Illinois House Floor Debate — March 31, 2009

Speaker Lyons: "Good afternoon, Illinois. The House of Representatives will come to order. Members are asked to please be at their desks. We'll be led in prayer today by Reverend Patricia Havis, who is the Pastor of Trinity CME Church in Decatur, Illinois. Reverend Havis is the guest of Representative Bob Flider. Members and guests are asked to please refrain from starting their laptops and turn off all cell phones and pagers. And our guests in the gallery are also asked to rise and join us for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Havis."

"We'll be led in the pledge by Representative Brandon Phelps." 09600036.doc 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Barbara Flynn Currie."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please let the record reflect that Representative Boland is excused today."

Speaker Lyons: "Thank you, Leader. Representative Michael Bost, GOP."

"Thank you, Representative. Mr. Clerk, take the record. There are 115 Members present, we have a quorum and are prepared to do the work of the people of the State of Illinois. Mr. Clerk, rules report."

"Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 3844?"

"At the request of the Sponsor move that Bill to the Order of Second Reading. Supplemental Calendar, Mr. Clerk.

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Sangamon County, Representative Raymond Poe. Representative Poe you have personal privilege. Out of the record. Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Riley, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Representative?"

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you so much. I just want to recognize some people from my area and surrounding areas, it's always good when they come down to Springfield. First of all, from the Rich Township Transportation, arguably the best in the state, we have Transportation Director Pat Peters and we have James Mitchell and Tami Harrington. We also have Joan Alexander from the Eastern Will County Senior Services. And I think we may have Bob Howard, the Washington Township Supervisor. Please help me in giving them a House of Representatives welcome to Springfield." 09600036.doc 3  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Lyons: "Welcome to Springfield. Enjoy your day. Representative Brandon Phelps, for what reason do you seek recognition, Representative?"

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. If I could have all your attention to the Republican side of the gallery, I would like for all of you to join me in welcoming Miss Illinois, Kristin Melton, of North City to Springfield. Kristin's gonna be running for Miss International in July. And we all wish you luck, Kristin, welcome to Springfield, again. Thank you."

"Welcome to Springfield. Proud to have you, good luck. Chair recognizes the Lady from Brown, Representative Jill Tracy on a point of personal privilege."

"Welcome, Lady Cougars. And congratulations on a great year. Clerk, on the Resolution, all those in favor for the adoption of House Resolution 200 signify by saying 09600036.doc 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. House Resolution 200 is adopted. Mr. Clerk and Members, I think we'll do some Second Readings move to Third. I have quite a list here of Bills that should be ready to move to Third. Representative Patty Bellock, on page 5 of the Calendar you have House Bill 277. Out of the record. Shane Cultra on page 9 of the Calendar you have House Bill 764. Out of the record. Representative Will Burns on page 18 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2382. Do you want to move that Bill to Third Reading? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Betsy Hannig on page 10 of the Calendar you have House Bill 859. Do you wish to move that Bill? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Thapedi, on page 16 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2005. Do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading? What's the status of that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative, you prepared to move the Bill at this time?"

"I am prepared to move it. However, I do want to withdraw Amendments #1 and 2, seek leave to have Amendment #3 adopted and move the Bill forward accordingly."

Speaker Lyons: "So, your intention, Representative, is to withdraw Amendments #1 and #2?"

"Yes, Mr. Speaker."

Speaker Lyons: "So, move the… the question is, 'Should Amendments #1 and #2 be removed?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. And the Amendments are withdrawn. Do you wish to proceed with Amendment #4?"

"Number 3."

"Number 3."

"Correct, Speaker."

"Mr. Clerk, Amendment #3?"

"Representative Thapedi on the Amendment #3."

"Mr. Speaker, this is essentially a technical change to the judicial foreclosure procedure. Amendment #3 reflects the memorialization of an agreement between myself and the lending industry. And I would urge for its adoption."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of Amendment #3 signify by saying 'yes'; 09600036.doc 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Amendment #3 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Cultra on page 29 you also have House Bill 3881. Out of the record. Bill Mitchell on page 24 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3217. Bill Mitchell, 3217. Do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Mitchell on page 23 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2969. Do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Bob Pritchard on page 6 of the Calendar you have House Bill 349. Representative Pritchard, do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading? Out of the record. Representative Ramey with you famous red coat, on page 33 of the Calendar you have House Bill 4211. Do you wish to move that Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, out of the record. Representative Thapedi on page 15 of the 09600036.doc 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Calendar you also have House Bill 1793. Out of the record. Representative Mark Walker on page 21 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2625. Do you wish to move that Bill to the Order of Third Reading? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Third Reading. The chair recognizes Representative Raymond Poe for the purpose of a personal privilege. Proceed, Representative."

"Congratulations, Blessed Sacrament, we're proud of you. Sid Mathias on page 27 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3729. This is on Second Reading, do you wish to move that Bill, Representative. 3729? Hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 3729?"

"Hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 583?"

Speaker Lyons: "Third Reading. Representative Sacia, your choice is to leave House Bill 160 on Second Reading? On Second Reading, okay. Representative Tim Schmitz on page 31 of the Calendar you have House Bill 4047. Do you wish to move that Bill? Out of the record. Representative Ed Sullivan on page 27 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3716. Do you wish to move that Bill, Representative? 3716? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Sullivan on Floor Amendment #1."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion on Amendment #1? Seeing none, all those in favor of this adoption signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And House Amendment… Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3716 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Mike Tryon on page 13 of the Calendar you have House Bill 1322. Representative Michael Tryon you have House Bill 1322, do you wish to move that Bill? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Tryon on page 3 of the Calendar you also have House Bill 170. Do you wish to move that Bill, Mike? Out of the record. Representative Bob Pritchard you have House Bill 3889. Wish to move that Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative David Leitch you have House Bill 2686. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Peoria on Floor Amendment #1, Representative Leitch."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative LaShawn Ford you have on page 8 of the Calendar House Bill 618. Do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"So, Note pending we'll hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative Pat Verschoore on page 34 of the Calendar you have House Bill 4318. Do you 09600036.doc 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 wish to move that Bill to Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative your Amendment is ready, do you wish to… your Amendment is approved for consideration, Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Some of the Members in the committee had some concerns about unfunded mandates for this. So, we modified a word in it on the… as far as the hernia check instead of 'shall' to 'may'. And the changed it to some type of instruction in their science class. And I'd be glad to answer any questions."

"Is there any discussion on the adoption of Floor Amendment #1? Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Bill Black."

"Sponsor yields."

"I… I took… I took the Amendment back to committee. And I think I had two 'no' votes. What it does, there was a… in the… there was some concern about the hernia check, that there would be an extra charge or something for that. And I had a letter from a physician or a couple of physicians saying that that's just usually a common practice and that it wouldn't be any… any charge to that."

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "Any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4318 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Amendment #1… Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Careen Gordon on page 26 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3691 on the Order of Second Reading. Do you wish to move that Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Dan Reitz on page 4 of the Calendar you have House Bill 234 on the Order 09600036.doc 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 of Second Reading. Do you wish to move that Bill to Third Reading, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Annazette Collins on page 22 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2627. Do you wish to move that Bill? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative John Cavaletto you have on the Order of Third Reading House Bill 4206. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Clerk, we are… I gave you the wrong Bill. We should be posting House Bill 770. Read House Bill 770, Mr. Clerk."

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Marion, Representative John Cavaletto."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 770 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Collins. Representative McAsey. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 115 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Keith Farnham on page 37 of the Calendar you have House Bill 705. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Keith Farnham."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 705 amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act by 09600036.doc 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 providing that a predatory lending database program will be established in Will and Kane Counties. Current law only has the database utilized in Cook County. House Amendment #1 amends the Bill to include Peoria County and expands a reporting requirement of the department. I'm… I'll take any questions."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the… Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Bill Black."

"Sponsor yields."

"Basically, because Kane County is the county that I largely… is a large part of my district. And we wanted to include that. And then the other two counties came to me and asked to be included on this."

"No, it was a Bill that I felt would… has worked well in Cook County. And it was something that had come up in my county and in my district. And I felt that it was justified in our area."

"I can't say that I have the answer to that. But, I can say the results… the statistics show that it is working in Kane. That many of the… many of the triggers that would trigger counseling, the lender has found ways to alter those loans so that it doesn't trigger that response. So, it's… it's ended being a better situation for the borrower."

"No, the… the actual cost to the county is very minimal. It is… it's not the 600,000 or the 200,000. That… I'm told that that is not representative of the true cost of the program that would be put into place now. That initially that may have been the case. But, it isn't in what we're doing."

"I'm… I… my understanding is that the cost is… is more like 200,000, that the other 400,000 that they're talking about they're talking other programs and other hiring's that they're… that are part of that Department, but aren't necessarily dedicated strictly to this."

"Yes."

"They do now."

"I would consider that."

"Yes, that's correct."

"Yes, that's correct."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Lady from Will, Representative Kosel."

"Sponsor yields."

"I can't tell you who came to… to me from Will County right now. But, I know that it was requested. I didn't create that."

"I would like to proceed and I think that we might be able to clarify your question."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative McAsey on the question of Representative Renee Kosel. Representative McAsey on the question from Representative Kosel."

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. To address the question. Representative Kosel, as one of the Representatives of communities in Will County, I know that in my experiences in my district in the communities of Lockport and Crest Hill, Romeoville, Bolingbrook that there are certainly many people who… who do need this sort of protection from predatory lenders. And based upon that… based upon the people that we represent in Will County, I support this Bill. I think that this is important legislation."

"There has been no opposition to the… this Bill from the counties, that I have heard of. And the costs to the counties is almost nil. All it is, is when a deed is recorded if it did not meet the criteria then they would not be able to record the… the deed. So, it would trigger 09600036.doc 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 it to go back to the process and they would have to meet the criteria."

"The Bill has been around for about three months and Representative McAsey has spoken to it. And sometimes Representatives do… do legislation like this. This is not something that affects the county government. It merely triggers a response of whether to record a deed or not record a deed based on criteria. And the… the facts have shown that out of the people that have applied for loans that most of the loans have been altered to meet this criteria so that it actually gives a better loan to the consumer."

"Representative Kosel, your time has expired. We'll give you another minute or so to conclude your questioning. Representative Farnham to answer that question." 09600036.doc 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Varitech has run the database in the past in Cook County and they… they've done this. And again, the program has been very successful."

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Peoria, Representative David Leitch."

"Sponsor yields."

"The same answer basically. Somebody in the representative…"

"It was a Member request." 09600036.doc 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"I… I prefer not to do that, Sir."

"First of all, no it's not my first Bill. And second of all, it's been around for three months. It's not like the county has come out in opposition to it. And second of all, it cost the county…"

"…it cost the county nothing."

"Representative Patty Bellock."

"Sponsor yields."

"It is. And it did pass Counties and Government by a vote of 9-0. Because if you look at the data… at the results of what's happened in Cook County with this, the number of applications registered 17,000, number of applications initially requiring counseling 1,352, number of applications requiring counseling 422. So, these got altered so that most of these cases didn't become counseling."

"No, 1,352 would have required counseling. But, because of that, this Bill, they then changed the terms of the loans, the banks did… the lending institutions so that it did not trigger counseling. So, it did have the positive effect that we want to have."

"Any of the people that meet the criteria of the… that set the triggers for the counseling, in the Bill."

"It's not 'just'. That is one of the criteria along with refinancing and the loan includes one or more of the following terms. I could read those to you if you…"

"…wanted me to?"

"Representative JoAnn Osmond." 09600036.doc 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Sponsor yields."

"A borrower is required to obtain counseling from a HUD certified counseling agency when refinancing and the loan includes one or more of the following terms, interest only, negative amortization, points and fees exceed 5 percent, includes a prepayment penalty or an adjustable rate loan. The property subject to the database is one to four unit owner occupied residential properties while non owner occupied commercial property residential property at over four units and government property is exempt."

"No."

"If your…"

"…if your loan meets these criteria." 09600036.doc 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Representative Kevin McCarthy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a Representative who also represents Will County I would just like to say to Representative Farnham that I think Representative Kosel's concerns were very genuine. And I think her request was very reasonable. And I certainly would encourage you to rethink your decision."

"Representative Ron Stephens."

"Representative, in the course of her question to Representative Farnham, Representative McAsey being from Will County offered to answer that question. So, we recognized her in… as in better position to answer the question." 09600036.doc 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"I'm sorry, it doesn't apply to what, Sir?"

"That is correct."

Speaker Lyons: "Mr. Stephens, that's the Sponsor's responsibility and option."

"I don't believe that's in the Rules, either. But, thank you for that very kind offer, Representative Stephens. Representative Farnham is still searching for you answer."

"Representative, I'll give you an additional time, I understand that this is…"

"…taking a long time…"

"…for the answer."

"It's been so noted, Representative Stephens, for a verification on the roll call."

"Representative, I'll get you answer on that request in a moment. Check with the Parliamentarian."

"You did, Representative, and I'm not equipped to give you answer directly on that Motion, but I will momentarily."

Speaker Lyons: "I'll give you an extra couple of minutes, Representative. Farnham, were you answering a question for Representative Stephens?"

"What's the question, Mr. Stephens?"

"No, we're ready to answer questions, Mr. Stephens… Representative."

"Representative Farnham?

"Representative, I am willing to pull it out and reconsider." 09600036.doc 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Mr. Clerk, pull that out of the record. Mr. Stephens, do you still wish for a Republican Caucus?"

"Thank you, Representative Stephens. Thank you, Representative Farnham. Representative Lang."

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

"Please proceed, Leader."

"Thank you. You know, we've got many counties in this state that have multiple legislators. And some… take the county of Cook for example, we have dozens of legislators. We don’t all agree on every Bill. And if we're to just simply stand up on the floor and huff and puff and hold our breath until we turn blue every time we don't like something someone else from our county does, we're never gonna accomplish anything on this House floor. Now, I think the Gentleman did the right thing by pulling the Bill out of the record, but not because there was yelling and screaming go on from the other side of the aisle. And not because somebody from one of the affected counties doesn't like the Bill. To argue that simply because someone from Peoria County doesn't like the Bill and that it should come out of the record and that the Sponsor should be forced to sit down and negotiate it outrageous. That's not how we do our business on this floor. Now, I think the Gentleman did the right thing, but let's get the record straight. Everybody on this floor when they have a Bill has a right to run it or not run it, to pass it or have it fail. Every Member has the right to do that. We should treat each other like Gentleman. There was a couple of comments from 09600036.doc 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 the other side of the aisle that were not directed in an appropriate and a courteous way to Mr. Farnham. He didn't deserve that kind of treatment. And if it happens again they'll have me to deal with."

Speaker Lyons: "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have five or six people now who wish to speak. And I know that some of these issues can get contentious. As a lot of you know, up here in the Chair a lot of people want to discuss issues, we just kind of focus on what we got here and leave this discussion to a minimum it would be appreciated. The next light on is Representative Fritchey."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege. If I could expound on the previous speaker's comments. I… I… I've been down here long enough to see tempers flare. I've been down here long enough to see my temper flare, to see people make mistakes in what they say and to make my own mistakes in what they say. The Gentleman was well within his right to run his Bill if he choose to. And let me tell you something, I'm gonna be a 'no' on the Bill. I've got issues with the Bill and I'm not in Kane or Will. But, as Representative Lang said, Representative Farnham was within his rights to run the Bill as it was within his rights to pull the Bill as he choose to do. But, I would hope that we would recognize that cooler heads need to prevail. We are not going to question somebody's character based on whether or not they decide to proceed within their rights. Whether or not they are a Gentleman, whether or not they are an honorable Legislator or honorable person. There are going to be 09600036.doc 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 disagreements on Bills, sometimes you prevail on those, sometimes you lose. But, to call somebody's character into question simply for doing their job is never called for on this floor or in this Chamber or in this building. Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Bond, Representative Stephens."

"Representative Debbie Graham."

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

"State your point."

"Mr. Speaker, not to belabor the point, we know that our colleagues are drawing on their professionalism when 09600036.doc 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 they're down here talking about issues. But, I did take personal offense when the Gentleman on the other side of the aisle asked you, Mr. Speaker, to take the Bill out of the record. I think it was a measure of disrespect to my colleague. And I wish that our colleagues would allow the Gentleman to run his measure. And he yet still would have been a Gentleman had he run his measure or had not taken it out of the record. So, I think sometimes we get a little carried away with making our point in being in opposition. But, sometimes I think we need to just be a little bit more courteous. Cause these measures have been on the calendar for quite some time. And we're truly working the spirit of bipartisanship or trying to move a issue. Certainly, the Gentleman could have approached our colleague at an earlier date to get some of those issues worked out. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity."

"Representative Black."

"On the Order of Third Reading on page 38 of the Calendar, Representative Bob Flider you have House Bill 962. Representative Flider, prepared to present… read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 09600036.doc 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Macon, Representative Bob Flider."

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 962 is legislation that would appropriate $5,000,000 to the Office of the Attorney General specifically for the grant… for a grant to Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates, also known as CASA. Illinois CASA trains volunteers who are appointed by a judge to serve as a child's advocate in abuse and neglect cases. And it serves a strong purpose helping our kids get on the right track when they otherwise might be detained. And I would ask for your support."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 962 pass?' All those in favor signify voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Kosel. Osmond. Winters. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 91 Members voting 'yes', 24 Members voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jerry Mitchell, on page 40 of the Calendar you have House Bill 4206. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Lee, Representative Jerry Mitchell." 09600036.doc 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Mitchell, J.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, 4206 authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to assist and promote veterans owned business by making participation loans. This is a program they already had in place for minorities and women and they just added veterans to that list. So that it makes it a very simple Bill to… to run. Be happy to answer any questions."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 4206 pass?' All those in favor signify voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Turner. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there's 116 Members voting 'yes', 0 'voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jehan Gordon on page 38 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2369. Do you wish to call the Bill, Representative? Out of the record. Representative Chuck Jefferson… Representative Jefferson on page 35 of the Calendar you have House Bill 537. Out of the record. Representative John Bradley on page 40 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3878. Do you wish to call that Bill, Representative? Out of the record. Representative Ken Dunkin… Representative Dunkin, you have on the Order of Second Reading House Bill 2451. Do you want to… wish to move that Bill to Third Reading? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 09600036.doc 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Dunkin, on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If you could bear with me one second? Okay. House Bill… House Amendment #1 adds that cities may remove nuisance greenery only by providing reasonable notice, it further changes the definition from a lien cost to include only the removal cost and finally cost of the lien. It estimates the reasonable attorneys fees associated with the lien. The owner then does not need to pay for attorney fees associated with preparation, recorded or release of the lien. I ask that we adopt the Amendment #1."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion on Amendment #1? Representative Black."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct."

"No… no… no. Once the city exercises or completes the job, that's when they can place a lien." 09600036.doc 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"No. The city's certainly not limited. Some cities would charge a different fine or lien if you will cost to remove debris in a vacant lot."

"Or clean up an area on a corner that's caused a nuisance. So, $50 would not be the limit."

"To answer your question, you're correct."

"That's correct."

"Thank you."

"No further questions, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #1 be adopted?' All those in favor signify saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Amendment #1 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?" 09600036.doc 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. Representative Nekritz, you have House Bill 2485 on the Order of Second Reading? Do you wish to move that Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Nekritz on Floor Amendment 1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Floor Amendment 1, this is the Bill that relates to Bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups. Floor Amendment #1 removes the Bisphenol A ban for cans, jars and other containers that would be sold with food or beverage in them. We had originally indicated that this Bill would be coming back to committee, but when Rules referred it straight to the Floor we did check with the opponents and they have agreed that it's okay to run it as a Floor Amendment."

"Is there any discussion on Amendment #1? Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's correct. The only discussion…"

"…was whether or not the Amendment was gonna go straight to the Floor or back to committee. And again, when Rules popped it out to the Floor we checked with the opponents and they said it would be fine if the Amendment did come back to committee per the discussion at the committee hearing."

"Correct."

"You would sell the same products you would sell in Canada then."

"Not that I'm aware of. None of them have contacted me to indicate that."

Speaker Lyons: "Gentleman from Jasper, Representative David Reis on Floor Amendment #1."

"Lady yields." 09600036.doc 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"No."

"I… I spoke with Mark Beal from the Illinois Chemical… ICI… CCI, whatever, the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois. And he affirmed with me that he had checked with everyone he felt he needed to check with in order to get the approval to send it straight to the floor."

"Representative Dave Winters."

"Seeing no further questions, those in favor of the adoption of Amendment #1 signify by saying 'yes', those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Amendment #1… Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Mr. Speaker (sic-Clerk."

"Hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative Lisa Dugan on page 8 of the Calendar under the Order of Second Reading you have House Bill 681. Do you choose to move that Bill to Third Reading, Representative? Out of the record. Representative Chapin Rose on page 40 of the Calendar you have House Bill 3714. Do you wish to call the Bill, Representative? 3714? Want us to take that out of the record temporarily? Take that Bill out of the record. Representative Bill Black, on page 39 of the Calendar on Third Reading 2546. That that Bill out of the record. Representative Roger Eddy on page 39 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2619. Representative Eddy."

"Mr. Clerk, in on the request of the Sponsor move House Bill 2619 back to the Order of Second Reading. Members as you should have received heads up on this one, you received Agreed Bill List #2. So, we're asking you in the course of the afternoon to please look through the Agreed Bill List 2. If you have any objections to any of the Bills on this list please make your notification on and in the Body of the… of the Agreed Bill List so we'll know Bills that you want to vote 'no' on. We will not be voting on this today. This will be voted on tomorrow, but we want these back today. So, in the next couple of hours please 09600036.doc 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 take time to review this, sign your name, bring it back up to Chief of Staff Mapes or to Mark Mahoney in the well and we will put… calculate any votes that you wish to be recorded as a 'no'. But, we will not take that vote until tomorrow. Get this back today, please print and sign your name. Thank you. Representative Renee Kosel on the Order of Third Readings you have House Bill 3721. Do you wish to call the Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Will, Representative Renee Kosel."

"Is there any discussion on House Bill 3721? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3721 pass?' All those in favor signify voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Connelly. Moffitt, Don. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there's 116 Members voting 'yes', 0 'voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Naomi Jakobsson on page 35 of the 09600036.doc 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Calendar under House Bills Third Reading you have House Bill 466. Do you wish to call that Bill, Representative? Representative Jakobsson? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes Representative Naomi Jakobsson."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 466 provides that the pre-annexed land in unincorporated Champaign County be included in the legislation that we already have that has some counties in it. And there was also a Bill passed last week that all of the counties in the state. So, this would just add Champaign County to the pre-annexation agreement."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 466 pass?' All those in favor signify voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Beth Coulson. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there's 81 Members voting 'yes', 33 'voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Lou Lang on page 35 of the Calendar you have House Bill 261. Do you wish to call your Bill, leader? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Lou Lang." 09600036.doc 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. For some time we have had an interest in this House to separate the Illinois Gaming Board from the Illinois Department of Revenue and let is fly as a separate state agency. That's what this Bill does. In addition, it has several regulatory changes the Gaming Board has asked for. I would ask your support."

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Vermilion… Representative Lang, you completed your explanation? Ready for questions? Representative Black."

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Black."

"Sponsor yields."

"Perhaps you… if you were from my county I would do that, Sir."

"I know you got some tickets while you were up there, I know that."

"And we'd be happy to have you there again if you're spending money, Sir."

"Currently the board members do not make a full salary, as you know. And the point here was, as you may see in some other legislation, to give them full independence and let them run the Gaming Board, which is a board that regulates a substantial industry in our state that brings in billions of dollars. We wanted these board members to be completely free from any kind of ethical issues. We want them to be completely free from anyone looking from the outside and wondering why they made this decision or the other. And we want good people there, not that we don't have good people now. But, we want good people there who are free from the political process."

"In the… in one of the Amendments to the Bill… in Amendment 1 to the Bill they would have been paid by assessments on the riverboats. But, in Amendment 2 that was removed and now they'll be paid out of GRF."

"I believe it's four additional board members." 09600036.doc 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"That's correct, Sir."

"Let me get an answer to that question to you while we're debating, Sir. I'm not…"

"…I'm not certain."

"They're appointed by the Governor, Sir."

"Well, fortunately, this particular Gaming Board has acted well, has acted separately and independently from the Governor's Office. In fact, this particular Gaming Board has specifically ignored Governor Blagojevich who appointed most of them. And no one in this Gaming Board… there were some complaints with some members on the previous Gaming Board, but no one from this Gaming Board…"

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Black please continue. Representative Lang finish your answer."

"…no one from this Gaming Board has ever complained publicly to my knowledge about the heavy handedness of the Governor's Office. Nevertheless, this is a board that has much to do. And this is a board that could probably use a few more investigators, et cetera. And they should… the whole point here is that they should not be at the whims of 09600036.doc 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 the Department of Revenue or the Governor's Office to determine what their budget might be."

"Well, just like other independent agencies, they would determine their budget and come into the General Assembly and fight for their dollars like other agencies such as the Commerce Commission might do."

"Well, the oversight authority would be within them. The Governor still gets the opportunity to appoint members. The General Assembly would still have to appropriate them dollars. So, if this board were running amok, so to speak…"

"…we'd have the chance at the next budget cycle to find out why and to deal with that with appropriate, if you will, monetary sanctions."

"I'm… I'm working on that, Sir."

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Roger Eddy. Representative David Reis."

"Sponsor yields."

"No."

"Mr. Lang to close. Lou, to close?"

"Mr. Speaker, since I committed to get… since I committed to get Mr. Black an answer, I'm wondering if I could take this out of the record briefly and come back to it when I have that answer for Mr. Black?"

"On your request to answer Mr. Black's question, we will take the Bill out of the record briefly. Mr. Clerk, take that Bill out of the record. Representative Jack McGuire on page 38 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2314. Do you wish to call that Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Will, Representative Jack McGuire."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have House Bill 2314 and I'd like to explain to you what it is, it's an approp Bill. And it… I'm sorry, hold on a second… hold on a second I've 09600036.doc 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 got too many papers. 2314 is the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Bill. And it is an approp Bill and it appropriates the sum of $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to the Trinity Services Incorporated and the FAST team, F-A-S-T. And that's the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome of Illinois for establishment and operation of a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Outreach and Drop in Center. And this would be in the Will County area. And I would appreciate if you have any questions, I'll try to answer. And I would appreciate your vote."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2314 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. 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 Bill there are 79 Members voting 'yes', 36 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Don Moffitt on page 39 of the Calendar you have House Bill 2544. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Knox, Representative Don Moffitt."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2544 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 09600036.doc 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Dave Winters. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 86 Members voting 'yes', 30 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Sara Feigenholtz on page 37 of the Calendar you have House Bill 746. Do you wish to call that Bill, Representative? 746? Out of the record. Representative Toni Berrios on page 34 of the Calendar you have House Bill 83. Do you wish to call the Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Toni Berrios."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 83 appropriates $24,000,000 from GRF to DCFS to fund an increase in the cost of care for foster parents of wards of the state. The effective date would be July 1, 2009."

"Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Roger Eddy."

"Yes."

"I do not have that number for you, I'm sorry." 09600036.doc 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"As… I know having a Bill like this is very difficult right now. But, I figure it's just a starting point. It's an amount that we know different foster parents would like an increase in the amount of money that they get for wards of the state. So, this is kind of a starting point. And you know, we can play with it. It's just something so that everyone knows we are trying to raise their funding level."

Speaker Lyons: "Seeing no further questions, Representative Berrios to close." 09600036.doc 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"I'd ask for your support."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 83 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bob Pritchard Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 76 Members voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no', 0 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, on page 37 of the Calendar Representative Feigenholtz has House Bill 746. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Lady from Cook, Representative Sara Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 746 authorizes recovery against estates of a person of any age who is an inpatient in a nursing home or other institution. I'd be glad to answer any questions."

"Is there any discussion on House Bill 746? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 746 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Chapa LaVia. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 116 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Roger 09600036.doc 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Eddy for what purpose do you seek recognition, Representative?"

"Please proceed."

"Welcome, Ladies. Enjoy your day and thanks for coming down. Representative Mary Flowers on page 34 of the Calendar you have House Bill 19. Do you wish to call the Bill, Representative? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Mary Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 19 merely would require the schools to allow the students to be able to wash their hands before they eat. And I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have in regards to this Bill."

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Jasper, Representative David Reis."

"The Lady yields."

"You wanted… I think I… it's amended to Chicago."

"No."

"Oh. Oh, you're right. It would be mandatory that they be able to wash their hands. Excuse me, I'm sorry"

"You know the same thing that…"

"…our parents taught us…"

"…to do."

"Right, right."

"Representative Roger Eddy."

"Sponsor yields."

"That is correct."

"That is correct."

"Well, you and I both know that the Board of Education came before your committee and it was testified to the fact that there are some schools without running water. And so, the Bill was amended so it doesn't necessarily have to be water. It could be the sanitizer that students would be able to use. Because we do know that there was an outbreak of MRSA or staph infection. And for some reason we can't afford to allow the children to wash their hands, but we can afford to close down the school and clean and dis… sanitize the school from the germs once that deadly disease has been placed in the schools."

"Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"And you're right, Sir. Thank you very much."

"Representative Susie Bassi."

"Did you get that Journal Room? Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Debbie Graham."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I'd like to thank my colleague for bringing this measure forward. And thank you for caring about the sanity of our children… sanitation of our children in our schools. We have a lot of issues and it's sad to see those reports… the news reports that come out that children died form the MRSA and it spread so rapidly. The issue of washing their hands may sound so minor and minute. And I… I don't understand some of the comments of us always putting a price on the safety of our children. If it costs us a gazillion dollars to make sure our children are healthy and that they are given an opportunity to become productive members of society, I think we should make every effort to do so. And I want my colleague… to thank her and to add me as one of her chief cosponsors of this legislation. Thank you."

"Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Chapin Rose."

"The Lady is ready for questions."

"There is no age restriction at all."

"Representative, is it required to have water in the high schools and do high schools students not get diseases?" 09600036.doc 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Pardon me?"

"Representative Julie Hamos." 09600036.doc 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Bill. You know, I just listened to my… my former colleague and was realizing that maybe he forgets that sometimes we pass Bills just to introduce good policies, good best practices. So that we are leaders and we push forward policies that we want people to consider and school districts in this case to consider. I commend the Sponsor for this Bill because she and I along with Representative Bellock have been looking at the issue of MRSA for several years now. And you cannot seriously talk about MRSA and other really antibiotic resistant germs without thinking about how we can do more prevention at the front end. How we teach children to adopt best practices if you will so that when they grow up and they go out into the world they already know that this is a commonsense important thing to do. This Bill does not have an enforcement mechanism. It doesn't require anybody to stand over these kids. It doesn't punish anybody for not doing it. It is not a huge mandate on the schools. It doesn't cost any money. This Bill is just about adopting good policies to move us forward and to recognize that public health begins with children in the schools, that's all this does. I vote 'aye'."

"Representative Monique Davis." Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Davis, M.: "Representative, have you ever seen a sign in a restaurant or a public place that says, 'Employees Must Wash Their Hands before returning to work'?" 09600036.doc 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Yes, Representative." Davis, M.: "To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. It is very good public policy for children, as well as adults, to remember to wash their hands upon using or leaving those facilities. Some of our schools in the suburbs have closed down because some disease had invaded the location and some children had been hospitalized. That was about a year ago. It is so easy… it is so easy to help protect children from disease by requiring in the place of learning that they wash their hands. And how anyone could object to that truly baffles me… it baffles me. At home you should teach your children to wash their hands. And if you're in school and you're going to eat lunch, you should know that you should wash your hands before you eat. How many times are communicable diseases spread because children failed to do the simple task of washing his or her hands because no adult required it? I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Flowers to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Quite frankly, this is really a very simple Bill. I've had letters and calls from across the state where parents' kids were sent home sick because of the germs that was picked up in the school. And all they had to do was do something real simple, was to wash their hands. We teach our children to wash their hands before they eat at home, they should be able to do the same thing for their safety sake at school. I would ask an 'aye' vote. Thank you." 09600036.doc 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Question is, 'Should House Bill 19 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Kathy Ryg. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 68 Members voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Rich Myers on page 39 you have House Bill 2455. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McDonough, Representative Myers."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2455 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. 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 Bill there are 116 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jay Hoffman, you have House Resolution 241. Mr. Clerk. 241, Mr. Clerk. Representative Hoffman… Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Hoffman. Representative Hoffman"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is indeed an honor and a privilege for me to sponsor this Resolution that honors former Representative and now Secretary Gary Hannig. Gary Hannig is a very dear friend who served with us all with distinction and honor and dignity during the 30 years he served in this Body. The people who have been here for a long time, Mark O'Brien says he's the only one who remembers Gary coming in. We've all came in after you did, Gary, and we know that you've been here a long time when you have a four-page Resolution that took that long to read. And we would just say to you, during the time that I sat with you in budget negotiations, you did it with honesty, integrity, fairness. Nobody, nobody understood the budget of the State of Illinois better, in the House of Representatives, than Gary Hannig. Your technical expertise are going to be missed, but we know that you'll do a great job in your new position as a Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. Although the people of Christian, Montgomery and Macoupin 09600036.doc 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 County are going to miss you, you do have a worthy replacement that we're very, very proud of. And I would ask that all Members of the General Assembly, with leave of the Republican side of the aisle, be added as cosponsors, assuming that your replacement wants to be added as a cosponsor to the Resolution. Congratulations, Gary. We'll miss you."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Randolph, Representative Dan Reitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to congratulate Gary. I had the opportunity to sit by him for a few years when he moved to the back row and as Jay said, he's… we lost a lot of institutional knowledge. I'm sure the Speaker misses him and his expertise and will as we close in on the end of the Session. But he's done a great job as a Legislator and as a good, solid person more than anything else and glad to call him my friend and congratulate him on his new appointment. I'm sure he'll continue to do a great job and I had a few more things to say, but Betsy said if I talked too much, got his head too big, she'd never get him to take out the trash again."

"Leader Barbara Flynn Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. Gary Hannig and I came to this chamber together, the same time, 30 years ago. I actually had the lower license plate number because C precedes H in the alphabet. In many ways, we could not have been more different. Upstate, downstate, urban, rural, my agenda items didn't always sit favorably with his political preferences and many of his particular 09600036.doc 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 pursuits were not favorites from a Chicago south side perspective. Nevertheless, I have never worked with anybody in this chamber who was more a pleasure to work with than Gary Hannig. He was the kind of Legislator who worked through real problems not ideological differences. He was a joy to be with. He was a treat to work with. And I miss him very much. I'm, of course, very proud that he's moved on to bigger things. The Secretary of Transportation is a title that clearly agrees with him and I know each of us looks forward… each of us looks very much forward… to the opportunity to work with him on restructuring, maintaining, and fixing up our roads and our bridges. Congratulations, Gary, Godspeed, good luck."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from Vermilion, Leader Bill Black."

"State your inquiry, Mr. Black."

"Fifty-five."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Cook, Representative Debbie Graham."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a Legislator who came in in 2003 looking quite disoriented when I came to the floor, Representative Hannig said, how can I help you? Walking around, I really didn't know being elected where I could go on the floor. I was always asking questions. Between Hannig and Lou Lang, I said, well, can I go here? He said you're a Member; you can go anywhere you like. I said, 09600036.doc 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 well, can I do so and so? He said, yes, Representative, you're a Member; you can do what you like. And every day… so, he says… you know, he would basically almost cut me off to say, you're a Member; you can do what you like. I want to than Representative Hannig… Secretary Hannig for all of his support, his leadership on the issues and just being able to ask him questions and I'm telling you, as a new Member I may have asked him some really off the wall questions, but Gary would just smile and give the answer to the best of his ability and just say, it's okay, just take it all in slow, you'll be all right, you know, everything will slow down after a while. So, thank you for your patience. And I know that the people that you work with now are going to appreciate your sincere ability to work with the people and your knowledge and your ability to get up to speed with anything that you come in contact with. And I, too, am going to miss you on this House Floor in delivering the budget Bills and just helping us to come along on some of the issues that we may not be so comfortable with. And being from Chicago and you being a downstater, I've carried plenty of legislation that you weren't comfortable with either, but nonetheless, you were very kind and gentle with voicing your opposition. So, I want to thank you and I welcome the new Representative Hannig to the House Floor and say that I know that with that support at home she's going to be just as dynamic as you."

"Representative Monique Davis." 09600036.doc 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, I'd like to say that, Gary, I think for about eight years we served together on the General Service Appropriation Committee. And of course, as one of our Representatives on the other side of the aisle loved to hear you present the Bill because if I presented it, he would say that somebody was telling me what to say which, of course, they were. But I want you to know it was certainly a very pleasurable experience to work with you in the committee and to meet with you in your office because your University of Illinois training has you as a very intelligent accountant, a very even keeled Legislator and one whose main purpose and goal was to better the conditions in the State of Illinois. I met your beautiful wife, Betsy, before she became a Legislator and I want you to know that as a Director of the Illinois Department of Transportation I trust Gary that you will continue to hold the State of Illinois in the highest esteem and work very hard for the fairness for all citizens in our state. I hope to continue and work with you and hopefully we'll get some of the problems that I see taken care of and that you will be as successful as a Director of IDOT as you have been as the chief in the Illinois Appropriations Committee. Thank you very much."

"Representative Ron Stephens."

"Representative Bob Biggins."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Roger Eddy."

"State your inquiry, Representative."

"I think that can be arranged to ask sometime later today."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, 'Should House Resolution 241 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. By unanimous consent, House Resolution 241 has been adopted. Thank you and God love you and God bless you and good luck in the future, Representative Gary Hannig, Secretary of Transportation. With… with advice from a certain MJM initials, Representative Hannig, take the podium."

"Thank you very much and I'm very touched and honored to have such an outpouring of people speaking on my behalf. It's been a long run for me in the General Assembly. I served for 30 years. I came in with Barbara Currie, as she said. And we had a lot of good times together and we had a lot of difficult times together, but I think the most important thing that we all recognize is that when we're in this chamber, when we're in this House of Representatives, we really have a unique opportunity to reshape the way the State of Illinois operates. And oftentimes, we think in terms of big things and we can do big things, but sometimes it's just the incremental things that someone gets up and does a Bill that changes a little bit of something in his or her district that makes a difference. And over a period of time, 20 or 30 years, you can get a lot accomplished if you just work at it every day and that was kind of my attitude. So, I'm… I'm very 09600036.doc 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 honored to be here today. It kind of caught me by surprise. I was in the building meeting with some Legislators, kind of like old times, but… and I have to tell you, that one of the most difficult things for me is the Governor had asked me to take the position on Wednesday and we were in Session here on Thursday and he asked me not to talk to anybody about it, just to keep it to myself until they announced it. And just to walk off the floor for the last time knowing that that was the end of my career and I couldn't even share it with anybody that was in this room, that was my good friend, it was a difficult thing to do, but today makes up for that. So, you know, I changed my job but I haven't changed my friends, each and every one of you have always been my friend. Yeah, we may have differed from time to time, but we know that we're all here to do one thing, to make Illinois a better place, to try to find some solutions to some tough problems and maybe just some solutions to easier problems. But we all work hard at it and respect each other and I respect everyone in this chamber and always have. So, I'm just going to be down the road a little bit, over at the Department of Transportation. You know, we're working on a couple projects like the stimulus or the capital Bill, so I might be coming back over here from time to time to talk to you and you know, maybe there's something you could vote on to help us out a little bit in that respect. And… so, we're optimistic that we can get some things done, as well and we're going to work together and we're going to get things accomplished. That's what we've always done. So, thank 09600036.doc 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 you very much. It's been a great pleasure and it's been a great run for me. Let me thank the people who first elected me. Let me thank the Speaker for giving me an opportunity to serve on his Leadership team. Let me thank the Governor for giving me the opportunity to be the new Secretary of Transportation. And let me thank each and every one of you for being my friend. Thanks."

"What a great privilege to be in the Chair for that, Representative Lyons in the Chair. Representative Kathy Ryg, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Representative?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For purposes of an announcement."

"Representative Ryg for an announcement."

"Thank you. This is just a reminder that the Local Government Caucus will be meeting tomorrow for breakfast, 7:30 A.M. at the Illinois Municipal League Office to discuss the state budget provisions for local government. Thank you."

"And Representative Ryg as long we're doing announcements. A second reminder everybody that you've received the Agreed Bill List with the purple cover top. If you'd please start going through this and bringing them up to Mark Mahoney or to Chief Tim Mapes just so we could get the tallies going. On any Bills that you oppose mark so in the body, whether you approve all of them and wanted to be counted for an 'aye' on each every one of them. Please sign and print your name before you bring them up. Thank you, folks. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 758?" 09600036.doc 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, on page 39 of the Calendar Barbara Flynn Currie has House Bill 3634. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes Leader Barbara Flynn Currie."

"Thank you very much, Speaker, Members of the House. This measure includes a couple of technical changes and three substantive changes to the Equal Pay Act. First, it says that employers shall keep records for five years rather than three. That would bring this Act in compliance with the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Second, it would give complainers one year rather than 18… than six months in order to make a complaint. Today, 18 percent of the people who bring complaints under the Equal Pay Act are out of luck because they make the complaints more than six months after the problem occurred. And the final provision is the Lily Ledbetter provision. It says that we start the clock in terms of a violation, each time there is a violation of the Equal Pay Act. I'd be happy to answer your questions and I would appreciate your support for this measure that will bring Illinois into compliance with the law that Senator… that President Barack Obama signed as one of his first acts of office in Washington." 09600036.doc 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Jack Franks."

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

"The Lady yields."

"Representative, I appreciate what you're trying to do and I agree with it. My… my one question is this and I'm reading the executive summary and this is the first time I've seen the Bill, so I haven't read the actual Bill, but it talks about in the executive summary if you look at paragraph two. And it says that if an employee is paid by his or her employer less than the wage to which she's entitled, then they can recover in a civil action the entire amount of any under payment together with interest and the cost of attorneys' fees. Is your understanding, and I'm not sure, maybe you have someone in staff who can answer this. In those type of situations, isn't there a damage provision of treble damages or I may have this confused with another Bill?"

"Well, I don't this under this Act that there is. I think that that would have to do with a court action; this is an action taken by the Department of Labor."

"And that was my point, because it says in a civil action, so this is only going to deal with the Department of Labor and not with the Civil Code?"

"I believe that's right."

"Okay. That's… I wanted to make sure. Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Bill Black." 09600036.doc 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"The Lady awaits your questions, Sir."

"It's a response to three problems. First, was the Supreme Court decision in the Lily Ledbetter case; it had been generally understood that any new act of discrimination in a wage rate would trigger a new complaint, but the court ruled that wasn't right. The court ruled that the first time it happened is the only time it happened and if you didn't know enough to file a complaint then, you were forever shut out. By action of the Federal Congress and by signature by President Obama, that has since been changed back to a regular understanding of what amounts to wage discrimination. So, the filing deadline would come at the point at which somebody knew that there actually was discrimination. Second, it extends the period from making a complaint from six months to one year and that is in part in response to the fact that almost 20 percent of people who file with the Department of Labor today file after the six-month clock has run. And finally, the Bill would say that employers should keep records for five years instead of three. And we're doing this because some employers refused to turn over records and then they say, oh, I don't have to keep them anymore because the three-year clock has run. So, this provision 09600036.doc 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 would bring the Equal Pay Act in to line with the Wage and Collection Act which has a longer time frame."

"That would be Federal Law. I cannot answer the question, but I can tell you this. The point of the Lily Ledbetter Law was to say that the requirement for filing and for pressing a case… the clock starts ticking when the employee knew that there was a discrimination action in the pay packet between the female worker and her male counterpart. So, the trigger was the knowledge on the part of the individual that discrimination had occurred and that was what was overturned by the court in the Lily Ledbetter case, since restored by action of the Federal Congress. So, we're just clarifying our law here so there's no question that the trigger would be, as we always thought it was, the fact that the employee has learned that there is discrimination in the wage packet."

"The three years isn't resolving; the three years is how long an employer has to keep records. And what I… but I think I said was…" 09600036.doc 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"…or I should have said that under the Minimum Wage Act it is five years not three, under the Wage and Collection Act, it is ten years. So, we would go from three years to five and the department does tell me that with the three- year limit there are some recalcitrant employers who use that limit and then they say, oh, we can't give you the material, even though they had been asked for the material earlier."

"Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie to close."

"Thank you, Speaker. I think we're looking at a bunch of red herrings. Today, these same employers have to keep records already for five years in case of complaints about the minimum wage. For ten years, that may be necessary for complaints about the wage and collection law. So, the employers are already keeping records, in some cases, for 09600036.doc 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 as long as ten years. I don't see how saying that they have to keep them for purposes of the Equal Pay Act, as long as they keep them for purposes of the Minimum Wage Act, that to me adds no burden whatsoever. And if the second line of argument that all our employers will go to Indiana, I'd have to say to you that if they are engaged in wage discrimination based upon gender then let them go to Indiana. I do not think we are a healthy, economically viable state if we make it possible for employers to make their profits on the backs of our workers. So, for Lily Ledbetter, for all the victims of equal… of discrimination on wages, I would please urge you to vote 'yes' on House Bill 3634."

"The question is, 'Should House Bi… House Bill 3634 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Brady. Representative Wait. Brady. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 89 Members voting 'yes', 26 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Black, do you seek recognition or is your light from the last debate? Representative Black."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"Representative Barbara Flynn Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker, for a point of clarification. The point I made was that if an employer wants to break our laws against… against discrimination based on gender and the only way they can do it is to go to Indiana, I don't think that's an employer we want to keep. We want employers who follow Illinois law and I think most of our employers, 98, 99 percent of them do and I certainly invite them to stay and those who don't, I think it's time for them to change their ways and stick with us. The notion that having to meet the letter of the law, not discriminate 09600036.doc 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 against people in their paychecks, that the only way they want to be able to do that is to go someplace else then I would say it is not a major loss for us."

"Representative Watson, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Please proceed, Representative."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost."

"Point of personal privilege."

"Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 2502?"

"Third Reading. Mr. Lafarge, take us to warp 7. Deputy Leader Art Turner in the Chair." 09600036.doc 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"On the Order of Third Readings we have House Bill 2369, Representative Gordon. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from Peoria, Representative Gordon." Gordon, J.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. House Bill 2369 prohibits a Purchasing Agency, Chief Procurement Officer, Associate Procurement Officer or State Purchasing Officer from purchasing or leasing goods or procuring services on behalf of a state agency unless 100 percent of those goods are purchased or leased or services procured are made and assembled or provided in the United States. Further, House Bill 2369 specifies that every vendor, bidder, contractor or subcontractor who submits a bid or enters into a sales, lease or service agreement with the state must certify that 100 percent of the goods or services, sold, leased or provided will be made, assembled or provided in the United States. House Bill 2369 provides that foreign goods and services may be substituted under the following circumstances. The Purchasing Agency, Associate Procurement Officer or a State Purchasing Officer certifies in writing to the appropriate Chief Procurement Officers that the goods or services are required and cannot be provided by a contractor or subcontractor in the U.S. The goods are not manufactured or the services are not provided in any reasonably quantity in the U.S., the price of the American goods or services is unreasonably higher than the price of available foreign goods or services or 09600036.doc 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 the quality of American goods and services is substantially lower than the quality of comparably price, available in comparable foreign goods or services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the Body. And I'd like to ask you for an 'aye' vote."

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

"To the Bill."

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Fritchey, for what reason do you rise?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?" Gordon, J.: "Sponsor yields."

"Speaker? Are you gonna let her to that to you?"

"She can do whatever she wants."

"I'm not sure I disagree with you, Speaker. Representative, the last exchange aside, I think the Gentleman brings up some legitimate points. All of us, now more than ever, want to do what we can to promote American business, American products, et cetera. I'm not sure that this is the way to get at it. Let me ask you a question. One of the provisions that you have as an exception to the requirement would be that the price of American goods or services is unreasonably higher than the price available for foreign goods and services. Is there… I couldn't find a definition in the Bill of what's an unreasonably higher price?" Gordon, J.: "That is some language that I will continue to work on with my Senate sponsor of this Bill. And that is a conversation that will continue to move forward as we progress this Bill through the Senate."

"Well, I… I… I respect that you appreciate that the Bill needs work. Who is the Senate sponsor going to be?" 09600036.doc 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Gordon, J.: "I have asked Toi Hutchinson, who is the Senator from Kankakee County, Will County, part of Cook County, to carry this Bill."

"I… I… I know where her district is. But, don't you think that that's a very fundamental portion of this Bill?" Gordon, J.: "I do…"

"I mean, here… here… here… here's… and listen, you've worked hard since you've got here and I… I respect that. And this Bill is… this Bill is almost as old as that last Bill that was talking. It's been around… it's been around for a long time. And despite the fact that all these Members here want to support American jobs, American businesses, American products. I think there may be a reason that this Bill hasn't become law. How would you envision the Procurement Officer making the determination. I mean, would you leave it on a case by case basis that sometimes 5 percent higher is unreasonable, sometimes 20 percent higher is unreasonable? What would your intention be as how that determination would be made?" Gordon, J.: "I think that determination has to be made on what the numbers are for that specific purchase. I'm carrying this Bill… you're right, I did… once I picked this Bill up I didn't realize that this Bill had been carried many times before I ever got to this Body. When I got back to my district, I still walk my district every weekend. And when my members, excuse me, my constituents, when they asked me what was I working on, every time I brought this Bill up they were very excited. I live in Peoria County and Peoria County just lost over 6,000 jobs. And the people of my 09600036.doc 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 district are people that are hard working, they just want an opportunity to…"

"Well, so… so… with all due respect, Representative, so are the people in my district. And I'm gonna tell you what, everybody will be excited at first blush to say we will mandate that everything that we buy through this state come from the U.S. But, what the Bill says, though, is that the product or service has to be 100 percent either sold, made, assembled or provided. So, if… and if the smallest subcomponent of a piece of machinery is made in… is made abroad because that's the only place it's made. Or is made abroad at a quarter of the cost, the Procurement Officer now goes to follow this law, right? And they…" Gordon, J.: "…well, this… under this Bill we gave circumstances in which that very issue could arise. And we give… we give room in case that happens."

"To… to the Bill, Speaker. The Members is nothing but well intentioned. I… I… I'll… I'm more than willing to acknowledge that. Ladies and Gentlemen, you know, we… we… we need to do some drastic things at times to preserve and promote our economy. And there is little that I would not do to help the working men and women of Illinois. But, this legislation sounds much better than it is in… in… in practice. And I… let me just state, my feelings and I think the feelings of a number of people that may not support this Bill are that it would be improper and unwise to equate support for American products and American labor with opposition to this Bill. That's all, thank you." 09600036.doc 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Peoria, Representative Leitch, for what reason do you rise?"

"I want to remind the Members that this Bill was on Short Debate. We've had three people speak against the Bill… there are five Members asking that it be put on extended debate and so it will. But, we've had three already speaking against. The next speaker will be Representative Will Burns, the Gentleman from Cook." 09600036.doc 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. It's been mentioned in the debate already that there have been significant job losses throughout the State of Illinois. Right now, our unemployment rate is around 8.6 percent, it's significantly higher in African-American communities. And there's gonna need to be a multi-faceted approach to putting people back to work in Illinois. We're gonna need a capitol bill, we're gonna need to invest in a new economy of the future, but we're also gonna need to make sure that the folks who are building the steel and the heavy equipment and the operators get an opportunity to participate and do work when we rebuild our roads and bridges and schools as a consequence of a capitol programs. I want to commend the Sponsor for bringing this Bill forward. My grandfather was a UAW worker for GM, for years he was able to support my father, my uncle, people in his family. He was able to own a Cadillac and live in a decent house. He was able to take his family on vacations. And we need to be creating those kinds of jobs now. We need to be creating opportunities to move… for people to move from poverty into the middle class. So, I want to commend the Sponsor for bringing this forward so we can get Americans working again. And get our… our state moving again. Thank you."

"The Lady from Grundy, Representative Careen Gordon, for what reason do you rise?" Gordon, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I hope the press has gotten all of the quotes that they want to get today because I'd like to move the previous question. Thank you." 09600036.doc 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Turner: "The Lady asks leave to move the previous question, all those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. The 'noes' have it. Next speaker will be Representative Eddy, the Gentleman from Crawford."

"Shall do."

"Indicates she will."

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

"Indicates she will."

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Reboletti, for what reason do you rise?"

"Indicates she will."

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Jasper, Representative Reis, for what reason do you rise?"

"Indicates she will."

"Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Rose, for what reason do you rise?"

"Indicates she will."

"Bring your remarks to a close. Oh, you did. The Gentleman from Knox, Representative Moffitt, for what reason do you rise?"

"To the Bill." 09600036.doc 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"The Gentleman from Tazewell, Representative Sommer, for what reason do you rise?"

"To the Bill."

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Lang, for what reason do you rise?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the Lady's Bill. I think the comments of Representative Moffitt were exactly on target. And to those who want to complain about this Bill being something other than it is, sometimes Ladies and Gentlemen, especially those of you who spoke, sometimes it actually helps to read the Bill. You get a lot of insight about legislation if you actually read it. And I really think that's an appropriate thing for you to do. For those who were complaining about the fact that this Bill says you can't buy foreign products, no it doesn't say that. It says you can't buy foreign products unless you can't get what you need in this country. For those of you who say that the Bill says that we're gonna have to spend more money on other products, no. It says that if the products are cheaper from overseas, you can get those products. There's other safeguards in the Bill. The Chief Procurement Officer has to sign off on the 09600036.doc 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 certificate. So, there's all sorts of provisions in this Bill that maybe if you read it, if you took the time to read it… I know we don't all read these Bills. But, if you're gonna speak on it, it'd be a good idea to read it. The Lady's got a very good Bill. This is a Bill that will help Illinois industry. This is a Bill that will help Illinois manufacturers. This is a Bill that will help Illinois business. This is a Bill that will put people to work in Illinois. I hear a lot of you talking from time to time about how we're not doing anything to put people to work. This is a Bill that will put Illinoisans to work. This is a Bill that will create jobs in Illinois businesses and create Illinois products to be purchased in the State of Illinois. For those products that can't be purchased in the State of Illinois we've got forty nine other states to chose from. The Lady didn't limit it to Illinois. She didn't limit it to her county, she limited to the United States of America, land that I love. This is where we live. This is the businesses we want to advance. These are the businesses that we want to promote. These are the businesses we want in our country to hire people. And instead of worrying about the companies overseas that don't really care about the State of Illinois, the companies that are actually stealing jobs out of the State of Illinois, that you guys over there want to provide large tax breaks to. I say, let's provide business the opportunity in our country and in our state to sell things to our state so they can hire people from our state. That sound like a bad idea to anyone here? I really can't imagine how anyone can 09600036.doc 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 vote against this Bill. This is a Bill that promotes business in the State of Illinois. And for this Freshman Legislator to have such an important Bill is a great idea. Representative, I commend you for bringing this Bill to the Floor. And I commend you for actually reading your own Bill, something a lot of people we've heard from today don't spend the time to do. Please vote 'aye'."

"Gentleman from Cook, Representative Riley, for what reason do you rise?"

"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. Or actually, I guess, to… to some economic history. Often in debate, you know, we bring up sometimes little arcane points that may add to the debate or may retract from it. But, someone said something about the Depression and protectionism. Go back and get a macroeconomic text and I think that you'll see often, you know I know we do in statistics, economists have different points of view. But, somehow I kind of remember back then there was a lot of actions that went on without… that were unfettered by meaningful… meaningful regulation. And so, banks went bankrupt. There was a drop in demands for goods and services, there was high unemployment. And so this sort of bad dance was happening with all of these different macroeconomic factors. Overall in the world there was a decrease for goods and services. I mean, so that's what you had. You know, you didn't have… it wasn't because of protectionism. Go back and read a macroeconomics text."

"Gentleman from Jackson, Representative Bost, for what reason do you rise?"

"Indicates she will."

"Representative Gordon to close." Gordon, J.: "Representative Bost, what was presented to you they were untruths that were spread during a campaign. And the people of my district, over 20,000 of them thought that those were untruths as well and that's why they voted for me."

"Representative Bost your name was mentioned in debate."

"I'd like to remind the Members that these microphones were Made in America so don't throw them around. Representative Gordon to close. Don't mention any Members names in closing." 09600036.doc 119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 Gordon, J.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the Body. To all of you that have supported this Bill, thank you. To the Representative on the other side of the aisle that understands the magnitude of this Bill and what this will do, not only for my district but for all of your districts. I thank you for considering that today. I would like to urge an 'aye' vote for this Bill. And when you vote on this Bill, please think about your constituents and how they might benefit from passing a Bill such as this. Thank you."

"So, the question is, 'Shall the House pass House Bill 2369?' All those in favor should vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is 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 73 voting 'aye', 42 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The Gentleman from Lake, Representative Sullivan, for what reason do you rise?"

"State your point."

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

"State your point, Representative."

"And that's a promise? Okay. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Riley, for what reason do you rise?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"State your point."

"First of all, and I'm not gonna go back and forth in terms of the Representative that just spoke, but…"

"Do me a favor don't…" 09600036.doc 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"…you know, I just want to make a statement. I have taught economics and statistics, I don't know if he has? And… and that's on record. Second of all, if you've been to any professional organizations when they have their conventions, be it statistics, be it economics, there are divergent points of view about a lot of different subjects. There is no one prevailing point. And that's what the whole idea of peer review and research and collaboration is all about. I do know what I’m talking about and I've taught it, three universities thought I knew what I was talking about. So, if the Representative wants to have a debate he knows where my office is. Thank you."

Speaker Turner: "On the Order of Third Readings, page 35, Representative Bill Mitchell, we have House Bill 268. Out of the record. Representative Sacia we have House Bill 3957? Out of the record. Representative Wait we have House Bill 800? Out of the record. Representative Lang we have House Bill 261. This Bill was debated earlier and then taken out of the record. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill was thoroughly debated earlier, in fact we were getting ready to close and Mr. Black had a question which I have answered for him. And I would just simply ask for 'aye' votes."

"The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black, for what reason do you rise?" 09600036.doc 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Seeing no further questions, the question is, 'Shall the House pass House Bill 261?' 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? Rita. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 70 voting 'aye', 45 voting 'no', 0 'presents'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Annazette Collins, House Bill 3795. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from Cook, Representative Collins."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill simply extends the drug court to every judicial court. Right now, we only have it in a certain counties and we want to extend it across the state. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

" Seeing no questions, the question is, 'Shall the House pass House Bill 3795?' All those in favor should vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is now 09600036.doc 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 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 85 voting 'aye', 30 voting 'no', 0 'presents'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Golar, we have House Bill 655. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"While we're waiting we're gonna go to the Order of Second Readings and let us get some Bills in position to move for tomorrow. On the Order of Second Readings, Representative Arroyo, we have House Bill 44. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Beiser we have House Bill 878. Out of the record. Representative Collins we have House Bill 2298, it's on Second Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Collins on Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2298 amends the Juvenile Court Act to establish conditions and factors under which a court may vacate a delinquency finding… a 09600036.doc 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 finding of delinquency. And so, we amended the Bill to include the States Attorney's concerns about… they wanted to define who a juvenile was… a juvenile delinquent was. And they wanted to find out if the court could see the… see that file. And the answer is yes to both of those questions. So, what… what's happening is that recently… in adult court right now the authority to vacate a finding of guilty upon successful completion of conditions of the order of supervision. The juveniles were awarded that right as well, but in 1982 they took that right away. So, now the Supreme Court said that this discrepancy between the adult and juveniles remedies and urge the Legislature to reexamine the Juvenile Court Act to allow judges to vacate findings of delinquency based on subsequent good behavior. So, we want the… the judges to be able to make… to vacate a finding of guilt. And this is encouraged for the purpose of the juvenile court of individualized decision making and restore the justice. What we want to do is prepare our juveniles to go back into the… back into the community and be able to rectify whatever they did that was wrong. And so we ask for an 'aye' vote on this."

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

"Indicates she will."

"Yeah."

"No. The… the… we wanted to be able to… to vacate the finding once the judge says. Like so, if… if the kid…"

"…comes before the judge and the judge says, you've served your good time, we want the court to be able to say, all right you've completed good time and then now you can go back. And so, they vacate the finding. So, right now… in 82' the juvenile court the judges were able to do that. And then they… they stopped."

"It's upon completion."

"Representative…"

"Yes."

"Representative…"

"Yes, we are…"

"That you're discussing now is the Amendment. That's why I was gonna interject to say…"

"…are we discussing the Amendment?"

"And then we can discuss the Bill on Third Reading."

"Amendment 1."

"I'm sorry, could you repeat your question?"

"We exempting any offenses like murder, any use of a deadly weapon, felony sex offenders… offenses and anything that's not a first time offense. So, this is actually for first time offenders. But, excludes all those things I just read."

"Once you complete your supervision…"

"…you want to vacate the findings because if the juvenile records are sealed in Illinois, maybe, but law enforcements can see them. And then you've got to remember that the States Attorney sends those cases to the federal court once you've reached 17."

"That's the whole point. So, we want the judge to have that discretion upon completion so that…"

"…so that if somebody asks the kid, have you ever been arrested or do you have a… do you have a charge… have you ever been adjudicated as a delinquent, the kid can say no."

"When we vacate the finding, the… the juvenile has already served his time so he's finished. Right?" 09600036.doc 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"No. Okay. The kid has completed everything he was supposed to have completed, right?"

"And now we want the judge to be able to say that we can now vacate the findings, just like in adult court. Now, the judge is now… an *REVIEW* has the authority to vacate… to vacate a finding…"

"Representative Rose, you'll have to bring your remarks to a close. Again, we're discussing the Amendment you still have time to talk with her about the Bill."

"Seeing no further questions, the question is, 'Shall the House adopt Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2298?' All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Arroyo for what reason do you rise?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd moved House Bill 44 to Third Reading, I moved the wrong Bill, could you put it back to Second Reading, please?"

"Gentleman asks leave to bring House Bill 44 back from Third to Second. And that request will be 09600036.doc 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 granted. Representative Moffitt we have House Bill 39. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Knox, Representative Moffitt."

"Gentleman asks leave to… Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 39. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Ryg we have House Bill 236. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from Lake, Representative Ryg."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Amendment simply provides that when a 09600036.doc 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009 contractor must give an owner written notice of a lien. It clarifies how the notice should be given by requiring notice to be sent via certified mail within ten days after recording."

"Representative Ryg moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 236. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Bill… the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Poe we have House Bill 617. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Sangamon, Representative Poe on Amendment #1."

"Representative Poe moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Representative Poe on Amendment #2."

"Representative Poe moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Mautino we have House Bill 629. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Bureau, Representative Mautino on Amendment #1. Representative Mautino moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Mautino we have House Bill 641. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman asks leave to bring the Bill back from Third to Second. Mr. Clerk, could you put the Bill on Second Reading and then read the Bill." 09600036.doc 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Bureau, Representative Mautino on Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentleman of the House. Floor Amendment #1 reflects an agreement that was made in committee and that the counties and townships would have up to 48 months to match the funds before they lapsed. No opposition."

"Representative Mautino moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 641. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz we have House Bill 745. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Clerk… Representative Dugan on House Bill 796. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from Kankakee, Representative Dugan on Floor Amendment #2." 09600036.doc 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Floor Amendment #2 is the Amendment that we had talked about in committee when we passed this. And what it does is it allows up to 200 percent of poverty, those people can be served with this money. And it also extends the use of the money until all of the federal stimulus money would be used. So, it addresses a concern that was brought up in committee. And it's an agreed to…"

"Representative moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 796. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Eddy we have House Bill 942. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy, for what reason… on Amendment #2. Excuse me, Amendment #1."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 942. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?" 09600036.doc 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. Representative Poe we have House Bill 998. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Gentleman from Sangamon, Representative Poe."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 998. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Dugan we have House Bill 1057. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Turner: "Take the Bill out of the record. Representative Reitz on House Bill 1087. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Randolph, Representative Reitz on Amendment #1." 09600036.doc 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm not sure what Amendment #1 does, but it… it's a great Bill."

"Representative Reitz moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1087. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Reitz on House Bill 1088. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Randolph, Representative Reitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I actually know what this one does, it adds a… it adds a board to the radon… Radon Device Act. And it will set up a board to look at the radon levels throughout the state. Appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"Representative Reitz moves for Floor Amendment #1… for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1088. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

Speaker Turner: "Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz… Representative Tryon we have House Bill 1142. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 09600036.doc 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Turner: "Representative Tryon, the Gentleman from McHenry, on Amendment #1."

"Representative Tryon moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1142. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Saviano we have House Bill 1292. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Coulson on Floor Amendment #2. Representative Coulson moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 1292. All those in favor should say 'aye'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

Speaker Turner: "Third Reading. Representative Saviano on House Bill 2247. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Saviano moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2247. All those in favor should say 'aye'; those all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Cole on House Bill 2285. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Coulson moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2285. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

Speaker Turner: "Third Reading. Representative Reitz, Dan Reitz, on House Bill 2286. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Reitz moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2286. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Miller we have House Bill 2448. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Miller moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2448. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Leitch we have House Bill 2686. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Gentleman requests that the Bill be brought back from Third to Second. Request is granted. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Amendments been adopted, we should move the Bill to Third. Third Reading. House Bill 2686 is now on the Order of Third Reading with Floor Amendment #1 adopted. Representative Ryg we have House Bill 3649. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 09600036.doc 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move for adoption of Floor Amendment #2, which was a proposal by the Trial Lawyers to make this an agreed Bill, which would require hospitals to alert the Department of Public Health regarding allegations of abuse of a patient."

"Representative Ryg moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 3649. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Black we have House Bill 3661. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black on Floor Amendment #1."

"Representative Black moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3661. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Tryon we have House Bill 3787. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Tryon moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3787. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative McCarthy, for what reason do you rise?"

"I just had a point of clarification. That Bill that Representative Black presented, that was on the agreed Bill list. Is the Chair aware of that?"

"That's correct."

"Okay."

"It needed the Amendment."

"Oh, great. Thank you." 09600036.doc 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"That's what makes it agreed. Representative Bellock we have House Bill 4036. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Bellock moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4036. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Representative… further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Joyce we have House Bill 4046. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Joyce moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4046. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz we have House Bill 745. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady requests to bring the Bill from Third to Second. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Feigenholtz on Amendment #1. The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 745. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz we have House Bill 742. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"52, I'm sorry."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Washington moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 752. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 3787?" 09600036.doc 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Move that Bill to… read the Bill a Third time or… move the Bill to Third Reading, I'm sorry. Representative Mary Flowers we have House Bill 30. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk we have House Bill 72. Read the Bill."

"Out of the record. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 163?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 174?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 177?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 496?" 09600036.doc 144  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Representative Miller on Floor Amendment #1. Representative Miller moves that we adopt Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 496. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"

"Third Reading. House Bill… Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 529?"

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 849?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 852?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 942? Out of the record. What's the status of House Bill 998? Out of the record. What's the status of House Bill 1034, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 1150, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 1188, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 1197?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 1202, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2263, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2331, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2335, Mr. Clerk?" 09600036.doc 146  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. House Bill 2352, Mr. Clerk."

"2352."

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2353, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2388, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2435, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2440, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2610?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2669?" 09600036.doc 147  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3642, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3676, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3677?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3690, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3705, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3717, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3718, Mr. Clerk?" 09600036.doc 148  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3746, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3833, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. House Bill 3859, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3885, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3934, Mr. Clerk?"

"What's the status of House Bill 3934… I should say Third Reading on that last Bill, 3885 move it to Third. What's the status of House Bill 3934, Mr. Clerk? What's the status of House Bill 3981, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3991, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 3994, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of 3997, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4008?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4013?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4021?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4027?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4030?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4049, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4054, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4177, Mr. Clerk?"

"What's the status of House Bill 4180… Third Reading. House Bill 4182, what's the status of that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 4327?"

"Third Reading. What's the status of House Bill 2325?" 09600036.doc 151  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

Speaker Turner: "Third Reading. Representative Lyons, Gentleman from Cook."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask that the Motion to suspend the posting requirements for House Bill 3874."

Speaker Turner: "Representative Lyons asks leave for the posting requirements on House Bill 3874. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And leave is granted. Representative Franks on House Bill 4078. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Gentleman asks leave to move the Bill back from Third to Second. Those in favor say 'aye'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Bill will be moved back at the Sponsor's request to Second. To remind the Members that you should all turn in your purple agreed list sheet to the Clerk today. That purple sheet that was on your desks, you should please turn those in to the Clerk immediately. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Representative Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Representative D'Amico on House Bill 71. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Turner: "Third Reading. I'm sorry, Representative D'Amico on Amendment #1."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Amendment #1 is adopted. Further Amendments, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative D'Amico on Amendment #2."

"Representative D'Amico moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 71. All those in favor should say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. And now, seeing no further business to come before the House, Representative Currie moves that the House stands adjourned until Wednesday, April 1st at the hour of 11 A.M. Allowing Perfunctory time for the Clerk, the House will stand adjourned until Wednesday, April… the Gentleman from Jackson… before we leave, the Lady from Lake, Representative Osmond."

"Republicans will have a Caucus at 10 A.M., Wednesday, April 1st. The Lady from Cook, Representative Hernandez, for what reason do you rise?"

"Point of personal privilege?"

"State your point."

"I… I just want to let the Body know today is *REVIEW* birthday. *REVIEW* was a Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader and civil right activist. I… this evening the Governor is hosting a celebration in honor of his legacy at the Governor's mansion. You are all welcome to attend, 7 o'clock tonight." 09600036.doc 154  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Thank you. Representative Beiser for what reason do you rise?"

"Purposes of an announcement."

"State your announcement."

"The Transportation, Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee meeting for this… after Session has been cancelled."

Speaker Turner: "And Representative Stephens, the Gentleman from Bond, what reason do you rise?"

"You need to turn that in right now, we'd appreciate it. And the Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Ramey, for what reason do you rise?"

"State your point."

"And one last announcement from the Chair. The pony meeting will be at 9:15 tomorrow in Room 105. Mr. Clerk, Supplemental Calendar #1." 09600036.doc 155  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 36th Legislative Day 3/31/2009

"Third Reading. Horse Racing meeting at 9:15 tomorrow morning. No further announcements, the House will stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 1st at the hour of 11 A.M., allowing Perfunctory time for the Clerk. And the House stands adjourned until Wednesday, April 1st at 11 A.M., allowing Perfunctory time for the Clerk."