Illinois House Floor Debate — May 27, 2015

"Members are asked to be in their seats. We shall be led in prayer today by Pastor Rusty Hayes who is with the First Free Church in Rockford, Illinois. Pastor Hayes is the guest of Representative Wallace. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance."

"We shall be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Smiddy."

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"Thank you, Speaker. First of all, I think we all enjoyed the prayer, particularly the introduction to the prayer. It's nice to be thanked. Among the… the people who are not here today, excused absences are for Monique Davis, Representative Lilly, and at least for a time, Representative Mautino."

"Thank you. Representative Brown."

Speaker Turner: "With 114 Members present, a quorum is established. Mr. Clerk."

"Leader Currie. Leader Currie for a Motion."

"Thank you, Speaker. I move to suspend the posting requirements so that Senate Joint Resolutions 22 and 25 can be heard in the House Human Services Committee, Senate Bill 1441 in Revenue, Senate Joint Resolutions 1, 8, and 24 in House Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges."

"You've all heard the Lady's Motion. She moves to postpone the… the posting requirements… suspend the posting requirements. All in favor say 'aye'; all opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the posting requirements are suspended. On page 22 of the Calendar, under the Order of Concurrences, we have House Bill 3428, Representative Sente." 09900056.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3428, guaranteeing credit to Illinois students receiving a grade of a 3 or higher at our public universities and colleges, passed the House in April with 90 bipartisan 'yes' votes and it's back on Concurrence. Senate Amendment 1, which becomes the Bill, does move our state forward and brings the opponents to neutral. It accomplishes three things. Number one, beginning with the 2016 and '17 school year, the Bill guarantees students taking an AP exam and receiving a grade of 3, 4, or 5 will receive credit in either General Education requirements, elective, or even major requirements which will count towards their degree. Each institution will have the latitude to decide which of these three options they will grant and the actual score and… that they will accept. Number two, by the start of the next academic year, 2016-'17, all public universities and community colleges must place their Advanced Placement exam score granting policies on their website. And finally, number three, we will study this policy for three years watching the effect and at the conclusion, this will be done by the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education, they will conduct a review and they will provide a report of the universities and colleges AP exam granting policies for any improvement to the General Assembly and Governor. Mr. Speaker, can I have a little quiet, please?"

"Can Members brings… bring the noise level down in the chamber? Thank you."

"I would just like the Body to note that the individuals bringing this AP credit Bill before us are sitting in the Speaker's Gallery at this moment. They're from Stevenson High 09900056.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 School. They are bright, energized young minds who brought this Bill idea to us that is coming back on Concurrence and with the college tuition that's skyrocketing from universities and… and students being actively solicited by other states, this is a really outstanding piece of legislation that we can now pass in Illinois and keep our best and brightest minds here. I'll be happy to take questions."

"Seeing no debate, the Lady moves that the House concur with Senate Amendment #1 to House Bill 3428. 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 113 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', the House concurs with Senate Amendment #1 to House Bill 3428. This Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is adopted. Representative Butler, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Mayfield, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"I just want to thank everyone for coming out last night for Soul and Salsa. I hope you had a great time. Those ribs were really good. You know, I just wanted to say thanks again. My counterpart, Representative Hernandez, is not here, but on behalf of both the Black and Latino Caucus, we really do appreciate everyone. So, thank you, again."

"Thank you, Representative. Representative Ives, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

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Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Kay, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Sir."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Anthony, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Sir."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Scherer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, please."

"Please proceed."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to stand in thanks to the Black Caucus and the Latino Caucus for the Soul and 09900056.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Salsa. And I have to say, those were the best ribs I ever ate in my life. And it is from Boyd's, which is in my district. So, if you want more ribs, go to Boyd's. And I wanted to say thank you for putting that on for us. We appreciate it."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Bennett, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Moving to page 7 of the Calendar, we have House Bills on Third Reading. House Bill #1, Representative Lang. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Lang."

"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm sure most of you know that over a year ago, at the request of… at my request, the Speaker put a task force together, a bipartisan task force of House Members, to study the issue of heroin abuse in our state. Of course, it went on to other drug abuse as well. This task force traveled the state and talked to anyone that wanted to talk to us: victims, state agencies, doctors, coroners, pharmacists, judges, all kinds of people in the 09900056.docx 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 process. And we had a mountain of testimony to go through. Subsequent to that, in January we introduced House Bill 1, a comprehensive package to deal with drug abuse and heroin addiction in the State of Illinois at a time where we have a huge problem, a problem that's geometrically going out of control faster than in most other states. There were, of course, some opponents to this Bill, some people that felt we had gone too far. And so, we met with IRMA and the pharmacies and the doctors and the dentists and the hospitals and the insurance companies and all of those opponents are no longer opponents. This is a well negotiated, comprehensive piece of legislation that will do much to rid our state of heroin abuse and other drug dependencies. It is a large Bill. It's 250 pages long. You all have an analysis. I don't wish to read it to you, but let me try to do… go at least through some of the general bullet points. First, it goes into the areas of describing and dispensing controlled substances and requires a physician to document in a patient's medical record the medical necessity for the amount and duration of any three sequential 30-day prescriptions for Schedule II narcotics. Next, it enhances something called the Prescription Monitoring Program, which is an electronic monitoring that doctors and pharmacies and hospitals and others in the pipeline access to determine if certain patients are doctor shopping, ER shopping, and piling up more and more and more prescriptions. It deals with the issue of disposing of old pharmaceuticals that people aren't using so that they can't get back into them or their families can't reach into their medicine chests and take them. It adds penalties for the 09900056.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 deception and fraud of… of fraudulent prescriptions. Talks about overdose sharing information. Creates a plan for drug education in our schools and not simply the old just say no approach, but some real work in the area of education has been done by a few com… a few agencies in our state, which really know how to educate kids in a way they can understand. It changes rules regarding drug court so that more people at an appropriate time can have more access to drug courts so that we can move away from a criminal model toward a rehab model of taking care of people and getting them back to normalcy. There are many changes relative to insurance and doctors, which they no longer object to. In short, this is a Bill that will do much in an area where we've done very little in our state. And as I look at the literature around the country, I see that some states are doing a little here and a little there, but this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the most comprehensive Bill on this subject ever written in this country and we've been told that even our federal partners are looking at this as a potential national model. So, I'm proud of the work we've done and I'd like to thank a few people before I take questions. We've been working very hard with Representative Anthony, Representative Cabello, Representative Wehrli, Representative Yingling, and McAuliffe and a good amount of work has been done by a former Representative Dennis Reboletti, who has been working with us tirelessly to try to help get us to this point. And I'm proud of my affiliation with them and so appreciative of their help in putting this together. I also want to thank some staff people and we wouldn't be here without them. From the 09900056.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Democratic side: Jennifer Baader, who's been a stalwart; no one has ever worked harder on a Bill than Jennifer Baader has worked on this Bill as she comes up… up the aisle. Alaina Kennedy on our staff as well. And on the Republican side: Ben Ruddell and James Sherwood. All of these people have had much to do with the involvement of putting this Bill where it is. I'd be happy to answer your questions. Firstly and mostly, I would ask you to join me in this so that we can save lives and move these young people and other young people away from a life of drug dependence. I urge your 'aye' votes."

"Representative Sandack."

"He indicates that he will."

"I think it's fair to say that certain state agencies have some concerns. We've tried to alleviate those concerns, but none of the usual people that would be in this building, people representing pharmaceutical companies or doctors or IRMA or pharmacies or doctors, none of those folks are opposed to this Bill."

"The insurance companies are either for the Bill or neutral, none are opposed."

"Certainly this Bill will cost us some dollars and…"

"Yes, I'm going to try to do that for you without actually giving you numbers because the problem is that the state agencies really haven't given us any dollars. We've asked for numbers. The first numbers they came up with admittedly, by their own admission, were made up. They don't know… I don't mean they did it on purpose. They just don't know the real numbers. But I would say this, the agencies that have tried to put together numbers have all made one fatal mistake and that is to fail to net out the savings. And so, if it cost one agency a few dollars more, it's going to save the Department of Corrections a whole lot of money. So, no one ever came to us with what we're saving in some agencies as it cost a few dollars in others."

"That's correct. And if I had the gross numbers, I would give them to you. I just don't think anyone knows and I don't think we know the actual savings on the other end when you net out. I also think, and you would know this as well, we can't possibly measure in dollars the lives that will be saved by this Bill. So, some would say we can't afford to do this. 09900056.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 I would say considering Illinois's place in this country dealing with drug addiction, which is in a very bad place, we can't afford not to do this."

"Some of the provisions of the Bill are subject to appropriation, some are not. It seems to me as we work toward a final budget document, we'll… we may have some issues to work through and I'm happy to work them through. But I don't think we can afford to ignore this as a priority of the state. And so, as we work through a budget, as you know, Representative, and I've said on this floor many times, budgets are not always about how much money do you have, budgets are about priorities. And if this is going to be one of our priorities…"

"Yes."

"Thank you, Sir. And if this is going to be one of our priorities, we just have to set it as a priority and find a way to deal with the dollars."

"Well, we have no upper chamber here, Sir. In fact…"

"In fact, I think my colleagues will join me when I suggest that we are the upper chamber."

"I didn't see that over here, Sir. So, the… the Senate Sponsor of this Bill, who will be Senator Kotowski, has been kept apprised of all we're doing. I've asked him to make no changes, but I can't make any promises."

"So, I'm hopeful that since this Bill has been negotiated with everybody that this Bill will move out of the Senate cleanly to the Governor's desk."

"Representative Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates that he will." Wheeler, B.: "Thank you. Representative, I want to congratulate you. I'll quickly echo the words of my colleague who just spoke. I think you've done a tremendous job and I know that you've worked very hard on this. Your work is inspirational and I appreciate it. And like you said, too expensive not to do this regardless of the price. Heroin addiction, as you know, affects and destroys the entire family, not just the addict. So, thank you for your work on this."

"Thank you."

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you. Will the Gentleman yield?"

"He will."

"Representative Lang, is there a cure for this opium and heroin… is there a cure out there?"

"Well, there's not a magic cure for drug addiction. It takes a lot of hard work. This Bill does discuss a product called Narcan. And Narcan is a product that, if someone's in the middle of a heroin overdose, will reverse that and save a person's life. So, one of the most important parts of this Bill is making Narcan available to every first responder in Illinois, every police department, every fire department, every ambulance, schools, and even family members can now have this product available so that in the case that a loved one goes down, they have the product available, but there is 09900056.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 no magic cure. Of course, there are other products out there that people use as a maint… maint… maintenance drug like Methadone and others, but there's no one thing that does it all in one shot or a one bottle of pills, Representative."

"I read someplace where there's this drug called Suboxian… it's Suboxone. And it's supposed to block the effects of heroin withdrawals. Is this a part of your package as far as getting people off of heroin?"

"Suboxone is a… is another protocol like Methadone, like some other things, to move people past heroin addiction. And this Bill would require that that be available to people in their treatment modality."

"So, despite the fact that we do have Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, there's still some people out there that do not have access to health care. And what if they want to get off or kick their addiction? How does your Bill address those people?"

"This Bill opens Medicaid up to those people, Representative."

"Okay. Well, I want to commend you on bringing this issue to the light because children across the state and across the country have been dying because… and they've been dying and begging and crying for help. And so, this is the right step in the right direction to saving so many children's lives. But I hope that we use every tool in the toolbox for the entire state, not just one area of the state because for far too long other parts of the state has been suffering for a very long time and crying out for help and the heads were turned. So, hopefully, this is the beginning of trying to 09900056.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 help eliminate the pain that people are in from losing loved ones from this horrific drug."

"We wrote the Bill with all of that in mind, Representative. That was our goal."

"And thank you very much for coming to my district with your… with the task force."

"Thank you."

"Representative Zalewski."

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

"The Sponsor will yield."

"Lou, I'm interested in one specific aspect of the… of the Bill dealing with drug courts. Why… why are they important?"

"Why aren't they working now?"

"Why… No. Well, that's a good question too. But the first one I have is, why are specialty courts and drug courts important to the mission of your Bill?"

"So, we want to move away from the criminal model for drug… drug addicts to a rehab model. The criminal model hasn't been working. As you know, Representative, a low-level drug addict goes to jail, they don't get the services they need, and they come out and they're still a drug addict. The goal of a drug court was to put them in rehab, but the way the law is currently written, drug courts don't address it as well as they might. Even though every county is required to have a drug court, every county doesn't access their drug court. This would require that. It would require training for prosecutors in drug courts, require training for judges who deal in drug courts, and would open up the process so, from 09900056.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 a system where one strike and you're out for a low-level drug defendant to a… an opportunity for them to access the drug court many more times before they're considered a failure."

"And how do local governments and the state's attorneys and the public defenders feel about bolstering these specialty… these drug courts?"

"When we started this process, they were hesitant, but we worked this through with them and to my knowledge, the state's attorneys, the judges that handle drug courts are all for this legislation exactly as written. We made some changes. The State's Attorneys Association supports the Bill."

"And I don't… I'm not… I'm asking legitimately. Is there any way to record… do you have any mandated reporting of the outcomes of drug court as a result of what will be the dispositions and can we see if these… this will work?"

"That's actually a good idea, Representative, but that's not in the Bill. But I'll be happy to work with you later to do a trailer Bill on that subject. I think it's a very good idea."

"Well, I have a very fond belief in specialty courts and I… I think that putting this in your Bill and everyone supporting your Bill and having this as part of the package is an excellent idea. And I'm… I'm proud that you were able to bring this Bill forward. I'm proud that Representative Reboletti, who I consider a dear friend, remained on the job and congratulations to you. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Representative Bellock." 09900056.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"The Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"Representative, this is an issue we're still trying to get an answer to."

"I know the state agencies are working on that. I intend to continue to work with them to get those answers and to do what we need to do. Clearly, if you only pass a Bill for people with insurance, you're leaving out a wide swath of people who won't be covered. In fact, you're leaving out the biggest portion of the group that won't be covered. So, we have to include Medicaid."

"Of course." 09900056.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"So, we thought in our original Bill, as we originally drafted it, that one of the most serious problems we have in our state are when all of us, all 13 million Illinois citizens have in their medicine cabinet bottles, and bottles, and bottles of pills that they don't use. It would help us, and the testimony was very clear in our task force, to get rid of those. So, the original Bill required pharmacies to have a take-back program. We discovered, with the help of IRMA and the help of the pharmacists and the pharmacies, that that couldn't be done under Federal Law. So, we backed off of that. And what this Bill says now is that the state agencies involved must put together a prescription take-back program that includes posters and pamphlets and brochures, which would… the pharmacies would distribute that would be put on the state website that would tell people how to safely dispose of their drugs. This could include… would include perhaps programs the departments would run in different counties in the state, programs where seminars would be conducted locally, where people would learn. We learned, for instance, that you could take old medications and… and pour them into a vat of bleach and then throw it out." 09900056.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Or… or put it… there's a trick with coffee grounds that seems to work. We just want to let people know how to get rid of their medications so that you don't decide to go back into the opioid you might have been given after a surgery or your little cousin, who's in your restroom, may not choose to get into it as well."

"Well, first, let me say that DuPage County was a model county."

"And when we drafted this Bill, a lot of what is in this Bill is extrapolated from what the folks in DuPage County had done. State's Attorney Berlin…"

"…Dr. Jorgensen have been stalwart leaders…"

"…in this area. They were two of our earliest witnesses, in fact, maybe our first two witnesses, way back last April. And we took a lot from what they had to say. This Bill requires that every first responder have Narcan available."

"And that… originally, I thought it should be in every police car and then I discovered that it's temperature sensitive. So, we couldn't do that because in the summer days it would… it would ruin the Narcan. So, the Bill says that every police department, every fire department, every ambulance company, every first responder has to have Narcan available. So, it could be at the police station, it could be at the firehouse."

"Well, Representative, I understand there's a cost to this Bill. We both share the thought that we have to save lives, but we should do it as efficiently as we can. We should not spend more than we need to spend and figure out a way to cut costs while still providing the services we all want to provide."

"Representative Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill, briefly. On January 11 of 2011, my good friend Jim Strong died from a heroin overdose. He had been addicted to heroin as a younger man, had spent time in prison. When he left prison, he was unable to find a job. He bounced back and forth between a few part-time employments and unbeknownst to us, his friends, he started using again and overdosed accidently and died. And from the first time that I ran for this office, I thought to myself that if I could do something, some small thing to help people who had been incarcerated find a job and some small thing to help prevent heroin overdoses, I would have done what I was sent here to do. I… thanks to the leadership of Representative Cassidy and others I've had the opportunity to vote on Bills this Session to help formerly incarcerated people find work and I could not have anticipated such a comprehensive and thorough approach to the crisis of heroin abuse in our state as the one that Leader Lang has put forth today. I'm so proud to be a cosponsor of this Bill. And in the memory of my dear friend Jim and all those who have lost 09900056.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 their lives to this scourge, I am proud to vote for this Bill and it's one of those days where it feels good to be a Member of this Assembly. Thank you."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question of the Sponsor."

"Sponsor will yield."

"One of the previous questioners was asking about the drug disposal program. In our analysis, it seems like it goes beyond education, so I just want to get clarity. It… it looks like there is funding associated from fees that the Criminal Justice Information Authority can use to give grants to established drug disposal programs and that… that there… that IEPA is going to establish a program and then report to us. Is that accurate?"

"So, there was a fee for offenders in the Bill that is currently $20."

"Right."

"It's been moved to $40 to help put money in a program that could be used for grants for all sorts of educational purposes including the drug take-back program."

"But… So, is there actual disposal involved or is there only education? I'm just trying to get clarity 'cause in reading the analysis…"

"The…"

"…it looks like there is disposal."

"Originally in the Bill… the original version of the Bill required every pharmacy in the state, when it was open, to take back pharmaceuticals. We couldn't do that under Federal Law. So, we turned this into a Bill where the… there 09900056.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 are state agencies that'll, by rule, will set the… set up programs to… regarding safe disposal. They made… they will probably go to counties around the state and help them form drug take-back programs. We don't want the state to do the drug take-back programs, but we want them to help the counties administer that. Also, police departments, also, wherever they can think of that can do programs. Some suggested, because there are volunteer programs now at various police departments around the state, that we require police departments to take these things back. We decided against that because there's a large group of people in our state that don't like to go to the police department…"

"Right."

"…for any reason. And they aren't going to return their pharmaceuticals. But I believe that if we work hard enough to educate and work hard enough to get the word out, we can get a lot of this stuff out of peoples' homes and safely disposed of so they're not harming people."

"Wonderful. To the Bill. As you probably know, Representative Lang, our mutual friend Commissioner Debra Shore is deeply engaged in the issue of trying to get some of these… these things out of our waste stream from an environmental perspective as well as from a safety perspective. So, I'm glad to see we're moving the ball forward. And to the underlying Bill. This is an issue that I've been deeply involved in and I'm really grateful to you for all the work you've done on this. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

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"Sponsor indicates that he will yield."

"The answer is yes, Sir."

"I believe your language is in here exactly the way you wrote it, Sir, and exactly the way I premised it to you."

"Chair recognizes Representative Will Davis." Davis, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor indicates that he will yield." Davis, W.: "Representative, earlier in your questioning you were talking about something called Narcan. Is that… And you indicated that the Bill requires police and fire departments to have that available. Can you tell me a little bit more about it? Is it something that's very expensive to have? Is it cheap? You know, how do people access this? And essentially, where I'm going is that unfortunately in my 09900056.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 district I've got some police and fire departments that aren't exactly rich. They're not DuPage County police and fire departments. You know, they're not North Shore. You know, they have some financial difficulties. So, if you're going to require them to have it, just for my own purpose, just trying to get some information about that… whatever it is and how they access it, but more or less, what… are there costs? What are those costs at?"

"That's a good question. So, first, let me describe what Narcan is. So, if someone… it's actually a miracle drug… if someone's in the middle of a heroin overdose, a shot of Narcan will save their life. It will stop the overdose. The person's life will be saved and they'll go on doing… with their life. Narcan is not expensive. I think an injection of Narcan is $14 or something on that order. It is not expensive. So, even the police departments in the state that are strapped for money can afford a couple of $14 injections." Davis, W.: "Well…"

"Having said that…" Davis, W.: "…hopefully, we won't cut their LGDF money…"

"Right." Davis, W.: "…so they can afford it."

"Right. But having said that, the Bill allows for police departments to petition the state for grants when they can't afford their own Narcan." Davis, W.: "Okay. So… so, those grants, what state agency would they be administered through? How will the application… If… if your Bill talks about that. If not, then I understand that's a work in progress, but if at all possible." 09900056.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"So, the agency is DHS and they would create rules for the application process." Davis, W.: "For the application. So, when you mentioned that a shot of it. So, to your knowledge, is this something that's contained in a vial? I know sometimes when there are drugs that can be administered we have what are… what are affectionately called EpiPens. You know, which have pre… premeasured doses in them. Is it an EpiPen? Is it a vial of something? And if it's a vial, is this something now that an officer, you know, we're talking maybe not so much on the fire side but more on the police side, would they then have to measure out a particular dose or is it a EpiPen that has a…"

"All good questions. These are pre-prepared in… pre-prepared hypodermics. They come in packages of two, but there's also a nasal spray. The nasal spray is much more expensive. But along with this Bill comes training for local police and fire. So, there'll be training for those folks so they can learn how to do it. It's pretty easy to do because you can inject just about anywhere. And… so, these are… these are premeasured. You can't screw up, but we also provide immunity to police and fire and anyone else using this product and the Trial Lawyers seem to be okay with that." Davis, W.: "Okay. With regards to immunity for… and I hate to use the word 'misusing'… but not properly using that, what about if a local police and fire unfortunately if not able to have it available when it's necessary. Does this open them… open the… the unit up to liability in some ways if somebody says you're required to have it and you don't have it?" 09900056.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"The answer is no. Well, I think, we anticipated that… that somebody… some police department could have some, use it all up and they could be between shipments. So, I… there's nothing in the Bill would confer liability on a police department. We just want them to have it available to save lives." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much. Briefly, to the Bill. I had the pleasure of being a member of this particular task force. And I did attend a few of the hearings, particularly in Addison, as I believe that's where I first learned of Narcan at the hearing that took place in Addison. And it was great because I went across the street afterwards to the Portillo's and had lunch there. So, I spent some money in Addison. But just being a part of that task force, the opportunity to learn and to understand more about this type of abusive drug use was very informative to myself and essentially, what I think it does is it hopefully puts all of these things in perspective for us because there will be a time when one… someone in the chamber may bring forward this type of legislation to address drug abuse of another type of substance. And hopefully, what we've learned here paves the way so that if it happens to be something that's disproportionate to minority communities, you know, we will have learned from this experience to allow us to move forward so that we are not just helping, you know, those who can afford heroin, if you will, but also those in any other situation that may involve abuse of any type of controlled substance. So, thank you very much, Representative. And again, let's support this measure and look forward to supporting additional measures if they happen to arise moving forward. Thank you." 09900056.docx 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Chair recognizes Representative Davidsmeyer."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Fire departments that have medical staff are required to have the product. So, if a volunteer fire department have no medical staff, they're not required to have the product."

"Yes."

"Representative, this doesn't require any special storage, just a refrigerator."

"Yes, Sir."

"Thank you very much."

"Chair recognizes Representative Anthony." 09900056.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Sponsor will yield."

"Leader Lang to close."

"I thank all of my colleagues for listening to this longer than usual discussion, but clearly this is an important issue in our state that affects every part of the State of Illinois. This is a crisis and we have to deal with this crisis and I'm 09900056.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 very hopeful, as are the people that spoke and many of you who have not spoken, that this Bill will be the beginning to make Illinois a leader in the nation for saving lives and for getting people off of drug addiction. I can't imagine anything more important that we could be doing today. I would appreciate your 'aye' votes."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Wheeler. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On a count of 114 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no', and 0 voting 'present', House Bill 1, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Sente, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"I can't think of a more important Bill that the students from Stevenson High School would have just listened to. So, thank you for that debate. But I want to turn to them, back to them right now. It is with great enthusiasm that we recognize a truly special high school. Stevenson High School has a great deal to be proud of today. And on behalf of my fellow peers, Representatives Nekritz, Sullivan, and Drury, who represent students attending Stevenson, Governor Rauner and Comptroller Munger, I wish to heartily congratulate Stevenson High School on not only their 50th anniversary but also six… I said six state championships that the young men and women, athletes, academics, coaches, and their teachers 09900056.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 still sitting in the gallery before us earned in the last academic year. The first trophy. The Patriots football team won their first Class 8A title in football. The Patriot boys' basketball team won their first basketball title. The Patriot boys' gymnastics team with only three members on varsity won their fifth state championship. The Patriots girls' water polo team capped an undefeated season with a state title in the home pool in Lincolnshire. The Patriot Science Olympiad team defeated the reigning state champions and won their second state title and placed tenth in the country. And the Patriots math team won their second Class 4AA State Championship. In the gallery, you have representatives from each of these six championship winning teams with their state trophies as well as the government students who proactively worked with me on that AP credit Bill that we just passed and their equally hardworking coaches and teachers. So, I would like to invite the entire Body to stand and give these individuals a very well-deserved round of applause."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Scherer, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

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

"Please proceed."

"Today, I… Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to welcome to the Capitol… this is to our right… I have three guests here today from Nothing's Greater Than in Decatur, Illinois. And that would be very good friends of mine, Verzell Taylor, Chimera Thomas, and Sister Margaret Walker. They're here from 09900056.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Main Street Church of the Living God in Decatur. And I wanted to mention that Sister Walker's brother-in-law is the very beloved Roger Walker who in 1998 became the first African- American sheriff in the State of Illinois and was later appointed director of the Department of Con… of Corrections. So, some of you might have known her brother-in-law, Roger Walker. So, let's give a Springfield welcome to my friends standing to my right from Decatur. Thanks for coming over."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Mussman, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"A point of personal privilege, Speaker."

"Please proceed, Representative."

"I just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce my Pages for the day. And the… down in the Page row we have Bonnie Falcone and Joe DeMatteo. As you may notice, they're not quite our traditional Pages, but they, too, are very excited to be here and get an up close front view of how their government runs. So, if we could give them a warm Springfield welcome."

Speaker Turner: "Thank you and welcome to your Capitol. Representative Zalewski, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Inquiry of the Chair, Mr. Speaker."

"Please proceed, Sir."

"Can the assembled media ask Leader Lang if someone else can have House Bill 1 next year, now that he's co-opted it for the second straight Session. Maybe another one of us 09900056.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 could enjoy the splendor of House Bill 1. Well, he said no. Never mind, Mr. Speaker. Thank you."

"He got an answer for you. Members, on page 5 of the Calendar, on House Bills under Second Reading, we have House Bill 1288. Representative Hernandez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Hernandez."

"Thank you, Speaker. So, House Floor Amendment #1 is a gut and replace Amendment that creates the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The Amendment codifies the definitions of domestic work, domestic worker, employee, and employer as used in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It then specifies that domestic workers are covered under the Illinois Human Rights Act, Illinois Minimum Wage Act, the Wages of Women and Minors Act, and the One Day Rest in Seven Act. As a result, domestic workers would receive the following: the right to be paid no less than minimum wage, the right to be paid for all work hours, the right to at least one day off a week and the right to be free from sexual harassment. Domestic workers form a workforce comprised of…"

"Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 1288. 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." 09900056.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Mr. Clerk, please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr… Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"Representative Brown."

"The House will recess for committees. The Republicans will caucus in 118 at 2:45. And the House will reconvene at 3:30 p.m. Committees right now. Thank you."

"The House will be in order. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"The Order of Senate Bills-Second Reading, page 13 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 23, Leader Currie. You wish to move the Bill? Please read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 47, Mr. Dunkin. Mr. Dunkin. Out of the record. Senate Bill 51, Mr. Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman. Out of the record. Senate Bill 96, Mr. Phelps. Mr. Phelps. Out of the record. Senate Bill 368, Mr. McAuliffe. Out of the record. Senate Bill 398, Representative Feigenholtz. Out of the record. Senate Bill 508, Mr. Crespo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 637, Leader Currie. Leader Currie, 637. Out of the record. Senate Bill 655, Mr. Rita. Out of the record. Senate Bill 760, Mr. Dunkin. Out of the record. Senate Bill 805, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 1229, Mr. Smiddy. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1236, Leader Currie. Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Nice signal, Representative. Senate Bill 1381, Mr. Verschoore. Please read the Bill. Out of the record, Mr. Clerk. Senate Bill 1455, Representative Golar. Representative Golar. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1466, Mr. Yingling. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1506, Mr. Bradley. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 1562, Mr. Bradley. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 1747, Mr. Sims. Mr. Sims, can you hear me? Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 1824, Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Meier. No running, Sir."

"This is the same one we debated yesterday, Sir?"

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, this is not an Amendment that I wish to be adopted. We had a hearing in committee yesterday. I understand the Gentleman's concern. I would request a Roll Call vote on this Amendment. And I would ask for a verification if more 'ayes' than 'nays' are… come on the board."

"Your request is acknowledged. Mr. Mautino."

"Thank you. I rise in support of the Gentleman's Amendment. I would like to see more 'ayes' than 'nays' on this Bill. The Bill itself without this Amendment has an impact on some downstate organizations, some downstate businesses. They affect Charlie's area as well as Beiser's area. The underlying Bill, if the Amendment is not adopted, I would ask that we defeat because it is the General Assembly being used to advance a policy which takes out of business, businesses in downstate that have been well-respected. We have seen them in our fairs, in our country shows. We have seen the programs placed in our schools. And so, when one group uses the legislation to take out the ability of another group to exist, I have a problem with that. I would ask my friends from downstate, both sides of the aisle, to please not vote 'present' but vote 'yes' on this Amendment. I think 09900056.docx 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 it is a disservice to the process that we have here if this Gentleman's Amendment does not get on. So, with that, I would ask for more 'yeses' than 'noes'. I definitely want a Roll Call vote as well."

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a parliamentary inquiry."

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Are we on House Floor Amendment #1?"

"Yes, we are."

"Have there been any other Amendments adopted?"

"Mr. Clerk."

"So, we have the underlying Bill and we're debating House Floor Amendment #1, correct?"

"That's correct, Sir."

"Okay. May I ask were… were the other House Floor Amendments, #4 and 5, were they simply tabled?"

"Mr. Clerk."

"Okay. Thank you. I appreciate that. And now, if the Sponsor will yield."

"Sponsor will yield."

"Okay. I'm trying to understand the history here. And I know one Gentleman… one friend got up and asked me to vote 'no' and one friend got up and asked me to vote 'yes'. Tell me what's going on here. Why… It appears to me that this is 09900056.docx 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 a hostile Amendment to a Bill filed by Mr. Zalewski. Would that be correct?"

"I understand, but it's not one that he wanted on his Bill."

"Okay. So, now, what does your Amendment do to change the underlying Bill that the original Sponsor wished to have? Tell me how it's different?"

"Now, does the Zoological Association of America have the same standards as the others that are included in the underlying Bill?"

"Can you tell us who some of the members of the Zoological Association of American are?" 09900056.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Have you conferred with the other Representative on this Amendment?"

"Okay. So, you want to include these folks in the underlying Bill which would do what? Would it exempt them from what?"

"And exempt from what, I'm asking?"

"Are they 501(c)(3)s or are they for-profit corporations?"

"Because I see the underlying Bill treated the 501(c)(3)s different than for-profit. And I'm wondering if there's a rea… a reason for that and maybe the original Sponsor can help answer that question. But I'd like to know what their tax status is as well. Can you find that out?"

"Mr. Franks, have you completed your questions?"

"I'm waiting for an answer, but perhaps he can come back to me if there's other people. I think he's checking with staff on the question I'd asked." 09900056.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"A couple hundred people."

"Okay. Then I'll… I'll be done. Thank you."

"Thank you, Sir. Representative Moeller."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Thank you. Representative Meier, what is the difference in standards between the AZA and the ZAA in terms of accreditation and monitoring of zoos and conservation organizations?"

"So, you're claiming that the only difference between those two organizations is the amount of dues that they… that the zoos would pay."

"Okay. Do you know if the Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo are regulated by the AZA or the ZAA?"

"Okay. Well, I guess, member, a member of either of those organizations."

"Okay. To the Amendment. In doing a little bit of research on this issue, 'cause this has come before the Agriculture Committee that I'm a member of, according to the Humane Society, the Zoological Association of America is a relatively new group with very weak standards that is primarily involved with roadside zoos, traveling zoos, and private menageries. Several states have… have exempted the ZAA from being part exempted from these dangerous wild animal laws like we're doing here in Illinois including Louisiana, Michigan, and Texas and California. The ZAA is not recognized as a credible… a reputable organization in those states. I join with the original Sponsor of this Bill in rejecting this Amendment. Organizations that are affiliated with the ZAA are by and large not meeting the standards that are necessary to ensure that animals are treated humanely and appropriately. And I believe incorporating the ZAA into this Bill would be counter to the spirit of this… of this Bill and would be detrimental to the health of exotic and wild animals here in Illinois. And again, I urge a 'no' vote. Thank you."

"There are 9 speakers waiting to speak on this Bill, 10. Any Members who wish to restrain themself would find the Chair appreciative. Representative McDermed."

"Mr. Zalewski."

"Mr. Speaker, can I reserve, after the speakers, to make a brief closing on the Amendment?"

"The Chair… since it…"

"Well, then I'm just going to ask to… fine, that I…"

"Since it's your Bill, Sir, I'll allow you to do that. I'm sorry."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Kay."

"You can have my two minutes, Sir."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"Under these unusual circumstances, if you had a question of Mr. Zalewski, the Chair would allow it."

"Correct."

"I don't know. I won't speak for the Speaker. I know that this Bill… this Amendment is not my Amendment. It wasn't filed by me. I… Eddie, in my time in this… in the Body, I've never filed an Amendment on another Member's Bill despite my objections to that Amendment."

"And I wouldn't… and I wouldn't ask…" 09900056.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Have you seen a lot of hos…"

"Hey, wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Have you seen…"

"Have you seen a lot of hos… have you seen this Bod… you just 10 seconds ago said you've never seen this before and… and so…"

"…how can you say that we file hostile Amendments all the time?"

"I don't. I don't."

"I have."

"My feeling is we had a good conversation with the Leader from Bureau and Charlie last night. I agreed to hold a roll… I agreed to… and we agreed that there would be a Roll Call vote on Charlie's Amendment given my respect for him, given my respect for the Gentleman from Bureau."

"That being said, my personal preference as a… as a… as colleague to colleague is let these Bills rise and fall on its own. It's not a budget Bill. It's not… it's not something that is outside of the norm of ordinary business. And if we're going to go down this road of attaching Amendments to Bills of other Sponsors like this, I think it sets a bad precedent. That's my respectful wish of the Body."

"Well, I can ask for a verification of 'yes' votes."

"Mr. Breen."

"Mr. Meier yields."

"Mr. Fortner."

"Well, you sound like you're planning to talk to both of them, Sir."

"All right. First, Mr. Meier will yield."

"Will there be anybody else after that?"

"Mr. Zalewski yields. If he was in his chair, he would yield. Mr. Zalewski, would you like to answer a question for Mr. Fortner? I'm sure it'll be about physics."

"Go ahead with your question, Sir."

"Repeat… repeat your question one more time, Mike."

"The… my understanding of Charlie's Amendment, Mike, is that the Zoological Association of America has a different set of criteria for standards when it comes to these parks. It violates the spirit of the Bill to have them included in the exemptions."

"Yes, they do have different standard… standards."

"There's a dif… I mean, Charlie said it in his… in his opening. We heard it in testimony. The only difference here is the fees… the only… the… he would have you believe the only difference is the fees. There's different standards when it comes to the care of the animals. There's different standards when it comes to the… to the regular oversight of the… of the animals. They're wildly different types of parks."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Mr. Zalewski?"

"Mr. Zalewski yields."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes. I'm here."

"Correct."

"Pull it from the record. Pull it from the record."

"But… but pull it from the record today and reevaluate and then I would remind the Body, Floor Amendment #5, which is an initiative of the Peoria Wildlife Park, remains on the floor. So, and it's a gut and replace. Number 5 is a gut and replace. So, if Charlie's Amendment's adopted, I can still adopt Floor Amendment #5."

"So, I… well, my point… my point is as the Sponsor I… I retain the prerogative to call the Bill as a… as… and adopt Floor Amendment #5."

"I… I…"

"We… we can't. That's the problem. We can't. We can't get to Floor Amendment #5 until we have Floor Amendment… I can't make a Motion to Table Floor Amendment #1. I could, but I'd rather see Charlie get his up or down vote." 09900056.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"I don't… I…"

"…I respectfully disagree that this is something we've dealt with all the time, Ron."

"Mr. Burke." Burke, D.: "Thank you, Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. I would prefer that the Sponsor would take this Bill out of the record. Mr. Meier, is the family in the chamber?"

"Mr. Mautino, you already spoke in debate. For what purpose do you rise?"

"Thank you. My name was used in the debate. I appreciate the Gentleman from Cook's comments. I wanted to rise in support of the Gentleman's Amendment, ask for 'yeses', more than 'noes'. And I think that then when the Amendment does get on the Bill, we can talk about something that will allow them to continue their business. They've been in Bureau County for 30 years. They been in LaSalle County for 30 years. They bring their crews there. They do the… do the shows at our fairs. They do instructions in our schools. They should be allowed to continue in business. And so, with that, I think if this Bill becomes removed from the record or from… we vote the Amendment on, we can make a place in the state for them as well as the groups that do not like what they do. So, with that, I would ask more 'yeses' than 'noes'. We don't need Amendment 5 if there is no Bill. This Bill is not ready for primetime. It should have this Amendment, so that these people can get a seat at the table. Vote 'aye'."

"Mr. Thapedi."

"Mr. Speaker, inquiry of the Chair."

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Do you… do you have any additional speakers seeking recognition? I'm the last one?"

"You're the last one, Sir."

"Nothing else. Thank you."

"Mr. Meier to close." 09900056.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Amendment will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Tabares, Turner. Please take the record. On this question, there are 78 voting 'yes', 34 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And Mr. Zalewski has asked for a verification, which he withdraws. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk. Mr. Zalewski removes the Bill from the record. Senate Bill 1827, Mr. Franks. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the… the Bill that will increase the sunset renewal for the Dental Practice Act. And there was an Amendment brought to us by the Veterinary Medical Association, which is an agreed Amendment that requires the Illio… the Illinois veterinarians shall honor a client's request for a prescription."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk." 09900056.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 1854, Representative Mayfield. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Mayfield on the Amendment."

"Okay. What this does is adds the Upper Illinois River Valley Economic Development Authority to the Bill. It adds Lake County and provides one seat at… within the commission for Lake County."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"Yes."

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

"Representative Mayfield."

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

"Third Reading. Senate Bill 398, Representative Feigenholtz. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Feigenholtz."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 398 is the Culinary and Hospitality Modernization Act of 2015. It has industry support. I'm glad 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."

"Third Reading. Page 7 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Third Reading, there appears Senate Bill 379, Mr. Riley. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Riley." 09900056.docx 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Basically, Senate Bill 379 kind of makes clear things that are going on right now. And it just establishes that buildings and structures owned by Cook County will be governed by the rules and regulations of Cook County and not other jurisdictions. I request 'aye' votes."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"Many times there is confusion, especially, you know, we talk about forest preserves, of course, they are surrounding municipalities. This Bill does nothing but make it clear that, you know, when it comes to buildings and structures within that forest preserve, that they are governed by the… they're governed by the rules and regulations of Cook County and not the other surrounding municipalities."

"There were a couple of cases where that was not… where that was the case."

"Is an entity of Cook County governed by Cook County and their regulations."

"Thank you." 09900056.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"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? Golar. 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. Senate Bill 679, Representative Williams. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Williams."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill does two things. First of all, it provides that loose mercury switches can be collected and counted towards the goal for the collection of mercury switches. And secondly, it accommodates… or addresses a loophole in the law that provides that people that demolish buildings are not held accountable for the collection of these mercury thermostats. The law currently provides for HVAC installers and contractors to have to comply with these rules but doesn't address people that demolish buildings. So, we're just bringing them into the… the fold and no opposition."

"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? Nekritz. Please take the record. On this question, there are 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill… Senate Bill 731, Mr. Guzzardi. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is an initiative of the Illinois Hearing Society. It provides for a 10-year extension of the sunset of the Illinois Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, which was set to sunset next year and also makes some small changes to that Act. I know of no opposition. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"I'm vertically…"

"It'll only go so high, Leader Sandack. Here's the deal. This Bill is an initiative of the Illinois Hearing Society. It extends the sunset date on… It's actually fitting that you were unable to hear. Perhaps you need to visit some of these folks yourself."

"It extends the sunset date for 10 years, until 2026 of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act and makes some small changes to that Act."

"No opposition."

"My… my pleasure." 09900056.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"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? Please take the record. On this question, 117 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 780, Mr. Riley. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Riley."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 780 essentially just says that in Cook County, a new owner of a property will get the General Homestead Exemption. And essentially, they have to reapply for it in order to receive that exemption after the assessment year of the sale. Again, pretty straightforward. The issue is that doesn't always happen. And in reality, sometimes people will get an exemption that they did not apply for, they'll get an exemption that they don't qualify for. This clears all that up and will really reduce the amount of errors made in receiving of that homestead exemption. I request 'aye' votes."

"Mr. Sandack."

"State your inquiry."

"No. The Amendments are not on the Bill, Sir."

"Withdrawn or not called."

"Sponsor yields."

"Well, again, there have been, you know, a lot of studies, a lot of stories in the press that talk about people receiving exemptions that they didn't qualify for. And what this Bill basically does is it ensures that, first of all, to get the exemption when a sale is made, one must reapply for it. There are other safeguards which will prevent a person from getting an exemption that (a) they didn't ask for or didn't qualify for. That this happens has very deleterious effects, especially in certain areas of the Chicagoland area, for example, the south suburbs. And so, that's what this Bill basically clears up."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Moffitt."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's correct."

"Representative Moffitt, I'm not exactly sure. I would say that since these are basically clerical errors, that it probably does occur in areas… other areas of the state. It's 09900056.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 just that, you know, for an area that basically has six and a half million people in it, it is something that really became bothersome and very costly. And as I say, it has discrete impacts, especially in the south suburbs where the levies are higher because of the dearth of commercial properties and so forth. So, that's why we're really cook… concentrating on the Cook County area."

"I think… I think that that should happen."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"Sponsor yields."

"That's exactly right."

"That's correct."

"It is felt that the impact of the situation that you talked about where a person doesn't apply, again, it would be harmful for that homeowner, but that would be a very small population. And the assessor does have a responsibility to get in touch with the homeowner and see whether or not, you know, they in fact, you know, would… they would still get that card. So, there will still be some checks and balances done."

"That's correct. Matter of fact, when we had some of the problems that, you know, came about in the media, Assessor Berrios made statements at that time… I think it was a couple of years ago…"

"…that it was very important to him and that they saw the Cook County's Assessor's Office, you know, having a role in trying to hunt out, you know, people who did not qualify for this… for these exemptions…"

"…and to try to find where the problems did lie."

"So, it's something that they're going to have to, you know, pay a little bit more attention to."

"Mr. Arroyo."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Al, how do the… how do you expect the Assessor's Office to fix this? Or what is he going to do to fix this?"

"Well, the fact that he has noted that this is a problem and not only… it's not just the Cook County Assessor. It's all the township assessors, I mean, it's all of these people who are involved in the assessment process who feel that this is a problem and you know, he's looking at it. And essentially, what this Bill does is cause him to look at it even further."

"Al, the reason why I'm speaking on this Bill, 'cause I was one of the individuals that was cited for doing a dual exemption. And the problem was that I had sold a property and the assessor's office doesn't acknowledge when you sell a 09900056.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 property. So, I think the assessor has a lot of responsibility to do something to be able to catch when somebody sells a piece of property and I had sold the property for years. For six or seven years and they still cited me and I had… I wasn't collecting the proper… the exemption 'cause I sold the property. So, how do you think the assessor is going to do different when all these people that are not qualifying are not even applying for this assessment, and I believe that was in my case. I didn't apply for that assessment, but yet I was cited and I was fined. I paid the fine. So, how is the assessor going to be able to catch those guys that are not asking for the… for the assessment?"

"Well, I don't want to speak for the assessor, but let me just say this. It's a very difficult job. I don't know. I would imagine that there's probably about, I don't know, 45 or 50 million properties that the assessor has to deal with. That's a lot. And the process of mass assessment or mass, you know, valuation, is a very difficult one. And you know, many times what they do is they take samples of all of the properties and they find that, you know, if in taking their samples they have a lot of properties that don't qualify, then they look at each individual property. I mean, it's… it's a very tough job. And you know, it's just like the old bell-shaped curve. There's going to be people in the tails of the distribution who, like you, were unfairly, you know, targeted. That's something that looking at each of those individual cases…"

"Well, yeah."

"…hopefully will be taken care of." 09900056.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Al, I think that when you do a fore… when you do a closing on a house, you sell a house…"

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

"I think one of the ways to take care of this when you sell a house… when you do a closing and you sell a house, there should be some kind of document from the assessor's office, so we could go to the assessor and know that the house was sold. So, that way they don't keep giving that assessment. I think that's a big responsibility from the assessor's office that if they be vigilant they could take care of that problem. Because a lot of people are getting fined without even knowing that they're getting a second assessment. So, that's why I asked you what is this Bill going to do to fix this problem?"

"Well, like I said, I've spoken to it before. I acknowledge and I think everybody knows, any time you deal with… with anything that is that large, there are going to be outliers. There are going to be problems that are going to occur. And you know, much of that takes, not formulaic kinds of solutions, but looking at each of those individual cases and that's something that's being done right now. And it's unfortunate that those things happen, but again, if you look at the cases that you were talking about and you look at the fact that there's about 50 million properties, I think that batting average is pretty good."

"Well, Al, I'm glad that the assessor's doing something about it because I don't want to pay no more fines if he finds out that there's another error. But there's a lot of people out there that are being fined that shouldn't be fined. So, thank you for calling this Bill. And I think this is well 09900056.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 overdue. I wish you would have called this maybe about five years ago, maybe I wouldn't have been paying those fines. Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Mr. Zalewski."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Al, following up on Luis's questioning. The… the county assessor rec… just the other day sent out a note to individuals that live on multiple lots that basically said you may be in violation of violating the homestead exemption. If you live on multiple lots, you may be guilty of taking multiple homestead exemptions. Is that accurate?"

"That does happen in some cases. Multiple lots or whether or not the person qualify for an extension… exemption if they had multiple properties. So, that… that does happen."

"But that's not what happened when he mailed those letters."

"No."

"What he did was he said, if you have a piece of property that spirals over to two different pins…"

"Yes."

"…you may be in violation of the Homestead Act."

"Yeah."

"And so, we're sending you these letters. So, my question is, I'm worried about why we're evaluating this particular aspect of the statute if we're still not clear of what qualifies as a violation of this law?" 09900056.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Well, I mean, I think what's happening, with all due respect to your question, this Bill is pretty straightforward. I think we will all acknowledge that, again, there are issues with the assessment of real property, who's violating… you know, who's violating or not. We're talking about a lot of taxable property. So, this Bill addresses a specific problem. Are there other issues with… with regard to the assessment of real property? Yes, there are. And I think we can deal with those. But this particular Bill deals with a particular problem that's been around a long time and I think it ameliorates it."

"Okay. Thank you, Representative."

"Mr. Riley to close, briefly."

"Thank you very much. A very robust debate on what I think is a pretty straightforward problem. Again, there are other issues with regard to assessments in general, how we tax real property. That's for another day. And I would definitely be glad to participate in it. But this Bill takes care of some real problems that we know exist. And I request your 'aye' votes. 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? Please record yourselves. Cavaletto, Reis, Stewart. Please take the record. There are 116 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Welch is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, Sir." 09900056.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I'd like to introduce you all to a very distinguished guest that we have in our gallery here today, Miss Black Illinois 2015. She's competing for Miss Black USA in August. She was born and raised in Maywood. She's in the gallery right behind me. Please, let's welcome Miss Destiny Lee to the House of Representatives."

"Welcome to the House chamber. We're happy to have you here. Mr. Clerk, Supplemental Calendar #1, Senate Bills- Second Reading, there appears Senate Bill 1441, Mr. Bradley. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, on Supplemental Calendar #2, House Bills-Second Reading, appears House Bill 4151, Leader Currie, I think. Oh, this is Mr. Davis. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis. Take your time but hurry, Sir." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much for being patient, Mr. Speaker. House Amendment… or excuse me… Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 4151 presents one portion of the education budget. This is what's being addressed in the House today. There's a portion of it that is in the Senate that we will deal with when it comes over from the Senate. But what this particular 09900056.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Amendment addresses is what we'll call the operations aspect of it for the State Board of Education as well as the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board. And what we mean by operations is that, for instance, one of the lines in the budget is bilingual education. In order to administer bilingual education, there's an operations portion of it. So, this Bill represents an allocation of $2 million that will be used for the operations standpoint of implementing the bilingual education dollars. So, the Bill… this particular Bill is just the operation side of it. The stuff that everybody is really interested in is in the Senate. And we all look forward to that Bill coming over so we can debate that portion of the Bill. That being said, Mr. Speaker, I ask for the adoption of the Amendment, be more than happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Sandack."

"State your inquiry, Sir."

"Are you making a parliamentary request, Sir?"

"Mr. Sandack, the Amendment is a gut and replace, so it doesn't have to be germane to the underlying Bill. It's a brand new Bill."

"It's a new Bill. It's germane in and of itself to itself." 09900056.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015

"Thank you. Representative Ives, would you mind if we adopt the Amendment and go to you on Third Reading? Thank you. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Davis, do you have anything further to add?" Davis, W.: "Absolutely not."

"Chair recognizes Mr. Pritchard."

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Ives."

"Representative Wheeler." Wheeler, B.: "Mr… thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"Sponsor yields." Wheeler, B.: "Representative, I asked some questions in committee today and I still have some questions and I can… I agree with 09900056.docx 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Representative Ives in not liking a partial budget, but if you'll indulge me with a few more questions, I'd appreciate it. Our analysis… and I'm thrilled that we're increasing the proration rate from 87 to 92 percent. I understand that the entire budget for education is 6.99 something billion, 240 million more than 200… 2015. This budget, the operations budget that we have, is $2.77 billion, correct?" Davis, W.: "No. I think it's 2… 277 million; 277,944,000." Wheeler, B.: "Two hundred and seventy-seven billion." Davis, W.: "That is all funds. The General Revenue portion of that is 82,305,200." Wheeler, B.: "Two hundred and seventy-seven mil… 277 billion… million, with an m. I'm… I'm so sorry 'cause I'm reading our sheet that we received today and it's in thousands and it's on two pages and I'm completely confused. So, thank you for indulging my questions. So, the bulk of what we're going to see is going to come from the Senate?" Davis, W.: "Correct." Wheeler, B.: "When?" Davis, W.: "I don't have a timeline for you. I imagine it'll be soon. Obviously, we have, you know, windows in which these things have to move in both chambers. So, I would anticipate seeing it soon, but I don't have an exact or definitive time for you." Wheeler, B.: "Okay. And I know this was asked in… in committee, but I came… I was having a conversation regarding one of the constituents that was there. So, please, again, indulge me. The early childhood education and bilingual education are 09900056.docx 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 being cut by almost 98, 96 percent. Can you tell me why? For administrative costs?" Davis, W.: "This is just the administrative cost associated with administering those dollars. Again, ours… this particular is just that. The largesse of those lines will come in the Bill that will come over from the Senate." Wheeler, B.: "Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. To the Bill. I'm in agreement with my colleagues that this is not the way to budget. And I'm disappointed of this way. I… I don't know whether it's normal that this is the education budget process, but I'll be voting 'no'."

"Mr. Guzzardi."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative Davis, I have some earnest and nonrhetorical questions for you. So, we're going to increase proration up to 92 percent. Is that where we ended?" Davis, W.: "That is our goal, yes."

"Excellent. And is there additional appropriation beyond that for lower performing school districts…" Davis, W.: "Yes."

"…or low-income school districts?" Davis, W.: "Yes."

"Can you tell me about the dollar amounts there, real quick?" Davis, W.: "Right now the dollar amount is about $60 million."

"Okay. And that will be divided amongst districts with…" Davis, W.: "That will be…"

"…high low-income students?" 09900056.docx 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 Davis, W.: "…that will be targeted to low-income school districts."

"Fantastic. That sounds like an excellent plan. I appreciate your hard work on this issue." Davis, W.: "Thank you."

"Mr. Brown."

"Thank you, Sir. Oh, I hope not. Mr. Sandack."

"Sponsor yields."

"Mr. Davis to close." Davis, W.: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the questions and the comments from both sides of the aisle. And I can't necessarily disagree with some of the characterizations made by the Gentleman on the other side of the aisle. But to that extent, the Governor introduced a budget, I wasn't a part of that conversation. Hell, I don't think any of you were even a part of that conversation, but 09900056.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 he introduced a budget. Are we chastising him for having a secret meeting and introducing his budget? No, we're not. We're not. So, all I can say is that this is a K through 12 budget. We are attempting to do some very, very good things in this budget as it relates to putting more money in it for schools, for school districts to give them the flexibility they need to educate children across the State of Illinois. That has always been our goal. And we will continue to strive for that goal. Do we want more money? Absolutely, Ladies and Gentlemen, we would always want more money in K through 12 education. But this is what we are faced with. Now, while we may argue about the budget overall, K through 12 is actually getting an increase, something that I think we all would otherwise desire. Now, is it the Governor's increase? No, it's not, but nevertheless, it's a step in the right direction. Potentially, as I understand with the Bill that's being done in the Senate, proration could possibly go up. There may be some additional help for low-income school districts, all of the things that we talk about doing in education. Now, if the Gentleman talks about some of the substantive issues, again, that's not the role of this committee. This committee is about money and making sure that we have adequate resource to educate children across the State of Illinois. I understand, if the previous budget Bills are any indication of what's going to happen, then of course you all are going to vote 'no'. And that's fine. And I hope that by voting 'no' that you can go back and tell the children of the State of Illinois, not so much that you voted 'no', but hopefully, you'll tell them that it was this side of the aisle 09900056.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 that gave them the resources that they need because you didn't want to step up to the plate and help. That's what this boils down to. Your inability to do the right thing. Recognize that. You can talk about us all you want, that's fine. That's fine, but this is the side of the aisle that's lifting up children in the State of Illinois. We're all willing to put that burden on our shoulders, are you? No. And that will be reflected by exactly how you vote on this Bill. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker."

"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. Drury, Franks, Nekritz, Yingling. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 66 voting 'yes', 47 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 4166, Leader Currie. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This Amendment incorporates a mini capital program. Much of it is reappropriation, some of it is new spending, most of it comes from bond proceeds in the Illinois Jobs Now Program. And some is, as we traditionally do, some of it operates as pay-as- you-go. So, the reappropriations include things for DCEO, for the Capitol… the Architect of the Capitol, and about $10 09900056.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 56th Legislative Day 5/27/2015 billion for statewide transportation projects at IDOT. New would be the ability to spend some money from… from federal mass transit dollars and a replenishment of the Working Capital Revolving Loan Fund in IDOT, which lends money to disadvantaged businesses and then as that money is repaid, then becomes available to spend elsewhere. There also are dollars for school maintenance and about 800 million for the… to the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water infrastructure projects and also, an additional 1.8 billion. I'd be happy to answer your questions. And I'd appreciate your support for adoption of the Amendment and then the Bill."

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

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"You heard the Lady explain the Bill. Is there debate? There being no debate, those in favor of the Bill vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Drury, Gordon-Booth, Nekritz. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 65 voting 'yes', 46 voting 'no', 3 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Those… Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. The Chair recognizes Mr. Hays."

"Mr. Clerk, committee announcements."

"You heard the committee announcements. And now, leaving perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House stand adjourned 'til Thursday, May 28 at the hour of 11 a.m. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the House does stand adjourned 'til Thursday, May 28 at the hour of 11 a.m. Go, Blackhawks."