PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The regular Session of the 101st General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Daniel Haifley from Maranatha Baptist Church in Mattoon, Illinois. Pastor.
(Prayer by Pastor Daniel Haifley)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Cunningham, would you please lead us?
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Blueroomstream.com requests permission to videotape the proceedings. Seeing no objection, permission is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Monday, May 20th, 2019.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hunter.
Mr. President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcript. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
Senate Resolution 432, offered by Senator Ellman. It is substantive, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, for purposes of your planning, we're going to be turning to 2nd Readings, House Bills on 2nd Reading. This will be one of our final tours through that menu on the Calendar. So if you have a bill on 2nd Reading that you'd like to advance, please be at your desk. We will be, shortly after that, turning to final action, to House Bills 3rd Reading. If all Members within the sound of my voice could be at their desks. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, the Senate will stand at ease for a few moments to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. The Senate will stand at ease. Will all members of the Committee on Assignments please report immediately to the President's Anteroom? Will all members of the Committee on Assignments please assembly in President's Anteroom? Senator Hunter in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HUNTER) Senator Harmon in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Lightford, Chairperson of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Criminal Law Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 38, Floor Amendment 1 and 2 to House Bill 51, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 92, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2541, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3396; refer to Education 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Committee - Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Joint Resolution 36, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 254, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2719, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3302, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3586; refer to Environment and Conservation Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3153 and Senate Resolution 429; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 731 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2625; refer to Government Accountability and Pensions Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3263; refer to Higher Education Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 26; refer to Insurance Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 471, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2846, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3503, and Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 3509; refer to Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2766, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2975, Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 3606, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2488; refer to Labor Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2301, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2557, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3405; refer to Local Government Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2215 and Floor Amendments 3 and 4 to House Bill 2708; refer to Public Health Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2895, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3427, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 5, and Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 14; refer to Revenue Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 925, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 1561, Floor Amendments 2 through 4 to House Bill 2931, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3244, and Floor Amendment 1 {sic} (4) to House Bill 3501; refer to State Government Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 210, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 538, Floor 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Amendment 1 to House Bill 2470, and Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2594. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments: Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2594. Signed, Senator Kimberly Lightford, Chairperson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Murphy, for what purpose do you rise?
…President, point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please state your point, Senator.
Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, today I'm thrilled to have with me a Page named Colin Russell. Colin is a sophomore at Lake Forest College. He just passed over into his sophomore year, very successfully. He is currently a dual major in Political Science and Business, minoring in Legal Studies. He's also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, which is a leadership fraternity. He's working in Prospect Heights this summer. He lives in Mount Prospect. His family is in the gallery. And so I'd just like you to join me in welcoming Colin to Springfield for his future endeavors when he'll be here himself. Welcome, Colin.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Welcome to the Illinois State Senate.
Thank…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 21 of your printed 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Calendar is the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading. We're going to start at the top of the order. If you have a bill on 2nd Reading that you wish to advance to 3rd, please indicate so. House Bill 92. Senator Barickman. A reminder from the Parliamentarian: If you have a bill on 2nd Reading awaiting an amendment, you may advance it to 3rd Reading and recall it to 2nd. If you'd like to advance the bill during this spring Session, we encourage you to manage your Calendars and put them in a position to advance on 3rd Reading. House Bill 142. President Cullerton. House Bill 205. Senator Van Pelt. House Bill 2121. Senator Sandoval. House Bill 2182. Senator Sandoval. House Bill 2470. Senator Cunningham. House Bill 2649. Senator Hutchinson. House Bill 2656. Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2656. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. On the top of page 22 on your printed Calendar, House Bill 2719. Senator Manar. House Bill 2763. Senator Cunningham. House Bill 2823. Senator Sandoval. House Bill 2836. Senator Manar. House Bill 2856. Senator Sandoval. House Bill 2924. Senator Sandoval. And House Bill 3396. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3396. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Well, that didn't take long. We're going to go back to the top of the order. House Bill 92. Senator Barickman. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 92. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Criminal Law adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) There been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, with leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 2470. Senator Cunningham. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2470. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are turning to House Bills 3rd Reading. This is final action. Will all Members please be at their desks? Will all Members within the sound of my voice please be at their desks? If you'd like to call your bill on 3rd Reading, please be ready to proceed. Ladies and 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 19 of your printed Calendar on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, we find House Bill 3511. Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please -- please read the bill.
House Bill 3511. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Belt.
Thank you, Mr. President. As amended, House Bill 3511 directs the Department of Human Services to develop educational materials about maternal mental health conditions, post-hospital treatment options, and community resources to be distributed in birthing hospitals no later than January 1st, 2021. Such materials must also be incorporated into any employee training related to patient care of pregnant or postpartum women at birthing hospitals. Mr. President, I -- the bill went through the House 110 to 0. I know of no opposition. I would ask all green votes for this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3511 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. And House Bill 3511, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on the order, House Bill 3536. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 3536. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tom Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3536 allows the Secretary of State to accept a DoD, Department of Defense, honorable discharge certificate as applicable documentation to receive a driver's license or identification card with a veteran designation. There's been no opposition. 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 3536 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 3536, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3550. Senator Lightford. House Bill 3554. Senator Gillespie. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3554. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Gillespie.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill requires the Department 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 of Public Health to provide sixty days' notice of renewal of an EMT license by email and mail to stem some of the problems we've had with licenses lapsing inadvertently. It passed unanimously in the House. 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 3554 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3554, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3575. Senator Sims. House Bill 3580. Senator Sims. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3580. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 3580 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that certificates of good conduct may -- may -- may relieve eligible offenders of any -- any bar to occupational licenses or housing. Currently, the statutes of -- or -- for certificates of good conduct only serve to relieve eligible offenders of any employment ban. However, the existence of the certificate does not preclude a landlord or administration {sic} (administrative), 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 licensing, or other body, board, or other -- other authority from retaining full discretion to grant or deny the application for housing or licensure. I know of no opposition. Would ask your - - answer any questions and ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.
Thanks, Mr. President, again. Just for Members of this side of the aisle, we heard this legislation in committee. It came out of committee on a partisan roll call vote. I just -- people -- advise people to watch their switches. Thanks, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Sims, do you wish to close? Senator Sims.
Ask for a favorable roll call, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 3580 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 36 voting Aye, 17 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3580, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3584. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
House Bill 3584. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3584 attempts to allow crime victims a more -- a -- a louder voice in the decisions of someone who's been convicted. So, for example, it would allow a crime victim to register with the Prisoner Review Board victim registry and to submit a victim impact panel {sic} to that board for consideration at time of hearings, just as they are at sentencing hearings currently under criminal law. Those victim impact statements would be confidential, privileged, and the written reports of the Board's recommendation on a petition of clemency shall also be privileged. I know of no opponents and would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3584 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 3584, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to the top of page 20 of your printed Calendars. House Bill 3586. Senator Koehler. House Bill 3587. Senator Peters. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
House Bill 3587. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.
Senate Bill -- thank you, Mr. President. Senate {sic} Bill 3587 amends the Adoption Act to make various changes to post- placement and post-adoption services. It specifically expands on the establishment, access, publicity, and annual report on these services. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3587 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 Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3587, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3590. Senator Bush. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3590. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bush.
12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 HB 3590 amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to provide that winnings from horse racing and riverboat gambling are taxable as income for both residents of Illinois and nonresidents. I know of no objections to the bill and it passed unanimously in the House. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3590 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, none voting No, 1 voting Present. House Bill 3590, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3604. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3604. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3604 amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 to allow the University of Chicago to sell liquor. It passed unanimously in committee 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 3604 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 voting Aye, 2 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3604, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3606. Senator Aquino. House Bill 3623. Senator Schimpf. House Bill 3628. Senator Murphy. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3628. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Murphy.
Mr. President, House Bill 3628, as amended, aligns statute with the federal workforce initiative. It simply changes the dates of reporting. I know of no opposition and I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3628 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 3628, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3631. Senator Link. House Bill 3652. Senator Bush. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3652. (Secretary reads title of bill) 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Keep -- let's take the bill out of the record for the moment. House Bill 3659. Senator Jones. House Bill 3661. Senator Lightford. House Bill 3667. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3667. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3667 is a gaming bill. It would create eight new casinos, four of which would be in Danville -- no. That's the wrong bill, but now that I have your attention… Now that I have your attention, 3667 is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture. It recognizes the huge importance, particularly in downstate economies, that horse racing and the breeding of horse racing is to our State. What it would do is make sure that at least five days of horse racing would take place every year at the Illinois State Fair. And we hope that that would encourage more people to learn about racing and ultimately lead to a larger investment in the State. I'd ask for an Aye vote. I know of no opponents.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3667 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3667, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3668. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3668. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is another initiative of the Department of Agriculture. 3668 would require that nest run eggs be held and transported at below -- at or below forty-five degrees Fahrenheit within a certain amount of time before they are shipped. Currently, the measure is sixty degrees, which obviously has some safety issues. And we're trying to get connected with the federal regulations. I'd ask for an Aye vote. Know of no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3668 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 3668, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3671. Senator Villivalam. At the top of page 21 on your Calendar, House Bill 3676. Senator Link. House Bill 3677. Senator Crowe. 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 3687. Senator Bertino-Tarrant. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3687. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bertino-Tarrant.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Chamber. House Bill 3687, as amended, requires the State's Attorney, upon arrest after commencement of a prosecution for a sex offense against a person known to be a school employee, to immediately provide the superintendent or school administrator that employs the employee with a copy of the complaint, information, or indictment. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3687 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 3687, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3701. Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3701. (Secretary reads title of bill) 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Belt.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3701 does four things. This is a cleanup bill for Department of Juvenile Justice. Number one, it provides that the Department of Central Management Services, CMS, is not required to verify positions within the Department of Juvenile Justice that requires licensure by the State Board of Education. Number two, it removes aftercare release from the time period in which a person could have received an education diploma, degree, or a certificate, in order to be eligible for record sealing. Number three, it provides that commitments to DJJ that are automatically suspended, terminated, or reinstated include charges from Illinois as well as other states and federal law. And four, it require DJJ to include in its report to the Governor and the General Assembly the staff-to- -- -to-youth ratio. Mr. President, I know of no opposition to the bill and I ask for all Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3701 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 51 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3701, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3704. Senator Steans. House Bill 3711. Senator Villivalam. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 2 of your printed 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Calendar is the top of the order on House Bills 3rd Reading. So, I apologize, House -- the House Bills 3rd Reading start on page 5 of your printed Calendar. With leave of the Body, we're going to begin on the top of page 6 at House Bill 35. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 35. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 35 provides for the administration of the Grow Your Own Teachers {sic} (Teacher Education) Initiative and preparation programs by Grow Your Own, rather than by the Board of Higher Education. Provides that, subject to appropriations, the Board of Education -- Board of Higher Education will allow -- will allocate funds to Grow Your Own Illinois for the purpose of administering the program and awarding grants for the GOT {sic} Initiative. It expands the definition of eligible schools and hard-to-staff schools to include early childhood programs in which less -- less than forty percent of the children it serves are receiving subsidized care under the Department of Human Services childcare assistance program. And it also provides an education initiative may also be offered to high school students who enroll in a dual credit course at a participating institution of higher ed. And it, finally, prohibits the Board of Education from adopting more restrictive rules regarding candidate's eligibility than outlined in the bill. 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 35 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 46 voting Aye, 5 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 35, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 37. Senator Link. With leave of the Body, we'll pass over House Bill 51. House Bill 88. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 88. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 88 provides that consumer debt judgment -- judgments valued at twenty-five thousand and under shall have an interest rate of five percent annually, instead of the current nine percent, for individuals. The period to revive a consumer debt judgment from the point of court entry will decrease from twenty years to ten years. If a judgment becomes dormant during an enforcement proceeding against wages, the enforcement may continue to a conclusion if done under court supervision and includes a wage deduction order or a turn over order against an employer, garnishes 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 {sic} (garnishee), or third-party respondent. 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 88 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 88, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 94. Senator Lightford. House Bill 105. Senator Cullerton. House Bill 120. Senator Castro. House Bill 124. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 124. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 124, as amended, changes the education requirements to be appointed a State trooper to an associate's degree at an accredited college or university and -- and also {sic} has completed sixty college credit hours, as opposed to two years of law enforcement studies. It's also clarifying language to specify that underlying bill will not prohibit the State Board -- Merit Board from having their own education requirements within their own codified rules as long as a person who has an associate's degree or sixty credit 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 hours at an accredited college or university are not qualified {sic}. It also moved the State Police Board from opposed to neutral. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 124 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 124, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 188. Senator Muñoz. House Bill 190. Senator Bertino- Tarrant. House Bill 210. Senator Fowler. House Bill 2455 {sic}. Senator Villivalam. Senator -- Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 245. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Villivalam.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 245 allows mobile carrying devices to be operated on sidewalks and crosswalks as long as it's operated in -- in accordance with local ordinances, is constantly monitored and navigated by the owner, and is equipped with a braking system that allows for a controlled stop. The bill defines a "mobile carrying device" as an electronically powered device operated on side -- a sidewalk and crosswalks and it's 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 intended primarily for transporting a person's properties -- person's property. 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 245 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 47 voting Aye, none -- 6 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 245, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 246. Senator Steans. With leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 246 and 247. Top of page 7 of your printed Calendar. House Bill 250. Senator Barickman. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 250. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Barickman.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2-5-0 is an initiative of the County Treasurers' Association. It does two things. Allows a county, other than Cook, to, by joint agreement, combine its tax sale with the tax sale of one or more other contiguous counties. Secondly, it enables the county collector to assign certificates that have been subject to sale in error due to hazardous waste contamination to either the county delinquent tax program or to 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 any taxing district with an interest in the taxes sold and the associated property. Passed out of the House with no opposition. I'm not aware of any opposition. 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 250 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 250, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 253. Senator Fine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 253. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Fine.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill allows research assistants to join teaching assistants and have the ability to collectively bargain.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Oberweis, for what purpose do you rise?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
The system that we have in this country and -- on universities has worked pretty well. No one is required to take that position. I would ask Members of the Senate to look at the additional cost this will bring to taxpayers and to consider that. And I urge a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Fine, to close.
Thank you. I would just like to add that currently private universities under the National Labor Relations Board do have this option to allow research assistants to collectively bargain. And we want to just spread that to our State universities as well. I would appreciate your Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 253 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 35 voting Aye, 19 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 253, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 254. Senator Peters. House Bill 303. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 303. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Senator Cullerton.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. House Bill 303 amends the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act by requiring the -- governing body of a unit of local government to discuss in an open meeting the accumulated sick leave prior to that sick leave being payable for any participating employee. This came out of committee with no opposition. 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 303 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 303, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Villivalam, for what purpose do you rise?
For purposes of an introduction, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please make your introduction.
Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the -- the Senate, I rise to welcome some folks in the President's Gallery today on behalf of myself and Senator Harmon. Today, in the gallery, we have nursing home workers from Extended Care. Nursing home staff do very important jobs, taking care of some of the most frail, vulnerable people in our State. They come to Springfield to discuss the importance of nursing home issues facing our State. 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 And -- so I'd like to ask them to stand. And please join me in welcome them -- welcoming them to Springfield. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise and be welcomed to the Illinois State Senate? Continuing on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 344. Senator Bennett. House Bill 357. Senator Bennett. House Bill 386. Senator Peters. House Bill 424. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 424. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 424 requires the State Board of Education to establish a criteria, standards, and competencies for the bilingual language interpreter who attends an individualized education program, IEP, meeting to assist a parent who has limited English proficiency. 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 424 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 424, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 456. Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 456. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Belt.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 456 provides that industrial incineration facilities are exempt from the municipal waste incineration permitting emissions standards set by the Illinois EPA and the Pollution Control Board when the US EPA determines that the material or fuel burned is not a solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Mr. President, I know of no opposition to the bill and I ask for all Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 456 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. And House Bill 456, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 465. Senator Manar. House Bill 814. Senator Holmes. House Bill 816. Senator Sims. House Bill 822. Senator Anderson. House Bill 822. House Bill 823. Senator Tom Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 823. 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton. Let's take that out of the record, Mr. Secretary. All right. With leave of the Body, we'll turn to House Bill 889. Senator Anderson. House Bill 900. Senator Peters. House Bill 909. Senator Lightford. House Bill 910. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 910. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Holmes.
…President. House Bill 910 allows the Aurora Public Library to change its board of trustees from an appointed board to an elected board. The bill would require a referendum asking the voters of Aurora, "Shall the trustees of the Aurora Public Library be elected, rather than appointed?" If passed, it provides for the number of trustees and the manner of their election. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 910 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, none voting No, 1 voting Present. And House Bill 910, having received 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 925. Senator Bush. House Bill -- with leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 1438. House Bill 1455. Senator Manar. House Bill 1553. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1553. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1553 amends current State law to conform to federal standards necessary to grant SI -- SIJ Status and clarifies which State court can issue SIJ predicate orders. I know of no opposition. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.
Yes, just for -- for the folks on my side of the aisle, there were a number of No votes on this in the -- in the House. However, we did discuss this in committee. This is not creating any new pathways. This is just really a -- a cleanup bill. I intend to vote -- vote Aye and I'd recommend an Aye vote. 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Castro, to close. Question is, shall House Bill 1553 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 47 voting Aye, 3 voting No, 1 voting Present. And House Bill 1553, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1554. Senator Anderson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1554. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Anderson.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1554, this bill amends the Illinois Municipal Code by establishing the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force and will make recommendations to the General Assembly about how to curb outsourcing Illinois jobs. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 1554 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 1554, having received the 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1561. Senator Cullerton. House Bill 1587. Senator Sims. Let's turn to the top of page 9 on your printed Calendar. House Bill 1613. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1613. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. House Bill 1613 eliminates the sunset date for the traffic stop statistical study under the Illinois Vehicle Code that's scheduled to be repealed on July 1st of 2019. In addition, the bill creates a task force under the -- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to study the best data -- best use of data and technology to complete and collect the -- statistical study data that was collected. So I know of -- I'll answer any questions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Stewart, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, please, Mr.…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.
This bill passed on a partisan roll call in committee. I 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 know the Sheriffs and the Chiefs and the Chicago FOP are opposed. I would ask that our Members vote accordingly.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Sims, do you wish to close? Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President. Again, this -- this bill and this study was originally created and has been continued to allow us to -- to collect data to understand issues that -- that are -- that may be -- may be happening on our -- on our roads, help -- this was an -- this was a study that was originally passed by a -- a very famous Member of this Chamber, President Barack Obama, who passed that -- that bill in 2003. It helps us to ultimately improve relationships between law enforcement and the communities. Again, this is a very useful tool. That's why we've added the task force to the bill, to ensure that the data that's collected is then interpreted and used accordingly. So thank you, Mr. President. I ask your -- I ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 1613 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 32 voting Aye, 18 voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 1613, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1639. Senator Mulroe. House Bill 1652. Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1652. 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Belt.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1652 adds language to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois that designates one staff member from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulations {sic} (Regulation) as the Department's military liaison to ensure licensure requirements for service members and their spouses are managed properly and efficiently. The military liaison's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: number one, the management of all expedited applications to ensure processing within sixty days or -- after receipt of a completed application; number two, coordination with all military installation military and family support center directors within the State; and number three, training by the military liaison to all directors of each division that issues an occupational or professional license. Mr. President, I know of no opposition. It passed through the House unanimously and I ask for all Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf.
…Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator.
I just -- Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I just rise 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 because I want to commend the sponsor for his work on this. This is -- this is probably one of the more important pieces of legislation that we're going to pass today. It does make it a lot easier for our active duty military and their spouses to get licenses in the State of Illinois. And that's going to help them stay in Illinois. So I just want to -- just want to draw your attention to how important this bill is and ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Belt, to close. You didn't -- there -- the question is, shall House Bill 1652 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 1652, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate -- House Bill 1659. Senator Anderson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1659. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Anderson.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1659, it amends the River Conservancy District {sic} (Districts) Act to increase the amount of contracts for work that will require competitive bidding. It raises the maximum threshold amount above which requires bidding 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 from twenty-five hundred to ten thousand dollars. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 1659 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, 1 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 1659, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1690. Senator Aquino. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1690. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Aquino.
Thank you, Mr. President. Currently, driving under the influence records may not be sealed or expunged. House Bill 1690 provides that the court may order the sealing of one misdemeanor DUI arrest record that results in supervision or a conviction if the following conditions are met: number one, ten or more years have passed since the termination of the petitioner's sentence; number two, during the commission of the violation, the petitioner was not the -- in -- was not the proximate cause of death or personal injury to any other person or damage -- or damage the property of another person; thirdly, the petitioner has no other misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or her driving 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 abstract; and lastly, the judge examined the driving abstract of the petitioner and made a finding on the record that the petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a lesser charge other than the violation of misdemeanor DUI violation, and the facts did not support that the petitioner had previously committed a DUI or a similar provision of a local ordinance. The bill does clarify that the Secretary of State shall maintain orders of court supervision and convictions on driving abstracts, essentially meaning that the court will still be able to see if there's a -- a prior DUI on someone's record. This is a bipartisan bill. The -- the House sponsor's a -- a Republican. And I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Just a question of the sponsor, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he'll yield. Senator Hastings.
I wasn't in the committee for this. In the event that somebody has multiple DUIs, does that exclude them from expungement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Aquino.
This is a sealing and it's only for one misdemeanor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hastings. 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
Thank you, Mr. President. I don't have any more questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Aquino, do you wish to close? Senator -- Senator Aquino.
We -- we just don't want to have someone have a sort of a scarlet letter for the rest of their life for -- for a mistake. Again, this is -- the provisions are that -- that their first DUI happened over ten years ago. Again, the court system would be able to see if they had previously DUIs. But I think one of the -- the biggest things is that it just allows for judicial discretion at the end of the day. And so I ask for a favorable vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 1690 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, 17 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 1690, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1918. Senator McConchie. Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you very much, Mr. President. I was a little late on the light, but thank you for recognizing me. I'd like to verify that most recent roll call, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter has requested a verification. Will all 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Members please be in their seats? Mr. Secretary -- Mr. Secretary, please ring the bell. The Secretary will read the affirmative votes.
Members voting in the affirmative: Aquino, Belt, Bennett, Bertino-Tarrant, Castro, Cunningham, Fine, Gillespie, Harmon, Harris, Holmes, Hunter, Hutchinson, Jones, Koehler, Lightford, Link, Manar, Martinez, McGuire, Morrison, Mulroe, Muñoz, Peters, Sandoval, Sims, Stadelman, Steans, Tracy, Villivalam, President Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Does Senator Righter question the presence of any Member voting in the affirmative?
Yes, sir, Mr. President. Thank you. Senator Holmes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Is Senator Holmes in the Chamber? Senator Holmes? Senator Holmes in the Chamber? If not, Mr. Secretary, please strike the name. Senator Righter, do you request -- or do you question the presence of any other Members voting in the affirmative?
I do, Mr. President. Senator Tracy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy in the Chamber? Senator Tracy in the Chamber?
I don't believe she's in the Chamber, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) You don't?
39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 No, I really don't.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) You -- you have good information on that?
I have some information on that, yes, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please strike the name, Mr. Secretary. Senator Righter, do question the presence of any other Members voting in the affirmative?
I do not, Mr. President. Thank you for your cooperation, as always.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) On a verified roll call, there are 29 Ayes, 17 Nays, none voting Present. Having failed to receive the required constitutional majority, House Bill 1690 is declared lost. Senator Aquino, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask that House Bill 1690 be put on Postponed Consideration. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Aquino seeks leave to place House Bill 1690 on the Order of Postponed Consideration. That request is in order and the bill will be placed on the Order of Postponed Consideration. Continuing on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 2073. Senator Curran. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2073. (Secretary reads title of bill) 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Curran.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2073 is an initiative of the Illinois Association of Park Districts. This would allow park districts -- it would allow them to lease unused, unneeded land - currently the limitation's fifty years - they'd be able to take that out to ninety years. Would -- allow park districts an opportunity to gain more advantageous lease terms and price. And there is no known opposition to this bill. I would ask in -- for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? House Bill 2073 -- the question is, will House Bill 2073 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 Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2073, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll turn to House Bill 2076. Senator Gillespie. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2076. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Gillespie.
41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is an initiative of the Sierra Club, the Illinois Environmental Council, and the United Food and Commercial Workers. It was introduced to reduce exposure to BPA in thermal paper used for the making of business or banking records, such as cash register, debit card, and sales receipts. The bill bans the new manufacturing and use of BPA in these papers. And the amendment addressed concerns and opposition is now neutral. I -- it passed out of committee unanimously and I'd urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2076 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 51 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2076, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2078. Senator Manar. House Bill 2084. Senator Lightford. House Bill 2087. Senator Bertino-Tarrant. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2087. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bertino-Tarrant.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Chamber. House Bill 2087 defines "distant {sic} (distance) learning program" and 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 authorizes districts to allow students to complete a portion of their driver's education course through a distance learning program with permission of the driver ed teacher and a parent or guardian, approved school omission {sic} -- sorry, I can't see -- by a case-to-case basis. No student may take the entire course through a distance learning program. 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 2087 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Oh, Senator Jones, are you seeking -- 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 52 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2087, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Purpose of announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please state your announcement.
Yes, as Chairman of the May Caucus Babies, you know, May is a very special month, not only do we do the budget, but we celebrate many birthdays in May. And, yesterday, we celebrated our own President of NCSL, Senator Toi Hutchinson. She made thirty-five yesterday. So can you all please join me in giving her a real big birthday welcome?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Happy thirty-fifth birthday, Senator Hutchinson. Continuing on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, House Bill 2088. Senator Wilcox. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2088. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Wilcox.
This bill amends the Vehicle Code. It provides that the Secretary of State may issue Cold War license plates to Illinois residents that served in the Armed Forces between August 15, 1945 and January 1, 1992. The plates have no additional fee attached and will be designed by the Secretary of State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2088 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2088, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On the top of page 10 of your Calendars, House Bill 2103. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2103. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2103 is identical to Senate Bill 1881, which we passed out 55 to 0 back in April. It basically allows a -- reclamation districts and sanitary districts to lease property. Right now, they're limited to twenty- and ten- year leases. This allows for an extension to fifty years, which will allow many of them to use some of their excess land for renewable energy, such as solar. I'd ask for an Aye vote, as you've given me on the Senate version. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2103 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, we have 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2103, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2119. Senator Crowe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2119. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Crowe.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2119 allows the 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Secretary of State to issue United Nation Protection Forces {sic} (United Nations Protection Force) license plates. 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 2119 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 2119, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2123. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2123. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2123 provides that food (is) misbranded under the Illinois Food and Drug, Cosmetic Act {sic) (Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) if contains sesame -- sesame, is offered for the sale in package but for not the immediate consumption, and the label does not include sesame. I know of no opposition to the bill. My seatmate, Senator Link, is a strong advocate of this bill and urges a Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2123 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 2123, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2124. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2124. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Bush. Mr. Secretary, is there an amendment to House Bill 2124? Senator Bush, we have a committee amendment adopted. Are you expecting a Floor amendment? Mr. Secretary, let's -- Senator Bush, proceed. Senator Bush.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to make sure. So, as amended, this allows a public body to hold a closed meeting in order to hear -- in order to hear and consider the employment of specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreation, or educational setting, or specific volunteers. This passed out of the House with a 101 to 3. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2124 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 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2124, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2126. Senator Lightford. House Bill 2129. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2129. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2129 provides that a park district board may enter into a lease for equipment and machinery for up to eight years, rather than the current five-year period. I know of no opposition. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2129 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 2129, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2135. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2135. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Holmes.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. House Bill 2135 removes the statute of limitations for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of adults and allows for the prosecution of these offenses to take place at any time. Current law currently has a three years' provision on here; however, if the adult victim reported the offense to law enforcement within three years, prosecution could commence within ten years. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2135 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. And House Bill 2135, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2146. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2146. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This creates the Health in All Policies Act to require University of Illinois 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 at Chicago School of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to convene a workgroup to review legislation and make policy recommendations relating to the health of Illinois residents and sets forth objectives and membership requirements for such a workgroup. The -- it was amended. The amendment just adds some -- some additional workgroup members. It also adds the State Board of Health to be considered as one of the places where -- receives a report. And each year, when they make a report, they are to focus on one health factor per year. 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 2146 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 2146, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2152. Senator McGuire. House Bill 2154. Senator Steans. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2154. (Secretary reads title of bill) 30 -- 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Steans.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This bill is addressing first episode sort of psychosis treatment for young 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 adults twenty-six and -- under twenty-six years of age. Right now, we're going to be fixing three problems in trying to get these kids the right treatment they need and try to prevent hospitalizations, which is now frequently occurring because they're not getting early treatment. It restructures the Individual Care Grant and Family Support Program so that they can get coverage for the early intervention treatment, not hospitalization on the back end. Second, it requires insurance coverage of those evidence-based early treatment models and it caps, if premiums go up more than one percent, it then says we will no longer have to do it. And third, it addresses some Medicaid technical billing issues -- for prevention services. It's also subject to appropriation. This bill we've been working on for a couple years now. Very excited that we are now finally to the point of being able to bring it before this Body for a vote. And I urge your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Sure. A question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that she'll yield. Senator Syverson.
Senator, thank you for the work on this. I know you and I have had some discussions about the -- the portion of this bill that affects small employers in Illinois. There's a part of this bill that is a -- would be a mandate on small employers. And the concern is that there's only a few individuals in the State that 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 provide this type of service and the bill requires that the insurance companies have to pay for those services, but there's nothing in there that deals with what kind of rates would have to be paid or what kind of rates would be negotiated towards the payment of those services. So we've talked earlier about that. Is there -- is there a way to look at trying to address that -- that concern?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Steans.
Well, I'm certainly open to that. The -- the rates aren't set in the bill and I'm very happy to continue having conversations on that. Right now, it's really mostly nonprofit providers who do this. So it's not like it's a group of folks that set different rates for different kinds of organizations or try to play those - - kind of games. It really is usually nonprofits. Also, believe that when we cover this, now we'll create more nonprofit providers who can provide the services in other parts of the State. There is a legitimate issue that there's not that many, so I understand the issue. Certainly will continue to work on how we might address that. Also want to point out, though, that right now these services generally cost about twenty-five to fifty-two dollars a day, whereas if you end up in a hospital, it's far higher rates. So preventing that should, we hope, also make sure that this is not raising premiums. We don't think that should be the outcome, but we did put in capping that just in case that does happen.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Syverson.
52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Well, thank you, Senator. And I -- and I appreciate what you've tried to do to address this. I think, again, the concern will have a -- without getting -- just because they're a not-for- profit, they -- they obviously do bill carriers and this -- this would require that carriers pay but not require that they have any agreement on what those -- rates that they would pay. And so I think that's a concern, why the insurance industry and small businesses are concerned, that this mandate, again, only affects the small little -- small employers in Illinois. It excludes all the large employers. And it's a -- the concern is, this is going to add more cost without any agreement with negotiations. So, while I appreciate, though, what the sponsor's done on that, I -- I -- I still have to stay opposed until we can get some agreement on how -- how -- how pricing and contracts are going to be worked out. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussion? Senator Steans, to close.
Yes. No, I -- you know, as I say, I think this is a much better bill than it started out two years ago. There's been lots of input on it. I think it's clearly the right thing to do to ensure that twenty-six years and under {sic} kids are getting the right kind of treatment at the right time to -- 'cause the -- the real goal here is, if you get somebody the treatment, you can prevent -- prevent ongoing psychosis and a real diagnosis if you get them the treatment upfront. This is what this bill will accomplish and I look forward to your Aye votes. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Thank you. The question is, shall House Bill 2154 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 44 voting Aye, 11 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2154, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2156. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2156. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2156 amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to find it unlawful for any business to offer consumers at retail a rebate card that charges dormancy fees and other fees after issuance of the card. The bill also defines "rebate card" as it is in connection with a consumer purchase of a product or service. There was also an amendment that we worked on with the Credit Unions and the bank - - the Community Bankers Association that we adopted in committee and it clarifies that the prohibition on use of rebate cards with post-issuance fees applies only to fees charged to consumer and - - not swipe fees. That helped make the Credit Unions and the Consumer {sic} (Community) Bankers Association go from opposed to neutral. I will take any questions. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 the question is, shall House Bill 2156 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 2156, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn to the top of page 11 of your Calendar. House Bill 2165. Senator Manar. With leave of the Body, we'll turn to House Bill 2176. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2176. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 2176, as amended, strengthens the Illinois Notary Public Act's notice requirements for persons not licensed to practice law in Illinois or accredited as an immigration representative and who are advertising notary public services in languages other than -- than English. The bill increases the fine for a violation of advertising notice requirements from one thousand to one thousand five hundred. The bill also requires that these notary publics {sic} to provide written acknowledgment of their fact in English and the language which they use to advertise their services and keep their signed acknowledgment for two years following the termination or expiration of the notary public's current 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 commission. 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 2176 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 2176, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2177. Senator Tracy, you're back on the Floor. Would you like to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2177. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill amends the School Code and allows a school board to posthumously award a diploma to a service member who was killed in action during active military duty if certain conditions are met. And I know of no opposition and it passed unanimously in the House and I would ask for an Aye vote as well.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2177 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 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2177, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Martinez in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) House Bill 2189. Senator Bertino-Tarrant. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2189. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Bertino-Tarrant.
Thank you, Madam President and Members of the Chamber. House Bill 2189 prohibits companies that provide direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing from sharing any test results or other personally identifiable information with any health or life insurance company without the written consent from the consumer. The term "genetic testing" is amended to include direct-to- consumer commercial genetic testing. I know of no opponents and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the…(microphone cutoff)…question is, shall 21 -- House Bill 2189 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2189, 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 having received constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator -- Senator Sims, on 2205. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2205. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2205 requires that the chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools publish on the school district's website, eight months after notice is given, a full financial report on a proposed school closure that includes an analysis of the closure's costs and benefits to the district. I know -- I'd answer any questions and ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2205 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. There are 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2205, having received the -- the majority -- having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2209. Senator Fine. Senator Fine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2209. (Secretary reads title of bill) 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fine.
Thank you, Madam President. This is a transparency bill. What it says is each property tax bill has to list the tax increment financing district in which that property is located and the dollar amount that goes towards that TIF district.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2209 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2209, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator T. Cullerton, on House Bill 2215. T. Cullerton. Senator Collins, on House Bill 2238. Senator Sims, on House Bill 2244. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2244. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank -- thank you, Madam President. House Bill 24 -- 2244 deals with persons who are on parole or mandatory supervised release. It adds that a knowing -- that knowing -- knowingly 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 knowledge requirement is added in order for the person to be considered in violation for frequenting a place where illegal drugs or -- are being used or sold. This bill provides that it's not a violation of parole or -- or mandatory supervised release for a person knowingly associated with another person on parole or mandatory supervised release or a member of -- if the individual is not -- does not have specific knowledge. I know of no opposition and ask for a favorable roll call. Will answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Stewart, for what purpose do you rise?
To the bill, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) To the bill.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate and Members on our side, this bill passed on a partisan roll call in committee and I'd ask that you'd vote appropriately.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House -- all right, Senator. All right. House Bill 2244 -- have all -- the question is, shall House Bill 2244 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The -- the voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the -- take the record. On that question, we have 35 Members voting Aye, 17 voting No, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2244, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2252. Senator Bennett. 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2252. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Madam President. My effort's to be the Ruth Gader {sic} (Bader) Ginsburg of the Illinois State Senate. I'm trying to amend some of the antiquated references in our statute and this includes in the Counties Code that makes all references to county clerks -- gender neutral. Currently, whenever they use pronouns, they refer to "he". And this would simply change it to refer to "the clerk" to recognize the fine work that many female county clerks, including our own -- some of our own clerks in Champaign County, do across the State. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2252 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2252, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Bennett, on Senate {sic} Bill 2264. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2264. (Secretary reads title of bill) 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Bennett.
Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2264 requires the State to make an annual appropriation for matching funds to University of Illinois' Cooperative Extension Services program {sic} (Service programs). Currently, the statute says the State "may" make an appropriation. This changes it to "shall". It was a 111 to 0 in the House. I'd ask for continued support in the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2264 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now 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 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2264, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of page 12. Senator Collins. Senator Fine, on House Bill 2287. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2287. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fine.
Thank you. This legislation extends the statute of limitation 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 {sic} (limitations) for civil actions that are -- arise from certain acts of theft from five years to ten years.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2287 pass. All those voting in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. There are 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2287, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Bush, on House Bill 2296. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2296. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Bush.
Thank you very much, Madam President. HB 2296 provides that beginning January 1, 2020, no person shall knowingly mix a lead- acid battery or a rechargeable battery with other materials or in a container intended for collection by a hauler for processing at a recycling center. These batteries must be -- excuse me, disposed of at facilities or through recycling programs that specifically accept such batteries. This passed out of the House unanimously. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2296 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. There are 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2296, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Manar, on House Bill 2301. Senator Righter, on House Bill 2308. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2308. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Righter.
Thank you very much, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Chamber. House Bill 2308 simply -- would ensure that an individual who's the subject of a no contact order that that no contact would apply even if they were incarcerated. Believe it or not, there are circumstances wherein an individual who's the subject of such an order nevertheless makes attempts to have contact with the individual. This language would ensure that not happen.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2308 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2308, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Righter, on House Bill 29 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 -- I'm sorry, 2309. Moving along to Senate -- Senator Sims, on 2315. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2315. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2315 is an initiative of the Secretary of -- Secretary of State that will bring Illinois into compliance with federal regulation by streamlining the driver's license services and -- and correcting prior drafting errors. The changes allow for a mechanism for the Secretary of State to invalidate Illinois IDs that are not compliant with the federal requirements of -- for REAL ID. Allows for Secretary of State to email parties to an administrative hearing and other changes. I know of no opposition and would ask for a favorable roll call vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2315 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 50 Members voting Aye, 3 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2315, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Barickman, on House Bill 2383. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 2383. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Barickman.
Thank you, Madam President. This is a -- an initiative of the House sponsor that flows from an issue in her district. This provides that it will be -- a violation of a -- of a right-of-way that causes bodily harm or death at a crosswalk or a crosswalk in a school zone will result in a driver's license suspension for a period of one year. I'm not aware of any opposition and would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2383 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2383, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to, on page 12, go down to 2459. Senator Anderson. Senator Anderson. Moving on down to House Bill 2473. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2473. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Senator Holmes.
Thank you so much, Madam President. House Bill 2473 allows fire protection districts to enter into supply contracts over twenty thousand through participation in joint out-of-state governmental or nongovernmental purchasing programs that require a competitive solicitation and procurement process. There is no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2473 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2473, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of the page 13. Senator Barickman. 2489. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2489. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Barickman.
Thank you again, Madam President. This is an initiative of the County Treasurer -- Treasurers' Association. It's an amendment to the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act and adds a new Section which requires the Secretary of State to provide the county treasurer -- the collector with a quarterly report of the transfer 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 of title of mobile homes. The Secretary would provide this report at no cost to the county collector. Again, there's no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2489 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2489, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Fowler, on House Bill 2505. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2505. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fowler.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 2505 modifies the term "local farm or food products" for purposes of the Act to include products processed and packaged in Illinois using at least one ingredient grown in Illinois. This is an Illinois Environmental Council initiative. Not aware of any opponents. Ask for a Aye vote, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2505 pass. All those voting -- all -- the question is, shall House Bill 2505 pass. All those -- all those in favor, vote 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2505, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator DeWitte, on 2528. Senator T. Cullerton, on House Bill 2540. Down to the middle of the page 13. Senator Peters, on House Bill 2541. Senator Steans, on House Bill 2571. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2571. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This bill is amending our Child Care Act to limit the number of children in a foster home family to no more than six and providing more flexibility in waivers. The -- in 2018, the federal government passed the Family First Prevention Services Act and we believe this change is need to comport with that law. I don't know of any opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2571 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 2571, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Muñoz, on House Bill 2577. Senator Fine, on House Bill 2578. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2578. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fine.
…you, Madam President. This legislation extends a sunset in the Property Tax Code to exclude the value of improvements added as a result of high-speed rail from the property's assessed value. It extends the sunset from December 31st, 2019 to December 31st, 2029.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2578 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 51 Members voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2578, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Barickman, on House Bill 2583. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2583. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Barickman.
Thank you again, Madam President. This is a House sponsor initiative on behalf of the Kankakee area which would allow for an expansion and renaming of the Kankakee River Conservancy District. There's no opponents to the bill. I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2583 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2583, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a recall. Senator Link seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2591 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2591. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Link.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Link.
Thank you, Madam President. I would ask that we withdraw the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Mr. Secretary, are there any other Floor amendments approved 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2591. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Link.
Thank you, Madam President. This just makes a number of changes to the Illinois Police Training Act and I'd be more than happy to explain 'em. There's no opposition to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2591 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2591, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Bush, on 2601. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2601. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Senator Bush.
Thank you, Madam President. So, conservation rights provide a legal recorded way to preserve particularly valuable aspects of property. Current statutes do not address how to amend a conservation right. So, 2601 provides that a conservation right may be amended by the grantor or grantee, granted by a municipality for the property they own, may be enforced by any party entitled to the right, and may {sic} be extinguished by act -- by any act but a procedure set forth within the conservation right or its release of the right. This passed out of the House unanimously. I know of no opposition to the bill and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2601 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. House Bill 2601, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Aquino, on House Bill 2617. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2617. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Aquino.
73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2617 is a Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund initiative. The bill amends Section 17- 131 and -- and -- and 17-132 to remove the term, quote, "special services" and replaces it with "extracurricular activities". Specifically, the bill provides that an employer or the board of trustees shall make pension deductions in each pay period on the basis of the salary earned in that period, exclusive of salaries for overtime, extracurricular activities - instead of special services - or any employment on an optional basis, such as summer school. This passed out of -- pretty -- unanimously in the -- or with great support in the House and unanimously out of committee. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2617 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2617, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Hastings, on House Bill 2618. Senator Hastings. With leave of the Body, we will skip down to Senator Sims on 2650. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2650. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims. 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019
Thank -- thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2650 requires the Environmental Protection Agency, for a period of five years, to prioritize a portion of capitalization grants for water for supporting disadvantaged communities and utilities in building their capacity for sustainable and equitable water management. I know of no opposition, will answer any questions, and ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator -- Senator. Any questions? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2650 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2650, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Peters, on House Bill 2665 -- no. Senator Anderson, on House Bill 2669. Senator Anderson. Senator Hunter, on House Bill 2670. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2670. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Hunter.
Thank you, Madam President. This bill defines "mitigating factors" in the Department of Professional Regulations {sic} 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 (Regulation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code as any information, evidence, conduct, or circumstances before, during, or after an offense reviewed by the -- the Department of Financial and Professional Regulations {sic} that may reflect on an applicant's request for licensure. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2670 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 36 Members voting Aye, 0 voting -- I mean, 18 voting No, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2670, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Lightford. Senator Anderson, on House Bill 2700. Senator Muñoz. 2708. House Bill 2708. Senator Sims, on House Bill 2720. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2720. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2720 extends the deadline for universities to send their financial reports detailing the previous year's fiscal -- previous fiscal year's revenues and expenditures to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Governor, and General Assembly from one 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 hundred and twenty days to one hundred and fifty days following the end of the fiscal year. This is an initiative of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. I know of no opposition and -- will ask -- answer any question. Ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2720 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2720, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Down to the bottom of page 14. Senator Peters. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2723. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Peters.
Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2723 amends the Strengthening the Child Welfare Workforce for Children and Families Act. It requires the Department of Children and Family Services to provide administrative support to the Task Force, which replaces the current requirements. This has no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 2723 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting -- the voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2723, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On top of page 15. Senator Bennett. House Bill 2737. Senator Bennett. Senator Koehler. 2764. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2764. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Koehler.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This bill provides that when nonhazardous special waste manifests are required for shipment that the manifests shall consist of forms prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency and that they may be purchased from a third party. This passed unanimously in the House. I know of no opposition and be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, House Bill 2764 -- the question is, shall House Bill 2764 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2764, having received the 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2766. Senator Link. Senator Lightford, on 2800, House Bill 2800. Senator Weaver, on House Bill 2811. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2811. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Madam President. What this does is it's a -- extends the sunset on the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (Practice) Act to January 1st of 3030 {sic} (2030). There was no No votes in the House. No opposition. I'd request an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator. Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2811 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, 1 {sic} (0) voting Present. House Bill 2811, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator T. Cullerton. Senator Cullerton, you ready to proceed? House Bill 2830. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2830. (Secretary reads title of bill) 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Illinois Senate. House Bill 2830, as amended, would prohibit an employer from terminating an employee for absence of work in various instances due to school conferences, behavioral meeting, academic meeting. We clarified in the amendment - and I want to thank people on -- folks on the other side - to make sure that we clarified this during committee and I appreciate their indulgence on letting me come back and work it. I know of no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2830 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 52 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2830, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator T. Cullerton, on House Bill 2832. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2832. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) T. Cullerton.
80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2832 dedicates the month of April of each year as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the many ways that the Sikh Americans have influenced American history, achievement, culture, and innovation. I know of no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2832 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 54 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2832, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Fine, on House Bill 2846. Senator Sims, on House Bill 2852. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2852. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2852 requires that public universities that offer competency-based learning programs notify a student if he or she becomes eligible for the program. Currently under State law, there's no requirement. This will make sure that universities will allow our -- their students to know that they're eligible. I 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 know of no opposition and would ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2852 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2852, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Fine, on House Bill 2854. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2854. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fine.
Is there an -- an amendment that needs to be adopted? This legislation creates a preference for hiring firefighters who have performed fire suppression services as a firefighter apprentice and has completed six hour -- six hundred hours of fire suppression work on a regular shift for the affected fire department for over a twelve-month period.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question, shall House Bill 2854 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 2854, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Harmon, on House Bill 2860. Senator Link, on House Bill 2862. Senator Gillespie, on House Bill 2868. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2868. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Gillespie.
Thank you, Madam -- President. House Bill 2868 requires the State Board of Education to develop a work-based learning database to help facilitate relationships between school districts and businesses and expand work-based learning in Illinois. I know of no opposition and I request an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2868 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 51 Members voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2868, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving to the top of page 16. Senator Manar. Moving on down to Senator Sims, on 2896. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2896. (Secretary reads title of bill) 83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2896 is a direct response to the Illinois Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Report that was published by the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2018. The -- House Bill 2896 creates the Diversity in Health Care Professions Task Force and sets forth membership of the -- membership requirements of the Task Force, provides the objectives and priorities for the Task Force, and also calls for the Task Force to prepare a report for the Governor and General Assembly by December 1st of 2020. I know of no opposition, would answer any questions, and ask for a favorable roll call, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2896 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2896, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Sims, on 2934. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2934. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2934 provides that service or process under the Juvenile Court Act may be satisfied by leaving a copy of -- copy of the summons and petition at the individual's usual place of abode with a family member or person residing there. Again, I know of no opposition, would answer any questions, and ask for a favorable roll call, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2934 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 55 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2934, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Sims, on House Bill 2935. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2935. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2935 allows for -- it -- it deals with the appointment of counsel and it allows for a -- the -- a court to vacate the appointment of counsel in a proceeding under the 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Juvenile Court Act. I know of no opposition, would answer any questions, and would ask for a favorable roll call, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2935 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2935, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Steans, on House Bill 2936. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2936. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This is the first - and the next four bills are the same way - part of the Budgeting for Results annual process to do cleanup of old antiquated things that are still on the books. This amends the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act with some technical language cleanup references. An initiative of the Attorney General.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2936 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2936, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing with Senator Steans on House Bill 2937. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2937. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, this is the second of the five bills to fall from the Budgeting for Results cleanup. This is the Governor's Office of Management and Budget's omnibus fund cleanup, making recommendations on making changes on funds that are obsolete and no longer being used.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2937 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 29 -- I mean, I'm sorry, we have 56 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2937, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. And continuing with Senator Steans. House Bill 2940. Please read the bill.
87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 House Bill 2940. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, this is an additional follow-up on sort of mandate relief that are no longer really applicable from ICJIA, Board of Higher Ed, Chicago Public Schools. Again, an initiative of Budgeting for Results.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) …discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 2940 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2940, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2941. Senator Steans. …Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2941. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, this is the fourth of the five Budgeting for Result {sic} (Results) cleanup bills. This is one that is from the Department of Human Services relating to mandated contracts with various 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 groups that are no longer applicable.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) House Bill… I'm sorry, is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2941 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we've got 57 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2941, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2943. Senator Steans seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2943 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2943. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Steans.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, this amendment was asked for by the Laborers' International Union of North America, which we supported so we put it on the bill. And I'll talk about the bill on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 please read the bill.
House Bill 2943. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This is the final bill that was a result of the Budgeting for Results Commission. It is providing the language needed to transfer and have the vehicle emission inspections funded from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund. I would urge your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing -- Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?
Not to interrupt the order of Steans, but I have a question or two for the sponsor if she'd yield, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) She says she will yield.
Thank you very much, Madam President. Senator Steans, one of the issues that has been raised over -- in concern over this bill is the constitutionality of this. In other words, the question of whether or not these emissions tests fall within the parameters of the -- what -- what is commonly referred to as the "lockbox" amendment to the Illinois Constitution that requires Road Fund dollars be spent on transportation infrastructure. Can you comment 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 on that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
Yes. And our attorneys have taken a look at this and feels like it totally falls within the requirements of the lockbox constitutional amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Righter, any further questions?
I sure do, Madam President. Senator Steans, in -- in your conversations with your attorneys that you just referenced, have they given you another example of expenditures from the Illinois Road Fund that could be likened to these emissions as opposed to what we typically think of -- of as appropriate Road Fund expenditures, which would be like building roads and repairing roads or building and repairing bridges or building and repairing mass transit issues? Is there another example that comes close to emissions testing?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
This does not come out of the Road Fund. It comes out of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund. And it does, you know -- and we do have other things, I mean, that's to do with vehicle emissions and programs that have been running using -- and -- and, by the way, this transfer was made before after this. They just don't have the appropriation language in statute. So we're just trying to add the appropriation language for it into statute. But we've done 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 this before and there has not been question or concern raised.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Righter.
First, thank you for the correction on the name of the fund, although it's still constitutionally protected. The language that you're referring to expired before the adoption of the constitutional amendment. So my question still stands about a specific example of expenditure of these dollars, now constitutionally protected, that -- that we engage in.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Steans.
So this has been in the BIMP over the last four years and appropriated this way. We haven't had any concerns expressed and it's a federally required vehicle emission program and we believe that it falls within the purview of what's required by the constitutional amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Righter.
To the bill, if I might.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) To the bill.
Thank you. And, Senator Steans, I appreciate, as always, the forthright answers to the questions, and if we're going to operate under the rationale that "we've done it for the last several years, so it must by constitutional and okay", then I give up. But I 92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 don't think that's the rationale in which we should operate here. The voters, in overwhelming numbers, voted for the lockbox amendment because they were tired of the General Assembly and Governors siphoning dollars off from the Motor Fuel taxes that they paid, which politicians told them would be spent on roads and bridges and mass transit. That's why the -- that's why we have the amendment in the first place, because people got tired of that. This -- while you -- you can argue the merits of the testing, the question here is whether or not we are going to go down that same road and tell the voters, "Well, we get your opinion that, you know what, you want these funds protected, but we have got to just bleed a little money off for this." I don't think -- I think this is -- this is, if it's not a violation of the letter of the Constitution, it is most certainly a violation of the spirit of the amendment that the voters voted for. I would urge a No vote. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any further discussion? Senator Steans, to close.
Yes, and I -- I do have a little more clarification that I just got to that last point. Just so you know, in the -- the amendment itself says transportation funds may be expended for the following: the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation. Vehicle emission tests - it's been done this way for thirty years. We've been using this for -- this funding source for vehicle emissions tests. I think it's clear that it's under the intent. And by the way, I think it was also under language -- legislative intent when the amendment was passed. This program I think was specifically mentioned as well. So I don't 93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 think there's any concern about this being a constitutional use of the funds. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 2943 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 31 Members voting Aye, 16 voting No, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2943, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We're going to go to -- Senator -- Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to verify that most recent roll call, please. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator -- Senator Righter has required -- has requested a verification. Will all Members please be in their seats? The Secretary will read the affirmation {sic} votes. Mr. Secretary.
Those Members voting in the affirmative: Aquino, Belt, Bennett, Bertino-Tarrant, Bush, Crowe, Cunningham, Ellman, Fine, Gillespie, Harmon, Hastings, Holmes, Hunter, Hutchinson, Jones, Lightford, Link, Martinez, McGuire, Morrison, Mulroe, Muñoz, Murphy, Peters, Sandoval, Sims, Steans, Van Pelt, Villivalam, President Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Righter, do you question the presence of any Members voting in the affirmative?
94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Lightford's right there, looking gorgeous.
She is. Senator Hutchinson. She's out here too.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Beautiful.
Senator Bennett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Bennett? He's in the back. There he is, right back there. Hello, Senator Bennett. Any other Members you question, Senator Righter?
I don't. That was impressive, Madam President. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) On a verified roll call, there are 31 Members voting Aye, 16 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Having received -- House Bill 2943, having received the required constitutional -- constitutional majority, is declared passed. We are going to return to 2nd Readings one more time. 2nd Readings, everyone. Senator Van Pelt, on House Bill 205. Senator Sandoval, on 2121, House Bill 2121. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2121. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 2182. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2182. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. Senator Cunningham, on 2470. I'm sorry. Senator Hutchinson, on 2649. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2649. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on House Bill 2823. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2823. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 2856. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2856. (Secretary reads title of bill) 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2924. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2924. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. Moving over to the Resolution Calendar, let's go to -- to page 23. Senator Sandoval, on Senate Joint Resolution 24. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill -- resolution.
Senate Joint Resolution 24, offered by Senator Sandoval.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Sandoval. Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Madam President. Senate Joint Resolution 24 urges the Illinois Department of Transportation to take steps to implement the -- develop the State's Complete Streets Law and 2012 bicycle plan. I ask your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, as the resolution requires the expenditure of State funds, a vote -- vote call -- roll call is - - will be required. The question is, shall Senate Joint Resolution 24 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 47th Legislative Day 5/21/2019 Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, we have 49 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate -- Senate Joint Resolution 24, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed {sic} (adopted). Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. Hollman, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 69. Together with the following amendment which is attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 69. We have received like Messages on Senate Bill 86, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 191, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 193, with House Amendment 1; and Senate Bill 241, with House Amendment 1. Passed the House, as amended, May 21st, 2019. John W. Hollman, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 12:30 on the 22nd of -- day of May 2019. The Senate stands adjourned. 98