PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? The invocation today will be given by Reverend Justin -- Jessica Baldyga, Pana First United Methodist Church.
(Prayer by the Reverend Jessica Baldyga)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please remain standing. Senator Bennett, would you please lead us in the Pledge?
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Bennett)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Hunter.
Mr. President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal pending the arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Lee Enterprises seeks leave of the Body to photo and video. Mike -- Miletich from Gray TV to record the video, from the Illinois Times, to photos and from Blueroomstream to do video. And seeing no objection, leave is 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 granted. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 1279, offered by Senator Rose and all Members. It is a celebration of life resolution.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Hunter, Chair of the Committee on Revenue, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 5189 Recommended Do Adopt. Senator Cunningham, Chair of the Committee on Executive, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 931, Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1293, and Senate Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 4073 Recommend Do Adopt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. The Members of the Committee on Assignments will meet in the Senate's front room immediately. The front room is in the back of the hall. New nomenclature, the front room and the Senate will now stand at ease. (at ease) Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
What do I have to do? Okay. Thank you. Mr. President, did you just say that the front room is in the back of the Chamber?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Indeed, I did.
That makes perfectly good sense for Illinois. I do have one 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 important announcement. Our good friend, Representative Tom Bennett, who is the older but better looking half of the Bennett legislative dynasty, has -- has been involved in an accident. And I think that as a Senate, we should just wish him best as he recovers. He texted me last night and expects to be home today. But, he's a great man. He does a great job for his constituents. And if you don't know Tommy, you should. He's a great guy. But as a Senate, we should wish him an absolute best as he recovers. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please pass on our best wishes. Senator Bennett, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
For a counterpoint.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) State your point.
Senator, I just want to say thank you for your continued role as my family spokesperson, and -- now concerned about my uncle's well-being. If he texted you. But did he mean to text you? We can talk offline about this, but thank you for your concern. He is recovering. Yeah, he's a great guy. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Cunningham, (Vice) Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Be Approved for Consideration - Floor Amendment 4 to House Bill 4073, House Bill 240, House Bill 317, House Bill 1563, 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 House Bill 1587, House Bill 2554, House Bill 4228, House Bill 4412, House Bill 4542, House Bill 4644, House Bill -- House Bill 4664, House Bill 4735, House Bill 4846, House Bill 4964, House Bill 5004, House Bill 5049, House Bill 5052, House Bill 5164, House Bill 5190, and House Bill 5471. Signed, Senator Bill Cunningham, Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) If you go to your Calendar on the page 2, we're going to go to House Bills 2nd Reading. House Bill 3080. House Bill 3080, Senator Fine. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Senator Fine. Yes, please. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3080. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. We'll go to the top of the page. House Bills 3rd Reading. This is final action. House Bill 1293. President Harmon. Senate -- Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 1293 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 1293. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by President Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) President Harmon, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 and ask for its -- Aye votes. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 1293. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1293. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) President Harmon, to explain your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Late in the spring Session, the House sent over to us a bill compelling the divestment of State held investments in Russian related entities. The amendment brings some of the provisions into current time to account for the delay, but I'm not aware of any opposition. And I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1293 pass. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the question (record). On that -- on that vote there are 50 voting Yea, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And House Bill 1293, having received the 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. President Harmon.
For purpose of an announcement. Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please state your announcement.
Several Members have grabbed me to ask me if there was any news from Jake Butcher, our Chief of Staff, who is not with us on the Floor today. Jake and his wife Becky welcomed the fourth Butcher boy to the world this morning. So, we're keeping a good thought for the Butcher family and have excused him from all duties for the day.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Martwick, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I had a malfunction with my voting switch on that last bill. And so, if the record would reflect that it my intention to vote Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The record will reflect your intention. We're going to go to House Bill 4073. Senator Murphy. Senator Murphy seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 4073 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is now House Bill 4073. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by former Senator Connor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 Senator Murphy, want to explain the amendment?
Did you hear me? Oh, I wish to withdraw that amendment, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The amendment is withdrawn. Mr. Secretary, are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 3, offered by Senator Murphy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Murphy.
Mr. President, I wish to withdraw that amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) The amendment is withdrawn. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 4, offered by Senator Murphy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Murphy, to you explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to adopt, and I'll explain that on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 4073. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4073. (Secretary reads title of the bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Murphy, to explain your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 4073 simply clarifies some language on the appointment dates that the Secretary of State would fill a vacancy if a library board -- district library board, was unable to fulfill the vacancy in the previously stated time. The other amendments have been removed, and this is simply addressing that library issue and tightening up that language.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any -- any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4073 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 48 Yeas, 2 Nays, none voting Present. And House Bill 4073, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We're going to go to the top of the page. We're going to go to Senate Bills 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 931. Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Villivalam seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 931 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 931. Mr. Secretary, are there 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 any Floor amendments approved for consideration.
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Villivalam.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to ask the Body to adopt the amendment, and I'll explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading, is Senate Bill 931. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 931. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Villivalam, to explain your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 931, amends the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act by changing the name of the Act from the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act to the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council, and makes a few other changes to make 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 this Council inclusive. And I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 931 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 47 voting Yea, 3 voting Nay, and none voting Present. And Senate Bill 931, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We'll now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all of those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar?
No objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, the motion carries and the resolutions are adopted. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Joint Resolution 62, offered by Senator Cunningham.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) On the Order of Resolution is Senate Joint Resolution 62. Mr. Secretary, please read the resolution.
Senate Joint Resolution 62, Resolved, by the Senate of the 102nd General Assembly -- General Assembly of the State of Illinois. The House of Representatives concurring herein, that 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day 11/16/2022 when the two Houses adjourn on Wednesday, November 16th, 2022. The Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 29, 2022, or until the call of the President. And the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 29, 2022, or until the call of the Speaker.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Cunningham moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of immediate consideration for the adoption -- adoption of the Senate Joint Resolution 62. Those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended. Senator Cunningham moves for the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 62. All in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. There being no further business to come before the Senate, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 62, the Senate stands adjourned until the 29th day of November, 2022, at the call of the President. The Senate now stands adjourned. And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. 11