Illinois Senate Floor Debate — May 23, 2019

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 Justin Snider of Springfield First United Methodist Church, here in Springfield, Illinois. Pastor.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Pastor. 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.

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 transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Resolutions Consent Calendar.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, so that you are aware of the plan for today. We're going to turn to House Bills 2nd Reading for potentially the last time. If you have a House bill still on 2nd Reading that you wish to advance, please be at your desk. We will thereafter turn to House Bills 3rd Reading and, with leave of the Body, we will move selectively through the Calendar to take up House bills with Senate amendments so that they can go back to the House on Concurrence before next week's deadline. A reminder - tomorrow is the stated deadline for House Bills 3rd Reading. After we take up the House bills with -- with amendments, we'll turn to House bills remaining on the Calendar. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, the Senate will stand at ease for a few moments to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. Will all members of the Committee on Assignments please assemble in the President's Anteroom? Will all members of the Committee on Assignments please report to the President's Anteroom? Senator Hunter in the Chair.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) WTAX Radio requests permission to photograph the proceedings. Seeing no objection, permission is granted. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we're going to turn to page 14 on your printed Calendar, the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading. If you have a bill on 2nd Reading that you would like to advance, please be at your desk. House Bill 38. Senator Crowe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 142. House Bill 160. Senator Belt. Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 205. Senator Van Pelt. House Bill 2071. Senator Hastings. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Purpose of announcement.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please make your announcement.

I would like to have the attention of all of the Senate women in the Chamber. We would like to do our annual photo immediately upon adjournment. If we could all gather together down in front, we will do our Senate women's picture. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Let's continue on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading. House Bill 2237. Senator McGuire. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2276. Senator Morrison. Let's turn to the top of page 15 on your Calendar. House Bill 2502. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2719. Senator Manar. Senator Manar. House Bill 2763. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2836. Senator Manar. House Bill 2895. Senator Sims. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3233. Senator Sandoval. Senator Sandoval. House Bill 3534. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, please 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Senator Rose, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please make your point.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Welcome to the Illinois State Senate. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are going to turn to final action, House Bills 3rd Reading. We will begin on page 5 of your printed Calendar at the top of the order, but we will be moving through the Calendar to address bills with Senate amendments. So we will not be following the Calendar perfectly, but we'll start at the top with House Bill 3. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, Senator Collins seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, permission is -- leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading is House Bill 3. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

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

Thank you. I move for its adoption, to discuss on 3rd.

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

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

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

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 3 amends the Hospital Report Card Act to require instances of preterm infants, infant mortality, and maternal mortality to be included in each individual hospital's quarterly report and to require each hospital to report the racial 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 and ethnic information of the mothers in these instances. The bill also requires the Department of Public Health to collect the information regarding preterm birth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality, including the racial and ethnic information of the mothers, and use it to determine the disparity of such occurrences across different racial and ethnic groups.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's continue on to House Bill 5. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, Senator Collins seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill No. 5 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill No. 5. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Yes, I move for the adoption, to be discussed on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Collins moves to adopt Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 5. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 5. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 5 directs DHS to ensure pregnant and postpartum mothers have access to substance use disorder services that are gender-responsive and trauma-informed. I know of no opposition and I ask for your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 5 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 5, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to House Bill 26. Senator Collins, on the order of Collins. Mr. Secretary, Senator Collins seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 26 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 26. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

I move for the amendment to be adopted -- motion for the amendment to be adopted, to discuss on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Collins moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 26. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 26. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Collins.

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and the Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 26 creates the Public Uniform -- Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act, a four-year pilot 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 program which requires Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University to admit an undergraduate applicant for general admission if the student is a first-time freshman and graduated in the top ten percent or was certified in the top ten percent of the student's high school graduating class in one of the two years for which the applicant is applying for admission. The bill provides that the applicant must have successfully graduated from an accredited public or private high school in this State or from a high school operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and the applicant successfully completed the minimum college preparatory curriculum requirements for admissions to the university.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 26 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 26, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to House Bill 94. Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford. With leave the Body, we'll return to that order. House Bill 120. House Bill 120. Senator Castro. Mr. Secretary, Senator Castro seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 120 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 120. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I ask for its adoption and I'll explain on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 120. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I ask for its adoption and I'll explain on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 120. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 120. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Castro.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill actually combines two House bills to form a task force. The (Veterans') Service-Related Ailments Task Force, which would be established, are to assess ways the State of Illinois can improve the rate at which disability compensation claims are approved by the federal government and correct the disparity between the federal approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and that which is approved for veterans in other states. The -- the amendment that was adopted recently also talks about who appoints. Each Chair of both Chambers gets an appointment, along with the Minority Spokesman. I know of no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.

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

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Seeing no further discussion, the question is, shall House Bill 120 pass. All those in favor, say -- vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 120, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to House Bill 210. Senator Fowler. House Bill 247. House Bill 254. Senator Peters. Senator Peters seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 254 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, permission is granted. Now on 2nd Reading is House Bill 254. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

I ask that we adopt the amendment and I'll explain on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters moves to adopt Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 254. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 254. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.

House Bill 254, as amended, requires all school -- school districts, including CPS, to report teacher employment data, including, but not limited to, the number of teachers employed by individual schools, to the State Board of Education no later than November 16, 2020. The bill also requires ISBE to make the data available on its website beginning January 31st, 2021. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator McConchie, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCONCHIE: Question of the sponsor.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) I'm sorry, Senator. Question for the sponsor? SENATOR McConchie: Yes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates he'll yield. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, could we please have some order in the Senate? Senator McConchie. 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 SENATOR McCONCHIE: Thank you. Thank you, Senator. There was a proposal, my understanding, that was put forward to use averages instead of actual class size. Is there a reason why we can't use averages instead of actual class sizes that we're publishing on the Internet for anyone in the world to see?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.

It's because the parents' advocate -- advocates, the parents who are pushing for this, want to see the individual class size for that year, so not the following year, so that they can advocate any time there's any changes that could go moving forward, from what I understand. So…

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCONCHIE: Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I rise in opposition to this piece of legislation because of the level of specificity that is required. What this will do is require school districts to publish the actual number of children in each classroom and what class they are in. By doing so, I'm very concerned that this provides a road map for someone who may want to cause harm to children and maybe do so in the broadest context possible of having -- being able to use that in order to in -- 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 perhaps inflict harm. I believe that averages is more than sufficient to be able to address the concerns that are being raised here. We don't want to provide a road map for someone who might want to cause harm in our schools. And so, for that, I reluctantly encourage a No vote. Thank you, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator DeWitte, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR DeWITTE: To the bill, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR DeWITTE: Thank you, Mr. President. To echo my colleague's… Thank you, Mr. President. To echo my colleague's concerns, I rise to voice my opposition to this bill as well. In an environment when we are looking for ways to make our schools safer environments for our children, to put so much specificity into public information regarding the numbers of teachers in a building, the number of students in each classroom, this is a recipe for disaster. And I would strongly urge a No vote. Thank you, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussions? Senator Peters, to close.

Yes, thank you, Mr. President. I would just like to say, after discussion so often about parents and their involvement with our children, that I, for one, would love for my parents to have known the average class size I was in, so they could advocate for 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 smaller class sizes and the needs of children there and work alongside our school community. So I -- I ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 254 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 42 voting Aye, 12 voting No, 1 voting Present. House Bill 254, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 386. Senator Peters, on House Bill 386. Senator Peters seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 386 to the Order of 2nd Reading. I apologize. He's already done that. Senator Peters. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.

House Bill 386 requires the Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board shall annually sort of review exemplar copy of any evidence-based assessments, questionnaires, or other instruments used to set conditions of release. This was worked on with the advocates as well as with the Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board. It has no known opponents. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 386 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish. Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 386, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll jump forward to House Bill 1561. Senator Tom Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. With leave of the Body, we'll return to that later on. Let's turn to House Bill 2084. Senator Lightford, 2084. With leave of the Body, we'll return to that. House Bill 2165. Senator Manar, on 2165. Mr. Secretary… Again, a reminder for the Members - we are taking up bills with Senate amendments, House bills with Senate amendments, so that they can go back to the House in a timely manner for concurrence. If we are skipping over your bills, it is because they do not have Senate amendments on House Bills. So bear with us, we'll turn to that order on the Calendar in a little bit. So let's turn to House Bill 2165. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill came from a group of constituents - over in the House - in Central Illinois. It simply states that as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 each student must take three years of math, one of which must be Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. The language is quite nuanced, but it gives administrators on the local level more flexibility, especially as we have new things, such as transitional math, entering classroom in curriculum. I'd be happy to take any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2165 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2165, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 21 -- I'm sorry, House Bill 2215. Senator Tom Cullerton. With leave of the Body, we'll return to that. House Bill 2301. Senator Manar, on House Bill 2301. Senator Manar seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2301 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading is House Bill 2301. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I would ask for the adoption of the amendment. Be happy to answer questions on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Senator Manar moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 2301. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you. This is a technical amendment. I would ask for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 2301. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. On 3rd Reading, House Bill 2301. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill came out of the Labor 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Committee. It would simply require labor union members or individuals who have represented labor union members to be appointed to a various list of boards and commissions in State government. I'd be happy to take any questions.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The sponsor indicates that he will yield. Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

Correct. There's -- there's actually nine different boards or commissions or groups, I would say, that are impacted. So the idea is not to expand.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

Unless they have represented a labor organization in that capacity, the answer to your question would be yes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Manar.

Yes, only if they have represented labor union employees.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion? Senator Oberweis, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, can we please have a little order in the Senate so we can hear the speaker? Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussion? Senator Manar, to close.

Just to clarify, 'cause maybe I didn't answer the question 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 the proper way. There are still, on these boards and commissions, members of the boards and commissions that are not members of labor unions or individuals who have represented members of labor unions. So this is not setting up boards and commissions, the nine that are impacted by the legislation, that are labor only. This bill does not do that. This bill does strike what I think is an appropriate balance for very important things that we do as a State government that impacts workers across the State. Appreciate the questions. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 2301 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 42 voting Aye, 14 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2301, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Anderson, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please state your point.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Will our guests in the gallery please rise and be welcomed to the Illinois State Senate? Congratulations. Senator Cullerton, did you wish to proceed with the bills we passed over just a moment ago? Let's turn back to House Bill 2215, Mr. Secretary. Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2215 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2215. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Illinois General Assembly. House Bill 2215, as amended… House Bill 2215, as amended by Senate Floor Amendment 2, requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal have an educational program for fire…

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

Are we just adopting? I'm sorry.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton moves for the… 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

Adopt and explain on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) …adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 2215. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2215. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton, when you're done conferring with staff there, you can present your bill.

House Bill 2250, as -- 2215, as amended, requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal have an educational program for fire fighters on the history of the fire service labor movement, makes it available on the State Fire Marshal website or in person by a statewide organization representing professional fire fighters if requested. I would ask for an Aye vote. We came out of committee with pretty much a hundred percent support, but not a hundred percent.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator McConchie, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCONCHIE: Question of the sponsor.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he will yield. Senator McConchie. SENATOR McCONCHIE: Thank you. Senator, so my understanding is this would require fire fighters to undergo non-safety-related training in order to essentially have a history of labor -- labor movements as a part -- as -- as a requirement. Is that correct?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton.

Yes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McConchie. SENATOR McCONCHIE: Is there any other non-safety-, non-job-related requirements that are required as a part of training? Is this -- is this something new that we're -- are we breaking new ground here?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton.

Well, I would say learning the history of the organization - - learning the history would actually be job-related as well.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McConchie. SENATOR McCONCHIE: 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCONCHIE: Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, I don't know why we need to require non-job-related, non-safety-related training for people who are going through public safety training. I don't believe this is something that fits under the responsibility of the Legislature to dictate. Certainly, they're able to do this at the local level as they wish to. I would encourage a No vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is -- any discussion? Senator Cullerton, to close.

Thank you very much for the wonderful questions from the Senator. I -- I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 2215 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 46 voting Aye, 6 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2215, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Cullerton, we passed over your House Bill 1561. I didn't notice you on the Floor. Do you want to turn to that now while we have you? Mr. Secretary, let's turn to House Bill 1561. There amendments? Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 1561 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 1561. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you. I'll explain on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton moves for the adoption of House Bill 1561. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading is House Bill 1561. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. President and Members of the Illinois Senate. House Bill 1561, as amended, amends the School Safety Drill Act to require all school boards of school districts to 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 develop threat assessment protocols. It also amends the County {sic} (Counties) Code to allow a municipality, by referendum, to expand the use of the revenue from the school facility occupation tax to include school resource officers, mental health professionals. I -- I actually discussed this yesterday with the fine Senator -- Senator Rose to clarify some issues that they thought they may have had. Hopefully I have the support of the Chamber.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Rezin.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussion? Senator Cullerton, to close.

Thank you. And I thank my colleagues across the aisle for their willingness to work on this and work through this with me. And I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 1561 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 1561, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to House Bill 2460. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez, on House Bill 2460.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 committee amendment -- amendment will define "financial institution" and it's to replace the term "bank". It also removes a requirement that public agencies -- is this the amendment? Is this for the amendment?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Amendment has been adopted, Senator. You are presenting the bill.

I wanted to make sure. I wanted to make sure.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez.

Thank you. It allows all public agencies and governmental units to consider adopting sustainable investment policies for their public investment fund. It also allows the Treasurer's {sic}, retirement system, and any fund covered under the Public Funds Investment Act and the Pension Code to consider adopting sustainable investment policies using factors including, but not limited to, corporate governance, leadership factors; environmental factors; social capital factors; human capital factors; and business model and innovation factor. It also requires that the investment policy considered under the Public Funds Investment Act and the Pension Code by the public agency should include a statement that material, relevant and decision- useful factors have been regularly considered by the agency. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any discussion? Senator Martinez, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to say to the Members of the Senate that this is an initiative of the -- of the Treasurer's Office. The Treasurer believes that when we actually consider investments, it should be something that is good for the 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 environment, good for everyone who is working in the environment. And I really believe that he really has the pulse on what's going on with investments out there and all he want {sic} is just best practices. So I encourage an Aye vote for the Treasurer's bill. Thank you very much.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall House Bill 2460 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 37 voting Aye, 19 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2460, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 2470, House Bill 2470. Senator Cunningham, do you wish to proceed? Senator Cunningham seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2470 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2470. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I move we adopt the amendment. I'd like to discuss it on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cunningham moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 2470. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2470. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cunningham.

Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment to this bill represents a compromise between the Chicago Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund and the FOP. As amended, the bill now does two things. It allows members to recover legal fees when they've been wrongly denied disability payments by the Board and it allows the Board to strip officers of benefits in certain cases when they've been convicted of a felony related to their service as an officer. I know of no opposition and would appreciate the Chamber's support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any discussion? Senator McConchie, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCONCHIE: To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCONCHIE: 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Thank you. Thank you, Senators. I -- actually I do support this legislation, though I do want to raise the attention to some of those who are concerned about cost. This does -- the -- the - - the pension fund is about twenty-four percent funded and so there's concern of extra costs associated with this. So I would encourage those of you that have concerns about that to take that into consideration as you vote. Thank you, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Cunningham, to close. The question is, shall House Bill 2470 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 voting Aye, 8 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2470, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2528. Senator DeWitte. Mr. Secretary, Senator DeWitte seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2528 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2528. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator DeWitte, on your amendment. SENATOR DeWITTE: Thank you, Mr. President. I would ask that the amendment be adopted, to be explained on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator DeWitte moves for the adoption on Floor Amendment No. 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 1 to House Bill 2528. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2528. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator DeWitte. SENATOR DeWITTE: Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2528 amends the Assumed Business Name Act by adding a Section that states a person conducting business under an assumed name at their personal residence may list the county clerk of the county as their personal residence as the default agent for service of process to meet the publication requirements if conditions are met. The amendment that was added to this bill requires that either a court order or a police report be submitted along with an application to use the county clerk as the legal address for service purposes. This is an initiative by Representative Jeff Keicher, who joins me on the Floor here today. It was passed unanimously in the House with no opposition. There is no opposition I'm aware of here in the Senate and I would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2528 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, 1 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2528, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to 2540. Senator Tom Cullerton. Let's turn to House Bill 2541. Senator Peters. Senator Peters seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2541 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading is House Bill 2541. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

I move to adopt the Floor amendment…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters moves to adopt Floor Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 2541. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2541. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

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

House Bill 2541 creates the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act to require the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice to provide nonpartisan peer-led civics programs throughout the correctional institutions of Illinois to teach incarcerated citizens who will be released in twelve months civics education upon their re-entry into society. I know of no known opponents. I ask for an Aye vote.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he will yield to Senator Schimpf.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.

41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 They don't oppose anymore. I think the amendment helped deal with their opposition.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Schimpf.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters.

Yes, so it was a six-month timetable and we moved it to a twelve-month timetable to give the Department of Corrections more time to allow these civics-led programs to be instituted.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Schimpf.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is -- do you need to close? The question is, shall House Bill 2541 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2541, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Rose, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The record will so reflect your intention. Let's turn to House Bill 2557. Senator Martinez. Senator Martinez seeks leave of Body to return House Bill 2557 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2557. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

I ask for its adoption and I will discuss it on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 2557. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration? ACTING SECRETARY KAISER No further amendments reported. 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. On 3rd Reading, House Bill 2557. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2557, as amended, creates the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, requiring employers to notify and obtain consent from applicants if artificial intelligence analysis is to be used during the interview process. 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 2557 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2557, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2577. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2577 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2577. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz, on your amendment. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President. I ask for its adoption. The amendment becomes the bill. I'll explain it on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz moves to adopt Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 2577. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2577. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. As amended, this exempts liquor manufacturers and importing distributors which has less than fifty thousand of tax liability in the prior year from filing a bond. Currently -- hold on. Can you take this out of the record for a second?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Let's take this out of the record for the moment, Mr. Secretary. Let's turn to House Bill 2594. Senator Link. Senator Link seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2594 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2594. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to move not to adopt Floor Amendment 2.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Are you moving to adopt Floor Amendment No. 2?

Not to adopt Floor Amendment…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Link withdraws Floor Amendment No. 2. Thank you, Senator. We are -- let's withdraw Floor Amendment No. 2. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Floor Amendment No. 2, Mr. Secretary, or Floor Amendment No. 3?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Okay, we now think we know where we are. Floor Amendment No. 3. Senator Link. Senator Link.

Thank you, Mr. President. I would ask for Floor Amendment No. 3 to be adopted.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Link moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 3. Mr. Secretary, can we please make sure the record -- the record reflects it's Amendment No. 3? Now in the record, Floor Amendment No. 3. Senator Link moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 2594. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank goodness. 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, House Bill 2594. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. This authorizes the Division of Forensic Services of the Department of State Police to procure products and services through a sole-sourcing contract if the 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 suppliers and -- products and services have been made available by the federal competitive ordering and contracting process. I know of no opposition to the bill. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2594 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2594, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn back to House Bill 2577, Mr. Secretary. The amendment has already been adopted, so we're on 3rd Reading. Would you please read the bill?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz, on your bill. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President. Exempts liquor manufacturers and importing distributors which had less than fifty thousand of tax liability in the prior year from filing a bond with the Department of Revenue. The bill allows the Commission to have sworn investigators who exercise police powers to enforce liquor laws after receiving training by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Boards {sic} (Board) and allows the Commission to conduct 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 an investigation to unlicensed liquor manufacturing, delivery, or sales, and issue a cease and desist notice, impose civil penalties, or file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office. I know of no opposition to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2577 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2577, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Let's turn to House Bill 2685, Mr. Secretary. Senator Lightford. House Bill 2708. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, Senator Muñoz seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2708 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2708. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz, on Floor Amendment No. 4. SENATOR MUÑOZ: I ask for its adoption, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz moves to adopt Floor Amendment No. 4 to House Bill 2708. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration? 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now House Bill 2708, on 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The bill - expanding the laboratories that law enforcement agency may coordinate with to include National Missing and Unidentified Persons System's partner laboratories. I know of no opposition to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2708 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting's open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 2708, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Muñoz in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) House Bill 2837. Senator Morrison. Out of the record. House Bill 2846. Senator Fine. Senator Fine seeks leave of the Body to 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 return House Bill 2846 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2846. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fine, on your amendment.

I'd like to adopt the amendment, please, and explain it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fine.

Thank you, Mr. President. This legislation allows doctors to have direction on how to properly code and diagnose for the 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 treatment of an illness called PANDAS, and this will be the code that is used until official codes are established.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 2846 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 57 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2846, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2862. Out of the record. House Bill 2884. Senator Manar. Out of the record. House Bill 20… House Bill 3065. Senator Rezin. Senator Rezin seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3065 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3065. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration? Mr. Secretary, read the bill {sic}.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Rezin, on your amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) This is just the amendment, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Just like to adopt it?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Rezin.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 3065 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 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3065, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3302. Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3302 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3302. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler, on your amendment.

Yes, I move for its adoption and I'll be happy to discuss it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This, as amended, requires a school district who during the '16 and '17 and '17-'18 school years had delays or denials of special education to have up to thirty days after the beginning of their '19-'20 school year to notify parents and guardians of potential impacted children and -- that there were -- appropriate relief may be available. So, happy to answer any questions and appreciate an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 3302 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 57 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3302, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3396. Senator Holmes. Senator Holmes seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3396 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3396. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes, on your amendment.

I would ask for its adoption. I'll explain it on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. As amended, House Bill 3396 amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act to provide that if an emergency stalking or civil no contact order or domestic violence order of protection is granted on a court holiday or evening, the court shall immediately file a certified copy of the order with the sheriff or other law enforcement official charged with maintaining the Department of State Police records rather than on the next court date. I'd ask for an Aye vote. 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 3396 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, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3396, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3501. Senator Bush. Senator Bush. Out of the record. House Bill 3586. Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3586 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3586. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler, on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. Move for adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. As amended, this requires schools, at the beginning of the school year '19 to '20, to publish on the district's website any proposed changes to its special education policies, directives, guidelines, or procedures that impact provisional -- the provision of education or related services to students with disabilities. The bill additionally provides that districts -- districts must collaborate with parents who should be included in the development of their child's individualized educational program. And lastly, the bill adds language to clarify the definitions of response to intervention and multi-tiered systems of support and it defines how data collection for and on the intervention systems are to be used. Be happy to answer any questions and I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 3586 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 57 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3586, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3606. Senator Aquino. Senator Aquino seeks leave of the Body to return 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 House Bill 3606 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3606. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Aquino, on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3606, as amended, creates the Student Online Personal Protection Act of 2019 that provides protections around the collection of student data and gives parents the right to know what's being collected and some control on how it's being used. This repeals -- repeals the current Student Online (Personal) Protection Act and replaces it with the newly created Act. Just want to -- a little background - this is a bill that -- it started out in the House, had a lot of opponents to it. There's a lot of work that has been done since then. We've went from about thirty-five opponents all the way to about three, which is -- includes the School Management Alliance, which we've worked on language to add for them, knowing that they were still going to be in opposition because it's a mandate, and a couple others. But we've done a lot of work on this and I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 3606 pass. All those in favor -- hey, I started. Your light is not on, Senator. We're having problems with this. We're going to check it. Hold up. We're going to adopt the amendment now. Now your light's showing. So we're going to adopt 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 the amendment and then I'll come back to you. Is there any discussion on the amendment? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Aquino.

As stated before, this is a -- a bill that works on student online protection, protecting students' data. There's been a lot of work done to this bill. I'm open to take any questions. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

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

Mr. President, I rise in support of this bill after working for two years on providing protections to our students in our 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 education system. As a member of a school board for four years of the fifth largest high school district in the State of Illinois, I think parents understand that their students and their children's privacy is very important. I commend Senator Aquino for wanting to take on this monumental effort to help protect students' privacy. I think all the advocates will acknowledge the fact that Senator Aquino had an open-door policy. And I think, in committee, they all acknowledged the fact that there is going to be a need for future amendments on this bill and Senator Aquino acknowledged the fact that he would work with them on those. For those reasons alone, Mr. President, I ask for an Aye vote. And I thank Senator Aquino for his hard work on this bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) There being no further discussion, Senator Aquino, to close.

I appreciate both my colleagues' comments on this. I -- I would have to -- also, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the Chairman, Chair -- and my seatmate, Chairman Mulroe, helped through that process to make sure that we did bring in those opponents to the table, with the -- the House sponsor, and there's been a lot of work to this. This -- this bill has been worked on a lot. I have about a five-pound folder here because of the changes that we made to try to work with opponents that we knew, at the end of the day, were still going to be opposed, but we brought a lot of groups to neutral and in support of this. And so I -- I think this is a great bill. When we talk about student privacy, data privacy, these are things that we've got to continue to work on, to make sure that we're protecting all our -- our -- our data, but especially of our kids. So I commend the -- the work that Senator 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Hastings has done in the past and I just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall House Bill 3606 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 39 voting Aye, 17 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3606, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. The Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. The members of the Committee on Assignments will come to the President's Anteroom immediately. The Senate will stand at ease. Senator Martinez in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) The Senate will come back to order. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Members, we are going back to 3rd Readings. We're going to be -- we're going to do some pickups along the way, so… We're going to start with Senator Fowler, on House Bill 210. Senator Fowler. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Fowler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 210 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Bill 2010 {sic}. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor -- Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fowler.

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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary -- do you -- do you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Fowler.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 210 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 58 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 210, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Harmon, on House Bill 247. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 247 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 247. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Madam President. I move to adopt the amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The amendment -- the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 247 would require a school district, when it chooses to use a third party to teach driver's education, to ensure that the driver's ed teacher meets the licensure and endorsement requirements as well as following the evaluation and observation requirements for teachers in the school district. The amendment would create an exemption for a narrow category of certified driver rehabilitation specialists who teach driver's ed to students with special needs. The student -- the School Management Alliance is opposed to the bill, but it came out on a -- a relatively robust roll call. And I ask for your Aye votes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Thank you. Any discussion? Senator Weaver, what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any further discussion? Senator Harmon, to close. The question is, shall House Bill 247 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 41 Members voting Aye, 14 voting No, 0 voting Present. House Bill 247, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Morrison, on House Bill 2837. Senator Morrison seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill -- 2847 {sic} to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2847 {sic}. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Morrison.

I would ask for the Body to please adopt this and discuss on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the Ayes have it. I mean, the -- all those in favor will vote {sic} Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the -- and the amendment is adopted. Is there any further Floor amendments -- approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, we have House Bill 2837. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Morrison.

Thank you, Madam President. This is an initiative of the Office of the State Treasurer. House Bill 2837 aligns the State Treasurer Act with certain federal requirements governing 529 college savings programs and clarifies language regarding administrative fees collected by the Treasurer. 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2837 pass. All those voting {sic} 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 58 Members voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2837, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Koehler in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) We're going to be going to House Bill 2625. Senator Martinez seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2625 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2625. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Martinez, to explain your amendment.

I ask the amendment be adopted and I'll be able to discuss it on 3rd Reading, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill -- or House Bill 2625. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Martinez, to explain your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2625 amends the Circuit Court {sic} (Courts) Act to require that all subcircuit districts in Illinois be redrawn by the General Assembly in 2021 after the 2020 federal census and then redrawn -- after every decennial census thereafter. It requires that all subcircuits be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population. Lastly, it grandfathers in current subcircuit judges in their current subcircuits; however, upon any vacancy, the subcircuits shall be filled by residents of the redrawn subcircuits. It also applies to judicial subcircuits that currently exist in Cook County, last drawn in 1991; the 12th circuit, Will County, last drawn in 2005; the 16th circuit, Kane County, last drawn in 2005; the 17th circuit, Boone and Winnebago Counties, last drawn in 2005; 19th subcircuit, Lake County, last drawn in 2005; and the 22nd subcircuit -- circuit, McHenry County, last drawn in 2005. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) She indicates she will yield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Martinez.

No. The -- the amendment I put on was the -- the amendment that I had introduced yesterday in Executive Committee.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Martinez, to close.

Thank -- thank you for that. Let me just tell the Members in the Senate that the last time we would draw these maps were back in 1990 and all the other smaller subcircuits were actually drawn back in 2005. It's about time that we continue to -- create the 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 right subcircuits, because our population has changed -- has changed. It's -- a lot of our population has shifted and this is the only way we have an opportunity of making sure that the judges that are elected on these benches look like all of us in this room. So I please ask for an Aye vote. This is about making sure there's diversity on the bench and that these -- that these maps are drawn the right way with the -- with the communities that are impacted by this. So I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The question is, shall House Bill 2625 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 38 voting Yea, 19 voting Nay, none voting Present. And House Bill 2625, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll go back to House Bill 2975. Senator Villivalam seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2975 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2975. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam, for explaining your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to adopt and explain it on 3rd.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 2975. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam, to explain your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. As amended, House Bill 2975 prohibits both public and private sector employers from requiring as a condition of employment that an employee waive, arbitrate, or otherwise diminish any existing or future claim, right, or other benefit to which they would otherwise be entitled under any provision of law. However, this provision -- this -- I'm sorry, this prohibition does not extend to public sector employees who are considered confidential, managerial, or professional as defined by the Public Labor Relations Act. It also requires that when an arbitration agreement is presented, it must boldly state at the top of that agreement that it is not a -- a precondition of employment. It's important to note, again, it does not ban arbitration clauses in employment contracts. I have two statements for legislative intent. For -- for the purposes of this Act that we are amending, the Uniform Arbitration Act, the definitions of 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 "employee" and "person seeking employment" spelled out in this bill that happen to reference definitions from Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act are not limited to public sector employees or persons seeking employment, but shall apply to the same identified categories of employees and persons seeking employment in the private sector. For example, the prohibition of including a mandatory arbitration clause in an employment agreement or presenting an arbitration agreement for signature as a precondition of employment would not apply to professionals, managers, or confidential employees in either the public or private sector. Again, for the -- for another purpose of legislative intent, the -- the assertion in the bill that an arbitration clause in the grievance resolution provisions under a collective bargaining agreement does not waive an employee's right to file with the appropriate administrative agency or court as afforded under Illinois or federal law. I would note that this legislation has the support of Women Employed, the AFL-CIO, UFCW, the Illinois -- Trial Lawyers Association. And I would respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) He indicates he will yield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam.

I -- I believe those discussions are ongoing. This piece of legislation I don't think impedes on those discussions and the progress that that legislation is making.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam.

Again, I -- I -- I -- from my understanding, those conversations are moving along. I'd like to pass this legislation because - as it was brought to me - I'm trying to make sure low- wage workers understand when they are being offered an employment agreement that they're not being subject to employment with a precondition of -- of -- of -- of having to sign an employment agreement with a precondition of arbitration.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Further discussions? Senator Barickman.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Sponsor indicates he'll yield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam.

Thank you, Senator. I -- again, I am aware of the conversations that are taking place regarding Senator Bush's legislation. My understanding is that this legislation does not conflict with that legislation.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Barickman. 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) …bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam, to close. 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the discussion. Let me just be clear. There have been conversations about both pieces of legislation. This piece of legislation, House Bill 2975, does not conflict with Senate Bill 1829. We -- we have had those conversations, number one. Number two, my legislation does not ban arbitration. It does not ban arbitration. Number three, these employees that have been mentioned, if people -- if they think -- they can still voluntarily opt in to arbitration. So that option is still afforded to them -- or an option for them. I'll just say this - this -- this is a statistic - in 1992, only two percent of American workers were subject to forced arbitration; now it's closer to sixty percent, with arbitration agreements being most imposed on those with the least bargaining power - hourly wages - - low-wage workers, minorities, women. In these agreements, the employee is forced in exchange for employment to surrender their constitutional rights to access the court system. The employer, on the other hand, always retains its rights to go to court against the employees. We're just trying to make it so that arbitration is not a precondition of employment for -- in this -- in my case, the reason I'm running this bill, so that low-wage workers have that opportunity to go to court if they need to. Again, the supporters include AFL-CIO, UFCW, Teamsters, the Illinois Trial - - Trial Lawyers Association, Women Empowered {sic} (Employed). I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The question is, shall House Bill 2975 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? 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Take the record. On that question, there are 33 voting Yea, 18 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. And House Bill 2975, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Muñoz in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) We will now go to page 5 of the Calendar, House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 37. Senator Link. Senator Link. House Bill 51. Senator Collins. Out of the record. House Bill 105. Senator Tom Cullerton. Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Cullerton.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 105 -- House Bill 105 makes technical change to clean up the Fire Investigation Act by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. It eliminates the criminal penalty targeting fire officials that conduct fire investigation for failure to enforce the Act; clarifies the Fire Investigations {sic} (Investigation) Act; adds definitions to the Act; and provides the State Fire Marshal may identify a hazardous condition before ordering its removal. I know of no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 105 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 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, 0 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. House Bill 105, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we will now go back to House Bill 37. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Link.

Thank you, Mr. President. This allows nonpublic schools' students to be awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy, which is currently only granted to public high schools. I know of no opposition to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 37 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 37, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 246. Senator Steans. Out of the record. House Bill 313. Senator Tom Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Cullerton.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 313 requires the Comptroller to include the expenditure amounts and dates of expenditures by State agencies to vendors, the salaries of each State employee, and to -- and, to the extent possible, graphical data to the Comptroller's online database. I know of no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 313 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 313, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 344. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bennett.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 344 is a rare Bennett- 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Bennett bill, in that it is also sponsored in the House by Representative Tom Bennett - a Republican, I would point out. It creates the Authorized Electronic Monitoring -- creates the -- bipartisanly -- and popular -- Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Community-Integrated Living Arrangements and Developmental Disability Facilities Act. That -- it authorizes the use of video or audio surveillance essentially in a resident's room at the resident's own expense. It outlines consent requirements, notice of intent -- to the facility, and notice of electronic monitoring to visitors. Its proponents are largely the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, and we do have a few opponents, which are specific -- specific, basically, living arrangements -- living communities. I'll be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 344 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 344, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 357. Senator Bennett. Out of the record. House Bill 465. Senator Manar. Out of the record. House Bill 814. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Senator Holmes.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. House Bill 814 provides that municipal officials may satisfy training requirements of the Open Meetings Act by in-person trainings sponsored or conducted by the Illinois Municipal League. The bill requires specific content for the training as well as certificates of completion for those who successfully complete the training. I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 814 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, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 814, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 823. Senator Tom Murphy. No. Senator Murphy. Correction - House Bill 823, Tom Cullerton. Out of the record. House Bill 900. Senator Peters. Out of the record. House Bill 909. Leader Lightford. Out of the record. House Bill 1438. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. House Bill 1455. Senator Manar. Out of the record. House Bill 1587. Senator Sims. Out of the record. House Bill 2086. Senator Tracy. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Senator Tracy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 2086 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2086, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2118. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2118 extends the sunset date to provide government assistance to foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes from June 30th of this year to June 30th of 2022. I know of no opposition.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 2118 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2118, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2121. Out of the record. House Bill 2152. Senator McGuire. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McGuire. SENATOR McGUIRE: Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 2152 proposes nine specific states -- nine -- I'm sorry, nine specific steps which would be taken by all nine of our Illinois public universities and all forty-eight of our community colleges to expand mental health services to students at those 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 institutions, thereby saving and improving lives.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall House Bill 2152 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2152, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2265. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.

Thank you, Mr. -- I'm sorry. Thank you, Mr. President and - - and Members of the Senate. I'm sorry. Hold on. Sorry. I had the wrong bill. House Bill 2265 requires every public elementary school to include in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade curriculum, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, at least one semester of civics education.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Weaver, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Sponsor indicates she will yield.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.

The commitment is from the McCormick Foundation for three years.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Weaver.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.

No. I don't know.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Weaver.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 To the bill, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins, to close.

Thank you. This program, instituting in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, it builds on what was successfully implemented in high school requirement by ensuring a semester of civics within grades six, seventh, or eight. This includes instructions on government institutions, discussing of current and societal issues, service learning and simulations of democratic processes. We know from studies that many of our young people are not aware of -- do not have knowledge of the attitudes or skills to understand why government is a good thing. So hopefully this would encourage them to be participants in good citizenry in democracy, the practice of democracy. Let me just say, I do have wording for legislative intent. House Bill 2265 amends the School Code to provide that every public elementary school shall include in the sixth, seventh and {sic} (or) eighth grade curriculum, beginning with the 2019-20 school year, at least one semester of civics 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 education, effective July 1st -- this is wrong. Okay. There - I'm sorry - there is already similar language in the School Code requiring one semester of civics at the high school level. ISBE has issued guidance that makes it clear the course can include civics content and does not need to be a stand-alone course. Given this existing guidance, ISBE would likely issue similar guidance for this law. I apologize for the confusion. I would ask for your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall House Bill 2265 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 40 voting Aye, 14 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2265, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Last bill of the day, House Bill 2309. Senator Righter. Out of the record. The Senate -- the Senate will stand in recess to the call of the Chair. After the committees, the Senate will reconvene for further Floor action. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 90  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Resolution Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) All Members within the sound of my voice, please come to the Senate Floor. We will be taking up final action. All Members, please come to the Senate Chambers. On House Bills 2nd Reading, we will take up House Bill 2719. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Manar, to explain your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. This amendment came out of committee, becomes the bill. I'd be happy to talk about it further on 3rd Reading.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is… All right. On -- on 2nd Reading, House Bill 2836. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2497 can be heard on Tuesday, May 23rd -- May 28th, at 9 a.m. in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Belt moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2497 can be heard Tuesday, May 28th, at 9 a.m. in the Senate Judiciary Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Righter, for what good purpose do you seek recognition?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please state your point.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) We're absolutely on schedule, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The Senate would go to the bottom of page 3. We're going to do Senate Bills -- or House Bills {sic} 731. Senator -- or, I'm sorry, Senate Bill 731. Senator Manar, do you wish to proceed? Okay. This is final action. It's on Senate Bill 731. Senator Manar, do you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Manar seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 731 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 731. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Manar, to explain your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. Floor Amendment 2 becomes the bill. I would happy to be -- happy to answer questions on 3rd Reading. Would ask for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 731. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Manar, to explain your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. It might be a little odd we're voting on a Senate bill on 3rd Reading on this day in the Calendar, but it's a reflection of the work that went behind this bill. This bill represents what -- what I -- what I would describe as a reset between the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library -- Museum and Library Foundation and the Museum itself. There has been an evolution of this relationship over the years. I think this 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 represents a new and different path that would allow both entities to become what they are contemplated in our statute. I would note that probably the most significant piece of this bill is the financial transparency provisions that would be applied to the private Foundation. Many of the ideas came from both the Foundation and the Museum, as well as from the Governor's Office. I'd be happy to take any questions on the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Manar, to close.

I would just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) And the question is, shall Senate Bill 731 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 57 Yeas, no Nays, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 731, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. If 97  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 everyone would turn to page 16 on the Calendar, we're going to Senate Joint Resolution 36. Senator Rezin. Do you wish to proceed? Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, are there -- are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Rezin, to explain your amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Read the resolution, Mr. Secretary.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Rezin, on your resolution.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Pursuant to the School Code, a roll call vote will be required. The question is, shall Senate Joint Resolution 36 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Yea, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Joint Resolution 36, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared adopted. Will the Committee on Assignments please meet in the President's Anteroom? Committee on Assignments, please meet. Again, the Committee on Assignments will please meet in the President's Anteroom, Committee on Assignments. The Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) We are going to final action. If you'll turn to the -- page 3, in the middle of the page is Senate Bill 534. Senator Jones seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 534 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 534. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, to explain your amendment. 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

Is this Floor Amendment No. -- I would like to remove Floor Amendment No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 {sic}, and just adopt Floor Amendment No. 5.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Floor Amendment No. 1 is withdrawn. Are there any further Floor amendments?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, on your amendment.

I would like to withdraw that amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senate Amendment No. 2 is withdrawn. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, on your amendment.

I would like to withdraw that amendment as well.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Floor Amendment No. 3 is withdrawn. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, on your amendment. 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of -- Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 534. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, to explain your bill.

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 534 with Floor Amendment No. 5 creates the Bureau of {sic} (on) Apprenticeship Programs within the Illinois Department of Labor and creates an advisory board of twelve legislators, three from each caucus appointed by their caucus leader. Regarding construction contracts, it maintains the twenty percent goals of minority/female contracts. However, the amendment shall spilt the goals for each group: eleven percent for minorities, seven percent for females, and persons with disabilities two percent. It establishes additional requirements for goal waivers and -- granted the -- by the BEP Council. It 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 also requires the BEP Council to make additional findings when granting these waivers. It also removes the penalty for false entries and amends the Criminal Code to provide that -- a Class 1 felony to -- to willfully and fraudulently obtain certification as a minority- or female-owned business. Know of no opposition. Look for a favorable roll call.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) …bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Any further discussion? Senator Oberweis.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Any further discussion? Senator Hastings.

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) To the bill.

I'd like to thank the previous speaker for his -- his comments, but I also would like to the thank the sponsor of this bill, and to all the sponsors of the bill, for working so diligently to make sure that those who may not have opportunities to get jobs on construction projects throughout the State of Illinois that they have the opportunity to do so. I know Senator Jones and other Members of our caucus worked very hard and, for that, I thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Jones, to close.

I'd like to thank everybody that worked on this particular piece of legislation. And I just ask for a favorable roll call.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The question is, shall Senate Bill 534 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? 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Yea, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 534, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Harmon in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, continuing on the Order of Senate Bills 3rd Reading on page 5 on your printed Calendar. Senate Bill 1407. Senator Hastings seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1407 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on 2nd Reading, Senate Bill 1407. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

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

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This amends the underlying language of the bill by adding ethyl alcohol and basic organic chemical manufacturing facilities to the class of facilities that must adhere to the provisions of the underlying language. I'd move for adoption.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you. Senator Anderson, are you seeking recognition on the amendment? Senator Anderson, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Senator Righter, are you seeking to speak on the amendment? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Thank you for the question. Because these facilities are very similar to the dangers that exist within oil refineries. And so members in my own area came to me and asked why they were not included, and so we included them.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

I don't have the exact count, but there are a number of facilities all throughout the State, certainly facilities in my district as well, but they're quite numerous. 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Well, I think the impact will be that workplaces will become safer. These are dangerous places. In fact, it was just this past April we had a -- a fire at an ethanol plant in the central part of Illinois. Just recently, in the beginning of May, we had an explosion at a -- a plant, a chemical plant in Waukegan, that took the lives of three workers. So these are -- these are dangerous facilities and I think this bill goes a long way to help ensure that -- that we will have safer workplaces.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

I'm guessing that some will not be affected very much because 106  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 they already have a level of skill in work -- workers in their -- in their facilities. Some, it may be quite an impact.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Not offhand I don't. No.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Yes, I've been told that -- that California does have provisions like this.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 107  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 To the amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Oberweis, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) You'd like to ask questions of the sponsor, Senator?

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.

Refinery accident? No, not refinery accident.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Oberweis.

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The amendment, Senator.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Glowiak.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 111  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 The amendment.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Senator Koehler, to close on your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. President. In terms of the -- the Marquis facility, just from the article that I think you were quoting from before in one of the discussions, trade tariffs were also a factor in the decision. According to the company, tariffs have restricted the international export markets for ethanol and distilled grains. Quote, "These tariffs caused a reduction in corn value, leading to lower prices for U.S. farmers and adding to an already distressed agriculture economy", Marquis said. There's a lot of factors why people do business decisions, but this bill is about safety, about having workers that are skilled, trained, who know how to do these jobs. These are dangerous places. And I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1407 be adopted. A roll call vote has been requested. All 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 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 36 Ayes, 18 Noes, 1 voting Present. And Floor Amendment No. 2 is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, Senate Bill 1407. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1407, as amended, creates the Hazardous Material {sic} (Materials) Workforce Training Act. The Act requires the Department of Labor to develop a rule -- by rule a curriculum of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities. It also requires building and construction contractors to use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work at a petroleum refining facility, petrochemical manufacturing facility, or the facilities that were mentioned in Senator Koehler's amendment. Starting in 2020, an employer who fails to hire individuals who satisfy the required skill level shall be subject to a civil penalty at a minimum of ten thousand dollars per violation per shift. This penalty will be deposited into the Hazardous Material {sic} (Materials) Workforce Training Fund. And I'll gladly answer any questions on 113  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 this great bill.

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

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

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

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

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rezin.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McClure, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCLURE: So, I represent Scott County. It's one of the nine counties that I represent in the State Senate. And our rural communities in my district are losing population, we're losing jobs, and so I'm not going to yell about business or anything else, I'm going to plea on behalf of the people that I represent, who are begging me for money for their schools, for their roads, jobs for their communities. They need these -- these projects. This was a project that I -- I attended several meetings where we discussed this project and everyone was so excited about it. And to have a bill like this, that's a main catalyst for destroying that project, is absolutely devastating for these people. And these people don't care about what bills get passed or not; these people care about how much food is on their plates, whether or not they're going to have good jobs, whether or not the people that they love and care about are going to be able to stay in the community with good jobs. And guess what this bill does? This bill destroys that hope for these people. It was going to affect several of our counties and now we're back to square one again - looking for money, looking for more jobs, and looking for more resources. So this is not a plea for businesses; this is a plea for tax revenue for our smaller 116  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 communities and for the State that we're losing out on, and for jobs, security, money, and opportunities for these people that have trouble even getting to hospitals because, in their area, the medical facilities are not great at all. So this is a plea for the people in my district to say no to things like this, so that they can have better lives and they can care for their families in a much better way. So I would ask for a No vote on this bill.

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

Mr. President, I move the previous question.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Peters moves the previous question. We have five speakers seeking recognition. Senator Weaver, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise? 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Collins, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. And to the sponsor and to the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates that he will yield. Senator Collins.

I just have a question and I -- and I rise to speak because I want this to be a part of the record and I want AFL-CIO to hear what I have to say. My first question is, how many African Americans are employed in the plants represented in 1407?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hastings.

119  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 Senator, I don't have the statistics, but we can get that to you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Collins.

And that's the message I want to send to AFL-CIO. I am a loyal union supporter, close to a hundred percent, but I do expect reciprocity. I'm voting for this bill; however, I'm not pleased with the record that certain trade unions have set in my community. I want jobs. If I'm voting for supposedly a jobs bill, I would like to see the jobs to come back into my community. So this is to send a strong message to AFL-CIO. I'm voting on this bill, but I expect reciprocity in my community.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Glowiak, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Our final speaker is Senator McGuire. Senator McGuire, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McGUIRE: To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McGUIRE: Thank you, Mr. President. I rise as the grandson and great- grandson of refinery workers and as the representative of the 43rd Senate District in which half of Illinois' -- oil refineries are located. The refineries in my district have made considerable investments in health and safety protections; however, the hazards inherent in the refining of crude oil remain considerable. In one of the refineries in my district, in my lifetime, there was an explosion which killed seventeen workers. Seventeen men and women in one blast died. At another refinery, I was once in the position of consoling the mother of a woman who died as a result of an H2S - hydrogen sulfide - leak. Again, these companies are making a considerable effort to assure safe and healthy working conditions, but the hazards inherent in the refining of oil remain. We need the most highly trained, best trained, thoroughly skilled workers possible in these refineries to protect the health and safety of the workers at the plant themselves and also residents of the surrounding community. And so I urge an Aye vote on this bill. Thank you. 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hastings, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President and to the Members of the General Assembly for speaking on behalf and against this bill. I know that the topic is complex. I know that it may affect various districts in various ways, but there are some comments that have been made in this Chamber that I find very concerning. First is in reference to a company called Marquis Energy, who decided to withdraw their investment from Illinois. And let me just read from Reuters in terms of what U.S. ethanol producers are doing across the country. "U.S. ethanol producers drew a bleak picture of their industry in quarterly filings and analyst calls this week, detailing how the critical farm belt business has been devastated by President (Donald) Trump's trade war with China and biofuels management policy {sic} (policies) that they say has tilted towards oil refiners." "Archer Daniels Midland…Pacific Ethanol, and {sic} other producers, also reported problems related to the trade fight." Let's talk about Marquis Energy just a little bit more, not to single them out, just because -- because it's been brought up in this debate. The reason why we need a Hazardous Material {sic} Workforce Training Act is because we need rules. We need skilled workers to work at these refiners. Let's look at Marquis Energy's headlines in the paper - "One injured at Marquis Energy", "Fire departments respond to a {sic} fire outside of Hennepin", "Departments flock to fire at {sic} (in) Marquis Energy plant", "Marquis Energy: Firefighters, employees minimized damage in Wednesday's {sic} (Wednesday) fire". Although, one person was severely burnt. The CEO also acknowledges the fact that there's 122  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 trade wars going on that have detrimentally impacted his business. Let's talk about other incidents across the State of Illinois. We've had a -- a refinery explosion in southern Illinois. I will not single out the refinery, but we've had one. I will talk about hazardous material incident reports that have been filed over the last ten years by one of the largest oil refineries that we have in the State. A hundred and twenty-seven hazardous material incident reports over the last ten years have been filed. What do these hazardous material incident reports find? It finds that very dangerous chemicals, like sulfur dioxide -- who knows what sulfur oxides does? What are the harmful effects? Short-term exposures to sulfur dioxide can harm the human respiratory system and make breathing difficult. Nitrous oxide - everybody knows what nitrous oxide does - in large quantities, it damages you. It causes issues like cancer, alterations of average body mass, developmental growth issues, hepatic - referring to the liver - effects that may include elevated liver enzymes, neurological issues, ocular issues, renal issues. Let's talk about what -- some of the issues happened at the refinery where there was an explosion and there was also a release of chemicals. Quote by the paper and by a resident who lives in the area. "There's a larger" -- "larger cloud of doubt that has been uncovered since {sic} (and) some local residents say their questioning their family's safety." "'Horrible. Babies, your kids, animals, and then they don't know about it?'" And that's because all these refineries -- or they released chemicals, like sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, which casts an oil mist over their homes. We can talk about other fires in Waukegan. Although it may not have been at an oil refinery or a petrochemical refining plant, there was an explosion and it was 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 due to a -- an issue with a worker. Let's look at Houston. In - - in March of this year, when a -- when a cloud of oil smoke covered thirty-five miles from Houston of pollutants. So if you don't think that we need a skilled and trained workforce in Illinois, then look at these examples, and if you're okay with saying okay to that, that's fine. You want to send a message -- you want to send a message across the State and the -- and across the country, you can tell your President, Donald Trump, to stop acting the way he's acting and act like a real President or else we wouldn't have the problems we have here today in this country. We wouldn't be paying farmers a dollar sixty-five in a subsidy check. So every investment we make in southern Illinois, we may get a dime back, but that just takes off their subsidy, so maybe we'll give farmers a dollar forty-five. Ask your farmers here in Sangamon County. I know 'em. I'm their legislator. They can tell you exactly what's going on and how much this trade war has just catastrophically devastated their industry. And last, Mr. President, I want to make one very fine point. For the last four years, the last four years in this State of Illinois, people of unions, families of unions, friends of unions, communities where unions are located at, have been under direct attack. I think it's time that we say to these families, Illinois legislators are here to take care of you. Thank you very much, Mr. President. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1407 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 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019 38 voting Aye, 17 voting No, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 1407, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're going to turn to page 6 of your printed Calendar. On the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading is House Bill 246. Senator Steans, are you ready to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Steans.

Hi. Yes, thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is an -- a bill that's identical to one that passed this Chamber last year. It did not pass the House. This year, we started it in the House. It passed the House over to the Senate, so now we have the opportunity to send it to the Governor. It requires public schools to include the roles and contributions of the LG -- LGBT individuals in the teaching of Illinois and U.S. history courses. Nationally, more than seventy-five percent of LGBTQ students in schools with an inclusive curriculum said their peers were accepting of LGBTQ people compared to just thirty-nine percent of those in schools that do not have an inclusive curriculum. It's an important piece of legislation. I very much look forward to your Aye votes on it.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Schimpf, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

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

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Senator Weaver, are you seeking recognition? Senator DeWitte, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR DeWITTE: Question of the sponsor, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The sponsor indicates that she will yield. Senator DeWitte. SENATOR DeWITTE: Senator Steans, is there an opt-out provision in this legislation for parents who choose not to have their children participate in this aspect of the proposed curriculum?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Steans.

Well, there's not an opt-out in the standard way because it's part -- part of an overall curriculum, so it's not like just a unit where you can be in to do that or an assembly. But the local school district sets a curriculum, including determining the minimum amount of instructional time required. Local control is preserved in that regard. And it does not require the school districts to include instruction at any specific grade level. So it really is maintaining local control on how the curriculum is delivered in each school.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator DeWitte. Thank you. Any further discussion? Senator Steans, to close. 127  STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 49th Legislative Day 5/23/2019

You know, again, this is a population that gets bullied significantly in school. There's lots of evidence for that. Having inclusive curriculum has demonstrated that it helps LGBTQ youth feel included within their schools. I urge your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) The question is, shall House Bill 246 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 37 voting Aye, 17 voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 246, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on the 24th day of May 2019. The Senate stands adjourned. 128