"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 all cell phones, and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance."
"Let us pray. Lord, as we prepare for Session today, I ask freshness of your spirit to quicken our thinking, that out of confused issues may come simplicity of plan, that out of fear may come confidence, that out of hurry may come deliberation, and that out of frustration may come guidance. Let us get to work not head first but heart first. May we be able to disagree without being disagreeable, to differ without being difficult, to be honest without tension, and to be frank without offense in an atmosphere of team spirit. These things we asks, Amen."
"We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today by Representative Ozinga."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Greenwood is recognized to report any excused absences on the Democratic side of the aisle."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are no Democrats absent."
"Leader Welter is recognized to report any excused absences on the Republican side." 10200073.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect that Representatives Meier, Sosnowski, and David Friess are excused for the day."
"Have all recorded themselves who wish? Have all recorded themselves who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. With 108 Members answering the roll call, a quorum is present. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."
Clerk Hollman: "Committee Report. Representative Harris, Chairperson from the Committee on Rules reports the following committee action taken on February 22, 2022: recommends be adopted, referred to the floor is Floor Amendment(s) 1 to House Bill 4386, Floor Amendment(s) 1 to House Bill 4739, Floor Amendment(s) 1 to House Bill 5016, Floor Amendment(s) 1 to House Bill 5385, and Floor Amendment (s) 1 to House Bill 5447. A corrected Committee Report from February 17. Representative Robinson reported the following committee action taken on February 17, 2022, from the Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee: it was do pass as amended Short Debate, House Bill 5165."
"Representative Collins for a point of personal privilege."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to address the floor about an incident that took place last Thursday after our debate. After a heated debate last week, I was confronted by my colleague, which caused two Representatives to step in between us to de-escalate the situation. But really quick, before… for those who don't know me or know my story, I lost my mother at five. And the people who were supposed to love me and protect me did not do that. I experienced physical, verbal, and sexual abuse until I became a teenager and found 10200073.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 my voice to say, 'No more.' I lived in several different communities, stretching from the City of Chicago all the way out to the suburbs. I lived on couch to couch. I experienced trauma after trauma while switching from house to house. So, when that moment when I was being confronted by my colleague, and what my colleague said to me in that moment, I was triggered. I was scared. I felt unprotected. And I was shocked that this even transpired. I fought myself over the weekend whether or not I was going to come forth and say something or just turn the other cheek. But I remember that turning the other cheek, what that looked like, what it felt like, and because of that, I felt like this would be the right thing to do. My colleague did try to offer me an apology that day, 10 minutes after the altercation. But in that moment, it wasn't the right time, especially when I stated I felt unsafe. What I took from this is that we can all agree to disagree, but we have to move forward and do the work we were elected to do. As a black woman, we are told to be strong, but at the same time to be quiet, to tone down, don't be too aggressive, and our concerns oftentimes go unheard. I'm thankful for my colleagues who stood to the ready to separate us and to the Leadership who were here who acted so quickly. I hope that we can all put this behind us and keep the people we represent at the forefront. We're all imperfect people. We may not always see eye to eye, but we can always be civil and respectful of one another. This is not political for me. This is me speaking my truth and how I felt in that moment. I'm speaking for the little girl that was told she was not good enough, she wasn't worth it. I'm speaking for the woman, the 10200073.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 man, the children who had the same experience as me in foster care or had worse experience but was unable or able to overcome that. I speak for the working people who are often overlooked for promotions on their jobs, even though they're qualified or over qualified to go up… and still go above and beyond, but still are overlooked. I speak for the people who are struggling to keep their heads above water. I speak for the seniors who need crucial services to live in their own homes. I speak for anyone who was told, 'Wait your turn.' What I would like today is for us to put last Thursday behind us and move forward so we can deliver to the great people of Illinois. No matter how we feel, we have been doing just that, and we should continue to do so if we stay focused. Thank you to Speaker Welch and Leader Durkin for acting so quickly on this matter. Thank you to my Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, Kam Buckner, for your leadership. And thank you, Rep West and Leader Evans, for responding so quickly in that moment where this black woman felt unsafe. And lastly, thank you to all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I really hope that we can do what we were… what we have come here to do, what we were elected to do, and that's to get the work done and to deliver to the people who rely on us to be there voice in this chamber. Thank you."
"Representative Reick for a point of personal privilege."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was raised poor. I've achieved things that I never thought I would. What happened on Thursday probably was to some extent the sum total of my upbringing as well. I was taught that you don't take an insult, you don't 10200073.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 take something that is wrong lightly. And when I heard my name being mentioned as one who was violating the mask mandate, I took umbrage at that, because I'm also a rules guy. I believe that these rules are in place… I disagree with the mask rule completely, but that's the rules. And, hopefully, the day is soon approaching when we won't have to do that on this floor anymore. But the fact remains is that my name being called out as being in violation of a rule that I am bound to follow and respect, in spite of my disagreement, gave me a little bit of… more than a little bit, a lot of concern because I'm not that kind of guy. I'm just not. I'm big. I'm loud. Sometimes I'm profane. But I'm not that kind of guy. So, when I went over to the Representative and had words with her, they came from an anger of the fact that I was being somehow taken and made into something I was not. I regret those words. I regret those actions. After the… and I want to say that, regardless of how the actions were perceived or the words were perceived, there was no intent at all to cause harm. I hope you understand that. I think you know me well enough to know that I'm blunt, but I don't… I don't try to cause harm. Ten minutes after this happened, I went back and offered an apology, offered to give the Representative an apology. And she acknowledges that, but I was told by the Speaker that it was not the time. It was not the time to apologize. One of the other things I was brought up with was the fact that if you screw up, you make it right, right away. You don't wait until it's convenient for you to do it. You make sure that you make amends immediately upon having made a mistake. And that's what I tried to do, but I was not 10200073.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 allowed to do that. And so, what happened was, over the weekend letters started to come back and forth demanding things, threatening unstated sanctions possibly, unless I gave a public apology. I will say again, I'm sorry for what I said. And I said that to the Representative in Speaker Welch's office this morning. And I offered to do it immediately thereafter. And this all could've be defused, but now it's in the public realm. There are letters that are out there, and there are those who will perceive this as having been done as a result of demands and threats of unspecified sanctions. I'm offering up an apology, but it's no different than the apology I would've offered up had she been willing to listen to me 10 minutes after this happened and this never would've had to occur. That's how you do these things in my world. You're honest. You take care of business. You clean up your own mess and you move on. That's what I intend to do with this, and these are my last words on the thing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Leader Durkin."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll be brief. Last week, I made a statement on the floor about we need to take the temperature down. And as I process what happened with Representative Reick and Collins had said between then and now, I stand by what I said. I think sometimes we forget that we represent 13 million Illinoisans. Yes, 13 million Illinoisans. They look up to us. They want us to solve problems that they have, that their family has. We have businesses who asks us, help us with this issue. And when I think about that, I think about, overall, that we have much more in common than you really think. We 10200073.docx 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 all have different backgrounds. We were raised differently in different parts of the states… of the state. We have different vocations. But at the end of the day, I know full well one thing that is extremely, and the most important thing that I could say, is that we all love the State of Illinois. That's why we are here. That's why we take up this very noble position. And I do believe it's a noble position of serving in the Illinois House of Representatives. I love my job. I have passion for my job. And what I just heard right now, from both Representative Reick and Collins, are two Members who have great passion for what they do, great passion for their constituency. But, more importantly, we have been able to lower the temperature, which we need to do on a regular basis. Now, earlier today, I asked Speaker Welch, during the course of these letters that were going back and forth, if we could sit down, he and I and the two Representatives, to talk this through and see if we can resolve this in an amicable manner where we can get back to the business of the day. And I will say that I'm glad we had that meeting. I believe that when I walked out of there, I know that… I know Steve Reick quite well. He's a good, decent man. But I didn't know Representative Collins at all before this. But when I heard her talk about her story, about who she is and where she is right now, it's given me a greater understanding of how she approaches life, but also how she approaches this position. It's a great story, Representative Collins, and you should be proud of it. But at the end of the day, we are here to solve problems, and I'm going to continue with that approach. But also remember, just think about this, we have people watching 10200073.docx 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 us right now and there will be a point in which we will have people will be in the gallery, adults, children. Think about that. Let's respect what's going on, on the floor. Let's listen to somebody's questions. Let's listen to somebody explaining their Bills. How many times have people said, 'What are they doing?' We should be proud of the moment. We should respect the moment. We should give the people who are watching us that opportunity to realize that we're serious people who all have something in common. That's to fix our state, help our neighbors, help our neighborhoods. Because when our state fails and when we fail, I can't imagine… what is our purpose then? But we do that by exercising civility, but that doesn't mean that we can't have a robust debate about language in a Bill or whether or not any one particular proposal is right for the state. We will continue to have that type of dialogue, and I'm no stranger to that. But let's move forward and make a commitment towards civility, respect everyone's positions, their life story, their constituents, and we'll be a better place for that. So, at the end of the day, just remember we need to be the adults in the state. And I'm glad that both my colleagues spoke frankly about a very unfortunate situation, and I hope that we will never get there again. But let's say that, if there are problems in the future, what we did today, myself and the Speaker, we talked about it. We did what adults do. And if that happens again, we'll do it again. But just remember that we are being watched by so many and so many people rely upon us, that we owe more to our constituents than to name call, criticize people unfairly, and to lack the respect that this chamber deserves. So, with that, it's my 10200073.docx 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 hope that we can move forward and we will have our robust debates and votes. 'Cause at the end of the day, we are here based on what the political consequences are of every two years, and we'll take it from there. But like I said earlier, we all have more in common than we don't. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Speaker Welch."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. Leader Durkin, I join you on the floor today to make a public request in bringing civility back to our great chamber. Today I did have a chance to sit down with the Leader to discuss how our caucuses can productively work together as the duly elected Representatives from our communities all across this great state. After a couple incidents that took place in this chamber last week, I had some serious concerns about our ability to work together as Democrats and Republicans. And 13 months ago, I meant what I said. It's important that we work together as Democrats and Republicans as the House of Representatives. I think it is fair to say that many of us, many of us were concerned about the public discourse that was on display last week. But I will say that today, I left a meeting with Leader Durkin, Representative Collins, Representative Reick, and our chiefs of staff feeling very optimistic about where we're headed. Our meeting was cordial and productive. And I'm grateful for that, Leader. That's the way we conduct business around here. That's the way we should work together as Democrats and Republicans. As I've said since I was elected Speaker, we must work to lower the divisive rhetoric. I know it can be hard sometimes. We 10200073.docx 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 are all passionate about the communities that elected us, but we can be respectful when we're being passionate at the same time. Let's lower the divisive rhetoric. That's what we're talking about. Don't lose your passion. Come ready to debate the issues, but let's lower the divisive rhetoric. We must always conduct ourselves with mutual respect for one another. And we must make an effort at all times to find ways to work together. Not only is this how the democratic process should work, it's what the people of our state expect and deserve. With the statements that you've already heard from… from Leader Durkin, Representative Collins, and Representative Reick, I think it's clear we want to put all of this behind us and get serious about the work ahead of us these next seven weeks. I think it's also important to note that, as Leader Durkin mentioned last week and he was very clear when he said this, the rules are the rules. Those rules are in place for a reason. You may not agree with them in your life outside of this chamber, but these rules were approved by a majority of this chamber. They're the House Rules adopted by us, consistent with our powers granted in the State Constitution. We should follow the rules and lead by example. We have a few weeks left here. We can't afford a COVID-19 outbreak amongst ourselves or our staff. More importantly, we have colleagues in this Body who have children or family members who are immunocompromised or ill. Let's do our part to make sure we can all go home safely to our loved ones. Yes, we disagree. But there's people sitting here right now not following the rules that this chamber… not me. I'm not a dictator. I believe in democracy. We all voted on those rules. And there are 10200073.docx 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 people here right now not following our rules. We know there will be times we passionately disagree in the coming weeks. I encourage that passionate discussion. That's okay. The diversity of this state is what makes us strong. The diversity of this state is what makes us the great State of Illinois. But when we disagree, we need to do so civilly and respectfully. Making our colleagues feel unsafe at any time in this Body will not be tolerated. It won't. Civility is important, and we have constituents watching us. Remember that. They're watching everything we're doing. We have kids at home watching what we're doing. We tell our kids to do something. And what did I say 13 months ago? People will doubt what you say, but they believe what you do. They're watching us. They're watching what we are doing. What message are we sending them? Would they be proud of their elected officials here in Springfield? Let's work together to make sure they are. Let's work together to find solutions and a common purpose in this chamber. You've got my commitment on that. Let's work together, even though we're going to have disagreements on how we get there. Let's work together, Leader Durkin, and make this an even better state than it is already. Thank you, all. Mr. Speaker, let's go to work. Thank you all so much."
"Leader Greenwood."
"Mr. Speaker, I move that the following Representatives be allowed to participate and cast their vote remotely. Representatives Yingling, Mayfield, David Friess, Sosnowski, Halbrook, and Miller." 10200073.docx 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Representative Greenwood has made a Motion that Representatives Yingling, Mayfield, David Friess, Sosnowski, Halbrook, and Miller be allowed to participate and cast their vote remotely. This is a roll call vote. 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. With a vote of 84 voting 'yes', 16 voting 'no', and 4 voting 'present', the Motion is adopted. Mr. Clerk."
"Is Representative David Friess present?"
"Friess is present."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative David Friess is present. Is Representative Halbrook present?"
"Halbrook is present."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Halbrook is present. Is Representative Mayfield present?"
"Mayfield is present."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Mayfield is present. Is Representative Miller present?"
"Miller is present."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Miller is present. Is Representative Sosnowski present?"
"Present."
"Representative Sosnowski, could you say that once again in the mic… with the camera on?"
"I'm present."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Sosnowski is present. Is Representative Yingling present?"
"Yingling is present." 10200073.docx 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Representative Yingling is present."
"Members, an announcement. This is a reminder of House Rule 51.5. Please remember to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth. Face coverings may be removed when speaking on the microphone at your desk. To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, we ask that Members refrain as much as possible from eating or drinking on the House Floor and refrain from congregating in groups. We ask that all Members take these directives seriously to keep fellow Members and staff safe. Again, please remember to wear a face covering as pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Face coverings may be removed when speaking on the microphone at your desk. Thank you. Representative Collins."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask that Representative Wilhour and Niemerg comply with House Rule 51.5 and wear their masks while in the House chamber. If these Representatives fail to comply, in accordance with the House Rules, I move that Representatives Wilhour and Niemerg be removed from the House Floor and be allowed to participate remotely until such time they are willing to come into compliance with House Rule 51.5."
"Representative Collins has made a Motion to remove to Representatives Niemerg and Wilhour from the House Floor for noncompliance with House Rule 51.5. Is there any debate? The Motion is, 'Shall Representatives Niemerg and Wilhour be removed from the House Floor and be allowed to participate remotely for failure to comply with House Rule 51.5?' This is a roll call vote. All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. All voted who wish? 10200073.docx 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this Motion, there are 63 voting 'yes', 38 voting 'no', and 1 voting 'present'. And the Motion is adopted. Doorkeeper, please remove Representatives Niemerg and Wilhour from the floor. Members, an announcement. This is a reminder of House Rule 51.5. Please remember to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth. Face coverings may be removed when speaking on the microphone at your desk. To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, we ask that Members refrain as much as possible from eating or drinking on the floor and refrain from congregating in groups. We ask all Members take these directives seriously to keep fellow Members and staff safe, Representative Caulkins. Again… and McCombie. Again, please remember to wear a face covering as pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Face coverings may be removed when speaking on the microphone at your desk. Thank you. Representative Butler, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. An inquiry of the Chair."
"Yes."
"Do we have Members that have been approved to vote remotely, even though I don't agree with it?"
"Yes, we do. We have Members of all kinds who are approved to vote remotely."
"So, we… today we took a Motion for Members to vote remotely, correct?"
"Correct."
"Did those Members vote on the Resolution on masks?"
"They did not." 10200073.docx 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Are they not entitled to that vote that was after… that was after they were approved to vote remotely? I would ask… I would ask that we do that mask vote over again. Sorry, Derek, whatever the proper term is for me. You're cutting off the voices of those people who are voting remotely."
"We'll be happy to take it over again, Leader Butler."
"Very good."
"Representative Collins."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask that… I ask that Representatives Niemerg, Wilhour, and Caulkins comply with House Rule 51.5 and wear their masks while in the House chamber. Due to the Representatives failure to wear a mask in accordance with the House Rules, I move that Representatives Wilhour, Niemerg, and Caulkins be removed from the House Floor and be allowed to participate remotely until such time they are willing to come into compliance with House Rule 51.5."
"Representative Collins has made a Motion to remove Representatives Niemerg, Wilhour, and Caulkins from the House Floor for noncompliance with Rule 51.5. Is there any debate? Seeing none, the Motion is, 'Shall Representatives Niemerg, Wilhour, and Caulkins be removed from the House Floor and be allowed to participate remotely for failure to comply with House Rule 51.5?' This is a roll call vote. All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. Voting is open. Mr. Clerk."
"Representative David Friess."
"Friess votes 'no'." 10200073.docx 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
Clerk Hollman: "Representative David Friess votes 'no'. Representative Halbrook."
"Halbrook votes 'no'."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Halbrook votes 'no'. Representative Mayfield."
"Representative Mayfield votes 'yes'."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Mayfield votes 'yes'. Representative Miller."
"Miller votes 'no'."
"Representative Miller votes 'no'. Representative Sosnowski."
"No."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Sosnowski votes 'no'. Representative Yingling."
"Yingling votes 'yes'."
"Representative Yingling votes 'yes'."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this Motion, there are 64 voting 'yes', 43 voting 'no', and 1 voting 'present'. And the Motion is adopted. Doorkeeper, please remove Representatives Niemerg, Wilhour, and Caulkins from the floor. Representative Chesney, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Inquiry of the Chair, Mr. Speaker."
"Please state your inquiry."
"Last Thursday, Mr. Speaker, I was removed for failure to follow House Rule 51.5. I've seen Members on both sides of the aisle remove their face masks during points of debate. I believe this is in violation of 51.5, and I ask that all rules 10200073.docx 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 be in force at all times, including Members on the other side of the aisle. If we're going to follow the rules, we follow all the rules, just not the ones you guys pick and choose to follow. So, we need to wear our face mask when we debate. If we're going to look like idiots, we've got to debate like idiots and we've got to do it with our masks on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Swanson, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to bring to everyone's attention… I'm sure you're all watching the national news. But constituents in your district today and constituents in your districts in the future… the constituents in your districts are about… are at the forefront a… of a major war. We need to go about our daily business thinking and considering the men and women who stand on the border of Ukraine or on a border in Europe or somewhere else across this world, as right now we're close to another major war. I have many friends, I have many colleagues, I have many soldiers I served with who are currently facing the aggression of the Soviet empire once again. And we all must be awake and aware of the fact of what is about to occur. These men and women volunteered to do what they did. Their families accept the responsibility to take care of the home front while the husband, wife, brother, sister, whoever it may be, they keep the fires burning at home. It's not just about the soldiers. But as we think about those Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, think too about their families who have been left now at home wondering about what's going on with their loved 10200073.docx 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 ones. Having served in a war-time period, having served in combat, it's the spouses that go through the most struggles. We know what's going on with us. We know we're protected. We're know we're okay, but they don't at all times. So, as our Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors, Coast Guard are boarding on planes, loading equipment on planes, or going about the task that they've trained for, keep them in mind. Keep them in your prayers and be ever vigilant that your constituents are serving this country proudly to protect our constitutional rights. Thank you."
"Representative Reick, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually this is an optimistic one. The storms that came through Illinois last Thursday were something we hadn't seen in a long time. Illinois looked like the steps of Central Asia at times. We all saw on the TV the pile ups and the trucks and cars off the roads, what happened at El Paso on Route 39. And when I went home on Friday, I drive up Route 39, and I was told by the Illinois State Police that it's going to be a long slog. Southbound lanes are closed, 55 just opened up. When I got to Route 39 in El Paso, there wasn't a truck in the median. There wasn't a truck overturned on the side of the road. It was clear. The roads were dry. I flew home. And I think, right now, each and every one of us should stand up and thank the efforts of IDOT, the Illinois State Police, our county and municipal road crews, county deputies, police departments, people who went out there and went into the storm when we were able to stay safe. There were 2 thousand calls to the Illinois State Police for 10200073.docx 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 help on Thursday night, and they were all answered. Five squad cars, five Illinois State squad cars were sideswiped on Routes 55, 72, 39 by drivers who thought that they could just go ahead and flout Scott's Law. They didn't pull over. Fortunately, no one was injured. All those troopers got home safe. But I do believe that everybody in this room, we should stand up and give all of those folks a big round of applause and our deepest thanks. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Members, we're going to be going to the Order of Second Readings. On page 2 of the Calendar appears House Bill 693, Representative Willis. Out of the record. On page 3 of the Calendar appears House Bill 1780, Representative Gong- Gershowitz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 1780, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Gong-Gershowitz, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Gong-Gershowitz to explain your Amendment."
"Mr. Speaker, this is just a technical Amendment to honestly just change a citation to the appropriate one."
Speaker Harris: "Representative Gong-Gershowitz moves the adoption of Amendment Floor… adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Mr. Clerk, to add other Members to the virtual roll. I'm sorry. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading."
Clerk Hollman: "Representative Caulkins, are you present? Representative Niemerg, are you present? Representative Wilhour, are you present?"
"On page 3 of the Calendar appears House Bill 1847, Representative Guzzardi. Guzzardi. Out of the record. On page 4 of the Calendar appears House Bill 2538, Representative Stoneback. Representative Stoneback. Representative Stoneback. Representative Stoneback. Mr. Clerk, Third Reading. I'm sorry. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 2538, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 5 of the Calendar is House Bill 3150, Representative Vella. Out of the record. On page 5 of the Calendar is House Bill 3386, Representative Weber. Out of the record. On page 5 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3465, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly. Out of the record. On page 6 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3898, Representative Gordon-Booth. Gordon-Booth. Out of the record. On page 6 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3904, Representative Slaughter. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 3904, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. On page 6 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3949, Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 3949, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. This Bill was read a second time previously. Amendments 1 and 2 have been approved for consideration. Floor Amendment #1 is offered by Representative Ford."
"Representative Ford on Floor Amendment #1."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move for the adoption of House Floor Amendment #1. Are we moving it to Third for discussion?"
"We're adopting the Amendments. We'll move it to Third. There will not be discussion today."
"I have a great seatmate. And so, Amendment #1… House Floor Amendment #1, a gut and replace Amendment that maintains integrity of the Bill but makes one change from the original. The Amendment removes the sunset date of the original Bill and replaces it by giving the department rulemaking authority to implement and administer the Bill. That's the order of the Resolution. I move for the adoption, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Ford moves for the adoption of Floor 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. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"Floor Amendment #2 is offered by Representative Ford and has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Ford on Floor Amendment #2."
"Can't get anything past you, Mr. Speaker. House Floor Amendment #2 is a page and line Amendment that contains a technical change that removes 'health care organization' and 10200073.docx 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 simplifies it… the measure by ensuring homeless service providers qualify for the same benefits afforded to the frontline workers. That's what House Floor Amendment #2 does, and I move the adoption."
"Representative Ford moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 6 of the Calendar is House Bill 3977, Representative LaPointe. Out of the record. Mr. Clerk."
"Representative Wilhour, are you present?"
"Yes, I'm present."
"Representative Wilhour is present."
"On page 6 of the Calendar appears House Bill 3988, Representative Buckner. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 3988, a Bill for an Act concerning missing and murdered Chicago women. Second Reading of this House Bill. No committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. Page 7 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4073, Leader… could you state your inquiry, Representative Batinick?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Our analysis had that the last Bill was supposed to come back for an Amendment. Is that not correct? That's what I was trying to hit my button for. 3988, I believe." 10200073.docx 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"We'll review that, and we'll get back to you…"
"Thank you."
"…Representative Batinick. On page 7 of the Calendar is House Bill 4073, Representative Manley. Out of the record. On page 7 of the Calendar is House Bill 4089, Representative Nichols. Nichols. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4089, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4126, Representative Tarver. Tarver. Out of the record. On page 7 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4158, Representative Croke. Representative Croke. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4158, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4160, Representative DeLuca. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4160, a Bill for an Act concerning government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"On page 7 of the Calendar is House Bill… sorry, Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4161, Representative Hurley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200073.docx 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 4161, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar is House Bill 4168, Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4168, a Bill for an Act concerning business. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 7 of the Calendar is House Bill 4173, Representative Zalewski. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4173, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4180, Gong-Gershowitz. Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Out of the record. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4201, Representative West. Out of the record. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4209, Representative Stuart. Stuart. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4209, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. Page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4217, Leader Davis. Please read the Bill." 10200073.docx 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 4217, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4218, Representative Barbara Hernandez. Out of the record. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4230, Representative Davidsmeyer. Out of the record. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4242, Representative Collins. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4242, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4243, Representative Mason. Mason. Out of the record. On page 8 of the Calendar is House Bill 4260, Representative Davis. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4260, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of House Bill 3988?"
"House Bill 3988 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Please move the Bill back to the Order of Second Reading for purpose of an Amendment. On page 9 of the Calendar is House Bill 4281, Representative Stava-Murray. Out of the record. On page 9 is House Bill 4305, Representative Scherer. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200073.docx 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 4305, a Bill for an Act concerning minors. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments have been approved for consideration. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 4305?"
"House Bill 4305 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Please move it back to the Order of Second Reading for purposes of an Amendment. What is the status of House Bill 4168?"
"House Bill 4168 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Please move House Bill 4168 back to the Order of Second Reading for purposes of an Amendment. On page 9 of the Calendar appears House Bill 42… 4324, Representative Morgan. Out of the record. On page 9 of the Calendar is House Bill 4333, Representative Moeller. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4333, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 9 of the Calendar is House Bill 4358, Representative Mayfield. Representative Mayfield, do you wish to move this Bill?"
"No."
"Out of the record. On page 10 of the Calendar is House Bill 4369, Representative Collins. Collins. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10200073.docx 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 4369, a Bill for an Act concerning health. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 10 of the Calendar appears House Bill 4388, Representative Croke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4388, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 10 of the Calendar is House Bill 30… House Bill 4390, Representative Evans. Out of the record. On page 10 of the Calendar is House Bill 4452, Representative Didech. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4452, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 10 of the Calendar is House Bill 4526, Representative Ness. Out of the record. On page 11 of the Calendar is House Bill 4556, Guzzardi. Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. On page 11 of the Calendar is House Bill 4593, Bos. Representative Bos. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4593, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4618, Representative Guzzardi. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4618, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4622, Representative Halpin. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4622, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4626, Representative Collins. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4626, a Bill for an Act concerning children. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4627, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4646, Representative Yang Rohr. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4646, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4656, Representative Collins. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4656, a Bill for an Act concerning LGBTQ older adults. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4664, Representative Mah. Out of the record. On page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 4671, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4671, a Bill for an Act concerning courts. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 4682, Representative Swanson. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4682, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 4689, Representative Walker. Out of the record. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 4696, Representative Ozinga. Out of the record. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 4703, Representative Morgan. Out of the record. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 4717, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. On page 13 of the Calendar is House Bill 10200073.docx 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 4735, Representative Davis. Representative Davis. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4735, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 13 of the Calendar is also House Bill 3736 (sic-4736), Davis. I take it… read the Bill."
"House Bill 4736, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On House Bill 4… on page 14 of the Calendar is House Bill 4784, also Representative Davis. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4784, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 14 of the Calendar is House Bill 4785, Burke. Representative Burke. Out of the record. On page 14 of the Calendar is House Bill 4843, Representative Collins. Collins. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4843, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. On page 14 of the Calendar is House Bill 4847, Representative Cassidy. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4847, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4850, Guzzardi. Guzzardi. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 4850, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4919, Representative Willis. Out of the record. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4929, Representative Mah. Out of the record. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4933, Representative Ford. Ford. Ford. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4933, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4949, Collins. Representative Collins. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4949, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4979, Representative Manley. Out of the record. On 10200073.docx 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4989, Leader Hoffman. Hoffman. Out of the record. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4993, Representative Ammons. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4993, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5035, Representative Davis. Read the Bill."
"House Bill 5035, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5047, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5047, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments have been approved for consideration. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. House Bill 5048, Representative Moeller. Moeller. Out of the record. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5049, Representative Crespo. Out of the record. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5052, Representative Harper. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 5052, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5060, Representative Vella. Vella. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5060, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5069, Hoffman. Representative Hoffman. Out of the record. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5072, Manley. Representative Manley. Out of the record. On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5080, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. So, attention, Mr. Yingling, on the remote participation. On page 17 of the Calendar is House Bill 5162, Representative Yingling."
"Please move this to Third Reading."
"Third Reading."
"House Bill 5162, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 17 of the Calendar is House Bill 5193, Hirschauer. Out of the record. On page 17 of the Calendar is House Bill 5201, Harper. Representative Harper. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5201, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 17 of the Calendar is House Bill 5204, Representative Stoneback. Out of the record. 10200073.docx 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 Page 17 of the Calendar is House Bill 5205. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 5205, a Bill for an Act concerning property. Second Reading of the House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5225, Representative Harper. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 5225, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5254, Representative Wheeler. Out of the record. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5273, Gonzalez. Representative Gonzalez. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5273, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5274, Representative Smith. Out of the record. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5285, LaPointe. Representative LaPointe. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5285, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 18 of the Calendar is House Bill 5287, Representative Croke. Croke. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200073.docx 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 5287, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5385, Vella. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. No, please take it out of the record, Mr. Clerk. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5407, Representative Kelly. Representative Kelly. Out of the record. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5408, Representative Ammons. Ammons. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5408, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5436, Representative Ann Williams. Ann Williams. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5436, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5439, Representative Ford. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5439, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5445, Representative Stoneback. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 10200073.docx 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 5445, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 40… 5456, Representative Mazzochi. Representative Mazzochi. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5456, a Bill for an Act concerning…"
"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. On page 19 of the Calendar is House Bill 5458. Out of the record. Page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5464, Representative Stuart. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5464, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5465, Representative Mah. Mah. Mah. Out of the record. We're going to be putting out a standardized guide to gestures soon. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5496, Representative Weber. What is the status of House Bill 5496, Mr. Clerk?"
"House Bill 5496 is on the Order of Second Reading. A Floor Amendment was filed today but has not been approved for consideration."
"Out of the record. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5538, Representative Halpin. Please read the Bill." 10200073.docx 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 5538, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5546, Representative Robinson. Robinson. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 5546, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5552, Stava-Murray. Representative Stava-Murray. Out of the record. On page 20 of the Calendar is House Bill 5574, Representative Stoneback. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5574, a Bill for an Act concerning employment. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 21 of the Calendar is House Bill 5575, Representative Ammons. Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 5575, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 21 of the Calendar is House Bill 5576, Representative Ammons. Please read the Bill." 10200073.docx 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"House Bill 5576, a Bill for an Act concerning government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. On page 5 of the Calendar is House Bill 3465, Representative Lilly. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 3465, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Out of the record. On page 15 of the Calendar is House Bill 4979, Representative Manley. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4979, a Bill for an Act concerning prepaid funeral or burial contracts. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment 1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Batinick."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We call holding on the previous Bill."
"We're told that the hold was removed, and we will circle back to you and Leader Brady."
"Okay. Maybe two flags on the play and it eliminates them or something? Okay. Thank you."
"On page 16 of the Calendar is House Bill 5048, Representative Moeller. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5048, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions are filed." 10200073.docx 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Third Reading. Representative Smith, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege."
"Please state your point."
"Today we celebrate black history, if I can have your attention for a moment. We'd like to celebrate Carter G. Woodson, the father of black history and the crusader of Black History Month. Woodson received his education during the four-month term that was established for black schools at the time. A young Woodson taught himself English fundamentals before entering high school. He completed a four-year curriculum in just two years. Carter went on to graduate from Berea College. He continued his education at the University of Chicago where he earned a second bachelor's degree. He also was awarded a Master's Degree in European History. Woodson was an educator that devoted his life to black history studies, which was largely ignored by most scholars in history text books. Woodson took on the challenge of writing black Americans into this nation's history by helping form the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. This later was named the Association for the Study of Afro American Life and History. The following year, he established the Journal of Negro History. Woodson promoted teaching of black history by pushing for a week of priority in February between the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In the end, Negro History Week would become Black History Month and most schools of higher learning would include courses or majors in black history studies into their curricular. Thank you for today's black history moment." 10200073.docx 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022
"Representative Costa Howard, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."
"Please state your point."
"I would ask the Body to wish our very own Representative Dan Didech a happy birthday today."
"Representative Zalewski, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."
"Please state your point."
"We actually have two more birthdays from yesterday, Representative Theresa Mah and Representative Lamont Robinson. So, happy birthday to them too."
"Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."
Clerk Hollman: "The following committees will be meeting immediately. Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education will meet in Virtual Room 1. Appropriations-General Services will meet in Virtual Room 3. Ethics & Elections will meet in Virtual Room 2. Meeting in one hour at 5:15 is Insurance in Virtual Room 2, Energy & Environment in Virtual Room 4, Financial Institutions in Virtual Room 5. Meeting in an hour and a half at 5:45 is Health Care Availability & Accessibility meeting in Virtual Room 5."
"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."
"Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 678, offered by Representative Didech. And House Resolution 679, offered by Representative Hoffman."
"Leader Greenwood moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor say 'aye'; the opposed 10200073.docx 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 73rd Legislative Day 2/22/2022 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 Greenwood moves that the House stand adjourned until Wednesday, February 23, at the hour of noon. All those in favor say 'aye'; all the opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned."
"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills. Senate Bill 3799, offered by Representative Evans, a Bill for an Act concerning health. Senate Bill 4020, offered by Representative Robinson, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 4025, offered by Representative Stuart, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. First Reading of these Senate Bills. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 10200073.docx 41