PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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. Please feel free to reflect or pray silently during this time. (Moment of silence observed) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Crowe, please lead us in the Pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Crowe)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) WGEM and Blueroomstream have requested permission to video stream or film the Senate. Seeing no objections, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Tuesday, May 25th, 2021.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Hunter.
Madam President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcripts.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Martwick, Chair of the Committee on Pensions, reports Motion to Concur - House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2107 Recommend 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Do Adopt; House Bill 2766 Do Pass; Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 417 and Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 3004 Recommend Do Adopt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. Hollman, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 690. We have received a like Message on House Bill 1443. Passed the House, May 25th, 2021. John W. Hollman, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 690, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1443, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Hunter, for what reason do you seek recognition?
Madam President, pursuant to Senate Rule 4-1(e), I move that Senators Ellman, Rose, Stewart, and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for today's Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall Senators Ellman, Rose, Stewart, and Wilcox be allowed to participate and vote remotely for the May 26, 2021 Session Day pursuant to Senate Rule 4-1 {sic} (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 Ellman, Rose, Stewart, and Wilcox are allowed to participate and vote remotely for the May 26, 2021 Session Day. Everyone please come to the Floor to move your House bills. We are going on to House Bills 2nd Reading. Senator Doris Turner, for what reason do you seek recognition?
Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) State your point.
I would like to congratulate Omarion Perez, the Sangamon County Student of the Year. Mr. Perez is a graduate of Springfield's Lanphier High School and he will be continuing his education at Harvard University. This is especially, I think, noteworthy because too often our public schools don't get the recognition that they deserve, and most especially in Sangamon County that often occurs, especially with Lanphier High School. So I'm excited to recognize Mr. Perez for his outstanding accomplishment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Thank you. Our warmest congratulations. Starting with House bills on top of the order, turn to your printed Calendar, page 30. We're going to start with House Bill 26. Senator Pacione-Zayas. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 26. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Senator Martwick, on House Bill 275. Senator Feigenholtz, on House Bill 307. Senator Villivalam, on House Bill 684. Senator Villa, on -- oop! Senator Anderson, on House Bill 1931. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 1931. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Moving on to Senator Sims. House Bill 2401. Senator Stoller, on House Bill 2863. Oh! Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 2863. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Senator Villa, on House Bill 3100. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 House Bill 3100. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senator Hastings, on House Bill 3437. Senator Ellman, on House Bill 3445. Senator Ellman. Moving on to House Bill 3496. Senator Villanueva. Senate -- or House Bill 3582. Senator Peters. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3582. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) With leave of the Body, we -- 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will go on to House Bill 3666. Senator Cunningham. 3786. Senator Joyce. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 House Bill 3786. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3882. Senator Fowler. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3882. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Moving on to House Bill 3886. Senator Feigenholtz. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Madam President, I have a Committee Report Correction. On May 20th, 2021, the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments inadvertently omitted Appointment Messages 1010289 and 1010296 from its report to the Senate. Appointment Messages 1010289 and 1010296 were reported to the Senate with a recommendation of Do Consent. On May 25th 2021, the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments inadvertently omitted Appointment Message 1010399 from its report to the Senate. Appointment Message 1010399 is reported to the Senate with a recommendation of Do Consent.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be going to House Bills 3rd Reading. We will be going in order. We will be skipping over 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 bills that will potentially be on the Agreed Bill List. Starting on page 12 at the -- we are going to start with House Bill 9. Senator Fine, do you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 9. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator, would you like to explain your bill?
Yes. Thank you. This legislation aligns the statutory process for changing birth certificates with the process for changing your driver's license. It also waives the fee for getting a corrected copy of your birth certificate for people who are exiting incarceration, homeless, or residents of -- or residents of domestic violence shelters.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill -- oop! Oh, I'm sorry. Senator Rezin -- or Senator Tracy.
Thank you, Madam Chairman -- Madam President. This bill changes -- how -- questions of the sponsor, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The sponsor shall yield.
So, Senator Fine, this bill allows an individual to change his or her stated sex on his or her birth certificate. Correct? 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
That is correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
Is there a limit on how many times a person could do that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
I -- that's never come up. I've never heard that before. I'd have to look into if people change it back and forth. But this is done in a number of other states, and in the other states that it's done, there have been virtually no reports of fraud.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine, would you like to re-answer that question now that you can be heard?
Sure. I -- I have not heard of people changing their -- their sex back and forth on their birth certificate. This is allowed right now in eleven other states, and in those other states, there have been virtually no incidents of fraud.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
I thought actually we had talked about it in committee that there are no limits on how often a person can do that. And, also, I don't believe there's any fines or penalties associated with 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 fraudulently using a changed birth certificate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Yes. Thank you. If anybody were to misrepresent -- misrepresent themselves on a government document, there are laws in place that would deal with that type of fraud.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
And what if -- how does it work with a person's passport, U.S. Passport? Does that interfere, the -- the birth certificate? Is there a conflict there with what a person lists on their driver's license, their Social Security card, their passport? How is that reconciled if you change your birth certificate in Illinois?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Well, this would actually make it easier to reconcile with your driver's license, because it would be the same on your birth certificate as on your driver's license. And the Secretary of State has no issue with the way that this is being done.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
And what about your insurance, because there's different insurance rates for females and males? Do you then have to notify your insurance company that you have changed your gender? 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Your health insurance, this should not have an impact at all, because, with the Affordable Care Act, that would be discrimination based on your sex and your health insurance. With your auto insurance, the insurance companies have their own process in place.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
Do you not see that as a problem that you're going to be rated by one -- by an insurance company if you're male or female for driving -- liability insurance and changing it on your birth certificate might present a problem?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
When you get your driver's license, you self-attest on your driver's license already. So if this were to be going on and it -- I guess it could go on with anybody, but it's very rare that that would happen.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
But what I'm not understanding is, is if your birth certificate you changed to a male, but you have a driver's license that has you as a female and your driver's license -- or your liability insurance is based on that, then you have a conflict. You've not reported yourself correctly to your insurance company. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Already, in the State of Illinois, you can change your birth certificate, and I believe that dates back to the 1950s, and you can also change your driver's license. So this is just something that would put the driver's license and the birth certificate in line with each other.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
But those changes prior to your birth certificate were required -- medical -- medical modification was actually required in a -- a doctor's certificate. Correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
On your driver's license now, I believe you need no medical certification. And this just changes the birth certificate to the same guidelines.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
Right, but you still have that problem if you have -- you've changed your birth certificate to male and your driver's license is female and you've got driving liability insurance that has you listed as female.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine. 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
I -- I believe that this is one of those situations where the person who's struggling to change their sex on their birth certificate or driver's license is not doing this for fraudulent purposes but their own personal reasons. And I really don't think that anybody would go so far as to change their -- their sex on their birth certificate and driver's license to save money on their -- their auto insurance.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Tracy.
Thank you, Senator Fine. To the bill, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
Senator Fine, absolutely, you're correct. Many people would not go to that extreme. However, I worked for the Attorney General's Office and I saw where people took over their children's Social Security number. I saw people that the Department of Labor sought after because, you know, we give -- we -- give preferences in procurement codes and we are continuing to do so for protection of minority groups, for -- that includes women-business-owned {sic} groups, and I can tell you, the Department of Labor chases after that quite a bit because a -- a male-owned business may become the wife's business because they want that preferential treatment. So I think your bill makes it far easier to change gender at will for those who don't have pure purposes. And, unfortunately, we've just seen with COVID how many people have unpure motivations to create fraud and I think your bill will just 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 allow perpetrators to do so. I think there's things that we have done to accommodate people that have the pure interest to try to change a birth certificate. But allowing people to unlimitedly be allowed to change a birth certificate just at will creates a dangerous situation that needs to be thought through, because there are unforeseen circumstances and unintended consequences created by this bill that could allow perpetrators of fraud in all ways. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson, for what reason do you seek recognition?
Will the sponsor yield, Madam President?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Senator, just a -- a couple questions. If somebody -- I'll -- I'll use this example, if somebody is a male and they change their birth certificate to female. Right now, under current State law in the State of Illinois, let's say I own a construction company and I go to file under the DBE section and I get preference if I am a female-owned construction company. How is that going to translate if I'm a male and I change my birth certificate to female? Am I going to get that project because I changed my gender on my birth certificate?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
I think there's a little bit of misunderstanding about this legislation, because it is already in law that you can change your 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 -- your sex on your birth certificate. All this legislation does is say we are aligning the way you change your sex on your birth certificate to the same way that you do it on your driver's license.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
Okay. So when I'm applying for that DBE, they're going to check my driver's license, and if I can change it in conjunction with this law, is that going to recognize me as then a female and I can get preference for that project? Because that's the only - - that's the only source of information that I'm giving over when I'm -- when I'm filing for a DBE.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
That may be the case, but this -- this law is not changing the fact that, in Illinois, you can already change the -- the sex on your driver's license and on your birth certificate. It just aligns the way that you can change your birth certificate to the same way you can change your driver's license. So both of them are already in play and this just kind of clarifies the way you get it done.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
We're able to do that under this legislation without a doctor's notice of change. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Senator Fine.
Yes, that is correct. And the reasoning behind it is many people who are trans or are changing their sex, they either can't afford to go to the doctor or they are afraid of being mistreated, and so this is just taking that challenge out of the equation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
Thank you. And -- and I appreciate that. I -- I think my point was made there. The other question I have is, how does this affect how we jail people? And the scenario would be, a male gets arrested, changes his birth certificate or changes his license, however you want to go, is he going to be jailed then with females? Because, if that is the case, this is a huge issue. And I'm -- I'm sure I don't know -- need to go into detail why that's an issue.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Thank you. There is a current process in place and this does not change that process. This bill only does a couple of things. Like I said, it just aligns the way you change your birth certificate with your driver's license and it enables certain people who are homeless or residents of domestic violence shelters to receive a copy of that birth certificate for free.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 And -- and I think that's -- that's kind of what I'm trying to find out, is -- in the instance of -- of the topic we're talking about now, is how we jail people. It's easy to -- to get around for the -- the jail or prison system of saying, "Listen, we know what it says on your driver's license. We're -- we're not going to go with that. But we're going to have to go with a -- an official document like your birth certificate." Now, all of a sudden, that's changed too. So, can you -- can you enlighten me a little bit on the current process and -- and how this is not going to be an issue?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
I -- as I've mentioned, there are processes and procedures in place. I do not know what the particular rules are that go along with that process, but they would follow the same procedures that they currently do right now.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
To the bill, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
Thanks for the discussion. I -- I just -- I -- you know, I hope everybody is asking themselves these questions. These are just a couple questions in conjunction with what Senator Tracy said. I think there's a lot of unanswered questions to this and, you know, could lead to a lot of unintended consequences that I 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 think we need to -- to have fleshed out before we move forward. So I would urge a No vote. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Will the sponsor yield -- yield, Madam President?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) She indicates she will yield.
Thank you, Senator Fine, for -- for taking just a handful of questions here. I believe Senator Tracy raised a couple questions regarding passports, and you mentioned that eleven other states have made this change or a change similar to this. I guess my question is, where State documents, like a passport -- or a -- a -- a -- a birth certificate or a driver's license, whatever, would run into conflict with something like a passport or a military identification card or things that the federal government may produce, how do those current eleven states resolve the differences there with the -- the -- the federal documents?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
Thank you. A -- a person's fingerprints, their legal name, their date of birth, or their Social Security number do not change because they have changed the gender marker on their birth certificate. And law enforcement and other agencies will use these types of personally -- identifiable information, especially when changing something else or trying to detect fraud or criminal activity. 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer.
All right. And -- and so I -- I understand fingerprints or -- or things of that nature aren't going to change. I just think that there might be a different set of standards by which the military or the federal government may allow changes to gender to be made on -- on military IDs, passports, so on and so forth. And since there may be a different set of standards -- it has been presented to the Body that all this bill does is aligns the birth certificate changes with the driver's license changes, but that's not all that this bill does. Because right now to change your gender on your birth certificate, you have to go through a medical procedure to do so. This bill removes that requirement. And, obviously, that's a very loose requirement. I -- I do not believe the federal government's requirements for such a change would be so loose. So how do we bridge that gap between State of Illinois documents and federal documents?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine.
This is something that very few people in our population actually do, and for many of these people, this is how you identify. And the way you are identified is the way you want to be seen by our government and the federal government. And for many other pieces of information, like, for example, when you get your driver's license, I don't believe when you renew it, you need to bring that birth certificate, and so there are already processes and procedures in place. And like you mentioned, Senator, this 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 bill doesn't change the processes and procedures for many other things. All it does is aligns the way you get your birth certificate with the way you can get your driver's license in the State of Illinois.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer.
One more question, Madam President, then -- then I'll wrap it up here. So I -- I guess, Senator Fine, since we're talking about changes that could take place, an adult may -- may go through medical procedures to have their driver's license changed or so on and so forth, since this is an actual birth certificate, when -- when -- when a child is born, do you believe they are of one gender or the other, specifically?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine. I'm not sure that this sort of addresses the bill, but go ahead.
Well, I believe that on your birth certificate there is a gender marker, but I also believe, and I could be mistaken - I need legal people to help me with this one - sometimes there's not a marker, depending on the birth of that particular child if no gender can be identified.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer.
To the bill, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill. 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
So I -- I think there's some confusion regarding this bill. This bill is being presented to the Body that it -- it merely aligns the process for changing the gender on the birth certificate with the process on the driver's license. But that's not what this bill does. The comment was made that very few people would go to extremes to financially benefit on their auto insurance by changing their gender or people would not go to extremes to designate a business they may own as a -- for instance, a -- a -- in Senator Anderson's example, a male changing to a female so he may qualify for certain benefits. I agree with you, not many people would go to the extremes to do these things. But this bill eliminates that. This bill makes it very easy for people to manipulate the system, if -- if they -- if they so desire, by taking away the -- the current standards of changing the gender on your birth certificate, which, as we have to do it now, we -- we have to go through pretty substantial medical procedures. This eliminates that. So people can constantly go back and forth, and if some malicious actor out there takes advantage of this loophole, they can easily do that. This bill makes it easier for fraud to occur in our system. I think that it can -- creates a tremendous amount of confusion with the federal government. And I urge the sponsor to rethink this bill, maybe make it a little bit tighter so that these things can't be accomplished. And I ask for a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine, to close.
Thank you, and thank you for the conversation and discussion, 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 because these are points that are on people's minds and need to be addressed. But I think when we get down to the reasoning why we are introducing this legislation, it's in order to let people live their best lives of who exactly they are. And this is a step in the right direction. When it comes to fraud, we have procedures in place. When it comes to insurance, I can guarantee you an insurance company will find the best way possible to charge you the most that they possibly can. And this is just like I said, a way for people to live their best lives in our society. And I would encourage your Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 9 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? We will go to our remotes and start with Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart is No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart is a No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox is a No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox…
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PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox is a No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 31 Yeas, 17 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 9, having received the 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Anderson.
Could I get a verification of the roll call, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) That's always in order. Senator Anderson has requested a verification. Will all Members please be in their seats? Mr. Secretary will read the affirmative votes.
Those Members voting in the affirmative: Senator Aquino, Senator Belt, Senator Bush, Senator Castro, Senator Collins, Senator Connor, Senator Cullerton, Senator Cunningham, Senator Feigenholtz, Senator Fine, Senator Gillespie, Senator Hastings, Senator Holmes, Senator Hunter, Senator Johnson, Senator Joyce, Senator Koehler, Senator Landek, Senator Martwick, Senator Morrison, Senator Muñoz, Senator Murphy, Senator Pacione-Zayas, Senator Peters, Senator Simmons, Senator Sims, Senator Van Pelt, Senator Villa, Senator Villanueva, Senator Villivalam, and President Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson, do you question the presence of any Member voting in the affirmative?
Senator Muñoz. Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Lightford didn't vote.
Oh, my apologies. Senator Muñoz.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Senator Muñoz? Senator Muñoz? If not, Mr. Secretary, strike the name. Senator Anderson, are there any others?
Senator Landek.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Landek? Senator Landek? If not, Mr. Secretary, strike the name. Senator Anderson, is there anyone further?
That is it, Madam President. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senate Bill 9, having failed to receive the required constitutional majority, is declared failed. Senator Fine, for what purpose do you seek…
Thank you, Madam President. I wish to put the bill on Postponed Consideration.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Fine seeks leave to place House Bill 9 on the Order of Postponed Consideration. That request is in order and the bill will be placed on Postponed Consideration. WCIA has -- requests leave to record the Session. Leave is granted. Moving on to House Bill 12. Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 12. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam, please explain your bill.
23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Thank -- thank you, Madam President. House Bill 12 offers public school, public university, and public community college employees in Illinois family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as the federal Family and Medical Leave Act but with a lower eligibility threshold. This bill establishes a work- hour requirement of at least one thousand hours in the past twelve months rather than one thousand two hundred and fifty hours in the last twelve months, which is the federal standard. This is an initiative of the Illinois Education Association. And I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman.
Yes. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates he will yield.
Senator, how does your bill work in… So as I understand this, this is an attempt to change qualifications under the federal law, FMLA. How does that work?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam.
Senator, it's my understanding that this is not an attempt to change federal law. It's an attempt to change State law to ensure that our -- our public school employees have -- have better access to family and medical leave.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman. 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Right, the -- let me -- let me maybe try again. The leave that you're referencing is -- requires employees to qualify under the federal law, FM -- the federal Medical Leave Act. So what I'm asking is, how does a state change the qualifications for how one becomes eligible for those benefits under federal law?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam.
Thank you for that question, Senator. To get more specific, Section 401 of Title IV of FMLA provides that states -- or indicates that states can work on and pass legislation that makes family and medical leave more expansive. What we're limited in doing is making it more restrictive than what the federal - sorry - what we're limited in doing is making it more restrictive than what the federal law is.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman.
How -- how are you moving it -- or -- or how are you making it more restrictive? As -- as I understand it, the federal guidance is one thousand two hundred and fifty hours. Your legislation proposes a lower threshold, one thousand hours. So wouldn't that be less restrictive?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam.
I apologize, as I stepped away from my mike. I -- I want to be closer to you, that's why I did that. We're making this more 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 expansive. What I was saying -- what I -- I hope -- hope I can clarify is that we cannot as a state make it more restrictive than the federal -- the current federal law. This legislation seeks to make family and medical leave for public school, public university, and public community college employees more expansive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman.
Would this have a cost on our school systems and universities?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam.
It's -- it's unpaid leave. So there is no cost as it relates to that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman.
Okay. No further questions. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam, would you like to close?
Thank you, Madam President. This legislation puts Illinois teachers and school staff on par with the family and medical leave that they deserve. Educators, custodial staff, and other school workers have been on the frontlines since the start of the pandemic. I believe this is the right approach to ensuring that our essential workers have better benefits. And I would ask for an Aye vote. 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 12 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? We're going to go on to our remote Members, starting with Senator Ellman. Moving on to Senator Rose. Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 47 voting Yea, 3 voting Nay. House Bill 12, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 24. Senator Stadelman. House Bill 25. Senator Villanueva. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 25. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator, please explain your bill. Out of the record. Moving on to page 13 of the printed Calendar, about the middle of the page. Senator Martwick, on House Bill 117. We are now going to go on to House Bill 165. Senator Koehler. House Bill 219. Senator Gillespie. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. Oh! Senator Gillespie seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 165 to the Order of -- 219 -- oh! Okay, Senator Gillespie seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 219 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 219. Mr. 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Gillespie.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator, to your amendment.
I'd like to request adoption and I'll speak to it on 3rd, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. 3rd Reading. Oh! No. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 219. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Gillespie, to your bill.
Thank you, Madam President. This bill is the school isolation and restraint bill that we voted on unanimously in January. It came over from the House with an amendment on it that would extend the period that schools were allowed to use prone restraint for 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 two additional school years. We negotiated with the House sponsors and hence the second amendment takes that time down to one additional school year rather than two and the -- allows the grant program that will fund schools making the transition to give priority to those schools that are moving their transition from these abusive restraints down to less than three-year time frame. Those are the only changes and I request an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Rezin, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
Thank you. I'd like to thank the sponsor. I know that this bill has been negotiated and I know you've been the champion on this issue. We've always had some concerns on the issue and you've listened and, you know, you've added amendments that we have asked about, so I appreciate that. We had a question yesterday about how the grants are prioritized. You talk about prioritizing the grants, and we just wanted to make sure that it was in that kind of pod of grants and not overall grants. And so, I'd, again, like to thank the sponsor and I would like to ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Gillespie, would you like to close?
Yes. Thank you, Madam President. And thank you, Senator 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Rezin, for your -- the work that we've done to bring this to fruition. This is truly a bill that is going to help the students that are at the most risk. And I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 219 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? We're going to move on to our remote voters. Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart's Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 52 Ayes, 1 Nay, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 219, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving on to page 14 of your printed Calendar. We're going to go to House Bill 351. Senator Bush. Senator Bush, that's 351. How would you like to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 351. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Bush, please explain your bill. 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Thank you very much, Madam President - sorry for the delay - and Members of the Senate. So this is actually a -- a follow-up to an initiative which allowed for collecting data, basically. According to the AFFI, firefighters are exposed to the same toxins and hazardous conditions that create occupational diseases regardless of which fire department they are working for. You may remember, this dealt with firefighters that work for two fire departments and then who is -- has the responsibility if there is a -- an illness. So all that this does, it's an amendment that would require that the data that is now being collected also goes to the insurance - sorry, I'm trying to find it - to the Department of Insurance, excuse me. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
I -- I think the Senator answered my question, which was about the opposition. Our analysis says there is some opposition. Is that incorrect?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Bush.
I apologize. Actually, you are absolutely right. The same opposition that we had on the original bill remains. The Illinois Fire Chiefs and the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts and the Illinois Municipal League, they are, you know, the -- from the underlying bill, they were in opposition. So I believe that's why they remain in opposition. But, yeah, they are 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 opposed to the bill. But all that this does is requires the data that is being collected to also go to the Insurance Department.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Any further discussion, Senator Barickman?
Okay, let's, if we could, I guess separate -- I'm showing the AFFI in support potentially, but I'm seeing some concerns have been raised by some firefighter organizations and I'm having difficulty ascertaining who's where and what the nature of the support and opposition may be. Could you just help clarify that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Bush.
Happy to do that. So you may recall what this bill does. So this bill passed last year out of the Senate, excuse me, and then, because of COVID, frankly, didn't get through the House without some amendments being made. So the bill -- what this deals with -- and there was truly opposition to it. It was not an easy bill. Required a lot of negotiations. But what this bill does -- what the bill intended to do was to provide that if a department -- if a -- if a firefighter is working for a secondary fire department that they should also share in the responsibility of the -- the pension system for that firefighter because of the toxins and because of the possible loss of life. So that's what it was about originally. So there was opposition from mostly volunteer fire - - fire departments, some of the smaller fire departments. Sadly, though, we thought we negotiated to a point where we removed -- most of them from the bill by -- I can't remember, I want to say it was making it a population of five thousand or less at that 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 time. But the bill did not pass as such. What we ended up with was a pretty well gutted bill, frankly, that ended up just creating a -- a situation where we're gathering the data so we can show whether there really is a causational effect and whether we really should move forward. So some of those small departments, I would say, may still remain in opposition. Some of the departments. And those were not really the departments that the bill intended to go after, so to speak. There are departments in very populated areas that create an entirely volunteer fire department so they don't have to pay those benefits. And then, frankly, the community right next to it is paying those benefits, and that's not right. So that was the intent of the original bill. What we ended up with was this bill, which is truly a very, very gutted bill, only to collect the data. And hopefully, some day, we'll be back with the full bill. But this amendment literally adds giving that data also to our Insurance Department.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman.
Those -- the small firefighter -- fire protection districts that you reference, does this bill as amended require them to do something different than they're already maybe required to do today?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Bush.
My answer would be no. They're already collecting that data. We're just asking that that data also go to the Insurance Department. 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Barickman.
Thank you. Thank you to the Senator. Thank you, Madam President. I'd urge an -- an Aye vote. No further questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator, did you wish to close?
I just ask for an Aye vote. Thank you for the questions and allowing me to clarify.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 351 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Moving on to remote. Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Wilcox.
Stewart votes Yes.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart -- Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox, I believe you are a Yes.
Wilcox votes yes. 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On that question, there are 52 Ayes -- oh. Take the record. On that question, there are 52 Ayes, 0 voting Present, and 0… Having received the required constitutional majority, House Bill 351 is declared passed. Senator Anderson, on House Bill 381. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 381. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson.
Thank you, Madam President. So, House Bill 381, what this does is it allows downstate police officers that decide to be really smart and make the change and become firefighters, that their -- up to six {sic} years of their pension will be transferred to the downstate fire pension fund. I know of no opposition. I'd ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 381 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Moving on to Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox. 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 Yeas, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 381, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Castro, on House Bill 449. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 449. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro, please explain your bill.
Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 449 creates the Housing is Recovery pilot program, which is intended to prevent a person with a serious mental illness who is at high risk of unnecessary institutionalization, or a person with a substance use disorder who is at high risk of a overdose, due to homelessness, a lack of access to recovery support services, and repeating cycles of hospitalizations or justice system involvement from being institutionalized or dying. This will be accomplished by enabling affordable housing through the use of a bridge rental subsidy combined with access to recovery support services or treatment. The program is subject to appropriations. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Thank you, Madam President. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates she will yield.
Senator, I know we talked about this in committee and the one concern that -- that I have is, under this legislation, and correct me if I'm wrong, that there is -- there's no requirement for these individuals, who may be drug addicts or have substance abuse, there's no requirement that they be in any kind of treatment, that they not be -- that they're not in any counseling. So there's no requirement like there is with many other programs that we do with -- with giving support. And is there a reason why, under this, we don't require these individuals to be seeking help?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro.
Thank you, Senator. We -- yes, we did have this discussion in committee. There is no particular requirements, but they do have to engage with a mental health provider or a provider when they're -- they have to be willing to be a part of this program.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Syverson.
But that -- isn't it -- that's the program to be able to keep their -- that -- their free housing. The question is about, though, why wouldn't we, or should we, require that these individuals, if we're going to be giving them housing, that these individuals get treatment or be required to be in treatment or be 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 reporting to some program so we're not just paying for an individual who's a drug addict or a -- or a substance abuse {sic}, that we're just giving them free housing so they can continue to do their activities? By the way, do those activities inside that housing, which also could affect all the other families that live in those same housing areas.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro.
So, Senator, to your point. I mean, these are -- these aren't people who are just looking for free housing. These are people who've been engaged in the system, as detailed in the -- the bill analysis. These are folks who are homeless, have nowhere to go, who need help, who need the guidance to address their substance issue. They have to engage - this is not free housing - they have to be willing to engage, whether it's with a substance abuse person or a mental health -- you know, counselor. They have to be willing to have the help. This is not a -- this is not a place for them to continue their activities, as you -- you've talked about. I think when we talk about, you know, our homeless population, what ends up happening is they just keep -- re-circle into the system over and over and over again, with no resources, no help to address the problems that they have. This is a bridge, a pilot that is subject to appropriation, to help these folks who need 'em. And, you know, there is much support. I -- I got some support from our State's Attorney in Kane County, who thinks this is a much-needed program to help address an issue that is ongoing.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Syverson. 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Thank you. Just two quick more -- two quick additional points and then I won't belabor it. I think the points you raised are exactly right; these people have been, many times, recycling over and over again. So the idea of providing housing - and even though they may have to coordinate with someone who's setting that housing up - not requiring treatment is almost cruel to these individuals who clearly need treatment or they wouldn't be in there suffering from those problems. So not providing or requiring treatment I think is the wrong thing to do. The other concern is, there's no deadline in the legislation as well; that these people can live there indefinitely. There's nothing in there that says this is a -- this is a bridge until they can get something going or till they can get into some treatment or -- or something; that the way it's worded, there's no deadline either. So those are my two concerns. I -- again, I appreciate what the sponsor's trying to do. There's clearly a need for housing for these individuals, but more so, I think these individuals need to be in treatment or -- or need to have much more intense -- much more intense work being done with them, oversight with them so they don't continue down this pattern. So, thank you, Madam President. And, Senator, thank you for bringing the bill forward.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is -- oop! Oh! Senator Castro, to close.
Thank you, Madam President. And, you know, to -- you know, we -- we had this discussion. I mean, you have to talk about folks who need a stable housing environment to address a lot of these 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 issues. There are criteria. And these are folks who have been in -- again, cycling in and out of the system. They have to have certain criteria, but on top -- on top of the fact they have to be engaged with a mental health -- a counselor or a substance abuse counselor and want help. This is a much-needed resource that many of our communities are looking to utilize if, obviously, appropriated. Thank you and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 449 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart's No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Wilcox. Oop…
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Stewart was a No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 38 Ayes, 15 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 449, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving down to about half way down on page 15 of your -- oop! Out of the record. Going on… Bottom of page 15. House Bill 679. Senator Harris. Mr. Secretary, read 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 the bill.
House Bill 679. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Harris, explain your bill.
Thank you, Madam President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 679 amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to allow a person to enter into an advance directive that may be -- that may not be revoked without a waiting period for a thirty-day delay. Person may choose this option while they have capacity if they develop a condition such as dementia where a thirty-day delay could result in the principal ultimately deciding to keep the POA in place. If a person makes this election by indicating such -- his or her advance directive, any subsequent revocation will be delayed for thirty days after the person communicates his or her intent to revoke the power of attorney. This bill does not require a person to elect this delay, nor does it limit the ability to remove such an election from an advance directive should a person subsequently change their mind. I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill. 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Thank you, Madam President. I appreciate the work the sponsor has done on this legislation, but as we heard it in committee, it raised many questions about the rights that individuals have to make their own life decisions. The notion that we could convey away the right to make choices about our health care and not revoke or rescind that right - in other words, change our mind - flies in the face of our ability to make our own choices. This legislation I think is well intentioned. We heard from some witnesses in committee as to why there may be a purpose for it, but just like there may be a purpose for it, there's certainly one against it - that is, that it invites litigation where individuals will have to go to court to ask a judge to restate their ability to make their life choices if they change their mind. So, because of those reasons, I'd urge a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Harris, would you like to close?
I simply ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill -- 679 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart is No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes No. Senator Wilcox. 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 36 Ayes, 17 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 679, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving on to page 16. On House Bill 816, Senator Feigenholtz. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 816. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Feigenholtz, to explain your bill.
Thank you, Madam President. Emphasis on "Madam". This is a initiative of the Illinois Education Association. It is a clarification, frankly, of when teachers and school employees can earn sick leave regarding the birth of a child or adoption or fostering of a child. This is a reflection of the current changes of the family dynamic. I think it is going to work for families that are forming through adoption as well as the forty percent of breadwinning mothers who may choose to have their other half stay at home immediately after the birth of a child, but they have earned their time and they may want to use it later. It allows for all of that flexibility. And I'm happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
Thank you, Madam President. My -- this was not in the committee that I heard, but my understanding is that this legislation has some opposition from school groups, primarily as a result of the fact that this issue is one that is currently handled in collective bargaining agreements, meaning that support of this legislation would take away the ability of employers and employees bargaining over this issue at a local level. And for that reason, I would urge a No vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Feigenholtz, would you like to close?
Thank you to the prior speaker. I believe that in -- that is not what we heard in committee. But I -- I still believe that we should be doing this and I'd encourage an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 816 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart is No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Stewart votes No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 43 Yeas, 10 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 816, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We will be proceeding with House Bill 832. Senator Morrison. Would you like to proceed? Senator Harris, how would you like to proceed on House Bill 1726? Senator Harris seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 1726 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 1726. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harris.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Harris, would you like to discuss your amendment?
Thank you, Madam President. HB 1726 is an initiative of GOMB's Budgeting for Results Commission. It was intended to go through the State Government Committee. There's a number of things under the provision. It amends the State Fair Tax {sic} Act. It amends the Illinois Promotion Act. It amends the Department of Human Services Act and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties (Law) of the (Civil) Administrative Code, and a number of other things. It clarifies that the State Fair Fund is the Illinois State (Fair) Fund in the State Fair Act. And basically, it's just -- it's a lot of cleanup language to make sure that we're 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 budgeting for results.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 1726. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Harris, would you like to explain your bill?
Thank you, Madam President. The bill -- under Senate Floor Amendment 1 to HB 17 -- 1726 is a page-and-line amendment. …a section of the State Budget Law of Civil Administration {sic} (Administrative) Code that requires GOMB to post an online budget survey on its website. It also modifies the language in three different areas of the ILCS to modify GOMB's deadline for a quarterly report on capital projects - the goal was to make it forty-five days at the end of the quarter; to make it -- to reduce the duplication of work for the IBHE on the veteran report; and to modify the language of the DNA backlog, enables ISP to more accurately provide a representation of its work. And I seek an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 1726 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 1726, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to go back on page 16, back to House Bill 832. Senator Morrison, would you like to proceed? Senator Morrison seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 832 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 832. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Morrison.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Morrison, would you like to discuss your amendment?
I'd like to adopt the amendment and discuss on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Senator Morrison -- okay. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 832. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Morrison, explain your bill.
Thank you, Madam President. This is the GOMB cleanup bill and the amendment basically carves out some language for DCEO. Two years ago, or maybe it was more than that, a bill was passed in our Chamber and was signed by the Governor that created a small business portal that DCEO was directed to build and implement. And this has not been done yet. So this language basically provides that as appropriations are available that this work should continue. I know of no opposition to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 832 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart is Yes. 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 832, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to skip to page 18. We're going to go to House Bill 2438. Senator Pacione-Zayas. Senator Pacione-Zayas seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2438 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2438. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment 3, offered by Senator Pacione-Zayas.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Pacione-Zayas, would you like to describe your amendment?
Yes. Thank you. The amendment speaks to just adding -- it's a line edit, because what the bill is trying to do is add to the school report card the number of teachers who are nationally board certified. We added a provision that it needs to be disaggregated by race/ethnicity and then with a start date of 2022.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 2438. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Pacione-Zayas, would you like to describe your bill?
Just exactly what I said before and I just would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2438 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes. Stewart votes Yes. Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) …waiting to see you on the camera. Ah! Stewart votes Yes at least three times. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. On that -- have all voted who wish? Take 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 2438, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Still on page 18, going on to House Bill 2521. Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 2521. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Villivalam, to -- would you like to describe your bill?
Thank you, Madam President. House Bill 2521 brings both the Public and Educational Labor (Relations) Acts into the twenty- first century by allowing labor unions to collect show of interest cards and cast ballots electronically, expanding the life of cards to twelve months, and codifying unlabor -- unfair labor practice language to protect workers from being permanently replaced during a lawful strike. This is supported by SEIU Local 73, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and the Illinois Federation of Teachers. And I'd ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Barickman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
To the bill, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill. 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Thank you, Madam President. I rise in opposition of the bill. The -- this legislation was heard in committee and there is some significant opposition to it that relates to the changing field that exists among employer and employee rights in collective bargaining and specifically in how schools and other units may strike. As a result, I would encourage a No vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Villivalam, would you like to close?
Thank you, Madam President. I just want to reiterate that this allows -- this brings how folks can sign up for unions or learn about unions into the twenty-first century, and it makes sure that we're -- we're codifying that unfair labor practice language to protect workers from being permanently replaced from -- during a lawful strike. And I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 2521 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Going on to Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record, please. On that question, there are 40 Ayes, 15 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 2521, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, on page 18, we're going to go to House Bill 2553. Senator Castro seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2553 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2553. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment 1, offered by Senator Castro.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro, to your amendment.
I ask for its adoption and I'll explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we are now going to the top of your printed Calendar on page 19. Moving on to House Bill 2748. Senator Koehler. Senator Koehler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2748 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2748. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Koehler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator, to your amendment.
I move we adopt the amendment and I'll explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Oh! 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 2748. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Koehler, to your bill.
…you, Madam President. This bill {sic} creates a -- support amongst all the parties on this piece of legislation. This was regarding students who are in special education who reached twenty- two during the pandemic, that they can still go back and receive some of the services that they may have missed. So, as I mentioned, the amendment clears up all -- all the issues between the parties. And I ask for an Aye vote. 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2748 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. House Bill 2748, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving on to House Bill 2790. Senator Aquino. Would you like to proceed? With leave of the Body, we are going back to page 19 on House Bill 2784. Senator Peters. Senator Peters seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2784 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 2784. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Peters.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Peters, on your amendment.
I'd like to move it to 3rd and I'll explain it on 3rd. Or I'd like to adopt it and then explain on 3rd. 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) All those in favor -- is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. And 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Moving on to page 20. We're going to go to House Bill 3223. Senator Lightford. Moving on to page 21. Going on to House Bill 3293. Senator Cunningham. Going on to House Bill 3317. Senator Rezin. With leave of the Body, we are now going to page 22 and we're going to go to House Bill 3484. Senator Crowe. Senator Crowe seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3484 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3484. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment 2, offered by Senator Crowe.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Crowe, on your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. I ask that the amendment be adopted and I'll explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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? 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we are going back to page 19 on House Bill 3004. Senator Connor. Senator Connor seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3004 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3004. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment 2, offered by Senator Connor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor, would you like to explain your amendment?
Yes, Madam President. The amendment simply makes changes to include officers, instead of a -- a more narrow term, and makes other technical changes to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. We're now going back to page 22 to House Bill 3512. Senator Sims. Moving on further down the page to House Bill 3587. Senator Peters. Senator Peters seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3587 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3587. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment 5, offered by Senator Peters.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Peters, to your amendment.
I would like the amendment adopted and explain on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 HOLMES) 3rd Reading. Near the top of page 23 is House Bill 3665. Senator Connor. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3665. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor, would you like to describe your bill?
Yes. Thank you, Madam President. You know what, this mask is too… No one will be able to hear me if I keep that on. Thank you, Madam President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. 3665 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 is an initiative of the House Representative, Mr. Guzzardi, and it is a bill to permit the Prisoner Review Board to take a look at prisoners who have petitioned for early release for medical incapacity or terminal illness. It is based off a good deal of research and, in particular, the situation of Joe Coleman. And Mr. Coleman was in the Illinois Department of Corrections and became seriously ill and despite - he was a Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart award winner - and despite the best efforts of his family to get him released to basically live out his final months outside of custody, there's no mechanism here in Illinois to permit us to do that under the circumstances in the manner that was required at the time. So what HB 3665 does is it provides reasonable time frames and deadlines for the Prisoner Review Board to review cases involving medical incapacity or terminal illness and to determine if those inmates are basically -- with victim input - victims always have input in this process - but to ask the question, is this person really going to have any sort of quality of life improvement if they're moved out of prison, given the -- the -- the terminal illness that they have or the medical incapacity that they have. If the Prisoner Review Board determines that there really isn't going to be any benefit to these individuals from leaving prison and if they meet the other criteria that are laid out in the -- in the statutory guidelines, then those prisoners can be placed on mandatory supervised release for a period of five years, but get out as long as it's expected that they're not going to survive past eighteen months. So the -- there are other states that have gone down this -- that have, you know, begun looking at going down this road. And the bottom line is, I don't want another Joe Coleman. You know, Joe was a Vietnam vet. He'd served this 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 country. He ran into some problems and -- and ended up in prison, but when he was facing a terminal illness and all he wanted to do was just get out to say goodbye to his family, that opportunity wasn't available to him. So this particular -- this particular change will allow people who are -- we know are terminal to get out and -- and -- and to be permitted when being in prison doesn't make a difference anymore. I mean, if you have, you know, pancreatic cancer or something else that's advanced to a point where you -- you can't function, do you -- does it really make a difference whether you're within a prison wall or not? There's, you know -- so this is a mechanism in order to allow that to happen. And I'll be free -- I mean I'll be happy to -- to answer any questions, but I don't want another Joe Coleman on my watch. So thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR McCLURE: Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates he'll yield. SENATOR McCLURE: First of all, Senator, I certainly appreciate the intent of the bill and certainly, in committee, the -- the testimony of the witness was powerful. Now, an issue that was brought up in committee was I had a constituent that came to me and his brother was terminally ill; he was incarcerated in the Department of Corrections. So we got in contact with the Governor's Office and the Governor ended up pardoning him so he was able to be home to 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 be with his family when he passed away. Now, why is that process not working? Because we found it to work very effectively when we had a case that needed to be addressed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Again, not -- not having participated in the attempts that Joe Coleman made in order to get that pardon done, I don't know if it was a timing mechanism that was the problem, but the bottom line was -- is that his family made -- you know, substantial efforts but was not able to -- to get that done in that time frame. So, again, this is to provide just one other mechanism as an alternative in the event that, for whatever reason, the pardon or clemency petition is not able to be heard in time or acted on in time.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Okay, so now this takes this outside the Governor's powers. In addition to that, it leaves it up to three members of the Prisoner Review Board. How are those three members selected? What's the criteria? And how's that going to work?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Well, Senator, this -- this bill doesn't have anything to do with the selection of the members of the Prisoner Review Board. That is a process that's already in place, and -- as is the Prisoner Review Board's current authority to review cases. All this does 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 is grants them -- additional authority for cases of terminal illness or medical incapacity in which situations -- inmates - that are costing the system considerable amounts of money in order to provide health care to - are waiting out their final days in custody. So this would provide a mechanism to save the taxpayers that money, plus allow these individuals, you know, to -- to pass away with their families, if the Prisoner Review Board determines that it -- that this -- this is the appropriate remedy under the circumstances.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: So, I guess my -- my question after that is, the Prisoner Review Board itself has criteria. It can't be more than eight members of one political party. There are certain checks and balances. They are supposed to come before the Executive Appointments Committee and be confirmed so that we can vet them. This is basically letting a committee, several members which have not been vetted by us, going to make -- make up a -- a -- a three- person panel to make these decisions with no criteria at all. So I guess my question is, is what checks and balances are in place to make sure that these people are going to make decisions that we can be comfortable with?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
I -- I would say the normal -- the normal checks and balances that are true of any agency with an appointed board that has three- member panels that make decisions. I think we have a number of 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 those other mechanisms in this State, mainly handled in the exact same way that the -- that the Prisoner Review Board is, and we've determined that those checks and balances are -- are adequate or we could have eliminated the Prisoner Review Board or -- or -- or done something like that prior to this. But we have the mechanism in place. I'm simply asking for additional authority for that mechanism for specific -- terminal illness or medical incapacity situations that are costing us extra money - when even the State's attorney in Joe Coleman's case wanted him to return home, but it wasn't able to happen because there was no mechanism. I want a mechanism in place that, for these extreme cases, permits this situation to play out the way it should have played out, where everybody, including the State's attorney that had prosecuted Joe Coleman, wanted him out of prison.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: Thank you. One more question. Thank you, Madam -- Madam President. So in situations where - and there's been a few prominent international cases - where a person is released with whatever agency making that determination believing that that person is terminally ill and they end up going to live years and years and years later. We -- we do see that happen sometimes. For whatever reason, there's a medical miracle. In situations like that, is there any remedy?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Well, I -- I believe the situation that you brought up in 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 committee was the Lockerbie bomber. He was dead within two years of his release, and for at least half of that time frame, he was in a -- a coma. And in addition, in that case, obviously -- and I -- I know that when I was a prosecutor I did not prosecute any intelligence agents. He was a -- a Libyan intelligence agent who had been charged in the Lockerbie bombing, which had all sorts of conspiracy theories and other issues going on around it. So that is a high-profile case. You referenced it in committee. And in that situation, he was within -- he was in a coma within in a year. So the medical diagnosis was accurate. He was dead within two years. And there were, you know, all sorts of issues involving oil contracts and other things in that situation that played into that decision. But even in that case, the decision worked out. Within two years, he was dead, after having been in a coma for more than a year. So, again, I don't know if there's other specific examples you have of a miraculous recovery, but the Lockerbie bomber has been dead for years now, ever since 2011. So, again, are there -- does the fact that we put an additional mechanism in mean that there will never, ever be a decision by a panel of the Prisoner Review Board that may not be entirely accurate? I can't guarantee that - no one could in this situation. But I don't want any more Joe Colemans. So…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator McClure. SENATOR McCLURE: To the -- to the bill, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill. SENATOR McCLURE: 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Thank you, Senator. And I certainly see the intention and it's -- it's a good intention for the bill. I -- I think where - - where I'm getting hung up on, number one, on the -- on this bomber that was released, and we have -- our staff says three years and I think the information you have, two years -- somewhere, two to three years after the fact - I'm sure that those victims would love to have two to three more years with their families, except for the fact that they're all dead. They don't -- they didn't get that opportunity. And I think what's been happening lately is we're not having the oversight that we're supposed to have in the Senate. And we're having decisions made, and I think those are going to be addressed in this -- in this building soon, issues where we're not having the oversight and people are getting released and disappearing - murderers. And -- and so, this very same Prisoner Review Board, we're going to expand their powers even more with this. That's troubling. And we've got to stick up for our victims in this State and their families. And we've already been dealing with news stories about several cases where they were brought before the Prisoner Review Board, the family claims they were never even notified, never even given the opportunity to tell them we don't want this person released. At the very least, we owe them that. And I'm not saying the Prisoner Review Board, in the right circumstances, couldn't be used for something like that -- this, but there has to be oversight. We have to be able to monitor this to make sure they are complying with the laws and making sure that we are protecting our victims. Unfortunately, as the Senate, our duties are not being fulfilled right now because we can't talk to these people. And now, they're going to get even more power? It's -- it's very troubling. This 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 is not towards the intent of the bill, which is a good intent, and I certainly did appreciate the testimony in committee and -- and I -- as I said at the time, I -- I greatly appreciate the gentleman who was able to testify. But we have a duty in this Senate to advise and consent. We can't keep expanding powers on a group that is not allowing us to advise and consent as to their qualifications and as to whether or not they are performing their duties the way they are supposed to be performing them. And for that reason, I do ask for a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Bryant, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
So I heard some testimony given in regard to the Lockerbie, Scotland bomber and the fact that he lived, I believe it was almost three years. This bill allows for them believing that maybe the person's going to live for eighteen months. So my -- my own father-in-law had -- was injured in a mining accident a few years back. He lived for nine years. The family was called in no less than ten times over those nine years and told that he was not going to survive. So we continued to go to the hospital over and over again because doctors thought he was on his last -- you know, his last moments. So that's one point, which is the doctors can believe that someone is going to go at a certain time but they continue to live. I was also thinking about the fact that, you know, in my twenty years in the Department of Corrections, over 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 and over and over again, there were physicians that would tell us that a -- a particular incarcerated individual was going to pass very soon and then, two, three years later, the person is still living. I might also add that there is the opportunity for the - - for Department of Corrections, if someone is deemed to be dying that has been turned over to hospice, whatever, that family can be brought into the institution so that they can have the last minutes that were described by the sponsor, to allow that person to do that. And I will also say that not in every -- not in every circumstance are the victims notified that someone is going to be paroled. So, quite often, the victims are surprised to find out that an individual has been released, never had the opportunity to go before the parole board and make any kind of a statement. But if they do have to go back before the parole board, let's remember that those victims are being asked to tell their story all over again for why this person shouldn't be allowed to be released. So we are revictimizing the actual victims of these cases in order to allow someone that a judge and jury said should be locked up for the rest of their lives or for an extended period of time. A judge and jury said that that was the case, but we're making the victims go back and be revictimized in order to say why that person should not be released. And then, again, to the point of there's a board of -- the -- the Prisoner Review Board, that has not come under the scrutiny of the Senate, who's going to be making these decisions. And I'm really struck by the fact that it's a three- person board -- a three-person committee that's going to make this decision. What if it's the three that we haven't even had the oversight on yet? So I think that there are a whole bunch of issues with this bill. I understand what your intent is. I wish 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 that I could be compassionate in this, but to tell you the truth, my heart goes out to the victims involved in this, because that individual is supposed to be continued to be locked up and we're going to let 'em out on the street if this bill goes through. I strenuously plead for a No vote on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Syverson, for what reason do you seek recognition?
Thank you. Questions of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates he'll yield.
Senator, I understand what you're trying to do here. In fact, this is something that I've worked on for a number of years. And one of the problems that this creates is, where are these individuals going to go? As you know, right now, there are a significant number of people that are -- are released from prison now that are still in prison because there's no place to put them, because under current Illinois law, nursing homes can't take them and so there's no place to go. We have some individuals -- in one of our hospitals that we talked to, they have a criminal there that's been there for six months waiting for nursing home placement. Now having said that, we have legislation - and I want to thank Senator Morrison for cosponsoring with me - but legislation that would allow the State to put in rules so nursing homes could accept these individuals with criminal history. That's Senate Bill 2270. That's over in the House now on 2nd Reading. If that bill's passed and the Governor signs it, at least then we can have a place for them to go. My concern is right now. If 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 these individuals are released, again, where are they going to go if they cannot go into long-term care facilities? Guess that's the first question. Have you thought about that in the absence of this -- Senate Bill 2270 not getting signed into law?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Correct. Right. And -- and that is an issue that I'm aware of. So, the -- obviously, the Department of Corrections is not going to be able to release someone when -- when there's no one to take care of them. So, in Joe Coleman's case, you know, Joe Coleman was serving a sentence for stealing six hundred and forty dollars from a gas station and his family had already made the arrangements for a place for him to go. So, the legislation, obviously, it's not going to fix all -- you know, all -- all of the issues that were brought up today, but it's going to provide a mechanism for the Joe Colemans of the world who have a place and their family is -- is actively seeking to get them out. And in his case, his sentence was related to theft from a gas station. There was no murder victim. There was -- it was nothing like that in that situation. So, to -- to answer your question, obviously, for those inmates for whom there is no long-term care facility available, even if this process is available, they will not be able to leave the Department of Corrections. So this is designed to give those, you know, situations in which someone is -- is -- is serving a long sentence and they're at a point where there is no expectation that they're going to survive, but there is a mechanism for them to be taken out and -- and for IDOC not to have to care of those individuals, knowing that, basically, whether or 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 not they're in prison makes no difference to those individuals. And -- and, obviously, Alzheimer's is one of the conditions that's contemplated here. What -- you know, what does continued confinement accomplish for someone who doesn't really know where they are or who their family members are? So it's for these hard situations where the initial goal of the -- of the incarceration is no longer being met that I want to have this -- this legislation in place for those situations.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Syverson.
Thank you. Solving this problem long term I think is -- is crucial, because, again, we have I think a couple hundred inmates that may fall under this category and right now it's a hundred percent GRF paying to support these individuals. And the cost to transport individuals, sometimes daily, from the facility to hospitals to treatment and back is immensely expensive, where if they were able to be moved into a -- a semi-secure, but moved into a long-term care facility, not only could that cost be reduced, but it's all matchable with the federal government. So we're talking about some significant dollar savings - again, if we can get the legislation passed and signed by the -- the Governor that creates the facilities to take these individuals. The concern -- the last issue, I -- I just raise the concern that was raised here, is just -- is the problem with the board making those decisions and what can we do to get these Prisoner Review Board candidates approved by the Senate. And if there's a way we can get a commitment that these individuals are going to be approved by the Senate or that these -- panel of three will be required to be 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 approved by the Senate, I think there'd be a lot more comfort here. So I don't know if we can get a commitment from you that -- that there's going to be a -- a -- a -- a requirement that -- that these -- three-member panel get approved by the Senate, but, if so, I think there would be widespread support for your legislation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Thank you. And, obviously, I'm not in a position to -- to make that particular commitment, as it also involves the Executive Branch as -- as well as the -- the Legislative Branch, and it's really outside what this legislation deals with. This -- this legislation is -- is looking to relieve a particular situation, as you indicated, save the taxpayers money, and take care of situations in which the continued incarceration is no longer accomplishing neither the punitive or the rehabilitative goal that it was put in place with. So, unfortunately, as far as, you know, commitments, that's not something I'm in a position to make. And those issues are going to be dealt with. But in the meantime, again, I would like for the Joe Coleman situations to be able to be addressed in a manner that is both respectful of the victims and respectful of the cost to taxpayers of keeping in people who are really, really terminally ill or medically incapacitated.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Syverson. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator, did you want to close? I'm sorry, Senator Plummer. You must have turned your light on late. Go right ahead.
A question of the sponsor. 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Sponsor indicates he'll yield.
Senator Connor, I do sincerely appreciate the concept of this bill. My -- my question is, do you feel it is appropriate for this Body to expand the powers of a group of people who are intentionally skirting scrutiny, constitutionally mandated scrutiny, by this Body?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
And, again, the -- the issues surrounding the appointments, the mechanisms, how that is followed, that's not something that I have any control over. And this bill, whether, you know, passed or not passed, is not going to affect that situation. So what I'm asking to do is just to concentrate on what we're trying to accomplish in this particular piece of legislation, both to help a -- relieve situations that are costing the taxpayers money for no definable reason and to basically allow people out where prison is not accomplishing a goal anymore. So as far as…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer.
This -- this bill goes to the heart of the matter. You know, yesterday I -- I rose on the Floor to discuss this issue. I was asked to reserve my comments until the vote on one of the other executive appointment nominees. The Chair failed to recognize me before abruptly adjourning. And it seems like there is this avoidance of this Chamber to talk about the Prison {sic} (Prisoner) 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Review Board. We don't want to talk about the process. We don't -- can we have some decorum? So we don't want to talk about the process. We don't want to talk about the people. We don't talk -- we don't want to talk about the damage being done to our communities, but we want to pass a bill that expands the powers of people who are choosing, without any oversight from the Illinois State Senate, as the Constitution requires, to release violent criminals into all of our districts. Right now, there are violent criminals - murderers, rapists - we have record of, who have been released by this group of individuals, who are roaming around our districts, and somebody, somewhere - I -- I'm not being told by who; I don't know if it's second floor; I don't know if it's someone over here; I don't know who - but someone is choosing to hide these people from scrutiny by the representatives of the citizens of Illinois - that would be us. So why do you feel it is appropriate - in the middle of what I believe is a scandal - to expand the powers of the people who are at the heart of the scandal?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor.
Again, my legislation doesn't deal with any alleged scandal. It deals with Joe Coleman, who died in prison because he took six hundred and forty dollars from a gas station. So, again, those are questions concerning the mechanisms and procedure of the Prisoner Review Board. I'm talking about mechanisms dealing with terminal illness and medical incapacity for inmates who are -- you know, we're -- we're all paying, as Senator -- as the Senator indicated earlier, out -- out of GRF. And some of them, they don't even know where they are, so what are we accomplishing by keeping 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 them in prison? So those are the questions that I want to answer and those are separate from the issues of how executive appointments are handled.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Plummer.
To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) To the bill.
Thank you, Senator, for -- for bringing this issue up. I -- I think, in its own right, it -- it is a -- a concept that our Body should evaluate. I just do believe that it is entirely inappropriate for the Illinois State Senate to expand the powers of people who are snubbing their nose at each and every one of us and at each and every one of our constituents as they continue to release prisoners without any oversight from this Body. I'm sorry that your bill got hung up on this, but I do believe, when you're expanding those people's powers, it is at the heart of the matter. So I encourage a No vote. I hope that this goes down. I hope that the second floor or the third floor, or whoever, can then bring the proper procedures back into place so we can review these folks and we can think about thoughtful changes to the process that Senator Connor has presented. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Connor, to close.
Thank you, everyone, for the lively discussion and I would urge an Aye vote. Thank you. 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, shall House Bill 3665 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 34 Ayes, 17 Nays, and 1 voting Present. House Bill 3665, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Would the Committee on Assignments please come meet in the Anteroom? Committee on Assignments. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted everyone to know that we have a birthday today, and her name is Simi, working right here in the Well. So let's wish Simi a very happy birthday today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Happy birthday. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Education Committee - House Bill 156; refer to Executive 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Committee - House Bill 1443, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 52, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2342, Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 1739; refer to Insurance Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 135 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3308; refer to Licensed Activities Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2776; referred from the Executive Appointments Committee to the Assignments Committee - Appointment Message 102- 108. Signed, Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Chair. Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Be Approved for Consideration - Appointment Message 102-108. Signed, Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Sally Turner, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President. I would like the record to reflect my error, and on House Bill 816, I'd like to reflect it as a Yes vote, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The record will reflect.
Thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro, for what reason do you seek recognition?
Purpose of a motion, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 State your motion.
I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 1433 and House Bill 3523 can be heard at 1:30 today in the Senate Executive Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Castro moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 3523 and House Bill 1433 can be heard at 1:30 p.m. in the Executive Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all nosting and -- notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Harris, for what purpose do you rise?
Purpose of a motion.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) State your motion.
I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2554 can be heard at 9:30 tomorrow in the Senate Insurance Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Harris moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2554 can be heard at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Senate Insurance Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Purpose of a -- a motion. 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) State your motion.
I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2776 can be heard at 1 p.m. today in the Senate Licensed Activities Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Jones moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2776 can be heard at 1 p.m. today in the Senate Licensed Activities Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. We're going to turn to page 30 on your printed Calendar. Going to the Order of House Bills on 2nd Reading, starting with House Bill 307. Senator Feigenholtz. Do you wish to proceed? Senator Villivalam, 684. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 684. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. On page 31, we're going to go to the very bottom of the page. On House Bill 3886, Senator Feigenholtz. She indicates she wishes to proceed on that. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3886. (Secretary reads title of bill) 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd -- have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we are going back to page 30, where we have House Bill 275. Senator Martwick. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 275. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we are going back to Senate Bills 3rd Reading. Near the bottom of page 11, we have Senate Bill 2800. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 2800. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) President Harmon, on your bill.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2800 is an appropriations vehicle bill. It 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 does not appropriate any money but will serve as a vehicle for the House and Senate to pass a budget before the end of the spring Session. We expect that the House will be sending a -- an appropriation vehicle to us to receive as well. So, with that, I'd ask for your Aye votes to begin the budgeting process.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2800 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes No. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes No. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 39 Ayes, 17 Nays, and 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 2800, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you seek recognition, now that it's actually you?
Madam President, point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) State your point.
Madam President, today I'm proud to announce that my five- 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 year-old little guy, who's on FaceTime right now, is graduating from preschool. And I was hoping that we can give him a big round of applause and everyone can clap for him. They're all clapping for you. You see that? Mikey, say hi to everybody. Say thank you. (Mikey says "Hi" via FaceTime) There you go. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Happy birthday to the smartest and most -- or happy graduation to the smartest and cutest little Hastings. To fulfill our responsibilities under Article V, Section 9 of the Constitution, we will now proceed to the Order of Advise and Consent. Senator Murphy.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of acting on the appointments set forth in Appointment Message 83 and 108 of the 102nd General Assembly and the following Appointment Messages of the 101st General Assembly: 248, 249, 250, 251, 254, 257, 260, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 272, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 322, 323, 324, 325, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 346, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 366, 367, 370, 372, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381, 386, 390, 395, 399, 401, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447. And that's it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy moves that the Senate resolve itself into 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Executive Session for the purpose of acting on the Appointment Messages just read. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The Senate is resolved into Executive Session. Mr. Secretary, are there any Motions in Writing?
I have a Motion in Writing from Senator Murphy, Chair of the Committee on Executive Appointments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Mr. Secretary, print the motion on the Calendar. On page 34 of the regular Calendar, Mr. Secretary, please read the Appointment Message 101-260.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member for the -- be a Member of the Liquor Control Commission, Melody Spann Cooper.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart. Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes and 0 Nays and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 288.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be Member of the Illinois International Port District Board, Terrence Sullivan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
…President, I move that the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senator {sic} does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101-304.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be Member for the -- of the Illinois -- Chicago Transit Authority Board, Bernard Jakes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy. 83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
…move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senator -- Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101-306.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Executive Ethics Commission, Teresa Bartels.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 Yeas, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 please read Appointment Message 101-307.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Executive Ethics Commission, Patricia Yadgir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Ellman. Senator Rose. Stewart. Senator Wilcox. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101-308.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be Commissioner for the Executive Ethics Commission, Cynthia Ervin.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read the Appointment Message 101-309.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Commissioner for the Executive Ethics Commission, Cara Hendrickson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read the Appointment Message 101-337.
86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be Commissioner for the Workers' Compensation Commission, Kathryn Doerries.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 50 Ayes and 0 Nays and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read the Appointment Message 101-340.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Julieta LaMalfa.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, is this Senate Appointment Message 340 - 1010340?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Oop! I'm sorry, Senator. This is 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 101-340.
Great. Thank you. I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 408.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be the Inspector General for the Illinois Department of Human Services, Peter Neumer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 415.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be an Arbitrator for the Workers' Compensation Commission, Joseph D. Amarilio.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
…President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox is Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 417.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be an Arbitrator for the Workers' Compensation Commission, Adam Hinrichs.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Yeas, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 418. 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be an Arbitrator for the Workers' Compensation Commission, Elaine Llerena.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 419.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be an Arbitrator for the Workers' Compensation Commission, William J. McLaughlin.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Senator Murphy.
…President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 420.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be an Arbitrator for the Workers' Compensation Commission, Dennis S. O'Brien.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote 92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 102- 083.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be the Director for the Illinois Department of Revenue, David Harris.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted 93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected by record vote -- concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Supplemental Calendar 1 to be printed and distributed. On Supplemental Calendar 1, Mr. Secretary, Motions in Writing – Appointment Messages.
I have a Motion in Writing from Senator Murphy, Chair of the Executive Appointments Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Mr. Secretary, read the motion, please.
Motion to Compile Appointment Messages Pursuant to Senate Rule 10-1(c), as the Chair of the Executive Appointments Committee, I move to compile the following Appointment Messages to be acted on together by a single vote of the Senate: Appointment Messages 1010358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 370, 401, 403, 404 - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees; Appointment Messages 1010366, 367, 372 - Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board; Appointment Messages 101 -- Appointment Message 1010312 - Capital Development Board; Appointment Messages 1010411, 412, 421, and 422 - Children and Family Services Advisory Board; Appointment Messages 1010268, 269, 270, and 272 - Committee for Agricultural Education; Appointment Messages 1010278, 279, 280, 281, and 282, 283, 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 and 297 - Governor's State University Board of Trustees; Appointment Messages 1010405 and 406 - Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; Appointment Messages 1010264, 265, 266 - Health Facilities and Services Review Board; Appointment Messages 1010291, 292, 293, and 294 - Illinois Board of Higher Education; Appointment Messages 1010431 and 443 - Illinois Community College Board; Appointment Messages 1010432 and 433 - Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; Appointment Message 1010254 - Illinois Finance Authority; Appointment Message -- Messages 1010257 and 286 - Illinois Gaming Board; Appointment Message 1010444 - Illinois Housing Development Authority; Appointment Messages 1010251, 322, 323, 324, and 325 - Illinois Student Assistance Commission; Appointment Message 1010390 - Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission; Appointment Message 1010425 - Illinois Sports Facilities Authority; Appointment Message 1010386 - Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority; Appointment Messages 1010331, 332, and 333 - New Harmony Bridge Authority; Appointment Message 1010336 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Rock Island County; Appointment Message 1010313 - Advocate for the Public 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Administrator and Public Guardian for Tazewell County; Appointment Message 1010377 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Christian County; Appointment Message 1010378 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Knox County; Appointment Message 1010426 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Mason County; Appointment Message 1010379 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for McHenry County; Appointment Message 1010381 - Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Warren County; Appointment Messages 1010374, 375, 376 - Quality Care Board; Appointment Message 1010334 - Secure Choice Savings Board; Appointment Messages 1010435, 436, 437, 440, 441, 442, and 445 - State Board of Health; Appointment Message 101 -- 1010335 - State Board of Investment; Appointment Message -- Messages 1010248 and 249 - Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees; Appointment Message 1010364 - Treasurer's Personnel Review Board; Appointment Message 1010250 - Charitable Trust Stabilization Committee; Appointment Messages 1010413, 414, 427, 428, and 429 - Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority; Appointment Messages 1010348 and 349 - Western Illinois Board of Trustees; Appointment Messages 1010338, 339, 344, 346, 351, 352, 353, 354, 407, and 446 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Board; 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Appointment Message 1010395, 434, and 447 - Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board. Dated May 26, 2021. Deputy Majority Leader Laura M. Murphy, Chair, Executive Appointments Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? Senator Murphy moves to compile the Appointment Messages to be acted on together by a single vote of the Senate. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. Mr. Secretary, read the Compiled Appointments.
To be the Chair and Members of the Abraham -- Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustee {sic}: Gary Johnson, Jessica Harris, Jason Lesniewicz, Daniel Monroe, Melinda Spitzer Johnston, and Kathryn Harris, Joan Brodsky, Martin Sandoval, and Eunice Santos. To be Members of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board: William Jennings, Jessica Yard, and Joe Redshaw. To be a Member of the Capital Development Board: Beverly Potts. To be Members of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council: Margaret Berglind, Jennifer Hansen, Lanetta Haynes- Turner, and Anita Weinberg. To be Members on the Committee for Agricultural Education: Erika Allen, Douglas Hanson, Allyn Buhrow, and Judy {sic} (Jody) Heavner. To be Trustees on the Governor's State University Board of Trustees: Kevin Brookins, John Brudnak, Lisa Harrell, Angela Hickey, James Kvedaras, Anibal Taboas, and Pedro Cevallos-Candau. 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 To be Members of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission: Jonathan Carroll and Mary Kennelly. To be the Chair and Members on the -- Health Facilities and Services Review Board: Debra Savage, Sandra Martell, and Linda Rae Murray. To be the Chair and Members of the Illinois Board of Higher Education: Derek Douglas, Andrea Evans, Jennifer Garrison, and Veronica Gloria. To be the Chair and a Member on the Illinois Community College Board: Lazaro Lopez and Teresa Garate. To be Members of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority: Vickie Smith and Kahalah Clay. To be a Member of the Illinois Finance Authority: William Hobert. To be Members of the Illinois Gaming Board: Dionne Hayden and Charles Schmadeke. To be a Member of the Illinois Housing Development Authority: Aarti Kotak. To be a Member of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission: Emma Marie Johns, Maureen -- Maureen Amos, Darryl Arrington, Jonathan Bullock, and Franciene Sabens. To be a Member of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission: Autry Phillips. To be a Member of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority: Michael Forde. To be a Member of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority: Nina Grondin. To be Members of the New Harmony Bridge Authority: Sara Lynn Brown, Michael Egbert, and Ellen Schanzle-Haskins. 98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Rock Island County: Mary Ann Brown. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Tazewell County: Thomas Brewer. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Christian County: Michelle Coady-Carter. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Knox County: Chad Long. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Mason County: Thomas Brewer. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for McHenry County: Gregory John Barry. To be an Advocate for the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Warren County: Chad Long. To be Members on the Quality Care Board: Angela Hearts- Glass, Megan Norlin, Shirley Perez, and Jae Jin Pak {sic}. To be a Member of the Secure Choice Savings Board: Jay Rowell. To be Members on the State Board of Health: Patricia Canessa, Rashmi Chugh, Janice Phillips, Susan Swider, Sameer Vohra, Damon Arnold, and John Arthur Herrmann. To be a Member of the State Board of Investment: Elizabeth Sanders. To be Members of the Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees: Norma Bellcoff and Andrew -- Matthew Hunt. To be a Member of the Treasurer's Personnel Review Board: Elba Aranda-Suh. To be a Member of the Charitable Trust Stabilization Committee: Sheila Simon. 99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 To be Members of the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority: Melissa Hernandez, Susan Van Weelden, Peter Olson, John Spiros, and Estelle Walgreen. To be Members of the Western Illinois Board of Trustees: Carin Stutz and Patrick Twomey. To be Members of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Board: Mitchell Horwitz, Robert Karr, Aaron Anderson, Sean Stott, Mark Denzler, Karen Harris, Mark Prince, David Weaver, Jill Kastner, and Charles Denne Knell. To be a Member of the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board: Helena Lefkow, David Fletcher, and Tanya Triche Dawood.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
…President, I move that the Senate Do Consent to the compiled nominations just read.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nominations just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 100 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 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 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nominations. Supplemental -- Calendar No. 2 is printed and distributed. On Supplemental Calendar No. 2, Appointment Messages. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment… Oop! Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101-289.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be the Chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, John Atkinson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 101 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 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 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 296.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Pranav Kothari.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
I move that the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Wilcox votes Yes. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 102 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 0 Nays, and 0 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 101- 399.
Madam President, the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Quality Care Board, Jae Jin Pak.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
…President, I move the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes. Video.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Mr. Secretary, please read Appointment Message 102- 103 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 108.
Madam President, the Committee on Assignments recommends that the Senate Do Consent to the following appointment: To be a Member of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Sonia Berg.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy.
Madam President, I move that the Senate consent to the nomination.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Is there any discussion? The question is, does the Senate consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Senator Stewart.
Stewart votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Stewart votes Yes. Senator Wilcox.
Wilcox votes Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 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 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does consent to the nomination. Senator Murphy.
…President, and thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, for your 104 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 time and patience. Yes. I move that the Senate arise from Executive Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Murphy moves that the Senate arise from Executive Session. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The Senate has arisen from Executive Session. The Senate will stand in recess until the call of the Chair. We do have committees, so everyone go to committee. And, remember, we do have to test today and testing is open until 6 p.m. today. The Senate stands in recess until the call of the Chair. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)
The Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate -- Senate Resolution 320 {sic} (321), offered by Senator Bush. It is substantive.
Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Landek, Chair of the Committee on State Government, reports Senate Joint Resolution 29 Be Adopted; House Bill 640 Do Pass; and House Bill 1879 Do Pass, as Amended. And Senator Jones, Chair of the Committee on Licensed Activities, reports House Bill 2776 Do Pass, as Amended.
105 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Mr. Secretary, the Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill 2906, offered by Senator Villanueva. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. Hollman, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 294. Together with the following amendment which is attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 294. We have received like Messages on Senate Bill 593, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1096, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1360, with House Amendment 2; Senate Bill 1840, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1974, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 2249, with House Amendment 1; and Senate Bill 2323, with House Amendment 1. Passed the House, as amended, May 26th, 2021. John W. Hollman, Clerk of the House. A Message from the House by Mr. Hollman, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: 106 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 House Bill 900. Passed the House, May 26, 2021. John W. Hollman, Clerk of the House. And a Message from the House by Mr. Hollman, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 27. Offered by Senator Lightford, and adopted by the House, May 21st, 2021. John W. Hollman, Clerk of the House. It is substantive, Mr. President.
Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 900, offered by President Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
Senator Plummer, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Mr. President, we'd like to make a motion to waive all notice and posting requirements so Senate Resolution 2-8-9 can be heard in Executive Committee tomorrow.
Thank you. Senator Plummer moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that Senate Resolution 289 can be heard tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in the Senate Executive Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and 107 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senate will stand at ease for a moment to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. Will all members of the Committee on Assignments please assemble in the President's Anteroom? (at ease) Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolutions 322 through 324, offered by President Harmon and and all Members. They are all celebration of life resolutions, Mr. President.
Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Murphy, Chair {sic} of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Executive Committee - Committee Amendment -- Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 17, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 731, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1738, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1839, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1950, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1953, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1976, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2431, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2567, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2620, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2621, Committee Amendment 2 to House Bill 2755, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2770, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2878, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2947, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3136, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3138, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3173, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3416, Committee Amendment 4 to House Bill 3443, 108 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/26/2021 Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3490, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3699, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3714, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3743, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3956, and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3699; refer to Insurance Committee - House Bill 2554; Be Approved for Consideration - House Bills 246, 3418, and 3863. Signed, Senator Laura Murphy, Chair {sic}.
There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 12 noon on the 27th day of May 2021. The Senate stands adjourned. 109