Illinois House Floor Debate — April 21, 2021

"The House will be in 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 their cell phones, and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Padget."

"We will be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Keicher."

"Roll call for Attendance. Leader Harris is recognized to report any excused absences on the Democratic side. Leader Harris."

"Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect that Representative Gordon-Booth is excused today.

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

"Have all recorded themselves who wish? Have all recorded themselves who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 117 Members answering the roll call, a quorum is present. Mr. Clerk, please read the committee reports.

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Members, for the purpose 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 when necessary for eating and 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, pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Thank you, Members. On the Order of Third Readings appears House Bill 1853, on page 23 of the Calendar, Leader Gabel. Leader Gabel. Out of the record. On page 22 of the Calendar appears House Bill 714, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present House Bill 714. House Bill 714 is an initiative of the Chicago Bar Association Social Security Law Legislative Subcommittee to advance the goal of making medical records cost free for disability claimants for public benefits. The intent is to ensure that claimants would not be required to pay for medical records obtained in conjunction with a claim for veterans' disability benefits, Social Security disability benefits, or Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled benefits. House Amendment 10200022.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 3 was an agreed Amendment that removed all objections. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 714 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Greenwood on House Bill 414. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Greenwood."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the General Assembly. House Bill 414 creates the Water and Sewer Financial Assistance Act. And it provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will be authorized to institute the Water and Sewer Assistance Program. This is an opt-in program for all of water and sewer providers, both regulated and nonregulated. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Keicher."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"I'm right here." 10200022.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Well, like I had stated in my opening, the… the program will be an opt-in program."

"And I am going to… I would like to pass it out the House and continue, possibly, to work on language in the Senate to address maybe that issue and some other issues.

"Okay. Thank you."

"Representative Greenwood to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 414 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? Yingling. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 26 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 3665, Representative Guzzardi. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to Second Reading for the purposes of an Amendment.

"Representative Guzzardi on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment 1 contains some technical changes from the Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board as well as changes negotiated with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I would urge for its adoption."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Guzzardi moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3665. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. House Bill 3665 pertains to medically incapacitated and terminally ill individuals who are housed in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The current… currently, there is a process in place for those individuals to request executive commutation of their sentence. So, we're talking about people who have a few months left to live or people who simply cannot perform the basic tasks of daily life. So, they may petition for executive commutation in order to spend the last months of their life at home with their loved ones. But that process is extremely long and cumbersome. It involves interviews. It involves notarized forms and certified mail. Processing reviews sometimes takes years. And, of course, for most of these people, they simply don't have years to spare. So, the Bill before you would streamline that process, would allow the Prisoner Review Board to make a timely determination of whether someone can go home for the remainder of their life. The measure would still be at the PRB's discretion. There would still be all the traditional processes for victim notification and victim statements to be made. We believe that this is an important measure to allow for some of these folks to… to have an expedited determination of whether or not they can be sent home. The… the Amendment that we just adopted contains language from the Department of Corrections, from the Prisoner Review Board. It also contains a data collection provision that Spokesperson Severin and 10200022.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Representative McCombie worked with me on. We met over the break, after the Bill had been in committee. And they were very helpful on this and… and created some language together with us to help strengthen this Bill. So, I'm very grateful to them for that. It came out of the Bill… excuse me, came out of committee, the Amendment did yesterday, with a strong bipartisan roll call. I believe this is an issue that we can all unite behind. And I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

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

"The Bill is on Standard Debate. Please proceed."

"Representative Windhorst."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Sure." 10200022.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"So, the… when the incarcerated person is released, they're on mandatory supervised release thereafter. So, yeah, there… there is quite a great deal of oversight of their experience after being released from incarceration."

"That’s right. And just to be clear, the folks we're dealing with here are people who are extremely ill. We're talking about people who simply can't perform the basic tasks of daily living. And just… I wanted to mention this since you're here. Yesterday in committee, there was a mention of the language in the Bill. It said there was one task of daily life that they couldn't perform. We amended that language, in consultation with PRB, to say more than one task of daily life. So, really these are people who, the multiple of the very basics of like getting dressed, putting on your clothes, eating food, taking care of yourself, using the bathroom, they just can't do that stuff. So, these are people who are in very, very serious medical condition, and they're not likely to improve."

"Thanks, Representative." 10200022.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Mazzochi."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to a… I appreciate the debate. I want to a briefly read from… the Department of Corrections is under federal supervision for its provision of health care. I want to read very briefly from their report of 10200022.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 December 2019. They said, 'Men and women with various types of dementia, advanced cancers, increasing fragility are housed in many IDOT facilities. The infirmaries are becoming filled with patient inmates who are confused, incontinent, and require assistance with the basic activities of daily living, including dressing, feeding, bathing, and toileting. The health care and correctional resources required to meet the needs of this aging population is staggering.' Staggering. So, this Bill is one step toward reducing those staggering costs of caring for these individuals in our department. And also, extending some compassion to these folks to allow them to spend their final days with their… with their loved ones. I want to thank the Illinois Prison Project for their advocacy on this Bill. The Appleseed Center for Fair Courts has done amazing work. I want to thank Joe Coleman whose father died in prison seeking executive clemency, serving a life sentence for armed robbery at a gas station. He came and testified before our committee. It was very powerful. I want to thank my colleagues from across the aisle who worked with me on the language here. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3665 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 75 voting 'yes', 38 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 22 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 633, 10200022.docx 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Representative Harper. Out of the record. Leader Harris on House Bill 711, page 22 of the Calendar. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Harris."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could we roll this Bill back to Second for purposes of an Amendment?"

"Mr. Clerk, please move the Bill back to Second Reading. Please read the Bill. Leader Harris, the Amendment is still in… appears to be in Rules. So, we should probably take this Bill out of the record. We'll come back to it. Out of the record. Page 24 of the Calendar appears House Bill 2943, Representative Barbara Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Representative Barbara Hernandez." Hernandez, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB2943 gives notice to parents and families that certain video games may include additional purchases that children and parents may not be aware of and provides a warning to avoid financial hardship."

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

"To the Bill."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, Representative Barbara Hernandez to close." Hernandez, B.: "I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2943 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 72 voting 'yes', 45 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Lisa Hernandez on House Bill 232. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hernandez." Hernandez, L.: "Speaker, there should be a Floor Amendment to this."

Speaker Hoffman: "Leader, the Bill has been assigned to a committee. So, we will remove this Bill from the record and come back to it after committee. On page 23 of the Calendar 10200022.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 appears House Bill 2400, Representative Hirschauer. Please move this Bill to Second Reading, Mr. Clerk, for the purposes of an Amendment. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hirschauer on Floor Amendment #2."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 addresses concerns that were brought to us by the Illinois State Chiefs Association, Student School Resource Officers, and the Illinois Sheriffs' Association. This agreed upon language states that law enforcement is permitted to run an active shooter simulation drill in school buildings on days when students are not present. And this language brings the chiefs to proponents and the sheriffs to neutral.

"Leader Bourne, on the Amendment, would you be willing to let us adopt the Amendment and debate on Third Reading? Thank you. Representative Hirschauer moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 2400. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hirschauer on House Bill 2400, as amended." 10200022.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Fellow Members, today I present House Bill 2400, a Bill to amend the School Safety Code to put trauma-informed, age and developmentally appropriate best practice parameters on active shooter drills. As a former teacher and a parent to three students in public school, this Bill is very close to my heart. Although there is very little evidence that active shooter drills are effective at preventing deaths in shooting situations, these drills are required by state to happen within the first 90 days of school. The current statute is vague and leaves the nature and content and identification of those who participate up to the interpretation of school administrators. Students and educators are left to participate in drills that vary dramatically across schools in Illinois, from trauma-informed to trauma-inducing. House Bill 2400 would ensure equity across the state. The parameters laid out in this Bill are simple. Lockdown drills must be announced in advance to all school personnel and students prior to commencement. Lockdown drills must include and involve school personnel, including school-based mental health professional. And during the drills, students must be allowed to ask questions related to the Bill. Law enforcement may choose to run an active shooter drill simulation for their own training purposes only on days when students are not present. We worked with several stakeholders on the drafting of this Bill. Law enforcement, including SROs, the Illinois Association of Police Chiefs, and the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, gave valuable feedback. IEA, IFT, and the School 10200022.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Social Workers are all proponents of this legislation. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Bourne on House Bill 2400."

"Indicates she'll yield."

"That is correct."

"That's correct, Leader."

"Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2400 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to 10200022.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 page 25 of the Calendar, Representative Hurley on House Bill 3160. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3160 simply creates the Forest Preserve District and Conservation District Design-Build Act. I am here for questions. And I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote.

"Seeing no… no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3160 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jones on House Bill 1955. Representative Jones. Out of the record. On House Bill 588, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. This is an initiative from the Youth Advisory Council. In looking at legislation that had been passed with regards to notification for human trafficking, they realized that it was restrictive in nature and did not encompass the best area to put the notice. And so, what this Bill simply does is allow for a little bit more flexibility for businesses to be able to 10200022.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 allow… to post notice about human trafficking in more than two areas. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 588 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 25 of the Calendar, House Bill 3497, Representative Mah. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mah on House Bill 3497."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB3497 is a simple Bill that adds two members, two additional members, to the Illinois Pharmacy Board, representing hospital system pharmacists who are not currently represented. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Batinick on House Bill 3497."

"World-renowned author."

"Yes, hospital system pharmacists who have a slightly different perspective than retail pharmacists. And there are 10200022.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 no opponents to this Bill. The department supports it as well as the Retail Merchants Association."

"Yes."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3497 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Hurley. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Manley on House Bill 282. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Manley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 282 amends the County Code in a couple of ways. First, it expands the State's Attorney's role by allowing him or her to give an opinion on questions presented by the County Veterans Assistance Commission, otherwise known as the VACs. Second, it makes a technical change by replacing masculine references with gender-neutral references, as it relates to the State's Attorney. I'll take any questions."

"Leader Batinick."

"Indicates she'll yield." 10200022.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Nope. There is no opposition."

"I'm a magical Bill carrier. You should… you should sign onto this Bill."

"Thank you. Thank you."

"Is that it? The question is, 'Shall House Bill 282 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Returning to page 23 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 1955, Representative Jones. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Please return this Bill to Second Reading for the purposes of an Amendment. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Jones."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 to House Bill 1955 is a technical Amendment. It brings the law… it brings it in coordination with the NIAC law. I know of no opposition to the Amendment. And I ask for its adoption.

"Representative Jones moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1955. All in favor say 'aye'; 10200022.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 all opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Jones."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, House Bill 1955 is an initiative of the Department of Insurance to update and revise the holding company article of Insurance Code to ensure it's consistent with the NIAC Holding Company. It's also to make sure that the Credit Reassurance Model Act of 2020 Amendments to the NIAC Holding Company Model Act. The reason we didn't do this last year, of course, we weren't here, but we had to do this to make sure that we were in compliance with the national and Federal Law. I know of no opposition to this Bill. And I ask for its approval."

"Representative Collins, for what reason do you seek recognition?" Collins: Yes, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to be recorded as a 'yes' for House Bill 3665."

Speaker Hoffman: "The record will so reflect. Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 1955 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Mayfield on House Bill 1831, page 23 of the 10200022.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Calendar. Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Thank you so much. This Bill basically just provides for reasonable attorney fees and costs in the event that in an injunctive relief has been granted."

"Leader Batinick on House Bill 1831."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"IDPFR is not opposed, and there is no Amendment. They removed all opposition. And when I asked if the Bill needed to go back to committee, I was told 'no'."

"They were not clear on the language regarding the injunctive relief, which is already provided for under the law."

"Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1831 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed 'nay'. The voting is 10200022.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? West. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 23 of the Calendar, Representative McCombie on House Bill 1939. Out of the record. Representative Murphy on House Bill 3855. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Murphy."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3855 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 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 23 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 1854, Representative Morgan. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 1854 is a Bill that will improve the process for discharge planning in mental health facilities. We brought this Bill in front of the Mental Health Committee. And ultimately what this does is it codifies something that we would all hope for if our loved ones need to go to a facility or need services from a mental health facility. Discharge planning and what happens when your loved ones need to transition out of a facility is so critical, as we have recidivism and people that continually need services for years and most of their life. Behavioral health and mental health facilities are critical that we get it right. This came about because of conversations I had with a constituent who, during the pandemic, had a loved one who was admitted to a mental health facility. And in the midst of discharge planning, was given insufficient discharge help. They weren't given referrals to providers. They weren't giving information about how to provide care outside of the facility. And we need to do better. We owe our residents better when they are admitted and discharged from a mental health facility. This Bill will provide that clarity. Many facilities already provide this support. But this will codify it so that nobody who is admitted to a mental health facility is discharged without the proper referral, without the proper care, without a clear discharge plan so that people can get the services they need beyond the facility after discharge. So with that, Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask for your support." 10200022.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 1854 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? On this question, there are a… please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ortiz on House Bill 3286. Out of the record. Representative Ramirez on House Bill 3793. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Ramirez."

"Good morning, Speaker. I rise to present House Bill 3793. House Bill 3793 amends the Juvenile Court Act to provide clarification regarding Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' authority to immediately restrict or terminate visits between youth under the department's care and their parents or siblings. The Bill, it clarifies that when the Department acts upon its authority to immediately restrict or terminate parent-child contact or sibling contacts without either amending the visiting plan or obtaining a court order, that the Department must reasonably believe that there is an immediate need to protect the child's health, safety, and welfare. Lastly, the Bill clarifies that such restrictions or terminations on visits shall only occur on an individual case by case basis. The Floor Amendment we 10200022.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 adopted a few days ago removed all opposition. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3793 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 26 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 3657, Representative Robinson. House Bill 3657, Representative Robinson. Out of the record. Representative Scherer, on page 26 of the Calendar, House Bill 3703. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Scherer."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm presenting House Bill 3703. This is another COVID Bill. And this one simply says that a person cannot be turned over to collections for not paying a fee to get a COVID test. I'd be happy to answer any questions and appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Batinick on House Bill 3703."

"To the Bill."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3703 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 72 voting 'yes', 43 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Smith on House Bill 3218, page 25 of the Calendar. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.

"Representative Smith."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3218 passed unanimously out of committee. And however, we had to add an Amendment to change some language from vocational education to career and technical education. This Bill simply adds agricultural sciences as a satisfactory requirement for public university acceptance. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3218 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 10200022.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 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 is 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, please read the Rules Report."

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Moving to page 24 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 3020, Representative Sosnowski. Out of the record. House Bill 648, Representative Stoneback. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200022.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Stoneback."

"Mr. Speaker and fellow Members of the Assembly, there is an urgent need for affordable housing in Illinois. Our state has a shortage of nearly 290 thousand rental homes for extremely low-income households or those households who are at or below 30 percent of the area's median income. More than two-thirds of extremely low-income household renters are severely cost burdened, paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing. This leaves them with few resources for other basic necessities. These people are at serious risk of homelessness. Created in 2005, the Rental Housing Support Program, known as RHSP, is a program in the Illinois Housing Development Authority that they administer to provide rental assistance for extremely low-income households. RHSP sets aside 50 percent of resources for people at or below 30 percent of the local area median income, or AMI, and the other 50 percent for people at or below 15 percent of the AMI. For those households, this program is a vital resource to keep these families in a secure housing situation. The issue arises when some people are put at risk of losing their eligibility in the program when they just slightly surpass 30 percent AMI mark because of, for example, a nominal increase in their SSI check or a slight increase in income. These families are still vulnerable and are not able to afford any rental housing market rate. Yet, they're often being pushed out of their housing. HB648, as amended, will allow people who enter the program below 30 percent of AMI the flexibility to earn up to 10200022.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 35 percent of AMI, preventing these still vulnerable families from losing their housing. Those above 35 percent of AMI will start at the same 12-month transition period currently in place, to either stay in their current household with a higher rent or move on from the program. This Bill will allow the RHSP program greater flexibility in helping this at-risk population. Additionally, this Bill adds further flexibility in providing rental homes with a range of bedroom sizes. Currently, local administering agencies must include two bedroom, three bedroom, and four bedroom units. According to IHDA, more flexibility would give local administering agencies the discretion to include units of different sizes when necessary and better reflect the communities they serve. According to IHDA, there should be no additional costs to the state with this Bill since it only impacts current people receiving a rental subsidy. The Bill also does not increase appropriations to the program. We've been working with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Illinois Housing Action, and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless on this Bill. The Illinois Housing Council is also supporting this Bill. I appreciate all the stakeholders coming to the table to help put together this Bill that will keep families in their homes, especially in the middle of a pandemic that has highlighted the need for affordable housing. I appreciate your time, and would urge an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative. The Chair recognizes Leader Batinick."

"Thank you, Leader. Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 648 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's 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 21 of the Calendar, House Bill 41, Representative Stuart. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart."

"Thank you. House Bill 41 just simply says that if there… if a residential placement is the appropriate placement, and it is not available within the school district, that… and it does exist within the State of Illinois, that parents should be informed that that is an option." 10200022.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 41 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all those 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 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Tarver on House Bill 13. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Tarver."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is relatively straightforward. It would ban the testing of four year olds for selective enrollment in the Chicago Public School system or in districts with above 275 thousand students. I ask for a favorable vote."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 13 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 27 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3940, Representative Lawrence Walsh, Jr. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Walsh."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, House Bill 3940 is an initiative of the Chicago Car Dealers Association and the machinist… Mechanics' Local 701. What this Bill would do would provide proper payment on warranty and recall work from the manufacturers to the dealership and the mechanics. So, just to give a little history. If you take your car in for warranty work to a dealership that… and have that work done, there is a manual they go by, and there is a set time that they allow to pay that work. And in… lot of times that's undercut to where the mechanics and the dealership aren't getting fully compensated for the hours that are put in, to where I'd have a guy go into work and work 55 hours but only get 42 on his paycheck because of this time difference. This is one of the things this Bill addresses to where they get paid for equal time for the amount of hours that they put on a specific job. Secondly, it would provide that the sale of motor vehicles by unlicensed dealer would be prohibited. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote, and happy to answer any questions."

"On this Bill, Representative Wheeler."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"The Bill will be placed on Standard Debate."

"So, here's what I'd tell you, Representative, as I did get a call from the auto manufacturers that wanted to meet with the car dealers and the mechanics. We had that meeting. I'll be frank with you, it didn't go well. There was a lot of yelling and screaming and talking over each other to where I had to stop the opponents numerous times. And it was unfortunate because we couldn't come and actually talk about trying to find resolution. And after an hour, I'll be frank with you, I had enough and told them, look, this Bill, my intention is to move it. If you guys can come up with something with the proponents, I'd be happy to entertain it. But as of right now, I have not heard anything back from the opponents on any kind of different changes."

"You're exactly right."

"That's right."

"Representative Reick."

"To the Bill."

"Leader Durkin on House Bill 3940. Representative Davidsmeyer."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"So, I will tell you from both the Chicago Dealership Association and the Illinois State Dealers Association that they're proponents of this Bill. And I think they have looked at the possibility of losing those incentives from the manufacturers. But from my talks with a lot of dealerships specifically in my area and within the Chicagoland area, is in new car sales, they don’t make any money on. The money that… basically, where they gain money is doing service work.

"And that's their bread and butter."

"I think… in all honesty, Representative, I think they've calculated that. And… and if they were… if they had concerns about that, I don't know if they would be a proponent on the Bill."

"Well, I think we pay the tax when we get the license within the state."

"I get it. I get it."

"That I can't answer you. But what I can tell you, C.D., is that I have talked to many dealerships throughout the state and through their associations, and they are proponents of this Bill and have not brought that concern to me."

"Thank you."

"Representative Walker."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates he'll yield." 10200022.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"I must admit to being confused by the presentation. Are you saying that there are mechanics who are working, say, two and a half hours to repair an automobile and only getting paid by their employer, who is the dealer, for an hour and a half?"

"That is correct."

"So, what we're really doing here is bailing out the dealer. Because the dealer, in my mind, has broken the law by not paying the mechanic for the appropriate work."

"Well… so, here is what I will tell is, is mechanics and these dealerships work on piecework and the time is based by a guide that is put out by the manufacturer. So, if you take a car in for warranty work, and say your fuel injection needs to be fixed. That takes the mechanic… say it take 12 hours, but the book only says it's 8. That’s what the dealer gets compensated, and that's what the mechanic gets compensated. So, I mean, the dealers got their cost of providing the building, the utilities, the insurance, et cetera. So, they're both losing on this end because to perform and work on behalf of the manufacturer that made a faulty product."

"So, are these employees of the manufacturer?"

"No, they're employees of the dealership. But their pay is based on what they get from the manufacturer dealing with warranty work. If you… for example, if you were to take your car in at 34 thousand miles, and the warranty expires at 36, that mechanic, say, is only getting paid for half the time. But if you're at 37 thousand miles, off of warranty, and you go in, that mechanic is going to get paid for the full amount of hours he put in. It's this guidebook that they have that's 10200022.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 under these agreements that they can't get compensated from the manufacturers."

"Well, okay, I understand. I find the problem is between the dealer and the manufacturer. While in my mind, the employee should get paid for the hours they worked, simple as that. But I'll shut up and sit down."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3940 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 85 voting 'yes', 24 voting 'no', 6 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 24 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 3145, Representative West. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative West."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3145 amends the Public Community College Act. It provides that an election of board of trustee members by trustee district, rather than at large, and community college districts in this state. That was the original language that I presented to committee, and it passed unanimously. I then told them, even though I haven't heard from advocates, I will wait until I hear from them, and I did. And they helped me to make the Bill better to where community college districts that have inhabitants of 300 thousand or more must have community college districts. And those who are 300 thousand or less may, based on the three- 10200022.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 fifths majority of the board of trustees. The reason for this Bill is not just… it's simply for… to ensure that there is full representation on the trustee board. Not just when it comes to race, but geographical location. As we all know, community college districts comprise of several counties. And at times, whichever county has the most inhabitants, usually has the most representation. The trustees will be able to draw the lines themselves by 2023. Looking forward to any questions. And I will appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Brady."

"Indicates he'll yield."

"Yeah, for sure. So, that particular part was implemented because a lot of our community college districts are in rural communities of the State of Illinois that has a lot of the inhabitants spread throughout the district. And so, finding representation is going to be quite difficult for the trustee districts. So, with that 300 thousand or less, may have community college districts if the board opts in. What's desired for it to happen, that will be under the purview of the trustees of that particular community college."

"Yes."

"The 300 thousand and less can opt in, yes."

"Right, 300 thousand or more must have trustee districts."

"Thank you."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3145 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 99 voting 'yes', 17 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Bennett, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"The record shall reflect."

"On House Bill 2791, on page 24 of the Calendar, Representative Ann Williams. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams." 10200022.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Williams, A.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an initiative of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. It provides the clean air fast-track rulemaking authority. And with certain limited sections, provides that the Pollution Control Board is not subject to the deadlines to take final action on the EPA proposal. This is necessary to ensure that we're able to quickly respond to federal requirements with regard to clean air and potentially infectious medical waste rule. So, it's really a technical cleanup just to ensure a quick and easy response in light of changes in the federal system."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2791 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 23 of the Calendar, House Bill 1778, Representative Yang Rohr. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. HB1778 is an initiative of the student-led, nonprofit, Beyond Charity. And it's to address the crisis of…"

"Representative, please put your mic closer to your mask."

"I'll start over."

"There you go. Please proceed." 10200022.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. HB1778 is an initiative of the student-run, nonprofit, Beyond Charity. And it is… it seeks to address the crises of increasing youth suicides. And this group really just wants to know… want kids to know that help is close by. This Bill would basically require public schools for kids in age… or sorry, grade 6 through 12 and in public colleges and universities, that if they issue a student ID, or if they make custom handbooks, or if they make custom student planners, that they would also have to print the numbers of national and local suicide prevention hotline numbers on those items. We want to make sure that it's easy for students to reach out for help if they ever need… if the need ever arises. And I just want to give special thanks to the Members of the Mental Health & Addiction Committee for engaging in a great discussion with that group and helping us make a better Bill. So…"

"Representative, I was just made aware of it from the Clerk that there is a Floor Amendment that is in committee. Do you wish to proceed without that Amendment? Or should we take this out of the record until you can have a chance to go to committee and adopt the Amendment?"

"Let's take it out of the record for a moment. Thanks."

"Out of the record. On page 24 of the Calendar appears House Bill 2649, Representative Yednock. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Yednock." 10200022.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2649 requires group accident and health policies providing coverage for hospital medical and surgical treatment on an expense occurred basis for TMJ joint disorder. I will say that this Bill has a parallel Bill on Consent Calendar from Senator Barickman in the Senate, but we wanted to see… make sure that we read this in each House. So, I'm happy to take any questions."

"Representative Brady."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"I'm sorry. You'll have to speak a little closer to the mic."

"Sure."

"In the vernacular, yes, you would call it lockjaw, TMJ disorder. People think that it's a dental condition, but it's the joint where your mandibular connects to your skull. And it gets out of whack and has different maladies, I guess. And it's very painful, and it's long-lasting. It's not as simple as pulling a tooth, and that's over. It can… you can go back and forth, in and out of surgery over the years to do this. And it hasn't been covered in group insurance because it's more or less seen as a dental issue, not really a surgical medical issue." 10200022.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Correct."

"Yes, it would change the code to say that this should be covered as a regular expense under a group policy."

"Actually, no."

"That's correct, Sir."

"Actually, no. And I remember the person who testified… or I was in that committee. She even said that her own parents have this disorder, and it's painful and it takes a long time. Her objection really was that we were adding another… another condition to group insurance. She did not reach out to me. I'd be happy to talk with anybody. Senator Barickman, same way. But we have not heard from anybody to say, can you change this or amend it in this way." 10200022.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"I don't have an… I can't provide to you the cost of what the premium may be, or extra, but it only affects up to… from 5 to 15 percent of adults in the United States."

"As a total number of people."

"Representative Yednock to close."

"I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2649 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 78 voting 'yes', 37 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 10200022.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 22 of the Calendar, Representative Yingling on House Bill 418. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Yingling."

"Thank you, Speaker. This Bill would ban the release of 50 or more balloons at a time. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Representative Welter."

"So, the release of… the release of any balloons into the atmosphere has significant environmental impacts as it pertains to our wildlife, our farm fields, our aquatic life. But it also has a significant impact on our infrastructure. It damages our infrastructure. It clogs our infrastructure."

"Yeah, absolutely. And in reference to that, 1200 people lost power because of that event." 10200022.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Correct. There's a number of other states that do this. Some of those would be a Tennessee, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, to name a few."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Representative West."

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

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Representative Yingling, I had a quick question in regards to this Bill. Culturally speaking, one thing that we like to do in the black community at funerals is to release balloons on behalf of the loved one that we are placing in the ground. Does this Bill… how will this Bill effect that tradition?"

"So, as long as it is 50 or less, it doesn't impact that."

"Okay, thank you so much."

"So, this… this Bill is up in the air. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 418 pass?' All in favor say 'aye' …all in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who 10200022.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 90 voting 'yes', 23 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 25 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 3447, Leader Ammons. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I enjoyed your previous joke. House Bill 3447 allows petitioners to petition the circuit clerk to expunge records of their arrests and charges not initiated by arrests dealing with past drug possession. And it orders… in order of misdemeanor diversion and diversion programs that are successfully completed by petitioner, a conviction for possession of certain specified amounts of controlled substances. And it also reduces the penalty from a felony to misdemeanor for five grams or less of methamphetamines, and a conviction where the statutory penalty lessens as a result of resentencing hearings. Let me just say, this Bill is not ground shaking or groundbreaking. Twenty-two states have already done this. I wish we were in it… in control of this in leading a nation, but I will share with you all that those 22 states are not liberal bastions like California. They're Iowa, Wisconsin, Oregon, Tennessee, Oklahoma, have already done this. And so, I stand today asking for 'aye' vote on this very important legislation that helps to get more people into treatment, as opposed to getting treatment where some believe it should be in prison or jail. 10200022.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 I believe it should be in community, as opposed to in incarceration. And I ask for an 'aye' vote.

"Representative Windhorst."

"The Bill is placed on Standard Debate."

"Please proceed."

Speaker Hoffman: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Ammons to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me just read from one of our sheriff's that entered in his testimony on this Bill. He said, 10200022.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 'If we want to get people help, and if we want to encourage the judicious spending of taxpayer dollars, it is time to try a different way. We can do this by reducing the criminal penalties associated with low-level drug possession offenses and by building pathways to community based treatment for those who need it.' I stand here married to a husband who suffered from drug addictions for a decade, and at no time was incarceration the solution. What actually happened that helped him turn the corner from his young days to what he is now as the Champaign County Clerk, was that there were programs instituted that allowed him to walk through the trauma that led him to drug addiction in the first place. And so, today we stand in the gap for all of those who have suffered from the scourge of addiction, but we don't believe in throwing them away. This Bill is to restore them, give them an opportunity, and prevent the downward spiral of incarceration in the lives of those who are drug addiction. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3447 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. Representative Ammons."

"Mr. Speaker, if we can Postpone Consideration on this Bill so I can see what happened with our roll call."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Ammons asks for Postponed Consideration. The Bill shall be placed on Postponed Consideration. On page 22 of the Calendar appears House Bill 10200022.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 571. Representative Carroll. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Carroll."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of this chamber. HB571, as amended, is an initiative of the Comptroller's Office and includes a number of changes to existing TIF district reporting by municipalities to the Comptroller. In addition to what municipalities already report, HB571 will require municipalities to include the number of jobs the TIF project is projected to create as well as how many jobs were actually created. Municipalities will also have to report how much increment the project… the project is projected to create as well as how much is actually created. If the municipality issues debt to fund a TIF project, they then must report to the Comptroller and the taxpayers if the debt is being successfully paid off. Additionally, if a private developer says that a property requires TIF funds to provide a certain rate of return on their investment, a third party must verify that the municipality does not overpay. These provisions only apply to new TIF projects beginning in or after fiscal year 2022. The Bill passed the House Revenue & Finance Committee unanimously, and I ask for your continued support today. I am happy to answer any questions."

"On House Bill 571, Representative Mazzochi."

"He indicates he'll yield." 10200022.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"I'm sorry. Is that a question, Representative?"

"This is the Bill that had left committee. So, there is no changed language on it."

"To the Bill."

"Representative McCombie."

"He indicates he'll yield."

"Can you ask people to quiet down? I can't hear. Thank you."

"Members, it's difficult with the masks to hear, so please. Representative McCombie."

"Absolutely. I think it creates more transparency. And in the process of doing that, we'll have a better idea of how these TIFs work. So, the Comptroller was very serious about this issue and having more transparency and having more information available." 10200022.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Yeah, moving forward. This is… so, this is to all TIFs going forward in 2022."

"Thank you."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 571 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? Greenwood. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 1 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 3886, Representative Collins. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Collins."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm presenting House Bill 3886. This Bill amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to establish a process for court review to determine the best interest of the youth in care. It also sets up a process to ensure youth in care free speech is being honored under both the United States and Illinois Constitution. As a former youth in care, I do understand the importance of having your rights being honored but also being able to speak out about your living environments. And this Bill is very important to the youth in care now. So, I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Batinick."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes."

"There was a case of a 17-year-old youth in care who was put into a psychiatric clinic for well over his time. He was there throughout the summer, and he wanted to speak to the media about his environment and the issues that he had while being a youth in care. So, he had to go through this long process through a court where the judge decided that his rights should have been honored and that he had freedom of speech and granted that to him. So, this Bill will actually set up a process for any future cases of that."

"Thank you."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3886 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 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to House Bill 3968, Representative Croke. Mr. Clerk… Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to Second Reading for the purposes of an Amendment."

"Representative Croke on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Speaker. Floor Amendment 1 defines digital assets and clarifies that IDFPR is authorized to create rules and guidelines over their charters."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition on Floor Amendment #1, Representative Croke moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3968. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Croke." 10200022.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you. HB3968 is an IDF… Division of Banking initiative that would create a special purpose trust company for digital assets. This was a recommendation that came from their IDFPR's December 2020 Blockchain Initiative Report. The trust will allow for business banking of crypto assets. Passing this legislation would make Illinois the national leader in this emerging industry and will create jobs as businesses locate to Illinois, keeping more college graduates in our state and assist in creating more innovative banking opportunities for Illinoisans. The Illinois Bankers Association, Community Bankers, University of Illinois Systems, and the crypto industry leaders are all proponents of this legislation, and the Bill has bipartisan support. The Bill also passed unanimously out of committee. Happy to answer questions."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3968, as amended, 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… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 24 of the Calendar appears House Bill 2614, Representative Delgado. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Please move this Bill back to Second Reading, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Delgado on Floor Amendment #2."

"Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 2614 is a technical Amendment. It's a technical Amendment that makes the legislation clear about which fund it effects."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition on Floor Amendment #2, Representative Delgado moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 2614. 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. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Delgado."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2614 allows for the establishment of a delinquent property tax loan program within the Chicago Home Equity Assurance Program. These loans will be low interest or no interest. And the total of the loan guarantee issued cannot exceed $3 million. The loans can only be used for delinquent property taxes, and the person receiving the loan cannot get more than what they owe in late property tax payments. I know of no opposition to this legislation. And I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Leader Batinick."

"Indicates she'll yield."

"There was no opposition in committee, Representative… Leader. But this actually is funded by a fund that already currently exists. So, there are no new taxes, no additional requirements. This is essentially creating a loan program within an already existing fund."

"No, Sir. The Amendment is actually addressing a very specific concern that came from another fund within the City of Chicago. It does not change anything about the underlying Bill, the intent of the Bill."

"Absolutely nothing."

"Move to Standard Debate."

"Representative McCombie."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"So, the folks who live within this particular district pay into the property… they pay through their property taxes, into the fund that they currently have access to."

"It's something like that, yes. It's an individual line item on their property tax bill. But again, let me make it clear, this is an already existing fund. It does not impact the actual property tax payments."

"I… I don't know that…"

"…off the top of my head, Representative. But it is specifically on the northwest side of the City of Chicago. So, it's a very specific district."

Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Guzzardi. Representative Guzzardi. Please proceed."

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

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Thanks. We've worked closely on this issue, Representative Delgado. I just want to ask a couple of 10200022.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 clarifying questions for the record. So, this… in our community it's the Northwest Home Equity Assurance Program, which is the Bill has been narrowed just to speak to that program. Is that correct?"

"That's correct."

"So, it's an existing program. It's been around for many decades. There is a small increment on the property tax that goes to fund this program, right?"

"That's correct."

"And there is many millions of dollars that are in this program now sitting around being unused?"

"That's correct. There's about $9 million in the fund, currently."

"That's right. And so, over the past several years, the Legislature has authorized the program to offer no or low- income loans to homeowners in that area, using those funds to secure it, ties those low interest rates to help them. For instance, avoid foreclosure, to make modifications to the home, that's right?"

"That's correct."

"And then what… all you're proposing here is to add one additional purpose to the statute for what this program can use the money it already has for us. It's not taking any new money. It's just an additional purpose of the fund to allow loans to keep homeowners out of delinquency?"

"That's correct. Yes."

"To the Bill. I appreciate Representative Delgado working on this. This is an issue that pertains to her area, mine, Representative LaPointe's. It's a program in that 10200022.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 community, senior citizens who are facing delinquent property taxes or at risk of losing their homes in our communities. And we want to use these dollars that are just sitting around to help protect these seniors. I urge an 'aye' vote.

"Representative Weber."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes, that's correct."

"Representative LaPointe."

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

"She indicates she'll yield."

"I have just… I think maybe one question, and this is something that we talked about in committee when we discussed this Bill. And we just heard from Representative Guzzardi and you that there's about $9 million in this fund currently. Can you remind me, based on our conversations in committee, that if the fund goes below a certain threshold, then we won't be able to pull from it for this new purpose?"

"Correct. Yes. So, there is a limitation that the fund itself cannot go below $4 million funded to ensure that we keep the fund whole. So, again… and again, this program is a loan program. So, of course, those funds would be coming back in."

"Terrific. Thanks so much. And to the Bill. And to the question about who is paying into this fund. Many of my 10200022.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 constituents that I represent on the far northwest side of Chicago pay into this fund. I think is a tremendous idea to use those funds that are just sitting there for low-interest loans at a moment in time where a lot of people have had stagnant and dropping incomes. So, thank you to you, and thank you to the Northwest Side Housing Center in Belmont Cragin for bringing this forward. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Delgado to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, once again, I would ask for an 'aye' vote. This legislation will help folks within my community to be able to hold onto their homes. And especially during a time like this, where folks are hurting, this is an opportunity for us to lend a helping hand. So, again, I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2614, as amended, 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 75 voting 'yes', 42 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Brady, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please state your point."

"The record will so reflect. Representative DeLuca." 10200022.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will you please let the record reflect that I intended to vote 'yes' on House Bill 418? Thank you."

"The record will so reflect. Representative Halbrook, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"The record will so reflect."

"Moving on to page 23 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 2409, Representative Davis. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2409, which came out of committee unanimously, suggests that any companies here in Illinois that receive an EDGE Tax Credit must submit a supplier diversity report. The report could be all zeros, but they are still being asked to provide a report. The confusion was that DCO thought that when we put this in place it meant from that point moving forward or prospectively. We want this to be retroactively. So, that means that every company in Illinois that receives an EDGE Tax Credit should submit a supplier diversity report. Even if they have no supplier diversity, then the report will just be zeros. But they should submit a report. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions." 10200022.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Representative. Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2409 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 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving on to page 21 of the Calendar, appears House Bill 55, Representative Didech. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Didech."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 55 essentially makes two separate changes to provisions in the Probate Act concerning guardianship. First, it updates the definition of developmental disability and provides a definition for intellectual disability. These definitions would now mirror the definitions provided in the Disability Services Act of 2003. Second, it would allow a licensed clinical psychologist to perform the analysis of the respondent's condition if the respondent has an intellectual disability. This Bill is the result of over a year of conversations between all stakeholders who are involved in the guardianship process. It's an agreed Bill by all stakeholders. I'm happy to answer any questions. And I ask for a favorable vote."

"Seeing no… oh, Representative Mazzochi."

"He indicates he'll yield." 10200022.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Correct, yes. Let me clarify what I said. There is no opposition to anybody who's involved in the guardianship process. So, that includes the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commision, the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, the Illinois Psychological Association, and the Medical Society practitioners who serve on the committee, and members of the public. There were concerns raised during committee, but none of the stakeholders shared those concerns."

"Seeing no one seeking further recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 55 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Evans on House Bill 3662. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Evans." 10200022.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and the great Members of this Assembly. House Bill 3662 amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that any conditional impairment of health of an employee, firefighter, emergency medical technician, EMT, EMTIA, EMT or paramedic, which resolves directly or indirectly from contagious staph infection, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in disability, shall be rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of employee's employment, rebuttably presumed to be casualty of the hazards of employment. There are currently six rebuttal presumptions existing, and this adds to the list to make it seven. I request your support and available for questions."

"Seeing no one seeking recognition, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3662 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 will reflect that Mr. Bennett wishes to vote 'aye'. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Flowers on House Bill 68, page 21 of the Calendar. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentleman of the House. House Bill 68 would require the hospitals to submit to the Department of Public Health, through their hospital 10200022.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 report card, the number of female patients who have died within a reporting period, the number of female patients who have died of a preventable cause within the reporting period, and the number of preventable deaths that the hospital has otherwise reported within a reporting period, and the number of physicians required by the hospital to undergo any amount or type of retraining during that particular period. And…"

"Representative, I apologize. Apparently there is a Floor Amendment. So, we would move this Bill back to Second Reading."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

Speaker Hoffman: "Mr. Clerk. Representative, apparently the Amendment is actually in Health Care Committee. So, I think you may want to remove this from the record so we can adopt that after it goes through committee. Is that… Representative Flowers."

"Mr. Speaker, for the sake of time, the Amendment is just for the effective date. And so, as a result, I would like to move forward. And we can take care of that in the Senate."

"Please place this Bill back on Third Reading. I apologize, Representative."

"That's okay."

Speaker Hoffman: "And it has been read a third time. Representative Batinick."

"Yes, I apologize."

"You are correct."

"Not that I'm aware of."

"Thank you."

"Leader Brady."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"But they are the gatekeeper because these deaths occurred in the hospital, and they are supposed to report these deaths. But more importantly, because of COVID and because of the maternal mortality and the high death of African… the high death of women here in the State of Illinois, as well as the United States of America. But the hospitals are supposed to report these deaths to the Illinois Department of Public Health. And the Department of Public Health also do an investigation in regards to the cause of death, and the preventable deaths, or the never should have happened deaths."

"Well… but see, this is the… this is the reason why it's important for the hospitals as well. Because it's one thing when there's another investigation on the… at the Illinois Department of Public Health. But then if there's a medical error that the hospital, the people, the doctors, the professionals need to know about that. They need to know how can we prevent this from happening again. These are…"

"Whatever it may be, if it's a never should have happened, if it's a medical error, it should be reported."

"Leader Demmer."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes."

"The number of female patients who have died within a reporting period, the number of female patients who have died of a preventable cause within the reporting period."

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"Leader Flowers to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 68 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 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Postponed Consideration, we'll return to House Bill 3447, Leader Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First and foremost, let me thank all 59 Members who voted, in the first iteration of this process, in the affirmative for this Bill. There seemed to be a little bit of confusion among those who do support it, and will help it with its passage on this second round. Let me just clarify that this provision of this Bill simply allows for community-based solutions to drug addiction. It also does not at all intervene or change any of the specialty courts in relationship to this provision. So, we ask Members to vote in the affirmative on passage of 3447. And let me clarify that there are more than 30 organizations that are in support of this Bill that we have worked for the last 2 or 3 years to pass. Some of those include Lake County Sheriff's Office, the Cook County Health. It includes the ACLU of Illinois, Cook County Government, and the President's Office, Health Care… Health Alliance… Heartland Alliance, I'm sorry, and so many other organizations, including the Chicago Urban League, the 10200022.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 AIDS Foundation, and the Cook County Public Defenders. With that, I ask the Members for an 'affirmative' vote on 3447."

"Representative Windhorst."

"The Bill is placed on Standard Debate."

"The Gentleman has asked for a verification."

"Representative McCombie."

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Everything listed."

"Everything listed in the Bill would be included."

"Representative, I appreciate you, and I appreciate your urging based on your perception. Let me clarify a couple things. The United States of America is well behind every single industrialized nation when it comes to drug possession and drug users. We believe, for some reason, that locking people up for drug possession or drug usage is going to somehow change their lives. It does not, it has not, and it will not. This initiative is strictly to do what should have 10200022.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 been done in the '80s. As opposed to saddling people with felony convictions, this initiative will give them an opportunity to true treatment, as opposed to putting a felony on people for possession of drugs. It will also remove the barrier to housing and jobs that comes along with giving people felonies. And let me clarify that it also removes the discriminatory practice of giving some treatment and some jail. So, today our goal and our initiative is to level the playing field and give them true opportunity to treatment, as opposed to saddling them with felony convictions that, unfortunately, we have to unravel later. So, today I stand asking for a 'yes' vote on this Bill because in the '80s we didn't do what we should've done here."

"Leader. Leader. We have other individuals seeking recognition, so you will get an opportunity to close."

"Thank you."

"Representative Cassidy."

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

"She indicates she’ll yield."

"Thank you. Representative Ammons, I heard in an earlier… your earlier presentation that… do drug courts continue to exist, specialty courts? If this Bill were to become law, the specialty courts that exist would continue to exist? Is that true?"

"That is true. They'll continue to exist."

"And can you share with us the kinds of barriers that a drug conviction might create in someone who is attempting to re-enter if those records aren't expunged?" 10200022.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Everything from exclusions from job opportunities, to housing, to public assistance, public aid, and other assistance. Student loan assistance is prohibited for people that have felonies on their records."

"So, let's talk a little bit about that student loan circumstance. So, someone who has actually gotten clean and is putting their life back together and wants to, say, become an addiction counselor. They need to go to school for that, right?"

"Yes."

"And so, you're saying someone in that circumstance might not be able to get that financial aid that they need to be able to continue to move on and actually help more people?"

"This has actually came to me, Representative, from a student who actually had that scenario that you are describing."

"And if these barriers… if these convictions are expunged, they then could access those various resources, correct?"

"That's correct."

"And do you… can you speak a little bit to what best practices around addiction treatment are?"

"Some of the research that we've seen, in doing this Bill over the last several years, is that it is easier to deal with people who have addictions without coercion. Meaning to force them into treatment is not the right way to go utilizing the courts. The other thing that we saw… and one of the people who testified to this was actually a sheriff. And he said that we continue to need drug treatment in our communities 10200022.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 but not in our jails. He believes that the best way to help people is to invest in treatment in community and to not saddle them with felonies that keeps them from employment, education, and stable housing, which truly undermines public safety. And that's his quote."

"And in our… in our county jails, in your work on this Bill and working with some of the local officials, do our county jails have sufficient drug treatment resources to get everyone who needs… as one of the earlier debaters pointed out, that they can get cleaned up while they're in prison or in jail. Do our… do our facilities have the kind of resources that are needed to actually give people a safe detox experience?"

"Unfortunately, not all of them. We may have one or two counties that provide a really great program, but the majority of them don't. And the sheriffs that spoke, including Sheriff of Champaign County, really believes that the best treatment for people who have addictions would be in community-based organizations."

"I see. And…"

"Representative Cassidy, Representative Gong- Gershowitz gives you her time."

"Thank you. I appreciate that. As… as we work through this, the… what I'm hearing from you, and I am just asking if you can confirm, a community-based, noncompulsory treatment program is the best practices that we would be hoping for if this were to become law?"

"That is the best practice that was testified to by the Cook County Health as well in committee." 10200022.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"I appreciate that. To the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"As I've said before, what we're doing isn't working. We keep trying new ways to put more people behind bars and pretend that we're actually taking care of their problems. When, in fact, what we see time and again is that the lack of appropriate and best practice treatment in our facilities frequently leads to overdose deaths the minute someone is released. If we were actually working in community, if we were actually working to create best practices, we could save so many more lives. If we were removing barriers to accessing treatment and removing barriers to accessing self-improvement and growth, we would be not just saving lives but growing our community and growing our economy. It's time to try something different. It's time to do this a new way. I urge an 'aye' vote on this Bill. It is well past time to start addressing addiction as a public health issue, not a criminal justice issue. We don't need to continue to get people tied up in a system when what they need is health care. They don't need a cage. They need treatment. And they need quality treatment. They need quality follow-up. They need to be embraced in the community and addressed in the community. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Durkin on House Bill 3447."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Keicher."

"Indicates she'll yield."

"Representative Stava-Murray."

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

"She indicates she'll yield."

"Representative… or, Leader, when it comes to this Bill, what's the best course of action when it comes to addiction? According to experts."

"According to the experts that testified in committee, the best course of action is for us not to utilize jails or prison as a detox center."

"And have you ever visited any of our prisons in the State of Illinois?"

"I have." 10200022.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"And do they strike you as a medical setting, in the most part?"

"They do not strike me as a medical thing."

"And how well are we at delivering medical things through our prisons, as a state?"

"There is no question that we cannot turn our prisons and jails into mental health facilities and hospitals. They are not."

"And tell me more about the person who brought this Bill to you and their circumstances."

"Actually, the person who brought this Bill to me was actually addicted to prescription medication. Unfortunately, we're not passing Bills to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the production of all the opioids that are throughout our communities. So, the victims of that is not only the addicted person, but they are also then criminalized on top of the addiction. This young lady was a student at our university who had a lot of different issues that I won't go into. But unfortunately, she was caught with some pills that actually ended up getting her a felony record and kicked out of school. This issue came a few years ago from the ACLU asking me to support this initiative. I went to a conference to do just that, to learn about this issue, this international conference of drug policy alliance, and realized that only the United States of the industrialized nations had such draconian laws when it comes to possession of drugs. That's when I started to work on this young lady's issue and so many other issues that have been expressed here tonight… today." 10200022.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you. And tell me more about this war on drugs, and how effective has it been in curbing these types of outcomes that horrify us, and the stories that we hear that horrify all of us of addictions that result in death? But this war on drugs seems, to me at least, to not have affected any of… it hasn't saved any lives."

"Unfortunately, in the '80s, this particular issue, the solution that Nixon came up with was to saddle the black community with drug convictions based on cocaine and saddle the, what they considered the hippie community, with possession of marijuana and marijuana charges at that time. They literally wrote that they were going to use these provisions to destabilize the black community. And they certainly done that with these kind of laws."

"Thank you. To the Bill. It's clear that the intent of these laws wasn't to help people with the struggling with addiction, or families struggling with a family member with addiction, or for anybody's health or well-being. These laws came about in a very politically motivated way to attack groups of people whose politics they disagreed with and who they were trying to keep down. I strongly urge an 'aye' vote here and rejection of that type of systemic racism, which we often talk about and don't always get the chance to act on. So, I urge an 'aye' vote to reduce systemic racism and to bring more fairness into our system."

"The final speaker is Representative Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I'll go straight to the Bill."

"To the Bill." 10200022.docx 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"We can… you know, in this Assembly, we can believe whatever we want to believe. But then there's facts and there's our beliefs. And it is a fact that the war on drugs has destroyed our community. It is a fact that the men in my family, that my friends who still have petty criminal records are obstructing them from opportunities. Have you looked in the face of a man who wants to take care of his family but is missing out on the opportunity because of something he did at the age of 19? What did you do at 19? I'm sorry about those folks that were affected by drugs, but I have to look at my father when he was addicted to drugs when I was a child. Some of my first, earliest memories of my father was him battling drug addiction. And this man has battled drug addiction his entire life. And in his 50s, he finally got an opportunity to get his life together to move on. And we happened to figure out a way to help this man because of all of the petty criminals, and crimes, and drugs, and what have you that he was involved with. And now, he's a working man down in the St. Louis area. But it's an obstruction. These folks look back and they're sorry. And they can't apologize to you all, but we've got to move forward. We have to give folks opportunity for real citizenship and a chance. The mistakes that I made yesterday are mistakes that I asked God for forgiveness. And those individuals and the person that sold drugs to your loved one, and I apologize, I'm sure he's a… he wants to move forward. But he has a family. He has a child that deserves a college education and deserves an opportunity. And we got to look forward. And we got to understand that the war on drugs was intentional, and it was 10200022.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 a failure. And we got to be the state of opportunity. Other states are doing it, but what are you going to do Illinois? We're going to do the same old thing, we're going to get the same old result. Support this Bill, and let's move forward, and let's wrap our arms around all those that are in need. My community has suffered. Come look at it. Come talk to the people that suffer. It's real guys, and we got an opportunity. So, I want you to… I want folks to put aside the partisan politics and create an opportunity through this legislation. Add me as a cosponsor. And I passionately request your support on this Bill that's going to create real opportunity. And I've looked at the eyes of those individuals. And when I go back to Springfield on I-55, a lot of these Bills we talked about won't matter. But I'm going to talk to the guys in my community about this and how they have opportunity, and we're removing obstruction, and we're making this the land of opportunity. So, thank you all."

"Leader Ammons to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to all of those who spoke on this Bill. To Representative Keicher, I truly am certainly sharing similar stories in my family, similar kind of experiences. Drug addiction destroyed the black community for generations. We're not dealing with a prison… if I look at my jail today, Champaign County, majority of those that are sitting in the county jail now will be black. And many of them would be charged with either possession or possession with the intent, as it was described. The problem is that we've done drug policy in the United States wrong for 40 years. And our responsibility in this chamber is actually to 10200022.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 correct the wrong. That's what we're supposed to do. But let me just say, only 17 percent of incarcerated people in Illinois who need treatment get what they need in prisons and jails in our state. Only 17 percent. The rest of them go without treatment. I believe that the coalition that's been working on this is doing the right thing. The coalition does include families of people who fatally overdosed on some sort of drugs. And they are here to help us correct the wrong. Believe me, I don't believe I will ever stop attempting to reverse the 1985 drug laws in this state. I will never stop. This will not be the last Bill that you see on reversing the effects of what happened to the black community. Just like we want to reverse the effect of what has happened to our other ethnic groups in this state, we have to take responsibility for actions that were taken by Legislators before us. That is our job. So, today we are asking, all of those who've already voted 'yes' for this, I ask you to continue to stand firm on a 'yes' vote. And those who are not clear, I'm asking you to put a 'yes' vote on this board. Because this will give to so many in our state the opportunity to move on with their lives and get appropriate treatment, where we have defunded treatment and increased incarceration over and over and over again. This is where it stops, and we have an opportunity to do that today. Mr. Speaker, thank you for your time and consideration. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Members, Representative Windhorst has requested a verification. All Members will be in their chairs and vote their own switches. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3447 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. 10200022.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 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 61 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no', and 1 voting 'present'. Mr. Clerk, please read the names of those voting in the affirmative."

"Representative Windhorst."

"Representative Windhorst withdraws his request for a verification. On this question, there are 61 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 22 of the Calendar appears House Bill 711, Representative Harris. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to Second Reading for the purposes of an Amendment. And Representative Manley is in the Chair."

"Leader Harris on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment #2 removes the final opposition. I'd like to adopt the Amendment and then debate the Bill on Third."

"Representative Harris moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 711. Those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' 10200022.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Leader Harris. Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Harris."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a year's long initiative to reform the practices of prior authorization by insurance companies in the State of Illinois to be sure that people are able to obtain the health care and prescriptions as prescribed by their providers. The Amendments we have, have taken off all opposition. And I would request an 'aye' vote."

"A reminder, we're on Short Debate. Leader Flowers, do you rise in opposition to this Bill?"

"I would like to ask some questions."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. Representative Harris, I've asked you a couple times, and I just need clarity. And as I stated before, I have a conflict of interest. I did preauthorization and all that stuff back in the day. So, I'm just trying to figure out what is going on now? What am I missing? Because you know what we've been through with the SMART Act, and I just don't want to go through that again. So, can you tell me exactly what is this Bill doing that's not already being done? Because I do know that, in the end, it is the doctors who will be the ultimate deciders as far as what's medically necessary. I also know that in current law, as far as preauthorization, if 10200022.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 there's a medical emergency, it has to be done within 24 hours or less. So, I just want to know what is this… what is House Bill 711 doing that's making the current Bill better."

"Thank you for the question, Leader. And for those of you who haven't followed this issue, Leader Flowers has been a… one of the original Sponsors of the Patient Protection Act in the State of Illinois. And what this Bill does is seeks to build on that foundation, expand some of the protections to other parts of the insurance industry that have changed and developed since that time. So were, therefore, not covered because they were not in existence. So, it's basically strengthening…

"Excuse me, Speaker. Speaker, can you lower the noise, please? Thank you."

"Members."

"I'm sorry, Representative Harris."

"So, short version is, it's building on the Acts that you've passed in previous years, working with various patient organizations, the doctors, and other health care provider organizations who have identified ways that prior authorization has changed and morphed over time that we need to be sure are brought into line with the standards that had previously been set in statute."

"Thank you. I just want one example, that’s all. Please."

"Sure. Yeah, thank you. If you look at the different requirements for prior authorization and utilization review on prescription drugs, on a lot of prescription drugs, different kinds of approaches on therapy. This is one of the things we're seeking transparency on, reporting on, and to be 10200022.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 sure that it's the doctor's wishes and the prescriber's wishes, not the insurance company's wishes that are being honored."

"Thank you, Leader Harris. I appreciate that."

"Representative Jacobs, do you rise in opposition to the Bill?"

"Okay. We'll get back to you, okay?"

"Seeing no further discussion, Leader Harris to close."

"I thank my colleague for her questions. I thank everyone in the chamber for their support. And ask an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 711 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And 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 117 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 22, House Bill 633, Representative Harper. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Harper."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am pleased to present House Bill 633, which creates the Vegetable Garden Protection Act. 10200022.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Simply put, this Bill protects the right to grow your own food on your own property. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"A reminder, we're on Short Debate, which means it is the Bill Sponsor speaking in the affirmative and one member in opposition. Representative Swanson, do you rise in opposition?"

"Please continue."

"She indicates that she will."

"What I can tell you is that, what this Bill will not do, is it will not prevent municipalities from enforcing any of their own ordinances as it relates to water. So, that would include water, it would include ordinances related to height, set back fertilizer use, or even the control of invasive or unlawful species."

"According to the rules of whatever your local municipality is, yes."

"That was never included in this Bill. I don't know what you're talking about. That is… was not included in this Bill."

"Representative Harper to close."

"I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 633 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And 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 92 voting in 'favor', 24 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is here declared passed. On page 26, House Bill 3714, Representative Collins. Out of the record. On page 23, House Bill 2413, Representative Davis. Out of the record. On page 21, House Bill 9, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill.

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present House Bill 9. It's a simple Bill that merely aligns the 10200022.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 statutory process for birth certificates with the process currently in place for driver's licenses in Illinois, codifying a birth certificate policy currently implemented by the Department of Public Health. House Bill 9 would also support individuals exiting incarceration, individuals experiencing homelessness, youth in care, and residents of domestic violence shelters by extending an existing fee waiver to corrected copies of their birth certificates. I know of no opposition, and I'm happy to answer questions."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 9 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And 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 66 voting in 'favor', 45 voting 'opposed', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 22, House Bill 1744, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Members. House Bill 1744 would create a rebuttable presumption for Chicago municipal employees for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, a rebuttable presumption that if they pass away, that that death… from COVID-19, that that death was caused by their work. These are municipal employees who've continued to show up to work every day throughout the pandemic. We are… the Legislature already created a similar rebuttable presumption 10200022.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 for police and fire in the City of Chicago who contract coronavirus. We're just simply expanding it to librarians, people who serve school lunch, other municipal workers. I know of no opposition to the Bill. The city is not opposed to the Bill. We came out of committee with bipartisan support. So, I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"On Short Debate, Representative Batinick, do you rise in opposition?"

"Is this opposition-ish?"

"That's right. No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to suggest it was a unanimous roll call. But… so, currently, police and fire are covered by this rebuttal presumption. So, if you're a firefighter and you catch coronavirus, unless you were not working for the period of 14 days before you caught the disease, there's some exemptions in the Bill. But if you were out there on the job, you caught coronavirus by helping somebody and you die as a result of it, your spouse is entitled to those benefits. And so, police and fire are currently covered. We're expanding it to include other 10200022.docx 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 municipal employees like librarians, people who work in schools, et cetera."

"Yep, call center employees are among them too."

"I could try to search for you."

"Exactly."

"I think its five individuals. It's a very small set of individuals who would currently be eligible."

"Correct."

"No. No opposition from stakeholders, that is what I should have said, Representative."

"Thanks, Leader."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1744 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 10200022.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 this question, there are 96 voting in 'favor', 21 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 26, House Bill 3821, Representative Harper. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Harper."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am pleased to present to you House Bill 3821, which is an initiative of the Shriver Center for Poverty Law and it creates the Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force Act. Historically, black children, black parents, and caregivers, women in particular, have been disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. And so, the purpose of this task force is to examine the racial disparities of children and families involved in this system and the causes of such disparities. It shall explore resources, policies, and practices that could prevent system entry for families and reduce racial disproportionality at each key procedural phase. Members of the task force are made up by parents and foster alumni with lived experiences in the child welfare system, and it also will include State Legislators, agencies, and a court administrator. I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3821 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And 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 115 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 10200022.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Butler, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

Speaker Manley: "The record shall reflect your request. Representative Jacobs, for what reason do you seek recognition?" Jacobs: I'd like to, on Bill 3447, make sure that my vote got recorded 'no'. It didn't show up on the board."

"The record will reflect that."

"Thank you. Moving on to page 22, House Bill 290, Representative Hirschauer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hirschauer."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, fellow colleagues. House Bill 290, as amended by Floor Amendment 2, directs school districts to print and hand out the guide titled Understanding PUNS, a guide to prioritization of need for services, yearly at the annual IEP review meeting. This guide is available and easily downloadable on both the DHS and ISVE Web sites. And on the DHS Web site, it is available in multiple languages. Transitioning from school-based services to community-based services can be difficult and stressful for families and children with an intellectual and developmental disabilities. 10200022.docx 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 It is critically important for families to register their child for PUNS well before they transition from school to adult life. Providing families with resource information early and often will enable families to navigate the transitions with support and confidence. Thank you for championing the needs of our students with disabilities. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 290 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And 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 117 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 23, House Bill 1804, Representative Ramirez. Representative Ramirez. Out of the record. Page 27, House Bill 3861, Representative Sosnowski. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sosnowski."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3861 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting 10200022.docx 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 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 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 26, House Bill 3714, Representative Collins. Out of the record. On page 23, House Bill 2413, Representative Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Davis."

"Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I am so pleased and honored to have Leader Batinick as a chief cosponsor of this Bill. I am just tickled… never mind. So, House Bill 2413 is an initiative of one of my communities. So, back in the 1970s… oh my. That's how they treat you? Okay. So, back in the 1970s, something called the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit District was created. Its purpose was to assist both PACE, which is our suburban bus transit company, and what is now METRA, our regional rail transportation entity, with infrastructure, which would be busses and/or railcars. I believe there was some work early on in order to do that. But… and I've got letters to support it from both PACE and METRA, that that relationship is no longer needed and they no longer need the mass transit district for any support in that way. What eventually took over to help provide that support for the transit agencies was the RTA, and that’s who they've been working with. We obviously support RTA through various mechanisms here. They get portions of transit dollars. And 10200022.docx 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 those entities worked with them when there's a need for large infrastructure purchases that they can help support through their bonding authority. So, essentially, the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit District is, essentially, for that purpose, and that's the purpose in which it was statutorily created, is no longer needed. So, what they have been doing since is, they have acquired property and have set up commuter parking lots in three communities. Homewood, Olympia Fields, and University Park are the three communities. So, all they do, and I'm not trying to minimize them, but all they do is that they maintain these parking lots for the purposes of commuter parking. So, in the interest of trying to move beyond and essentially say that they've outlived their purpose, each of the three communities that I referenced, I have letters from each of them, where they are saying that, upon the dissolution of the mass transit district, they will take over the parking lots, maintain them, not only for aesthetic purposes, but they will also maintain the parking lots for commuter travel purposes. Which is what both PACE and primarily METRA want to make sure remain intact. And again, I've got letters from each of them where they are acknowledging that they will keep those parking lots for commuter purposes. So, what we're trying to do here, and also in the interest of, not necessarily government consolidation, but we acknowledge that this entity has outlived its purpose. Has simply outlived its purposes. The board of the entity is made up of several communities, many of which are along the METRA electric line that runs south and through my district, as well as my seatmate's districts… my seatmate's district as 10200022.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 well. As well as a few other communities who… whose communities are not directly along the rail line, and therefore they don’t have stops along the rail line. So, all of those communities, and I believe there are about 12 of them, I've got letters from three of the communities saying, again, that they would like to see the transit district dissolved, and they would maintain the parking lots for commuter purposes. None of the other communities along that line, of which they can make a appointment to that particular board, none of the other communities called, nor reached out to me to say that they would like to see the transit district remain intact. None of them called. So, our effort here today is in the interest of good government to say that this is an entity that was indeed created for a purpose, which it has simply outlived its purpose and is no longer needed for the purpose of maintaining parking lots that the three communities in which the parking lots reside, they have agreed to maintain and keep the parking lots for that purpose. With that, Madam Chair, I will answer any questions."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2413 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 116 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 22, House Bill 836, Leader Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Leader Evans."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and the great Members of this General Assembly. This Bill amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The language in this Bill updates and improves the training requirements, allowing the uses of technology and increasing the important competency and safety training for our private detectives and security officers. I request your support."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 836 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 116 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 26, House Bill 3714, Representative Collins. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Mr. Clerk, please return this Bill to Second Reading for Amendment purpose."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Collins to explain the Amendment."

"Yes. Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Amendment reflects an agreement between IDFPR and the Coalition of Appraisal 10200022.docx 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Professionals, and it sunsets every five years. It's a modernized language to reflect industry practices and changes the composition of the Real Estate Appraisals Admin Board to allow for a broader pool of members from within the industry."

"Representative Collins moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3714. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

Speaker Manley: "Representative Collins to explain the Amendment."

"Can you give me one second, please?"

"Take your time. Representative Collins."

"Yes, I am looking for the staff person for the second Amendment. Yes, I want to adopt Amendment #3. Move to adopt Amendment #3."

"Representative, do you want to explain the Amendment or explain it on Third Reading?"

"I'll explain it on Third Reading."

"Representative Collins moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 3. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3714, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Collins."

"So, yes, this is an initiative from IDFPR. It is an agreement between IDFPR and the Coalition of Appraisal Professionals. It just makes a technical change. It normally sunsets every 10 years, but we're moving it to 5 years instead. It just adds language regarding applicants who preform civil administrative code. It adds the definition of valuation to clarify the scope of transactions in which a financial institution may appraise property. And it changes the composition of the Real Estate Appraisal Administration."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3714 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 117 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 26, House Bill 3697, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3697 simply codifies a recent Appellate Court decision, McDonald v. Symphony Bronze Ville Park LLC. And it provides that nothing in the Workers' Compensation Act limits, prevents, or preempts a recovery by an employee under the BIPA Act." 10200022.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"The question is, 'Shall House'… the Chair recognizes Leader Batinick for three minutes."

"He indicates that he will."

"No. Right. Well, the Workers' Compensation Act obviously provides benefits to employees who are injured in the course of employment. That has always, to my knowledge, some type of physical injury, not under the BIPA Act."

"Yes. What we're saying is that you can bring an… you can bring an action under BIPA for BIPA violations. You're not… you're not simply… if your rights are violated under the BIPA Act, your… you don't simply only have a workers' 10200022.docx 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 compensation claim. As a matter of fact, I would argue that there's not a workers' compensation claim at all."

"I have the Chamber of Commerce as an opponent on my analysis."

"I don't remember them testifying, but I think they are an opponent."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3697 pass?' We are on Short Debate, Representative. Representative Carroll, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"I would just like it to be known, due to a potential conflict of interest, I will be voting 'present' on this Bill. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3697 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 74 voting in 'favor', 41 voting 'against', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 86, Leader Flowers. Mr. Clerk, this Bill is on Second. Are there any Amendments? Please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Leader Flowers to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members of the House. House Amendment #3… oh, I'm sorry. House Amendment #3 to House Bill 86 makes the effective date immediate. And I move for its adoption."

"Leader Flowers moves for the adoption of House Bill 86, Floor Amendment 3. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment has been adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

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

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House… I'm sorry. House Bill 86, as amended, would require that, if a person who has received a pardon from the Governor or a certificate of innocence from the Circuit Court for time wrongfully served in prison, the Court of Claims must make an award of $50 thousand for every year the person was wrongfully imprisoned. And must prorate that amount for a fraction of a year that a person was wrongfully imprisoned. It also requires the Court of Claims to include the number of years the person was imprisoned awaiting trial, and is determination of the award, and fix the attorney fees to not 10200022.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 exceed 25 percent of the awarded grant. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding House Bill 86. And I would appreciate its passage. And this Bill was on the consent list."

"Chair recognizes Representative Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"Hi."

"Yes."

"It would have to be a certificate of innocence."

"The judge deemed under his investigation, and he came to the conclusion that he or she was never guilty."

"You know, other states are really paying their wrongfully accused, in prison, much more than we are. And so, we started the wrongful… we started the certificate of innocence maybe about 20, 25 years ago. And we really haven't had an increase for these people whose lives have been 10200022.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 destroyed and whose family lives have been destroyed. And so, we are now asking for it to be 50k for every year."

"Yes."

"Thank you very much. I appreciate that."

"Leader Flowers to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 86 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; 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 117 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 182, Leader Flowers. Mr. Clerk, this Bill is on Second Reading. Can you read the Bill, please?"

"Leader Flowers to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Chairman. I would like to withdraw Amendment #2 and move for the adoption of Amendment #3, please." 10200022.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Flowers to explain the Amendment."

"Floor Amendment #3 is really some technical Amendment… I mean technical language that was corrected by LRB. And it just made some technical changes. And… and House Bill 82 (sic- 182) would authorize the court to issue a… I'm sorry. House Bill 82 (sic-182) authorizes the court to issue a warrant to arrest any individual who holds an outstanding fine. House Bill 82… 182, I'm sorry. House Bill 182 require that prior to issuing an arrest warrant, the notice is to be sent to the debtors by first class mail explaining that a warrant will be issued unless the debtor enters pay and… I'm sorry… unless the debtors enter pays the fine, or voluntarily appears before the court, and explains that the debtors inability to pay the fine. That's provisions in House Amendment #1. Also… I'm sorry, House Floor #3… House Amendment #3. And also, it puts the burden of proof of willfulness is on the prosecutor, rather than on the debtor. It would address the judicial process by which the court determines whether the failure to pay the fine was willful. The current statute places the burden of proof on the debtor. The Amendment provides that the burden of proof is on the prosecutor. This is consistent with all other aspect of criminal law. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions you may have."

"Chair recognizes Representative Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will." 10200022.docx 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Speaker. Speaker. Speaker."

"Yes, Leader Flowers."

"Can we move for the adoption of the Amendment, please?"

"I'm sorry. You're right. Thank you, Leader. Leader Flowers moves for the adoption of Amendment #3 to House Bill 182. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 182."

"Leader Flowers."

"Once again, thank you, Madam Chairman. House Bill 82 (sic-182) requires that prior to issuing a warrant, the notice is to be sent to the debtor by first class mail explaining that a warrant will be issued unless the debtor enters the pay and pay the fine or voluntarily appears before the court and explain the debtor's inability to pay the fine. And number two, the burden of proof of willingness is on the prosecutor, rather than being on the debtor. And I would like to further explain that Amendment #1 provides for the… I'm sorry… Amendment #3 provides, for the purpose of this Section, a violation shall be deemed resolved if the person has appeared in court and the court entered any final disposition, including a final order regarding the person's guilt or innocence, or an order granting a request by the state or local government body that the initial charges for permission not to prosecute the charges. In other words, a delay in 10200022.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 payments of the fine would not hold up the lifting of the suspension. The purpose of this statute was to permit a driver to retain their driver's license by signing a commitment to appear. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"Hi."

"Yes."

"A couple years ago…"

"A couple… maybe 5 years ago, a young man paid his fine. He was stopped by the police. He didn't know the reason why because he paid his fine. So, the police officer told him he had not paid his fine. Just to make a long story short, what happened was he eventually got beat up in jail and he died. But what happened was… it was the clerk had forgotten… or there was some problem with the computer and the clerk did not give the opportunity to enter his paperwork into the computer. So, therefore, it came up that he had not paid, when, in actuality, he had paid. But now he is dead. And so, this should not have ever had to happen. And so, now we're merely asking that notice be sent first before there is a warrant that's put out for people's arrest."

"Thank you. I appreciate you."

"Leader Flowers to close. Members, I just want to remind you to put your masks on when you're not eating or drinking. Cover both your nose and your mouth. Thank you. Leader Flowers." 10200022.docx 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Question is, 'Shall House Bill 182 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 79 voting in 'favor', 36 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to Bills on Second Reading. Page 2, House Bill 17, Representative Mason. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mason to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Amendment is a simple adjustment that was made to address the concerns of the Illinois Veterinary Association. It removes the use of intravenous fluids and medications from the Bill. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Mason moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 17. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 2 of the Calendar, House Bill 83, Representative Flowers. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 4, House Bill 155, Representative Barbara Hernandez. Representative Barbara Hernandez. Out of the record. House Bill 241, Representative Jones. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Jones to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Floor Amendment #1 is a gut and replace Amendment. It keeps the same language allowing the insurance producers to complete their licensing coursework, via the webinar. The same language that's in the underlying Bill, but it adds the language to allow the public adjusters to complete the third required classroom hours that continuing an education requirements via webinar. It's a great Bill, and I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Jones moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 241. Those in favor say 'aye'; and those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 275, Representative Guzzardi. Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. On page 5, House Bill 369, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. 10200022.docx 119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz on the Amendment."

"Yeah, House Amendment 1 is just a technical Amendment that moves the section just to clarify intent."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 369. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 453, Representative Davis. Representative Davis. Out of the record. House Bill 642, Representative DeLuca. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 381, Representative Ugaste. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Ugaste to explain the Amendment." 10200022.docx 120  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Ugaste moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 381. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?

"Third Reading. On page 6, House Bill 731, Leader Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Evans to explain Floor Amendment 1."

"Thank you, Speaker… Madam Speaker. I would like to adopt both Amendments, starting with 1. #1 was a technical Amendment, an agreement between the association and the departments. I request your adoption of #1."

"Representative Evans moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 731. All those in favor say 'aye'… all those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. 10200022.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Representative Evans to explain Floor Amendment 2."

"Thank you. This Amendment addresses the sunset and reduces the time from 10 to 5 years. I request adoption."

"Representative Evans moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 731. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 13, House Bill 2891, Representative Frese. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. On page 7, House Bill 1356, Representative Tarver. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Tarver to explain Floor Amendment 1." 10200022.docx 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Floor Amendment 1 is an Amendment that would require individuals on the Board of Review to be Illinois licensed attorneys."

"Representative Tarver moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1356. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 155, Representative Barbara Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Hernandez to explain Floor Amendment 2." Hernandez, B.: "Thank you, Miss… Mrs. Speaker. House Amendment #2 is a DHS initiative. And it just gives a clear information on how to apply for the waiver once the Federal Government creates it."

"Representative Hernandez moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 155. All those in favor say 'aye'; those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 275, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Third Reading. House Bill 453, Representative Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2369, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Kifowit to explain Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2369."

"Thank you, Madam Chair… Madam Speaker and the Members of the committee. House Bill 2369, Floor Amendment 2, is an agreed Amendment that addresses Illinois Joining Forces. This is a public-private partnership with the State of Illinois and the organization Illinois Joining Forces. And what this Bill does is update the enabling legislation that was passed seven years ago to reflect best practices."

"Representative Kifowit moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2369. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?" 10200022.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Third Reading. House Bill 2553, Representative Williams. Representative Williams. Out of the record. On page 12, House Bill 2594, Representative Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill.

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 12, House Bill 2746, Representative Stuart. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart to explain Amendment #2."

"The Amendment simply changes the number… either changes the 10 to a 15 or the 15 to a 10 to make sure that it's referencing the proper… it was just a typo in the original drafting."

"Representative Stuart moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2746. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 13, House Bill 2775, Representative Ford. Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Ford."

"Madam Speaker and Mr. Clerk, I move that the notes be inapplicable to this Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"

"Representative, do you wish to withdraw the notes that you filed on your Bill?"

"Madam Chair, yes, please."

"Mr. Clerk, an updated status."

"Representative Ford."

"I move for that Note to be inapplicable as well. There is no… IHDA issued a report stating that it has no fiscal impact to the Department of Human Services, therefore, this note should be ruled inapplicable."

"Mr. Clerk, can we have a status on this Bill?"

"Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 14, House Bill 2989, Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Ford to explain Amendment #2."

"Thank you, Madam Chair and Members of the Body. Floor Amendment #2 is a technical Amendment that's just a line Amendment that corrects a drafting error. I move for the adoption of Floor Amendment number…"

"Representative Ford moves that Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2989 be adopted. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Representative Ford to explain Amendment #3."

"My computer is delayed here. It's not coming up. So, if I could please have a moment to adopt Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill…"

"Representative, I'm having a hard time hearing you. Could you speak…"

"Yes. My computer is not working. I'm working off this computer. I want to adopt Floor Amendment #3 to 2989. And I'm 10200022.docx 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 going to get the… thank you, Leader Harris. So, I'm moving to adopt Floor Amendment to 2989… okay. Floor Amendment #3 is a page and line Amendment to House Floor Amendment #2. Currently, anyone 18 or older who kills a police officer or other protected persons will receive mandatory life. Additionally, anyone under the age of 18 would receive a mandatory minimum of 40 years, with any firearm enhancement being discretionary. House Floor Amendment #3 clarifies current law remains the status quo. Please adopt House Floor Amendment #3. Sorry for the delay."

"Representative Ford moves to adopt Amendment 3 to House Bill 2989. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Representative Ford to explain Floor Amendment 4."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the Body. House Floor Amendment #4 is a page and line Amendment that makes a technical change to fix an error. Currently, as House Floor Amendment #2, subsection (c), begins on page 4, line 22. House Floor Amendment #3 replaces page 4, lines 22 and 23 of House Floor Amendment #2. However, it is replaced with text in which the (c) is omitted which results in House Floor Amendment #3 deleting existing law without striking it. House Floor Amendment #4 fixes that error. I move for the adoption of House Floor Amendment #4." 10200022.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Ford moves for adoption of Floor Amendment 4 to House Bill 2989. Those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 15, House Bill 3131, Representative Hirschauer. Out of the record. House Bill 3139, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Moeller to explain Floor Amendment 2."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3139 is a gut and replace Amendment that changes the extension of the Medical Practice Act sunset clause from 10 years to 5 years. It also makes changes to the names of the licensing board and the disciplinary board to the medical board to conform with the contents of House Bill 3139. And I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Moeller moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3139. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 2814, Representative Halbrook. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Halbrook to explain the Amendment."

"Representative Halbrook moves for the Floor… for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2814. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 2553, Representative Williams. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Williams to explain the Amendment." Williams, A.: "Thank you, Madam Chair. This Bill deals with the Protecting Household Privacy Act, which requires a warrant before law enforcement can obtain private data from 10200022.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 electronic devices within the home. The Amendment simply changes definitions and makes some other changes throughout the legislation to bring to neutral the Illinois State Police, the Sheriffs' Association, and the Attorney General's Office. So, with their input, we've come up with Floor Amendment #1."

"Representative Williams moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2553. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3223, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Moeller to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 makes a couple changes to the underlying Bill. It reduces… rather, it gives school districts additional time to issue the results of a complaint resolution that had been introduced before it as part of the complaint process that's outlined in House Bill 3223. And it also… it eliminates the enforcement section of the underlying Bill because the enforcement section already is contained within State Law. This Amendment brings 10200022.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 the State Board of Education to neutral on House Bill 2223 (sic-3223). And I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Moeller moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3223. All those… Representative Batinick."

"Mr. Clerk, what's the status of this Bill?"

"Leader Batinick, there is a pending note, but we are going to adopt the Amendments. Yes. Representative Moeller moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3223. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Representative Moeller to explain the Floor Amendment 2."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Floor Amendment 2 adds one additional member who represents an association representing rural school superintendents to the Ensuring Success in School Task Force, which is created in the underlying Bill, House Bill 3223. And I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Moeller moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3223. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 10200022.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Mr. Clerk, hold the Bill on Order of Second Reading. Page 17, House Bill 3462, Representative Crespo. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Crespo to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Speaker. The Amendment does two things. It changes the effective date to January 1, 2022. And it adds additional responsibilities to the Children's Advocacy Centers role as it relates to forensic interviews. And I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Crespo moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3462. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3463, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly. Out of the record. Page 16, House Bill 3311, Representative Welter. Out of the record. Page 19, House Bill 3708, Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200022.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Third Reading. House Bill 3743, Leader Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Evans to explain Floor Amendment 2."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and the great Members of this Assembly. We have to have proper protections for boxing and martial arts. This is an agreement between the industry and the department. So, I would like to first adopt Floor Amendment 2, then move on to 3."

"Representative Evans moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3743. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Representative Evans on Floor Amendment 3."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and the great Members of this Assembly. I'd like to… excuse me. I'd like to adopt Floor Amendment 3. Floor Amendment 3 reduces the sunset from 10 to 5 years. I request adoption." 10200022.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Representative Evans moves for the adoption of Floor #3, House Bill 3743. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. On page 8, House Bill 1855, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman to explain Amendment #1."

"Yes. This Amendment simply provides for oversight of the… of this voucher program through DCEO."

"Leader Hoffman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1855. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3699, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman on Floor Amendment 1." 10200022.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Floor Amendment #1 addresses some of the concerns that CMS had regarding the purchasing and ensuring that the American goods are done… purchased under the current purchasing procedures."

"Representative Hoffman moves for the adoption of Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 17, House Bill 3463, Representative Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3865, Representative Walker. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Walker to explain the Amendment."

"Yes. Floor Amendment 1 is a technical change that actually was passed out of committee last night and recommended approved. I would ask for approval here."

"Representative Walker moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to House Bill 3865. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?" 10200022.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021

"Third Reading. House Bill 3882, Representative Windhorst. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3928, Representative Bennett. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Bennett to explain the Amendment #1."

"Leader Bennett moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3928. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any more… any further Amendments?"

"Representative Bennett on Amendment 2."

"Leader Bennett moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 3928. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

Speaker Manley: "Third Reading. Page 20, House Bill 3977, Representative LaPointe. Representative LaPointe. Out of the record. The Chair recognizes Representative Meier. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

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

"Point of personal privilege, Madam Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"I would just ask the Members of the Body to indulge me. I am recording a message to my mother. It is her birthday today. So, if you would help me by giving her a round of applause and saying happy birthday to Momma West, I would surely appreciate it."

"You have a nice son, Mrs. West. Representative Williams, for what reason do you seek recognition?" Williams, A.: "Thank you, Madam Chair. Point of personal privilege.

"Please proceed." Williams, A.: "Mr. Speaker and Members of the General Assembly, I am honored to acknowledge the advocacy work for child victims of abuse and neglect with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County. CASA of Cook County has been on the frontlines of children in care for 35 years. CASA of Cook County is part of a network of over a thousand CASAs nationally as a member of the National CASA Guardian Ad Litem Association. The organization is recognized and supported by 10200022.docx 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 the U.S. Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Act of Congress. CASA of Cook County primarily serves black and brown children who live below the poverty line. The unique relationship between CASA and the courts allow CASA to reach out to all parties in the case, to be the eyes and ears of the court, by submitting a formal report to the court, for the best interest of the child. In Cook County, CASA has prioritized reunification of children with their families. Due to systemic disinvestment, CASA of Cook County is only serving 10 percent of the 7 thousand cases of child abuse and neglect in the foster system this year… every year. CASA is a valued resource of the Cook County Juvenile Court's Public Guardian's Office and should be expanded so that more foster children can access their life changing services. Please join me today in honoring and recognizing the important work that CASA of Cook County volunteers and staff do daily to help change a child's story in foster care. Thank you, CASA."

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

"Mr. Clerk, all Members to be added to the Resolution. Representative Morrison, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

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

"Third Reading. On page 36 of the Calendar appears Bills on Consent Calendar-Third Reading-Second Day. As a reminder, we are preparing to vote on Bills appearing on the Consent Calendar. After the Clerk reads the Bills, we will take one vote on those Bills. If Members wish to be recorded 10200022.docx 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 as anything other than 'yes' on any of the Bills, Members can have those votes recorded separately by filing a signed letter with the Clerk today. Mr. Clerk."

"Attention, Members. We are going to be voting on all Bills on Consent Calendar-Third Reading-Second Day, beginning on page 36 of the Calendar. Again, there will be one vote on those Bills. It is anticipated that the Members will vote 'yes'. If Members wish to be recorded as anything other than 'yes' on any of the particular Bills, Members may file a signed letter with the Clerk indicating those separate 10200022.docx 146  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 votes. The letter must be filed today. Chair recognizes Leader Batinick."

"The Clerk says by 7 p.m."

"Question is, 'Shall House Bills on Consent Calendar-Third Reading-Second Day pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; 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 117 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And these Bills, having received a Constitutional Majority, are hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"Members, I have an announcement. Tomorrow Session will begin at 11:30. The intention is to break for committees 10200022.docx 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 22nd Legislative Day 4/21/2021 around 2 p.m. and then to return to the floor around 4 p.m. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Harris moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say '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 the House stand adjourned until Thursday, April 22, at the hour of 11:30 a.m. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned.