Illinois House Floor Debate — April 16, 2024

"The House shall be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein. Rabbi Frisch Klein is with the Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin, Illinois. Rabbi Frisch Klein is the guest of Representative Moeller. 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. Rabbi Klein."

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

Speaker Manley: "Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Gabel's recognized to report any excused absences on the Democratic side of the aisle."

"Thank you, Speaker. Let the record show that Representatives Flowers, Scherer, Stava-Murray, and Huynh are excused today."

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

"Have all recorded themselves who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 112 Members answering the roll call, a quorum is present. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Chair recognizes Leader Keicher. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

"Chair recognizes Representative Yednock."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I want to echo Representative Keicher's words. I stand today to express my sincere sympathy to the family of Deputy Christina Musil, a 10300090.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy who lost her life in service tragically on March 28, 2024. Deputy Musil was a veteran who served our county bravely, a police officer who… who served our communities bravely, and most importantly, a mother of three, a daughter, and a wife. She was an exemplary selfless citizen. Deputy Musil gave her life in service. I hope for all of us here to live up to those standards of citizenship that she exemplified. No words that I can say will heal the wounds of loss, but let it be known that our communities mourn along with her family and her sisters and brothers in law enforcement and our state. Please keep Deputy Christina Musil and her family in your prayers. Thank you, Madam Speaker."

"The Members will take a moment of silence in her memory. Thank you, Members. Mr. Clerk, will you make sure that the Members are all added to that Resolution when it comes forward? Chair recognizes Representative Weaver. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

Speaker Manley: "Thank you for being here with us. Chair recognizes Representative Ammons." 10300090.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

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

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. First of all, I want to thank all of those folks that are in the gallery here joining us in the Capitol in recognition of YouthBuild, the Higher Education Youth Advocacy Day, and, of course, we have the University of Illinois in the House. I also want to point out specifically, I have eight interns that are here with me today. And I want to identify and recognize them. They're in the side gallery 'cause we're so full today, Madam Speaker, that there's not enough room for all the people. But we appreciate them being here. I want to call out Yehoshua McClerkin, Peter Derrah, Lourdes Medina, Jiabao Yu, Estella Lee, Jocylin Sada, Joey Dowling, and Nate Jorgenson, who is here with us from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. And lastly, I'll say that the students here that are here to talk to us as Members, they're here to talk about the access to higher education and equitable funding. And I hope you will lend your ear to the students as they come around during our break once we're off the floor. Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I'll yield back to you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Vella. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

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

"Please proceed."

"So, I wanted to thank my staff for coming down for… all the way from Rockford today. You guys go stand up. So, I believe I have the best staff in the state. I don't care what 10300090.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 anybody else says. My chief of staff is Ricardo Montoya Picazo. Victoria Folmar and Juan Nogueda are both also here. Please thank them for coming down, and let's give them a round of applause."

Speaker Manley: "Welcome to Springfield. Chair recognizes Representative Swanson. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

Speaker Manley: "Welcome to Springfield. Chair recognizes Representative Ford. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, Madam Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. In the gallery is a friend of mine that I think we all should know and recognize. Many times, we look for young people to be involved in the community. Well, there's a young guy that I respect. He's in the gallery, and his name is Ja'Mal Green. Please give him a big round of applause. 10300090.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Ja'Mal, thanks for being down. Stand up, Ja'Mal. Thank you very much."

"Welcome to Springfield, Ja'Mal. Chair recongizes Representative McLaughlin. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

"Chair recognizes Leader Barbara Hernandez. For what reason do you seek recognition?" Hernandez, B.: "Point of personal privilege, Ms. Speaker."

"Please proceed." Hernandez, B.: "Well… well, I just want to say, please help me welcome Daniel Rivera Mills. He is my Page for the day. He is a junior at Ball State University, and he is majoring in economics and political science. So, welcome him, please. Thank you."

"Welcome to Springfield. Chair recognizes Leader Lilly. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Madam. Susan G. Komen is advocacy day today. You will see them throughout the Capitol advocating on behalf of their policy, their public policy group. Just to note that they believe all… all Illinoisans deserve equitable access to high-quality breast health, no matter the age, race, equity, sexual orientation, gender identification, cancer stage, or 10300090.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 socioeconomic status. By priority… by prioritizing equity and access to high-quality health care, everyone will be given the opportunity to survive breast cancer. So, on today, they are thrilled to announce that they will be hosting an in- person state advocacy forum and day in Springfield from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the state Abraham… Abraham hotel DoubleTree. I just want to state real quickly, it started in 1980. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan, that she would be everything she… in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, the promise became the Susan G. Komen organization and the beginning of a global movement. What was started with $200 and a shoebox for a potential donor's name has grown into a worldwide, largest non-for-profit source of funding for fighting against breast cancer. To date, they have invested nearly $3.6 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and program in more than 60 countries. Our efforts… or their efforts have helped reduce the death from breast cancer by 43 percent since 1989. And we do not want to stop. So, with this, please listen to our advocates from the Susan G. Komen advocacy policy group, and you too can save lives. Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Leader Evans. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"I want to recognize… I think they're up in the Speaker's Gallery. Will you stand up, please? You all want to stand up? It's the Coalition for Transforming Higher Education. This coalition, the core organizations, Partnerships for College 10300090.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 is one of the organizations: Advance Illinois, Young Invincibles, and Women Employed. They want to make sure that college education, higher education is producing results that we need for the people, particularly those in need. So, give them a round of applause for all their work and stop and say hi to them every once in a while."

"On page 23 of the Calendar, House Bills-Third Reading. House Bill 4409, Representative Cassidy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 4409 is an initiative of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and addresses… makes clear the mission of the Adult Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board and adds two membership positions to the… to the AIR… ARI Board that would require two members of the board to be folks with lived experience in the criminal justice system. And I ask for your support."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"I believe strongly that you're not defined by your worst day. And so, carrying a label of offender for life does not seem appropriate in a system that we intend to return people to full participation in society. And so, continuing to describe someone by their worst day does not accurately reflect our system."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy to close."

"Semantics notwithstanding, I ask for your support."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4409 pass?' All in favor say (sic-vote) 'aye'; opposed say (sic-vote) 'nay'. And the… the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 68 voting in 'favor', 40 voting 'opposed', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4410, Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. House Bill 4417, Representative Johnson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Johnson."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4417 amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that all public high schools, including charter schools, may designate and annually observe week known as Workplace Readiness Week. Provides that students may be provided information on their rights as workers during that week and sets forth what information must be included. Provides that for students in grades 11 and 12, the information may be intergraded into the regular school program but may also be provided during special events after regular school hours. It also introduces them to the various apprenticeship programs within the school as well and… and educates them as to the multiple pathways of success. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognize… are you ready for questions, Representative? I didn't hear… I didn't hear you."

"Yes."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"He indicates he will."

"Absolutely, yes."

"There is no mandate on the curriculum. That's… would be up to the district." 10300090.docx 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Sure. That would be fair."

"As long as it's pertaining to the subject, no, absolutely not."

"Yeah. I think it's fair to say if… if they decide to accept workplace readiness week, it should probably fall within the parameters of… of what the legislation is intending to do, which is, you know, as we stand here today, if they're being victimized by wage theft, they should be educated to that reason. I mean, I don't think we should be… if we're talking about apples, and that's what's in the legislation, then that's where we should go with it, sure."

"Sure. I mean, I'd expect them to follow… to follow what's prescribed within that curriculum. I mean, I wouldn't expect them to have a workplace readiness week and then instead teach workplace unreadiness. You know… so, I mean, I don't want to be sarcastic. But, I mean, it has to stick to the subject at hand, sure."

"Representative Johnson to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4417 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 88 voting in 'favor', 22 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4439, Representative Gonzalez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gonzalez."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4439 pass?' Would you like to close, Representative, or was that… Representative…"

"Excuse me, Representative Ford has his light on."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates he will."

"You know, Representative, my computer's not working. Is this Bill about cookies?"

"What's a cookie on a computer? Because I… my computer's really not working. I really need help. I know you're from Harvard and you use big words and things like that, but cookies."

"Oh, collects data. Where… where do the cookies go? Cookie Monster?"

"Okay. Well, we're going to have to talk more about cookies at a later date. I'll consider voting for your Bill, Representative."

"Representative Gonzalez to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4439 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 10300090.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4441. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Didech."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4441 allows various units of local government to set aspirational goals for the awarding of contracts to minority-owned businesses, women- owned businesses, and businesses owned by people with disabilities. This is something the state and Home Rule units of government already can do. This Bill expands that option to non-Home Rule units of government. Thank you for your consideration."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"He indicates that he will."

"Yes, it's currently allowed to occur at Home Rule units. I know the City of Chicago has a program like this, as does Cook County. It's an option that Home Rule units currently have that we're attempting to expand to non-Home Rule units."

"Yes. This… the legislation gives fairly broad discretion to the unit of local government to set what those goals are and how they will implement it."

"Good. Correct. They would not be bound to use the same percentages that the State of Illinois uses. They would have to be… ability to craft a program that's responsive to the needs in their community. And they will have the flexibility to adopt goals that are appropriate for their area."

"The…"

"…the answer is yes. This… this could potentially impact bidding processes. As long as they operate within the bounds, as we discussed in committee, of the federal requirements of how you can implement these programs."

"I… I suppose that they could. Although, I… I don't know how in practice that would actually work. But we give them fairly broad discretion to implement the program the way that they see fit. And whatever internal controls they want to put in place to effectuate the goals of the program, you know, they would have the flexibility to do that." 10300090.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Right. Yeah, so, as you… as you mentioned, that… that's a case slightly different involving affirmative action. However, right, the similarity. This does include race-based classifications. And just like all race-based classifications, it would be subject to strict scrutiny review. And the local units of government that are crafting these programs would have to do so within the bounds of the strict scrutiny review."

"I… I believe so, yes."

"Correct."

"Well, to… to the extent that it applies to race-based classifications."

"Sex-based classifications are a… an intermediate review. The… the disability related classifications, I think, would likely be a rational basis review. So, it's… there's three 10300090.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 different levels that we're operating on here. But to the extent it applies to race-based classifications, yes, my understanding is the program would have to comply with a strict scrutiny review."

"Representative Didech to close."

"Thank you for your consideration. I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Didech to close."

"Thank you for your consideration. I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"On this question… oh, pardon me. This question is, 'Shall House Bill 4441 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. 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 84 voting in 'favor', 28 voting 'against', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4451, Representative Andrade. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Andrade."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4451 is a Bill which will invest in our local schools and parks to buy new equipment and create a safe environment. This Bill requires that speed cameras that produce over $500 thousand that they are obligated to invest back into the school and back into the park district that they were put there in order to 10300090.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 protect. One of the cameras in my district, a couple of them next to a park, produced over $4 million in one year. And they… that camera, I was told, was there… it was installed to protect the park. But instead of having that money returned to that park or the school, that park… the funds of that camera go into a slush fund that can be used for anything they wish. So, instead of protecting the park and instead of protecting the school that they were installed there for, they're used as revenue making. So, this Bill requires that any camera that produces over $500 thousand that shall allocate 10 percent back to the school to actually create a safer environment. I think 10 percent is… actually probably should be 50, but let's start at 10, and let's see. So, if there's any questions, I'm more than willing to answer."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"He indicates that he will."

"No. But there's nothing that ties into the… to the property tax levy with that."

"If they wanted to."

"It's very specific to what they want to do. But our… do park districts, do they pay taxes?"

"Oh, okay."

"Okay."

"It… there's no restriction on there. It just says it should go back to that. Let me be very specific. The Bill, the… there was an Amendment which narrows… narrows down. And while it doesn't go back to the district as a whole to any park, the Bill says that this… the funds that are produced by this camera should go back to that specific park that it is protecting, supposedly protecting. Right? So, if there is only one park in that municipality or taxing body, then I guess they could use that if they wanted to for that. But, for example, in the City of Chicago you would have, you know, there's probably, who knows, thousands and thousands of parks. So, you wouldn't be able to really use it that way because there's many parks. And so, it's designed to make sure the funds actually go back to the park that it is there to protect. If that explains it a little better."

"They never approached me. So, I don't know. I imagine it's just because… I hope it's not because they were told that they should protect the children from the park and the 10300090.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 school that they want to produce money for. Or I hope it's not because they want to take the funds and use it for whatever they want and not protection. So… but I have not been approached by them. So, I don't know what their opposition is."

"Chair recognizes Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank… thank you, Madam Speaker. Very quickly, to the Bill. I just…"

"To the Bill." Davis, W.: "…think, for the sake of clarity, suburban communities' park districts are a taxing body. So, I think what the previous speaker was referring to is whether or not they would… would lower their levies if they receive some of those funds. It sounds like what you're discussing really only happens in the City of Chicago 'cause I don't even think we have speed cameras in park district areas in the suburbs. I don't believe we do. So, that's why I just think, for clarity's sake, I just wanted to… to make that point clear. And if it were suburban communities, I certainly would agree with your assessment about making some adjustments in the levy if we're talking about sizable… particularly if we're talking about sizable amounts of revenue that are generated by those speed cameras. So, thank you very much, Madam Speaker."

"Representative Andrade to close."

"I respectfully request an 'aye' vote for the protection of our safety of our kids." 10300090.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4451 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. Voting's 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 111 voting in 'favor', 1 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4442, Representative Didech. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Didech."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4442 provides that a township that has a website that the full-time staff of the township maintains shall also post on its website the notice and agenda of the annual and any special township meetings. The language in this Bill already applies to meetings that fall under the Open Meetings Act, and we are applying this website posting requirement to annual and special township meetings as well. Thank you for your consideration."

"Chair recognizes Representative Halbrook. For what reason?"

"He indicates he will."

"If they have a website that the full-time staff of the township maintain, they… they will be mandated to post the agenda and notice on that website for their annual meeting. So, if they have a website, then they will be required to post that agenda on the websites."

"Correct."

"Representative Didech to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4442 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4460, Representative Gill. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gill."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. HB4460 would require that health insurance plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers include coverage for marriage and couples counseling. It's difficult to describe the stresses experienced by our first responders on the job, stresses that can never be fully 10300090.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 ignored, whether they're on duty or not. And this extends to the home. The spouses and partners of our first responders have to deal with a lot. From long, irregular schedules to understanding the real safety risks of the profession, there is a real mental toll that affects everyone. And sometimes this can strain relationships. Our first responders are there for us in our worst hours. It's critical that we ensure that we… that they and their families have the proper support they deserve. This Bill came to me by my friend, Kathleen McShane, who is a constituent. She is a therapist. She owns Begin Within Therapy in my district, and she sees a lot of first responders. She's been working on this Bill for nine years, and I'm so proud to stand here today. This is her Bill, and I'm so excited to present it. And I'm available for any questions."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"Originally, they were opposed because we went big and we tried to get the municipalities to pay for it. Our Amendment removes that and allows for cost sharing. I've reached out twice and let them know… I've reached out to all opposition. And anybody that got back to me, it removed the opposition. They did not get back to me, but they are aware of my Amendment."

"Sure." 10300090.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Gill to close."

"I appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4460 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 109 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving on to page 24, House Bill 4491, Representative Faver Dias. Out of the record. House Bill 4495, Leader Hoffman. Out of the record. 4498, Representative Meyers-Martin. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Meyers-Martin."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm here to present House Bill 4498, which amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. The suggested change does not add a separate action or independent task for health care providers, but instead asks that they attach an already available document to their existing filings so that courts and legal advocates may confirm or corroborate when a voluntary recipient has requested discharge from a facility. The proposed change would resolve some avoidable delays in our court proceedings and can be satisfied with the already existing document in the possession of the health care providers. This is an initiative from the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission." 10300090.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4498 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4504, Representative Faver Dias. Out of the record. House Bill 450… House Bill 4566, Representative Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Lilly."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4566 basically allows more diversity and equity to be brought forth in the State of Illinois. It creates a task force that makes sure that we survey diversity and inclusion in non-for-profit leadership as well as in business leadership. We want to make sure that we are naming it the Diversity and Inclusion in Business and Non-for-profit Organization Leadership Task Force. With this, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"The Secretary of State."

"That is accurate."

"Correct."

"To create inclusion and diversity."

"That is correct."

"No later than January 1, 2026."

"No, they are not."

"For travel only."

"That is correct."

"Leader Lilly to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote. This task force will provide clarity consisting across the Act and, most importantly, transparency to the process. I ask for your 'aye' vote." 10300090.docx 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 55… 4566 pass?' All those in favor say (sic-vote) 'aye'; opposed say (sic-vote) 'nay'. 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 91 voting in 'favor', 20 'opposed', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4568, Representative Hanson. Out of the record. House Bill 4570, Representative Severin. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Severin."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4570 pass?' All those 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, 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4581, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 4581 is designed to address a situation that arises on occasion where a student turns 18 while in an out of district residential placement. Current statute is written to address when a student turns 18 and has a designated legal guardian but not while they are still considered one under the care of their own parent pending graduation. This change just brings them back in line so there is continuity of payment by the designated state agency or the private insurance and they are not prematurely sent back to their home district before the scheduled end of their residency. This is general practice across school districts, but it has been unequally applied due to the confusing wording. I am unaware of any opposition. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4581 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the 10300090.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4581, Representative Ann Williams. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Correction, House Bill 4588. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams." Williams, A.: "Thank you, Madam Chair. This exciting initiative simply removes the sunset of the Risk Retention Companies Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Happy to answer any questions."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates that she will."

"Representative Williams to close." Williams, A.: "Appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4588 pass?' All those vote… all those in favor vote 'aye'; and 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 111 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4589, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is an initiative of the Secretary of State's Office. And this gets at the whole issue of the… the stealing and the prevalent stealing of catalytic converters. What it does is it provides that there… there shall be additional reporting requirements and indicates that you cannot sell a catalytic converter unless you… you have specific reporting requirements and you are a licensed dealer. This indicates that the catalytic converters are essential parts, which makes it subject to enhanced tracking. I ask for a favorable roll call." 10300090.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4589 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's 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, 111 are voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4590, Representative Benton. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Benton."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is just a simple language clean up from 'shall' to 'may' to address the concerns of animal shelters and non-for-profits for financial concerns. I'll take any questions, and I ask for a favorable vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4590 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. There are 109 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4594, Leader Buckner. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Buckner."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4594 allows a virtuous trust to be created for a business or other 10300090.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 noncharitable purpose without having a named beneficiary. It amends the Illinois Trust Code and explains that a virtuous trust must be created by a written instrument. It can hold ownership interest at any corporation, partnership, company, or venture. And it may be applied only to the trust's intended use. We've seen this in a few other states, but Illinois' law, if we passed this, would really be the gold standard to build and retain businesses and… and jobs in the state and contribute to the tax base without tapping into public funds. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"He indicates that he will."

"A constituent of mine who had been working in this space for a while and realized that the… the current law is not really amenable to making sure that these trusts were able to move forward."

"Yeah. So, the… the way the… the way the current code works, these trusts, they're… they're not allowed, per se, in the… in the current code, right? And so, what this does is allow for the trust to exist without the naming a beneficiary, which is the part of the law that gets a little tricky with what we currently have." 10300090.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Yeah. So, there's a… there's an instrument that would… that would be stood up. And through the instrument, there is kind of a… a body. I forget the name of it here. But that body would eventually name who that beneficiary would be, but it doesn't impede the process. What if, you know, it really kind of streamlines it so… so these can exist."

"Yes."

"So, I know Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota. I think Wisconsin is currently taking a look… taking a look at it as well. So, a handful of states, but we've looked at best practices based on what they've done and tried to create the best piece of legislation here."

"Thank you."

"Leader Burke in the Chair."

"Representative Ugaste is recognized."

"We aim to please. Representative Buckner to close."

"I urge a 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4594 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10300090.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4615, Representative Yednock. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Yednock is recognized."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. 4615 is a business-friendly Bill that amends the Campground Licensing and Recreational Act and the Swimming Facilities Act. It merely wants to allow a campground that is structurally sound, builds a treehouse campground in Illinois, to be able to use a jacuzzi as one of the amenities. I'll take any questions."

"Representative Windhorst for a question."

"He indicates he will."

"Well, initially they want… want us to have it basically be built into the ground. The Swimming Facilities Act says that a jacuzzi, it's sort of looked at as, like, a hotel would. You know, they're… they're designed part by part and built into the ground, the water recirculates, et cetera. They… they don't really want to have a store-bought jacuzzi on top of a deck. And, of course, then they wonder if the deck would be healthy. I tried to emanate to them that the… 10300090.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 the deck is built with steel understructure on piers. So, it's… it's designed by an engineer and/or architect. It's just a matter of being able to use a jacuzzi as an amenity versus building one part by part, which would be… well, it just wouldn't be feasible."

"I think they still have concerns. I… I think that they… they don't want to do this. They have offered up a few suggestions, but it doesn't really meet what they're doing in a few other states. I will continue to try to work with them on this, but I… I cannot say they have come to agreement."

"Representative Ann Williams." Williams, A.: "Will the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates he will." Williams, A.: "Representative, do you watch Saturday Night Live?"

"Yes, I… when I'm awake. I'm usually not awake that late." Williams, A.: "I'm just wondering if the professors Roger and Virginia Klarvin have weighed in? Thank you."

"Representative Yednock to close."

"Vote for the hot tub time machine."

"On this question… the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4615 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 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having 10300090.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4634, Representative Delgado. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Delgado."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 4634 repeals the Universal Telephone Assistance Corporation, or otherwise known as UTAC. UTAC is an entity that manages a program funded by a checkbox on landline telephone bills that allows customers to donate to a fund to support low-income customers landline connection fee waivers. As you can imagine, the fund has not been used much in Illinois since most folks don't put in new landlines. And so, recently, the UTAC petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission and asked for their assistance to repeal this statute now that they have fulfilled their mission. Currently, the funds being collected are going almost exclusively to the administration of the UTAC and virtually no funds are being used for their original intended purpose. This legislation, as I mentioned, is an initiative of the Illinois Commerce Commission and will allow for the dissolution of this outdated and redundant program. This Bill passed out of committee unanimously. Thank you very much. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Windhorst for a question."

"She indicates she will." 10300090.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"I believe that what they would like to do is to create a new program, and this is just a… the dissolution of the program. I'm happy to work with them, of course, to be able to create a new program in the event that it's something that we think is necessary. Currently, there is a federal program that fully funds folks, low-income folks, who are looking to get a wireless telephone, which is what most people are doing these days. But it's something that, of course, I will work with them on in the future. But I think that's why they were concerned about this."

"Representative Delgado to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4634 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. There are 112 voting… on this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4636, Representative Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman." 10300090.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This would codify current practices by the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regarding pollution control devices and how they are assessed in their assessed valuation as well as the method of… of the valuation for the pollution control device. I know of no opposition."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized."

"He indicates he will."

"This would apply only to… only to entities that are regulated by the Pollution Control Board as well as the EPA, basically refineries. And what this does is it simply defines what a pollution control device actually is and it codifies the Department of Revenue's method of valuation."

"Does the Bill indicate that?"

"Yes, it does."

"I… I was under the impression they were neutral, but if there is… if they are… they did not, to my knowledge, file a slip in committee. I thought that they were neutral, but they may be opposed. If they're opposed, I'm not sure of the nature 10300090.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 of their opposition because this would encourage the putting on of pollution control devices that are mandated because then it would… wouldn't be a taxable event. What we want to do is encourage these devices to be put on. And so, what we're doing is we're codifying how the… they will be assessed in the future."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"I ask for a favorable roll call."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4636 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 110 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4645, Representative Hanson. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hanson."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4645 fills a long-overlooked void in Illinois statute which enshrines the soybean as the official state bean of Illinois. There are 40 thousand agricultural families in Illinois, 8 thousand of which farm the soybean. The soybean generated 21 million… $21 billion worth of sales in 2022, generated 91 thousand jobs, and is our largest agricultural import… or export of Illinois at $3 billion. So, for those of you that support economic growth, sustainable 10300090.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 energy, and also support longstanding careers, let's please go ahead and I ask for a vote in favor of making the soybean the state bean of Illinois. Happy to take any questions."

"Seeing no questions, Representative Hanson to close."

"Vote."

"On this… the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4645 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 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4651, Representative Ann Williams. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams." Williams, A.: "Thank you, Madam Speaker. You look fabulous up there today."

"I… I try. Thank you." Williams, A.: "So, this Bill may sound familiar to you. We have passed it before. Basically, it increases the fee for companies wishing to be exempted or waived from regulations pertaining to emissions or other pollutants. So, the Pollution Control Board, as you may know, regulates when companies can be exempt or waived from certain requirements that we've all agreed are necessary to keep our air, land, and water clean. In the cases where they cannot comply for 10300090.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 some reason, they need to apply to the Pollution Control Board for an exemption. In order to do this, the petition has been $75 since 1988. The Pollution Control Board, its staff needs to convert their files, utilize electronics, and update technology. So, we're just asking for a very modest increase for a company to apply for a pollution waiver. And I'm happy to take questions."

"Representative Windhorst for a question."

"She will."

"Seeing no further questions, Representative Ann Williams to close." Williams, A.: "I'd ask for 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4651 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 73 voting 'yes', 39 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4653, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 4653 is a trailer Bill to the Bill we passed last Session to streamline and condense the mandated teacher and staff training schedule. This Bill moves the provisions around life-threatening bleeding, which was passed last year, into the two- and five-year license renewal schedule and adds immunity protection language in case of trauma kit is used, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct. We also removed duplicative language regarding training on various chronic health conditions, which are covered in another 10300090.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 section, and we add appropriate references to definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and the whole child into the statute where needed. We did not change those definitions at all. Those were created in previous legislation passed last year. We just refer to their existence in the statute for clarification purposes. I am aware of no opposition."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized."

"She indicates she will."

"It is not."

"I do not, but we could look it up quickly offline if you want to."

"It is not. I do not believe it is limited to physical trauma, especially because we also referenced trauma- responsive learning environments and whole child as we talk about the entire section. But since I did not change the definition, I… I did not reference it here in my comments."

Speaker Burke: "Seeing no further questions, Representative Mussman to close."

"I appreciate an 'aye' vote." 10300090.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is… the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4653 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 100 voting in 'favor', 11 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4660, Representative Morgan. Mr. Clerk, please read the record… or the… the Bill."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4660 amends the Mechanics Lien Act. This is an initiative of the Illinois State Bar Association Construction Law Section Council. This is really effectively a cleanup. There are two different sections that deal with pre-lien subcontractor notices. And that's going to go over the head of anyone in the room who's not a lawyer. But that basically is just cleanup and making it consistent with the existing Act dealing with notices for work and materials supplied to an owner-occupied single- family resident. I know of no opposition, and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no questions, Representative Morgan to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4660 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10300090.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4661, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill comes out of legislation that we passed way back in 2011 regarding Smart Grid legislation. What that did is it authorized large electric utilities to provide for a Smart Grid infrastructure. However, at that time, we prohibited these electric utilities from using their Smart Grid infrastructure improvements to provide services other than electric delivery services. In other words, they couldn't provide telecom, cable video, Voice over Internet Protocol, and broadband services. Subsequently, we extended the sunset of that provision for… in 2022, extended it out to 2027. However, what this would provide is it would indicate that a utility in an area with more than 3 million people could retain the right to authorize use of their infrastructure facilities or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers or on the condition that the access, number one, be granted on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive, and competitively neutral basis and must comply with all other state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, 10300090.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. I believe that this is now been agreed to by the interested parties, and I ask for a favorable roll call."

Speaker Burke: "Representative Davidsmeyer for a… for recognition."

"He indicates he will."

"Yes. Their… they have asked me to give a statement for legislative intent, which… which I will."

"Representative Walsh for a question."

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

"He indicates he will."

"So, Leader, for the purpose of that legislative intent, if the electric utility in a county of 3 million or more has an easement or other agreement with a private landowner for its infrastructure, does this Bill expand the use of that easement or other agreement to include broadband services, and if not specifically included… if it was not specifically included in the original easement?"

"No, it does not. This Bill only authorizes the electric utility to grant access to its infrastructure to the extent of the electric utility's property interest. If the electric 10300090.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 utility has an easement or agreement in place with a private landowner that does not include broadband use, the broadband provider would need to secure an easement or agreement with the private landowner for their use."

"Thank you."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"I ask for a favorable roll call."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4661 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4662, Representative Elik. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Elik."

"Representative Reick for a… recognition."

"She indicates she will."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4662 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4711, Representative Swanson. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Swanson."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4711 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4719, Representative du… du Buclet. Sorry, I messed that up. Let's try that again. Representative du Buclet. Ope. Out of the record. After all that. House Bill 47… 4733, Representative Coffey. Please read the record… or read the Bill."

"Representative Coffey."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4733 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4737, Representative Costa Howard. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Costa Howard."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4737 is a revision to the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, which would explicitly grant purchasing units the authority to independently rank offers regardless of the cooperative's actions. This would allow our… our cooperatives to leverage their buying power and be able to use a more diverse set of suppliers. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized." 10300090.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"She will."

"Thank you for that question. One of the problems that we're having is that, for example, school districts are interpreting the law in a way that doesn't allow them to participate in some of these governmental joint cooperative agreements. And so, this is an opportunity for them to leverage that buying power and be able to potentially buy things at a lower cost and, again, expand their buying power within their units."

"Representative Costa Howard to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4737 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4738, Representative Stuart. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 4742, Leader Hoffman. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Last year, we passed a Bill that would allow for 10 days of paid leave if… if a full-time employee donated an organ… organ. This provides that you could get the same leave if you are a part-time employee donating organ. However, your rate of pay for reimbursement would be based on the average day's pay for the previous two months of employment. In other words, you would be reimbursed at a part-time rate, not a full-time rate. However, you could have time off to donate an organ."

"Representative Windhorst for a question."

"He indicates he will."

"He would be entitled to 10 days. However, it won't be at, like, a full-time rate. It will be for the average of the… average daily pay over the last two months. So, if you're part time and you… you made half the amount, you're working half time, you would receive half the pay of a full-time individual."

"It's… it's one time every year, but you only have so many organs."

"Representative Ugaste is recognized." 10300090.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Syed is recognized."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. To the Bill."

"Please proceed."

"I just want to thank Leader Hoffman for bringing forth this Bill. This Bill builds upon my Bill to have 10 days paid leave for organ donors. And as a living organ donor and the only living organ donor on this floor, I just want to know, when the Representatives from St. Charles and other folks that may be voting 'no' on this Bill, you're voting 'no' on a chance to make it easier for someone to save someone's life. When I donated my organ, when I donated 70 percent of my 10300090.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 liver, I was excited to do it because I was saving someone's life. And I could've benefited from paid leave. And this expands it to folks that are part time. So, on behalf of organ donors, on behalf of organ recipients, I encourage you to make an exception for this paid leave Bill and vote 'yes'. Thank you."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"I would just like to thank the… the previous speaker, who is much more eloquent than I. And I ask for a favorable roll call."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4742 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 85 voting 'yes', 26 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4751, Representative Walsh. Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Walsh."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4751 clarifies the definition of confidential information required to be excluded from reports forms submitted in the Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment program and includes information and facts expected and intended to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Basically, it ties this reporting to what 10300090.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 is… what is allowed to be excluded under the Freedom of Information Act. It's an initiative of the Climate Jobs Illinois Coalition, and I'd ask for a favorable vote."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized."

"He indicates he will."

"So… so, under the current program, there wasn't clarification in what could be exempted in this report, specifically personal information. So, they did this with tying it in with the Freedom of Information Act so some of that stuff is exempted and it's clear in statute that it is."

"Representative Walsh to close."

"Ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4751 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 102 voting 'yes', 10 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4754, Representative Buckner. Out of the record. House Bill 4768, Representative Guzzardi. Clerk, please read the record… read the Bill."

"Representative Guzzardi." 10300090.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Right now, in Illinois law, we have a law called the Retaliatory Eviction Act. But that law is… is essentially too flux. There's very little enforcement mechanism available to folks who are facing retaliatory evictions. So, House Bill 4768 would create some enforcement of the rights that are laid out in statute today. This is based on provisions that are already law in Chicago and Cook County, and 40 out of 50 states in this country have some kind of protections against retaliatory eviction. So, we're talking about a tenant whose heat gets cut off in the winter. They complain to the landlord. The landlord does nothing. They complain to the city. The city comes out and then they get an eviction notice the next day. So, this Bill would do two things. One, it would provide an affirmative defense in eviction cases for tenants who take protected actions. And then it would also provide a mechanism for tenants to sue under the Act if they can prove that they took a protected action, like complained about a violation or something to that effect. And the landlord cannot show that there was a nonretaliatory reason for taking that action, then the court can award damages to the tenant. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Weaver is recognized."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized."

"He indicates he will."

"Absolutely, yes."

"That's right. So, it… this would… it creates a rebuttable presumption. So, the tenant could go to… in the eviction case, the tenant, if they had an attorney, which, as we know, is very rare, but they could… they could go to court 10300090.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 and say, hey, I made a protected action under this Act. So, that… the rebuttable presumption would be there, but the landlord can rebut that presumption in a myriad of ways, not least of which is saying, hey, here's the last three months of rent they didn't pay. And that means that the eviction can certainly go forward."

"You know, the Act just says it's the public policy of the State of Illinois that people shall not be retaliated against and… or evicted in a retaliatory fashion. The Act has no enforcement mechanism. So, we figured rather than having empty words in our statute books, we should have words that have meaning."

"Representative Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you for the debate. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4768 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 62 voting 'yes', 42 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4772, Leader Hoffman again. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hoffman." 10300090.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This… last year, I believe we passed the Illinois business preference when it came to construction. And in that language, we indicated that construction-related professionals would also have an Illinois preference. However, this measure, which is a result of a request from the American Council of Engineering Companies, would basically remove that provision because the bidding and the determination as to who is hired as a construction-related professional is much different than when the bidding for who's actually going to do the construction."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4772 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? On this Bill, there… oh, Clerk, please take the record. On this Bill, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4784, Representative du Buclet. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative du Buclet." du Buclet: "Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Bill is for… House Bill 4784 is for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund. And basically, it… it's asking for a minor change in the code that would allow employees to be added to the district's benefit any time of the year versus their… the regular enrollment time. And it would change that an ordinary 10300090.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 disability may be allowed only if the employee is examined annually by licensed health care professional appointed by the board of trustees fund. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4784 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4786, Leader Hoffman. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a constituent initiative, an individual who sponsors insurance education courses that are required for continuing education. Currently, there is a fee that must be paid by these companies who provide this education of $1 thousand per year. And that same amount is paid by out of state to the Department of Insurance for a fee. This would say an out-of-state company that's providing those services would have to pay 2 thousand, as opposed to 1 thousand, there… thereby giving the in-state providers a competitive advantage."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4786 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? Clerk, please take the record. On 10300090.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4789, Representative Morgan. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4789 is an initiative of the Illinois State Dental Society. It seeks to protect dental patients from unexpected expenses by addressing prior authorization issues in dental care. This legislation allows patients to make informed decisions to prevent insurers from denying claims that have previously been authorized, except in very limited, specific circumstances. This is an agreed Bill without any opposition, and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Keicher is recognized."

"He indicates he will."

"Sorry, Representative. I… I thought you were making a statement. And, yes, it is indeed agreed Bill."

"Representative Morgan to close."

"As Representative Keicher kindly encouraged everyone to do, please vote 'aye'."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4789 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0… 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Hoffman, again, with House Bill 4809. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hoffman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is an initiative of IDOT. It increases the dollar threshold from 10 thousand to 25 thousand dollars under which the Attorney General is not required to review and approve a contract to purchase land. The initial $10 thousand limit, I believe, was set back in 1995, and if adjusted for inflation, it would be well over the $20 thousand amount. I know of no opposition."

"Representative Windhorst is recognized."

"He indicates he will."

"That's correct." 10300090.docx 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"They now… they are neutral."

"Representative Hoffman to close."

"I ask for a favorable roll call."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4809 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? Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 108 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Manley in the Chair."

"House Bill 4813, Representative Morris. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Morris."

"Thank you, Leader. This Bill amends Section 25 of the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act by changing the agency responsibility for reviewing and updating technology accessibility standards from DHS to DoIT. Starting in 2026, the Bill also deletes an outdated reference to CMS. And I ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Leader Lilly is recognized."

"Thank you, Madam Chairman… Madam Speaker, excuse me. Representative Morris, can you tell me what D-O-I-T stands for?" 10300090.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Yeah, sure. It is… it stands for… hold on, let me find it. Department… oh, it's right here on the paper. I'm sorry. Department of Information and Technology Accessibility."

"Very good."

"Did I say it right?"

"You did."

"All right."

"You did. Is this your…

"Thank you, foxy posse."

"Thank you. Thank you."

"All right."

"Is this your first Bill?"

"Yes, Leader."

"Give her a round of applause. I want to thank you for bringing this technology Bill to the forefront. Here in the State of Illinois, we are doing the best we can to bring ourselves into the 21st century. Thank you for this Bill."

"Thank you."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Ford."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"She indicates that she will."

"Well, being from the West Side, I have to show you some love."

"Okay."

"Give me a D."

"D."

"Give me an O. Give me an I. Give me a T. What's that stand for?" 10300090.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"DoIT. Oh, sorry, I was having a slow moment."

"You're doing a great job. I thought we'd have a little fun with you on your first Bill."

"Thank you."

"And you know what? I have to tell you, I'm so happy that you're here. You make Springfield so much better for all of us, and I hope that everyone votes for your Bill."

"Me too. Thank you."

"Representative Morris to close."

"Yes. I ask for a 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4813 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… take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This vote… this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving on to House Bill 4867, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Moeller."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4867 is a Bill that gives Illinoisans the freedom to consider and make whatever reproductive health decisions they wish without fear of discrimination or retaliation in the context of employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and financial credit. Developed in partnership with the Illinois Department on Human Rights, the agency responsible for 10300090.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 enforcing the Illinois Human Rights Act, this Bill enhances civil rights protections for Illinoisians at a time when we must affirmatively stand up to protect and ensure those rights. The Dobbs decision two years ago held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate reproductive decisions to the states. Various existing laws are now being reexamined in the light of this changing constitutional jurisprudence and new needs are emerging. Illinois has, for the last two years, been committed to leading among our states in ensuring and protecting individual reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. Recognizing that the realm of possibility when it comes to reproductive choice now extends beyond that which traditionally falls under the term pregnancy, House Bill 4867 includes complementary protection for the right to reproductive decision making. Specifically, key provisions of the legislation include: It adds a protection against discrimination on the basis of reproductive health decisions to all Illinoisians, giving them the freedom to make decisions concerning whether, when, and how to start a family without the fear of discrimination or retaliation. It defines reproductive health decisions as a person's decision regarding the use of health care, such as contraception, fertility or sterilization care, miscarriage management care, assisted reproductive technologies, health care related to the continuation or termination of pregnancy, and prenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care. Third, it amends the… a… the Human Rights Act to complement the existing protection against pregnancy discrimination. And four, amends the Human 10300090.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Rights Act to complement existing protections found under the Reproductive Health Act. This is an important measure, again, to ensure that those who are making these kinds of decisions are protected. And I would encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"We're pulling up the Act. It protects employers that have one or more employees. That's right."

"Correct, yes."

"Correct."

"Related to… in terms of pregnancy?"

"I don't know offhand, but I'm sure we could get that for you." 10300090.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Yes. It's my understanding that they would be."

"Yes. I… I believe under the Right of Conscience Act they would also be exempt."

"Yes. Yes."

"I don't believe so."

"I do. And I recall that that was the case."

"That I'm not aware of. It's… it's my understanding that religious organizations would be exempt, but the… the term 10300090.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 association is very broad, and therefore, I… I believe the understanding is that they would not be."

"I'm sorry. What was your question? In terms of whether crisis pregnancy centers would be?"

"It's my understanding that organizations that have a religious affiliation would be exempt under the definition of a religious organization. If a crisis pregnancy center fell under that designation, then they would be exempt. But if not, then they would not be."

"To the Bill."

"Representative Moeller to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4867 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 72 voting in 'favor', 39 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House 10300090.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Bill 4870, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. House Bill 4870 is really a technical Bill that cleans up, really, an oversight, I think, with our retirees. We have retirees in the SERS pension system that have not gotten retirement payments for at least 30, sometimes 60, days, and it causes them great stress. So, 60 days, 90 days. So, what this Bill does is it cleans up and it ensures that the SERS payout, the best estimate that the system has when they retire. And then it gives them the ability to recoup any overage or underage that they need to in the future. So, this allows our retirees to continue on to be able to make their mortgage payments and their house payments and their car payments without delay. And really it really is the right thing to do. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Reick."

"She indicates she will."

"Thank you, Minority Spokesperson. Yes, you were in committee when the SERS system did testify. They gave a myriad of… of explanations onto why they wanted to do it. One of the 10300090.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 things is that they believe that waiting 12 weeks to pay a retiree the benefit that they deserve was a due diligence factor. And they would rather have the retiree wait rather than pay the estimate and then go back and recoup the cost. As we had testimony in committee, we had an individual state that throughout his whole career he could see the estimate on the system and that, at the end of the day, that estimate was… was accurate. So, that was the crux of the opposition. SERS is still opposed, but the fact that they are already doing the job of estimating should not negate the fact that our retirees need to get a pay… a paycheck right away."

"Chair recognizes no one. Representative Kifowit to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4870 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 111 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4883, Leader Haas. I keep looking in the wrong spot for you, Leader. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Haas." 10300090.docx 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4883 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4897, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 4897 is a request of ICOY, the Illinois Collaboration for Youth, on behalf of the statewide network of community- based human service providers that contract with DCFS to operate child abuse prevention shelters and other service programs. This provision would remove an antiquated requirement that providers procure cash or in-kind donations of a certain amount in order to receive the money from the grant in their state contract. This fundraising burden is especially disadvantageous to small providers, providers in rural areas and in social justice communities, which may not have access to wealthy donors, endowment funds, or the ability to devote specific staff members to dedicated and sophisticated fundraising plans. That means that time better 10300090.docx 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 spent on community service, on recruiting and training staff, program improvement, et cetera is instead being spent chasing down dollars and submitting paperwork. Many small organizations simply do not even apply for grants when they feel the fundraising obligation will be reasonably beyond their means, creating unnecessary barriers to entry and reducing our pool of applicants when we already have large pockets of underserved areas. Removing this outdated provision will not have an economic impact on the state. It will not compel Illinois to replace those formerly mandated funds. Providers will still be required to fulfill any federal matching funding mandates and will continue to be naturally incentivized to do their own supplemental fundraising, but instead on a timeline and scale that is a better fit for their organization and their community and not based on an arbitrary numerical requirement of our state. I am unaware of any opposition, happy to answer any questions, and appreciate your support."

"Chair recognizes Representative Reick."

"She indicated she will."

"Well, remember, it's not money the state was making. They didn't… they didn't give part of their…"

"…collection back to us." 10300090.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"So, I think you'd have to know how much money was made available to DCFS for granting, how many of the grants did they offer out to those business… those entities, how many of those entities maybe lost their grants for failure to meet a matching requirement. Again, I think it's a little bit of a fuzzy number. I appreciate the concern. And certainly, again, I think the idea is organizations are naturally incentivized to do their own fundraising, but to do it in order to meet a certain metric on a certain time frame can be really difficult for them. And again, many of them just don't even apply at that point. So, we may actually do a better job of getting grant monies out the door when we have providers who authentically able to apply and receive the funds and put them into action."

"I… I don't happen to know that, sorry."

"Thank you."

"Representative Mussman to close."

"I… I think this is a really good opportunity to assist our already challenged nonprofits to do the work that we need their help with throughout the state. And I encourage your support."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4897 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 112 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4899, Leader Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Lilly."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Committee Amendment #1 is a gut and replace, and it is an initiative of the Illinois Public Health Association. And basically, we are looking to make sure that small number of hospice and in-home health care organizations that are licensed through the certified local health department, we've… charges and fees are eliminated. With that, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She will."

"That is correct."

"Correct."

"Leader Lilly to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4899 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 111 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4902, Representative Faver Dias. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Faver Dias."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am pleased to present House Bill 4902, which will ensure that the tenets of the statewide literacy plan that ISBE introduced and adopted in January of this year are upheld by vendors who contract with the state to provide school improvement plan support. Last year, as you may remember, we passed the Literacy and Justice for All Act in the House with bipartisan, almost unanimous, support. This Act directed ISBE to create a statewide literacy 10300090.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 plan based on evidence-based reading practices that be… could be used as a tool and support for skills. This Bill is a next step to ensure that our state follows that plan with fidelity. When the state contracts with vendors to provide support to schools in English language arts for targeted and comprehensive support, HB4902 mandates that those vendors use and implement the tenets of our statewide literacy plan when they work with the schools. It passed committee with wide bipartisan support, and I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"Because last year, as a General Assembly, we put forward this directive to ISBE to create this statewide literacy plan. So, there has been a lot of time, a lot of conversation created around that statewide literacy plan. And so, this is just making sure that that investment that we have made, as it continues to be rolled out, it's being rolled out in phases, that we when contract with vendors, when we bring in… when ISBE brings in vendors to work with targeted and comprehensive school districts, that they are following that plan that we have invested so much in as a state."

"Chair recognizes Representative Reick."

"To the Bill." 10300090.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"I thought you were going to use what I use, old and crabby. Old and crabby. Representative Faver Dias to close."

"Yes, thank you. Just to clarify, so, this… what I think is great about this Bill that we put forward in the Literacy and Justice for All Act, it actually does not put mandates on school districts. It puts the mandate on ISBE to create frameworks and guides and templates. I was just on a call the other night about the rollout and how we encourage districts and we get superintendents to buy in to use these supports that ISBE has created. But to be clear, there are no 10300090.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 mandates on districts. This is the state leading the way with evidence-based practices that we have seen research show us are effective over the last 30 to 40 years. So, with that, I would encourage an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4902 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. Voting's 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 91 voting in 'favor', 19 voting 'opposed', and 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4910, Representative Mason. Representative Mason. Out of the record. Representative Lapointe, House Bill 4921. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative LaPointe."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. HB4921, it makes a change to the Home Equity Assurance Act to clarify that the home improvement loan program can be used to prevent or repair damage related to flooding or natural disasters. The Bill also allows home equity assurance programs to issue grants or rebates for this flood and natural disaster prevention and relief instead of just loans. We all know that loans are just not workable for many of the households that we represent. As a reminder, we have a few of these home equity assurance programs in Chicago. They cost the state zero money. They are funded by a small tax levied only on the residential properties that fall within the boundaries. And you might be 10300090.docx 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 wondering, why are we doing this Bill? Well, the origins of this Bill are because we've had very intense flooding issues and heavy rains on the West Side of Chicago, the Northwest Side of Chicago. Basements flood and there are very few remedies for our households. We did get FEMA assistance after the horrible downpour in July, but that is pretty rare. So, this is another tool in the toolbox so our households can access relief for their flooded basements. Happy to answer questions, Madam Chair."

"Chair… Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"Appreciate that question. It is generated by a very small levy only levied on the residential properties that are within the already prescribed geographic boundaries of each of the assurance programs we're talking about."

"Yeah, I… a fair question. Not something that this Bill contemplates. That's something that could be looked at totally outside the context of this Bill of how do we unwind these programs that exist. But I will say, there are people in this chamber, I'm… I'm one of them, who owns property and represents people that own property in these areas and we use 10300090.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 some of the programs that… that this Body has created that leans on the pot of money."

"With this change, we are making more explicit that the funds can be used to both prevent and provide relief related to natural disasters and flooding that affect the properties we're talking about. So, it… home improvement loans. But it also authorizes the local bodies to do grants or rebates for the same thing I just said instead of just loans."

Speaker Manley: "Chair recognizes Representative Guerrero- Cuellar."

"Thank you, Speaker. I have a question."

"Please continue."

"Thank you. Representative, I have a Southwest Home Equity Assurance Program in my district. Would they be able to apply under this legislation?"

"They certainly would. And as we were developing this Bill, I… I had a good meeting with them, and they were in support."

"Thank you. The folks from the 22nd District appreciate your service."

"Thank you, Rep."

"Representative LaPointe to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4921 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have 10300090.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, 73 in 'favor', 38 'opposed', 0 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4926, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Moeller."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members of the chamber. House Bill 4926 would amend the Landlord Tenant Act to prohibit a landlord from charging an application screening fee if an applicant provides a properly prepared, reusable tenant screening report with all the necessary information to the landlord for free of charge. Currently, there is no law under… in our combined statutes that governs tenant screening reports. This… this legislation is an effort to reduce the cost to prospective tenants when they're in the market for a… an apartment or a rental property when screenings can be charged anywhere from $50 to $75 per application. I… I have been in conversation with the landlord association. And I think they're generally supportive of the Bill, but we are going to make some minor changes in the Senate. Otherwise, I know of no opposition."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"Well, as I mentioned, I spoke with a representative from the… the association. And they've provided language to ensure that the screening application is a little bit more comprehensive than the… than just the credit report. And… and I'm willing to make that change. And I've spoken with the Sponsor in the Senate, and we can make that change. Quite frankly, I had not heard from anybody about their concerns with the Bill until just a couple days ago when this Bill was already on Third Reading. But, again, willing to make that… that change for them."

"Yeah, I had not heard that, and… and that's not my understanding. I believe there are third-body background screening organizations that can provide all of those… all of that type of information in one package."

"Representative Moeller to close."

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

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4926 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 10300090.docx 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 69 voting in 'favor', 43 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4844, Leader Gabel. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Gabel."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 4844 is our annual revisory Bill, which is prepared every year by LRB to update existing statutes. All of these changes are technical in nature and are needed to fix errors, make stylistic changes, and ensure that many amendments made to the law each year are reconciled with proper statutory construction. I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4844 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 111 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Leader Keicher. For what reason do you seek recognition?"

"House Bill 4928, Representative Benton. Please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Benton."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. This House Bill designates June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day. I ask for a favorable vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4928 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 109 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. Constitutional Majority has been reached, and hereby declare this Bill passed. House Bill 4934, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Madam Speakers, Member of the House. This Bill is an initiative from the Naperville VFW. I would like to give recognition to Senior Vice Commander Staci Boyer, who brought this to our attention. The Naperville VFW has a program in which they are trying to restore and replace the graves of veterans that passed away a hundred years or more in their community. And they found that there was a blockage with regards to the cemetery law that we have in the State of Illinois. What this Bill does is it allows the VFW or other veteran service officers… offices or service organizations, my apologies, to be able to seek out permission from the cemetery to go in and to restore or replace these grave 10300090.docx 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 markers for veterans that have passed away over a hundred years from now. And I ask for your support."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4934 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4938, Representative Stuart. Representative Stuart. Out of the record. House Bill 4966, Representative Sanalitro. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sanalitro."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4966 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. 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 109 voting in 'favor', 1 voting 10300090.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 'opposed', and 1 voting… 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Chair recognizes Representative Cabello, with a very red face."

"Obviously. The Clerk will take a note of that. House Bill 4993, Representative Spain. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Spain."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4993 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 109 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5005, Representative Blair-Sherlock. Representative Blair-Sherlock. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Blair-Sherlock."

"Oh, thank you. Hi. So, this is House Bill 5005. This was an initiative of the Treasurer's Office. This is a Bill that mirrors the federal statute that enables families who save in 529 plans to, if their children do not go to college, convert them into, in certain circumstances, into Roth IRAs. You have to have, I'm not going to go through all the rules, but you have to have the plan in effect for at least 15 years before you can do the transfer. But this an answer to a problem that a lot of families have had. I think it's a good Bill, and I would ask for an 'aye' vote, if anybody has any questions. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5005 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk… I was looking at you… please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Chair recognizes Representative Tarver."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. I need to correct the record. I intended to vote 'no' on House Bill 4926."

"The record will reflect that. Thank you. House Bill 5017, Representative Lawrence Walsh, Jr. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Lawrence Walsh, Jr."

"Somebody just got bingo. Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5017 amends the Wildlife Code to remove the requirement that a meat processing facility must be an active member of the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program in order for it to donate deer meat to a charitable organization or community foodbank. It further provides that a properly tagged and processed deer which is not claimed in a reasonable time may be donated by a licensed meat facility that no longer wants the processed deer. Facilities donating meat under this Act must keep written records for at least two years following a donation. I'm happy to answer any questions and ask for a favorable roll call."

"Mr. Clerk, take this Bill out of the record. House Bill 5022, Representative LaPointe. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative LaPointe."

"Thank you… here we go. Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5022 pertains to our specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities in Illinois. And it clarifies and makes very explicit that advanced practice nurses that are certified in mental health can fulfill the requirement of a weekly visit to the facility, which would allow the medical director, who's a psychiatrist, to oversee the work and show up at the facility monthly. I'm happy to answer any questions." 10300090.docx 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5022 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, 109 are voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5027, Representative Johnson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Johnson."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 5027 simply amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the directory that's published each year by the Department of Public Health for each public health region listing facilities shall also contain a facility website address, if any. This Bill passed unanimously last year. Those rascals in the Senate didn't take it up. So, we're going to give it another shot this year."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5027 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's 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 109 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'present', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5028, Representative Yang Rohr. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Yang Rohr."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5028 is an initiative of the National Safety Council. It allows state work… state workplaces to have opioid overdose medications on hand. It is an agreed upon Bill. There's no opposition. It passed unanimously through committee. For purposes of legislative intent, I'm going to read into the record the statement. This Bill, House Bill 5028, would not by itself require state employees to administer the medication. Like any change in working conditions, that would be the subject of collective bargaining. In other words, there is no mandate or requirement for employees to administer this medication. Thank you, and I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5028 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5059, Representative Mah. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Mah."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 5059 is an initiative of the Illinois Dental Society. The proposed legislation 10300090.docx 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 would establish a pre-practice allowance, allowing individuals to practice in their specialty and in residency training programs for three months while awaiting their licenses. This would prevent residents from missing out on crucial training time. It also clarifies for new applicants when their licenses need to be renewed. This is an agreed Bill, and I know of no opposition. I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"In 2023, there were some delays with the issuance of licenses through IDFPR and this came up as a solution to this problem to prevent those who were awaiting their licenses from missing out on training time."

"They're in support."

"No. No… no opposition."

"Leader Mah to close."

"I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5059 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 10300090.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5078, Representative Delgado. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Delgado."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5078 will help modernize the Regional Planning Act, which the General Assembly passed in 2005. The changes included in this Bill will support timely decision making by the CMAP Board while maintaining regional consensus for key agency decisions. This Bill would allow for contracts, grants, purchase agreements, and meeting minutes to be approved by a simple majority of the board members in office, rather than the four-fifths as it is currently. The only exception to that would be contracts pertaining to the executive director. All other decisions, which include regional planning decisions, would still continue to require a concurrence of four-fifths of the board members in office. This will allow the board to ensure that the resources that support agency programs, projects, and operations are able to move through the agency in a timely manner. There's also a couple of other technical changes regarding wastewater… the wastewater committee, federal funding allocations, and modernizing some of the gendered language in the statute. That's generally what it does. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5078 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting 10300090.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5079, Representative Chung. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Chung."

"Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. House Bill 5079 amends the State Universities Civil Service Act to clarify that nothing in the Act prevents parties of a collective bargaining agreement subject to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act from agreeing to provisions that enhance employee rights under the Act. It's very simple, and it's an initiative of AFSCME Council 31."

"Chair recognizes Representative Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"It's… it's there to just clarify what… clarify what's in the statutes and so that it… that the parties to a collective bargaining agreement can agree to enhance civil service rights or benefits provided by the State Universities Civil Service Act. So, it's just for clarification, Leader."

"Yes. Some… so, there have been some instances of university employers, they've taken the position that since the universities are not the source of civil service protections, they are unable to bargain over topics that could be seen as related to civil service protections. So, this sort of clarifies that here in this."

"We… there are no opponents. And I reached out personally to Illinois State, which is in my district, in 90… in the 91st District. They didn't have any problems with the Bill as presented."

"Thank you very much."

"Representative Chung to close."

"I ask for your 'aye' vote today. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5079 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 in 'favor', 32 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5083, Representative Jiménez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Jiménez." Jiménez: "Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Bill 5083 amends the Public Employee Disability Act, the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and the Public Safety Employee Benefit Act to include mental health professionals employed by a unit of local government who are dispatched to respond to crisis calls received on public emergency services lines in lieu of or in conjunction with law enforcement. To better serve the mentally ill who are in crisis, some units of local government have created co-responder programs, like the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement unit in Chicago. Under current law, if something were to happen to a mental health professional during a response, they currently would not be eligible for the same benefits as other first responders. HB5083 does not create co-responder units. That was done previously by the General Assembly. What HB5083 simply does is give mental health professionals dispatched under these specific programs parity with other first responders."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicates she will."

"Chair recognizes Representative Wilhour."

"She indicates she will."

"Chair recognizes Leader Haas."

"She indicated she will."

"To the Bill."

"Chair recognizes Leader McCombie."

"She indicates she will."

"Chair recognizes Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you. To the Bill."

"To the Bill."

"As… as the lead sponsor of CESSA and someone who's worked on these issues a lot, I… I feel like we're getting a little far afield here. And I just want to bring us back to… to what this Bill actually does. This is about folks who are currently embedded with law enforcement, going on co- responder calls, and giving them the same benefits that the people that they're on the co-responder calls with. The CESSA system has not been implemented yet. In fact, coming up soon on the calendar is yet another extension because folks are still figuring out how to implement it. Let's stick to the topic and make sure that folks who are accompanying law enforcement on these crisis calls have the same protections that they have. Vote 'yes'."

"Representative Jiménez to close." Jiménez: "Thank you. Thank everybody for your comments. As was mentioned, now we're really doing one thing, and that is extending benefits to all crisis responders. We’re extending disability benefits, death duty benefits, burial benefits. I hope you heard that, disability, death, and burial. We're talking about situations where people are intervention… intervening in a crisis situation. And we just want to make sure that the benefits that local municipalities and the state 10300090.docx 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 provides are equal across the board to crisis responders. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5083 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's 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 80 voting in 'favor', 27 voting 'opposed', and 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5084, Representative Jiménez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Jiménez." Jiménez: "Thank you, Madam Chair. Today, I'm presenting House Bill 5084. It's actually a cleanup Bill. It's an initiative from IDHS for FCS benefits. It modifies reporting requirements for certain public benefits programs in statute already administered by HFS and removes provisions requiring HFS to report quarterly to generally… General Assembly and Governor on the WIC program. And, most importantly, the Bill changes a requirement of monthly exchanges of information with law enforcement or corrections agencies to ensure individuals who are not receiving public benefits while in custody. We also have an Amendment that provide… adds a provision that allows DHS to purchase available incarceration data from a third-party provider for the purpose of data matching with… when conducting benefit reviews for incarcerated individuals. Thank you." 10300090.docx 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Chair recognizes Leader Hammond."

"She indicates she will."

"Representative Jiménez to close." 10300090.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Jiménez: "I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5084 pass?' All in favor say (sic-vote) 'aye'; opposed say (sic-vote) 'nay'. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Jiménez. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5087, Representative Walsh. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Walsh."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5087 provides for physical therapy through telehealth services in order to address access issues to care, enhance care delivery, and increase the physical therapist's ability to assess and direct patient's performance in the patient's own environment. Physical therapists or an assistant working under the general supervision of physical therapist may provide services through telehealth, provided that the initial evaluations are performed by a licensed physical therapist and not performed via the… via telehealth unless necessary for documented hardship. This is an initiative of the American Physical Therapy Association, and it came from a rulemaking that took place with IDFPR. Happy to answer any questions. Ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5087 pass?' All in favor say 'aye'… vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. 10300090.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Ladisch Douglass. Ugaste. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5097, Representative du Buclet. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative du Buclet." du Buclet: "Thank you, Madam Chair. House Bill 5097 mandates that all children in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services have a haircare plan along with their case plan, unless the youth is able to maintain their haircare without assistance. This plan must be developed with the youth, the parents, the caseworker, or placement plan specialist present. It must address desired connection to race, culture, gender, religion, and be included as well. The desires of the youth and parents… and the guidance of the parents regarding care and steps to be taken in emergency situations must also be included. I ask for your support and an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Chair recognizes Leader Windhorst."

"She indicated she will."

"Representative du Buclet to close." du Buclet: "This is very important to… for some of our kids that keep their identity. And I ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5097 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5128, Representative Windhorst. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Windhorst." 10300090.docx 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Chair recognizes Representative Syed."

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

"He indicates that he will."

"I see on the original version of this Bill there were several opponents. Does this Amendment address their concerns entirely?"

"Thank you."

"Representative Windhorst to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5128 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 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5135, Leader Gabel. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Gabel." 10300090.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Thank you. Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Bill promises to help identify melanomas, the most deadly form of skin cancer, early, thus saving lives. It requires people who are hair stylists, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and others to take a one-hour online free class on melanoma to receive their license at the time of license… either when they initially get their license or at the time of license renewal. Hair stylists often are the first to find abnormal skin growths on the scalp and nail technicians on the hands and feet. So, this Bill has no opponents at this time. It came out of committee 11 to 0. And I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Davidsmeyer."

"To the Bill."

"Chair recognizes Representative Morgan."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. To the Bill." 10300090.docx 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"To the Bill."

"I appreciate my colleague on the other side of the aisle's comments. And, in fact, in Health Care Licensing this Session we talked about hair care in a number of different contexts with a number of different Bills. But I do want to point out to those who weren't in this committee, we had a robust conversation about this Bill and about the lifesaving nature of educating those who are doing hair care to identify some of these medical conditions that Leader Gabel brought to our attention in a… in a personal way so that we can continue to help those that have other experiences in the future. So, this is an important Bill. This is literally going to save lives. So, I think that that's an important point to talk about what we're doing with professional licensing training and standards. And we can also accept that this is going to help people. So, I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Chair recognizes Representative Benton."

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

"To the Bill."

"My wife is a hair stylist, and she talks about training on a regular basis. We've only been together for a little over 20 years. So, I've… I've become a semi-pseudo hair stylist myself. Don't judge my hair right now. But as somebody that comes from a family that constantly battles skin cancer and tries to find out what's going on, sometimes you really don't know until you have somebody else taking a look, right? And she's always taking a look and making sure that everything's good because I'm out in the sun all the time and my family has skin cancer. So, I appreciate this Bill. I 10300090.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 appreciate that it's being brought to the floor right now. There are training adaptations. Every year, we… we talk about this. And some of the training that hair stylists are going through right now is trying to find signs of domestic violence and… and some other factors that they can pick up on because they have those individual conversations. People open up to their hair stylist. And I just want to end it with, my wife, years ago, found a growth. And unfortunately, she married it. So… and I just keep growing on her. But I just wanted to throw a dad joke in there. I appreciate this Bill. It's a really good Bill."

"Chair recognizes Representative Weaver."

"To the Bill."

"Chair recognizes Representative Jacobs."

"To the Bill?"

"You're welcome."

"Representative Gabel to close."

"Well, thank you for all this discussion. I really appreciate the comments from the… from the Representative doctor at the end. We did have a lot of discussion about this issue at… in the committee. And I think we all realize that 10300090.docx 120  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 not everyone notices and not every nail technician or hair stylist will recognize it and say something, but that if they do, it truly, truly saves lives. So, I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5135 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 91 voting in 'favor', 19 voting 'opposed', and 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 5143, Leader Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Evans."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker and the great Members of this Assembly. House Bill 5143 amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, RUUPA, to address liquidation of virtual currency, clarify appeals on the claims process, allow CPA firms to file claims on behalf of their businesses' clients, protect owners when a holder declares bankruptcies. The updates in this legislation was sponsored by the Treasurer's Office. Updates the State Officers and Employees Money Disposition Act to authorize the Treasurer's Office to pay fees for custodians of securities and virtual currency. The Amendment that was adopted may… it provides that trustees shall maintain trust records for a minimum of seven years and, prior to destruction of records, take reasonable steps to search for and claim any unclaimed property. I have a list 10300090.docx 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 of all the existing changes to law, and I'm available for questions."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 5143 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed vote 'nay'. And the voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 'opposed', 0 voting 'present'. The Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving on to page 3, Bills on Second Reading. House Bill 778, Representative Mah. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Mah on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. House Floor Amendment 1 includes some clarifying language worked out with ID… IDFPR."

"Leader Mah moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 778. 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?"

"Leader Mah on Floor Amendment 2."

"Floor Amendment 2 includes additional clarifying language worked out with IDFPR." 10300090.docx 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Leader Mah moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 778. 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 1224, Representative Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 1742, Representative Sosnowski. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sosnowski on the Amendment."

"Representative Halbrook."

"I'll get back to you."

"Representative Sosnowski moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1742. 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?" 10300090.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Third Reading. House Bill 2472, Representative Morgan. Out of the record. House Bill 2842, Representative Jones. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3241, Leader Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3521, Representative Jones. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Jones on the Amendment."

"As soon as I touch it, it… my computer went down. I believe the Amendment just makes a technical change to surplus insurance. Can't be sure because my… my computer went down."

"Representative Jones moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3521. 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 4118, Representative West. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative West on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Floor Amendment #3 became the Bill because my first two Amendments were tabled."

"Can you tell us a little bit about it?"

"Yes, I can. It becomes the Bill, of which I have agreed upon language from the Energy Association and everyone else that I had to negotiate with."

"Representative West moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 4118. 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 4264, Leader Barbara Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 4346, Representative Morgan. Out of the record. House Bill 4412, Representative Vella. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Vella on Amendment 2."

"Thank you. What Amendment 2 does is it cleans up the Bill to… to focus, making sure that day care providers can do background checks on their own, speeding it up because DCFS was really slow. And… go ahead."

"Representative Vella moves the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 4412. 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 Vella on Amendment 3."

"Yes. All this does is cleans up some of the language so that it doesn’t intrude on any AFSCME contracts that… related to DCFS."

"Representative Vella moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 4412. 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 4427, Representative Ladisch Douglass. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Third Reading. House Bill 4500, Leader Buckner. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Buckner on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Amendment 1 just removes the retroactivity portion of this Bill. Initially, this Bill applied to every charge that has ever existed and would have required us to go backwards. What it does is, is after some discussion, it makes it, once again, removes the retroactivity."

"Leader Buckner moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4500. 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 4620… 23, again… I'll repeat that. House Bill 4623, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Gong-Gershowitz on the Amendment."

"Yeah, thank you, Madam Speaker. The Amendment makes technical changes to conform sections of the Bill which removes simple possession as part of the… the cause of action here."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 4623. 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 Gong-Gershowitz on Amendment 3."

"Yeah, this is also just a technical cleanup. Again, just make sure that the sections conform with the substance of the Bill."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 4623. 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 4710, Representative Ann Williams. Out of the record. House Bill 4727, Representative Will Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Representative Davis on the Amendment." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. The Amendment changes the effective date to 2025 and also allows for birth certificates for wards of the Office of the State Guardian at no charge, but only for wards of the Office of the State Guardian at no charge. Be more than happy to answer any questions."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Davis moves for the Floor Amendment 1 to be adopted. Sorry, let me try that again. Representative Davis moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4727. 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 4758, Representative Costa Howard. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Costa Howard on Floor Amendment 1."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. The… it… the Amendment is a technical change, as requested by the Department of 10300090.docx 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Children and Family Services, to report on temporary living spaces. Changes the word authorized to licensed and… sorry, one other change was licensed to… maybe I should put my glasses on. Okay. Private with… and changes private with licensed child welfare. Technical change."

Speaker Manley: "Representative Costa Howard moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4758. 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 4819, Representative Mayfield. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield on the Amendment."

"The Amendment removed all opposition. And it just basically stated that you could use… it didn't have to be a singular room. The room could have multiple uses."

"Representative Mayfield moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4819. All those in favor say 'aye'; opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Mr. Clerk… and the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk, any further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 4863, Representative Barbara Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 10300090.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Third Reading. House Bill 4911, Representative Hanson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hanson on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. House Floor Amendment #1 removes all opposition from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and the respective industries that will be impacted by the Bill. It asks that all businesses that fall underneath the Physical Fitness Services Act now come into compliance with our Automatic Contract Renewal Act and takes away requirements on telephone usage and websites."

"Representative Hanson moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4911. 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 4914, Representative Didech. Out of the record. House Bill 4925, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hoffman on the Amendment."

"Yes. Floor Amendment #2 simply indicates that this only applies to motorcycle dealers, not auto dealers."

"Leader Hoffman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 4925. 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 5034, Representative Mason. Out of the record. House Bill 5174, Leader Haas. Out of the record. House Bill 5229, Representative Croke. Out of the record. House Bill 5269, Representative Kifowit. Read… Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit on Floor Amendment 1."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Floor Amendment 1 is a gut- and-replace Amendment. It removes the language of the Bill and instead it makes changes to the Children and Family Services Act by changing the Holistic Mental Health Care Task Force. The task force was passed two years ago. It was not formed. Just recently, the Governor has formed the task force. So, all this does really is extend the date from December 31, 10300090.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 2024 to December 31, 2026. It makes a small technical change with regards to the summary reporting."

"Representative Kifowit moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5269. 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 5307, Representative Didech. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 5396, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 5433, Representative Harper. Out of the record. House Bill 5475, Leader Lilly. Out of the record. House Bill 5493, Representative Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 5623, Representative Ann Williams. Out of the record. Chair recognizes Representative Canty for a point of personal privilege, I'm told. Please proceed."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. Some of you have been listening as I've been walking around introducing my Page for today, Sam Alcoa… Alcaro. Sorry, excuse me. It's late in the day. She's a senior at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, 10300090.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 Illinois. She is a lacrosse player, the captain of her mock trial team, my intern, and a barista at CoCo & Blu in Arlington Heights, and she is the best in the business. She wants to work in politics, and she is going to study political science and history at the U of I next year. Her mom, Bonnie, is in the gallery with us. So, can we please give a warm welcome to our future colleague Sam Alcaro."

"Chair recognizes Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Please proceed."

Speaker Manley: "Happy birthday. Chair recognizes Leader Buckner."

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

"Please proceed."

"Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and legacy of someone who was not a native Illinoisian, but who, in his four years here, left an indelible mark on this state and on yours truly. I first met Vontae Davis when he was a 17-year-old kid on his recruiting visit to the University of Illinois. And he had a way about himself that made him stand out. Once he made the decision to come to Champaign, we all quickly recognized that he was no ordinary rookie. He brought an immediate presence to the Fighting Illini football team 10300090.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 and locker room, captivating the Big 10 Conference as a true freshman in 2006. His standout season earned him a place on the Freshman All-American first team, and the title of Rookie of the Year for the Illini. In 2007, he built on that success. That year, he started 12 games, including the historic road upset over the number one team in the nation, the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also recorded 56 tackles and 4 interceptions that year, helping lead the Fighting Illini to our first Rose Bowl appearance in 25 years. He is an all-around cornerback that does not back down from any challenge, and usually comes out on top when he is issued one. Along with the talent and mentality of a shutdown corner, Davis has the ball skills and awareness to be a playmaker as well. Those are the words from his NFL scouting report, but also a very accurate description of who he was as a person. Does not back down from any challenge, and usually comes out on top when he is issued one. He went on to have a powerful NFL career, spending time with the Miami Dolphins, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Buffalo Bills. Ten seasons, a hundred and twenty-one games, twenty-two interceptions, two Pro Bowls, and earning the right to be called one of the best of his generation. As a young man from a tough upbringing in Washington, D.C., he consistently fought through the hurdles in life, obstacle after obstacle, leaving many naysayers in his wake. He was acutely aware of the special opportunity that he had earned and the importance of making the most out of it. And yes, he always did things his way, including his epic retirement from the game of football at half time. He would often look to me and say, 'Coming from where we come from, Kam, we're not even 10300090.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 supposed to be here.' The appreciation he had for his success and his passion for people was his true ethos. More than a football player and a sports icon, more than a teammate or a friend, he was my brother. He changed the way that I saw life. He inspired me. He introduced me to my wife. He is an… is an integral part of my life, and he forever will be. He was special. Not just because he had the ability, the quickness, and the agility to lockdown two-thirds of a football field. Not just because he had a laugh that permeated even the darkest the… sorry, the loudest rooms. Not just because he had a smile that could brighten up the darkest room. It was all that and more. His high-pitched voice, his high morale… morals, his energy… his high energy, and his high values made him someone that wasn't just a person you met, but he an was experience that you got a chance to live. We traveled the world together. He was inquisitive, and he loved visiting new places and learning new cultures. But no matter where he went and what he learned, he always loved the University of Illinois and he adored summer time in Chicago. Thursday, we will lay him to rest physically, but his memory and his legacy will forever be a part of the history of this state. And I'm grateful to have known him, to have loved him, and to have experienced Vontae Ottis Davis. Travel safe, brother. I'll see you on the other side."

"Members, we'll take a moment of silence. Thank you, Representative. Chair recognizes Representative Faver Dias."

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed." 10300090.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"I just wanted to relay the invitation from the Illinois State Museum that everybody should have received. They're having their first ever information session tonight. I'm so excited the way the museum is reinvigorating itself to a more inclusive space. So, just encourage everyone to come out and show support for the museum."

"Chair recognizes Representative Mason for an important announcement."

"Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am going to try to… to step in some very big shoes today, and I hope I can do that justice. Ladies and Gentlemen, today is Tuesday, April 16, and April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicates, learns, and behaves. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is described as a developmental disorder because symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life. It's important to know that with support and understanding, autistic children can go on to lead fulfilling, purposeful lives. They can thrive in school, form healthy relationships, and contribute significantly to their communities. Autism doesn't limit one's potential for a fulfilling life. Autism is a lifelong condition, and an autistic person's needs, strengths, and challenges may change over time. As they transition through life's stages, they may need different types of support and accommodations. Early intervention and therapies can make a big difference in a person's skills and outcomes later in life. By dispelling autism myths, we can promote a more inclusive, understanding, and accepting 10300090.docx 137  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024 society for autistic people while reducing harmful stereotypes. Autism is a broad spectrum, encompassing a diverse range of people with unique abilities and challenges. It's essential to respect and celebrate these differences in order to foster an environment where every person can thrive. Thank you."

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

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"I just want to first say my prayers to Leader Kam Buckner. I know it was tough to sit up and talk about a personal friend. But my heart goes out to you, Leader Buckner, 'cause I know how it feels to lose a best friend. Just prayers for you. Tonight, many of you have gotten an invitation. We had our former colleague, Rabbi Kalish, here. He… he was sitting in the gallery. Now, he's gone. But he wanted to extend an invite tonight from the Health Care Council of Illinois. The reception is tonight at the… the Gin Mill from 6 to 9 p.m. So, hopefully, when he comes back tomorrow, we can introduce him. And he's back in town. But we want to give Representative… former Representative Mark Kalish a welcome when he comes back tomorrow. But invite everyone to the reception tonight. Thank you, Madam Chair."

"Thank you, Representative. I just want to say hello and welcome to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. Thank you for visiting today. It's always nice to see you, Sir. Mr. Clerk, committee announcements." 10300090.docx 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 90th Legislative Day 4/16/2024

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Gabel 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 Gabel moves that House stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 17, 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."