PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 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 this pandemic. (Moment of silence observed) 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 KOEHLER) Blueroomstream and WGEM are seeking leave to videotape. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Thursday, May 13th, 2021.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Glowiak Hilton.
Mr. 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 KOEHLER) Senator Glowiak Hilton moves to approve {sic} the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 299, offered by Senator Barickman and all Members. And Senate Resolution 300, offered by Senator Aquino and all 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 Members. They are both celebration of life resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, House Bills… Mr. Secretary, Resolutions Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 301, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3772, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you so much, Mr. President. Pursuant to Senate Rule 4- 1(e), I move that Senators Barickman, Ellman, Harris, Plummer, Stewart, Stoller, Syverson, and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for today's Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall Senators Barickman, Ellman, Harris, Plummer, Stewart, Stoller, and Syverson, and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for the May 14th, 2021 Session Day pursuant to Senate Rule 4-1(e). All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the Ayes have it. And the motion carries, and Senators Barickman, Ellman, Harris, Plummer, Stewart, Stoller, Syverson, 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 and Wilcox are allowed to participate and vote remotely for the May 14th, 2021 Session Day. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are going to go to House -- House Bills 2nd Reading. So if you have a House bill that you wish to move, please come to the Senate Chambers. House Bills 2nd Reading. All right. If everybody will turn to their Calendar, on page 23, the middle of the page, House Bills 2nd Reading. We're going to go in order. House Bill 9. Senator Fine. House Bill 11. President Harmon. House Bill 34. Senator Gillespie. House Bill 227. Senator Rezin. House Bill 653. Senator Connor. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 653. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Turning the page to page 24. At the top of the page… I'm sorry. Let's go back to page 23 on the bottom of the page. House Bill 806. Senator Jones. Turning the page. We'll now go to -- top of the page. House Bill 832. Senator Morrison. House Bill 1291. President Harmon. House Bill 1710. Senator Fine. House Bill 1719. Senator Curran. House Bill 1726. Senator Harris. Senator Harris is on remotely. Senator Harris, on House Bill 1726. House Bill 1745. Senator Harris. House Bill 1779. Senator Muñoz. House Bill 1803. Senator Ellman. Senator Ellman is on remotely. House -- House Bill 1836. Senator Fine. House Bill 1955. Senator Harris. House Bill 1957. Senator Harris. House Bill 2365. Senator Sally Turner. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021
House Bill 2365. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2543. Senator Crowe. House Bill 2614. Senator Pacione-Zayas. Senator Pacione-Zayas, on House Bill 2614. House Bill 2653. Senator Johnson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2653. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2777. Senator Jones. We're going to go to the top of page 25. House Bill 2790. Senator Aquino. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2790. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2826. Senator Sally Turner. Senator Turner. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2826. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2834. Senator Sally Turner. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2834. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2864. Senator Anderson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2864. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2894. Senator Tracy. House Bill 3107. Senator Glowiak Hilton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3107. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 3rd Reading. We're going to go back to page 23. We're going to go to House Bill 34. Senator Gillespie. Senator Gillespie. Senator Gillespie. House Bill 34. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 34. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We're going to go to page 24. House Bill 1719. Senator Curran. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1719. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Go to page 25. House Bill 2894. Senator Tracy. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2894. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Go to page 24. House Bill 2543. Senator Crowe. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 House Bill 2543. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We're going to go back to page 24. Senate -- or House Bill 1726. Senator Harris, remotely. Senator Harris, do you wish to move House Bill 1726?
Yes, I'd like to proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1726. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We'll now go to House Bill 1745. Senator Harris, do you wish to proceed?
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1745. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We're now going to go to Senate {sic} Bill 1803. Senator Ellman.
Please proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Ellman, do you wish to proceed?
Yes, I do.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1803. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We're going to go to House Bill 1955. Senator Harris, do you wish to proceed? Senator Harris.
Yes, please proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1955. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 3rd Reading. Now on House Bill 1957. Senator Harris, do you wish to proceed?
Yes, please proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1957. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We're going to go to page 24. House Bill 2614. Senator Pacione-Zayas. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2614. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Will the Committee on Assignments please come to the front of the Senate Chamber? Committee on Assignments. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Criminal Law Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1765; refer to Executive Committee - Senate Bill 52; refer to Higher Education Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 2746; refer to Judiciary Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3418 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3914; refer to Licensed Activities Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2535; re-referred from Insurance Committee to the Committee on Assignments: House Bill 2401. Signed, Senator Kimberly Lightford, Chair. Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Judiciary Committee - House Bill 2401. Signed, Senator Kimberly Lightford, Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) We're going to return to page 24. In the middle of the page, House Bill 1779. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz is ready. Please, Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 1779. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
No objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/14/2021 resolutions on -- on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. And the resolutions are adopted. Just a reminder that Veterans Affairs has a committee meeting at 1 o'clock. Veterans Affairs committee meeting at 1 o'clock. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 4 p.m. on the 17th day of May 2021. The Senate stands adjourned. 11