Illinois House Floor Debate — April 14, 2021

"The House will come to order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Wayne Padget, the Assistant Doorkeeper. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones, and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Padget."

"We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today by Representative Hammond."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Manley is recognized to report any excused absences on the Democratic side of the aisle. Leader Manley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Excused today is Representative Burke, Buckner, Halpin, A. Williams, and Gordon-Booth." 10200018.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Leader Welter is recognized to report any excused absences on the Republican side of the aisle. Leader Welter."

"Have all recorded themselves who wish? Have all recorded themselves who wish? Have all recorded themselves who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 112 Members answering the roll call, a quorum is present. Members. Members, if I may have your attention for the purposes of an announcement. This is a reminder of House Rule 51.5. Please remember to wear a face covering that covers your nose and mouth, except for when necessary for eating or drinking. This includes when speaking on the microphone at your desk. Again, please remember to wear a face covering, including while speaking on the microphone, as pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Thank you very much. Members, for an important announcement. Please pay attention. The deadline… once again, the deadline to file a Floor Amendment is going to be Thursday, April 20, at 4 p.m. The deadline to file a Floor Amendment will be next Tuesday, I apologize, next Tuesday, April 20, at 4 p.m. The Rules Committee will be meeting the next morning. Again, the deadline for filing your Floor Amendments is next Tuesday, April 20, at 4 p.m. Thank you all. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Members. Members, we are going to proceed to the Order of Third Readings. We will be going in alphabetical order. In alphabetical order in the order of the priorities that you have provided. Please be prepared… please be prepared to present your Bills. On page 26 of the Calendar, Representative Ammons on House Bill 1063. Representative Ammons, please proceed. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading for the purpose of an Amendment."

"Representative Ammons on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I can get my computer to work here, I'll tell you what this is. Basically 1063 repeals the ability of the State of Illinois to charge people with HIV with a crime as opposed to a public health crises to reduce the amount of spread and passage of HIV. And I move for its adoption."

"Representative Ammons moves to the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ammons on House Bill 1063. Please proceed."

"Thank you. House Bill 1063 is a vestige of a forgone period in 1989 where HIV was little known and treatment was unknown as to how we can deal with transmission. This virus has been prevented with several remedies today that does not require us to criminalize people with HIV. So, this Bill will repeal the provisions that criminalize HIV transmission and provide it effective way to make it a public health crisis as it should always have been. It encourages testing and treatment and the disclosure of HIV status without the threat of criminal penalty. It also protects our LGBTQ community, people of color, women, and black and brown communities. It is, lastly, an outdated version of criminalization, primarily of people of color with HIV, and we are trying to repeal that and ask for its passage from this Body." 10200018.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Any discussion? Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 1063 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 90 voting 'yes', 9 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 27 of the Calendar, on the Order of Third Reading, Representative Avelar for House Bill 3596. House Bill 3596. Out of the record. House Bill 2542. House Bill 2542, on the Order of Third Reading, Representative Cassidy. Out of the record. On page 26 of the Calendar, House Bill 2828, Representative Caulkins. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Caulkins."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2828 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who 10200018.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 105 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 27 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3155. House Bill 3155, Representative Collins. Representative Collins on House Bill 3155. Please proceed."

"Representative Collins."

"House Bill 3155 amends the Medical Patient Rights Act to require the health care profession… health professionals, during a public health related emergency as declared by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. This Bill does four things. It permits people with… eligible for critical… they can't hear me? Can you hear me now? Speaking into the mic, okay. So, House Bill 3155 amends the Medical Patient Rights Act to require that health professionals, during public health related emergencies as declared by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. This Bill does four things. It permits people eligible for critical or intensive care services to remain eligible regardless of a patient's age or disability. It provides individual patient assessments based on the best available objective medical evidence. It may not deny a patient's care based on stereotypes, assessments of a patient's quality of life, or assessments related to disability or identity factors. And may not make decisions on health care resources based on age, ancestry, creed, disability, gender, and so forth if the characteristics are 10200018.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment. I greatly appreciate an 'aye' vote on House Bill 3155."

"Any discussion? Representative Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes. Yes."

"Please answer audibly.

"Yes."

"So, there was one 'no' vote, but there was no clarity on why there was one 'no' vote in committee."

"Thank you."

"Representative Frese."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Thank you."

"Representative Ugaste."

"Indicates she'll yield."

"No, not that I'm aware of."

"Leader Demmer is recognized."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Representative Collins."

"Yes. So, there is a clause that says… there is a clause that says, 'if the characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment.'"

"So, they're at risk of where they live. So, this will make that relevant."

"So… yes. So, there are… they are at a higher risk at where they live. So, this will make this relevant."

"In response to what you're saying. But if…"

"So, I do not believe that, Representative."

"Thank you."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Sorry, Representative, but this Bill has nothing to do with that. It doesn't have anything to do with whether or not the Governor can declare a disaster."

"So, that's not right. If you look at Section (b), it explains it that, 'During the pendency of a proclamation 10200018.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 issued by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act declaring that a public health-related emergency exists, a health care professional.'"

"It has everything to do with if we were in another pandemic or any other emergency… yeah. It has to do with an individual."

"I'm so sorry."

"Oh."

"Yes."

"So, as you know, during our pandemic, there was a woman in Oregon who was disabled. She went to the emergency room. She was sick. Can you hear me? She was sick and an emergency room doctor labored her as a DNR without her permission or her family's permission. He made a decision on her life without even trying to save her because of her disability or for whatever reason. It was her family that fought for her to 10200018.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 get off of the DNR list. I, too, had a situation like that with my sister, who is a liver transplant survivor, where she was as a DNR because of her age. And, luckily, she's still here today, 10 years later. But during a pandemic, this woman was discriminated against because of her disability. And if it wasn't for her family and her friends who fought for her to get off that list, she probably wouldn't still be alive today. And also, another point I wanted to make is that we've all seen what happens with the nursing home industry, that in predominately black and brown communities they had the highest rate of COVID-19. The residents, and the workers, and the people who lived in those communities. And so, what this Bill would do, no matter what your age, race, sex, gender identity, and so forth is, you have access to medical attention. That's what this Bill does."

"Yeah, it's okay."

"Thank you, Representative."

Speaker Hoffman: "Seeing no further debate, Representative Collins to close. Representative. Representative."

"Sorry."

"Representative Collins to close."

"Yeah, I would just greatly appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3155 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10200018.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Durkin."

"Please state your point."

"Thank you, Leader. On page 26 of the Calendar appears House Bill 1711, on the Order of Third Reading, Representative Chesney. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Chesney."

"Thank you, Representative. Is there discussion? On this Bill, Representative Tarver, for what reason are you recognized?"

"Very quickly, to the Bill, Mr. Speaker."

"To the Bill."

"I have no issue with banning puppy mills, but I do want to just remind the chamber, again, this is proof that we, apparently in a bipartisan manner, care more about dogs than we do humans. Because we have an opportunity to make sure that people of color can make it to and from work, to and from Springfield by passing a Bill like qualified immunity so that we're not shot in the back, people don't reach for tasers and accidently grab .45 caliber firearms and kill people. So, I do want to make the point again, 'cause I know it hasn't resonated for enough folks yet, that this is proof, in God's white America, dogs matter more than people. Thank you."

"Representative Carroll."

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

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Chesney, when you came to committee you discussed your story about the dog that you rescued in your house. Can you go into some detail about that, please?"

"Thank you. To the Bill. I want to applaud Representative Chesney and his efforts on this Bill. He, in committee, took a lot of very difficult questions from… from opponents to it and, I thought, answered them in a very professional manner and made sure that the concerns were addressed. And I would encourage this Body to support this Bill. It's one of our first efforts towards bipartisan legislation that really addresses an issue that we need to deal with. So, thank you, Representative Chesney, for bringing this forward. And I encourage an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Representative Meier."

"He indicates he'll yield." 10200018.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Excuse me. Representative Ness. And we will implement a five-minute timer."

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

"He indicates he'll yield."

"So, I… I want to say… start out, I support this Bill. I support the idea of ending puppy mills. My only, like, real concern is if we… by not allowing them to… by looking at it from the business side of it, we're not really stopping puppy mills, right, because they will still continue. It just makes it a little harder for them to get their pets out on a market. People will go another way, as was mentioned a few minutes ago. So, I just wanted to, perhaps, put it out there that, as we continue looking at this, that we think about, like, how do we… how do we encourage better practice and ensure that the industry, itself, ends the mistreatment and the breeding of animals in such a way that results in what you've described? So, that's my only one concern with this Bill. At least when they're in a store, we can regulate that. But once that goes away, we don't see as well. So… but I do support the Bill. I just wanted to go ahead and put that on record and say, let's keep looking at this, okay?"

"Leader Ammons."

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

"He indicates he will."

"Thank you. I just want to clarify, unfortunately, I wasn't in committee for this particular Bill. So, this Bill would prevent legitimate breeders from being able to sell 10200018.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 puppies or cats to a pet store to sell certain quality of animals?"

"And let me just clarify that… so, the retail pet stores then would have to, hopefully, get enough pets from the Humane Society only? That would be their only source of pets?" 10200018.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"So, shelters and…"

"So, they get them from shelters and they…"

"Okay, thank you for clarifying."

"Thank you very much."

"Representative Smith."

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

"He indicates he will."

"Just wanted a little further clarification. You know, I'm all for rescue dogs. I've rescued two myself. But this Bill would not impact any private sales?"

"So, if my friend's dog has a litter of puppies, I can purchase one from him?"

"You're good with me."

"Representative Ford."

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

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Representative, could you explain to me the legal definition of a puppy mill?" 10200018.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"So, there's no legal definition of a puppy mill, which means we really can't make a law to outlaw what you're trying to do because there's no legal definition?"

"And what would be the penalty for people if they break the law, if this is signed into law?"

"Yeah, I see here, my analysis says that it's a Class C misdemeanor. Or is that once… provides that a violation of Section 3.8 is no longer a Class C misdemeanor. What… so, it reduces it from a Class… from a criminal offense to a fine?"

"But I… I think that's good. So, you're looking at… do things like that, huh? Reduce things from criminal liability to fines. I think we can work well together."

"I'll be right over there after you pass this Bill. I've got a list of Bills that we can do this on. Thank you."

"Representative Weber."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Please proceed."

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

"Speaker, on the Bill, would the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Representative, I'm trying to get clarification. So, there's a couple points I want to ask. So, my brother is a dog owner. He loves dogs. He goes out of the State of Illinois to get a dog. Are you saying that this legislation, he would be prevented from doing that?"

"So, what… what will this legislation do to my brother and others who are dog owners, who want to go and get a dog, that…"

"Okay."

"Okay. So, let's talk about the bad actors that you mentioned."

"How many bad actors are you talking about and is this an issue that's prevalent statewide?"

"So, why isn't your Bill narrowly tailored to those 19 locations as opposed to the State of Illinois?"

"So, you were asked earlier was there a definition of puppy mills, and there's no legal definition of puppy mills. There's also no definition of the 19 locations. So, why can't you just, if this is happening, make it a pilot program and do it in your district as opposed to doing it around the State of Illinois?" 10200018.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"So, earlier, one of our colleagues made a statement that it seems like we care more about dogs than humans. What's your response to that?"

"So, my final question, since you mentioned that, how did you vote on the Black Caucus pillars?"

"Which one was that?"

"So, on qualified immunity Bill you voted against that?"

"On the economic pillar you voted against the Black Caucus? On the education pillar you voted against the Black Caucus? Just… yes or no?"

"Okay. Mr. Speaker…"

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

"…to the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"This Bill is not ready yet. I would ask the Sponsor to either pull this Bill out of the record or ask my colleagues to vote 'no' on this Bill."

"Representative Keicher."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Mason."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Thank you. Representative Chesney, first I want to say I appreciate the work that you've done on this Bill and the work that you've done with folks on both sides of the aisle. I know that we've worked together on this legislation. We don't see eye to eye on every topic, but we do on this. And you've worked really hard, and I appreciate that. I think that people are reading more into this Bill than it needs to be. And I just want to clarify a couple of things that have already been clarified, but hopefully we can get to the bottom of this. This Bill really would affect about 19 retail stores, correct?"

"Okay. And these are puppies that have been, as we know historically from factual information that's reported, puppies that are bred in poor conditions, sold out of small cages in the mall, not typically given proper health care, oftentimes sold as sick, oftentimes sold to people at 300 percent interest because they have a picture on the wall saying, we finance. And, in fact, I just heard a radio commercial the other day about a puppy store that finances. Is that true?" 10200018.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Okay. And I have a breeder in my neighborhood who breeds her puppies… or her dogs, and sells the puppies, and does this as a business out of her home. She takes good care of her dogs. She doesn't overbreed them. She makes sure that they're healthy and well. Would this affect that small business owner operating out of her home?"

"Okay. Great. Folks, this is simple. This is abuse, pure and simple. We can work on more than one topic at once. And I think that this is a topic that everyone can embrace. It doesn't stop reliable business owners doing things the right way from still profiting over breeding puppies. It stops those malls and those bad actors from continuing the abuse of animals. I thank you, and I ask everyone to support this."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Jones has a parliamentary inquiry."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Inquiry of the Chair."

"State your inquiry."

"Does this Bill require 71 votes since it's preempt to Home Rule?"

"In anticipation of the question, I had asked the parliamentarian for a ruling. The parliamentarian has ruled that it does not preempt Home Rule, and it requires 60 votes."

"So, the Sponsor has indicated that this Bill does preempt Home Rule because he mentioned twice that it does and there's 10200018.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 language in there that does. So, I would ask the parliamentarian to reconsider that because the Gentleman has said on the floor it preempts Home Rule."

"We'll get back to your inquiry. Representative Elik, final speaker."

"Representative Meier."

"Thank you. Representative Jones. Representative Jones, to your inquiry. I'm told by the parliamentarian, regardless of what the Sponsor has indicated, the Bill would have to explicitly state that it preempts Home Rule, and it 10200018.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 does not do that. Therefore, it requires 60 votes. Representative Chesney to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1711 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 76 voting 'yes', 24 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, we will institute, going further, the rules of Standard Debate. The rules of Standard Debate indicate that there will be three voting… three speaking in favor and three speaking opposed. The in favor includes the Sponsor. We will go to page 25 of the Calendar. Representative Andrade on House Bill 52. Leader Andrade. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Andrade."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 52 has been an initiative for me for the past couple of years. And House Bill 52 deals with vehicle security circumvention devices. These devices are used to catch the signal if you have a fob. The relay box can open your car. It can actually turn it on, and they could steal your car with just this box. This Bill limits who can purchase this and who can own it. I have worked with the committee and we have lowered the Bill… and we have narrowed the Bill to a scope of that if someone has committed a felony in the last five years. And now, it only limits… it has to do with vehicle theft felony, they can't possess this device. This device is strictly used to break into cars and steal a car. So, I'm asking for your support."

"On this Bill, Representative Hammond. Proceed."

"To the Bill."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 52 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have 10200018.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. We will move to page 27 of the Calendar. Representative Conroy on House Bill 3498. Out of the record. Representative Costa Howard on House Bill 12. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Costa Howard."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 12… House Bill 12 expands the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, as it is commonly referred in our public school setting. HB12 provides that our teachers… that our hourly employees in our public school settings, our community colleges, and our public universities who have been employed for at least 12 months and who have worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12 month period shall be eligible for FMLA under the same terms and conditions as provided to eligible employees under the FMLA Act of 1993. Let me be clear, this is an unpaid family leave. Currently, to qualify for FMLA, employees need to work 1250 during the 12-month period of employment. But, as many of you know, for our school employees, that's an extremely difficult number to obtain because that many of them only work 9 months out of the school year due to our school calendar, breaks, state holidays, thereby reducing the opportunities for them to reach that hourly requirement. But we all know that FMLA, when it was passed in 1993, quickly became outdated. And as time has gone 10200018.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 on, particularly in this year of the pandemic, we have seen families need to make these decisions regarding the health and safety of not only their families but to protect others as well. So, again, FMLA doesn't just apply to the birth of a child for a woman, it applies to fathers as well. And it also applies for employees, one, that need time to recuperate from a major health condition, that can care for a family member who also is recuperating, or even family members who have been injured during active duty. Again, House Bill 12 is quite simple. It reduces the number of hours from 12… 1,250 to 1,000 for our employees and our public school settings. All other aspects of FMLA apply. Again, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"On that question, Leader Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Correct."

"Well, it applies to our hourly employees because, remember, administrators and teachers are under collective bargaining agreements."

"It… it can. Yes, it can. It doesn't affect our administrators. They're 12 month employees…"

"…that's a different situation."

"Representative Batinick, could you repeat that question? I want to make sure I answer you accordingly."

"A couple of things. First of all, Representative Batinick, this is an unpaid leave. So, anything that you referred to as stacked, I believe, in your prior question, this is an unpaid leave."

"If a…"

"Okay. You got it."

"Right."

"I understand what you're saying. Okay."

"I got you."

"Representative Stuart."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"She indicates she'll yield."

"I just wanted to thank you so much for bringing this Bill forward. I think it's really important to recognize the real impact of this is going to be on that really important support staff and those folks that are so instrumental in providing the high quality education. Many of those folks are our least paid, most underpaid in the profession to begin with. And they deserve the dignity of being able to take their time off when they need to take care of themselves or their 10200018.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 family without the risk of losing the job that no teacher could do in a classroom without their support. So, I think this is a great Bill. We've had lots of conversations about family medical leave in the United States and how we compare to other counties. This does not, by any means, fix all of those problems. But this is definitely a step in the right direction and represents the unique nature of the school setting. So, thank you so much for bringing this forward."

"Representative Reick."

"To the Bill."

"Representative McCombie." 10200018.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Absolutely, Representative."

"Representative Costa Howard to close."

"I want to remind everybody that this is a Bill that reflects the values that we believe we have in this chamber, to help those in need. This is a Bill that actually does just that. It helps our families. It helps our employees. It helps them be able to do what's best for the health and safety of themselves and the health and safety of others. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 12 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 95 voting 'yes', 14 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 27 of the Calendar, House Bill 3709, Representative Croke. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Croke." 10200018.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB3709, House Amendment 1, would amend the state's Insurance Code by changing the current discriminatory definition of infertility. The current definition of infertility is limited to a couple that can biologically reproduce but does not conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse. In short, this legislation would expand access to infertility treatment coverage for single women or single individuals, women over the age of 35, LGBTQ couples, and patients that have been found to have medical histories, physical findings, or diagnostic testing that deems them infertile by a licensed physician. Everyone looking to have a family should be able to receive the same insurance coverage and services regardless of age, gender, sexuality, medical history, or relationship status. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and the Department of Insurance are proponents of this Bill, and the Illinois Health and Life Insurance Council is neutral. They, too, see that this is not just another mandate but an issue of creating parity. I'm happy to answer any questions Members may have. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"On this Bill, Representative Batinick."

"Yes, Unlimited Debate."

"Indicates she'll yield." 10200018.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Yes, and I… it's fertility services. So, it can be outside IVF."

"Yes, this only impacts health insurance plans that the state has the ability to regulate. So…"

"…nothing under the federal oversight. Yeah."

"So, that document was provided when New York was looking at their… expanding their fertility coverage. I don't have an updated document, but I could… I could track down that information for you, definitely."

"No, but you could access fertility services if you were single because being a mom and being a wife are two separate things. They're not synonymous. So, if I'm a single individual who wants to be a mom, but I don't want to go have intercourse with men that I have just met maybe, I'm not in a relationship, I should still be able to access that fertility treatment. And one-third of women right now who are going to sperm banks are single women 'cause we're seeing an increase in women wanting to be moms but not wives." 10200018.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"No."

"I'm just… I guess I'm not getting past the idea that as a married woman, I could access this. But as a single woman in the same positon I wouldn't be able to."

"So, you… may I ask a clarifying question then?"

"The idea that a single woman who's not married but trying to have a baby… you're okay with promoting women engaging in sexual intercourse with random men, potentially, to have a baby. Then they would qualify. But if a woman doesn't want to 10200018.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 engage in that, they don't… you're not comfortable with them qualifying then?"

"I think we just disagree. Yeah."

"To the Bill. Please keep it short."

"Thank you. Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question of the Sponsor."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative… sorry, go ahead. Do your thing. Ask your question. Okay. Are you aware if there are any waiting periods for, say, erectile dysfunction treatment? Are there any time periods or proof that have to be provided before someone can access erectile dysfunction treatment?"

"I'm not aware of… I'm not aware of that at all." 10200018.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Thank you. To the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"You've met my kids. In my early career, I worked with the original Sponsor of the Family Building Act. And at the time, it was the best we could pull off. And during that time… wow. Hi, y'all. During that time, my then partner and I decided it was time to begin our family. I was already diagnosed with a condition that would prevent me from getting pregnant regardless of the gender of my sex partner. And yet, I spent a year undergoing medical procedures that we all knew would not produce pregnancy, some of which were actually office visits billed to my insurance. A waste. I mean… so, hey, team waste, fraud, and abuse, this takes care of that. This makes it possible for a doctor, in their considered opinion, to determine that someone needs a medical procedure. Under our… under our current circumstances, I hear from people trying to build their families all the time who have to, frankly, play games to get to the point of being able to get treatment. They have to lie. They have to do what I did and, frankly, waste 24 vials of sperm. Under the department's rules, we have loosened that. So, many of the people that my colleague are concerned about rushing to decide to have babies and causing insurance rates to go up are already accessing it through the interpretation of the rules. But I still hear from people on the regular who read our law and read it to exclude them and read it to force them to go through invasive, uncomfortable, and completely useless medical procedures in order to grow their family. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Willis." 10200018.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"She indicates she will."

"Representative Croke, this Bill… would this Bill help someone like my daughter, who is a single woman, not in a relationship, going through early onset menopause but would love to have a natural born child?"

"Yes."

"I have just put my name on. I urge everyone. My daughter does not have the privilege of waiting to see if she's going to get married again, but she certainly wants to have a family. And I think this is something to see happen. It should not matter whether you are married to a male or a female, in a relationship or not a relationship. If you want to have a family, we need to give you every opportunity to do that. And I urge all of my fellow Members to vote 'aye' on this. Thank you."

"Representative Morrison."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Mazzochi."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Representative Mazzochi, I believe you're referring to an old version of the Bill."

"I believe you're referring to an old version of the Bill. We adopted an Amendment in committee."

"There's no… there's no subsection (d)."

"Apologies. Yes, seeing it now."

"It was at the end of the page. Sorry for that."

"Which version of the Bill has priority or which section?"

"Right. So, quickly to your hypothetical, to the 75-year- old woman who is seeking fertility treatments. Their coverage would be denied because it would not be medically necessary.

"If they are menopausal, they would not be able to access this because there is no way for them to be able to conceive."

"It still has to be medically necessary."

"Okay. So, we have… we believe that the provider would deny this under it not being medically necessary."

"And that's okay because the individual is 75 and would not be able to conceive no matter what because they are menopausal."

"And I disagree with the interpretation… your interpretation."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Mazzochi, Representative Caulkins yields his time to you. Please proceed."

"We believe, again, it would be denied under the basis of medical necessity."

"Again, I'm repeating myself. I don't agree with you. We believe it would be denied under it not being medically necessary."

"Representative Tarver."

"Hey, Margaret. I apologize for jumping in on your Bill. First of all, I think it's a very good Bill. I'm proud of you for bringing this. I'm happy to support it. I just want to make sure since it's all going be a record for all time that I clear my name. When I mentioned something about a puppy mill, and I won't go into depth on that, for that to be used and my name to be used in an argument to subjugate women, I think it's a little of… it's a little offensive. So, I agree 10200018.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 with you. I don't think that being a mother and being a wife have to be synonymous. I think that women should have agency over their bodies and make their own decisions. I certainly hope the same for my daughter when she grows up. I'm proud to support this Bill. But I also want to make a distinction. Just like a mother is not synonymous necessarily with being married, we're not talking about human life. We're talking about trying to conceive human life. So, when I talk about a dog, we're talking about a dog that's living and breathing, or whatever, right? When I'm talking about humans being shot in the back, I'm talking about people that are actually living and breathing. So, I want to be clear when my name is brought up to have a very clear record. My name will not be used to subjugate women. You have a great Bill. I apologize for taking an additional couple minutes. I'm happy to support it."

"Representative Croke to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This legislation's about equal access to coverage and would make Illinois insurance law more inclusive. Everyone should be able to receive the same insurance coverage, regardless of gender, sexuality, medical history, or relationship status. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3709 pass?' All in favor of the vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 68 voting 'yes', 43 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. 10200018.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Representative Davis, page 25 of the Calendar, House Bill 679. House Bill 679. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill is an initiative of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, which is one of our state commissions of which I happen to be a commissioner on. So, I'm proud to do this Bill on their behalf. And essentially what it's suggesting is that, in a situation where someone has given power of attorney of their… of some of their health decisions to someone, there may be a situation in which they want to revoke that power of attorney. And what this Bill is suggesting that, in the situation where the individual who has given the power of attorney may be in a crisis situation, that the ability to revoke that power of attorney should be given, kind of, a 30-day stay just to make sure that that is truly what the individual wants or wants to do with their power of attorney. Because they're in crisis, it could be maybe assumed or inferred that that person is not able to make the right decision with regard to their… their health care choices. So, therefore, the ability to push out the revocation of the power of attorney for 30 days, at the very least, allows that person to maybe be stabilized so that if they still want to revoke the power of attorney, that they're doing it, kind of… they're doing it in a way that it makes sense for that individual. Be more than happy to answer any questions." 10200018.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Representative Mazzochi."

"To the Bill."

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

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I think the previous speaker's absolutely wrong in her assessment relative to that. But, nevertheless, that is 10200018.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 her opinion and everybody's welcome to state their opinions here. The way I've stated the Bill's the way that it works, and it allows for someone who may be in crisis, who wants to revoke their power of attorney, an option to… it's suggested that should be put off for 30 days just to make sure that that is indeed the right decision to be made. That being said, Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask for a 'yes' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 679 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 82 voting 'yes', 29 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 25 of the Calendar, Representative DeLuca on House Bill 176. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record. Out of the record. I apologize. On page 27 of the record appears House Bill 3404, Representative Haas. Representative Haas. Out of the record. On page 26 of the Calendar, Representative Halbrook on House Bill 2807. Out of the record. Page 25 of the Calendar, House Bill 160, Representative Didech. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Didech."

"House Bill 160 amends the School Code and provides that a student shall be excused from engaging in physical activity components of a physical education course during a period of 10200018.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 religious fasting if the student's parent or guardian notifies the school principal in writing that the student is participating in religious fasting. This initiative is supported by the Northern Illinois American Muslim Alliance as well as the Jewish Federation of Chicago. This Bill creates an appropriate and modest accommodation for religiously observant students and will also send an important signal that Illinois respects and welcomes the many diverse cultures and communities that enrich our state. I ask for a favorable vote."

"Representative Carroll."

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

"Indicates she'll yield."

"Yeah, I'm reading on here right now there's two people that slipped in opposition to this Bill. Do you know what their opposition involved at all?"

"No, I'm not aware of anybody who slipped in opposition to the Bill. Nobody reached out to me."

"It's a great Bill. And on behalf of someone in Jewish community, this is very important 'cause we have a lot of students that fast at certain times, and I think this is a really important issue for our community. So, I really appreciate you bringing this forward, Representative Didech. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Representative Didech to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 160 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who 10200018.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Flowers on House Bill 1779, page 26 of the Calendar. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1779 gives timely access to guidelines indicated comprehensive biomarker testing, will enable more patients to access the most effective treatment for their disease, and can potentially help achieve the triple aim of health care, better health care outcomes, and improve quality of life, and reduce costs. House Bill 1779 will ensure Illinois is covered by Medicaid, and state regulated insurance plans have coverage for biomarker testing when medically appropriated. Progress in improving cancer outcome increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person's own genes or their proteins to prevent, diagnose, or treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine, which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer. There is currently limited and desperate access to biomarker testing. According to the recent ACS CAN survivor view survey of cancer patients and survivors, 29 percent of the patients who discussed the need for biomarker testing and their doctors 10200018.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 did not receive their testing because it was not covered by their insurance or the out of pocket cost was too high. So, with House Bill 1779 improving access to the biomarker testing, thereby access to targeted therapies, is a strategy to reduce health care disparities, improve outcomes for cancer patients. Not all communities are benefiting from this latest advancement in biomarker testing and precision medicine. Communities that have been marginalized, like my community, including communities of color, individuals with lower social economic status, are likely to receive biomarker testing. People in the rural communities and those receiving care in nonacademic medical centers are also less likely to benefit from biomarker testing. Ensuring equitable access to biomarker testing by improving coverage for access through testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Indeed, without action like this to expand coverage for biomarker testing, including Medicaid, advances in precision oncology could increase existing health disparities. House Bill 1779 would make it possible for more patients to get the right treatment at the right time. I would appreciate an 'aye' vote on House Bill 1779. Thank you."

"Leader Batinick on House Bill 1779. Please proceed."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes."

"In committee, I said if it was necessary to bring the Amendment back, but it wasn't necessary."

"Thank you."

"Representative Ford."

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

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Leader Flowers, could you tell me how long you've been in the General Assembly?"

"Excuse me?"

"I mean, you did such a fantastic job. And I've tried to use that same method, that there's no need to bring it. That was good. I agree with you. They wouldn't do that for me, but… to the Bill. I want to ask you a question. This Bill will also help individuals that have been adopted that wouldn't know who their biological family is. Is that right?"

"Representative Ford, this Bill will help so many people. I am so humbled to be able to carry this type of legislation, knowing that people who may be giving up hope for life, that there's an opportunity that they may have another opportunity because of this legislation in which we are about to vote on. So, it's… to me, it's just a win-win situation. And even poor people, poor people on Medicaid, to know that they, too, will have the same opportunity, the same… talk about equity. Health 10200018.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 care equity. This is a good example. This is where we should start, and we can only go up from here."

"Well, I want to thank you for the Bill. It will make a difference in a lot of people's lives. And I just had to thank you because I have a really, really personal feeling about this, and I'm very excited. I get a really good feeling about the Bill as you presented it, and one day I'll tell you why."

"Well, thank you. I, too, had some personal experience and that's another reason why this Bill is very personal to me as well. Thank you."

"Representative Hammond."

"To the Bill."

"There have been three individuals who have spoken in support. Representative Mazzochi, are you support or oppose?"

"This Bill is on Standard Debate. If you support the Bill, we have exceeded our individuals speaking. Representative Reick."

"Okay. Please proceed."

"I don't think the amended version put that limit on. So, let me just take a look."

"Representative, are you looking at the Amendment or are you looking at the old Bill?"

"Representative, this Bill is about saving life any time it's needed."

"And so, I can't… I'm not going to put any limits. If there's no limits on the Bill, I'm not going to put any limits there."

"I'm not going to play God."

"No."

"I hope you change your mind when it's time to push the button."

"It's about life. Thank you."

"Leader Flowers to close."

"I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1779 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bennett. Got it? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 25 of the Calendar, on the Order of Third Reading, House Bill 376, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Please proceed. Read the Bill. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Gershowitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present House Bill 376. House Bill 376, the TEAACH Act, stands for teaching equitable Asian American community history. The Bill amends the Illinois School Code to include a unit of instruction on 10200018.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Asian American history into our public school curriculum. TEAACH ensures that Asian American stories and experiences are taught at a time when anti-Asian racism, discrimination, and xenophobia are increasingly and shamefully common. In 2020 alone, hate crimes against the Asian American community spiked by 150 percent. The organization Stop AAPI Hate has identified 3,795 hate incidents over the past year, with women reporting hate incidents 2.3 times more frequently than men. Hugh Research reports that 31 percent of Asian American adults have been subjected to racial slurs or harassment because of their race or ethnicity in the past year. These are not isolated incidents and anti-Asian racism is nothing new. The recent mass shooting tragedy targeting Asian spas across the Atlanta area was rooted in a deep history of xenophobia, racialized sexism, and the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes that have normalized and justified violence against Asian American women. The persisting fetishization of Asian American women that not only undermines our humanity but threatens our very safety and our very lives. Asian Americans are a part of the American fabric, but we are often invisible. We have been the victims of racialized violence and exclusion throughout American history. My own grandparents face discrimination and deportation under racist policies codified in the Chinese Exclusion Act. Yet, in elementary and secondary school, I was taught nothing of my own family's history or the shared experiences of other Asian American families that are woven into American history. I first learned of the Chinese Exclusion Act and studied the constitutionality of incarcerating Japanese Americans in the 10200018.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 1940s when I was in law school. Systemic racism is a pattern that feeds into policies that exclude Asian Americans in a way that silences communities. There are, of course, individual acts of violence, but also events throughout our history that display mass violence or exclusion, including riots against the Chinese in the gold mining days and against Chinese railroad workers, without whom the Trans Continental Railroad would not have been built. Other examples include the Bellingham riots in the early 1900s against the South Asian community in Washington State. Violent assaults in the Watsonville riots against Filipino American farm workers by local residents opposed to immigration in the 1930s. The intimidation of Vietnamese American fishermen by the KKK in the 1970s. And then, more recently, Islamophobia, and then the deliberate use of racist rhetoric to gaslight division and target Asian Americans for the pandemic. The lack of representation and curriculum, positons of power, and in media leads to miseducation. Empathy comes from understanding. We cannot do better unless we know better. But when people don't learn about Asian Americans, the effect is non-Asian people start to believe in stereotypes and behave towards Asian Americans based on those stereotypes. The lack of knowledge is a root cause of discrimination, and the best weapon that we have against ignorance is education. Asian Americas have a rich history and have made significant contributions to our shared American heritage. This weekend, at my own event with the Asian American Caucus to brief members of the community on TEAACH, I learned for the first time from Albert Chan, a teacher at Niles North High School 10200018.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 in my district, that the first Asians in America were Filipino. Filipino Americans arrived in Spanish galleon ships as deck hands in 1587. Filipinos were in America pre-English colonization, pre-settlement. It's fascinating to see American history through a different lens that includes people of color. Bhagat Singh Thind challenged his classification under race based immigration laws in a U.S. Supreme Court case in 1923. Susan Ahn Cuddy, Korean American, was the first female gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy. Nearly 70 years before Brown v. Board of Education, a Chinese American family sued to end school segregation in California in the 1880s and won in Tape v. Hurley. The most decorated unit for its size in U.S. military history was the 442nd Regimen, comprised mostly of second generation Japanese Americans whose families were in internment camps while they fought abroad. Larry Itliong led the Filipino farm workers' strike, working with Cesar Chavez in the UFW. In 1886, Anandibai Joshi became the first South Asian woman to earn a medical degree from an American school, the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. These, and so many stories, aren't known. It's time to change that and teach a more comprehensive understanding of American history that includes these important American stories. A 2010 analysis of 28 introductory U.S. history text books confirms that Asian Americans are left out of curriculum. Researcher Okiyoshi Takeda found Asian American leaders came up in just 15 percent of the text, and fewer than 3 percent describe them as heroes, nation builders, or change agents. This legislation is personal and it is necessary. I am an third generation Chinese 10200018.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 American and a graduate of Illinois public schools, and I learned most of the history that I just shared today preparing to present this Bill. It's time to add Asian Americans into what we teach and pass House Bill 376. I ask for an 'aye' vote, and I'm happy to answer questions."

"On this Bill, Representative Mah."

"To the Bill. I want to thank Representative Gong-Gershowitz for bringing this Bill forward, and I couldn't be more proud to be a chief cosponsor because this Bill could not be more personal or more important to me. In order to convey exactly how personal, I want to share a personal experience with you that I have never spoken about in public. About two or three years ago, I was visiting Boston, Massachusetts, sitting on a bench, enjoying a sunny day with a friend in front of Faneuil Hall when a group of school kids, probably about middle school age, walked by in a line with their teacher, probably on a school field trip visit. They were visiting a site known as the Cradle of Liberty, a place where debates took place going back to the American Revolution where abolitionists and women suffragists, labor unions gathered and debated what would become our history. But in that moment when the line of kids walked by, one of them looked in our direction, my friend and I, another elected official from California and myself, and said, 'Who are the ching chongs?' We were stunned silent. In that moment, we were denied the full measure of our humanity by a pre-teen child. We were subject to a deep indignity, and we didn't even know how to respond. We didn't speak of it to each other, although I'm fairly certain that it registered with my friend as it did 10200018.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 with me. Who are the ching chongs? We were reduced in that moment to a racial epithet and caricature. One question that this Bill is trying to answer and a problem that it's trying to address is that whether that child or other children would have uttered those words if they understood that Asian Americans are not perpetual foreigners to be objectified but are part of the history that built this country. We're as American as Faneuil Hall or the Freedom Trail that those kids were visiting. Who I am is a product of my family's history and our history in this country. And my understanding of Asian American history from when I was a young child, not because it was part of a curriculum, but because my family shared it with me, that helped to shape who I am today. You know, would that child, or any child, have uttered those words if they knew that Asian Americans like my grandfather came to this country seeking opportunity, but they were technically barred from entry because of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. And this was a law that specifically spelled out who was to be excluded. Chinese immigrants of the laboring class. This law was passed at a time when Asian Americans had no voice whatsoever in government, no representation. They were legally prohibited from testifying against white people in a court of law. And this law stayed on the books until 1943, when it was repealed. My grandfather and many Chinese immigrants like him made their way to this country regardless. They found a way to enter. It was not authorized, yet they lived and worked and contributed to the economy of this country. Because of legislation like the…" 10200018.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Mah. Representative Mah, Representative West yields his time to you. Please proceed."

"Thank you. Because of the existence of laws like that, that particular law, my grandfather lived apart from his wife and family for 40 years. Would a child have uttered those words if they had known that Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants helped to build the Trans Continental Railroad were given the hardest, most dangerous jobs in order to complete this infrastructure that would be pivotal to the growth of our economy and to the growth of this country. Asian Americans have been an integral part of this country. And yet, they have been subjected to tremendous injustices, including the internment of Japanese Americans. Two-thirds of the hundred and ten thousand Japanese Americans were American citizens. Yet, they were locked away in concentration camps across the United States. American history… Asian American history is American history. Asian Americans built this country, strengthened this economy, and are an integral part of who we are as a nation. We belong here. And every school child in Illinois should know these stories so that others would not be subjected to the humiliating experience that I had or anything worse. Three weeks ago, I stood on this floor and I asked for everyone's support, to see us, to hear us, and to understand that Asian Americans have a long history in this country and to accept that we belong here and to do what you can to prevent instances of hate crime and racism against our community. With HB376, we have the opportunity to lay the ground work for more awareness and equity in our state. Our children are the future. That's a very common saying that a 10200018.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 lot of people like to say, but let's educate them to be part of a future we can be proud of. Thank you, and I ask for your 'aye' vote for this Bill. Thank you."

"The Bill's been removed from Standard Debate. There are three more speakers. Representative Conroy."

"Thank you… thank you, Speaker. First, I'd like to sincerely thank the previous speaker for sharing her story, and I hope each and every one of you heard the personal story that she just shared. When will the name calling stop? To the Bill. The TEAACH Act helps to paint a more complete picture of United States history by adding requirements to the Illinois School Code to teach a unit of Asian American history in all Illinois public schools. This Bill would help to ensure that not only Asian American students, but all students, engage with content related to our shared history. For many Asian Americans, history is an overlooked component of our shared history of the United States. Passing the TEAACH Act would help to combat the invisibility of Asian Americans in our history books. For more than a hundred thousand Asian American K-12 students, passage of the TEAACH Act would ensure that the histories of their communities are shared in the classroom and creates a chance for them to feel reflected in the curriculum. For the 800 thousand Asian Americans who call Illinois home, this Bill would be an important affirmation of our shared history and an investment in the future of Illinois. All of our students in Illinois would benefit from an enriched understanding of the lessons illustrated by Asian American history and expanding the School Code's commitment to respect the dignity of all races and people and to ensure 10200018.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 every form of discrimination in their life and career. Over the past 12 months, Stop AAPI Hate has received 3800 firsthand reports of anti-Asian incidents. With the resurgent tide of anti-Asian sentiment brought out… about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the longstanding stereotypes, the teaching of Asian American history is essential to help combat xenophobia and build bridges of understanding within and across our community. The TEAACH Act would build on similar parts of our School Code to add Asian American history to the fundamental lessons that students in all Illinois public schools receive. This Bill would create space for the vibrant and dynamic stories of Asian Americans to add to our shared understanding of the United States. Please stop the name calling. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Lewis."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Thank you, Representative. Thank you not only for your words, your support. And, yes. Of course we all know that the work begins with the implementation of this Bill. And it is not only my hope, but my expectation, that this curriculum will reflect the full diversity of the Asian American community."

"Representative Ramirez."

"To the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"I want to thank Representative Gong-Gershowitz for bringing this Bill. As I sat here, I thought, I'm Latina. And as I heard her speak, and I heard Representative Mah speak, for me, something that was so evident and so clear, is that anti-Asian racism is racism that impacts all of us, not just some of us. When you talked about your experiences as a child, and Representative Mah talked about what she has seen, experienced, and continues to experience today, it should bring all of us to tears. It's 2021. We get to sit here, stand here, legislate here in front of these chandeliers. We are lawmakers, and we have the opportunity to truly change the way that we treat one another and, hopefully, also, how our children are able to treat each other through education and through legislation. I stand in full solidarity on this Bill. Growing up in Chicago Public Schools, when people ask me about the Asian American experience, you know what I could say, the only thing I could say? Well, I remember learning about Pearl Harbor. Is that what we're talking about? That was all we ever learned, a day that will live in infamy. I remember that. 10200018.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 But when it came to the contributions, when it came to what has happened to Asian Americans in this country, when it came to the impact that they have had every single day for hundreds of years in this country, I had never ever heard anything until I took an anti-racism training four years ago. So, for me, as I think about hopefully one day having a child, I want my child to be able to learn about the diversity, the beauty, the contributions, the pains and the suffering of a community that, unfortunately, has been invisible for so long. And a community that has been pitted against other communities like mine and the African American community. And this idea and stereotype and these words used as the perfect minority, don't feel bad for them. They've got it good. I stand in solidarity with you because this Bill will be transformational, not just for our children right now, but for our grandchildren and for the children to come. And, hopefully, our children can teach us how not to be bullies, teach our colleagues not to be bullies, and to recognize that Asian American history, as Representative Mah said, is American history. I urge an 'aye' vote, and I thank you for bringing this Bill forward."

"Representative Crespo."

"Thank you, Speaker. What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Let me explain. This Bill came before the education committee, which I'm a Member. And I asked the same question I ask all the time when these Bills come up. You know, where do you draw the line? There's so… so many things out there that we need to talk about. I supported the Bill. But when I got home that night, my wife and I sit down and we talk about what's going on in Springfield, and I told her about this 10200018.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Bill. And I said, you know… and I asked a question of the Sponsor. And my wife says, what is wrong with you? I've known my wife 42 years. We've been married 35. We have two beautiful daughters, Jennifer and Stephanie. My wife was born in the Philippines. And I'm like, what do you mean what's wrong with you? And she said, Fred, these things, look what's going on. Look at TV. I'm like, yeah. But no, what's wrong with you? This has been going on forever, since I was a kid growing up in Niles where we emigrated from the Philippines, the way they treated us in school. And just recently, going to Woodfield Mall, and people look at me like I've got something… there's something wrong with me. What is wrong with you? And she starts telling me things that's happened to her the last 10, 15, 20 years. I consider my wife my best friend. She knows me better than most people. I think I know her better than most. And she starts telling me things that I've never heard about. It broke my heart. And she says, you know, Fred, and the reason things are like this is because that's the way we're raised. Be quiet. We keep things to ourselves. You study hard. She's been a nurse for a while. She does a fantastic job, but boy did I learn my lesson. So, I called the Sponsor the next day and I'm like, Jennifer, I apologize 'cause my wife just beat me up just 'cause I had some questions, and she told me some things I wasn't aware of. And it killed me because I thought I knew her very well, and I can't believe these things are happening in my community, in Hoffman Estates, in Schaumburg, today. Now, timing is everything, and I know there are other things that we would like to include in our curriculum. But when things are going on now, the 10200018.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 timing is now. So, I ask you to please stand in support for people like my wife, for the AAPI community and do the right thing. And, Jennifer, this was a teaching moment for me. So, thank you so very much for bringing this up. And I'll be with you 110 percent. Thank you, Speaker."

"Representative Bourne."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"So, thank you for the question. I think we talked about this maybe a little bit in committee. As you know, the Inclusive History Commission, I think, is scheduled to complete its work in December. The timeline for the implementation of this Bill is in the 2022-2023 school year. So, it's my thought that this could certainly be folded into 10200018.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 that conversation. And it is my intent to ensure that Asian American history is included as part of the school curriculum. So, I don't see this as superseding that or I'm getting ahead of that. I think it actually aligns nicely with the timeline for that."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Words matter. What we say, what we don't say. What we teach in our classrooms? And, just as significantly, what we don't teach. We already teach American history. We're just asking to be included in it. Inclusion is a choice. So is exclusion. The drafters of current American history and social studies curriculum chose not to include Asian Americans in teaching our shared history. And if, in a 202 year history in the Illinois General Assembly, Asian American stories had been included in our curriculum, I wouldn't be standing here right now. Those conversations aren't happening at the local level. We aren't being seen. We aren't being included. So, I'm asking this Body to choose differently today. It's not enough to condemn anti-Asian violence. The question when confronted with hate should be, what are you willing to do about it? It's time to end a history of erasure, of exclusion, and invisibility. I'm asking you to stand with me. I'm asking you to stand with the 10200018.docx 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Asian American community, to stand for inclusion. Vote 'yes'."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 376 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 98 voting 'yes', 13 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 25 of the Calendar appears House Bill 117, Representative Guzzardi. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I rise today to present House Bill 117, which is a Bill that addresses a crisis that is happening in Illinois and across the country. It's a crisis of retirement savings. The median retirement savings in this country is only $5 thousand. And 1/3 of all Illinoisans over the age of 55 rely on Social Security for 90 percent or more of their income. We all know that Social Security is not intended to that. It's meant to be a supplement to one's retirement savings. You're not supposed to live on it, and it's just not enough to. Several years ago, this Body began the process of addressing this by passing the Secure Choice program. It's a wonderful program. It mandates that employers of 25 or more employees can do 1 of 2 things. They can either… if they don't currently have a retirement savings program, they can either create one on 10200018.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 their own, create a 401(k) or an IRA for their employees to participate in, or enroll, at no cost and with very minimal effort, in a program run by the state called Secure Choice, which will offer an automatic auto-enrollment IRA program to their… to their workers. It's been a really successful program. Employers love this program. They're very happy with the opportunity to offer a benefit to their employees for free that they weren't able to offer otherwise. To date there are 81 thousand people enrolled in Secure Choice with over $50 million of retirement savings that they wouldn't have had just a couple years ago. So, the Bill before us today expands their program, the Secure Choice program, from employers of 25 or more to employers of 5 of more employees. There are a few other small changes that are made in the Bill at the behest of the business community. And I would say we've had great conversations with the business community. Again, businesses, employers have really loved this program. It's been a big success. And as a result of the Amendment that we adopted in committee, 11 of the largest employer groups in Illinois are neutral on this Bill. That includes the Chamber of Commerce, the Retail Merchants Association, the Manufacturers' Association, the… the Life and Health Insurance Council, all of the… a wide array of the largest employer groups have moved to neutral on this Bill. It's a really wonderful program. It's one I hope we can expand here today. Workers are saving and employers are happy. I really urge an 'aye' vote, and I hope this can be a step forward to help address this crisis facing our workers. Thank you so much." 10200018.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"On this Bill, Representative Batinick."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"That's right, yeah."

"Exactly."

"Yeah, it's because of a vagary of Federal Law. I think it's in the ERISA law. It doesn't allow smaller employers to opt-in. So, I got a lot of small independent businesses in my district who say, like, I would love to offer retirement savings to my workers, but I can't, like, pull it together to do an IRA on my own. I don't have an accountant. I'm just a coffee shop. So, they would love to opt-in to this voluntarily, but they just can't because of the way Federal Law is structured."

"Exactly. That's correct. Yes. Thank you, Representative."

"Yeah, it was 11 groups, I believe. Yeah."

"Well, it was a couple of things. Working with you, Leader Batinick, we raised that threshold from one to five, which was an area of concern. And we also made some changes around the enforcement provisions, around delaying those enforcement provisions, making sure those businesses get more notification if they need to enroll and addressing the way that the enforcement will work. Those…"

"Yeah, I'll have to pull the date up, but we pushed it back by…"

"That's exactly right."

"Thank you, Leader."

"Leader Demmer."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Yeah, it's a… it's a rolling average of last four quarters, I believe, if I recall."

"Yeah, an average. Yes."

"That's right. And I'll just add briefly… and I appreciate that. Just to add briefly, the… what it's required to enroll in this program is really minimal. They've made it very, very easy for the employers. There's not a… there's not like a bunch of HR paperwork. You go online, you fill out a form, you enter each of your employees' names and their Social 10200018.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Security numbers and you're done. It's like… it takes five minutes. It's very, very easy. But…"

"…but yeah, we do want to be sensitive to those employers who have those fluctuations for sure. Thank you."

"Thanks."

"Representative Caulkins, are you a… in favor or opposed? Do you know?"

"Please proceed."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Yeah. The legislation enacting it was in 2015, but I believe they started enrolling people in '18. I think that's correct."

"Do you mind just speaking a little closer to the microphone. Sorry."

"There are a little over 80 thousand savers so far."

"There's… oh, no. There's no employer contribution and there's zero cost at all. There's maybe 15 minutes of time, but that's all it cost."

"Yes, this money is in the Treasurer's Office, invested very safely. It's invested in what they call Target Date Retirement Fund. So, it's… it is protected. Yes."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Representative Hammond."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's a good question, Representative. Give me just a moment to consult my notes and see if I can pull up an answer."

"Yeah, I'm not sure offhand. Let me get an answer back to you, Representative."

"Thank you."

"The last speaker on this Bill is Representative Murphy."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Yeah, the… my understanding is they're not consider employees and, therefore, wouldn't be counted under… under the provisions of the Bill. But, I think, to your previous question, it's well taken. And I think there are probably some back ended administrative measures that could be made to make that process a little more seamless. And I know the Treasurer's Office has worked really hard on making this process as easy as possible for employers, and I'm sure they'll try to pursue this as this rolls out."

"Thank you."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

"I appreciate the questions, colleagues, and I urge your support. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill House Bill 117 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. 10200018.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 26 of the Calendar, House Bill 1742, Representative Hirschauer. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill to Second Reading for the purposes of Amendment. Read the Amendment, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hirschauer on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Floor Amendment serves to further strengthen protections in this Bill by requiring that the petition for a civil no contact order that is initiated by a family or household member must include a statement that the victim has consented to the filing of the petition."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Hirschauer moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, please leave this Bill on Third Reading. On page 26 of the Calendar appears House Bill 2449, Representative Hammond. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hammond."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2449 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Has all… have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 25 of the Calendar, we move to House Bill 40, Representative Hurley. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the committee… Members of the chamber. House Bill 40, it's the 102nd General Assembly House Bill 40, not previous House Bill 40s. And currently, this… students with developmental disabilities, on the eve of their 22nd birthday, basically get kicked out of school. This Bill would allow them to finish the school year with their classmates and their friends. I'm here for questions, and I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Batinick on the Bill." 10200018.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Sponsor indicates she'll yield."

"Correct."

"I… it's probably a funding issue."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"I just want to thank the Sponsor for bringing this legislation as we discussed in committee. As many of you know, I have an adult brother with special needs. And I vividly recall at the age of 21 how he was removed from his program that was making meaningful progress in his vocational training. I think this is significant for so many families. I really want to thank the Sponsor, and I urge and 'aye' vote."

"Representative Davidsmeyer."

"She indicates she'll yield." 10200018.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"I'm not aware of that, Representative."

"Again, this is new information to me. I've been working on this Bill for two years. I don't remember the Bill in 2019."

"Yeah."

"Thank you, Representative." 10200018.docx 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"There are several individuals, and I believe they're all in support. We've already had three individuals who have spoken in support of the Bill. Is anybody seeking recognition opposed to the Bill? If there are none, we will have Representative Hurley to close. Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Everybody has told…"

"Representative Hurley, hold on. Representative Stava-Murray, we're on Standard Debate. If you are in support of the Bill, we've already had three individuals who have talked in support of the Bill. Representative Stava-Murray."

"I… I just had a question because I had spoken with someone on how the current genesis, it actually was on the history of the Bill. So, we used to just cut… or we used to allow people to go through the end of the school year after their 21st… or after their 20th birthday maybe, was the original law that was described to me by the superintendent of one of my districts. And he said the reason why they changed the law was because there inequity in the amount of services that people were receiving. So, lots of people were coming to Representatives and telling them, hey, it's not fair that because I was born in June I get 11 months less services than someone born in August. So, that… I was just wondering if there was anything in this Bill that helps deal with that concern of inequitable services for people." Hurley: "And I apologize, Representative Stava-Murray. I didn't really hear you because of the noise and the mask and everything. The Bill, again, 21… I don't know the history. But kids that are 21 years old, on the eve of their 22nd birthday, as long as I have known, finish school at the age 10200018.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 of 22. It could've been previous… you know, 10, 15 years ago, it might've changed but…"

"Yeah, and I think it was about a decade ago. And so, the superintendent was just urging me to know that history. And I thought that it might be important to share that for others as well who might be not sure about it."

"Representative Weber, are you in support?"

"Representative Weber."

"Indicates she will."

"Correct. Very random."

"They just get to… just like my son or daughter, they get to finish the school year with the rest of the class. So, if it's a graduation, yes. Depending on the school for the ceremonies."

"Representative Hurley to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will say my personal story here. My neighbor came up to me, she has triplets. Her name is Katie. Her son, Charlie, has down syndrome. And in November 5 of last year, he aged out of school. He was not allowed to go back. All his friends were back, and he didn't know what was going on. So, this is just another equity line for students with developmental disabilities. And I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 40 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 96 voting 'yes', 9 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. To House Bill 1955, on the Order of Third Reading, page 26 of the Calendar, Representative Jones. Out of the record. Representative Manley on House Bill 3147. Leader Manley. Out of the record. On House Bill 111, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 25 of the Calendar, Representative Mayfield. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Thank you so much. I hope everybody can hear me with my mask on. House Bill 111 is a juvenile justice initiative 10200018.docx 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 that allows for juveniles to remain in the juvenile system at the age of 18. This Bill only applies to misdemeanors. This is to keep our juveniles out of the adult correctional system."

"Leader Batinick on House Bill 111."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Until they're 18."

"Yes, correct. I'm sorry."

"Right, but they're soft opposition. They didn't really come out strongly."

"Personally, I'd like it 21, but we couldn't seem to get our opponents to go to 21. The whole objective here is because we understand there's a lot of data to support that the mental capacity, or the brain, for a 19 year old is still developing. We do see a lot of individuals that are in DOC who have been charged with adult crimes who really have the opportunity to be rehabilitated. And we want to make sure 10200018.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 that we're giving them this opportunity. I do want to stress that this is just for misdemeanors. We also had to take out the felonies…"

"Correct. And to give them a time to work. A lot of our local state's attorneys have alternative programs, and this will allow these individuals to take advantage of those alternative programs so that they can turn their lives around and be contributing citizens."

"Seeing no… no one further to be recognized, Representative Mayfield to close."

"We just want to ask that we give our youth an opportunity here to be successful. We know that they do make mistakes. No… you know, but that's no reason just to lock them up and throw away the key. This Bill provides them with an extra opportunity, if you will, to be successful and to take advantage of alternative programming. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 111 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 65 voting 'yes', 44 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. 10200018.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Representative Manley on House Bill 3147, page 27 of the Calendar, Order of Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Manley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We don't have an Amendment? Or we do?"

"Mr. Clerk, is there an Amendment?"

"Fantastic. Okay. House Bill 3147 amends the Nursing Home Care Act, requiring that a disaster must be declared by the Governor, instead of pandemics and other public emergencies, in this… in the original introduced Bill. It also changes a language from a facility and… from a facility 'shall facilitate' to 'facilitates should make every reasonable effort'. So, we're changing the language a little. We worked closely with IHA, HCCI, and IHCA. It was collaborative and removed all opposition, and I'm here to take any questions."

"Leader Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes, it removed all opposition."

"Leader Manley to close."

"Please vote 'yes'." 10200018.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3147 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 26 of the Calendar appears House Bill 1926, Representative Luft. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Luft."

"Representative Butler."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Ness."

"Thank you, Speaker. And does the Sponsor yield?"

"Indicates he'll yield." 10200018.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"So, I have a clarifying question. First of all, congratulations your first floor Bill here. That's really exciting."

"Does this eliminate tuberculosis boards or just sanitariums?"

"Okay. So… so, boards are still funded… county boards… tuberculosis boards are still going to be funded?"

"Correct. So, there… currently, there's still a tuberculosis board that oversees the small, very small, amount of money that's dedicated to this. I had spoke with the local pub… my local public health department, and even though it's a very small amount, they encourage us to continue funding it because we do have cases that come up yearly and we would hate to see that happen and then not have any funds. So, as long as this is not going after the board and just the sanitariums, then I agree it's a good piece of legislation. So, thank you."

"Representative Davis." 10200018.docx 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Real quick, will the Sponsor yield?"

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Representative, I just noticed that this Bill came out of committee unanimously, correct?"

"I just noticed that this Bill came out of committee unanimously."

"Do you have any idea why it was not on our Consent Calendar?"

"None whatsoever? And I… and I'm not trying to be funny, but the idea of having a Consent Calendar was so that we could expedite things. And yet, here's a Bill that came out of committee with no opposition, at least to my knowledge, and we're still debating it. I was just curious if you know why it was not put on the Consent Calendar."

"I see."

"Someone voted 'present'."

"'Present' vote."

"Understood. Thank you very much."

Speaker Hoffman: "Great minds. Great minds. Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Severin."

"Yes, he will."

"Representative Luft to close."

"Your father's a great man. I served with him. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1926 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this Bill, there are 100… on this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 25 of the Calendar appears House Bill 147, Representative Morgan. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 147 is the CBD Safety Act. The CBD Safety Act is a public safety Bill. It's a public health Bill. This is dealing with a product that you have all seen in your communities and towns. Every one of us, every lawmaker in this chamber, has a CBD store on their corner, in a gas station, in a kiosk in a mall. And the reality is CBD products are not regulated in the State of Illinois. I'll say that again. CBD products are not regulated in the State of Illinois. This is a problem identify… I identified about three years ago. As we regulate hemp, we have a hemp pilot program and Illinois hemp growers. And we have a cannabis program where we regulate adult and medical use cannabis. We do not regulate CDB products on their own. And when you look at the stores around the country, and 10200018.docx 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 particularly in the State of Illinois, the CBD products that they're selling did not start and were not created in the State of Illinois. They were processed outside the state and they contain things… sometimes things like heavy metals, pesticides, contaminants. Sometimes they have more CBD than they say they will and sometimes they have less. But the truth is, the State of Illinois, right now, has no regulatory authority whatsoever. This Bill will give them that. This Bill has the support of the Illinois Retail Merchants. This is something I spoke with Walgreens and CVS about how they manage their products to make sure that these products are safe. And this is also, again, in support… is supported by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, as well as Illinois Department of Public Health. I want to just quickly put something on the record, specifically for legislative intent. These consumer products have something called cannabinoid ingredients. And when you use the word cannabinoid, it's a very technical term. It's expansive, it's something we're extracting from hemp. So, when we take something out of hemp, that's what we're talking about with cannabinoids. That includes something called Delta 8, which some of you have been reading about in the newspaper and some of our colleagues in committee we discussed. It's becoming more and more common that they're extracting very potent aspects of the hemp and selling it. And there's no regulation or oversight whatsoever. So, the intent, and the legislative intent behind this legislation, is not to require extensive ongoing testing. This is a very growing market. A lot of small retailers in the State of Illinois. This is intended to only 10200018.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 have a single lab test. And the Illinois Department of Agriculture will be developing rulemaking that is consistent with that. I'm happy to entertain any questions, but I urge an 'aye' vote."

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

"Actually I have an inquiry of the Chair. My analysis shows that there is an Amendment pending that's still in Rules. Is that true or is it… my analysis incorrect?"

"Mr. Clerk."

"Okay, thank you. My analysis just wasn't updated. Thank you."

"Representative Hammond."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Mazzochi."

"To the Bill."

"Leader Demmer."

"Indicates he'll… he indicates he'll yield."

"Excellent question, and I want to answer that and also address a previous related question from our colleague, Representative Mazzochi. Let me start with Representative Mazzochi's comments because she is exactly right. Ordinarily this legislation would not be a State Law initiative. It would not be a state rulemaking prerogative. This would be the role of the FDA. The problem is, since 2015, hemp and its derivatives have been legal at the federal level with zero regulations behind them and left the states to fend for themselves. We all know how that has worked out. Again, it has not worked. In fact, that's why there's a proliferation of CBD products in stores with no regulation. So, I agree with my colleagues comments, and that's why there's a provision in here that repeals this provision in the event that there… and it's superseded by Federal Law and FDA regulations. So, I agree, and I would not be here with this legislation otherwise had the Federal Government failed to do their job. And to Leader Demmer's question, the emergency 10200018.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 rulemaking is partially reality of we are already behind. As Leader Hammond mentioned, these products are being sold today and have been sold for years. It is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. This is designed to give the Department of Agriculture immediate opportunity to develop and implement rulemaking so they can keep people safe for public safety measure. The rulemaking itself, the 2027 deadline, that was an LRB initiative, LRB language, which my understanding was based on when there is a sunset of emergency rulemaking, that is the way that they structure that. I’m happy to address that…"

"And, Leader Demmer, I hear your point, and I think it's a valid one. And I agree that this should not be a permanent… this was not intended to be permanent rulemaking. I pledge to you and to the Body I will work with the Senate Sponsor to make sure that is changed, amended so it is a one-time emergency rulemaking and normal rulemaking beyond that."

"Seeing no one further seeking recognition, Representative Morgan to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 147 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On 10200018.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 this question, there are 96 voting 'yes', 15 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 26 of the Calendar, Representative Mussman on House Bill 816. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 816 makes adjustments to the existing statute regarding paid sick leave in Illinois' School Code so… to ensure that is a uniform application when it is used in relation to the birth or arrival of a child. The Bill clarifies that it has always been the intent of the original legislation for teachers and other eligible employees, whether male or female, to have the opportunity to use up to 30 sick days of accrued paid sick leave for the arrival of their child. The leave is not dependent on the need to recover from the physical act of giving birth. It does not need to be used consecutively, and it may be used anytime within the 12-month period following the arrival of the child. The leave may not be diminished as a result of intervening periods of nonworking days, such as summer holidays or winter break. Parents should not be denied paid time off they fairly earned, the same as any of their other colleagues, based on the uncontrollable timing of when their child arrives. The Bill also clarifies that it has always been the intent of the original legislation that days of accrued paid sick leave may be used for the adoption or placement for adoption. These days may be used 10200018.docx 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 for reasons related to the formal adoption process prior to taking custody of the child, not only after taking custody, and also do not need to be used consecutively. There have been multiple court cases over the last few years regarding inconsistent interpretation of the law by districts around the state. The Illinois Supreme Court acknowledges the existing statute was intended to be uniformly applied by all districts and is, therefore, not subject to collective bargaining. This change will ensure parity across the state for paid sick leave legally accrued by both birth parents and adoptive parents. I'd love to have your 'aye' vote, and I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Leader Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"There's actually multiple court cases. There was one, I think, fairly well known recently. I want to say the person's name was Dynak."

"But there had been multiple cases."

"Yes. It basically clarifies that paid sick leave is your paid sick leave whether you're using it because you're sick with your own personal health issue or you're using it 10200018.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 is relation to birth of your child. You accrue up to 30 days, and that doesn't get to be diminished just because your child maybe was born in July as opposed to if your child was born in November. You accrued 30 days, you get to use them."

"I think you might be… I… my understanding is… so, you can accrue up to 180 days of sick leave, but you can use up to 30 days of paid sick leave for the…"

"…purpose of birth and adoption."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Leader Bourne. Representative Reick." 10200018.docx 119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"She indicates she will."

"Yeah. So, what we're doing is we are clarifying that it is the intention of the School Code to say you have earned up to 30 days of paid sick leave that you may use any time in the 12 months following the birth or adoption of your child. So, if you have your child on June 1, within the timeframe 12 months after that, you can choose to use up to 30 of those days. They do not have to be used consecutively. So, that is meant to be uniformly applied. You earned that benefit. It doesn't matter when you had your baby."

"So, if you're not using it for direct recovery, my hope is that you can find a way to negotiate the days that work out for you and your administration. But you used… you earned them and you get to use them. Whether you had your baby June 1 or you had your baby November 1, you still get to use them."

"For that purpose. So, you can use up to 30 days in relation to the arrival of your child. So, if you choose to use… lose less… use less, that's your choice, but you have up to 30 that you can say is related to my child. My child has a well visit at the doctor. I'm going to take my paid sick leave, and I'm going to choose to use it to go there. Whatever the case may be, that is your time. You use it as you see fit, as long as you fall within those parameters."

"Then that is a negotiation between them and their school district. But they would be authorized to choose to use 30 days of consecutive leave within their 12 months period. If they use them all up at that one time, that is their choice." 10200018.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Representative Lewis."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"It's effective immediately upon being signed law. There's not retroactivity."

"FMLA is unpaid leave. It's a completely different subject."

"I can't speak to that. I'm… I'm sorry. I don't have that information at hand at this moment."

"Leader Bourne."

"She indicates she will."

"No, it does not expand it. It just clarifies that the existing statute says they get up to 30 days that do not have to be used consecutively and are not diminished just because they may or may not occur during some other scheduled break."

"Yes."

"Yes. We… we found that the way original statute was worded just, I guess, wasn't clear enough. And some school districts were interpreting it differently and then being sued over that. So, we want… we want to be clear that it is uniform application and exactly what the parameters are."

"No. Our intention is to prevent lawsuits because we've made it so clear you can't make a mistake."

"Representative Mussman to close."

"I appreciate all the detailed questions and would like an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 816 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is 10200018.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 100 voting 'yes', 12 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Yes, Members, we are going to move to the Order of Second Reading. Please be prepared to move your Bill if it is called. On page 2 of the Calendar, on the Order of Second Reading, appears House Bill 26, Representative Mah. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mah on Floor Amendment #2."

"Floor Amendment simply makes a technical change requested by ISBE."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Mah moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 26. All in favor… all in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Any further Amendments? I'm sorry."

"Third Reading. On page 2 of the Calendar, Order of Second Reading, House Bill 58, Representative Didech. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Didech."

"Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 58 modifies the process by which an individual or a community association may file a modification for an unlawful restrictive covenant. It was procedure developed in consultation with the Community Institute Association. It also imposes a $10 cap on the fee that may be charged for filing such a modification. I ask for the Amendments adoption."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Didech moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 58. All 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. Page 3 of the Calendar, under Order of Second Reading, House Bill 75, Representative Flowers. Out of the record. Page 2 of the Calendar, House Bill 60, Representative Stoneback. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Stoneback."

"House Amendment #2 would make the overall affect of the Amendment… would make it so inspections by the Department of Labor are not required for general park slides or slides 10200018.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 that are under private control. It clears up language from the underlying Bill, which was vague, on what constituted a slide which required inspection. I ask for the adoption of the Amendment."

Speaker Hoffman: "Seeing no one seeking recognition, Representative Stoneback moves for the adoption of House Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 60. All 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. On page 3 of the Calendar, House Bill 96, Representative West. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative West."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Floor Amendment to House Bill 96 simply is a tweak to the language that was given to me by the Illinois State Police. There was an oversight in the original language to the Bill. And it takes out 'such as light sensitivity to the exemption' because we are making it… we're including traumatic brain injury due to light sensitivity. I ask for its adoption."

"Representative West moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 96. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' 10200018.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendment, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Page 4 of the Calendar, House Bill 121, Representative Guzzardi. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 165, Representative Bennett. Representative Bennett. Out of the record. House Bill 185, Representative Reick. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Page 5 of the Calendar, House Bill 231, Representative Hernandez. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 253, Representative Buckner. I apologize, Representative Buckner is absent. House Bill 234, Representative Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Page 5 of the Calendar, House Bill 307, Representative Kifowit. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Moving to page 6 of the Calendar, House Bill 351, Representative Yednock. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 357, Representative Hammond. Out of the record. Representative Smith on House Bill 374. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Ugaste on House Bill 381. Out of the record. Representative Moylan, House Bill 395. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Oh, I apologize. Mr. Clerk, move this back to Second Reading for a pending Amendment. On Floor Amendment #1, Representative Moylan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 is just a clarification. Thank you."

Speaker Hoffman: "Seeing no one seeking recognition, Representative Moylan moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 395. All 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. House Bill 414, Representative LaToya Greenwood. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Greenwood on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 inserts language about the use of federal funds under this Act."

"Seeing no recognition, Representative Greenwood moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 414. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 427, Representative Yingling. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 434, Representative Ford. Representative Ford. Out of the record. House Bill 559, on page 7 of the Calendar, Second Reading, Representative… Leader Durkin. Out of the record. Leader Gabel on House Bill 573. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 648, Representative Stoneback. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 680, Representative McLaughlin. Representative McLaughlin. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Moving to page 8 of the Calendar, House Bill 721, Representative Ramirez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200018.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Third Reading. On House Bill 722, on page 8 of the Calendar, Representative Costa Howard. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Moving along to House Bill 832, Representative Davis. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Manley on House Bill 1068. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Manley on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Amendment 1 is a gut and replace and becomes the Bill. House Amendment 1 makes changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. It tracks guardianship and adoption side by side when talking about permanency."

"Seeing no… no individual seeking recognition, Representative Manley moves for the adoption of Floor 10200018.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 Amendment #1 to House Bill 1068. All 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… Representative Mason on House Bill 1290. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mason on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 is a gut and replace that becomes the Bill. House Bill 1290 provides benefits at the state level for veterans who received an other than honorable or general discharge due to their sexual orientation or gender identity."

Speaker Hoffman: "Seeing no one seeking recognition, Representative Mason moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1290. All 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. Moving back to page 7 of the Calendar, House Bill 559, Representative Durkin. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200018.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Third Reading. Moving back to page 9 of the Calendar… moving on to page 9 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 1428, Leader Evans. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 1739, Representative Hirschauer. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. On page 9 of the Calendar, House Bill 1769, Leader Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Once again, Leader Harris. This time on House Bill 1776. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Moving on to page 10, top of the page, House Bill 1803, Representative Walker. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Walker."

"Floor Amendment 2 is a technical change that clarifies the impact of the effective date. I move that it be passed."

"Representative…"

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Representative Walker moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 1803. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Zalewski on House Bill 1866. Out of the record. Representative McCombie on House Bill 1939. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Page 11 of the Calendar, Representative Halpin on House Bill 1953. Out of the record. House Bill 1956, Representative Jones. Out of the record. 10200018.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 House Bill 1968, Representative Windhorst. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative DeLuca on House Bill 2371. Out of the record. Moving to page 12 of the Calendar, Representative Scherer on House Bill 2406. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2521, Representative Gonzalez. Representative Gonzalez. Out of the record. House Bill 2546, Representative Friess. Representative Friess. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Chesney on House Bill 2548. Representative Chesney. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Chesney on Floor Amendment #1." 10200018.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

Speaker Hoffman: "Seeing no one seeking recognition, Representative Chesney moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2548. All 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. Page 13 of the Calendar, House Bill 2568, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2584, Representative Murphy. Out of the record. Representative Conroy on House Bill 2595. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Mussman on House Bill 2616. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Yes, Representative Yang Rohr or Representative Mussman, which one would like to… Representative Yang Rohr on Floor Amendment #3. Please proceed."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is Amendment #3 on House Bill 2616. This Amendment makes a technical change that was negotiated with the chief procurement officer to tighten the language to protect against misuse. And ask for this Amendment to be adopted. Thanks."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Yang Rohr moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill 2616. All those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Moving on to page 14 of the Calendar, Representative Ness, House Bill 2748. Representative Ness. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2790, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Read the… read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Halbrook on House Bill 2811. Out of the record. Representative Swanson on House Bill 2863. Out of the record. Move to page 15 of the Calendar, 10200018.docx 137  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 House Bill 2891, Representative Frese. Representative Frese. Out of the record. Representative Ramirez on House Bill 2908. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Hurley on House Bill 2911. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. On House Bill 2928, Representative Mazzochi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Morgan on House Bill 2950. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Moving to page 16 of the Calendar, on House Bill 2994, Representative Butler. Leader Butler. Out of the record. Leader Batinick on House Bill 3004. Out of the record. Representative Sosnowski on House Bill 3020. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200018.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Third Reading. Representative Wheeler, House Bill 3027. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Lilly on House Bill 3071. Representative Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lilly on Floor Amendment #1. Floor Amendment #1, Representative Lilly."

"Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We've had a number of technical changes to the Amendment, and they have all been agreed upon as we move the conversation forward. Thank you."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Lilly moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3071. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 17 of the Calendar, House Bill 3115, Representative Delgado. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Delgado on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Chair. This Amendment removes the opposition from the Farm Bureau and it specifically takes out… it takes out… it essentially eliminates the opposition from the Farm Bureau. So, it's relatively technical in nature. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Representative. Seeing no… no individual seeking recognition, Representative Delgado moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3115. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3195, Representative Stuart. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Moving to page 18 of the Calendar, Representative Moeller on House Bill 3223. Out of 10200018.docx 140  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 the record. Representative Ortiz on 32… House Bill 3286. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3289, Representative Lawrence Walsh, Jr. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Moving to page 19 of the Calendar, House Bill 3317, Representative Welter. Representative Welter. Out of the record. Representative Meier on House Bill 3355. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3410, Representative Morrison. Out of the record. Representative Carroll on House Bill 3418. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Cassidy on House Bill 3443. Out of the record. Moving to page 20 of the Calendar, Representative Stava-Murray on House Bill 3452. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200018.docx 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Third Reading. Representative Crespo on House Bill 3461. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Page 21 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3657, Representative Robinson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3697, the elite Representative Hoffman. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Moving on to page 22 of the Calendar, Representative Willis on House Bill 3762… 3702. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3714, Representative Collins. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200018.docx 142  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021

"Third Reading. Representative Williams on House Bill 3772. Out of the record. Representative Avelar on House Bill… excuse me, 3804. Out of the record. Representative Williams on House Bill 3772. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Moving to page 23 of the Calendar, Representative LaPointe on House Bill 3850. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Hoffman: "Third Reading. Page 24 of the Calendar, Representative Croke, House Bill 3968. Representative Croke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Representative Severin on a point of personal privilege. Why do you rise?"

"Congratulations. Representative Robinson, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I can have the Clerk please add me as a 'yes' vote to HB1711. House Bill 1711. Thank you."

"The record shall so reflect. Leader Bourne, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please state your point."

"Representative Costa Howard."

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please state your point."

"I rise today in honor of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. We did a Proclamation that I would like to read because I think it's important for us to remember each and every individual who has served our country with honor. WHEREAS, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America (JWV) was established on March 15th, 1896 by Jewish Civil War veterans, and now enjoys memberships ranging from World War II through all current conflicts and active duty personnel; and WHEREAS, the Jewish War Veterans is the oldest, continuously active veterans organization in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Jewish War Veterans was chartered by Congress on August 21, 1984 under Public Law 98-391 as a patriotic, war- time veterans' organization; and WHEREAS, JWV encourages the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights, and full justice to all races and genders; and WHEREAS, the Jewish War Veterans are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year, on March 15; and WHEREAS, today, we honor those of the Jewish faith who have served in wars of the United States of America and humbly risked their lives to protect us all. This Proclamation was signed by our Governor, JB Pritzker, and passed in this chamber on March 9 in 2021. I thank all of you for standing 10200018.docx 146  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 in honor of our veterans and I… the gentleman who asked for this… brought this to my attention is one of my constituents. He is the commander of this post for the entire State of Illinois, and he lives in my district. And I'm very proud to do this for them. And thank you all for honoring everyone who has served our country. Thank you."

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

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"State your point."

"I want to respond to the previous, previous speaker about the trailer fee issue 'cause there were a couple of misstatements of fact that need to be addressed. First of all, Representative, the reason the Bills aren't moving rest squarely over here with myself. So, you can, any time you want, make your way over and discuss the Bills. There's no need to make a point of personal privilege. Second of all, those Bills would reduce the funding for the horizontal capital Bill. A Bill that your side of the aisle considers important and my side of the aisle considers important. And until I'm provided with a funding alternative, I'm not going to willy nilly send every single Bill to the floor. So, it's a criticism that I take personally and I think was irresponsible on your part. Third… third, you mentioned the stimulus funding piece and you misstated what the facts are. To be eligible for stimulus funding, if we finance a tax cut, we lose the chance to get the funding. It's not a fee decrease. It's not however else you described it. It's the idea that we cannot recklessly deal with the Revenue Code. 10200018.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021 So, at the end of your remarks, you mentioned the reason the rules don't work. And I would say you mischaracterized the dynamic by which you were able to criticize what just occurred. So, in this new era where we're all trying to get along, I would urge you to seek out chairpersons individually, state your concerns, as opposed to making a point of personal privilege in which on several points you were mistaken. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Thank you, Representative. We will go to… back to the Order of Second Readings, go to page 6 of the Calendar, pick up a couple that were missed. Representative Ford on House Bill 434. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"On page… page 19 of the Calendar, House Bill 3443, Representative Cassidy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Consent Calendar-Second Reading-Second Day?"

"Mr. Clerk, Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Harris moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Harris moves that the House stand adjourned until Thursday, April 15, at the hour of noon. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned." 10200018.docx 149  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 18th Legislative Day 4/14/2021