Illinois Senate Floor Debate — May 10, 2023

SENATOR JOHNSON: (Pledge of Allegiance) PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR HUNTER) Lisa Yuscius, Blueroomstream.com video stream is seeking recognition as well as Andrew Campbell, WGEM, record, video, and audio. Seeks leave to photograph video the proceedings. Is there any objection? Seeing none, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

Thank you, Madam President. I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending approval of the printed transcripts. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR HUNTER) Senator Glowiak Hilton moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcript. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

Thank you, Mr. President. So, the amendment -- Oh -- I'd like to adopt the amendment and explain on 3rd. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 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?

Mr. President, I move for adoption, and I'll explain on 3rd. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) All the -- all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any -- any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. As you know, we struggle to develop appropriate placements for young people in care with disabilities and severe mental and emotional and behavioral health concerns. And depending on where youth are in -- in their intervention, the placement can be with their family, relative, or foster home, group home, or residential treatment facility. However, youth that 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 require residential treatment do not and have not had timely access to quality in State residential treatment and other evidence-based alternatives such as therapeutic foster care. And so, House Bill 439 creates the Illinois Youth in Care provision, timely care, timely provision of Essential Care Act, which requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop a strategic plan to improve timely access to end State residential treatment, evidence based alternative treatment, and specialized foster care for youth in care with significant behavioral needs. And I know of no opposition. And I encourage an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 439 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 54 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Having received the required constitutional majority, Senate -- excuse me, House Bill 439 is declared passed. House Bill 1015, Sims. 1015, Sims. House Bill 1120, Villanueva. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1120 amends the student -- The School Code, sorry, to require new charter schools and existing charter schools that must renew their charter to include 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 a "union neutrality clause" in their charter. I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator McConchie, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Senator, this bill before us simply requires that charter schools adopt a clause that expresses neutrality in the question -- the question of unionization. So, what we're basically trying to do is limit coercion by management in what you're particularly talking about. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Senator McConchie.

Again, Senator, what we're trying to do is limit coercion by management. Again, this does not preclude people from having opinions. What we're trying to ensure because language like this is found in other statutes and State law, like the Illinois Horse Racing Act. But what we're trying to do again, is limit coercion by management to prevent people from being able to unionize if they choose to do so. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McConchie.

Again, Senator. This bill simply requires that the charter school adopt a clause that expresses neutrality on the question of unionization. The areas that you're talking about, some of them are collective bargaining agreements, and that's between an employer and a union. And again, if the employees choose to unionize, okay, again, there are things that they can negotiate in -- in terms of hours and wages. What you're kind of talking about, you're going back and forth on different things. What we're simply trying to do, is ensure that people have the right to unionization, if they choose to do so, and not feel coerced by management to not unionize, if that's what they choose to do. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McConchie.

No, Senator. Again, this language has not presented a problem in other state laws that it mirrors. Similar provisions are found in the Illinois Horse Race Act of 1975, which also has very similar language. Again, this bill limits to see coercion by management, and the bill prohibits a charter school from expressing an opinion on unionization before unionization occurs. This does not preclude individual people from having opinions. What it is seeking, to again, protect and ensure is that people that are seeking to unionize have the option to do so without feeling like they are going to somehow be harmed or shamed or coerced by management to not unionize. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McConchie, further questions?

Thank you, Mr. President. A question of the sponsor. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The Sponsor indicates she’ll yield. Senator Martwick.

Senator Villanueva, I -- I wanted to ask a question to clarify. The previous speaker read from the text of the bill, and I quote, "union neutrality clause" means a provision whereby charter school agrees to be neutral regarding unionization of any of its employees sets that the charter school will not at any time express a position on the matter of whether its employees will be unionized", and he said, "and on and on". So, beginning on line 5, Senator Villanueva, would you read the rest of that provision? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Villanueva.

Okay, I'll start at whether its employees will be unionized, 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 and such a charter school will not threaten, intimidate, discriminate against, retaliate against, or take any adverse action against employees based on their decision to support or oppose union representation. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Martwick.

So, let me clarify that. To support or oppose. So, am I correct, Senator, that your bill prohibits the school, the administration, from saying we support, or we oppose unionization efforts? It doesn't -- there is nothing in there that says they cannot answer questions about what it would mean to the school if there was unionization. They just cannot say whether they support or oppose. Is that correct? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Villanueva.

You are correct, Senator. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Martwick.

And by my reading, it also says that they cannot threaten, intimidate, discriminate against, retaliate against, or take any adverse action against any employees. The employees decision to support or oppose. So, under this, the employees could organize and say we're opposed to unionizing if that's what they so choose without fear of any retaliation from the charter school. Is that correct? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Senator Villanueva.

You are correct, Senator. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Martwick.

To the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

I appreciate the previous speakers concerns, but there is nothing in this legislation that would prohibit management from answering questions. It only prohibits them from taking a stance and it protects employees so that they can decide whether or not to unionize. And that's all it does. This is a good piece of legislation. I -- I -- I support an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Any further discussion? Senator McClure, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you for the question, Senator. This bill before us simply requires that the charter school adopt a clause that expresses neutrality in the question of unionization. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McClure.

So, Senator based off of my own experience of being a union steward and a former union member, that's actually not the way that it kind of happens. Again, case by case situation, depending on the unionization process. But usually, you're not going to management to ask them on how to help you unionize. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McClure.

Again, Senator, I'm going to go back to my first -- or my first answer where, again, this bill simply requires that a charter school adopt a clause that expresses neutrality in the question of unionization. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator McClure.

People have the right to unionize if they choose to do so. This is a good bill. I asked for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is -- excuse me. The question is, shall House Bill 1120 pass. All those in favor 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 record. On that question, there are 36 Ayes, 19 Nays, 0 voting Present. Having received the required constitutional majority, House Bill 1120 is declared passed. House Bill 1123, Glowiak Hilton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill requires the annual school report cards to include the percentage of students with disabilities who have fulfilled the minimum State graduation requirements but are still completing their individualized education. So, this legislation recognizes the accomplishments of students with disabilities and reduces the penalties on schools who currently count these students as not graduated. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1123 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 -- take the record. On that question, 55 have voted Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Having received the -- House Bill -- excuse me, House Bill 1123, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Moving on to House Bill 1155, Senator Gillespie. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1155 removes the word 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 nonresidential from the conditions that must be met for someone to bring suit for injuries suffered as a result of supplying a minor with alcohol and illegal drugs. So, it would hold parents or adults in a house accountable for supplying drugs or having them available to minors in their homes. And I urge an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1155 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? One last, have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 Ayes, 2 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 1155, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1187, Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank -- Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1187 is an initiative of the Safeguard Illinois Communities Coalition and the Jewish United Fund. This legislation provides that the IEMA non - - non-for-profit security grant program is a vital resource that protects vulnerable non-for-profit organizations from hate crimes and domestic terrorist attacks through grants for -- for security. This bill expands eligibility and further enables IEMAs ability to maximize the program's reach and efficacy. I know of no opposition, 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 and I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Lewis.

It's -- it's a maintenance of that appropriation from the last fiscal year. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Lewis.

Thank you, Senator, for bringing that point forward. In fact, 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 I was at a temple on Sunday afternoon. I think that this program is intended for all non-for-profits, and I think that how we improve this program is working with IEMA to raise public awareness to ensure all non-for-profits are aware of this opportunity, this grant opportunity to help make sure that their institutions are more safe. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1197 amends the 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Solicitation of Charity Act, and it increases the threshold for charitable organizations for their filings that they have to report to the Attorney General. We've made some provisions that the Attorney General had requested, and they'll do a separate report for the 300 to 500 threshold. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Fowler, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you for the comments on this bill. What's really important here to understand is we had a very cumbersome requirement for our charitable organizations and their reporting. What this bill is doing, is it's changing the threshold of that extensive reporting, but it still is requiring charitable organization to file a report with the Attorney General. It's just a different type of report. And that report has to be filed on or before June 30th of each year. If its books are kept on a calendar basis or within six months after the close of its fiscal year, we are in - still -- meeting every threshold of transparency. And that's -- we're just removing some burden on those smaller charitable organizations. So, I would ask for your support. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 1197 pass. All those in favor will 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 42 Ayes, 12 Nays, 0 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 voting Present. House Bill 1197, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1291, Loughran Cappel. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill increases the annual pay cap from $1,500 to $2,250 for teachers with National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designations who mentor or provide professional development for classroom teachers or counselors. I'm happy to take any questions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1291 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 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. House Bill 1291, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1378, Cervantes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Excuse me. Sorry. Senator Cervantes seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 1378 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 1378. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

To bring it back and adopt -- adopt the amendment on 2nd, explain it on 3rd. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1378 is a initiative from Chicago Chamber of Commerce. It basically creates the iGrow Tech Scholarship program to award scholarships to individuals at public and private universities with qualifying degrees and jobs that are in high demand. Scholarships are subject to appropriations and available through the 2029-2030 academic year. This -- this bill will basically allow for scholarships to be awarded for STEM. It's a good --it's a really good bill. We've been working it for -- for about four months now. We have -- our opponents now have 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 become proponents. U of I Systems is now supporting the bill and ISAC is neutral, and we have no opposition. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1378 pass. All those in favor will 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 55 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. House Bill 1378, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1526, Hunter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1528 {sic} (1526) creates an outdoor prescription program to utilize the therapeutic benefits of time spent outdoors, which has been clinically shown to help improve mental and physical health. I know of no opposition. This is the -- some of the proponents are the Illinois Association of Park Districts and I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1526 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote 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 54 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 voting Present. Having received the -- the constitution required majority; House Bill 1526 is declared passed. House Bill 1540, Morrison. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill expands the Smoke Free Illinois Act to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in public places. It provides an exemption which allows use of an electronic cigarette in a retail tobacco store, and I am happy to answer questions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 1540 pass. All those in favor will 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 42 Ayes, 11 Nays, 0 voting Present. House Bill 1540, having received the constitutional majority -- required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1633, Glowiak Hilton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. HB 1633 creates a Native American history requirement for all public elementary and high school students. This social studies courses pertaining to American history or government shall include a unit of instruction studying the events of the Native American experience and Native American history. There was some good discussion in Committee, and I was able to add also to that the -- an organization involved with the State Education Equity Committee, which was tasked in making annual reports on the State's progress toward educational equity. We add a Native American representative, as well as, a person with -- an individual with disabilities that can be appointed to this Board to also help that community. So, Native American history really is American history, and we should really be teaching about this. And that's one of the reasons why I've brought this bill forward. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? For discussion, Senator Lewis.

Thank you for the question. What this does is -- is adds a unit of instruction in Native American history, but that can also be added, for example, in the classroom. If you want to talk about trajectory calculations, you can also talk about the first Native American engineer and first woman hired by Lockheed Martin, who was doing those projectile motion calculations. So, there are ways of adding things like this to the curriculum that does not take away from other things like math and science, which I am very important -- I find very important. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

I rise in support of this legislation and want to thank the sponsor for bringing this forward. I certainly understand the concerns of the previous speaker, and I do want to thank him for his support of another curricular mandate that we pass recently the Teach Act, which would require the first -- which will require a unit of Asian American history be taught in our schools. And I appreciate when he voted Yes for that. I also stand and rise in support of our teachers and would invite anyone and all of us to sit at the table with associations and the organizations that represent our teachers to work on the number of mandates that exist. In fact, there's a bill coming, House Bill 3690 that I'm sponsoring that reforms training requirements to do what you are speaking to, that being said, the answer, though, is not -- the answer is not -- not moving forward with legislation that will provide for more inclusivity. The status quo is unacceptable. And just like we passed and were the first nation - first State in the nation to require a unit of Asian-American history. I stand here 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 today proud to support this bill because it will make our curriculum, our students, our teachers and our communities more inclusive. So, name the time, place, and location when you want to talk about mandates. I'm there. I have a bill. I'll have another bill. But the answer is not voting No, on this bill. So, thank you to the sponsor for bringing this forward. And I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Leader Hunter.

To the bill, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill, Leader Hunter.

I'd like to commend the -- sponsor for bringing this bill forth. We do know that the teachers have such a heavy burden on them, but it's no way possible that we can leave out Native American history. Native American history is a part of U.S. American history. I have Native American in my blood, my -- my grandmother and great grandmother and her mother and so forth and so on were Cherokee -- Cherokee and this is important. We should all learn history. We should all know about the history of the United States and the role that different ancestries played in it. So, this is a wonderful bill. Thank you so much for bringing it forward. And I ask everybody to vote Yes on this bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator Hastings.

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill. 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill. Senator Hastings.

As a descendant of the Bearhart family, a member of the Ojibwe tribe in upper Wisconsin, I'll just say that Native Americans have contributed not only to our country's history, but to our world's cultures that they are today. Native Americans have participated in many different aspects of our life to include farming, to include hunting, and to include our military. Some of our bravest soldiers in the United States Army that I served with, like a sergeant bad warrior, are some of the bravest people that do some of the most prolific things in combat. If any of you have ever seen the movie Code Talkers, it's some of the -- they do amazing things and it also their language, the Native American language prevented a lot of -- of our enemies from being able to decrypt some of the codes that we had that led to some of our successes in our World Wars. Teaching the history of the Native American culture is so important for our youth to learn so that we learn about some of the benefits, and we don't make some of the mistakes we made in the past. And for this reason, I rise in support of the bill. Thank you, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) And for further discussion, Senator Tracy.

Well, I appreciate your question. Right now, it is not required that any school teach Native American history. So, it is not in the part of the curriculum. It is not part of any of the instruction that's given that's required to be given. It is up to the local school board at that point to do that. There are a number of different organizations that are going to be represented by this Committee that will make certain that the Native American experience and Native American history within the Midwest and Illinois is going to be taught. It is time that we are -- are taking that seriously. This has been gone on too long, that we have not righted the wrongs of hundreds of years in not teaching Native American history. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

I think I answered your question by saying that there is no 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 requirement to teach it. There is also resources that are going to be available to students through the curriculum, through the Illinois State Board of Education. There will be curriculum that will be developed and put together to help the schools, to teach the -- the proper things that should be taught about Native American history, which may not be being taught at this point because that curriculum is not inside the schools yet. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I rise in strong support. To the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 To the bill.

I rise in strong support of this legislation. I want to thank Senator Glowiak Hilton for bringing it forward. I want to thank everybody that co-sponsored this legislation too. I have heard from a number of people, both at the constituent level and those that are administrators and teachers, that this is something that we should have done a long time ago. For folks who -- previous speakers that have talked about mandates, I just find that arguments to be really insincere because we know that our State was dispossessed from indigenous populations almost 200 years ago, and we, as lawmakers, for the State of Illinois, have an obligation to start rectifying some of these historical injustices and a major red flag and those injustices is when we erase entire communities from our State. This is the same debate we had when we looked at the book banning legislation. This is the same debate that we're having about this piece of legislation. So, I want to -- I want to encourage my colleagues to step on the right side of history. Let's finally teach about the people that lived in this State long before any of us did in this Chamber, in fact, and vote Yes for this legislation. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator McConchie.

Thank you very much. I appreciate the discussion by my colleagues. It has been brought to my attention that the Native American community feels like that they're not being represented properly, perhaps in the social studies curriculum and that they wanted to help to bring that information through the Illinois State Board of Education to explain the curriculum that is necessary to properly explain Native American history. This has been a discussion that we've been having with the Native American community, trying to get the best information to answer your questions. And as one of my colleagues said that on the other side 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 of the aisle, this is totally local control by the school boards, they can decide exactly how much and what they want to be taught in the schools. I believe we need an educated populace that has a nuanced understanding of United States history. We should be encouraging and educated analysis of our past so we can create a better future. I really appreciate all the discussion and would really appreciate an Aye vote. Thank you very much. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 1633 pass. All those in favor vote Aye. Opposed, vote 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 44 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, excuse me, 44 Ayes, 8 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 1633, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1767, E -- Senator Erica Harriss. Senator Harriss seeks the leave of the Body to return House Bill 1767 to the Order of 2nd Reading -- of Second Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading House Bill 1767. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to adopt it and explain on 3rd. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. As amendment -- as amended, House Bill 2039 creates a new Act for local health departments to access data from IDPH, IDHS, and HFS. The new Act creates a master data use agreement between certified local health departments and IDPH. This legislation is to ensure that local health departments receive data in an efficient and timely manner. I am happy to answer any questions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeking to speak -- Senator Wilcox, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Some of the records -- records such as vital records like child births, child deaths. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

So, basically, dat -- this data will help different counties if there's any kind of, you know, trend data that needs to be looked at, it will help come up with services to prevent this in the future. It -- it's helpful to have this data accessible to public health departments. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

It's a staffing issue. I agree with your statement, but it really is. They need -- it's a staffing issue and that was the number that we agreed upon. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

It is electronic. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

It's important that the data that is being requested and only the data that is relevant to them is what is being given. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

That is where the master data agreement/user agreement comes in. And so, that's yeah, that's my answer. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Senator Wilcox.

So, just to go back to your previous point, we did start off with having it be a 60-day request, but the Department said that 120 days was what they needed. And, in regards, to those local health departments, this is already something that they are responsible for. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

The master data use agreement specifies who can look at this data and who cannot. Again, public health employees are the ones that are looking at this data. They take their jobs very seriously. If the staffers violate the privacy or misuse of the data, they will be fired. In cases with communicable diseases, they can be charged for this in court. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

None, that I know of. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Wilcox.

Thank you, Mr. President. There are over 200 programs with this master data set, you know, and we're doing things case by case. There's huge delays for local health departments to receive data. This delay can be up to 2 years. This bill is a good bill. It's going to help our local health departments. They are in favor of this bill. And I urge and Aye vote. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 2039 pass. All those in favor will 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 37 Aye, 18 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2039, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, just a quick announcement, if you can -- if you're asking questions and you're going to go to the bill, please say, "To the bill", so that we do not miss any of your comments or questions. Just announce that you're going to the bill so that we make sure that you get all your questions asked. But moving on to House Bill 2040, Senator Johnson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. There are several counties that's having difficulties finding qualified individuals to fill the offices of highway commissioners, commissioner and clerk. So, House Bill 2040 amends the Illinois Highway Code by allowing for Boards of Trustees and counties organized under a commission form of government to appoint nonresidents and residents who have not lived in a district within the township one year to the position of clerk. The bill will provide for the ability to contract with a neighboring township for use of their services. It also clarifies the powers of Boards of Trustees and counties under the township organization as it relates to appointing to the position of highway commissioner or contracting with a neighboring township for shared services. I know of no known opposition, and I encourage an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Chesney, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Senator. Yes. Actually, this initiative is spurred by two road districts, road districts in two counties, Edwards and Wabash Counties. And there's about 17 of these counties that fall into this category. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Chesney.

Thank you, Mr. President. HB 2041 amends various Acts by extending Board members terms from 1 year to 3 years for the members of the Board -- Board representing public universities, govern -- governing boards and members of Board representing private colleges and universities boards of trustees. Changing the date of public universities must submit tuition quartile data from no later than June 30th to no later than November 1st, combining the funds received from the Private College Act administration into one fund, the Academic Quality Assurance Fund, changing the due dates for the Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys from July 1st, 2022 to July 1st, 2023, and every 2 years until the Task Force sunsets and finally, clarifies the definition of "institutions of higher education". These are asked from the Board of Higher Education, just some changes that they need in order to continue to do their job. It's a good bill, no opposition. I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2041 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed -- Opposed, vote 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 55 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2041, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2043, Leader Koehler. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

This helps to clear up some of the issues with the IDFPR and the credit unions. In terms of -- allows organizations or an entity to join a credit union as long as one member is eligible for credit union membership instead of a majority of the members being eligible. It goes on to make several other categories of how membership is -- is derived. Know of no opposition and appreciate an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Erica Harriss, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

For purposes of an introduction. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Mr. President, please make your introduction.

I am very pleased to be sitting beside the Homecoming Queen of the Illinois State Senate. Celebrating her 18th birthday with tiara, sash, flowers and German chocolate cake. Our wonderful, beautiful, fearless and devoted Majority Leader, Kimberly A. Lightford. Happy Birthday. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Happy birthday. (speaks in Spanish) Continuing on to House Bill 2222, Senator Gillespie. Senator Gillespie, on House Bill 2222. House Bill 2235, Senator Villivalam. Senator Villivalam, on House Bill 2235. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2235 is an initiative of the Illinois Student Transportation Association. It allows school boards to engage in contracts for up to 10 years for transporting children to and from a school. Any contract that does not use electric vehicles for student transportation must include a termination -- a termination option after five years. I know of no opposition, and I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 20 - - shall House Bill 2235 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 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2235, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Majority Leader Lightford, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. Point of an announcement. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Please state your announcement.

Thank you. I would just like to announce to my colleagues that there's birthday cake in the back room. Ms. Lisa makes a mean German chocolate cake. So, I want you to know it's there. But hurry up. And I want to thank Ms. Lisa for the tiara and the sash and - - and making me feel really special. No one could have told me that I would be 25 years later, still spending my birthdays here 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 in the State Capitol. So, thank you very much. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Happy Birthday. And Ladies and Gentlemen, get the cake, it will go fast. But moving on to House Bill 2245, Senator Hastings. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. Just some background on the bill. In February in -- in unincorporated Liber--Libertyville, in Lake County, there was a vehicular hijacking where a victim was a mother who was pregnant and following being assaulted by the perpetrator, they took her to -- they took her vehicle with her two-year-old child still inside. During the efforts to recover this vehicle with the two-year-old inside the Lake County sheriff's office, detectives contacted an auto manufacturer because the car was stolen and, in this incident, thankfully, had a tracking capability. The auto manufacturer declined to give the location because the trial period for the software in her car had ended and the detective pleaded with the employee and informed them that it was a life and death situation. But the operator wouldn't give the location unless they paid for the service, which the detectives did end up doing. Thankfully, the vehicle was later found with the child safe and unharmed. House Bill 2245, is an initiative of the Cook County Sheriff that we've been working on together since the 102nd General Assembly. Today, we're glad to bring forward a 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 thoughtful piece of legislation that we know is both practical and workable because it's negotiated with the Auto Alliance and other law enforcement partners like the Illinois State Police. I'm confident that this will be a tool to help our law enforcement partners and consumers during the pivotal life-threatening situations. This bill will require manufacturers of automobiles sold in Illinois to establish a 24/7 hotline for police and consumers to use during a carjacking or a kidnapping. Police responding to one of these crimes will be able to contact manufacturers for real time assistance with locating vehicles if the technology is available on the vehicle. If the manufacturer charges a fee for location services, then the fee must be waived during the incident police are contacting them about. There was an amendment to this bill which removed all of the opposition. The calls will be routed through a 911 dispatch center so that police can validate that they're, in fact, law enforcement officials in responding to an ongoing vehicular hijacking or kidnapping. And it incorporates the existing privacy protections under the Freedom for Location Surveillance Act in order to ensure the adequate privacy protections exist. Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to present this bill and I'll answer any questions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Leader Curran, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise just to say, thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

Oh, excuse me. Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill. I rise to thank the sponsor on this legislation. Libertyville is my hometown and my district, and this event that occurred to this young family was devastating. So, I just appreciate this effort and I urge everyone to vote Aye. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator Preston, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

To the bill, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 To the bill.

Mr. President, I think this is one public safety issue that unites us all across this State is one of the most violent crimes. And I believe that this particular tool that this legislation will be able to give the police is good. Because it helps reduce recovery hours for police officers. And we've learned that in just one year recovery hours for vehicles while working on this bill, I learned this, that recovery hours for this bill have dropped tremendously based upon technology. What this bill does is it -- it allows police to access this data quickly, and it's already being collected. So, I want to thank the sponsor for bringing this bill. It's been a pleasure working with you and the sheriff's office on it. And I believe this is going to greatly impact my community and the communities I represent in a positive way. I encourage your -- I encourage an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Seeing no further discussion, Senator Hastings, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President. For purpose of legislative intent, I like to acknowledge that for all Sections of this bill, a manufacturer must operate the phone line 24/7, whether existing or newly created, and the manufacturer is only required to act in good faith, in the best of their technical capability, in the event that they recognize that all vehicles do not have the same technical capabilities of a manufacturer, does not have the technical capabilities, they're not held liable under the bill's liability provision. I want to say thanks to a few folks. I want to say thank you to the Cook County Sheriff's Department, 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Representative Marty Moylan, Senator Preston, Senator Edly-Allen and all of the Senators that have co-sponsored this bill. I've had the honor and the privilege to speak with every Senator in the entire Chamber, to work with them to pass this extremely important piece of legislation, because carjackings and crime just don't affect one community. They affect all communities and in the event that this happens, we just hope that our communities utilize this hotline in order to hopefully save a life. Mr. President and Members of the Illinois Senate, I want to say thank you again, and I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 2245 pass. All those in favor will 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 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2245, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2248, Peters. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

House Bill 2248 creates the Civil Rights Remedies Restoration Act. I ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Tracy, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

"Emotional distress" does not have a singular definition in any Act. It is synonymous with pain and suffering. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

No. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 There are several other laws that require a minimum amount paid by the plaintiff to the defendant to remedy a harm both civil and criminal statutes have monetary minimums. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

There's many of them. I don't have them on my -- on hand. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Tracy.

Thank you so much. Let me just say for legislative intent, this bill will restore the same status quo for allowing damages and attorney's fees pursuant to the civil rights laws listed in the Act as we permitted prior to coming to the Premiere Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 14 -- 1-4-2, whatever. We're good. Vote Yes. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 2248 pass. All those in favor will 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 34 Ayes, 19 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2248, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2266, Joyce. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2266 establishes that the Personnel Review Board shall be paid $100 for each day that they are engaged in the business of the Board. Additionally, it provides that the members shall meet periodically in accordance with the schedule established by the chairperson and at other times as necessary. I know of no opposition. Ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Bennett, for what purpose 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 do you seek recognition?

Currently, under law the -- the Treasurer's Office meets quarterly or it's required by law to meet quarterly. They've had a few audit findings showing that they sometimes only need to meet 2 or 3 times a year. So, by doing it at "the call of the chair", they might only meet 2 or 3 times instead of four times a year. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Bennett.

No, I -- I wouldn't consider it an increase. We have it right now where the members get expenses and by meeting quarterly, this bill will make it to where they don't necessarily have to meet quarterly if they don't have to. And the $100 was basically as an incentive by the Treasurer because they have a hard time filling 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 the Review Board. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Bennett, any further discussion?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2285 is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services. It expands the definition of "health care employer" within the Health Care 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Worker(s) Background Check Act to add a financial management services entity that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving participant directed services via the home based Support Services program. And I know of no known opposition and happy to answer any questions, but I encourage an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall Senate -- shall House Bill 2285 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 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2285, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2431, Cervantes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. So, House Bill 2431 is an initiative of Secretary of State, an effort to make our world safer. House Bill 2431 provides that a person may not operate a vehicle while using an electronic communication device, participate in any video conferencing, including, but not limited to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx. HB also provides that a person may not use electronic communication device to access any social media while driving. Finally, the -- the HB 2431 adds tablets to 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 the definition of electronic communication devices and provides an exception for using a hands-free device or single touch activation device while driving does not apply for video conferencing or social media usage. We have no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2431 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 record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2431, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2443, Leader Koehler. Senator Koehler seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 2431 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. Twenty-four, excuse me, 2443, excuse me, to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading, House Bill 2443. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. I'll speak to it on 3rd. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration? 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This amends the Insurance Code to require that insurance -- insurance insurers to provide coverage for hearing aid instruments and related services for all individuals when hearing aid are prescribed as -- as a need for their communication. So, before, a couple of years ago, we did that for anybody under 18. This takes it to -- to everybody because of hearing being such a -- a necessary thing to have. So, ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Sally Turner, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Thank you very much, Mr. President. HB 2464 is an initiative of my Representative, Kelly Cassidy, and it defines a "pedestrian hybrid beacon" as a traffic-control device used to warn and control traffic, at locations that are otherwise without a traffic-control signal(s) to assist pedestrians in crossing a street or highway at a marked crosswalk. I want to thank several folks that I serve with that worked on this legislation even prior to me coming into Office. Outgoing Alderman Chicago Alderman Harry Osterman, State Representative Kelly Cassidy, and BARGE Block Club and Edgewater- Broadway-Ardmore-Ridge-Glenwood(-Early) and Early have been working on this for years and years and years. This will save lives. This will make Rich Boulevard safer in the 7th District and a number of other State routes that could benefit from having traffic control devices such as -- as called for in this legislation. I know of no opposition at this time and would take any questions. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator DeWitte, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. House 2528 amends the Board of Higher Education Act to create a hunger-free campus grant program. The bill requires each institution to establish a hunger task force or -- in order to be eligible sorry -- in order to determine a hunger free campus. This House Bill is subject to appropriation. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 2528 pass. All those in favor vote, Aye. All those opposed vote, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the -- take the record. On that question, there are 47 voting Aye, 0 excuse me, 6 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2528, having received the required constitutional majority, 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 is declared passed. House Bill 2562, Simmons. Senator Simmons. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. HB 2562 amends the Common Interest Community Association Act, the Condominium Property Act, and the Landlord and Tenant Act to provide for heating and cooling standards for properties that limit their ownership, rental and occupancy to people 55 years and over. It also would require minimum heating temperatures during the winter and spring months. This legislation is meant to be follow up to the bill that we passed earlier this Session that would require air conditioning and -- and State funded affordable housing. This is a great piece of compliment legislation that will help those of the 55 and older and all buildings brought forward by my -- my Representative Hoan Huynh. Proud to carry it in the Senate and would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Bryant, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill creates the Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which provides a person, a private right of action against an individual who committed the offense of doxing or any individual or entity that directs one or more persons to violate the Act and knowingly benefits from participation in a venture that the individual or entity knew involved a violation of the Act. This bill passed committee, unanimously, after a long discussion. It is important to note that this bill requires both an intent to harm, as well as harm that was realized. Happy and prepared to answer questions, if there should be any. 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 2954 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 55 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 2954, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 29 -- House Bill 3026, Peters. House Bill 3026. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

House Bill 3026 amends Unified Code of Corrections to include time served in the county jail as part of a minimum 60-day sentence. I would just say that this was a bill supported by -- was agreed bill involving the Illinois Sheriffs, and the Alliance for Safety and Justice. There was no known opposition and I ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3026 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 53 Ayes, 1 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3026, having received the required 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3055, Senator Sims. House Bill 3140, Senator Sims. House Bill 3149, Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3149 is an initiative of the Secretary of State. It seeks to increase safety amongst commercial drivers. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3149 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? Please take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3149, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3203, Senator Sally Turner. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. This bill is an initiative of the Department of Labor to clarify the process for when the Department of Labor collects back wages that are owed to workers who the Department has trouble getting in contact with after doing an investigation, such as wages that belong to former employees of a business that no longer has up-to-date contact information for that worker. I ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Leader Curran, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

That is not clear for why the Department is doing that. They 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 do not have here. Um, that is not clear from the Department on that. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Leader Curran.

Thank you so much and I ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 3227 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 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3227, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3295, Leader Morrison. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill establishes that the military liaison for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation responsibilities will include notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated with the applicable licensing fees and professional credentials of a spouse or member of the Armed Services when relocating to another State. I know of no opposition to this bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3295 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 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3295, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3301, Halpin. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3301 makes it easier for the Attorney General to find parents that are late in child 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 support and owe money. And I would just add that although this is technically within the Unemployment Insurance Act, it has nothing to do with benefits, taxes, or any employer costs at all. It's simply a method for us to be able to enforce child support orders. I will, belligerently, answer any questions and ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 3301 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 55 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3301, having received the -- the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 334 -- House Bill 3314, Senator Halpin. Mr. Secretary, please -- Oh, excuse me. Senator Halpin seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3314 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3314. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment removes opposition to the bill. I'd ask for its adoption and discussion on 3rd Reading. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussions? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. So, House Bill 3314 is an effort to allow consumer defendants in a small claims case to recover attorney's fees if they prevail in that small claims case. There had been opposition from the financial institutions here in the State. We were able to negotiate an agreed amendment, which we just adopted. That brings the -- those folks to neutral. And I would ask that the -- the Body give a favorable vote. I'll dodge and deflect any questions, though. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3314 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 -- on that question, there are 56 voting, Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3314, having received the required constitution -- having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3322, Sims. With leave of the Body, we're going 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 to go back to House Bill 1190, Faraci. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. House Bill 1190.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1190 requires the owner or operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to do the following: Have procedures in place for testing and identifying suspected natural gas leaks, have procedures in place for when a verified facility release -- excuse me, a verified facility release has occurred, establish a schedule to monitor natural gas levels, install and maintain natural gas detection devices, and maintain routine monitoring in areas impacted by a release. I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Rose, for what -- what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Senator Rose. Yes, this will establish criteria for statewide monitoring. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Rose.

That is correct, Senator. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Rose, any further questions?

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This amends the Illinois Municipal Code to clarify that the requirement of a town of more than 25,000 to elect township officials does not apply to the Town of Normal. By expressly stating that in Article V of the Code that the Town of Normal must elect a president every four years and officers as set forth by ordinance which is a current practice the effect is immediate. This resulted because there were three individuals last year who filed for petitions for positions that were not elected, and it cost the town of Normal some money and time to have to go to court. The court threw it out. This basically codifies that and -- and says that the -- the Town of Normal just needs to do business as it has done. So, I appreciate the discussion that was in Committee. I think that we came back 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 and clarified a lot of the issues that were on people's minds, and I'd be happy to answer any questions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Yes, and -- and we brought in the Normal attorney to address that. There's other parts of the -- of the Code that -- that addresses that this does not change or allow Normal to do anything that it shouldn't be doing in terms of -- of redoing the -- the structure of the -- of the town. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Syverson.

Yes, that's absolutely correct. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Syverson.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. HB 3414 protects child victims of trafficking, abuse, and gender- based violence from receiving extreme sentences in adult courts. Specifically, this -- specifically this legislation would allow the courts, under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, to expand the number of factors that judges can consider in deciding whether to issue an order to prosecute a minor, as an adult, for a felony offense to include any involvement of the minor with the child welfare system. Evidence that the minor was subjected to outside pressure, including peer pressure. The minor's degree of participation and specific role in that offense. Additionally, it amends Unified Code of Corrections to provide that, courts must consider the following mitigation factors in determining the appropriate sentences for a minor. Briefly-- briefly, summarized as a history of domestic or sexual violence, sexual exploitation, or other childhood trauma. Also, would look at any involvement of the person in the community and of course, a comprehensive mental health evaluation of that person. This is excellent legislation. I am beyond honored to be carrying it. It adds another layer of compassion to our court system so that our young people who are disproportionately women that are victims of gender violence don't end up serving long, pointless sentences for scenarios that they oftentimes did not bring upon themselves. I would strongly encourage an Aye vote and would take any questions. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Leader Curran, for what purpose do 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 you seek recognition?

Thank you, Leader Curran for that question. That is correct that this -- these mitigating factors are meant to apply to all of those scenarios to add that extra layer of compassion for scenarios that oftentimes are the reasons why people end up in these scenarios to begin with. There is additional language though, that would add these specific mitigating factors for victims who have perpetuated an alleged crime against the perpetrator of the violence or in -- in plain language, the abuser. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Leader Curran.

To the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

As I'm in support of this bill we know that most crimes are crimes of necessity, but children are seldom responsible or expected to produce those resources needed to live. This is the responsibility of adults. Unfortunately, because of the wealth divide that is growing in our country, there are fewer and fewer families who are ever able to completely provide for their families in a way that does not cause harm. We then expect children to live by the same rules that adults live by when we don't give them the wraparound services that their family and they need. This allows a judge to look at all of these mitigating factors and decide the best course of action that is for that child, and that may include providing resources or removing them from the -- the situation that they live in. But it's for a judge to look at everything possible and make the best determination for our children. Many people don't want to see our children locked up and -- and basically put into solitary confinement when some of our resources in our jails and our juvenile system are not there to protect children in a way that they absolutely need it. This allows judges to really look at that and decide what is the best course of action 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 for these children. I think that we can all agree that we want to make sure that we are not sentencing children to a life of living in a penitentiary system and giving them the best sources that they can be a productive member of our society. I urge an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

So, I rise in support of this bill, and I think… PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

Speakers conflating of wanting to address carjackings as if there should be laid only at the feet of -- of minors I think is irresponsible and incorrect. I agree with this bill. I think that this bill takes into account a number of factors because quite frankly, these issues are complicated. Young people have different brains as adults, and we should recognize that from -- from in our court system. So, I want to thank the sponsor for sponsoring this bill. I support this bill, wholeheartedly. We should give young people an opportunity to have a second chance at life, and we should give judges the autonomy to look at the evidence and base their decisions on that -- on those facts. Thank you. I -- I urge an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator McClure. What purpose do you seek recognition?

Questions for the sponsor. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The sponsor indicates he will yield. Senator Peters.

I just want to get clarity. Does the Chicago Alliance Against 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Sexual Exploitation support this bill? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Simmons.

Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Peters.

Does the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence support this bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Simmons.

Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Peters.

Does the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault support this bill? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Simmons.

Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Peters.

Does the network advocating against domestic violence support this bill? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Senator Simmons.

Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Peters.

To the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

I -- I appreciate the Senator bringing a bill that's supported by so many supporters, people who are fighting back against domestic violence and sexual assault. I think this is a good bill. I hope people vote Yes. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) For further discussion, Senator Plummer, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I thank my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, for a robust debate on this legislation. I would, respectfully, urge an Aye vote, on this bill. Because everyone that votes Yes on this bill is standing with survivors of domestic violence, you are standing with survivors of sexual abuse, you are standing with the survivors of child abuse, and you are standing with the survivors of those that are -- that are sex trafficked in our society, and you are standing with over two dozen organizations, including the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Illinois Coalition against Sexual Assault, 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 the Juvenile Justice Institute and several other organizations and supporting those survivors. Thank you very much. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Ladies and Gentlemen, before we get to the vote, just a reminder, we've had a long debate, so just make sure your computers are able to -- to vote. And so, with that, how -- the question is, shall House Bill 3414 pass. All those in favor will vote, Aye. Opposed, Nays. 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 33 voting Aye, 20 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3414, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3424, Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3424 is an initiative of the Township Officials of Illinois and specifically, my township supervisor, as well. It expands the Township Code to include offering services that include mental and behavioral health, eye and dental care, and other forms of health care. It also allows townships to provide assistance to people with prior convictions and look at the eligibility for subsidized daycare. I know of no opposition and would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson, for what purpose 96  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 do you seek recognition?

This legislation expands the ability for townships to provide general assistance to those who have prior convictions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Syverson.

To those with prior convictions. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Syverson.

Thank you, Mr. President. I -- I -- I appreciate where -- I appreciate the role that the previous speaker has to play. I -- I do, unfortunately, take offense to his comments. This legislation is designed to provide additional capabilities for our local governments to help those that need it. This is not -- I don't know if he's visited his townships recently, but townships don't just give out cash to anybody. There's a process, there's a receipts process, there's an accountability process. And furthermore, I have five letters from law enforcement supporting this legislation, and they wouldn't support it if some of the things that were said previously was -- was a concern for them. I'll just end by saying, you know, we talk a lot about local 98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 control in this Body and there are those that -- I'm someone that believes local control sometimes and I'm someone that doesn't believe it sometimes. There are those that on the other side, especially, that preach about it consistently. Well, here's your chance to practice what you preach, because this provides more local control for our townships to help those that need it. I'll ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 3424 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 39 voting Aye, 14 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3424, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3456. I'm sorry. Forgive me. House Bill 3442, Senator Loughran Cappel. So, we'll go back to House Bill 3456, Senator Bryant. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Bryant seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3456 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3456. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3516 changes the Employee Blood Donation Leave Act to the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act. It allows employees up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month period to serve as an organ donor. I know of no opposition. Would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Chesney, for what purpose you seek recognition? 102  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

Thank you, Mr. President. It's a point of announcement. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) State your announcement. 103  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

The Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is inviting everyone to a legislative reception tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. That's going to happen at the Lincoln Room at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) Senator Aquino, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President, for an announcement. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please state your announcement.

Mr. -- Mr. President, I'll -- I'll be asking for a moment of silence in a -- in a little bit. I want to first thank my staff, Adriana Waldrop, and LRB, and everyone else that has allowed for such fast works, for me to -- to speak on someone very special to me and to this Body. I was able to get a celebration of life done in -- in a day, because it came to me, that today, is a -- a birthday to someone very special to me. He would have been 41 years old. And I'm going to read because I will get emotional, but… The Members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ivan Claudio Gonzalez of Chicago, who passed away on June 14th, 2022, and wish to remember him on the anniversary of his birth, May 10th. Ivan Gonzalez was born to Mario Gonzalez and Rosa Gonzalez on May 10th, 1982; he was the proud child of immigrants who instilled in him a sense of responsibility to help uplift his community. At the age of 22, Ivan Gonzalez began to organize and advocate for progressive change in the Latino community and all communities in Illinois; as a champion for working-class people, 104  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 he helped pass legislation in the General Assembly to better the lives of immigrants through public schools, labor, and affordable housing. And Ivan Gonzalez served as the chief of staff to Senator - to myself, since 2016; during his tenure, he managed day-to-day operations of the senate district office, legislative agenda, community relations and became an influential advocate for the Latino community. He was one of the most iconic and beloved policy and political consultants in the State of Illinois, paving the way for many in politics today, including people in City Hall, Cook County, and recently in Congress with historic election of Delia Ramirez to the U.S. House of Representatives; he served as a senior advisor to then State Representative Ramirez until his passing, which occurred two weeks before her and myself won our -- our elections, last year. Ivan Gonzalez was known for his kindness, generosity, infectious laugh, having positive impact on the lives of many who crossed his path; through his huge, joyous smile, he brought… excuse me, I want to get through this because it's important. He brought together both friends and rivals to remind us that we can always forgive. That there is always an opportunity to forget the past - and - about the past and start over. And Ivan Gonzalez was a true giant in the ever-growing and evolving progressive movement, and his influence on politics in the State of Illinois will not be forgotten. Ivan is survived by his parents; his sister, Vanessa; his brother-in-law, John Velez; his nieces, Liliana and Daniela Velez, who he loved immensely. I want to read something. Last year, Ivan won the Golden Horseshoe Award for best legislative assistant in district office manager. It was written that Ivan Gonzalez was a great guy, hard worker. He knew his politics and genuinely, genuinely a really nice guy. He always had 105  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 a smile on his face and could make a joke out of thin air, but he seemed to have to have at least 40 years of experience in him, even though I am not sure he was even 40 yet. I had looked forward to working with him for years to come. A shame he left us to early. I apologize. Today would have been Ivan's 41st birthday. I want to -- I want to wish him a happy birthday and ask for a moment of silence. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) May we please all observe a moment of silence? (Moment of silence observed) Thank you, Senator. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

Thank you, Mr. President. For purposes of an introduction. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) Please state your introduction.

Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the State Senate and the Irish Caucus I am very pleased to welcome to the Floor a good friend, the Counsel General of the Republic of Ireland, Kevin Burns. So, please, welcome Kevin to the Chamber and come back and say hello to him if you have a moment. So… PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR KOEHLER) Welcome to the Illinois Senate. Senator Aquino, in the Chair. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Joyce, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that we waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 2054, can be heard at 107  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 3 p.m. in the State -- Senate State Government Committee. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Joyce moves to waive all notice and postings requirements so that House Bill 2054 can be heard at 3 p.m., today, in the Senate State Government Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Joyce. We continue with the Order of Senator Joyce. Senator Joyce, for what -- for what purpose do you seek -- would you rise?

Thank you again, Mr. President. I move that we waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 3086 can be heard at 8:30, tomorrow, in the Senate Agriculture Committee. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Joyce moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 3086 can be heard at 8:30 a.m., tomorrow morning, in the Senate Agriculture Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Castro, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Purpose of a motion, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Castro.

I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 1342, House Bill 1204, House Bill 2204, House Bill 2502, House Bill 2507, House Bill 2878, and House Bill 3551, can be heard in -- 3 p.m., today, in the Senate Executive Committee. 108  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Castro moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 1204, House Bill 1342, House Bill 2204, House Bill 2502, House Bill 2507, House Bill 2878, and House Bill 3551 can be heard at 3 p.m., today, in the Senate Executive Committee. All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator Villanueva, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 1109, House Bill 2539, and House Bill 2579 can be heard at 5 p.m., today, in the Senate Revenue Committee. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Villanueva moves to waive all notice and postings requirements so that House Bill 1109, House Bill 2539 and House Bill 25 -- excuse me, 2579 can be heard at 5 p.m., today, in the Senate Revenue Committee. All those in favor say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notice and postings requirements have been waived. Moving back to House Bills 3rd Reading. House Bill 3522, Senator Villivalam. House -- House Bill 3524, Senator Johnson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Johnson seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3524 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3524. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Mr. President, I would like to adopt the amendment and explain it on 3rd Reading. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3524, as amended, creates the Air Quality in Schools Working Group. This working group shall be formed by the State Board of Education with representatives from the Illinois Department of Public Health, as well as other professionals in health, ventilation, and education fields. The working group shall compile resources for schools relating to air quality in schools, best practices for assessing and maintaining ventilation systems, and possible State identify -- possible State and federal funding sources for ventilation needs. The Illinois Board of Education shall make these resources 110  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 available to schools and publish these resources on their website no later than August 1st, 2024. I know of no opposition, and I encourage an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Preston, for what purpose do you seek recognition? Seeing no discussion. The question is, shall House Bill 3524 pass. Those in favor vote, Aye. Those Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? One more time. Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 -- 54, excuse me, voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3524, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3570, Senator Preston. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Preston seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3570 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3570. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

I like to adopt the amendment and -- and explain on 3rd. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? All those in favor say, Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3570 is an initiative of the Chicago Teachers Union. The purpose of this bill is to update a teacher and educator evaluation system, in Illinois, that is almost 10 years old to better diversify the State's educator workforce. House Bill 3570 amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees' Article of the School Code to require the Illinois State Board of Education to analyze and assess the rating data from both the first and last evaluation cycle after the effective date for all probationary teachers and teachers that continue contractual services; broken down by race and ethnicity, of the teachers, at the race -- at the race, ethnicity, and free and reduced price lunch status of the students, in the school, where the teachers work. I have no opposition, on this bill. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 3570 pass. All those in favor will 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 53 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3570, having received the required constitutional 112  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3639, Senator Halpin. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3639 is an initiative to cap the cost of epinephrine injectors, commonly known as EpiPens, to $60 for a twin pack. As many of the folks in the Chamber know, these can cost now up to $500. And it's simply too high a price to pay for a lifesaving medication. So, this bill would cover any insurers within the State of Illinois, capping that price, so that no one has to choose between buying this medication or paying for groceries or their mortgage. I'll defensively answer any questions. I would ask for a favorable vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Sally Turner, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3646 amends the Municipal Employees Section of the Illinois Pension Code, by establishing what pay rate an employee must use to purchase service credit for prior employment with the Chicago Transit Authority or its predecessor, public utilities. There is no opposition and I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3646 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 53 voting Aye -- there are 53 voting Aye, 2 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3646, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3699, 114  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Leader Hunter. Senator Hunter seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3699 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3699. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration? Senator -- Leader Lightford, on Amendment No. 1. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3699. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?

I don't know that I have an amendment. Can you give me a moment, please? PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Yes, ma'am. Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, reclarify the paperwork and actually the -- the amendment is for -- by -- presented by Senator Hunter not Senator Lightford.

I Wish to adopt the amendment and I'll explain on three. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) 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? 115  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill -- Senate Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3699 is a page and line amendment that deletes the underlying language and requires HFS and CMS to implement a pilot program that seems to connect parents in arrears on child support with work opportunities. I know of no opposition, and I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3707 requires that the Illinois Commerce Commission post a notice of administrative citations against the towing company and the outcome of those complaints on the ICC's website. I know of no opposition and would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 3707 pass. All those in favor will 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 56 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3707, having received the required constitutional 117  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3733, Senator Villivalam. Mr. Secretary, please read the…

Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3733 is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Labor. It amends the labor laws to provide for updated and modernized procedures. I don't know of any opposition and would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. Oh, sorry. Senator Wilcox, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3759 is an initiative that's going to make our Illinois public universities a little bit more competitive in recruiting in-state students. The main purpose of the bill is to give those universities access to the high school student directory, to make sure that we can be the first universities to reach out to our students, at low cost, so that we can recruit as many of them possible before the -- the clutches of Iowa universities get their hands on them. So, this is a very good bill. I'm not aware of any opposition. I will answer questions, but I can't promise anyone will like the answers. And I'd ask for a Yes vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3768, as amended, adds people who are Middle Eastern or North African to the uniform list of racial classifications used by State agencies to compile statistical data. I -- it's a bill brought forward by Arab American Family Services, ICIRR and others. I know of no opposition, and I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Seeing no discussion. The question is, shall House Bill 3768 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 -- have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3768, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3801, Senator Belt. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3801 is an initiative 121  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. It provides for retention bonuses of up to $4,000 per year -- per year for two consecutive years to National Board of Certified Teachers that are employed in hard to staff schools. And it defines hard to staff schools as a public school in which no less than 30 percent of the student enrollment is considered low income, as reported by the State Board of Education's report card. Mr. President, I know of no opposition to the bill, and I'm here to discuss. If no discussion, I asked for Aye votes. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Fowler, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3849 defines the "quality date", safety date, and "sell by" date and requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Public Health to publish information to encourage food manufacturers, processors 123  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 and retailers to voluntarily use uniform terms for food products labels to communicate quality dates and safety dates. It allows the Department of AG to accept non-State funds from private and public sources to be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund for the purpose of educating consumers about the meaning of quality dates and safety dates. This is not a mandate. It simply encourages the manufacturers to do this. There is no opposition on this bill, and I ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Stoller, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Not to my knowledge. It simply defines "quality date, safety date and sell by date". So, for example, a "quality date" would be things like, "best if used by, best if used or frozen by" whereas a "safety date" would be a "use by" or "used by or freeze by". So, 124  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 these are common labeling that is used today. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Stoller.

Yes, thank you. Other states are moving in the same 125  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 direction. California has similar laws now, as does Massachusetts. And this is about education, making sure that people understand what these terms are so they can safely consume foods and not just go by the "smell by or taste by test". I urge an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 3849 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? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 34 voting Aye, 20 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3849, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3932, Senator Ellman. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3932 requires that the Comprehensive Health Education Program for elementary and secondary schools include instruction, study and discussion on the dangers of allergies, beginning with the 2024-25 school year. I know of no opposition, and I urge an Aye vote. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall House Bill 3932 pass. All those in favor vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The -- the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 126  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 Take the record. On that question, there are 38 voting Aye, 17 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 3932, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3940, Senator Cunningham. House Bill 3955, Leader Hunter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. 3555 {sic} (3955) amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. The bill provides that hospitals, organized or licensed under these Acts cannot require a patient to pay a co-pay before receiving medical emergency care in the hospital's emergency room. It also states that all Illinois hospitals with an emergency room and licensed under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act cannot delay appropriate medical screenings, examinations, or treatments to inquire about a patient's method of payment or insurance status. The House sponsor of this bill had an incident, in her district where this occurred, and hopefully this will remedy. I know of no opposition, and I would ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Senator Anderson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Yes. Thank you very much, Senator Anderson, for that question. Things like this happen all the time in the inner city. This happened to have happened on the west side of Chicago. But this is not the first time that I've heard of incidents like this. This is not an ambulance issue or anything like that. I don't know if this was a policy of the hospital, or it could have been an aggressive employee in the financial unit that was taking the information. I don't know. But it happened. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Anderson. Senator Anderson.

They refused to service that person without paying unless they pay -- make the copay. So, I don't know if they kicked him out. I know the person did not receive any services. This -- this… PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Hunter.

This happens in the black community all the time. I mean, this is -- we hear - -we hear of things like this that happen all the time. It happens on the south side. It happens on the west side. It happens in the minority communities, all the time. You know. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Senator Anderson.

To the bill, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) To the bill.

I think the key words in this bill are the -- anyone licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act and what's common practice that we've seen our hospital institutions develop immediate care centers that also serve as a quasi E.R. they're not level 1 traumas. And before you can get any service there, they require you to pay the copay. And then before they'll have any test, they require you to make a copay. So, as our hospital systems have expanded to also immediate care centers, they're requiring a copay to be made. So, I think it's happening throughout the State of Illinois and I'm so glad that Senator Hunter you have introduced this bill to eliminate that practice. Thank…,vote. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Seeing no further discussion Leader Hunter, to close.

I would ask for an Aye vote. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) The question is, shall House Bill 3955 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 55 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. The House -- House Bill 3955, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and gentlemen, just a reminder, we have committees this -- this evening, this afternoon, committee's meetings this afternoon 130  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 will be Executive at 3 p.m. in Room 212. License Activities at 3 p.m. in Room 400. State Government at 3 p.m. in Room 409. Local Government at 5 p.m. in Room 409 and Revenue at 5 p.m. in Room 400. Moving to the Order of Resolutions on page 24 at the bottom of page 24, we have Senate Resolution 169, Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, please read the resolution.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Senate Resolution 169 declares May 10th, 2023, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Day in the State of Illinois. Whereas, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was founded on January 15th, 1908, with a mission to provide unity and friendship among college women to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of "Service to All Mankind". Whereas, in 1915, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, hosted its first political action conference in Illinois, Congressman in Illinois and human rights activists, Congressman and activist Martin B. Madden, as the speaker. Whereas, Through the years, establishing headquarters in Chicago since 1949, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated function has become more complex, expanding to mobile members worldwide for advocacy and service projects to improve socioeconomic, racial, political, and environmental conditions. Whereas, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities, diverse collaborative work throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe, Africa and -- and 131  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 the United Arab Emirates integrate an elevated level of personal engagement with the strong bonds of sisterhood and a productive life in community partners. (Whereas,) Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated annual event is an opportunity for members to speak with local lawmakers, engage in workshops, and advocate for critical issues such as Black maternal health, education, and suicide prevention. Whereas, Illinois is the home of 43 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated chapters, 15 of which are located on college and university campuses, and 28 active alumni chapters are located in communities throughout the State of Illinois. Whereas, The regional -- the Central Regional is home to 95 empowered and engaged chapters, serving Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Southeastern Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Whereas, One member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is serving in the Illinois legislature, that's me, y'all, Senator Mattie Hunter, I didn't know my name was in here. And whereas, currently one member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is serving on the Illinois Executive Branch, 48th Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton. And also, as you can recall, our late staffer, retired staffer, Nia Hassan, is the one that coordinated this event for the past 30 years down here in Springfield on May -- So, Whereas, on May 10th, 2023, Illinois members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will participate in and has participated in Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in the State of Illinois. Thank you very much. Kappa. PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR AQUINO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none. The question is, shall Senate Resolution 169 pass. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. 132  STATE OF ILLINOIS 103rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 48th Legislative Day 5/10/2023 There being no further business come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 11:30 a.m., excuse me. Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.