Illinois Senate Floor Debate — May 29, 2018

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 Curt Fleck, Civil Servant Ministries, Springfield, Illinois. Pastor Fleck.

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 with Blueroomstream.com requests permission to videotape. Leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter.

Madam -- 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) Thank you, Senator. Senator Hunter moves to postpone -- moves to approve, excuse me -- moves to postpone - postpone - the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Resolution Consent Calendar.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House. 3  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Kayla Collins, WCIA-TV, requests permission to video. Leave is granted. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, even if you're not on the Senate Floor, but under the sound of my voice, today is May 29th, which means there is two days left for us to move quite a bit of action, Floor action, substantial Floor action. Please come to the Senate Floor for 3rd Readings and some 2nds and some Concurrences and some Resolutions and all those things you like to have done before May 31st. Please come to the Senate Floor immediately. Thank you. Senator Martinez, for what purpose do 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 you rise?

For point of personal privilege, Madam President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your privilege point, Senator.

Can I have everyone's attention? Above me in the gallery -- I -- I want to just say thank you and more important is a -- a resolution that I have put in play for the Ameren employees. There is ninety-eight Ameren employees that spent three weeks in Carolina Region of Puerto Rico helping to rebuild the electrical -- the electric infrastructure and restore power. The workers focused in a little town called Rio Grande, a community in the Northern Coast Valley twenty miles east of San Juan. The region has hilly, mountainous terrain and daily brief torrential downpours of rain - condition much different from those the workers are used to in Illinois. One of the projects Ameren crews worked on was the restoration of eighty-mile stretch of line in Rio Grande. This one line provides power to over twenty thousand people. The -- the Ameren Illinois crew also helped to fill a birthday wish of a seven-year-old boy from Mechanicalsburg {sic} (Mechanicsburg), Illinois. Instead of a birthday gift, Avery Huddleston asked for school supplies to be donated to the kids in Puerto Rico. Ameren workers delivered twenty pounds of supplies collected by Avery to La Escuela Rafael de Jesus Elementary School in Rio Grande. While at the school, the crews noticed most of the classroom lights were still out. Ameren Illinois investigated the problem and repaired a broken transformer to restore power to the schools. The students cheered as lights came on for the first time in over six months. 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 I want to ask us to welcome and actually thank Bob Collison, operations - he's a superintendent from Quincy; Erica {sic} (Eric) Eskra, operations out of Lincoln, Illinois; Sheila Hitchcock {sic} (Highcock), logistics from Decatur; Vicky Leinweber - I'm sorry if I'm killing the names here - safety, from Lincoln; and we also have Rick Nelson, from operations in Decatur. Can we please give them a great thank you for what they did for the Island of Puerto Rico? They're right behind me. Can you please rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please rise and be welcomed to the General Assembly. Thank you for coming today. Senator Oberweis, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your announcement, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you very much, Senator, for your announcement. Sounds tasty. Senator Aquino, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you, Madam President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Joint Resolution 115 can be heard on -- today in the Senate Education Committee. 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator.

Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Aquino moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Joint Resolution 115 can be heard on today in the Senate Education Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, please turn your Calendars to page 12, on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading on page 12, beginning with House Bill 156. Senator Hutchinson. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Out of the record. House Bill 5201. Senator Castro. Senator Castro, on House Bill 5201. Out of the record. Supplemental Calendar No. 1 has been printed and distributed to Members. Please direct your attention to the Order of Supplemental Calendar No. 1, beginning with House Bill 2354. Senator Morrison. The lady 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd {sic} (2nd) Reading is House Bill -- House Bill 4290. Senator Manar. Gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5750. Senator Manar. Gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5868. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. Senator Morrison, for what purpose do you rise? President Cullerton in the Chair.

8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Members of the Senate, can I please have your attention? I would ask the Senators to please be in their seats and ask the staff to please retire to the rear of the Chamber. Members of the Senate, today we have the honor of welcoming Mr. Hong Lei, Consul General of China in Chicago. He began his career in the Foreign Service as a staff member and attaché at the Department of Information with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in -- of China. He served at a post in the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands before returning to China to serve as Deputy Division Director in the Department of Information. He has also served as First Secretary at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. He was named Consul General of China in Chicago in July of 2016. So please join me in welcoming Mr. Hong Lei to the Illinois Senate. MR. HONG LEI, CONSUL GENERAL OF CHINA IN CHICAGO: (Remarks by Consul General Hong Lei of China)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Sandoval, for what purpose do you rise?

Madam President, for a point of personal privilege.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your privilege point, Senator.

Madam President and Members of the Senate, I'd like to have your attention just for a brief moment. I rarely do this, but this is something of a serious nature.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please…

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PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please give your attention to the Senator. If we could quiet the Floor, please. Thank you so much. Senator Sandoval.

This morning we woke up to news in Chicago that we had lost one of our first responders in the Chicago Fire Department. That first responder was one of my constituents, a fellow and a family that lived in our neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Chicago Fire Department diver died and two other -- and two other divers were injured during a rescue attempt on the south branch of the Chicago River last night. Juan Bucio, age forty-six, was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital last night at ten o'clock. He became separated from his partner while trying to rescue a man from the Chicago River near where it crosses Ashland Avenue, just last night. Two other divers were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, according to our fire department. They've been treated and released. Juan Bucio joined the department in 2003 and later became a member of the dive team in 2007. He lived in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago, just down the street from my house on 63rd Street. Bucio is survived by nine siblings, including a sister who is a member of the Chicago Police Department and a brother who's a member of the Chicago Fire Department. He left two sons, age nine and age seven. I'd ask all to rise and join me in a moment of silence in the memory of the late Juan Bucio.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please rise for a moment of silence. (Moment of silence observed) Senator Aquino, for what purpose do you rise?

10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Madam President. A point of personal privilege, please.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your privilege point, Senator.

Thank you, Madam President. Want to introduce everyone here to a very special guest of mine. She is my Page for the Day, Daniela Cantillo Urrega -- Urrego, excuse me. She is visiting from Barranquilla, Columbia. She is the little sister of my legislative assistant, Adriana. She finished high school just last year. She's currently taking English classes here in Springfield. She'd like to go to -- to college to study amongst things, political science and international relations. So her -- she's loving the experience today. I'm glad to -- to have her here. She's a future leader of this world and I just want everyone to please welcome Daniela to Springfield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome to the Illinois General Assembly. Senator Murphy, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you, Madam President. Point of personal privilege.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your privilege point, Senator.

I, too -- we're -- we have an international day, from China to Columbia to Polish roots here. So I'm honored today to have with me Sara Hromada. Sara is going to be ten years old in a couple months. She attends District 59 School, where we have a dual language program, where half a day she gets to study in Polish 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 and the other half in English. She also attends Polish school on the weekends. She is here because she won the District 59 art contest to be my Page for the Day. And she has her family in the gallery. So I'd just like to have you join me in welcoming Sara to the Illinois State Senate.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome, Sara, to the Illinois General Assembly, and great job. Senator Castro, for what purpose do you rise?

Purpose of an introduction, Madam President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your introduction, Senator.

Members of the Chamber, I'd like to -- introduce my Page for the Day, but who is also going to be my intern for the summer. Mario Keane lives in South Elgin. He's a student at Elgin Community College. And many of you might remember his late grandfather, John Keane, who was the doorman of the President's Gallery for many, many years here in the Senate. So let's give him a great Springfield welcome.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome back to the Illinois Senate and good luck on your internship. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your point, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome to the Illinois General Assembly and congratulations, Kelly. Ladies and Gentlemen, please turn your Calendars to the order of page 15, House Joint Resolution 67. House Joint Resolution 67. Please lower your voices. Senator Brady has House Joint Resolution 67. Senator Brady. Mr. Secretary, please read the resolution.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Brady.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please rise for a moment of silence. (Moment of silence observed)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, as this resolution requires the expenditure of State funds, a roll call vote will be required. The question is, shall House Joint Resolution 67 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 55 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Joint 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Resolution 67, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. And welcome to the family. Senator Manar, for what purpose do you rise?

For a point of personal privilege, Madam President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator.

Thank you. I would like to direct my colleagues to the young woman and young man standing behind me. Lilly Drea is here with us today - she is a regular this time of year in the Senate, so I wanted to welcome her back - as well as her younger brother, Jack, who is Madam President's Page for the Day. And if you would notice Jack's shirt, which is quite sharp, matches the attire of Senator Lightford. I think that was planned. Jack and Lilly are the son and daughter of Tim and Elizabeth Drea, who reside here in Springfield. So I just rise to welcome them to the Senate today, Madam President. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome to the Illinois General Assembly. I love hanging out with you, Jack. Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator Weaver in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Rebecca Anzel, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, requests permission to photograph. Leave is granted. Senator Curran, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please state your point, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Welcome to the Illinois General Assembly. Okay, guys, we're going to 3rd Readings. Let's go. This is final action, House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 5077. Senator Righter. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 House Bill 5077 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 55 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5077, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5122. Senator Castro. Senator Castro, on House Bill 5122. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading, Senator, House Bill 5122. Senator Castro.

House Bill 5122 adds a new provision that certain youth who do not receive a scholarship or fee waiver from the Department of Children and Family Services shall receive a tuition and fees waiver to assist them in attending and completing their post- secondary education at -- at a school maintained by the State of Illinois. This applies to youth who the Department has court- ordered legal responsibility for, foster student -- foster children who have aged out of the care at age eighteen or older, who were formerly under care and were the subject of an adoption assistance agreement or the subject of a subsidized guardianship agreement. The waiver shall be available to students for at least five years as long as they make satisfactory progress toward completing their degree. The youth must also apply for federal and State grant assistance and enroll before the age of twenty- 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 six to qualify. I want to be clear about this bill. This is a last dollar tuition waiver, meaning a -- a foster child needs to go through -- who is aged out of the system, needs to apply for federal and State funding, whether it's Pell or MAP. That has to be applied first before they can apply the waiver, and the waiver is only for tuition and fees.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Shh. Thank you. Senator Castro.

So I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) There any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates she will. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

The -- the fiscal impact of -- of the bill is dependent on how many youth qualify for the tuition waiver. We're talking about a small amount of students. These are students who have aged out 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 of the system. So the -- the -- the group that would -- would have to pay the waiver would be the universities and community colleges, but, again, let me reiterate, it's also a last tuition dollar waiver, meaning that they still have to apply their MAP funding, they have to apply their Pell grant money, and then whatever the balance is. It's only applied to tuition and fees.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

So, Senator, rough estimates place the cost of the legislation around six hundred thousand to 1.2 million.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

Do -- do -- are you looking for something more specific, Senator, that you're looking for in that? 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

So, Senator, they -- it would be eighteen to twenty-six. I -- I -- I know exactly what grant and if I recall correctly, in this last -- in the -- the Governor's proposed budget, I believe he actually went to fund that line once -- for once. I know that we've always had universities and community colleges pick up the tab on that because there has not been enough money to appropriate. I believe in his budget address, he actually talked about that, so if that is the case in his budget and that did make it to the final budget, the universities wouldn't have to be funding that line item along with this one. But, again, let me reiterate, we're talking about a small number of -- of foster children that have aged out of the system. They are the ones who need that extra little bit of encouragement to continue their education to provide for the -- for themselves, but also to be good contributors to our economy, on top of the fact they would be going to State schools. So instead of them leaving our State, they are going to State 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 schools. And we also want to end the cycle of them going to jail. So this is an opportunity for them to better their lives and move forward.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

Senator, that would be decided in the rules process.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Castro, to close.

This is an important issue. This gives our foster children who have aged out of the system the opportunity to further their lives and better their lives. One of the ways to end recidivism is giving someone a chance. There is many different scholarship programs and, yes, U of I and Panther Programs, but they can still apply to that. This is a last dollar tuition waiver. They have to apply every aspect of Pell and, you know, federal and State grant money before they can apply for this grant. So let's give these kids some hope and a chance. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 The question is, shall House Bill 5122 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 37 voting Yea, 13 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5122, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Aquino, on House Bill 5143. Oh, sorry. House Bill 5136. Castro. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Castro.

House Bill 5136 would require joint committees which review teacher evaluations plan to meet at least once annually to review the plan. The bill also states that the provisions of the Open Meetings Act do not apply to meetings of the joint committee. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) There any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5136 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 52 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5136, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Aquino, on House Bill 5143. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Aquino.

Thank you, Madam -- Madam President, excuse me. House Bill 5143 requires the Secretary of State to include the Dutch Reach method of opening a vehicle door in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication. In addition, the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination must include questions related to bicycle safety, one of which may concern the Dutch Reach method. I -- I ask for a favorable vote. I know of no opposition and ask for a favorable vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates he will yield. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Since chivalry is not dead, Senator Aquino.

I -- I would say that, you know, there's a great thing called YouTube that we could all utilize and, as a millennial, I can -- I can put that on your phone or on your computer, but -- I'll -- I'll do it with pleasure. It's quite simply -- so let me explain what the Dutch Reach is. It's trying to -- it's -- it's actually a very serious issue, especially in -- in urban populations, urban sprawls where we have a lot of people that utilize their bicycles, and so it's trying to prevent what's called as -- dooring, where someone opens their door without looking, if someone is coming with a bicycle in a bicycle lane, and they literally run in -- or -- or drive into -- or cycle into a -- a -- a open door. So, quite literally, the Dutch Reach is that you open your -- your driver's side door with your right arm going across and so that you force your body to kind of look back. So that is the Dutch Reach.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator -- Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Aquino.

Well, I'm -- I'm glad that I'm the one that is the chief sponsor of this, 'cause I know that there's many back problems and other things for some of my colleagues. So -- so you -- you -- Senator Righter, you take your right arm and you extend this way, okay, across your body so it will force your body to turn, all right, before you open your door.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Very good. Seeing no further discussion, the question is, shall we all Dutch Reach together? House Bill 5143. 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 54 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5143, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. The Chair recognizes my State Representative, Representative La Shawn Ford from the West Side of Chicago. La Shawn. Hi, Shawn. The next item, House Bill 5147. Senator Harmon. Senator Harmon, on House Bill 5147. Out of the record. Senator Martinez, on House Bill 5155. The lady is always ready. Please read her bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Martinez. 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

Thank you. Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 5155 updates the form of consent required for the adoption of a born child. The update consists mainly of the addition of gender-neutral verbiage, expanding the use of email addresses and cell phones in providing notice, and changing the time frame for which a parent in certain circumstances may -- may petition the appropriate court to void their -- their consent to an adoption. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5155 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 53 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5155, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Stadelman, on House Bill 5180. Senator McGuire, on House Bill 5198. Senator McGuire. Out of the record. At the top of page 11, on House Bills 3rd Reading, is House Bill 5231. Senator T. Cullerton. Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 5231 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 5231. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator T. Cullerton, on Amendment No. 3.

28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 I'd like to move the amendment and explain it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Hello. All those in favor -- 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 5231. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Cullerton.

Thank you, Madam President and Members of the Illinois Senate. House Bill 5231 is a initiative of the FOP and it's dealing with FOID cards. FOID cards, right now, sometimes they're needed for continued employment with a police officer; however, we want to encourage our officers to be able to reach out for mental health evaluations and mental health conversations and they shouldn't have the loss of their FOID card be an impediment for that or a possible loss of their job. So we negotiated this out with Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Chicago. And I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5231 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 57 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5231, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Van Pelt, on House Bill 5308. The lady indicates she wishes to proceed. She seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 5308 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 5308. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt, on Floor Amendment No. 2, please. Senator Van Pelt.

Yes, I will explain it as we move forward in this process. I want to adopt it. That's what I would like to do.

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. There any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt, on Amendment No. 3. 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

We'd like to have that adopted and explain it on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. There any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 5308. Mr. Secretary, please read the lady's bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

Thank you, Madam President. Senate {sic} Bill 5308 with both Amendments 2 and 3 is a response to gun violence -- a response to gun violence all over the State and it seeks to address the root causes of the problems rather than just treating symptoms. We worked hard on this bill for a long time. It's been two years and so now the bill is the Safe and Full Employment (Zone) Act, the SAFE (Zone) Act. It pursues a much-needed public health response to violence by increasing investment in a -- in an array programs, such as job creation, training, housing, child care -- care, health care, et cetera, in communities across Illinois experiencing high 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 rates of violence. It will -- it will increase funding for effective programs for people most in need, like those returning to SAFE Zones to get jobs. The legislation requires three things: First, that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority identify the SAFE Zones; second, the organizations and community members designated as the Local Economic Growth Councils within each SAFE Zone will develop a plan comprised of effective programs to address violence as the public health crisis that it is; and thirdly, existing funding of State programs would be reprioritized to the SAFE Zones to carry out such a plan. The implementation of the bill will be overseen by the SAFE Illinois Coordinating Board and criteria used to define the SAFE Zones include data that hospitals are already collecting on gunshot hospitalizations and mortality, along with the rate of return following incarceration at IDOC. SAFE Zones will be reviewed every four years and the SAFE Illinois Coordinating Board will develop a process to elect the community members to serve on a Local Economic Growth Council in each SAFE Zone. An oversight board will include the Governor, to be chaired by the Governor; it will include the Attorney General and legislative appointees from the -- both Houses and directors of all State agencies will be explicitly given responsibility in the bill. And it includes, also, county and municipal elected officials from SAFE Zones as well as geographically diverse direct service providers, and perhaps the most important, the community members who are being serviced. Again, the Coordinating Board will oversee the implementation of the legislation, including the SAFE Zone's plans and the budgets as well as reprioritizing of funding by various State agencies. Given the physical -- fiscal challenges of the State both now and in the foreseeable future, it 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 seemed imperative that no new dollars would be requested. So this legislation asks State agencies to use existing programs and existing dollars to -- prioritize in SAFE Zones. There are minimums and maximums on the shift set forth in the -- in the legislation. And finally, there's a rigorous requirement for data collection and review of the effectiveness of -- of the programs required in the legislation. And I am happy to take any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates she'll yield. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

The -- the SAFE Zone oversight board will be responsible for 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 that and it's five percent of the grants that they have - between five percent and twenty percent - to be used to improve public safety in these communities across the State. Now, keep in mind, Senator, that we are already spending hundreds of millions of dollars on this very problem, this violence problem that's percolating throughout the State. And one of the things that I've learned being in Chicago is that you can't really contain violence. Once it starts, it needs to be abated. If you don't abate it, it's going to spread. So we're spending money already. We're spending hundreds of millions of dollars already. All this bill does, it says, let's focus in to make -- be sure that we're spending at least five percent of our money on bringing down the violence and the killings in our communities.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

Thank you. Thank you for the question. First of all, the areas that are designated as SAFE Zones are designated by the Illinois Criminal Justice and -- Information Authority. They look at census tracts, so that can be in any place in the State. So instead of us just giving money out -- I remember, in Chicago, they were giving money out for CeaseFire and one area got two hundred and fifty thousand dollars that only had one killing and another one had a killing every week and they got the same amount of money. Well, what the bill does is tries to address those challenges. So, all of us -- everywhere you go, people are concerned about their family members being shot and -- and the violence that's running rampant in some communities and -- and -- and sometimes it's just a small little geographical area in a city, but we feel like it should be addressed. We cannot ignore it and we have to approach this thing as adults. Any adult that had a problem like this in their family will be a -- will paying -- be paying special attention to that area. And, again, it's not twenty percent of anything being siphoned. In fact, the legislation even allows -- allows a ramp-up. We -- we're saying at least five percent, but we're saying even with the five percent, you can get a chance to ramp that up over a couple years. Now what I've heard from a number of Members is, why can't we do this sooner, which is 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 the way I feel too, but in order to do it right, it's just going to take time and I think this is the right approach, even though it's kind of unconventional what we're normally used to -- how we're used to dealing -- normally used to dealing with violence.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. -- Senator Van Pelt.

Thank you for the question, and I think it's a very important question, because you're assuming that these programs that are evidence-based, have a whole lot of support on both sides of the aisle in many cases and are doing a great job in the community, you're assuming that they're going to lose funding, but in my view 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 of this -- this -- this legislation, if it becomes law, is that these groups may receive more money, because it's only going to fund evidence-based programs that are actually proven to reduce violence. And what do we have that's proven to reduce violence? Many of the same programs that we're funding right now, but what's going to happen is that we will zero in on areas where -- where shooting has -- has risen. Where we have a -- a large number of shootings happen and a lot -- large number of people being hospitalized from gunshot wounds, we'll be calling on Redeploy Illinois. We'll be calling on some of the violence prevention programs to come in and bring their skills and support to that area. So we'll be -- we'll be actually treating ourselves as one State and not fifty-nine little districts, but one State that's going to address the challenges that we face every day, using every powerful weapon that we have. And I believe that many of those violence prevention programs that work so well are part of that - - those powerful weapons.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Yes, so the oversight board is the one that makes that decision, and that's the SAFE Illinois Coordinating Board, which is chaired by the Governor, includes the Attorney General, the legislative appointees, and directors of all State agencies are explicitly given responsibility in this bill and there are -- and they are responsible for not only implementing the legislation and -- including the SAFE Zone plans and budgets, as well as reprioritizing of funding by the various State agencies. So we've asked OMB to coordinate this and to -- and -- and -- and to make sure that it's implemented well, because OMB is able to look at everybody's budget, so we felt that OMB -- having OMB at the helm of this whole process would help us to get to solving the problems and get the -- the right amount of dollars that we're supposed to get into this program to make it work.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator Righter. Further questions? Senator Steans, for what purpose do you rise?

Hi, for -- first, for a couple of questions for legislative intent and then to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates she will yield. Senator Steans.

I see that House Bill 5308 sets forth a multi-agency approach to combatting violence in our communities and includes the Illinois Department of Corrections as one of the agencies to participate on the Safe and Full Employment Coordinating Board. Is that correct?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt. 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

That is correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Steans.

Is it your intent that funding currently allocated for adult reentry services provided through contracts with non-governmental organizations be reduced or be redirected under House Bill 5308?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

No.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Steans.

Yes, and now just to the bill. I very much appreciate the efforts of the sponsor on this bill. I think our efforts on trying to direct existing resources to the neighborhoods that have high needs, have high violence is by far overdue and the right thing and right direction for the State to be taking. This is being done in an incredibly thoughtful manner, where local control boards will have the ability to make decisions around what plans are needed in this public health approach now to violence, where -- what are the real needs sources, what needs to be -- what needs to be funded in these neighborhoods, and then the State board can help direct State resources that already exist to help support those locally identified needs. I think it's just very timely and the right approach to trying to get this done. We also are assured that we won't have some of the problematic programs that have 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 happened in the past occur with this. It's evidence-based. We know this kind of approach works. Los Angeles has used this kind of approach to reduce violent crime there by directing resources. It had great success, reducing over fifty percent violent crime by using this kind of approach. We'll be able to evaluate it at every step of the way and make changes if it's not working. You know, lastly, I -- I really do think that this doesn't take away money from any programs that exist. All it says is to make the most effective use of every State dollar that does exist to actually reduce violence. We know that's an issue here. To me, it's very clear that this is the right thing to be doing and I very much urge your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Further discussion? Senator McConnaughay, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Question for the sponsor, please.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates she will yield. Senator McConnaughay. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Thank you, Madam President. Senator Van Pelt, a quick question for you. Will the SAFE Act be required to follow the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

Absolutely. Senator, we want to see this violence brought down to nothing and we know if we're not following that Act that we may get something that work or may not, but I -- we're definitely 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 following that Act.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator McConnaughay. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Thank you. I stand in support of Senator Van Pelt's bill. A lot of work has gone into this and thank you for the hard work that you have endeavored. We're in a crisis, a crisis that demands actions going well beyond the traditional responses of more police on the streets, longer prison sentences, or more gun regulation. Rather than mobilizing the way we always have in the past, we need a new way that mobilizes resources in education, employment, and mental and physical health care to turn unsafe neighborhoods into SAFE Zones, not just in the typical urban areas, but all across the State of Illinois. Each year, our State government spends millions of dollars to boost job creation, housing, employment training, child care, health care, and all kinds of other services. If we make it a priority to direct more services to communities that need those investments the most, we could prevent neighborhoods from becoming war zones. Violence is a problem in large and small communities all across our State. Locally developed plans coupled with State oversight and rigorous data collection and reporting means that we will be able to see results of our spending and make the changes that are necessary to create safer neighborhoods. We have many debates on this Floor about new programs or the expansion of programs and do they make sense and 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 are we wasting money. This is really, I think, one of the best opportunities we've had to really look at, are we getting what we intended to out of the money that we are investing in some of our most troubled communities? And, again, as I said, a lot of people are going to think, Senator, that you're only talking about Chicago, but this applies to communities all over the State of Illinois. So I ask for support of Senator Van Pelt's bill. Thank you very much.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Further discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Further discussion? Senator McCarter, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCARTER: Question of the sponsor, please.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Sponsor indicates she'll yield. Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: Senator Van Pelt, there -- there is obviously a -- a shift of resources. My concern, as you -- you probably understand already, is I, in my district, I have two of our largest corrections facilities, so I'm sensitive to this. My question is, other than this shift, what new programs -- is there a new program being created here that we're shifting these resources to? And if so, why is that program better than what we're doing right now? 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

Thank you for the question, Senator McCarter. This is not a new program having money shifted to it, because -- it is a new program, but the program has not been developed yet. Each district or census tract area that is designated as a SAFE Zone will have to create their own plan to reduce their own violence, because what works on the west side of Chicago may not work on the -- on the south end of this State. We have Springfield that's -- probably could be eligible under this -- under this bill, census tract. We have Harvey, East St. Louis, Rockford, Danville. There's -- there's cities all over this State that are going to be eligible, and how to address the violence that's percolating in their area is going to be up to the group that -- that comes together to create a plan to reduce the violence. So it's not us coming up with a plan for everybody. It's everybody putting -- getting in together and figuring out together - how do we bring down the violence in our neighborhood? What's needed right here? And then they submit that plan to the large coordinating board and then it's up to the large coordinating board to either fund it or send it back or say you need more evidence-based solutions or whatever they're going to say to make sure that we're spending our money correctly.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: I understand that they are tailored to the area and -- and the culture, but what might one of these look like different than 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 what it is today?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Van Pelt.

I gave an example earlier today that before I was a State Senator, we fought for CeaseFire. We fought for CeaseFire dollars in our community, because we knew we had found that it actually brought the violence down in our areas. Well, when we got through fighting for the money, the money was distributed all over the City, even in areas there wasn't any violence, or very little violence, as in Albany Park up north. There was one killing a year. In Englewood, there was one a week and they had the exact same amount of money. So -- so what happened? Albany Park probably got better. Englewood could have gotten much better had it actually had some real support. So this bill looks at where the violence is. Where is it going up at anywhere in the State. Anywhere that is -- that violence is percolating up, we want to get to that area and we want to help, help those people solve the -- the problems that they're facing so that we can reduce violence.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCARTER: Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm not -- as -- as much as I understand the importance of this, this is a culture that we're trying to change. Cultures don't change overnight. It would be nice if 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 they do, but they don't. They've taken hundreds of years to come to this point and it's not going to change overnight, unfortunately. I don't see the new program. I don't see the way that we're doing anything that's going to make it different. I want it to be different, because obviously what we're doing is not working. I do -- I do see the shift in -- in funds and I do -- and I -- I do admit that making sure those funds go to the right area is important. I also believe that locally ideas can be better than if they come from the State in Springfield, because I don't understand the problem that you have in your neighborhood and you probably don't understand mine. So, I agree in concept. I just don't see the new program that's going to change the culture and stop the things that we all want to stop. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hutchinson, for what purpose do you rise?

To the bill, please.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is -- this is actually a -- a -- a conversation and a discussion that is well worth having and I love the fact that it has been rigorous and long, considering there are a lot of us that don't -- would -- would think about this in a way that this is of course what we ought be doing. So to a couple of the previous sponsors {sic}, I would say, number one, the biggest difference between what we're doing now and what this bill contemplates is the difference between silos and coordination - when there are a number of different agencies that are all doing 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 excellent work that we fund and they're not necessarily doing it together. They're operating in these same areas, but they're not -- we're not coordinating or shifting all those resources to the same place to target where it is that we need to -- to reduce violence. The second-biggest difference between this is that this is not a law enforcement proposal; this is a public health proposal. Violence in our communities ought be treated and discussed and debated and -- and challenged and all the other things that we are sent here to do based on the public health issues they present in our communities. The most important thing about the background on this is it'll identify and build on community assets, leading to investment, job creation, housing, employment training, child care, health care, and other services. It's the difference between silos and coordination. That seems to be pretty simplistic, but it's also something that has alluded the State of Illinois over the last few decades. So I want to -- I want to give a lot of thanks to the sponsor for bringing this above and I'd also like the Floor to note that this is another initiative of our Senate Bipartisan Women's Caucus. And after a lot of conversation and a lot of debate, a lot of working together, it's another issue that we've come together to identify something that is important to all of us and that's why you see all of our support on here and I wanted to make sure that was noted on the Floor. This is an -- an incredible opportunity, an incredible opportunity. So if you vote No for the other violence -- like, if we look at gun legislation as -- as partly ways to reduce violence and your No's on that and then we say things about mental health and there's poverty and there's lack of jobs and there's all these things that we recognize that, you know, people will say we have to look at 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 that, we have to look at that, we have to look at that, well, this looks at that. That's exactly what this does. This is the difference between silos and coordination in exactly the way we ought be approaching it as a model for more -- more -- as a model for states across this country. Thank you for your work. I would strongly encourage an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?

To the bill, Madam President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator.

You know, about twenty-five years ago, before -- long before I became a legislator, I worked for one of the not-for-profit organizations and many of the behavioral health care organizations throughout the State saw this trend that we're experiencing today. We saw it twenty-five, thirty years ago. Okay? And we put together a piece of legislation quite similar to what Senator Van Pelt is trying to accomplish here today. And we were able to get that measure passed in both Chambers. The Governor signed it into law, and guess what happened? The powers to be took the money and put it in their own communities. They did not put the moneys where the greatest need was, which is what we're trying to accomplish here today. And I truly believe that had we put those dollars where the greatest need was, which was to help -- help…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Shh.

48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 …help the troubled people. Just remember that any time you have a troubled youth or a troubled child, nine times out of ten there are some problems going on with that family, and we are not intervening on the level that we should with the troubled families in this State, so therefore you have out -- out of control youth. Youth become adults. Their parents were out of control themselves, and it's just a -- a recidivism kind of thing going on, you know. And so my question here is, when are we going to stop the bleeding? We have an opportunity to stop that bleeding. We saw the major drugs in our community on the south and west sides thirty, forty, fifty years ago and we couldn't even get the help we needed, and now it's all over the State. It's all over the State now. So when are we going to one day wake up and say, if something is going on in the Black community and we don't -- or the minority community and if we don't fix it now, you can rest assure it may take twenty years, but it'll be knocking on your door as it is today. Now, this is a great measure. Senator Van Pelt, I would like to thank you very much for having the vision and pulling together the people that you -- that -- that -- that were needed to help you put together this piece of legislation and I would -- if I have to beg you all, I will, to pass this bill. Thank you very much.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Raoul, for what purpose do you rise?

Just briefly, Miss -- Madam President, to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To the bill, Senator.

I wasn't sure, because it seemed like the male speakers who 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 rose before might not have been proponents and I -- notwithstanding this being a project of the Bipartisan Women's Caucus, I wanted to rise as a male proponent of this bill and urge everybody to vote Aye.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. There being no further discussion, Senator Van Pelt, to close.

First of all, I want to thank everyone who's worked so hard on this bill over the last two years to get it here. And I believe this is a -- a good bill and that it will support our State, and one of the main things I like about it is that it brings the accountability from -- not only from the community, but all the way up to the cabinet level of this State. It's because all the cabinet members will be a part of the SAFE Zone Act Board. We need accountability, because as Senator said earlier, my Senator from the South Side said earlier, that we've done this - we've put money away over and over and over and it goes wherever the powers that be send it. This is going to be different because it's -- it's based on the census tract and there's no way to get around that. So we are looking forward to this working and -- and to the -- my Senator who said he didn't see anything different, you know, it's not -- it's not revealed yet what it's going to be, but we got to hope against hope, because if we lose the battle, we lose the lives of people in our families and our communities. So let's hope against hope and let's try something. I urge your Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) The question is, shall House Bill 5308 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 44 voting Yea, 12 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 5308, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Raquel Martin, WCIA, requests permission to video. Leave is granted. Amanda Vinicky, WTTW-TV, requests permission to video and photograph. Leave is granted. House Bill 5447. Senator Haine. Senator Haine, we'll be back with you in just one moment. The Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. The members of the Committee on Assignments, please come to the President's Anteroom immediately. Senator Hunter in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HUNTER) Senator Brady, what purpose do you seek recognition?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HUNTER) Let's welcome the Brady family to the Senate. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HUNTER) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HUNTER) Senator Lightford in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Resolution Consent Calendar. Senator Murphy, for what purpose do you rise?

If appropriate time, I move for a -- a motion to waive posting 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 requirements. Okay. Thank you, Madam President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so Senate Resolution 1697 can be heard today in the Senate Transportation Committee.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Senator Murphy moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that Senate Resolution 1697 can be heard today in the Senate Transportation Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?

For the purpose of an announcement, Madam President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) State your announcement, Senator.

The Senate Dems will caucus immediately upon recess in the Senate President's Office, approximately for one to two hours. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator.

One hour -- sorry, one hour.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank -- thank you for clarification. For one hour. The Senate Dems will caucus for one hour. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senate Republicans will also caucus immediately following recess for one hour. Ladies and Gentlemen, as both caucuses proceed to caucus, immediately following, we will go to committees, and as soon as committees is over, please come to the Senate Floor for further Floor action. Thank you. The Senate stands at recess. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Mr. Secretary, House Bills -- I'm sorry, Messages from the House.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we will be turning to final action shortly. We have some House Bills on 2nd Reading that will need to be taken up if you wish to move them. We will be turning to House Bills on 3rd Reading, as well as Motions to Concur on House amendments to Senate bills. If all Members could be at their desks, we will be turning to final action. Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Messages from the House.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 12 of your printed Calendar on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading, we find House Bill 156. We have a -- we have the paperwork on file transferring sponsorship from Senator Hutchinson to Senator Bush. Senator Bush, would you like the bill read a second time, House Bill 156? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bush, on your amendment.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Senate Floor amendment to HB 156 deletes the underlying bill and adds inactive nuclear powered electrical generation sites as one of the possible three criteria that an enterprise zone must meet to be as a enterprise zone. This is just something we're adding to the Act so that the community I represent, Zion, that has a -- a huge amount of spent fuel rods, is able to qualify for a State enterprise zone. I know of no objections. Happy to have worked with DCEO. Happy to also answer any questions, but would appreciate an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Senator. Senator Bush moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 156. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Near the top of page 13 of your printed Calendar, House Bill 5201. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro, on your amendment.

I ask for the adoption of the amendment and I'll explain it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 5201. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Senate Supplemental Calendar No. 2 has been printed and distributed to the Members' desks. On that order, we have Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senate Bill 3100. Senator Bertino-Tarrant. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Staying on the Supplemental Calendar, let's turn to House Bills 2nd Reading. House Bill 4100. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4104. Senator McCarter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4554. Senator Hastings. With leave of the Body, we'll return to that. House Bill 5341. With leave of the Body, we'll return to that. House Bill 5593. Senator Harris. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved -- oh, 3rd Reading, Mr.… We're going to stay on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading for a moment. Let's go to House Bill 3479 with leave of the Body. Senator Manar, do you wish to proceed? House Bill 4208. Senator Lightford. House Bill 5477. Senator Holmes. House Bill 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 5749. Senator Fowler. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Fowler, on your amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Fowler moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 5749. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. At the end of the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading, House Bill 5777. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton, on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. And I'll explain it on 3rd, please.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 5777. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 11 of your printed Calendar, on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, is House Bill 5447. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine. 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

Yes, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, this is the 2018 General Revisory Act. It is a work of art by the Legislative Reference Bureau in which it combines multiple versions of Sections amended by (more than) one Public Act, renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication, corrects obsolete cross-references, and -- and it also corrects technical errors and makes stylistic changes, so when people read the statutes, we look good, rather than the way we really are. And it does not have any substantive parts of the bill, except for a legislative pay increase and a six-month bump for retiring Senators, which is on page 120. Thank you for your Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Haine. Is there any discussion? Seeing how glad the Secretary will be to dispatch with carting this bill to and from the Floor, the question is, shall House Bill 5447 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 5447, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on the same order, we have House Bill 5541. Senator Syverson. House Bill 5627. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Manar.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill comes to us -- includes many moving parts that are intended to address the teacher shortage in this State. A good portion of this bill was suggested by the State Board of Education. Also incorporates language from a previous bill that we passed out of the Senate. So I know of no opposition to the bill, and in the interest of time, I will forego the details. Be happy to answer any questions. I would like to thank both the Chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee and the Minority Spokesman on -- for their work on this bill. Be happy to take any questions, Mr. President. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Rooney, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Weaver, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Seeing no further discussion, the question is, shall House Bill 5627 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5627, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5696. Senator Lightford. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman {sic}, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Committee {sic}. House Bill 5696 creates the Bridge Program for Underrepresented Students Act. This is an initiative -- I had a conversation with the President of the University of Illinois at Chicago and shared with them an effort to boost minority students at our University of Illinois system with the program that many of 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 us have been familiar with from years ago, called the Bridge Program. I'm happy that they worked with me to create -- or to bring back the Bridge Program to the school system. What this bill would do, will provide that each public university in the State may establish a Bridge Program for underrepresented students, specific program requirements, and it provides that a public university establishes a -- a Bridge Program on or before September 1 of 2019, and the -- there is reporting made available on the program in subsequent years on a -- and they will present it on their website. I'd be happy to answer questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5696 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5696, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. WCIA requests permission to video record the proceedings today. Seeing no objection, permission is granted. Let's continue on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 5786. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Mr. President. This bill, too, came out of the Senate Education Committee without opposition. It provides that beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, a school district has the option, the option, for an in-school suspension program for any students in grades K through 12 that focuses on non-violent conflict resolution and positive interaction with other students and teachers. So this is permissive in nature. I know of no opposition and ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5786 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5786, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On the top of page 12 of your Calendar, House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 5814. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 5814 is the Prompt Payment Act. It's an initiative of the Comptroller. It had -- it had a Republican sponsor and a hundred percent coming over from the House. And it will require the Governor, in their annual 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 budget, to introduce separate line items requested to appropriate money for each State agency for the purpose of costs, pursuant to the prompt and timely pay of interest. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5814 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5814, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Before returning to the top of the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, let's turn back to House Bills 2nd Reading. I see some more sponsors on the Floor. Mr. Secretary, could we turn to House Bill 4208? Senator Lightford, on 2nd Reading. House Bill -- I'm sorry, House Bill 4554. Senator Hastings. Mr. Secretary.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford in the Chair. 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon, on House Bill 5341. The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Harmon in the Chair. 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Let's turn back to the first Supplemental Calendar. We have House Bill 56 -- I'm sorry, 5868. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, let's turn back to Senate Bills 3rd Reading. Near the top of the order on page 2 is Senate Bill 203. Senator Lightford, do you wish to proceed? Senator Lightford seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 203 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, Senate Bill 203. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 is a page-and-line amendment. It removes the reporting requirement focused on collecting data…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, this is Floor Amendment No. 1.

On Floor Amendment No. 1, okay, let's see. I move for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 203. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, on Amendment No. 2.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. President. Now Floor Amendment No. 2 is a page-and-line amendment and I move for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 203. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration? 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, Senate Bill 203. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, on the bill.

Hello, hello. There. Hey. Okay. So thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the committee {sic}. I was so excited about this.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, I'm sorry, I -- were -- were -- Mr. Secretary, have -- has the bill been read?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) …read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, you and I are running a clinic here today on how to pass a bill. Senator Lightford, on the bill, as amended. 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

Thank you very much, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate - what is this? - Senate Bill 203, as amended, mandates that the Department of Labor annually collect and report data on the number of people employed and hours worked on public works in the State and by the county, with an additional report made on the participation of females and minorities on public works in the State by December 31 of 2020. So this was conversations that we began having with the Department and some of the union groups over the years. It just appears that we always seem to run out of time. The Department of Labor brought up an idea. There were two changes that were {sic} needed to make on behalf of -- of Labor and I'm -- I'm not aware of any opposition and I'd be happy to answer questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Lightford. Is there any discussion? Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?

Purpose of a question.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that she will yield. Senator Jones.

Senator Lightford, is this your first bill?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford.

It felt like it.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 is, shall Senate Bill 203 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. Senate Bill 203, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Now that that's all out of the way, let's turn back to the top of House Bills 3rd Reading on the middle of page 6 of your printed Calendar. Let's start with House Bill 175. Senator Mulroe. House Bill 1190. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sandoval.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 1190 allows a sanitary district in our backyard to combine and jointly operate the district's waterworks and sewage system by ordinance. House Bill 1190 further stipulates that -- what a sanitary district that operates a combined system may do. This is a -- for the South Stickney Sanitary District. There are no opponents. It's a very good bill and a very good government bill. I'd ask a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 1190 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 1190, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1804. Senator Hutchinson. With leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 2477. House Bill 3080. Senator Manar. House Bill 3142. Senator McGuire. House Bill 3223. Senator Link. House Bill 3648. Senator Mulroe. Mr. Secretary, Senator Mulroe seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3648 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. On 2nd Reading, House Bill 3648. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Mulroe, on Floor Amendment No. 1.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I ask -- move for its adoption. I'll explain it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Mulroe moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3648. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's been adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 3648. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Mulroe.

Thank you again, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3648, as amended, allows a State's Attorney to appoint a licensed and qualified attorney as a Special Assistant State's Attorney when the public interest requires such a move. I know of no opposition. I'd ask for your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3648 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3648, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3920. Senator Lightford. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 House Bill 3920 lowers the penalty for an individual who is caught driving a motor vehicle while their driver's license was suspended for an unpaid parking fine, an automated camera enforcement, or an unpaid child support to a Uniform Traffic Citation. In addition, the bill allows for individuals to receive at least three citations for driving under a suspended license before being guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. So basically, currently, in this case, an individual can be put in jail instead of receiving a citation. I'd be happy to answer questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that she will yield. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford.

That's it, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford.

Because the last thing we want to do is put 'em in jail. We'd like for them to be working so that they can pay their child support and ensure that the children are actually receiving the support. So I guess there's different examples of many different incidents that happen that aren't jailable. So the goal here is just to say you should receive a citation, you should be held accountable, but you shouldn't be put in jail.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Lightford.

Senator, I believe that giving them a -- a citation and holding them accountable in that way would do a better service than putting them in jail. I mean, there's fines people pay for all types of reasons, but they're not put in jail as a result. So, I guess -- I believe that we're holding them accountable by giving them a -- a -- an obligation that they have to pay a fine or a fee that's assessed to them. I just think it's a little overreaching to put them in jail for that particular reason, because it -- it's almost like a double-edged sword. It doesn't benefit the families if the individual is incarcerated as a result of a moving violation. So that's really the thrust of it, is that it's a moving violation that we're talking about and then it's found out that they didn't pay their child support and then they're put in jail as a result of that.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Lightford, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President. Let me just close by saying that this was a bill that was heavily debated over a year. It passed the Senate Criminal Law Committee with absolutely no No votes. In the House, there was bipartisan support, twenty-four Republicans voted for it, including the Leader in the House. It wasn't a -- a issue because it had been an agreed-upon piece of legislation. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 3920 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 37 voting Aye, 15 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3920, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill -- House Bill 4045. President Cullerton. House Bill 4163. Senator Castro. House Bill 4193. Senator Rezin. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rezin.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4193 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 56 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4193, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4309. Senator Bush. Let's start at the top of page 8 of your Calendar. With leave of the Body, we're going to jump to House Bill 4409. Senator Lightford. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford. 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 4409 changes the qualifications to be a school psychologist. Currently, in addition to holding a teacher's license with a school psychologist endorsement, a person must also have a master's degree or higher in psychology and one year of full-time experience, or hold a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist certificate and have any additional qualifications as required by ISBE. This bill changes the latter qualifications to simply hold a NCSP credential. I'd be happy to answer questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4409 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4409, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body… With leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 4415. House Bill 4420. Senator Harris. Senator Harris seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 4420 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 4420. Senator Harris.

I -- thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I would like to withdraw the amendment for 4420 -- table the amendment for 4420.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris has moved to table Committee Amendment No. 1 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 to House Bill 4420. All those in… All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is tabled. 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 4420 amends the Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice (System) Task Force Act. We just change the date from March 31st, 2018 to March 31st of 2019. And I request a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4420 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 55 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4420, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4440. Senator Mulroe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Mulroe.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 4440 amends the Nursing Home Care Act by requiring the Department of Public Health to provide all facilities with education information on all vaccines recommended by the CDC. I know of no opposition. I'd ask for your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4440 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4440, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4442. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Lightford, on your bill.

Thank you again, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 4442 requires the Illinois State Board of Education to implement and administer a three-year pilot program, subject to appropriation, providing support to school districts that utilize a unit of instruction on parenting education. The unit of instruction may be included as part of required health 85  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 education. The bill authorizes the State Board to make grants to school districts that apply to participate in this three-year pilot program. I know of no opposition and I ask for your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4442 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 -- 49 voting Aye, 2 voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 4442, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4507. President Cullerton. House Bill 4573… I'm sorry, Mr. Secretary. We have paperwork on file transferring sponsorship of House Bill 4507 from President Cullerton to Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler wishes to proceed. Senator… Senator Koehler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 4507 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 4507. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler, on Floor Amendment No. 1.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 amends the criteria that a business must meet to receive a retail materials and manufacturing exemption. I move for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Koehler moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 4507. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's been adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine, on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This is in support of an extension of the Madison Gateway TIF District from twenty-three years to thirty-five years. There is a major automobile raceway, which is a major source of tax revenue for the City of Madison and Madison County. And I would move for its adoption. There's no opposition. All the taxing districts signed on.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 4507. Is there any discussion of the amendment? Senator Oberweis, are you seeking recognition on the amendment? Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) You asking the sponsor a question?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine is the sponsor of the amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Would you -- would you like him to yield?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine indicates that he'll yield. Senator Oberweis. Senator Oberweis, would you like to restate your question?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.

That is correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.

Yes, that is correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Oberweis. 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) I'm sorry, Senator, you'll have to wait for the bill on 3rd Reading. This is Senator Haine's amendment on the Floor right now.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) We've already adopted Amendment No. 1. You could return and question the primary sponsor of the bill when the bill is back on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is -- so Senator Haine has moved for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 4507. All in -- all in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 4507. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler, on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. This is a -- a bill that is important to Keystone Steel and Wire Company. It makes a correction on some legislation that was passed a couple years ago in order for them to receive a retail merchants and manufacturing exemption. So, I'd be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he'll yield. Senator Althoff.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Yes, thank you, Senator, for your question. And this is for legislative intent. This legislation has been created to address a drafting error made in Public Act 96-0865 and Public Act 98-0321 that provided for a lower threshold for job retention and creation for Illinois steel manufacturers so they could continue to receive the utility tax and manufacturing, machinery and equipment exemptions during the economic recession that took place in the steel manufacturing sector in Illinois from 2009 to 2014.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Althoff.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Again, thank you, Senator Althoff. In no way will this legislation retroactively allow companies that do not meet the requirements provided for in Public Act 96-0865 or Public Act 98- 0321 to apply for and receive retroactively the utility and manufacturing, machinery or equipment exemption provided for in 220 ILCS 5/9-222.1A (1) and 35 ILS -- ILCS 120 (if) {sic} (1f) 91  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 upon passage and enactment of this law into legislation.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Further discussion? Senator Oberweis, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he'll yield. Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Probably. This is a -- a -- a steel mill that is well over a hundred years old. In fact, I attended their centennial celebration probably about twenty years ago. Steel companies of this age have had difficulty, certainly in the United States, in the -- in the past twenty, twenty-five years. Thank goodness for -- during Governor Ryan's time, we had -- Senator Shadid led the charge, Representative Dave Leitch in the House, to help get them ten million dollars of -- of funding so that they could remain in business. They not only remained in business, but they have been providing jobs in the Peoria area for -- for a long time. And this is a -- a company that has really turned it around. They have changed their -- their product mix. As a steel company, they are a real success story in this country, because they have taken an old steel plant and they've made it work. And what this does is just helps them a little bit. And we -- we passed this bill 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 several years ago, but there was a drafting error and this needs to be corrected so they can continue to make -- make use and -- and to be a good company.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Further discussion? Senator Haine, for what purpose do you rise?

93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 To -- to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

I'm glad the last speaker respectfully asked for a No vote after that speech. I -- I do wish to emphasize that this, as the sponsor said, that his portion of this bill is one of the reasons why we should be pursuing our older industries. We -- we've been hollowed out for the past twenty-five, thirty years by improvident trade policies and now we're beginning to bring them back. My TIF district is a part of this story. That's one reason, other than the law, as to why it's germane to the issue in this bill. The City of Madison has been decimated by the downturn in the steel industry in the Greater Granite City area. It is adjacent to Granite. Many immigrants came into Madison years ago to work at the mills. Those jobs were sent overseas, for whatever reason, we know. And I -- I must say the -- the TIF district brought in a major raceway some years ago and they want to bring some ancillary businesses to it. That generates sales taxes, tremendous sales taxes. It generates employment into a depressed area between Granite City and East St. Louis. So it makes all the sense in the world to combine two good ideas, which are incentives to prosperity for the people affected in these communities. I would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you.

Respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Senator Haine. Senator Koehler, to close.

Well, I -- I think this is just a -- a good business bill. It's trying to help a business that has been here, committed to Illinois for an awful long time. And I would -- respectfully request all green lights, except for one, on the board. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 4507 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 54 voting Aye, 1 voting No, 1 voting Present. House Bill 4507, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4573. Senator Jones. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Jones, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President and -- and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 4573 provides that public agencies may invest in highly rated U.S. corporations with bonds which mature within three years, as opposed to the current bonds that mature in two hundred and seventy days. I know of no opposition and respectfully ask for a favorable roll call. 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4573 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4573, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn back to page 7 on your printed Calendars. House Bill 4163. Senator Castro has indicated she's… Senator Castro is now ready to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro, on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 4163 would prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their previous salary history. Currently, employers may base hiring decisions and salary offers on prospective employee's salary history. Since on average women earn less than men for comparable work, basing wages on a worker's previous pay perpetuates wage inequality. House Bill 4163 additionally strengthens the current Illinois Equal Pay Act by further defining current exemptions in the Act. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator McCarter, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCARTER: Question of the sponsor.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The sponsor indicates that she will yield. Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: Senator, this is similar to another bill that we heard in committee just this afternoon. I think it was -- the number's 3100. Is that correct?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.

They're substantially different. SENATOR McCARTER: What is the difference?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McCarter. Senator Castro.

So, Senate Bill 3100 is, I think, the one you're referring to. Makes it unlawful for an employer only to seek wage -- or salary history without any guidance on the unlawful use of such information. My bill, 4163, sets clear parameters of what is unlawful use of wage or salary history.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: The -- the business groups testified at length about the problems they had with this bill. Can you explain why they -- 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 they're not in favor of this bill?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.

Well, Senator, the -- the biggest issue that they have is with the penalties. One, they feel -- and, you know, I have to commend those groups. We tried to negotiate. We worked together and, you know, they offered solutions that we felt didn't go far enough. We offered counterproposals that they felt went too far. One of the things that they asked was they just wanted to not be able to ask the question, but there was no deterrent to not asking the question, none. And if there is no deterrent, people will still keep asking the question.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: So, the -- to the bill. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCARTER: Ladies and Gentlemen, this -- this has been set up. We -- we passed a bill that the business communities do not object to this afternoon that made modifications to this bill so it wasn't going after business in this State, which we do time after time after time. And I explained in the committee that, one, I don't ask this question. I don't ask about it, but I'm going to say the same thing I did a few days ago, the market will determine whether people work for you. The market will determine what the wage is, based on what you offer and the environment you offer it in, the 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 benefits you offer. And the premise here is that employers are bad. And this is not the way you attract people to your State. This is not the way you grow jobs for your families. It may be the way that you get votes at home, saying that you care for people, but this is not the way you -- you -- you make this State a place where people want to invest their money and hire our families. Now there was a compromise on the table. It was a reasonable compromise and you failed to pass it the first time. Whatever reason, it comes back this afternoon. Our side of the aisle put all the votes on it. In fact, I'm not sure how -- if there were any opposing votes to that, but -- Senator Bertino- Tarrant's bill, but you had a chance for compromise and still you run this bill under the premise that employees {sic} are bad. This is not the way to attract people to this State. I urge a No vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that she'll yield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Castro.

Senator, actually, the bill is different than the one that passed and failed last time. We removed a provision that - it was in one of the Sections - that said an employee can tell an employer how to better address equal pay. We removed that provision because there were some Members who had concerns that we were tell -- an employee was telling an employer how to run their business. So we did remove that provision. Again, we worked very diligently with IRMA. We had some robust conversations and we just agreed to disagree. They offered proposals that we felt didn't go far enough. We offered counterproposals, even looked at the penalties, and they -- they felt it went too far.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.

Well, Senator, mine's on 3rd Reading. I understand the other one just passed out of committee. One of the things, again, the difference between that bill and this bill - again, I'll reference the bill that you're talking -- in question is Senate Bill 3100 - makes it unlawful for an employer only to seek wages or salary 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 history without any guidance or the unlawful use of such information. The HB 4163 language sets clear parameters of what is unlawful use of wage or salary history. So the bill that we have defines, you know, the factor other than sex much more clearly, where in Senate Bill 3100, there -- there's still some exemptions. For example, ours covers salary history in regards to benefits, bonuses, compensation, whereas Senate Bill 3100 only covers salary history. So anyone can circumvent that aspect and figure out someone's salary. The other -- there was another provision that said -- some of the information was, what if it was voluntarily disclosed? If I were a single mother and I needed a job and an employer is asking me, well, you don't have to disclose this, it's voluntary, but what did you make before, if I am that single mother desperately {sic} to provide for my family, I feel -- I might feel pressured to disclose that information. This makes the -- makes the issue of asking the question much more clear and defined.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Hutchinson, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

Ladies and Gentlemen, yes, we have passed this bill before and I know that we've discussed on a number of occasions the things that go into why this is such a persistent problem. I would point out that the reason why I am fully supportive of this bill in particular is because I do think that there needs to be some deterrence and some teeth to this issue. It -- we cannot continue to argue about whether there is a wage gap, whether there is a gap between men and women working, and how that gap gets worse depending on the category that you find yourself in. So I wanted to point out just for background purposes for those of you who 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 aren't likely -- who are {sic} inclined to support this, that this is -- the wage gap as it -- as it occurs right now -- this bill has been introduced in a number of other states. First Massachusetts did it. They adopted the law in 2016. Since then, California, Delaware, and Oregon have -- have enacted salary history bans. Legislation's also been introduced in a number of states, including Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. New York City and Philadelphia have both enacted ordinances banning salary history questions that take effect this year. I want to also point out that there's a reason why we need to have strong protections in our State, because of what's happening with our current administration. The EEOC has been collecting employee data since 1966, with revisions made from time to time, but last August, the administration reversed this previously approved collection of employee data after we determined that the collection of pay data was necessary to enforce equal pay laws. So we don't have the support we need coming from the federal government as it relates to eradicating this wage gap, which is why it's critical that states act. I want to point out one other thing, too, about the wage gap and its significant impact on women in the workplace. Illinois women lose nearly twenty billion dollars a year in lost wages over their lifetimes, twenty billion dollars over a lifetime of full-time work. We go in and out of the workforce many times. There are lots of different reasons why we come in and go out. The difference between single mothers and working fathers or just single mothers in that pay -- pay gap is down to fifty-eight cents on the dollar. We discuss for the page {sic} equity thing every single year about how the numbers go from -- go for sixty-three 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 cents on the dollar for African American women; for Hispanic women, forty-eight cents on the dollar. The single best thing we could do to help our neighborhoods, to put economic activity into our communities, to increase the living ability of families all across this State is to pay women equitably. It's the single best thing we can do. We know that in microeconomics around the world. We know that when we -- we invest in small business creation, things like that around the -- globally, that when you pay women what it is they are supposed to earn, it -- it spreads out to the entire community and lifts every single boat around. So, I know that there are plenty of people here now, we say that life's impassioned Floor speeches will sometimes change hearts, but not change votes. This bill has passed this Chamber before. We weren't quite successful on an override. But this bill has passed this Chamber before and I'm hoping, again, that we will do what it is we need to do to pass the strongest piece of legislation we possibly can to eradicate what we all know exists. We have different reasons for why it exists, but we do know that salary history is one piece of how you can artificially keep someone with artificially low wages over the course of her lifetime. It's 2018. It is 2018 and I am totally supportive of the business community, but the business community needs to be supportive of its workers - neither can exist without the other. So when we right this wrong, we take every step we possibly can to right this wrong, which we know exists, we're one step closer in having a more fair, just, and equitable society. That's just the bottom line. So when you're thinking about casting this vote, think about this, twenty billion dollars are lost over the course of Illinois women working full time over the course of their working years. Please vote Yes. 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussion? Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.

I just want to clarify a few points that were made. Is this bill similar to the bill that we passed out of this Chamber last year? Yes. It's…(microphone cutoff)… Is it the same bill? Absolutely not, and I know this very well, because I voted against the bill last year. I am now a chief co on this bill after talking with both the Senate and the House sponsors and they made the changes that I had concerns about. So this is not the same bill that we're looking at. I also found it very interesting that the Senator from Mattoon seems to know that the Governor is going to veto this piece of legislation. I find that interesting, because I didn't know any of us in this Chamber had the ability to foretell the future. And if they can, I have one question as we are approaching May 31st: Is the Governor finally going to sign his first budget this year? I'd love the answer to that one, too, if anybody can foretell the future. I just want to say, this is an important piece of legislation that the sponsors have worked so hard on, on behalf of the women of Illinois and I think we should all be supporting this, because I think it's extremely important that women start having the ability to make the same wage that men make for the same jobs. I'd ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Thank you, Senator. Senator Castro, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President. This is a very important issue. Not too long ago, we voted on the Equal Rights Amendment and we had broad bipartisan support on the Equal Rights Amendment. But here is an opportunity to show equality and I hear folks on the right arguing why we shouldn't have equality. Many of you love - - have sons and daughters. You love them equally. Wouldn't you want them to have the opportunity, when presented with the same job, to earn the same amount of money? If we start closing this gap, this is twenty billion dollars that can go into our economy. I constantly hear you saying, we need to pick ourselves up by our bootstraps. We need to do this. But here is an opportunity to help close that gap and giving women the opportunity to earn what is rightfully earned for same amount of work, to put that money in their economy. This is more beyond a woman's issue; this is also a family issue. So I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 4163 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 31 voting Aye, 16 voting No, 1 voting Present. House Bill 4163, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Returning to the regular order, I believe we're on House Bill 4702. Senator Mulroe. Top of page 9 on the printed Calendar. House Bill 4706. Senator Manar. House Bill 4765. House Bill 4781. Senator McGuire. House Bill 4808. Senator Link. House Bill 4846. Senator Castro. Why not? House Bill 4846. Mr. Secretary, please read 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.

So, House Bill 4846 removes the language that allows a warning for a first time offense and it now makes -- when you are talking about distracted driving and it then makes it a violation of this -- a moving violation. So, you know, we always talk about distracted driving, texting while driving. Let's face it, we're all guilty of it. It's continuing to be a prevalent issue. This now takes it from being a warning to now making it a moving violation. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4846 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 voting Aye, none voting No -- I'm sorry, 2 voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 4846, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4853. Senator Rezin. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rezin.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4853 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 53 voting Aye, 2 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4853, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4882. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 4882 provides that the Grow Your Own Teacher's education initiative many be offered to a high school student who is enrolled in a dual credit course at a participating institution of higher ed. It 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 also expands the definition of "eligible" and "hard-to-staff" schools to include early childhood programs in which no less than sixty percent of the children it serves are receiving subsidized care under the Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program. And it also prohibits the Board of Education -- Higher Education from adopting more restrictive rules regarding candidate's eligibility than those outlined in the bill. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4882 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's 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 -- 52 voting Aye, 1 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4882, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5000. We have a letter on file from Senator McConchie asking Senator Righter to present the bill on the Floor. Senator Righter, you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5000 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5000, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 5020. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Bennett seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 5020 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 5020. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose, on the amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Rose. Senator Rose moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 5020. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Rose, on your amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 5020. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose, on Amendment 3.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 5020. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 5020. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 Senator Bennett.

Thank you, Mr. President. What this bill largely does is create a TIF district in the Mahomet Aquifer area. Is that not - - that's not correct. I'm sorry. I'd ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Question is, shall House Bill 5020 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5020, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you rise?

Thanks, Mr. President. I was advised that my switch didn't work. I'd like to be recorded as an Aye vote on 4163. Thank you very much, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The record will reflect your intention. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn back to page 7 on your Calendars, House Bill 3223. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Link.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is -- as amended, 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 provides for -- insurers must offer exception -- progress {sic} (process) from multiple sclerosis treatment limitations. The language is identical to Senate Bill 193, which we passed out of the Senate last year. I know of no opposition to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3223 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting No, none {sic} (1) voting Present. House Bill 3223, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) House Bill 4706. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Manar, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is another bill to attempt to get more substitute teachers through the pipeline. It would simply say that it's permissive for a school board or a school district to require a substitute teacher to provide evidence of physical fitness so that the applicants do not have to pay for that cost of a physical exam; however, substitute teacher applicants would still have to be -- show -- show proof, excuse 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 me, of evidence of freedom from communicable disease. So I know of no opposition and I ask for a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4706 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, 4 Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 4706, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4015 {sic}. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 4415 extends the sales tax exemption for coal and aggregate mining. 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 House Bill 4415 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 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 4415, having received the required constitutional majority, 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 is declared passed. House Bill 5047. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon, on your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 40 -- I'm sorry, 5047 is a trailer bill to a -- House Bill 2716 that we passed earlier in the General Assembly. It just corrects an unintended consequence with respect to the transfer of properties allowed due to an improper transfer. I'm not aware of any opposition. I ask for your Aye votes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5047 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 56 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 5047, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We'll now go to page 16 of the printed Calendar, Concurrences. Senate Bill 2368. Senator Haine. We'll go to page 17 of the printed Calendar. Senate Bill 2437. Senator Weaver. Senator Weaver. Mr. Secretary, please read the motion.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Weaver, on your motion.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Question is, shall -- the question is, shall the Senate concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2437. 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Having received -- Senate -- Senate Bill 2437, with Amendment 1, having received the required constitutional majority, is -- the Senate does concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2437. The bill is declared passed. Senate Bill 2618. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the motion.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Althoff, on your motion.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall the Senate concur in House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2618. 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 56 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Having received the required constitutional majority, the Senate does concur on House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2618, and the bill is declared passed. House Bill 2644. Senator Tracy. Senator Tracy. Out of the record. 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, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 118  STATE OF ILLINOIS 100th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 133rd Legislative Day 5/29/2018 I just want to make some committee announcements. Judiciary, tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Room 212. Human Services, tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Room 400. Revenue, tomorrow at 10:15 in Room 212. Appropriation I, tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Room 400. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?

For the purpose of an announcement, Mr. President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 5721 can be heard tomorrow in the -- in the Senate Human Services Committee.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter moves to waive all notices and posting requirements so that House Bill 5721 can be heard tomorrow in Senate Human Services Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notices and posting requirements have been waived. 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 Rose, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The record will reflect your intention. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?

I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 5721 can be heard tomorrow in the -- in the Senate Human Services Committee, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter moves to waive all notices and posting requirements so that House Bill 5721 can be heard tomorrow in the Senate Human Services Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notices and posting requirements have been waived. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned till the hour of 12 noon on the 30th day of May 2018. The Senate stands adjourned. 120