PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) The regular Session of the 101st General Assembly will please come to order. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journals of March 27th and 28th, and April 3rd, 4th, and 9th, 2019.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter.
…President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senators has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator Hunter. Senator moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of May 20th, 2020.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter.
Madam President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator Hunter. Senator 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 91st Legislative Day 5/21/2020
Senate Resolutions 1170 through 1175, offered by Senator Manar and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1176 through 1181, offered by President Harmon and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1185 through 1189, offered by President Harmon and all Members. And Senate Resolution 1191, offered by Senators McConchie, DeWitte, Wilcox and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Resolution Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolutions 1182 and 1183, offered by Senator Hastings. Senate Resolution 1184, offered by Senator Bush. And Senate Resolution 1190, offered by Senator Stadelman. They are all substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill 3995, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 3996, offered by Senator Hastings. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) To fulfill our responsibilities under Article V, Section 9 of the Constitution, we will now proceed to the Order of Advise and 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 91st Legislative Day 5/21/2020 Consent. Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Madam President. I move that the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of acting on the appointment set forth in Appointment Message 80 of the 101st General Assembly.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Thank you, Senator. Senator Muñoz moves that the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of acting on the Appointment Messages {sic} just read. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The Senate is resolved into Executive Session. Mr. Secretary, on page 3 of the regular Session Calendar appears the Order of Executive Appointments, please read Appointment Messages {sic} 1010080.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Advise and Consent to the following salaried appointment: To be the Director of the Illinois Power Agency, Anthony Star.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Madam President, I move that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 91st Legislative Day 5/21/2020 voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We will call Members to the Floor for voting in groups of ten. If we move to the next group of Senators and you have not yet voted, you may still come to the Floor to vote until voting is closed. Senators Anderson, Aquino, Barickman, Belt, Bennett, Bertino-Tarrant, Brady, Bush, Castro, and Crowe, please come to the Floor to vote. Following the first group of ten Senators, the second group, you can please begin to make your way to the Senate Floor. That would be Senators Cullerton, Cunningham, Curran, DeWitte, Ellman, Feigenholtz, Fine, Fowler, Gillespie, and Glowiak Hilton. Please come to the Floor to cast your vote following the first set of Senators. Senators Anderson, Aquino, Barickman, Belt, Bennett, Bertino-Tarrant, Brady, Bush, Castro, and Crowe, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Cullerton, Cunningham, Curran, DeWitte, Ellman, Feigenholtz, Fine, Fowler, Gillespie, and Glowiak Hilton, please come to the Floor to vote. The third set of Senators will be Senators Harris, Hastings, Holmes, Hunter, Jones, Joyce, Koehler, Landek, Lightford, and Link. Please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Harris, Hastings, Holmes, Hunter, Jones, Joyce, Koehler, Landek, Lightford, and Link, please come to the Floor to vote. Moving on to the next set of Senators. Senators Manar, Martinez, McClure, McConchie, Morrison, Muñoz, Murphy, Oberweis, Peters, and Plummer, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Manar, Martinez, McClure, McConchie, Morrison, Muñoz, Murphy, Oberweis, Peters, and Plummer, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Harris, Hastings, Holmes, Hunter, Jones, Joyce, Koehler, Landek, Lightford, and Link, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Harris, Hastings, Holmes, Hunter, Jones, Joyce, Koehler, Landek, Lightford, and Link, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 91st Legislative Day 5/21/2020 Manar, Martinez, McClure, McConchie, Morrison, Muñoz, Murphy, Oberweis, Peters, and Plummer, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Rezin, Righter, Rose, Schimpf, Sims, Stadelman, Steans, Stewart, Syverson, and Tracy, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Rezin, Righter, Rose, Schimpf, Sims, Stadelman, Steans, Stewart, Syverson, and Tracy, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Van Pelt, Villanueva, Villivalam, Weaver, Wilcox, and President Harmon, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Van Pelt, Villanueva, Villivalam, Weaver, Wilcox, and President Harmon, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Rezin, Righter, Rose, Schimpf, Sims, Stadelman, Steans, Stewart, Syverson, and Tracy, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Van Pelt, Villanueva, Villivalam, Weaver, Wilcox, and President Harmon, please come to the Floor to vote. Senators Rezin, Righter, Rose, Schimpf, Sims, Stadelman, Steans, Stewart, Syverson, and Tracy, Senators Van Pelt, Villanueva, Villivalam, Weaver, Wilcox, and President Harmon, please come to the Floor to vote. Senator Murphy, Rose, Van Pelt, please come to the Senate Floor to cast your vote. Senator Murphy, Rose, and Van Pelt, please come to the Senate Floor to vote. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nomination. Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. I move that the Senate arise from Executive Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Muñoz moves that the Senate arise from Executive 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 91st Legislative Day 5/21/2020 Session. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The Senate has arisen from Executive Session. The regular Session will stand at ease {sic} until the call of the Chair. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) The regular Session of the Senate will come to order. There being no further business to come before the regular Session, the regular Session of the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 10:30 a.m. on the 22nd day -- 10:35 a.m. - 10:35 - on the 22nd day of May 2020. The Senate stands adjourned. 6