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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — March 12, 2025

104th General Assembly (2025-2026) · Legislative day 24 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
104th (2025-2026)
Date
March 12, 2025
Legislative day
24
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
1
Original
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Neil Anderson (R)

Pursuant to the directive of the Senate President, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Communication from the President. Letter dated March 12th, 2025. Dear Mr. Secretary, Pursuant to Senate Rule 2-10, I am scheduling a perfunctory Session to convene on March 12th, 2025. Signed, Don Harmon, Senate President. Resolutions. Senate Resolutions 160 through 162, offered by Senator DeWitte and all Members. Senate Resolution 163 through 168, offered by Senator McClure and all Members. Senate Resolution 169, offered by Senator Murphy and all Members. Senate Resolution 170, offered by Senator Koehler and all Members. Senate Resolution 171, offered by Senator Preston and all -- and all Members. They are all celebration of life resolutions and will be referred to the Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution 172, offered by Senator Doris Turner and Senate Joint Resolution 25, offered by Senator Lightford. They are substantive. Introduction to Senate Bills. Senate Bill 2632, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2633, offered by Senator Peters, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2634, offered by Senator Peters, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2635, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2636, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning gaming. Senate Bill 2637, offered by Senator Simmons, an Act concerning appropriations. 1st Reading of the Bills. Committee Reports. Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Excuse me, Committee Reports. Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: refer to 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 24th Legislative Day 3/12/2025 Agriculture Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1951; refer to Appropriations Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1918, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2387, and Senate Bill 1398; refer to Appropriations Health and Human Services Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1926, Senate Bill 1782, 1940 and 2122; refer to Appropriations, Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 241 and Senate Bill 1791 and 2417; refer to Criminal Law Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2185, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2323, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2426, Senate Bills 248, 262, 1554, 1655, 1784, and 1796; refer to Education Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 71, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1231, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1329, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1741, and Senate Bill 1947; refer to Energy and Public Utilities Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1697, and Senate Bills 41 and 1680; refer to Environment and Conservation Committee Senate Bills 1531, 1859, 1872, 2267 and 2414; refer to Executive Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1537, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1576, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1612, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1827, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2018, Senate Bills 300 through 872, Senate Bills 878 through 1172, Senate Bills 8, 19, 47, 49, 50, 51, 144, 150, 179, 296, 1183, 1217, 1239, 1425, 1458, 1556, 1570, 1677, 1792, 1899, 1911, 1929, 1953, 1954, 1996, 2037, 2062, 2064, 2121, 2157, 2178, 2184, 2203, 2255, 2259, 2264, 2273, 2316, 2385 and 2413; refer to Financial Institutions Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2318; refer to Health and Human Services Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1299 and Committee Amendment 2 24th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3/12/2025 1 to Senate Bill 2475; refer to Higher Education Committee Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1322; refer to Insurance Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 268, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1346 and Senate Bills 1258 and 1390; refer to Judiciary Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 104, Senate Bills 1181, 1261, 1485, 1939 and 1964; refer to labor Committee Senate Bill 2406; refer to License Activities Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1325, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2492, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2496 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2503; refer to Local Government Committee Senate Bill 22 Excuse me. Refer to Local Government Committee Senate Bill 224; refer to Pensions Committee Senate Bills 1455, 1461, 1585, 1692, 1707, 1708, 1710, 1752, 1892, 1925, 1933, 2016 and 2020; refer to Public Health Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2215; refer to Revenue Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2290, Senate Bills 1805, 1877, 1977 and 2023; refer to State Government Committee Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 58, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1548, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2506, Senate Bills 20 Senate Bills 2002 and 2108; refer to Transportation Committee Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1938, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2019, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2075 and Senate Bill 2284. Signed, Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Chair. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session pursuant to House Joint Resolution 22. The Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, until the call of the President. The Senate stands adjourned. 3