"All Members are asked to be at their seats. We shall be led in prayer today by Deacon Stan Rakauskas, who is with St. Christina Church in Chicago, Illinois. Deacon Rakauskas is the guest of Representative Hurley. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance."
"I would first like to thank Representative Hurley for the honor and privilege to be here with the men and women who are here today. And let us begin. Almighty Father, we pray for all the men and women of the Illinois House of Representatives, for Governor Quinn, and all those who hold authority in this state. Bestow upon our government gifts of abundant wisdom and integrity. Help these lawmakers to search their hearts so that they many serve with dignity and honor, and that through them, the State of Illinois may reach the great destiny which You have planned. Open our eyes, ears, and hearts so that we may see, hear and consider the needs of all the people, both the privileged and the weak. May we never hesitate to do what is right merely because it is difficult. Continue to guide these Representatives as they carry out their duties of office. We also ask You to send Your blessings on all the citizens of the State of Illinois and our country, the United States of America. May we always remember that if we are to be great, it is because You made us so."
"Representative Jackson will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance." 09800049.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Jackson – et al: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"Roll Call. Representative Currie."
"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record reflect the excused absences of Representatives Flowers, Jones, and Zalewski."
"Representative Bost."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let the record reflect that Representatives Greg Harris… David Harris. Greg, you're sitting there, aren't you? It's all right. I didn't report you. Hatcher and Reis are excused on the Republican side of the aisle."
"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 present, a quorum is established. Representative Jackson, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."
"Please state your point, Sir."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to recognize in the gallery the Epps family and friends. Would they please stand? Who have traveled from East St. Louis to celebrate Ms. Mayetta Epps-Miller, who lived to be 111 years old, was the oldest living resident in Illinois until her death on December the 31, 2012. Please join with me to welcome them to… to the Capitol. Thank you."
"Welcome to your Capitol. Representative Bost on a Motion." 09800049.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make a Motion to sus… suspend the posting requirements on the Public Utilities meeting for May 7 at 2:30 so that we can have a subject matter for the telecommunications issue."
"Representative Phelps. Any objections?"
"No. Just appreciate Representative Bost doing this."
"The Gentleman moves for the suspension of the posting requirement. Seeing no objection, the posting is waived. Representative Hurley, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, a point of personal privilege."
"Please state your point."
"Again, I'd like to thank Deacon Stan Rakauskas and welcome his family, Sue and Sarah to the House Floor. Can we give them a big round of applause, please?"
Speaker Turner: "Welcome to your Capitol. Representative Martwick."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."
"Please state your point."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, May 3 is Polish Constitution Day. And I would like to just take a little second to inform my colleagues of the importance of this day. On May 3… Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On May 3, 1791, the country of Poland ratified its Constitution. It was only the second Constitution ever ratified in the history of the world at that time, second only to the great Constitution of our country here in the United States. It was viewed as a… as representative moral regenerate… regeneration, mobilizing the country's citizens to strive for the political well-being of 09800049.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 their country. The memory of the May 3 Constitution, recognized by political scientists as a very progressive document for its time, for generations helped to keep alive Polish aspirations for an independent and just society. It's viewed as a national symbol and it has been lauded by historians as one of… as a milestone in the history of both law and the rise of democracy, this being the first Constitution adopted in Europe. In fact, the Irish statesman Edmund Burke described it as the noblest benefit received by any nation at any time. And Polish-American pride has been celebrated on this day as well. Especially in the Chicago area, it's been celebrated since 1892. So, I would jo… ask all of my colleagues to join me this… this Saturday, tomorrow in fact, for a parade in downtown Chicago honoring Polish Constitution Day. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Thank you for that information, Representative. Representative Tryon."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise for a point of personal privilege."
"State your point, Sir."
"Next week, on May 8 at 4 to 6 p.m. the Illinois Legislative Diabetes Caucus will be holding an event at the American Diabetes Association. You're getting a sheet that looks like this. It's… we're going to have a dedication of their building there and we anticipate Governor Quinn to be there as well as all of the people who are coming down for Diabetes Lobby Day from the Illinois Diabetes Policy Coalition who will be at the Capitol during the day. So, if you would put that on your calendars, we'd love to have you. We're trying to raise some 09800049.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 money for some scholarship for disadvantaged children to be able to go to the American Diabetes Summer Camp in Ingleside, Illinois, which is a great opportunity for a young person with type 1 diabetes to be able to be with other children their age and learn how to control their disease. So, if you would put that on your calendars and try to attend, we would appreciate that. Thank you."
Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Moffitt, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to a point of personal privilege."
"Please state your point, Sir."
"And can we just have a little bit of quiet so that…"
"Members, can we bring the noise level down? Can we please bring the noise level down? Thank you."
"Just an event next week, I hope all of you will try to attend. On Thursday, May 9, next Thursday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m. will be the ceremony out here by the Fallen Firefighter Memorial. It’ll be followed by an award ceremony over at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. It's a very touching tribute to those that have served us and if at all possible, please plan to attend. You've seen the memorial out here just at the southwest corner of the Capitol to fallen firefighters. So, try to mark that down. Next Thursday, 10 a.m., where you'll have a chance to pay respect and tribute to fallen firefighters and thank firefighters for what they do. Thank you very much."
"Representative Willis."
"Point of personal privilege, please." 09800049.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Please state your point."
"Today, many of you may realize or see as we are going through the Capitol today, is Girl Scout Rally Day. So, you may see a number of Girl Scouts about, so please say hi to them. I think we have a few up in the balcony. If you're a Girl Scout you want to stand. So, let's all welcome the Girl Scouts to the Capitol today."
"Thank you and welcome, Girl Scouts. Mr. Clerk, Adjournment Resolution."
Clerk Hollman: "Senate Joint Resolution 36 offered by Representative Currie. RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINEY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, May 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m., or until the call of the President; and the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Friday, May 3, 2013, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 12:00 noon, or until the call of the Speaker."
"Representative Currie moves for the adoption of the Resolutions. All those in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."
"Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 302, offered by Representative Rosenthal. House Resolution 304, offered by Representative Christian Mitchell. And House Resolution 305, offered by Representative Dunkin." 09800049.docx 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Representative Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolutions are adopted. Mr. Clerk."
"Introduction of Resolutions. House Resolution 301, offered by Representative Sims. House Resolution 303, offered by Representative Martwick. And House Joint Resolution 35, offered by Representative Gordon-Booth are referred to the Rules Committee."
"Mr. Clerk, the status of House Resolution 283."
"House Resolution 283 is on the Order of Agreed Resolutions."
"Representative Hammond."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members of the General Assembly. If you would join me in recognizing Megan Ervin, Miss Illinois 2012. Megan is touring the State of Illinois and speaking to… Megan is up behind me in the gallery, by the way. Welcome, Megan. Megan is touring many of the schools throughout the state speaking about Character Counts. She is with us in Springfield today because she is also meeting with the Girl Scouts who are here today to observe the General Assembly. And Megan's platform is the Heptathlon of Healthy Habits and she speaks a holistic approach to our health and she, herself, is a perfect example of that. So, I appreciate your welcoming her to Springfield. Welcome, Megan."
"Representative Hammond moves for the adoption of House Resolution 283. All those in favor say 'aye'; all 09800049.docx 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Soto."
"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House for a point of personal privilege. The Ill… this is just a reminder to the General Assembly, to my colleagues. You are invited to the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Cinco De Mayo celebration next week, Tuesday, May 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Executive Mansion. I hope you can make it and we're going to have lots of fun. So, thank you."
"Thank you, Representative. Members, we'll begin on page 3 of the Calendar with Senate Bills on Third Reading. We'll start with Senate Bill 30, Representative Sacia. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 30, a Bill for an Act concerning government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Sacia."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Senate Bill 30 is a very straightforward legal matter to create the succession of the Thomson Prison from the State of Illinois to become the property of the Federal Government with the State of Illinois still having concurrent jurisdiction. I'm happy to answer any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 30 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 110 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 30, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 09800049.docx 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 32, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 32, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Mussman."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House Committee. Basically, what this Bill does… sorry, if you could give me just a moment. It basically dissolves a provision within the Department of Human Services to form a medical advisory board. They have not been able to find any doctors willing to serve on the board without pay in the 20 years that they've been committed to provide this committee. So, we're simply taking this out. I would appreciate your consideration and I'm ready to answer any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 32 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 32, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, again, we're moving right down the Calendar on page 3 in order, so if you could be at your seats and ready to present, we can move expeditiously through these Senate Bills. Senate Bill 33, Representative Jack Franks. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 33, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Franks." 09800049.docx 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 33 isn't an EPA initiative. It's designed to increase efficiency and accuracy of data reporting to the IEPA. It's an agreed upon Bill; it came out of the Senate unanimously. I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 33 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Kelly Burke. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 33, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 47, Representative Will Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 47, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 47 which is an initiative of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services will allow them, when appropriate, to use e-mail and fax as a way to correspond to respondents in personal injury cases involving their applicants or recipients to medical and financial assistance programs. Be more than happy to answer any questions."
"On that, we have Representative Jack Franks."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker. We're going so fast I'm having trouble finding out what these are. Can… I'd like to ask the Sponsor, Will, what exactly does this do? It's something about notice and I'm just…" 09800049.docx 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Davis, W.: "Right."
"If you can explain it, I'd appreciate it." Davis, W.: "Whenever one of their recipients of medical assistance or public aid or otherwise, whenever they're in an accident, public aid has the responsibility of trying to reclaim some of the money that they've spent on behalf of the applicant from the individual who caused the accident."
"Like a subrogation type of… okay." Davis, W.: "Yes."
"Yes. Okay." Davis, W.: "So, what… so, naturally they correspond via certified mail and other formal means. This just allows them, whenever it's appropriate, to use fax and e-mail as a way to send notice as well. It won't replace certified mail, but whenever it's appropriate because they… maybe they've already made contact with the… the other individual, their attorney and they have to have rapport, they just simply would like to add these as mechanisms to be able to send the notices. Again, it doesn’t replace certified mail or any of the formal ways in which they currently do it. It just gives them an opportunity and it saves a whopping $4 thousand by allowing them to do that."
"Hey, every little bit counts." Davis, W.: "Every little bit helps."
"All right. Thank you for explaining that."
"Representative Will Davis to close." Davis, W.: "I ask for an 'aye' vote."
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 47 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting 09800049.docx 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 47, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 48, Representative Soto. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 48, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Soto."
"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. Senate Bill 48 will allow the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and its Department of Child Support Services to repeal of 750 ILCS 24 which now allows counties to initiate and administer child support programs. Thank you."
"Representative Bellock."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield."
"Representative, I think this is the Bill that we worked on together years ago, wasn't it?"
"Yes, it was."
"So, I just wanted to make sure the change… is the change because the counties never wanted to join in on this?"
"Yes. And I think that when I first… it was the first year that I started that we did this Bill…"
"Right."
"…and we thought that we would have the money to do it and we never did. And then we didn’t have many custodial parents coming to initiate a child support complaint." 09800049.docx 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Have the counties… I didn't have time to look, was there any comment by the counties 'cause back then Dick Devine and Joe Birkett, the two state's attorneys, were very much for the work that we did. Are they o…"
"No. No, they didn't raise any concerns. The counties did not."
"Okay. All right. Thank you very much, Representative."
"No, thank you."
"Representative Soto to close."
"Yes, thank you. I urge an 'aye' vote, please."
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 48 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Nekritz. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 48, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 50, Representative Davidsmeyer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 50, a Bill for an Act concerning wildlife. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Davidsmeyer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is just the Senate version of the Bill we passed unanimous… unanimously to allow honorably discharged veterans to not have to take the in person portion of the hunter safety course. They still have to take the online portion, but I hope that we will pass this today."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 50 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 09800049.docx 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present, Senate Bill 50, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 62, Representative Golar. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 62, a Bill for an Act concerning health. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Golar."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is an initiative of Human Services. It amends an outdated reference, a technical change within the Mental Health and Developmental Disability Code. It defines a clinical psychologist as one licensed by DFPR and it has an immediate effective date. I urge an 'aye' vote."
"Representative Reboletti."
"Thank you, Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield."
"Representative, why is this change necessary?"
"Because, basically, there's… it's outdated in terms of the Code for a clinical psychologist. And they decided that they would put this language in to amend that…"
"Our analysis…"
"…in the statute."
"…our analysis is indicating there's a… the definition, I guess, is incorrect in the current registration process. Is that what this is correcting?"
"Yes."
"Thank you." 09800049.docx 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Representative Golar to close."
"I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 62 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 62, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 63, Representative Golar. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 63, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Golar."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. Senate Bill 63 amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois that is compliant with the federal statute and updates all outdated language. The State Rehabilitation Council has been in effect for quite some time and this Bill really puts them in alignment with the Federal Government, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides federal statutorily authority for vr services. Federal regulations require each state to establish a State Rehabilitation Council that members are appointed by the Governor unless the Governor delegates that power by Executive Order. This is an initiative of DHS and it states that the current version of Civil Administrative Code of Illinois does not accurately reflect the gubernatorial appointments of members, specifically, the representatives from the Statewide Independent Living Council and the 09800049.docx 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 director of the state vr program. I'll be happy to take any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 63 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Brady, Sommer. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 111 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 63, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 72, Representative Tryon. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 72, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Tryon."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 72 is actually a Bill… an initiative of Illinois EPA. It's primarily a cleanup Bill on some language that needs to be done to comply with the Clean Water Act. It makes some changes to our reporting for the water quality lake bed survey report that we issue every year. We're going to change that to every two years. Corrects a typo and it also eliminates the registered industrial hygienist program that we have. And it's doing that because there is now a national hygienist program. Most of the industrial hygienists are already part of that and we only have 72 that aren't. They use our certification and they also use that certification, so this kind of streamlines that. I'm available for any questions. If there are no questions, I urge an 'aye' vote." 09800049.docx 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 72 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative… Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 72, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 93. Representative Senger, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A point of personal privilege. I have four Pages here today from the community of Aurora. Olunife Akinmolayan, Patrick Krawczyk, Jake Klimcak and Ryan Klimcak and the Klimcak's mom is here. And I'd like to say welcome to Springfield and everybody else welcomes you here too. Thank you."
Speaker Turner: "Welcome to your Capitol. Senate Bill 93, Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 93, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Hammond."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 93 would… it provides that persons that are detained under the Sexually Violent Commitment Act may be temporarily housed at the Chester Mental Health Center while we are doing an expansion to the Rushville Center because of overcrowding. And I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"Representative Mayfield."
"Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield." 09800049.docx 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Representative, just one quick question. This would apply to new residents going into the facility and not those that are currently at the facility would be moved. Is that correct?"
"That is correct."
"Okay. Thank you."
"Representative Hammond… excuse me. Representative Chapa LaVia."
"Thank you, Speaker. Would the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates that she will."
"Representative, is this going to cost us more money?"
"Well, certainly, the expansion is costing us more money; however, Representative, we have no alternative at this point. We have about 500 persons that are awaiting placement in the facility."
"Do you know exactly how much more this is going to cost? Just out of curiosity, you have a guesstimate?"
"And I apologize, Representative. I do not know. I do not have that figure. I have heard it, but I could not quote it to you. I apologize."
"Okay. And Representative Sullivan, when he gave you the Senate Bill he didn't give you any notes on calculations or anything?"
"Actually, we have had phone conversations regarding the project and I do not recall that figure, I apologize."
"Okay. Thank you very much."
"Representative Hammond to close."
"I appreciate an 'aye' vote. Thank you." 09800049.docx 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 93 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 108 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 93, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Tracy."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."
"Please state your point."
"Today, I'm very happy to introduce a group from Quincy, Quincy Girl Scouts that have braved the weather to join us at the Capitol. They're up here. And if you girls will stand up and be recognized, we want to give you a warm welcome."
"Welcome to your Capitol, ladies. Senate Bill 922, Representative Beiser. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 922, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Beiser."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. Senate Bill 922 is an Amendment to the Vehicle Code which allows second division vehicles to use white lights. Currently, they’re allowed to use amber lights, but this puts the white, oscillating lights in play also. I'd be happy to answer any questions. It passed the Senate unanimously. It passed the Transportation Committee unanimously. And I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 922 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 09800049.docx 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 111 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 922, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1169, Representative Mell. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1169, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Mell."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 1169 removes language providing that an income withholding notice shall include the date that withholding for current support terminates which shall be the date of termination of the current support obligations set forth in the order of support. It brings Illinois law in line with federal requirements. There's no opposition. I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."
"Seeing no debate, the question is 'Shall Senate Bill 1169 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1169, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1170, Representative Acevedo. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1170, a Bill for an Act concerning wildlife. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Acevedo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 1170 is a Department of Natural Resources initiative. This Bill would allow violators to be charged in 09800049.docx 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Illinois for the possession of wildlife taken unlawfully in any state or country and transported to the State of Illinois. The statute of limitations for unlawful possession of wildlife or wildlife part ends two years after the possession ends. I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"On that, the Chair recognizes Representative Bost."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield."
"Representative, it says it creates a prohibition on the possession of wildlife or parts of wildlife. Is that correct?"
"Yes."
"But… illegally taken. Now, are we talking that hunting out of season? What are we… what's the genesis?"
"Representative, just so you know, this is… we passed a version earlier, a House Bill and it's over at the Senate. Now, this is just the Senate version. Basically, what it does is, when you go into a different state and you hunt there illegally and try to bring it into Illinois, what we're trying to do is save money because Illinois is responsible for doing an investigation."
"Okay. So, this is when you're transporting. Let's say you kill a deer in Missouri and then you’re bringing it through the State of Illinois or some other animal you've killed in a neighboring state and you're traveling through. This makes a violation of that. I'm trying to…"
"Not traveling through. Say, you’re an Illinois resident and you go to another state and hunt there illegally and you try transporting it back." 09800049.docx 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Okay."
"That's what the Bill does."
"All right. Thank you."
"Representative Acevedo to close."
"I'd ask for a favorable vote."
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1170 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1170, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1191, Representative Evans. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1191, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Evans."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. The Senate Bill provides the Department of Children and Family Services maintain data on child care facilities without Internet access and assures that those facilities without access register for available mailing lists in regards to recalls of toys and dangerous items for children."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1191 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 108 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1191, having received the Constitutional Majority, is 09800049.docx 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 hereby declared passed. Representative Moffitt, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"I'd rise to a point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."
"Please state your point, Sir."
"I wondered if we could have the Body's attention. I want to pay tribute to a firefighter."
"Members, can we please have your attention. We'd like to pay tribute. Representative Moffitt."
"I mentioned earlier that next week we'll have the ceremony honoring fallen firefighters, but some of you may have heard on the news of a tragedy that occurred here in Springfield yesterday. It wasn't in line of duty, but it was a firefighter. It was a Chicago firefighter who has relatives in Springfield and was killed in an accident out near Clear Lake and I-55 yesterday. He was on a motorcycle and it involved some semitrucks. It was Sean Sloe, 37, was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. by Sangamon's County Coroner. Mike and his brother, his brother's a Springfield firefighter, and Mike and his brother had been involved in EMS and the fire service for many years and the local president of the firefighters here said Mike and his brother had one objective and that was helping others. So, they made a career of it. And you know, when we lose one firefighter, we've all lost because they serve all of us. So, just one brief moment of silence in honor and respect of Sean Sloe, who was killed yesterday here in Springfield, a Chicago firefighter, but with a brother that's Springfield. So, one moment, please."
"The Body will take a moment of silence. Thank you, Representative Moffitt." 09800049.docx 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Continuing on the Order of Senate Bills-Third Reading, on page 4 of the Calendar we have Senate Bill 1213, Representative Mayfield. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1213, a Bill for an Act concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Mayfield."
"Basically, this Bill is just cleanup language from… for the Department of Juvenile Justice that was created six years ago when it took over certain areas from the Department of Corrections or just providing the same identification as we… as they currently had under the Department of Corrections is now going to… needs to be there for the Department of Juvenile Justice. Let's see, there's no… there's no fiscal implications to anything that's going on here. This is just technical cleanup only. I'm open to any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1213 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1213, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1214, Representative Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1214, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Leader Lang." 09800049.docx 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Bill comes up… comes to us from the Illinois Tollway Authority. It would allow them to list on their website a database of all individuals or entities that owe a thousand dollars or more in unpaid fines or tolls. Today, over $300 million in unpaid tolls and fines are owed to the Illinois Tollway Authority and they're forced to ask the Secretary of State to suspend about 5 thousand license plates a year due to unpaid tolls. This is just another tool for them to get people to pay. This would not be listed unless all of the procedures that they're required to follow under the law and the regulations have been followed including nine different letters and notices that would go to folks. I would ask your support."
"Representative Bost."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"He indicates that he will."
"Representative, if you could… Leader, if you could, where… it is the intent that… So, you have someone who has multiple violations. It's going to step up the penalty. Is that correct?"
"No. It's simply going to be a listing on their database, on their website of toll violators who owe more than a thousand dollars. To get to a thousand dollars, you had to go through a lot of tollbooths. And so, here's three examples. I won't give you the names of the companies, but there's one company in Sandwich, Illinois that owes the Tollway Authority $60 thousand, another one that owes $19 thousand and another one in Streamwood that owes the state $152 thousand. That's a heck of a lot of travel up and down the tollway system 09800049.docx 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 through that I-PASS and without paying. So, they have the opportunity to have dri… have license plates suspended and remove registrations through the Secretary of State's Office, but this is about collecting the money. And this…"
"Have they… and I'm sorry to interrupt, but…"
"That's all right."
"So… so, are they… they do suspend their license or take away… obviously, if these are commercial vehicles, correct there?"
"Well, some are, but some aren't. So, in these three cases they were either commercial vehicles or at least registered to businesses…"
"Okay."
"…but there are individuals as well who have accumulated huge debts to the tollway system and this is just an additional tool to embarrass people…"
"Okay."
"…so maybe they'll pay what they owe."
"It… it's kind of like a tollway scarlet letter."
"I guess. Yes."
"Okay. I just need to find that out."
"Yeah."
"Thank you."
"Representative Fortner."
"Thank you, Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor yields."
"I know we had a vigorous debate in committee on your Bill and I just wanted to go back to some of the questions there for the benefit of the Body. When we talked about the 09800049.docx 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 thousand dollar limit, it's not just based on tolls. It includes other fines and penalties that could be assessed. Isn't that correct?"
"It is, but the fines are about 20 or 50 dollars per violation, so it still would take someone a long time and a lot of violations to accumulate a thousand dollars."
"Right. But some of those… some of the penalties, I thought, were also cumulative. That is, if there was enough time had gone by and failure to pay, they could accumulate additional fines on… on their previous failure to pay of the earlier fine. That they weren't just onetime only fines, but some of them could accumulate."
"Yes, yes, but those fines total about $70 on… that has penalties on top of the fine, so it's still quite a few trips through that I-PASS not paying. So, perhaps it isn't a thousand, but perhaps it's two or three hundred to get to a thousand dollars."
"Well, I would think if you could get up to 70 and throw in another $25, you're… we're only talking about 10 to 15 trips that would bring you to a thousand."
"Would you… would you agree with me, Sir, that people ought to pay the tollway what they owe them?"
"Absolutely…"
"All right."
"…but I can also say that in my district office we've had a number of calls over the years where there's been difficulty identifying who the actual violator was and someone who was going through and not paying the fines. And I would not want to see the wrong people being posted on the 09800049.docx 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Web until we have exhausted not just the tollway's remedies, which I understand by this Bill they would have to do, but also they would have to… I would prefer personally, if you're going to do that, that there's at least some judicial step in there and I did not see that; and I know that was also discussed earlier."
"Sir, the tollway enforcement time line required nine separate notices to the person who's been accused of owing the money or the business that's been accused of owing the money before anything could be posted, nine separate notices."
"Speaker, to the Bill. I understand that they have this posting of notices, but I also know of specific cases where people have responded to those notices saying I'm not the person who was violating. As it works its way through the administrative process, it would not be hard to imagine that they exhaust those nine letters. They are still contesting it, but at that point they could go ahead, by this law, and post their names. I don't think this provides sufficient security that we're really going after just the violators and not just trying to cast a wide net to make sure that we are able to get those collections. I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative Sandack."
"…Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield."
"Leader… Good morning. …we had a discussion at the committee. Can you just explain, as set out in the Bill, what are the administrative steps, the requirements, whether it's 09800049.docx 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 internal or external or both, before the tollway lists these scofflaws on the website?"
"So, most of you were sent this document, but you could pull it up on the Illinois Tollway website and it goes on for a long time, but let me give you the highlights."
"Thank you."
"First, if… if you've gone through the I-PASS and not paid, no one does anything for the first seven days. On the eighth day, it becomes a violation. The first notice is not sent to the person who has gone through that I-PASS lane until at least three violations have occurred over a two-year period. Then they… the recipient of that notice has 21 days to pay or contest the violation. They have an option to request a hearing at that time. They have an opportunity to contact the tollway and say, hey, it’s not me. Then there's a second notice. They have 14 days to pay, but can still… while they can't request a hearing anymore, they can certainly contest it or ask for an administrative opportunity. Then there's a third notice with an additional 21 days to pay. The notice warns the driver or the owner of possible penalties. Driver's license and driver's plate registration suspension and possible referral to a collection agency. The notice also advises the violator of the right to dispute the suspension in writing. After all of that happens, then it might be referred to collection. Then there's a first collection notice. It warns of the penalties, it warns of credit bureau reporting, it warns of possible litigation and wage garnishment. It gives them an option for a payment plan. They can pay a settlement or ask for a hearing. Then there… and 09800049.docx 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 let me… let me just say, there's second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth notice before any of this is posted online."
"Thank you, Leader. And that certainly demonstrates a desire by the Tollway Authority to be paid before the listings occur on the website of shame we'll call it. Is there a requirement that the tollway authority, before listing and trying to embarrass people, actually sue these deadbeats?"
"Well, there's no requirement that they sue."
"Okay. And apart from this instance, are there other instances in Illinois where we put up people's names and try and shame them into paying obligations owed to the state or the Tollway Authority in this instance?"
"Well, I think there are, but I don't have them in front of me. And so, I'm sorry about that, but I believe there are other places in State Law where people owe fees, people owe penalties to the state, maybe somewhere in the area of child support. I'm not sure where these can be listed online."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker… Mr. Leader. I appreciate it."
"Thank you."
"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. I have no doubt that this is well-intended. I think we're going down a bad path, though, shaming people. I'd rather have the law say by a certain date and after certain notices the Tollway Authority will go to collection, will hire an outside attorney and will seek to get the money that's owed. But this shaming concept, I think, is a dangerous precedence… precedent. And I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative Reboletti."
"Will the Leader yield?" 09800049.docx 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"He indicates that he will."
"Representative, is this a… an initiative of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority?"
"Yes, Sir."
"My understanding, Representative, it's not their initiative. In… in our analysis…"
"I… excuse me. Let me restate that. They are neutral on the Bill. It is not their initiative. I apologize."
"Is this your initiative? Is this like a constituent initiative? What's the genesis of this?"
"This… this came to us from my Senator, Senator Silverstein and frankly, I didn't ask him where it came from. It just sounded like a good idea to me, Sir."
"If… you said that they exhaust every administrative remedy. Is that… is that correct?"
"That is absolutely true."
"What if the tollway did sue one of these individuals and it was pending in court. Would that still qualify as having exhausted all administrative remedies now that they're in the, we'll say, DuPage County Circuit Courthouse?"
"I don't have a real good answer to your question; however, one would think that if they've… if… one would think that they would have not… Well, I just don't have an answer to your question. Let me leave it at that."
"You know, they taught us in law…"
"Let me not make one up. I just don't have an answer."
"They taught us in law school to stop asking questions at that point, I think, when we've got you here now, 09800049.docx 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Representative. But wouldn't the Bill be better if it said you've exhausted all legal remedies first?"
"Well, I don't think so because I don't think we want the tollway to have to sue every toll violator. After all, these are folks that have the transponder in their vehicle and they have driven, God knows how many times, through the I-PASS without paying."
"How quickly would it take to get to a thousand dollars for simple toll violations?"
"It would take quite a while because the penalties are only… they can only… I think the first violation is a $20 penalty and the second violation is a $50 penalty and that's…"
"But aren't there…"
"…as far as it goes."
"…aren't there late fees attached to those as well?"
"I…"
"So, if you miss that $20, doesn't it go up to like 75, 'cause it goes to adjudication, the person fails to appear. There's like a hearing fee, a late fee."
"Well, I don’t have the whole list of how those fees accumulate, but let's assume you're correct for the sake of argument. It's still a thousand dollars owed to the State of Illinois and… and it… it's going to have to be at least several violations. The… but they don't even pursue someone until it's three violations over two years. And so, these are scofflaws. In many cases, it may start out to be minimal, but they're going to get nine notices and God knows how many phone calls from the collection agency that the Tollway Authority is empowered to hire before any of this happens." 09800049.docx 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Leader, what if an individual has entered into a payment agreement with the Toll Highway Authority or the creditor or the lawsuit and they have a $3 thousand balance, but they can't pay it at once? Is that considered being a scofflaw under this legislation?"
"No. If they have an agreement with the Tollway Authority, they have an agreement with the Tollway Authority and they're not considered in violation and not considered someone who would have their name posted."
"Representative, where is that in the Bill?"
"The Bill requires them to follow all of their administrative procedures and all of their administrative procedures include settlement. And if there's a settlement or a resolution, then there's a settlement and a resolution."
"What about in the case, Representative, where I've had constituents call where either there's a divorce or a break up in a relationship, the person takes the vehicle, they drive up and down, they eventually don't have any notice, it's not really their fault, the other party's fault. Do we want to make those persons scofflaws as well? Because I've had to help some of those individuals deal with the tollway because, really, it's not their violation. The person took the car and they're driving up and down without paying tolls."
"Well, Sir, I suppose there are some people who can fall through the cracks, but the fact is that they're going to get many, many phone calls. They're going to get nine notices sent to them before anything happens under the administrative rules that the Tollway Authority has created. You would suggest to me, I suppose, that perhaps the party who would 09800049.docx 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 get all of these and maybe not… may be the party regis… that may be the registered owner of the vehicle, but not the person who's responsible. But the lion's share of these are large businesses that owe together over $300 million to the State of Illinois."
"Thank you."
"Representative Sullivan. Leader Lang to close."
"I appreciate the debate and I understand that we don't want to embarrass people or make any mistakes, but the fact is that the Tollway Authority has a lot of money due and owing to it. This is just one additional tool. The Tollway Authority has many tools, but the thought is if they would post these names then people would want to pay up pretty darn quick to get their name off the Internet. I would suggest your 'aye' votes."
"The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1214 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative DeLuca. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 59 voting 'yes', 53 voting 'no' and 0 voting 'present'… Mr. Lang."
"So, I'd like to do two things. I'd like to find the person who changed their vote and I'd like to put it on Postponed Consideration, Sir."
"The Clerk… please put this Bill on Postponed Consideration. Representative Willis."
"I'd like to change my vote on this to an 'aye' vote. I accidentally voted 'no'." 09800049.docx 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"The Journal will reflect your request. Senate Bill 1225, Representative Sims. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1225, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Sims."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 1225 repeals the Senior Citizens Child Care Support Act. The training services under the Act are currently being provided by the Department of Human Services Bureau of Child Care. So, this Bill would allow for the elimination of the duplication of services and would assure that the department is not continuing to receive audit findings for failure to implement the Act. Senate Bill 1225 passed out of the Senate unanimously. I'd be happy to answer any questions and ask for an 'aye' vote."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1225 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative McAuliffe. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1225, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1287, Representative Wheeler. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1287, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Wheeler." 09800049.docx 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. Senate Bill 1287 amends the Probate Act of 1975 to add to the list of felons barred from being appointed guardian of a disabled person. Adds a person convicted of a felony involving harm or threat to a minor including a felony sexual offense. Simply put, it adds three words to existing law or to… or a minor. I urge a 'yes' vote."
"Representative Durkin."
"Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Spon…"
"Representative, could you explain to me a little bit about the Probate Act of 1975 and why we need to change it at this point and what are the problems with it?"
"Thank you for asking that excellent question. Representative Durkin, this protects the most vulnerable of all of our population, our elderly, our disabled people and our children."
"Well, that's a real super response, but how about answering the question."
"If you didn't interrupt me, I would've been glad to finish. When… when the county provides a guardian to our most vulnerable, their orders of protection allow the judge to confirm that these people are no… are not felons. That's good enough, right, Jim?"
"Well, in the interest of time on Friday afternoon… Friday morning, I will let you go, but I'll still reserve judgment on this. But maybe you could be more responsive to the questions when they're asked of you. I know you’re a freshman, but that's what we do down here. We ask a question, we ask 09800049.docx 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 for a clear response and you know, I hope you that you can learn from this moment, but…"
"I do. Thank you."
"…I will reserve judgment. Thank you."
"Representative Sandack."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates that she will."
"Can you describe with specificity exactly what it is when someone's convicted of harming or threatening a minor?"
"Excellent question. Thank you for asking. It would be either a sexual… I did ask that same question to the Cook County lawyer that came from the Public Guardians. They said sexual harm or physical harm or it could be stealing from the minor as well."
"What about emotional harm? What about something psychologically damaging to a minor? Do we want them as a guardian ad litem?"
"Well, you’re the lawyer. Is… is there an emotional… is there a felony for emotional harm?"
"I don’t know, but should you consider that with respect to this Bill?"
"The Bill actually is for… it considers it if a person is an ex-felon. So, like I said, depending on if there is a crime that would be considered a felony for emotional harm. I don't know that."
"To the Bill. I'm also going to reserve judgment. There were some iffy responses to some really particular questions. So, I'll listen if anyone else has questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker." 09800049.docx 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Reboletti."
"Thank you, Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor will yield."
"We even have the bat phone that's ringing over here. Representative, what if a person is a guardian and this Bill passes. Would they then lose that guardianship? Would there be some kind of action from the court or another guardian to come in?"
"Interestingly enough, Representative, although there have been ex-felons that have committed harm to minors there have been hearings which have been laborious and expensive and time consuming. They have yet to have ever appointed an ex-felon who was convicted of harm to a child. So…"
"Thank you."
"…the question is moot. Thank you."
"Mr. Speaker, I would request a verification of this vote if it were to get Constitutional Majority."
"The Gentleman has requested a verification on a vote. All Members are asked to vote their switches. Representative Feigenholtz."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege. I'd like for everyone in the Body to wish our Majority Leader a very, very happy birthday today."
"Happy birthday, Leader Currie. Representative Williams."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. I just want to commend the Sponsor for her work to protect the most vulnerable citizens in our society, those with disabilities 09800049.docx 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 and the elderly and to point out that, in addition to the protection put in place for those populations, this Bill also is designed to save the state money by ensuring that we don’t incur costly litigation in attempting to get these appointments processed through a litigation. It, rather, provides an automatic bar which I think is commendable. So, again, congratulations to the Sponsor. I'm looking forward to voting 'yes'."
"Representative Wheeler to close."
"I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you for all of your wonderful questions, but especially comments from Representative Williams. Thank you."
"Members, Representative Reboletti has requested a verification. All Members are asked to vote their own switch. The question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1287 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Meier. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', and 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present'… Representative Reboletti, would you like to persist with your verification?"
"I'd almost like to ask the Clerk to read all 112 names, but I'll withdraw my request, Mr. Speaker. And I would object, again, to Barbara Flynn's birthday."
"Your objection is out of order. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no' and 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1287, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1292, Representative Sims. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 09800049.docx 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Senate Bill 1292, a Bill for an Act concerning health facilities. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Sims."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 1292 amends the Nursing Home Care Act by requiring the Department of Public Health to provide an annual report outlining all funds that which nursing home fines are deposited. The report must include an accounting of all revenues related to nursing homes including fees, fines, transfers and expenditures. The department shall submit the report on January 15, 2014 and each subsequent January 15 thereafter. The report must be submitted to the General Assembly, the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, the State Ombudsman and posted on the department's website. It's a good Bill calling for transparency in the process. It passed out of the Senate unanimously. And I'd be happy to answer any questions. I ask for an 'aye' vote."
"The Gentleman moves for the ado… for the passage of Senate Bill 1292. Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall all… the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1292 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Mautino, McAsey. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1292, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Scherer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"
"I rise on a point of personal privilege." 09800049.docx 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Please state your point."
"I have some special little group of people out back and one of them is a very special Girl Scout from Decatur. And that would be Emma, Jackie and Crosby Lane. So, congratulations to Emma being a proud Girl Scout back there."
"Welcome to your Capitol. Senate Bill 1293, Representative Tracy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1293, a Bill for an Act concerning warehouses. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Tracy."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture and, basically, what it does is, it'll amend the Illinois Refrigerated Warehouse Act to provide that the licensing cycle will coincide with the state's fiscal year. And with that, I'll entertain any questions."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1293 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Pritchard, Sacia. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no' and 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1293, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 1303, Representative Lilly. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."
"Senate Bill 1303, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Third Reading of this Senate Bill."
"Representative Lilly." 09800049.docx 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly. I rise to present Senate Bill 1303. It amends the Nursing Home Care Act to redefine what a student intern means. Senate Bill 1303 changed the definition to include graduate students as well. It makes clear that the internship may immediately succeed graduation from high school, undergrad and graduate institution. This Bill passed unanimously through the Senate and it is effective immediately. If there's no questions, I ask you for an 'aye' vote."
"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 1303 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 112 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no' and 0 voting 'present', Senate Bill 1303, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, the House of Representatives will adjourn until Tuesday, May 7 at the hour of 12 noon. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it and the House is adjourned. Thank you, Representatives."
"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. First Reading of Senate Bills. Senate Bill 1132, offered by Representative Zalewski, a Bill for an Act concerning energy. Senate Bill 1207, offered by Representative Pihos, a Bill for an Act concerning children. Senate Joint Resolution #1, offered by Representative Mayfield, is referred to the Rules Committee. First Reading of House Bills introduction. House 09800049.docx 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 49th Legislative Day 5/3/2013 Bill 3628, offered by Representative Hurley, a Bill for an Act concerning appropriations. This is referred to the Rules Committee. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 09800049.docx 43