Pursuant to the directive of the Senate President, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Communication from the President. A letter dated January 27th, 2026. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to Senate Rule 2-10, I am scheduling a perfunctory Session to convene on January 27th, 2026. Signed, Don Harmon, Senate President. Resolutions. Senate Resolutions 576 through 579, offered by Senator Koehler and all Members. Senate Resolution 582, offered by Senator McClure and all Members. They are all celebration of life resolutions and will be referred to the Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution 580, offered by Senator DeWitte, Senate Resolution 581, offered by Senator Feigenholtz and Senate Resolution 583, offered by Senator Erica Harriss, congratulatory; they are all congratulatory. Senate Resolution 584, offered by Senator Preston. Senate Resolution 585, offered by Senator Hunter. Senate Joint Resolution 47, offered by Senator Simmons and Senate Joint Resolution 48, offered by Senator Villa. They are all substantive. Introduction of Senate Bills. Senate Bill 2897, offered by Senator Villanueva, an Act concerning business. Senate -- Senate Bill 2898, offered by Senator Edly- Allen, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2899, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2900, offered by Senator Joyce, an Act concerning transportation. Senate Bill 2901, offered by Senator Fine, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2902, offered by Senator Morrison, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2903, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2904, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning employment. Senate Bill 2905, offered by Senator Villa, 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 1/27/2026 an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2906, offered by Senator Villivalam, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2907, offered by Senator Murphy, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2908, offered by Senator Anderson, an Act concerning public aid. Senate Bill 2909, offered by Senator Belt, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2910, offered by Senator Morrison, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2911, offered by Senator Erica Harriss, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2912, offered by Senator Stadelman, an Act concerning civil law. Senate Bill 2913, offered by Senator Lightford, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2914, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2915, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning courts. Senate Bill 2916, offered by Senator Murphy, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2917, offered by Senator Ventura, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2918, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2919, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning employment. Senate Bill 2920, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2921, offered by Senator Fine, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2922, offered by Senator Feigenholtz, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2923, offered by Senator Fowler, an Act concerning agriculture. Senate Bill 2924, offered by Senator Anderson, an Act concerning wildlife. Senate Bill 2925, offered by Senator McClure, an Act concerning animals. Senate Bill 2926, offered by Senator Tracy, an Act concerning government. Senate Bill 2927, offered by Senator Simmons, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2928, offered by Senator Halpin, an Act concerning appropriation. Senate Bill 2929, offered by Senator 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 1/27/2026 Simmons, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2930, offered by Senator McClure, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2931, offered by Senator Anderson, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2932, offered by Senator Collins, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2933, offered by Senator Villa, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2934, offered by Senator Collins, an Act concerning domestic violence. Senate Bill 2935, offered by Senator Collins, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2936, offered by Senator Collins, an Act concerning children. Senate Bill 2937, offered by Senator Martwick, an Act concerning public employee benefits. Senate Bill 2938, offered by Senator Guzmán, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2939, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2940, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2941, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2942, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2943, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2944, offered by Senator Koehler, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2945, offered by Senator Koehler, an Act concerning transportation. Senate Bill 2946, offered by Senator Joyce, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2947, offered by Senator Hastings, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2948, offered by Senator Hastings, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2949, offered by Senator Hastings, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2950, offered by Senator Martwick, an Act concerning public employee benefits. Senate Bill 2952, offered by Senator Holmes, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 2953, offered by Senator 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 1/27/2026 Halpin, an Act concerning public employee benefits. Senate Bill 2954, offered by Senator Preston, an Act concerning finance. Senate Bill 2955, offered by Senator Anderson, an Act concerning wildlife. Senate Bill 2956, offered by Senator Anderson, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2957, offered by Senator Stadelman, an Act concerning business. Senate Bill 2958, offered by Senator Koehler, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2959, offered by Senator Jones, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2960, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2961, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2962, offered by Senator Glowiak Hilton, an Act concerning regulation. Senate Bill 2963, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2964, offered by Senator Castro, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2965, offered by Senator Halpin, an Act concerning safety. Senate Bill 2966, offered by Senator Guzmán, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2967, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning employment. Senate Bill 2968, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2969, offered by Senator Johnson, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2970, offered by Senator Hunter, an Act concerning revenue. Senate Bill 2971, offered by Senator Castro, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2972, offered by Senator Morrison, an Act concerning transportation. Senate Bill 2973, offered by Senator Ventura, an Act concerning courts. Senate Bill 2974, offered by Senator Ventura, an Act concerning courts. Senate Bill 2975, offered by Senator Loughran Cappel, an Act concerning appropriations. Senate Bill 2976, offered by Senator Halpin, an Act concerning State government. Senate Bill 2977, offered by 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 1/27/2026 Senator Halpin, an Act concerning education. Senate Bill 2978, offered by Senator Joyce, an Act concerning local government. Senate Bill 297-9, an Act --, offered by Senator Joyce, an Act concerning local government. 1st Reading of the bills. Committee Reports. Senator Lightford, Chair of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Appropriations Committee - Senate Bill 1398, 1521, 1525, 1637, 1771, 1778, 1851 -- Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1851, Senate Bill 2520, 2678 and 2688; refer to Appropriations Education - Senate Bills 79, 1273, 1615, 1657 Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1657, Senate Bill 2193, 2250, and 2350; refer to Appropriations Health and Human Services - Senate Bill 228, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 228. Senate Bills 1755, 1804, 1860, and 1926. Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1926. Senate Bills 1927, 2122, 2190, 2327, 2374, and 2647; refer to Appropriations Public Safety and Infrastructure - Senate Bill 241 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 241; refer to Consumer Protection Committee - Senate Bill 2737; refer to Criminal Law Committee - Senate Bill 1796, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1796 and Senate Bill 2734; refer to Education Committee - Senate Bills 2270, 2676 and 2728; refer to Energy and Public Utilities Committee - Senate Bills 1436 and 2727; refer to Executive Committee - Senate Bills -- Senate Bill 13, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 13, Senate Bills 33, 85, 87, 127, 143, 180, 1224, 1326, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1326, Senate Bills 1423, 1435, 1460, 1564, 1577, 1634, 1665, 1802, 1858, 1889, 1996, 2121, 2157, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2157, Senate Bill 2158, 2170, 2171, 2181, 2184, 2202, 2255, 2273, 2393 Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2393, Senate Bill 2413, 2636, 2652, 2653, 2657, 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 104th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 1/27/2026 2659, 2664, 2667, 2671, 2677, 2714, 2715, 2723 and 2726; refer to Insurance Committee - Senate Bill 1258, 1259, 1327 and 1358; refer to Judiciary Committee - Senate Bills 1914, 2063, 2626, 2627, 2648, 2650, 2696, 2704, and 2735; refer to Labor Committee - Senate Bill 1185; refer to License Activities Committee - Senate Bill 239, 271, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 271 and Senate Bill 1482; refer to Local Government Committee - Senate Bills 1432 and 2645; refer to Pensions Committee - Senate Bills 1451, 1454, 1668, 1707, 1892 and 2020; refer to Public Health Committee - Senate Bill 1579; refer to Revenue Committee - Senate Bills 148, 178, 194, 219, 1314, 1433, 1492, 1543, 1694, 1695, 1813, 1821, 2163, 2670, 2701, 2706, and 2721; refer to State Government Committee - Senate Bills 2295 and 2709; refer to Transportation Committee - Senate Bill 2524; refer to Judiciary Committee then Appropriations Health and Human Services - Senate Bills 1820 and 1940; refer to Criminal Law then Appropriations Public Safety and Infrastructure - Senate Bills 2185, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2085. Signed, Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Chair. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, pursuant to House Joint Resolution 47, the Senate stands adjourned until the call of the Senate President. The Senate stands adjourned. 6