Illinois House Floor Debate — February 22, 2006

“The hour of 11:00 having arrived, the House will be in order. We shall be led in prayer today by Reverend Robert Timms, the Associate Pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Springfield, Illinois. Reverend Timms is the guest of Representative Turner. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones and pagers, and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Robert Timms.”

Speaker Turner: “We’ll be led in the Pledge today by Representative McCarthy, the Gentleman from Cook.”

“Roll Call for Attendance. The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost, for what reason do you rise?”

“The record will so. The Lady from Cook, Representative Currie, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Speaker. Just to report that the record should show that Representatives Giles, McKeon, Patterson, and Washington are excused today.”

“And the record will reflect. The Clerk shall take the roll. There are 112 Members being present, 6 absent, and a quorum is here. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports.”

“Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions.”

“Mr. Clerk… Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 950. Read the Resolu…”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Peoria, Representative Schock.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Dunkin, for what reason do you rise?”

“To… I just… A point of personal privilege.”

“State your point.” Representative Dunkin: I’d just like to echo those same or similar sentiments that Representative Schock pointed out with the Senti family. I recently took a trip overseas and we experienced a very… just sort of a life changing situation given that how this village in Israel… in Dimona, Israel, how they are living the life of just healthy eating, healthy products, and taking charge of their lives and they, too, have lost a tremendous amount of weight. They’re feelin’ better, they’re lookin’ better, they're no drain on the health care system. And to see, right here in our state, a family taking charge and losing that much poundage is tremendously commendable. Certainly here, us, as Legislators and how we run across all kind of dietary challenges, it says a lot and I really just applaud you and take my hat off to you and your family takin’ the lead for good health and being that wonderful example for all of us here in the State of Illinois. Thank you for joining us.”

“The House moves for the adoption of House Resolution 950. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re going 09400097.doc 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 to proceed on the Order of Third Readings on page 9 of the Calendar. If you would just follow through, we’re gonna start at the top of that order on page 9 of the Calendar, Third Readings. And on that order we have Representative Berrios. Out of the record. We have Representative Soto on House Bill 2150. Out of the record. Representative Bill Mitchell on House Bill 4081. Out of the record. Representative Chapa LaVia on House Bill 4104. I’m sorry, Representative Franks. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Franks.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sometimes we have lots of good intentions with safety nets for our senior citizens so they don’t lose their home because of property taxes, but sometimes those safety nets don’t work and that’s what happened in McHenry County this year. A gentleman had paid cash for his home, was a veteran, and for some reason didn’t pay his property taxes. He was eligible for many of our wonderful programs that we have for the state, such as the senior citizens disabled property tax relief. He also could have had a deferral under the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act, but for whatever reason he never signed up for these programs and as a result, because of his delinquent taxes he lost his home. What this Bill would do it would permissively allow the county boards, through their treasurers, to establish a homestead protection program and it would allow the treasurers of the county board, if they 09400097.doc 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 so choose, to let people know of these programs and also to use the general fund to avail the programs automatically to those people who would be eligible for them. I’d be glad to answer any questions.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke, for what reason do you rise?”

“He indicates he will.”

“No. Well, right now, there are these programs available, Representative. We’re talking about the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act or also the other programs that we’ve had like with the Pharmaceutical Assistance Act which also reduces the property tax liability. What we found, though, is many people don’t sign up for these because they don’t know about them or they might not be capable of it and that’s what happened in this instance. The gentleman just never opened his mail and never did a thing and he was eligible for these programs but because he never signed up he lost his home. This would allow the county board, if a person would be eligible for these programs, to sign them up on their own so that way we could save these folks’ homes.”

“It’s not a new program.”

“There is no error here because the gentleman didn’t pay his taxes, never showed up, it was sold at the tax sale and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“Everything was followed correctly.”

“No.”

“No, this would be for statewide and what this would allow is the county boards, if they so choose… this is permissive legislation… to set up through their General Fund to make… to sign these… to sign anyone up who would be eligible for these programs who didn’t sign up.”

“Absolutely, they’re delivered by certified mail, but sometimes people just aren’t competent, for whatever reason. Oftentimes, people when they’re in debt or they’re scared, they just… they go into ostrich mode and put their head in the sand and don’t do anything about it. This way… it’s not costing the state anything more. These are just the programs that are already available. We wanna make sure the people actually have access to ‘em and use them.”

“Yeah, I did.”

“Representative Tryon, for what reason do you rise?”

“He indicates he will.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Lake, Representative Sullivan, for what reason do you rise?”

“Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House adopt… should the House pass House Bill 4104?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Readings we have House Bill 4157, Representative Reis. Representative Reis. Out of the record. On the Order of Third Readings we 09400097.doc 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 have House Bill 4173, Representative Fritchey, 4173. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Fritchey.”

“…Speaker, Members of this Body. 4173 is actually a good piece of election reform legislation. We had one case in Chicago where an individual, actually acknowledged, changing his name to more favorable name in order to seek a position on the bench. What this Bill would do is preclude an individual from doing that by requiring that if that person changes their name within 3 years previous to an election, that previous name would be listed on the ballot. There’s also some technical cleanup language in there. I’d be happy to answer any questions. Thank you.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4173?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Fritchey on House Bill 4193. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Fritchey.”

“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is actually a very serious issue. Last week we had a number of Bills come up and I’m sure we will this week and next week again, with continual crackdowns on individuals that are on the sex offender registry. What a lot of you may not recognize is that there are a number of individuals that are on that registry whose crimes have nothing to do with the sexual offense. They may have had to do with a murder if the victim was a minor. It may have to do with aggravated kidnapping with certain offenses along those lines. What this piece of legislation does is clean up, 10 years too late, the sex offender registry to make sure that only those individuals that've committed sex offenses remain on that registry. What is does not do is take these people out of the purview of law enforcement. It simply shifts them over into a new registry which will be called the Violent Offender Against Youth Registry. We would still be able to monitor them, we’d still be able to track them, but we will not further stigmatize individuals who have already committed a crime and come out and paid their time by calling them sex offenders when they’re actually not. I’d be happy to answer any questions about this legislation.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke, for what reason do you rise?”

“He indicates he will.” 09400097.doc 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Representative Fritchey.”

“Where I always am.”

“And it… the cost that will be involved, per the State Police, who are… who have been supportive of this legislation, they really need to redo the database itself. As the database has grown and grown in complexity because of laws that we’ve passed in this Body, there’s some updates that are… that will follow that. The technical cost of simply creating a new database isn’t that high. It will take probably over a year to do this the right way, but you’re looking at total cost of revamping the existing sex offender database, this new database, getting everything modernized and up to speed, probably somewhere around $750 thousand.”

“It… it’s a very… it’s a very valid point. I have not had conversation with the Governor’s Office. The Attorney General’s Office actually helped rewrite this legislation to 09400097.doc 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 its present form, they recognized the need to do this, the State Police recognized the need to do this. I’ll trust that the Governor’s Office will recognize the need to do this as well.”

“It’s a good point. Thank you, Representative.”

“Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4193?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? McGuire. Granberg. Granberg. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Readings we have House Bill 4238, Representative Boland. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Rock Island, Representative Boland.”

“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Despite the great strides that we’ve made in the last few years in trying to deal with dangerous dogs, we passed the Ryan Armstrong Act and Anna’s Law, but dangerous dogs of all breeds are still a… a very big public safety concern. And so what House Bill 09400097.doc 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 4238 does is it… does several things. One, it makes it a Class IV felony if the owner of a dog knowingly allows it to run at large in violation of the Illinois Animal Control Act and the dog inflicts serious physical injury or death to a person. It exempts out police dogs. It exempts out legal hunting dogs and dogs that are supervised in a… in a dog park and it… it does amend the Unified Code of Corrections and allows the following factor to be accorded weight in favor of imposing a term of imprisonment by the court. And that is when the defendant commits any felony and the defendant used, possessed, exercised control over, or otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement officer engaged in the execution of his or her official duties and in furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized gang in which the defendant is engaged. This Bill is supported by a group called the Parents Against Irresponsible Dog Owners, led by Jeff Armstrong, the father of Ryan Armstrong. It is supported by the Illinois Chiefs of Police, Illinois State Police, Cook County State’s Attorneys Office, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Humane Society of Central Illinois, and the Illinois Humane Society.”

“The Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Rose, for what reason do you rise?”

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“Yes.”

“Yes, 'knowingly', yes.”

“No. No.”

“It’s because you didn’t 'knowingly' let the dog run at loose.”

“He did it…”

“…he did it… you had tried, you had made the effort to enclose and he had jumped over it. Ya know, that’s…”

“…that wasn’t without… I mean, I…”

“You weren’t trying to do it.”

“Go ahead.”

“Yeah. But you weren’t… you weren’t purposely letting him run loose at large.”

“I don’t believe so. In all the… all the folks who talked to me about it, ya know, no one had indicated the intent, obviously, is not if the dog gets out on his own.”

“Well, let me just read to you what the section says about serious physical injury and that is that it means a physic… it means a physical injury that creates a substantial…”

“Okay, let me try again. All right. ‘Cause I had a hard time hearing yours, too. Let me… let me just read to ya the definition here in the Act of a serious physical 09400097.doc 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 injury means that that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, impairment of the function of any bodily organ or plastic surgery. So, there would be a difference between a dog that just bit somebody and, ya know, it didn’t cause any of that serious injury.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentlemen from Cook, Representative Fritchey, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“He indicates he will.”

“Representative, just a quick follow-up on the previous speaker’s line of questioning. So, Representative Rose’s dog jumps the fence today, turns out tomorrow the dog jumps the fence again. The dog jumps the fence again the following day and at a certain point in time the person should know that the… whatever action they’re taking to 09400097.doc 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 restrain that dog isn’t sufficient, isn’t working and is creating a potential risk. And I guess I like the idea of where you’re going, but do we get to a certain point where carelessness rises to negligence rises to a reasonable knowledge that they are putting people at risk?”

“Well, I’m not a lawyer, so I can’t really, ya know, answer how those steps go. But I would… I would think that if there was a multiple number of acts then that would show that the… the owner was definitely uncaring and negligent and knowingly of the problem.”

“And my… my colleague from the south suburbs just raised a good point that probably will become a question of fact for the jury to decide. But the Body should be aware that, ya know, simply having a fence… ya know, you could have a one-foot high fence, that doesn’t give you immunity from the… from this code of… standard of care. There’s no… there’s no breed specific language in here, is there?”

“No, there’s not…”

“Okay. Thank you, Representative.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost, for what reason do you rise?”

“He indicates he will.”

“Right.”

“Definitely not.” 09400097.doc 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Yes, a cert…”

“This only changes it… Well, yes, it does actually change it. It does not say anything about the dog being put down…”

“…which was in the original Animal Control Act, but it does make the owner responsible on the first attack.”

“Okay. If I can answer that one, right, specifically. As long as it’s on your own property, your farm, it has no effect.”

“No.”

“The… the owner, again, it has to be a knowing thing where they’re… you… you would know that your dog is running over into that other property, possibly causing damage to somebody.”

“And of course, if… if nothin’ happens, if he just runs over has fun with the other dogs, ya know, there’s nothing there at all. It’s only if a human being is seriously bodily injured because of your dog off his property.”

“To the Bill.”

“One more minute.”

“The Gentleman from Rock Island, Representative Boland.” 09400097.doc 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Yeah. Mr. Speaker, we’ll pull this. We’ll try to work out the problem with the 'knowingly'…”

Speaker Turner: “You say you’ll pull the Bill out of the record…”

“We’ll… we’ll pull it out for now and try to work on it.”

“…realizing that the debate we’ve already had will count towards the next time we bring it back up. The Gentleman asks that we remove the Bill from the record. On the Order of Third Readings page 10 of the Calendar, we have Representative Lindner on House Bill 4258. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Lady from Kane, Representative Lindner.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4258?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Currie. Hultgren. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting ‘aye’; 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared 09400097.doc 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 passed. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Joyce, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege.”

“State your point.”

“Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I’d like to welcome to Springfield young men from St. Rita of Cascia High School in the City of Chicago, actually, from Representative Flowers’ district. She’d asked me to nur… introduce them and welcome them to Springfield. They’re down here lobbying today.”

Speaker Turner: “Welcome to Springfield, gentlemen. The Gentleman from Peoria, Representative Schock, for what reason do you rise?”

“Welcome to Springfield. On the Order of Third Readings we have House Bill 4274, Representative Poe. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Sangamon, Representative Poe.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4274?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Flowers. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Durkin on House Bill 4286. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Durkin.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Jenisch, for what reason do you rise?”

“To the Bill.”

“Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4286?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Is this your first Bill? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there's 70 voting ‘aye’; 39 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Durkin.”

“It passed.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Lyons, for what reason do you rise?” Lyons, J.: “Speaker, I rise for the point of personal privilege.”

“State your point.” Lyons, J.: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I know we have a lot of schools down here that we’d like to recognize, but there’s a very special one here today up in the gallery. My high school, where I graduated from, the fighting Shamrocks from 09400097.doc 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 St. Patrick High School. Take a bow, gentlemen, under Joe Schmidt. Welcome to Springfield, St. Pat’s.”

“Welcome to St. Pat's to Springfield. The Lady from Cook, Representative Kelly, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to be recorded as a ‘yes’ on the last Bill.”

“The record will so reflect. The Gentleman from Jasper, Representative Reis, for what reason do you rise?”

“State your point.”

“Welcome to Springfield, Newton. Page 10 of the Calendar, Third Readings, we have House Bill 4300. Representative Rose. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Rose.” 09400097.doc 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“The Lady from Kane, Representative Lindner, for what reason do you rise?”

“Indicates he will.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Franks, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“Indicates he will.”

“Representative, I… I know what you’re trying to do here and I’m lookin’ at our analysis and I’m not sure your Bill would do what you want it to do, and I wanted to ask you. It’s not gonna change at all how over-the-counter medicine containing this product is sold, correct?”

“Did… And our analysis indicates that one of the… one of the young people overdosed on the stuff that they had purchased over-the-counter. Is that correct?”

“It’s okay.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

“So, now you’ll require a prescription for anyone to purchase this?”

“Okay. Thank you for clarifying that.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from McLean, Representative Brady, for what reason do you rise?”

“To the Bill.” 09400097.doc 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4300?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Readings, Representative Flowers, we have House Bill 4306. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I thank you for bringing… allowing me to bring this Bill before you. It’s regarding newborns with HIV infection. Newborns… HIV infections is a disease that 09400097.doc 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 affects all segment of our society, but disproportionately affects women of color, particularly African-American women of child-bearing age. Since 1994, we have known that… there’s a possibility to prevent mothers from contacting the HIV with their newborn in regards to the transmission through testing and treatment prior to delivery. Today, it is possible to prevent at least one-third of newborns from acquiring HIV from their mothers, even if the mother has never had any type of prenatal care or HIV therapy prior to delivery. This can be accomplished if the newborn is tested as soon as possible after delivery and given a therapeutic drug for about six weeks. House Bill 4306 provide babies with a safety net to lower the likelihood that any newborn will go unidentified for HIV infection and to insure immediate and uninterrupted access to this life-saving care for these newborns who are found to be HIV exposed. This Bill has been amended to strengthen the HIV counseling, the recommendation, reporting, and volunteer testing provisions regarding pregnant mothers. House Bill 4306 is also supported by Children’s Memorial Hospital, the Illinois Chapter of American… Academy of Pedi… Pediatrics, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois… Illinois Hospital Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Chapter of American Academics, La Rabida Hospital, Northwestern Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, the National Congress of Black Women. And I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you have in regards to House Bill 4306. Thank you.” 09400097.doc 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Howard, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“She indicates she will.”

“Representative Flowers, as you know, initially, I was opposed to this legislation because I… I really do not condone mandatory testing. However, I understand that there were a number of discussions, that we’ve gotten as close as we can to making certain that everything is being done so that mothers will continue to have the… the ability to make the kinds of decisions that they need to make. I commend you for that. I am, therefore, now in support of the Bill. Thank you.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke, for what reason do you rise?”

“She indicates she will.”

“If their status is not known, if the status of the mother is not known, the baby shall be tested.”

“But there is exemption for religious purposes.”

“I’m sorry?”

“Yes, Representative, they do that now for a variety of tests.”

“In… in absence of knowing the status of the mother, you shall test the baby.”

“There is an exemption for religious reasons.”

“We will respect that, that will be honored.”

“Well, the reason why it’s in the Bill, Representative, because some mothers may not say. They may say, ‘Well, long as you test my baby is fine as long as I don’t have to be tested.’ So, some mothers will like to save the lives of their children, so as a result, the baby shall be tested like they’re tested for mandatory testing for other types of infections in regards to newborns.”

“PKU, tuberculosis… well, not necessarily tuberculosis, but there’s other types of tests.”

“Sexually… other sexually transmitted diseases are also mandated testing as well as reporting.”

“Well, ya know, this Bill is not about testing the mothers. This Bill is about saving the babies because there is some type of a… it’s about counseling the mothers, the mothers can have counseling, but this is about saving the babies’ lives because there is medication out there. If caught in a timely fashion, the infant does not have to live with the HIV virus and eventually probably die from it.”

“This is for the cases, Representative, where it’s not known… mother’s status is not known. Let’s say, for instance, a mother did not go for prenatal care in the beginning. So, therefore, the doctors would not have any information on her and the status of the child. And so, as a result, it’s not known. But soon afterwards, again, in the absence of knowing the status of the mother, the baby shall be tested. But there will be the counseling and the mother will be given the benefit of knowing why it would be in her best interests to be tested and counseled.”

“Ya know, Representative, this Bill has the AIDS confidentiality, whatever the existing law is, so if that get out, I… ya know, that will be between the mother…” 09400097.doc 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Remember, we’re talkin’ about the mother and the confidentiality of the mother as well as the baby. So right now, will a father know if his wife is or isn’t if he go for a test or she goes for a test? What if… whatever the rule is today will be for this mother as well as this child.”

“The Lady from DuPage, Representative Bellock, for what reason do you rise?”

“She indicates she will.”

“I don’t think… let me just… See, Representative, let me just say, there's an organization from Northwestern and then there’s the doctors from Northwestern. So, we had testimony from the doctors and we had testimonies from the organization. And as a result, I just want to say to you, that according to the information that I have here in front of me that was sent, Northwestern Hospital… Northwestern Memorial Hospital is down as a supporter for House Bill 4306.”

“Thank you, Representative.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Coulson, for what reason do you rise?”

“No. There’s not mandated testing for pregnant women.”

“As a result of that. You’re absolutely…”

“…Representative, but the mothers can be counseled, but again, it’s not mandated testing. And this Bill is basically about saving the newborn babies.”

“To the Bill.” 09400097.doc 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Delgado, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill.”

“To the Bill.”

“I, too, share the concerns that we do everything we can to protect the rights and confidentiality of pregnant women and encourage HIV testing in a volunteer capacity during pregnancy. And I’m satisfied that Amendment #6 to House Bill 4306, in fact, does just that. As a matter of fact since 1994, Members, when science first demonstrated that mothers through a newborn HIV transmission could be ven… could be prevented prior to birth, more than 260 babies have been born in Illinois with HIV infection, thousands nationally. For me, right now, there have been estimates that we know of that six babies were missed last year because 2,830 mothers refused to have their newborns tested. 09400097.doc 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Six babies might not sound like a lot, but when you consider that these babies will become children who will take 12 pills twice a day for life, fail to grow and develop normally, face frequent illnesses and emotional challenges that significantly shorten their lifespan, I don’t believe that any Mem… any number is too small. So, keeping that in mind, I would ask for all ‘green’ lights on House Bill 4306.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Miller, for what reason do you rise?”

“Will the Sponsor yield?”

“Indicates she will.”

“Representative, I wanna commend you on all the hard work you’ve done in trying to address this very important issue. You had mentioned that… that this is not a… a mandatory testing on the mother. Is that… that’s correct?”

“You’re absolutely correct, Representative.”

“Okay. A question from one of my seatmate was in regards to what if the person, the mother, has test… was tested for HIV over a year ago, is that… and tested negative then, is that applicable for the child to be tested?”

“Well, Representative, no and once again, because the mother was not pregnant at the time. So, as a result, the status of the mother’s… well, the status of the mother is still not known from the time of her pregnancy and based on medical standards it's really better for the mother to be tested twice because women still have sex during the course of their pregnancy. And so the best time really is at the 09400097.doc 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 end of the… of the delivery… right before the delivery to surely know emphatically what is the status of the mother.”

“Thank you. To the Bill, Mr. Speaker.”

“To the Bill.”

“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a very important measure I think we all need to discuss. Earlier speakers had talked about additional newborn screenings. In my hand today, I have a packet of Equal. A packet of Equal contains aspartame which is a product that deals with… with who… with adults and children who are PKU, phenylketonuria disease, which is a mental… a metabolic disorder, cannot take aspartame. This is something that you can look on the back of this packet right now. The reason this is discovered is because of early screenings. So, if my child was… it was found to be E… PKU and I had a cup of coffee on this, naturally, we would wanna prevent that, but also he couldn’t take it. So, this is not something new in terms of… of trying to screen early children. A treatment methodology of PKU is early diet and early treatment of it because if not, then it will cause mental retardation. And this is something that this spirit of this legislation emphasizes. As a health care provider, all we talk about is early prevention and how prevention measures and early detection do have an impact on the quality of life in those who with any particular disease. This legislation smacks dead center on this. As a dentist, I’ve treated a child who was 3 years old and HIV positive. And as a health care provider, it… it just burns my heart to find out that this… that this child is gonna have a certain… had a certain fatality. If we are 09400097.doc 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 able to prevent this, I think the State of Illinois owes it to the children of Illinois and to all of us in society to do any measure possible, whether it’s one child, ten child, a hundred children for the future generations to insure a prosmis… a prosperous in since… prosperity. I would urge an ‘aye’ vote on House Bill 4306.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Mulligan, for what reason do you rise?”

“To the Bill.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Dunkin, for what reason do you rise? You don’t. Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4306?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those 09400097.doc 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Gentleman from Montgomery, Representative Hannig, for what reason do you rise?”

“Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On a point of personal privilege, I’d like to announce that the sixth grade class from Taylorville St Mary’s Catholic School is here with us today in the gallery. And I’d like to welcome them. Thank you.”

“We wanna welcome them to Springfield. We’re on page 10 of the Calendar. The next Bill will be House Bill 4310, Representative Kosel. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Lady from Will, Representative Kosel.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4310?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now 09400097.doc 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Reading, we have Representative Tyron… Tryon on House Bill 4314. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Tryon.”

“The Gentleman asks leave to bring the Bill back to Second Reading for purposes of an Amendment. Leave is granted. On the Order of Third Reading, we have Representative Kosel on House Bill 4333. Read the Bill, Mr. Speaker… I mean, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Lady asks leave to bring the Bill back to Second. Leave is granted. The Bill will be placed on Second Reading. Representative Collins on House Bill 4339. The Lady asks leave to bring that Bill back to Second Reading. And leave is granted. The Bill'll be placed on Second Reading. Representative Holbrook on… I’m sorry. 09400097.doc 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 The Gentleman from Fulton, Representative Smith, for what reason do you rise?”

“A point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker.”

“State your point.”

“I’d like to ask the Body to join me in welcoming members of the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy who are with us today up in the gallery.”

“Welcome to Springfield, Pekin. Representative Holbrook on House Bill 4362. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from St. Clair, Representative Holbrook.”

“Thank you, Speaker. Today we have House Bill 4362 which allows for automated sales of property taxes. Currently, there are 15 counties participating in this. There’s over 327 buyers that have attended and use this system and there have been over 15,631 parcels sold with over $30 million worth of taxes collected. This system would allow for a fairer system. It’s permissive. The Treasurer’s Association in the county is unanimously for this and most tax buyers are in favor of it. There are a few that have hedged on it ‘cause I… it’s more, I think, because they don’t like technology. Be glad to take any questions.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4362?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 09400097.doc 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting ‘aye’… 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Holbrook, the Gentleman… Out of the record. Representative Black on House Bill 4365. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4365?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now 09400097.doc 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bradley. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 107 voting ‘aye’, 5 voting ‘no’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Brauer on House Bill 4370. Out of the record. The Gentleman from Williamson, Representative Bradley, for what reason do you rise?” Bradley, J.: “Not only was I slow, but I meant to be ‘yes’ on that. Can you have the record so reflect? It should have been ‘green’.”

“The record will so reflect that he was slow and ‘yes’. On the Order of Third Readings, Representative Wait, we have House Bill 4396. Out of the record. Representative Wait on House Bill 4397. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Boone, Representative Wait.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4397?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now 09400097.doc 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 111 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Wait on House Bill 4398. Out of the record. Representative Howard, Connie Howard, on House Bill 4456. Read the Bill.”

“Out of the record. Representative John Bradley on House Bill 4529. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“The Gentleman from Williamson, Representative Bradley.” Bradley, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. This is a Bill which essentially gives the State of Illinois an incentive to get FOID cards processed in the time in which they’re supposed to do that. FOID cards are supposed to be processed within 30 days. Unfortunately, some situations have come about where people are not getting their cards for 80 or 90 days. And what that means is, is when you don’t get your FOID card, the State of Illinois then makes you a felon. And this would create a civil penalty for the… for the state that it… State Police or the organization that’s processing those FOID cards for every day that they go beyond the 30 days they’re required by law to do. This obviously recognizes the FOID card and says if 09400097.doc 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 we’re gonna do this, hey, let’s at least do this right. I’d ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Graham, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“He indicates he will.”

“Just a… just a quick question.” Bradley, J.: “Sure.”

“Is this… this is not speeding up the process in attaining a card?” Bradley, J.: “Well… well, hopefully it does because it…”

“I meant to say outside of the norm of whatever the regulations are currently set.” Bradley, J.: “Yeah, yeah. No, this is not making any shorter period. It’s simply saying, we’ve already said this is what should happen and it’s not happening.”

“Okay.” Bradley, J.: “People are trying to abide by the law and not being able to.”

“Okay. I just wanted to ask the question. Thank you.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Osterman, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Sponsor… Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“He indicates he will.”

“A few quick questions, Representative.” Bradley, J.: “Sure.”

“Ultimately, who’s gonna pay for the penalty if the State Police can’t do this in the time frame allotted?” 09400097.doc 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Bradley, J.: “Well, I guess, hypothetically speaking, it would be the state. Hopefully, that doesn’t come about. Hopefully, the job gets done as it should and there’s no penalties.”

“Okay. I would agree with what your comments were earlier about it’s important that the FOID card is processed in a timely manner and everybody on this floor should have a vested interest in making sure that this process works the right way. Some people are concerned to make sure they can get their FOID card and go hunting right away, other people are concerned because the FOID card is an important tool for law enforcement to make sure that those people tryin’ to access firearms go through the background check. And as you know, the background check stopped over a thousand people a year that shouldn’t have guns from buying then. A suggestion and this is a point on that… is my question about who pays is that ultimately who’s gonna pay is the taxpayers.” Bradley, J.: “Well, yeah…”

“Because if the State Police is fined, that’s gonna trickle down and ya know, the taxpayers are gonna pay for that. A suggestion I’m gonna throw to you and… and before everyone gets up and gives their speech about the price of a FOID card, which I don’t know that we wanna have today, the FOID card hasn’t been raised since you and I were probably born. It’s kind of like a… a truth in birth, ya know, Bill. It’s been there for… for 38 years. If we look at paying a little bit more for the FOID card… ‘cause right now the State Police supplements in their annual budget 09400097.doc 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 administering the FOID card program. And being reasonable it… we make look to increase what the FOID card is a small amount. It’s $5 for 5 years, if I’m not mistaken. And as we move forward, we may wanna look at tryin’ to increase the revenue a little bit and have that pay for State Police and their staff and maybe we can designate that if there is any increases it would go strictly to staff, the FOID card section, to administer this. That might be a different avenue to pursue instead of going the route you’re choosing.” Bradley, J.: “Well, obviously, that’s a different Bill and I think that this… this Bill gives a pretty strong incentive for us to do it right and that’s what I’m really concerned about right now. The ox is in the ditch, let’s get the ox out of the ditch.”

“So, I would take it that you don’t wanna sponsor that other Bill?” Bradley, J.: “I’m not gonna sponsor another Bill, but there might be somebody here. And we can ask around.”

“Okay. Well, again, I would… I’m concerned that… I wanna make sure that the FOID cards are processed quickly. I think State Police annually, people may not know this, supplement the administration of that process out of their annual budget, it could be going for other things. And I think that we should try to have an open discussion about trying to fund that a little bit differently in the future.” Bradley, J.: “Ya know what, that’s the nicest you and I have ever been on a gun Bill debate.” 09400097.doc 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“The Gentleman from Winnebago, Representative Sacia, for what reason do you rise?”

“Indicates he will.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Franks, for what reason do you rise?” 09400097.doc 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to speak in support of the Bill. And I appreciate the comments of the previous speaker who I respect very much and I know he’s struggling with how he’s gonna vote and I know other people probably are as well. And I’ve spoken with Representative Bradley about this Bill and really it’s pretty simple. We’re requiring the state to do what they are required to do right now, but they’re not doing it. As a result of the state not doing what it’s obligated to do, it’s making felons of our honest citizens who have done nothing wrong and it’s putting an undue burden on them. Whether you support guns or not, you should support that the state should do what they’re required to do. And one of the other speakers had talked about possibly raising the fee, the problem with that argument is we have no guarantee that any fees going into a certain fund will stay there with this Governor. And he has shown that he’s willing to take funds from other areas to fill what he thinks is necessary and I would submit that this is necessary for all the sportsmen in Illinois and also just to follow the law. So, I would ask you to think of what’s fair here, to think about the people who are following the rules, but for no fault of their own, could be… could be convicted of a felony. We need to fix this. It’s the right thing to do. And I’d ask everyone to vote ‘aye’.”

“The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black, for what reason do you rise?”

“Indicates he will.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost, for what reason do you rise?”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Davis, Will Davis, for what reason do you rise?” Davis, W.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“Indicates he will.” Davis, W.: “Representative, I was just reading the analysis that was provided on… on your legislation. It says, 'the applicant'… and I assume we’re talkin’ about the person…” Bradley, J.: “Yes.” Davis, W.: “…who is applying for the… for the… for the identification card…” Bradley, J.: “Sure.” Davis, W.: “…it says, 'that that applicant can recover costs, attorneys fees…” Bradley, J.: “Yes.” Davis, W.: “…damages between a hundred and hundred… and five hundred dollars for every day over the 30 days that the State Police fail to act on the application.' Is that correct?” Bradley, J.: “Yeah, that’s correct. It’s a… it’s a…” Davis, W.: “What are they recovering…” Bradley, J.: “It’s a strong incentive.” Davis, W.: “What are they recovering damages for?” Bradley, J.: “For… for not getting their card back. For… when… the State of Illinois… and this is what makes this different from other situations that have been brought up… when the 09400097.doc 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 State of Illinois doesn’t process a FOID card in a timely manner, Representative, they make the person who is asking for the FOID card a criminal felon, because possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card is a felony offense. And that…” Davis, W.: “Okay.” Bradley, J.: “I mean, so…” Davis, W.: “So, then…” Bradley, J.: “…we’ve created a strong incentive for that to get done.” Davis, W.: “Well, then, let me ask you a question. So, if that person doesn’t have a FOID card and they are now a felon, is it possible that the local police department can come by and arrest ‘em for havin’ a…” Bradley, J.: “Yes.” Davis, W.: “…for havin’ a… is that… is…” Bradley, J.: “Yes.” Davis, W.: “How will the local police department know that?” Bradley, J.: “Well, I don’t know how the police get that information, but certainly…” Davis, W.: “I mean, is… are the State Police gonna send out a notice to…” Bradley, J.: “Go ahead.” Davis, W.: “…their local police department and say, 'This person’s card has expired…” Bradley, J.: “Well, it…” Davis, W.: “…go pick ‘em up'” Bradley, J.: “I’d hope not. Probably… probably…” Davis, W.: “I’m tryin’ to understand what are they suing for?” 09400097.doc 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Bradley, J.: “Probably the context is, is that, I have a FOID card that’s set to expire sometime in October, okay, and I send my card in in August or September, my application, and I don’t get it back until December or January. Well, hunting season starts in November, okay, so I’ve lost a substantial period of time where I could go hunting. I’ve also lo… had a substantial period of time where I have guns in my possession and I don’t have a license to have those guns. So, there’s all kinds of scenarios or hypotheticals you could come up with where that could create a problem for a law-abiding gun owner. And so, we have this requirement for that reason of 30 days that it ought to be processed quickly and that’s the reason we have the requirement that it be processed so quickly and…” Davis, W.: “So, is there a reasonable expectation that I’m gonna get arrested because my card has expired?” Bradley, J.: “I don’t know that a reasonable expectation is the proper standard. I think what the situation is, is that if you do not have a FOID card, you are in violation of the law if you own guns or possess guns. And so…” Davis, W.: “I… I’m clear on that.” Bradley, J.: “Yeah.” Davis, W.: “But I’m sayin’, if I’m in violation, what am I suing the state for, because I’m in violation?” Bradley, J.: “Yes. You’re… for not getting the card processed because the state is required to process the card within 30 days.” Davis, W.: “Okay. Does this Bill allow any… any leeway for… on behalf of the state?” 09400097.doc 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Bradley, J.: “Well…” Davis, W.: “I mean, the state’s not perfect.” Bradley, J.: “But let’s… let’s, ya know, be realistic about this. A person who wanted to avail themselves of this… and let’s hope that this never comes up, let’s hope that no one ever has to do this, but a person that avails themself of this remedy would have to hire an attorney and go to court and then it would be up for the court and the judge to determine what would be the appropriate remedy for this particular situation. And… why would… why would… why would I wanna identify myself, if… if what you said is correct, because when that card expires I am technically violating the law. Then why would I wanna go to court and expose myself to being arrested because I’m violated…” Bradley, J.: “Well…” Davis, W.: “…because I wanna pursue it in the manner in which you've outlined in this Bill." Bradley, J.: “You… you’re already…” Davis, W.: “Why would I wanna do that?” Bradley, J.: “You’re already exposed.” Davis, W.: “What… Well, how… how would… You just told me the local police departments wouldn’t know.” Bradley, J.: “No. I told you I don’t know. I don’t know how that works. Particularly, there’s a…” Davis, W.: “They probably wouldn’t know, so why would I wanna expose myself? And… and because I wanna… because I wanna sue the state for a hundred dollars because they didn’t get my card back to me on time?” Bradley, J.: “No. I think you’re missin’ the purpose of this.” 09400097.doc 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“One minute to conclude.” Davis, W.: “Representative?” Bradley, J.: “My button’s off.” Davis, W.: “Okay.” Bradley, J.: “So, this is creating an incentive through a very onerous mechanism to require the state to do what it is obligated to do by law.” Davis, W.: “Okay. Well, Representative…” Bradley, J.: “That’s all it is and I’m not gonna…” Davis, W.: “Representative, if it…” Bradley, J.: “…complicate it more than that.” Dais, W.: “If I have… if I have an organization that's billed the state for payment for services and that payment is more than 30 days late, then would you be willing to support a piece of legislation that would allow them to sue DHS or DCFS or another agency…” Bradley, J.: “Well, do…” Davis, W.: “…because they haven’t gotten their money?” Bradley, J.: “Do the… do… by them not getting their money do they become felons?” Davis, W.: “Well, no. They don’t… they don’t become felons.” Bradley, J.: “Are they… are they… are they felons by not gettin’ their money?” Davis, W.: “They don’t become felons…”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Molaro, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you. Well, I just wanna… just wanna point something out because this is… Molaro, right. This is pretty simple stuff. And I’m… I’m a gun advocate guy and I… 09400097.doc 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 I don’t understand what we’re doin’ here ‘cause I think this is pretty simple. It reminds me of a driver’s license expiring. So, you got the FOID card, so what we’re tellin’ these gun owners and I tell ‘em, I wanna get ya registered and I wanna make sure you get a FOID card. Now, the FOID card’s good for 4 or 5 years… I don’t know I don’t have one… but, let’s say, it’s 5 years and now it’s coming up to expiring, just like a driver’s license would expire. Now, it doesn’t make any sense to me that you would get that your driver’s license expiring, you go to the Secretary of State to renew it and it expires June 1 and the Secretary of State says, ‘Ya know what, we’ve got a backlog, don’t worry about it, go drive with that… with an expired license.’ And everybody’s out there getting arrested for an expired license. That doesn’t make sense. So, what we do is, Jesse White and the Secretary of State is forced then to make sure we don’t have people out there driving around with expired licenses. Now, you see here it says a hundred dollars a day, five hundred dollars a day. Let’s get real. We’re not gonna let the State Police be out there getting fines of a million dollars. That’s crazy. What this Bill is gonna do is it’s gonna be the public policy of the General Assembly to tell the State Police when you’re out there doing your priorities you have to hire 2, 3, 4, or 5 more people, whatever it takes, to make sure that people, when their FOID cards expires you don’t make ‘em a felon. You get the requisite amount of people you need so if it’s 30 days later give ‘em their FOID card so they can be legal. That’s all we’re doin’ here. By the time it gets to the Senate, 09400097.doc 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Representative Bost will tell ya, he tried to work with ‘em, we’re gonna have to shoot a little… little long there…, ya know, we’re gonna have a little sit-down and straighten this out with the State Police. This is a good Bill. It recognizes that. It’s got nothin’ to do about hunters and gun… forget that. All it has to do is, the State Police are supposed to give ‘em their FOID card within a requisite amount of time, just like the Secretary of State. Let’s get these people their FOID card, let’s get people their driver’s license timely and then we won’t have to go through this. It’s a good Bill. Let’s get it done. Thank you.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Menard, Representative Brauer, for what reason do you rise?”

“Indicates he will.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Mulligan, for what reason do you rise?”

“To the Bill.”

“Seeing no further questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 45… Representative Bradley.” Bradley, J.: “Can I close?”

“Do you wanna close?” Bradley, J.: “Yeah. Sure. Thanks. It’s a real simple Bill. The difference between this Bill and late payments or any other situation is, name me another situation where the state not doin’ its job makes someone, for whom they’re not doin’ their job, a felon, and that’s what happens in the State of Illinois. If a FOID card is not processed in a timely manner, then you create a felon out of the lawful gun owner that didn’t get their FOID card back in time. And the Representative who sits on the front row, whose name I won’t mention, I understand your situation, but think of it this way. By doing this Bill, we give all the agencies of the 09400097.doc 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 state and we give everyone within the state additional ammunition to make sure that sufficient resources are put towards this to insure that people get… ya like that… to put resources on this to make sure that this gets done in 30 days. This is supported by the gun owners of the State of Illinois. I think you’ll find that most of your constituents are gonna support this. I’d ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“Now, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4529?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bost. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 80 voting ‘aye’, 29 voting ‘no’, 4 voting ‘present’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative McAuliffe, for what reason do you rise?”

“State your point.”

“Welcome to Springfield. The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost, for what reason do you rise?” 09400097.doc 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“State your point.”

“Check the source of that e-mail, too. The Lady from Kane, Representative Chapa LaVia, for what reason do you rise?”

“I’d like everybody to say a good welcome to one of my schools that’s out here from Aurora and that’s St. Rita’s… Saint…”

“Welcome to…”

“Welcome, Annunciation, to Springfield. On the Order of Third Readings we have Representative Ron Stephens on House Bill 4559. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Bond, Representative Stephens.” 09400097.doc 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4559?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Hultgren on House Bill 4679. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Hultgren.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4679?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take… Representative Winters. Schock. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Colvin on House Bill 4688. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Colvin.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4688 is a Bill that amen… amends the underlying Bill that we passed here last year, House Bill 381, dealing with the growing problem of fraudulent identity with respect to minority contracting. Companies that pose themselves as minority companies in the attempt to get minority preference for a particular contracting with units of government, whether it be state, county, or local units of government, where those programs do exist. In House Bill 381 we made it a fel… a Class II felony for any company that fraudulently poses themselves as a minority firm and that pretty much dealt with the contractor-government relationship. Well, in House Bill 09400097.doc 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 4688, this Bill is an Amendment to the underlying Bill that also covers the contractor-subcontractor relationship where, in fact, you would find more small business and minority contracting opportunities. This Bill passed out of committee unanimously. The underlying Bill passed out of the House and Senate unanimously and was signed by the Governor. I know of no opposition. I’ll be happy to answer any questions.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass House Bill 4688?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mautino. Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Lady from Cook, Representative Deborah Graham on House Bill 4693. Out of the record. Representative Graham on House Bill 4694. Out of the record. Chapa LaVia on House Bill 4711. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: “The Lady from Kane, Representative Chapa LaVia.”

“Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 4711 has to do with dog fighting in the State of Illinois. Because it’s done underground, it makes it very hard to catch criminals. It’s become exceedingly popular in our gang cultures. Whether in gangs who are in Aurora, 09400097.doc 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Chicago, Rockford, Cicero, or downstate, the criminals are making a lot of money and using it to finance their illegal activities, exposing children to a culture of violence and in… inflicting the most inhumane treatment to animals I’ve ever seen, especially in the last 2 or 3 years. Dog fighting is a extremely detailed, involved sport and has become commonplace entertainment for many. Involves illegal gaming and often includes drug sales and weapons violation. Predatory breeding and raising dogs from the time that they are puppies to become lethal killing machines, if they’re bred or stolen, a dog that won’t fight they bury it alive or they dump it in the side of the road. If it will fight, they begin training the dog. House Bill 4711 changes law… the law of dog fighting to mirror a Louisiana law whereby the prima facie evidence is offered, even possesses material used as a dog training for facilities, i.e., tread pools, treadmills, other materials outlined. This means that cops have an easier time arresting people and prosecuting ‘em if they have these… these basic… equipment around their house and they could show evidence of it. The Bill also requires that all police officers do receive training in recognizing the signs of dog fighting, so Illinois law can better enforce and the Law Enforcement Training Academy Boards helped design the provisions and the proponents to using the local law enforcement to decide whether kut… what kind of training they’d like to provide. It also increases the penalty from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor for those who are spectators in a dog fighting ring and it also establishes felony penalties for dog fighting predators who 09400097.doc 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 conduct dog fighting in the presence of children under the age of 16. The main reason I’m supporting this piece of legislation, I feel everybody in the House should also support this, it addresses the heart of the problem. The serious issues now that we’re facing in our state and throughout the United States with vicious dogs and them attacking individuals, like one of our Members mentioned earlier. Dogs are not… or puppies aren’t… aren’t born or inherent to be mean. People train them to be vicious. Therefore, they get out of the yard, they attack people. And they’re a threat not only to our children, law enforcement, and general public safety. Reason number two, public safety, the correlation between dogs that are trained in the fights. We crack down on criminals that engage in this blood sport. Gangs, dog fighting is huge in the gang culture. Four, child protection, violence reduction in our… in our districts in our area. Five, law enforcement protection which is one of my main issues in this whole piece of drafting of the legislation. Without proper training, police officers aren’t aware of all the signs of a dog fighting ring or signs that somebody is training dogs to be killers. Six, it never reaches our courts. Dog fighting isn’t even prosecuted very often because it’s too hard to catch these criminal… the criminals. This Bill will make it easier to catch them providing law enforcement with the tools they need to recognize this crime when they are confronted with it and allowing police officers to arrest alleged dog fighters for a more… a mere possession of the dog fighting materials on top of if they catch them in the 09400097.doc 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 crime or not in the crime, showing that the materials are around there. Discrimination, right now breed bans discriminate against minorities because the majority of the dogs typically labeled as ‘dangerous dogs’ are Latino and African American which make up the majority of my district in Aurora. And then, eighth, punish irresponsible owners. These… the Bill punishes irresponsible dog owners and protects the animals from abuse and neglect. So, it’s the best way to deal with the problem of dangerous dogs. I’ll take any questions.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall House Bill 4o… The question is, ‘Shall House Bill 4711 pass?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’… 1 ‘present’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Schock on House Bill 4743. Representative Schock on House Bill 46… 4743. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall House Bill 4743 pass?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bassi. May. Foby… The Clerk… Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 71 voting ‘aye’, 40 voting ‘no’, 1 voting ‘present’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Lady from Kane, Representative Chapa LaVia, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank… thank you, Speaker. I’d to acknowledge someone in the gallery that we all have come to know and love and he’s here with us, his beautiful wife, Jerome Faulkner, a.k.a., Moe, is up there. Moe started with the House… Moe started with the House… Stand up Moe Boe. Moe started with the House in June of ’85. He was known for his bulldog style of guarding the chambers and he often did that, even with me, Moe. He is respected by Members, not so… Members and loved by many of the staffers who have encountered the bulldog in the gallery tellin’ ‘em how to straighten up or not drinking or you can’t go through without a pass. He was known for his unusual ways of rehabilitating himself. Moe, who had his shoulder worked on, would often be seen doing his rehab in the gallery such as shadow boxing in place to keep his shoulder straight. And the funniest of them all is when he would stand at the pillars and act as though he was climbing up the pillars, 09400097.doc 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 this was to keep his shoulder loose. Moe worked countless hours in pain and discomfort and yet he never, ever, ever complained to us or anybody on the House Floor. He took great… a great deal of pride in the service that he provided and Moe also would be seen yelling at various people to get… to get off the floor, from lobbyists who didn’t have ideas. But the most… the funniest thing about that, Moe, is most people don’t know that you’re hard of hearing, so they didn’t know and you didn’t know how har… how loud you were yelling at them. And all I wanna say is, Moe, we love you and we’re gonna miss you, we’ll respect you. And now, you have time to go bet on the ponies. Everybody, welcome Moe.”

Speaker Hannig: “Representative Hannig is in the Chair. Representative D’Amico, you have House Bill 4768. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“Rep… Representative D’Amico.”

“This is on the Order of Short Debate. Does anyone stand in response? The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke.” 09400097.doc 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“So, we will remove this from Short Debate and put it on Standard Debate. And Representative Black is recognized for 5 minutes.”

“Representative Pritchard.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.” 09400097.doc 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Representative D’Amico to close.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Rep… Representative Mautino, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 4793.”

“Representative Mautino.”

“Thank you, Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 49… or 4793 is at the request of the Village of Paw Paw, it's a village of 800. They have a TIF district that they wish to extend from the 23 to the 35 years. It’s gone through the Revenue Committee. All letters from all taxing bodies have been submitted. There’s full agreement. And for this small town, it’s their wish to help encourage and continue some development that’s started over the past 09400097.doc 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 few years. Glad to join Representative Mitchell as cosponsors on this. And ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

Speaker Hannig: “Is there any discussion? Representative Mitchell, would you like to close? We’ll let you close on this.” Mitchell, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a very important to a very small community that has worked with their taxing bodies, as Representative Mautino said, to get agreement from all of them. This will not hurt their school district simply because they… they already have a wind farm that’s helping the school district out, at this time. The school district realizes that if we don’t do something to capitalize on the increase in that entire area to keep up with their neighbors, Rochelle, that has the hub now, then they will never increase their revenue. All agree and I appreciate very much Representative Mautino helping me out with this. Thanks, Frank.”

“Okay so, Representative Reitz, that was a close. So, the question now is… the question is, ‘Shall that… this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Bradley, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting ‘yes’ and 1 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Sacia, for what reason do you rise?”

“Sta… state your point.”

Speaker Hannig: “Welcome to Springfield. Representative Stephens, you have House Bill 4822. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Bond, Representative Stephens.”

“This is on the Order of Short Debate. Does anyone stand in response? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Delgado, you have House Bill 4829. 09400097.doc 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Representative Delgado, do you wish us to read this? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Delgado.”

“Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 4829 will do the following: it allows the Department of Human Rights to retain jurisdiction over a charge alleging a violation of the Real Estate Transaction Article of the Human Rights Act, even when the investigation of the charge takes longer than 100 days. The Real Estate Transaction Article includes the sale, exchange, rental, or lease of a property or the brokering of appraising of a residential real property and making or purchasing of loans. This Bill came about in response to the state’s court decision to dismiss an individual’s charge after the department’s investigation of the charge has taken longer than 100 days. At this point, I would ask for your ‘aye’ vote and I’m open for any questions.”

“Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“Right. We have had no information from the realtors. I know them pretty well. I’ve not had any opposition from them at all that I know of.” 09400097.doc 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Yes, Sir. What 4829 will allow is the Department of Human Rights to retain the jurisdiction over a charge alleging a violation of the Real Estate Transaction Article of the Human Rights Act, even when the investigation of the charge takes longer than 100 days. Now, the reason of this was that this Bill’s in response to a state court decision to dismiss an individual’s charge that after the depart… after the department’s investigation of a charge that’s taken longer than 100 days. While the Act appears to allow for an investigation longer than those 100 days, when completion of the investigation within that time period is imprac…, is not practieable the court decision suggests otherwise.”

“So, that’s where this… that was the genesis of this piece of legislation.”

“Any further discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Rita… Representative Rita, you have House Bill 4894. Okay. Out of the record. Representative 09400097.doc 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Miller, you’re next with House Bill 4895. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Miller.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Hou… of the House. House Bill 4895 extends a TIF district in South Holland. I ask for a favorable vote.”

“Is there any discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting ‘yes’ and 4 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 4904. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. ”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Saviano.”

“Is there any discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4971 for Representative Brady. Representative Brady. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from McLean, Representative Brady.”

“Is there any discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5216.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke.”

“Is there any discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Rep… Okay. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Coulson is next. And Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5269.” 09400097.doc 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Coulson.”

“And on that question, the Lady from Cook, Representative Hamos.”

“Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“She indicates she’ll yield.”

“Thank you. Representative, I talked, also, to the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant Services about this. It seems to me… I used to be involved with the community colleges at some point along the way and there is a very significant English as a Second Language program that the community colleges already take responsibility for…

“So, but for purposes of legislative intent, just because I don’t like to overlay programs, and I’m sure you don’t either…”

“…that don’t mesh. It is your intent that if you’re creating a new program here and if we can get more appropriation then this will be a coordinated system that will be administered by the Board of Higher Education and the Community College Board, right?”

“Thank you.”

“Is there any further discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there 09400097.doc 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Molaro, do you wish us to read 5284? Out of the record. Representative Mendoza, shall we read House Bill 5288? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Mendoza.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 5288 simply adds a bit of information to the current report that the Department of State Police must submit to the General Assembly and the Governor regarding the DNA backlog. House Amendment #1 is the Bill and it defines ‘backlog’ as all cases awaiting forensic testing whether in the custody of the State Police or lockel… local law enforcement. And that is, of course, regarding the DNA backlog. In the past, we had heard about the vast reduction of DNA backlog cases only to find out that other municipalities still had cases that had not been counted in the initial backlog. So, I think, for terms of clarification and moving forward on the proper analiz… analyzation of DNA, it’s important that we clarify what the actual backlog means and that’s what this language does. There is no known opposition to the Bill. As a matter of fact, all groups have come forward and supported it. And I would ask for your support, as well. Thank you.”

“So, there’s a number of individuals wishing to speak, so we’ll put this on Standard Debate. And Representative Lindner is recognized for 5 minutes.” 09400097.doc 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“For this Bill? No. There was no opposition to the Bill at all. It took like two seconds to get it out. This is just the one that says what the new backlog actually means. And what we’re saying is that we’re adding to it to include the information that municipalities have on hand in terms of DNA evidence on hand, that the Illinois State Police knows about but hasn’t tested yet. For example, the City of Chicago had some DNA cases that hadn’t been analyzed yet and were not included in the official numbers of the backlog. It’s important that we know just how bad that backlog really is every year.”

“No one at all.”

“Yeah. That’s okay. Thanks.”

“Representative Monique Davis.” Davis, M.: “Will the Sponsor yield?”

“She indicates she’ll yield.” Davis, M.: “Representative, have we put anything into legislation to help remove the backlog?”

“What this Bill does is try to address that because when we talk about the backlog, I think we would all agree in this chamber that it’s important to know what the backlog really is. So, when people says there’s thousands of cases, we need to know exactly how many cases constitutes the 09400097.doc 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 backlog so that we can try to bring that number of backlogs down. When we bring public attention to the issue of a backlog even existing, that creates to med… that leads to media scrutiny, that leads to Legislator scrutiny and leads to us demanding accountability from those groups that have to analyze the backlog.” Davis, M.: “So, currently, we collect the DNA of those who are convicted of a felony. Is that correct?”

“That’s correct.” Davis, M.: “So, there is a backlog in doing the identification markers, or what have you, on the number of DNA collections that have already taken place. Is that correct?”

“The backlog every day is being reduced, but that’s why it’s important that we know how extensive that backlog is. That’s the only thing this Bill does.” Davis, M.: “So, it…”

“It… it… it allows for the report that the Governor gets and that we get every year to include as many cases as currently exists so that we know how to best address the issue of the backlog.” Davis, M.: “Yeah, because I think the Governor has proposed 500… is it 500 thousand? You don’t know? It’s… the Governor has made a major proposal for forensic somethin’…”

“Oh, that’s for the DNA Institute, totally unrelated to this legislation.” Davis, M.: “So, they won’t… that won’t be people available to help reduce this backlog?”

“At some point the goal is, I believe, with this institute to allow for that.” 09400097.doc 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Davis, M.: “I thought the goal was to train people in forensic science so they could work in this area?”

“It could be. I think there’s multiple goals for the institute, but that’s not what this legislation is about. This is simply the report as to what the actual backlog is so that we know…” Davis, M.: “And the report would come from the State Police?”

“It does currently come from the State Police, Representative. This adds to the information that they have to provide us regarding the backlog.” Davis, M.: “So, are they in support of your legislation?”

“Yes. And so are the defense attorneys, everyone, really, both on the law enforcement and defense side are in favor of this legislation because it’s important that we have the best information at our disposal.” Davis, M.: “Because if they receive this DNA information on a timely basis perhaps that would reduce the inmate population at Cook County Jail where people are waiting to be tried, they are merely being held because they don’t have bail money?”

“No. The… that has nothing to do with that because we don’t take DNA unless if you're convicted.” Davis, M.: “But… but it has to have something to do with it. It… it literally has to have something to do with it if people are awaiting trial and they haven’t put up any bail, but they’re not convicted and the DNA results will help them to be found innocent.”

“Representative, this Bill only has deals with reporting of what constitutes the DNA backlog. It has 09400097.doc 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 nothing to do with any particular case that's awaiting trial.” Davis, M.: “So, you're just asking them to give us a report on how many cases they have not…”

“Actually exists, that is correct.” Davis, M.: “…yet found.”

“That’s exactly it.” Davis, M.: “Okay. I will support your legislation.”

“Thank you.” Davis, M.: “And I feel that we must encourage the department to get this information to us on a very timely basis. Thank you.”

“I agree. Thank you.”

“Representative Durkin.”

“She indicates she’ll yield.”

“Okay. Representative Durkin, I have a great deal of respect for you in this area, so I’d be happy to pull it out of the record.”

“Okay. Out of the record at the request of the Sponsor. Representative Bradley, you have House Bill 5299. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Gentleman from Williamson, Representative Bradley.” Bradley, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a very simple Bill. I was shocked when I learned from some of my constituents that none of the or very few of the Internet dating sites, which charge member services to find true love and romance, et cetera, provide any kind of background check whatsoever. The cost of doing a very simple routine background check, making sure someone’s not a sex offender or a serial killer, a felon, those types of things, is relatively inexpensive. It could be done for less than a dollar, dollar and a half. It seems to me like this is good common sense. All it simply requires is that if you’re not 09400097.doc 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 gonna perform… perform the background check… if you’re not gonna perform the background check, then at least have something on your site which lets people know that you did not do a background check. I… I think it’s an opportunity to make something that a lot of people enjoy, something that has been good for some people, even better. I’d ask for an ‘aye’ vote. Oh, it got out of committee unanimously. It came out of the Judiciary-I Committee. Thanks.”

“Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black.”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“To the Bill.”

“Representative, your 5 minutes have expired. Would you bring your remarks to a close. Representative… Representative Black, did you wish to conclude your remarks?”

“Representative Granberg.”

“Sponsor yield?”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“Representative Bradley, I just have one question.” Bradley, J.: “Yeah.”

“Is Judge Moran of Madison County a proponent or opponent of this Bill?” Bradley, J.: “I’d rule… I’d ask for a ruling, that’s not germane.”

“All right. Well, thank you very… that’s very important. Thank you”

“Representative Durkin.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.” 09400097.doc 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Representative Lindner.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“Representative Bradley to close.” 09400097.doc 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Bradley, J.: “Yeah. This is a very simple Bill. Provide a background check. If you don’t provide a background check, then at least tell the people that are using the service that you haven’t performed a background check. It’s very simple, it’s very straightforward. Just because something’s on the Internet, does that mean that we, as a state, cannot endeavor to protect our citizens or to do the right thing with regards to what’s going on within our state or whenever the issue comes up are we going to say, ‘Well, we can’t deal with that, we can’t work on that, we can’t stop that, we can’t prohibit that because it’s on the Internet and because we can’t do anything about that.’ Well, of course, we can. We can regulate, we can prohibit, we can make good suggestions within the State of Illinois with regards to our citizenry. I would ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 74 voting ‘yes’ and 36 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative McAuliffe, for what reason do you rise?”

“State your point.”

“Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5336.” 09400097.doc 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Osterman.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 5336 deals with the serious issue of individuals impersonating law enforcement officers. A recent study of our State Police show that in the Chicagoland area in the last 3 years over a thousand incidents of people impersonating a law enforcement officer. It deals with this problem in three distinct ways. One, it creates a new section for false impersonation of a peace officer or firefighter while carrying a firearm. It also increases penalties for aggravated false impersonation of a police officer or fire… fire while attempting to commit a felony. Additionally, individuals using oscillating lights similar to lights on law enforcement vehicles who attempts to stop or detain an individual, the penalties will be increased. This is a measure that’s supported by the State Police and other law enforcement groups. And I would ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“There’s two distinct sections. One deals with firefighters impersonation… impersonating firefighters and one deals with peace officers, but that is included in the Bill.”

“Any further discussion? The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black. Representative Black.”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“Well, it does two things. One, is it creates a section dealing with firearms and those impers… those individuals that are impersonating law enforcement officers and/or firemen that are carrying firearms. I think it’s important that we have a distinct part of the law that deals with those individuals that are not just impersonating law enforcement or doing so and… and also carrying firearms. There was a situation in a downstate city where a doctor who 09400097.doc 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 was driving was impersonating a law enforcement officer, when he, was pulled over for a DUI, it was found out that he had a loaded 9 millimeter. So, that is a distinct provision that’s in this Bill that’s new. Additionally, it increases the penalties in two parts to stiffen the penalties. I think that there have been a lot of media reports about an increase in this activity. I think that we need to make sure that those people that are committing this… this act, that we… that they’re punished for it.”

“It was a doctor who, when he was pulled over, tried to impersonate a law enforcement officer. Had a badge on him, he also had a lat… noted a loaded 9 millimeter.”

“I’m not sure.”

“I would think it’s the context in which you do that. If you do that while you pull someone over because they’re swerving on the road and you’re impersonating a law 09400097.doc 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 enforcement officer, yes. If you do that to intimidate someone which has been used in examples across the state, yes. But I think that would be determined by law enforcement, the police officers who would be charging you. I think that would also be determined by the prosecutors that would be moving forward to prosecute you in the court system. I think what we’re trying to get at, Representative Black, in all seriousness, is it this is a serious situation. There has been individuals that have been pulled over by people that have been impersonating law enforcement. There have been rapists that have been found to have identification that didn’t… and people suspected they would be used to… used to impersonate law enforcement. So, we’re trying to get that… at this measure… at that problem with this.”

“I… I would say…”

“Representative, I would say ‘no’. Many people wear Chicago Police… Firefighters hats. When I play softball in the summertime, I play with some firemen. I have a Chicago Firefighters hat. Many people have shirts that say FBI, Chicago Police Department. There’s a definitive act of impersonating an officer…”

“…and that’s what we’re getting at in this.”

“The areas that we talk about in this increases penalties while committing a felony… attempting to commit a felony.”

“So, this…”

Speaker Hannig: “So, Representative Black, your time has expired. Would you bring your remarks to a close.”

“At… attempting to commit a felony…”

“…carrying a firearm…”

“…or pulling someone over to detain an individual.”

“Representative Sacia.”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“Representative Sacia, I appreciate the question and in… kind of, bringing forth this measure and looking at it, I think the issue of homeland security officers. In the legislation it also deals with those federal agents and their ability to arrest people for committing state crimes. I would also, as we move forward, be willing to work with you and the Senate Sponsor on that to include homeland security officers. I think that probably specifying that would be something that’s important, making sure also and there have been cases documented that individuals are not representing themselves as homeland security officers, given the heighten awareness that we have in terrorism. So, I’d be more than willing to work with you in the Senate in dealing with that and specifying that a little bit more clearly.”

“Thank you.”

“Representative Monique Davis.” Davis, M.: “Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?”

“He indicates he’ll yield.” Davis, M.: “Currently, Representative, if a person impersonates a firefighter or if a person impersonates a peace officer and he carries a weapon, what is the current penalty?”

“For carrying a weapon, I believe, they would be charged with two separate offenses. One, for carrying… for impersonating a peace officer or a firefighter and a separate charge for illegal… carrying a firearm, if they’re illegally carrying a firearm. So, it’d be two separate charges. But… so, what we’re doing and in this one provision is to consolidate that and make it, I believe, a Class III felony.” Davis, M.: “So, it goes from a Class IV to a III. Is that correct?”

“No. What I’m saying is that there’s a new Section that consolidates what someone would be charged for. Currently, if someone has a firearm on them and they’re 09400097.doc 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 committing a violation of the Firearms Act while impersonating a law enforcement officer…” Davis, M.: “Okay.”

“…they would be charged for two separate things. In this legislation, we combined that. So, we put that in there. But we also increased penalties for aggravated false impersonation of a police… peace officer or firefighter while attempting to commit a felony from a Class III to a Class II. So, that’s someone that is using the false impersonation of an off… a law enforcement officer to commit a felony. So, that would be increased from a Class III to a Class II.” Davis, M.: “What’s the difference in those penalties?”

“A Class…” Davis, M.: “What’s the difference in the Class IV to the Class II?”

“A Class II is a 3 to 5 years, a 2-year…” Davis, M.: “Okay. Slow down now. The Class II, a person would be in prison 3 to 5 years.”

“Three to 7 years.” Davis, M.: “Three to 7 on a Class II?”

“And a Class III would be 2 to 5.” Davis, M.: “And what it currently is, is what?”

“Under the one Section of aggravated false impersonation of a peace officer while attempting to commit a felony it's a Class III and it would be moved to a Class II.” Davis, M.: “I’m looking at our analysis and it says a per… that a person that used an oscillating light would go…” 09400097.doc 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“That’s a separate Section. Let me get to that. That would go from a Class IV to a Class II. And that would be basically, let me be clear on that, that’s not just someone that’s flashing lights on their car, it’s someone who attempts to stop or detain an individual. There have been situations where people have pulled someone over using those lights to either shake ‘em down for money, potentially, ya know, do personal harm to those people. So, that’s why we’re moving it… increasing the penalties.” Davis, M.: “So, there has been an increase in those types of crimes?”

“There have been reports and the State Police has shown in the last 3 years in the Chicagoland area there’s been an increase in those numbers. And I think some media outlets have also shown some serious cases in that.” Davis, M.: “Are you familiar with the fact that the Governor plans to open another prison?”

“Yes.” Davis, M.: “Is this an attempt to make sure that prison is filled?”

“No. I would actually hope that individuals that maybe attempted to impersonate a law enforcement officer would see that this law’s on the books and would not do that. I think… I hope that this…” Davis, M.: “To the Bill.”

“…would deter… deter people from…” Davis, M.: “To the Bill, Mr. Speaker.”

“To the Bill.” 09400097.doc 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Davis, M.: “I’m gonna vote for this legislation with a great deal… well, I have great trepidation because my fear is as we increase penalties we also increase cost. If serving 2 or 3 years in prison hasn’t been a deterrent, I don’t think 4 or 5 years will be one either. However, I do realize what your intentions are, but I think we should be very careful when we consider increasing penalties on a Bill, because what it really means is a greater prison time and continuing to have overcrowded prisons. I will vote for your Bill this time, but I urge this Body to be very careful as we vote to extend prison time because we have an empty prison now and I’m sure there will be those vying to quickly fill it up. Thank you.”

“Representative Osterman to close.”

“I appreciate the comments and questions from Members of this Body. And again, this is not an effort to increase prisons. There is a serious issue that’s out there that’s being documented and I think that, as much as we can do to prevent people from impersonating law enforcement officers, it’s not just the act itself it’s the trust that’s built amongst the… the general public as well with people that are law enforcement. And I’d simply ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. 5340's out of the record. 09400097.doc 119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Representative Giles, 5370. Out of the record. Representative Chavez. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5375.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Chavez. Excuse me. The Lady wishes this to be out of the record. Representative… Okay. Representative Krause, you’re next with House Bill 5388. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Krause.”

“Is there any discussion? Then the question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5524.”

“Representative Dunkin.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives. House Bill 5524 extends the film production… the tax credit for the film Bill. And I would ask for a favorable vote.”

“Okay. The Gentleman has moved for the passage of House Bill 5524. And on that question, the Gentleman from Bond, Representative Stephens.”

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“Yes.”

“That…” 09400097.doc 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Ya know, the… there is a… an audit being done right now. I haven’t had a chance to review all of the numbers. I’ve heard… I’ve heard… seen those numbers and heard those numbers, as well. I know it’s… it’s tremendously high as it relates to the film legislation over the last several years.”

“Ninety thousand new jobs?”

“I don’t…”

“As it relates to the film industry, those jobs are contingent upon the production time that it takes to do… shoot a commercial, shoot a television series…”

“…to shoot a…”

“…feature film. So, they can be part-time, they can be full-time, depending on their schedule because they can anywhere from two days to two months depending on the…”

“…the amount of time dedicated.” 09400097.doc 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Representative Biggins.”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“This Bill is a tax credit that provides a $25 thousand wage cap for bills… excuse me… 25 percent on a… the first $25 thousand that an individual who is a resident of the State of Illinois earns. And if they are allowing a diverse staff for hire, they can potentially… if they live in a particular zip code throughout the state, where it’s been impoverished or a history of impoverish, based on the census of 2000-2001, there would be an additional 10 percent tax credit.” 09400097.doc 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“A tax…”

“This tax…”

“This tra… tax credit is an incentive to have business come here… film business, in this particular case, to our great State of Illinois and to do film production all across the State of Illinois for commercials, for short films, for feature films, anywhere in the state. So, that’s what we’re trying to do. The intent of this law is incent… business to come to the state and as a result we’ve seen that… we’ve seen that happen throughout.”

“A tax in… a tax incentive, a tax credit, in this case, has created jobs. You’re absolutely correct.”

“Unfortunately, you are correct.”

“Absolutely.”

“Yes, they have.” 09400097.doc 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Yes.”

“I’m willin’ to take a look at anything that’s gonna help sustain tax credits… tax credits, to help incent… businesses, production, to come to our great State of Illinois and put people to work. I would love to take a look at something along…”

“…along those tax credit lines.”

“Thank you, Representative.”

“So, on the Order of Standard Debate, we’ve now had Representative Stephens and Biggins speak in response. Representative Black, you’re next. Would you like to speak in favor or in response?” 09400097.doc 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“He indicates he’ll yield.”

“I’m trying to understand your question.”

“Ya know, at this point, I’m not a… I’m not able to, first of all, I can’t determine what the… what the Governor’s intentions are, but I do know that we are in a very competitive environment nationwide not only just with other countries but with other states that are actively pursuing business here. For example, about three weeks or so ago we had a huge multimillion dollar Disney product… excuse me… production that was scheduled to shoot here in 09400097.doc 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 the State of Illinois that would have put at least several hundred individuals to work. And so, the State of Massachusetts, they came up with a tax incentive not only identical to ours but they raised the bar in terms of various incentives… incentives, perks, et cetera, for their respective state and they lured, they took, they attracted, they drew, they brought in, they stole that major Disney production to their state within a relatively short period of time because this state has really set the tone for attracting new business. We’ve gone from $25 million in 2002 to 90 million. Just last year, once the numbers are all in, we’re gonna be well over $100 million in film production benefits and moneies, the resources that were spent here, in this great State of Illinois. And all that’s broken down by the Illinois Department of Labor. So, I really can’t… can’t say 100 percent for certain what’s gonna happen when it goes over to the Senate, but you have to keep in mind, my intention is to further the film industry here in the great state. Many of my colleagues here, you, yourself have… has every year have been a part of this legislation and helped us move it forward. And I think, at the end of the day, that’s what most of us here are about. We’re here to help benefit the citizens in this great state of ours.”

“That the… over on the Senate side there's a great deal of concern with having this as a multiyear. About 3 years ago, when this… when we first introduced this Bill, we put in there that we would look at this on a year-to- year basis. I think the industry, ideally, would love to have multiple years of tax incentive, but at this point I’m not exactly sure, ya know, how we’re gonna pursue it given there are some other dynamics that exist, that we need to work out within the industry itself. But first things first we need to try to sustain what we have and try to become more competitive to bring that boatload of money and resources that comes along with the production to this state.”

“It’s my intention on it and understanding that…”

Speaker Hannig: “Representative Black, your 5 minutes have expired. Would you like to bring your remarks to a close, please.”

“So, Repre… Rep…”

“Restate your question and we’ll have him answer it.”

“My answer to that, Representative, as Sponsor for the last 3 years, yes.”

“Thank you.”

“Okay. So, Representative Stephens, Biggins and Black have spoken in response. Does anyone wish to speak in favor of the Bill? Representative McGuire.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I would like to rise and… and be brief in support of the Bill. I’ve been a Member of the Tourism Committee here in the House, I guess, 09400097.doc 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 since the Tourism Committee was first established a few years back and I support the young man and he has been the one who has brought the film making back to Illinois. And not only to Illinois, but to pretty much to Joliet. Of course, I’m a hometowner, I’m always pushing Joliet. The film Prison Break was just filmed in Joliet. And who could forget The Blues Brothers. There are things other than the film being made at the prison in Joliet or wherever it is in the State of Illinois, it brings jobs. The people who work there also go to the restaurants to eat. They stay overnight in motels. They’re there for months, they’re there for weeks. They spend money. And out… and not only brings these things to Joliet, it brings these things to the State of Illinois. And a few years back we were losing ground to not even other states it was other countries. They were going to Australia and other countries to film. So, I think we have to do whatever we can to keep these filmmakers coming back to Illinois, coming back to Joliet or wherever in Illinois and keep making films in Illinois. Thank you very much.”

Speaker Hannig: “So, the rules of debate provide for one additional speaker in favor. Representative Saviano.”

“Representative Dunkin to close.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House and all of those who have been sponsoring this legislation over the last several years. This legislation simply sustains us at a level where we are attracting film business here, at the commercial level, at the feature film level, the short film level and it’s something that we’ve proven successful. And it’s been a bipartisan effort. It’s value-added that we’ve… we’ve done for a tremendous amount of employees who do a number of things here in this state. It gives folk a new opportunity and a continued opportunity to be in the workforce and to be in the craft that they enjoy and respect and love. And this is one of the steps as Representative Saviano so eloquently pointed out who is… who was and is one 09400097.doc 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 of the original Sponsors here who brought this here years ago before I even came here and so, I wanna thank you for that, Representative Saviano. But this is the right thing that Mem… many of our Members here look forward to doin’ in bringing something of substance to our great State of Illinois. So, I’m lookin’ forward to all of our support and for us to continue to bring business here to this great state. Thank you. I would ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 107 voting ‘yes’ and 6 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Lang, for what reason do you rise? On page 9 in the Calendar, we’re going to return to House Bill 4125. Representative Flowers, 4125. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Lady from Cook, Representative Flowers.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4125 becomes the Bill and it deals with the recommendation of autism. It expands the coverage for the Insurance Code with respect to the mental health parity and the provision requiring coverage for certain serious mental illnesses under these terms. And basically, what this Bill would require is 20 additional outpatient visit for speech therapy and this is agreed to legislation. I’ll 09400097.doc 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 be more than happy to answer any questions you have regarding the legislation.”

“Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke. Representative Parke.”

“She indicates she’ll yield.”

“Yes, Representative, it was agreed to with the people that I was working with.”

“Excuse me.”

“The, I…”

“Oh, but Representative, what you have to understand if they are in opposition I was not aware of it. The on…”

“The…”

“Larry Barry with the insurance...”

“Excuse me, excuse me, because the Bill was amended with his Amendment. And he said… Oh, well, you have to understand, Representative, that technically they agreed, but it’s his language that I put on the Bill. And…"

“And Representative, on the original Bill I did just that and that’s the reason why Amendment #2 becomes the Bill because we… we made the difference that the insurance industry wanted us to make for clarity purposes. And as a result, what you see is what you get.”

“Right. Absolutely.”

“Now, Representative, you know this is not the original Bill. The original Bill is… this Amendment has changed drastically and it only deals with the… the number of outpatient visits for speech therapy for children who are in need. And studies have shown that if intervened early and often in regards to speech therapy, that these children… it helps to improve their behavior. And surely you cannot be against speech therapy for the treatment of autism, especially if it may offset the future costs of… if they don’t have it. So, it’s really a lot cheaper, Sir, if we would offer this in the long run and once again, studies have been proven that …studies have proven that with more 09400097.doc 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 speech therapy the treatment would enable… will improve their behavior drastically.”

“Excuse me. Rep… Representative… Representative, may I say this to you, please?”

“You’re discussing Representative Flowers’ Bill. Now, when Representative Lang’s Bill comes up, you can discuss his Bill with him. So, would you please stick with House Bill 4125 because…”

“…I don’t have that Bill in front of me, Sir, and that’s… I’m not the Chief Sponsor of that legislation.”

“You’re more than welcome.”

Speaker Hannig: “Representative Parke, your 5 minutes have expired. Would you bring your remarks to a close.” 09400097.doc 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Representative Feigenholtz.”

“Ladies and Gentlemen, I rise in strong support of this Bill. I… I don’t know how many of you have had visits over the last few years from parents of children with autism, but I will tell you honestly that what Representative Flowers is doing is going to end up saving the State of Illinois money. Anyone knows that a child with autism if ca… if diagnosed and treated early, can very often be mainstreamed into classroom work instead of having to have specialized care the rest of their lives. I have an unbelievable program in my district. I’d be glad to… and I know I’ve invited Representative Bellock and a couple of other people to take a tour of this place, but it’s amazing. And a lot of our parents are impoverishing themselves. They’re selling their homes, they are having to quit their jobs and their lives are… are really stressed out because 09400097.doc 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 they’re going… they have to pay exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses because insurance companies consider treatment for this habilitative instead of rehabilitative. This is a Bill that is long overdue and we should all support it. And I’d like to commend the Sponsor for all the hard work she’s done.”

“Representative Bellock.”

“Okay. We… we’ve had three speak in favor and Representative Daniels will be recognized to close. Okay.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Returning to page 12 of the Calendar is House Bill 5288. This has been read a third time, previously. Representative Mendoza. Representative Mendoza.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Going back to 5288, is simply a reporting document for knowing exactly what the DNA backlog is. I would ask for your support.”

Speaker Hannig: “Is there any discussion? Representative Durkin.”

“Is my mike workin’? Okay. Sorry about that. Yeah. I just mentioned that it was a… the Bill that I pulled out of the record regarding the proper accountability of what the DNA backlog is. Your request was regarding DNA that might be in the possession of the labs that could be out- of-state, not necessarily in the possession of the Illinois State Police or the local municipalities. I have no problem 09400097.doc 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 with that. We’re looking forward to amending that in the Senate.”

“No. No problem with that.”

“Yeah. None at all.”

“The question is, ‘Shall this Bill pass?’ All in favor vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Howard, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege.”

“State your point.”

“Thank you. I’d like you all to welcome three wonderful people who makes certain that that great university within my district operates. Please welcome, Dr. Elnora Daniel, President; Dr. Beverley J. Anderson, who is the provost; and Dr. Erma Brooks Williams, who is governmental affairs.” 09400097.doc 140  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Welcome to Springfield. And Representative Holbrook, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Speaker. A personal privilege.”

“State your point.”

“I’d like to announce that this is tourism week here in Springfield and they’re all meeting here. I believe, they’re over at the Hilton this week and many of you have your local tourism boards here. I’m blessed with one of the finest in the State of Illinois and I have my Belleville tourism group and the director, Cathleen Lindauer, sitting right up to our left up here. If we’d like to greet ‘em today. Thank you.”

“Welcome to Springfield. On page 9 of the Calendar is House Bill… Excuse me. Representative Rose, for what reason do you rise?”

“State your point.”

“On page 9 of the Calendar, Mr. Clerk, is House Bill 2150. Would you read the Bill, please. So, Representative Soto, we’re advised that the Rules Committee has… has sent an Amendment out for your… for this Bill. Is that correct? So, at this time we need to move the Bill back to the Order of Second Reading. Then, when we get to Second we can adopt your Amendment. Okay? So, Mr. Clerk, move this to Second Reading at the request of the Sponsor. Clerk, read the Rules Report.” 09400097.doc 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“On page 11 of the Calendar, Representative Dunkin, you have House Bill 4657. Mr. Clerk, would you read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Dunkin.”

“Thank you, Sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4657, it authorizes the Secretary of State to suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle if the owner of the vehicle is in violation of the… of a federal motor carrier safety regulation. This is an initiative of the Secretary of State's. And I would offer and ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

“Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Parke.”

“Indicates he’ll yield.”

“Ya know, they were supposed to talk with… what… the short answer to that is… is ‘no’. But I didn’t… but I didn’t agree to an agreement. They were supposed to talk with the Secretary of State’s Office, but I haven’t heard anything back from them.”

“I have not, Sir. They were supposed to talk to the Secretary of State’s Office.”

“I can do that. That makes sense to me, Representative.”

“Thank you.”

“Okay. So, out of the record at the request of the Sponsor. Okay. We’re gonna go to page 2 of the Calendar, the Order of House Bills-Second Reading where a Amendment has come out of Rules of… or where there are no problems with notes. We will call those Bills and give Members an opportunity to advance the Bills. At the top of the list, Representative McGuire, you have House Bill 280. Do you wish us to move that to Third? Out of the record. 09400097.doc 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Representative Joe Lyons on House… Out of the record. Representative Phelps. Out of the record. Rep… Representative Flowers on 2548. Okay. Out of the record. Representative Joe Lyons on House Bill 4161. We’re advised the Amendment has come out of Rules, Representative. It She Amendment is out of Rules. It’s… so, Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“Representative Lyons.” Lyons, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #… Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 4161 adds to the Bill the Chicago Park District to assume the rights to develop property that’s seen… that’s deemed excess by the State of Illinois and the Dunning property in my district. So, instead of just giving the City of Chicago the option to purchase this property, it also extends it to the Chicago Park District. I’ll certainly explain the entire Bill at Third Reading.”

“Is there any discussion? Representative May? Okay. Then no discussion? Then all in favor say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?”

“Third Reading. Representative May, for what reason do you rise?” 09400097.doc 144  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Yes, Speaker, for an announcement. Doug Scott, our secretary of the EPA, is in the Speaker’s Conference Room to answer questions for Members of the Environmental Caucus. He’s there now if you’d like to see him. Thank you.”

“Representative Schmitz, on the top of page 3, you have House Bill 4197. Out of the record. Representative Brady, 4203. Second to Third. Out of the record. Representative Bassi on House Bill 4209. Out of the record. Representative Beiser on 4296. Out of the record. Representative Vo… Verschoore. Okay. Out of the record. Representative Black on 4301. Out of the record. Representative Sacia. Out of the record. Representative Pritchard, you have 4322. Out of the record. Representative Collins on House Bill 4338. Do you wanna move it to Third? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“Okay. Out of…”

Speaker Hannig: “Out of the record, Mr… Mr. Clerk. Representative Jefferson on 4342. Out of the record. On page 4 of the Calendar. Representative Lang. Representative Pihos on 4385. Out of the record. Representative Churchill, 4391. Out of the record. Representative Sullivan, 4405. Representative Miller, you have House Bill 4414. Representative Miller, do you wish to call this from Second to Third? Out of the record. Representative Bost on 4444. Out of the record. 09400097.doc 145  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 Representative Beiser on 4451. Out of the record. Representative Joyce, 4457. Out of the record. Representative Sacia, you have, on page 5 of the Calendar, 4521. Out of the record. Representative Bellock, 4523. Representative Bellock, do you wish us to read 4523? Out of the record. Representative Phelps, 4525. Representative Phelps. Out of the record. Representative Hoffman. Representative Verschoore on 4534. Out of the record. Representative McAuliffe. Representative McAuliffe on 4546. Out of the record. Representative Munson, 4604. Okay. Out of the record. Representative McCarthy, 4614. Out of the record. Representative Gordon on 4662. Out of the record. Representative Turner. Representative Jenisch on 4680. Out of the record. Representative Kelly on 4715. Out… Representative Golar on 4727. From Second to Third, Representative? Do you wish us to read this on Second? Okay. Let’s go back and see if Representative McCarthy wants to move either of his Bills. 4614 or 4652? Out of the record. Representative Golar, did you say that you wish to move 4727? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. 4727 from Second to Third.”

“Representative Golar.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. The Amendment… well, basically, I just wanna talk about the Bill itself. The Bill itself is to extend… expand the powers of 09400097.doc 146  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 the ICC in regards to the present statute. Yes, it is. It’s an Amendment. House Bill 427 (sic-4727), as Amendment, provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may suspend or revoke the permit of a relay locator, operator or dispatcher of the holder of the permit fails to make a compelling showing that they are fit to hold such. Such a showing is required when the holder has violated an enumerated regulation within the Illinois Vehicle Code. There were some problems in… in regards to the word ‘unfit’ and that’s what the Amendment addresses.”

“So, the Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. Is there any discussion? Representative Bost.”

“It sounds like it, Representative.”

“They’ve ma…”

“She indicates she’ll yield.”

“That is correct. And currently, an operator or dispatcher who repeatedly violates the provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code is convicted of serious criminal 09400097.doc 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 offenses may continue to hold a valid employment permit. So, it just ex… expands the powers of the ICC presently.”

“That is correct.”

“I’m sure it is, but this right, presently, under the statute it says it only gives them powers if the tow dispatcher or operator falsifies his application, actually works on a suspended license or the operator or dispatcher has been convicted during the preceding 5 years, theft of property, sexual assault. This Bill expands the powers of operators that actually commit other crimes.”

“Oh, they could lie about maybe their age. They could lie in…”

“Well, I would say in terms of saying that maybe… many people, when they apply for a license, they might say that 09400097.doc 148  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 they had experience in doing this type of work before and they falsify that.”

“About their what?”

“Well…”

“Well, I don’t think the weight would have… have much to do with this particular provision.”

“Oh, you do.”

“Well, I didn’t know that.”

“I wouldn’t say so.”

“Thank you.”

“Representative Black on the Amendment.”

“She indicates she’ll yield.”

“Yes, it is.”

“Four and 5.”

“Four and 5.”

“Has been convicted of a felony and violated during the previous 5 years, this chapter, ICC regulations or orders or any other law affecting public safety.” 09400097.doc 150  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Beg your pardon?”

“Wait a minute. Where is it at? Representative Black, that would be on the second page ‘(d) The operator or dispatcher…’”

“…has…”

“Right.”

“That’s correct.”

“And that’s…”

“That’s correct.”

“Yes.”

“You’re welcome. Thank you.”

“Any further discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?”

“Third Reading. On page 6 of the Calendar, Representative Golar, you have House Bill 4739. Do… do you wish to move that to Third Reading? Okay. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Read the Bill or out of the record? Read the Bill. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

“Third Reading. Representative Will Davis, you have House Bill 4758. Okay. Out of the record. Representative Nekritz on 4782. Okay. We can come back to that one at a later time. Representative Brosnahan, 4785. Out of the record. Representative Molaro on 4799. Out of the record. Representative Flider on 4832. Out of the record. Representative Saviano on 4835. Out of the record. Okay. Representative Osterman wishes us to read House Bill 4853. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

Speaker Hannig: “Okay. So, let’s hold that on Second. Representative Lou Jones on 4885. Out of the record. Representative McAuliffe, you have… at the top of page 7, 09400097.doc 152  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 4890. Out of the record. Representative Rich Myers, 4902. Out of the record. Representative Graham on 4937. Okay. Out of the record. Representative Joyce on 4955. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Joyce.”

“Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment 3 simply addresses the allowing of specialized programs to continue at the two high schools, Morgan Park and Bogan High School, for students who don’t live in the district.”

“Is there any dis…”

“I move for its adoption.”

“Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?”

“Third Reading. Representative Smith on 4965. Out of the record. Representative Scully on 4977. Representative Scully on 4977. Out of the record. Okay. On page 8 of the Calendar, Representative… Representative Molaro, you have 5227. Out of the record. Durkin on 5241. Representative Durkin, do you wish us to read this on Second? Out of the record. Representative Kelly on 5244. Out of the record. Brauer… Representative Brauer on 5245. 09400097.doc 153  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 From Second to Third? From Second to Third, Representative? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“Third Reading. Okay. Third Reading. Repre…”

“Okay. Okay. So, you wanna bring… you want us to bring that back to Second?”

“Okay. So, Mr. Clerk, put this back on Second Reading. Representative Coulson on House Bill 5295. Out of the record. Representative Mulligan, 5300. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Representative Mulligan.”

“Yeah. If you’re waiting for an Amendment, why don’t we just hold it on Second.”

“Okay. So…”

“All right.”

Speaker Hannig: “All right. We’ll hold it on Second. Representative Jenisch on 5337. Out of the record. Representative Moffitt. Out of the record. Representative Mautino, 5349. Out of the record. Representative Daniels on 5382. On… from Second to Third? Out of the record. 5385. Mr. Clerk, read that Bill.”

“Third Reading. And Representative Daniels on 5386. Out of the record. Representative Berrios, you have House Bill 5547. Out of the record. Representative May. Okay. Representative Soto, why don’t we adopt your Amendment at this time. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 2150.”

“Representative Soto.”

“Yes. Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Amendment becomes the Bill. It amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Current law provides that when a per… parent owing a duty of child support is unemployed that the court may order the parent to seek employment and report periodically to the court on his or her efforts. Thank you.” 09400097.doc 155  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?”

“Third Reading. Representative Acevedo, for what reason do you rise?”

“24…”

“Representative…”

“…2414. House Bill 2414.”

“I’m sorry. What number, Representative?”

“I move to table Amendment #7 on House Bill 2414.”

“Okay. Okay. On page 2 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, is 24… House Bill 2414. I’m advised, Representative, that… that Amendment 7 has not been adopted. So, why don’t… why don’t you check with the Clerk.”

“I’m trying to withdraw it. I’m trying to table the Amendment, Representative.”

Speaker Hannig: “Yeah. I… I don’t think you have to do anything, Representative, the Amendment has not been adopted to this Bill so... ”

“Okay. Thank you.”

“So… On… on page 15 of the Calendar is House Resolution 812. And if someone would help us find Representative Dunn. Okay. So, Representative Osmond on the Resolution.”

“Is there any discussion? Okay. So, then all in favor of the Amendment vote ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The voting is open. Take a Roll Call. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘yes’ and 0 voting ‘no’. And the Resolution is adopted. On page 14 is House Resolution 699, Representative Chapa LaVia.”

“Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Resolution 699 is something that's near and dear to my heart as far as homeless vets in this state. We probably have close to 20 thousand homeless veterans that we know of… that we know of and that’s one thing that I won’t stand for. This House Resolution urges the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide technical and financial services to enable the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans to begin providing services to homeless veterans of the United States military as soon as possible. And I welcome everybody to get on this Bill… I mean, this Resolution with me. And I would like it to be adopted. Thank you.”

“Is there any discussion? Then all in favor say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On page 6 of the Calendar, Representative Will Davis, you have House Bill 4758. And the Rules Committee has approved your Amendment. Would you 09400097.doc 157  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006 like us to read this Bill, then you could at least adopt the Amendment? So, Mr. Clerk, read the Bill.”

“The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Davis.” Davis, W.: “Mr. Speaker, the Amendment addresses one of the concerns dealing with the criminal portion of this particular Bill. Just for those who were in committee, the Bill will remain on Second until we’re… ‘til we still work out some of the other issues, but the Amendment just takes away the criminality of the Bill and keeps it a… as a civil… civil issue.”

“So, do you wish to withdraw this Amendment?” Davis, W.: “Oh… oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“Okay. So, the Gentleman withdraws Amendment…” Davis, W.: “So, let’s withdraw this… I’m sorry.”

“…withdraws Amendment #2.” Davis, W.: “Withdraw Amendment #2.”

“Are there any further Amendments?”

“Okay. So, this is the Amendment that the Gentleman just spoke to. Is there any discussion? All in favor say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?” 09400097.doc 158  STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2006

“So, the Amendments are adopted, but this will remain on Second Reading. Okay. So, the Chair is prepared to adjourn. We’re gonna have the… we’re gonna have the Clerk read the schedule of committee meetings. There’s been a small change. So, Mr. Clerk.”

“Are there any annou… any announcements? Then allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Representative Currie would move that the House stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, February 23, at the hour of 11 a.m. All in favor say ‘aye’; opposed ‘nay’. The ‘ayes’ have it. The Motion is adopted. And the House stands adjourned.”