PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) The regular Session of the 100th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desk? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Greg Busboom, St. John's Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois. Pastor Busboom.
(Prayer by Pastor Greg Busboom)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Cunningham.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Lisa Yuscius, State {sic} Affiliation - the Blueroomstream.com, requests permission to videotape. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Tuesday, February 6th, 2018.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter.
Madam President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thanks, Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolutions 1386 and 1387, offered by Senator Fowler and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1388 through 1390, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1391 and 1392, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. Senate Resolution 1393, offered by Senators Stadelman, Syverson and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Resolution Consent Calendar.
Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 20, offered by Senator Rooney. And Senate Resolution 1394, offered by Senator Tracy. They are both substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Van Pelt, Chairperson of the Committee on Public Health, reports Senate Bill 2332 Do Pass; Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 456 Recommend Do Adopt; Senate Resolutions 1293 and 1301 Be Adopted. Senator Bertino-Tarrant, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, reports Senate Bill 650 Do Pass. Senator Sims, (Vice) Chairperson of the Committee on 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 Judiciary, reports Senate Bill 2246 Do Pass; and Senate Bills 2226 and 2330 Do Pass, as Amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Will members on the Committee (on) Assignments please come to the President's Anteroom? Members on the Committee of {sic} (on) Assignments please come to the President's Anteroom. Senator Link is in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Will the Committee on Assignments please meet in the President's Anteroom immediately? Will the Committee on Assignments please meet in the President's Anteroom immediately? Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill 2573, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2574, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2575, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2576, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2577, offered by Senator Castro. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2578, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2579, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2580, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 Senate Bill 2581, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2582, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2583, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2584, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2585, offered by Senator Bivins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2586, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2587, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2588, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) (Senate Bill 2589.) (Bill within parentheses submitted in writing, but inadvertently not read into the record.) Senate Bill 2590, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2591, offered by Senator Bennett. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2592, offered by Senator Bennett. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2593, offered by Senator Rose. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2594, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2595, offered by Senator McConnaughay. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2596, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2597, offered by Senator Rose. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2598, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2599, offered by Senator Hastings. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2600, offered by Senator Hastings. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2601, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2602, offered by Senator Schimpf. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2603, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2604, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2605, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2606, offered by Senator Curran. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2607, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2608, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2609, offered by Senator Aquino. (Secretary reads title of bill) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 Senate Bill 2610, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2611, offered by Senator Rose. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2612, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2613, offered by Senator Tom Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2614, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2615, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2616, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2617, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2618, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 4135. Passed the House, February 7th, 2018. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lightford in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill 2619, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture Committee - Senate Bill 2493; refer to Appropriations II Committee - Senate Bill 2430; refer to Commerce and Economic Development Committee - Senate Bill 2522; refer to Criminal Law Committee - Senate Bills 2467, 2479, 2514, and 2526; refer to Education Committee - Senate Bills 2427, 2428, 2468, 2484, 2489, 2500, 2517, 2527, and Senate Resolution 1332; refer to Energy and Public Utilities Committee - Senate Bill 2453 and 2515; refer to Environment and Conservation Committee - Senate Bills 2492 and 2531; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 336, Senate Bills 2421, 2436, 2476, 2477, 2495, 2496, and 2499; refer to Financial Institutions Committee - Senate Bill 2487; refer to Government Reform Committee - Senate Bills 2452 and 2459; refer to Higher Education Committee - Senate Bill 2530; refer to Human Services Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2265, Senate Bills 2429, 2446, 2457, 2461, 2469, 2491, 2516, and 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 89th Legislative Day 2/7/2018 Senate Resolution 994; refer to Insurance Committee - Senate Bills 2440 and 2513; refer to Judiciary Committee - Senate Bills 2432, 2434, 2435, 2437, 2448, 2449, 2466, 2481, 2485, 2498, 2519, 2520, 2521, and 2537; refer to Labor Committee - Senate Bills 2438, 2471, 2480, and Senate Resolution 1362; refer to Licensed Activities and Pensions Committee - Senate Bills 2419, 2439, 2462, 2490, 2525, and 2529; refer to Local Government Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2243, Senate Bill 2450, Senate Bill 2458, Senate Bill 2486, Senate Bill 2488; refer to Public Health Committee - Senate Bills 2441, 2442, 2524; refer to Revenue Committee - Senate Bills 2431, 2445, 2483, 2501, 2502, and 2523; refer to Special Committee on the Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care - Senate Bill 2447; refer to State Government Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2252 {sic}, Senate Bills 2443 and 2533; refer to Transportation Committee - Senate Bills 2420, 2470, 2482, 2494, 2511, and 2518; refer to Veterans Affairs Committee - Senate Bill 2456. Signed, Senator James F. Clayborne, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, committee announcements: Executive will be meeting upon adjournment, immediately upon adjournment, and State Government will be meeting immediately upon adjournment. Exec in 212 and State Government in Room 409. There will be an Appropriations Joint Hearing at 2:30 in Room 212. And Revenue at 4 p.m. and also in Room 212. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 10 a.m. on the 8th day of February 2018. The Senate stands adjourned. 8