PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The regular Session of the 104th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the gallery please rise? The invocation today will be given by Rabbi Arthur Stern of Temple Israel in Springfield.
RABBI ARTHUR STERN: (Invocation)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Johnson, please lead us in the Pledge.
SENATOR JOHNSON: (Pledge of Allegiance)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) WAND and Lisa Yuscius with Blueroomstream request permission to video stream. Is there any objection? Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journals of January 8th, 9th, and 13th, 2025.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Glowiak Hilton.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary, Be Approved unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Glowiak Hilton moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Thursday, May 1st, 2025.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 Senator Glowiak Hilton.
Thank you, Madam President. I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcripts.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Glowiak Hilton moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolutions 271 and 272, offered by Senator McClure and all Members. Senate Resolutions 278 and 279, offered by Senator Rezin and all Members. Senate Resolutions 280 through 289, offered by Senator Fowler and all Members. They are all celebration of life resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Resolutions Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 275, offered by Senator Ellman. Senate Resolution 276, offered by Senator Morrison. And Senate Resolution 277, offered by Senator Aquino. They are congratulatory. Senate Resolution 270, offered by Senator Fowler. Senate Resolution 273, offered by Senator Belt. Senate Resolution 274, offered by Senator Villa. And Senate Joint Resolution 36, offered by Senator Johnson. They are all substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Would the Members please understand that we are going to be going to Senate Bills 2nd Reading. We'd like you to… House Bills 2nd Reading, sorry about that. We'd like you to move those bills 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 to 3rd if you can. So, can you please make your way to the Floor? Mr. Secretary, Introduction and Reading of Senate Bills for the first time.
Senate Bill 2656, offered by Senator Halpin, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2657, offered by Senator Porfirio, an Act concerning finance. And Senate Bill 2658, offered by Senator Stadelman, an Act concerning finance. 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Mr. Secretary, Appointment Messages.
Appointment Message 1040200, Governor's non-salaried appointment, to be a Member of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees, Dixie Lee Erwin. Appointment Message 1040201, Governor's non-salaried appointment, to be a Member of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees, Michelle Helene Gooze-Miller. Appointment Message 1040202, Governor's non-salaried appointment, to be a Member of the Illinois State University Board of Trustees, Julie Hoeniges. Appointment Message 1040203, Governor's non- salaried appointment, to be a Member of the Secure Choice Savings Board, Erica Marquez Avitia. Appointment Message 1040204, Governor's non-salaried appointment, to be a Member of the State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees, Jameson Joel Ramirez. Appointment Message 1040205, Governor's non-salaried appointment, to be a Member of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, Bryan S. Traubert.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) The Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow the 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 Committee on Assignments to meet. The Members of the Committee on Assignments will meet in the Senate's Anteroom immediately. The Senate will stand at ease. (at ease) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Cunningham, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 783; refer to Appropriations Health and Human Services - House Bills -- House Bill 1862 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2351; refer to Appropriations Public Safety Infrastructure - House Bill 3441; refer to Child Welfare Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3446, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 324, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 411; refer to Commerce Committee - Senate Joint Resolution 31; refer to Criminal Law Committee - House Bill -- House Bills 2521 and 2586, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1302 and Committee Amendment 2 to House Bill 3572; refer to Education Committee - House Bill 380 -- 3081, Senate Resolution 267, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2390, Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 2986, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3500, Committee Amendment 2 to House Bill 3772 and Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 851; refer to Energy and Public Utilities Committees - House Bill 3650 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1062; refer to Environment and Conservation Committee - House Bill 2726 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2419; refer to Executive Committee - House Bill 2952, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1806, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1859, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2947, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3564 and Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3637; refer to Health and Human 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 Services Committee - Senate Joint Resolution 30, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1431, Floor Amendments 3 and 4 to Senate Bill 593, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 798 and Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 1298; refer to Higher Education Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3062 and Committee Amendment 3 to House Bill 3522; refer to Insurance Committee - House Bill 1864, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3677, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3800, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 708 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1480; refer to Judiciary Committee - House Bill 1763, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 2562, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3616, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2001, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2253; refer to License Activities Committee - House Bill 1807, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3356, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1365; refer to Local Government Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 637; refer to Public Health Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1607, and Committee Amendment 1 House Bill 2346; refer to Revenue Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1750; refer to State Government Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 1631; refer to Transportation Committee - House Bill 1120; refer to Veterans Affairs Committee - Senate Joint Resolution 34; Be Approved for Consideration: Senate Bills 613, 968, 1094, Senate Resolutions 100, 105, 248, 255, pursuant to Senate Rule 3- 8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments - Committee Amendments 1 and 2 to House Bill 1364, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3572, Committee Amendment 1 to House Bill 3772 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2473. Signed, Senator Bill Cunningham, Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 Senator Curran, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Question of the Chair, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Your question, Senator.
Madam Chair, I want to draw your attention to the rear here, and I -- I wanted to see if I could get a ruling from the Chair on the appropriateness of Senator Lewis's, Members only jacket, from the 1980s. Are we in compliance?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator, we will take that under advisement. And -- Oh -- Wait a minute, the Senate President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Lewis, it appears you should go change that jacket. Senator Aquino, welcome back, and for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President, for an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Go ahead, Senator.
The Senate Democratic Caucus will have a -- a caucus at the -- in the Senate President's Office at 12:15 for approximately half an hour.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) Senator Anderson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Senate Republicans would also like to caucus upon 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day 5/6/2025 adjournment. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HOLMES) There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on the 7th day of May, 2025. The Senate stands adjourned. 7