Illinois House Floor Debate — May 26, 2012

Speaker Lyons: "Good morning, Illinois. Your House of Representatives will come to order. Members are asked to please be at your desk. We shall be led in prayer today by Lee Crawford. Lee is the Pastor of the Cathedral of Praise Christian Center here in Springfield. Members and guests are asked to please refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones and pagers, and rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Lee Crawford."

"Representative André Thapedi, would you please lead us in the Pledge." 09700144.doc 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

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

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representatives Acevedo and Jones are excused today."

"Thank you, Leader. Leader Bost, Republicans."

"Thank you, Leader. Mr. Clerk, take the record. There's 109 Members responding to the Roll Call, a quorum is present. We're prepared to do the work for the people of the State of Illinois. Mr. Clerk."

"Members, I'm going to be starting on page 6 of Senate Bills-Third Readings. So, if you want to follow along with me, I don't think there is any Amendments waiting for any of us. So, we're taking them pretty much 09700144.doc 2  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 right down… right down the page 6. So, Representative Hernandez, you have the first Bill, Senate Bill 3677. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Lisa Hernandez."

"Thank you, Speaker. This Bill is an initiative of the Attorney General's Office. Senate Bill 367… 677 gives the OAG the power to enforce a subpoena under the Human Rights Act. Adding subpoena power under the Human Rights Act will allow the OAG to more effectively investigate claims of discrimination. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 36… Representative Chapin Rose."

"Sponsor yields."

"It would be the Attorney General's Office."

"I'm sorry. You're right, Representative. It would be the Human Rights Act and it… it would be under the… but it would be the OAG's Office that would…"

"Well, currently what happens is if there is an investigation that has to take place and there is a subpoena that is… that is placed or submitted, the… those who are subpoena because there is no enforcement into it, can basically not respond to the subpoena; therefore, it… it makes it more difficult for the Attorney General's Office to pursue the investigation."

"So, under current law, the OAG must conduct a pril… a preliminary investigation into claims under the Human Rights Act before initiating a civil action against an employer, or another person cover under the Act for engaging in a… what they call a pattern in practice of discrimination. The ability to issue a subpoena is an inse… a essential tool in conducting an investigation. Unfortunately, if an individual fails or refuses to respond to a subpoena, the OAG has no authority under the current law to compel him to do so."

"I'm sorry."

"I… I wouldn't know. I don't know." 09700144.doc 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"My understanding is that this is a way to basically dis… disincentify the… from ep… from that escalate. So, if there… if there is an investigation on a claim, before it really just gets out of hand where, you know, subpoenas are ignored, that's why we're looking to… to pass this Bill."

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

"I ask for your 'aye' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3677 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 Arroyo, Kelly Burke, Carli, Dunkin, Feigenholtz, Franks, Nekritz, Williams. Democrats, want to record, yourself. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On the Bill, there's 65 Members voting 'yes', 39 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Committee Report."

"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Continuing, Members, on page 6 of the Calendar, Representative Fortner, you have Senate Bill 3685. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Fortner."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation on Senate Bill 3685. Is there any discussion? The Chair recognizes Representative Sara Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the record, I was a 'yes' on Senate Bill 3677. I failed… my switch wasn't working."

"All right, Sara, the Journal will reflect your request. Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3685 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? Dunkin, Golar, Skip. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Carol Sente, on page 6 of the Calendar, 09700144.doc 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 under Senate Bills-Third Readings, you have Senate Bill 3689. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Carol Sente."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Currently, Illinois has an instant scratch-off game called 'Veteran's Cash'. It benefits veterans and has been created since 2008. This Bill amends the Illinois Lottery Law adding language that can… that net revenues from the special instant scratch off game can now be used for veteran employment and training. It does not remove any of the previous items."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation of the Bill. Is there any discussion? Representative Renée… Leader Renée Kosel."

"She indicates she will."

"I am aware the original lottery was set up for education, but this fund has been specifically created for veterans and I'm not altering that."

"No. It's… it's adding a category to a veteran's lottery scratch-off."

"Correct."

"It will stay in the allotted one. No more will go to… it will stay within the veteran's category. It will not subtract any funds from education."

"It will not increase the line item at all."

"Some of the existing funds, correct."

"Representative Rosemary Mulligan."

"Sponsor yields."

"Correct." 09700144.doc 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Thank you."

"Do you have any questions about the Bill itself, Rosemary?"

"I'm picking up a Sullivan… Senator Sullivan's Bill. It adds a category for veterans. I'm in support of veterans; I'm on that committee. And you may wish to vote on this Bill as you desire, but I think this is a great Bill. Thank you."

"Representative David Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. We're getting a little testy first thing on Saturday morning. I stand in support of the Lady's Bill."

"Shhh…" Harris, D.: "Let's understand what she's doing here. There are already four…"

"Shhh…" Harris, D.: "…separate checkoff… excuse me, four separate scratch… specialty scratch-off games. One is for veterans, one is for HIV research, the other is for breast cancer, and there's one more. I forget what the fourth one is. There are four specialty scratch-off games. This Lady is not adding anything new; she's not adding a new scratch- off. What she's doing is she's saying that the moneys that were initially directed strictly for veterans can now be used in a broader category for veterans training and unemployment assistance. She's not adding a new scratch- off. Thank you."

"Representative Chuck Jefferson."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I applaud you for this Bill. We, in the State of Illinois, don't do enough for our veterans as they go to serve us, to protect us, to keep us free. And they come back oftentimes not being able to find a job for their families, to support their families, and to do the 09700144.doc 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 things they need to do to become productive citizens. Just a couple questions, if you will. Who determines where this money goes? Is there a mechanism in place to make sure these veterans receive these dollars?"

"The… I can't answer that question."

"Okay. And the reason for that question is that I want to make sure these dollars are getting to the people that we want to receive them because they do need help here in the State of Illinois. And anything we can do to support our veterans I think we need to do. So, when I first came into the General Assembly, I think we were number 45 or 46 in our treatment for our veterans and that's certainly too high for the State of Illinois. We're supposed to be leading by example. Our veterans come back home and can't find work, and can't find housing, can't find things that they need just to go from day to day. So, I applaud you for this Bill. I hope those moneys get to the people they determined to get to. And I will be supporting this Bill. Thank you."

"Representative Sente to close."

"I urge an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3689 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? Brauer, Will Davis, David Harris. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 101 Members vot… 101 Members voting 'yes', 4 Members voting 'no', 3 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional 09700144.doc 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Ann Williams, for what purpose do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, I would like to reflect that I intended to vote 'yes' on Senate Bill 3677."

Speaker Lyons: "The Journal will reflect your intentions. Representative Robyn Gabel, you have Senate Bill 3690. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Robyn Gabel."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 3690 amends the long-term care rebalancing section of the state budget law by including the definition of long- term care rebalancing. A specific consideration of the costs associated with medically compromised older adults that require institutional care and older adults that only require community support services. The purpose is to just give some guidance to the executive branch and to help them keep in mind that the very frail elderly need more help when they are considering moving people from long-term care facilities to community settings. Appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3690 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? Brauer, Monique Davis, Dunkin, and Mussman, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, 09700144.doc 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 there's 108 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jim Watson, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Sir?"

"Leader Watson, the Journal will reflect your request. Representative Carol Sente, you have Senate Bill 3693. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Carol Sente."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3693 is a Crime Victim's Compensation Cleanup Act and an initiative of the Attorney General. This program is jointly administered by the Attorney General and the Court of Claims and the changes focus on three main areas. It broadens compensation to create parity. For example, if a victim's spouse is now added to the list of members that can obtain counseling. Number two, the Bill allows for a greater recoupment of funds; for example, funeral and burial expenses were set in 1998 and are increased in this Bill to 7500 from 5 thousand dollars. It also cleans up the restitution process where a payment has in the past occasionally been made to both the hospital and the victim and obviously, we don't want to do that. The third area is it codifies existing case law and it clarifies terms making the program easier for the victim and his or her family to understand their rights and 09700144.doc 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 navigate the process. This Bill has had unanimous support in the Senate and none of these changes proposed in the legislation result in any increase in the general revenue fund."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Representative Cha… Brad… Brady… Representative Dan Brady… Leader Brady."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

"Yes, I did."

"Because there are net savings in other places. For example, the other thing I explained is sometimes were… they were sending reimbursements both to the hospital as well as the individual. That would be a double payment. In this area it would be a savings. And so, that's where there's a no net change in the revenue fund."

"How current are we?"

"Okay. It's actually not the Attorney General's Office that pays that out; it's the Court of Claims. And we don't have information on how quickly they turn that around."

"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"

"Through the Court of Claims."

"Did you say also no change to the Court of Claims funds?"

"That is also correct."

"Representative Jil Tracy."

"Sponsor yields." 09700144.doc 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"We're going to look that up for you, Representative."

"A substantial portion of that fund is federal money, but we do not know if that fund has been swept."

"There is a balance right now. I don't know in years past, but currently there is a… excess balance in that fund."

"As I mentioned, there are several items in this cleanup Bill and many of the items have nothing to do with the expenses. But part of what we are trying to do is make sure that there are not double reimbursements going out for the same item to two different vendors, a person and the hospital. And so, it feels like that the… the net… the net difference will be the same and the fund will have the amount in there. We're really just broadening some of the language. So, again, a different type of victim can get some help and then the victims themselves can navigate the 09700144.doc 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 process on their own. That is also a substantial part of this Bill."

"No, we don't have that answer."

"Representative Sente to close."

"I would like to add before we close that there is a cap on the amount an individual victim can get from this fund. I do urge an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3693 pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'yes'; those 09700144.doc 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Cole, Representative Osmond, JoAnn. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 105 Members voting 'yes', 4 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Brauer."

Speaker Lyons: "The Journal will reflect your request. Representative Patti Bellock, you have Senate Bill 3718. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady from DuPage, Representative Patti Bellock."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. The Chair recognizes Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Don Moffitt."

"Representative Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just rise to support the legislation. I appreciate the hard work of the Sponsors, particularly Representative Bellock, Representative Dugan and her group worked very hard to pull this together. And I appreciate the hard work of the people in the industry who spent a good deal of time trying to put a Bill together that actually worked for all sides. I think this is a Bill we should strongly support. Thank you."

"Representative Karen May."

"Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes. I just have one rather technical question and… and I do appreciate your work on this, but I understand that we can save money if we don't use an ambulance, for instance, to take someone back to a nursing home. Does this in any way prevent from using a less expensive method of transportation in a non-em… you know, if it's not life- threatening or if a doctor would approve an alternative method?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Representative Dugan."

"Thank you, Speaker. To the Bill. I, too… as my colleagues have said, this is something that is almost unbelievable it even happens. We ask for ambulance services to provide services and they are regulated really by what the doctor or the medical physician that is taking care of this patient, if they say they need an ambulance service to be able to be transported. For the state to turn around and say and deny 68 percent of those ambulance trip costs just because they believe or someone that may be working under contract for the state agency to say we think afterwards that maybe that wasn't needed, I don’t think that's the… the call of a state agency when a medical physician says an ambulance needs to transport this patient. And that's all this is trying to do is when patients need ambulance service then they should get it and the ambulance provider should not be penalized because someone within a state agency believes that it really wasn't needed. So, thank you to Representative Bellock, certainly my colleague Representative Moffitt who we've worked very closely and the whole task force. This is one of the issues that was brought up. We need to correct it to make sure people are protected and get the services that they need. I certainly would like an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Bellock to close."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3718 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? Currie, Feigenholtz. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 108 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Michelle Mussman, Senate Bill 3724. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mussman."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 3724 is an invi… initiative of the Home Builders Association of Illinois to update the adoption rules of the Energy Efficiency Building Act. It makes adjustments to the timeline for reviewing, amending, and adopting the new Code and requires training programs for builders, designers, engineers, architects to help them implement these new standards. The Bill is an agreed Resolution with no known opponents. And I am happy to answer any question." 09700144.doc 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3724 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, Gordon, Mautino, back row Democrats, would you like to be recorded? Skip Saviano, Michael McAuliffe. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Zalewski, Senate Bill 3726. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Zalewski."

"Mr. Speaker, thank you. This is an initiative of the Illinois Supreme Court. They simply want to remove some statutory reporting requirements on mandatory arbitration and they want to address the statutory clarification regarding videotaping in a courtroom. There was an old antiquated statute that dealt with witness… witnesses giving testimony in front of a video camera. Based on the courts recent efforts to become more transparent and allow for limited instances of courtroom proceedings being allowed to be videoed, we're addressing that concern. So, I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none… Representative Mike Bost. Leader Bost" 09700144.doc 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Sponsor yields."

"I believe so, Representative. We added an Amendment to the Bill that probably addressed all concerns. I haven't been told that there's been any concerns with this Bill."

"Again, Representative, I have yet to hear of anyone having any sort of concern with the Bill as… as amended."

"Representative Zalewski moves for the passage of Senate Bill 3726. 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? Chapa LaVia, Monique Davis, Krezwick, McAuliffe, Saviano, last row, GOP. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 105 Members voting 'yes', 2 Members voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, Senate Bill 3727. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie." 09700144.doc 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This is an initiative of the Department of Public Health. As you know, there has been a terrible backlog with respect to inspections in the swimming pools across the state: municipal pools, park pools, all those that are open to the public. This measure is a response in part to the fact that the department is seriously understaffed and that there is a major backlog in part created by new rules having to do with drains that have such powerful suction that people's lives were at risk. This Bill will prequalify architects and engineers who will be entitled to do the designs for the program. It does significantly raise fees in order to help deal with the backlog. I would be… it has support from the Park District Association, the Chicago Park District, the local public health departments who themselves would be qualified to do the inspections and I believe that it is also supported by all those who deal with municipal and public swimming pools across Illinois. I'd be happy to answer your questions. We really need to get rid of the backlog. We need to give the department the resources it needs to do the job that our public health and safety requires."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. There's many people looking for… to respond. I'll put the two- minute timer on. I'll be as respectful as I can. Representative Brauer, you're the first speaker."

"Sponsor yields." 09700144.doc 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Well, let me just say, I've heard from that individual as well, Representative, but I have not heard from others. First, the fees have not been increased in 38 years. Most people who operate public pools recognize that we have to do something and I know the department has written to that particular owner and I think they make the point quite responsibly that we can't let this backlog continue, we can't leave pools closed during the summer months, we have to… it's a crisis. I would say we have to do something and I would just reiterate that that is the only pool operator that I have heard negative comments from. The park districts, the municipal people, they all recognize that we really have to do this."

"Well, if we could do the job without raising fees, I would absolutely agree, but the reality is that without this measure the department is not going to be able to provide safe, healthy swimming pools for our children all summer long."

"Well, I'll make sure that they do. I apologize for their lack of civility."

"Brauer, your time expired. I'll give you time to finish your question."

"But Representative, a minimum wage increase in not part of Senate Bill 3727. This deals only with swimming pool inspections and examinations."

"Representative Kosel, two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"I talked to the department after the committee on exactly that point, Representative, and what they say is that it's going to take that long. Even if we moved up the effective date, for them to put the rules in place will take long enough that they don't see the passage of this 09700144.doc 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 Bill is going to be able to get rid of the backlog immediately."

"I think your point was very well-taken."

"But what they told me after committee was that the time that it will take to do all that needs to be done to get the new program up and running and in place is just going to take a little more time."

"Well, they tell me that they think they're going to be able to get through this coming summer season with difficulty. One of the big problems is that they are down headcount by at least 12 in the swimming pool inspection department. So…"

"Representative Beiser, two minutes."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Majority Leader Currie, I think you mentioned in your opening remarks about the understaffing. Is the number… what… how many people are they down in that department?"

"They tell me they are down 12 in the swimming pool licensing part of the Department of Public Health's program and that's a significant lack of… of personnel in order to 09700144.doc 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 get these inspections done. And as I say… as I said to one of the earlier comments that the fees have not been increased in a very long time and without either more general revenue, which everybody in this chamber knows we don't have, or some kind of fee increase, they're not going to be able to hire people to perform that… that activity."

"And I know when I approached you earlier about this legislation, I was concerned about that. It seemed maybe we were adding staff, but we actually since we are down staff we're just trying to bring that staffing level up to where it should be so they can perform their statutory duties."

"Exactly. This is not like a lot of new people that we never had before; this would enable us to fill a lot of vacancies."

"And… and once these people are in place, this backlog should come to an acceptable level and then they'll be able to perform that so we do not have another back level of this magnitude. Is that correct?"

"That's exactly right."

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Representative Reboletti, two minutes."

"She… Lady yields."

"I believe it's based on the footprint of the pool, Representative."

"I think it's the size of the surface area. As I say, the fees schedule has not changed in a very long time."

"I believe 38 years ago."

"I don't think so."

"To the suction, right."

"Right, right. And in fact, part of the reason for the backlog is exactly that there are new regulations because of that the drain suction activity, that meant that they 09700144.doc 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 had to do a lot of retro fits. So, that also has made the program subject to backlog."

"Representative Tryon, two minutes."

"Sponsor yields."

"The final speaker will be Frank Mautino. Leader Mautino, two minutes."

"Thank you, Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. A question of the Sponsor." 09700144.doc 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"The Lady awaits your questions."

"In the… I see in the analysis on the Bill that this will allow some of the local health departments to play a role in the visual portion and inspections."

"Exactly."

"Is that correct?"

"And… and they will then be compensated when they do that… when they perform those tasks."

"Okay. I think that's a very important point of the Bill. I have… in our area there were many of the… in the school dist… the YMCA's, a major water park, who had permits that were going back and forth for about a year and a half. There are two people who review those permits and then once they review them they need to go and physically inspect them. And so, the Peru Pool, the Spring Valley Pool, the YMCA, the Grandbea… Grand Lodg… Grandbear Lodge actually had to be closed down over a holiday for a number of days because no one could physically come and look at the plan that had bounced back and forth for a year and a half. And so, the idea here would be to allow some of the inspection process to go to property… properly licensed places."

"Exactly."

"Now, I have a number of pools who, this being Memorial Day weekend, have not been given the authorization to open for their people because there's not an approval for the two screws that go into the grate that has to be visibly seen by one of our two state inspectors. Will that be addressed going forward in this Bill?" 09700144.doc 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Well, we'll have…"

"They can't do it today."

"…we'll have the personnel to do the job and that's precisely why…"

"Leader Mautino, your time's expired. We'll give you a minute to finish up your questions. Barbara Flynn Currie."

"No, I… those… those are some of the concerns. Five hundred pools for public access, YMCA's, communities have been behind this bureaucratic nightmare because there's no one actually to do the work. So, I do support your Bill."

"Leader Currie to close."

"Thank you, Speaker. We need to modernize, we need to make more efficient, the operation of pool inspection in Illinois. This is an issue of public health. It's an important issue to protect our children and our grown-ups from infections and from other kinds of problems. This measure has the support of local health departments, of the park district, of the people who operate public pools, and I would certainly appreciate your 'yes' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3727 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. 59 Members voting 'yes', 48 voting 'no', Leader Currie."

"Postpone."

"Leader Currie."

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Speaker Lyons: "Postponed Consideration, Mr. Clerk. Leader Currie. Continuing under House Bills… Senate Bill-Third Readings, we have Senate Bill 3746, Representative Moffitt. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Moffitt."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3746 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? Like to be recorded, Cunningham, Mitchell, Sullivan, Pihos. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Pat Verschoore, for what purpose do 09700144.doc 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 you seek recognition, Sir? The Gentleman does not seek recognition. Continuing on page 6 of the Calendar, Representative Zalewski, Senate Bill 3764. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mike Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill deals with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. It makes a number of changes that simply update the Code pursuant to What the National Conference and Commissioners on Uniform State Laws would like. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"Sponsor yields."

"What's that?"

"We had a different House Bill, Representative. The… my Bill… the Bill you're speakin… I think you're referring to dealt with instances where a person files a false U.C.C. claim with Illinois Secretary of State and it's false and there's no current remedy in the law for that… for the victim of that crime to… to get this claim off of their credit report. So, that set up that structure. This is a modification of Article 9 of the U.C.C., which as you well know in your expertise in the… Article 9, deals with secure transactions." 09700144.doc 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"You've heard the Gentleman's discussion. Repre… Zalewski to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3764 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? Dunkin, Feigenholtz, Nekritz, like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Mike Tryon, you have Senate Bill 3792. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

Speaker Lyons: "The Gentleman from McHenry, Representative Tryon."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3792 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? Brauer, Krezwick, Pihos, Durkin, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Top of page 7, Members, if you have a Bill, heads-up. Representative Mathias, you have Senate Bill 3798. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Mathias."

"I think we can do without the thousand listing there, Representative."

"Representative, it will take 71 votes to pass this. So, that having been said, the question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3798 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? du Buclet, Morrison. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Jim Durkin, Senate Bill 3800. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Durkin."

"Heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3800 signify by voting 'yes'; those opposed vote 'no'. The voting… You put that light on real late Representative, real late. Representative Franks on Senate Bill 3800."

"I apologize. I was trying to read the Bill. This here, Representative, is the ability to garnish wages you're saying for ISAC?" 09700144.doc 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Well, I'm… I'm not questioning there's a problem with student loans."

"When you read the paper you see that's the next bubble. My question here is what kind of procedural safeguards will one have because I don't want some university saying, this guy owes me some dough and as a result I'm just going to garnish his wages. What kind of procedural safeguards do we do so we make sure that people aren't being garnished that may not own… may not owe the money?"

"But… wait… why do we… this is… this is an extraordinary measure for a governmental entity without a judicial safeguard because what you're asking is to allow a garnishment, and not a voluntary garnishment, but a garnishment without a court order. Isn't this extraordinary? I've never seen this before without a judgment."

"The Department of Revenue does?"

"But this…"

"Well… well, wait a second. I understand they're… they may be owed money, but they're not owed… they're not any… any different than any other creditor who might be owed money. So, let's assume… let's assume, for instance, that this person actually does owe some money to the university, whatever university it may be, but this person also might owe money to a bank, or to a credit union, or to a contractor who did work on his house. So, what you're saying is the student loan folks should get paid before anybody else, even if there is an existing judgment prior to them which would give them a superpriority over any other judgment creditor." 09700144.doc 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Well, that's exactly what a garnishment law is right now…"

"…in the State of Illinois. You can get up to 15 percent, but the difference is you have to have a judgment and you also have to do it in line. So, if there's multiple judgments, the people who get the first judgment get collected first. What you're saying now is they get to jump in the head of line over everybody else and every other creditor is going to be pushed to the end."

"How is that fair?"

"Well, that's exactly what this Bill does. This is a nonjudicial garnishment for 15 percent."

"No. Well, they can't… I agree, let them pay it back, but they should do it in line."

"Why should they be a more important creditor than somebody else who already has a judgment? Let's assume somebody owes you money and you sued them in your law 09700144.doc 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 practice because you went and did something for them and they didn't pay you. So, you went and got a judgment and you get… and then you say, okay, I'm garnishing. What this Bill does is say it doesn't matter that you've got a judgment, Durkin, we're taking the money for the school. How is that fair to the other judgment creditors?"

"Well, they do need to recover the money, but why can't they be like everybody else? Why do we have to always say, government gets theirs first? Why is it that private businesses can at least have equal level playing field with our government? Why is it that the government gets to take our money before private individuals? I don't see why we want to make that a policy of the State of Illinois."

"To the Bill. I understand there's a problem, but there's a lot of people who are owed money. To put a governmental entity before anybody else is not fair to everyone. It's also not fair because there is not a procedural safeguard to the judiciary system. And when you have existing creditors that have already played by the rules and have gotten the judgments and have filed their liens, they're going to be pushed farther down. This is a huge change from the civil practice law. It is really poor public policy because it's not fair and no one should be 09700144.doc 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 treated as a priority. Everyone should be treated fair; we should have a level playing field, but we should not allow the government to jump to the front of the line. Please vote 'no'."

"Representative Dunkin."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Rep… Representative, I have… you… you know why I'm on this Bill. And quite frankly, Representative Jack Franks is absolutely correct. So, my question is, how many organizations in this state, excuse me, state agencies are following a similar process?"

"What other agencies are administering a similar process…"

"…here in the state?"

"ID… what's IDOR?"

"Department of Revenue. Boy, that's a different entity given the fact… given the function of what they do, but is there… are… is there any other agency outside of Revenue that does this exact same practice?" 09700144.doc 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Is that a new approach?"

"So, to Jack Franks' point, is there a precedent where we receive our dollars first and foremost over some of these agencie… over private entities? I mean, I really didn't understand the response to that."

"So, and what… what other states are doing this very similar…"

"…piece of legislation?"

"Come again?"

"So, Representative, if our state's economy wasn't so bad, would this legislation be even called or considered?"

"Well, Representative, just so you know, I'm… I'm one of those individuals who graduated from the University of Chicago and I'm current with my payments, so you know, I haven't defaulted. So, you know, that's… that's an amazing stat. I guess, you know, people are strapped for cash all across this country, certainly across this state and is this a fair way right now given where the economy is, government pushing and forcing its way in the pockets of citizens? You know, no one is proud to be in debt, or foreclosed on, or defaulting on their loans. I just think this is further pain on citizens here, Representative. Don't you agree?"

"What if they're not…" 09700144.doc 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"…what if they're not working?"

"What if…"

"Representative Dunkin, in all due respect, I'm… I'm not using the timer. We'll let you continue here, but I've got a lot of other speakers. So, Ken, if you could… bring your remarks to a close."

"What if they're… what if they're not working, Representative?"

"What if they're unemployed?"

"What if they're working a part-time job under 20 hours?"

"I'm trying to discern where that is in the legislation."

"So, they… if they're not receiving benefits, they're not considered for garnishment?"

"To the Bill. I… I, you know, the Sponsor is someone that I have the utmost respect for especially with ISAC legislation over the last… over this last Session and last year. I just think that there are a number of problems with this today in today's economy given the fact that so many people are hurting and we're using the power and the weight of government to grab ours first and to reach in and further suffocate individuals who are struggling to make ends meet. We're doing it just because we can. And I understand that ISAC has some obligations as well and I respect the fact that that's the case, but if you default on a loan, that is a major mark or impediment on your credit history. It's already… a default is already damaging enough, it's as bad as a foreclosure on your credit report. and so, I get it. I know we're strapped for cash in a lot of directions. And as a matter of fact, we're in debt. What happens if we don't pay our own money? Eighty-three billion dollars in a pension bind, we owe providers and other foll… vendors tons and tons of money. Can our wages be garnished? Can our state be garnished for this year? I mean, we're struggling to pay our own bills. And so, to further put an 09700144.doc 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 albatross on citizens here who are not proud of the fact that they're in debt is wrong at this time. I would like to see this legislation proceed maybe when the economy picks up because right now there's still opportunity for banks to go after individuals that simply do not pay their bills. So, I'm going to vote 'no', Representative, because I don't think the economy should support us just gangstering people's money at this time. Thank you."

"Representative Jil Tracy. Please be respectful, Representative, we've got a lot of people that want to speak to this. Representative Tracy."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Greg Harris." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, G.: "Mr. Durkin, I seem to remember a couple years ago, when Congress changed the National Bankruptcy Law, didn't they say that the… one of the few exceptions to be able to discharge a debt in bankruptcy is student loans? Yes."

"Representative Pritchard."

"Shhh…"

"Representative Ed Sullivan."

"We have three speakers and then we'll bring this discussion to the end. Representative Reboletti, Representative Lang, and then Representative Franks whose name was used in debate. So, Representative Reboletti."

"Representative Lang."

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?" 09700144.doc 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Durkin, I think you would agree with me that it's not necessarily true that if somebody votes 'no' on this Bill it means they don't want to collect the money, right?"

"Well, it… it is except we've had a lot of people say if you're against this Bill it means you… you're for deadbeats, you don't want to collect the money. That's not really true, but let's move on. So, my interest is not necessarily, and what I've heard about on the floor, relative to priority liens, my interest is in due process. And so, as I understand this Bill, ISAC can simply garnishee the wages of people who have a debt without any court process. Is that correct?"

"How do they determine if somebody has the wherewithal to pay? What process do they use?"

"So, Sir, I'm familiar with the collection department at ISAC and this is not a bunch of collection experts, right? So, if they… if they were using members of the Creditors Bar Association of Illinois, they'd have a bunch of experts, but they don't have a bunch of experts, they have a bunch of state bureaucrats. So, they… these state bureaucrats are going to determine who can and cannot pay and then they're going… they're going to decide on their own how much they owe and simply garnishee wages after this process you described. Is that correct?"

"Mr. Durkin, why can't they just sue these people? How many people have ISAC sued this year that owe money to the State of Illinois?"

"Mr. Speaker, to the Bill. You know, for many years I was a creditor's attorney and I've been on the floor defending the rights of creditors to collect money that's due and owing to them from… from debtors. And I share with Mr. Durkin and have worked with him on legislation regarding ISAC and regarding the collection of money due the State of Illinois, but we still have to proceed with due process. We still have to proceed with something other than one bureaucrat looking at a piece of paper and deciding what a graduate student owes the State of Illinois. That we cannot allow a state bureaucrat, or a state bureaucracy, or a state agency to simply pick a number, the number may be correct but the number may be incorrect, and decide without a court process, or without due process, or without service of summons, or without a… a court proceeding to determine the balance that a debtor owes. I think even debtors are entitled to due process of law. And yes, it is true that almost all of these people owe the money. And yes, it is true that if the system ISAC puts into place, if it's a 09700144.doc 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 good system, the balance will be correct. But we cannot allow a system to move forward where a handful of people have their wages garnisheed when it's not appropriate, or have their wages garnisheed when they've been making payments, or have their wages garnisheed if we don't know the exact balance. You know, Bill Black, who used to be among us, used to talk about people going to Chicago from his community and getting parking tickets, but except they were never in Chicago. And they were forced to pay parking tickets that weren't theirs. We run the risk with this Bill that that same thing will happen. We have to collect the money, and I'd be happy to work with Mr. Durkin and ISAC to make that happen, but we should not and cannot allow debts to be forced on people, wages to be garnisheed without due process of law. This should be a 'no' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "Our final speaker, whose name was used in debate will be Jack. Jack, please two minutes. Representative Franks."

"Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I apologize for my tardiness before. And I really appreciate the indulgence of this spirited debate. I find it very ironic that our state, which is the largest deadbeat entity in the world who doesn't pay anybody is saying now, we're going to go garnish people who don't pay. Maybe every vendor we have in the State of Illinois 'ought to be able to garnish us. Why not? Because that's what you're saying; we're a deadbeat. We don't pay; take the money. Listen, ISAC has the power right now to sue just like every other creditor. They have the ability, they just don't use it. They do not need to 09700144.doc 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 have any special privileges and nobody is saying that people shouldn't pay their bills; all we're saying is that the creditors should be treated similarly. Right now, there's record student debt. It is the next bubble. What this Bill would effectively do is kick people while they're down, it will force much more bankruptcies, it will spike our foreclosures, it will hurt our economy. One of the previous speakers said that this was not a priority. Of course it's a priority because what you're saying is you don't have to go to court, you don't have to get a judgment, you can just take people's money. Now, people want to also try to budget as well. Now, let's assume they have high interest rate credit cards, let's assume they may have mortgages and cars they have to pay. So, what you're saying is everybody else isn't going to get paid, we're going to get our student money. It's the wrong policy. And I just think it's wrong for the state to be doing something like this and really statutory allowing of larceny. It's just wrong. We need to have the procedural safeguards pushed in for any defendant. Every person should have their day in court; this takes that away. Please vote no."

"Representative Durkin to close."

"After a thorough discussion, the question is, 'Should Senate Bill 3800 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, Connelly, Farnham, May, Nekritz. Bradley, May, Nekritz. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 63 Members voting 'yes', 44 Members voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Chad Hays. The Gentleman does not seek recognition. Connie Howard, on page 7 of the Calendar, Connie, you have Senate Bill 3823. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Connie Howard." 09700144.doc 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3823 creates procedures for the suspension of parents' driver's licenses if they do not comply with a court's visitation order. It creates a method for issuing a restricted driver's permit for necessary transportation such as work, doctors' visits, transportation from school, et cetera, if the parent's license is suspended. And it adds incentives for the parent to follow the order through added penalties such as a $500 fine, suspension of driving privileges, placement on probation, and imprisonment, not to exceed six months. I urge a 'yes' vote."

"You've heard the Lady's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3823 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? Brauer, Cole, Hammond, McAuliffe, Jerry Mitchell, back row GOP. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this issue, there's 107 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 2 Members voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, going back to page 3 of the Calendar, there are two Bills on Second Reading and we'll be moving them forward. On page 3 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, Representative Zalewski, you have House Bill 5192. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Mike Zalewski on Floor Amendment #3."

"Mr. Speaker, I wish to move for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3. It adds some technical changes to the Bill that I'm happy to discuss on Third Reading, but the technical changes are purely technical in nature."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3. 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 and read the Bill."

"Mike Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5192 creates the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal. As the Body well knows, last fall Chairman Bradley of the Revenue Committee convened a series of hearings and then we pas… acted upon any number of tax reform measures. One of the components of that Bill was the creation of an Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal. Due to the hard work and negotiation of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Taxpayers' Federation, Leader Currie and myself, along with Spokesperson Harris, the… the product of our work is before you today. There are a number of components of the Bill, but the important parts 09700144.doc 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 of the Bill and the important thing to remember is this, going forward we will add another mechanism by which a taxpayer, if they believe that the Illinois Department of Revenue has made a mistake or there's been an inaccuracy or other, some sort of form of wrong conducted upon the taxpayer and the threshold level is over $15 thousand, that taxpayer will be able to go to this independent body that's separate from the Department of Revenue and exercise their due process rights in a hearing. Again, the Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Taxpayers' Federation support this Bill. It's my understanding that, and I have a letter stating such, that if we were to implement this legislation our ranking would improve significantly amongst states in which to do business. So, again, I'm happy to answer any questions, but this is an important piece of legislation that is a result of part of the tax reforms we did last spring… or last fall and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"I'll put the timer on again for two minute. We'll certainly be as lenient as we need to be with that, but I appreciate everyone staying within the time frame. Representative David Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I do stand in support of this legislation. As the Gentleman said, it was a result of the Bill that we passed last year in the fall that said we should create a tax tribunal which gives individuals that have a complaint pending with the… with the Department of Revenue an opportunity to move that outside of the Department of Revenue to a more independent body. As the Gentleman said, 09700144.doc 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 the Council of State Taxation, by implementing this change in our law, it would raise the ranking by the Council of State Taxation of Illinois's business-friendly attitude. The Gentleman has spent many, many hours in many meetings negotiating the Bill. The Chamber of Commerce is fully in support. The one issue that came up which I think is valid but one which we really couldn't get over is the threshold is $15 thousand. So, if a… if a problem is less than $15 thousand, it perhaps disadvantages a smaller taxpayer but it generally those larger taxpayers especially in the business level that need this sort of independent advice. There is a… a fee for filing of $500. We think it's reasonable especially when you're talking about larger sums of money that are involved. It avoids… hopefully, it avoids having to go to court, but you still have that remedy if you choose to go that way. So, it is a bipartisan Bill. It was agreed to. It's agreed to by the Chamber of Commerce. Again, I stand in support and urge a 'yes' vote on the Bill."

"Representative Riley, two minutes, Al."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will make an attempt. Representative Zalewski, what's the threshold, the dollar threshold which would, you know, have a person or an entity go before this tribunal?"

"Fifteen thousand dollars."

"How much?"

"Fifteen, one, five."

"Okay. What consideration that was… I mean, how did that threshold… how was it determined? You know, why not people 09700144.doc 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 with a lower threshold who, you know, maybe more aggrieved with their situation?"

"There's… there's… an excellent question, Representative. The… the best answer I can give you is the Department of Revenue hand… previously handled most of these cases. We're of the opinion that in order to not inundate this new agency with several hundred tax cases going forward and bury it just like we experienced with PTAB, the Property Tax Appeal Board, we need to see if the $15 thousand threshold works, make sure that taxpayers are getting their fair hearing, keep the smaller taxpayers with the Illinois Department of Revenue, which can be a more informal process and if we determine that, in fact, small business… or that business owners are… and taxpayers are using the tribunal and it's working the way it was intended, we're a continuing Body, we can always come back and reduce the threshold. But for now, in an interest of making sure efficiency and fairness rule, we're going with the $15 thousand threshold."

"But don't you think this could be viewed as, you know, another… another out or another resort for businesses to appeal their, you know, their problems with revenue rather than an individual?"

"It's… what I… what I…"

"So, it gives those businesses another chance to maybe get out of, you know, their… their tax liability."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative, your two minutes are over. We'll give you another minute to finish your discussion." 09700144.doc 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"So, what I would say is this was the Illinois business community request and when… one of their requests when we did the tax reform package last fall…"

"And that's my point, it was their request."

"Excuse me, Representative?"

"I said, that's my point, it was their request and so all I'm saying is don’t you think there may be a perception that this measure is just geared for businesses rather than individuals who may have, you know, more of a… of an impact?"

"Well, we're of the opinion that the $15 thousand threshold is the appropriate way to separate those instances where there's a significant liability at issue and we can resolv… we can give that business a fair hearing; where the smaller taxpayers, should they choose to… if there's a liability, most… most times those instances with smaller liabilities go to the Department of Revenue. It's simply a clerical error or the document was missing or some other explanation. The Department of Revenue in an informal process can better handle manage those matters."

"Thank you."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Bradley, two minutes, John. Representative Bradley."

"I rise in support of this piece of legislation. I wanted to compliment Representative Zalewski, Representative Harris for their terrific work on this. This was a piece that wasn't completed when we did some other work last year, but we believed in the democratic process 09700144.doc 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 and this is an example that both parties working together for the common interest of the people of the State of Illinois that democracy does work. And I just want to compliment this committee for putting this together. I would strongly recommend and encourage an enthusiastic 'aye' vote."

"Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"Sponsor yields."

"I'm sorry. Representative, can… I… Mr… Mr. Speaker, I can't hardly hear."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, there's a discussion on a Third Reading House Bill. The Sponsor's having a hard time hearing. Could we bring the noise level down. Shhh…"

"Rep… Representative, did you ask what the compensation level for the Chief ALJ is…"

"…or the Chief Judge of the Tribunal?"

"It's going to be the… commensurate with the Department of Revenue director's salary which is… I don't mean to break… divulge this information, but it's $108… $138 thousand last year."

"What… what… what we said… what we said in the Bill, Representative, is they must maintain separate and distinct offices from the Department of Revenue to ensure that the perception is there of independence. So… with the principal offices in Springfield and Chicago. So, assuming the state has enough office space, we'll find… we'll find… they'll be located in one of those two places but separate and apart from the department."

"So… so, in those instances where they're within a 100 mile radius of either Cook or Sangamon, when appropriate, those will be their respective locations. If they're outside of that 100 mile radius, they can request a hearing closer to their… to their place of business or where they are located and that request will likely be granted."

"It's going to go directly to the Illinois…"

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Reboletti, we'll give you another minute."

"It's going to go directly to the Illinois Appellate Court."

"Representative Zalewski to close." 09700144.doc 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Thank you to Chairman Bradley, to Leader Currie, to Spokesperson Harris, to staff Justin Cox, to everyone that helped out with this piece of legislation. It's a good piece of legislation and it's going to help Illinois's businesses climate. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Should House Bill 5192 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? Bellock, Mautino, and Ramey, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 109 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 8 of the Calendar, Ladies and Gentlemen, under Senate Bills-Second Reading, we have some Amendments pending. We'll go through some Bills that are ready to move. And on page 8 of the Calendar, Representative Greg Harris, you have Senate Bill 1351. What’s the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Harris on Floor Amendment #2." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. I'd like to briefly describe what this Floor Amendment does. This was some language that Representative Bellock and I worked out after committee. This is to be sure that there would not be 09700144.doc 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 room within the underlying legislation to have any kind of program expansion within a Medicaid funded service. So, this was worked out on a bipartisan agreement. And I'd appreciate your support on this Amendment and then we'll talk about the Bill."

"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 Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading and we'll hold that Bill on the order of Third Reading. Representative Golar, Esther Golar. Representative… Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, you have Senate Bill 1673. What's the status of that Bill, Mr. Clerk? Out of the record on request of the Sponsor. Out of the record. Representative Ken Dunkin. Representative Dunkin on the floor? Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, on the bottom of page 9, Leader, you have Senate Bill 2578. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Hold that Bill on the Order of Third Reading, Leader. Esther Golar, you have Senate Bill 1531. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Golar, on Floor Amendment #4."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the General Assembly. I'd like to adopt Floor Amendment #4. And it states, if the premises for which a license was issued or located within in a city, village, or incorporated town, having a population of 1 million of more inhabitants and the local liquor control commissioner has a reason to believe that any continued operation of the licensed premises poses an excessive risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the community then the local liquor control commissioner may upon the issuance of a written order stating the reason for that conclusion and without notice or hearing, order the licensed premises closed for not more than 30 days giving a licensee an opportunity to be heard during that period provided that if the sale of alcohol liquor is incidental through the sale of food or other goods and services then the order shall other… only apply to the sale of alcoholic liquor."

"Representative Golar, that's the Amendment?"

"Yes."

"Or is that the Bill? The Amendment? Leader Bost on…"

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Mr. Clerk, status on this Bill." 09700144.doc 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Take that Bill out of the record. We'll get that squared away, Leader Bost. Thank you. All right, Ladies and Gentlemen, continuing on some Second Readings. We have, on page 10 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 2643, Representative Lilly. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"We'll hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Representative Jackson, under the Order of Bills- Second Reading, you have Senate Bill 2761. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Representative Beiser, you have Senate Bill 2822. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Beiser on Floor Amendment #3."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor… this is the IDOT Land Conveyance Bill and simply what House Amendment… or what Floor Amendment 3 does that it clarifies the property rights to be transferred in Woodford County for $500 is a release of an easement and not a transfer of a quitclaim. And it corrects two technical drafting errors."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? 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 Floor Amendment #3 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Hold that Bill on the Order of Third Reading. Representative Fortner, you have Senate Bill 2837. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Mike Fort… Fortner on Floor Amendment #1."

"You've heard the Gentleman's Motion. All those in favor of its adoption signify by saying 'yes'; those 09700144.doc 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And Floor Amendment #1 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz. Is Sara on the floor? Leader Dan Brady, on the bottom of page 10, Dan, you have Senate Bill 3171. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Chapin Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition, Chapin?"

"Shhh… Ladies and Gentlemen."

"May their souls rest in peace, Amen. Page 11, Representative Costello, on Senate Bills-Second Readings, you have Senate Bill 3241. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I ask for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. It adds a five-year sunset to the 09700144.doc 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 sales tax exemption for coal and aggregate mining equipment. Thank you."

"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. Chuck Jefferson, Rep… Leader, you have Senate Bill 3257. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Leader, you wish to move that to Third Reading? Third Reading. Representative Soto, on page 11 of the Calendar, you have Senate Bill 3320. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Soto."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Floor Amendment #2 removes all reference to the Department of Human Services Ambassador pilot program from Senate Bill 3320 as amended by House Committee Amendment #1 which 09700144.doc 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 adopts in the Revenue & Finance Committee on 5/24/12. This is a check-off Bill and I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"On the adoption of the Amendment, all those in favor 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 Will Davis, Will, you have, on page 11 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 40… 3415, 3415. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Lisa Hernandez, on the bottom of page 11, you have Senate Bill 3458. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

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

"Yes, Speaker. The Floor Amendment #2 is basically addressing the concerns of the opposition. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor signify by saying 'yes'; 09700144.doc 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 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. Page 12 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Second Reading, Representative… Leader Lang, you have Senate Bill 3497. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

Speaker Lyons: "Third Reading. Representative Zalewski, you have Senate Bill 3514. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Mike Zalewski."

"Mr. Speaker, I move for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3. It removes the Central Management Services oversight over the Illinois Medical District Commission."

"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. The Amendment is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Leader Currie, on the bottom of page 12, under Senate Bills-Second Reading, you have Senate Bill 3669, Barbara. Out of the record. Leader Currie, you wish us to put that Bill back on the record? Leader Currie."

"Yes. Go ahead and move it to Third."

"Okay. Mr. Clerk, status on 3669."

"Third Reading. Representative Jil Tracy, on page 12 of the Calendar, under Senate Bills-Second Readings, you have with Leader Cross, Senate Bill 3572. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Tracy on Floor Amendment #1."

"Mr. Clerk, the Lady moves to withdraw Floor Amendment #1. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Tracy on Floor Amendment #3." 09700144.doc 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

Speaker Lyons: "The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #3. 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. Going back to Senate Bills… House Bill on Third Read… Senate Bills on Third Reading, on page 4 of the Calendar, Representative Reboletti, you have Senate Bill 180. 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? Leader Lou Lang." 09700144.doc 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Reboletti, I, of course, support the Bill, but I also supported the part you took off the Bill. And so, I have understood that you've committed to spend part of your summer working on that issue to try to work that out. Is that correct, Sir?"

"All right. So, I look forward to working with you throughout the summer on this important issue, Sir."

"Thank you."

"Representative Reboletti to close."

"The question is, 'Should Senate Bill 180 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? Jerry Mitchell, Rich Brauer, would you like to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 108 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Bost."

"The Clerk will so note, Leader. Representative Jack Franks, Senate Bill 408. Out of the record. Representative Soto, I believe your Bill is still waiting for an Amendment. We'll pass that one by. Representative Acevedo, is Ed missing today. Representative Chapin Rose, on the top of page 5, you have Senate Bill 2… 2999, Chapin. Out of the record. Representative Lisa Dugan, on page 5 of the Calendar, you have Senate Bill 3441. Out of the record. Representative Sullivan, Ed, you have Senate Bill 3450 on the Order of Third Reading. Out of the record. Representative Mussman, on the Order of Third Reading, on page 5, Michelle, you have Senate Bill 3544. Out of the record. Representative Dan Biss, Dan, you have, on the Order of Third Readings, Representative, Senate Bill 3619. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Dan Biss."

"Thank you, Speaker. We adopted a Floor Amendment yesterday to this Bill which essentially put on it language from House Bill 5440 that we adopted unanimously… that we passed unanimously a couple weeks ago before it was then taken for other purposes in the Senate. That language corrects a technical fix in the sunset of the business location incentive that's sort of an add-on to the EDGE Tax Credit Program. It's a technical thing to make existing law consistent. The underlying language of this Bill is a tightening of the restrictions on the Angel Investment Tax Credit. The point of that is the following: the way the 09700144.doc 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 Angel Investment Tax Credit works is if a business is qualified to be the recipient of that investment then the investor makes the investment then they get a tax credit. The thing you want to do is you want to make sure that we're not giving tax credits to people who are already going to be making the investments anyhow. You want it to be targeted to people who are incentivizing to actually do something different. So, what the Bill does is it makes sure that the person has to have applied for the qualifications to make the investment before they actually write the check otherwise they're just kind of asking for a handout from the state post hoc. Happy to take any questions and I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 3619 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? Monique Davis, Sandy Pihos, Al Riley. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 108 Members voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Mike Bost."

"Please proceed, Leader."

"Leader Mike Bost will be performing over the weekend at the Chicago Theater. Times are available on the Internet. Thank you, Leader. Now back to something serious. 09700144.doc 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 We have a Third Reading Senate Bill, Representative Sara Feigenholtz, Senate Bill 3594. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3594 requires that an… the appointment of a guardian cannot be suspended just because a post-judgment motion is filed contesting guardianship. I'd be glad to answer any questions. This is an initiative of the Cook County Public Guardian and there… I know of no opposition."

"Representative Reboletti."

"Lady yields."

"There are not."

"The court continues to have discretion on who to appoint, Representative."

"Doesn't change that at all."

Speaker Lyons: "Representative Feigenholtz moves for the passage of Senate Bill 3594. 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? Jerry Mitchell. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 107 Members voting 'yes', 1 Member voting 'no'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Yes, Mr. Speaker. Just a point of clarification. If any of us decide we want to practice our comedic chops here on the floor, do we have to have those jokes vetted by somebody first before we present them here or can we just go for it?"

"I would suggest that we kind of put that on the back burner for right now. It's always appropriate to have to…" Davis, W.: "No, no. I don't have a joke. I'm just concerned about somebody else that might. That's all."

Speaker Lyons: "Yeah. I would… I think there's enough discretion on behalf of our Members, Representative, that they'll use best interest for what we should say in public on this floor so. But nice job, Representative Bost. Representative Dan Burke, you have, on the Order of Third Reading, Senate Bill 3513. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Dan Burke." 09700144.doc 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 Burke, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 3513 is an initiative of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and it would amend the Pharmacy Practice Act expanding the inoculations that pharmacists can administer and it would also reduce the age to 10 of those patients that would be seeking inoculations. Be happy to answer any questions."

"You've heard the Gentleman's explanation. Is there any discussion? Representative Dennis Reboletti."

"He awaits your questions, Sir."

Speaker Lyons: "Leader Dan Burke moves for the passage of Senate Bill 3513. 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? Bellock, Chapa LaVia, Flowers, Gabel, Hays, Jerry Mitchell. Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill, there's 105 Members voting 'yes', 1 Member voting 'no', 1 Member voting 'present'. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 12 of the Calendar, Representative Feigenholtz, you have Senate Bill 3592. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?" 09700144.doc 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012

"Third Reading. Leader Dan Burke, on page 12 of the Calendar, Dan, you have Senate Bill 3629 on the Order of Second Readings. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"On Amendment #2." Burke, D.: "Thank you, again, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Amendment #2 is identical to House Amendment #1. And this Bill had passed out of committee without any… without the Amendment being adopted, so it's a technical adoption. I would ask for the Body's favorable consideration."

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of 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. And Floor Amendment #2 is adopted. Anything further, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Representative Feigenholtz, on page 10 of the Calendar, under Senate Bills-Second 09700144.doc 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 Readings, is Senate Bill 3146. What's the status on that Bill, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representative Mayfield is excused for the remainder of the day."

"The Clerk will so note. Thank you, Leader. 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. And now, seeing no further business to come before the Illinois House of Representatives, Leader Barbara Flynn Currie moves that the House stand adjourned to the hour of 12 noon on Monday, May 09700144.doc 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 144th Legislative Day 5/26/2012 28, Memorial Day. All those in favor of adjournment 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 House stands adjourned to the hour of 12 noon on Monday, May 28. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend and spend a moment if you can with that beautiful mural on the first floor in the north corridor. God Bless, everybody." 09700144.doc 89