Illinois House Floor Debate — March 29, 2019

"The House will be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by the Reverend Bobbi Dykema who is with the First Church of the Brethren in Springfield. The Reverend Doctor Dykema is guest of Representative Scherer. Members and their guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off cell phones and pagers, and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Doctor Dykema."

"We shall be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today by Representative Kalish."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Representative Hoffman is recognized to report any absences on the Democratic side."

"Yes. Excused absence Representative Buckner, Representative Cassidy, Representative Zalewski. Absences are Representative Conyears-Ervin, Representative D’Amico, and Representative DeLuca."

"And Representative Butler is recognized for absences on the Republican side of the aisle."

"Representative Hoffman for a correction."

"Yes, please add Representative Martwick to the roll. He is not excused, he is present and alive right there."

"Also, Members, if we could hold Representative Buckner and his family in our thoughts as his dad became very ill last night. So I'm sure he would appreciate our good wishes. Have all recorded themselves who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 103 voting present, a quorum is present and we are ready to conduct business. We will be going to the Order of Second Readings today. House Bill 123, Representative Willis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just very briefly, this is a Bill in response to the proposed closing of a hospital in my district. Hoping to keep it open. Thank you."

"Any discussion? Representative Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"This was a shell Bill and so we knew what it was from the beginning."

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Willis moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, Third Reading. I'm sorry. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. On page 3 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 356, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman." 10100034.docx 3  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Floor Amendment is basically a technical change to comply with Federal Law."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, Representative Hoffman has moved that Floor Amendment #1 be adopted to House Bill 356. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, are there any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 3 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 357, Representative Hoffman. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you. This is the same Amendment to make us comply with Federal Law."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, Representative Hoffman has moved the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 357. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Motion is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 359, Representative Hoffman. Please read the Bill." 10100034.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Third Reading. On page 4 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 895, Representative Morgan. Please read the Bill. I'm sorry, at the request of the Sponsor, out of the record. House Bill 1455, Representative Bourne. Representative Bourne. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. On page 4 of the Calendar also appears House Bill 2060, Representative Murphy. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading."

"Leader Hoffman in the Chair. House Bill 2153, Representative Feigenholtz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2206, Representative Yingling. Representative Yingling. Out of the record. On House Bill 2259, Representative Feigenholtz. Out of the record. House Bill 2425, Representative Chesney. Out of the record. He said out of the record. House Bill 2572, Representative Feigenholtz. Representative Feigenholtz. Out 10100034.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 of the record. House Bill 2576, Representative Zalewski. Out of the record. House Bill 2812, Representative Moeller. Representative Moeller, 2812. Out of the record. On House Bill 2831, Representative Mussman. Representative Mussman. Out of the record. On House Bill 3301, Representative Manley. Page 8 of the Calendar. Out of the record. House Bill 3471, Representative Bristow. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3477, Representative Edly-Allen. Out of the record. On House Bill 3550, Representative Williams. Representative Williams. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. On House Bill 3628, Representative Bristow. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. On House Bill 3658, Representative Gabel. Out of the record. On page 9 of the Calendar, Representative Slaughter on House Bill 3701. Representative Slaughter. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 just represents clarifying language to a definition that does not, in any way, shape, or form change the objective of the Bill. Be happy to explain the Bill on Third Reading. Thank you."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, Representative Slaughter moves adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3701. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it… in the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it and the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3704, Representative Slaughter. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Slaughter…"

"Thank you."

"…on Floor Amendment #1 to 3704."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1, same thing. Provides clarifying language. Does not, in any way, shape, or form change the objective to the Bill. Be happy to explain the Bill on Third Reading. Thank you, Mr. Speaker." 10100034.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Slaughter moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3704. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it, in the opinion of the Chair. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar, House Bill 2894, Representative Hernandez. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Hernandez moves adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Kifowit, for what reason do you arise?"

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

"State your point."

"Mr. Speaker and bodies of the… individuals in the House, I would like to recognize an individual that put a lot of effort into being here today. His name is Jordan Mitchell. 10100034.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 He's is an Army veteran and he strapped on a hundred pound rucksack and walked 189 miles over the 5 days to come to the Capitol today. He is on the Democratic side of the aisle, standing up. He is walking… he is walking, today, to raise awareness of a very profound and horrible thing that happens in the lives of individuals, most at the age of 13 or younger, which is human trafficking. Illinois had more than 200 reported cases of human trafficking in Illinois in 2017. And he is bound and determined, as the director of his organization, Provision Lab, to do all that he can and he urges us… and I know that we do all that we can… to eliminate and stop human trafficking. So with that, I just want to give him a warm hearted Springfield welcome. And he will be outside the Chambers for individuals to talk about his mission with him. Thank you. And welcome to Springfield."

"Representative Carroll, for what reason do you arise?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some guests to introduce today. My lovely family has made their trek down here from Northbrook. First, my son, Asher, who turned 11 last week. My daughter, Brooke. And of course my wife, Katrina. So please give them a warm Springfield welcome. Thank you."

"Welcome to Springfield. Representative Spain, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"State your point."

"Welcome, Vivienne. Representative Davidsmeyer."

"State your point."

"On page 12 of the Calendar on the Order of Third Readings… we are now going to go to Third Readings so Members please be prepared… there is House Bill 2601, Representative Morgan. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning to the Body. This Bill amends the Real Property Conservation Rights Act. This Bill came about because we had a number of issues with Amendments and changes to conservation property when you had an easement adjustment, whether it was expanding or shrinking. So, the courts were handling these matters, but it was not clear in the statute as to how to manage these Amendments. And so this Bill creates that process. This is an 10100034.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 agreed Bill. It was negotiated with the Second Amendment… with the First Amendment from the Realtors and the farm bureau. So this is a negotiated Bill and I ask for your support."

Speaker Hoffman: "Is there any discussion? Representative McDermed."

"That's correct."

"That's exactly correct."

"That's correct. And I appreciate your cosponsorship of this."

"Seeing no further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2601 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2617, Representative Martwick. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Martwick on House Bill 2617."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2617 is a technical corrections Bill that amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code by eliminating the outdated and incorrect term 'special services' and replacing it with 'extracurricular activities'. I know of no opposition. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2617 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2643, on page 12 of the Calendar, Representative Mason. Out of the record. House Bill 2662, Representative Martwick. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Martwick."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2662 is an administrative cost savings measure initiated by the Firefighter's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago. It extends the term of the annuitant member of the fund's board of trustees from two to three years. Has immediate effective date. I know of no opposition. I ask for an 'aye' vote." 10100034.docx 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2662 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Take the record. On this, there are 99 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Butler, for what reason do you arise?"

"The record will so reflect. On page 12 of the Calendar, House Bill 2665, Representative Robinson. Out of the record. House Bill 2685, Representative Ammons. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ammons."

"Good morning, Mr. Speaker, thank you. House Bill 2685 creates the Illinois Student Loan Investment Act. Provides for the establishment, operation, and administration of a student investment account by the State Treasurer. It allows the State Treasurer to invest up to five percent of the State investment portfolio in education loan products, such as income sharing agreements and low interest, to help Illinois students finance higher education expenses. And we ask for an 'aye' vote."

"On this question, Representative Batinick."

"She indicates she will."

"This is a Bill that was established by the State Treasurer's Office. What we saw was people are having an extranomical amount of student loan debt and some of those interest rates are well beyond what families can continue to pay for. And so, the Treasurer's Office came up with a very brilliant idea to be able to take in some of those loans and some of the families in Illinois, reduce their interest rate, and save money on their student loan cost."

"I so agree with you, Representative Batinick. I agree with you on that."

"I don't recall. I know the Treasurer's Office answered that in committee and I honestly don't recall what that current default rate is."

"That has… it has to be set through negotiation which is something that'll be done after we pass this Bill. There are several steps of administrative work that needs to be done to set the interest rates." 10100034.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Well let me just clarify. I know what was testified by the Treasurer's Office in committee, is that this money is actually coming from other accounts that they already have, there interest that we receive back on our investments, and they just what to reinvest that into Illinois families. This won't cost us a significant amount of money to do this. There is a small amount that is… will be in the budget of the Treasurer in the next cycle, but it is a significantly better investment for us to reduce the cost on the families of Illinois by using other investment dollars that we already have in the State Treasury."

"The… which part of the cost?"

"There was a fiscal note that I received on this project which would be somewhere in a tune of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars." 10100034.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"To some degree. It's more of an investment in my estimation. It's not necessarily considered a banking. That would be a wonderful Bill by senior Leader Flowers. But this one would allow us to really reduce the costs on the families by using money that we've invested in other investments that we have in the State Treasury currently."

"Those are questions, unfortunately, that require some administrative work because the negotiations have to take place. All of those things, as the Treasurer's Office testified to in committee, those are pieces that are the business process of doing this service for the people of Illinois. And we can't quantify right now what the interest rate is going to be, but we do know that they have the bandwidth within the Treasurer's investments currently to allow us to help these families as well as we'll be able to lower, certainly below what the federal interest rates are currently."

"I do understand the point that you're making. What we saw was that this is it's only… it's structured as up to 5 percent of the State Treasurer's portfolio. So it's not a huge investment in the larger scheme of things in order for us to really help these families. This may not reach the five percent or the 600 million, depending on what the administrative work is after the passage of this Bill, but it could go up to 5 percent. There's no hard line on the 600 million that would be invested and it is quite small."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Skillicorn."

"She indicates she will."

"I think the answer, as I shared with Floor Leader Batinick, that is still undetermined because the investment that is being proposed, up to five percent of the state investment portfolio currently, that is going to be negotiated. They're looking for smart investments, of course. They don't want to get the most risky portfolios. They don't want the ones that's going to default at a higher rate. They're just trying to help Illinois families reduce their education burdens."

"There are many individuals seeking recognition so we're going to move to a four minute timer. Representative Demmer."

"She indicates she will."

"That's correct."

"I wouldn't say it's a conflicting priority. If the Treasurer's Office has the ability to help Illinois families, with what you identify as a real fiduciary responsibility, to make sure that our investments can be helpful to the people of Illinois, I think that this is exactly what we want to do."

"To the Bill."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Mazzochi is recognized."

"Indicates she will."

"So the Treasurer's Office states that this is not designed to compete with the federal interest rates. We are hoping to give it to those who are in the gap of that who cannot get the best deal they can get at the federal level and provide some relief at the state level. And I'm also informed that, certainly prior to my term here in the General Assembly, we had a similar program called ILGIVE that invested dollars in a similar fashion from the Treasurer's Office and was in venture capital and was very successful. I believe the Treasurer has demonstrated the investments and the fiduciary responsibility of the Treasurer's Office has been successful and I don’t believe that this will be any different."

"So the decision would not be made by the Treasurer's Office. I'm informed that the decision would be made through 10100034.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 a pool because they would be working with an investment group that they're working on these student loans. And so, it won't be a 'I'm choosing your son or your daughter', it would be a group portfolio that they're looking at and making the investments, similar to what they invest in other areas of state dollars."

"I don't have any indication that there's any concern about losing funds at all because they believe that they can get better interest rates that are significantly lower. So we don't…"

"I'm sorry, I didn't register that as a question, though." 10100034.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Let me clarify…"

"Let me clarify one point. The Treasurer's Office would be one of many investors in a pool, so they will direct their investments. They're going to negotiate directly their involvement in this purchase."

"Now that's certainly a mischaracterization. If he… if you look at the 529 plans, currently Illinois has the lowest interest rate in the country under… lowest fees in the country for its 529 plans. This would be designed similar to that. It would also offer an income sharing agreement. And so, it would also save us money. We don't look at spending a significant 10100034.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 amount of money on fees as well as the Treasurer's Office will continue to look at, again, smart investments and fiduciary responsibility in the same way that they currently do."

"Representative."

"Representative. Representative. Please bring your remarks to a close."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized." 10100034.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Indicates she will."

"What was testified in committee, and I know this was asked in the committee as well, the Treasurer's Office is covered by the Ethics Act that prohibits them from using their names on materials that are state focused. This will be covered by… in the same way. And I believe that the testimony in committee clarified that there is no intention of the Treasurer's Office to utilize this as promotional material."

"That's my understanding."

"Let me clarify. So, you know, I'm thinking about the investment strategies that the Treasurer's Office uses. What we know is that we want to make sure the portfolio is large enough so that even if a small percentage of folks do unfortunately default, that there is enough revenue that is generated from that to protect the state in the small percentage of defaulting. What we know is that we will see… similar to the 529 plan, the goal is to get the interest rate low enough so that people can really afford to make their payments and thus give some relief to the families of Illinois under this plan."

"The Gentleman from Winnebago, Representative Halpin."

"Well, with all due respect to my colleagues from Rockford, I am actually a resident of Rock Island County in 10100034.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Rock Island. I know the… I believe the board up there is incorrect. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"She will yield."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative, I think this is a good Bill. I wanted to ask a couple questions. First, you kind of mentioned it in your response to the previous speaker, but the default rate… not everyone on a student loan defaults, correct?"

"That's correct. It's a small percentage."

"And there are very well established statistical data as to what percentage of loans default. Is that correct?"

"There is."

"All right. And the Treasurer's Office, as far as you know, is capable of constructing a student loan portfolio that will return a positive investment. Is that right?"

"That is correct. That is why they have limited this to up to five percent of the investment portfolio so as to minimize the risk."

"And right now the student loan providers that are charging exorbitant interest rates, presumably even with the high default rate in student loans, they're able to make money off those, correct?"

"They have been."

"And was it fair to say that there are certain students within the State of Illinois that are currently struggling to pay these higher interest rates and are at great risk of default?"

"There is a significant challenge for the families right now." 10100034.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"And therefore, if a student were to participate or a student loan or to be involved in this program and they can get a lower interest rate, it might actually be easier for that student to afford to pay back that loan?"

"The idea is to make it easier so that they cannot default and they can meet their obligation."

"Has there been any work… well let me put it this way. The Treasurer's Office, do you know how much they invest on an annual basis, today? Just in general?"

"The Treasurer's Office invests $31 billion, today."

"So my assumption's always been that they have a pretty good team to balance their portfolio, to make sure they're meeting their fiduciary responsibility to the citizens of Illinois. Is there any reason to think that they won't be able to exercise that discretion and fiduciary capabilities in regards to this program?"

"There is no indication that they would begin to operate their business in any manner other than the successful manner they've already demonstrated."

"Thank you, Representative. This is a very good Bill. I'd urge an 'aye' vote. It's good for students here in the State of Illinois. It's a good way to continue to stimulate them to not only be able to afford their student loans, but to then be able to continue contributing to the Illinois economy. Thank you."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Gentleman from Rock Island. Representative Brady, for what reason do you seek recognition? Please proceed."

"Sponsor will."

"No, Sir, that would be incorrect. Certainly I would not present a Bill that I am supposed to amend. That's not something that we discussed."

"Representative Pappas is recognized."

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

"Indicates she will."

"I… the question that I have is the Treasurer's Office right now makes investments that include assets in other states that are helping various other enterprises out of the 10100034.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 states and yield the returns for the benefit of Illinois. Is that correct?"

"That's correct."

"And so, as I understand that Bill, what the Treasurer is asking to do now is take five percent of our portfolio and make an investment directly in the State of Illinois in improving the skills of our future workforce by helping the students in Illinois to attend college and complete their course of education. Is that correct?"

"That is correct."

"And we expect that the Treasurer will exercise similar amount of prudence in making these investments that he does right now with all of the other investments that he makes with the rest of the portfolio. Is that correct?"

"We have ample evidence of such."

"All right. So, what we would be doing here is not just helping Illinois families gain a college education, but we would be helping our state develop a future workforce that will help with the economic development of the State of Illinois. Is that correct?"

"Yes, Ma'am, that's correct."

"So, in fact, it's a double investment in our future?"

"This is a good Bill."

"Thank you. To the Bill. I think this is, as I said, a double investment in Illinois. I trust the Treasurer to be prudent in exercising the investment authority that has been granted to him. And I vote the Members… I urge the Members to vote 'yes'." 10100034.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"The Lady from DuPage, Representative Stava- Murray."

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

"She indicates she will."

"So I stand today in support of this Bill and I also stand with a future college student, hopefully for the State of Illinois. And I think that when I hear my colleagues speak about how this only benefits a certain set of Illinoisans, the students, I would tend to disagree with that because when our students graduate and they come to work and have jobs in Illinois, we will get the income tax returns and the higher they're… the more they make, the more money for the State of Illinois. So we're investing in our future, we're investing in jobs, and the rate of return is not simply that interest that we're making on the loan, it's also the increased income that we're making. So I strongly support this and if my colleagues are worried about students defaulting on their loans, I strongly encourage them to support legislation that helps students who might not make it through college or who might have difficulty paying back their loans to do support programs for them. So we have the proper structures in place so students aren't in a position where they are defaulting on their loans. Thank you."

Speaker Hoffman: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Martwick."

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

"Indicates she will."

"Representative, much of the discussion has been focused upon student loans, is that the only compliment of this Bill? 10100034.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 I read something in there about income sharing agreements, can you explain that to me?"

"There is an income sharing provision in this Bill that will help our families. And I do urge our members to support this process because that allows them to take that money together and invest in a prudent way and save us significant investment money."

"And how does that income sharing agreement work?"

"It simply means that they would have an income based return that they would be able to benefit from at a later date."

"And has… are you aware of these income sharing agreements being used any other where… in any other places?"

"I'm informed that Purdue University uses it extensively and it has been a benefit to them."

"And are there… besides Purdue University is there anyone else that offers these, any private groups that offer income sharing agreements?"

"There are people in a private sector who also do this kind of work that are starting to offer them. And it helps people not default on their loans which is a great thing."

"Yeah, so instead of just giving them a loan that they have to pay back with interest… correct me if I'm wrong here, but an income sharing agreement would give them loan money for college in return for an agreement to pay back a fixed share of their income every year until that debt is satisfied. Is that correct?"

"This was featured in Crain's Business Magazine and it was highly recommended that we do this." 10100034.docx 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Yeah, it sounds like a really innovative process that's just getting started. And imagine Illinois being able to get in on the ground floor of something that could be really beneficial to our students and help attract students to stay back here in Illinois. In fact, I often hear about out- migration in Illinois. Much of that out-migration is college students that are leaving to go to other states. This could be a tool to kind of bring those students back. I think that would a great idea. I think this is a great Bill. I love the income sharing agreement and I think that that will… something that could definitely offset the risk that's involved with student loans. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Weber is recognized."

"She indicates she does."

"It's based on Illinois residency and going to a Illinois school."

"Let me clarify that. The answer would be yes. They already have that ability through the Comptroller's Office to do that." 10100034.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Let me clarify that. So currently the Treasurer's Office don’t make direct loans. And this is not a direct loan program, either, so just to clarify that. But if there was a case that they needed to work with our state agency through the Comptroller's Office to collect… do collections or garnishment of wages, that is already set in place."

"That's correct."

"We already have ethics rules that cover that. And if the Member in the Senate wants to do something additionally there, I'll leave that to the Senate."

"Representative Walker is recognized."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Indicates she will."

"Thank you very much. I love the idea of income sharing. And I love the idea of relief for students and their families who are paying high interest rates. I'd like you to consider one idea, however. Is there any sunset to this?"

"Currently, there is no sunset in this clause. Again, if there's something that the Senate and the Treasurer's Office wants to look at, they can in the Senate."

"One thing I'd like us to look at is to say something like if after a 12 month period, or in any 12 month period, this program loses money for the state, then it will automatically cease."

"I think that would be something the Senate can pick up, but let me just share with my colleague that investments go up and down in every single segment of our state investment portfolio. So, not just this one, but every single investment portfolio would be under such a provision and that may be difficult for them to manage in the best interest of the state."

"Right, I understand. The difference is that all those other investment portfolios the Treasurer… and we trust him… can pull in and pull out. But this has been established by law that this program exists and there's no discretion by the Treasurer to pull out of it. So I would like to consider that change."

"So currently, they're not required. Because we set this program up does not require them to have to do anything. 10100034.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 That's why it's structured in a way up to, it's permissible. They don't actually have to do that and if the Senate is interested in, you know, tweaking some kind of timeframe to review this, I'm not opposed to such an idea."

"Yeah, I support the Bill. Thank you very much."

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Ammons to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to all the Members of the House. This is a good permissible Bill that will help our families simply lower their interest rate and reduce the occurrence of defaulting on student loans in Illinois. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2685 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, 67 voting 'aye', 33 voting 'nay'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Harris for excused absences."

"Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect that Representative Jones is excused for the rest of the day."

"The record will so reflect. On page 12 of the Calendar, House Bill 2700, Representative Stuart. Representative Stuart. Out of the record. Representative Gong-Gershowitz on House Bill 2722. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 2722 amends the Public Construction Bond Act providing that bonds issued under the Act can be used for apparatus fixtures and machinery used for work on a project. It's an… this Bill is an initiative of the Chicago Bar Association and the intent is to make the Public Construction Bond Act mirror the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act which contains similar language to ensure that contractors are paid for both construction and goods provided. There are no known opponents to this Bill and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Wheeler, for what reason do you arise? And is recognized."

"She indicates she will."

"No, that is a completely different Bill."

"No opposition."

"I was not aware that they had any concerns. The last I heard this was a pretty uncontroversial Bill. It 10100034.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 literally, just provides the same protection to contractors for public construction projects that… rather for private construction contracts that we have for public construction contracts."

"Representative Mazzochi is recognized."

"Indicates she will."

"Yeah, it's my understanding this just ensures that there's no misunderstanding about what's covered. That this would ensure that rental property is also covered. And that that would ensure that they have the same protection for private construction projects that you would have under the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act already for a public construction contract." 10100034.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"That's not what this Bill is addressing. This Bill is just to give sub-contractors on public projects the same rights that they have for private projects under the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act. It just enhances the security and provides protection to the sub-contractors and public bodies when contractors fail to pay for fixtures, apparatus machinery, or rental equipment on public projects."

"Representative, I don’t believe this proposed Amendment to the Act will have any negative impact on public construction projects. The amount of the bonds is already fixed based on the contract price. So, this Amendment just, you know, simply ensures that a surety, as a party to the grantee, receives proper payment in the event a general contractor, the bond principals bankrupt or otherwise unable to pay sub-contractors. And that would include more complicated rental equipment and things that are consumed as part of the construction process."

"This is not an expansion. Materials are already covered. This just clarifies that materials also includes rental property and fixtures. That's all this does. It's exactly what we do in the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act. It just conforms and mirrors the two so that public and private construction projects are the same."

"To the Bill."

Speaker Hoffman: "For further discussion, Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"She indicates she will."

"Representative, it's my understanding that this is standard practice under the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act. 10100034.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 That the materials covered include all the materials that you would use or consume as part of the construction process. Including, you know, equipment and things that are rented, the things that aren’t necessarily just labor. So, you know, I would envision that if you had a construction project where you might have specialized equipment that needed to be used for that project, and for some reason you need to cover the cost of that rental equipment as part of that construction project, this would now ensure that that would be covered."

"Representative Davidsmeyer, it is a Friday. I'm going to start the timer… a four minute timer if it's okay with you."

"Can you repeat the question?"

"This just ensures that they're covered for the rental property as part of the construction project, too."

"This is more aimed at ensuring that the contractor gets covered for their costs in the rental property more so than the municipality. This is designed at ensuring that contractors don’t get left on the hook for the costs that they’ve already put in to renting that equipment in furtherance of the project."

"No, it doesn't affect the bonding that way."

"No. The current… the current… it already says materials. This just specifies that those materials also include the apparatus and fixtures. It's just… it's a clarifying… it's a clarification that is already in the 10100034.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act. It just mirrors the exact same language that we use in the Illinois Mechanic's Liens Act to clarify what's covered under materials. This doesn’t change it."

"This just clarifies it to ensure that there's no misunderstanding about what's covered."

"Further discussion, Representative Weber."

"She indicates she will."

"Was that a question, Representative?"

"Are you done?"

"It's for the contractor to ensure… for the contractor to know what's covered before they rent things for use on that project."

"For further discussion, the Lady from DuPage, Representative Pappas."

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

"She indicates she will."

"Do I understand correctly that when we require a bond the surety bond is there to protect both the government and the sub-contractor in the event that the general contractor does not make appropriate payments?

"That's correct."

"Okay. So, in essence, when we have a sub-contractor who loses, let's say, equipment that is a rental as opposed to equipment that they own, that sub-contractor suffers a loss and expects to be compensated for the loss. Is that correct?"

"That's exactly right."

"And so, by opposing this Bill what we're actually telling these businesses is that they do not deserve to get compensation for the loss of that rented equipment. Is that correct?"

"That's right."

"Okay. To the Bill. I believe that we should support all businesses in Illinois and that we should support their right to recoup the monies that they invested in contracts and the 10100034.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 work that they performed for the state. And so, I support the Bill and I would encourage the Members to vote 'aye'."

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Gong-Gershowitz to close."

"Again, I am not aware of any opposition to this Bill. This is an initiative by the Chicago Bar Association to ensure that public construction bond contracts… the Lien Act mirrors the Illinois Mechanic's Lien Act. And I would urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2722 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 73 voting 'aye', 28 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 12 of the Calendar, House Bill 2723, Representative Ramirez. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ramirez."

"Good morning. House Bill 2723 is similar to Senate Bill 2628 of the 100th Assembly that passed both House and the Senate. And I'm reintroducing because it wasn't launched via previous administration. House Bill 2723 creates a task force on Strengthening the Child Welfare Workforce for Children and Families. The task force will study the compensation and workload of child welfare workers to evaluate its impact on recruitment and retention and how the turnover rate affects 10100034.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 safely and timely permanency of the children. It increases the membership of the task force on the child welfare workforce for children and families and includes two persons from child welfare organizations, their executive director or a chief administrator in the private sector. It also requires the Department of Children and Family Services to provide administrative support to the task force and engage it's department's research center in collecting analysis of the data. This is about making sure that we are evaluating who is taking care of our children through the Department of Family and Children Services and making sure that our children are put at first safety. I ask for a 'yes' vote on House Bill 2723."

"Representative Batinick."

"Indicates she will."

"The Governor's Office."

"I would ask my chief cosponsor if she's available, if she can help me speak to the Bill. Both of us have been working on this Bill. And so I'd ask her for her support."

"Representative Batinick has asked a question so…"

"Could I yield to Representative Feigenholtz?"

"Representative Feigenholtz." 10100034.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"I believe that when the task force was first constituted, that it stated that the Governor's Office would make those appointments."

"It is my first Bill and I…"

"I do not, but I will make sure that we make that Amendment to add that language."

"Thank you."

"Representative Ramirez to close."

"We have been hearing across the nation just the impact that we have when our children are under the care of our state. And because of overworked employees, caseworkers are perhaps, for one reason or the other, are unable to manage cases our children end up at some points even dying under our care. I believe that establishing a task force that is well represented, ensuring that our children's safety is at first priority will say something about our children and our impact and our commitment to their safety in the state. So finally, I urge a 'yes' vote to this Bill. House Bill 2723." 10100034.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Thank you, Representative. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2723 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Conroy. Davidsmeyer. McDermed. Morrison. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 99 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. On House Bill 2729, page 12 of the Calendar, Representative Didech. Out of the record. Page 12 of the Calendar, House Bill 2763, Representative Hurley. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. Today, it's… very a simple Bill. If an eyewitness chooses, a lineup can be videotaped. That's it. I'm here for questions and I appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Hurley moves that… the question is 'Shall House Bill 2763 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted you wish? Representative Gordon-Booth. Meyers-Martin. Have all voted who wished? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 101 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 12 of the Calendar, 10100034.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Representative Hurley on House Bill 2764. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish Representative Wehrli was here because it's a Hurley Wehrli Bill. So this simply allows nonhazardous waste and hazardous waste to use different forms when transporting the materials. I'm here for questions and appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2764 pass?' All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Martwick. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 101 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 13 of the Calendar, Representative Welch, House Bill 2800. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2800 is an initiative of our great Secretary of State, Mr. Jesse White. This is really an omnibus that cleans up a bunch of different Acts. This proposal amends the Secretary of State Act, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act, the Limited Liability Company Act, the Business Corporation Act, the Uniform Partnership Act, and the Uniform Limited Partnership Act. I think that’s 10100034.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 5 Acts that this omnibus Act cleans up. Cleans up definitions and deletes things. I am not aware of any opposition to this Bill. There's no fiscal impact. And we would ask for approval for the Secretary of State's initiative."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2800 pass?' All in favor say… vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 101 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, we are going to a few Bills that were missed yesterday. We're going now to page 11, House Bill 2154, Representative Feigenholtz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2154 is a clarification that a TANF recipient who is also under a service plan at the Department of Children and Family Services is able to count those efforts toward their job search activity. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2154 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Conroy. Mazzochi. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, 10100034.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Butler, for what reason do you recognize?"

"Shall be so reflected. On page 12 of the Calendar, House Bill 2571, Representative Feigenholtz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2571 is a Bill that is a DCFS initiative. It is… lays the groundwork for the state to participate in the Family First Prevention Act that was passed by the U.S. Congress in 2018. It will allow us, as we move forward, to use Federal IV-E dollars which will help dramatically for children on the front end. So I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no other discussion, the question… I apologize. Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank the Lady for introducing and passing this legislation. And would you please add me on because for years we had left monies on the table, the IV-E monies. So thank you very much and I appreciate that."

"Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2571 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted 10100034.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this Bill, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On House Bill… on page 13 of the Calendar, House Bill 2836, Representative Welch. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"On House Bill 2836, Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2836 is an initiative of our Treasurer, Michael Frerichs. You may recall that last year I ran a Bill that the Treasurer was trying to purchase a facility to bring all of his offices under one roof. That Bill was vetoed by the prior Governor and it actually got a lot of media attention and a local business in Springfield reached out to the Treasurer and said we think we have a great location for you. So it actually worked out better. There is actually a building identified that is a bank building with vaults and things of that nature. And it's perfect for the Treasurer's Office to bring all of his offices under one roof. This Bill would authorize the State Treasurer to acquire the purchase of that property, bring all of his offices under the one roof, and actually in the long term, save the great state a lot of money. I would ask for approval of House Bill 2836."

"Representative Butler, for what reason do you rise?"

"To the Bill." 10100034.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Welch to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2836 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 89 voting 'yes', 10 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 13 of the Calendar, House Bill 2838, Representative Gong- Gershowitz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Out of the record. Out of the record. House Bill 2854, Representative Gabel. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Gabel."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill amends… this Bill actually creates an additional new preference for hiring firefighters. It was an initiative of my fire chief and the Firefighters of Illinois. It has a new preference that for firefighters they can have an apprentice program. And if they 10100034.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 perform 600 hours they will get certain number of points in addition… as a preference. So there's no opposition. The Municipal League wanted me to make it from 'shall' to 'may', I did. And at this point there's no opposition."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2854 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Feigenholtz. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2860, on page 13 of the Calendar, Representative Robinson. Representative Robinson. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Robinson."

"Thank you. This Bill is from the Secretary of State to make sure that all of the business Acts across the state have the same mandates. For example, if someone wants to go from an LLC to an S corp they can go back and forth within the Act without any issue. There is no opposition on this Bill. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Carroll is recognized."

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

"He indicates he will."

"Is this your first Bill?"

"Yes, it is." 10100034.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Great. So can you tell us a little more about it, please?"

"The Sponsor yields."

"Thank you, Representative Carroll. Again, as a small business owner that has a LLC, I think that the Secretary of State… it's very difficult to go from an S corp to an LLC. And so what this does is make this possibility accessible without any issue. There's also no fee to the state. So basically this just cleans it up and makes it easy, again, to go from one business entity to the next."

"So what's the difference between an S corp, a C corp, can you help us all in here? I'm just kidding. Congratulations. Great Bill."

"Thank you."

"Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2860 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. This Bill having received… this question, 100 'ayes', 0 'nays', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. Page 13 of the Calendar, House Bill 2884, Representative Guzzardi. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"On the Bill, Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Members. Representative Batinick, you'll be pleased to know this Bill 10100034.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 actually is technical cleanup language simply removing outdated provisions in the statute. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2884 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Frese. Mah. Morrison. Unes. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 94 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Davis, on page 13 of the Calendar, House Bill 2931. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a TIF extension Bill for the Village of Phoenix, a community in my district. All the requisite support letters have been provided, which is why this Bill is on the floor. So I'd be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2931 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Ammons. Wheeler. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 91 voting 'yes', 7 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Davis on House Bill 2937. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much… thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2937 is an initiative of the Budgeting for Results Commission, a commission that I've been a part of since its inception. Now in its third Governor's administration and this is kind of an omnibus funds cleanup Bill. So what we are seeking to do here is… and we reached out to all the state agencies and asked them to provide us with information relative to any funds that were put in place by statute that are no longer in use or never appropriated over long periods of time. And to get rid of those… cleanup those… their various issues and their statutes, particularly to elevate audit findings for many of these state agencies. This is one of our omnibus Bills that covers a number of funds. I'd be more than happy to try to answer any questions."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2937 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Walker. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative, the Chair inadvertently skipped House Bill 2936, Representative Davis. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. This also is an initiative of the Budgeting for Results Commission to kind of clean up and codify a current practice with regard to how whistle blower funds are distributed evenly into two particular funds administered by the Attorney General's Office and the State Police. Be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2936 pass?' All in favor say 'aye'… vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Hurley. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the order of Davis, House Bill 2943. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Yet another initiative of the Budgeting for Results Commission. This is revolving… this is attempting to codify how funds are distributed through IDOT for the EPA to pay for emission services or the emission process that we have in two different counties. In Cook and in the Metro East area, I believe that might be St. Clair County, I'm not sure. But this is an effort to codify how that money flows. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions." 10100034.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2943 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Meier. Mazzochi. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 79 voting 'yes', 21 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2968, Representative Davis. Out of the record. Going to page 14 of the Calendar, House Bill 2975, Representative Evans. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and the great Members of the Assembly. This Bill amends the Employment Contract Act by eliminating the requirement for a statutory… excuse me, for a waiver of statutory rights as a condition of employment. This is a great worker protection Bill. I request your support."

"Any discussion on House Bill 2975? Seeing no discussion, the question is shall… Representative Batinick."

"Indicates he will."

"Yeah, because it's not a very… it’s a short Bill. It eliminates the requirement for a waiver of statutory rights 10100034.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 as a condition of employment. So it does not eliminate the waiver. It's just as a condition of employment."

"I'm not sure. I mean we passed this out of committee. I think people are just concerned about how it could potentially play out, but it's a worker protection legislation. You got to make a decision, I believe, whether or not you support or you don’t support it."

"Yeah, for sure. Again, we're not eliminating the waiver. An employee, an employer can still get a determination of whether or not they want to waive these rights, but it's really about whether or not it's required for employment. It's something that should be negotiated between the employee and employer, not a requirement to get a job. Some companies do this. Some larger employers do it here or there, but it's not a large issue. It's really just a worker protection issue. Real reputable companies don’t participate in this practice, but we want to make sure workers aren’t taken advantage of."

"Thanks."

"Representative Ford. Representative Mazzochi."

"He indicates he will." 10100034.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"I don’t recall that coming up in committee, but if that's the case then we can address that at the appropriate time."

"I don’t believe so. We've passed this in committee. I don’t remember that question ever coming up. You were there so… you didn’t ask the question then."

"I'm really not… I can't answer that question. I don’t believe so. But the Federal Government… Federal Law preempts State Law so that will be the case if that's so. So you kind of know the answer to the question."

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Evans to close."

"Thank you for your support."

"Thank you for the close. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2975 pass?' All in favor say 'aye'… or vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Brady. On this question, there are… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 66 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2983, Representative Slaughter. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 2983 creates a task force for us to continue to help our homeless youth population. Currently, we do not have accurate data on our youth who leave our state systems and experience homelessness. These systems can include DCFS, DJJ, DOC, and our mental health facilities. What we do know is our homeless youth are adversely disproportionally impacted by mental 10100034.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 health issues, chemical dependency, criminal justice interaction, and underemployment. House Bill 2983 creates a youth homeless prevention task force within the Governor's Cabinet on Children and Youth that will put together a host of stakeholders to review discharge planning and service plans, create a framework to improve discharge policies, and lastly, create and put forth recommendations that will ensure future housing stability for our youth. This legislation has no cost attached to it. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2983 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Tarver. Flowers. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2987, Representative Davis. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davis."

"Speaker, we don’t have to adopt the Amendment do we? Is that already done?"

"This is on Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, has an Amendment been adopted?"

"Please proceed."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. House Bill 2987 is kind of a repeat from previous Session where we created a 10100034.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 disabilities… a task force to address issues involving individuals with disabilities as they intersect the criminal justice system. The Amendment was to add a space for that for organizations that independently monitor correction facilities. Outside of that it's the same Bill that we had last year. We extended the date a little bit to make sure we don’t run into the same issues as previously. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2987 pass?' All in favor say 'aye'… all opposed vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? On this question… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On House Bill 2992, page 14 of the Calendar, Representative Thapedi. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Thapedi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2992 is the collaborative effort of the Secretary of State's Office and the Illinois Commerce Commission to ensure that entities that are regulated by the ICC are properly engaging in business activities. The Bill makes clear that the Secretary of State's Office will maintain such information for such entities regulated by the Collateral Recovery Act, which are repossession companies, the Personal Property Storage Act, 10100034.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 which are storage companies, and relevant provisions of the Vehicle Code 18(a), (c), and (d) which are towing companies. The Secretary of State will also keep the ICC advised monthly of any status changes of these entities be they dissolutions or revocations. The information can be shared electronically. There is no known opposition. I'm available to answer any and all questions."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2992 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On House Bill 2993, Representative Davidsmeyer. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2993 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Greenwood. Have all voted who wished? 10100034.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3039, page 14 of the Calendar, Representative Unes. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Unes."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3039 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Crespo. Hernandez. Rita, Rita. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3040, Representative Unes. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Unes."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3040 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Representative Flowers. Gordon-Booth. Have all voted who wished? On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3061, Representative Slaughter. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Slaughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 3061 amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. So individuals with disqualifying convictions can obtain the health care worker waiver before they receive a job offer. In House Bill 3061 this Act is amended to allow workforce intermediaries and organizations providing pro bono legal services to initiate a fingerprint-based background check before a conditional job offer has been made and in the case where this background check has not been previously conducted. The Bill also clarifies current law and policy on the types of workforce intermediaries and organizations providing pro bono legal services that have access to the health care worker registry. I urge a 'yes' vote. Entertain any questions. Thank you." 10100034.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3061 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mazzochi. McCombie. Unes. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this Bill, there are 66 voting 'yes', 32 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On House Bill 3065, Representative Bryant. Out of the record. Representative Lilly on House Bill 3088. Representative Lilly. Camille. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Lilly."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. HB3088 is a piece of legislation that passed out of House in the 100th General Assembly. And it really affects the issues related to how we structure bonuses within the state. It is important to know that the bonus structures is very challenging for taxpayers. We have minimum resources to do the business of the people and then the structure it compensates and puts stress on the state programs. This particular piece of legislations allows you to have a bonus structure, but does not permit you to use taxpaying dollars. We understand the creativities as you work with your team, however, the taxpayers cannot afford to pay additional costs on top of regular compensation. So we hoping that a bonus structure that requires transparency and monitoring, which is something that is not existing in these programs as of today, we are 10100034.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 bringing, what we call, budgeting for outcomes into line with what is available to, we here, in the General Assembly. I'm asking that you support this Bill because it does save the taxpayer resources. This ideal came to me through a budgeting rally that a constituent put forth. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

Speaker Hoffman: "Is there any discussion? Representative Batinick."

"She indicates she will."

"Yes. They were going to work with us to try to put forth some legislation or some words that makes it better. They have not gotten back to me yet."

"Thank you, Representative, for that statement. I'd like to restate this particular Act does not prohibit you from having a bonus structure. It prohibits you from using taxpayer dollars towards that bonus structure. We wish that you put forth what is needed, but also note that the citizens of Illinois are struggling daily with trying to meet their tax obligations and responsibility. And then to ask the taxpayer to pay twice toward a bonus structure that is not monitored, that does not create transparency, that does not afford every employee in the state to have that opportunity, they are concerned. As I mentioned, we did a budgeting rally in our… in the district of the 78th District and this was one of the constituent's idea who said, we can no longer afford to pay people twice. And not knowing how that bonus structure can be equitable across the board. So you can have a bonus structure, but you cannot use taxpaying dollars for implementation."

"Representative Demmer."

"She indicates she will."

"Nothing. It's the exact same. We did ask for how to make it a better Bill. I have not received that information yet."

"Can you repeat?"

"I believe so. This particular piece of legislation is just prohibiting it from taxpayer dollars. So, yes."

"I can't guess, but if anyone wants to help the state, I receive that help."

"No."

"Representative Ugaste."

"Indicates she will." 10100034.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"I don't believe so, Representative."

"Representative, what is very clear to me is many bonus structures do not have transparencies, they are not monitored, and they do not share parity and equity across the board. So that is the existing operations or tradition. However, a hospital and any other business who want to do bonus structure, I would ask that they put those pieces in place, meaning transparency and monitoring, and that they could do it they just cannot use taxpayers dollars."

"Representative Reick."

"She indicates she will." 10100034.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Yes."

"That is correct."

"Representative, is that a question?"

"Representative, I believe that's your opinion and I think that's okay. What we're trying to do with this type of legislation is to make sure that we're using the taxpayer dollars in the best form possible because they struggle to pay their taxes each and every day. And what we do know is the bonus structure that exists within some of the 10100034.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 organization and corporation within the departments here, the state is not being monitored. They don't have no monitoring. There's no transparency and it does not breed parity among all employment opportunities here. If you are the previous Representative who stated about bringing people to… the best people to Illinois to work in the state agency we're paying bonuses, is that for every single job? Can we afford to pay bonuses for every single job that the state offers? I don’t believe we can. But how do you pick which jobs get bonuses and which do not? And there's nothing written anywhere to say how we are spending the taxpayer dollars in this bonus structure matters. The State of Illinois citizens cannot afford a nontransparent, nonequitable process to any department here in the state. However, I think we have talented people who can figure out how we can identify other resources other than taxpaying dollars to create a bonus structure that you think is going to benefit the State of Illinois and we welcome that."

"As far as… I'm sorry."

"Okay, Representative. This particular piece of legislation prohibits any taxpayer dollars towards bonuses. That's what this Bill does. And that is all."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"She indicates she will."

"That's not just hospitals. It's other entities, state departments, state agencies, universities, all of those areas. State agencies and state universities."

"It can."

"I don’t know all how… we struggle with how people do business with the State of Illinois across the board. So I can't answer that question, but I'm hoping that we can get to the answer of that question." 10100034.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Let me say this, can the citizens of Illinois afford to pay someone twice and three times of a job that they already paid for?"

"That's my question."

"But that's mine."

"Representative, what is clear, and I think you understand this, what we are currently doing now with that scenario, you cannot follow the transparence of its implementation. You cannot follow how it's being operated and implemented and monitored. So even if that is being done, and let's say it is, the taxpayer dollars you cannot clearly understand if 10100034.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 this is how they're being utilized. And the parity from one contract to the other. Our current system is flawed and the taxpayer cannot afford it."

"To the Bill."

"Thank you. We certainly want to encourage healthy debate, however, it is Friday and we get to go home. So we're going to institute the four minute timer. Representative Willis."

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

"She indicates she will."

"Representative, in this Bill what you're really trying to do… and I want to double check on this because I think we're getting off track of what the intent is. When you're working for a state agency or a hospital, you have a set salary, correct?"

"That is correct." 10100034.docx 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"You're not a commission worker, right?"

"This is correct."

"So, you know going into the job what your expectations are and I'm assuming that you have a job description also, correct?"

"That is correct."

"And so, what we're saying is when we're paying people with state funding and state money, you should not be rewarded additionally for just doing your job."

"That is correct."

"Right. And then so… then to the Bill. I don’t understand why we're going round and around in circles on this. Each one of us comes into work here every day. We know what our pay is. We know what we're getting paid for because we're doing it. We do not get a bonus. We are expected to come in and do our job to the best of our ability. And every single person in this room, no matter what side of the aisle you're on, you are doing your job to the best of your ability knowing what you're going to do and how you're going to do it. Our reward is getting reelected by our constituents. There is no financial gain to that. And that is why I understand what the Representative is trying to do here. We need to do this, continue when we're spending state money, this is your job, this is your expectation, and your reward is feeling that you're doing a good job and making a difference in the world. I totally support this and I hope that everybody would see it to that way and I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Ammons is recognized." 10100034.docx 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Thank you, Leader. I will be very respectful of time. Will the Sponsor yield for one brief question?"

"She indicates she will."

"Representative Lilly, is it your intention to make this a transparent process for a bonus structure that currently exists?"

"Correct."

"Thank you. To the Bill. This is an excellent Bill. My Bill would've been certainly eliminating bonus structures all together because I don’t believe people who are paid by the state should also be getting a bonus structure and it is not across the board. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Two more speakers. Representative McCombie then Representative Butler. Representative McCombie."

"Representative Davidsmeyer, four minutes."

"Profits is more than likely in a for profit business, it's not taxpayer dollars." 10100034.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative, when a business, whether it's contractual or not, they will understand what profit means to their organization or their business. So profit tends to not be taxpayer dollars."

"Representative, I'm not saying companies cannot share their profit with their employees. What I'm saying is…"

"That is not what this Bill does. When a company who is doing… a successful company is doing good by their employees and they have a bonus structure in place that addresses the profits, they can do… I would ask, that they do that. However, this Bill here says you cannot use taxpayer dollars for the 10100034.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 bonus structure. And that's it. But they can have a bonus structure. Now the question is, and would you know, does this company have bonus structure that is transparent, that has parity, that dictates that all of the profits that helps all of their employees? And if they have that, they are awesome."

"I don't agree with you. I don’t agree with you. I respect your comments and thank you, Representative. I just don’t agree with you."

"Representative Butler is recognized."

"Indicates she will."

"No." 10100034.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"It's a reimbursement for travel expenses."

"It's a stipend not a bonus."

"It's a stipend not a bonus."

"It's a stipend."

"I have no information on that, Representative."

"Not as of today."

"It cannot come from the tax dollars."

"However, you can create a bonus structure, but it cannot be paid for taxpayer dollars."

"This is a transparency piece of legislation. Everything needs to be transparent with the taxpayer dollars and currently we do not take the time or the energy to do just that. Please note that this is not a deterrent because they can have a bonus structure, they just cannot use taxpayer dollars. And if the transparency is not clear where the dollars are from, going from, and who they're coming to and all that, then there's a problem there."

"I'm hoping that those types of hospital understand that their dollars are segregated, they know what's coming from the feds or coming from the state. I'm hoping that's the case."

"That is the case. I'm hearing. So I don’t know…" 10100034.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"I believe that is the case. You creating another case that's a little challenging for me, but I believe they do know that. They already know that."

"Representative Butler…"

"Yes, they do know…"

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Butler, please bring your remarks to a close."

"…I'm hoping."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Andrade."

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

"She indicates she will."

"So, I just called IDOT and they're checking for me, but I might be mistaken, but I just wanted to ask a question. Now, I believe that IDOT, in their contracts, might give bonuses to a company if they finish on time or if they finish early. Would this prohibit IDOT to include in their contract a bonus for early completion or on time completion?"

"Yes."

"So IDOT would not be able to give a bonus to the company for completing on time or finishing early?"

"They can… they cannot use taxpayer dollars to do that. If they identify resources outside of taxpayer dollars, they can. Taxpayer dollars needs to have transparency, has 10100034.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 monitoring, has parity. And it's very important that we send that message to the…"

"So I just got an answer from IDOT. 'Yes, we do in some of our contracts offer incentives for early completion. We also have penalties if they are late.'"

"That's good."

"I mean… in the construction industry this is something extremely… in that industry I think… I understand maybe also, but I think the state agency… every state agency… I mean, these bonuses are… so for legislative intent, is an incentive the same as a bonus? So if IDOT calls it an incentive not a bonus, would then… would they be allowed to include it in their contracts for early completion or on time completion?"

"Representative, it is clear that IDOT and a number of other departments, they do not have transparency. They do not monitor. They do not have parity with their contracts and how they implement whatever it is that they're doing. And the people are… the people of Illinois are concerned on top of paying more for whatever the services may be. This is a Bill that does not deter a bonus structure. What it does is create transparency of the taxpayer dollars. Something that we do not have at this time, in the eyes of the people of Illinois."

"Okay. I just wanted just a clarification that this would prohibit any incentives for companies… at IDOT. Thank you."

"Representative Wheeler."

"She indicates she will."

"Taxpayer dollars. That's correct."

"If you…"

"You have to read… it would be a good idea to read the whole Bill. And I can restate it over and over again…"

"But the whole Bill… it takes the whole Bill to understand the Bill."

"But like I said, Representative, respectfully, it's the whole Bill that we need to read so that you can get a better understanding."

"Representative Thapedi."

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

"Indicates she will."

"Representative Lilly, is it possible to differentiate the pots of money at the hospitals with respect to what's state dollars and what are other dollars?"

"Hospitals already do that."

"Oh, so they already do that. So it's not as if hospitals are in a precarious situation where they cannot make the determination as to what's state dollars, which would be barred from using to provide bonuses for… versus what are not state dollars that they can use for bonuses, correct?"

"Correct."

"All right. And is this Bill actually cosponsored by the entire Black Caucus?"

"It is."

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

"Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3088 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Feigenholtz. Harris. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 57 voting 'yes', 37 voting 'no', 4 voting 10100034.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 'present'. This Bill… Representative Lilly, for what reason do you rise?

"Can I place this on Postponed Consideration?"

"The Bill is place on Postponed Consideration. On page 14 of the Calendar, moving onto House Bill 3105, Representative Edly-Allen. Out of the record. House Bill 3115, Representative Mussman. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the committee… or the House. This is an initiative of The Arc of Illinois in recognition of the fact that individuals with disabilities in our community are underemployed and unemployed at significantly high rates. And we know they want to be and need to be self-sufficient, meaningfully employed members of our society. And we believe the State of Illinois should play a role and be a role model in more inclusive hiring practices. So this Bill creates the Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Act to create a five year pilot program within the Division of Rehabilitation Services and in partnership with a local community-based agencies. The department believes they can do this with no additional funding and there is no opposition to the Bill. I'm happy to answer any questions and appreciate your support."

"Representative Harris is recognized for excused absences."

"Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect that Representative Moylan is excused for the rest of today." 10100034.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"The record will so reflect. Is there any discussion on House Bill 3115? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3115 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 14 of the Calendar, House Bill 3115 just was done. On page 14 of the Calendar, House Bill 3137, Representative Halbrook. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Halbrook."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3137 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Burke. McDermed. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3141, Representative Halbrook. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Halbrook."

"Seeing no discussion on House Bill 3141, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3141 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mah. West. Representative West. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 14 of the Calendar, House Bill 3216, Representative Kifowit. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an initiative of the Secretary of State's Office to streamline the identification of veterans on their driver's license."

Speaker Hoffman: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Representative… the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3216 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Representative Carroll. 10100034.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 3217, Representative Mah. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mah."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. This Bill simply creates the Asian American Family Commission. This commission would advise the Governor, General Assembly, and state agencies on policies affecting the State's Asian American communities. The population makes up more than five percent of the state population and was the fastest growing demographic according to the last census. Such a commission would create a resource that would put it on par with existing African American Family Commission and the Latino Family Commission. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Any discussion on House Bill 3217? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3217 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Davidsmeyer, Morrison, you wish to be recorded? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 3244, Representative Demmer. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Demmer."

"Any discussion on House Bill 3244? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3244 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Evans. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3265, Representative Charlie Meier. Out of the record. Representative Crespo, for what reason do you seek recognition? He didn't mean to. House Bill 3269, Representative Walsh. Representative Walsh. Representative Walsh. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You're quite comical this morning. 3269 is a Bill for the Secretary of State. It's their 2019 vehicle omnibus Bill. Does many changes dealing with license plating and permitting for dealerships and dealer licensing. 10100034.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 It's an agreed to Bill and I'm happy to answer any question. Ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3269 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Scherer. Mazzochi. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 3274, Representative Ugaste. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Please proceed."

"On this Bill, Representative Batinick seeks recognition. We will impose a four minute time limit. Please proceed." 10100034.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Indicates he will."

"Representative Davidsmeyer. He does not seek recognition. Representative Reick."

"Representative Ugaste to close."

"On House Bill 3274, the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Representative Pappas. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 99 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations, Representative. House Bill 3331, Representative Ramirez. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ramirez."

"Thank you. Good morning, again. I'm now officially a pro. So it is my joy and honor to present to you House Bill 3331. It is a Bill to strengthen one of the most effective programs we have in the State of Illinois to prevent homelessness. The 20-year-old Homeless Prevention Program provides a one-time grant, which on average is about a thousand dollars, to help individuals and families making sure that they do not become homeless because of a crisis or an unexpected change of circumstances. House Bill 3331 will allow service providers to use up to 15 percent of the total grant for case management services to ensure that the family's individuals do not reach risk again, and, in fact, don’t become homeless. It also eliminates rigid restrictions and clarifies that providers can support people with up to six months of assistance if needed. The program has proven successfully in keeping more than 80 percent of families and individuals from having to hit the homeless system and become 10100034.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 homeless. Service providers would like to make this program stronger and ensure that they are, in fact, preventing homelessness and not just delaying it, by better serving the 20 percent of the people that currently are falling through the cracks. I am working with homeless prevention advocates across the State of Illinois on this Bill. And there is no opposition on this Bill. This is really about strengthening the program so that we don’t, in fact, delay homelessness but truly prevent it. I urge an 'aye' vote. And I welcome any questions?"

"Representative Gabel."

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

"Yes."

"She indicates she will."

"Could you describe for us the type of family or individual who would benefit from this program? And also I'd like you to talk a little about a… how much would the… would this cost the state and how much would the state save by providing these prevention programs."

"Sure, I will. So typically when we've talked about people experiencing homelessness we've thought about people who are chronically homeless. Those, oftentimes veterans and individuals that for one reason or the other have not been able to maintain permanent stable housing. What we have seen in the last few years it is actually an average… the child's average of homelessness… the average age of a person being homeless is more like 11 years old across the state. And oftentimes the people that are accessing these programs, these services to ensure that they don’t become homeless are, 10100034.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 in fact, families who have never experienced homelessness that perhaps lost their job or even furloughed federal workers, nurses, and students. And so, this has really changed. We have seen that more than one-third of the people in the State of Illinois currently are living paycheck to paycheck, this program will strengthen their ability to maintain their housing. The… the second piece in… in terms of cost savings the program saves the state more than $7,549 for every single individual that does not become homeless. So, there's currently a cost savings program. And I urge an 'aye' vote on House Bill 3331."

"Thank you. So, do you think that people in this chamber have become homeless during that time when we didn’t get paid for nine months?"

"I will tell you, as someone that depends fully on this check as a full-time Legislator, I would be applying for homeless prevention dollars if, in fact, I was here a year ago."

"Thank you for this great Bill."

"Thank you."

"Urge an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you."

"Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3331 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby 10100034.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 declared passed. On House Bill 3394, Representative Welch. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This month all long… all month we have been celebrating Women's History Month, following Black History Month. And House Bill 3394 would require all publicly held corporations whose principal executive offices are located within the State of Illinois to have a minimum of one female director and one African American director on its board of directors by the close of the year 2020. This should've been done already. I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Hoffman: "On this Bill, seeking recognition, Representative Batinick."

"Indicates he will."

"We're telling publicly held corporations, typically multi-million dollar corporations that they should… it's important enough from a policy perspective that they should have women and African Americans on their board, yes."

"All they have to do is file it."

"Yes."

"The Gentleman from Kendall, Representative Wheeler."

"Indicates he will."

"Well, let me first of all, Leader Wheeler, clarify that the Bill… I just pulled up the text. It says, the Secretary of State 'may' impose these fines. It's not a 'shall'. So to… to say that a simple paper error that they probably haven't… that they've received notices for time and time again and they've continued to ignore, I would have to imagine within the discretion of the Secretary of State's Office at that point they would impose these fines. These are multi-million dollar corporations. This is something the General Assembly is ordering them to do and they should comply with it. But, again, the Secretary of State may impose these penalties. And I trust that the Secretary of State will have used their discretion wisely."

"Correct."

"What's the question?"

"You know, this is a Bill that has been patterned after a… a law in the State of California that has received no legal challenges to it. The penalties also were similar to the penalties imposed by the California law."

"That's correct. It's modeled after the California law. It would be…"

"It's… it's the law in Illinois… in California, yes."

"I… I don’t have that list, no." 10100034.docx 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"This is… this is not about bad actors. It's not saying someone's doing something egregious. This is thinking forward. What we're saying is, is that women and African Americans deserve a seat at the table and that's what this Bill does. It puts them at the table, in the room making decisions for publicly held corporations in the State of Illinois."

"Representative Davidsmeyer."

"He indicates he will."

"I strongly suspect that is. And I'm going to support those Bills when they hit the floor."

"I don’t believe that would be the case."

"But I do think that, you know, there's nothing wrong with inclusion and diversity."

"I'll be happy to consider that in the Senate."

"Representative McCombie."

"He indicates he will."

"This is a real Bill."

"No, I think Rauner has that title already."

"Representative Davis."

"To the Bill. Previous speaker said, no offense. So I'll just say offense taken in that respect. In that offense is already taken. Now I often say when I do supplier diversity Bills, that I wouldn’t have to do them if people would just act right. We wouldn't have to do these kind of things if folks would just act right. And to say… and to say that by suggesting that a board have an African American or a woman, 10100034.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 because the Bill says or a woman, to say that that stifles business growth here in the State of Illinois. So what you just want us all to pack up and leave? So it can be better? Is that… is that what your suggesting? There's no reason why this is a bad Bill. Again, if people would just act right, if folks would just act right we wouldn't have to do this. If contractors would just do right by minority subcontractors, wouldn’t have to do any of that. Corporations… we're suggesting diversity. You know, they… they market their products to us. So why shouldn't we have a say and be on the board to help them do whatever it is they are trying to do? Again… now again, you said no offense taken, but if you're saying that all of a sudden the State of Illinois is going to hell because they want to put a black person or a woman on the board… my interpretation, right? Just like with any Bill here it's my interpretation. So, that’s what you said. Come on, give us a break, you're stifling business. If his Bill is trying to put a woman or an African American on the board and you're saying that that’s stifling business in the State of Illinois, how am I supposed to take that? Explain it to me. How am I supposed to take it? So, again, folks would just act right and consider these kinds of things as they're making their decisions we wouldn't have to try to pass Bills like this. Now you want to say it's because we have a super… I think you used the phrase super duper majority, okay. Well even when we just had a regular majority we were still trying to advance these Bills. Some of them pass, some of them don't. I'm a testament that not all of my supplier diversity Bills pass. Because folks on your side of the aisle don’t vote for 10100034.docx 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 them and in some cases some folks on this side of the aisle vote for them and that's fine. But I live to fight another day and I'm going to continue the fight. I'm going to continue trying to push diversity here in the State of Illinois 'cause I live in this state just like you. Now if you want to say because people of color are small populations in the district that you have, you know, that's fine. Obviously there are greater population in my district. But when I make decisions like that I'm not just thinking about the people in my district thinking about the entire state, the entire State of Illinois. And again, it's unfortunate that we have to do Bills like this, it is. But they're necessary for those kinds of reasons, for those kinds of reasons. So I don’t know… I don’t know if there's any room for us discuss or to talk but when you said no offense taken there's the red flag right there. That’s the red flag. When you have to proceed by saying no offense, offense is already taken. Because again, you just said that we're stifling business in the State of Illinois, business growth and development because we want to push Bills like this. I wish you could hear some of the stories of how people are discriminated against here in the State of Illinois."

"Representative please bring your remarks to a close. Thank you."

"Okay. And when they reach out to us they're saying come help us to fix that which we have been wronged or… and it's across the board, help us to fix it. When we see opportunities like this, why not say, hey you know what, hundred billion dollar corporation, if you don’t have any diversity on your 10100034.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 board why not consider someone? And in this case it speaks specifically to African American. And the question was asked, what about the Latino population, Asian population? Yeah, they may very well decide to move Bills like that as well. And, just like I think you're going to do with this one, you'll probably vote 'no'. And that’s fine because if that’s how you feel, if you're reflecting the views of your constituency then fine that's what's expected. But don’t chastise us for trying to do what we think is right here in the state. And if businesses want to pack up leave, trust me, it's not this reason that they're going to pack up and leave. It's for a whole host of other reasons."

"Representative, please bring your remarks to a close."

"Okay. I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. Anyway this type of Bill, unfortunately, is necessary and I strongly urg… encourage… excuse me, urge a 'yes' vote."

"Representative Reick."

"We have several more speakers both Democrats and Republican, about equal number of each. We're going to impose a three… or a two minute time limit. If there are questions of the… the a… questions of the Sponsor of the Bill 10100034.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 I understand we will be judicious but if it is giving statements or speaking to the Bill I would ask us to try to stick two minutes. Representative Walker."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a person who spent my career in the corporate world, I've seen a lot of change. I will say that most of the major corporations that we want to attract to this state already have diversity on their boards. It's not going to be a burden to them or a barrier. I would say that it's been shown by many studies that diversity on the board adds to the success of that corporation it is a… it is a good aim for them to do. I think the overall issue is they don’t like being told what to do. But I still think overall this is a good bill and a good position for the state to have. Thank you."

"Representative Mazzochi."

"He indicates he will."

"Is that a question to me?"

"You have the right, just like I did, to file your Bill. If you like that file the Bill."

"You can certainly file that Bill."

"Listen, Representative…

"…I'm not going to stand here as a black man with a five- year-old daughter and be ashamed that I am fighting for her to have seat at the table. She has a right to be in the room at the table and make decisions and publicly help corporations in the State of Illinois. If you believe corporate Republicans and conservative Republicans have a right at the table file the Bill, we can debate it just like we're doing here today. But I'm not going to be ashamed to stand here and fight for the people that sent me here."

"Let's stand up for our people."

"You should be ashamed of the arguments coming out of the other side here today."

"Ashamed to fight for African Americans that have a right in a room. Are you kidding me?"

"You gotta be kidding me."

"Representative, I think if you could please repeat the question."

"I understood her question, I think it's just insulting. Everyone knows that that person was not African American. She was found out to be perpetrating a fraud. That… that lowers the debate that we're having here. And I believe that this debate deserves better than that."

"Representative, could you…"

"Representative, could you please talk to the Bill. We'll give you some additional time to talk to the Bill."

"Representative, please. Please talk to the Bill."

"It's a female director."

"She's a… this Bill addresses women and African American."

"You're talking about a woman from South Africa she would qualify under the Bill." 10100034.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"So, Representative, you refuse to abide by the Rules. We'll move to Representative Bryant. Representative Bryant for two minutes."

"Representative McCombie."

"Representative Welch." 10100034.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Mr. Speaker, I'm going to make a change to this Bill. Can we take it out of the record?"

"It's the Sponsor's prerogative to take it out of the record, the Bill is taken out of the record. On House Bill 3343, Representative Harper. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Harper on House Bill 3343."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to bring before you today House Bill 3343 which would provide hot meals on SNAP benefits. So the SNAP program is our nation's most effective and efficient anti-hunger program. And it helps recipients buy food at the grocery store that's meant to be prepared at home. However, for people who don’t have access to a kitchen, or a place to store food, or who may have physical barriers to using their kitchen safely traditional use of the SNAP program is not an option. And so, Illinois should follow lead of other states like Arizona and California and implement a prepared meals option in the SNAP program. This Bill would do just that by allowing SNAP recipients who are elderly, disabled, or experiencing homelessness to use their SNAP benefits to buy hot food at the restaurants or grocery stores that opt-in to the program. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Demmer."

"Indicates she will."

"That is correct. Only SNAP recipients that are elderly, disabled, or currently experiencing homelessness will have the hot meals option."

"If any member meets that criteria that they're eligible."

"Well, you… yes. But you do understand how SNAP works in that one member of that household will have a card. So it's not like every member of the household has their own card…"

"…to be able to go… benefits." 10100034.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Exactly."

"It would allow a member of the household to go and purchase prepared meals, hot meals, yes. That is what it would do."

"Yes, less than one percent."

"Sure. I didn’t finish. Let me be… let me clarify that. So as of December of 2018 less than one percent of SNAP households contained a member experiencing homelessness, 10 percent of SNAP households contain at least one elderly member, and 14 percent of households contain at least one member with a disability. However, there is likely substantial overlap between these three groups."

"Representative Andrade."

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

"He indicates… or she indicates she will."

"I think it's… there is no extra cost to this program, correct?"

"Correct."

"We're not… we're not adding an extra cost?"

"No, we are not. We're actually just following the regular federal guidelines that have been sent down. And again, two other states have already passed this."

"Also the… the place where they can spend the money it has to be approved by the department, they just can't go to McDonalds, they can't go there?" 10100034.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Exactly."

"It has to be a preapproved location, correct?"

"Correct. Restaurants have to opt-in to the program and then they do have to be approved by the department."

"They have to be approved?"

"Correct."

"So the department has some discretion and probably before it approves can say, you know, there has… probably can adjust the prices see if you want to participate in the program you have to make sure that it's affordable for the program."

"That is correct."

"Would that would be fair to say?"

"That is… that is correct."

"Okay. To the Bill. Thank you. I think this… this is a… helps local businesses in the area too because it provides more money for that business and more customers, expands their customer base. And I believe it gives the… an opportunity for the SNAP recipient to actually have some healthy balanced meal. And… and it's important to know that there is no increased cost with this program. Thank you."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Butler for the purposes of an announcement."

"The Journal will so reflect. Representative Flowers. Representative Flowers." 10100034.docx 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I would like to applaud the Lady for what she is doing because we already have pre… prepared meals, and they are called Meals on Wheels, and so, she's merely extending that. She's merely extending that. And so there's lots of people out there that cannot afford to… who can't fix the food for themselves. There's lots of people out there that would like to eat a decent meal and if they could have it at home so be it. If they can go out to a restaurant and have it they, too, are entitled to that because that's what the stamps are for, for the food. So again, I rise in support of the Lady's Bill. Thank you."

Representative Hoffman: "Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3343 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Greenwood. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 75 voting 'yes', 18 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On Page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 3381, Representative Didech. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Didech."

"House Bill 3381 amends the Humane Care for Animals Act to establish a prohibit future ownership law. Thirty-one states have establish a similar law, we would be, I believe, the thirty-second state. This Bill provides that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, 10100034.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of two or more of the following offenses: a violation of aggravated cruelty, a violation of animals and entertainment, or a violation of dog fighting. I'll be happy to answer any questions."

"Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3381 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 94 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations. House Bill 3404. Representative Villa. Representative Villa… or Villa. Out of the record. House Bill 3405, Representative Villa. Out of the record. House Bill 3435, Representative Carroll. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Carroll."

"Hi. How are you? This is my daughter Brooke. And this is the reason why I brought this Bill forward. My daughter Brooke has severe food allergies in a variety of areas. I won't go through all of them because it would take us about a year. But I want to have Brooke up here. This is a Bill that I brought forward for people like my daughter, Brooke. Children 18 and under who are having trouble… sorry… people who are 18 and under who are having trouble getting EpiPens insurance companies are not covering those and this will make 10100034.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 sure that insurance companies will cover EpiPens. Thank you so much. And I would like an a… I would like your 'yes' vote. And I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no discussion, on House Bill 3434, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3435… 3435 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 92 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Congratulations. Representative Guzzardi on House Bill 3440. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm only sorry Representative Skillicorn isn't here today because this is a Bill that both repeals government intrusion and regulation and treats Chicago like everywhere else in the state. This is a Bill I think he would've loved. So this Bill is very simple, it pertains to bulk food bins at the grocery store. So you know when you go to the grocery store and you pull the lever and you distribute the bulk foods like rice or coffee? Right now a… you have to go into the grocery store and use those flimsy little plastic bags. And we want to encourage people to bring their own containers to the grocery store. You weigh them when you come into the store, you fill up the container, and then you weigh them on the way out. Sadly there's prohibition 10100034.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 in Chicago on using your own containers to a… to get these bulk foods. So we just want to make clear that no local municipalities should prohibit this kind of sensible and environmentally friendly practice. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion on House Bill 3440, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3440 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. Have all voted who wished? Andrade. Arroyo. Davidsmeyer. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 91 voting 'yes', 6 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3446, page 15 of the Calendar, Representative Robinson. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Robinson."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3446 amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article in the Pension Code. And a provision concerning eligibility for temporary disability benefits or total permanent disability benefits. Removes the requirement that an interruption in service for a specific period must have been with the same participating municipality or participating municipality. I do not have any opponents on this Bill and I'm requesting an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion on House Bill 3446, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3446 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Harper. Murphy. Have 10100034.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 91 voting 'yes', 5 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3487, Representative Ortiz. Out of the record. Representative Wheeler on House Bill 3575. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Please proceed, Representative Wheeler."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3575 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 92 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 3584. 10100034.docx 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Representative Slaughter. Out of the record. We're moving to page 16 of the Calendar. House Bill 3587, Representative Feigenholtz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3587 is a Bill about post-adoption services that currently statute only provides for people whose adoptions were finalized at DCFS. This essentially codifies the fact that no matter how your adoption was finalized post-adoption services should be available. Passed out of committee unanimously. I'd appreciate your support."

"Representative Sommer."

"Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3587 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Yingling. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 97 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 10100034.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 hereby declared passed. On page 16 of the Calendar, House Bill 3593, Representative Yingling. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Yingling."

"Thank you, Chairman. This Bill puts a mechanism in place for a county board to remove its chairman if that chairman is selected internally from the county board. I'm happy to answer any questions and would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"On this Bill, Representative Ammons."

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

"Indicates he will."

"I just want to clarify a… under your provisions in this Bill a… under what circumstances would a chairman be removed just… can you describe why a chairman would be removed from the county board?"

"Absolutely, Representative. This Bill is a… the genesis of this Bill came out of my home county of Lake County. We had a situation where we had a chairman who was engaged in systematic theft from the county and then ended up disappearing and no one could track him down. And there was no mechanism in place for the county board to actually remove that individual as the county chairman and replace that individual. This requires a supermajority of the county board members to replace the chair or to remove the chair. And the reason we put such a high percentage in there was to make 10100034.docx 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 sure you didn’t have situation where a chairmen were being removed primarily for political reasons."

"Thank you for clarifying that. And just a second question on this. If a chairman is removed is there a particular reason why the vice-chairman of the board would not automatically assume the chairmanship?"

"They become the acting chair. But in this… in this event it would provide an option for the county board chair… for the county board as a whole to potentially select someone other than the vice chair to become the new acting chair."

"And just clarifying one point on that selection process. If a county board a… of course is based on Democratic, Republican member representation, party representation selects the chairman of the county board. In that case would you see this as usurping the authority of the ruling or controlling party in the selection of the new county board chairman?"

"It would be a majority of the board to… to install a new chair."

"So the county government could have elected county control, i.e. Republican control of the board but the chairman could become a Democratic member…"

"If…"

"…under this provision?"

"Well that’s already in law. That could actually happen right now."

"Okay. All right. I wanted to clarify that. Thank you."

"Sure."

"Representative Weber." 10100034.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"The Gentleman from Sangamon, Representative Butler."

"Indicates he will."

"Yeah, absolutely. Let's talk offline about that. I'm would be happy to discuss that with you if additional provisions need to be added for circumstances that pertain to other units of government. Absolutely."

"Thank you."

"Representative Demmer."

"Indicates he will."

"I am not clear on that given that there's 102 counties. I think that codifying this in law to… to just make it clearer that the county boards can do this is an appropriate approach."

"Correct. So this… this would apply statewide."

"It's… no, it does not… it does not say that specifically. That’s why we made it such a high threshold for the actual removal was to mitigate against any, for lack of a better term, political games."

"So…"

"So… so the… the county board can adopt rules as to what they… what would cause that removal?"

"Sure. So it… the law… the law is broad to allow for county board flexibility. The… but just from a good practice, a good policy standpoint I would imagine that any functional county board would probably outline that in their rules."

"Leader Demmer."

"Are you… Representative West."

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

"Indicates he will."

"Quick question for you, I just wanted to make sure this Bill is not for counties where the voters voted for the chairman? Am I right?"

"Correct. This is not apply to counties that have a chairman elected at large."

"Okay. Thank you so much."

"Representative Crespo."

"Thank you, Speaker." 10100034.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Crespo, we'll get back to you after the Bill. Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3593 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 95 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Crespo… Crespo on a point… point of personal privilege."

"Thank you, Speaker. On House Bill 3217 the Bill that had to do with the Asian American Family Commission, a Bill that I sponsored and I'm proudly Amerasian, for some reason I voted 'present'. Please let the Journal reflect that I'm a big, strong 'yes'."

"The record will so reflect. House Bill 3597, Representative Yingling. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Yingling."

"Thank you, Chairman. This is a follow-up to a Bill that overwhelmingly passed the General Assembly last year with a bipartisan supermajority. This would a… this would specify that the Chief County Assessment Officer in Lake County shall become an elected office in 2020."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3597 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Martwick. Have all voted who wished? 10100034.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 94 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Guzzardi on House Bill 3610. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Members. This Bill simply amends the Liquor Control Act to allow brew pub licensees with multiple locations to combine their production limits from those locations and distribute that production among those locations as they see fit. It represents an agreement between the craft brewers and the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3610 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Halbrook. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 93 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3623, Representative Costello. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Costello." 10100034.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill eliminates the one time limitation of the apprentice license program. It seeks to get more kids outdoors. I ask for your 'yes' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3623 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Moeller, Burke, Crespo, Unes, you want to be recorded? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 95 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3668, Representative Costello. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill creates parity between the state and federal regulations on egg storage and transport. I ask for a 'yes' vote."

"Seeing no comment, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3668 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye';, opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Feigenholtz. Marron. Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 96 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On House Bill 3677, Representative Didech. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10100034.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Representative Didech."

"Thank you. This Bill creates the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. It creates a right of first refusal for a cotenants of heir's property. It will help family's stay in their homes. It will help family's keep homes that they have had in their families sometimes for generations. I would ask for an 'aye' vote and I will be happy to answer any questions."

"Representative McDermed seeks recognition."

"Indicates he will."

"Correct. This is an initiative of… of the Illinois Farm Bureau."

"Yes, absolutely. It will help family's avoid forced partition by sales and it will make it easier for them to engage in partition in kind which will allow those farms to stay in these family's that they've had for generations."

"The Gentleman from Rock Island, Representative Halpin." 10100034.docx 137  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"There ya go, Mr. Speaker. So, Representative, since we blew it completely last time let's just pretend that this is your first Bill, okay?"

"Let's do it."

"All right. Vote 'yes'."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Ammons. She doesn’t seek recognition. Seeing no further individuals seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3677 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 95 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received ae Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 15 of the Calendar we return to House Bill 3394, Representative Welch. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Welch."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier I took this Bill out of the record and I said I'd make a change to it. But after further consideration I've decided to put my feet in the right place and stand firm. I think it's important that we stick by the things that we believe in, in having women and African American representation on publicly held boards in the State of Illinois is an important public policy. I have said to my colleagues that if the Senator who takes this Bill decides to modify it and make changes to it based on this debate, I will strongly consider concurring with it. But the Bill that I 10100034.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 want, that I support, and Democrats and Republicans support here today, is this Bill. This Bill is the one I'm going to stand by. I am asking all of you here, today, to stand with me. Stand with me and say publicly held corporations should have women and African American representation on their boards. I ask for a 'yes' vote on House Bill 3394."

"Leader Durkin."

"Indicates he will."

"It applies to publicly held corporations."

"That is not how I've written the Bill. That's correct, Leader."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Leader. Representative Stava- Murray."

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

"He indicates he will."

"So I stand, today, elected of a Representative of my district and who… where my district helped to create the super, super majority. And I'd like my colleagues across the aisle to consider how this super, super majority was created. And it's exactly through the rhetoric that was heard in the debate today. The people of my district felt that we have had enough of putting the interests of a select few who have kept power out of the hands of those who deserve to be equally represented. And when we think about representation, which is all that this Bill is asking for, corporations have not done enough. And it is well documented that corporations have not done enough on their own. And the free market has not taking care of this problem on it's own for… for all of the corporations that this would apply to. And so, to say that this is not about a race issue or about an issue about women and be… that those of African American descent and that women have not been held down by corporate America. I stand here today as a woman who left corporate America because it was made very easy that exit path. And as a Representative of my district who thinks that the status quo is not enough. And I urge all of you across the aisle to consider who you are 10100034.docx 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 encouraging that… that your seat is at risk to create an even more super majority, which I am certainly happy about and I'm excited to be a part of, when you take votes against things like today."

"Rep… Leader Crespo."

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

"He indicates he will."

"Representative Welch, two questions. Number one, you mentioned that California has this statute in place right now?"

"Yes."

"Exact same one? Includes women and African Americans?"

"There's does not include the African American piece to it."

"Okay."

"I added that because I thought that was extremely important."

"So I just want to understand what's the plan moving forward? You had mentioned in your opening remarks a bit ago that this will go back to the Senate, it's coming back for concurrence with changes?"

"I said I would speak with the Senator who picks up the Bill, let them know about the debate. If they make the change I would be happy to accept it on concurrence."

"Was there ever any conversation with Latino Caucus to include minorities or Latino's on this Bill?"

"I spoke with a couple of our Members about it here today, yes." 10100034.docx 142  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019

"Okay. But as far as assurances that those changes will be made in the Senate?"

"I will speak with the Senator who picks up the Bill about it, Leader Crespo."

"Okay. Thank you."

"Representative Thapedi."

"Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question."

"No need there are no… no additional individuals seeking recognition. So the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3394 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Have all voted who wished? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 61 voting 'yes', 27 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. We're going to the Order of Second Reading, page… just to pick up a few of the Second Readings that were missed over the last few days. House Bill 2206, Representative Yingling. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2209, Representative Yingling. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Meyers-Martin on a point of personal privilege. Please state your point."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman… Mr. Speaker. I am speaking to recognize, on the last business day of Women's History Month, Ida B. Wells. Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionists, and feminists who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and become integral in group striving for African American justice. In her lifetime, Wells battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled journalist she led… she shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South during the late 19th and early 20th century. Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was born into slavery during the Civil War. She was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War. When Wells was 16 years old she lost both of her parents and her infant brother due to yellow fever epidemic. Wells was one the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Color People, the NAACP. She documented lynching in the United States where she investigated frequent claims of whites that lynchings were reserved for black criminals only. Since she had such a large role during this era, a white mob destroyed her newspaper office and presses. As her investigative reporting was carried nationally in black-owned newspapers. Wells was very outspoken regarding her beliefs as a black female activist and faced regular public disapproval including that of leaders with different viewpoints from the civil rights movement and the women's suffrage movement. Ida B. Wells was 10100034.docx 144  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 a historic… historical figure that was very active in women's rights and women's suffrage movement. She passed away at the age of 68 on March 25, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. She will forever be a memorable figure that will go down in history. And I'm happy to say that Congress Parkway in Chicago has been named after Ida B. Wells. Thank you."

"Representative Brady on a point of personal privilege."

"Representative Butler, for what reason do you arise?"

"State your point."

"Representative Crespo, for what reason do you arise?"

"Thank you, Speaker. On House Bill 3394 if you could please let the Journal reflect that my intention was to vote 'yes'."

"It will so reflect. Representative Mayfield. Please proceed."

"Thank you so much. I wasn’t going to speak but I'm just feeling really compelled. On House Bill 3394 I'm extremely disappointed that two women, two Member founding 10100034.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 34th Legislative Day 3/29/2019 women of our House Democratic Women's Caucus chose to vote 'no'. These are individuals who stood before the Women's Caucus and said they would stand up for women. They would stand for our rights. They would stand up for us across the board but, yet, they chose to vote 'no' on a Bill that would've empowered women. I'm extremely disappointed with their vote."

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Harris moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read the Adjournment Resolution. And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Harris moves that House stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 2, at the hour of noon. All those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned. Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Have a great weekend."