PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? In place of our invocation, the Senate will observe a moment of silence in respect for all those lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Moment of silence observed) Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Bennett, please lead us in the Pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Bennett)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The following people are seeking leave to broadcast today's proceedings: Richard Millard from Blueroomstream, Mark Maxwell, Cole Henke, Moyo Adeolu, Chris Webb from WCIA Channel 3. Seeing no -- objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of April 21st, 2021.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hunter.
President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcripts.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending the arrival of the printed transcripts. There -- there being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senate Resolutions 230 and 231, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. They are both celebration of life resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Resolution Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Glowiak Hilton, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, reports Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 134, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 294, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 672, and Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2481 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Villanueva, Chair of the Committee on Human Rights, reports Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2133 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Joyce, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, reports Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 915 and Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1247 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Bush, Chair of the Committee on Environment and Conservation, reports Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 561 and Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1086 Recommend Do Adopt; Senate Resolution 105 Be Adopted. Senator Hastings, Chair of the Committee on Energy and Public Utilities, reports Senate Bill 1605 Do Pass; and Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2393 and Senate Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 2663 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Feigenholtz, Chair of the Committee on Tourism and Hospitality, reports Senate Bill 317 Do Pass, as Amended; and Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1833 Recommend Do Adopt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Mr. Secretary, Introduction and Reading of Senate Bills for the first time.
Senate Bill 2895, offered by Senator Joyce. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill No. -- House Bill 4, offered by Senator Johnson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 9, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 13, offered by Senator Peters. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 19, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 41, offered by Senator Doris Turner. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 51, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 53, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 68, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 86, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 202, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 House Bill 217, offered by Senator Bailey. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 226, offered by Senator Belt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 282, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 290, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 292, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 310, offered by Senator Belt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 332, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 414, offered by Senator Belt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 418, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 425, offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 426, offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 571, offered by Senator Gillespie. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 625, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 633, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 640, offered by Senator Castro. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 641, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 644, offered by Senator Johnson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 648, offered by Senator Simmons. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 692, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 711, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 714, offered by Senator Belt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 716, offered by Senator Villivalam. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 733, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 809, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 813, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 836, offered by Senator Connor. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1719, offered by Senator Curran. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1739, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1744, offered by Senator Villivalam. (Secretary reads title of bill) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 House Bill 1745, offered by Senator Harris. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1755, offered by Senator Bryant. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1760, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1777, offered by Senator Martwick. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1802, offered by Senator Ellman. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1805, offered by Senator Van Pelt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1831, offered by Senator Aquino. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1836, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1915, offered by Senator Bennett. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1916, offered by Senator Stewart. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1927, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1928, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1931, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1932, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1934, offered by Senator Ellman. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1954, offered by Senator Villa. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1966, offered by Senator McClure. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1976, offered by Senator Villivalam. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2365, offered by Senator Sally Turner. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2394, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2400, offered by Senator Villivalam. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2401, offered by Senator Harris. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2409, offered by Senator Castro. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2413, offered by Senator Harris. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2614, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2649, offered by Senator Barickman. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2791, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2943, offered by Senator Villivalam. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2950, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 House Bill 2622, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3019, offered by Senator Peters. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3145, offered by Senator Sally Turner. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- House Bill 3160, offered by Senator Castro. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3165, offered by Senator Rezin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3447, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3497, offered by Senator Anderson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3662, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3714, offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3793, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3821, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3855, offered by Senator Stewart. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3886, offered by Senator Feigenholtz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3940, offered by Senator Belt. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3968, offered by Senator Cunningham. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Would the Members of the Committee on Assignments please assemble immediately in the Well of the Chamber? The Members of the Committee on Assignments, please come to the Chamber, to the Well in the front of the Chamber. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Cunningham, (Vice) Chairperson of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Criminal Law Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2122; refer to Energy and Public Utilities Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1605, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 923; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 740; refer to Health Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1040, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2137; refer to Human Rights Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2665; refer to Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 701, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2494; refer to Transportation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1231, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1232. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments: Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 732, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 740, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 757, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1277. Signed, Senator Bill Cunningham, (Vice) Chairperson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Mr. -- Mr. President, I move that the Senate stand in recess so that the Senate Dems can caucus virtually for approximately thirty minutes, beginning at 11:30.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Curran, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. The Senate Republicans will caucus for the same thirty minutes in Leader McConchie's Office.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The Senate will stand in recess to the call of the Chair. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, please go and proceed to caucus for the next half hour. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we're about to return to our regular business. We will start with Senate Bills on 2nd Reading. As you know, we are fast approaching the deadline, so we want to urge all Senators to come to the Floor now in order to move your bills off of 2nd Reading. We will then go to bills on 3rd Reading. As a reminder, we will be passing the second Agreed Bill List tomorrow. So we'd also like to encourage Members to get any slips in if they wish to be recorded as a No or Present vote on any of the items on the Agreed Bill List. Senator Holmes, for what purpose are you seeking recognition?
Thank you so much, Mr. President. Pursuant to Senate Rule 4- 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 1(e), I move that Senators Ellman, Harris, Lightford, Pacione- Zayas, Van Pelt and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for today's Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall Senators Ellman, Harris, Lightford, Pacione-Zayas, Van Pelt and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for the April 22nd, 2021 Session Day pursuant to Senate Rule 4-1(e). All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the Ayes have it. The motion carries, and Senators Ellman, Harris, Lightford, Pacione-Zayas, Van Pelt and Wilcox are allowed to participate and vote remotely for the April 22nd, 2021 Session Day. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 232, offered by Senator Lightford. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, once again, we will be going to Senate Bills on 2nd Reading in just a -- a couple of minutes. Please come to the Floor and be prepared to move your bill. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we will begin with Senate Bills on 2nd Reading. We will start at the top of page 2, where Senator Cullerton bats leadoff with Senate Bill 59. Senator Cullerton. Senate Bill 59. Senate Bill 130. Senator Jones. Senator Jones, on Senate Bill 130. Senate Bill 142. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 142. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 142. 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 147. Senator Murphy. Senate Bill 1-4-7. Senate Bill 2-0-2. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 2-0- 2. Senate Bill 212. Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 212. Senate Bill 253. Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 253. Senate Bill 331. Senator Fine. Senator Fine, on Senate Bill 331. Senate Bill 516. Senator Villa. Senator Villa, on Senate Bill 516. Senate Bill 517. Senator Cappel, on Senate Bill 517. Senate Bill 577. Senator Villanueva. Senator Villanueva, on Senate Bill 577. Senate Bill 586. Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 586. Senate Bill 589. Senator Rose. I'm sorry, Senate Bill 598. Senator Rose. Senate Bill 667. Senator Aquino. Senate Bill 667. Senator Bush. Senate Bill 761. Senator Bush. I'm sorry, that's Senate Bill 671. Senator Bush. Senate Bill 671. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 688. Senate Bill 688. Senator Muñoz, on Senate Bill 1534. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1534. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Muñoz. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Muñoz, to explain your amendment. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President. I ask for its adoption. I'll explain it on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Muñoz has Senate Bill 1541. Senate Bill 1541. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1541. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen, we will now move to the top of page 3 of the written Calendar, where Senator Villanueva brings Senate Bill 1556. Senator Villanueva, on Senate Bill 1557. Senator Martwick brings Senate Bill 1576. Senate Bill 1576. Next, we have Senator Villa with Senate Bill 1633. Senator Villa, 1633. Senator Rezin brings Senate Bill 1637. Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 1664. Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 1672. She indicates 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1672. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Insurance adopted Amendments 2 and 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Next, we have Senator Glowiak Hilton with Senate Bill 1676. Senate Bill 1676. Senator Bennett. Senate Bill 1690. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1690. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Stadelman, on Senate Bill 1721. Senator Stadelman, on Senate Bill 1721. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 1749. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1749. (Secretary reads title of bill) 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will move back to Senate Bill 1721. Senator Stadelman, on Senate Bill 1721. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1721. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 1776 -- Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 1767. Senator Murphy. Senate Bill 1794. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 1794. Senator Koehler. Senate Bill 1819. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 1819. Senator Loughran Cappel, on Senate Bill 1831. Senator Cappel, on Senate Bill 1831. Senator Pacione-Zayas, on Senate Bill 1832. Senator Pacione- 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Zayas, who's joining us remotely, on Senate Bill 1832.
Please hold on 2nd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) It will be held. Senator Pacione-Zayas, on Senate Bill 1833.
Move to adopt the Senate Floor amendment and I'll explain further on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she wishes to proceed on Senate Bill 1833. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1833. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Tourism and Hospitality adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Mr. President. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas, to explain your amendment.
Yes, the amendment adds some additional detail with respect to criteria outlined for community areas or geographies that would be applying for the State designation of a cultural district. It also outlines membership of an advisory committee that -- that 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 would help to inform the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with administering this designation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we will now move to the top of page 4 on the printed Calendar, where Senator Curran brings Senate Bill 1893. Next, Senator Morrison has Senate Bill 1905. Senator -- Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 1905. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1905. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Labor adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Fine, on Senate Bill 1979. Senator Fine. Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 1983. Senator Bennett, on 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 1983. Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1983. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Next, we have Senate Bill 2006 from Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 2006. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 2012. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 2012. Senator Castro. Senate Bill 2071. Senator Castro, on Senate Bill 2077. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2077. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 2088. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 2088. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 2091. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 2091. With leave of the Body, we're going to return back to page 3, Senate Bill 1767 from Senator Belt. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 1767. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1767. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Moving back to the middle of page 4 on the written Calendar, where Senator Villa brings Senate Bill 2109. Senator Villa, on Senate Bill 2109. Senator Villa, on Senate Bill 2109. Next, Senator Harris brings Senate Bill 2112. Senator Harris.
Yes, I'd like to proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 2112. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harris.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris, on your amendment.
Yes, the amendment makes some technical changes and I'll explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, will vote {sic} Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Sims, on Senate Bill 2182. Senator Sims, on Senate Bill 2182. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 2232. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 2232. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2232. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Syverson, on Senate Bill 2272. Senator Syverson. Senator Bennett. Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 2290. Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2290. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Feigenholtz, on Senate Bill 2314. Senator Feigenholtz. Ladies and Gentlemen, we will now move to the top of page 5 of your printed Calendar, where Senator Hastings brings Senate Bill 2344. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 2344. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 2350. Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 2350. Next, we have Senator Connor, who brings Senate Bill 2368. Senator Harris, on Senate Bill 2403. Senator Harris.
Yes, I'd like to proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senate Bill 2403. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Harris, on Senate Bill 2410. Senator Harris.
Yes, I'd like to proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2410. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Harris, on Senate Bill 2420. Senator Harris.
Yes, I'd like to proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2420. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we are going to move back to the top of page 5, where Senator Hastings brings Senate Bill 2344. Excuse me, where Senator Hastings brings 2350. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2350. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 2468. Senator Villivalam. Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 2469. Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 2486. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2486. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Rose, on Senate Bill 2520. Senator Rose, on Senate Bill 2520. Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 2535. Senator Bush. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2535. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. (remote audio bleed-through) We're asking the remote Senators to please mute their microphones. With leave of the Body, on -- on page 5 of the printed Calendar, we're going to go back to Senate Bill 2368. Senator Connor's Senate Bill 2368. Connor. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read Senate Bill 2368.
Senate Bill 2368. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Mike Miletich from Quincy Media seeks leave to record a video of today's proceedings. Seeing no objection, leave 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 is granted. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are moving to Senate Bills on 3rd Reading. This is final action. We are going to start on page 7 of your printed Calendar. Towards the bottom of that page, Senator Crowe brings Senate Bill 50. Senator Crowe. Next, we have Senate Bill 105. Senator Feigenholtz. Senate Bill 1-0-5. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 105. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Feigenholtz.
Thank you, Mr. President. In its final version, after multiple amendments, Senate Bill 105 is a bill that will fix barriers for advanced practice nurses to have full practice authority. It removes IDFPR's opposition and I'm happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 105 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning to the remote voters, starting with Senator Ellman. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas. 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Senator Van Pelt votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 105, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 134 from Senator Stadelman. Senator Stadelman, on Senate Bill 134. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Stadelman seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 134 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 134. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approve…(microphone cutoff)…for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Stadelman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Stadelman, please explain your amendment.
Mr. President, I move the amendment be adopted. I'll explain on 3rd. 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Senator Stadelman, on Senate Bill 134. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 134. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Stadelman.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 134 forms a task force that will look at local communities who are underserved by local news and local journalism. Over the past fifteen years, more than two thousand newspapers have closed across the country and here in Illinois, specifically in rural areas, and that has hurt people's ability to understand what's going on in the community. This task force will simply look at identifying the problem and look at any potential solutions, whatever they may be. I think it's important that local news and journalism remains intact. It provides a watchdog role at all levels of government. And, obviously, when you have local newspapers closing, especially in rural areas, that hurts people's ability to understand what's 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 going on in the community. This will certainly -- form a -- a task force made up of academic institutions, media organizations, and lawmakers to further look at this issue. Happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 134 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll now move to Senators voting remotely. Senator Ellman. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Senator Van Pelt votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that -- on that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 134, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 140. Senator Murphy. She 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 140. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 140.
…Clerk {sic} (Clerks) of Courts Act to exempt the State Treasurer from paying fees for -- to obtain data from the circuit court clerks related to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Also allows the State Treasurer to access and reproduce, at no cost, vital records and court records. This bill is -- has no opposition. It's been ready to go. We just wanted to give the courtesy of {sic} the new Cook County City Clerk -- or Cook County Clerk to review it, and there are no issues. So I ask for an Aye vote or I'm happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 140 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 140, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 148 from Senator Aquino. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 148. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino, on Senate Bill 148.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill allows CPS to revise the L -- LSC background check policy to match that of other staff- supervisors -- supervised persons who volunteer for less than ten hours per week. Presently, State law requires LSC members to provide fingerprints for a background check even though Chicago volunteers and elected school boards in other cities are generally not fingerprinted. The current policy deters many African American 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 and Latino parents, and persons uneasy about providing excessive personal information to the government, from joining the LSC. The bill allows CPS to apply the same standards to all volunteers, to include LSC members. A person is eligible to serve on an LSC if they appear -- excuse me, a person is ineligible to serve on an LSC if they appear on the Sex Offender or Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Databases. Members are required to follow all volunteer policies. And, Mr. President, I just want to, for the record and -- and -- and to the Body, address some questions that were asked from my -- my colleagues on the other side. Under this bill, individuals will still be disqualified from serving on the LSC for seven years if they have been convicted of controlled substance trafficking, criminal drug conspiracy and street gang criminal drug conspiracy. This is the same disqualification that is applied to teachers and employees under existing law. CPS volunteers are held to those same requirements under policies approved by the -- the Chicago Board of Education. So the bill allows CPS to screen LSC members as they do volunteers, which is what the applicants has been requesting since 2018. Specifically, LSC members are currently held to the same -- disqualifying offenses as teachers under 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1, and the bill does not change those requirements. Will take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question for the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) He indicates he will yield. Senator Rezin. 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senator Aquino, first of all, I do appreciate your -- thank you for answering our concerns during the committee. Where does -- as you had mentioned, we had asked in committee and it was our understanding that this bill still would allow convicted drug traffickers and criminal drug conspiracy and street gang criminal drug conspiracy to be a member of the local school council. I guess my question is, where does it explicitly state that somebody who has participated in these -- these offenses cannot serve on the local school council?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino.
Senator Rezin, thank you for the question. So, as -- as I - - as I just read, those -- those -- those that -- those things are -- are still disqualifying to -- of members from serving -- of being appointed or serving as LSC members based on the standards -- offenses for employees, contractors, student -- student teachers, volunteers, and LSCs, and also the Board Rules -- 6-30 prohibit those things. I have -- I have here and I'm -- Senator Rezin, I have some documents that I could have our staff share with your staff. I can, if -- if you'd like, pull from the record at the moment, right now, so that you can review them. But we have the answer here and I want to make sure that, you know, your side sees what we're seeing.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
To the sponsor. Thank you. That would be great. If we could 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 look at that and then bring the bill back if we're in agreement, that would be great. Thank you, Senator Aquino.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) So, Senator Aquino, you want us to pull the bill out of the record momentarily? We'll do that. Mr. Secretary, please pull this bill from the record. Moving now to the very bottom of page 7 of your written Calendar. Senator Holmes brings Senate Bill 153. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary… The Senator seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 153 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 153. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Holmes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Holmes, to explain your amendment.
I can explain it when we do the whole bill on 3rds, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 153. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 153.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 153 allows courts to appoint law students with 711 licenses or volunteer lawyers to advocate for the interest of justice regarding the health or safety of cats or dogs in animal cruelty cases. The bill institutes a novel approach to animal cruelty cases by permitting advocates to support the prosecution and sentencing of individuals charged with animal cruelty offenses and it promotes enforcement of historically underutilized anti-cruelty laws.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank -- to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. I -- I just want to point out to the Body -- we -- we heard this bill in committee. I think, for some of us, there were concerns about the notion that an -- look, I -- I -- I love my dog. But there were some concerns raised in committee that I think are echoed by the -- the veterinary association and, you know, animal owners' associations related to the notion that animals would give -- be given sort of a attorney 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 in some type of proceeding, and it strikes -- it raised some concerns that I think were addressed in committee. So I simply want to point that out and -- and explain to the Body the reason why I will be a No vote on this measure. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Holmes, do you wish to close? I'm sorry, Senator. We do have another question. Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Will -- will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will. Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Senator Holmes, this is optional, right? A court can do this, but they don't have to do it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Holmes.
You're absolutely correct, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill. SENATOR McCLURE: You know, I am a cosponsor on this measure. I've seen a lot of horrific abuse of animals. This is voluntary. It's not something that's mandated. I think it's a good bill and I would 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 encourage an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I believe that the esteemed…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
Well, Senator McClure has said what I was going to say. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Thank you. Senator Holmes, do you wish to close?
Just one point of clarification is, this is not an attorney for the animal, like the animal has been assigned an attorney. This is basically taking law students with 711 licenses or volunteer attorneys who can advocate and help with the preparation in the case that the lawyers are going to be bringing. I would urge an Aye vote. And I want to thank my friends on the other side of their {sic} aisle for their advocacy of our animal friends.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall -- shall Senate Bill 153 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to the Senators voting remotely. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas. 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Van Pelt, you might be muted. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 44 Senators voting Yes, 10 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 153, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving now to near the top of page 8 of your printed Calendar. Senator Koehler brings Senate Bill 170. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 170. Next, we have Senate Bill 225 brought by Senator Villanueva. Senator Villanueva, on Senate Bill 225. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 225. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Villanueva, on Senate Bill 225.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 225 amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. It states that the Secretary of State shall not provide facial recognition search services or photographs obtained in the process of issuing 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 an identification card or a driver's license or a permit to any federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies or other government entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. This bill codifies the practice of the current Secretary of State's Office. Since the inception of the Temporary Visitor Driver's License program for undocumented immigrants, it has been the position of the Secretary of State's Office that they would not comply with any request for information or search services to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. If they receive such a subpoena for such information or search services, they will forward the subpoena to the Illinois Attorney General's Office and request to have a file -- that they file a motion on the behalf of the Secretary of State to quash the subpoena. As of this date, the Secretary of State has not received any such subpoena. There is no fiscal impact with this bill. And to my knowledge, there is no opponents to the bill. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 225 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll turn now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt. 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 37 Senators voting Yes, 14 voting No, 0 voting Present. Having received the required constitutional majority, Senate Bill 225 is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we will move to Senate Bill 294. Senator Castro, on Senate Bill 294. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 294. (Secretary begins to read title of bill)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Castro seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 294 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 294. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Castro.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Castro, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask for its adoption and I'll explain on 3rd. 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the -- amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments -- any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 294. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Castro, on Senate Bill 294.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 294 creates the Wipes Labeling Act. The Act requires manufacturers of covered products to clearly label such products as "Do Not Flush". The bill provides that jurisdictional wastewater authorities have concurrent and exclusive authority to enforce the Act and to collect civil penalties. Provided {sic} that covered products required to register with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and must submit a complaint -- compliant label to the U.S. EPA by July 1st, 2023. I know of no opposition. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 294 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to remote voting. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas. Senator Van Pelt.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting in the affirmative, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 294, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed.
Want to make sure that Pacione-Zayas' vote Yes was recorded.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Yes, Senator Pacione-Zayas, we recorded your vote. Thank you.
41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Feigenholtz, on Senate Bill 330. Senator Castro, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like the record to reflect that I voted {sic} to vote Yes on Senate Bill 225.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The record will reflect your intention. Next, we have Senator Crowe, with Senate Bill 335. Senator Crowe, with Senate Bill 335. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Crowe seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 335 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 335. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Crowe.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask that the amendment be adopted and I'll explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Crowe. 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. Happy to explain the amendment on 3rd. I ask that it be adopted.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 335. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on Senate Bill 335.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 335 is an initiative of the Illinois State Dental Society. It amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act to add {sic} the definition of "branches of dentistry". It changes the North East Regional Board, which provides examinations for licensure, to -- and named "Commission on Dental Competency Assessments". And it replaces "both parts of the" National Board Dental Examination with "the integrated" 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 National Dental Board {sic} Examination. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 335 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 335, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, Senator Crowe brings Senate Bill 336. (remote audio bleed-through) She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Crowe, on Senate Bill 336.
Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 …one second, Senator Crowe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 336. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe.
Thank you. Senate Bill 336 is a redraft of Senate Bill 3344 from the 101st General Assembly. It was referred to Public Health in February of 2020 and passed out with 10-0 vote, placed on Order of 2nd Reading in March and unfortunately moved no further. The purpose of this bill is a response to cases where an assault allegation is made regarding an attending physician and a pregnant patient. The intent of the bill is to allow the mother or person named on the birth certificate to redact the physician's name to avoid reliving traumatic memories. I'm aware of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 336 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas. 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Senator Van Pelt votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 Present votes. Senate Bill 336, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 500 from Senator Barickman. Senator Barickman, on Senate Bill 500. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 500. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman, on Senate Bill 500.
Do I have an amendment I need to adopt?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The amendment appears to have already been adopted, Senator Barickman. 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Okay. Got it. Okay. Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 500 is an amendment to the Anatomical Gift Act. This is actually an initiative of a constituent of mine. And I told a story in committee that I just want to share briefly to the Body so that you can appreciate the context of this legislation. This legislation was brought to me by a constituent, a mom, named Kaylee, who told me that we need a State law in place to prohibit discrimination of certain individuals when it comes to placement of {sic} organ transplant recipient wait list. Kaylee has a two- year-old son, Wesley, who was born with Down syndrome, and -- Wesley's doing great. He's -- you know, despite the condition - as his mom describes, the odds being stacked against him - he's living a very healthy life and has a -- a positive story here. But the fact that Kaylee -- that Wesley was born to Kaylee pointed Kaylee to the fact that in the event that Wesley would need an organ transplant, he may not be given the opportunity to be put on a waiting list specifically because of his genetic condition - Down syndrome. And so she encouraged me to look at how we might put regulations in place to make sure there's no personal bias, preconceived ideas, stigmas, or otherwise, placed on disabilities that really shouldn't play a role in life-or-death decisions. And this legislation -- again, we heard this in committee. But this type of discrimination, though it hasn't occurred to my constituent, has occurred across the country. It's not frequent. It's -- but, in those instances where it's occurred, it is highly personal and highly traumatic to the family who experience this type of discrimination. And so we worked with the Illinois State Medical Society and we're putting forward legislation today that 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 has no opponents, but is designed to remove this type of discrimination that may exist for students -- or for young people -- for any person, whether it be a two-year-old like Wesley or anyone else who may have Down syndrome or other disabilities. And so with that, Mr. President, I would ask -- I'm glad to answer any questions the Body may have and would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 500 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt Votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senators voting in the affirmative, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 500, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 508 from Senator DeWitte. He wishes -- he indicates to proceed. The Senator seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 508 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the -- on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 508. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator DeWitte.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator DeWitte, to explain your amendment. SENATOR DeWITTE: Thank you very much, Mr. President. I would ask that the amendment be approved.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 508. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator DeWitte, on Senate Bill 508. SENATOR DeWITTE: Thank you very much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 508 amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, known as PTELL, under the Property Tax Code to provide that a taxing district's aggregate extension base will be adjusted in the following levy year to account for certificates of error and board of review or PTAB decisions issued in the previous levy year. In a nutshell, Ladies and Gentlemen, this bill assures that any appropriation assessed to a government entity will be paid the following year at one hundred percent of that assessment without the adjustments being made. Those adjustments in assessment will be moved to the following levy year. This legislation passed unanimously out of this Body last year. Currently, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, as well as the Illinois Association of School Boards, all supports this legislation. I am not aware of any opposition. Happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing no -- none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 508 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning to remote voting. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 508, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next on the Order of 3rd Reading, we have Senate Bill 512. Senator Morrison indicates she wishes to proceed. She seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 512 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 512. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Morrison.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Morrison, on your amendment.
Mr. President, I ask that the Body adopt the amendment and I'll discuss on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 512. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 512. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 512.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 512 creates the Preventing Youth Vaping Act and has the -- some of the following provisions: it requires that electronic cigarette packaging be clearly marked with all federally mandated warnings; prohibits the use of cartoons or other images that appeal to children; prohibits advertising that includes assertions that this is a smoking cessation; prohibits the sale of an adulterated electronic cigarette; requires online orders to be by -- be paid by check or credit card in the purchaser's name and that the credit card companies would indicate "tobacco product" on the credit card statement; and provides the Attorney General and law enforcement agencies civil and criminal enforcement. This is an initiative of the Attorney General. I'm happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 512 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to remote voting, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 512, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 525 from Senator Aquino. Turning to the very bottom of page 8 of your written Calendar. Senator Bush brings 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 536. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 536. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 536.
Thank you very much -- excuse me. Apparently, McAlister's doesn't quite sit in my throat well. Excuse me. Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Body. Senate Bill 536 would allow political campaign dollars to be used to -- funds to be used to pay for child care or dependent family care, including child care and, again, and dependent family care expenses incurred by candidates, officeholders, campaign staff, or volunteers, as long as the care is necessary for fulfillment of the political, governmental, or public policy duties, activities, or purposes, and was not necessary prior to the candidate's running for office. So this was -- it's intended to assist candidates who otherwise could not seek elected office due to those barriers providing child care and/or dependent care. Current law: Illinois' campaign finance law does not expressly say whether campaign dollars may legitimately be used to pay for child care expenses. We don't believe that it is precluded, but it is not clear. So this will make it clear that you can do that. I do want to let you know that the Senate amendment that we passed on the Floor the other day, the amendment eliminates the provision that would have permitted an individual to use campaign funds if they were already 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 paying for the services before running for office. So it also extends the reach of the bill to include the child care and dependent family members -- family member care, so rather than just child care. Thank you very much. I'm sure everyone's listening with bated breath. The changes, I do want to say, alleviate the concerns raised by Senator Syverson when Senate Bill 536 appeared before the Executive Committee. We are now aligned with current federal law on this issue. I know of no opposition and I would ask you for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
…Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will yield. If we can ask the Members of the Chamber to hold down the discussion a little bit so everyone can hear the debate. Senator Barickman, on your question.
I -- I just want to make sure, especially over here, because we had some trouble hearing. Senator, I intend to support your bill, but I want to just make sure that everyone's clear here. This is your legislation that allows for campaign funds to be used for - we couldn't hear you over here - but child, elder -- elder home, or disability care when the person is a candidate or an officeholder and -- and otherwise. If you could, please, tell us the impetus for the bill. And my -- my recollection is that this is -- maybe it doesn't mirror federal law, but it's based on federal law. Could you kind of respond to those? 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush.
Okay. Thank you. I'd be happy to. Thanks for those questions, Senator. So the impetus for the bill really was in talking to many people traveling around the State when we were -- Anti-Harassment, Equality, and Access Panel. And we found that, first of all, federal -- if you did run for federal office, you were allowed to use campaign funds. So it is aligned with that. And we found that it was a barrier for more women, because they do tend to still be more the caregiver, but it's also for men that happen to provide child care or elder care so that they're not prohibited from running for office. And, yes, we did align it. Senator Syverson had some questions regarding the alignment with the federal laws, as they apply to their campaign finance, and we have now aligned it with the federal law.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
No -- no further questions. Thank you, Senator Bush.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush, do you wish to close?
…just ask -- I just ask for an Aye vote, and thank you very much for the questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 536 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to remote voting, starting with Senator 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris. Senator Lightford.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Ope. I'm sorry.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris. Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting -- I'm sorry, 47 Senators voting Yes, 8 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 536, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Body, we're going to jump back up to the top of page 8 on your printed Calendar, where Senator Holmes brings Senate Bill 154. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 154. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 154.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. I appreciate your indulgence. As amended, Senate Bill 154 allows tenants of housing units funded under the Illinois Housing Development Authority Trust Fund to maintain at least two common household pets, such as a dog or cat, regardless of breed, size, or weight, within the tenant's residence. This is an initiative of Best Friends Animal Society. Because basically what we're saying is, regardless of your -- if you're in State-financed housing, you should still have access to the same benefits of pet ownership. I am happy to take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 154 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll move now to remote voting, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford. 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 46 Senators voting in the affirmative, 9 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 154, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we will move now to the very top of page 9 on your printed Calendar, where Senator Bush -- where Senator Bush brings Senate Bill 555. Senator Bush seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 555 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 555. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Bush.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Bush, on your amendment.
I would ask for the adoption of the amendment and I will explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, Senate Bill 555. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 555. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 555.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. As amended, this would expand the current Tobacco Enforcement Program, TEP, to tobacco and vape retailers. I know you're not going to hear Senator Barickman when he asks me some questions. Thank you, Mr. President. It requires the Illinois State Police to communicate with local police departments and sheriff departments to ensure coordination and collaboration, in the amendment, and to ensure its effort do not duplicate any local compliance activity checks. 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 So, basically, what currently happens is the TEP program, a statewide program, is designed to increase retail education and support local level enforcement activities. TEP grants are awarded to local law enforcement agencies to conduct retail education prior to conducting three tobacco compliance checks on each tobacco retailer within their jurisdiction. This merely adds vape shops to those -- to those locations that fall under the TEPs. And I'm happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 555 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll turn now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris. (remote audio bleed-through)
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 555, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Leave of the Body, we're going to go to Senate Bill 563. Next, we will move to Senate Bill 567. Senator Villivalam. Senate Bill 567. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Villivalam seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 567 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill -- 567. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Villivalam.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Villivalam, on your amendment.
I -- Mr. President, thank you. I wish to adopt it and explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will vote {sic} Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 567. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 567.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 567, as amended, makes changes to the Illinois Optometric Act -- Practice Act to specify regulations for the use of telehealth by optometrists. The bill also provides that optometrists may only treat patients remotely where a provider-patient relationship has been established unless emergency care is required. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 567 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving to remote voting, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting Yea, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 567, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 573 from Senator Villivalam. Moving down in the order to Senate Bill 626. Senator Collins. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 626. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Collins, on Senate Bill 626.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 626 provides that public or community service 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 necessary to satisfy the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act shall be set by the court, but the hourly rate shall not be less than minimum wage. It also adds language that the performance of public and community service "may", rather than "shall", be a condition of probation, conditional discharge, or supervision. And I'm welcome to take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill, Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So, Senator, as the discussion that we had in committee, I agree with the fact that four dollars is -- is too small of an amount for people to make for community service. The issue that I've got with the bill is that you're going to have unequal provisions to where a person could - I'll just use my district as an example - in Jacksonville, get, you know, three hundred dollars an hour for community service and someone in Springfield could get fifty dollars an hour. So it's -- it's -- it's - the sentences need to be the same and the way in which a person can pay them back should be the same. So I agree with you that it is too low. If it was -- if it was ten dollars, for example, or the minimum wage or fifteen dollars, that would be something that I think I would be more inclined to support. But the issue here is you're going to have different people in different places sentenced to the same thing, trying to, you know, pay back fines or whatever 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 and they're not going to be done equally, which is a -- which is a problem. So, for that reason, I do appreciate the bill, but I would urge a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Collins, do you wish to close?
Yes. Thank you. We're trying to bring equity to this, because if you're convicted -- if an indigent person is convicted of a felony offense, there's no cost - they have to pay no costs; but if you run a stop sign or if you just have a broken windshield, community service will only pay you four dollars an hour for your community service. We just want - and it's at the discretion of the court - we want it to be no less than minimum wage. So I thank you for your affirmative votes, hopefully. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 626 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving to remote voting, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 And there's some really bad sound…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator -- Senator Pacione-Zayas…
…happening right now.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) …votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
I'm voting Yes, but I really could not hear…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 35 Senators voting Yes, 16 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 626, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 654 from Senator Peters. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 654. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Peters, on Senate Bill 654.
Yes, Senate Bill 654 is to make sure that kids are able to have play time to advance their educational experience. I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 654 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We will now move to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox.
Yes, for Van Pelt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 36 Senators voting Yes, 16 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 654, having required -- having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 658. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 658. Senator Murphy. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 658. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 658.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 658 amends the Illinois Municipal Code by creating a -- statutory requirement for the validity and proper purposes of annexation of property that is continuous {sic} with the next property. So this -- this stems out of a Village of Elk Grove issue where there was a court case. It's all been settled and this is no longer a portion of the bill. But it -- it -- it addresses the specifications for annexation for a municipality. So I don't know of any opposition. I ask for an Aye vote. Can entertain any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 658 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 658, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 661 from Senator Gillespie. Senator Gillespie, on Senate Bill 661. Senator Gillespie, on Senate Bill 662. Leave of the Body, we'll move down to Senate Bill 672. Senator Bush. Next, we have Senate Bill 677 from Senator Villivalam. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Villivalam seeks leave of 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 the Body to return Senate Bill 677 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 677. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 4, offered by Senator Villivalam.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Villivalam, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to adopt the amendment and -- and explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will vote {sic} Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 677. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Villivalam, on Senate Bill 677.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 677 is a collaborative 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 initiative from Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and the Alzheimer's Association. This bill would ensure that all health care providers who see adult patients and have direct patient contact have at least one hour of dementia training as part of their existing continuing education requirements. This bill, as amended - four -- four amendments - reflect significant compromise by the proponents to address concerns raised by the Illinois State Medical Society and other stakeholders and now reflects agreed language. Dementia is an epidemic, with two hundred and thirty thousand Illinoisans currently living with Alzheimer's, supported by three hundred and eighty-one thousand care -- caregivers. Currently, only forty-five percent of people living with Alzheimer's actually get a diagnosis. I just want to thank Lieutenant Governor Stratton for bringing this forward, the Alzheimer's Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, and Chairman Jones for -- for his collaboration in moving this legislation forward. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 677 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van -- Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Senators voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 677, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 693 from Senator Bush. Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 693. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 693. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush, on Senate Bill 693.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. So, as amended, it allows EMS personnel to contact their Online Medical Control, EMS Medical Director, or Emergency Communications Registered Nurse to (request) bypass or diversion from the closest emergency 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 department and request transport to the closest or appropriate EMS System-approved mental health facility, urgent care or immediate care facility when a patient has been determined by an E -- EMS personnel to: have no immediate life-threatening injuries or illness; not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol; have no immediate or obvious need for transport to an emergency department; and have an immediate need for transport to an EMS System-approved mental health facility. This has been an initiative of, you know, many EMS fire departments. And I know of no opponents and I would ask for an Aye vote. This is basically, rather than taking a patient who has been deemed to be in some kind of mental health crisis to an emergency room, you take them to a facility where they get mental health help.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 693 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 693, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senator Crowe with Senate Bill 700. Senator Crowe seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 700 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 700. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Crowe.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask that the amendment be adopted and happy to explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, vote {sic} Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 700. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on Senate Bill 700.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 700 is an initiative of the Department on Aging. As amended, it expands the voluntary reporting and mandated reporting requirements under the Adult Protective Services Act to include reporting requirements for suspicious deaths of an eligible adult. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Wilcox, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. No question of this bill. Just wish to correct the record on a previous bill after this vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Okay. We'll get back to you after the roll call is concluded here. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 700 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting Yea, 0 Nay, 0 Present. Senate Bill 700, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Wilcox, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Mr. President, would like the record to reflect my intention 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 to vote No on Senate Bill 6-2-6.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The record will reflect your intention. Next, we will proceed to Senate Bill 701. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are going to move through some of the Senate President's shell bills. Down near the bottom of page 10 is where we will pick things up. There is Senate Bill 730, brought by Senator Crowe. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Crowe seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 730 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 730. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Crowe.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I ask that the amendment be adopted and I'd be happy to explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Senate Bill 730. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Crowe, on Senate Bill 730.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 730 creates the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. This is a follow-up to COVID Executive Order -- the orders that will expire on June 2nd of this year. As amended, it makes permanent the provisions set out in the Electronic Commerce Security Act. This bill provides for the valid execution, attestation, self-proving, and probate of electronic wills, paper copies of electronic wills, and wills attested to by the witnesses through audio-video communication; and the valid execution, attestation, and witnessing of documents, other than wills, through audio-visual communication. I know of no opponents and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 730 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye. 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, 56 Senators voted Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 730, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we will proceed towards the bottom of page 11 on your printed Calendar, where Senator Morrison brings Senate Bill 755. Senator Morrison seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 755 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 755. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Morrison.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Morrison, on your amendment.
I'd like to adopt it, please, and discuss on 3rd. 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 755. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 755. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Morrison, on Senate Bill 755.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill provides that if a youth in care, a current foster parent, -- caregiver, or caseworker request the information, that the Advocacy Office is required to make available the name and contact information for each youth's court-appointed guardian ad litem and, if applicable, the guardian ad litem's supervisor. I know of no opposition to this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 755 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted…
Senator Van Pelt votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 Senators voting Present. Senate Bill 755, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Leave of the Body, we're going to move ahead to page 12. Near the top of that page on your printed Calendar, Senator Bennett brings Senate Bill 765. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Bennett seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 765 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 765. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Bennett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bennett, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask it to be adopted and I'll discuss on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment -- ope! No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 765. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 765. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 765.
Thank you again, Mr. President. Senate Bill 765 is an initiative of the Champaign County Public Defender's Office. As you may recall, the General Assembly created the First Time Weapon Offender Program a few Sessions ago. Unfortunately, the statute, 83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 as written, was silent as to who was supposed to be the program administrator. So, in practice, what they were finding is, when the judge would say that a -- a young offender would be -- would qualify for this program, no one would say who would actually administer the program, and since no one would do it, they couldn't fulfill the requirements of the program. This bill simply acts to add a sentence that says that "the Program administrator may be appointed by the Chief Judge of the {sic} (each) Judicial Circuit", hoping that we now give it to a person who will actually fulfill the promise of this program. Ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 765 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senators voting remotely. Let's start with Senator Harris.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes. 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 765, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we are going to move back to the bill that we took out of the order earlier this afternoon. It's at the bottom of page 7 of your printed Calendar. It's Senator Aquino's Senate Bill 148. Senator Aquino, on Senate Bill 148. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 148. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino, on Senate Bill 148.
Thank you, Mr. President. Again, this bill allows CPS to revise the LSC background check policy to match that of other staff-supervised persons who volunteer for less than ten hours per week. It -- it removes the provision that requires a -- a background check by fingerprint and, rather, moves it to a cross- reference of multiple data -- of criminal databases. The intention of this bill is to -- to essentially rid of current policy that deters many African Americans, Latino parents, and other parents 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 who are uneasy about providing excessive personal information to the government, from joining the LSC. And earlier I had shared the information with our colleagues across the way, which I'll just repeat. It was asked in committee if the bill would remove the bar to -- to serve on LSC from -- for convictions for controlled substance trafficking, criminal drug policy {sic}, and street gang criminal drug conspiracy, and -- and I just want to confirm that the answer, again, to that question is no. Those three offenses would still be covered because they are Controlled Substances Act violations, which are disqualifying offenses for LSC members under 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1. Essentially, the Sections that are deleted in this bill are -- are currently and will continue to be covered in others subsections -- 34-2.1. So I -- I will answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Sure. Thank you, Mr. President. A question for the sponsor, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) He indicates he will yield. Senator Rezin.
Thank you, Senator Aquino. I do appreciate you indulging us and helping us just to make sure that our concerns have been rectified. We're not -- we are not absolutely certain that under the statute that you have referred to that includes the local council -- or local school council. So do you feel that it does?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Aquino.
Senate -- Senator, I appreciate the question and the information that we received was directly from the -- from -- from several proponents, MALDEF, including, though, the Chicago Public School System, so the -- the Board of Education that represents CPS students, and so that's -- they -- they have confirmed that that is their -- that is under their Board rules and also on other Criminal Codes. And so what you see taken off on our bill are just duplicate -- they believe and have confirmed that that's just duplicative language. And so it's covered in other areas. So, again, under the bill, individuals will be disqualified from serving on -- on an LSC for seven years if they have been convicted of controlled substance trafficking, criminal drug conspiracy, and street gang criminal drug conspiracy. This is the same disqualification that is applied to teachers and employees under existing law. CPS volunteers are held to those same requirements under policies approved by the Chicago Board of Education. And so -- and then, we provided you all, as stated here, exactly where within the Criminal -- not Criminal Code, but IL -- IL -- the ILCS - you know, I'm not a lawyer - but we -- we gave it within, you know, the Criminal Code where you can find that -- that information. So we believe, yes, that what I said is to be accurate and correct and true.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
Thank you, Mr. President. And just one -- and one more question, again. Can you or will you commit to including the 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 statute that you referenced in the bill, please? That will -- this will help us to make sure that the statute that you're referring to is written in the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino.
Senator, I'm a little confused, because in the first page of the bill, 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 is the "Local School Councils - Composition - Voter-Eligibility - Elections - Terms." That is the -- that is the law that we are -- we're -- we're speaking of. It's on the first page. So I'm -- I'm a little confused that -- to -- to the question, I guess.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me go at it a different way, and I apologize if I'm confusing you. Let me just get for legislative intent. Is it your intent to exclude somebody who has been arrested and convicted for controlled substance trafficking, criminal drug conspiracy, and street gang criminal drug conspiracy from being able to serve on the local school council?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino.
Again, Senator, the intention is to -- that they are, from our understanding, disqualified or not eligible to -- to -- to be a part of an -- the LSC because it is part of the Board rules already, which is what I have shared with you. So we -- that is the intention. It's already part of the Board rules, and we are 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 not changing the Board rules.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
Okay. To the bill, please. Thank you. Thank you, to the sponsor, for this bill. And, again, not to -- you know, not to confuse us here, but we feel that the -- the Board rules are not in the law. So I understand, in the Board rules, that you cannot serve on the local school council if you're within these areas, which is fine. I just wanted to make sure that we have your legislative intent on record. Again, I appreciate the sponsor for what he's trying to do and we're willing to help. We just want to make sure that nothing's slipping through here. I do ask for an Aye vote on the bill. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further -- Senator Aquino, would like to answer something that was just brought up there?
I -- I just want to clarify or respond really quickly, and I appreciate that, Senator Rezin. I just want to just make it very clear that there's two sections where the disqualification comes up - not just in the Board rules, which is actually stronger - there's a ten-year ban on controlled substance trafficking, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy; but the Controlled Substance {sic} (Substances) Act violation, which -- you know, in law, actually has a seven-year ban. So the Board rules are actually a little bit stronger in having a three- year additional ban to those so -- same things. We are not changing that. So, again, those, folks -- it'd apply equally to all other 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 teachers, volunteers, and so forth. But I appreciate your line of questioning, and I just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) He indicates he will. Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Senator, number one, I -- really, truly appreciate the fact that you took the time to allow our staff to -- to go over this and -- and you're going back and forth on these issues. And this is a sincere question. I'm still confused as to what this does and can you just kind of explain to me what this does? And some of it was talking and some of it was because these masks make it hard to understand. This is a real sincere question because I have concerns just based on the analysis. I'm sort of hearing back and forth. And, you know, I'm, you know -- you know -- so I think you -- you can see where I'm coming from. Can you please explain this? Why should I vote for this? Why should we vote for this? And -- and I do apologize, because you're probably going to be repeating yourself, but it's sincere. I'm sure not -- not clear as to what -- what's going on here.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino.
Yeah, I don't mind. Senator McClure, I appreciate it. For 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 the… Can you hear me? I'm sorry. Thank you. I appreciate the question and -- and I'll repeat it, I believe now for the third time, in terms of what the intent behind this bill - and simply the intent is that the current policy right now, a fingerprint background check, deters many parents from being a part of the local school council, our only form of elective representation on a school level in -- in the City of Chicago, and the most grassroot level for parents, community members to be involved in their community and their -- children's education. So, simply, current policy deters African Americans, Latino parents, and many parents who are uneasy about providing excessive personal information to the government from joining their LSC based on that fingerprint background check. What we're saying is that there is a background check that they already do for many other volunteers which is a cross reference from different criminal databases and so what we're saying is that that is the -- that is the background check that LSC members like other folks that are in the schools would have to -- the schools would have to do the background check on. And lastly, the questions that were asked about specific -- specific crimes that would disqualify folks from being an LSC member, either appointed or elected, all stay the same. The only parts of where we cross it out is where there's duplicative language from current, other criminal code laws and/or the actual school board rules. So, that is, we are just changing the -- the way that the -- the schools do background checks to allow for folks to be -- to have a chance to have an ability to be on the local school council and have a say in their children's education.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you, Senator. So, why not just eliminate the fingerprint requirement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Aquino.
As -- as stated, once again, there is duplicative language from other forms -- other -- a -- a -- a -- other laws in -- in the book and from the -- the board rules and so that's - we -- we put the -- the -- the background check portion in and crossed out other areas where there is duplicative language. That is simply it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: I -- I think that part of the confusion is because when it's -- when this language is taken out, and I think Senator Rezin referenced this, it doesn't indicate where that language is to reference it. And I think there's just concern on, at least from my perspective, is to -- there could be confusion about that and I don't know why it's -- I mean to me, it should be referenced just to make it abundantly clear. Because I actually appreciate what you are trying to do and I think as many people getting involved in -- in local schools is really important and -- and -- and a wonderful thing. But I -- you know, we got to protect our -- these boards, as well. I'm just trying to make sure that we are clear about that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Was that a question or was that to the bill? 92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 SENATOR McCLURE: That was -- that was a question because I was asking why it's not referenced in the…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Okay, Senator Aquino.
So the purpose is because we were updating language because there was some -- there's some actual -- laws that were repealed back in 2011. Again, I gave this -- this -- this chart to you all over -- over an hour ago. At this point to -- to go through exactly where in -- in the local school council -- statute and also in the board rules this -- this extensive chart to show that there's no changes, the only thing that we did was in certain areas where there -- it was repealed, we crossed that off and additionally crossed off anything that there was duplicative language. We normally do that. And so that's -- that's simply, you know, what we're doing. I'm -- but the -- I-- I would just say local school councils are in the City of Chicago, I have -- I've -- I've been at many of those meetings and we have many families that want to be a part of their children's education. CPS parents that are interested in being part of the local school councils and a number of other folks have requested this bill. So people that live in Chicago that this affects that want to have a say in their children's education have asked me to run this bill. CPS who is the Board of Education of the City of Chicago also are supportive and are proponents. Not just supportive, they are proponents of this bill as well. That is why we are here bringing this language, bringing our -- our statutes up to -- up to date. Simply, we're just saying that the -- the -- the type of background 93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 check that they do on LSC members is -- of a fingerprint can be done in other ways which they already do in CPS for other volunteers. We're just applying that for folks that want to have a say in their children's education.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill. SENATOR McCLURE: First of all, Senator, thank you for your patience and thank you for the fact that you let us look at that. I appreciate that. I know our staff appreciates getting to look at the chart, but the chart's not the law. The chart is not the bill. And -- I've got issues with the clarity here. We have to be very careful with -- with things like this. I appreciate your sincerity, Senator. I appreciate what you're trying to do, but I would urge a No vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Aquino, do you wish to close?
I -- I do, Mr. President, and I don't want to take too -- too much time. But this chart references the law. I've mentioned the -- the -- the area in -- in -- in statute where you, everyone can look to see where I'm saying where there's either duplicative language or laws that were repealed that we are crossing out. It's a cheat sheet for you all to see that what I am saying is to be 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 true. I ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 148 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll turn now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 37 Yeas, 15 Nays, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 148, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 With leave of the Body, we are going to move forward in the Calendar to the very bottom of page 13, on your printed Calendar, where Senator Belt brings Senate Bill 805. Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 805. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, Senator Belt seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 805 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 805. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Belt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Belt, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move to adopt the amendment and explain on the 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, is Senate Bill 805. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 805. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Belt, on Senate Bill 805.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 805 just looks to encourage and authorize the State Board of Education to develop and implement a school unused food program that allows public schools in this State to provide food that is unused by the school to needy children. And -- needy children would be children who are eligible for breakfast, lunch, snack - they -- those would be the eligible -- eligible children for this program. I have spoke -- had a conversation, an ongoing conversation with ISBE. ISBE has agreed to continue to work on the bill if voted out of this committee {sic}. Their major concern is that we don't want to run afoul of the parameters of the federal program. But they have assured me that they would work on an amendment, if necessary, in the House. So, I will open up for questions at this time. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 805 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Senators voting in the affirmative, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Having received the required constitutional majority, Senate Bill 805, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we're going to move to page 14 of the printed Calendar, where Senator Murphy has Senate Bill 808. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 808. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Murphy seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 808 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading, is Senate Bill 808. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Murphy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Murphy, on your amendment.
98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Okay, so…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Murphy.
Ask for passage and I'll discuss on 3rd, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, is Senate Bill 808. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 808. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 808.
Okay. There's no button here. So, Mr. President, thank you very much for unmuting me. So Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Senate Bill 808, is a pretty narrow bill, which very succinctly says that student teachers would not be required to submit a videotape evaluation of their performance in order to obtain their licensure. The Governor filed … an Executive Order that throughout the entire edTPA for the last year, due to the pandemic, we were 99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 able to have teachers function and perhaps even obtain licensure without anything impeding that. And -- and this bill simply removes the video portion. Some of us would like to go a little further and perhaps we can get there but this bill very narrowly puts it to the videotaping portion. There is opposition to this and we've had a number of discussions. But I'm happy to entertain any questions and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 808 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have… Now we will turn to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all 100 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, 57 Senators have voted Yes, I'm sorry, 47 Senators voted Yes, 5 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 808, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Loughran Cappel, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
I would like for the record to show that for SB 8-0-5 that I am a Yes vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The record will reflect your intention. With leave of the Body, we're going to move down to Senate Bill 812 from Senator Bennett. Senator Bennett seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 812 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 812. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Bennett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none -- oh, I'm… Senator Bennett, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd ask the amendment be adopted. I'll explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
101 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 812. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 812. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bennett, on Senate Bill 812.
Thank you, Mr. President. 812 tries to address a shortfall in the Illinois School Report Card. Currently, it contains information on student to teacher ratios by district. But does not report - have reporting requirements for other professionals. This bill, which is an initiative of the Illinois Association of School Social Workers, would require ISBE to make available on its website the total number of school support personnel, including social workers, disaggregated by specialty area. We're hoping to address the social workers school's shortfall that we have now and to get that done we have to get some more data. I know of no opponents at this time and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall -- shall Senate Bill 812 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Yes. 102 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 812, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 813 from Senator Johnson. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Johnson seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 813 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1813 {sic}. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Floor Amendment No.1, offered by Senator Johnson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Johnson, on your amendment.
103 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you, Mr. President. I request that we adopt the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those who are in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Back on the Order of 3rd Reading, is Senate Bill 813. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 813. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Johnson, on Senate Bill 813.
Thank you, again, Mr. President. Senate Bill 813, as amended, allows for school districts to have their average student enrollment calculated based on their pre-COVID levels from the 2020-2021 or 2019 to 2020 school year, whichever is greater, instead of an average of the last three years. This is only in effect for fiscal year -- years 2022 to 2024. This is an initiative of the Waukegan School District No. 60. Currently, the evidence- based funding uses an average of the previous three school years of attendance records levels to determine a portion of the school district funding formula. And the purpose of the bill is to hold 104 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 harmless school districts for the decreases in the school attendance because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no known opposition. And I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
Actually, I have a question for the sponsor first.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will yield. Senator Rezin.
Thank you. Senator, is it your intention after the pandemic is over and after the three-year rolling average to go back pre- COVID to the hold harmless in the -- in -- I believe it would be what 2020? Is that your intention?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Johnson.
We'll go back to a rolling average at the three-year period.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
I'm sorry. I couldn't hear your answer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Johnson. 105 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
We'll go back to the rolling average of the three-year period.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator -- Senator Rezin.
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
I appreciate the sponsor for bringing this bill. We also had asked her for a list of all of the school districts throughout the entire State that are experiencing a declining enrollment because of COVID. Students are just falling off, you know, off the chart. We don't know where they are. They're not participating remotely. But we want to make sure that the school districts, especially during these challenging times, have the money that they need in order to be successful. I'm glad that my sponsor recognizes and on the record that once the pandemic's over that the hold harmless will go back to the pre-COVID numbers. I would just remind Members here that we did -- this is a change of the evidence-based model -- funding model that was -- negotiated several years ago. But I do understand that these are extraordinary times. So, thank you, to the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Johnson, do you wish to close?
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you very much for your comments. You're absolutely right, this is very -- times of 106 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 very -- troubling times and trying times due to COVID and I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 813 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 voting Yes, 6 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 813, having 107 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We're going to now recognize Senator Lightford who has a couple of voting intentions she wishes to get on the record. Senator Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman {sic}. I seek to vote Aye on Senate Bill 808 and Senate Bill 812. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Thank you. The record will reflect your intention.
Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Next, we'll move to Senate Bill 814 from Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 814 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 814. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 814, is actually the trailer bill…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator do -- would you like us to adopt your amendment, Senator Lightford?
Oh, please do. I -- I move for adoption. Thank you. 108 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Thank you. All of us -- is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. President, or I'm sorry, Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 814. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 814. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, on Senate Bill 814.
Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The Senate Bill 814 is the trailer bill to the Educational Workplace Development pillar back in January. We recognize that there needs to be… Oh! I'm on the wrong bill, no it isn't. But actually this is something that we worked on as the -- the -- a provision in that area but we were unable to completely get it done and needed to continue conversations around teacher induction and mentoring. Forgive me for that. It amends and creates the New Teacher Induction Mentoring Program and the new Principal Mentoring Program. These programs are designed to assist the Regional Offices of Education and the Institutions of Higher Ed, 109 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 the Statewide Teacher Organization, local ed agencies and early childhood education not-for-profits, to better support in mentoring new teachers and principals into the profession. We all know that there is a teacher shortage and we're trying to do all that we can to institute best practices and culturally responsive teaching and living standards. I'd be happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I have a question for the sponsor, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will -- she will yield. Senator Rezin.
Thank you. Senator Lightford, it's our understanding that we have Amendment 3 to this bill scheduled for Education next Tuesday. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford.
Senator Rezin, I am -- I'm not aware of a third amendment. And if so, then it would be okay to take this out of the record but I'm not aware of a third amendment. And I'm sorry, I'm not there in person to ask staff is there a third amendment. But if there is our staff available, can you share that information, please? Is there a third amendment that I'm not aware of?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, there is apparently a third amendment. 110 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Would you like us to take the bill out of the record?
Oh, absolutely, I would.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Thank you. Mr. Secretary, please…
Thank you, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Thank you. Please remove that bill from the record. Now we're going to turn to Senator Lightford's Senate Bill 820. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Lightford seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 820 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 820. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd be happy to answer -- move for its adoption and discussion on 3rd, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion, on the amendment? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Floor Amendment 2, offered by Senator Lightford. 111 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, on Floor Amendment 2.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would also request to move for its adoption and to discuss the amendment as it becomes the bill on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed will say Nay. And the Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 820. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 820. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford, on Senate Bill 820.
Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This is actually the bill I thought I was doing. And so this is, in fact, the -- a trailer bill. We did not have many changes which I'm really glad to announce. We did want to make sure that we were in an alignment with the federal government and we sought advice from the Illinois Attorney General's Office as it 112 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 referenced the African Americans of the Freedom Schools for the program grant. The language we'd like to define is "historically disadvantaged students, including African American students and other students of color". We're also moving the effective date from July 1st, 2022 to January, 2022 for the implementation of the expanded early intervention services. We're clarifying members of the Whole Child Task Force, there was a lot of excitement in more groups wanting to participate there. And we're expanding the definition of the next most vigorous level of advanced placement to more types of these levels of courses for students. I'm not familiar with any other challenges or opposition and I'd be happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
Thank you. Senator Lightford, I would like to commend you on -- all of your negotiations regarding the education pillar that was passed during Session. I know that this bill is just a cleanup bill, but I do believe that your education pillar that was negotiated is a -- is an area that we could have certainly, some of us, supported. I know we got off on the wrong foot at the beginning of the debate. But, again, I would like to commend Senator Lightford for all of her hard work on this issue and I ask for an Aye vote on this bill. Thank you. 113 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Lightford, do you wish to close?
I just thank Senator Rezin and I appreciate the Aye votes whenever they're due. Thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 820 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving now to Senators voting remotely. Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes. 114 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 Senators voting Aye, 0 voting No, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 820, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to move down to Senate Bill 825 where -- Senator -- brought by Senator Connor. Senator Connor seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 825 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 825. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Connor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor, on your amendment.
This simply changes the effective date and I'd ask to adopt it and move to 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Connor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor, on your amendment.
This just adds some clarifying language. Once again, I'd ask 115 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 to adopt it and -- and move to 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 825. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 825. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor, on Senate Bill 825.
Thank you, Mr. President, -- Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 825 is a sponsor initiative based on an interpretation from the Will County State's Attorney's Office on provisions for temporary polling places in jails or detention facilities outside of Cook County. The facility language for the Cook County Jail indicates that the temporary polling facility located there would only be available for the inmates. In the language for all counties other than Cook, that specific language indicating that it would only be an inmate polling place was not included, creating a security issue for any sheriff that decided to put in a temporary polling place in their jail. You could not 116 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 have publicly accessible polling places within the jail, obviously. So this is simply language to add that only inmates will be allowed to utilize the temporary polling places at any jails that choose to have those. It's very important for everyone to understand, sheriffs do not have to put a temporary polling place in their jail. This is entirely voluntary. But, should they choose to do so, this makes sure that the public is protected and that it is not a publicly accessible security risk within the jail. I'm happy to answer any questions and I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Will the sponsor yield for a question, Mr. President?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) He indicates he will. Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Senator, where are -- where's the sheriffs on this? Do you know?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor.
Yes, the sheriffs are -- are neutral on this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: How about the Will County -- I know, the Sheriffs Association is neutral, but how about the Will County Sheriff? Where -- where 117 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 do they fall on this issue?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor.
The Will County Sheriff asked for additional time, which is why I adopted the second Floor amendment. I did have them backwards, which extended the effective date.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So -- so as this stands with the most recent amendment is this now -- what's their position now? And just the Will County Sheriff's Office.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor.
The Will County Sheriff's Office did ask for two years on the effective date. I told them that I would give them six months. So, as to whether or not they are happy with that - that I don't know.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So, why is it two years instead of six months? So why is it six months instead of two years?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Connor.
So -- the -- the two years was based on speculation that the 118 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 way that the assessments are running that there might have to be personnel changes at the jail in terms of who would be able to staff this. I did reiterate that this entirely voluntary. There is nothing in this that says they have to have a temporary polling place at all, but they continue to ask for more time. But obviously when it comes to the effective date, we can't continue everything until, you know, people -- the speculation is over and we know all the effects. So, I did agree for more time to allow for implementation, but it was not going to be two years.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill, Mr. President. You know, I have concerns just -- just on a date issue and we do that all the time for extensions, and my concern is that the Will County Sheriff's Office would have a good handle on this situation better than us in the State Senate. So that's my concern with the bill but thank you very much for taking my questions. I would urge a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Connor, do you wish to close?
Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. President. This takes a provision that otherwise is entirely unworkable - we're not supposed to enact laws that are entirely unworkable - and makes it workable. So, I'd ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 825 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all 119 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 43 Senators voting Yea, 15 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 825, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, we have Senate Bill 826, from Senator Turner. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Turner seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 826 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is 120 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 826. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Doris Turner.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner, on your amendment.
I ask passage and I'll speak to it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 826. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 826. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Doris Turner, on Senate Bill 826.
Senate Bill 826 repeals Article 90 of the Township Code concerning the exercise of corporate powers by county officers acting ex-officio as township officers in certain townships located entirely within a municipality. And there are one thousand 121 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 four hundred and thirty-two townships in Illinois and Capital Township in Sangamon County is the only township where Article 90 is applied. Repealing Article 90 would mean that, as in all other townships, the voters of Capital Township will elect their own officers. And, as in all other counties, a candidate for county clerk need not have assessor qualifications. I ask for a Yes vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Mr. President, will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will. Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So Senator, so this only affects Sangamon County?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So first of all, the voters of Capital Township were able to speak on this measure and they actually -- this is going to implement the exact opposite of what the people of Springfield voted for. What is the need to do that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
122 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator McClure, I would say that what you're referencing is something totally opposite of what the effect of this bill would be. You're referencing a vote that had to do with consolidation. This bill speaks -- does not speak to consolidation. So that's - - that's an issue for a whole nother day. I'm happy to have that conversation with you, when that bill becomes -- comes to this Chamber for discussion.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So just to speak to the additional elected officials which were referenced in your opening. How much -- is that going to be a cost to the taxpayers?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I'm sorry. It's not going to be a cost at all, because those individuals are already in place and they're already being paid.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Which your -- Senator, which officials are you referring to?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
You are talking about the township assessor and the clerk. Which is currently, the capital of -- the County Clerk of Sangamon County and also the County Treasurer is the ex-officio township supervisor and collector. And those two individuals are provided 123 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 a stipend over and above what their county salary is. So, they're being paid to perform those duties. So there would be no additional costs to the taxpayers.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: This is just for clarification so I'm trying to figure out what's going on here. So, the voters said we want the Capital Township to dissolve into Sangamon County and you're saying that this is not overturning that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
So, again, Senator McClure, the vote that you're referencing was a vote dealing with consolidation. This vote does not -- this bill does not speak to consolidation. I would also -- but since you want to continue to talk about that vote, I would say that it was a false narrative and a false choice. The voters of Capital Township were not given all of the different options as it relates to consolidation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Okay, so the voters decided we want Capital Township to dissolve into the -- into the county. Is that going to be possible if this bill passes?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner. Senator McClure, do you want to put that question to an end? Senator McClure. 124 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 SENATOR McCLURE: Make sure -- thank you, Mr. President. I want to be clear about what I'm asking. So, the Sangamon County Capital Township is dissolving into Sangamon County. Steps have already been taken for that to move along, including consolidating locations and things of that nature. What does it -- what affect does this bill have on that process that the voters asked to happen?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
That process is not moving along. I think that -- I don't think that you fully understand what happened with that vote. That vote was an advisory -- advisory referendum that again, as I spoke to yesterday in committee, I believe was a false choice that individuals had and they did not have all of the -- prerequisite information in order to make a reasoned choice.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill. SENATOR McCLURE: First of all, thank you very much for answering my question, Senator Turner. You know, you can disagree with the wording on something that voters vote on. You can voice concerns about that. But the fact is, that overwhelmingly the people of Springfield, the people of Capital Township, overwhelmingly, voted to consolidate with the county. That has already been a process that 125 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 has begun, there are steps that are going to be hard to undo in that process. The process, that was taking place, is at this moment, saving taxpayers money. So, a -- a -- a Yes vote on this, to start unwinding that, will cause an increase in taxes. So, make no mistake about it, you are voting to increase taxes. It may not affect your districts, I get that. But, to overthrow the will of the people of this City, across all neighborhoods that voted for this - it was overwhelming - to do that as a State Senate, is wrong. We are here because we believe in democracy. We believe in voters making decisions that are important. That's why we ran for office in the first place. To overturn their decision, which will cause an increase in taxes, against the will of the voters, is wrong. I would encourage a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question for the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will yield. Senator Rezin.
Thank you. Thank you, Senator Turner. We appreciate you bringing this legislation, but we have seen this legislation before. Correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I'm very new to this Chamber. So, I'm not sure what's been here prior to me coming. I have never -- this is the first time 126 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 I've brought it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
Thank you. Senator Andy Manar brought this legislation just two years ago. And, Senator Manar who's in leadership, part of the super majority in the Senate, with the super majority in the House, could not even get this legislation passed. Why do you think that this bill was so controversial?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I -- I don't know that the bill was controversial. I think that -- that the word to use is not controversial, I think the word to use is political. And I will tell you that I am the only person that has stood in this Chamber as a -- as a constituent and a member of Capital Township who has also been an elected representative who has -- has represented individuals in Capital Township. So, I think that I can speak to this in a way that perhaps no one else can. And again, so I'm bringing my perspective with all of -- with all of those things added on. And I will tell you that, as a voter in Capital Township, I currently have my electoral franchise diluted because the voters of the entire county elect the Capital Township officers. In all other townships, in the township in which you live and all other townships in Illinois each elector gets one vote for each of their township officers. In Capital Township, however, a township elector's vote is diluted because the population of Capital Township is approximately sixty percent of the county population. Therefore, the electors of 127 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Capital Township get only three-fifths of a vote when electing their own township officers. And I think that what we're talking about here is the whole issue of one person, one vote. And when you talk about democracy, I think that's extremely important. So what I'm doing is I'm rising to speak on behalf of my constituents and myself because I am a resident of Capital Township and I believe that we have been placed in a position that is unlike anyone else in this -- in -- in any other county. And I think that this legislation rectifies that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Rezin.
…President. To the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
…a democracy. And in a democracy, we have referendums. And this bill goes in the face of the referendum that was passed in order to create this. And the fact that Senator Manar, who has been in leadership, in the super majority in the Senate, and the House could not get this bill passed tells you it flies in the face of the constituents that voted to support the referendum. I ask for a No vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 128 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 To the bill.
You know, I find it ironic that somebody who don't even live in the township is going to tell that Senator how and what to dictate and how to run her township. How dare you! She would have never gone into your district or your township to tell you how to run your district. If -- if -- if Senator Manar tried to present this bill, obviously, it's a problem that should be resolved. Senator Turner preceded {sic} Senator Manar. So I would think that both of them should have a better idea than you guys do as to what to do in their district and what the needs are in the district. I would ask for an Aye vote from everybody on this side of the aisle. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will yield. Senator Hastings.
Senator Turner. Thank you. But I just have a question. So the voters of Sangamon County, what you're saying is they voted on a merger. Right, for Sangamon County? Is that true or not true? That's not true?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
That's not true. 129 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hastings.
In essence though, what's happening here is that people from outside of Capital Township are telling you whether or not you should consolidate or dissolve your township or not. Is that a fair statement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Let me go back. I think that what -- what has happened here is that there has been some misinformation that has been put -- put out into the airways which has convoluted this whole discussion. What … there are two things happening. Senator -- Representative Butler has a bill that's making its way through the House, now, that would deal with the issues that Senator McClure is talking about, which are consolidation. This bill has nothing at all to do with consolidation. Let me -- let me be very specific with that. The second thing, let me be very specific on, I have heard Senator McClure and others talk about a referendum -- about a merger. That was an advisory referendum. And again, this is a very political situation, unfortunately. And that was an advisory referendum that was put on the ballot that did not offer individuals who reside in Capital Township an option. Capital Township is located entirely within -- within the City of Springfield. So that referendum, did not give the citizens of Capital Township the option to say whether they wanted to -- be merged with the City of Springfield -- the City of Springfield. So again, I -- I feel like that was a false choice, because there 130 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 wasn't -- there wasn't a choice that -- that was provided. So, just -- I just wanted to clarify those two points, because there's -- that's -- false information.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hastings.
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
I -- I find the opposing side's argument absurd, to be quite honest with you. What's happening here is that we're having people from outside a township that deserves representation and people that they want to elect into a township elected office someone from the outside is trying tell them, no, you can't have elected representation, while they exert the privilege of having the opportunity to vote for their own township members. So I urge an Aye vote on this bill. And Senator Turner, thank you for bringing it to our attention.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Plummer, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Indicates she will yield. Senator Plummer.
So, I don't live in Capital Township, Sangamon County, I don't represent any of those areas. I've heard a lot about what the 131 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 bill doesn't do. I guess my question is, as someone who's about to cast a vote on the bill, specifically, what does this bill accomplish?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
…people of Capital Township the opportunity and the right as -- as it gives -- as -- as every other township has to elect their own representatives.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Plummer.
So, I understand that apparently the Body has decided to deem this question only to the people that live within Capital Township. I believe, Senator McClure, does as well. But if thirty-two thousand five hundred people in Capital Township voted against exactly what this bill accomplishes, why are we even going to change the will of the voters of Capital Township?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I would say to that, that -- what you -- what you -- what your side continues to reference is an advisory referendum which did not provide options and -- and again, I, you know, would it be appropriate or acceptable for constituents who lived in Waverly or Franklin or Meredosia to vote on the elected officials in Jacksonville? We would all be appalled at that. So I'm not understanding why people find this so objectionable. And the reason why it only applies to Sangamon County is because, of all 132 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 the one hundred and two counties in Illinois, Sangamon County is the only county where this is applicable. So, that's why it only applies here.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Plummer. To the bill, Senator Plummer.
It -- so this is the basics of democracy and we are getting close to the point where we're going to overturn the will of the voters of Capital Township. Over thirty thousand of them voted to do the exact opposite of what this bill accomplishes. Apparently, certain people didn't like what the voters wanted to do, so we've decided to use the State Senate to overturn their decision at the ballot box. It flies in the face of democracy. I think it's an insult to local government. I urge a vote -- a -- a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator McClure's name was mentioned in debate. We're going to recognize him, briefly. Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill, briefly. So I'm here. I'm a fellow resident of Capital Township. Representative Butler is on the Floor. He's a fellow representative of Capital Township. Let's be clear about something, the voters voted to consolidate with Sangamon County. That would include elected officials and in every other way. Let's also be clear, in a bi-partisan fashion the Springfield City Council would not -- rejected this idea as well, just so we're clear. So you're overturning the will of one Capital Township resident, the Capital Township residents when they voted themselves, the Springfield City Council and quite frankly, Senator Turner and me {sic} we're going to cancel each 133 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 other out. So really, the other fifty-seven Members of the General Assembly are going to tell Sangamon County what to do when Sangamon County already chose? This bill goes against the will of the voters. That is not what we're here to do. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Bush, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question to the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Indicates she will yield. Senator Bush.
So, in the beginning, I was a little confused, I have to admit. So I read - catchup as much as I could. So, I just want to clarify two things, if you would? Is this literally the only township in the State where the people that live in the township don't get to pick their own elected officials?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I'm sorry. It is literally the only township in the State where the people who live in that township did not get to elect.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush.
And can you also answer - you indicated this was a non-binding advisory referendum. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 134 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Turner.
And since I was really -- I was really trying very hard to talk about this bill in -- without getting into the politics of it, because I think that that does nothing but muddies the waters. However, since my esteemed colleagues on the other side continue to want to get into the politics of it, I'm going to go there. Sangamon County is overly Republican. Capital Township in the City of Springfield is trending extremely Democratic. And there is always a power play with Sangamon County to control everything that -- that happens. So one of my -- so again, the referendum that was put on was a Sangamon County Republican led referendum that did not offer any options. It was strictly, "Do you want to merge into Sangamon County?" It did not say, "Would you rather - - would you want to merge into Sangamon County or Capital Township?" One of my colleagues, on the other side of the aisle mentioned a city council - that the city council voted not to proceed. At that time, I was a sitting member of that city council, that was -- that was overly Republican and the Republican members of the city council dominated that vote and we were not allowed to move forward with that referendum. So again, that's the politics of it. So what I am coming -- I'm coming and asking to move past the politics of it and look at the fact that everyone deserves an opportunity to vote on those people that -- that are going to represent them. That's -- that's -- that's what we're here for. And so, you know, again, I go back to - is it appropriate for someone who -- would it be appropriate for me to go into -- for - - for people who live in Chicago to be governed by Evanston -- people in Evanston. It's the same scenario. 135 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Bush.
Thank you. Well, I'm going to tell, you where I live, if the people that lived in Waukegan were told that their elected -- they were not able to elect their elected officials, that people that lived in Grayslake or whatever community were the ones to do that, they'd be pretty upset. But to me, here's what I'm going to hang this on, because really, I -- I really didn't know that I could vote for this until I started to understand it. It's an advisory referendum. You all know what that means over there. We all know what that means. It means it's some pretty damn good advice, maybe you should take a look at it. Whether it was political -- take the politics out of it, that's what an advisory referendum is. It doesn't say that you have to do that. Right? It's advice. So, I'm going to vote Yes. I thank you for taking the time to explain it to me because I truly did not understand it. I understand it now. I absolutely believe that you're right. And I'm going to take the politics out of it and say, you don't - an advisory referendum does not say you take that action. It is merely advice. So you don't have to, number one. And number two, I think you're right. So, anyway, I just want to say thank you. I get it now. Appreciate your time and appreciate your asking the questions, because I thought you were right. But, now, I think you are right. So thanks for clearing it up. Thank you very much, Senator. You did a really good job explaining it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Martwick, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 136 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
So I -- I -- Senator Turner, I just want to -- thank you for bringing this piece of legislation. Certainly, the intent is something that's near and dear to my heart, which is to ensure that every citizen in a democracy has the right to elect their own elected officials. And, I'm so happy to be joined on the Floor today from - or at least was - I can't see if he's still here - from one of my former colleagues from the House, there he is. And I -- and I think it's pretty fascinating that the argument here is that we should respect the will of an advisory referendum. Because, last I checked, in the City of Chicago, ninety percent of the residents in the City of Chicago voted for a fully elected school board. And that Representative, who came to this side of the Chamber to implore everyone to vote for the will of a referendum, just voted against an elected representative school board across the -- the hall of the building. So, you know, there are two dangers in democracy and that is corruption and hypocrisy and I think we see one of them going on right here. I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Sims, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question of the sponsor, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 137 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 She indicates she will yield. Senator Sims.
Senator Turner, let me ask a question, does the State law prohibit the -- the voters of Capital Township from electing their own representatives?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Right now it does.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President. So, under this piece of legislation, it would empower the voters of Capital Township to elect their own representatives. Is that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Sims.
Mr. President. Let me -- let me also make sure I understand this, Senator Turner. The argument about why this should not take place is based on an advisory referendum. Is that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner. Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President. You know, again, the irony is 138 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 dripping throughout this -- throughout this room today. There are one thousand four hundred and thirty-two townships across the great State of Illinois. Article 90 applies to one. Is that right, Senator Turner?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Sims.
If another township were subjected to this type of treatment, we would not see the hypocrisy going on in this room today. We are being told that this advisory referendum - which, again, is advisory - should determine the direction of the residents of Capital Township. This is a good piece of legislation. Senator Turner, thank you for responding to the residents of Capital Township, the voters of Capital Township, and empowering them to act on their own behalf. I urge an Aye vote, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Seeing no further discussion, Senator Turner, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. In Capital Township, where we sit today, the township assessor and clerk as well as the township supervisor and collector are not elected solely by the people of Capital Township. Instead, because of State law, those offices are filled by countywide officials who are voted on by the entire county which greatly dilutes the voting franchise of the people of Capital Township. Of the one thousand four hundred and thirty- 139 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 two townships in Illinois - one thousand four hundred and thirty- two townships in Illinois - Capital Township in Sangamon County is the only township where this is applied. This legislation does not speak to a merger. It does not speak to a consolidation. So let's not confuse the impact on this legislation. Those conversations are for another day. It is solely speaking to representation and an electoriate's {sic} right to choose their own representatives. And I urge you to vote Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 826 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Turning now to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Senator Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox. Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 39 Senators voting Yes, 17 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 826, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next, Ladies and Gentlemen, we'll move near the bottom of page 14 of your written Calendar. With -- where leave of -- with leave of the Body, we 140 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 will move to Senate Bill 828 from Senator Simmons. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Simmons seeks leave of the Body, to return Senate Bill 828 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 828. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Simmons.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Simmons, on the adoption of your amendment.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. I would like to move the adoption of the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor Amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading appears Senate Bill 828. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 828. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Simmons, on Senate Bill 828. 141 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Thank you very much, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. SB 828, as amended, establishes a transparent process for the appointment of vacancies in the Illinois General Assembly. It provides that when a vacancy occurs in the office for a State Senator or State Representative in the General Assembly, the legislative or representative committee of that legislative or representative district that fills the vacancy shall provide members of the public within a district with notice of the vacancy of {sic} the replacement process. The committee shall also provide the public with notice of an impending vote to fill the vacancy within at least six days prior to such vote. However, if a vacancy occurs in May or June, when we're very busy… Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you, Senator. If the vacancy occurs in May and June when we're really busy like we are now, there will only be a two-day requirement. It requires that any meeting held by a legislative or representative committee for purposes of filling a vacancy in the General Assembly shall be open to the public. In addition, the meeting -- filling the vacancy, shall be recorded and broadcast by electronic means for public consumption. It provides this also for appointments by the Governor, the same requirements shall be followed. I'll be happy to entertain any questions from the Body.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 828 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Moving to the Senators voting remotely now, we will start Senator Harris.
142 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Senators voting Aye, 0 voting No, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 828, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to skip ahead to page 18 of your written Calendar, near the top of that page appears Senate Bill 1919 {sic} (919) from Senator Collins. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Collins seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 9 -- 919 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 919. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Collins.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 143 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Collins, on your amendment.
I move for the adoption, with the amendment to be discussed on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 919. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 919. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Collins, on Senate Bill 919.
Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1919 {sic} (919), as amended, is an initiative of AARP. The bill adds four members to the Broadband Advisory Council to represent underrepresented and ethnically diverse communities. The bill requires a member from a community-based organization to represent the interests of African-American individuals, Hispanic or Latino individuals, Asian-American or Pacific Islanders, and ethnically diverse individuals. I know of 144 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 no opposition and I ask for an affirmative vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 919 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? We will now move to Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) I'm sorry. Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione- Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Mr. 145 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Secretary, please take the record. On that question, there are 57 Senators voting in the affirmative, 0 voting No, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 919, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Next in the Order is Senator Van Pelt's, Senate Bill 920. Senator Van Pelt, do you wish to proceed?
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Van Pelt seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 920 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 920. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Van Pelt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt, on the adoption of your amendment.
Yes. I would like to adopt it and discuss it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor Amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Van Pelt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt, to explain Floor Amendment 2. 146 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Yes. I'd like to adopt it and explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt, could you ensure that your camera's turned on for the remainder of the presentation? Is there any discussion on Amendment No. 2? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor Amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 920. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 920. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt, on Senate Bill 920.
Yes, Senate Bill 920 establishes the -- a commission to be able to support our work around forensic -- dealing with the backlog of DNA and other issues in the -- forensic labs. This is an initiative of the Task Force that was established a couple years back based on the backlog of DNA that we struggle with in this State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall 147 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 920 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Move now to the Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Did I mess that up?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, 148 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 there are 58 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 920, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll move to Senate Bill 922. Senator Turner. Senate Bill 922. She indicates she wishes to proceed. Senator Turner seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 922 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 922. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Doris Turner.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Doris Turner, to explain your amendment.
I ask for adoption and I'll explain on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further amendments approved for adoption -- for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now on 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 922. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 922. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 149 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Doris Turner, on Senate Bill 922.
Senate Bill 922 is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. And it makes changes to the responsibilities of the Board of the Illinois State Museum by removing the requirements for the Board to set salaries and approve changes to the salaries of State Museum staff. Additionally, the bill makes changes to the Illinois Conservation Foundation's Board of Directors and provides that each appointing individual shall have one two-year term appointment; and one three-year term appointment; and the Governor shall have four four-year term appointments. And lastly, the amendment provides that if a member fails to attend two or more meetings in one year, then the Chair of the Board may ask the appointing officer to consider removing the member and making a reappointment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill, please. Thank you, Mr. President. Senator Turner, I hope we didn't get off on the wrong foot on your first bill -- last bill. So, I stand, in enthusiastically supporting this bill that you have and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
150 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor, if I may?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) She indicates she will yield. Senator Barickman.
Senator, if you could, what is the purpose behind the bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I think that there were some issues with having quorum at meetings and not being able to carry on the business of -- of the body so this gives - puts some parameters around that - and hopefully will help -- help that situation. And also, puts the responsibilities of personnel management where it should be.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
The -- the personnel management, I guess, is a piece I'd like to hone in on. As I understand it, this legislation removes from the Museum Board the ability to set, among other things, the ability to review appointments and set salaries. Why should the Board not be empowered to do those things?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
It -- it predates them -- those members joining a union and now that's done by collective bargaining.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
151 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 So -- so the salaries of the personnel, you're saying, are all subject to a collective bargaining agreement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Sorry, they're all unionized employees.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
What about the appointment power that exists at the Board?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I'm sorry. I -- I don't understand your question.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
So -- so I -- I think in the -- in the legislation maybe it refers to appointments but I'm -- is -- is that a reference to the personnel who are hired? Is that what, again, is being removed from the Board's authority?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
The -- I think that the piece of the -- the piece of the legislation that speaks to the appointments talks about the terms of the -- the terms of the appointments and who's -- and who's appointing. There's two different issues included in this legislation and then the second one talking about the personnel 152 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 issues is simply because all of those employees are now unionized and they are subject to collective bargaining.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
I'm -- I'm looking at the -- the legislation -- page -- page 2, it looks like subsection (c) is being struck. Subsection (c) suggests that the Board -- the language says is necessary for the appointment of the administrative, scientific, and technical staff of the Museum and then talks about salaries later. So, again, maybe my question is -- is this removing from the Board the ability to make those not the salary decision but the decision on hiring matters?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
It -- it -- it does. It makes the Board advisory in nature.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
So -- so the Board consists of whom? Who -- who…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
I -- I -- are you asking for the names of the Board members? I mean I'm…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
153 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Good -- good question. No. To clarify. The composition of the Board, how many members is it, how are the board members appointed, do they have terms -- terms of office, the composition?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
There are -- each appointing individual has one two-year term appointment; one three-year term appointment; and the Governor has four, four-year terms appointments. So that would be 5 individuals and their terms are spelled out.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
Yeah, my question, I guess, was to the Board, not the commission but the -- the Board as I'm understanding it, is composed of individuals who are appointed by the Governor for a term of office. Or -- do we agree on that piece?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Again, the -- the Illinois Conservation Foundation's Board of Directors has -- appears to have five members and the Governor has four, four -- four-year term appointments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
So, if -- if the Board is effectively being -- moved to an advisory position. What is the purpose of the Board? I think we think of boards as having some fiduciary responsibilities for an 154 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 organization. And it sounds as though your legislation is removing the -- the oversight function, the accountability function that would otherwise exist with a board.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
Again, I don't know that they're removing that function. I think that they -- that the Department is moving to make them -- to make it an advisory -- an advisory capacity.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
Okay, so my first question, I believe, whether it was or not -- why -- what is the purpose of this? Cause now -- now I think I get it. There's a Board today, the Board is -- charged with making personnel decisions, setting salaries, all of that function is being removed. The Board's becoming an advisory Board and all these functions are being shifted to a State agency, to -- to DNR, and I'm questioning the -- the purpose behind that. I think -- I think, Senator, that there is an expectation that if the Governor is appointing Board members that those Board members may be accountable and responsible for -- for having oversight and providing for accountability. Right? That the Museum is run well. So what is the purpose in removing those duties from the Board?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Turner.
They're {sic} necessarily removing those duties, I think that they're making those duties advisory. 155 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Barickman.
Okay. To the bill, Mr. President, if I may?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) To the bill.
Look -- I -- I don't -- I don't -- I don't -- I'm not hearing from the sponsor the purpose. I'm -- I'm hearing the outcome. The outcome of the legislation is that there is a Board for the Museum and those Board members are appointed by the Governor and that what I've conveyed is an expectation that I think exists that Board members are charged with having oversight and accountability and responsibility for the -- the -- the mission that they serve, which is the Museum. Now the museum's in the news right now, and I -- I think for me I -- I would like to not see the Museum in the news. I think this is an asset of ours for our State and I -- I think we should prop it up. What I don't know -- what I don't understand, and what causes me concerns is that, without explanation thus far, the legislation proposes to remove a board -- from a board the ability for that Board to make decisions and to be ultimately held accountable. Today, if there's a question about the governance of the Museum, there are Board members who are appointed by the Governor of this State, and, in so, become more accountable for their actions. And I'm concerned about why it is that that is being removed. I'll offer, you know, certainly, to listen to the sponsor and her closing remarks. But, what I've yet to hear thus far is what reasoning is being provided for removing what appears to be an accountable oversight Board and 156 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 putting those responsibilities inside of a State agency. With that, thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Turner, do you wish to close?
I do. This -- this bill is -- is very simple. I -- I don't think -- I don't think it's as complex as -- as we seem to have made it. The -- the -- the Board is still functioning. Their duties and responsibilities are not advisory and the second piece of it is that there are employees who have now become unionized and are governed by collective bargaining and this -- this bill seeks to -- set -- correct that in terms of who sets their salaries and -- and -- and -- and the such. So, it said -- again it's an initiative of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. There were no opponents to the bill, so I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) The question is, shall Senate Bill 922 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll now turn to the Senators voting remotely, starting with Senator Harris.
Senator Harris, Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Ellman.
Ellman is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Ellman votes Yes. Senator Lightford. 157 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 42 Senators voting in the affirmative, 14 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 922, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll move to the middle of page 18 where Senator Hastings brings Senate Bill 927. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Hastings seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 927 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 927. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Mr. President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Hastings. 158 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hastings, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. As amended, Senate Bill 927 provides that the Oversight Board of the Illinois Joint Analysis Center may have closed meetings for the purposes of the Open Meetings Act where the board is discussing classified…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hastings, do you want us to adapt -- adopt your amendment?
Well, you know what? Mr. President, that'd probably be the best thing. So, thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. All those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) 3rd Reading. Now back on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 927. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 927. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Hastings, on Senate Bill 927. 159 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
So, as I previously stated, the -- this -- the -- the Oversight Board of the Joint Analysis Center may have closed meetings for the purposes of the Open Meetings Act where a board is discussing classified matters. I'll -- I'll answer any questions, Mr. President, but there's no opposition to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 927 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll now turn to Senators voting remotely. Starting, this time, with Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
160 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 59 Senators voting Yes, 0 voting No, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 927, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Muñoz in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) We'll now go to bottom of page 19. Senate Bill 9-6-5. President Harmon. President Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 9-6-5 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 965. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by President Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) President Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move to adopt the amendment.
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?
161 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 965. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) President Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 965, as amended, is a five-year extension of the sunset date on the Autism and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions Awareness Act. It's a bill I passed about five years ago. It also puts it on the January 1st time frame for sunset extensions. Not aware of any opposition but happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 965 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? For those Senators voting remotely pursuant to the motion adopted by the Senate. Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 162 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is an Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 965 having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On the bottom of page 22, Senate Bill 1041. Senator Gillespie. Senator Gillespie seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1041 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1041. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Gillespie.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CUNNINGHAM) Senator Gillespie, on your amendment. 163 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
I'd like to adopt the amendment and speak to 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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1041. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Gillespie.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1041, as amended, is an initiative of the Healthcare -- HFS to sync up their reporting requirements so that claims reports would all be due at the six- month mark. It takes one that was at the three-month mark and moves it to be in line with the rest of them at six. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1041 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? For those Senators voting remotely. Senator Ellman. 164 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Yes. Ellman votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1041 having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of page 23. Senate Bill 1056. Senator Martwick seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1056 to the Order of 2nd Reading. 165 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1056. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Martwick.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. With permission, I would ask that the amendment be adopted and -- and discussed on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1056. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1056 represents the Pension Omnibus. This is a compilation of a number of bills that came before the Pension 166 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Committee with no opposition. And by agreement of -- of the Republican Members of the Pension Committee and the Democratic Members these were compiled into one bill. Again, I know of no opposition. The vast majority which are technical cleanup bills. Chief co-sponsor on the bill is Minority Spokesperson, Senator Stewart. I ask for an -- I'd be happy to answer any questions and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? Senator Stewart, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator.
For our Members, this is the agreed bill, the Pension Omnibus Bill. And agreed to, and we - by both sides and we've reviewed all the language that's in this and I would encourage a Yes vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) No further discussion. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1056 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? For those Senators voting remotely, motion adopted by the Senate. Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye. 167 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1056 having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Middle of page 24. Senate Bill 1079. Senator Bush? Out of the record. Senate Bill 1085. Senator Villanueva. Senator Villanueva seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1085 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1085. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Villanueva. 168 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator.
Mr. President, I move to adopt the amendment and explain the bill 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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1085. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Villanueva.
…Mr. President. This bill came to me from ISAC, where the staff shared that over the years their Outreach Division had worked with many families who've come to them after having paid someone else for help with college planning and financial aid applications. Recently, a fellow ISAC employee's experience was so frustrating that her colleagues felt that they needed to look at options for the State to take action. Rosa Segura was an ISAC employee whose daughter, Alejandra, was involved in a variety of college prep 169 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 programs through her high school. The family received a mailing at their home, inviting them to -- to a seminar for families to learn more about the planning for college and career. Rosa and her daughter attended the seminar, made up mostly of -- mostly entirely of parents who spoke "with an accent" or spoke a language other than English, and appeared mostly to be immigrants from Mexico and India. At the seminar, parents were told that college in this country is competitive, confusing, and extremely expensive. Of course, the company was offering a solution. They claimed that they would provide the career exploration and college planning that families would need in order to navigate such a complex system. Parents were pressured to sign contracts for a "suite" of services and told that it was urgent and that this offer was limited, and that their children and their college goals would be at risk without the support of the company. Rosa had serious reservations, but signed the contract. The sales team left her afraid that if she did not sign the contract, her daughter wouldn't have the opportunities available to her that families with college experience would be able to provide. By the time Rosa brought the contract to her colleagues at ISAC's Outreach Division to review it, the tiny window allowed to cancel had passed. ISAC colleagues worked with Rosa for months to try to find a way out of the contract for her, or some relief. The contract obligated her to pay monthly through an automatic clearinghouse. When she tried to speak with someone from the company, they indicated that refusal to pay would damage her credit. Despite advocacy from others, this company had the upper hand. Attorneys reviewing the contract agreed that Rosa had no other recourse under current law. Last Spring, as her colleagues continued to try to find someone who would help, Rosa 170 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Segura, passed away from COVID-19. She literally had to die to get out of this contract. There should be a recourse for families in Illinois, other than death, to escape a contract that is providing them no benefit. Right now, the law protects the predatory vendors instead of vulnerable families. Senate Bill 1085 attempts to level the playing field for students and families by creating a -- a -- a new Educational Planning Services Consumer Protection Act, which we are also calling the Segura Law in Rosa's name. For those of you who don't speak Spanish, it's worth noting that "Segura" means "Secure". The Segura Law would establish protections for families based on the existing Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. I do this in Rosa's name, for her daughter Alejandra, who is still grieving her passing and with her permission I shared Rosa's story. And I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1085 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye. 171 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a definitive Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1085 having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1079. Senator Bush. Senator Bush seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1079 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1079. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Bush.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush, on your amendment.
Actually, we are not moving Floor Amendment No. 1. And we moved Floor Amendment No. 2 actually, in Committee. 172 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Mr. Secretary, which amendments are available for adoption? We'll come back to you, Senator. Take it out of the record for now, please. Mr. Secretary, on Senate Bill 1079 are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Bush.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush, on Floor Amendment 2, please.
Okay, thank you very much. I would ask that we adopt Floor Amendment 2 and we will -- I will 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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1079. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. So the Executive Summary, 173 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 as amended, is pretty simple. It clarifies that the licensees under IDFPR are required to complete sexual harassment prevention training in accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act provided by their employer, the Department of Human Rights, or any authorized continuing education prior -- provider prior to renewal of a license. The bill's in response to an issue in which social workers and other professionals were required in some cases to complete sexual harassment prevention training, twice. Under current law, these professionals need to complete sexual harassment training provided by an approved continuing education provider. So as a result, they would have had to complete the training through their employer and then discovered didn't fulfil the requirement because their -- excuse me, their employer was not an approved continuing education provider. So, now they can take the sexual harassment training under their employer and then not have to duplicate that. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? There being none, the question is shall Senate Bill 1079 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Harris, my correction.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 174 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1079 having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. At the bottom of page 27. Senate Bill 1169. Senator Fine. Senator Fine seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1169 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1169. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 175 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Fine.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fine, on your amendment.
Thank you. I'd like to adopt the amendment and I'll explain the bill on 3rd, please.
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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1169. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fine.
Thank you, Mr. President. This legislation amends the School Code by establishing independent living skill goals for students with disabilities. And it allows more options for post-secondary education participation by launching non-credit and CTE courses.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, 176 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 shall Senate Bill 1169 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1169 having 177 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Page 35. Senate Bill 1360. Senator Fowler. Senator Fowler seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1360 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1360. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Fowler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fowler, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to adopt on 3rd, please. Thank you, Mr. President, I'd like to approve the amendment. Adopt on 3rd, please.
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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1360. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fowler. 178 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1360 requires that a licensee enter into a project labor agreement with local labor unions to receive a casino license. During the discussions with developers of the Walker's Bluff Casino, members with local labor unions became concerned that the construction was going to be completed with little participation from the local labor forces. This legislation addresses that issue. Not aware of any opposition. Request an Aye vote, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? There being none, the question is shall Senate Bill 1360 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 179 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Pacione-Zayas
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ). Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Aye, 2 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1360, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Page 41 of the Calendar. Senate Bill 1533. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1533. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler.
180 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1533 amends the Wildlife Act by providing a trapper's license exemption for disabled veterans, returning military service members, and those who are terminally ill. The bill also allows a person to show an electronic copy of their trapping license, or nuisance wildlife control permit in lieu of the paper copy. I know of no opposition. Well, I guess, there is opposition from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. But I think it's a good bill. And appreciate an Aye vote on it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1533 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 181 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Senator Van Pelt votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1533, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Koehler in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) We're going to go to page 41. Senate Bill 1536. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1536. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Muñoz, to explain your bill. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This just provides the manner in which an audit report shall be delivered to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and it removes changes made to two Sections of the Illinois Credit Union {sic}. I know of no opposition to the bill and I will attempt to answer any questions. 182 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1536 pass. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll now go to the remote voters. Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Ellman votes Yes. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Lightford votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Van Pelt. Senator -- Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 183 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 1536, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We're going to go to Senate Bill 1542 Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1542. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Muñoz, to explain your bill. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill's -- intent of the underlying bill to remove the requirements having triplicate copies of junk titles in salvage yards and changing the amount of time to -- required to keep records on file to three years, currently, it is seven. And it also narrows the scope of the bill to remove the Secretary of State's opposition to the bill. I know of no opposition and I will attempt to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1542 pass. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, will vote No. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Go to the remote voters. Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 184 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Ellman votes Yes. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Lightford is Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 1542, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We'll now go to Senate Bill 1545. Senator Muñoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1545. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Muñoz, to explain your bill. 185 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill changes a threshold of when a vehicle is considered to be salvage due to damage as a percentage of its fair market value to fifty percent. Currently, it's thirty-three and one-third for licensed rebuilders and repairers. This bill also applies to vehicles older than four model years to retain that vehicle and choose to investigate additional repair options to safely repair their own vehicle. I know of no opposition to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1545 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We'll go to the remote voters. Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Ellman votes -- Senator Ellman votes Yes. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Harris votes Yes. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Lightford votes Yes. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 186 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Yes. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Van Pelt votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 1545, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Muñoz in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senate Bill 1561. Senator Villanueva. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1561. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Villanueva.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1561 clarifies the Illinois Human Rights Act in three areas; it protects against discrimination by loan modification service providers, it ensures retaliation protections apply to the entire Illinois Human Rights Act, and, three, it preserves the Illinois Department of Human Rights jurisdiction in fair housing investigations. SB 1561 is an 187 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Rights with no known opposition. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Hi Senator. Just a question. There's some recollection that maybe there was a commitment, or suggestion at least, to work on an amendment. Can you clear the record on -- in that regard?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Villanueva.
Thank you for the question, Senator. It wasn't a commitment to hold it on 2nd. What we wanted to, and this is the reason why we're running the bill now, was to work with the Illinois Attorney General's Office and I think it was also Senator Tracy, to clarify the language for folks. And to my knowledge, those meetings took place with both the Attorney General's Office and Senator Tracy to clarify the intention of the bill and to also clarify and answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Barickman.
Okay, thank you for that. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 188 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No further discussion. Senator Villanueva, to close.
I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1561 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes -- votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 1561, having 189 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1566. Senator Loughran Cappel. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senator -- Senate Bill 1566. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Loughran Cappel.
Thank you, Mr. President. SB 1566 is a result of discussions between First Lady Pritzker and the Women's Caucus. Both would like to have legislation that has more of a women and family lens when discuss -- when addressing criminal justice issues. For example, like what are the effects on the family when an individual in that family is incarcerated. One such instance was to look at a bill that would address when a mother is going through a criminal case and what those impacts are on the family. This bill amends factors that must be accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment to include a defendant's pregnancy. There are no opponents and I ask for a Yes vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none -- correction. Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator.
190 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to commend the Senator and the Senate Women's Caucus, along with MK Pritzker, for working collaboratively for the past, I would say, year and a half on this issue. I know it's incredibly important to all of us as well as the First Lady. So, thank you for bringing this bill and I do ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Further discussion. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1566 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 191 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1566, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1575. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1575. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1575 requires the Department of Human Services to create and maintain an online mental health database and resource page on its website for first responders. They already do this for school-based mental health services and so the idea is to make these resources aware to our first responders who are -- are really -- have got a challenging -- challenging job and -- and -- and data shows are having rising problems with mental health to provide resources to them. I know of no opposition. I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Van Pelt, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
192 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 You can pass me for right now. I wanted to talk about a previous bill I didn't vote on.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Seeing no further discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1575 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is an Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 193 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1575, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1577. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1577. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1577 provides that a public school student shall be granted up to five days of excused absences for the reason of mental or behavioral health of the student. No medical note is needed for a student to be absent for this reason and the student must be provided the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the absence. Mental health absences would be included as a reason for an excused absence but not in addition to excused absences. So this does not expand it in anyway. This is just, a -- very simply, to allow students and -- and really what it does is it removes the stigma so that -- that our students who are -- are, again, having really challenges with mental health problems feel the -- that -- that it is okay to address those problems and return back to school when they are healthy. I know of no opponents at this time and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek 194 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question for the sponsor, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates he will yield.
Thank you, Senator Martwick. Refresh my memory. I know in education we had about twenty-five bills but it -- I recall that you were going to -- there was a question and -- regarding truancy and you were going to bring back an amendment to committee to deal with that issue. Is that your intent?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Forgive me, just one moment, please. Mr. President, would you remove the bill from the record for the moment?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Secretary, take it out of the record. Senate Bill 1582. Senator Martwick. Senator Martwick seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1582 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1582. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Martwick.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. Request permission to adopt the 195 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 amendment and discuss the bill on 3rd Reading.
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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1582. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1582 is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Revenue. It is an income tax omnibus. It -- as amended, it removed opposition from the bill from the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. Very briefly, what it does is it makes the following changes; it provides that when taxpayers sell or transfer a major part of their business they shall report it to the Department of Revenue, provides that payments of winnings under the Sports Wagering Act are allocable under the Income Tax Act and provides that when a taxpayer terminates a project operating under an EDGE agreement with the intent to leave the State then the taxpayer shall be accessed the full year's income tax liability for the 196 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 specific project -- location termination based on those credits received. Again, I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1582 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is an Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
197 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1582, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1610. Senator Cunningham. Out of the record. It's the other bill. Senate Bill 1640. Senator Rose. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1640. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Rose.
Well, thank you, Mr. President, this is exciting. This is - - an issue from the higher education working group during our bipartisan hearings across the State. We had learned that out- of-state -- out-of-state universities were basically dirty -- dirty rushing our high school graduates by -- by taking the guidance counselors out to dinner and wining and dining them. So this would prohibit guidance counselors from accepting gifts. We have exempted per Chairman Bennett's good counsel, you know, trinkets and -- and tchotchkes and pens and pencils and that -- those types of things. But basically make -- would make it illegal for guidance counselors to accept gifts from out-of-state universities as they're trying to guide a student to -- to make a college decision. Again, an issue of the -- the bipartisan higher 198 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 education working group. I'd ask for everybody to please support the bill. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1640 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes. 199 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1640, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1655. Senator Joyce. Senator Joyce seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1655 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1655. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Joyce.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Joyce, on your amendment.
Move to move the amendment, please.
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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1655. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 200 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Joyce.
Senate Bill 1655, is a cleanup bill which makes corrections to statutory legal descriptions of three parcels of land that were transferred in 2019. There is -- there are no opponents.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1655 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Ellman.
Oh, I'm sorry. Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes. 201 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas is Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Senator Van Pelt is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 59 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1655, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1732. Senator Jones. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1741. Senator Bush. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1751. Senator Hastings. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1768. Senator Belt. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1780. Senator Murphy. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1780. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1780, arises from one of my mobile home parks that had no water for about a ten-day period of time. So this bill will rectify that and say that if -- a mobile home (park) owner would be 202 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 responsible for providing water if they were without water for a three-day period of time. There is no liability, however, if the disruption was caused by a fault not their own. For instance, if a construction site hit a main or things of that nature. But, otherwise, they would be able to have some type of water. We used the World Health Organization's quantity of how much water usages the average person has per day, and that's what's written into the bill. So, I know of no opposition and I'm happy to entertain any questions, or I just ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1780 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 203 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Van Pelt. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Yea, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1780, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1795. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1795. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 1795 is an initiative of the Illinois State Bar Association. And it amends the Limited Liability Company Act by making the following changes: one, an operating agreement that is meant to regulate the affairs of the company, the conduct of its business, and to govern relations among members, managers, and company shall not restrict or eliminate the fiduciary duty of care. And two, the operating agreement may identify standards by which the obligation to act fairly is measured. This is an update of that -- fiduciary duty responsibilities through the LLC. I know of no opponents. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 204 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1795 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Senator Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is a Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Wilcox votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 1795, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1796. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
205 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senate Bill 1796. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Forgive me, Mr. President. Is there a -- an amendment that needs adopted or did we do that previously?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Mr. Secretary, take that bill out of the record. Senate Bill 1817. Senator Crowe. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1821. Senator Koehler. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1822. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1823. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1838. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1839. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1839. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Out of the record. Senate Bill 1854. Senator Ellman. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Thank you, Senate Bill… Oh, sorry.
Senate Bill 1854. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 206 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Ellman.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1854 is an initiative of a constituent and it creates two new Sections in the Insurance Code which require insurers to provide coverage for A1C diabetes and vitamin D testing. It is recommended by a healthcare provider for prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes in accordance with prediabetes and diabetes risk factors and vitamin D deficiency risks factors identified by the United States Centers - CDC. Accordingly, SB 1854 requires these changes apply to the Illinois Public Aid Code. And I request an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1854 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
207 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Wilcox. 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. Senate Bill 1854, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1965. Majority Leader Lightford. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1965. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Majority Leader Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1965 creates a State holiday for Juneteenth, would be considered a National Freedom Day on June 19th of each year, it shall be commensurated {sic} with other State holidays in Illinois. I know of no known opposition and I'd be happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1965 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris. 208 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1965, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Mr. President, I pressed the wrong button. I really intended on voting Yes for Senate Bill 1965. I apologize, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The record will reflect an Aye vote, Senator. Senate Bill 1839. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1839. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Hunter.
209 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you very much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1839 adds to the definition of Codes to provide that the structural requirements adopt -- adopted for modular dwelling and -- and mobile structures shall not be more stringent than the requirements contained in the International Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings or International Building Code. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1839 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 210 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1839, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1842. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1842. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Hunter.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill makes State law consistent with federal guidelines by allowing an unsolicited report to be sent and changes -- changes the limit on how many prescribers or pharmacists -- pharmacies a person can have and it goes from three to five. That's all. Would ask for an Aye vote. I know of no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1842 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 211 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is an Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 1842, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1970. Senator Fine. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1970. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Fine.
Thank you, Mr. President. This legislation came out of a town hall meeting of the Chicago Bar Association, their Mental Health Committee, people with mental health disabilities, their loved ones, providers, lawyers and judges who specialize in this area. The issue was -- that was discussed was the focus on lack of information that families have when they have a loved one who is going to be released after being committed for a mental health issue. This bill would allow residents of Illinois to have similar 212 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 access to mental health information that is allowed nationally under the HIPAA and 21st Century Cures Act. A patient can deny this access or, if they're incapacitated, the doctor can make the decision of what is best in their interest.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1970 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 voting Aye, 5 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1970, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2007. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read 213 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 the bill.
Senate Bill 2007. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Koehler.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This bill makes changes to the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. It expands places that cottage foods may be sold to -- including farmers markets, fairs, festivals, public events, et cetera. It also requires the cottage food producers to submit a recipe or food safety plan to a local health department. The bill also requires health departments to register cottage food operations, and -- issue certifications of registration. It also exempts persons who produce baked goods for sale by a religious, charitable or not-for-profit organizations. I just wanted to explain that when we passed the original cottage food bill back in 2012, it was my bill and we really entered into -- a lot of people to enter into the cottage food industry. This does not really change any of that in terms of what kind of products people are able to make in their own home certified kitchens. What it does is it -- it expands where they can sell those products to. I want to, in particular, thank the Farm Bureau for lending their support to this. Those products will be labeled as Illinois grown or Illinois sourced. I think this is a great opportunity for people to have an entrepreneurial kind of an experience in their homes, and who knows it might lead into an even larger business operation. So, 214 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2007 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 2007, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 215 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Plummer, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Mr. President, could you please have the record reflect on Senate Bill 1970, I intended to vote Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The record will reflect an Aye vote. Senate Bill 2062. Senator Castro. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2068. Senator Feigenholtz. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1577. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1577. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House {sic}. This is the bill that had been previously called that I took out of the record. It provides up to five days of excused absences for reasons of mental health. It doesn't add to the number of excused absences. As a -- at Senator Rezin's request, I took it out of the record to have some discussions. For the Body's edification, Senator Villa, who is a social worker by trade, had some concerns about how we would address truancy in this bill. My Representative will pick up this bill in the House, Representative LaPointe, who also happens to be a social worker. And I've had assurances from Senator Villa that we will get together and we will find out a way to make sure that we are doing this in the right fashion through an amendment in the House. I 216 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 give my commitment to keep working on it. I'd ask that we pass this bill today and I ask for an Aye vote. Be happy to answer any further questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator.
Thank you. Thank you, Senator Martwick, for listening to us, pulling it, and -- you know, I ask for an Aye vote. I know that you'll address the issue over in the House. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates he will yield.
Senator, I'm sorry I wasn't in committee, so I -- I'm not really familiar with this. Just a couple questions. Is there an age limit on this -- on -- on who can take these mental health days?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
I -- I don't believe there's an age limit, but this applies 217 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 to all students K through 12.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
Would they have to notify the -- the parents then, if a person is taking one of these mental health days?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
So, forgive me, Senator, I -- I was trying to get a correct answer. I -- it -- it's not that the school would be notifying the student, the student would have to notify, or the parents would have to notify the school that they are taking absences for reasons of mental health. Those would be counted, five of those would be counted against the number of excused absences that already exists. It would not expand them and then the student would be given an opportunity for those days of absences to make up that work.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
So what -- what will happen is the -- if the parent is -- wants their child to have that day they'll call up and just let - - let the school know they're not coming in for a mental health day. A student can't just choose not to show up and the student say, "I -- I need a mental health day."
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Martwick.
Forgive me, old habits. Yes, Senator, that is correct. 218 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Again, this is -- this would fall currently under all of the rules and guidelines that are set out in statute as to excused absences. So, they would still to follow all those same procedures. It just simply says that five of those days can be to address problems with mental health.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson. No further discussion. Wish to close?
Ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Question is, shall Senate Bill 1577 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas is an Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt. 219 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1577, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2103. Senator Martwick. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2122. Senator Peters. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2136. Senator Collins. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2153. Senator Rezin. Indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. SECRETARY ANDERSON Senate Bill 2153. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Rezin.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 2153 is an initiative of the Nurses Association and the Hospital Association. The bill creates a Nursing {sic} (Nurse) Staffing Improvement Act, which modifies various Acts to better engage nurses in the hospital staffing process and addresses the longstanding issues surrounding nurse shortage in Illinois. It does this in a number of way {sic}, by strengthening nurse care committees that already exist under statute, imposes fines on hospitals that do not comply with the written staffing plan, deposits money from the fines into the hospital licensure fund to support nursing scholarship and 220 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 provides income tax credits for nurse educators. There was some technical (inaudible) by the HCCI and also the Department of Revenue. We have language, we're happy -- we'd like to -- have the language added over in the House, since we ran out of time and -- other than that know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2153 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye. Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
I'm voting Aye. Aye. I'm voting Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 221 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 2153, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2176. Senator Sims seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 2176 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading Senate Bill 2176. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Sims.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Sims, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to adopt the amendment and debate 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?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2176. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 222 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Sims.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2176 is an initiative of the Department of Information {sic} (Innovation and) Technology. It aims to ease electronic commerce between State agencies and State governments. With the amendment, there's no opposition. So, I know of no further opposition, would ask for any questions and ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2176 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes. 223 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2176, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2279. Senator Stadelman. Indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2279. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Stadelman.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 2279 is an initiative of the Department of Revenue. It does four things: facilitates the DORs collection of delinquent tax liabilities; two, clarifies the timeline for certifying a pollution controlled facility; extends the statute of limitations period in which the DOR may establish an unpaid or underreported tax liability; and creates the Property Tax Appeal Board Supplemental Fund to help address a backlog on appeals. Happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor, please. Will the sponsor yield? 224 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates he will yield.
Senator Stadelman, if I am reading my analysis correct, the Chamber of Commerce had some problems with the statute of limitations. Is that correct? And what is the change to the statute of limitations?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Stadelman.
The DOR, they're reporting that -- many taxpayers are filing on the final day before the statute of limitations expires. And, so, when someone files a claim for a refund, the Department of Revenue is able to invalidate that claim but if any tax liability is found at that late stage, they say they're not able to pursue any further assessment of that tax liability. And people realize that and will file on the very last day and, therefore, they argue they need an extension of the statute of limitation, to pursue those who may have tax liabilities.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Tracy.
Thank you. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) No further discussion? Senator Stadelman, to close.
Just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall Senate Bill 2279 pass. All those in 225 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 40 voting Aye, 15 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2279, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2291. Senator Peters. Out of the record. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Senate Bill 2291 was changed so the sponsor is Senator Bennett. Senator Bennett. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2296, Senator Gillespie. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2304, Senator Gillespie. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2338, Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senator Lightford, do you wish to call Senate Bill 2338?
226 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Yes, Mr. President, please proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Thank you, Senator. Correction. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2338. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Majority Leader Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen -- of the Senate. Senate Bill 2338 amends the School Code and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. It's basically in regards to the Chicago Public Schools. It revises language to make certain actions permissible rather than mandatory with respect to truancy. It eliminates the requirement that the Chicago Board of Ed establishes an Office of Chronic Truant Education -- Adjunction {sic} (Adjudication), excuse me, and instead it requires that the CEO designee implement a socio-emotional focused attendance approach that targets the underlying cause of chronic truancy. So I -- I really love the fact that we're trying to, in the CPS school, address truancy as an intervention service and make other changes. And some of those other changes are statewide changes and that would be to remove the violation or the punishment for parents, removing the fines, and also remove the suspension of student driver's license. I'd be happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) There any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do 227 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Mr. President, will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield. SENATOR McCLURE: Leader, why are we trying to take away tools in order to get kids to go to school?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Lightford.
I -- I don't know that we're taking away tools to get them to go to school, but we're trying to acknowledge that truancy can be a result of socio-emotional challenges, and that perhaps we need to address truancy from a different perspective. Chicago Public Schools have done a number of initiatives over the years to address the high volume of suspensions and expulsions amongst their student population. And this is another initiative that they've come up with to better drive prevention services for students who have truancy challenges.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: …Leader, so, okay, so I -- there's -- there's some things that are effective for the Chicago Public Schools only versus this statewide stuff. So, why are the statewide mandates - or the statewide changes, I should say, not mandates - why are they applicable for the whole State and not -- and why aren't the Chicago changes applicable to the whole State. So what's -- why 228 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 -- why make these -- why make there a difference between the two?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Lightford.
Senator McClure, it's actually doing the opposite. We've worked on school discipline and truancy matters for quite a few years. One of our latest big initiatives was Senate Bill 100 a few years back and it will probably date back to Senator - not Miguel - Willy Delgado, when he was Chairman of Education, we were focusing on students who are being fined. But that focus, at that time, was just heavily on Charter Schools that were in Chicago. Since then, what we've learned is, across the State, punishing parents with fines because of their child's truancy has grown across the State. So, actually, we should have made it a statewide initiative years ago, when we only focused it on Chicago. And we found some school districts are now suspending students' driver's license, and that just creates a -- a challenge for law enforcement. Because now, in addition to the child having challenges that need to be addressed with the school district, now we're requiring the Secretary of State or -- or some school districts are requiring a whole nother State agency to get involved and suspend their license which could lead to records from the criminal justice system. So, we're actually digging a greater hole for them, in those school districts. So, we'd like to remove that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you, Leader. To the bill, Mr. President. 229 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCLURE: You know, we -- we've got an issue with a lot of kids that - - that don't go to school. And, unfortunately, while I respect and appreciate why the Leader is -- is -- does have this bill in -- before us today, you know, taking away the mandatory nature of truancy hearings after three instances of -- of not -- of noncompliance, to me is a real problem. And I'm -- I'm a former prosecutor in the juvenile system. I dealt with truancy cases a lot. And, so, I would urge a No vote, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I -- will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Senator Lightford, following up on what Senator McClure asked, I just wanted to clarify that there are portions of this bill that do apply to all schools within the State and not just the City of Chicago system, right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Lightford.
There's only two provisions that removes regressive punishments for parents that are found in violation of truancy laws that were impactful for the State -- for throughout the State. 230 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 And one is that it removes the possibility of parents to be fined or for students to have their driver license privileges suspended by the State. And the second, it allows school districts to address truancy in a manner that is most appropriate for their unique district and student needs. There's a lot of school districts that have done an amazing job in being more preventive in school suspensions and expulsions and truancy challenges. And this just gives more local control for those school districts to actually provide the punishment that fits whatever their program needs are in addressing truancy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Tracy.
Thank you. And to the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator.
I appreciate that we need to deal with truancy and as we talked about earlier, there was a bill that noted that many school districts over the course of the last year have seen students drop off the rolls at alarming rates and nobody seems to know where these kids are at the time. And so I think at a time -- and I can't address the -- the City of Chicago schools, I -- I defer to Senator Lightford, she has much more experience in that - but, to the rest of the State, to take away the tools that they have in place to try to get these students back in school is -- it should be our main focus right now. And -- because where are these students? They have dropped off the rules -- rolls. It hurts our school districts, it hurts all of our school children because, of 231 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 course, State aid is based on enrollment. And I -- I just think letting the parents off the hook and the student off the hook, in many ways, is not the way to go. Certainly, there's underlying causes why these students may not be in school, but the main thing, our goal has to be to give the proper tools and have them in place and make it our priority to -- for parents to recognize and for students to recognize that they should be in school. And so with that, that's why I -- I think this is the wrong course to go. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) No further discussion, Senator Lightford, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would just note that there is lots of data that shows that if a young person has contact with the criminal justice system at a younger age that they're much more likely to have additional contacts with the criminal justice system in the future. And this is all children across the State, this is not a City of Chicago issue. The State of Illinois ranked number one in the country for the most suspensions and expulsions than any other state across the country. We had the most missed school days, over a million instruction days. And I know it's important that we give these local school districts an ability to improve in the area and create programs that is more conducive to what the needs are in that district. All school districts aren't alike, some are small, some are rural, some are suburban. Kids are dealing with all type of challenges that I don't know that any of us may have dealt with in our lifetimes. So, I'm of the mindset to know that, as legislators, truancy is not a criminal issue, but it's usually an underlying symptom of a social issue that's 232 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 occurring within the student's home, whether that be housing insecurity, food insecurity or something else that parents actually have no control over. And students who are chronically truant and their families - that doesn't make their families criminals. And they're often young people from households and neighborhoods that have been subject to systemic disinvestment for decades and they're in need of social, emotional supports and resources, not criminalization. And I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall Senate Bill 2338 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
233 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 40 voting Aye, 15 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2338, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2354. Senator Rezin. Indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2354. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Rezin.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill adds a forensic speech as an additional option to fulfill the elective graduation requirement. It's something we've worked on and I believe there's no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2354 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
234 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2354, having received the required constitutional majority, declared passed. Senate Bill 2357. Senator DeWitte. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we will now return back to 2136. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2136. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.
I move for the adoption of the amendment. Oh! Thank you, 235 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2136, as amended, establishes a process for the expungement of felony prostitution convictions. The bill provides that persons who are no longer in prison may institute post-conviction proceedings even if his or her liberties are not currently curtailed by an action of the State so long as the conviction has potential consequences under federal immigration law. One of the reasons that we are moving for the expungement of prostitution charges is because in 19 -- in 2013 we reclassified prostitution -- felony prostitution charges as misdemeanors. I'm open for any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Mr. President, will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield. SENATOR McCLURE: So, Senator Collins, this was a bill, as you know, that we talked about in committee that I have issues with. And quite frankly, you addressed all the issues. But I do want to talk about them - a couple of them. So, you know, as you said, it's no longer a felony for prostitution. I had a concern about whether or not this would basically put these people now in line with misdemeanor or supervision misdemeanors for prostitution. So, now, basically, this makes the same expungement process possible for prostitution from those years whether it was a misdemeanor, you got misdemeanor supervision, or a felony conviction. 236 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Collins.
Yes, Senator, and I thank you for bringing that up during our committee meeting. This bill simply allows these old convictions to be expunged in the same way that misdemeanors are expunged today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) To the bill, Senator. SENATOR McCLURE: Senator, I want to thank you for those changes you made a, I mean you made a better bill that's -- that's -- that I encourage everyone to vote for. And I thank you for your leadership on this and the fact that you made changes that were common sense changes to -- to make a better bill. So thank you very much and I encourage an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) No further discussion. The question is, shall Senate Bill 2136 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
237 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2136, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2360. Senator Connor. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2360. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Connor.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2360 is an initiative of the Illinois Bankers Association and the Community Bankers Association of Illinois. It 238 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 is to remove difficulties for bank closures. At this point, a bank, in order to close for any sort of emergency, pandemic, loss of personnel, bad weather, et cetera, needs to ask IDPFR {sic} (IDFPR) to issue a proclamation. They don't require the town crier to come out, but it's still a difficult and cumbersome process. So, this would allow IDPFR {sic} (IDFPR) to make rules and it would also allow banks to conduct closures in a much more efficient manner. And when IDPFR {sic} (IDFPR) is backlogged it causes a problem for the banks and they have to make difficult decisions on safety. There is some expectation on IDPFR's {sic} (IDFPR's) part that there may be changes after this moves to the House, but they are comfortable with it moving out of the Senate. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2360 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 239 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 2360, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2459, Senator Villivalam. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Senator Villivalam seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 2459 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 2459. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Villivalam.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Villivalam, on your amendment.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to adopt 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?
240 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2459. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Villivalam.
President -- thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 2459, as amended, requires the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Tollway Authority, Capital Development Board, and -- and the Capital Development Board to accept the use of electronic signatures in construction and engineering contracts unless all parties agree to waive the right to use electronic signatures. This is a policy that's worked well during the pandemic and when we were looking to making it permanent. I know of no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) There any discussion? There being none, question is, shall Senate Bill 2459 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris. 241 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Aye. Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. 20 -- Senate Bill 2459, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2481. Senator Villivalam. Senator Villivalam seeks… Out of the record. Senate Bill 2553. Senator Bush. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2553. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush.
242 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you very much, Mr. President. This bill is to make it easier for local residents to run for local office. After -- after I discovered the lack of uniformity for posting municipal office vacancies, it was very difficult for residents to understand. We thought it might be a good idea that they're required to post it on their websites. So the amendment -- after the amendment, we create the Local Office {sic} Vacancy Posting Act which requires local government to post every elected official vacancy on its website until the post is filled, unless the local government does not have a website that is maintained by a fulltime staff. That's what the amendment did. We were asked by the township officials and also by park districts to add that in. So, the local government must also notify the county clerk of the vacancy and the clerk must post the vacancy on the county website until notified by the local government that the position has been filled. I know of no opposition and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2553 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford. 243 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 2553, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2565, Senator Bush. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2565. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush.
Well, that was quite traumatic. As amended, Senate Bill 2565, makes several changes to the Drug Court, Mental Health Court, and the Veterans (and) Servicemembers Court to include additional harm-reduction services and add language that would allow the State's Attorney to file motions to vacate and expunge convictions and records of individuals who successfully complete these 244 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 programs, at their discretion. Drug Court programs may include specialized service programs specifically designed to address mental health. Veterans and Servicemember Court programs may include specialized service programs specifically designed to address trauma. The treatment court statutes were drafted and passed at different times and updates had not been made and applied consistently across the statutes. This takes care of that. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Mr. President, will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield. SENATOR McCLURE: Senator, so we had a little bit of a discussion on this, I just want to have, sort of, the same discussion that we had in committee, just briefly. This bill does not allow for any additional crimes to be eligible for expungement. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush.
That is absolutely correct, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you, Mr. President. And the same is true for the sealing of anything. It doesn't add additional sealing for any 245 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 crimes?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush.
That is absolutely correct again, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: No further questions. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush, to close.
I just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you for the questions, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) The question is, shall Senate Bill 2565 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
RESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 246 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Senator Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. 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. Senate Bill 2565, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Bottom of page 48, Senate Bill 2662. Senator Murphy. Senator Murphy seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 2662 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 2662. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Murphy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy, on your amendment.
Mr. President, I move for passage and I'll explain the whole thing when -- the entire…
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?
247 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2662. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 2662, amends the Illinois Identification Card Act to remove the distinction between permanent resident and conditional permanent resident only when issuing REAL ID cards. So, this puts us in line with federal statute because there's two types of lawful permanent residents. The first is the standard permanent resident which affords a permanent resident with a ten-year green card that can be renewed. The second is the conditional permanent resident and that's the - - portion that this bill seeks to address because the federal government does not recognize the conditional permanent resident in this in -- in reference to issuing REAL ID cards. So this will just put this in line with the REAL ID card, federal and State will all coincide and the terms will expire at the same time. So, I know of no opposition. Happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
248 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Thank you. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Senator, I can't remember if we talked about this in committee or not. Can you explain the reason for if -- if you have -- if it's a two-year window and you're going to get a five-year card, what happens if a person doesn't qualify after two years? And they're still allowed to keep that card for another three more years?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
Thank you for that question, Senator. So, my understanding in -- and this was brought to me by a resident who upon marriage their card is then made permanent. But there becomes a window of time then where they have to apply for the card multiple times in that five-year window. So, that would eliminate their requirement to apply for the card after it expires and then to do it -- renew it again. This would give it a five-year period and would put - - coincide it with the federal law that issues it as the permanent legal resident, as well.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
If a person doesn't get married after two years and they have a five-year card, what happens then? Is that card still valid because it's a five-year card?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 249 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senator Murphy.
I'm sorry. Is your question on the REAL ID card or on their permanent residency card?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
The -- the REAL ID card.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
Thank you. So the REAL ID card would be valid for a period -- it's not the only ID they would have to have their residency card to coincide with that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
Just one second. I guess we're still confused. A person gets divorced or -- or doesn't get married after two years or doesn't qualify after two years and they have a five-year card, does that create a problem that now they have a valid ID that gives them five years when they no longer qualified after two years?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
I'm so sorry. So the Real ID Act defines the -- the -- the terms of -- the compliant notification card issued to the person who are not permanent residents. So, you wouldn't be eligible for it, if you're not a permanent resident or afforded full REAL IDs 250 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 under Illinois law. So, this would put you under the permanent ID status, which is the only status recognized. Federal government does not recognize the conditional status, only the permanent. So the cards would have the same expiration dates.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
All right. Thank you. I guess I'm still confused, and forgive me for that. I'm just trying to figure out if a person only qualifies for two years and they're given a five-year card, if they do -- they no longer qualify after two years and they have a card that they have been given for five years, is that card taken away from them or how -- how does it work after that for that individual that's not getting married or doesn't qualify for that extension?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Murphy.
So, they are only eligible for it under the federal guidelines. It just puts -- the reason it's so confusing is because we have these two different statuses right now. And so, that's what this bill will do is to eliminate that conditional status that is not recognized by the federal government. So it will put it under the one status. And you can't have the REAL ID without having the permanent status. So, the two of them coincide.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Syverson.
I don't know. 251 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Okay. Senator Murphy, to close.
I have no idea!
With that said, this bill will clarify all those types of questions. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Alright, good job. The question is, shall Senate Bill 2662 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris.
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes. 252 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 39 voting Aye, 9 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2662, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2664, Senator Holmes. Senator Holmes seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 2664 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 2664. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment 1, offered by Senator Holmes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes, on your amendment.
The amendment becomes the bill. I can explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye, Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 3rd Reading. On the Order of 3rd Reading, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2664. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 253 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 2664 amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. The bill provides requirements concerning electronic notarization and electronic notaries public. Furthermore, it amends the Uniform Real Property Electronic (Recording) Act providing that a paper or tangible copy of an electronic document that a notary public has certified to be a true and correct copy satisfies specified reporting requirements. This bill does not eliminate the current notarization process, it merely supplements and regulates electronic notarization. I have to tell you from the past, this is a bill I tried to pass several years ago. We ended up creating a task force. And the purpose of this legislation came from the recommendations made from that task force authorizing and implementing electronic notarization. We were then, of course, interrupted by COVID which kind of showed us how necessary this is - to be able to do electronic notarization. Obviously, for -- in situations where we have a pandemic or for people that have difficulty finding notaries close to home and on businesses that conduct interstate transactions and cut down on fraud and requires, sort of an audio-visual record of transaction. I'll be happy to take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I would have just a question of the sponsor, please. 254 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Just one question. Is there a fee increase involved with this bill?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes.
Not that I'm aware of, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Tracy.
I was thinking that in committee and I think it's a minor fee increase, but, nevertheless, I thought it should be noted. I -- at the top -- I thought that there was actually a fee increase of about five dollars.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Bush. I mean -- correction, Senator Holmes.
Senator Bush can answer. Senator -- Senator Tracy, I can find that out and let you know. I'm -- I'm--, at this point, I know in our original discussions, we did not want to really change the fee structure or make it more difficult to get notarization done, so…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Tracy.
Thank you. I did just want to note that it is currently ten dollars and the fee increase will be to fifteen. I -- I think 255 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 it's a good bill, but I just think I wanted to make note of that. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Anderson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question to the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Senator Holmes, can you explain to me how this legislation affects dogs and cats?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes.
This is not my first bill, and all of the cats and dogs of the world said that they like this because they don't like to have to go to a bank to get something notarized.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Anderson.
That's it. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Senator Holmes, to close? The question is, shall Senate Bill 2664 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman.
Ellman votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Ellman votes Aye. Senator Harris. 256 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021
Harris votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Harris votes Aye. Senator Lightford.
Lightford votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Lightford votes Aye. Senator Pacione-Zayas.
Pacione-Zayas votes Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Pacione-Zayas votes Aye. Senator Van Pelt.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) Van Pelt votes Aye. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 voting Aye, 7 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2664, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 452, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 704, offered by Senator Hastings. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1710, offered by Senator Fine. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MUÑOZ) 257 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 29th Legislative Day 4/22/2021 Senators, thank you for all your work today. We were able to get through 3rd Readings. Once -- we have some more for tomorrow, 3rd Reading, so please be on time when we come in tomorrow so we can get our business done. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. on the 23rd day of April 2021. The Senate stands adjourned. 258