would still have to come back to us for that exemption, nothing changes. But this is an opportunity for those who want to… to put rules in place so that those small businesses, like the one I just described, can actually do business and open their door. This is supported by the State Chamber of Commerce, small Chambers of Commerce. It is balanced between local… if… if that's a decision…"

"Please make your final remarks."

"Senate… Representative Feigenholtz to close."

"This… as you know, the Governor consistently has vetoed a lot of the exemptions we've attempted to do here. And ultimately this is what I believe is a good compromise that he will sign. And I would appreciate your support on this Bill."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2436 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’, 17 voting ‘no’, 1 voting 10000141.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 ‘present’, Senate Bill 2436, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Conroy, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

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

"Please proceed."

"I'd like everybody to help me today to recognize that today is a very special day for a couple of people in our chamber. Today we need to celebrate two very important people, Representative Laura Fine and her husband Michael, who have a very inspirational friendship and love for each other that should inspire all of us. Today they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary."

Speaker Turner: "Congratulations. Senate Bill 2447, Representative Yingling. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Yingling."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senate Bill 2447 is an agreed upon Bill and it just says that records shall be transmitted electronically from the MCOs to HFS through a secured electronic format deemed sufficient by HFS. It also outlines that HFS shall consider concerns raised by the contractor's and potential burdens associated with producing these reports. I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 2447. All in favor say 'aye'; all 10000141.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 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 Senate Bill 2447."

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

"Yes. I… I just explained the Bill. I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Breen is recognized for two minutes."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Correct. The Amendment that we just adopted was drafted by HFS and that removes their opposition."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2447 pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 115 voting in ‘favor’, 0 voting ‘opposed’, 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2447, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate 10000141.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Bill 2481, Representative Riley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

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

"Representative Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Simply, Senate Bill 2481 does a number of things. Primarily what it does is increases the awards cap, the tort awards cap for claims coming before the Court of Claims from $100 thousand to 2 million. It also includes a… an effective date… now the Bill is effective immediately. But what it does is it has a special provision such that those who… those families who are aggrieved by the loss of their loved ones at the Quincy Veteran's Home will be able to file a claim under the new cap. Third, what it does is it brings Illinois's tort awards cap in the Court of Claims more toward the midpoint of all states in America. Right now, we're tied for last with four other states in terms of our claim. And the fourth thing that it does, it really adds a modicum of relief and respect to the families of the people who died in those homes, who basically sent their loved ones to these veteran's homes and they were under the care of the state. And so, that's what the… the Bill does. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Chair recognizes Representative Breen." 10000141.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"The Sponsor will yield for two minutes."

"It was 1972."

"Well, I… I think that math may be correct. I… I haven't looked at it. I do know that 1972, you could buy a gallon of Super Shell for about 37 cents. Gives you an idea of how far we've… we've come with regard to when those limits were actually set."

"I'm sorry?"

"Seeing no objection, this Bill will be moved to Standard Debate."

"Representative Kifowit is recognized."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative, what is your view of our veteran population that are in our nursing homes today?"

"My view is that these… and sometimes we throw around the… the word ‘heroes’ a lot. They're exactly that. And our veteran's homes are there to care for these people who gave up much of their lives in defense of this country. And so, we have a responsibility to be sure that they have everything that they need. And again, this is a situation where people who were essentially hale and hearty went into a veteran's home and… and things happened outside of their control and they tragically perished. So, I think it's our responsibility to be sure that anyone in our custody can view themselves as being in a very safe environment. Let me just clarify something else that was said, Representative Kifowit. First of all, nothing’s being rammed down anybody's throat. Now, I know how we do sometimes with certain Bills and we set up a scenario and, you know, everybody is… you know, is going to go to hell if you don't vote for this Bill and that… you know, 10000141.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 not this Bill. Let's not try to do that with this Bill. First of all, the $2 million cap is not the highest in the… in the nation. There are 17 states… 17 that have no cap at all. So, the $2 million cap puts us somewhere in the midpoint, number one. Number two, when this Bill was being negotiated it was being negotiated in a bipartisan fashion. There was a meeting; we had a teleconference when the Bill… I had a separate Bill. There was a Bill at the same time going on over in the Senate. We did negotiate. There was staff there from the Senate and from the House. I was there. The Senate Sponsor was there. Senate Republicans were there. The Court of Claims was there. Now, there's nothing more transparent and certainly bipartisan than that. And that is how we came up with the determination of what this Bill would look like. And even after one of the… some of the Amendments that I made on this Bill when it came over here, everybody was still on board. So, that's what I'm trying to do for the veterans who are in these veteran's homes."

"Thank you. And to the Bill. The reason why this Bill is in front of us today is because 13 heroes and 1 spouse died in a veteran's home due to questionable neglect. The point in fact is that we had veterans who were under the care of the State of Illinois, we have family members, particularly the family of Doris French, who was left in her room with significant signs of decay that they could not even have an open casket for her funeral, being under the care of the veteran's homes that they were in in Quincy. It is appalling that we have such a low threshold, such a low disregard for the veterans and the individuals in our care. And it is only 10000141.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 right and only befitting that we allow recourse in instances of neglect, in instances where people are mistreated, of a proper amount. Two million dollars is a proper amount. And to be quite frank, nobody can replace these family members that have passed away. Nobody can replace the heroes that we lost in Quincy. But this can help the families and this is by far more honorable than the $100 thousand we have today. And I request an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Keith Wheeler." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, I'm looking through my analysis here and I do see a couple of opponents. And I believe you and I had a conversation maybe a month or two ago about this Bill regarding the Asphalt Pavement Association and the Road and Transportation Builders Association. Can you help me understand their… their opposition, their concerns?"

"Representative Wheeler, I don't know what their opposition is. Because I… as I think that I emanated to the entire Body, this process has been going on an extremely long time. And so, all of the entities that had a problem with the Bill could have come to me, not only come to me, they could have joined in the conversation. I did not know about a lot of this opposition until the day the Bill was coming out of committee. So, I can't help you understand where they're coming from. Maybe they can tell you, but all of this opposition came on at the last minute. I would say that many of them that happen to be departments under the Governor, you know, you can sort of figure out where that opposition is coming from. Another 10000141.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 thing that I wanted to point out that was said, the Illinois Municipal League it not an opponent of this Bill. They were not an opponent of this Bill. They were going to be an opponent when the Bill was in the Senate. They pulled their opposition. I've talked to the IML; they take no position on the merits." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. Representative, I'm looking at our list of… of the states that do have a limitation and right now we are very near the bottom of the list that you mentioned earlier. But this Bill would put us tied for number one in the country with Missouri at 2 million. I know you said there were some states that don't have a limitation at all…"

"Representative Wheeler, that's not tied for first place. If 17 states don't have a cap at all…" Wheeler, K.: "I'd qualify that."

"Well, what…" Wheeler, K.: "I said of the list… of the list I have in front of me, Sir. That's what I was saying."

"Well, I understand that. But again, that doesn’t mean a whole lot. If 17 states have no cap at all. So, I would not say we're not tied for first." Wheeler, K.: "Of the ones who are listed."

"You can say we're tied…" Wheeler, K.: "I understand."

"…you can say we're tied for first amongst those who set a cap." Wheeler, K.: "That's… and that's exactly what I said. So, I wasn't trying to mischaracterize it. I was just pointing out the 10000141.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 fact that we are going to have a limit; it's going to be the highest tied with Missouri that we see."

"Well…" Wheeler, K.: "To the Bill."

"And you must… before you go to the Bill you got…" Wheeler, K.: "Sure."

"…you have to remember, too, and we've done this quite a bit with other measures, we are just changing a cap. You still have to go before the Court of Claims. You still have to file a claim and you must win before you get anything. And the court has jurisdiction as to what that award is. I just want everybody to be cognizant of that. Thank you." Wheeler, K.: "Appreciate that. Actually, I'm going to ask you one more question, if I could? Representative, this… this has come to light in regards to what happened in Quincy."

"I'm sorry?" Wheeler, K.: "This… this issue has come to light from what happened in Quincy, correct?"

"That was one of the main drivers; that's correct." Wheeler, K.: "Right. But it still affects every Court of Claims issues that we're seeing in the state. So, it's not just a Quincy-related award, it affects the entire system permanently. Is that…"

"Well, it… it affects those claims where people are under our custody or our jurisdiction." Wheeler, K.: "Right."

"So, it doesn't affect every claim. But those people who are under our custody, our care, or jurisdiction, it would affect, potentially." 10000141.docx 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Thank you. To the Bill. Ladies and Gentlemen, I understand the… the Sponsor's initiative here. At the same time, I think that when we look at a gallon of Super Shell in 1972 at 37 cents that's… if it went up by ten times what gasoline has gone up to since that period of time, we'd only be at a million dollars. So, I think we may be overreaching here a bit. And I think that there are concerns that I did bring earlier to the Sponsor that haven't been all the way addressed yet. So, at this point I… I can't support the measure and urge a 'no' vote. Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you, Speaker. Will the Leader yield?"

"He will."

"Thank you. I understand that Illinois damage caps have not been updated since 1972 and that it is the lowest in the country that we have. Who came up with this proposed cap on this Bill… or in the Bill?"

"The… the current cap… the $2 million cap?"

"Yes."

"Well, that was negotiated."

"So, it was… negotiated with all…"

"With… with all of the parties…"

"…individuals you had plus the Court of Claims, correct?"

"Well, yes. It… the people from the Court of Claims were there. As I stated before, this was something that everyone from both parties, all interested parties and, you know, the different entities that are going to be involved, we came up with what that cap number was." 10000141.docx 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"As a military veteran, Leader Riley, do you think that a hundred thousand cap provides adequate access to justice for our veterans and their families who fell victim to the tragedy in Quincy?"

"Not at all. As we said before, first of all, the… the cap… the $100 thousand cap was outdated. We've stated when it was… when it was promulgated. The other thing that… that I think that it did also was, again, a life is… is priceless. But I think that that low cap also dissuaded people from even coming up with a claim at all."

"I… I agree with you. And unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to speak up on Memorial Day which is a very reverent day. It's not happy Memorial Day; it's reverent Memorial Day for those who served. But we're talking about individuals that sacrificed with a blank check to the United States of America to fight for their country. And they should be held at the highest esteem. If something happens that is our fault before their death, that they have the ability to go to the Court of Claims and adjudicate it and make sure that they are paid justly and fairly. And I wholeheartedly support this Bill. And I hope you will too. Thank you, Leader, for bringing this forward."

"You're welcome."

"Representative Frese, we have heard from three in support on this measure. Do you ride… rise in opposition?"

"Do you rise in opposition to this measure? According to Standard…" 10000141.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"…according to Standard Debate rules we have heard from three proponents and we have room for one more opponent. Sorry."

Speaker Turner: "Do you rise in opposition, Representative McSweeney? You may proceed."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Well, again, I am a fair person. And… and thank you for… for stating that. We're sort at the eleventh hour as far as this legislation is concerned. And again, it's not like anyone did not know about this. As I say, this was a negotiated Bill. It was a bipartisan Bill. Not only that, as I stated before, many opponents could have weighed in on the Bill. This was 10000141.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 something that we got together numerous times, staff, departments and we worked it out. The Bill is ready to go."

"I've already stated… and… and also the Bill had a number of notes on them. All those notes have been answered."

"The Bill is what it is, I think it's a good Bill. I think what it does is it shines a light on what our responsibilities to those who are under our custody and care, what those responsibilities are. And so, I think the Bill is ready to go, Representative McSweeney. If you have to vote 'no', I… I respect that. But the Bill is ready to go and we should give an up or down vote."

"Representative Frese."

"Representative Riley to close."

"Thank you very much for the debate. This is a good Bill. And beyond the technical things that it does, again, what it does is it gives the families of the people who have sacrificed so much… sometimes, you know, we… we talk about 10000141.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 that but we give our veterans lip service than real honor. And I think that this Bill goes a long way to give their spirits and the families of the people whose lives were lost, as I say, a modicum of respect and a concern from this Body. Please vote 'aye'."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2481 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 79 voting in ‘favor’, 33 voting ‘opposed’, and 2 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2481, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Carroll, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to make sure that my vote is shown as a 'yes' on SB2447. Thank you."

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

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the record reflect that I intended to vote 'yes' on Senate Bill 2447?"

"Journal will reflect your request. Mr. Clerk, Senate Bill 2522, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative… Senate Bill 1707, Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lang. Representative Harris." Harris, G.: "Mr. Speaker, I'd like to withdraw Amendment #1."

"Mr. Clerk, please withdraw Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 1707."

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you. This Bill deals with mental health parity. And I would like to adopt Amendment 3 and discuss it on Third."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill 1707. 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 Senate Bill 1707."

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. First, let me thank my colleagues for the bipartisan nature of the Sponsor board. It reflects how important mental health 10000141.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 parity is. Many of you know, this is something I've been working for years and because of the cooperation in this chamber Illinois has become a leader in mental health parity across the nation. This Bill will even create a wider gap between us and the rest of the nation. This does some very good things to make sure that the mentally ill and those with substance abuse needs get treated appropriately. It creates some new definitions in the statute. It puts some new requirement on the Department of Insurance and HFS to track data and to find out whether insurance companies are actually doing what they're supposed to be doing. It does many other things including giving data to the General Assembly about what's going on in the area of parity. It takes barriers away from people who need medically assisted treatment, who are in substance abuse needs. And overall, a pretty good Bill. The only opponent to it was CMS and they did not speak in committee. This Bill has been worked on for over a year. I know of no other opposition to it including the insurance companies who are impacted by it. I would ask your support."

"Chair recognizes Leader Bellock."

"Leader Lang to close." 10000141.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you. I appreciate Representative Bellock' s comments. Let me thank the Kennedy Forum as well as the Illinois… as soon as I remember their name… the Illinois Association of Behavioral Healthcare Associations for their help in negotiating this along with all of our negotiating partners. I would appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 1707 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 106 voting in ‘favor’, 9 voting ‘opposed’, and 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 1707, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1758, Leader Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Gordon-Booth. Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill a third time."

"Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 1758 is a simple change. We're looking to ensure that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board is allowed to own and lease property. We're also making some small changes to the reorganization of the board. It's a simple… it's a simple 10000141.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 rule change. I ask for an 'aye' vote. I'm open for any questions."

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

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

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"So, if you would recall, at one point this was the only training facility in the state. We now have three others in other geographical regions of the state. What this does is this puts their board on par with the other training facilities in other parts of the state."

"Well, the reason for that is that it has to do with the significant donation that was made to the development of this phenomenal training facility down in Decatur. So, the removal of that is because of the… the significant amount of the donation and the work that they've been able to do down 10000141.docx 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 there. They're removing that from the ebbs and flows of what happens in the Governor's Office."

"No, it's…"

"No."

"I'm not speaking to that. I don't know how he feels."

"No. It's important because part of what is necessary with this legislation is the ability to lease and own property and that then becomes difficult when that… when this facility’s then governed by the Governor's Office as a part of an Executive Order. So, we're changing that with this legislation."

"If you recall, I stated at the beginning of my opening that the first portion of the Bill is that we're giving them the ability to own and lease property. So, if you have another entity that has jurisdiction over said property, 10000141.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 then do you really have ownership? The answer to that would be no."

"Representative Gordon-Booth to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think I stated very clearly exactly what we're looking to do. We're looking to give them the opportunity to own and lease the property that has been built through the gift of a donation, a private gift that was given, to allow law enforcement as we continue to go down this road of… of justice reform. And we clearly understand the importance of training as it relates to having officers that are better equipped to be in our communities and operate in a fashion that we all can be proud of. That is exactly what's happening at this facility down in Macoupin 10000141.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 County. If you are confused, I would suggest that you may take a visit to see some of the phenomenal work that's going on at the Law and Standards Training… the… the ILETSB training facility down in Decatur, Illinois. I think that, again, we were very clear with what we're trying to do. We just want to put this board on par with the other three training facilities that we have in the State of Illinois. This is not a power grab. That's why this Bill has no opposition. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 1758 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 67 voting in ‘favor’, 47 voting ‘opposed’, and 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 1758, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 904, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman on Floor Amendment #3."

"Yes. Mr. Speaker, Floor Amendment #3 would simply move from a two percent interest rate to a one percent interest rate for past due bills."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill 904. 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." 10000141.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Senate Bill 904."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a… a Bill that has been proposed by the Illinois State Medical Society and is… is favored by all providers under the Workers’ Compensation System. Currently the Workers’ Compensation System a medical provider will provide services, whether it's an orthopedic surgeon, a hospital, physical therapy, a chiropractor, to injured workers and they're to be paid by the insurance company. Unfortunately, what is happening is of… all too often and the… the testimony in the committee indicated that they're not getting paid even though the medical procedures had been approved… prior to them being performed. They're not getting paid for sometimes 18 months to 2 years. There was a testimony about an orthopedic company that hadn't been paid for services that were done way back in 2016. This would ensure that the one percent interest rate would be charged, that's currently in law could be enforced, that is charged for our past due bills. If the bill is not paid within 30 days, it would accrue a one percent interest rate and it would ensure that there could be a private right of action in order to make… make the bills get paid. It also has provisions regarding electronic medical records and… and indicates that the Department of Insurance must adopt them by September 1 of 2018. And 10000141.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 indicates that if the insurance company does not believe that there should be payment that is made under the medical fee schedule that there would be an Explanation Of Benefits. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

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

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

"Representative Breen."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Exactly. And what has happened as a result of that case is that the doctors are leaving the Workers’ Compensation System because they're… of nonpayment because there's no enforcement mechanism."

"Yes. Because when it comes to collection actions the… the Workers’ Compensation Commission is not in a position of… of doing that. That's not their… that's not their forte. That's the Circuit Court's forte. And what this would do is simply say, when a medical process is performed you're going to get paid for it. And the medical fee schedule indicates the amount that you're going to get paid for it so there's no dispute there. If there is any kind of a dispute it says the insurance company would inform the provider of… through an explanation of benefits, an EOB, as to why they aren't paying the amount under the medical fee schedule."

"Yeah. Well, obviously, if an… if an individual is injured at work and he goes to… to a medical provider and the insurance company is made aware of it and approves it, well, the provider should get paid. They've provided a surgery, they may have provided hospital care, they may have provided medical… other medical care, physical therapy. They should 10000141.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 get paid. I think what you're making… making a reference to is the electronic billing portion of this Bill. For years, and years, and years we've been attempting to have electronic billing made part of the Workers’ Compensation System. However, the Department of Insurance hasn't done what is necessary in order to make sure that that takes place. So, what this indicates is that the director must adopt rules by September 1 of 2018 so that there is put in place an electronic claims system. It's done in all other types of health care throughout the United States. And this would just make it subject to the Workers’ Compensation System."

"In… in that area, we indicate what must be part of that electronic billing system in that area of the Bill."

"It… it's my understanding that this is only given guidance to the Department of Insurance for the making of the rules of the medical… of the electronic billing system. It's 10000141.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 just giving guidance. If a… a defense attorney wants to get… wants further medical records who is representing an employer, they can subpoena the medical records under the Workers’ Compensation System. None of that is changing."

"Chair recognizes Representative Ives."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"Well, I know that the proponents of the Bill, actually in your Leader's Office, had… had a meeting regarding the Bill. They couldn't come to a consensus, but in response to some of the comments from some of the Members of your side of the aisle, we initially had a two percent interest rate which would raise it from the current one percent. The Amendment that I just adopted reinstated the one percent interest rate. Unfortunately, under current law the way it… and… and because of the court decisions, they're not able to bring an action in order to enforce the payment and the interest rate. So that…"

"…this would provide that mechanism."

"I participated in discussions but not the negotiations, no."

"Well, yes. It…"

"…what… what this provides… what this provides is an electronic billing system where the medical providers will be able to send the bills electronically to the insurance companies. So, yes."

"Well, the Bill says that it requires employers… or excuse me, it requires insurance companies to accept electronic billing from the medical providers. So, by implication, that means the medical providers would be required to send it electronically." 10000141.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Please make your final remarks, Representative."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Williams."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative, is it the intent of the language added to Section 8.2(d) to ensure that where a provider has designated a third party to bill on its behalf, the billing entity would be entitled to those rights afforded to the provider under subsection (d), including payment, issuance of an explanation of benefits for all and interest?"

"Yes."

"Thank you very much. This is an excellent piece of legislation. I'm looking forward to voting 'yes'."

"We have heard from three proponents on the Bill and one in opposition. Representative Davidsmeyer, do you rise in opposition to this measure? I need an answer."

"If you don't rise in opposition, then we're going to Representative Hoffman to close."

"You may proceed, Sir."

"Just a comment, I hope that even though you rise in opposition my… my excellent closing is going to persuade you to vote for the Bill." 10000141.docx 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Yeah."

"’Cause it's going to be… it's going to be an unbelievable closing. I'm just telling you."

"I mean, you just wait. You just wait."

"What… what's the question? I'm sorry."

"The… the Amendment, I think it was Amendment 2, indicated that the private right of action only applies to bills that go forward. Not anything retroactively, only forward."

"Generally, it's my understanding, the insurance company will approve it even before they provide the services."

"Which is what…"

"No, they're not making the payment because there's no mechanism to enforce making the payment under current law as 10000141.docx 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 a result of the court case that the previous speaker talked about."

"Well, it's not only the electronic system which we're wanting to get in place. And I… I just… a previous speaker, right now the system is costing millions and millions of dollars in certified mail to send these bills."

"Why would a doctor send something certified mail when they can electronically send it to the insurance company? So, to your question, what this would provide for is a mechanism for collection of a bill that has been… basically been approved, the services have been performed and they're just not getting paid. And there's really no… there's no question as to the amount because we have this medical fee schedule that sets the amounts out."

"They probably are opposed, right."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"Yeah, I would just say this. It was previously indicated that business is opposed. Well, I believe the… the doctors and the hospitals of this state are businesses. The physical therapists run businesses. The Psychiatrists Society and their members are businesses. And to say that this is an overreach when the previous speaker made a great point, these are approved services, the medical fee schedule says what 10000141.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 the… what the amount should be paid and they're not paying it. This just allows them to make sure that they are paid. And that was my brilliant closing. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 904 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 105 voting in ‘favor’, 11 voting 'no', 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 904, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Halpin, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just ask that the record reflect I intended to vote 'yes' on Senate Bill 3103."

"The Journal will reflect your request. Mr. Clerk, Rules Report."

"Page 10 of the Calendar, we have Senate Bill 2546, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Senate Bill 2579, Representative Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Slaughter on Floor Amendment #3."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to adopt Floor Amendment #3 and discuss the Bill on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill 2579. 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, Senate Bill 2579."

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 2579, as Amendment… as amended, represents a needed trailer Bill to the Bail Reform Act we passed last year. The Bill provides important clarifying language regarding the $30 per day credit provision, as well as the provision regarding the automatic 7-day, ‘second look’ bail hearings. Lastly, Senate Bill 2579 adds language to allow the 10000141.docx 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Illinois State Treasurer's Office to hold all bail refunds. The Bill is supported by the Illinois Probation and Court Services Association, as well as the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. To my knowledge, I know of no opposition. I urge a 'yes' vote."

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

"The Sponsor will yield."

"That's correct."

"That's also correct."

"Not that I'm aware of, no."

"Representative Slaughter to close."

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

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2579 pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 110 voting in ‘favor’, 0 voting ‘opposed’, 0 10000141.docx 107  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2579, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2617, Representative Zalewski. Mr. Clerk. Okay. I'm sorry. Excuse me. Mr. Clerk, Senate Bill 2599 by Representative Slaughter. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Slaughter on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I'd like to adopt Floor Amendment #1 and discuss the Bill on Third."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 2599. 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, Senate Bill 2599."

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 2599 represents a penalty decrease for violating home confinement and electronic monitoring. Ladies and Gentlemen, being just a Member of Judicial Criminal Committee fully aware of the discussions we've had on penalty enhancements versus penalty decreases. And it's important to understand that a lot of folks that are so critical of penalty enhancements are 10000141.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 not doing it for political reasons, not only doing it because it has an adverse negative affect on our communities, but the research shows that it simply doesn't work. Study after study, locally, nationally, internationally, it shows that this doesn't work. On the other hand, in regards to penalty decreases, we're not just throwing punitive statutes in a hat and picking them out and asking for a penalty decrease. We want to do this where it's understandable; we want to do this where it's sensible and where it makes common sense. Senate Bill 2599 is a commonsense, sensible penalty decrease. Currently the penalty for escaping prison and violating home confinement is the same. They're both Class 3 felonies. Senate Bill 2599 will change the violation of home confinement from a Class 3 felony to a Class 4 felony. Shouldn't really have to explain it, the planning, the preparation, the strategy, the effort to escape from a locked, secured facility is… is totally different than violating home confinement. This is a note… negotiated agreed upon Bill by the John Howard Association, Chicago Urban League, ACLU of Illinois, Illinois Sheriffs Association and also the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. Let's pass this commonsense change. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Breen."

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's correct. We're not going overboard; it's still a felony. But yes, you are correct."

"Chair recognizes Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"So, you indicated that this would reduce an individual who is on electronic monitoring. If there is a violation, 10000141.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 it’ll reduce it to a Class 4 felony rather than Class 3? Am I understanding the Bill?"

"Yes."

"And so, how does what the previous speaker just stated actually gel with what you're doing with this legislation? So, there were some statements that individuals are on home confinement because it's kind of an extension of being incarcerated. They're violating that home confinement. Is that…"

"I mean, we're just talking about drastically different situations. Coming home 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes late and violating your home confinement is different than plotting and actually executing the escape from a locked, secured jail or prison."

"Thank you. I just wanted to make sure that we were very clear about that. To the Bill. The willfulness to ignore science… social scientific research on what punishment actually does in terms of deterring behavior or encouraging behavior is just so shameful. We continue to have this discussion around penalty enhancements and what Bills are not moving or are moving, but we're not having that discussion rooted in social scientific, psychological research. There is very clear evidence that increasing penalties does nothing to deter certain behaviors. And anyone who's been a parent or a guardian probably has experienced that firsthand. And again, as the Sponsor stated in his opening statement, there are numerous empirical studies that show enhancements don't help. On the converse, there are empirical studies that show that individuals participating in prosocial behavior will do better when they are absolutely no longer on electronic 10000141.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 confinement. So, if they do have a job, if they are going to a place of worship, if they are going to a support meeting for their addiction or some other 12-step program they may be participating in and they come home 5 minutes late, we should not be penalizing these individuals further. So to that end, I encourage an 'aye' vote for this very important piece of legislation."

"Representative Slaughter to close."

"Thank you. We've got to continue to look at ways to address this actually national crisis of mass incarceration and look at commonsense ways… commonsense ways to lower our jail and prison population. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2599 pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Have all voted who wish? Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 48 voting ‘aye’, 64 voting ‘nay’, 0 voting ‘present’, Representative Slaughter moves for Postponed Consideration. Leader Lang in the Chair."

"Senate Bill 2617. Excuse me. I missed Mr. Moylan and I would never do that on purpose. Mr. Moylan is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We know that you're just coming in off relief duty, but you're living offline there. We have a special announcement. We have a little… I would call it a little treat for everybody in the back room by Representative Demmer… Demmer's office. Pizza for everybody today. Thank you. And have a great day." 10000141.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"How kind of you, Sir. I'm sure you went out and picked those up for everybody. Senate Bill 2617, Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to adopt Floor Amendment #1. It becomes the Bill representing the agreement language."

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

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 is a technical change…"

"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."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional 10000141.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Regulation. It represents an agreement with real estate appraisers and real estate appraiser companies to enter into… to define what a real estate… real estate appraisal firm is along with setting size and scope limitations. This is an, again, agreed upon with the industry. It's important to do this to become compliant with Federal Law. I'd 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? Please record yourselves. Time's a wastin’. Carroll, Evans, Feigenholtz, Gordon-Booth, Moeller, Mussman. Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2641, Mr. Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner."

"Floor Amendment 3 deals with some of the insurance liability information included in the Bill. I'd like to 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." 10000141.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Mr. Turner."

"Floor Amendment #4 is a technical Amendment, just changes one or two words in the… in the Bill. 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."

"The Bill will be held on the Order of Second Reading. Senate Bill 2707, Mr. Davidsmeyer. Mr. Davidsmeyer. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2804, Mr. Reis. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Reis."

"Those in favor of the Bill will say 'yes'… Excuse me. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. 10000141.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Get into the spirit of things, Members. Have all voted who wish? Harper, Wallace. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2817, Mr. DeLuca. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. DeLuca."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. Senate Bill 2817. If a unit of local government performs non- emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance work on the public way, the sanitary district may enter an intergovernmental agreement with the unit of local government allowing similar construction work to be performed by the sanitary district on the same project in an amount no greater than 100 thousand to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. There is no opposition to the Bill and ask for your 'yes' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this 10000141.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2844, Mr. Pritchard. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"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? Carroll, Connor, Crespo. Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ammons is recognized. The Lady does not wish to speak. Senate Bill 2864, Mr. Fortner. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Fortner."

"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? Take the record. There are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2892, Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Mitchell." Mitchell, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was just trying to follow your rule about not running. So, Senate Bill 2892 is a Bill phasing in a minimum teacher salary of $40 thousand. There was some concern based on the Bill that passed out of this chamber that the ramp was happening too quickly. So, the IEA, in negotiation with others, decided to make it a four-year 10000141.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 phase in. For perspective, there was a 40 percent decline in the number of people applying to Bachelor's teaching programs. When we began the 2017-2018 school year, we were short in Illinois by 2 thousand teachers. Now my belief, and I think the belief of many on this side, is that one of two things can happen. We can either ask teachers to cure all the ills of society, to be parents, to be counselors, to be sort of the brother and sister that student never had or we can pay them poverty wages, but we cannot and we must not do both. So, I think this is a reason measure, especially given then money we're putting into the new funding formula to deal with our teacher shortage. And I believe it deserves an 'aye' vote. I look forward to your questions."

"Mr. Breen."

"You can have Standard Debate, Sir."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Sponsor yields."

"Please bring your remarks to a close, Sir." Mitchell, C.: "…if that means putting more money into the evidence based model, for example, to cover these costs, I think that's something that we should do."

"Mr. Pritchard, do you have remarks you wish to finish?"

"Representative Ives."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Representative, I'm looking through the… the process by which you… you elevate this minimum. And I'm wondering to myself how fast can a school district, who is not already achieving these minimums, going to be able to catch up and… and what's the affect they're going to have on their… their PTELL limitations?" 10000141.docx 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Mitchell, C.: "So, I… I can't speak to the PTELL impact. I would say that the reason why the negotiated version of this phases it in at 2500 a year was the idea was you would be creating predictability and you would let schools know what additional costs would be to reach the minimum; therefore, we set it into statute. So, I think that saying that we are going to set a minimum salary for teachers to be able to retain more of them, to make sure that we don't have, as we do now, Representative, teachers south of I-80 with master degrees living in poverty that we wanted to set this in stone. And we think that by putting more money through the formula, by making this a priority as a General Assembly, we can help school districts reach this minimum." Wheeler, K.: "Well, I appreciate that. I'm just going to present back to you, my friend, the… the property tax side of this thing is a really delicate issue where I’m at." Mitchell, C.: "Could you speak up a little bit, Representative. I'm sorry." Wheeler, K.: "Sure. I'm just letting you know that the property tax issue in my part of the state is a very sensitive issue. And anytime we send what is affectively an unfunded mandate to those districts it's… it's looked upon unfavorably because of the fact that we don't always send the money that goes with it. Now, in light of the fact that we are sending more money to our local school districts, maybe this could balance out. But the reality of it is, I believe that… that we are yet again putting another mandate in place, well-intentioned, however, unfunded. At the same time we are arbitrarily choosing what these dollars should be. And these are 10000141.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 collectively bargained positions. I… my friend, I just… I know where you're going with this. I just wish we could find another way to do these things that's more market-based and balanced out. With that, I'll yield the rest of my time."

"Mr. Carroll."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I stand in support of this Bill. I think it's time that we start appreciating the efforts of teachers in this state and… and rewarding them financially. When I hear the Representative talk about how some teachers with master’s degrees are living near at the poverty level, that's disgraceful. These are the people that are educating our children. These are the people that are producing the future leaders of our… of our state and of our country. So, our teachers should be appreciated. I think $40 thousand is a reasonable amount. I wish we could do it for a lot more, but I applaud… I applaud Representative Mitchell for bringing forth… bringing this Bill forward. And I think we should support it and show our teachers that we care. Thank you."

"Representative McDermed, we've already had three speak in opposition. Are you speaking in opposition? Then I'm sorry you cannot speak. Mr. Mitchell to close." Mitchell, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to everybody who spoke. I do believe that most people in here want to make sure teachers are paid a fair… a fair wage. But I reject the assertion that this number was arbitrary. This number was picked because we have teachers south of I-80 who are going to St. Louis because their minimum teaching salary is higher. Now, if you believe that someone who does everything right, everything we say someone should do. Go to school, get an 10000141.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 advanced degree, do something to give back to their community, should live in poverty then vote against this Bill. If on the other hand, you think that while we're asking teachers to be absolutely everything to all of our children, to make sure that they're their counselor, their teacher, their guide, the person who gives them hope, then we should probably not pay those people poverty wages. If we believe in science and engineering and technology and math and just having people who are good citizens we need to attract and retain good people to the teaching profession. And so, while you can say it's not all about money as the gently Lady from Wheaton did, you can't feed your family just on the fulfillment that you get from being a teacher. You have to pay your bills. So, if you believe that teachers, who are sacrificing everything to make our kids better, should be able to pay their bills you should vote 'aye' on this Bill. And I would request an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Andrade. Guzzardi. Martwick. Sente. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 65 voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2904, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Feigenholtz." 10000141.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 2904 represents an agreement between the Physician Assistants Association, the Illinois State Medical Society and the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. It does two things; it increases the ratio of the number of physician assistants that can practice medicine in collaboration with doctors from five to seven and eliminates the ratio requirement for PAs in counties that are designated as health professional shortage areas. Happy to answer any questions."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. I apologize. Let's go… Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative, 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?"

"Now, we've satisfied the Constitution. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 12 of the Calendar. Senate Bill 2999, Representative Conyears-Ervin. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Conyears-Ervin on the Amendment."

"The Floor… Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Floor Amendment of Senate Bill 2999 provides further protection for the employee and employer."

"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 Conyears-Ervin."

"I… I explained the Bill under the Amendment and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the… Mr. Breen is recognized."

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you, Representative. Yes, they are under the Amendment #2."

"With the adoption of the Amendment, this Bill provides that the employers in the state would provide reimbursement to the employees for necessary expenses or losses that an employee occurs within their scope of 10000141.docx 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 employment which are directly related to the services to the employer."

"So, any necessary expenses that is within the… so, for example, if the employer requires for the employee to purchase a cell phone that the employee would be reimbursed for that expense."

"What did… repeat that question, Representative."

"From our understanding, no. The employer just cannot transfer operating expenses to the employee."

"Correct, Representative."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, we had some discussion about this in committee and I want to just ask a couple of clarifying questions so I understand what we're limiting to. So, is there 10000141.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 any clarification you can give me regarding what is… determines whether an expense is necessary or not? Is it the employee's determination or is it the employer's determination if a… if an expense is truly necessary?"

"The discussion that we had in committee, Representative, was that if it did need to come down to someone to make that decision it would be the same as it is today with the Department of Labor." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. But I'm just trying to say, from the employer's perspective how you determine whether something is going to ultimately go to… you know, if you give the Department of Labor part of it, it's already gotten expensive is my point. So, the idea is just trying to help understand for the employer's perspective what they're going to be liable for if an employee makes a decision that may… that the employer may not have agreed with on what is actually a legitimate expense."

"So, the expense has to be a primary benefit for the employer." Wheeler, K.: "Right. And I just see some gray areas. Coming from the IT world where… where you might choose an… a path to a solution that's maybe a third party option, a training option, there's ways you could… you could navigate in different ways. I'm just trying to understand what the liability to the employer is, that's all."

"So, let me also say this, Representative. Nothing prevents the employer from having its own written policy as we discussed as well in committee." Wheeler, K.: "Yeah, exactly." 10000141.docx 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Okay." Wheeler, K.: "That's why I wanted to make sure we had that on the record."

"All right." Wheeler, K.: "So, thank you very much. 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? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3052, Mr. Arroyo. Mr. Arroyo. Read the Bill, please. Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. Senate Bill 3062, Representative Mussman. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 3062 requires the Department of Public Health to develop and disseminate in any manner it sees fit information regarding the Bone Marrow Registry. This is in response to a constituent concern highlighting that too few people know enough about the importance of joining the registry. So, our pool of donors is way too small. Nine out of ten donors today actually come from Europe. Patients are dying because they 10000141.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 can't find a match or a high enough quality match, especially if they are African-American or of a mixed race. Just as with our strong Organ Donor Program, we want to increase awareness, encourage participation and save lives. It passed the Senate unanimously. And I want to thank all of the Representatives from both sides of the aisle that have signed on as cosponsors of this important 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? Guzzardi, Martwick, Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3081, Mr. Moylan. How about that. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Moylan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I learned a trick many, many years ago. Feed the masses before you call your Bill and everybody will be in a good mood. But…"

"Excellent try, Sir."

"Senate Bill 3081 allows applicants to the Housing Authority's Public Housing list to request their position on the waitlist. And I respectfully ask for an 'aye' vote." 10000141.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. And apparently pizza does work, Sir. Representative Hurley is recognized. You have a guest with you today?"

"I… I have several guests."

"Well, who's the Gentleman to your right?"

"This… this is Senator Bill Cunningham."

"Oh, we don't see him here much."

"I know. But we're both here for a reason because we are both St. Barnabas grammar school alumni. And we have in both sides of the gallery right there and right there seventh grade class from St. Barnabas. So, if you guys would give them a warm welcome, we'd appreciate it."

"Welcome to Springfield. Thanks for joining us today. Who's left at school? Senate Bill 3085, Mr. Halbrook. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Halbrook."

"Just a brief explanation, Sir."

"Close enough. 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. Halbrook."

"Mr. Phillips."

"Sponsor yields."

"Excellent. 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? Guzzardi. Please take the record. There are 112 voting 'yes', and 4 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3131, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Butler."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Ammons, Burke, the other Burke, Mitchell, Zalewski. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional 10000141.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3141, Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an initiative of the Department of Revenue. It's sort of an omnibus Bill that they do every year to remain… regain compliance over a number of issues related to the sales tax, cigarette tax, tobacco products tax. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"As far as I know, that's accurate, Representative."

"On the… on the cigarette tax?"

"I'm trying to…" 10000141.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"That sounds accurate, Representative."

"Correct."

"Correct."

"Well, this relates to an initiative of the Illinois Department of Revenue. We're trying to be accommodating to the agencies here. And since we… they asked for it. We… you know, my understand… my recollection in committee was that the department hadn't seen increases in these penalties in a while. So, they wanted to become updated with their statute… compliance statutes. So, as a result we recommended for the Bill to be moved to the full floor."

"Correct." 10000141.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Correct."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm going to go straight to the Bill. As a matter of consistency, and a rare matter of agreement with the Floor Leader on the other side of the aisle, this is a penalty enhancement. This is inconsistent with the research that I've just talked about on a previous Bill offered by my seatmate or row mate here. And it just harkens back to things that have happened at the national level. And dare I say the name of Eric Garner here in our chamber. So, just to be consistent, this is a penalty enhancement. We know that those do not deter certain behaviors and specific behaviors. And we also know that there is a disparate application and impact on such pieces of legislation on certain communities. So, I just want to be consistent in my stance on that. I'm not sure what to encourage other Members to do, but just please know that this is not an innocuous revenue Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski to close."

"I appreciate the previous speaker's comments. The desire here… I… I know oftentimes there's things we do that have unintended consequences. But just for the record, and for the previous speaker's own edification, this is designed to go after retailers who break compliance laws. I know there are unintended consequences as the previous speaker elaborated on. But I just want the record to know that the 10000141.docx 137  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 impetus for the Bill is not related to individuals who sell these cigarettes; it's related to retailers who sell these cigarettes. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Members, please record yourselves. Kifowit, Sente, Slaughter, Turner. Please take the record. There are 75 voting 'yes', 30… excuse me, 78 voting 'yes', 35 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3179, Representative Mussman. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. Senate Bill 3179 is an initiative of the Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Workgroup and comes out of the task force created in the wake of a Tribune series last year regarding issues in group homes for those with disabilities. It simply adds to the training of the Inspector General Investigators to now include House CILA settings and developmental training programs provided by community-based agencies differ from those in the state-operated developmental centers, so that during an investigation they 10000141.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 can even more uniformly apply regulations and policies and create accurate final reports to best protect and benefit our residents and the agencies that serve them. 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? Conyears-Ervin, Mah, Mitchell, Slaughter, Zalewski. Please take the record. There are 113 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3249, Representative Moeller. Representative Moeller. Out of the record. Senate Bill 3256, Mr. Carroll. Mr. Carroll. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Carroll."

"Yeah. Thank you very much. Sorry about running up again. I just keep doing that all the time. This… this Amendment basically calls for the 72-hour waiting period that was in some earlier legislation. I've incorporated language from the Governor who had some additional things to add to it. So, it's a combination of those two things."

"Mr. Skillicorn. Do you want to wait ‘til Third Reading, Sir, or do you want to debate the Amendment? Thank you. Those in favor… Representative Ammons, can we wait ‘til Third Reading? Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk." 10000141.docx 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Third Reading. Mr. Carroll, you already described the Bill?"

"Yes, Sir."

"So, we'll…"

"…we'll go back to Mr. Skillicorn."

"Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Sorry, Sir."

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Skillicorn."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes. As of now, they have… they are… the… the waiting period is applicable to them too."

"Yes, that's correct." 10000141.docx 140  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Well, Representative, I… I would like to say that, you know, the… the thought behind this waiting period is not so much of… of making sure that when people get their guns they have a cooling off period in case they want to use them to harm other people or themselves. So, even though all those background checks are happening, we still want to have that cooling period in place. I think waiting an extra couple of days for a gun is not the end of the world. I don't know why somebody would need right away. So, adding a couple of days offers that cooling off period so people then can make better decisions."

"Of course, Sir."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. I just want to clarify just a couple of things in the Bill. First, does the House Floor Amendment… is this a gut and replace on the portion that deals with Bail Reform Act of 2017?"

"Yeah. This is only about waiting periods. It removed the part out about the bail reform."

"So, it is a gut and replace?"

"Yes."

"So, this is just dealing with the wait period portion?" 10000141.docx 142  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Yes."

"Thank you very much for clarifying that. Second… boy, you’re all fast. Second question that I was going to ask on this particular Bill is if a person has a FOID Card… which this Amendment does not speak to FOID Card only holders. So, if I have a FOID Card, does it also provide an exemption for me if I had a FOID Card already?"

"There's no exemptions."

"I cannot… I'm sorry. I cannot hear, Mr. Speaker."

"Yeah. Can we have quiet here? Thank you. Yeah. You have to have a FOID Card to buy a weapon. So, there's…"

"Right. But does it… does it give the exemption of a 72- hour waiting period?"

"Does not exempt you, no."

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome."

"Representative Barbara Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Absolutely." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you. I… I was just asking the question to staff, but you're the Sponsor of the Bill so I'm going to ask you. What… this is exact language than the Amendatory language that the Governor proposed?"

"Yes. We… it is… well, it is but we closed the gun show loophole that the Governor had in that. So, it's… it's basically the language of my original Bill, which was for assault rifles, adding it to all guns. And then we add… then we took out the gun… little loophole that the Governor put in. So, it's a combination of the two." 10000141.docx 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, B.: "Okay. And then, right now the 72-hour waiting period current law is for what kind of guns?"

"I'm sorry. Can we… can you bang the gavel, Sir? I can't hear her. Can you repeat the question? I'm sorry." Wheeler, B.: "Sure. The current law for 72-hour waiting period is for handguns. Is that correct?"

"Yeah. The 72 hours is just for handguns. Every other gun in Illinois is under a 24-hour waiting period." Wheeler, B.: "Okay. Why do we need a 72-hour waiting period?"

"Well, it's a cooling off period. And… and studies have shown that when you would… when you would wait an extra couple of days for a gun, you… the… the chances of… of you doing bad acts will go down. So, it gives the opportunity for someone to cool off. And I will tell you as somebody who actually worked in a store that sold guns it's a very frightening experience when someone wants to come in a buy a gun right away. So, I think if we have that waiting period in place it offers us the opportunity for people to cool off. And I think asking someone to wait 2… wait, you know, 3 days for a gun as opposed to waiting… getting a gun right away is certainly… or within 24 hours is certainly very reasonable." Wheeler, B.: "Okay. Thank you very much."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"So, you take in the language from the Governor and in addition closed the loophole, correct?"

"Yes, that's correct." 10000141.docx 144  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you. So, also along with that let me just ask a question. And I'm hearing some people that are concerned about the 72-hour wait period. Have you ever gotten a custom made suit, Sir?"

"I am not like Representative Moylan, no, I have not had a custom made suit."

"Okay. But a… all right, even not a custom made suit. Let's say, have you ever gotten a suit that you've had to have alterations done on?"

"Right."

"Okay. And how long does that usually take?"

"Takes probably a week."

"About a week. And are you all bent out of shape because of that having to wait a week for a good suit."

"Well, the impulsive side of me is angry about it but the reasonable side of me realizes if you want something done right you're going to wait time for it."

"So, waiting 72 hours for a gun, and this actually takes care of all guns now, is not unheard of? If you really want a gun, you can wait 72 hours to get the correct gun that you would want to be able to have in your collection or use for whatever purposes, whether it was a sporting event, going out hunting, whatever it may be. Is that correct?"

"Yes. I… I think that's a very fair thing. Again, if you… you… if you could… if you could wait for things, I think that you should have to do that. And it… it's not unreasonable to say, instead of getting something within 24 hours we get something within 3 days. So…" 10000141.docx 145  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Right. In fact, oftentimes when you go to purchase a car they may not have the car you want on the lot either, correct? It may have to come from someplace else."

"That is correct."

"The last car I bought it took me a week and a half to get it. And it wasn't anything special, it was an American- made car, but it had to come from someplace else."

"That is correct."

"Thank you. To the Bill. This is commonsense legislation. It is so much commonsense that the Governor himself put it in his Amendatory Veto. So, he feels this is a good piece of legislation. Therefore, if we have already put this in place, I would ask my colleagues on the other side of the line… other side of the aisle to join us with this. This is commonsense legislation. It does more than just have you make sure that your background checks are in there. It makes sure that we don't make rash decisions to get your guns. It is making sure that you're getting the correct thing. And I think most importantly it closes that out-of-state loophole for people that are going through gun shows. If you know it… if you go to a gun show, you usually are looking for something, make sure that we have everybody on an even playing field and that's the way we go. I urge an 'aye' vote on this. Thank you very much for bringing it forward, Representative Carroll."

"Representative Bryant."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Carroll, we discussed this Amendatory Veto in a subject matter hearing in the Judiciary Committee. Do you recall that hearing?"

"Yes."

"And you remember there was a representative from the Governor's Office discussing this particular set of provisions there, Mr. Risley, you recall that?"

"Yes."

"And… and Mr. Risley, I'm going to read from a transcript of the… of the hearing. Mr. Risley said that the Governor wants to extend the 72-hour waiting period to all firearms and if a stand-alone Bill reaches his desk, he said, I would fully expect he would sign his own Bill. And I asked 10000141.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 him, do you mean a stand-alone Bill on the waiting period? He said, Right, exactly. I said, That's a Bill that the Governor's Office would commit to signing? He said, I would fully expect so. Is that how you remember the committee hearing going?"

"Yes. I remember a certain person who was speaking up, being very eloquent in his questions about this. So, yes."

"That's very kind of you, Representative. To the Bill. I'm very pleased that this measure is before us. I commend the Sponsor for his persistence in continuing to follow up on this important life-saving measure. As we heard in… in committee, 72 hours, no, it's not a long time but most of the gun deaths in this country come from suicide. And we believe that a 72-hour waiting period and empirical evidence shows that a 72-hour waiting period allows people who have impulsive feelings to cool off. This is a measure that's going to save lives. And I commend the Governor and his team for supporting this stand-alone measure on a waiting period. I believe this is a Bill that should have broad bipartisan support. And I encourage an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, I'm looking through our analysis here and I'm trying to make sure I clearly understand the difference between what you have proposed today and what the Governor had proposed in the Amendatory Veto about this particular issue. What are the specific differences, please?" 10000141.docx 148  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you very much for that question. And my original Bill was for assault rifles and had… it did not have a gun show loophole. The Governor's language had all guns but the gun show loophole in place. So, what I've done is I've taken all guns and taken out the Governor's gun show loophole and combined it into one." Wheeler, K.: "So, when we characterize this as the Governor's language we are partially accurate and partially inaccurate?"

"Yes. I mean, I think what the government… Governor put forward had some real merits to it. So, I wanted to combine both Bills to have a perfect Bill. So, he gave me feedback on the original Bill, rewriting that Amendatory Veto with that language in there. I remember seeing you at the press conference, so you obviously heard it firsthand. So, I wanted to make… combine these two together so we have the good… good language that both sides can agree upon." Wheeler, K.: "I understand that, that that is a theory. However, a clean Bill with that was what was discussed, I believe, in the committee somewhere that I was not a part of. However, this is what we're bringing today and that's not what was discussed in committee specifically."

"Well, you know, I mean… I'm sorry. Can you… I'm having trouble. I mean this is…" Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The… the point I'm asking is… or I guess trying to clarify, Representative, is that what was discussed in committee was a clean version of what the… the Governor's AV had…"

"Right." 10000141.docx 149  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "…regarding the 72-hour waiting period, right? And this is not exactly that. It's your version plus one more measure?"

"No, it's the same Bill. It's just taking the two of them and combining them together. So, it's still a 72-hour waiting period, which is… the Representative from Chicago had mentioned during our hearing, the Governor agreed to sign. And this is taking his language and my language and combining them in… in… into one Bill." Wheeler, K.: "Right. I… I know that's what you're doing. My point to you is that it's not exactly what is a clean Bill based on what the AV language was. That… there was no loophole change, which has some inadequacies according to my… my friend from southern Illinois just pointed out. So, I… I wish sometime we’d just stick to what we're talking about and run the thing clean."

"Well, I did run the thing clean. And it passed this House very easily and the Senate very easily and the Governor decided that he didn't like the language and changed it." Wheeler, K.: "No, I'm talking about what was in the AV. That was what I thought we were bringing back today, but it's not. And that's my point to you, my friend. So with that, we… we don't have a clean Bill here. To the Bill, so I can be clear. This is not where we should be landing with respect to how we're treating the Governor's AV language. There are still issues that need to be addressed here. I'm not ready to vote 'yes'. Thank you."

"Representative McCombie."

"Sponsor yields."

"No."

"I believe I have one over here that is saying yes, so that would be… there's at least one, yes. Two."

"Two."

"I am not those people. I can't speak to what they did."

"Mr. Carroll to close."

"Thank you very much, Speaker and Members of the House. I am really excited about this legislation. I think it will offer us an opportunity for an important cooling down period. And also make our laws applicable to people that come in from 10000141.docx 151  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 out of state to buy guns. So, I'd ask you for a 'yea' vote. And we'll go from there. Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. There are 72 voting 'yes', 44 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ives is recognized."

"You may proceed."

"Welcome, Tom. Good to have you here. Senate Bill 3304, Mr. Swanson. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Swanson."

"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? Flowers, Wallace, Williams. Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 1 voting… let's start over. 116 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3387, Mr. Rita. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. 3387 is a… language is silent for simulcast funds for Fairmount Park. This fixes an audit issue that… everybody got quiet here, they think this is the big Bill… this… this… the language is silent dealing with simulcast funds for Fairmount Park. This fixes… it adds the language so they can receive the money for the simulcast funds for Fairmount Park Racetrack. It's an important issue for them."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields." 10000141.docx 153  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"No, I'm not aware of any opposition to this."

"Yeah. The… the… the Committee Amendment #2 replaced it and put this language for… changes the whole Bill for the issue of Fairmount Park."

"No."

"Amendment… Amendment #2…"

"…was a gut and replace and replaced the underlying Bill."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Mr. Hoffman."

"Yes. Just… just real briefly to the previous speaker. All this does, it… it fixes an issue that came about with 10000141.docx 154  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Fairmount Park gets its money for simulcast racing. The… the law said that it would only get it when there was live racing. There now are some times when Hawthorne or Fairmount or Arlington isn't racing. This just clears up that ambiguity. It doesn't expand gaming. All it does is make sure that they get their money."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3452, Mr. Rita. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"I'd like to adopt Floor Amendment #2 and then discuss it on Third Reading, if that's all right."

"Just a brief explanation, Sir."

"The… it adds two years to the sunset for the ADW."

"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."

"Did you just explain the Bill, Mr. Rita?"

"It's… yep. It's… it extends the sunset for the ADW, which expires this year, it’s for two years."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr… Mr. Breen, that Bill's already passed. So, you can have a private…"

"…conversation."

"It was…"

"…we can talk about that prior Bill. I…"

"This one here basically extends the sunset with the it being…"

"Let's… let's… let's deal with this Bill, Mr. Breen. Do you have any comments on this Bill?" 10000141.docx 156  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Harris. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 89 voting 'yes', 24 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3488, Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 3488 creates the No Registry Program Act. What this Bill would do is it would prohibit state and local government agencies from using state moneys to participate or provide support in any manner for creating, publishing or maintaining a registry program of persons based on their race, color, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, or another protected group. There's no opposition to this Bill. We've worked with law enforcement extensively on this in the Senate and in the House. Law enforcement is completely neutral. I would ask for an 'aye' vote in favor of a Bill 10000141.docx 157  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 that would say immigrants are welcome in the State of Illinois and no one is going to be harassed or intimidated. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"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? Members, record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 93 voting 'yes', 18 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3536, Representative Hernandez. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hernandez."

"Thank you, Speaker. Senate Bill 1820… I'm sorry… 3536 aims to address early childhood staffing… wait. Yes, I'm sorry. Addresses early childhood staffing challenges particularly in community-based preschool for all classrooms. It would allow level five teachers working towards their Professional Educator… Educator License a chance to secure the license through the Alternative Licensure Program while staying in their current job. This Bill derives from the Early Learning Council work group meetings who produced the language. The Bill is supported by the early childhood advocacy community. And I urge an 'aye' vote." 10000141.docx 158  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"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. Please take the record. There are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 34, Representative Hernandez. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hernandez on a Motion."

"I move to rule the notes inapplicable."

"Lady moves the notes be held inapplicable. Mr. Breen on the Motion."

"Sponsor yields."

"So, Representative, I am aware that the State Police has concerns on the Bill. However, if this Bill passes, it really would aim at local law enforcement departments to pick up sort of what should be done already. And I really don't foresee this impacting our… our State Police or sheriffs for that matter."

"So…"

"So, Representative, all I know of is what the State Police indicated that it would cost them $425 thousand for two attorneys which I really don’t believe it will occur if local government will… will end up completing these certifications, which is something they already should do. So, I don't foresee that. And especially when it has been publically noted that there… the average of these certifications that have been requested from the depart… from the department has only been 10. So, if you have local police departments already, you know, begin to fill out these certifications, I just don't even foresee them receiving any."

"Your request is granted. Representative Wallace, do you rise on the Motion on the note? Lady does not wish to speak. Representative Wheeler, do you rise on the Motion on the note? Please proceed." Wheeler, B.: "I guess I'm confused as to why there would be additional dollars spent from ISP or any of the local law 10000141.docx 160  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 enforcement because this is their duty to fill out this paperwork and their duty to the victims of sexual assault and domestic violence is already in law, correct?"

"That's correct." Wheeler, B.: "So, it's already in law that they perform these duties to these victims. So, I'm… I… do you have any idea why Illinois State Police or any law… local law enforcement or sheriff's department would assume there would be additional costs to doing something they're already supposed to be doing?"

"I'm… I'm hearing that they're worried that there may be litigation. But again, Representative, I don't see that happening. If it's already something… a process that already should be done, this Bill… this Bill would simply just enforce that the law enforcement departments just complete what already is in process." Wheeler, B.: "Right. Yeah. I agree with you that there would be no additional costs for them doing and fulfilling existing law. I agree with you, Representative."

"Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Motion to hold the note inapplicable will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Crespo. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 62 voting 'yes', 51 voting 'no'. And the Lady's Motion carries. And the note is held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 10000141.docx 161  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Hernandez."

"Thank you, Speaker. The 'Me Too Movement' has created a platform for women to bravely step forward to tell our stories in an effort to defeat the culture of intimidation, harassment and abuse that is prevalent in our society. But as we harness this movement of activism, we have a responsibility to ensure that the voices of all women, including women of color and immigrant women, are not… are included. Nobody should be left out… behind to live in isolation, fear and hopelessness. That is why I'm here in… why here in Illinois I enthusiastically bring to the chamber the Voices Act that is Senate Bill 34. The Voices Act creates a uniform standard for law enforcement so that crime victims will get a consistent level of support from… support from their local agency, while eliminating some of the barriers faced by immigrant crime survivors and exasperate the underreporting crisis we are grappling with in… in Illinois and throughout the country. The Voices Act provides guidance for certifying officials to issue a certification within 90 business days after they get the certification request. Officials can refuse to issue a certification if they determine that the applicant is not, in fact, a crime victim. Certifications do not grant any immigration benefit. U.S. citizenship and immigration services must evaluate the U and T visa application and is solely responsible for deciding to issue a U or T visa. The Bill requires only… only that a certifying 10000141.docx 162  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 agency complete the certification in a truthful manner within 90 days. Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"Yes. And the Chiefs of Police also requested. So, we wanted to clarify that the… that the law enforcement and those who are filling out the certifications if they have any concern can add the concerns to the certification. We did remove the DCFS, the other agency departments that you just said, for the purposes because they just… it's just they don't view themselves as law enforcement agencies. And, Representative, I will tell you they're already doing it. So, just to appease and really get this Bill passed I omitted them or the Amendment omits it."

"Standard Debate is approved, Sir."

"It… it would have to be the victim."

"Or it may be their attorney or you know."

"Representative, let me just remind you, this… you know, often I've heard from many why don't the undocumented just… just go through the process? Well, this is a process…"

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"This is a process. This is the process. It's not necessarily one way… in a way that we would like it to be because it… it calls for them to go through this office if 10000141.docx 164  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 they're a victim of a crime or they're a victim of human trafficking. So, it is a process. This happens to be just what we have noted through a report that we did statewide that 50 percent of our law enforcement is not filling out this certification. I don’t think necessarily it's purposely, sometimes it may be, but I think it's maybe because there's a lack of education on it."

"Mr. Wheeler gives his time to Mr. Breen."

"They have… they have immunity… I'm sorry. So, if they act in good faith, they have immunity. I mean, this has been discussions that have occurred quite considerably. There is no penalty, they are given immunity. I mean, this has to be purposely done."

"Representative McDermed. I'm sorry. Were you completed with your comments, Mr. Breen? Mr. Breen. Turn on Mr. Breen's light."

"Go ahead, Sir."

"Representative McDermed."

"Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"So, there's been a little bit of discussion about some of this language being already part of the Trust Act. Can you share what the difference is? Because my understanding is this was kind of called out of the Trust Act…"

"That's correct."

"…in its original form?"

"That's correct. So, in… this is what I’d call a bit unfortunate because in order for us to move on the Trust Act it was requested that we take this out and continue working on. I thought that we got in a good place with law enforcement. I think we are in a good place and it's… it's headed in that direction. So, it was through a request that it was removed from the Trust Act."

"And then, the prohibition to report to ICE is about the victim, correct?"

"I'm sorry?"

"The prohibition of reporting a crime or immigration status to ICE, that's specifically directed toward the victim and protecting the victim of the crime?"

"That… that's correct." 10000141.docx 167  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you. To the Bill. I want to thank Representative Hernandez for her work on this. I know that it's been quite a bit of time that she's been working on this measure. I am deeply disappointed that our sheriffs still stand opposed, especially given the fact that we should be making sure that victims of crime feel supported enough and have the ability to come forward. The name of this Act is so important, the Voices Act. This Act is giving back the voices to the victims who are silenced, not only because of the types of abuse that they are suffering, being trafficked or being victims of domestic violence or other forms of violent oppression, they are silent because of their immigration status and they feel they cannot seek help. Please help restore the voices of those who are victims in our country and allow them to be protected…"

"Please bring your remarks to a close."

"…and allow them to be protected from their abuser. This actually will help us in the long run of capturing those who are offending individuals in our country. So, thank you, Representative Hernandez. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Barbara Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in full support of… of this particular Bill. Thank you, Representative Hernandez, for bringing this. I want to give an example of how in McHenry County this worked out very well, something good out of a terrible and tragic situation. There was a woman who was coerced and wooed into coming to America from her 'boyfriend'; she lived in Mexico. He promised her everything; a home, a family and certainly a pathway to citizenship. What she found 10000141.docx 168  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 out though that she had become part of the trafficking… sex trafficking, labor trafficking; she became a prisoner inside the home he so lovingly promised her. Once she was able to escape, our domestic violence home was able to help her get law enforcement on her side. And because we have such amazing sheriffs department and domestic violence advocates, she was able to participate… she was scared out of her mind, she didn't have paperwork and she was, of course, suspect of any help because she had been abused for so long… but they were able to… to get her to participate in investigating her perpetrator who remains in jail today. And she does… she is on a pathway to citizenship that did start with help from the domestic violence programs as well as with her U and T visa. So… I think it was a T visa. So, thank you so much for bringing this because what we need is law enforcement to understand the importance of them doing their job, filling out the certificate and helping these victims of human trafficking and of sexual assault. So, thank you. I stand in full support."

"Representative Hernandez to close."

"So, just a little information. According to the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the U.S. Department of Justice, 85 percent of all domestic violence is perpetrated against women and 90 percent of rape victims are women. A Center for Disease Control and Prevention survey found that one in three women have been victims of physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner within their lifetime. However, these crimes go largely unreported. In fact, some… three out of four physical assaults and four out 10000141.docx 169  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 of five rapes never get reported to police. For immigrant women the problem of underreporting is even worse due to language barriers and other anxieties compounded on top of an already horrifying situation. As State Legislators we have a responsibility and now an opportunity to do everything we can to eliminate barriers that facilitate the continued underreporting of sexual assault, harassment, domestic violence, and other crimes against women through the Voices Act. The Voices Act, without exception, will benefit all our communities. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 76 voting 'yes', 38 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 200, Mr. Hoffman. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Hoffman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 200 is aimed at emergency medical technicians and paramedics who frequently are on call for the entirety of their shift. It makes it difficult for employers 10000141.docx 170  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 to schedule breaks. However, they frequently have down time so that they can eat their… their lunch at that time. So, this would give them an exemption if they're a private entity and current law requires employers to allow employees who work at least 7 hours a one half hour continued… continuous hours a 20-minute meal break. This would exempt them from this because they have time to take their meal breaks."

"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? Guzzardi, Stratton. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1979, Mr. Rita. Mr. Rita, Bob Rita. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2421, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to adopt the Amendment, which combines several other Members' needs, hopefully for the very last time, to add exemptions to the Act and then debate the Bill on Third."

"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." 10000141.docx 171  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you. It seems fitting my very first Bill in this chamber was… was a liquor license exemption and now it… it appears that hopefully I am going to be passing the last set of these, given that we passed Representative Feigenholtz's elimination Bill. This… this Bill combines some small businesses in my district as well a handful of others. In every case the surrounding areas have submitted the proper permissions and I ask for your support."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"No. In… other than the one that's mine, the bulk of them there was one erroneously included in a… a Bill carried by Representative Harris. And so, we just let that one die and put those in here… the ones that are supposed to be done in here."

"There was one in that Bill that actually didn’t have permission."

"Yes."

"So, this includes the ones that aren't the grocery store from that Bill."

"Yes."

"Mr. Arroyo. Does not wish to speak. 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? Feigenholtz. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 87 voting 'yes', 27 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2432, Mr. Martwick. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Martwick."

"Thank you. Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 2432 amends the Code of Civil Procedure as it pertains to foreclosure lawsuits. So, it makes four changes. One of the changes is it changes the law as it pertains to the jurisdiction of court and summons and…" 10000141.docx 173  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Please turn on Mr. Martwick's light. Excuse us, Sir."

"Thank you… as it pertains to service. It makes the change to the statute of limitation for a petition to reopen a foreclosure lawsuit. It changes… it makes a change of law as it pertains to color of title. And it makes a change as it pertains to the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act. So, the background of this case is that it's response to an Illinois Appellate Court ruling that has sort of set off a chain of events regrading foreclosure lawsuits. And what we are trying to do is we are trying to tighten up the law around this. And basically, what we're trying to do is we're trying to affirm what we believe to be the law in terms of service of process. We believe what it has been, and what it is currently and what it should be. And so, we are placing that into statute. The… what this would do… and the Bill would do is it would make three changes to service. It provides that a court's jurisdiction is not affected or negated due to a technical error in the summons. So, as long as three items are met; number one, the summons has been issued by the Clerk of the Court; number two, the summons actually identifies the person or entity be… to serve as a defendant; and number three, the summons is properly served. It limits the… it changes the statute of limitations on the petition to reopen the foreclosure lawsuit from seven to two years. It says that a subsequent purchaser who has been paying the taxes and… and for the last two years has presumed to have a color of title. And it sets limitations on fee sharing arrangements for attorneys that practice in this area. So, I'm happy to ask 10000141.docx 174  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 any… answer any questions. And I respectfully ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Thapedi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I… I have some questions with respect to legislative intent. May we move it to Standard Debate, please, Mr. Speaker? At the request of the…"

"It's approved, Sir."

"So, we… we've been through quite a bit on this issue in the Judiciary Committee that this is a… a big time issue ‘cause there's a lot of litigation currently pending in the courts. Isn't that correct?"

"Yes."

"So, what I'd like to do is I'd like to go through the legislative intent with you."

"Thank you."

"All right. Isn't it true that a cottage legal industry has recently been created whereby hundreds of cases are now pending alleging that the initial summons is somehow defective in the foreclosure process?"

"Yes."

"And the results of which, meaning a defective summons, is that homeowners may have the opportunity to fight to get their houses back, correct?"

"Yes."

"And isn't it also true that this Bill will affect several cases currently pending in the state by either 10000141.docx 175  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 reducing the number of cases in this cottage industry or decreasing the number of cases in this industry?"

"Yes."

"Isn't it also true that there's an army of lawyers watching and waiting for our floor debates so that they can run into court and use the debate transcript to support their respective positions?"

"I would imagine, yes."

"All right. Now, after these foreclosure cases surrounding the cottage industry, these cases sometimes affect subsequent purchasers following the foreclosure of sale, correct?"

"That is correct."

"And in doing so, these cases can have either a direct or indirect impact on the cost of purchasing, owning, or selling a single family home that's been foreclosed upon, correct?"

"Yes."

"And this Bill is… is partially designed to provide some certainty to the lenders, consumers and title companies that are involved in the foreclosure process. Isn't that also correct?"

"Yes."

"And that's one of the reasons why that I requested the Housing…"

"Please continue, Sir."

"And that's one of the reasons why I requested the Housing Affordability Impact note, which has recently come back from IHDA, indicating that the Bill may in fact have an 10000141.docx 176  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning or selling a single family residence, but there's insufficient information to determine the fiscal impact, correct?"

"Yes."

"All right. Now, with respect to your Bill, is Supreme Court Rule 101 still valid?"

"Yes."

"With respect to your Bill, is Supreme Court Rule 131 still valid?"

"Yes."

"Is Ohio Millers Mutual Insurance Company v. Inter- Insurance Exchange of the Illinois… of the Illinois Automobile Club cited at 367 Ill. 44, 1937 case, still good law?"

"Yes."

"Have the requisite elements to be successful on a 2- 1401 petition been changed under this Bill?"

"No."

"Is Fleshner v. Copeland cited at 13 Ill. 2d 72 decided in 1958 still good law?"

"Yes."

"All right. So, your Bill is designed to shut down this cottage legal industry but not to overturn any case law or Supreme Court Rules, correct?"

"That is correct."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Mr. Andersson."

"Mr. Halpin. Mr. Halpin."

"My apologies, Mr. Speaker."

"That's all right, Sir."

"So… will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." 10000141.docx 178  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"And just to clarify in more layman's terms for legislative intent, Representative, is this Bill intended to be a change in the existing law?"

"Well, it… it is a clarification of what we… what we believe that the existing law is and as defined by the Fleshner case that was cited previously. And… and it is… it is a codification of what we believe the law was, what it is and what it should be without addressing any other court decisions that… that have been made out there."

"And so, rather than being a change in law going forward, this is intended to let the courts know that this has been… the Legislators… the Legislature's intent of what the law should be all along?"

"That's correct."

"All right. Thank you."

"Mr. Drury."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, can you explain, just with respect to one of the issues this Bill is intended to address, the issue of the summons? What exactly would be required on a summons under… under your proposal?"

"Well, what… what the Bill says is that the court’s jurisdiction is not affected or negated due to a technical error in the summons so long as; number one, the summons has been issued by the Clerk of the Court; number two, the summons accurately identifies the person or entity be to served as a defendant; and number three, the summons is properly served." 10000141.docx 179  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"And so, when it says a technical error, for legislative intent, what does that mean?"

"Well, that… for legislative intent, I… I believe that a technical error would be a decision of the trier of fact."

"Okay. But the… but the point of this law is to clarify the existing law so that there's not so much confusion in the court. So, I think it would help for us to know what a technical error is going… as we pass this Bill, if it does pass."

"So, again, I… the answer that I gave previously I… I would stand on that. I don't think that I can give you any more clarification because it's not in the Bill. The way the Bill was written it says that… that… a technical error to the summons. So, you know, to the extent I imagine that there are different types of technical errors. One technical error could be the complete elimination of someone to be served. I think that maybe in that instance a court might find that that is a fatal error. But if someone's name was misspelled, if… if they spelled Drury D-R-U-R-I-E, maybe they would find then that that was not sufficient. But I think that that should be… or that was sufficient. But either way, I think that that is a question for the trier of fact for the court not… not for us to decide."

"And then you said during your opening remarks that this relates to Foreclosure Law, but actually we're… this issue related to summons. This is a change to the Code of Civil Procedure that will affect all civil cases filed in… in Illinois state courts?" 10000141.docx 180  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Well… and I… I think that as I stated in… during legislative intent that it is not designed to change the law but rather to affirm and… and clarify for the courts going forward that this is the law under Fleshner, that has been the law, and should continue to be the law."

"But it… it's not just for foreclosure cases. This is changing the law… the Code of Civil Procedure for all civil cases filed?"

"But that is…"

"This law will affect all civil cases?"

"Yes."

"Okay. So then getting to the actual issue, there was a recent case it was the Arch Bay case. And in that case, the plaintiff's attorney… the plaintiff was a banker investment company seeking to foreclose on a property from Mr. & Mrs. Perez. Is that correct?"

"Yes."

"And that bank on the summons didn't list Mr. or Mrs. Perez's name as the… when it said to, there was nothing listed there, correct?"

"That is correct."

"Okay. And so, this… under that scenario… under this… your law if a bank is seeking to foreclose on… on someone's home, Mr. & Mrs. Perez, and doesn't list their name on the summons, can that bank foreclose on the home?"

"I… I wouldn't speculate. Again, I think that that would be a decision for the courts to make when that… when that challenge is brought before them. I mean, I'm… I'm not looking to tie the court’s hands. I'm looking to affirm the current 10000141.docx 181  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 law. But I think that there is still this flexibility for a court to look at each factual situation individually."

"Okay. But that… that's the issue. I mean, this is… this is a really big issue. What is the current law? So, if a bank seeks to foreclose on Mr. & Mrs. Perez's home and doesn't list Mr. & Mrs. Perez as the defendant, under the current law can the bank take Mr. & Mrs. Perez's home?"

"Well, I… again, I think that that is right. That is… they still have to abide by all of these Supreme Court rules as was laid out. And… and they still have to abide by the law as is. And I think that's a decision for the courts to decide in that moment. Right? How do they… but so I… you know, I'm not going to make a decision as a court. I'm not a judge. I don't practice in this area. I'm not… I'm not going to give you a… I'm not going to speculate on how I would render a decision if I was a judge 'cause I'm not one. I… I will leave that for the…"

"Mr. Martwick, please complete your answer. And then Mr. Drury can complete his comments."

"My answer is complete, I think."

"Mr. Drury."

"Okay. To the Bill. Everybody this is a really important piece of legislation. The case that prompted this legislation, the Arch Bay case, was a bank trying to foreclose on Mr. & Mrs. Perez's home. It did not list Mr. & Mrs. Perez as the defendant and then they took the home and Mr. & Mrs. Perez later learned that they had their rights. This is trying to reverse that, which would make it easier for banks to take people's homes away from them. So, I think that we should 10000141.docx 182  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 really take this Bill seriously. We had a lot of discussion about this in the Judiciary Committee. This Bill is not soup yet and it is going to make an… it is going to change the playing field in favor of big banks. Now, this Body has done a lot in the last few years to make sure that people can stay in their homes, their homes will be protected. This Bill has the ability to turn that around. And the reason that I asked those questions about what is the current law is ‘cause it is unknown. And so, when we say we're passing this Bill… and I respect Representative Martwick and what he's trying to do… the fact is, this Bill has the potential to harm a lot of our constituents whose homes are being foreclosed on by big banks. It is a bad Bill and I ask that you vote 'no'. Thank you."

"Representative Flowers."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, you and I had spoke about this Bill yesterday and I, too, would like to follow up on the language dealing with technicality because we are talking about people's homes. And so, when you… when you're talking about a summons, do you think the summons should be correct as far as identifying the person in which the summons is supposed to be going to? As far as the spelling of the name?"

"Well, I… that… what I think is… is not really relevant. I… I think what the Bill says is that, and I'll repeat, that… it… it provides that a court’s jurisdiction is not affected. Meaning that the court has jurisdiction over the parties, even if there is a technical error in the summons, so long as three items are met. Number one, that the summons has been 10000141.docx 183  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 issued by the Clerk of the Court. That means the… you know, the attorney might prepare it, they present it to the clerk, the clerk certifies it, stamps and says this if official summons, right? Number two, that the summons accurately identifies… accurately identifies the person or entity to be served as the defendant. So, the summons accurately identifies the person being served as the defendant in the lawsuit. And three, the summons has been properly served. So, if those there items are met, then it… a technical deficiency does not negate the service. Does that make sense?"

"Right. But if the name is misspelled, you could truly say that the summons hasn't technically identified the person in which it's to be given to because the name is not correct."

"That would be a technical error, yes, you are correct."

"And… but that technical error could cause one of our constituents a whole lot of trouble and they would have to take off time from work to prove that they're not that person's name that’s misspelled on the summons, despite the fact the other two are correct. But the… the spelling of the name… if you can't get the spelling of the name correct, how are we to assume that the rest of it should be correct?"

"I'm not… I'm not certain that I completely follow your line of reasoning. But again, if a person…"

"Well, let me just make it clear."

"…has been served and they've… if they've… if a person has been served with the summons, properly served and they’ve been identified and… and in this instance they, you know, they show up to court, well, that's part of the process. It's just part of the process." 10000141.docx 184  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Well, let me just ask this. So, have you ever received mail in your mailbox and you brought your mail in and you realized, hmmm, this is not mine?"

"Yes."

"Okay. So, someone can be given a summons and not necessarily show up in court but may… may not show up in court and choose to ignore that summons and little do they know that there's an arrest out for them because they did not adhere to the summons. But…"

"I’m sorry. I'm sorry. I'm having a hard time hearing you, Representative. You… you said that there's an arrest out for them?"

"There may be some type of warrant or something may be out. I don't…"

"I… not on a civil…"

"…know the…"

"…process there wouldn't be."

"Well, I'm glad to know that. But the fact of the matter is, that that person did not answer that summons with the misspelled name on it. And as a result of that person not answering that summons, then what? Because the person just assumed you couldn't be talking about me because this is not the way you spell my name."

"Well, I… I'm… I apologize. I'm not following."

"Well, let me just… let me ask you this ‘cause I want to be plain and simple because…"

"Sure."

"…I know that if a person is working to do the proper summons they should at least get the name right. What does 10000141.docx 185  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 current law say now about the spelling of a person's name? Or can you just put anyone's name on a summons and have two of the other items right and expect for them to show up in court?"

"No. I… I mean you… the… we believe that… I believe that what this Bill is doing is…"

"No, I'm not talking about…"

"…is restating the current…"

"…I asked you, what is the…"

"…law. You said, what is the law?"

"…current law?"

"I think that this is it."

"You think that's it?"

"Well, that's what I believe and that's what I'm codifying."

"No, what… what… there has to be something authenticated."

"There is a case called… there is a case called Fleshner, it's a Supreme Court decision. And this is affirming what the Supreme Court said in that decision."

"So, the Supreme Court said that you could make technical errors…"

"Representative Flowers, if you could bring your remarks to a close."

"The court… the Supreme Court says you can make technical errors on a summons?"

Speaker Lang: "Mr. Martwick is going to answer and then Representative Flowers will close." 10000141.docx 186  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"It… Representative, what it… what it says is, if you'll allow me to find it? One second here."

"Representative, for the sake of time, I just would like to say… and thank you, Mr. Speaker for your time. I would like to say that this issue is too important to so many people that if you can't get the summons right it should be at least worth. Because we're… we're talking about a person's livelihood. It should be at least being able to get the summons right, if you're going to try to bring a person into court. And other technicalities or other missing items on that summons, you shouldn't just haphazardly be able to pass something out and give reference or inferences as this is authenticated and it is specifically for you or me and our names is not right or some other information that's on the summons is not correct. And I urge a 'no' vote. Thank you."

"Mr. Zalewski."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"So… so, Rob, I… I'm not in Jud-Civ and I have a lot of questions based on what the opponents are asking and the proponents. Starting with, our analysis says that the Attorney General's Office and the lenders are proponents of the Bill and the foreclosure defense attorneys are opponents to the Bill. So, can you reconcile that for us?"

"So, what I can tell you is that when this Bill was originally filed in the Senate because of… I don't know, I'm not exactly sure why… but because of the breadth of it I would imagine in the changes that it's making there were initially a lot of opponents including the Attorney General, the 10000141.docx 187  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Heartland Alliance, the Shriver Poverty Law Center and Illinois Housing Action Alliance. Through negotiations in the Senate and Amendments, they have all been removed as opponents. And these are the people who champion these causes making sure that the legal system is not taking away the rights of people. So, clearly they are okay with this legislation as it is."

"But there remains a bar of attorneys that are opposed?"

"Yes. And these are the bar of attorneys that are… have… the cottage industry that was talked about that has grown up around this court decision that is now combing through old foreclosure decisions looking for technical deficiencies in the summons, reopening cases with an attempt to extort some sort of settlement under the threat of taking homes away from subsequent purchasers and returning them to the original foreclosure defendants. And they're doing it with obscene… really obscene sort of fee sharing arrangements. Some as much as an 80 percent contingency fee."

"And does your Bill cure just the problem of the technical name on the summons issue? Or… it seems like there's a number of things the Bill does besides that issue, am I getting that right?"

"It does. It… and so again, it… it's… it's, you know, it clarifies the law or restates what we believe to be the current law in terms of service. But then it also addresses three other things. One is statute of limitations for petition to reopen foreclosures, it reduces that from seven years to two years after the current owner takes possession of the property. It talks about color of title and… and when the 10000141.docx 188  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 subsequent purchaser is deemed to… to be the… the lawful owner of the property. Again, reducing that from seven years to two years. And it change… makes this changes to the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act. And again, this speaks directly to the contingent fee arrangements that are… are being sought out by these… this cottage industry."

"Okay. So… and then finally, my last question is back to the… the first portion that sucked up a lot of the debate. If I heard right, the Bill would codify what's in a Supreme Court case on this issue and reverse what's a subsequent Appellate Court case on this issue?"

"No."

"Okay."

"What it would do is it would codify and… and affirm what we believe to be the current law without addressing the… the idea that there can be other rulings under this law given separate distinct factual scenarios. So, that case was talked about by another Representative and, again, the court could find a way to, you know, there is room in this for them to address different factual situations."

"Okay. Thank you, Representative."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Jones."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"So, Representative, we went through this case at length in Jud-Civ and you were asked questions of legislative intent, which you seemed to back away from in one of the previous…" 10000141.docx 189  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"I'm sorry, I… I didn't… could you… it's a little loud, Mr. Speaker."

"I'm sure you can hear me clearly, Representative. So, let me speak louder."

"Yes."

"In Jud-Civ we went through this case and you were asked several questions by Representative… a previous Representative about legislative intent."

"Yes."

"You seemed to back away from that legislative intent in one of your answers."

"No. And I don't intend to. So, if I did, I apologize.”

“So, if…”

“The chairman of the committee and I talked about legislative intent. He asked those questions. I answered them. And… and the way… I believe, and unless I'm mistaken, I believe the way that I am stating the legislative intent is exactly the way that I covered it. Which is that we are affirming the law in… in the Fleshner decision without addressing the… the idea that the… that other courts may… I'm not going to get into the factual decisions of other courts. So, I'm… I'm saying that there is room for other courts to… to make their own rulings or… but this is the guiding law."

"So, let's clear up two things. You were asked by Representative Flowers what is the current law? And you were asked… also asked a technical. So, in committee you got a copy of the summons that was in question, correct?"

"I did, yes." 10000141.docx 190  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"So, on that summons the question that was asked of you was about defendants versus a see attached list, correct?"

"Well, yes. On… on that… in that… in that case there was a line for defendants and it was left blank. And on the second page there was… it didn't say see attached list, but it said a list of… or it said defendants to be served. And it listed all the defendants in the case."

"So, the point that Representative Flowers was making to you that if a… if the name Perez was not on there, could a person's house be taken? Can you answer that question?"

"Well, I… I don’t… and… and I guess I'm not comfortable putting myself in the position of a judge in a case. Right? I mean…"

"Well, hypothetically you're an attorney, correct?"

"Well, I know. But hypothetically a judge could make any decision. A judge could say yes…"

"I'm not asking…"

"…a judge could say no. And that…"

"…we're not asking… we're not asking about a judge. You're presenting the Bill that…"

"Well, I know, but then you're asking me to make a decision as if I was the judge and I'm not going to do that."

"Well, Representative, you… you have this Bill that is going to change Civil Code. It's not just dealing with foreclosures."

"Right."

"As the previous Representative stated, this is a major issue…"

"Yes." 10000141.docx 191  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"…that you need to properly answer the questions that the Representative asked you about taking someone's home. And finally, Representative…"

"Yes?"

"…we talked in committee about this tilting the scale. Tilting the scale in favor of us making the decision of winners and losers. So, this tilting… this Bill will probably tilt the scale in the favor of banks. Do you believe that's the case?"

"I… No, I… I absolutely do not. And the reason that I say that is that, again, the groups that were involved in the negotiations of this Bill in the Senate are… are the groups that you would expect would be standing up to make sure that those scales are balanced fairly. These are the groups that their entire existence is to advocate against things that would tilt the scales. And they are all okay with this Bill: Heartland Alliance, Attorney General's Office, Shriver Poverty Law Center. So, absolutely, I do not… I don't agree with that statement."

"So, Representative, your Bill has changed. The Attorney General's Office is on this Bill as supporting this as a proponent. Have no…"

"They are no longer neutral."

"Let me finish my question."

"Or maybe they are, I don't know."

"So, have you given the revised language to the Illinois Attorney General's Office and asked if they support this Bill and have they given you an answer that they support this Bill?" 10000141.docx 192  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"The… the language in this Bill was not changed here in the House, it was changed in the Senate. All the negotiations were handled there. All of those parties are, I believe, neutral. I don't know that the AG slipped in favor. I'd… I'd have to look. Oh no, they are a proponent. Yes. And… and so, they are… so that… that was done while the Bill was in the Senate. The language is identical. So, no, I have not specifically spoken to them."

"Representative, what is the rush with this Bill? We have a lot of issues with this Bill. We vetted some of them out in committee. I would encourage you to pull this Bill from the record and let's work on this over the summer. Are you willing to do that?"

"I… I am not. This is not my initiative. This was an initiative by a group that was… that was negotiated extensively across the floor. And I think it would be… it would be very improper for me to pull that Bill out of the record at this point. I think the Bill needs to stand or fall on its own merits at this point."

"What's the name of that group, Representative?"

"The group? Well, the Illinois Attorney General's Office, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association…"

"Please complete your answer, Sir."

"Thank you. The Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Credit Union, the Bankers Association, the Land Title Association, the Creditors Coalition for Foreclosure Best Practices, the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the Heartland Alliance, the Shriver Poverty Law Center, Illinois Housing Action Alliance. So, all of those 10000141.docx 193  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 groups were involved in this process. As well as my Senator, Senator Mulroe."

"Mr. Jones, your time has expired, but I'll let you close with some remarks."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would invite you to look at the board. This Bill is going to change our Civil Procedure and it has bad consequences not only for homeowners but it's a bad policy. I asked the Sponsor to pull this Bill from the record. I would ask that you consider voting 'no' on this Bill. Thank you."

"Mr. Breen, we've reached our limit on this Bill. Mr. Martwick to close."

"I… I appreciate the debate and I appreciate the concerns of the people who spoke against the Bill. But I… I would point out, number one, that this is designed to provide clarity to the legal system where there is not clarity right now. It's to provide clarity to the courts about what the existing law is. It tightens up some bad practices that are going on. And this was extensively negotiated by… by all sides. I think that this is a good Bill. I think this is good law. I respectfully ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Conyears-Ervin, Harper, Mah, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 12 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby 10000141.docx 194  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 declared passed. Senate Bill 1979, Mr. Rita. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"I'd move for Floor… the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. What it does is puts a cap, a $5 million cap on it which takes off the opposition of Cook County."

"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. Rita."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 1979, as amended, basically raises the cap for overpayment of property taxes in Cook County for those that overpaid their taxes prior to 2009. Current law has a cap of 2.5 million, we just raised that cap to 5 million on those that are… are seeking to be reimbursed for their overpayments."

"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, please record yourselves. Halpin. Please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional 10000141.docx 195  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2522, Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace on a Motion."

"Yes. I Motion to rule every single one of these notes inapplicable."

"Mr. Breen on the Motion."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Motion will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 62 voting 'yes', 50 voting 'no'. And the Lady's Motion carries. And all notes… note requests are held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you. I rise to present 2522, which is a consumer protection Bill. It's a Bill that makes sure that individuals are not assessed fees over and above what's necessary to drive a rental car. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Breen." 10000141.docx 196  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Sponsor yields."

"I actually have the Chamber, the AG and Enterprise as well as Avis as no position on my analysis. I do not have opposition. With… with the adoption of the Senate Amendment 3, that removed the opposition before it came to this chamber."

"3."

"Exactly that. If you are driving a rental car and the toll is a specific amount, the rental company cannot charge an additional fee of… over and above what say the State of Illinois charges for a toll."

"The Bill does provide that you should be informed that those electronic transponders are available. It provides that they cannot charge you more than $2 per day. And it also provides that on the days that you have not gone through any tolls, you will not be charged for the rental of that transponder. It's a great consumer protection Bill."

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

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

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, in reading the Bill it says a rental car company shall not charge a renter a daily fee on any day the renter does not drive through an electronic toll or only drives through an electronic toll collection system for which no alternative payment option exists. How does the rental car company know if there is a payment option… a toll that a… where a payment option exists? As an example, on the… on the northwest tollway there might be a toll exit that has both an electronic toll as well as I can feed the, you know, feed the change. How is a car… the rental car company supposed to know which… which exit and which toll type of equipment was at that exit? How are they supposed to know that?" 10000141.docx 198  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"The transponders actually tell you which points you've gone through. They can clearly tell if you went through one of the exits, such as the mini on I-90 that there is no cash option. So, that's actually being able to be traced by the points in which that transponder was triggered for payment." Harris, D.: "I understand that. I guess… if a toll collection system for which no alternative payment exists. Okay, I'm not… I'm not sure that's as clear as it needs to be and I'm not sure I understand how the… the company is supposed to know that. But thank you for your answer."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's… I think that's a decent summary. They have to make available to you the opportunity to rent the transponder and yes, they cannot charge you on days that you did not use the transponder."

"Yes."

"Two dollars."

"Yes." 10000141.docx 199  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you, Representative."

"Representative McDermed."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"You're responsible for them. That's the case now and this Bill doesn't change your responsibility. This is to protect consumers by saying that a… a rental car company cannot charge you over and above what I-Pass, for example, is already charging you for tolls."

"Well…" 10000141.docx 200  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Mr. Carroll."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the… I rise in support of this Bill. My wife, who is a class action attorney, as some of you know, actually had a case that talked about this specific issue with consumers and how consumers were getting screwed over on a regular basis by these transponders and rental cars. So, I applaud the Sponsor for bringing forth this Bill to protect consumers and that's what we are here to do. Is to protect consumers and the people of Illinois. So, thank you very much for bringing this Bill forward. I'm sure when you see my wife again she will thank you as well. Take care."

"Representative Wallace to close."

"Thank you. This is not a toll skipper's dream. There are already provisions in place to track you down. And just not liking a Bill is not a reason to vote 'no'. I hope you have a very solid reason as to voting 'no'. It's a great consumer protection Bill. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Connor. Please take the record. There are 96 voting 'yes', 20 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Cavaletto is recognized on a point of personal privilege." 10000141.docx 201  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Welcome. We're glad you're joining us today. Thank you, Representative. Mr. Bennett is recognized."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Welcome. Welcome. Thanks for being on the House Floor. I'm sure you've been very enlightened by the debate. Senate Bill 35, Mr. Welch. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch on a Motion."

"Mr. Speaker, I ask that the notes on this Bill be moved inapplicable. This… this isn't going to cost the state anything."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"No."

"It's not going to cost them anything more than what they're already expending."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion 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. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 60 voting 'yes', 54 voting 'no'. And the Gentleman's Motion prevails. The note is held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 35 creates the Immigration Safe Zones Act, which would require the Attorney General to publish model policies which limit immigration enforcement assistance that state funded agencies 10000141.docx 203  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 must implement. What the Immigration Safe Zones Act would do is require the Attorney General's Office, no matter who the Attorney General is, to publish model rules to support sensitive locations, including publically funded schools, publically funded hospitals, public libraries and courthouses when faced with immigration enforcement. This is an… a Bill that is supported by a wide range of people in a coalition. There are no opponents to this Bill. We have sat down and worked with law enforcement. Law enforcement is neutral on this initiative. This is not a sanctuary state Bill. What this Bill does is requires the Attorney General, no matter who's holding the office, as the leading law enforcement officer of the state to publish guidance on this important, critical issue. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Sponsor yields."

"No, there is not. However, this Bill… this…"

"I have not. Because it's not about the Attorney General, specifically, it's about any Attorney General. And as the…"

"This would require her to publish policies on this issue." 10000141.docx 204  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"We have and they're not opposed to it."

"No."

"I did not, but I… I believe because they're not opposed to the Bill, they're very supportive of the Bill, actually, that they believe it's… it's good legislation."

"Well, again, you're focused on the current Attorney General's Office. It's our job as a Legislature to pass policy. We believe that this is a good policy that no matter who the Attorney General is that this would require them to publish guidance on it."

"We're… we're have to… we're requiring them to give us legal guidance, yes." 10000141.docx 205  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Ammons."

"Mr. Speaker, to the Bill. I rise in support of Senate Bill 35. I… I make note of the objection that was raised by the previous speaker and just want to draw the Body's attention to the purpose of the Body. In many cases we pass laws that other offices may or may not implement, but that is not our responsibility. Our responsibility here is to pass laws that are in the best interest of the people of the State of Illinois. And I rise to say that Senate Bill 35 is in the best interest of the people of the State of Illinois. We must have access to safe zones regardless to what you're status may be. And this Bill simply encourages, instructs, and make law the publishing of model policies in relationship to immigration and the enforcement assistance that may be necessary for members of our community. And so, I ask strongly for an 'aye' vote for Senate Bill 35. And thank you, Representative Welch, for all of your work on this issue. And I'll say in closing that in… in the last week or so we've had 10000141.docx 206  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 an unfortunate incident for which if this Bill existed probably would not have taken place for members of our immigrant community. And so, I hope that this Bill moves forward from this House and on to the Governor for his signature and implementation for the State of Illinois. Thank you so much."

"Mr. Welch to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Immigrants in Illinois often live in fear due to ruthless enforcement tactics used by immigration agencies in sensitive locations. Recently ICE published updated guidance indicating their intent to conduct arrests in courthouses around the country. Families are often afraid to take their children to school or just to seek medical attention and attend court hearings. By passing this policy and requiring our Attorney General to publish guidance, school districts, universities and the hospitals will be those places that you know you can go to without living in fear. We believe that this is a good policy that would send the signal to the 2 million immigrants that are already here, and those seeking to come here, that Illinois is a welcoming state and continues to be a welcoming state. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote in support of the Immigration Safe Zones Act."

"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 62 voting 'yes', 53 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received 10000141.docx 207  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2540, Mr. Crespo. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Crespo."

"I believe I need to adopt the Amendment #2?"

"A brief explanation, Sir."

"Yeah. It basically requires that any report submitted to the General Assembly, under this Bill, be done electronically."

"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. The Bill amends the Grant Accountability Transparency Act and this just basically creates a system for stop payments orders from the state granting agency, basically streamlines the stop payment process."

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields." 10000141.docx 208  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"That's correct."

"Correct."

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield for a brief question?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. Representative Crespo, just to clarify this provision… this change does not apply to organizations that may have a legitimate grant that's in a GATU system that tracks grants to organizations. This is for places that they are removing payments to that should not receive them. Can you clarify that point on this Bill?"

"This… basically when a decision is made that they need to stop payment for not rendering the services, this streamlines the process so the OMB will need to notify the Comptroller to make sure they're both in sync."

"So, someone who is supposed to do a service for the state may have received some prompt payment for providing service."

"That… that's a good example."

"We could be in stop payment on that?"

"Right."

"Thank you very much for clarifying that." 10000141.docx 209  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"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? Riley. Please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2546, Mr. Guzzardi. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Members. This Bill corrects an inconsistency in the Labor Relations Act. Right now, graduate employees… graduate students who are employees of their university are allowed to join the labor union at their university if they are teaching assistants or if they're administrative assistants, but if they are research assistants they're not allowed to join that union. That's an in… it's an inconsistency. It's very frustrating for graduate students as many of them transition back and forth between those roles quite frequently. We simply believe there should be equal treatment for all graduate assistants. And that's what this Bill provides. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Representative Ives." 10000141.docx 210  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Can… would it be all right if we did Standard Debate? Would that be all right?"

"If you want Extended, that's what you’ll get."

"Mr. Reick."

"Happily yield, Representative."

"So you know, it's puzzling, Representative, because the University of Illinois didn't in fact slip in opposition to this Bill nor did they testify in committee. I've seen them slip in opposition before to Bills; I know they know how to do it. So, the only inference I can make is that they're opposition to this Bill isn't terribly serious."

"I'm certainly not, Representative."

"Well, so, the… I… just… two things. First of all, to clarify, Representative, administrative assistants, graduate students who are administrative assistants, are currently part of the union. They also don't have teaching responsibilities. So, there's not a bright line here between those who teach and those who don't. But let me also say that research assistants… the reason I believe they should be part of the union is because they are performing labor, compensated labor, on behalf of the university. And anyone who is familiar 10000141.docx 213  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 with graduate student settings will tell you these research assistants are spending 30, 40, 50 hours a week in the lab performing research that helps the university get grants, that helps the university enhance its prestige. These are workers by any construal of the word."

"And therefore, they ought to be considered members… they ought to be eligible…"

"…members of the union."

"Right."

"So, unfortunately, that's contradicted by the university's own handbook, which I will read to you right now. Hours of work for research assistants are separate and distinct from the time required for an assistants own academic coursework. So, the university itself in black and white acknowledges that the time they're doing working, whether it's research or teaching or administrative work, that is work time that is separate and distinct from their academic time. So, the university is saying they're working. 10000141.docx 214  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Therefore, they're workers. Therefore, they should be able to join the union."

"It's a pretty simple…"

"Sure."

"Well, Representative, the… the negotiations that took place recently covered a number of areas including wages, fee waivers, appointment terms, et cetera. But as you know, unions often negotiate contracts on behalf of members who have a number of different functions, right? So, the union might represent, I don't know, teachers and janitors and engineers. And they negotiate a contract on behalf of all of those people with separate terms for each different work group. Right? They're not saying that the janitors have to teach classes. They're saying this is the terms for one group; this is the terms for another. So, it's not at all inconceivable that the union could represent employees with different functions and negotiate different terms for each of those sets of employees. In fact, that happens every day."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Here we are, my friend."

"Representative, it's a pleasure to see you." Wheeler, K.: "Let's go back to the discussion we had in committee, briefly. And I'm looking at the language of the Bill, specifically here."

"Sure." Wheeler, K.: "If you want to bring that up and go with me, I'll be happy to wait for you if you want to send it."

"No, I've got it right here. Thank you." Wheeler, K.: "Perfect. Thank you. Actually, there's not a lot of language to this."

"Correct." Wheeler, K.: "Can… can you help me understand in your opinion as to why or why not the original language, the intent clearly excluded research assistants from the definition of a student?"

"You know, I can't speak to the original drafting of this language. As I said in committee, I feel that it represents a misapprehension of how graduate student work actually works. That by excluding research assistants you're creating this sort of meaningless distinction between 10000141.docx 216  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 categories of graduate students. And that they all, in fact, are doing meaningful work for the university. And therefore, all ought to be eligible to join the union. That's precisely the error that this Bill seeks to correct." Wheeler, K.: "Is there research work done well at the University of Illinois, my wonderful alma mater, that may be paid for by a private entity that would be paying the… the research worker directly versus paying them through the university?"

"I imagine there might be, I can't say for certain." Wheeler, K.: "And I guess that's kind of where I’m coming from. I'm wondering to myself if, you know, this is like not something I've thought about a lot. It's just off the top of my mind here. It came to me as we read through this one more time that are there other entities where you may be doing research for one entity one week and then the university the next week and maybe back and forth or different projects? I don’t know the answer to that then."

"So… so, yeah. The… these research assistants… when you have a research assistantship through the university, your employer is the university and you're working for them and the university is compensating you. If you're performing research for an outside third party, if you're being contracted by some other company to do research for them, you would negotiate the terms of your employment with that employer." Wheeler, K.: "Well, and that's what I'm trying to say in that case."

"Right. So, there's…" Wheeler, K.: "So, I…" 10000141.docx 217  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"…there's a bright line there for sure." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. I'm going to back to our analysis here, very quickly, Will, ‘cause I don't want to take the whole afternoon up with this. But the… the comment here says the University of Illinois objects to the bargaining unit and DRA and professional graduate students because the research does not work as a final part of the graduate education. I know you read something else differently there, but we've got to figure out why there's a disconnect here and why U of I is not more involved in this process. In my mind, it would clear up a lot of confusion perhaps in… in us understanding what the original intention was and what your intention is now."

"Sure. Yeah, it's… I think the university has… is putting forth a rather confusing position on this Bill. They clearly acknowledge in their work rules in their handbook that these research assistants are doing work, that they're workers; and that, therefore, they're doing work. So, it's inconsistent for them to suggest all of a sudden that these people are somehow just doing this for fun or are interested in you know, pursuing their own academic studies. They're compensating these folks. They're setting the rules of their employment and they're creating meaningful work product that helps enhance the prestige and value of the university. So, it seems pretty black and white to me that they're employees and they should be able to join the union." Wheeler, K.: "Well, I'll say one thing before I close here that… that… my friends at the U of I, when I was a student many years ago there, were some of the best in the world at what they were doing and they were doing cutting edge things. So, 10000141.docx 218  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 I… I certainly think there's value to what they do. However, to the Bill, very quickly. I… I wish we had more engagement from the U of I on this and in clarity so we could… could move forward with a unified voice in this, we're not there yet. Unfortunately, I'll be voting 'no'. But I appreciate the conversation."

"Mr. Riley."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Guzzardi, wouldn't you say that any differences between a research assistant, teaching assistant at different colleges and universities is really in the eye of the beholder, that a lot of times these terms are sort of used interchangeably?"

"I would say that. And I would say that students often are in both roles during the course of their employ at the graduate program that they transfer back and forth that the students themselves are operating interchangeably between the roles."

"You know a lot of… a lot of things have not changed in research assistants and teaching assistants at the graduate level. I was one back in the… in the dark ages. Those that still exist right now are doing much the same kinds of things. And I know in testimony, you know, sitting on Approp-Higher Education I've often asked some of the higher education institutions, you know, if you've got research assistants doing a lot of things, you've got a lot of them, you know, why don't you hire more tenure track faculty? But I think that that's also a realization about the rigor that these 10000141.docx 219  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 people are actually performing. And a lot of what they do is not necessarily furthering their own degree, getting their master’s or PhD or whatever they're doing, they are doing and adding to the research of a lot of really great researches at these institutions, wouldn't you say?"

"I would say so, Representative."

"And… and let me just state, you know, oftentimes and I… I think I said a few years ago, everybody likes to say, well, there's a study or research says. And one of the things I said a couple of years ago is, state what it is. Just don't say that, those are sort of weasel words. Well, I'll give you an idea of some actual research that was done. In 1984, and I'm sure these things are still going now, there was a… what they call a program project looking at speech and swallowing in cancer patients. It was cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute. And a lot of the research was done by graduate assistants at that particular time. There was also a study in 1977, and there've been subsequent studies, where people were looking at dual labor market economic analyses of manpower training programs. And that was done by research assistants. They didn't get paid. They didn't make a whole lot of money, but a lot of good research was done. So, to the Bill, Mr… to the Body. To the Bill. This is a Bill that makes a lot of sense. It makes a lot of sense. And what it does is it recognizes the kind of work that these people are doing. And last time I checked, no matter what your status is as a research assistant or whether you're… you're in a union or not, I don't think you've lost your First Amendment right. This Bill makes a lot of sense. Vote 'aye'." 10000141.docx 220  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Mr. Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me just briefly address the points made by the Lady from Wheaton who said that we should not support this Bill; in fact, this union shouldn't exist because she disagrees with the political stance that the union takes. That these people's First Amendment rights should be stripped of them because the gentle Lady disagrees with a political stance that they take. People's First Amendment rights should not be accessible to them because we disagree with their politics. You guys have a word for that; it's called snowflake’. That's what you guys say to us when we say people shouldn't be allowed to speak because we disagree with their politics, you guys call us snowflakes for that. I would say that the First Amendment rights of these workers ought to be protected irrespective of whether we agree with their political position. This is a simple matter of equity. Graduate students or TAs or research assistants or administrative assistants they should be treated the same. Let's not make this Bill about anything that it's not. It's a very simple Bill. I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you, Members."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 66 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2641, Mr. Turner. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Turner on a Motion."

"I'd like to move to have the fiscal note deemed inapplicable."

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

"The Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Representative, the… the rules have been requested for this particular Amendments 3 and 4. You intend to hold those inapplicable, is that correct?"

"I am moving to deem the fiscal note inapplicable." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. Okay. I see the ones that are already applied. We object to that and would request a Roll Call vote, Mr. Speaker."

"Those in… those who support the Gentleman's Motion will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 61 voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no'. The Gentleman's Motion prevails. The note is held inapplicable. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Turner." 10000141.docx 222  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. Senate Bill 2641 makes changes to the Illinois Vehicle Code in an effort to make the same regulations that currently apply to car rental companies apply to personal car facilitation companies, i.e. peer-to-peer carsharing companies. A peer- to-peer carsharing company will be subject to, most importantly, the following regulations: taxation, liability, financial responsibility. And it would also have to comply with rules and regulations currently imposed on rental companies including requiring that a user meet the minimum age, inspecting driver's license, providing users with an emergency telephone number for roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries, keeping a record of the motor vehicle's registration number, along with the renter's name and address, registering with the Department of Revenue for automobile renting, occupation and use tax certificates. I'd ask for the support of the Body."

"Mr. Welter."

"Sponsor yields."

"I, like you, Representative, have been visited by many people interested in this piece of legislation on both sides of the aisle… I mean, on both sides of the issue. And I have not been presented with any legislation to… to amend this Bill in a certain way. I've just… heard about the procedure and that I should slow the Bill down." 10000141.docx 223  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"No, Representative."

"Can you repeat the question, Representative?"

"They're exempt on the purchase."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, there are probably some very good things in this Bill and I don't doubt that. But this Bill was written by one car… by one rental car company, one rental car company, brought to the floor probably about two… two weeks ago. We have here a 10000141.docx 224  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 conflict of new technology and current law, very similar to what we had with Uber and Lyft and Airbnb. If you remember with Uber, we had a Bill introduced and… and there was a lot of give and take and Uber finally came up with agreed language. In Chicago where Airbnb was… there was a concern about Airbnb in the… the rental units that are being used up there and they weren't paying the taxes, they got together with the City of Chicago and they came up with agreed language to… to regulate the Airbnb. Very similar thing here. We have a new technology. I've never used it, some people probably have. But we have a new technology and we have one rental car company simply pushing back. And saying, no we want… they absolutely have to do it our way. I think that's wrong. While I think they probably have some good ideas, I also think that this should be a negotiated settlement. I think we're rushing to judgement here. I really ask you to look at this. And I know there are a lot of folks who have already signed on. But again, it is a new technology that needs… that needs thoughtful consideration as to how we regulate that new technology. So, before we rush off and say, okay, that… that rental car company wrote the Bill so let's just give them exactly what they want, let's pull back and say, come together, come up with some sort of an agreed Bill that makes sense that's… that's complimentary to both sides. I'd recommend a 'no' vote before we rush out on this. Thank you."

"Mr. Skillicorn."

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"Mr. Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question to the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Leader Turner, we know we have ride sharing and I think we had some robust conversations about ride sharing versus taxi. But ride sharers call their business model and their call their businesses 'ride sharing'. What are these companies who today they may say… or some of the supporters may say, vehicle sharing, but what do they identify themselves as doing?"

"Peer-to-peer carsharing companies, Representative."

"And on their advertisement they utilize that they're renting cars, there's a car rental, correct?"

"One of the largest participants in the industry advertises this as a better way to rent." 10000141.docx 226  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"To rent? Also, if you look, is there any safeguards against individuals setting up their own quasi rental companies with a limited amount of cars, 30 or 40 cars? Is there any safeguards against that?"

"No, there isn't currently, Representative. And that's kind of… part of the genesis for this legislation. You could easily have a used car dealership owner or somebody who has a car lot with multiple cars on it that are not moving and put their cars up on this platform and rent their cars out to other people. The fact of the matter is, they're not paying any taxes to the State of Illinois, there are no consumer protections involved in it, there's insurance liabilities that aren't answered. And those are the sort of things that we're trying to address with this piece of legislation."

"And thank you, Leader Turner, for bringing this. And to the Bill. Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe in innovation. I'm young or what have you. But we should not allow individuals who want to call something sharing to avoid going through the process of what a normal business would go through. We can't let restaurants just call it food sharing and we can't just allow any little old business to set and call it sharing. This is clear cut what it is, it is avoiding being a rental car company. And I request your support. Thank you, Leader Turner."

"Mr. Turner to close."

"Just a few points. To those that talked about the process and this not being… this Bill having moved too fast, you know, we made four Amendments on this Bill. This Bill came through committee twice. We had one opponent speak in opposition and 10000141.docx 227  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 the second time it came through there were no opponents who spoke in opposition. I didn't receive any draft language since I've introduced this Bill. And to… to just put off something like this when we have consumer protections that need to be addressed, that we're trying to take care of in this legislation, I think is just not good policy. It's bad government here in Illinois. And so, we need to put these protections in place, regulate this industry, generate their revenue… the tax revenue that will come from this industry that has been operating in Illinois unregulated in a grey area for over two years. Turo has been in business since 2009. There are hundreds of thousands of cars that are totally operating unregulated in Illinois right now. And there's no tax revenue coming to the state from it. That's not good for the state. 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? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 78 voting 'yes' 34 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2651, Representative Chapa LaVia to handle for Representative Tabares. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Yes, Speaker and Members of the House. House Floor Amendment 1 is a gut and replace Amendment and it becomes the 10000141.docx 228  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Bill. It retains the engrossed Bill, requires the Election Authority is report on the conditions of their voting equipment every two years."

"Sorry. Please proceed."

"Is this on Second or can we…"

"This… this is an Amendment, Representative."

"Okay. If we can adopt…"

"Please tell us about the Amendment."

"Yes. If we can adopt the Amendment. But what… it does two things. It specifically requires that the… the Election Authority's report on the conditions of their voting equipment every two years to the State Board of Elections and that the State Board of Elections post this information on their website. The second point, it requires individuals or organizations to use P.O. Box for vote by mail applications to provide contact information and turn over applications within a certain timeframe. And third, it requires the State Board of Elections to adopt rules to establish a cybersecurity program to support the Election Authority's effort to defend against cyber breaches and utilize no less than half of the federal funds provided by the State Board of Education for this purpose. I'll take 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."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"I went… I went over the Bill, Sir. I'll take any questions."

"Mr. Fortner."

"Sponsor yields."

"I agree 100 percent. I couldn't have said it better."

"Correct. There's nothing in this Bill that would impede them of doing their jobs at the other departments."

"Ab… absolutely."

"Cor…"

"Please bring your answer to an end and your comments to a close, Sir."

"Thank you. Yes, I want to thank Representative Fortner for putting this into record. Yes, we will. In fact, knowing the chairwoman, if we see that we have to put different definitions into statute to fit into their work that they're doing, we'd be more than happy to get that done for… in January."

"Mr. Fortner."

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

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Representative, I'm looking at our analysis here and I'm looking at… there's two questions I have for you. One is regard to the vote by mail sent to post office boxes. Was that in response to a specific situation that occurred earlier?"

"It has to do with the Rock Island incident, yeah." Wheeler, K.: "Okay. That's… I… I just wanted to clarify about that’s what you were working at there. And then, I just wanted to follow up on what the Representative from West Chicago had just mentioned regarding the cybersecurity efforts of the State Board of Elections. Many of us saw that our Illinois State Board of Elections was featured in the… I think a 60 Minutes piece regarding cybersecurity issues. And my analysis doesn't seem clear to me. It says they're required to access federal funds. Are those federal funds for cybersecurity measures or federal funds just to run the election process?" 10000141.docx 232  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"They're for specifically for the cybersecurity because of what's been going on in the country. And to touch a little bit back here, if that's your last question, is that we're not impeding in any way the rulemaking. So, they can actually stick in definitions what they think cybersecurity, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera are. We're not messing with any of that." Wheeler, K.: "So, you're saying I’ll see that when I’m in a JCAR meeting at some point down the future?"

"Yeah." Wheeler, K.: "I look forward to that. Thank you very much. I appreciate your efforts."

"You're welcome. Thank you."

"Representative Chapa LaVia to close."

"I request an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Bill 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 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Turner in the Chair."

"Senate Bill 2707, Representative Davidsmeyer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill for a third time." 10000141.docx 233  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2707 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 116 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’, 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2707, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Feigenholtz, for what reason do you seek consideration?"

"I had intended on voting 'yes' for Senate Bill 2651. My switch was malfunctioning."

"Thank you, Representative. The Journal will reflect your request. Senate Bill 3052, Representative Arroyo. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, Senate Bill 3052." 10000141.docx 234  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Representative Arroyo."

"Speaker, I just want to move it to Third."

"It's on Third."

"All right. Give me a minute."

"Do you want to take it out of the record right now or do you want to call it?"

"No. No. No. No."

"Okay. Then it's on Third and you're ready to go, Representative."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3052 caps the amount that a contractor may withhold from the contractor's until the contractor or the subcontractor completes his work, commonly referred to a retainage amount. Under Senate Bill 3052, the… the owner may only withhold the retainage amount of only more than 10 percent payment until the contractor completes less than 50 percent the total project and more than 5 percent subsequent payment. Therefore, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Breen is recognized."

"Representative, this Bill is on the Order of Short Debate."

"This Bill will be moved to the Order of Standard Debate. You may proceed, Representative." 10000141.docx 235  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"I believe so."

"Well, this Bill was brought to me by the contractors and small businesses and they feel that this is good for the small business. And to hold more than 10 percent for a small contractor, it won't… it would not help them to stay in business. They can't complete the jobs. So, they brought this to us to be able to help the small business. I consider this to be a jobs Bill and to help minorities to keep working."

"Right."

"Yes. Absolutely."

"Well, that's a change order."

"That's a change order. If there's something different to the contract, they've got to put a change order in there to be able to complete the job. But the contractor also… if they're not satisfied, they've got to tell the contractor that they have to complete it. That doesn't have anything to do withholding 5 or 10 percent."

"Representative, this doesn't have much to do with that. This does not address that. This only addresses the… the retainage you can hold back."

"I think…"

"Well, Representative, I think he just made a wrong decision and picked the wrong contractor. That's happened to me myself. I'm building a house now in Florida and I've been through three contractors. But Florida is a right to work…"

"I think so."

"That's why I won't vote for the right to work."

"’Cause Florida is a right to work state."

"Representative Breen would like to yield the rest of his time to Representative Reick. Forty seconds."

"Close your remarks, Representative."

"Chair recognizes Representative Keith Wheeler." 10000141.docx 239  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. Representative, I've gone back and forth on this a couple of times. And… and I'm looking to support this Bill at a level where you can help me understand if this retainage of 10 percent and 5 percent are limits. They're not mandated numbers. So, there’s still the ability of a developer and a contractor to negotiate what they want the retainage to be?"

"Yes. The contractor could still negotiate, the banker could. " Wheeler, K.: "So, as long as it doesn't exceed that 10 percent level for the first 50 percent of the project or 5 percent on the last half of the project?"

"Right." Wheeler, K.: "And to clarify a couple things for our discussion. How we determine if a project is 50 percent completed, would a… would you use the AIA billing approach so that people…"

"I… I didn't hear that?" Wheeler, K.: "So, it was brought up earlier that how do we know, you know, 50 percent of a project is… is kind of an arbitrary number in some people's minds, but if progress billing is being used on a project, it actually already is in place to know when you are at 50 percent of that process and when you can kick that down to the 5 percent level. Would that be accurate?"

"Yes." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you. I'm going to go to the Bill then. Ladies and Gentlemen, I come from a contracting background. And I 10000141.docx 240  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 can tell you that retainage can be a real issue for… for those of us who are trying to make a living. When the profit margin’s 2, or 3, or maybe a good project’s 5 percent and you're withholding 10 percent for a long period of time, you are carrying the float for a long ways. Your project… your profit for an entire year can be tied up in retainage. Moving forward it’s difficult to get financing and secure other loans just even for cash flow purposes. So, while this not… may not be the perfect vehicle, I think it may help some contractors. And… especially the smaller contractors, the ones I am generally looking out for. So, in that case, I'll be voting 'aye'. Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Phillips."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"No."

"You… you asked me a question, I said no. But I… I know what this is about."

"So, you… don't put no words in my mouth, please."

"Yes, I have." 10000141.docx 241  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"They're all different."

"Each contract is different, yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"They’re usually paid out in stages according to how you finish the work."

"No."

"Well, you… you want me to explain to you what the problem… some of the problems could be and some of the problems that we're going through now?"

"Okay. When you…"

"Right. And when you finish with that…"

"…I'll tell you some of the problems on this side of the aisle."

"Representative, can I answer your question from the first time you asked, if you don't mind? I'll tell you what happens to the small contractor when a bank or a big contractor doesn't pay them. They go out of business because they hold… right now, there's contractors that hold their money for a year and two years and never get paid."

"They want to take you out of business." 10000141.docx 243  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"I'll bring you some documents over there when I get through with this Bill."

"I… I will."

"Wake… wake-up."

"I've never hired a big contractor like that…"

"…but today there's people that haven't been…"

"…paid for a year and they get taken out of business. That's what this is about."

"Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Yingling." 10000141.docx 244  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank… thank you, Speaker. Just to the Bill. I meant… I have a conflict of interest on this and will be voting 'present'."

"Chair recognizes Representative Andersson."

"Representative Batinick is recognized."

"Representative Arroyo to close."

"I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 3052 pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Members, please record yourself. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 63 voting in ‘favor’, 48 voting ‘against’, and 4 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 3052, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 40… on page 14 of the Calendar, under Consideration Postponed, we have House Bill 4873 offered by Leader Lang. Mr. Clerk… Leader Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. I think when this Bill failed previously it was because of a lack of understanding of what the Bill does. So, when… when we passed Pay Day Loan Reform we allowed a fee to be charged by people called verifiers. These verifiers come in and make sure that the consumer is the right consumer for the right loan. These people protect the consumers. Some people thought this was an expansion of a fee for consumers, but in fact, it was an expansion of a fee so that consumers could be protected to 10000141.docx 246  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 keep them out of bad loans, to make sure they are not put into bad loans, to make sure they don’t continue in a cycle of debt. This simply increases the fee. This fee is paid by the lender and it can be passed on to the consumer but, we're talking about a very, very small fee. And this is to make sure that an unspecting person who wants to get one of these loans isn't put in the wrong loan, the wrong installment or to violate his rights as a consumer. This is actually a consumer protection issue. Please vote 'aye'."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's correct, Sir. And… and one thing I didn't mention, this does not go into effect until July of 2020. So, it affects nobody with a current loan at all. And this would all be disclosed to any borrowers after this goes into effect."

"That is correct, Sir."

"Since we passed the original Pay Day Loan Bill, most pay day loans at that time were very short-term loans. And now, 10000141.docx 247  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 most of them are extended loans over months. And so, if they don’t charge an appropriate fee, they can't do the appropriate verification."

"Chair recognizes Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Sponsor yield for a brief question?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Thank you. Representative, I just wanted to clarify when this was on the board before there was a discussion that ensued that kind of didn't give light to the situation. And I want to just clarify that the fee being assessed here is (a) to ensure that consumers are not receiving predatory loans?"

"That is absolutely true."

"And (b) then the circumstance of this assessed fee would be to cover the people who are doing the selection of the appropriate loan, making sure that they are able to pay that loan back within the term and the time that is designated on that loan?"

"That is also true. That's why I referred to this as… as consumer protection. Representative, when I passed the Pay Day Loan Reform some years ago after two or three years of working on it, I got into it because I was requested by the consumer groups to enter those discussions to protect consumers. I certainly am not going to stop doing that now."

"I appreciate your clarification on this Bill. To the Bill. This is one of those Bills that certainly raises the 10000141.docx 248  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 eyebrows of a person like me who's very concerned with the protections, especially in industries where people don't have access to traditional capital and traditional loans. And so, although this is an industry that is allegedly needed at this time, I prefer traditional loans for our community, it does have a function that we have to work within that context. And I will be supporting you in this legislation today because the clarification is to prevent people from entering into loans that are predatory and to ensure that whatever the terms are that the person can actually meet those terms of the loan and don't lose their real or personal property in repaying of any such loans. And so, with that I… I appreciate the Leader's work on this for clarification. And I appreciate his consistent ear for those who may have concerns about legislation like this. Thank you so much. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Lang to close."

"Please vote for this."

"The question is, ‘Shall House Bill 4873 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 72 voting in ‘favor’, 43 voting ‘against’, and 0 voting ‘present’, House Bill 4873, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5344, Representative Lilly. Take your time, Representative."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. SB (sic- House Bill) 5344 allows the Department of Veterans’ Affairs 10000141.docx 249  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 to establish a field office in each Legislative District… Senate District that is. There's no opponents. Whew… I'm breathing hard. And the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is in favor of this piece of legislation."

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

"Bill will be moved to Standard Debate. You may proceed, Sir."

"Representative Lilly to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. The concerns that have been addressed at the previous meeting and discussion, particularly to one that was shared by the great Representative, there's no suggestions to the Amendment was proposed to us or proposed to me. And I was open and willing to receive those. So with that, I am running the Bill to make sure that we are addressing the needs of our veterans who are very much in need of services that makes their life… the quiet life they deserve as people who have protected us in our great military. With that, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall House Bill 5344 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. 10000141.docx 251  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 On a count of 63 voting in ‘favor’, 46 voting 'no', and 0 voting ‘present’, House Bill 5344, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2562, Representative D'Amico. You may proceed, Sir."

"Excuse me. Excuse me. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading. And read the Bill."

"Representative D'Amico."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 2562, 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, Senate Bill 2562."

"Representative D'Amico."

"This Bill is on the Order of Standard Debate. Representative Williams is recognized."

"Hi. I would like to request Extended Debate."

"Standard is Extended."

"Oh. Unlimited Debate?"

"Excuse me, Representative."

"There's something more than Standard."

"Representative Williams, Extended Debate."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Just a couple of questions. You mentioned the facial recognition technology was removed. Can you elaborate on what you mean by that? I mean…"

"Okay. I think we need to make a distinction though between having facial recognition technology actually on the physical drone and using a recording or utilizing the pictures to compare it to software, say, at the office of OAMC or CPD offices. Certainly you can use facial recognition technology with the images that were captured. Isn't that correct?"

"But I don't think you're prohibiting utilizing the images captured via the drone from being utilized… from utilizing facial recognition technology. It just says, shall not equip the drone with facial recognition technology. So, I think it… isn't that correct? Does that make sense?"

"Okay. I… okay. Second question, there's been some confusion on the floor today about whether public… whether citizens can capture or can figure out what information… excuse me, whether any information as to the usage of drones can be available to the public. Is this… why does this Bill not provide for citizens to know how and when drones are being used to monitor them without a warrant?"

"Okay. Often when you have issues like this that implicate FOIA there is language in the Bill that would say something like, nothing in this Act shall preclude the release of information regarding the deployment of drones, the date 10000141.docx 254  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 of deployment, location of deployment under FOIA, if it does not interfere with investigation. That language is not in here leaving what I fear is a gray area in terms of public information on FOIA. Plus we all know FOIA has a discretionary component. Would you consider working with me in the future to ensure that the public can information to the date of the deployment, location of the deployment and how drones are used?"

"Okay. Thank you. To the Bill. I am concerned, and while I have the upmost respect for the Sponsor, I am concerned about not including some of this language in the Bill about the topics we just discussed. Just to be clear, the only substantive change to this Bill was that the number of people which constitutes a large gathering is increased to 1500. But let's be clear, this Bill still allows police, without a warrant, to fly over any gathering, including First Amendment protests and marches, for no reason at all as long as they're looking for possible criminal activity. There's possible criminal activity anywhere. I think we all know that. Possibly here. But that's way too vague and for the kind of intense surveillance we're talking about with no limitations on how sensitive the cameras are, how close the cameras can zoom in, it is excessive. Much too vague. Secondly, the facial recognition piece. That is a red herring. The drones and the language reads that the drones shall not be equipped with facial recognition technology. I agree with what the Representative said, they're too heavy. You can't put a facial 10000141.docx 255  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 recognition tool on the actual drone, but the images captured on the drone, whether still or video, can be taken back to CPD or headquarters and run using facial recognition software quite easily and that's what will happen. You can look at your phone, take a picture and on Facebook they recognize you and they want to tag you. It's easy to do. And that’s so… so the images captured by the drones can still be run through facial recognition technology. So, I would not rely on that exemption and feel better about that piece. Finally, and I think almost most significantly, this Bill will increase the ability of law enforcement to monitor and record its citizens in mass on a scale we have never seen before. It is a vast expansion of government monitoring and surveillances. And in light of this dramatic policy change, which has major civil liberties implications, at a minimum the public should know when law enforcement employs…"

"Please make your final comment, Representative."

"…when law enforcement employs a drone without a warrant, how often, when and where. Again, the interest of public safety must be balanced with our civil liberties. This is particularly critical where the First Amendment is involved. This Bill does not strike the balance, unfortunately, which is why I'll be voting 'no'. Thank you."

"The Chair recognizes Representative DeLuca."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Thank you. Representative D'Amico, where did the original number come from? It was at 100?" 10000141.docx 256  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"And where did the 1500 number come from?"

"It doesn't have anything to do with the permits that are required depending on the size of a gathering in Chicago? I mean, where did 1500 come from?"

"Okay. If… if there's a gathering of 400 people…"

"…under this Amendment, is law enforcement prohibited from flying a drone?"

"What if they believe that there is potential criminal activity there or they know that there are… there's known gang members there or other individuals that they would identify as known criminals?"

"They what? I couldn't hear you."

"I couldn't hear you. They would what?"

"They would be doing what manually?"

"Well, I would think there's a lot of folks in this chamber would be more upset about that than flying a drone. So, they're prohibited if there's 400 people?"

"They're completely prohibited? Even if they know that there is known gang members there and they believe that there's criminal activity that's about to take place? They can't monitor it with a drone? They have to go in there…"

"Okay."

"Okay. So, the folks that…"

"…the folks that urged you to increase the number, they would prefer the cops to go in uniform, on the ground and take a look at how things are going at this gathering? They'd rather have that happen?"

"All right. Well, I wish you wouldn't have amended the Bill. I'm going to support it either way. We have to give our police officers the tools that they need to keep us safe and use technology to do that. Vote 'yes'."

"The Chair recognizes Representative McAuliffe."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Andersson."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Spain."

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Mah."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I voted 'no' on the previous iteration of this Bill and I continue to be opposed. I remain troubled by the inadequate First Amendment protections in the Bill and the unaddressed possibility for immigrants to be targeted for deportation. I represent areas with large immigrant populations. Large gatherings take place 10000141.docx 262  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 in my district on a regular basis. Street festivals like Moyo De Mayo, which we just had this past weekend or Fiesta Del Soul, the Mexican Independence Day Parade or Chinese New Year Parades. These events draw large crowds from all over the state. In addition, immigrant rights marches in which many from my district participate have had attendance in the thousands, 700 thousand in 2006. Despite the Amendment that's been added, there are simply inadequate assurances that immigrants, documented or undocumented, mix status families or those who wish to express their opposition to current immigration policies can feel certain that images captured by drone surveillance will not be used to punish, target, detain or deport them. The lack of safeguards to preserve constitutional protections is a grave concern to me. And I urge a 'no' vote."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Wallace."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"So, I missed the last debate. I was gone. My question is, what was the impetus of this particular piece of legislation?"

"So, this has happened here in the State of Illinois?" 10000141.docx 263  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"What you just described?"

"And so, this is an initiative of the City of Chicago. Are there recent events of large gatherings that might have prompted such a piece of legislation?"

"No, I'm talking specifically in Chicago? I can think of some protests that have…"

"So, something like Lollapalooza but… okay. Other questions have been raised about the destruction of data. Is there a reason why we've not amended this Bill to make sure that that data does not live on in perpetuity?"

"It lasts for 30 days?"

"Not 24 hours or maybe a week, if there's nothing happened at the event?"

"And what is… what is described as potential criminal activity? What… how would you define that? Is there a definition in the statute that you're proposing ‘cause I can't find it in the Bill." 10000141.docx 264  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"At the discretion of the police department?"

"All right. To the Bill. This… we've had a lot of discussion here already so I won't belabor the point of civil liberties, the point of privacy, the point of the fact that this is an initiative of the City of Chicago. I understand why perhaps given the things that have happened across the country with large events and violence that have occurred. But what I was really getting at with the questions about what events have happened in the City of Chicago that might make someone want to fly a drone over it, would have been quite a few protests by communities of color about injustices and about police abuse of power. So, I find it very interesting that we would then propose that we provide more tools for intrusion into individuals' privacy. The vagueness of what potential criminal activity is another concern of mine. Potential criminal activity could be happening right here on the floor right now. Someone could be stealing someone's orange or apple or candy off of their desk. That's potential criminal activity. So, I will say, as I've stated publically before, that I cannot support this piece of legislation. Especially given the fact that there is no protection over whether or not once a recording has occurred… whether or not software that is not installed on the drone but installed in the mainframes of law enforcement, they can use that software to recognize faces. I'm concerned about, again, the impetus of this particular Bill. And I would like 10000141.docx 265  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 to protect my own privacy and my own civil liberties. So, I encourage others to consider that and vote 'no'."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Skillicorn."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"We've heard from five opponents and four people in support of this measure. Representative Zalewski, do you rise in support? You may proceed. You'll be the final speaker."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. The Sponsor was asked last time to consider some Amendments to make the Bill more narrower, he did that. He increased the limit to 1500. He added language specifically prohibiting facial recognition technology language… technology that doesn't exist by the way, but we're going above and beyond and adding into the statute any way to make sure it can never be used. And he did… he… he did exactly what he was asked to do within the confines of this discussion. We've had a very healthy debate on First Amendment activity and what the technology here could lead to with respect to infringing upon people's rights. But ultimately this comes down to whether you think there's a public safety reason to use this technology to protect large crowds or whether you think an individual's… or whether you think the concerns outweigh that benefit. And I think for the majority of the Body it makes sense that if the technology exists to present… to prevent bad things from happening to 10000141.docx 268  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 large crowds of people you should vote 'aye'. The Gentleman has narrowed the Bill, I would urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative D'Amico to close."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2562 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 74 voting in ‘favor’, 35 voting ‘opposed’, and 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 2562, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2332, Representative Lilly."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. We fully debated this Bill on the floor yesterday, so I'll be short. I want to remind everyone here today that a vote of 'yes' is a vote to protect our youth for a long life from deadly disease to tobacco and associated chronic diseases and also premature death. A vote 'no' is a vote to protect the tobacco industry profits against the interests of the next generation. To be clear, this Bill does not contain penalties for possession by minors. Penalties for possession are the 10000141.docx 269  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 tobacco industry's tactic designed to focus on the tobacco retailer. There is no evidence that penalties for possession reduce tobacco use rates. Possession… possession laws unfavorably punish and stigmatize children who are targeted and this is a tactic that is jeopardizing the lives of our future. Tobacco is not a choice. It is an addiction that kills more than 18 thousand injured… Illinoisans each year. We should do everything in our power to stop this devastating habit. I'm asking you to vote in favor or vote with organizations you would trust with your health, your children's health, your parent's health. The hospitals, the health association, the public health department, the health care professionals all support this Bill. These are the same trusted organizations you turn to again and again in time of need. I respectfully ask for an 'aye' vote."

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

"You may proceed."

"Final remarks, Representative."

"Representative Keith Wheeler is recognized." 10000141.docx 271  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. We discussed this recently and we went through the different components of this Bill that… that do have some negative impacts. Primarily, the fact on one level that removes all the penalties for those who actually… with possession of tobacco products under 18. If our true intent of this Bill is to reduce smoking, we'd want to keep that intact; however, we did not. The second component that we brought up had to do with the border communities who are naturally concerned about the fact that… that sales would just move across the border and those merchants who have made investments in Illinois would no longer have the opportunity to… to recoup their investment and move forward as they should. So, they're… they're… the opponents have real concerns here. And I wish we could address those things separately. I know that in my discussions with the nurses who came to me in support of this measure, I explained to them very clearly that if this were a regional or national effort to move to 21 I could consider it much more easily than I can right now. But putting Illinois on an island does not help us in the ways we need to do our business moving forward. Mr. Speaker, should this Bill receive the requisite number of votes, I do request a verification. Thank you."

"Members, a verification has been requested. Representative Evans will be the final speaker on this Bill. Representative Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and the great Members of this Assembly. To the Bill. I think we all know kind of my own personal story dealing with cancer. But I think more important 10000141.docx 272  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 is, you know, I was in the barber shop this weekend and I was looking through an old magazine from the ‘70s. And I was looking at all of the different advertisement and how we used to advertise individuals. And it had the company with the Kools and the various cigarette companies running around and say how cool this is and they're on the beach. But we've changed that. You know, we've been educated. We know that tobacco causes x number of diseases. We know these things. And… and what I believe always is this is America, that you can choose to do what you… what you want to do. But I think we should give young people the opportunity to grow to learn. So at the age of 21, if you want to smoke tobacco and we've got decades of studies that say that tobacco causes cancer, we can't debate that. That is just the… the truth. You can go to University of Illinois, any university. But I think to put it at 21 gives our young folks the opportunity to say if you want to make this bad decision, which you have the right to do, then you will be informed. You'll be equipped with the information needed to make this bad decision. And hopefully they won't. You know, I'm a border district as well. And it is my hope that the businesses there, they have individuals from 21 all the way up to 100 to sell cigarettes to. We want to make sure our young people are healthy. We want to try to avoid health issues. Again, we are already educated and we know what the realities are that tobacco causes cancer. Thank you, Representative Lilly, for your hard work and effort in this issue. It shouldn't be a tough issue. It is an issue that we've been informed about; it's an issue that we know about. Let's do what's right. Let's send a message to… to 10000141.docx 273  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Illinois that ‘yes’ you have a right to do what you want to do. You have a right to live your life; we want you to live the healthiest life. So, thank you, Representative Lilly. And I humbly request for you all to support this issue. And let's move forward."

"Representative Lilly to close."

"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Again, this piece… this piece of legislation… this measure allows for us to care for our future, our next generation. Tobacco use is not a choice. It's an addiction that kills more than 18 thousand Illinoisans each year. We should all want to do something to stop this deadly habit. The bordering states… or the bordering counties that have all taken up this measure have not had a problem with T21, Tobacco 21. It has allowed their teens to make better choices for their lives. And it's very critical that we recognize that our young people are standing up for their lives as well. I had the opportunity to talk to a group of young people that Representative Wallace brought down and they had opportunity to talk with Senator Jones who gave them a real compassionate speech around why he believes Tobacco 21 is a measure that we need to take up now. Those young people response was, I think we shouldn't start smoking or purchasing tobacco until we're 90. And these were young people, 12, 14, 15, who agree that this is a habit that they are picking up because $291 million are being put in the marketing of tobacco. They want to live; they want better choices. It is so important that we collectively listen to one another so that we can make sure we are addressing what our young people are telling us. Tobacco 21, again, supported by organizations 10000141.docx 274  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 that you trust: hospitals, Mercy Hospital, Northwestern, McNeill, North Shore, Rush. We have a good number of supporters. And I ask that you dig deep in your hearts and in your minds to vote 'yes' for Tobacco 21, affectionately known T21. I ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Members, a verification has been requested by Representative Wheeler. Please be at your seat to vote your switch. The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 2332 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 61 voting ‘yes’, 49 voting ‘no’, and 1 voting ‘present’… Representative Wheeler, would you like to persist with your verification? Mr. Clerk, please read the votes in the affirmative."

"Mr. Clerk, he no longer wishes to proceed with the… with the verification. On a count of 61 voting in ‘favor’, 49 voting ‘opposed’ and 1 voting 'present', Senate Bill 2332, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Feigenholtz, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to be recorded as a 'yes' vote on this since I'm a Sponsor. And this is the second time today my switch wasn't working."

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

Speaker Turner: "The Journal will reflect your request, Representative. Senate Bill 3109, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, can you please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Representative Guzzardi on Floor Amendment #1." 10000141.docx 276  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment removes the Attorney Practice Act from the Bill per the discussion that we had on the floor."

"Representative Andersson, would you like to speak on the Floor Amendment? Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 3109. 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 Senate Bill 3109."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We debated this Bill extensively and I was very grateful for the comments of my colleagues, particularly Representative Andersson and Representative Breen who brought up questions around the Attorney Practice Act and this Bill’s interaction with that Act. The Amendment that we just adopted removed any reference to the Attorney Practice Act. I appreciate my colleagues' thoughtful commentary, I believe we've made this a better Bill. And I look forward to its passage."

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

"Representative Andersson is recognized."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you, Members. Again, this just brings us in accordance with Federal Law and codifies current practice at IDFPR and other licensing agencies not to check people's status before they issue licenses. This is a matter of public safety and it's a matter of good practice. We need to be in accord with Federal Law. I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 3109 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 61 voting in ‘favor’, 49 voting ‘opposed’, and 1 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 3109, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 3276, Representative Cassidy. Please proceed, Representative."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There was some confusion in the debate over this Bill. And I think that… that some clarity is helpful. In all cases, a defendant is able to withdraw a plea within 30 days. This Bill corrects a drafting error that was created when the advisement was put in place to make sure that before someone takes a plea that… or makes a… enters a plea that they understand that it could impact their immigration status. This gives the standard two years that go along with other such advisements. It brings it in line with all the other… all other such advisements in… in the Code. And I ask for your support."

"Representative Breen is recognized."

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."

"It is only moving forward."

"Yes."

"Which would exist for any… whether you had any sort of advisement or not. So, that's stand… that's sort of your baseline regardless of whether you were supposed to be informed of anything."

"I kind of think this is apples and oranges. This is… this is specific to when there are other advisements. There's a… there is a different timeline when other advisements have to be put in place. This is really just putting an enforcement mechanism just as we have with other sorts of advisements. This brings this in line with every other place. This is not about effective assistance of counsel because it's not the 10000141.docx 280  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 counsel that is supposed to do this. This is the… this is a judicial instruction at the time of plea."

"Like if I pled guilty, I'd have 30 days…"

"…to anything. You… if you pled guilty, you'd have 30 days."

"Right."

"Right."

"Final remarks, Representative."

"Representative Cassidy to close."

"I… I actually completely dispute your characterization of this. This… just as with any other advisements that are 10000141.docx 281  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 required, there is a… there is a time period that goes along with that. This is not an extension at all. This is a… a repairing of a scrivener's error; this… this piece that exists in every other advisement was left out in this case. This is not an extension. This is not a special benefit. This is not anything unusual. This is, as I said, repairing a scrivener's error. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 3276 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 51 voting in ‘favor’, 64 voting ‘opposed’, 0 voting ‘present’, this Bill, having failed to reach the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared failed. Mr. Clerk. Senate Bill 3489, Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've spoken with a number of you individually about this Bill since we voted on it yesterday. I think there was a little bit of misunderstanding during the floor debate. But just to reiterate, this is language that was drafted by the States Attorneys Association. The States Attorneys proposed and approve of this language. All it does is allow people who believe to be on this registry in error to initiate an appeals process. So, it allows them to appeal their status on this registry. Again, all parties are in agreement on it. It's the States Attorneys language. And I ask for your support. Thank you."

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

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"That's exactly right, Representative. You called this a good Bill yesterday and I agree with you wholeheartedly."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Skillicorn."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you, Members. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, ‘Shall Senate Bill 3489 pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10000141.docx 283  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 73 voting 'yes', 42 voting 'no', 0 voting ‘present’, Senate Bill 3489, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 12 of the Calendar, we have Senate Bill 3115 offered by Representative Flowers. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Flowers on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 increase the temporary assistance for needy families to 30 percent of the federal poverty level. And it removes the second and third year increases to the TANF grant that was in the original Bill. This Bill will assist families living in extreme poverty and it would have them to get assistance in getting the basic necessity for life. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 3115. 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, Senate Bill 3115."

"Leader Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Representative Harris and his working group and Representative Demmer for the bipartisan support 10000141.docx 284  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 141st Legislative Day 5/30/2018 that we got in committee. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. This Bill would help all people that's living in extreme poverty that happen to be on TANF. It would help a lot of them live a better quality of life and I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

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

"The Sponsor indicates that she will yield."