Illinois House Floor Debate — April 14, 2011

"Good morning, Illinois. Your Illinois House of Representatives will come to order. Members are asked to please be at your desks. We shall be led in prayer today by Pastor Shaun Lewis, who is the Illinois State Director of the Capitol Commission serving the political Leaders of Illinois. He's the guest of Representative Morrison. Members and guests are asked to please refrain from starting your laptops, turn off all cell phones and pagers and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Lewis."

"We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today by the two Sandys. Sandy Pihos and Sandy Cole, would you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance."

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

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that there is not one single Democrat who has an excused absence today."

"Wow. Representative Bost, how we doing on the GOP side."

"Mr. Clerk, take the record. There's 114 Members responding to the Roll Call; we have a quorum. We're prepared to do the business for the people of the State of Illinois. Mr. Clerk."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, maybe for one last time, Members or anybody within the sound of my voice, today is the deadline for any technical Amendments. Substantive Amendments, the ship has sailed, but if you have a technical Amendment that you need to a Bill, today by noon is the last day to put that request in. So, this is the last time we'll make this announcement. Mr. Clerk, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 5 of the Calendar, Representative Dan Beiser has House Bill 1041. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from Madison, Representative Beiser." 09700043.doc 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the House. I'd ask that Floor Amendment #2 be adopted."

"You've heard the Gentleman's request. Is there any questions? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Amendment #2 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Cunningham, you have, on the Order of Second Reading, House Bill 711. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Bill Cunningham."

"Amendment 1 to House Bill 711 is a gut and replace… gut and replace Amendment. It is an initiative of the State Fire Marshal and the Music Entertainment Pyrotechnics Task Force. The Bill seeks to codify the task force recommendations. I ask that the chamber adopt the Amendment."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any questions? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #1 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of 09700043.doc 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Greg Harris, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 6 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1193. Representative Harris. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Harris on Floor Amendment #1." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment amends the Insurance Act to put a time limit on recoupments. It is a Bill we've worked on with the insurance industry and the different medical groups. And it was passed out of the Insurance Committee unanimously earlier this week."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Are there any questions? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #1 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Sara Feigenholtz, on page 9 of the Calendar, the Order of Second Reading, you have House Bill 1697. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record. Representative Chapa LaVia, on page 4 of the Calendar, under the Second Reading, you have House Bill 595. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Chapa LaVia on Floor Amendment #3."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of… Members of the House. This Amendment is an agreed upon Amendment. There are no opponents, but what it does is guts and replace the Amendment, amends the School Code to address who can act as a hearing authority when an area in a suburban Cook County wishes to detach or annex to another school district. This will not apply to Chicago Public Schools. Amendment #3 whose purpose is that the governing board of the educational service center, the ESC center, where the detaching territory is located will hear petitions in suburban Cook County where the regional board of school trustees has been abolished. What has come about is that there is a… there is a nitch, this very small group of people, that like to come before a board would be heard on the ability of possibly. This does not give them the authority to. All it does it give them a venue to come and negotiate and look if there's a possibility of annexation. And I… I call for its adoption. Thank you." 09700043.doc 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #3 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment's adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Chuck Jefferson, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

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

"Please proceed, Leader."

"Just want to take this opportunity to recognize Mary Tuite, who's the recently elected trustee from Northern Illinois Univers… I'm sorry… Rock Valley College along with Dr. Becker, who is here. I just want to give them a great welcome to Springfield. Mary, say hi. Thank you."

"Welcome to your Capitol, NIU. Glad to have you here. Representative Feigenholtz, for what purpose do you seek recognition?"

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today is a very, very special day in the Illinois General Assembly. My former seatmate, former vice chair of the Human Services Appropriations Committee, soon to be alderman of the 48th Ward, will be celebrating his 44th birthday… 44th birthday today and probably his last birthday as a Member of the Illinois General Assembly. Representative Harry Osterman, happy birthday." 09700043.doc 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Alderman, all the best to you and the City Council, Alderman Osterman. Representative Toni Berrios, you have two Bills on the Order of Second Reading, Toni. The first one is House Bill 332. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Berrios on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. What we are doing with this legislation is just making the 'minority' definitions in all statutes in Illinois to be exactly like the federal 'minority' definitions."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. 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 the Amendment's adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Berrios, you also have House Bill 350. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie." 09700043.doc 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thank you, Speaker. Continuing on the Order of Harry Osterman, not only is it his birthday, he was named the most valuable player in last night's softball game and I'd have to say, I think he's one of the most valuable players in the Illinois House of Representatives. We will sorely miss him. And I want all the Members to know, not only to wish him a happy but to share in the cake that is right out there in Room 314, right off the House Floor, just make sure you don't eat the cake on the House Floor. Happy birthday, Harry."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Patti Bellock, you have two Bills on the Order of Second Reading. On page 8 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1569. Out of the record. Representative Bellock, you also have, on page 13 of the Calendar, 2942. Out of the record. Mr. Clerk, we have, on page 14 of the Calendar, House Bill 3315. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. 3315."

"Representative Osmond moves for the… Please place that on the Order of Third Reading. Third Reading, Mr. Clerk. Representative Darlene Senger, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 11 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 2321. Representative Senger. Representative Darlene Senger, you ha… Out of the record. Out of the record. Representative Esther Golar, on the Order of Second Readings, on page 14 of the Calendar, Esther, you have 09700043.doc 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 House Bill 3199. Representative Golar. Out of the record. Representative Jehan Gordon, you have, on the Order of Second Reading, House Bill 3469. Out of the record. Representative Dan Reitz, on the Order of Second Reading, you have House Bill 390. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Dan Reitz on Floor Amendment #2."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 allows DNR to lease property within Pyramid State Park. And I'd be happy to answer any questions or we'll wait 'til Third."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. All those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative DeLuca, for a point of personal privilege."

"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you could please give a warm Springfield welcome to the President of Prairie State College, please stand, Dr. Eric Radtke and students who are here from Prairie State Community College in the City of Chicago Heights. Welcome."

"Prairie State College students, stand up and be recognized. Welcome to your Capitol. We're proud to have 09700043.doc 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 you in Springfield today. Representative John Bradley, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"We have a group of faculty and students from my home district, the John A. Logan College, up in the blue shirts. Once they stand up, everybody give them a round of applause as well."

"Welcome to your Capitol. Enjoy your day in Springfield. Glad to have you here. Representative Mike Zalewski, you have two Bills on the Order of Second Reading. On page 3 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 363, Representative. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Zalewski on Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. It becomes the Bill and deals with transparency and property tax referendums."

Speaker Lyons: "You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Seeing no one is seeking recognition, 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 the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Michael, you also have, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 6 of the Calendar, House Bill 1218. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Zalewski on Floor Amendment #5."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would move for the adoption of Floor Amendment #5. It deletes a Section of the Bill that had been in there, previously, dealing with redemption of the certificates."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #5 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #5 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Robyn Gabel, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 10 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1958. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Gabel." 09700043.doc 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request that this Amendment be accepted. It's… what it does is it's a compromise with the sheriffs… county sheriffs. And it's… has… it… what it does is it fixes some gaps in the '99 legislation."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Roger Eddy. On the Amendment, Roger?"

"Lady yields."

"She yields."

"No. The sheriffs… downstate sheriffs still are not in agreement."

"I… we… you know, we worked with them in good faith. We came up with an Amendment we thought they agreed with. And then when we got to committee, they had new problems with the Bill."

"So, I would like to move it to Third."

"I… I thought I committed to work with the sheriffs on the Bill." 09700043.doc 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I mean, I did bring the Amendment back to the committee. The committee heard the Amendment and the committee agreed to move the Amendment. They voted in favor of the Amendment. What I agreed to was to was to work with them, bring the Amendment back to the committee."

"Representative Monique Davis on the Amendment." Davis, M.: "Mr. Speaker, will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Davis, M.: "Yeah. According to my analysis here, all you're asking is for a report for when they use constraints on women who are pregnant."

"Correct. Well, that is the part that they disagree with. They don't want to report." Davis, M.: "Why?"

"I don't know." 09700043.doc 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Davis, M.: "Hopefully, it's not that many, but I think… if I'm not mistaken, did the court rule that they were to stop doing that?"

"There was a law in '99 that they were to stop doing it." Davis, M.: "You have an excellent Bill, pass it."

"Thanks." Davis, M.: "Thank you."

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "You've heard the Lady's Motion on Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. Representative Eddy."

"Pardon me. Representative…"

"Could you repeat your request?"

"All right. The Amendment was adopted. The Bill is on the Order of Second Reading. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative Wayne Rosenthal, thanks for being patient. Pers… personal privilege?" 09700043.doc 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Congratulations, Lincoln Land College. Welcome to your Capitol. Enjoy your day. Representative Keith Farnham, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I'd like to welcome today Dr. Elaine Johnson and a wonderful group of community college students. We have almost 300 students from across the state here today to talk about college career readiness. Please welcome them, as they're in the Capitol today and they are in the Speaker's Gallery. Please stand."

Speaker Lyons: "Welcome to your Capitol. Enjoy your day. Representative Williams, you have two Bills on the Order of Second Reading. One is House Bill 3034, 3034. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ann Williams on House Bill 3034, Amendment #1." 09700043.doc 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Amendment is the product of negotiation between industry and the homebuilders, the roofers and is now an agreed Bill. There are no known opponents. And I ask for an 'aye'… or I ask to move to Third."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Are there any questions? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #1 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

Speaker Lyons: "Third Reading. Representative Williams, you also have, on the Order of Second Reading, House Bill 2903. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Williams on Floor Amendment #2."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Once again this Amendment is the product of much discussion and negotiation based on concerns articulated in committee by committee Members. It is now an agreed Bill. I know of no known opponents."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the 09700043.doc 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Jakobsson, you have, on the Order of Second Reading, House Bill 1948. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Jakobsson on Floor Amendment #2."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 came about by working with the City of Chicago. This excludes the disclosure of camera locations. It clarifies required retention policies, revises the definition of 'agencies'. I would like to move this to 3 and urge an 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Floor Amendment #2 be adopted?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. I'm sorry. Strike that Motion, Mr. Clerk. All those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Ramey, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 10 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 2259. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ramey on the Floor Amendment #1."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. 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 the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

Speaker Lyons: "Third Reading. Representative Reboletti. Representative Reboletti, you have, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 10 of the Calendar, House Bill 2050. Read the Bill, Mr… Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. Dave Winters, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 12 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 2896. Out of the record. Representative Acevedo, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 19 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 2912. 2912. Out of the record. Representative Toni Berrios, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 17 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 440. Toni Berrios, 440, Third Reading. Out of the record. 09700043.doc 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Representative Monique Davis, on Third Readings, page 17 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1195, Representative. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Monique Davis." Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1195 requires all police dogs used by state and local enforcement agencies to be trained by programs that meet the minimum certification requirements set by the Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. We have worked very carefully with the State Police and other police authorities. And I would just ask for a 'yes' vote. I'll answer questions."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Jim Durkin."

"Representative Davis to close." 09700043.doc 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A number of meetings were held and a number of changes have been made to the Bill. And we believe that this Bill is amended in a collaborative effort between the Sponsor, the ACLU, the State Police, the Illinois Sheriff's Association. And it is in response to media attention surrounding the high use of posi… false negatives indicated by police canines during traffic stop searches. As a result, it has been agreed that action should be taken as to unify the police canine training standards and to increase transparency in regards to who is stopped and the result. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 1195 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? Acevedo, Barickman… Berrios, Will Davis. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 110 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 4 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Davis, don't sit down. You also have, on the Order of Third Readings, House Bill 1284. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Lady from Cook, Representative Monique Davis." Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1284 deals with the insuring of electronic products that we buy every day. The Bill ensures that there's written materials letting a 09700043.doc 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 consumer know that this insurance that they're taking out on this product will be of assistance if the product is lost, stolen or mechanically… what shall I say… in irrepair. It requires vendors to hold limited line licenses to sell or offer portable electronic insurance. It requires the offer or sale of insurance to occur at the location where the electronics or related services are sold. I will answer questions and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Jack Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, how many outfits are selling this type of insurance in the State of Illinois?" Davis, M.: "I'm sorry. I couldn't hear you."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you know how many firms are selling this type of insurance in the State of Illinois currently?" Davis, M.: "At this time, there are none. This is new."

"So, if you were to… So, right now, if you're a resident of the State of Illinois, you could not buy insurance for these items?" Davis, M.: "I'm not sure if you could buy it. You could have it available on your homeowners or your automobile's insurance."

"Okay." Davis, M.: "And you may and you may not depending on the policy that's written." 09700043.doc 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I'm just wondering how this works 'cause I know, for instance, if I use my credit card to buy something, typically what they'll do is extend the manufacturer's warranty for a certain amount of time whether it be six months or one year. So, I guess in a sense we already do have additional sur… insurance if one uses a credit card, but I'm wondering what this Bill specifically does." Davis, M.: "That's different, you're saying?"

"Yes, Ma'am." Davis, M.: "Well, if you don't have a credit card, then you wouldn't have this insurance. If you don't have an automobile, you may not have this insurance. If you don't own property, you may not have this insurance. And then, according to the insurance policy that you hold, it would determine whether this kind of product is insured. So, this will allow people who currently maybe don't have any of that insurance available to them when they buy these iPads and iPods and cell phones the ability to have this product insured by an insurance company."

"Okay. 'Cause if you have a homeowners, for instance, or a renters insurance typically these type of things may be covered, but I guess my question would be, is there going to be some type of regulation as to the rates that they can charge?" Davis, M.: "No, there is nothing in here in reference to rates."

"Okay. My second question then would be, I saw that there was a fee of $500 for anyone who wants to sell this type of insurance?" 09700043.doc 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Davis, M.: "That is correct. We reduced it from a thousand to 500. That is correct."

"And I was going to ask, how did you get to that number of 500?" Davis, M.: "Because the Retail Merchants and the insurance industry agreed."

"Okay. I'm just… I understand what you're trying to do. I'm just a little concerned because this… this type of insurance has been shown, in many cases, not to be worth anything. And it's very… it's a very iffy type of product." Davis, M.: "Insurance not worth anything…"

"Yeah." Davis, M.: "…Representative?"

"Yeah. A lot of times we view this unnecessary because of the product warranty and…" Davis, M.: "All right. Let me say this, according to this Bill the merchant must give a written, printed paper that states that this insurance may be in addition to what you hold with your homeowners, your automobile or the warranty, but it may not, but it is fully disclosed in a printed paper given to the consumer by the vendor."

"Well, here's my question then. Would this be a primary insurer or a secondary because I'm not sure people understand what they're buying because if I walked into Best Buy and they offered me this type of insurance and they gave it on a printed piece of paper, what I might have a problem with is who do I make my claim to? Do I make it on my homeowners insurance? Do I make it on my Visa card or is this the primary insurer?" 09700043.doc 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Davis, M.: "This policy would be totally separate from any insurance that you currently would have."

"So, would it be primary? Would I be the one… would they be the one who I would go to first?" Davis, M.: "It would be primary."

"Okay. Thank you." Davis, M.: "You're welcome."

"I appreciate what you're trying to do. I'm still very skeptical of the whole product because I think if you… most consumer advocates would indicate that you don't need this type of insurance simply because of the warranties, but I'm going to continue to listen to the debate." Davis, M.: "Okay. Thank you so much, Representative."

"Representative Davis to close." Davis, M.: "We would just urge the Body to recognize the need for this insurance when there are so many electronic products being sold whose warranties don't last very long. And I thank you for your questions. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 1284 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? Beiser, Biss, Brady, Burke. DeLuca, May, McAuliffe, Saviano. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 62 Members voting 'yes', 52 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ann Williams, for what purpose do you seek recognition?" 09700043.doc 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I want to draw your attention to the gallery while I have two constituents visiting today. First, Mia Fritsh-Anderson, Little Miss Illinois and her mother, Alicia Fritsh. Mia's down here, not just to visit us, but to lobby on behalf of Smoke Free Illinois."

"Welcome to your Capitol, folks. Enjoy your day. Representative Ramey, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Please proceed."

"Ann, Theresa, welcome to the Illinois Capitol. Glad to have you. Representative Patti Bellock, point of personal privilege, Representative?"

"Thank you, Representative. Patti, you also have a Bill, Representative Bellock, on page 18 of the Calendar on Third Reading, House Bill 1652. Out of the record. Representative Durkin on House Bill 1717. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Order of Second Reading."

"Third Reading. And read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Hold that Bill on the Order of Third Reading, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Durkin, on the Order of… on Third Readings, you have House Bill 1716. Jim, is that the one? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Jim Durkin."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1716 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 Burns, Cole, Pritchard, Schmitz, Ron Stephens, like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk… Bob Pritchard. Take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this, there are 70 Members voting 'yes', 44 Members voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Reboletti, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 20 of the Calendar, and you're going to be presenting House Bill 3486. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Monique Davis." Davis, M.: "Mr. Speaker, will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor awaits your questions, Representative." Davis, M.: "Representative, you're adding more bath salts… or exactly how many more products are you adding?"

"Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3486 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 Gabel, Representative Mautino. Leader Mautino, would you like to be recorded? Thank you, Sir. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Will Davis, on the 09700043.doc 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Order of Third Readings, on page 19 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3005. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 3005, what's the status, Sir?"

"Mr. Clerk, move that Bill back to the Order of Second Reading. And what's the status?"

"Representative Davis, do you wish to present the Amendment or does Representative Zalewski wish to speak to the Amendment? Representative Davis. Representative Davis on Amendment #5." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #5 to House Bill 3005 simply removes the currently charged provision on this piece of legislation and restricts it to those that have been convicted in this particular instance. Be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of Floor Amendment #5 signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Karen May, point of personal privilege. Representative May."

"Speaker, yes, a point of personal privilege. I'd like to introduce in the gallery behind me, Nina Graham age 12 and 09700043.doc 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 her father Doug Graham of Deerfield, Illinois, in my district. They are down here lobbying for the Respiratory Health Association. Nina has asthma and is asking me to stay firm and keep Smoke Free Illinois intact which I intend to do. Let's welcome Nina and her father."

"Thanks for enjoying the day in Springfield, enjoy the Capitol. Representative Dan Reitz, you have a very important announcement for all Members of the House. Representative Dan Reitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like everyone to help me to congratulate everyone that played softball last night. We won 8 to 5, a very good game. I think it was the coaching that pulled it out. But at the end, it was a very good game, like we had great rookies that came through, a great nucleus with people that have been here with John D'Amico, Representative DeLuca and Thapedi. And everyone played well. Representative Mendoza played her last game. We have one other person that played his last game and we would like to present the game ball to… we have a Hall of Fame we're going to start, I guess, for the House of Representatives softball team. And the first… the first one we're going to put in it is Alderman Harry Osterman."

"Alderman Osterman."

"Thank you, Speaker Lyons. I want to thank Danny Reitz. It has been wonderful serving all these years. I still got some time before I leave to come to Chicago or go to Chicago, but last night was very indicative on what we do every day which was teamwork. And it was done so in a bipartisan way with everybody contributing and it was a fun 09700043.doc 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 time. And I hope we can kind of continue that spirit for the next two months. So, thank you."

"You're having a big day on the House Floor, Alderman Osterman. Representative Zalewski, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"Despite his fandom for that minor league team from the north side, I move that Harry Osterman be the new closer for the White Sox. They could use all the help they can get. And he does a really nice job for the House softball team."

"The Chair seconds that Motion, Representative. Representative Sara Feigenholtz."

"I like to remind everyone that Harry Osterman is a northsider."

"Representative Dan Reitz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to, we have the trophy up there and everyone that played last night who could come on down to the front. Let's get a… let's get a picture for Harry."

"Back to the order of business. Representative DeLuca, you have, on the Order of Third Reading, House Bill 503. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative DeLuca."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. House Bill 503 regards the Village of Lansing which owns and 09700043.doc 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 operates and maintains a public use municipal airport in southeast Cook County that serves as a regional reliever for the Chicago metro area. What this Bill will do is provide them relief from the leasehold taxes charged to them by Cook County. The private tenants at the Lansing Municipal Airport currently are not paying these leasehold tagets… taxes and due to the direct proximity to Indiana and Will County, it's been very difficult for the Lansing Airport to attract new business and this relief would provide them the opportunity to utilize their comprehensive redevelopment plan for… that they have there. So, I'll be happy to answer any questions. And I ask for your support."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Lake, Representative Sullivan."

"Sponsor yields."

"That is correct."

"What happens is these leasehold taxes that these entities receive from the county of Cook, they're currently not being paid."

"And this would provide relief so that they would no longer would exempt them from receiving those leasehold taxes. Those businesses are currently paying rent to the airport. It's a municipally owned airport by one municipality, the Village of Lansing."

"They've never been collected which is why Cook County is taking a neutral position on this."

"Their position is that right now they're not receiving anything and if we don't provide relief, they never will. If we provide this relief, then they will be able to market the property, put in place the redevelopment plan, bring new business in and also, that they've made the commitment. The village has made the commitment for any of the outstanding…"

"…leasehold taxes that are due…"

"…that they will, over time, repay that."

"Well, at this point, it would be a permanent."

"No, they have not."

"The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Thaddeus Jones. Don't seek recognition, Sir? Representative DeLuca to close."

"Well, thank you for your questions. Representative Sullivan, this is very important to the Village of Lansing which owns this airport, a single municipality. This would allow them the relief that they need to move forward with their redevelopment of that property. I ask for your support and your 'yes' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 503 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? Barickman, Biss, Cavaletto, Hammond, Mautino. Mr. Clerk… Sacia, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 91 Members voting 'yes', 23 09700043.doc 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Members voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Mautino, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"I… On just a request. Can you send the electrician up here to check my switch on the voting box?"

"On the request for a technician to look at Representative Mautino's voting box, if somebody can please get over there and take care of that for us. Thank you. Representative Keith Farnham, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 18 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1534. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Farnham."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 1534 has House Amendment #1 which is a gut and replace Amendment and makes one addition through to existing law governing nursing home facility employees. It allows for training for nursing home employees for interacting with those with memory and cognitive impairments. And it also allows for family members to receive a list of employees who have had contact with a resident 30 days prior to a filed complaint. There's no opposition."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1534 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 09700043.doc 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 who wish? Ken Dunkin. Take the… take the Roll, Mr. Clerk. 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 Dwight Kay, on the Order of Third Reading, Sir, you have, on page 19 of the Calendar, House Bill 2607. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from Madison, Representative Kay."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2607 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? Barickman, Hammond, like to 09700043.doc 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 be recorded? 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 Morthland, you have, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 21 of the Calendar, House Bill 3522. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Rock Island, Representative Morthland."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation on House Bill 3522. Are there any questions? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3522 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 Brauer, Representative Burns. 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 Dan Burke, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 19 of the Calendar, Representative, you have House Bill 1964. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, status on House Bill 1964."

"Mr. Clerk, take that Bill back to the Order of Second Reading. Representative Burke on Floor Amendment #2." Burke, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a very simple matter. This particular Bill would deal… deal with the subject of not-for-profit organizations and the opportunity for the public to observe how they expend their resources whether they be private or government grants and it simply would say that there would be a website attached to the Secretary of State's website and the Attorney General's website to direct them to a national not-for-profit rating site. Be happy to answer any questions." 09700043.doc 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation on Amendment #2. Seeing no one's seeking recognition, the question is, those in favor of the adoption of the Amendment signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Kelly Burke, on the Order of Third Reading, you have House Bill 3342. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Cook, Representative Kelly Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Assembly. I present House Bill 3342 which is an initiative of the Illinois Tollway. The Bill establishes a default rule supporting the Tollway's privacy statement that it will not sell or rent personal data. It allows the Tollway to continue to use personally identifiable information to run its business as long as it keeps this information confidential. The Bill allows the Tollway to store I-PASS data only to the extent necessary to run its business. The Bill will also ensure that the Tollway establishes and publicizes a formal privacy policy and it will protect the date, time, location and direction of travel for I-PASS customers. I-PASS customers have a reasonable expectation that the dates, times and places where they travel on the system are private and that the Tollway will keep the 09700043.doc 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 information confidential except for legitimate public purposes such as law enforcement. The Bill is drafted so it won't block legitimate inquiries into how the Tollway is conducting its business. And the exemption is for individuals only not corporate users. I urge passage of this Bill and I welcome any questions."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Chapin Rose."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Jack Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields." 09700043.doc 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative, I'm reading the analysis and one of… and it indicates that it… that House Amendment #1 was tabled. But is there anything in the Bill that removes the requirement that the Tollway Authority discard personally identifiable information about accounts?" Burke, K.: "I don't believe that's in the Amendment. I believe that stays. Yes, that is still part of the Bill. Oh, no, I'm sorry. It's not part of the Bill."

"Okay. So, I'm trying to figure out what is part of the Bill, then. I…" Burke, K.: "The Bill is actually fairly simple. It excludes from public disclosure personally identifiable travel information of I-PASS users such as when they travel, where they travel, what time, what direction. The agency can still use that information in an aggregate way to get statistics for its personal use, but it cannot disclose that to someone through a FOIA request, but it would be available for law enforcement purposes."

"What about subpoenas in a civil matter, for instance, in a divorce case?" Burke, K.: "Yes. It would be subject to a subpoena in that case."

"Then my next question would be, when would this personally identifiable information be purged? How long would it be kept? 'Cause I think… I can't think of an overriding public policy to be keeping this for too long." Burke, K.: "I don't have a specific answer to that, but I believe it's for as long as they keep it for their business purposes and I don't know how long that goes back." 09700043.doc 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Okay. I appreciate that. I'd like to know if you'd be amenable possibly, if necessary, maybe it isn't necessary, to put a time frame on how long they can hold it. And I don't want to do anything that would impede their business, but let's assume… I'm going to support your Bill and I presume it's going to the Senate… but what I'd like is if they hold this now for 'x' amount of years for amount of… let's say four years… let's use that number. I'd like to put that into statute that after four years these things would be purged because otherwise I think it becomes more of a hindrance than a help to IDOT because then it would be subject to additional… I meant, not IDOT, the Toll Highway Authority… otherwise it'd be subject to disclosure and I don't know what possible use the Toll Highway Authority could need this information for more than four years." Burke, K.: "I will pass that along to the Tollway Authority. I don't know that that would come within this legislation, but it is something I would ask the Tollway Authority and if it's something that they would agree to or if it's not already covered in other parts of their regulations, I could… I would be amenable to that."

"I appreciate that. Thank you."

"Representative Burke to close." Burke, K.: "I think this is a good Bill that very narrowly exempts some information from disclosure. And I urge its passage."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 3342 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 09700043.doc 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Mayfield, Skip Saviano. 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 Burke, don't sit down. You also have, on the Order of Third Readings, House Bill 3025. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the Assembly. I bring forth today House Bill 3025 which amends the Personal Information Protection Act to increase notification requirements when a breach of the security of a system for collecting personal data occurred. The Bill has been amended since its introduction and the Amendments have removed all of the opposition with the possible exception of Experian. The Bill applies to a data collector that owns or licenses personal information as well as a data collector that maintains or stores but doesn't own the lic… or license the data. The addition of a data collector that maintains and stores but doesn't own the data is important as in recent years there has been an increase in the number of data storage facilities in the Chicago area. The Bill details what information and disclosure notifications to the consumer must contain at a minimum and it applies those same standards to state agencies that collect personal information. Finally, the Bill provides standards for the proper disposal of personal information 09700043.doc 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 in paper or electronic form. And I urge a favorable vote on this Bill and will be happy to answer any questions."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3025 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? Will Davis, Kevin McCarthy. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 2 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Rich Brauer, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 18… page 20 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3175. Out of the record. Representative Coladipietro, you have, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 18 of the Calendar, House Bill 1960. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Coladipietro."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1960 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 Colvin, Representative Norine Hammond. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 2 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Rita, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir? Representative Ramey, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 19 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 2550. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Randy Ramey."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Jack Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, this Bill would allow a township board to appoint township enforcement officers who would have the same rights as a deputy sheriff?"

"And deputy sheriffs have the same powers as the sheriffs, right?"

"Would these individuals be able to arrest people and take them into custody?"

"What would they be able to do?"

"'Cause right now you have a county enforcement officer…"

"…who will do the violations and then the state's attorney would prosecute those, correct?"

"So, in this instance, would the state's attorney still be the prosecutor?" 09700043.doc 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"So, this is just getting more enforcement people out on the… out on the… I mean, in the street?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Representative Ramey to close."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 2550 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 Unes. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On the Bill, there's 98 Members voting 'yes', 18 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Lisa Dugan, on the Order of Third Readings, you have, on page 18 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1576. Out of the record. Representative Mary Flowers, on the Order of Third Readings, Mary, on page 17 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1476. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Cook, Representative Mary Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill would allow the person who filed a disciplinary action against a doctor to review the report and the complaint against the doctor and also the Bill 09700043.doc 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 would require the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations to notify that person who has filed the complaint against the physician of the time and the place of the hearing and inform him or her whether or not she may provide testimony in the hearing. This Bill came as the result of the Auditor General's report and a lot of the people complained that they did not have the ability to learn of the complaint, learn of the hearing, or know about the disciplinary action. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions you have in regards to House Bill 1476."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Good morning. How are you?"

"I'm sorry, Representative. I cannot hear you."

"Hold on a minute, Roger. Ladies and Gentlemen, could we bring the noise level in the chamber down, please. Shhh. Thank you very much."

"Yes. And I corrected the Amendment because the initial… initially the Bill stated that anyone that filed a complaint… I'm sorry… initially the Bill said that anyone could find out the information. And I put the Amendment on to say that only the person that filed the complaint can find out the initial review of the complaint. So, I did put on the Amendment from the Medical Society and it is my understanding in committee they did not object to the Bill."

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Mr. Clerk."

"Mr. Eddy."

"I did not adopt Amendment #2."

"Not to this legislation, no. That's the reason why… Amendment #2 did pass in committee and I could've adopted it on the floor. I chose not to do so because that issue was too broad and to me it would have weighed this Bill down and that needs a subject hearing on its own."

"Oh, you're right." 09700043.doc 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"In regards to Amendment #2, you're correct."

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "No one seeking further recognition, Representative Flowers to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would appreciate an 'aye' vote, please."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 1476 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? David Harris, Hernandez, Leader Lou Lang. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 84 Members voting 'yes', 32 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Esther Golar, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 20 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3265. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Cook, Representative Esther Golar."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 3265 declares that when lawful products are used unlawfully they can be charged as drug paraphernalia. House Bill 3265 expressly applies to the following legal products and some are: cigar wraps, cigarette rolling papers and tobacco pipes. It gives law enforcement… what is the 09700043.doc 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 important thing about this Bill… more tools to charge and prosecute crimes involving drug paraphernalia. It eliminates the giant exemption of cigarette rolling papers from the Drug Paraphernalia Act and it gives prosecutors, again, a rebuttal presumption that all items covered by the Act are drug paraphernalia, if they are found with a trace amount of drugs or in close proximity to drugs. I'll be happy to take any questions. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Jim Durkin."

"Representative Golar to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 3265 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 09700043.doc 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Chapa LaVia, Representative Smith, like to be recorded? Representative Smith. 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 Randy Ramey, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 19 of the Calendar, you also have House Bill 2820. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Randy Ramey."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2820 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 09700043.doc 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 '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 Burns, Will Burns. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 1 Member voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative David Reis, on the Order of Third Readings, Representative, you have House Bill 2804. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative David Reis."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McHenry, Jack Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"What do they do now?"

"Really? I thought they'd be able to sell it. They can't."

"Wow. I didn't know that problem. I didn't know we had to do this, but it sounds like a good idea. Thanks."

"Representative Reis to close."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 2804 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 Cavaletto, would you like to be recorded? John? 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 Tom Holbrook, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 17 of the Calendar, Sir, you have House Bill 1470. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Tom Holbrook."

"Thank you, Speaker. House Bill 1470 says that HFA has to… excuse me… that the department has to set up a 09700043.doc 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 online submissions process by July 1 of 2013. I'd move for its approval."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1470 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? Roger Eddy. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Chapin Rose, on page 21 of the Calendar, under the Order of Third Readings, you have House Bill 3636. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Chapin Rose."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Jack Franks." 09700043.doc 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Chapin, I'm trying to figure out what you're trying to do. I understand there was a law case LaSalle v. Cypress."

"It isn't? So, what…"

"So, all we have is the original Bill…"

"…which amends the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act…"

"…to require notice that failing to respond to a written demand to enforce a mechanics lien will result in the lien's forfeiture?"

"Thank you."

"Representative Rose to close."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 3636 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 09700043.doc 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Have all voted who wish? Marlow Colvin. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 2 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Lisa Hernandez, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 17 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1241. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Lisa Hernandez."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1241's purpose derives from a case that occurred about three years ago. You may remember that two young men were killed by an off- duty police officer in Chicago. The Bill would require if an individual has been arrested for DUI whether or not an accident with death or injury has occurred, a law enforcement officer shall request and administer a chemical test. Under current law, an individual is deemed to have consented to chemical testing when driving a vehicle on highways of the state… of this state, but a law enforcement officer is not mandated to request a chemical test. This will… this Bill will change that. I ask for your support on this Bill. Thank you. And I'll answer any questions."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1241 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 Burns. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 116 Members 09700043.doc 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Wayne Rosenthal, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 18 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1914. Out of the record. Representative Jim Sacia, you have, on the Order of Third Reading, House Bill 1723. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman from Winnebago, Representative Jim Sacia."

Speaker Lyons: "Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 1723 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's 116 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Darlene Senger, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 20 of the 09700043.doc 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Calendar, you have House Bill 3129. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from DuPage, Representative Darlene Senger."

Speaker Lyons: "The Chair recognizes the Lady from Cook, Representative Monique Davis." Davis, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Spon… I mean, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Davis, M.: "I'm sorry that I didn't hear the beginning of your statement, but I understand the park district wants to do something?"

"Ladies and Gentlemen, could we bring the noise level down on the chamber floor, please? There's a discussion going on. Shhh. Thank you. Representative Senger."

"Representative Jack Franks."

"A parliamentary inquiry. Have Amendments #1 and 2 been adopted?"

"Mr. Clerk."

"Thank you. I see in… "

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you. I'd like to ask the Sponsor some questions then."

"La… La…" 09700043.doc 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I see in House Amendment #1…"

"Lady yields."

"…which has not been adopted, you had excluded the City of Chicago, correct?"

"Well, in our analysis it indicates that this Bill does not apply to Chicago. Under Amendment #2, does it apply to Chicago?"

"I'm just trying to find out if it's uniform because if your question here is safety, I'd wonder why we would exclude one municipality and not others."

"Can we double-check that? I don't know if you can…"

"…if you can ask your able staffer behind you and maybe…"

"It does exclude Chicago?"

"Can we take the Bill out of the record at this time or would it be… 'cause that… would that be a technical one or would you…" 09700043.doc 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I'm just concerned about voting for a Bill that's not correct in that… 'cause that is such a big issue because I think it takes away the whole impetus of what you're trying to do."

"Okay."

"Is there… so, you'll… that will need to be corrected in the Senate, number one?"

"Number two, are there any instances right now when minors need to be checked for background checks to get a job?"

"But right now, presently, are any… are there any specific laws aimed at background checks for minors?" 09700043.doc 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"But like at… like at a city pool? Because a city pool, for instance, wouldn't be a park district, but we have a lot of children there. I presume what you're trying to do… "

"… is to protect our youth."

"I'm just wondering how… when… how this Bill is drafted whether there's, you know, the exemption of the City of Chicago not having municipal pools, for instance, covered or municipal parks which may not be a park district. And this… I just think the way it's been drafted, it's been drafted so narrowly and unfortunately, with your agreement, I think, you believe it's incorrectly. I think it might be better to wait 'til the Senate Bill comes over that you're able to pick up and maybe amend that. But I'm… I couldn't in good faith support something like this which is just riddled with these kind of loopholes."

"But wouldn't you want it larger? Wouldn't you want municipals…"

"Would you mind taking this one out of the record and picking up a Senate Bill. I'm happy to work with you on it. 09700043.doc 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 I just don't want to pass legislation that I… that we know isn't going to go…"

"…how we want it to go."

"Okay. Thank you."

"The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"Sponsor yields."

"Roger Eddy."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Will Burns."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, we're all concerned about protecting children and working hard on that and I just want to make sure I understand what you're… what this Bill actually does. According to my analysis, if you're convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, that you would not be able to be employed by the park district. Is that your interpretation or your understanding?"

"Okay. Does Amendment #2 take out the references to Class A and Class B misdemeanors?" 09700043.doc 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Okay. But I just want to…"

"…understand whether or not, if you're convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor as a juvenile, you're adjudicated delinquent… as a delinquent juvenile for committing a Class A or Class B misdemeanor that you would no longer be eligible for employment at a park district?"

"So…"

"I just… I just…"

"I'm sorry. I just need a… just a clarification. So, if you are convicted as a juvenile of a… or an adjudicated delinquent for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, you would be ineligible for employment at a park district, if this Bill were to become law? Just yes or no."

"I'm sorry. What was your…"

"Okay. Here's what I would recommend. And both of us on both sides of the aisle have worked hard to create second chances for people who are convicted of relatively minor offenses so that if they're convicted of relatively minor, nonviolent offenses, they have the opportunity to get their 09700043.doc 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 lives together, join the military, you know, particularly juveniles who lack the brain development to make good decisions. As we all know, juveniles, their prefrontal cortexes are not developed to make good decisions. They're not a… their brains are not fully developed, so that's why we have a juvenile… we have a special Criminal Code for juveniles as opposed to adults. That's why we treat them differently because they have different needs. And so my concern is that, you know, as we're working… and frequently in a bipartisan manner, I mean, there are a number of your colleagues on the other side of the aisle who worked with us over here to come up with ways so that nonviolent first- time offenders don't face a permanent bar to employment or licensure. And so, I'm very concerned that as we made so much progress in this area that your Bill takes us a step back particularly with juveniles who made a mistake, maybe were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now they're trying to get a job into the labor force and work in the community and they can't get a job. So, maybe you could take it out of the record. We, you know, your staff can talk to our staff and have some clarification on that. I'm all fine with sex offenders and you know, people who commit forcible felonies for, you know, even if they're juveniles, from working at the park district. But a lot of young people are arrested on relatively minor offenses, and adjudicated delinquents and I'm very concerned that, you know, you were creating another barrier for those folks."

"The… the intent was not to only have major offenses?"

"Okay. Well, I mean, we could al… you could always ask the Speaker for a deadline extension on the Bill. I'm sure that he'd be happy to work with you on that or you can come back with an answer later in the day, but it would be really important for me to have that information."

Speaker Lyons: "No one seeking further recognition, Representative Senger to close."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 3129 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. Harris, McGuire. David Harris. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 86 Members voting 'yes', 22 Members voting 'no', 8 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Naomi Jakobsson, on the Order of Third Reading, you have, on page 19 of the Calendar, House Bill 2066. 2066. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"The Lady from Champaign, Naomi Jakobsson."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2066 is a Bill that amends the Jury Act and the… to provide for… to expand the jury commissions in our counties and it would include, that has not been included, the list of people who are collecting unemployment. And we have worked with the director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security to make sure that we're complying with all of their requirements. And this would help our juries have a larger pool and by including people from the unemployment list who have applied for the last year it will expand the list, but it also will provide most likely really good addresses and contact information. So, I would urge an 'aye' vote, please."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion on House Bill 2066? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 2066 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 Bradley, Representative Dunkin. John Bradley. 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 Lou Lang, on the Order of Third Reading, Sir, you have, on page 16 of the Calendar, House Bill 30… Out of the record. Representative Phelps, on the Order of Third Reading, on 09700043.doc 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 page 20 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3237. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Brandon Phelps."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3237 is an initiative from the Attorney General's Office and I want to clarify exactly what this Bill does for the legislative intent. I know there's a lot of people that may have a problem with this Bill saying they may have a mistake on their paperwork and they're going to go to jail 'cause we're enforcing the prevailing wage law. This is for willful acts only, not mistakes, willful acts only and let me tell you what's going on. There's a lot of out of state contractors that are coming into this state and stealing from our workers and not paying them the prevailing wage that they deserve and by the time our honest contractors in this state complain to the Department of Labor, these out of state contractors are already out of town and they just get a little slap on the wrist. All we're doing is enforcing what is already law. Prevailing wage is already law in this state. I'll be happy to answer any questions. I just want to make sure that everybody knows the legislative intent of this."

"The Lady from Cook, Representative Deb Mell."

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, to the Bill. I… you know, I see a lot of my colleagues on this Bill and in theory I agree with them, but there is an unintended consequence here and that is the fact that landscaping does 09700043.doc 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 not have a classification in the Prevailing Wage Act. It can also… it is at the will of the Department of Labor what is considered prevailing wage, what isn't considered prevailing wage. In this month's issue of the Landscaper Contract (sic-Landscape Contractor) the guy says, to complicate matters further, landscaping activities fall in two distinct categories on this PWA. If landscaping work falls during the construction phase of the project, it is subject to the appropriate prevailing wage rate, but if it falls, you know, outside of the construction, then it is maintenance. So, the same tree at one time can be $12 an hour to work on or it could be $55 dollars an hour to work on. It is not clear. This has been a problem for years in the landscaping business. These are small businesses that employ many people in my district. Many Latino families are employed by these businesses and they're trying to do the right thing. And I am a huge proponent of the prevailing wage, but I don't think that we should put someone in jail to one to three years when nothing is very… when it's not clear. I mean, how do you… how do you perform business when one day it's one thing, one day it's another thing. It's a problem. There is currently a lawsuit right now going on with the Department of Labor. And as this is… I would feel so much better if we had a very clear classification for landscaping and what is …maintenance and what isn't. So, I… you know, I've talked to the Sponsor. I've talked to the Attorney General's Office. They really haven't offered any clarification on this. I urge the Sponsor to take it out of 09700043.doc 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 the record until we have a… something a little more clearer for our landscaping businesses. Thank you."

"Okay. Then put the timer on for about three minutes. We'll certainly be liberal with that. We'll try to narrow our remarks in scope. Representative Jim Durkin."

"I'll take it off Short Debate."

"But we'll try to get it within three minutes, Jim."

"The same thing if you went and robbed a vending machine and stole a Snicker's bar. It's a Class A misdemeanor."

"Class A misdemeanor."

"In all due respect, Representative, it's a Class A misdemeanor right now."

"Correct."

"Correct."

"And Representative, only for willful, not mistakes, willful acts."

"Correct."

"Representative, your time expired. I'll give you another minute."

"Representative Marlow Colvin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I rise in support of House Bill 3237 and I want to thank my colleague, Representative Phelps, for his hard work and his open- mindedness and his hard work in getting this Bill to Third Reading and to a vote here today. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this piece of legislation. Since I've been in Springfield, a little over nine years, we've worked on any number of prevailing wage Bills here in the General Assembly. Having served on the Labor Committee for all nine of those years, we have seen proposal after proposal that passed into law only to see contractors, and not all contractors, but some unscrupulous contractors work to subvert… usurp those laws that we passed all in an attempt to defraud hardworking people, hardworking families out of well earned, hard earned wages. This Bill, this comprehensive effort put together by Representative Phelps in concert with the Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, who I also want to thank and appreciate her hard work and her staff's hard work in making sure that we protect every Illinoisan, every Illinoisan who works for a contractor so that they may be paid a prevailing wage and simply being paid for a day's pay for a hard day's work. Last year, Representative Hernandez and I worked with the equitable pay… equitable justice pay coalition dealing with the issue of wage steps and many of the provisions of this Bill speak 09700043.doc 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 directly to a lot of the behaviors that we saw and which we tried to correct in that Bill. But what we were lacking in that Bill, that simply dealt with rule changes and administrative behavior at the Department of Labor, what we need here is the force of penalty, the force of penalty to make those unscrupulous business owners and those unscrupulous business practices to eradicate them from the State of Illinois. This is a huge and major step forward in bringing equitable pay opportunity to the State of Illinois. And again, I want to thank my colleague, Representative Phelps for his fine work on this Bill. Please vote 'yes' to bring equitable pay to the State of Illinois. Thank you."

"Representative Jil Tracy."

"Sponsor yields."

"It's A. Right now, it's Class A, In all due respect, Representative Tracy…"

"…and the analysis may be wrong. It's a Class A misdemeanor. I'm moving it to Class IV."

"Okay."

"Okay."

"I can get that… I believe it's a one to three years in jail, up to $5 thousand fine, I believe."

"Correct."

"Correct."

"Exactly because and I've said, Representative Tracy, I think the world of you, but if you vote 'no' on this Bill you're agreeing it's okay to steal from the worker. Prevailing wage is already law. You're trying to protect contractors that are the government."

"We took that out."

"Representative Tracy, real quick. Willful… willful, not mistakes. We took that out."

"We understand there might be paperwork mistakes. Willfully committing this."

"Representative Tracy, your minutes have gone, but we'll give you another minute to finish your thought."

"Representative Tracy, your verification is so noted. Representative Ed Sullivan."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes, correct."

"Well, yeah. If she's working for you, I mean, yes."

"You could."

"I always will with you, Representative."

"Representative Eddy."

"Sponsor yields."

"No." 09700043.doc 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Correct."

"A and a B to a Class IV."

"Correct."

"A, B to a IV."

"Representative, I have had in honesty don't… the numbers I have no idea. I talked to a Jim Reimer, Sr. 09700043.doc 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 earlier, used to be the director of the Capital Development Board."

"And he said he had Illinois contractors calling him constantly saying that all these out of state companies were coming in and by the time all these complaints and the investigations went out, he tried to figure out what these out of state companies were doing, they already left town, taken our money and stealing from our workers."

"But it is."

"Not so much under this law though, Representative."

"I don't think they're going to be doing it as often, if there's a Class IV felony."

"That's why strengthening the law."

"Representative, I'll give you another minute." 09700043.doc 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Reboletti."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I do not because it's such a small scale, slap on the wrist, a lot of state's attorneys, as you know, probably won't try to go after these."

"Representative, we've… we're met a number of times with the contractor associations on this and with the time restraints, I probably would not consider any Amendment right now. I think we're going to run the Bill as we… as it is."

"Absolutely, Representative. You know how much I think of you. I'll be glad to do that."

"I'd love to. You know me, I love to run Bills that are 118 to 0."

"… but you know, not all the time we get that opportunity. But I'll be willing to work with you."

Speaker Lyons: "We'll have two final Speakers and then Representative Phelps to close. Representative… two people to speak in for of it. Representative Dunkin, three minutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?" 09700043.doc 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"No."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Phelps, my classmate. Representative, I guess… first of all, I support this measure. I think it is critical for us to make sure that we have bona fide and qualified contractors playing an active role with public infrastructure dollars. I mean, it is high time that we really, sort of, close the gap of a lot of the fraud that takes place in a considerable level certainly in the city such as Chicago and on some of our other public projects that we depend on of having quality work produced on the public way. It is, oh, so critical. I just want to make sure that while we are often supporting a lot of labor unions here, certainly on this side of the aisle, and particularly your Latino and your Black Caucus Members, that there's also a strong prevailing approach to include those same African Americans and Latino brothers and sisters to be a part of this very high net worth job apparatus that involves public dollars as well because, again, there is absolutely zero discrimination when it comes to taxing everybody here in the state, this is some of the concerns that a lot of Members here have especially when you're representing some of those districts that simply want and need an opportunity. So, again, I rise in support of your legislation. I think that we need to make sure that quality… you know, that we celebrate and always put a position on a very, very impressive workforce here in this state, I mean, from the movie industry all the way to laborers and electrical workers, carpenters, et cetera, 09700043.doc 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 operating engineers, we have some of the best in the world here in the State of Illinois. So, I support this legislation. Congratulations on it and let's do the right thing for all those citizens. Thank you."

"Final speaker will be Representative Lang and then Representative Phelps to close. Leader Lou Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. I rise to support the Gentleman's Bill, but I think sometimes it's instructive to actually read a Bill and not just think you've read a Bill or not just listen to those around you who haven't read the Bill and you're listening to them talk about the Bill. This is what the Bill says. It's a Bill that seeks to deter criminal fraud committed on our public bodies. It makes the willful, willful failure to keep and provide accurate documents and records required by the Prevailing Wage Act a Class IV felony. It requires automatic debarment for any contractor criminally convicted of violating the Act. So, we've heard a lot on this floor today from those who are opposed to this Bill regarding some of these provisions. And I don't believe anybody that said any of those things cares at all about any of the things they said. What they care about is they're not for the Prevailing Wage Act. And if they could stand on the floor and pass a Bill that would repeal the Prevailing Wage Act, that's what they would do. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, these are all red herrings. They're all designed to give someone an excuse for voting against this Bill. If you're for the Prevailing Wage Act, it is certainly the case if you want it to have some teeth. The current Prevailing Wage 09700043.doc 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Act has no teeth. The current Prevailing Wage Act doesn't have any teeth because it doesn't have sufficient penalties to convince someone that they would want to follow the Act. Today, it's a Class A misdemeanor to falsify willfully prevailing wage records. Now, a Class A misdemeanor is… one of the things that is a Class A misdemeanor is theft of a candy bar from a vending machine, candy bar. You steal this candy bar from a vending machine or you can be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. And so, if we're going to equate… if those who are opposed to this Bill because of the penalties are going to equate the stealing of a candy bar from a vending machine with stealing millions of dollars from public bodies, people who willfully violate the Prevailing Wage Act, then I think we have a problem. And I think that tells us exactly why the opponents of this Bill are opposed to it. It has nothing to do with criminal penalties. It has nothing to do with protecting contractors. It has nothing to do with, as one person over there on that side of the aisle said, of taking the bread off the table of hardworking people. This is simply and solely an effort by those who are opposed to this Bill to do whatever they can do to tear down the Prevailing Wage Act, to make it meaningless…"

"Representative, your time has expired. We'll give you another minute."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. …to encourage people willfully to violate the Act and say, well, you're only getting a slap on the wrist if you violate the Act so why don't you go ahead and do it. Why don't you go ahead and rip off our 09700043.doc 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 public bodies and avoid and ignore the law. All this Bill does is put a little more teeth in the law, a little more teeth to say, you know, if you're getting public money to do a project with taxpayer dollars, follow the law. It shouldn't be a problem for any of us who create the laws to want to encourage those who get taxpayer dollars to follow the laws of the State of Illinois. It's not too much to ask. It should be a greater penalty under the law to rip off the taxpayers than it is to steal a candy bar from a vending machine. Please vote 'aye' on this Bill."

"I announced the debate was closed. We had five people in response. Lang was the last speaker. Representative Phelps to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. First off, I want to say to my friends on the other side, I understand. This is just not a union Bill. This has also… been brought to me also by honest contractors that are trying to make an honest living in this state. They're being outbid by out of state contractors. Also, I wanted to clarify other examples of a Class IV felonies. Other Class IV felonies are like for public officials to improperly open sealed bids, public official who knowingly improperly conveyed information that would influence the likelihood of accepting of an offer or a bid. Number 3) the improper approval of a contract change order by a public official and 4) knowingly stringing any contract or job order with a local government in order to evaded bidding requirements. Those are the other things that we're trying to do on this Bill as well that are similar… what we're trying to do. On 09700043.doc 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 my side, I want to thank Representative Lang, Representative Dunkin, Representative Colvin for their comments. I also want to thank Attorney General Lisa Madigan in taking this huge step to try to make honest contractors and honest people a living wage in this state. And I don't want to get too critical, but if you vote 'no', you're really saying you believe it's okay to steal from the working man and the working women, you really are. You really are. And for some of you that think that you can throw a vote to labor, this would be one, but you're also helping the contractors. This legislation's about fairness, plain and simple. When Illinois business owners who play by the rules are penalized, the system is broken and it needs to be fixed. That's what's happening today in many industries in the state and they need our help to survive. I ask for an 'aye' vote. And again, I want to thank Attorney General Lisa Madigan for bringing this to our attention. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"After thorough debate on this issue, there has been a request for verification by Representative Jil Tracy. So, everybody is to, please, vote their own switch. The question is, 'Should House Bill 3237 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? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 67 Members voting 'yes', 49 Members voting 'no'. Representative Tracy, do you wish to pursue your verification? The Lady refuses… relinquishes her request 09700043.doc 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 for verification. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, you've been waiting carefully and patiently to a point of personal privilege. Leader Currie."

"Thank you very much, Speaker and Members of the House. We have a group of seniors who are advocating for quality health care from the southeast side of the City of Chicago. Some of them are my constituents, some are Ken Dunkin's constituents and some are Will Burns' constituents. There up here in the gallery. I hope they'll stand and I hope you'll join me in giving them a warm Springfield welcome."

"Welcome to your Capitol, south siders. Glad to have you here. Representative Chapin Rose."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"Welcome to your Capitol. Glad to have you here in Springfield. Representative Mike Tryon. Now, for something completely different, we have House Bill 308 on page 16 of the Calendar. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 09700043.doc 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Tryon."

"The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Morgan, Representative Watson."

"Representative Pat Verschoore."

"Just to the Bill, Mr. Speaker. I just want to congratulate the Sponsor on this. I know he's worked like he's said he's worked many years on this and we went back and forth. And I'm just proud to be part of the solution here. And I'm asking you for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Renée Kosel."

"Representative Tryon to close." 09700043.doc 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 308 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? Bradley, Hatcher, Rose, Saviano, Unes. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there are 78 Members voting 'yes', 37 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Michael Bost, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Please proceed."

"Welcome to your Capitol, SIU. Proud to have you here. Representative Tryon, don't sit down. You have a House Bill 3102 on page 19 of the Calendar. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Tryon."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation on House Bill 3102. Are there any questions? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3102 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The 09700043.doc 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Mell. 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 Sente, on the Order of Second Reading, on page 6 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 1130. What's the status of the Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Sente on Floor Amendment #3. We've read the Bill and we've read the Amendment, Representative. Just explain the Amendment #3."

"Amendment… Thank you, Speaker. Amendment 3 is a change to the Bill. It adopts a safety and… a safety and… sorry… a safety policy for soccer goal. I'd like to discuss that on Reading Three."

Speaker Lyons: "You've heard the Lady's explanation on Amendment #3. All those in favor of its adoption signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment's adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Sente on Floor Amendment #4. Representative Sente, you have Floor Amendment #4. The Lady 09700043.doc 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 doesn't wish to move Floor Amendment #4. Wishes to withdraw Floor Amendment #4. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Emily McAsey, on the Order of Third Readings, on page 20 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3300. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from Will, Representative Emily McAsey."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. What this legislation does is make a number of changes to the Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Specifically, this was bought to my attention by a family in Will County who lost a child in a traffic accident. And what we're doing is amending the Act so that, when there is a traffic fatality, families' victims have the opportunity to address the court. We're making another change to the statement as well so that victim witness advocates are also making appropriate referrals to grief or loss counselors. I urge the support of the Body and will answer any questions."

"Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of House Bill 3300 should vote 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? David Harris. 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 Verschoore, on page 20 of 09700043.doc 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 the Calendar, under the Order of Third Readings, you have House Bill 3205, 3205. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record. Representative Mike Tryon, you have a couple more Bills on Third Reading. Representative, on page 19 of the Calendar, you have House Bill 3103. Representative Tryon. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mike Tryon."

"The Lady from Lake, Representative Karen May."

"Yes. I certainly support your transparency, but isn't this your third Bill today?"

"The Gentleman yields, Representative May, FYI."

"Oh."

"Do we have to ask the parliamentarian if this is legal? Isn't there a Bill limit on one day or one hour? I think, isn't this three in one hour?" 09700043.doc 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Okay. Well, the parliamentarian will tell us afterwards you are a super hero and a super worker."

"Representative Tryon, top that, to close."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 3103 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 Durkin, Bob Pritchard. 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 Ann Williams, on page 20 of the Calendar, under the Order of Third Reading, you have House Bill 3390. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Ann Williams."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3390 would make aggravated assault of a first responder a non-probationable offense. It does not enhance the penalty which is a Class IV felony, but provides there is no probation for pointing a firearm at a police officer, firefighter or other first responder. The law currently provides that a number of other offenses are non-probationable including unlawful possession of a loaded 09700043.doc 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 firearm by a gang member, certain theft possessions… provisions, selling large quantities of counterfeit products and others. This Bill would add pulling a firearm on a first responder to that list. It's designed to offer protection to the men and women who serve the public as firefighters, police officers and other first responders for putting their lives on the line every day to serve us. I ask for an 'aye' vote. And be… I am happy to answer any questions."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should House Bill 3390 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 Bellock, Will Burns, Lisa Dugan, Pat Verschoore, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 112 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting, 4 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Mike Tryon, on the Order of Tryon, you have a fourth Bill, House Bill 3252. You're on a hot streak, Representative. Ladies and Gentlemen, we call them as we get them and this is obviously your fourth of fifth priority, Sir. Go for it, Representative Tryon, the floor is yours. Mr. Speaker, what's the status of House Bill 3252."

"Representative Tryon." 09700043.doc 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please. This isn't…"

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please."

"The Chair recognizes Representative Al Riley. Shhh."

"Will the speaker yield?"

"The Sponsor yields." 09700043.doc 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I'm sorry, the Sponsor. You know, there's a little expression about writing checks. Representative Tryon, is this your first Bill?"

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Stephens. Representative Ron Stephens."

"Do you have who… who's word, Mr. Stephens?"

"Representative Schmitz, Tim Schmitz."

"Representative Tryon to close." 09700043.doc 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Smart move, Representative, smart move."

"Mr. Clerk, take this Bill out of the record. Mr. Tryon."

"Mr. Clerk, on the Order of Second Readings… what's the status of House Bill 14? On the Supplemental Calendar, Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record. Leave that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 1422? Representative Nekritz, you have House Bill 1422."

"Leave that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative May, on the Supplemental Calendar, under the 09700043.doc 107  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Order of Second Reading, you have House Bill 1913. Out of the record. Representative Nekritz, on the Supplemental Calendar #1, you have House Bill… on the Order of Second Reading, you have House Bill 3055. Out of the record. Representative May, on the Supplemental Calendar, on the Order of Second Reading, you have House Bill 3474. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative May."

"I move the adoption of Floor Amendment #6. It's technical in nature. Just…"

Speaker Lyons: "Representative, we're on… we're on Floor Amendment #… Mr. Clerk, what Amendment? Repeat the status of the Bill."

"Representative, we're going to leave that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative Jones, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir? Representative Lou Lang in the Chair."

"On the Order of Second Reading appears House Bill 230, Representative Leitch. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Leitch, we're going to remove this Bill from the record. Please come to the podium. The Chair recognizes Representative Rose."

"Not exactly. I was trying to be helpful to Mr. Leitch, Sir."

"Well, it could… not necessarily."

"But in this particular case it was, Sir."

"Mr. McAuliffe."

"State your point, Sir."

"Welcome to Springfield. Thank you for being here with us. House Bill 927, Representative Yarbrough. Is Representative Yarbrough in the chamber? Out of the record. House Bill 1490, Representative Saviano. Please read the Bill." 09700043.doc 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Mr. Saviano."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. There being no debate, those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 2265. Mr. Sosnowski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Sosnowski."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment's adopted. Mr. Sosnowski on Amendment 2. Mr. Sosnowski on Amendment 2."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Amendment 2. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment's adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Sosnowski on House Bill 2554. Mr. Clerk."

"The Gentleman asks that the Bill be taken from the record, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 2558. Mr. Tryon. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Tryon." 09700043.doc 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. The Chair recognizes Mr. Stephens."

"It's exactly what my thought was up here, Sir."

"I'm sure the…"

"I'm sure the Gentleman can take care of that for you. Those in favor of the Amendment shall say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. On the Order of Second Reading appears House Bill 1110, Representative Yarbrough. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 83, Representative Yarbrough. Please read the Bill." 09700043.doc 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Yarbrough on Amendment 4. Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 582, Representative Arroyo. Mr. Arroyo. Please read the Bill."

Speaker Lang: "Out of the record. House Bill 700, Representative Smith. Mr. Smith, House Bill 700. Do you wish to move the Bill, Sir? Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Smith on Amendment 2."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill seeks to limit the use of Social Security numbers when state agencies license professionals. I'd move to adopt the Floor Amendment #2."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves to adopt the Amendment. No discussion. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the 09700043.doc 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 760, Representative Yarbrough. Representative Yarbrough on 760. Out of the record. House Bill 929, Representative Dan Burke. Dan Burke. Out of the record. House Bill 1355, Representative May. Representative May. Out of the record. Representative May, House Bill 1355. Please read the Bill."

"Representative May on Amendment 3."

"Representative May on Amendment 4."

"I thought it was 5. We tabled #4."

"Do you wish 4 to be tabled?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Clerk, do you have an Amendment 5?"

"I was told earlier it was approved for consideration."

"Mr. Clerk."

"Out of the record. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 83." 09700043.doc 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Yarbrough."

"Yes, Mr. Speaker. We want to table Amendment #4."

"Amendment #4 is tabled."

"And I want to yield to Representative…"

"Representative…"

"…Representative Gabel."

"Representative Gabel on Amendment 5, but let's return to Amendment 4. Let's withdraw Amendment 4. Amendment 4 is withdrawn. Representative Gabel on Amendment 5."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 5 encourages juvenile courts to explore all less restrictive alternatives to confinement and make reasonable efforts to keep youth at home. I ask that… that do pass."

"Lady moves for the adoption of the Amendment. And on that question, the Chair recognizes Representative Durkin."

"Lady yields."

"Right now… I believe that this Amendment will just have more factors be involved when the court reviews the case."

"Yes." 09700043.doc 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"I have not."

"Would it be possible to debate this more on Third Reading?"

"Thank you very much."

"Lady moves for the adoption of the Amendment. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk."

"House Bill 30… House Bill 3474, Representative May. Please read the Bill. We have to hold for an hour, Representative, so we'll get back to you. House Joint Resolution 25, Representative D'Amico. Representative D’Amico, HJR25."

"Mr. Clerk, is there some status on this we should know?"

"Mr. D'Amico on the Amendment to the Resolution."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment to the Resolution. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment to the Resolution is adopted. And Mr. D'Amico moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in… those in favor will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Burns. Please take the record. On this question, 115 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 94. Please read the Bill." 09700043.doc 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Mr. Ford."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. We debated this Bill. And I move for passage of House Bill 94. Thank you."

"Could you give us a short explanation of the Bill, Sir?"

"Yes, I could give you a short explanation. It's the Census Bill to count prisoners at their last known address."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. This Bill was debated thoroughly, previously. The Chair recognizes Representative Sullivan."

"Your request for a verification will be granted. There being no further people wishing to debate, those in favor of the Bill shall vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Record yourselves. Mr. Lyons. Mr. Lyons. Please take the record. On this question, there are 57 voting 'yes', 59 voting 'no'. And the Bill fails. Mr. Clerk, on page 14 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, appears House Bill 3223. Representative Senger. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Senger."

"Lady moves for the adoption of the Amendment. There being no debate, those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lang: "Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, on the Order of Postponed Consideration appears House Bill 3156. Representative Senger. Out of the record. On the Order of Resolutions, on Supplemental Calendar #1, appears House Joint Resolution 1. Mr. Stephens. Out of the record. House Joint Resolution 7, Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Joint Resolution 7 just simply extends the deadline for the completion of a task force that was actually passed in the last General Assembly under House Joint Resolution 5. The task force was called the School Success Task Force and its primary objective is to look at truancies, expulsions and come up with recommendations to 09700043.doc 120  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 the State Board of Education to try to address those issues. I move for the adoption of the Resolution."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. There being no debate, those in favor say… those in… Chair apologizes. Those in favor vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Berrios, Jones, Mitchell. Jerry Mitchell. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill… and this Amend… and the Resolution is adopted. Chair recognizes Mr. Bost."

Speaker Lang: "So noted. House Joint Resolution 28, Mr. Colvin."

"Thank you, Mr…"

"Mr. Colvin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Joint Resolution 28, which I would ask the House to consider this afternoon, is an initiative of the Chicago Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. It is a proposal to rename a stretch of I-57, to rename it to the Tuskegee Memorial Air… Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail, the stretch of I-57 that runs from the southern tip of the City of Chicago at 99th and Western to… through the entire south suburbs of Cook County to Richton Park. The Tuskegee Airmen have a club; they have a number of clubs in all 50 states. And last year as a salute to these brave soldiers, who trained to become the first 09700043.doc 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 African-American pilots during World War II, that they would attempt to rename highways… U.S. Highways in all 50 states. Last year Kentucky with I-57 was the first to accomplish this goal. There are a number of Resolutions around the country to accomplish the same thing. And personally, when they came to me as a result of visiting their club out at the Gary Airport, where they meet once a month and take young folks from around the City of Chicago up on flights on single engine jets from the… single engine planes from the Gary Airport, asked if I would be so kind to introduce this Resolution. I immediately thought there would be no better way to commemorate and remember these brave souls who fought for their country in theaters in Afri… in World War II theaters in Africa, in Europe, in Asia, in Italy. In the Resolution itself I attempted to list a number of the commemorations and awards and medals that they received and was only really able to provide a fraction of the numerous awards and medals and the commendations that they received during the four years they flew those missions during World War II. And mind you, they did all of this at a time when U.S. Armed Forces were still segregated. And in fact, in 1948 when Harry Truman through Executive Order moved that the U.S. Armed Forces become integrated it was in no small part by the heroic and courageous efforts that those men of color who fought in World War II to provide freedom across this globe and particularly for those here… right here in America. So, Mr. Speaker, with that I'd be happy to answer questions. And I move for the adoption of the Amendment… of the Resolution." 09700043.doc 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. And on that question, the Chair recognizes Representative Riley."

"Mr. Speaker, to the Resolution. They did have a perfect record, a perfect record. They never lost a bomber in combat. And many of the bomber pilots, one of the things they would say before they took off, I want those red tails. Many of the squadrons of the Tuskegee Airmen had these distinctive red tails and that's who the bombers wanted to escort them. And I am definitely in support of this Resolution for these brave men. Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Resolution shall vote 'yes'; those opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Nekritz, Sosnowski. Please take the record. On this question, 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Joint Resolution 1, Mr. Stephens."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in favor shall vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Chapa LaVia, Jackson, Leitch, Sommer. Chapa LaVia, Leitch. Please take the 09700043.doc 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 record. On this question, 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. On page 23 on the Calendar, under the Order of Resolutions, appears House Joint Resolution 13, Mr. Riley. Mr. Riley. Out of the record. House Resolution 13, Jerry Mitchell. Out of the record. House Resolution 86, Mr. Crespo. Mr. Crespo. Out of the record. House Resolution 154, Mr. McAuliffe. Please read… Mr. McAuliffe."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in favor vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Crespo, Representative Gabel. Please take the record. On this question, 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 89, Mr. Morthland."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. On that question, the Chair recognizes Representative Osterman."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Gentleman yields."

"Can you talk about what the Auditor General will be auditing with this Resolution?"

"When is the, from the day this passes, when would it be… when would the audit be done?"

"Okay. Would there be issues related to mental health illness that would be covered under this audit?"

"Okay. I appreciate your Resolution. I just want to make a point to the Members of the Body. Earlier today, we had a subject matter hearing on mental health records in the FOID card system. And there were some very scary information provided by both the State Police on the current structure of the FOID system and the chance that it could collapse as well as a significant problem with people 09700043.doc 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 with mental illness that their information is not going reported to the FOID system. And I think this is an issue that we have to look at. I think, one of my notes earlier as I was listening to the testimony today was an audit by the Auditor General. So, I would simply hope that the Auditor General would include the issue of mental health records. Regardless of where we stand on the issue of firearms, I think all of us want to make sure that people that are prohibited from getting a firearm, for whatever reason, that the system is working for everyone. The State Police in Illinois, the FOID system has been nationally acclaimed because of a number of problems their efforts and lack of funding has caused us to have a grant for $1.2 million that are sitting unspent to fix this system that goes back to the '60s. That grant and the failure for us to act on that grant will cause the State of Illinois potential loss of federal dollars moving forward. So, this is an issue that for the remainder of the Session I think is going to be something that we all need to focus on. I applaud this Resolution and just want to make sure that the Auditor General looks at those mental health records."

"I will do that and as long as… for the record… legislative intent that as the Sponsor you're open to having that conversation and review…" 09700043.doc 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thanks."

"Representative Williams. The Lady wishes she… declares she does not wish to speak. Those in favor of the Resolution shall vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representatives Currie and Turner. Please take the record. On this question, 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Representative Acevedo."

"I'd like to rise to a point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"State your point, Sir."

"I'd like the rest of the Body to help me congratulate Mr. Shaw, the Democratic staffer on this side of the aisle, his wife delivered a health baby boy two and a half weeks ago."

"Returning to House Joint Resolution 13, Mr. Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Joint Resolution 13 is a Resolution that asks the Department of Public Health to study Krabbe disease and other related leukodystrophies. 09700043.doc 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Quite simply, Krabbe disease is an inherited disease which because of the presence of a certain gene causes a situation where the brain's myelin sheath breaks down causing severe central and peripheral nervous system damage. Usually children who have this disease don't live past the age of two. I have constituents in Country Club Hills, Scott and Terry Hammonds who created an organization to help those families who have children who have this disease. They do a tremendous job, but one of the things that we need to do is to have our Department of Public Health study certain issues regarding this disease. So, I hope that you would vote 'aye' on House Joint Resolution 13."

Speaker Lang: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in favor vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Cole. Please take the record. On this question, 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 164, Representative Pihos. Representative Pihos."

"Lady moves for the adoption of the Amendment to the Resolution. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the 09700043.doc 128  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 Amendment is adopted to the Resolution. Representative Pihos."

"Lady moves for the adoption of the Resolution. Those in favor vote 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Those… Please… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, 113 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Lyons in the Chair."

"On page 24 of the Calendar, under the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 230. Representative Lisa Dugan. Representative Dugan on… Out of the record. Representative Dugan, was I misinformed. Do you want to…"

"House Resolution 230."

"House Resolution, Mr. Clerk… Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 230. Lisa Dugan." 09700043.doc 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Thank you, Speaker. House 230 creates the House Task Force on Emergency Medical Services Funding and if I could, if you could indulge me, please, I'd like Representative Don Moffitt, my cochair of the Fire Caucus, to talk on this Resolution. I would certainly appreciate that."

"Representative Moffitt."

"On the Resolution, the Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for my own edification, Representative, either yourself or the Sponsor, which department will this Resolution provide… be housed in? Which state agency will this Resolution be housed in? Who'll provide the support, the staff? What state agency, if I may ask?" 09700043.doc 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Moffitt."

"Representative Dugan."

"Yes. And just to answer the last question. Just to confirm, it is the Department of Public Health that will give administrative support for this task force."

"You've heard the Lady's Motion for the adoption of the Resolution, House Resolution 230. 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? Crespo, Flowers. Mary Flowers, like to be recorded? Take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this Resolution, 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And House Resolution 230 is adopted. Mr. Clerk, on the Supplemental Calendar #1, under Order of Resolutions, 09700043.doc 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 we have House Resolution 174. And on House Resolution 174, I recognize Representative Jim Durkin."

"Representative Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. First, let me thank Mr. Durkin for calling this to all of our attention and for agreeing to some of the changes that I proposed. He's right on this. We need to make sure that when we promise the people of Illinois that we're going to take care of these college savings and make sure that the money's there to send our kids to college, especially when it's so expensive now, that the money's there. And there's some real concern about some of the risky and alternative 09700043.doc 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 investments that College Illinois has undertaken. ISAC, to their credit, believes that this is an audit that should take place. They believe that when the audit takes place we'll back off and we will say, well, fine. It looks a little higher than it ought to be on the alternative investments, but you're doing fine. I don't know what… how it's going to turn out. Mostly, we just need to know what this looks like comparing it to other states and making sure that these college investments are available for kids now and in the future. I'm involved in College Illinois. I have a daughter in college with two years left. I'm sure she'll be fine and indeed, in committee today, ISAC said that anyone who wanted to take their money out of the program right now, if they wanted to take it out in cash, there's plenty of money to take care of everybody, but indeed we should be checking… making sure these investments are prudent and this audit will ensure that. So, I ask your support."

"Representative Jack Franks."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, rise in support of this Resolution. And I want to commend Representative Durkin for taking the leadership on this and Representative Lang for working on this as well. A few years ago I worked with Representative Durkin on something similar where ISAC failed to pay the interest on bonds. And at that time, investors would invest in Illinois bonds and there would be a kicker if you held them to maturity. So, I bought those and when I tried to redeem them with the Bank of New York, they sent me a very nice letter saying, oh, I'm so sorry, 09700043.doc 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 the State of Illinois doesn't have any money. There's no funding for that. So, when Mr. Durkin uncovered this issue, it set off alarm bells with many of us. Like Mr. Lang and Mr. Durkin, I bought two of these contracts for my two children who are a freshman and sophomore in high school and I've also had numerous phone calls from my constituents who have done the same. And we do have an obligation and we do have to do better because the State of Illinois has not kept its obligations. There is precedent where they… we have not done it on the bonds and we need to address this now. This is the right way to do it and to make sure that the people who were promised something will actually get taken care of. So, again, thank you, Mr. Durkin and Mr. Lang. And I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Hays."

"Representative Durkin to close."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 174. 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? Burns, Cunningham, Will Davis. Harry Osterman, alderman. Dugan, Lisa. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this, there's 114 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And House Resolution 174 is unanimously adopted. Representative McAsey, you have some special guests in the gallery you'd like to announce."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. If I can draw your attention, to my right we have with us students from Taft School in Lockport who are visiting our Capitol to see their government at work. They're accompanied by their teacher Pete Howard. And if you would join me in welcoming them to the Capitol, welcoming them to Springfield, I hope you enjoy your visit."

"Welcome to your Capitol, Taft. Glad to have you here. Representative Rita Mayfield, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Ma'am?"

"Speaker, I'd just like to correct the record to reflect on HJR0025 it was my intention to vote 'yes'." 09700043.doc 138  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

Speaker Lyons: "The Journal will reflect your request. Representative Michael Bost."

Speaker Lyons: "The Clerk will so note. Thank you, Representative. For the purposes of the cleaning of some of the Calendar, Ladies and Gentlemen, are the Motions in Writing on page 24 of the Calendar. Mr. Clerk, we have House Bill 1008, Representative Yarbrough. Representative Yarbrough moves to table House Bill 1008. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And House Bill 1008 is tabled. Representative Sullivan, on page 24 of the Calendar in Motions in Writing, you have, pursuant to House Rule 60(b), to… Motion to Table House Bill 2549. The Gentleman so moves to table House Bill 2549. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And House Bill 2549 is so tabled. Mr. Clerk, on Motions in Writing, Representative Jones has House Bill 3189, pursuant to House Rule 60(b), moves to table House Bill 3189. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Motion is tabled. On page 24 of the Calendar, Representative Brown has House Bill 3422. Pursuant to House Rule 60(b), he moves to table House Bill 3422. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And House Bill 3422 is tabled. Mr. Clerk, on Motions in Writing on 09700043.doc 139  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011 page 24 of the Calendar, Representative Turner has House Bill 1928. Pursuant to Rule 65, having voted on the prevailing side, Representative Turner moves to reconsider the vote by which House Bill 1928 passed. Representative Turner, we have the Motion on the floor. Do you wish to speak to the Motion? Representative Sullivan."

"Representative, there will be a Roll Call on the Motion."

"Correct."

"Is there any other discussion regarding House Bill 1928? This Bill needs a simple Majority of 60 votes. The question is, 'Shall… shall the House move to reconsider the vote by which House Bill 1928 passed?' All those in favor of the consideration vote 'aye'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Burns, Crespo, Flowers, Ford, Gabel, Jakobsson, Mautino, Smith. Burns, Ford, Gabel. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On the Motion, there are 38 voting 'yes', 73 voting 'no'. And the Motion fails. Mr. Clerk, on Motions in Writing on page 24 of the Calendar, we have House Bill 1578. And pursuant to Rule 65, having voted on the prevailing side, Representative Sullivan moves to reconsider the vote on which House Bill 1578 failed. Representative Sullivan."

"Mr. Clerk, Amendment 1. Mr. Clerk, status on the Amendments."

"Representative Mautino."

"Thank you. And I appreciate the Motion to reconsider on this. There is an Amendment which I need to file, but in order to do that, I need to reconsider the vote and then we'll place the Bill on Second Reading for a technical Amendment."

"Okay. So, there appears to be agreement to move this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. We have to do that by a recorded vote. For those people… those people… those in favor of reconsidering the vote press… vote 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Acevedo, DeLuca, Smith, Williams, Soto. Mr. Clerk, take the record. 90 Members voting 'yes', 21 Members voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present', the Motion to reconsider prevails. And what's the status of the Bill, Mr. Speaker… Mr. Clerk?"

"On the request of the Sponsor, put that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, what's the status of House Bill 465? Representative Rita." 09700043.doc 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"Representative Bob Rita on Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 becomes the Bill. And I'd ask for the adoption and we could discuss it on Third Reading."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all 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 the Amendment's adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative LaShawn Ford, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Mr. Speaker, please let the record reflect that on House Bill 1928 there's a 'no' vote for me because my switch wasn't working. And I would like to be recorded as a 'no' vote."

"Representative, the Journal will reflect your request. All right Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe there's a blue sheet of paper going through the Assembly right now and Mr. Clerk, if you'd like to go through the committee assignments for tonight and tomorrow."

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

Speaker Lyons: "Leader Barbara Flynn Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Representative May."

"Yes, an announcement, please. Will all the members of the creative team for Capitol Capers meet in my office at 5 p.m. or as soon as your committees are over. Five p.m., Capitol Caters, please… Capitol Capers creative team in my office." 09700043.doc 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 43rd Legislative Day 4/14/2011

"And now, seeing no further business to come before the House of Representatives, Representative Currie moves for the adjournment of the House 'til the hour of 9:30 tomorrow, Friday, April 15 and allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; those opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, the Chair… the House stands adjourned 'til the hour of 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, April 15, which is not tax day. You've got 'til Monday, April 18. Have a great evening, everyone."