PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 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 Courtney Carson, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Decatur, Illinois.
(Prayer by the Reverend Courtney Carson)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Please remain standing for the Pledge Allegiance. Senator Cunningham.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Blueroom -- Blueroomstream.com seeks permission to videotape. Leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Friday, May 18th, 2018.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter.
Mr. 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 LINK) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending the arrival of the printed transcript. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
Senate Resolutions 1762 and 1763, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. Senate Resolution 1764, offered by Senator Lightford and all Members. Senate Resolution 1765, offered by Senator Tracy and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1768 through 1772, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. And Senate Resolution 1773, offered by Senator Morrison and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Resolution Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 1766, offered by Senators Syverson and Stadelman. And Senate Resolution 1767, offered by Senator Anderson. They are substantive.
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 concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 2281. Together with the following amendment which is attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2281. Passed the House, as amended, May 18th, 2018. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Will all Members at the sound of my voice please come to the Senate Floor immediately? Will all Members at the sound of my voice please come to the Senate Floor immediately? We will be going to House Bills 3rd Readings. Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you so much, Mr. President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 5573 can be heard Tuesday, May 22nd, in the Senate Criminal Law Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Holmes moves to waive all notices and posting requirements so that House Bill 5573 can be heard Tuesday, May 22nd, in the Senate Criminal Law Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notices and posting requirements are waived. Senator Morrison, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. For the purpose of an introduction.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
Thank you. Joining me today in the gallery on the Republican side of the aisle are Partners in Policymaking. This is an international leadership development program for parents of 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 children with developmental disabilities and adults with developmental disabilities. It is sponsored by the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities. They meet one weekend per month for eight months of intense learning and training to become better advocates so that individuals with disabilities can "live, learn, work, and play" in the community like everyone else. Please join me in giving them a warm Springfield welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) With leave of the Body, we'll turn to page 20 of the printed Calendar, House Bills 2nd Reading. House Bill 4259. Senator McConchie. There's a letter on file from Senator McConchie to allow Senator Althoff to carry the bill. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4259. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4348. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. House Bill 4412. Senator Sims. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4412. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4573. Senator Jones. Senator Jones. House Bill 4724. Senator Fowler. Out of the record. House Bill 4855. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. House Bill… House Bill 5137. Senator McConchie. There's a letter on file giving Senator Althoff leave. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5137. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5177. Senator Cunningham. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5177. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senator Sims, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of information, Mr. President. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
Thank you, Mr. President. Members, at your -- at your desks, you should all have invitations to the reception I mentioned to you last week for May 23rd. As I mentioned, Illinois will be hosting the Midwestern Legislative Conference in 2019, so we are hosting a reception to kick off the -- our -- our planning for the conference for next year this -- this Wednesday, May 23rd, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sangamo Club. So everyone's invited to participate. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) House Bill 5198. Senator McGuire. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5198. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5303. Senator Cunningham. Out of the record. House Bill 5351. Senator Aquino. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5351. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5477. Senator Holmes. Out of the record. House Bill 5490. Senator Bivins. Out of the record. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 House Bill 5553. Senator Hutchinson. Senator Hutchinson. House Bill 4348. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4348. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4702. Senator Mulroe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4702. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4855. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4855. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we'll turn to page 15 of the printed Calendar, House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 5214. Senator Sims. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5214. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sims, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate -- House Bill 5214 is an -- is initiative of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It's a trailer bill to clean up the omnibus angel investment tax credit bill from -- from last year. It revises the definition of "applicant", "related member" to clarify the kinds of persons who are ineligible to receive the credit under this program. But it also clarifies the credits -- if the credit's not utilized, when they can be utilized by individuals. I know of no opposition, will answer any questions, ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5214 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 46 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5214, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5245. Senator Harris. House Bill 5245. Senator Morrison. Out of the record. House Bill 5247. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Senator Weaver. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5247. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Weaver, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. This came out of the House unanimously. This was a initiative of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association with the objective of allowing students sixteen years of age or older to begin registered apprenticeships without regard to statutory non-academic mandates. It was cleaned up with regard to labor. We had an amendment on that. And I just request an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5247 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5247, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5253. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5253. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Senator Althoff, on your bill.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. House Bill 5253 is an initiative of the Small Business -- Advocacy Council. It amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. It modifies provisions requiring State agencies to issue an economic impact analysis when proposing new rules or amendments to rules that affect small businesses. It provides identifiers that the analysis must include. This is an initiative of the House sponsor in an attempt to make these reports based on more quantitive {sic} (quantitative), rather than qualitive {sic} (qualitative) indicators. I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5253 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5253, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5257. Senator Morrison. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5257. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Morrison, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 This bill requires that the Department of Children and Family Services provide a minor's guardian ad litem or a minor's appointed attorney with a copy of each significant event report involving the minor not later than 3 days after the Department learns of an event requiring a significant event report to be written, or earlier as required by Department rule. I know of no opposition. Appreciate an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5257 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5257, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5267. Senator Bush. Out of the record. House Bill 5342. Senator Mulroe. Mr. Secretary, please write -- run {sic) the bill.
House Bill 5342. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 5342 amends the Chicago Firefighters' Annuity and Benefit Fund Article of the Pension Code by providing that elected aldermen of the City of Chicago -- City Council may participate in the Firefighter Fund, instead of the -- Chicago's Municipal Employees' 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Fund if he or she was employed as a firefighter under the Firefighters' Fund, has at least five years of service under the Firefighters' Fund, is an elected alderman of the City of Chicago City Council, made an election on the -- the Municipal Fund not to participate in the Municipal Fund, and made an election to participate under the Firefighter Fund. I know of no opposition. I'd ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall the -- the question is, shall the -- all those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 43 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5342, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5440. Senator Anderson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5440. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Anderson, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5440, it provides that the fees for a youth resident archery deer permit shall be the same as -- for non-resident youth permits. This passed out of the House 108 to 0. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5440 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5440, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5459. Senator Tracy. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5459. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Tracy, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5459 is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture. It's an identical companion bill that I previously passed unanimously in this Senate. And it's the policy of the State to encourage breeding of standardbred horses in the State and the ownership of such horses by residents of the State. A licensee who conducts harness racing must provide at least two races limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses each race program and a total of six races each week. No horse is allowed to start in a race unless registered under the statutory requirements and rules of the Department of Agriculture. For the 2019 race year, there will only be one hundred and eighty eligible horses to compete statewide. Basically, we're running out of Illinois standardbred horses and this bill allows us to continue and make it easier to foal horses that will be deemed Illinois 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 horses. I'll be glad to answer any questions. It's kind of interesting how that process works, but…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5459 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5459, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Weaver, for what purpose do you rise?
I'd like that last bill to show I was a Yes vote, on Senator Tracy's bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The record will reflect your intention. House Bill 5463. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5463. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Koehler, on your bill.
…you -- thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This bill was brought to me by the Association of Rehabilitation Facilities. The bill requires that each individual in a community- integrated living arrangement, that they receive an annual client assessment by web-based, electronic screening tool, instead of the current paper-based system. I know of no opposition. I'd 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 appreciate support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5463 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5463, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 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? Senator Tom Cullerton, for what purpose may you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
Well, Mr. -- Mr. President, today is a incredibly auspicious day in the history of Illinois and I would like everybody to take a moment. We are blessed over here on the Democrat side with some incredible communications. And all that is facilitated by our Director of Communications, John Patterson, who is actually -- it is his birthday today, so I guarantee you he's turning twenty-one again. If everybody could please give John a warm Springfield applause and say we are so honored to have you here, John, and we are lucky to have you be part of the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Happy sixtieth birthday, John. Senator Sims, for what purpose do you rise? 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
…you -- thank you, Mr. President. We -- I have to wish a happy birthday to the Chairwoman extraordinaire of Revenue, the Revenue Queen of the Illinois Senate. We are celebrating Senator Toi Hutchinson's anniversary of her twenty-first birthday again. So everyone is invited to visit Senator -- Senator Hutchinson's office to partake in a lovely spread of birthday cake and other edible -- edible treats. So please go down and wish -- take a moment to wish Senator Hutchinson happy birthday. And go down and enjoy and join her in celebrating her birthday. Happy birthday, Senator Hutchinson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Happy twenty-ninth. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Appropriations II Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2312; refer to Criminal Law Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 5573; refer to Education Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2040, Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 4768, Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to House Bill 5770, House Bill 5627, and House Joint Resolution 115; refer -- refer to Environment and Conservation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4746, Senate Resolution 1746, and Senate Joint Resolution 73; refer to Financial Institutions Committee - House Bill 4733 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5141; refer to Gaming Committee - Senate Bill 2478; refer to Higher Education Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4467, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2356, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2357, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Bill 3566, and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3567; refer to Human Services Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4330 {sic} (4340), Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4936, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5288; refer to Judiciary Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 5201, House Bill 2723 and 5231, and Senate Resolution 1706; refer to Labor Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1595; refer to Local Government Committee - House Bill 5197; refer to Public Health Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1042, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4707, and Senate Resolution 1701; refer to Revenue Committee - Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 1910, Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to House Bill 4724; refer to Special Committee on the Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 4146; refer to State Government Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 4412; refer to Telecommunications and Information Technology Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 5553; refer to Transportation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5057 and Senate Joint Resolution 74; Be Approved for Consideration - Senate Bill -- Senate Bills 239 and 513. And pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments: Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 4594, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5303, and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 577. Signed, Senator James Clayborne, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 4927 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 and House Bill 5627 can be heard today in the Senate Education Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe moves to waive all notices and posting requirements so that House Bill 4927 and House Bill 5627 can be heard today at the Senate Education Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notices and posting requirements have been waived. Public Health will be meeting today at 4:30 in Room 400. Public Health, today, 4:30, Room 400. House Bill 5494. Senator Hutchinson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5494. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson, on your bill.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5494 creates a petition process that allows trafficking victims to petition for immediate sealing of criminal records upon completion of the last sentence, if the underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking. If an objection to immediate sealing is filed, the court must conduct a hearing and determine whether the petitioner is entitled to immediate sealing due to human trafficking. I know of no opponents and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 do you rise?
Will the sponsor yield, please, Mr. President?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Thank you -- thank you very much, Mr. President. Senator Hutchinson, first of all, the -- what are the class of crimes that are available for immediate sealing under this bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
Only those crimes tied directly to human trafficking. Sorry about the delay.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Okay, I'm not sure what that means - crimes tied to human trafficking. So could you give us at least some -- some examples?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
These are -- the way we talk about -- the purpose is, forced to commit crimes by their trafficker and are permanently criminalized for acts resulting from their exploitation. So…(machine cutoff)…is a perfect example of that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Would homicide be one?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
No, it's not.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Senator, I need you to help me out a little bit here. So we know prostitution is one and you're saying homicide isn't one. But there are others, right? So can -- I mean, we're -- what we're talking about here - and I understand it's human trafficking and sometimes those things are hard to talk about - but what you're talking about here is the immediate sealing of criminal records. We allow for sealing - I mean, just as a matter in criminal law - we allow for sealing once we have some measure of confidence that the offender isn't going to repeat the offense. And usually that takes -- we talk about this in Criminal Law; we talk about two years or three years or five years. Now we're saying the moment the gavel drops, you can file your application for -- for -- for sealing. So let's start with what class of crimes or what crimes are available under this -- what is an extraordinary remedy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
The -- the bill doesn't change the types of crimes that are sealable. It only changes the wait period in this situation. So any conviction that's currently sealable under Illinois law would be covered by the bill. In terms of what -- what crimes trafficking 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 victims are forced to commit, advocates have seen things like driving without a license, trespass, and possession. This still requires a petition process, it still has to go through the courts, and there's still a sixty-day period where law enforcement can intervene and say, no, we don't think this is a good idea.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Are forcible felonies included in this?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
If it is currently sealable under Illinois law, yes. It does not add new things to be currently -- new crimes to be sealed, only what's currently available in Illinois law right now.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
And I guess that's -- that's just the first point I want to establish here, is we're talking about forcible felonies, not just -- not just prostitution, but a forcible felony like armed robbery or something where there are, I mean, not just yourself, but other victims. Am -- am I misunderstanding that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
No, I don't think it's that you're misunderstanding it. The only thing I would bring up, though, is that this is -- all this does is allow for a petitioning process. 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Well, it grants, as a matter of law, the right to seal if you meet certain criteria, Senator, is what it does. So let's talk about the process. So, if -- if a -- if a -- a person who was convicted of armed robbery says that they want to get their records sealed because they want to make the case that this happened because they were a victim of human trafficking, what exactly do they have to prove? Talk to me about the burden of proof and whether there is an appeal process on either side.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
So, on page 38 of the bill, it is -- they have to prove that they were a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense, and (B) that his or her participation in the offense was a direct result of human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code or a severe form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. If an objection is filed alleging that the petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this subsection, the court shall conduct a hearing under paragraph 7 of subsection (d) of this Section. Petitioner is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she was a victim of the human trafficking at the time of the offense and that his or her participation in the offense was a direct result. This is still just a petition to process -- a petition of the courts. So none of this is immediate unless the court finds and deems that these 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 circumstances meet that criteria, so they would then be eligible for immediate relief. That has everything to do with whether or not they can actually take the next steps to start to rebuild a life, which is kind of what the Human Trafficking Task Force has been about since we started this. These are ways to move legal and criminal barriers to starting your life over when you were the victim of an exploitive act like human trafficking. It's insidious and you are forced to do things in that environment that people could not even -- I -- I don't know that I could fathom. But it's -- it's a petition -- it's a process to petition the court. That's the only way you get the relief, if you meet certain -- certain criteria.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
So, Senator, I -- and I'll -- I'm going to wrap this up. I mean, I just sometimes -- and the reason I'm asking these questions is sometimes we just get into this mode where we're just changing the system, we're reforming the system, and we don't think about what we're doing here, and -- and -- and this does reach deeper than someone who committed the crime of prostitution because they were the subject of human trafficking. What we're talking about now is crimes where there were other victims involved. And in those instances, in criminal jurisprudence, we have always said before we're going to permit someone to seal their criminal records from anyone else being able to see, we're going to require at least some period of time to pass so that this person can demonstrate to the public, to society, that they are not going to repeat the offense. The burden of proof that is in the statute is a 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 preponderance of evidence. The last question is, I would like just your thoughts on the -- the sufficiency of that burden - I mean, 'cause that's the burden we use in civil law when we're trying to decide whether someone's liable or how much money they have to pay - whether or not that is a high enough burden, considering we are allowing for the immediate sealing of an offense where there may have been a victim or several victims involved.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
So, to your first point, I -- there is a -- there are a lot of bills that are making its {sic} way through the General Assembly as it relates to criminal justice reform. And I would argue that many advocates, many hours, many time spent trying to come up with ways to not only make the system more equitable and fair in the way that it hands out punishments, but also try to keep people from being in and out and lower the recidivism rates are things that fall into the category of not just willy-nilly things we do that we don't know what we're doing. And so, in this instance, whether I think the time period -- the way the courts normally handle this, in the cases of human trafficking, I do think that this kind of a change specifically goes to the fact that most people who are in that situation are very much in danger of being re-trafficked. And part of that is because you need to be in a situation where you can find a job, you can sign a lease, you can figure out how to move into those next steps to kind of reintegrate yourself from the system -- from the situation that you were in. With criminal penalties like that, you, in many cases, cannot sign a lease. In many cases, you can't find a job. In many cases, 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 people don't want to take a chance on that. This is not an immediate seal the minute somebody walks into the court and says -- or walks in anywhere and says, I have a right to have all this sealed. There is a petition process that goes to the courts. And I am absolutely comfortable in not only the petition process to the courts, but the sixty-day period intervening, where law enforcement can also weigh in if they have some opposition to this. So, in this respect, this is one of those things that I think we do need to pay attention to if we want to make sure that when you get someone out of a situation like that, that they don't immediately turn back into a situation like that because there's no place else to go, there's nothing else you can do if you can't find a place to live and you can't find a job, and the -- the criminal penalties - that you were forced to commit in a human trafficking situation - are then held against you for the way our criminal justice system works, depending on what you look like and where you came from, sometimes for the rest of your life. So I absolutely think this is appropriate and I'm completely comfortable with the system -- with the -- the -- the pauses in place to make sure that it actually goes through a process.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
One brief follow-up, if I might, to that long answer she gave me…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) One very brief follow-up.
…that really long answer she gave me. I just want one brief 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 follow-up. And that is, how many times is this remedy available to the same person? In other words, someone commits a crime, they prove to a court by a preponderance of the evidence that it was because they were human trafficked, they get their court records sealed, and three years later they are back, unfortunately, in that cycle and they commit another crime. Would -- would they be able to get the second one sealed?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
The bill currently doesn't speak to how many times this can happen. I will say that once someone is convicted of a felony, their records are unsealed. So it's not as though the court ever loses these cases -- I mean, they don't lose these records. They don't disappear. And -- and that would probably go -- that would probably speak to whether or not the court deems it necessary for a second time. But the bill is silent on that topic.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McConnaughay, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Senator Hutchinson, by the way, first, but not to be forgotten, happy birthday. Yesterday, right? I stand in full support of this bill. Senator Hutchinson and -- and I and others have been working on human trafficking issues for nearly six years now. And have -- this particular bill that's in front of you is 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 one of a package of bills that we have been able to put together after spending a lot of time in our communities understanding what victims -- and that's what these people who are trafficked are - they are victims. They're not criminals. And while they may have been found guilty of committing a criminal act, it is usually -- it's either that or their life. These people have no opportunity to get their lives back on track without these kinds of accommodations. This isn't a -- just a simple going to court and they get this. There's a whole process that goes along with this before someone is -- would be allowed to have their -- their records sealed. And let's think about what they have to go through to get to a point where they even get a court to consider that. I can't imagine anybody in this Chamber would be against this bill. And if you are against this bill, it's because you haven't spent the time in the community. You've never met a victim. You've never seen what these people go through. What their lives are reduced at -- to. The fact that most of 'em don't live past twenty-one years old. There is no reason not to support this bill. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you rise?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
I, along with Senator McConnaughay, sit on the Human Trafficking Task Force committee. And I think those of us that have sat on that committee are very passionate about this bill. I 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 tend not to be a proponent very often of expunging records, because I believe if crimes were committed, they should stay on your record and, yes, you should work to overcome them and live your life honestly and fairly after that. However, in this case, you have to hear the stories of the victims. You have to understand that some of these victims, who had no choice in entering into the life and committing the crimes they committed, were brought into this life as early as five years old and the trafficking was done by their parents. So we are talking about a situation that is unthinkable to all of us. This procedure is extremely necessary for these people to have any chance of rebuilding a life after they have withstood decades of abuse. I am a strong proponent of this bill. I urge everybody in this Chamber to support this bill. And, understand, we are not expunging willy-nilly. This has judicial discretion, so you're looking at what those crimes were. It is a judge deciding on a case-by-case basis and understanding everything these people went through. I ask everybody to support this bill, because, God knows, these people deserve a chance after what they have been through in their lives. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sims, for what purpose do you rise?
Question of the sponsor, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will yield.
Senator Hutchinson, is law enforcement -- is law enforcement opposed to your bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Senator Hutchinson.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sims.
Is there any opposition to your bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson.
Not that I'm aware of at all.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sims.
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
I think it's important to note that the bill calls for sealing of records, not the expungement of records. When records are sealed, they are still available to law enforcement and it can still be used by law enforcement to -- to -- to mete out penalties against an offender. But as you've heard from both Senator McConnaughay and Senator Holmes, these are stories of individuals who have been forced to commit acts. What we have before us in this bill is a reasonable measure that will allow for individuals to get their -- their lives back on track, and as Senator Hutchinson has mentioned, that is the intent of the bill. It is not to wipe their record clean in a -- in a haphazard manner, but 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 -- but, instead, to make sure that we have the ability for individuals who have been trafficked to put their lives back together. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hutchinson, to close.
Thank you, everybody. Thank you for the questions raised and the statements in support. I do think one of the most important things, though, is understanding, if there's any reticence to this, the point that Senator Sims just made about sealing is for the public; it is not taking it away from what the courts can see. These records never go away. This is really about who should know the worst parts of your life after you've -- after -- I -- I -- I don't have words for that. So it's a good commonsense measure, and it's out of a lot of hours of discussion and work by the task force. It is not done as an aside or a one-off. It's a -- it's a part of a packet and series of bills from a lot of people from across the State that have contributed their time and their memories and their stories to this process. This is the next one in the line and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall House Bill 5494 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5494, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5497. Senator Mulroe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 House Bill 5497. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 5497 amends the Illinois Credit Union Act as follows: It authorizes a credit union, in its discretion, to furnish a member's financial records to an appropriate law enforcement authority where there's reasonable suspicion of an imminent threat of the member that necessitates an expedited release of those records, as determined by law enforcement authority; it also clarifies some asset thresholds in auditing that haven't been updated since 1989; and also provides that the credit unions may issue certificates of deposits to and purchase assets of other financial institutions. I'm happy to answer any questions. And if not, I'd ask for your Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Indicates he will.
Thank you. Senator Mulroe, just wanted to follow up on a discussion that we had in committee on this. What is the -- what is the definition of a -- I think it's a supervisor of a law 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 enforcement agency. Is that defined in -- in the bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe.
Senator Schimpf, thanks for the question. It is not defined in the bill and we wanted to leave it a little looser or provide a -- yeah, I guess, a looser framework because of all the different police departments throughout the State. They don't have the same structure. So the -- the point is, if someone in law enforcement, a beat -- say a beat cop, thinks that there's urgent and immediate necessity to find the person who may be suicidal, for instance, they have to provide that in writing, get it reviewed by a supervisor. Don't know if we could define that exactly for every single and -- and be -- you know, to -- to cover every single police department. But then, as another assurance, once that is done, then they bring it to the credit union and not to a teller, but it has to be given to someone with supervisory authority, who may or may not allow the release.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schimpf.
And I -- thank -- thank you for the answer and I certainly appreciate what you're -- what you're doing. I think, because we are talking about private information, my suggestion would be that we do try to define that. I think that we could define it maybe not by identifying an individual position, but perhaps by identifying a power that somebody -- somebody has that would make them the equivalent of a -- of a law enforcement supervisor. So what -- what I would -- what I would ask is, are -- are you willing 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 to commit to try to do a -- a trailer bill on this to try to -- try to define that and iron out a few other loose ends that I don't think we need to talk about?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Mulroe.
Absolutely. Just -- but just to try to give you a little more comfort, there's -- there's mandatory provisions within the Credit Union Act that - you know, upon a court order, warrant, or search warrant - that they have to release these records, and there's sixteen already permissive instances where the credit union can release information - if they think a member's -- a crime; if there -- thinks, you know, an elderly person is a victim of financial exploitation - which doesn't require those -- those -- and a court order or a warrant, and this is going to be rarely used. It's in exceptional case that -- and it needs to be urgent and -- and immediate; otherwise, the credit union would -- would ask for a -- a warrant or a subpoena. But I'm happy to work with you in trying to redefine what we need to. Thanks.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schimpf.
To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
Yes, just like to -- like to commend the bill's sponsor for his work on this. This is an important -- important thing that he's trying to accomplish. And I would -- with the -- with the 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 agreement that we are going to try to just tie up a few little loose ends, I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5497 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 47 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5497, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5502. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5502. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Althoff, on your bill.
…you -- thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5502 actually amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. It removes provisions regarding associate real estate trainee appraiser licenses. These licenses technically, as it is currently in statute, can only be renewed twice and there -- each license is good for two years. And what we've discovered is many people don't choose to move on to become a full real estate appraiser and they actually like this status. So to accommodate job opportunity, we're changing the statute to reflect practice. I know of no opposition and would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5502 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5502, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill -- Senator McGuire, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McGUIRE: Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point. SENATOR McGUIRE: Thank you. I'd like to introduce to my friends here in the Senate, on behalf of Senator Daniel Biss, two pages, two visitors, two guests, who actually live in Senator Biss' district, so this will reflect well on the 43rd. To my left, David Burden, who is in eighth grade -- or, I'm sorry -- yes, David Burden, who is in eighth grade at Washburne School. To my right, Evan Cassier, also in eighth grade at Washburne School. And up in the gallery, we have their grandparents, David and Marilyn Burden. So please give Evan Cassier and David Burden a warm District 10/District 43 Illinois State Senate welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Welcome to Springfield. House Bill 5513. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. House Bill 5537. Senator Syverson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5537. 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Syverson, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. This legislation is some cleanup language in the CILA Licensure (and Certification) Act. We had passed this unanimously previously. Know of no opposition and would ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5537 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5537, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5542. Senator Weaver. Senator Weaver seeks leave of the Body to turn {sic} House Bill 5542 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 5542. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Weaver.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Weaver, on your amendment.
I'd ask that you approve it and I'll discuss any questions on -- when it comes up for final vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 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 LINK) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 5542. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5542. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Weaver, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amends the Residential Mortgage Licensee {sic} (License) Act and basically the amendment maintained the underlying bill. Added an exemption for a nonprofit organization providing affordable housing services, and that was targeted specifically to Habitat for Humanity. There's no opposition. I'd request an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5542 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5542, having received the required constitutional majority, 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 is declared passed. House Bill 5544. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5544. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 5544 creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls Act. It creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls, which is required to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls in the State. The Council is required to issue a semi-annual report on its policy recommendations by June 30th and December 31st of each year. I know of no opposition. I would ask for a Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
Yes, this bill came forward in State Government. And I would note that, you know, certainly the concept of -- of having a Council on Women and Girls is a -- a laudable cause, but I will point out that there is quite a bit of discussion with it about 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 how you define "what is a woman?" and it would include a man who identifies as or says he is a woman and makes it noted in there that there is that. And then, also, it -- it does promote increased access to reproductive health care and the like. And so I just bring it to everybody's attention that may have issues with that type of language. And I felt like I should bring it forward, as a -- a co-chair of -- or a Spokesperson in State Government. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Senator Collins, to close.
Thank you. Let me just say that it also deals with professional opportunities, academic resources, health care, as well as domestic violence. This is just a commission to discuss the issues. It doesn't put anything in law. And the Minority Leaders on -- in the House and the Senate both have Members assigned. So this is not a statute in reference to a law changing anything. This is not about abortion. This is about discussing the issues. And I would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall House Bill 5544 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 32 Ayes, 1 Nay, none voting Present. House Bill 5544, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5547. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5547. 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5547 requires the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit on a biennial basis of State agencies and -- their cybersecurity practices, with a particular focus on agencies holding large volumes of personal information. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5547 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5547, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5551. Senator Righter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5551. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter, on your bill.
Thank you very much, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 5551 is identical to language that passed 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 the Chamber about two weeks ago. The bill, as the previous one did, corrects an error that was made last year in legislation that passed. This requires that the State Fire Marshal be involved in the fire safety inspection process when we -- when we are dealing with CILAs. Be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5551 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5551, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5558. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5558. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 5558 is an initiative of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission. It simply requires that the Commission's contact information be posted in all facilities serving people with mental health and developmental disabilities. I'm not aware of any opposition. I ask you for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 House Bill 5558 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5558, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5595. Senator Tracy. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5595. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Tracy, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5595 changes the date from March 1 to March 31st when the Illinois Department of Labor shall publish and make available a report on demographic trends in the State's building trades apprentice programs. And that's it. So I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5595 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5595, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5597. Senator Hutchinson. Senator Hutchinson. House Bill 5611. Senator Martinez. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
House Bill 5611. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5611 creates the Department of Innovation and Technology with -- within the Office of the Governor. As a result, the Information Technology Office, also known as the Office of the Chief Information Officer, is abolished and the office is transferred - its functions, personnel, and property - to DoIT. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5611 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5611, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5636. Senator Schimpf. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5636. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schimpf, on your bill. 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5636 amends the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act. What -- what this bill does is it seeks to increase transparency by requiring the designated agency for each facility to submit a report to DHS detailing how many -- how many visits the agency has made. It also grants the designated agency access to CILAs so individuals with developmental disabilities will have access to advocacy for the -- that the designated agency provides. I know of no opposition to this bill and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5636 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5636, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to be recorded as a Yes vote on that previous bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The record will reflect your intention. House Bill 5682. Senator Schimpf. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5682. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schimpf, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5682 is a companion bill to Senate Bill 3191 that we already passed 58 to nothing. All this does is it allows the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to make expenditures that benefit volunteers at its facilities. I know of no opposition and would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5682 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. There are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5682, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5686. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5686. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Althoff, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5686 is an initiative of the Department of Natural Resources that codifies the Executive Order abolishing the Historic Preservation Agency and transferring its responsibilities to the Department of Natural Resources. The 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 -- this bill passed out of the House 108 to 1 and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5686 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5686, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5689. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5689. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Manar, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill represents an agreement between business and labor, and requires the employee members of the State Mining Board and the Miners' Examining Board be representatives of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act. It also provides provisions for the appropriate ways and places self-contained self-rescue {sic} (self-rescuer) devices should be stored in coal mines. I know of no opposition. Be happy to take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5689 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 127th Legislative Day 5/21/2018 Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5689, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. I just want to remind, Education and Public Health will be meeting at 4:30. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned till the hour of 12 p.m. on the 22nd day of May 2018. The Senate stands adjourned. 47