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 Reverend Robert Freeman, First United Methodist Church of Urbana. Reverend Freeman.
(Prayer by the Reverend Robert Freeman)
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) James Carder seeks leave to photograph/videotape the proceedings. Is there any objection? Seeing none, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Wednesday, February 21st, 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) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Senator Barickman, for what 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 purpose do you rise?
…you -- thank you, Madam President. A -- for an introduction.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) A cute one, too.
Thank you. Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to introduce my very special guest with me here today. This is my - - my middle child, Walter James - we call him Wally - is five years old and he's hanging out with dad for a little bit today. So if you wouldn't mind, join me in welcoming him to our Illinois State Capitol.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome, Wally, and I hope you have a outstanding day. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolutions 1430 through 1432, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Resolution Consent Calendar.
Senate Joint Resolution 55, offered by Senator Raoul. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, please come to the Senate Floor for Floor action. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, please come to the Senate Floor for Floor action. We will be moving 2nds to 3rd and actually doing 3rd Readings. Please come to the Senate 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 Floor immediately. On the top of page 2 of the Calendar is the Order of Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senator Barickman, on Senate Bill 748. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read his bill.
Senate Bill 748. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 1335. Senator Bush. Senator Bush. Out of the record. Senator Hutchinson, on Senate Bill 1829. Senator Hutchinson. Out of the record. Senator Nybo, on Senate Bill 2223. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2223. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Muñoz, on Senate Bill 2252. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 2262. Out of the record. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 2265. Senator Hastings. Out of the record. Senator Tracy, on Senate Bill 2271. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2271. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Cunningham, on Senate Bill 2275. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2275. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Tracy, on Senate Bill 2288. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2288. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will return to Senate Bill 2252. Senator Muñoz. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2252. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Bivins, on Senate Bill 2292. Senator 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 Bivins. Out of the record. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 2306. Senator Murphy. The lady indicates she wish -- she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2306. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 2313. Senator Holmes. Out of the record. Senator Muñoz, on Senate Bill 2337. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2337. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Steans, on Senate Bill 2421. Senator Steans. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2421. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. On the top of page 3, please. On top of page 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 3, Senator Nybo, on Senate Bill 2436. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2436. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 2441. Senator Hastings. Out of the record. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 2445. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 2446. Senator Morrison. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2446. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 2450. Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 2450. Out of the record. Senator McConchie, on Senate Bill 2459. Out of the record. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 2461. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2461. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 2468. Senator Koehler. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2468. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Castro, on Senate Bill 2469. Senator Castro. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we will return to Senate Bill 2541. Senator T. Cullerton, on Senate Bill 2543. Senator T. Cullerton. Out of the record. Senator T. Cullerton, on Senate Bill 2544. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 2561. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2561. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2578. Senator Mulroe. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2578. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Mulroe, on Senate Bill 2580. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2580. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Mulroe, on Senate Bill 2581. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2581. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Please turn your Calendars to the top of page 4. Senator Syverson. Senator Syverson. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed with Senate Bill 2587. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2587. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Althoff, on Senate Bill 2604. Out of the record. Senator Mulroe, on Senate Bill 2608. The gentleman 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 is ready. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2608. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Althoff, on Senate Bill 2615. Out of the record. Senator Althoff, on Senate Bill 2617. Out of the record. Senator Althoff, on Senate Bill 2618. Out of the record. Senator T. Cullerton, on Senate Bill 2629. Senator T. Cullerton. Out of the record. Senator Muñoz, on Senate Bill 2640. Out of the record. Senator Link, on Senate Bill 2651. Senator Link. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2651. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are on 3rd Readings at the top of page 5. We are going to the Order of 3rd Readings on the top of page 5. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 335. Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 335 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 335. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 336. The -- the gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. He seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 336 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 336. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thanks, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon, on Floor Amendment No. 2.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body… Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 337. The gentleman indicates he seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 337 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 337. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 amendment. And I would emphasize, I am not calling the bill for final action on 3rd Reading today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 559. The lady seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 559 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 559. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Morrison.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Morrison.
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman {sic}. I would ask that the Body adopt this amendment and I will discuss it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Morrison -- is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 576. It's a Floor amendment, Senator. Senator Bush seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 576 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 576. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Bush.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Bush.
Thank you very much, Madam President. I would ask that we approve the Floor amendment and I will explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar?
No objections filed, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 97th Legislative Day 2/22/2018 Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and the resolutions are adopted. There being no further business to come before the Senate, pursuant to House Joint Resolution 107, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 12:30 p.m. on the 27th day of February 2018, or until the call of the Senate President. The Senate stands adjourned. 14