Illinois House Floor Debate — April 15, 2015

"The House will be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Reverend Ed Pool who is with Orient Church of Christ in Orient, Illinois. Reverend Pool is the guest of Representative Bradley. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting laptops, turn off cell phones and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Pool."

"Be led in the Pledge today by Representative Franks."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representative Crespo is excused today."

"Mr. Brown."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. We have 117 Members present, and we're prepared to do our work today. Chair recognizes Representative Scherer." 09900031.docx 2  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I rise on a point of personal privilege for…"

"Please proceed."

"…for the Our Lady of Lourdes seventh grade girls volleyball team. They won the state championship this year. This was under the guidance of Coach Rhonda Glidewell and Principal Uptmor. And also, they won third place in the state basketball tournament under the guidance of Coach Newbon. This is… is actually my church and school that my kids attended. So let's have a round of applause for the seventh graders at Our Lady of Lourdes."

"Welcome. We're happy you're with us today. Mr. Mautino."

"Point of personal privilege."

"Proceed."

"I'd like the chamber to welcome the students from Amboy Elementary School, the Vikings, to Springfield today."

"Welcome. Representative Willis."

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Go right ahead."

"I did want to welcome the students from Mannheim Middle School, but they seem to have just walked back behind. But they are here for a tour of the Capitol today."

"Happy you're with us today. Mr. Meier."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Mr. Meier. Mr. Walsh."

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

"Go right ahead."

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I'd like to introduce you to my Page for the day, Nolan Smith, who's from my hometown of Elwood, Illinois, and his mother Robin's up in the gallery today. Please welcome them to Springfield."

"Welcome. Thanks for being with us today in the House chamber. Representative Manley is recognized."

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

"I rise on a point of personal privilege, Speaker."

"Go right ahead."

"How are you today?"

"I'm wonderful."

"I think it should be Will County Day here at the Capitol, because in the gallery behind me we have people from the Will- Grundy Center for Independent Living. We have Debbie and Missy. But most importantly, the real stars today are Major, raise your hand Major, Levi, Corbin, Madison, and Michelle. Thanks for coming to see me, you guys."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you, Representative. Mr. Sommer is recognized."

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"Happy you're with us. Thank you. Representative Ammons."

"Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I rise for a point of personal privilege."

"Go right ahead."

"Thank you so much. It is indeed a personal privilege for me to welcome to this chamber our United Way Executive Director, Ms. Sue Grey, who is sitting over there with our Township Supervisor, Champaign Township Supervisor, Mr. Andy Quarnstrom, who's also a firefighter in our community. Thank you all so much for coming and sharing the day with us, and I look forward to seeing you after Session."

"Welcome. Thank you. Representative Bryant."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Representative. Representative Evans is recognized." 09900031.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Yeah, yesterday, we had our first annual Senate-House charity basketball game. I'd like to thank all of my colleagues for their participation and all of those who play or coach, Representative Thapedi, and also all those staff people, various lobbyists who helped to organize the event. The House did not win; the Senate won the game. But the children of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois were the winners because we did raise funds and expressed our support for the Boys and Girls Club as a jointed body. So, thank you for your participation as either a spectator or player and hopefully we'll look forward to doing it again next year."

"Thank you, Representative, and it seems like there weren't too many injuries. Representative Hammond."

"Proceed."

"Welcome. Thank you, Representative."

Speaker Lang: "Welcome. Thanks for joining us. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Chair recognizes Representative Barbara Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed." Wheeler, B.: "Today is a very important day. Besides being Will County Day, besides honoring the death of Abraham Lincoln, it is also my seat mate and friend Representative Sheri Jesiel's birthday today. So, happy birthday."

"Happy birthday, Representative. Let us know where the cake is, we'll catch up with it. Members, an important announcement. Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. will be the deadline for filing substantive Amendments to House Bills that you wish to have heard before the deadline. Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. is the deadline for filing substantive Amendments. We'll repeat this again because you're not all listening. So, Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. is the deadline. Chair recognizes Representative Gordon-Booth."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today we have the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of one of our illustrious colleagues, Representative Camille Lilly."

"Happy birthday."

"Always… always remember, Camille's birthday is tax day."

"Excellent. Representative Gabel is recognized. Another birthday?"

"No. No birthday. A point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, please." 09900031.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Thank you. I would like to recognize the Illinois Public Health Association and their affiliate members who are here in Springfield today for their annual lobby day. With a particular welcome to the students from University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois State University, and Benedictine University. They will be having a legislative reception this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Sangamo Club and all Legislators are encouraged to attend. Thank you."

"Thank you, Representative. Members, we're going to proceed down the priority list that we worked on yesterday. We have, obviously, some Bills we moved to Third and some leftover items on Second. We will start with Bills on Second Reading. First, House Bill 3374, Representative Bellock. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2822, Representative Bellock. Representative Bellock. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3887, Representative Keith Wheeler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Wheeler." Wheeler, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Amendment excludes the Judiciary and the Legislative Branches from the Bill. I move for its adoption."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 1382, Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Out of the record. House Bill 218, Representative Cassidy. Representative Cassidy. Out of the record. House Bill 810, Mr. Drury. Out of the record. House Bill 4013, Representative Feigenholtz. Out of the record. House Bill 3531, Representative Golar. Representative Golar. Out of the record. House Bill 1493, Representative Lilly. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3898, Representative Martwick. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3684, Representative Wallace. Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Speaker. I rise to ask for support of this Amendment that will basically allow for all children in foster care to be given a copy of the Bill of Rights spelled out in this particular Bill."

"Those in favor of the Amendment will say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3434, Representative Willis. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Willis."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Amendment is strictly a technical Amendment working on the dates. That’s it."

"Those in favor of the Amendment will say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3930, Mr. Yingling. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Members, we're moving to Third- Reading Bills that are your first and second priorities. The first Bill on this Order is House Bill 3363, Mr. Andrade. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Andrade."

"Thank you, Chairman. House Bill 3363 amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act. It provides it is unlawful to include in a contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services a provision that requires a consumer to waive his or her right to make any statement regarding the consumer's experience. It also protects businesses by not allowing the consumer to provide false accusations or… or false explanations. Basically, when it comes down to it, this Bill protects consumers, their First Amendment right to bring any, for an example, when they have on Yelp or on Facebook, and this Bill was… came to me because of what happened was, there was a hotel that was putting in their contract that if the consumer gave a bad review, he would be charged and… and he would also be charged if his guest would be there. So, I ask for a favorable vote. And if there's any questions, I'm more than willing to answer them." 09900031.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Mr. Franks."

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

"Gentleman yields."

"Representative, I understand what you're trying to do, but I think we might have an unintended consequence here."

"Okay."

"Here's my concern. When you have proprietary logarithms, like a Yelp or something, and someone posts a comment and let's assume that they make a negative comment that isn’t based in fact. Let's assume that they complain against whatever consumer business there may be, but they have not been a client of that business, but they are a competitor or a shill for a competitor and then place a negative comment on someone's Yelp review."

"Right."

"Okay. Here’s my… here's my issue."

"Okay."

"Yelp will not remove that unless you pay them to do it. Are you aware of that?"

"I… I’m not aware, but I don’t believe that is true."

"I know it's true."

"Okay."

"I've got clients that have come to me on this issue where they cannot get Yelp to take down a complaint that they've demonstrated is fabricated. People were never clients of the business and Yelp will not remove it unless the businesses sign up with them and pay them a monthly fee. So, here's the problem with this Bill. I understand we don’t want to have anything limiting people's freedom of speech, but then what 09900031.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 I want to have is a corollary for the businesses that if its proved that they can show that this person was never a client… which… Let's use your… let's use your hotel as an example. Let's assume the person never stayed there, never ate in the restaurant, did nothing but just wanted to have a negative comment because perhaps he wanted them to use somebody else's hotel."

"Now, in the Bill it does say that would be a false and illegal statement."

"But it's not actionable because it's false. And the problem is…"

"This Bill does not all… this Bill does not prohibit any business from bringing action on to someone."

"But there's no action. So, perhaps we ought to have a corollary to this Bill and amend it to say, people have the right to say whatever they want, we won't allow… we won't say they can't, but if it's proven that it's incorrect and they were never a customer, or something to that effect, it was totally fabricated, then the… then the posting entity would have to have it removed. Because otherwise, what you can do is you could pepper a business with lots of negative comments that aren’t based in any fact at all, putting the business in the position of having to hire lawyers who go to court to try to have this removed and to have a defamation action, but they still won't have it removed. So, if we're going to have this, we should also require the posters, the posting agency, a Yelp for instance, to say then they have to remove it if it's proven because you can't just have it one way. And this Bill is only one way. So I think it's a good idea, but I also 09900031.docx 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 think the unintended consequence is we could harm a lot of businesses with this."

"Right. So, as you said, this… a person would… a business would be able to file a defamation suit. Now, I think that you gave yourself a good idea for a Bill for next Session."

"Well, can we… can we amend…"

"And then you could introduce a…"

"…why don’t we amend this in the Senate? Because I think this Bill makes sense, because I don’t want anyone ever to inhibit the ability of a consumer to have a complaint or… or a positive, but there's the corollary. It's not fair to the business if the person isn’t telling the truth, or never was there. But I think we ought to have a responsibility for those that are posting this to actually have to remove it because there is no way, right now, to get them to remove it unless you pay them, which is extortion."

"I agree with you and I'm… I'm willing… I'll ask some cosponsors on this too that if that's… I… here. I'm also here to protect the businesses…"

"Right."

"…and if that's a thing we'll… we'll… I think we should look at it at… in the Senate."

"Who's going to be the Sp… do you know who the Sponsor is in the… in the Senate?"

"No. There is no Sponsor yet in the Senate."

"Well, let's talk after this passes."

"But I… I agree with you. Our… our thing is not to allow people to put something false against the business. This might be something we could add on that… that the… that protects 09900031.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 also businesses and protects the consumers first… speech right."

"Good. Well, let's do… let's work on it. Let's pick a Sponsor and let's amend it in the Senate. But I think it's a great… I think it's a great basis. I think it makes perfect sense, but let's just balance it."

"I thank… I thank you for bringing the suggestion."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Kay."

"He will yield."

"Well, I believe this… this will affect the boilerplate contract where it prohibits them from just introducing any language that would… that people probably won't even read about it. So, it… it doesn’t state that it's just specifically for boilerplate contracts, but it… it does state that it's for putting in within any contract. It doesn’t just target boilerplate contracts."

"Can you repeat it… the question…"

"Well, it… well, it… what it does say is that there… no boilerplate contracts will allow for this exact language, the provision that would waive your consumer right. Now, it does not bring to… does not affect all boilerplates, but it… it affects it where this boiler… you cannot add this provision into the boilerplate. I think it would…"

"…we would have to expand it…"

"…and look at it different."

"Correct. Just this prov… it would just be for this provision.”

“But it wouldn’t… it wouldn’t be an all-around boilerplate prohibition."

"Thanks."

"Mr. Zalewski."

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

"Sponsor yields." 09900031.docx 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"I… Representative, I think there's some misunderstanding about what your Bill does. And I want to be clear about it because I think it's an excellent Bill. What your Bill does is say no business shall require as a condition of you using their service that you waive your right to criticize their service. Isn't that accurate?"

"Yes. That is accurate."

"So, by voting for this Bill, you're voting against stifling your First Amendment right to criticize a speech. Is that… or criticize a business or a service. Isn't that correct?"

"That is correct."

"Thank you. I… To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. This is an excellent Bill. It should get unanimous support in the… in the House."

"Mr. Thapedi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I want to make sure that I understand correctly as well. You heard a hypothetical situation in which a business is plagued by unfair or untrue comments that are made on Yelp. Do you require… do you remember that discussion?"

"Yes. There was… it wasn’t a hypothetical is a real situation in New York."

"Okay. Be it a hypothetical…"

"Oh, okay."

"…or be it a real situation, you're familiar with that exchange that you had, correct?" 09900031.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Correct."

"So, does your Bill in any way prevent someone from bringing an action for defamation, libel…"

"Absolutely not."

"…slander, anything?"

"Absolutely not."

"Okay."

"I believe it is actually in the language. It's in the language that this does… this Bill does not affect that right that a business has. It's actually in the language."

"So, as we heard in that scenario, if that were to occur, that aggrieved business would have the ability to file a defamation action against that consumer or that person that wrote that faulty and false review. Is that correct?"

"Absolutely. One… one hundred percent."

"Thank you very much."

"Mr. Andrade to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3667, Mr. Batinick. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Batinick." 09900031.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"There being no debate, those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes' and 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3655, Representative Dan Burke. Please read the Bill. Mr. Burke, I understand there's an Amendment. So, the Sponsor requests the Bill be place… be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Mr. Burke." Burke, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 3655 would deal with the issue of eyelash technicians. This is the application of artificial eyelashes to a human's eyelids. The reason for the introduction of the Bill, there has been serious injury caused 09900031.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 to many of our citizens here in Illinois as a result of improper treatment. And the Amendment would have to do with extending the sunset of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, Nail Technology, and Eyelash Extension Application Act from January 1, 2026 up to January 1, 2016. And the House Floor Amendment #2 is necessary because the House Committee Amendment was not adopted prior to the Bill passing out of the committee. Be happy to answer any questions."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 3476, Representative Chapa LaVia. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Chapa LaVia."

"Thank you, Speaker. You look mighty fine today. Today, I present to you the Bill that exempts children of wounded veterans from paying tuition in public universities in Illinois. The tuition exemption applies towards a person otherwise qualified whose mother or father served in the armed forces. There are a lot of underlying requirements the child would have to meet to get those. I'll take any questions."

"Lady's moved for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the… Sorry. Representative Sandack is recognized." 09900031.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, if you'd like, we can go ahead and put a fiscal note in it. I have no problem with that. I can put a fiscal note on it. We can remove it from the record and get that done for you. I have no problem."

"No. That's fine."

"Speaker, can we go ahead and pull the… pull it off record and let Ron go ahead and do a fiscal note? Thanks."

"Those in favor of the Bill vote 'yes'… I'm sorry. You're pulling it out of the record. Thank you. House Bill 3543, Mr. Brown. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Brown."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Feigenholtz, Leitch. Please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 369, Representative Conroy. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Conroy."

"House Bill 369 extends the statute of limitation for cases of sexual assault in cases when there is a delay in processing the rape kit. Rather than starting the clock at the time of the crime, this Bill starts the clock at the time that the rape kit is collected, perc… processed, and analyzed. This will ensure that backlogs in processing evidence will not hinder a victim's right to seek justice. I'll take any questions. And I would appreciate a 'yes' vote."

"Lady moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Reis. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Mr. Phillips."

"You may proceed, Sir." 09900031.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Thank you, Representative. And thank you for being with us. House Bill 3718, Mr. Davis. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members of the chamber. House Bill 3718 is an attempt to amend something called the Juvenile Court Act. What… essentially, what we're attempting to do here is that the current legislation allows for the creation of juvenile justice councils. And essentially, in the… in Cook County, because the county is so large, juvenile… a juvenile justice county in the south… in Cook County could be different if you're talking about issues in the south suburbs versus the northern suburbs or western suburbs. So, what the intent of the Bill is, is to create a subsection of a juvenile justice council that could be focused in a particular region or area. In our case, we're specifically talking about the south suburbs. And so, the legislation is a way to allow for the creation of a local juvenile justice council in the south suburbs. The Amendment that was added to it helps to just further define who's on the council, who makes the appointments to the council, and 09900031.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 how that council is to proceed. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Sullivan. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3797, Representative Bryant. Please read the Bill. Is it on… I understand you have an Amendment, Representative? At the request of the Sponsor, please move the Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Representative Bryant on the Amendment."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2790, Representative Fine. Please read the Bill." 09900031.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Representative Fine."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB2790 will add adrenoleukodystrophy to the newborn screening list. Knowing your child carries the gene could be the difference between life and death. If your child is diagnosed with ALD, screening can go in to affect the myelin in their brain and a simple bone marrow transplant, not so simple, but that could allow them to lead a normal, healthy life. If it goes undiagnosed, most children die between the ages of 7 and 10. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"I've worked with the DPH on this legislation and currently the newborn screening fee is $88, but that screening fee doesn’t cover the screens that they currently undergo. And, so they're asking to increase the screening fee, which is covered by insurance, to cover all the screenings that they do instead of having to go into their general revenue fund to cover it."

"Well, they put a figure in the legislation. That number, they said, it could be flexible and that could go up a bit. But that would cover everything."

"I'm sorry, I can't hear you."

"Yes."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Poe. Mr. Poe. Please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1490, Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Ford."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. I move for the passage of House Bill 1490. This Bill sets up a task force or commission to study the problems with youth and unemployment in the State of Illinois."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. The Chair recognizes Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields." 09900031.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Well, it… the composition, it would be made up by the leaders of the chamber and the hope is that we will meet with the universities in the state to make sure that we find out the pitfalls of individuals graduating from universities and why they can't find jobs when they complete their college degrees. And for those that may go to trade schools, we want to make sure that there are ways that we can help them meet their goals of finding employment in the state."

"Well… so, the members will not be compensated for their services."

"There will be no compensation for members of the task force commission. No. None. Zero."

"No."

"No."

"Right. They're no longer opposed because they're no longer the… the home office of the task force." 09900031.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Thank you."

"Mr. Meier."

"The record will reflect your intention, Sir. Returning to this Bill, those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bellock. Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 79 voting 'yes', 36 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3560, Mr. Butler. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Butler."

"Mr. Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?" 09900031.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Gentleman yields." Davis, W.: "I'm looking for… oh, there you are."

"Representative Ives." 09900031.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Williams."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I appreciate your interest in renewable energy and I was wondering if you were familiar with the Green Caucus?" 09900031.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Well, it's an organization of Members on both sides of the aisle that are interested in environmentally sustainable solutions to economic development issues and many other issues related to both st… the public and private sectors. And, because of your interest, I'd invite you to consider joining and participating and wish you the best of luck with your pursuit of more renewable energy sources in Illinois."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Butler to close."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Davis, Evans, Lilly, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2698, Mr. Franks. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, I have the file in my office. This amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act in two ways. It increases the penalty for an employer who was able to pay wages but refuses to do so, which I think is 09900031.docx 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 very important. And it also increases both the look back period and the penalty for employers who are able to pay wages but refuse to do so multiple times. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Absolutely."

"Yeah. There's a… we've had a lot of res… reports, and I think you've probably seen in the media, where folks have not been paid for their overtime and where employers have actually changed the timesheets so they wouldn’t have to pay overtime."

"Because…"

"No. Because it's…"

"No. It's… what they're doing is it's not… it's… it's not stopping the behavior. And you know, we've got… there's a real debate right now going on about minimum wage in this state and other things. I think it's absolutely abhorrent and reprehensible when employers don’t pay people for what they're owed. And you're seeing it all the time becau… well, in many… in many instances… heck, we've even seen it in national… in national companies. There was recent findings that McDonald's managers were changing some of the timesheets on some of their folks." 09900031.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Right. And it's not stopping that activity."

"I'm sorry. What was the…"

"It's not a question of collecting the penalties, it's a questioning of changing their behavior.”

“Apparently, the… apparently, the penalties that we have now aren’t enough to stop people from ripping off their workers."

"It's anecdotal. And what I've seen has mostly been in media reports. But there's a real… you know, during our depression a few years ago, workers didn’t have a lot of power. And they didn’t, you know, with… we had a high unemployment and unscrupulous employers were taking advantage of them. I presume that’s probably fallen recently with our unemployment rate also falling. But I think it's… it's particularly insidious to prey on the… on the people who are usually minimum wage workers who don’t have access to attorneys, don’t have the power to fight back, and if they 09900031.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 complain to their employer that they're getting shortchanged, typically they get fired. So, when someone has the, I guess, the courage to stand up here, we want to… we want to stop this behavior. And the misdemeanors that we were giving before were not stopping that behavior. So, that’s the impetus of the Bill."

"There was a par… I left my file in my desk, but I can tell you, one of the…"

"…one of the notes I remember having is there was more than a $300 million lawsuit settled in Illinois just a few years ago on this issue. So, it's not an insignificant amount. I can't give you a dollar amount, but when you have a $300 million settlement a few years ago in our state, it's something that needs to be addressed."

"Absolutely. That's fair."

"Mr. Speaker, can we take it out of the record and I can get the information to Mr. Sandack?"

"Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2567, Representative Gabel. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Gabel."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill requires that prior to admitting a child under the age of 13 to a detention center that a determination is made that a local youth service provider cannot accept the child. It does not mandate that children ages 10 to 12 cannot go to a… into detention. And it is discretionary based on available resources. We're just trying to find an alternative, because detention, even for one day, for a child so young is really very harmful. The kids are isolated from their families, separated from school and community, leads to higher recidivism, 39 percentage points less likely to graduate high school with just one way in detention. So, it passed the Juvenile Justice Committee unanimously with no opposition, and it's an initiative of the Juvenile Justice Initiative. And it has the support of the Illinois PTA, Cook County Justice for Children among many other groups. And I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Lady moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting 09900031.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Bryant, Davidsmeyer, Ives, Phillips, Sullivan, Tryon. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 82 voting 'yes', 33 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2547, Mr. Demmer. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Cabello, Cloonen, Sullivan. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4112, Representative Gordon-Booth. Representative Gordon-Booth. Out of the record. House Bill 1335, Representative Greg Harris. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Harris." 09900031.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This Bill is known nationally as the Right to Try Act. And, I'm very glad that Senator Mike Connelly brought this to me to work in the House and the Senate in a bipartisan basis. And what this Bill does, it would make Illinois about the 14th state in the union to pass one of these laws that would give people who are terminally ill the ability to access drugs before they've completed the full FDA approval process. There is nothing that is mandatory in this Bill. It does not mandate insurance companies to perform any actions. It does not mandate pharmaceutical companies or business to bear costs. It is a totally voluntary and permissive Bill. But it is the last, best hope for people who are struggling with dread diseases, who've been told by their doctors that they have less than 2 years left to live, and who cannot wait for the 10-year FDA drug approval process to move forward. It's the last, best hope for some of our constituents. I'm very proud to carry it. I'm proud to give this hope to people who have no place else to turn. I'd be happy to answer any questions and I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Riley."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Greg, as you know, the IND process of the investigational drug process is a long and very complicated one. One of the first things that's tested is the maximum tolerated dose of a drug. Those are Phase 1 clinical trials. The drugs that you're talking about, is there a point where they have to at 09900031.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 least have gone through some of the different phases of testing before… before…" Harris, G.: "Yes, Representative. That's a very good point. The drugs that would be eligible would have to have already passed the Phase 1 clinical trial. So, it'd be Phase 2 and higher."

"Here's my concern. Because I see which… what it is you're trying to do. Phase 2 and Phase 3. Phase 2, they're trying to find, you know, the best dose efficacy. Phase 3 are randomized trials where the investigational drug is pitted against a placebo or maybe a different treatment, excuse me, treatment arm. And it is at that point that we really find out whether the drug meets muster. And that's maybe another 3 to 4 to 5 years. One of the concerns that a lot of people have is that drugs don’t come to the market very quickly in America. And it's true in Europe, those phases go through a little quicker, but there's a lot of statistical rigor that takes place. And I'm just wonder… wondering about the safety of the individual and whether or not some drug company may look at this kind of Bill as a way to get around the IND testing process." Harris, G.: "No. I don’t think the drug companies look at that at all. And I think for the… the people who are involved, they are already diagnosed with a terminal illness. They've already been told by their doctors they have less than 2 years to live. They will have already exhausted all the approved treatment. This is the last ray of hope for these folks. And may there be risk, may it not work? That's always possible. But this is between the doctor and their patient to make that decision of, do they get this last chance at life if it's a possibility to save their lives?" 09900031.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Well, Greg, could they… couldn’t they just get on a study? Couldn’t they…" Harris, G.: "If they qual…"

"…get on an existing study?" Harris, G.: "Some people do not qualify for studies. If you've looked ever at the clinical trial websites and their requirements. You may live in the wrong geographic area. The trial may have other requirements regarding coexisting morbidities that you could or could not have. You may fall out of a different age range. If that's the case, then these people have no hope. This is the right to have some hope."

"Okay. Finally, have ethicists… medical ethicists sort of weighed in on these kinds of Bills? Have you, you know, talked to people who…" Harris, G.: "Pe… people have…"

"…people who have an opinion about it?" Harris, G.: "People have weighed in, you know, frankly, on both sides of the Bill. So, I'm very glad that here in the State of Illinois, you know, we've worked with, you know, a lot of the interesting parties, you know, who have made suggestions to tighten up the Bill language. And I… I want to thank the medical society, the pharmaceutical industry, patient's advocates, the manufacturers, the Trial Lawyers on making this the best Bill that gives people, you know, who really have no other place to go a ray of hope."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Kay."

"Sponsor yields." 09900031.docx 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise in support of the Gentleman's Bill. As he stated, this is a dying person's last try to extend their lives. And if this is their wish, they should have that right to try. And I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Mr. Harris to close." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. I'm just, you know, so proud to have worked on this Bill and I'm looking forward to Illinois becoming a leader in this issue, as we have in so many others. I appreciate my friends on the Republican side for working on this with me as well as Representative Flowers and Representative Beiser, you know, who also had versions of this Bill. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Anthony, Cabello, Mitchell, Stewart, Zalewski. Mr. Anthony, Mr. Cabello. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 1 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Sims is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On a point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed." 09900031.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"In the gallery, in the Speaker's gallery, we have some wonderful students who are visiting us today from Chicago State University. They're… we've got members of the Honors College and other members of the Student Government Association. We want to welcome them to Springfield. They've rised, and everybody join and welcome me… them to Springfield."

"Welcome to the House chamber. Thank you for being here. House Bill 3241, Mr. Fortner. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Fortner."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Flowers, Tryon. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2731, Representative Hernandez. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hernandez."

"Thank you, Speaker. House Bill 2731 basically strengthens transparency in the Medicaid Managed Care System. So, it would require the Department of Healthcare and Family 09900031.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Services to publish monthly enrollment reports on its website as soon as possible but no later than January 1, 2017 on enrollment of Medicaid clients into the various care models. I ask for your 'aye' vote."

"Lady moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Mautino, Mitchell, Reaves- Harris, Wallace. Reaves-Harris. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3184, Representative Hurley. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hurley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3184 would change the law to say any aggravated assault against a peace officer, fireman, or emergency technician would result in a Class 4 felony. Class 4… A Class 4 felony of aggravated assault against a correctional officer, probation officer, and a process server already exist. I'm here for questions and I'd appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Lady moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Andrade, Flowers, Mitchell, Poe, Reaves-Harris, Zalewski. Please record yourselves, Members. Mr. Poe. Please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting 'yes', 3 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the 09900031.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3213, Mr. Frese. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Frese."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Andrade, Flowers, Nekritz. Nekritz. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3425, Mr. Jackson. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Jackson."

"Thank you, Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 3425 amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practice Act. House Bill 3425 would allow military personnel and veterans to request a free credit freeze from consumer reporting 09900031.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 agencies. Under current law, consumer reporting agency may charge consumers up to $10 for each freeze, removal, or temporary lift of a freeze. Consumer reporting agencies may not charge a fee to consumers 65 years or older requesting replacement or removal of a freeze or victims of identity theft who have submitted a copy of a valid police report, investigative report, or complaint filed with the law enforcement agency to the consumer reporting agency. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3103, Representative Kifowit. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Kifowit."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What this Bill does is, is a consumer protection Bill that creates a disclosure with regard to online ticket broker websites."

"Lady's moved for the passage of the Bill. Chair recognizes Mr. Sandack."

"She certainly does."

"Pretty much, this… this Bill addresses websites that pertain itself to be the venue of a event. And so, what this does is it provides disclosure that says that the online web vehicle is not the venue and it makes sure that the individual knows that where they are taking… where they are buying the ticket from."

"Well, what they have to do is some of these websites do not have return policies. In fact, they have the opposite of return policies. They say all… all sales are final, which is not in accordance. So, it brings that into accordance that they have full refund policies in addition to disclosing that they're not the venue and that any refunds or any actions have to go through them instead of the actual venue of the theater."

"No. We worked with all the opp… opposition. And so, we removed all opposition from last year."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Costello, Nekritz. Mr. Costello. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3977, Leader Durkin. Please read the Bill." 09900031.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Mr. Durkin."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Drury, Gordon-Booth, Sullivan. Mr. Drury, Representative Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Returning to House Bill 2698. Mr. Franks was 09900031.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 kind enough to take this out of the record. I think he now has his file. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you. And I want to thank my friend, Mr. Sandack, for asking me to pull it out of the record and then had an opportunity to talk to him. What this Bill does is it increases the penalties for wage theft. And wage theft, as I said before, is particularly insidious. I can give you an example that happened in Chicago recently where a staffing agency placed workers in temporary minimum wage jobs and then they'd round their hours down to 8 per day regardless of how much they actually worked. And then they'd split the employees checks between temporary employers when they hit 40 total hours in a week in order to avoid paying these workers overtime. So, as a result, these employees initiated a class action lawsuit that rendered a judgment against their employer in the amount of a half a million dollars. So, this is why I came forward with the Bill. Our Criminal Code classifies theft from an individual in the amount of more than $500 as a felony while wage theft in the amount of $5 thousand is a misdemeanor. So, employers who break the law get a lighter penalty for stealing 10 times more than a petty street theft. So, that's why we need to change this law. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor yields." 09900031.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"I… I really appreciate the intent of this Bill. I apologize for dropping your carrots. I am usually very concerned about enhancement penalties on Bills and have argued against enhancement penalties because we really want to work with departments to ensure that people have an opportunity to change. It looks like this issue has been ongoing and growing and the Department of Labor, who should be really enforcing this, has not done a good job in doing so. I also see a difference in equity around the penalties that are really a concern for me. So, in light of that, I stand and rise to support this legislation going forward and hope we can bring an end to this for low wa… wage workers in Illinois."

“Thank you.”

"Mr. Sandack."

"Mr. Franks to close."

"I appreciate the prior two speakers, but you know what I'm tired of? I'm tired of rich people getting breaks that regular people don’t get. I'm tired of it. Why should someone who steals $500, a petty street crime, get a felony, but because somebody's got a lawyer, can steal $5 thousand from their employees and they'll call it a misdemeanor. Do over, don’t worry about it, you've got money, you don’t have to go to jail. That's wrong. We need to send a message that everybody counts in this state and we don’t have two sets of justice for those with money and for those that don’t have money. That's right. It's a question of fundamental fairness. Listen, people who make minimum wage don’t have the power or the access that every person in this room has. They don’t have the power and the access that everyone who can afford an attorney has. People who make minimum wage are lucky to be living paycheck to paycheck, if. And then, when they're ripped off by changing their hours, there's nothing they can do about it because if they complain, they're going to get fired. So, why don’t we stand up for the people that we claim that we stand up for every day and level the playing field, and say that if you steal from somebody, that you're going to be treated just like any other person who steals? Please vote 'yes'." 09900031.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? DeLuca. Please take the record. On this question, there are 69 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2705, Representative Hammond. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Hammond."

"Lady moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Jackson, Zalewski. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional 09900031.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2653, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield."

"Thank you so much. I present a Bill today that I feel is a very good Bill that will make a big difference in our community. As you know, we've had a bumper pad Bill that has come before us for the last four years. And for those four years that we've been arguing whether or not to ban the bumper, we've not had safety standards in place that really would make it a definite benefit to the community. I would just like to point out that this is a business friendly Bill. And what this Bill does, it actually applies standards to the development of the bumper pads. There have been tests that have been completed by the Juvenile Products Division where they have then stated that these bumper pads can be made very safe. There are no instances, and I think this is really important to the… everyone in the chamber, there has not been one instant of infant mortality directly related to bumper pads, not one. There are advocates. When they were in committee, they could not present one case, not one. There are a lot of things out there that have attributed to infants being harmed, but bumper pads are not one of them. There are over 800 cases of infant immortal… mortality, but not one is related to a bumper pad. I'll accept any questions."

"Representative McAsey."

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

"Lady yields." 09900031.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Thank you. Representative, you've described this legislation as a ban of crib bumper pads, correct?"

"No, I did not. Actually, that was… that actually came from staff. I did not list it that way. What this Bi… Bill does, it provides standards. It sets standards for baby bumper pads. I did not put that up there."

"Okay. So, this legislation does adopt standards that are commonly known as the ASTM standard. Is that correct?"

"That is correct."

"Okay. What can you tell me about that standard?"

"I can tell you that there are over 13 thousand ASTM standards. And several of them…"

"So…"

"…pertain directly to juvenile products. There were products out there that were unsafe, such as baby cribs, but once we applied ASTM standards to those cribs, we now have safe products on the market. We have several products out there directly related to ASTM."

"Okay. So, first, I would disagree with several things that you just said. First, with regard to the regulation of cribs for children, those regulations have come from… from the Federal Government and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, with specific regard to the ASTM standard which you would adopt in your legislation. Are… under that standard, are you aware that not one bumper that is currently sold on the market would be banned?"

"That is correct."

"Okay. So…" 09900031.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Because they would have standards applied to them. And as you know, the Juvenile Products Division has already done breathability stan… testing on bumper pads. They have actually taken it to a scientific level and stated that we can put a pad out there that is absolutely safe that we can put a stamp on that parents can feel good about. Are you aware, Representative, that by your own Bill and by your own information that you have provided to me, not one case have you been able to provide where there was a… one instance of infant mortality directly related to a bumper pad. This is by the information that you sent me, not one. You want to ban a bumper pad that has not caused one instant. Not one. You don’t want to work with the businesses. You don’t want to work with anyone. Your idea is just to totally ban them. And I say that is not the message we want to send the business here when there are standards out there. And we're bent over backwards to work with the advocates on this. This is a good Bill."

"Okay. So, I… I would disagree. To the Bill. So, the ASTM standard would allow for bumpers that are two inches, two inches in thickness. So, I do have an example of a bumper that would qualify, would pass that ASTM standard. There are… this… this standard is an implied endorsement with regard to the safety of a product that is inherently dangerous and unsafe. There is no beneficial use for a crib bumper. There are, contrary to what the Representative has stated, there have been infant deaths linked to suffocation and rebreathing with crib bumpers that would meet this ASTM safety standard. Representative, would you take this Bill out of the record?" 09900031.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"No. Absolutely not. Because the information you're giving is incorrect."

"Okay."

"There has been not one instant. I've looked at all of the data you gave me. I looked at all of the data that I received from all your advocacy groups. I looked at the international data that they sent me. And not one instant has there been of a bumper pad that directly related to an infant mortality, not one. There have been other instances of… of suffocation that led from the side positioners. You know, the number that you… the data that you gave me, the majority of those were from side positioners that were used incorrectly that caused the children to suffocate."

"And those products have…"

"It was used…"

"…been banned."

"…incorrectly. Not the bumper pad. But yet, by your data, the side positioner that directly attributed to that baby's infa… to that death, you didn’t blame… you did not say it was the side positioner. Your data said it was the bumper pad when the actual coroner's report said it was the side positioner. You put out false information. You are giving false information to this chamber and to the community and you need to stop."

"Again, to the Bill. Personal attacks aside, this… this is a bad precedent for the State of Illinois. This Bill is supported by manufacturers of these children's products who are financial beneficiaries of their sale. There are 24, 24 opponents to this legislation. Twenty-four opponents, who 09900031.docx 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 include experts in the safety and the medical community. They include the American Academy of Pediatrics, Lurie Children's Hospital, EverThrive Illinois, Sud… Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois, Kids in Danger, Voices for Illinois Children, The Ounce of Prevention Fund, and numerous others. The University of Illinois School of Public Health. Twenty- four medical and safety oppo… safety experts oppose this Bill because this provides a false… false sense of security to families. At the time that this standard was being adopted by the… by the ASTM Committee, the American Academy of Pediatrics was invited to comment on this standard and wrote in part, they cannot cast a vote in favor of measures to improve the safety of a product that we deem inherently risky and unnecessary. Here in the State of Illinois, we already ban this product in the use of child care because it is unsafe. I strongly oppose this legislation and the adoption of the ASTM standard. It's an extremely misguided approach. It implies… We are telling families that products that have been linked to child death are safe. It's just not conscionable. I urge your 'no' vote."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Sponsor yields."

"Actually, I just started working on it this Session. I did a lot of research. The Bill was brought to me and I said I would take a look at it. I wanted to actually look at what had been presented the last four years in this particular 09900031.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 chamber. I wanted to look at the research that was behind the initial ban Bill. I went through every single one of those cases, every single one. I clicked on every single link that was out there. I read all the newspaper articles and not one instant was it directly related to a bumper pad. Even when I talked to the… the advocates in committee, they could not present one case, not one, where there was a direct link to a bumper pad. So, saying that we want to ban bumper pads when not one case, not one, can be directly attributed, I think is sending a wrong message. What's going to be next, the rattle?"

"They…"

"They feel that bumper pads are an unnecessary accessory. And that's fine, but when you talk… 'cause I read through their, you know, what their recommendation was. They want to take the bumper pad out and they want to leave the blanket in. Well, there are over 500 infant's death directly attributed to the blanket that they want to put in the crib and not one to the bumper pad that they want to take out."

"Absolutely. And I want to continue to work with them."

"Other states…” 09900031.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

“I'm not sure if they have adopted for the bumper pad. I know that other states are looking at it. The Juvenile Products Division has actually gone to the scientific level to develop breathability standards for the bumper pads, which was what was requested by the advocates, but once the Juvenile Products gave them that data that said that, yes, these bumper pads can achieve your breathability standards, they said, well, you know what, we don’t want to work with you anymore because you didn’t give us the answer we wanted to hear."

"Mr. Brown."

"Just… if you'll indulge me, Sir, there's only one more speaker. Representative Burke." Burke, K.: "I'd like to cede my time to Representative McAsey."

"Representative McAsey."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are a couple of issues that I want to clarify because I think that there has been a mischaracterization with regard to the process. So… so to… just with regard to that, this, for many Members of the Body… as I rose today, my intention was to speak about the merits and I believe the… the misguided approach of this… adoption of this particular standard. However, after I spoke, there have been some personal mischaracterizations and attack on 09900031.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 the work that I have done. For several years, Members of this chamber know that I have been working with safe sleep experts as well as the medical community on this issue and have approached it from a research-based approach. I would ask the Representative, when she began drafting this legislation and chose to introduce it?"

"Representative, you already know the answer to that. It was this year."

"Okay."

"You know that because I have tried to work with you. We were on conference calls. The information from the Juvenile Products Division, you actually sent to me on March 22. And that stated that they could develop the breathability standards that your advocates asked for. But when those standard… when they came out with that report that we were all waiting on and it went against what the advocates wanted, which was to ban the bumpers, period, they were hoping for the scientific data to support what they wanted to do. And when it didn’t, they said, well, we don’t care. We're not going to go with your scientific methods. We don’t care how much money you spend. We want to take these out because we don’t feel they're necessary. Now, I'm sorry, that's a personal judgment. We should not be making business decisions based upon people's personal feelings but upon facts. And the fact of the matter is, zero, zero infant mortality directly related to a bumper pad, zero."

"Again, I would disagree with you. Preston suffocated in 2010 when he was found against the bumper in his crib. Aiden, in 2010…" 09900031.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"How did they get against the bumper?"

"…had his face against bumper pads…"

"Because the cases you…"

"…that would pass…"

"…are referring to are directly related to the side positioners that flip the babies over and the babies suffocated. The fact that their backs were against the bumper pad did not suffocate that child. Now, you're being… you're being dishonest, I'm sorry. And the information that you're provided is not accurate. I went through every single case you gave me. I looked, I wanted to find one because I, you know… 'cause I told them, I would not support something that was going to be dangerous, something that would negatively affect our children. There was not one, not one. Even the advocates, the stories you're reading, the advocates…"

"So, to the Bill."

"…in committee, could not provide one."

"To the Bill. This legislation was introduced less than 24 hours after a negotiation with regard to interested parties on this issue, less than 24 hours later. At a time that I had agreed to delay implement… or introduction of the legislation that I subsequently introduced this spring. There have been many mischaracterizations and attacks with regard to the facts related to this legislation. I would reiterate that 24 opponents, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, who have very clear recommendations that all infants are to sleep in a crib on their back in a bare crib, that this legislation adopting a false industry written safety standard is in direct 09900031.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 contradiction with that message. And for that reason, please vote 'no'."

"Representative Mayfield to close."

"Thank you so much. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an emotional issue. Any time we're talking about children and harming children, emotions get involved, but we need to look at the facts here. And the facts are that we are looking to ban a product that has done nothing, zero incidents, not one. The advocates were given, time and time again, multiple opportunities to come up with just one case. And they couldn’t. They couldn’t find one case within the United States. They went outside of the United States. They went to Canada. They sent me data from Canada that still supported what I am doing here today because there was not one case directly attributed to a bumper pad. They want to blame a bumper pad simply because it was in the crib when there were so many other causes. ASTM standards, there are 13 thousand ASTM standards throughout the world. If these standards were not good, there would not be so many. They would not be used internationally. And for anyone to say that they are not valid is incorrect. We are using AT… ASTM standards for baby monitors, humidifiers, vaporizers, jogging strollers, car seats, safety gates, high chairs, bouncers, swings. We're using them for so many of our baby products already, and for someone in this chamber to say that those standards are not adequate when they have proven to be adequate, when the Juvenile Products Division has said, we can supply you with scientific data on the breathability factors that will guarantee that these children will not suffocate as a result 09900031.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 of a bumper pad. We will even develop a hybrid if it would satisfy the advocates, but who were told… but when they… the advocates basically said, no, we don’t care what you do; we don’t care how safe you make this product, we don’t want it. And I think that is just wrong. I think that we need to do the right thing. We need to apply these safety standards. And we need to move forward. Let's send a message that we are probusiness here in Illinois. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 64 voting 'yes', 49 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4097, Mr. Kay. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Kay."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting 09900031.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mautino, McAsey. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3169, Representative McAsey. Is this Bill on the Order of Second Reading, Mr. Clerk?"

"Go ahead. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Chair recognizes Representative Mitchell. Gentleman has waved off the Chair. House Bill 2812, Christian Mitchell. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Mitchell." Mitchell, C.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an agreed Bill and I want to thank the Hospital Association for working with me on this along with the AIDS Foundation. Basically, what this is about is how an explanation of benefits gets sent home. In some cases, there are sensitive services that the primary policyholder may object to. For example, if you've got a woman seeking treatment for domestic violence or you've got a treatment for reproductive health, for example, that may be something that may be objected to and may put the person potentially in danger of retaliation. This does not say that 09900031.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 the explanation of benefits cannot be sent home, it can be at the request of… Mr. Speaker, could we… I can barely hear myself think. Could we get a hammer here? So, it provides that the explanation of benefits will not automatically be sent home in the case of a sensitive service. It can still be requested. The Amendment was, with the help of the IHA, clarifying that this is not between the hospital and the Managed Care Organization, but between the MCO and the recipient of benefits. Again, it is an agreed Bill. I look forward to answering any questions and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Anthony, Cabello, Riley. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Representative Mitchell." Mitchell, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed, Sir." Mitchell, B.: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I would like to introduce two young ladies who are my Pages today. They're Anna Wooters… Will they stand up? And Natalie Jeffers from Findlay, Illinois. They go to Okaw Valley School. Anna is the daughter of my legislative aide, who's in the gallery. So, would everyone give a big hand? Missy Wooters, who's been my LA for 16… 17 years, put up with me. Welcome to the House." 09900031.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Welcome. Thanks for being here with us. House Bill 3359, Mr. Moylan. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Moylan."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The goal of House Bill 3359 is to ensure that all amusement park slides be inspected for safety. Currently, some slides are not inspected since they do not constitute an amusement ride. This legislation is res… in response to an accident where a young girl was severely cut and injured on a broken part of a slide that was not inspected. I'd respectfully ask for a 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, this is the first I've seen of this Bill. How are amusement rides tested now? Apparently, not all of them are. I'm… I'm surprised. This is the first I'm learning that the local carnivals that not all the amusement rides are… are checked. How… how is that done now?"

"Correct. You're correct, Representative. A state inspector now inspects a majority of carnival rides. This slide, or a slide of this type, is not inspected and a young girl was severely injured. So, this is in response to a constituent request."

"Oh, I agree. And I… I understand what you're trying to do. Why was the slide… I mean… here's my question, I guess, let me ask it a different way."

"Sure." 09900031.docx 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"How many other rides aren’t being inspected? I… I'd rather have every ride inspected if my kids or, you know, nephews and nieces are going on them or my neighbor's kids. Are there any other rides that we ought to be including here so that all these rides are inspected?"

"Well, certain rides are not classified as amusement rides. This would make a slide an amusement ride, which would require to… to be inspected by a state inspector. I've… I do not have any information to answer your question about other rides that are not classified as amusement rides."

"That… that was my follow-up. Maybe we can talk about that after this Bill, but I appreciate you bringing this forward. We might need to expand it to make sure that all the rides are inspected so all of our kids are safe."

"Thank you, Mr. Representative."

"Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Hays, Morrison. Mr. Morrison. Please take the record. On this question, there are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 303, Representative McDermed. Please read the Bill."

"Representative McDermed."

"Chair recognizes David Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question of the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, severance agreements sometimes contain confidentiality clauses. Is that handled in this legislation?"

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you. Would the Sponsor yield?"

"Lady yields."

"I just wanted to clarify that your… your Bill actually protects negotiated severance agreements between the public body and people getting access to that agreement. But is there a term, how long this would be, or am I missing something on that?"

"So, after a certain period of time under FOIA, records can be declassified. As a former county board member, we could declassify certain things that was protected."

"Okay."

"Okay."

"And so…"

"…in essence…"

"…the law does what?"

"Can you just… just in a couple of sentences, layman terms, really what this law will do?"

"Okay. Thank you so much."

"Representative McDermed to close."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Drury. Please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting 'yes', 2 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. I'm going to recognize Mr. Butler for a point of personal privilege relative to Abraham Lincoln, as I understand it. We are not completed with our business. So, Members, please stick around. The Chair recognizes Mr. Butler."

"Representative Scherer."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and fellow Members of the House. As we prepared to mark the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's funeral, which occurred just down the street from here on May 4, 1865, we're reminded of the tremendous sacrifices Mr. Lincoln and his supporters endured to make this country a better place. Through my many years of teaching in public schools, we've… we've came to the Capitol many times 09900031.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 on field trips and not just the new Capitol, but the old Capitol, Lincoln's home, Lincoln's tomb, and many of the other Lincoln sites. I remember when we came, many of you know, now deceased Senator Penny Severns, was so gracious in taking her time to spend time with our class and to teach them a little bit of Illinois history through President Lincoln and it's just always stuck with me. With that in mind, I'd like to just read for our Members a list of some things that you may or may not be aware of that are… are tremendous opportunities for you, your family, or your constituents to come and observe here in Springfield. There are two State Capitols where Lincoln served as a Member of the Illinois House. Two courthouses where Lincoln practiced law on the judicial circuit. The tomb where Lincoln, his wife, and three of his children are buried. Nowhere else on earth can you find so many places that physically connect you to Lincoln's life and times. The State Lincoln Collection includes lessons Lincoln wrote as a young schoolboy, the original tombstone from his son Eddie's grave, a copy of the Gettysburg Address written out by Lincoln himself, the Constitutional Amendment ending slavery, signed by Lincoln and Members of Congress, a signed com… copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the pen that Abraham Lincoln used to sign it, the gloves Abraham carried and the fan Mary used on the night he was shot, both are now stained with blood, the only surviving picture of Lincoln in his casket, a flag carried by a sandwich vendor at Lincoln's funeral, the stars on the flag spell out free in honor of emancipation. No other collection has so many artifacts and documents covering Lincoln's entire life from boyhood to 09900031.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 death, and from great triumphs to his personal tragedies. I'm extremely honored to represent the 96th District of Illinois, which contains President Lincoln's home, his law offices, and his Presidential Library and Museum. These landmarks continue to provide thousands of visitors every year with an in-depth look into the life and work of President Lincoln. And I hope we, as a Body, continue to support their efforts. I also commend Representative Butler and the others who have comments to share with us today. Thank you very much and I yield back."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Mr. Bradley."

"I don’t feel worthy to speak on Lincoln. But I'm reminded of the quotation of Edward Stanton, his Secretary of War, who took over command upon Lincoln's assassination and shooting in Ford's Theater that evening. A hundred and fifty years ago today, at the time of Lincoln's death, Edward Stanton remarked, he belongs to the ages. He served in this Body in which we serve. He walked the streets that we walk. He practiced law in the building near where we walk by and near where we work every day. He laid his head down in a home a few blocks from here. Some have criticized him over the years and made remarks about him. And as my law partner told me upon my beginning the practice of law, how could he have not been overwhelmed by the enormity of the issues that he faced, personal and professional? Abraham Lincoln was the greatest of his generation, perhaps the greatest of any American generation. And he is an inspiration to all of us as we undertake to deal with issues today as Representatives in the Illinois House of Representatives, Lincoln's Illinois 09900031.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 House of Representatives. Let us be reminded of the people that came before us, the shoulders upon which we stand. And in the words of Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln, a friend of mankind, a friend of womankind, a friend of all people. Abraham Lincoln, the greatest among us, who saved our nation, saved our world, and is an example for us as we move forward. Mr. Speaker, I stand and recognize the legacy of the House of Representatives, the House of Abraham Lincoln."

"Mr. Moffitt."

"Mr. Cavaletto."

"Representative Hammond."

"Representative Winger."

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"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Leader. In recognition of President Abraham Lincoln, I pray that he and his spirit is well received in Heaven. I also thank him for all of his leadership he has given to this country. Many of those… I was blessed to learn about him and many of his quotes through one of the books that I really appreciate, Lincoln on Leadership. One of the things that I believe we are still faced with today is part of the argument and the legacy that Lincoln had to face, one of the most difficult things in human history, and that is the enslavement of African people in the Americas. Lincoln had the greatest challenge of all time to deal with a moral, ethical, political, and social problem that I believe and many of us continue to face to this day. And as I think about 09900031.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 my ability to study, listen, and learn from Lincoln, I'm reminded of a statement that is in the book of… by Frederick Douglass. And Frederick Douglass recounts his one visit with the President at the White House at the time. And he's speaking to him about workers' rights. And Mr. Douglass writes in his memoirs that he was one of the most well charactered persons he had ever met. He speaks of him as a great listener. And as he battled this issue of emancipation, it was fraught with personal conflicts inside of the President. And I… I'm reminded of a book called Forced into Glory, by Dr. Lerone Bennett. I encourage people to get it, because it really talks about this internal struggle that Mr. Lincoln was facing. And so, I am encouraging, as a Member of the former Champaign County Board, that we have a great memorial to our President in our community because part of his circuit was Champaign County. I encourage us, as we do commemorative celebrations, to remember those struggles that he experienced and many of the Legislators in the U.S. House experienced at that time and to not forget about the great disadvantage many people of color that I represent are experiencing today as a result of the enslavement of African peoples in this nation. And so, I am thankful to see Mr. Lincoln, and to learn of him, and to learn of his struggles. And I'm thankful to our colleague for bringing this today, of which I was not aware that he would, but I'm glad that he did. And I encourage people to really study the President and the work that he did."

"Mr. Butler to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Butler. And thank you to all. You may be seated. We're going to continue our work down the Calendar. The next Bill is House Bill 1524, Mr. Rita. Excuse me, 1424, Mr. Rita. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is the extension… extension of the Sunset Act for the cosmetology and barbers registration. This is agreed legislation between the industry and the Department of Professional Regulation. I don’t know of any opponents. We just put it in line with all the other licensure Acts that 09900031.docx 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 we've been us… approving for another 10 years. I'd ask for a favorable vote."

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Feigenholtz, Hoffman, Ives. Feigenholtz, Ives. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3457, Mr. Meier. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Meier."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I understand the intent of the Bill, I'm just not sure how it would work. When you say that the Department of Natural Resources shall give preference to grants for handicap accessible playground equip… equipment, what do you mean by a preference?"

"I get that. But I'm not sure how that works with the Bill. Are you requiring that there be specific amounts given? I… 'cause when you say a preference, does that mean that they will get 50 percent of the new grants that are coming, or what does it mean?"

"Okay. But what does that mean in real terms? So, let's assume they get a preference, or a priority. Does it mean that they get funded before another park?" 09900031.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"I see. But there's no requirement that they be funded but…"

"I see. So at least now they'd have the opportunity to apply for funds and to get a portion of it reimbursed?"

"Okay. Thank you."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Thank you, Sir. The record will so reflect. Those in favor of Mr. Meier's Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Golar, Wallace. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3763, Representative Scherer. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Scherer."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I'm presenting House Bill #3763, the AFSCME back pay Bill. This Bill has bipartisan 09900031.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 support with many Sponsors. This will pay the contractually agreed upon back pay to hard working people in Illinois. I'd be happy to answer any questions and would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"Okay. What this is, is money that was contractually agreed upon in 2011 with the AFSCME workers and the Governor. This money has been argued about. Last year, we paid 45 percent of it back, and now, we're asking for the other 55 percent to be paid back in the 2016 budget."

"It's the oldest unpaid bill."

"Of what's still due?"

"Sixty-three point two million dollars."

"This is the back pay…"

"…of their wages…"

"…that was not paid as they were contractually agreed upon."

"Pardon me? I couldn’t hear you."

"There… it's contractually agreed upon. And the judges have already ruled that we have to pay the money. We're paying interest on the money every day that this bill goes unpaid. And if it doesn’t get agreed upon in this House today and then furthered on through the Senate and to the Governor signing it, the Attorney General said they're going to appeal the ruling. And if they appeal it, that's just going to cost us a lot more money."

"Because the money wasn’t appropriated in this Assembly."

"Yes."

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"I don’t know of any opponents."

"My understanding is that once the bill is paid then, of course, it wouldn’t accrue interest beyond that."

"Yes."

"You're welcome."

"Mr. Phelps."

"Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Representative Scherer… Scherer, some people say this is the AFSCME back pay Bill, correct?"

"Correct."

"But this is not just AFSCME. It's members of the IFT, the laborers, the Teamsters, and other union members that's owed this money, correct?"

"That's absolutely right. I think it's just called AFSCME because they're probably the largest portion of the group. But it's actually hard-working people from all over the State of Illinois in several different unions." 09900031.docx 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"The State Nurses, the Police Benevolent, all those, right?"

"Absolutely, and even more."

"To the Bill. All old workers, regardless of their union, are going to get what they're owed under this Bill. And Representative Scherer is right, everybody needs to understand, there is a court case, the judges have decided that they have to be paid. Every single day that we are not paying this, we are paying interest on this. And the longer we wait, the more money we're going to be wasting on taxpayers. Vote 'aye'."

"Mr. Costello."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. And as Representative Scherer and Representative Phelps have both said, these are people who have done the work, they are owed money by the State of Illinois. Contractually owed money by the State of Illinois. Representative Scherer, thank you for bringing this Bill. These people should be paid. I recommend an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"It was from 2011, yes."

"Actually, I was teaching school four years ago."

"But…"

"But from the record, the judge has made the ruling that this was contractually agreed upon work."

"I guess if you were here, then you would know better than I what exactly was said."

"I… I just feel like this."

"Maybe people in this chamber don’t want to pay this bill. But if you don’t want to pay this bill, then why do you want to pay this bill and interest and the cost of an appeal? That makes no sense. The courts have ruled. This is what has to be paid. I don’t understand, this is your basic kick the can down the road. Anyone that ran their house like this would be broke in a heartbeat. For whatever reason, this Legislature, before my time, chose to make such a decision, just like they chose not to pay the teachers amount into the 09900031.docx 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 pension that they were supposed to pay. For some reason, they're okay with paying that plus interest. I think that's horrible budget mindedness. And by the way, I hope no one chooses to jump out the window right now to avoid this vote."

"That request is in order at any time when I'm in the Chair. The Senators will retire to the rear of the chamber where they belong. Please proceed with the debate."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"The contract is the contract."

"I'd like to just make a note of this."

"And that is, that these are not huge salaries that we're discussing. These are the hard-working people of our state. People who clean the toilets."

"People who sweep the floors."

"People who fix the broken chairs. I could go on and on and on, but these are small salaries owed to many people who work so hard…"

"…every day that… I don’t know of very many other people who… who could just sit there and think, I'll just keep working and I have a contract, but I'm not going to get paid for it."

"Mr. Arroyo."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, you're saying that this is a union Bill? Is this the AFSCME Bill? Is this a union Bill?"

"It's… it's AFSCME, IFT, Teamsters, Police, Nurses…"

"You have the Illinois Gaming Board here? Why are they owed back money and why… they're not a union?"

"The Illinois Gaming Board?"

"I believe so. At least, that's what I'm seeing here in my… in my computer here. The Illinois Gaming Board, why are they on there?"

"They were part of the contract. It's all lumped together in that one contract is my understanding. One thing that I may… that this may clear it up, Representative Arroyo and that is, when this originally occurred there were five agencies that we had to pay back in order to give the back pay. But those employees have moved from… from that agency to another one in these four years. So now, we need to spread the money between 15 agencies."

"Representative…"

"But I don’t know if that is effective that way."

"Representative, if this money… it needs to be paid back, where does this money come back that the courts… is this going to be GRF money or is this just going to be… from what fund is this money going to be paid back from?"

"It'll be supplemental, largely GRF."

"GRF money to pay… Thank you."

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"All right. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

"Mr. Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"I want to make sure I understand this. Has this already been adjudicated by a court that we are required to pay this money?"

"Yes."

"All right. So this is a debt that we owe and we've already… and we've already paid part of it, correct?"

"That's correct."

"How much have we paid?"

"We've paid 45 percent last year and we have 55 percent left."

"Okay. And right now, when we're not paying, are we getting charged interest? Is it poststatutory judgment interest of nine percent or is it a higher interest of one and half per… or one percent per month on what we're not paying?"

"Our lawyers don’t know what interest rate. We can look into that, but…"

"But it's pretty significant?"

"Very significant every single day."

"And this is not prospective in the sense that this work hasn’t been done. These are hours that people have actually worked, actually the state has received the services, and we simply haven't paid them for it?"

"Yes." 09900031.docx 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Okay. Well, then, I don’t even know why we need a Bill for us to have to do the right thing."

"I understand. I'm not sure why we're even having a discussion on it, but we are."

"Okay. Well I've heard some of the other people arguing about why we shouldn’t be paying this, but this has… this is work that's been done. It's a debt that's been incurred. It's a debt that a judge has said that we must pay. Every day that we don’t pay it costs us a lot more. The argument that where are we getting the money from sort of falls on its face when we saw last week the Governor giving $100 million in tax breaks to cer… certain corporations. And the rationale that the Governor used was this was the deal that we made with the companies. Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the deal we made with the employees. What's good for the companies is good for the employees. Let's treat everybody fairly. So, if the Governor believes that we need to take care of the corporations because they had a deal, let's take care of the people who did the work because we had a deal. So, it can't be any simpler than that. A vote 'no' is voting to say, some people should get a deal and other people shouldn’t. That's not what we are about. Everybody should be treated fairly. We owe the money. They did the work. Let's pay the people what they are owed. Please vote 'aye'."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no dispute. We owe the money. Let's pass the Bill."

"Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"Sponsor yields."

"This is what I discussed with Representative Sullivan. It's the 2011 back pay with the court order."

"That's my understanding."

"Mr. Dunkin."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, I certainly applaud you and this legislation. It's about time that we're paying people from 2011 their money that they should’ve received, what three, four years ago now. My question is, when we appropriate this 09900031.docx 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Bill, ‘cause I plan on supporting it, what installation or assurances do we have that the Governor… this Governor will actually follow through and make their payment and give them their back pay?"

"I… I would hope that the re… Governor would recognize this as the oldest bill. I think he's made a commitment to paying back bills as well. And I would hope that he would do the right thing as… as we appropriate it."

"So, there's no real teeth in it that he would possibly, like Quinn, renege on this appropriation?"

"Well, we will appropriate the money. And then he will either sign it or he will veto it. If he vetoes it, we would try to override the Veto. But in his signing the Bill, he's putting his name right here that says that he's paying the AFSCME back pay."

"All right. So, I… I… just for clarification purposes, did the Governor commit to this legislation?"

"The Governor hasn’t committed to it yet, no."

"Oh, so…"

"Well, maybe he has, not to me personally."

"Okay. I think it's important. And… to the Bill. First off, let me thank researcher Brian Kenner for this analysis. I think the executive summary really speaks to exactly the… the context of this legislation, of House Bill 3763. It says, in 2011, Governor Quinn withheld… held… negotiated pay raises for several unions. The pay raises were a part of the terms of their collective bargaining agreement, which is something we're all familiar with and that we support. An independent arbitrator ruled that the union contract had been violated 09900031.docx 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 and that a Circuit judge subsequently ruled that the Governor's action was illegal and that the money was owed to our state employees. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are very fortunate to have incredible state employees who could be in the private sector making lots more money. They're in a very modest job position, and at the very least, we can hold our commitment to their pay raises, to their step increases, to their merit pay. So I think that this will be the honorable thing for us to do to keep our word in supporting our state employees who do yeoman's work in many instances all across this state by giving them their due from three, four years ago. I would encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Kay."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, it was my initiative. Is that what you mean?"

"The 2011 General Assembly."

"It… it's unrelated. But I guess it'd be easier to pay this bill if we did something with corporate tax loopholes and…"

"…the list could go on and on."

"I think it's unrelated."

"That's also unrelated."

"Like the foreign dividends exemption, or the biofuel subsidies, or the sales tax…"

"…vendor discount…"

"…or the…"

"…offshore oil drilling?"

"Represent…"

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question."

"No need. She… the last speaker was the last speaker. Representative Scherer to close."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Very simply put, the courts have ruled. It's almost unethical to not pay the bill for whatever reason. My dad always said, the right thing usually isn't the easy thing. For once, it's time for the people of the General Assembly who were elected here to come and straighten out this mess. Quit pointing fingers at who caused what. Pay the bill. Do what any good economical person would do. Quit paying interest. And just deal with it and move forward. I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Feigenholtz, Nekritz, Sims. Feigenholtz, Nekritz. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 88 voting 'yes', 23 voting 'no', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3882, Mr. Moffitt. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Moffitt." 09900031.docx 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bennett, Turner. Please take the record. On this question, there are 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3428, Representative Sente. Representative Sente. Out of the record. House Bill 3673, Mr. Smiddy. Mr. Smiddy. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Smiddy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Assembly. House Bill 3673 amends the Insurance Code to allow doctors to, if medically necessary, allow women, instead of having mammograms, to allow them to have an MRI or a 3D 09900031.docx 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 mammography. And I would ask for an 'aye' vote. And I will take any questions."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"Okay. It's… it's my initiative. It is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Basically, what would happen, a physician, if determined high risk by the guidelines from the American Cancer Society, would allow… it would ask that they have a, instead of a mammography, a MRI or a 3D mammography because they are high… more highly effective. And that's what we would ask that would happen. So, it's people with high risk and if… or if a doctor deems it necessary that this happen."

"No, they cannot. Insurance companies have denied these… these tests for many… for many years now. And that's why this law… I brought this law to… to light."

"The insurance companies, of course, oppose the legislation. My… the proponents of the Bill are the American Cancer Society, the Chicago Task Force for Breast Cancer, the…"

"Sorry. Yeah. The Med Society, as well as Planned Parenthood."

"I'm not really sure. They… they did not approach me regarding that. They feel that the cost probably would be the biggest factor. As far as the cost for the state goes, I did… I had an analysis brought forth and it shows that… by the Department of Insurance, it would not cost the state any money."

"Representative Williams."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. You know, this Bill reminds me of a Bill that we passed in my first term here and it was supported by Members on both sides of the aisle. And it dealt with the provision of oral cancer treatments for cancer patients instead of just the traditional IV infused therapies. And we had the same lineup of supporters and we had the same lineup of opponents. And after we explored the issues, we learned that it wasn’t always an issue of cost, sometimes it's just an issue of how the 09900031.docx 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 benefit plans are structured, and often, people and companies don’t like to make changes. But the reality is, every day there are more and more options for treating cancer. There are more and more options for treating, specifically, breast cancer, diagnostic tools, et cetera. So, as we all know, sometimes it takes a little while for us to catch up with. But just like the Bill that provided oral cancer treatments to people who needed them, this Bill provides diagnostic and treatment options to people that very much need them. My Bill got a ton of support and I believe it's because, unfortunately, almost everyone in this room's life has been touched by cancer in some way. So, I think this is not an issue of cost, but more an issue of kind of getting behind advances in technology and ensuring that patients in Illinois, members of our families, have the best opportunities to get treatment possible. So I would urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to extend a warm Springfield welcome to our friends up in the gallery from the Illinois State Ambulance Association from all around Illinois."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Bellock."

"Sponsor yields."

"To my knowledge…"

"…yes."

"Yes, to my knowledge."

"It's a mandate if it's… they perceive it from the doctors believe that it's necessary medically, number one. Or if they are at high risk and they meet the standards by the American Cancer Society."

"When I… when I asked for an analysis of the cost, the Department of Insurance came back with a… with a no cost to the State of Illinois. And… and that's the fiscal note that's applied to the analysis on the Bill."

"It would be something that we would have to pay for, but from my understanding, the cost of this is a) minimal and b) it would be more proactive if we are to catch a cancer early on than if we catch it in a second or third stage which would then result in having chemotherapy, radiation, and those types of things that would be a higher cost to the State of Illinois." 09900031.docx 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"No."

"Not an MRI or the 3D mammography, no."

"Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. I want to rise in support of this Bill. This legislation is extremely personal. My mother's sister, my maternal aunt, is a two-time breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed in her early thirties, and were it not for early detection, she would not be here with us. And I think that this Bill brings to the point that women of color and women of lower socioeconomic status are less likely to have early detection, but more likely to be recipients of Medicaid. So this Bill will, in effect, help us with our Medicaid costs in the State of Illinois. And I encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Smiddy to close."

"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a very important Bill, not only for the State of Illinois, but to myself. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Mammograms will result in only a 78 percent of folks being diagnosed with breast cancer, which means there's 22 percent of the people that won't. Those with dense… denser tissue, of course, have false positives or do not have their 09900031.docx 109  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 cancer diagnosed. Unfortunately, my wife was one of these individuals. She had a mammogram and it took over three years for the insurance companies to finally give her the right to have an MRI. If they… if she would have been given a… a MRI three years prior, it would've been in stage one instead of stage three. So, I believe this Bill is very important to save lives. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Bennett, Bradley, Davidsmeyer, Hays, Mautino. Please take the record. On this question, there are 109 voting 'yes', 6 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2482, Representative Soto. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Soto."

"Thank you, Speaker. I thought I'd never have my turn, so thank you. Okay. House Bill 2482 is a House Committee Amendment. It is a gut and replace Amendment that states that any undocumented citizen in Illinois who is eligible for Medicaid coverage of a kidney transplantation surgery, must have been receiving renal dialysis covered by HFS for at least two years prior to their kidney transplant eligibility. And I ask…"

"Mr. Sandack."

"Yes."

"Sponsor yields."

"That… no. No. That did happen. That's why we're here now."

"Okay. Representative, as you know, our Leaders are all meeting. This is a work in progress. Just because what we're hearing now doesn’t mean that that's going to be the future cause I think we all are going to suffer in every district if we don’t restore some of the things that are cut. One way or another, we're not leaving this place without funding some programs out there. And this is a very important one, of course, and it's… what this Amendment does is just to add… you know, there's a lot of people who want to come from another state here and get a transplant. And what we're trying to do… that Amendment is to curb that. So that's the reason why they… we have this Amendment is because we are getting phone calls of people trying to come to Illinois to get a trans… to receive a transplant. And this is what's going to help."

"Okay, Representative. I… you know what, I've worked… I… I received 12 votes from the other side when this first Bill passed. So, I have support, you know, and I appreciate it. I truly appreciate the support that you've given me, and your Leader. I also just want to say, let's put it to a vote. If it doesn’t go through, it doesn’t go through. It's not… I mean, that's really the bottom line, that's what's going to happen. But…"

"…you know, I just want to tell you… I just want to, you know, extend my appreciation because I have had support from your side of the aisle. I think it's only fair when you support the things that I do, I support the things that you do."

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Representative Turner in the Chair. Seeing no further debate, Representative Soto to close."

"Yes. I urge an 'aye' vote… vote, and appreciate it. Thank you." 09900031.docx 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2482 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 92 voting 'yes', 22 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2482, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3143, Representative Pritchard. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Pritchard."

"On that, we have Representative Zalewski."

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

"Sponsor will yield."

"So, Bob, my analysis says that the Bill requires a driver to tell the Secretary of State within 10 days that 09900031.docx 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 they become aware of having a seizure and that the driver experiences a seizure within the prior 36 months, they're guilty of reckless driving. Is that…"

"…your understanding of the Bill?"

"So how are you going…"

"Did this Bill come out of the Judiciary – Criminal Committee?"

"How do you… Okay. So, how do you… how will a prosecutor overcome the defense of, I had a seizure while I was driving and therefore, I'm not guilty of a recklessness standard?"

"They…"

"So, isn't it true that a person who has a seizure disorder can have their life driving privileges suspended or removed right now under our existing statute?"

"And isn't it true if that person drives under those existing laws, they're guilty of driving without their… privileges being allowed and they're guilty of a Class A misdemeanor as it stands now?"

"You drive without… I'll rephrase it. If you drive right now with a suspended license, that's a Class A misdemeanor."

"I agree with the first part of your Bill. I think it's going to be very difficult for prosecutors to meet a burden beyond a reasonable doubt that a person is guilty of recklessness when they have a seizure. Because seizures are spontaneous, they don’t happen with premeditated… I mean, some… I guess maybe they could, but…"

"So…"

"…every single seiz…"

"It… the definition of recklessness, my understanding is, you do something that you know could cau… enganger… endanger the life of a person based on a… your… your preexisting knowledge. And I'm not entirely sure you're ever going to be able to convince a finder of fact that you knew you were going to have a seizure. I think you can say, without a doubt, that you knew you might be predisposed to a condition of… like epilepsy and that's it's possible that that could happen. But to suggest that you willfully and recklessly committed an act of merely knowing you had a disorder, I just… it seems off putting to me. I… is there… were there any opponents to your Bill…"

"…and…"

"So, if…"

"…we have that current…"

"…so we have that current… if we have that current law of a Class A misdemeanor for driving on a suspended license, why are we doing this Bill?"

"Did that… okay. So…" 09900031.docx 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Okay."

"So, respectfully, was there a civil suit in that instance?"

"Was there a civil suit? Was there a lawsuit?"

"’Cause I think in those…"

"So the finding of the lawsuit was that there wasn’t enough teeth in our Criminal Code…"

"…to meet a negligence standard?"

"Okay. I just… we have this continued process where it's troubling to… to see instances where I think some of us feel the… the system didn't do its job by having a burden of need, choosing to charge a case a certain way, trying to meet its burden, not meeting its burden, and as a result, we're left to create a new law that might not necessarily work. I… I understand what you're doing, and I can appreciate it. But if there's already a Class A misdemeanor for driving without 09900031.docx 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 proper driving privileges, I'm not entirely sure why this particular Bill is necessary. So, I'm going to continue to listen to the debate, but thank you for answering my questions, Bob."

"Representative Wallace."

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

"Sponsor will yield."

"I was wondering, what number of conditions are there that may cause seizures?"

"Do you know how many different conditions there are that may cause seizures?"

"All right. So my understanding, there's close to 100. And I'm wondering, does the Secretary of State or any of your… the people you've partnered with to create this legislation thus far, do they understand how many have been… are able to be controlled medically over a period of time?"

"Okay. I'm just simply echoing with my colleague on this side of the aisle just stated. I am just concerned about individuals who are not aware of a condition somehow being charged with recklessness. There are any number of things that could cause a person to spontaneously seize, and then 09900031.docx 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 that individual would be liable under this piece of legislation and that concerns me."

"Okay. So…"

"…on the second seizure…"

"Okay. Thank you very much."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"He indicates that he will."

"Thank you. I wanted to ask just a couple of questions and give a situation that actually happened similar to what your Bill is addressing. What is the mechanism to get the information out to the community about this Bill? We're concerned about the number of Bills we pass, and often, the citizen doesn’t know that this is even a law. How… what is the mechanism to get this information out?"

"I think that's something that certainly needs a lot of help, because currently, the Secretary of State's Office, as most of our departments, are underfunded. And so, education on a lot of these issues becomes a real challenge. I'm also concerned about the… the… Representative Wallace just pointed out, the number of reasons a person could have a seizure, and then of course turn around and be subject to further criminal prosecution. There was an incident in our community where a diabetic person, who had diabetes under control for a number of years, had a seizure while driving. And unfortunately, he did not get a Class A misdemeanor. This gentleman was found guilty of reckless homicide and went to prison with a felony for six years. This is the concern that I have with legislation that is not able to be applied equally across the board because it is in the hands of prosecutors throughout our state to determine at what level to prosecute people. And I believe the Criminal Code currently deals with some of the issues that are being brought in this legislation. I think it is quite unfortunate that the persons in your community passed as a result of this unfortunate incident, as well as in my own community. We not only lost a young lady, but we also lost the elderly gentleman who was ultimately charged and sent to prison under our Criminal Code. So, we've lost both of them as a result. I just don’t believe that this legislation does really what we want to do in our community is educating people about the dangers of the over a hundred ways that you could have a seizure and the dangers of driving. 09900031.docx 120  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 And I think an educational forum needs to be created to do that as opposed to a criminal one. So, I… I won't be able to support this legislation."

"Representative Sullivan."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"Representative Conroy. Representative Pritchard to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3143 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? Members, please record yourselves. Representative Andrade, Butler, Hammond, Leitch. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 80 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3143, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Willis, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Personal privilege, please."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"I would like to direct your attention to all surrounding the gallery. We have students from Mannheim Middle School, which is from the 77th District. I'd like to welcome them for a tour here at the Capitol."

"Thank you. And welcome to your Capitol. House Bill 2811, Representative Tabares. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Tabares."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2811 allows eligible seniors to apply for a reduced fee on specialty plates. I ask for an 'aye' vote." 09900031.docx 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Seeing no de… Right on time, Jack. Representative Franks."

"Thank you. Sorry to slow you down there, Mr. Speaker, but, you know, I wanted to ask a question if I could if the Sponsor would yield."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Thank you. Great Bill. Is this taking place of the Circuit Breaker, sort of, that seems to have gone by the wayside? I'm trying to figure out who would get the reduced vehicle fee. What's the definition of those folks who would get, under the Benefits Access Program, the reduced vehicle registration fee?"

"Eligible senior citizens would get the opportunity to apply for a reduced fee on specialty plates."

"Okay. So, this is… is this just Circuit Breaker by another name?"

"It is the Benefit Access Program called now, formerly known as Circuit Breaker."

"I thought we had that before, under that Circuit Breaker program, that they did have the reduced fees for the license plates."

"Currently, senior citizens who are eligible for the Benefit Access Program get a reduce… can apply to get a reduced fee on regular plates. This Bill would expand it to specialty plates."

"Oh, I see. I see. That's what I didn’t understand. Okay. So, it's the same. Okay. Very good. ‘Cause right now, how much is a… how much is a regular plate versus how much is a specialty plate?" 09900031.docx 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"So, with specialty plates, those that have specialty plates, there is an amount that goes to the cause, which is $24."

"Okay. So, would it… would it reduce the amount? ‘Cause let's assume, because I know Mr. D'Amico, your seatmate over there, has a brilliant idea to change some of the specialty plates. Would… if this is reduced and it goes down to $24, because much of the specialty plates' allure is the fact that those organizations will get some money. Now, how will the money be split up if you give the same discount for those with specialty plates? Will the money go to the state, or will the money go to those organizations who are receiving the money to the specialty plates?"

"This Bill does not take any money away from those causes. That cause, the money that goes to the cause, will continue to go to the cause. The Bill does not take it away…"

"But what about the state then?"

"…from those causes."

"Would the state lose money?"

"Unfortunately, we did some research in that fiscal note, and there is no… we cannot predict a fiscal impact on that."

"Okay. I just wanted to make sure. I mean, I want to give this benefit, but I also don’t want to hamstring the soc… the Secretary of State as well. All right."

"The Secretary of State is a proponent on this Bill."

"All right. Thank you."

"Representative Tabares to close."

"I ask for your 'aye' votes." 09900031.docx 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2811 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 109 voting 'yes', 4 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2811, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2459, Representative Sandack. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sandack."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2459 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 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2459, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 397, Representative Welch. Out of the record. House Bill… 09900031.docx 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Representative Lang, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, please, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you. I've been asked to announce a lobby day from the Illinois State Ambulance Association from 5 to 8 tonight at Saputo's. Thank you."

"Thank you very much, Representative. House Bill 3079, Representative Sommer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Sommer."

"Representative, one second, please. Members, can we please bring the noise level down in the chamber? Thank you very much."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3079 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3079, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2677, Representative Williams. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill simply clears up an ambiguity in the Dental Service Plan Act, which would ensure 09900031.docx 129  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 that an entity regulated under the Act is able to pro… provide reinsurance. I know of no opposition and I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2677 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2677, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4107, Representative Wehrli. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Wehrli."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4107 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4107, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 356, Representative Zalewski. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 09900031.docx 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Representative Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 356 creates the Cook County Drug Analysis Field Test Program. The idea here is to introduce a new method of testing controlled substances in the field for the Chicago Police Department. If this works appropriately, we will be able to dramatically reduce the time defendants wait for preliminary hearing. This is a good criminal justice reform committee… or criminal justice reform measure. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 356 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 356, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2685, Representative Riley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Member of the House. 2685 essentially allows the RTA to issue working cash notes at the present level, the present working cash note cap, which is $400 million. It extends the… the current period from 2016 to 2018. And I'll answer any questions you may have."

"On that, we have Representative Sandack." 09900031.docx 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"The Sponsor will yield."

"That's correct. And… essentially, the process has been around for quite some time. We passed the sweeping legislation back in 2007, 2008, I think it was, the Mass Transit Act. There's been a number of cases, I think 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 that essentially the cap, this is all that it does, the cap was raised from $100 million to $400 million, giving the RTA just extra… extra leverage."

"And that… that's all that this extension does."

"No, it is not."

"Absolutely not."

"I don’t know of any opposition."

"Thank you."

"Representative Tryon."

"Sponsor will yield." 09900031.docx 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"That's exactly right. And… and in many senses, because I've gotten some questions, it… it operates like what many local governments do sometimes when you issue a tax anticipation warrant."

"Works much the same way."

"That's correct. Because this is working cash with things like, you know, administration and payment of employees and so forth."

"Representative Franks."

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

"Sponsor will yield."

"Representative, I understand why you're trying to do this, but let me ask you this. If they issue these working cash notes, who is the guarantor on those notes?"

"Well, the g… the guarantor essentially is the full faith and credit of the RTA. You know, the RTA has the ability to 09900031.docx 133  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 issue notes now, and they get rated by rating agencies like everybody else. And so, you know, that's who… who would be the guarantor."

"If sh… if they should default, would the state then have to be a subguarantor, or is it only on the RTA?"

"I believe it's only on the RTA. I mean, they get their operational bona fiding simply by statute, so it would be on them."

"Okay. To the Bill. And I… I understand what the Gentleman's going to… trying to do. And I understand that they want more tools to be able to get the money that they anticipate. However, I'm going to vote 'no' and I'm going to encourage others to as well. The Governor has explicitly stated, in his budget address, that he is seeking to cut funding to RTA. If he's going to cut the funding, the anticipated revenues may not be there in order to pay this back. What I would suggest is that we wait until we see the budget. This is something if we need to do we can do at the end of May, or perhaps later, hopefully we'll be done by then. But I think it would be… not be prudent at this time to allow this entity to borrow more money on anticipated revenues that may or may not be there. Therefore, the prudent thing to do would be to delay and I encourage a 'no' vote."

"Representative Ammons."

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

"Sponsor will yield."

"Mr. Riley, the purpose of this is to make sure that they can meet their obligations currently. Is that my understanding?" 09900031.docx 134  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"That's exactly right. And again, this is nothing new. This is something that they've done four other times before many people even knew who this Governor was."

"I… I really appreciate the Sponsor of this legislation for two reasons. One, is that it doesn’t assume that we will not fund the needed public transportation that our communities depend upon. And two, it certainly follows the course of action that many municipal and county governments have done year after year in anticipation of the tax revenue. And so, I encourage Members to support this legislation and I'll certainly be supporting it as well. Thank you, Mr. Riley."

"Representative David Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question of the Sponsor?"

"The Sponsor will yield for a question." Harris, D.: "Representative, in essence, this is not new authority, correct?"

"No, this is not new." Harris, D.: "Right. They have the authority now to issue working cash notes, correct?"

"That's correct." Harris, D.: "And cash notes are generally short-term indebtedness, correct? Maybe it… maybe it's a couple of weeks, it might be a couple of months, maybe as far as a year. But they're relatively short-term efforts to keep the cash flow going smoothly, correct?"

"It's a short-term instrument. That's correct." Harris, D.: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, if I may, and I respectfully disagree with one of the previous speakers about 09900031.docx 135  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 the inability of the RTA to pay back any of these short-term notes. I think that even with a reduction, if there is a reduction in the… in public transit funding that's proposed in the Governor's budget, even with that reduction, these are short-term working cash notes. It allows the RTA the ability that they have now, simply extends that ability for two years. You're not going to ru… you're not going to run into, I don’t believe, run into a default situation in that short period of time on these kinds of notes. And I would recommend an 'aye' vote."

"Leader Riley to close."

"Thank you… very much. Thank you for the debate. One other thing I want to point out is, you know, sometimes we can't always believe some of the things that the rating houses say. But the RTA is rated AA by Fitch, which in terms of investment grade instruments is next to the highest. Again, this is just extending their ability to go out to a cap of $400 million, as they've done before. This is extremely important, no more important than right now. But I think this is something that's very, very necessary. Let me just be honest with you, especially for some of the newer Members, there was a time where I would never carry a Bill like this. But I’ve been a Member of the Mass Transit Committee ever since I have been down here and over the years we've passed some great legislation. And we think that the RTA and the service boards are doing a… a much better job at being transparent and being operationally efficient. This will help them do that. Please help me with 'aye' votes." 09900031.docx 136  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2685 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 64 voting 'yes', 48 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2685, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, the status of House Bill 3616."

"Can you please move that Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill?"

"Leader Lang."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's strictly a technical Amendment. I move adoption."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3616. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 4112, Representative Gordon-Booth. Mr. Clerk… Please take that Bill out of the record. Mr. Clerk, the status of House Bill 218."

"Mr… Mr. Clerk, please take that Bill out of the record. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 3531, Representative Golar. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Members, we're going to do some Second Reading Bills. Please be prepared to move your Bill, if you wish. First up, we have House Bill 1326, Representative Ammons. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a long-awaited, negotiated Bill for us to really deal with the Mahomet Aquifer protection. We have agreement with all of the parties and there's no opposition at this point. I ask for an 'aye' vote and adoption of the Amendment."

"We're going to just adopt the Amendment right now. All right. Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1326. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3757, Representative Andrade. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3149, Representative Cabello. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 494, Representative Cassidy. Out of the record. House Bill 3404, Representative Chapa LaVia. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 3527, Representative Fortner. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Fortner."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3527. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2580, Representative Costello. Out of the record. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 811, Representative Drury. Please read the Bill. Out… out of the record. Out of the record, the Representative is saying. House Bill 3268, Representative Ford. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3136, Representative Franks. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2706, Representative Hammond. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 306, Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. House Bill 810, Representative Drury. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Drury."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 810 addresses student data privacy. I ask that… that it be adopted."

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 810. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 4078, Representative Kifowit. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3475, Representative Mayfield. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3761, Representative McAsey. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 09900031.docx 141  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015

"Mr. Clerk, please hold that Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 4090, Representative Moeller. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3765, Representative Scherer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3438, Representative Smiddy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Clerk, please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. House Bill 1320, Representative Wehrli. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3211, Representative Welch. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. House Bill 2919, Representative Zalewski. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill. Out of the record. Members, we're going to move Bills on Third Reading now. First up we have House Bill 3493, Representative Kelly Burke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Kelly Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3493 amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act in regard to emergency orders of protection. Under current statute, it appears that a search warrant can be issued in an emergency order of protection for firearms. And some of the judges in… it was brought to me by the Cook County domestic violence and Cook County domestic relations judges, as well as the Cook County Sheriff, that… that service of a search warrant on an emergency basis… or issuance of a search warrant through an emergency order of protection lends itself to some problems. The… the biggest problem being that the information is being conveyed strictly by the petitioner and is not always verifiable or accurate resulting in occasional difficulties when the Sheriff's Office is trying to issue a warrant and… and doesn’t have 09900031.docx 143  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 correct information. And so, the suggestion was that in emergency orders of protection that a warrant would not be able to be issued, but all the other remedies would stay in place. It's supported by the Illinois Coalitions Against Domestic Violence. I know of no opponents. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"On that, we have Representative Sullivan."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Representative Burke to close." Burke, K.: "I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3493 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 94 voting 'yes', 20 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3493, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3485, Representative Will Davis. Out of the record. House Bill 2745, Representative Andersson. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Andersson."

"On that, we have Representative Franks."

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

"The Sponsor will yield."

"I want to make sure I understand this, Representative. Right now, a Home Rule community can place a lien on a property, correct?"

"And a non-Home Rule community can as well, correct?"

"Okay. So, what you're saying is they don’t have to have a judicial rendering of a judgment to be able to place a lien against a property?"

"That's what you're asking for."

"But that's…"

"…that's not my question."

"Okay."

"Most people don’t have the means to appeal. I… what I'm concerned about is I like to have an impartial third party look at something before we take someone's property rights from them. So, I don’t know why we would ever bypass a judge for making that determination. I don’t know why we would say a municipality, simply based because they're a municipality, should somehow not have to do what every other creditor needs to do and to prove that someone owes them money, then get a judgment, and then record that lien against the property. Why should we treat municipalities different than any other creditor?"

"Okay. That's a good ex… explanation."

"Does it give the municipality, whether they're Home Rule or not, does it give them any additional powers for collection because of this?"

"So would that change at all?"

"Okay. Well, thank you for your answers."

"Representative Andersson to close."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2745 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 09900031.docx 148  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 104 voting 'yes', 11 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 2745, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4105, Representative Cloonen. Representative Cloonen. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Cloonen."

"Yes. Currently for motorcycles in Illinois, there's no provision to show the blue dot as there are in other states. This Bill allows motorcycles to display the blue dot, such as I have in my hand and it's no larger than a dime. It's allowed on antique motorcycles and antique cars, but currently, as I said, it's not allowed on motorcycles. And we would ask for an 'aye' vote so that this could be allowed. One more additional note, it would also allow other… it would make Illinois more friendly to motorcycles from other states so that they can come in our state and display their blue dot as well. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4105 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 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 4105, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3445, Representative DeLuca. Mr. Clerk, please read the 09900031.docx 149  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 Bill. Mr. Clerk, please move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Representative DeLuca."

"I move to adopt Floor Amendment #1 and discuss it on Third Reading."

"Gentleman moves for the… the Amendment… Floor Amendment num… the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 3445. All opposed say 'nay'; all in favor say 'aye'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. House Bill 3389, Representative Batinick. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Batinick."

"Would you like to give a little bit of a discussion…"

"…about the technical change?"

"Thank you, Representative."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3389 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3389, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 3485, Representative Will Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, House Bill 3485 seeks to create, through maybe what be… may be considered unconventional means through actually legislation, but it creates a task force to help address some of the issues with regard to fair practices and contracting. It'll create a task force where the Members… Leadership of both chambers, as well as the Governor's Office, will make appointments. And through those appointments, that committee, or task force, will continue to try to further deal with, address, define, some of the challenges in… in contracting, particularly as it relates to minority vendors. And hopefully, we'll come up with some outcomes, some things 09900031.docx 151  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 31st Legislative Day 4/15/2015 maybe we can consider in the legislation to help further refine and make that process better for our minority vendors, that includes both African American, Latino, as well as women, veteran-owned businesses. And ironically enough, this Bill does have a sunset date. So, once their work is done, this goes away. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Seeing no debate, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 3485 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 115 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 3485, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, we have an announcement. Again, as it was announced before, on Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m., there will be a substantive Amendment deadline. That is the final time to submit substantive Amendments. That's Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. Representative Cloonen, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Sir, I meant to vote 'present' on that last Bill, 3485."

Speaker Turner: "The Journal will reflect your request, Representative."

"Thank you. I appreciate that."

"Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House adjourn ‘til Thursday, April 16 at the hour of 1 p.m. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House is adjourned."