PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) The regular Session of the 99th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desk? Will - - will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Ruth Souther -- Souther - I'm sorry - Souther, Sanctuary of the {sic} Formative Spirituality, Auburn, Illinois.
(Prayer by Ruth Souther)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Thank you, Ms. Souther. Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Lisa Chess-Gustafson of the Blueroomstream.com requests permission to videotape. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Tuesday, May 19th, 2015.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Hunter.
Mr. President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator -- Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcript. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 562, offered by Senator Bennett and all Members. Senate Resolution 563, offered by Senator Mulroe and all Members. Senate Resolution 564, offered by Senator Connelly and all Members. Senate Resolution 565, offered by Senator Lightford and all -- all Members. Senate Resolutions 566 and 567, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 568, offered by Senator Holmes and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports. Previous resolutions go to the Consent Calendar.
Senate Joint Resolution 27, offered by Senator Mulroe. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Mulroe, Chairperson of the Committee on Public Health, reports Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 2462, Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 3504, Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 3841, and Senate Amendments 1 and 2 to House Bill 3848 Recommend Do Adopt. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator Collins, Chairperson of the Committee on Financial Institutions, reports Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 2477 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Forby, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor, reports Senate Amendment 4 to House Bill 3323 and Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 3619 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Haine, Chairperson of the Committee on Insurance, reports Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 3382 Recommend Do Adopt. Senator Sullivan, Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, reports Senate Resolution 330 Be Adopted, as Amended; and House Bill 3234 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Holmes, Chairperson of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, reports Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 276 Recommend Do Adopt; Senate Resolution 548 Be Adopted. Senator Hunter, Chairperson of the Committee on Energy and Public Utilities, reports Senate Resolution 232 Be Adopted. Committee Report Correction. On May 19th, 2015, the Senate Committee on Judiciary omitted House Bill 3933 from its report to the Senate. House Bill 3933 is reported to the Senate with a recommendation of Do Pass.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 159. Together with the following amendment which is attached, in 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 159. We have received a like Message on Senate Bill 374, with House Amendment 1. Passed the House, as amended, May 18th {sic} (19th), 2015. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. A Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 217. Passed the House, May 19th, 2015. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Muñoz, for what purpose do -- do you rise? SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Mr. President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that Message 990165 can be heard on Monday, May 2nd {sic} (25th), in the Senate Executive Appointment {sic} Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Muñoz moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that AM 990165 can be heard on Monday, May 2nd {sic}, in the Senate Executive Appointment {sic} Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all -- have it, and all notice and posting requirements have been waived. Senator McCann, for what purpose you seek recognition? SENATOR McCANN: 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Thank you, Mr. President. I move to waive all applicable posting and notice requirements so that House Bill 3538 may be heard in the Senate Executive Committee this afternoon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator McCann moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that House Bill 3538 can be heard on -- today in Senate Executive Committee. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all the notice and posting requirements have been waived. Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 217, offered by Senator Biss. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) With {sic} all Members at the sound of my voice please come to the Senate Floor? We're going to proceed with 2nd Readings for the last time. Again, all Members at the sound of my voice, please come to the Floor. We're going to proceed to 2nd Readings for the final time. Senator Righter, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
I was -- thank you, Mr. President. I was unaware my speak light was on. But, good morning. It's good to see you. Do you anticipate us starting our work anytime soon?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Yes, yes, I do. I was waiting for more of us to arrive on the Floor. Senator Righter.
Okay. Because, Mr. President, seriously, if you would have 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 just said you were waiting on me to arrive, I would have known that there was some other request following up from that. So, we're ready to go to work whenever you are, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) I'm sorry, Senator McCarter. For what purpose you seek recognition? SENATOR McCARTER: Purpose of an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your announcement. SENATOR McCARTER: Ladies and Gentlemen, I have with me today an assistant, Page for the Day. His name is Zachary Stephenson. Zachary goes to Vandalia Junior High School. Now, if you ask him where he lives, he lives on the outskirts of Shobonier, which I'm sure everyone here knows where that is. But he did -- he lives in a rural community. He's -- he's involved in -- in eighth grade with the SHOC, the Students High on Christ. He's -- he is a -- he loves reading books, but he's also an athlete. He's -- he's looking to be -- he's hoping to be on the varsity wrestling team this -- as a freshman at weight 106, I think it is. And so, I welcome him here today. He -- he thinks he has an interest in being in politics someday. This may or may not, you know, determine whether that happens. Hopefully we can encourage him and he can be a part of our State's government someday. I -- welcome Zachary.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Let's welcome Zachary to Springfield. Welcome to Springfield, Zachary. Hope you enjoy your day. Senator Bill Haine, for what purpose do you seek recognition? 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) You're always welcome. State your point, Senator.
Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I'd like to take a few moments to call your attention to a visitor today in the gallery here behind the Democratic side, Andy Griffin. He's a constituent from Glen Carbon, Illinois, and he serves as President of the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Their Association numbers more than fourteen hundred certified registered nurse anesthetists statewide and there are another three hundred student CRNAs in training. They provide highly specialized anesthetic care to our State's citizens. Andy also is the Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at SIUE School of Nursing - Ladies and Gentlemen, another great institution in our State. And I would appreciate you giving Andy and the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists a warm Springfield welcome. I have a special bond with them since, similar to the nurse anesthetists, my speeches have a tendency to put people to sleep. Would you give Andy and his nurse anesthetists a warm Senate welcome?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Welcome to Springfield, Andy, Mr. Griffin. Welcome to Springfield. Thanks for coming up. Senator Forby, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you. Today, I have a Page with me today. His name is Conner Reese. He's six years old and he's in kindergarten. And 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 he goes to school at New Berlin Grade School. And when he grows up, he wants to be a police officer. And his favorite sports is baseball and basketball. His mom and dad lives here in Springfield. And he says one of the things -- his best thing about him, he says all the girls likes him. I think he'll fit right in here today. Will you give him a big hand?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Welcome to Springfield, Conner. Glad you could be here. Good luck. Enjoy your day. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your point.
I, too, have a Page for the Day. I have with me Hannah Thurow. She's an exchange student from Berlin, Germany. She's actually now attending Alden-Hebron High School, which is in my district. Her interests are travel, sports, languages, music, and she does believe that as she progresses in school, she'll do some type of design work - fashion or interior - or maybe social work. So, can we give her a nice Illinois Springfield welcome, seeing as how she traveled across the ocean to be here today?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Thank you for being here. Enjoy your time in the State and thanks for coming down. Appreciate it. We're -- we're going to proceed for the final time to House Bills 2nd Reading, starting at page… Senator LaHood, for what purpose do you seek recognition? SENATOR LaHOOD: 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Thank you, Mr. President. For purpose of an introduction.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your introduction. SENATOR LaHOOD: Thank you, Mr. President. I'm happy to be joined today by a young lady who's going to be with me today. Her name is Valerie Van Wingerden. And Valerie is from Oglesby, Illinois. And she is a graduate of LaSalle-Peru Christian School and also a graduate of Cedarville University, where she majored in sociology and Spanish, with a minor in the Bible. And Valerie enjoys reading, writing, and photography. And her future plans include republishing her poetry book and publishing articles that she has written in the past. Her parents are Nick and Marjorie Van Wingerden from Granville, Illinois. And, Mr. President, I'd like the Senate to give Valerie a warm Springfield welcome. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Welcome to Springfield. Enjoy your time here. Thanks for coming. On the Order of 2nd Readings, we will start at the bottom of page 30. House Bills 2nd Readings. House Bill 152. Senator Manar. Senator Manar. Senator Manar. Senator Manar. Out of the record. House Bill 163. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Out of the record. House Bill 165. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Out of the record. Moving on to page 31. Senator McGuire. Senator McGuire. Senator McGuire. Senator McGuire. Out of the record. Senator McCann. House Bill 352. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 352. 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 735. Senator Cunningham. Out of the record. House Bill 806. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Out of the record. House Bill 821. Senator Hutchinson. Senator Hutchinson. Out of the record. House Bill 1081. Senator Cullerton, John Cullerton. President Cullerton. President Cullerton? Out of the record. Senator Luechtefeld, what -- for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. I -- I have four -- four young ladies in the gallery here that I'd like to introduce. I -- I had 'em -- they -- they -- they've been very successful, I think, because I -- I had 'em in class at one time, if that -- if that says anything. But I -- I would really like you -- I would really like you to -- to show them a warm welcome. They're from Okawville and friends of mine. And they're right there. If you'd please stand, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Welcome to Springfield. Thanks for coming up. Enjoy your day. Senator Bennett, for what purpose do you seek recognition? House Bill 1326. Senator Bennett. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 1326. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 1516. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 1566. Senator Steans. Senator Steans. Out of the record. House Bill 1660. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 2502. Senator Sandoval. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. House Bill 2628. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 2790. Senator Righter. Senator Righter? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2790. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or -- oop! Excuse me. The Committee on Public Health adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we'll go back to page 30. House Bill 152. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 152. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Going back to page 31… All right. Proceeding 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 to page 32 on the Order of 2nd Reading, House Bill 2925. Senator Trotter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2925. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities and Pensions adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. With leave -- leave of the Body, we will proceed to page 34, House Bill 4107. Senator Righter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4107. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Returning to page 32 on the Order -- Order of 2nd Reading, House Bill 3101. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 3126. Senator Manar. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3126. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3133. Senator Harris. Senator Harris. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
House Bill 3133. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3136. Senator Sandoval. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. House Bill 3194. Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. House Bill 3203. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill -- 3213. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 3215. Senator Harmon. Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3215. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3237. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 3262. Senator -- President Cullerton. President Cullerton. Out of the record. House Bill 3284. Senator Hutchinson. Senator Hutchinson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3284. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3284 -- I mean - I'm sorry - House Bill 3303. Senator Raoul. Senator Raoul. Out of the record. House Bill 3304. Senator Hutchinson. Senator Hutchinson. Mr. - - Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3304. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3323. Senator Holmes. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3323. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted Amendments 1 and 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 4, offered by Senator Holmes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Holmes, to explain the -- the amendment.
Yes, thank you, Mr. President. I would like to ask for the adoption of the amendment and I will explain it on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator -- Senator Holmes moves for the adoption of the Floor amendment. Is there any question? All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3444. Senator Jones. Senator Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 3475. Senator Lightford. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. House Bill 3476. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 3485. Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter. Out of the record. House Bill 3493. Senator Martinez. Out of the record. House Bill 3497. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 3504. Senator Delgado. Senator Delgado. Out of the record. House Bill 3523. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 3529. Senator Tom Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. House Bill 3577. Senator Jones. Senator Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 3624. Senator Steans. Senator Steans. Out of the record. With -- with leave of the Body, we will return to page 31, House Bill 1285. Senator Cullerton wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1285. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Leave of the Body, we will return to page 32. 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 3262. Senator Cullerton wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3262. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Senator Bennett, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
For the purpose of an introduction.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your…
Thank you, Mr. President. In our visitor's gallery today, I would like to welcome three distinguished guests that we have from Gibson City, Illinois, my hometown. We have my aunt, Kathy Bennett, who is -- many of you know her husband, Representative Tom Bennett, in the House. Next to her is Joan Cole. And my favorite high school teacher, Beverly Zebarth. Also, all teaching at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School. What? She taught English, I should point out. So if you'll please stand, and if everyone would please welcome them to the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please -- welcome to Springfield. We appreciate you being here. Enjoy your day. Thanks for coming. We will -- we will proceed to the bottom of page 33. House Bill 3695. Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter. Out of the record. We will proceed to 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 page 34. Skip Senate Bill -- I mean House Bill - I'm sorry - House Bill 3763 and go down to House Bill 38 -- 3812. Senator Hastings. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3812. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3840. Senator Harris. Senator Harris. Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3840. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3841. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 3882. Senator Jones. Senator Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 3895. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 3896. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan. Out of the record. House Bill 4006. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4006. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will return to 4007. House Bill 4018. Senator Muñoz. Senator Muñoz. Out of the record. House Bill 4025. Senator Tom Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4025. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4029. Senator Tom Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4029. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Agriculture adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4128. Senator Forby. Out of the record. Senator Rose, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 An inquiry. Is Senator Bennett in the Chamber? Has anyone seen Senator Bennett? Oh, there he is. Can we welcome Senator Bennett to the Chamber and his guests, who happens to be -- the lovely lady on the end is a constituent of Senator Barickman's and is the wife of Representative Tom Bennett. If we can welcome them to the Chamber, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) I think we already -- welcomed them, but we'll welcome them again, Senator Rose. Welcome to the Senate. Senator Harmon, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
A parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your inquiry.
Have we become the House of Representatives while I wasn't looking?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) No, it never will be. With leave of the Body, we return to page 31 to pick up House Bill 8-2-1. Senator Hutchinson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 821. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. I'm sorry. Withdraw that 3rd Reading. Are -- have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Hutchinson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Hutchinson, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Body. The amendment is partly technical and also the result of negotiations that happened with a number of higher institutions of education in the City of Chicago regarding this bill. And it will become -- along with the underlying bill, that I'll explain when it actually gets to 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Is there any…
I move to adopt… I move…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Hutchinson moves to adopt. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Staying on page 31 is Senate {sic} Bill 2502. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2502. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Moving on to page 32. House Bill 3136. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3136. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will return to Senate Bill -- to page 2, Senate Bill 1441. Return to page 2, Senate Bills 2nd Reading, Senate Bill 1441. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1441. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Clayborne, for what purpose do you rise?
A -- a -- a point of introduction, Mr. -- Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Please state your introduction.
I have -- today with me paging is Keith Treadwell. And I would like for you-all to recommend -- recognize Keith Treadwell today for being a Page.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Mr. Treadwell, welcome to the Illinois Senate. Let's give him a hand. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn to page 33 of your printed Calendar, still on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading, is House Bill 3693. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3693. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn to page 34. House Bill 4007. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4007. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen, on page 32 of your printed Calendar, we're going to return to House Bill 3101. Senator Sullivan. Senator Sullivan, 3101? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 3101. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Agriculture adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we'll turn to House Bill 3203. Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3203. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Continuing on that Order, House Bill 3213. Senator Sullivan? Leave of the Body, we'll turn to page 33 of your printed Calendar. House Bill 3523. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3523. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Turning to page 34 of your printed Calendar. 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 3841. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3841. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Sullivan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sullivan, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. Secretary {sic}. It's a technical -- amendment. I'll be happy to discuss it on 3rd and ask for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sullivan moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3841. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Continuing of page 34 of your printed Calendar, House Bill 3896 -- 3895. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3895. (Secretary reads title of bill) 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Sullivan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sullivan, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. Secretary {sic}. Again, a technical amendment. Be happy to discuss it on 3rd and I ask for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Sullivan moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3895. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Continuing of that Order, House Bill 3896. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3896. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we're going to turn back to page 33 of your printed Calendar, still on the Order of 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bills 2nd Reading, is House Bill 3444. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3444. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Jones.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Jones, on your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption and I'll explain it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Jones moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3444. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Still on that page 33 is House Bill 3577. Mr. Secretary. I'm sorry, we're going to continue to page 34 of your printed Calendars. House Bill 3882. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 3882. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Mr. Secretary, can we make sure that the -- the record is correct as to the bill? And there were no amendments, Mr. Secretary? 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, with leave of the Body, we're turning to page 5 of your printed Calendar on the Order of Senate Bills 3rd Reading. This is final action. I'd ask all Members to be at their desks. This is final action. House -- or, Senate Bill 276. Senator Harris wishes to proceed. Senator Harris seeks leave of the Body to recall House {sic} Bill 276 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Is there any objection? Seeing none, leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 276 -- Senate Bill 276. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harris.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris, on Amendment No. 1.
…to adopt No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris with -- with -- withdraw Floor Amendment No. 1 to House -- to Senate Bill 276. Mr. Secretary, have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Harris. 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris, on Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 276.
Adopt it. I would like to adopt it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 276. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 276. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 276. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Harris, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 276 with the Senate Floor amendment, it maintains the intent of Senate Floor Amendment 1 but clarifying the terminology. It requires agencies which hold mandatory pre-bid conferences must hold meetings near the area in which services are rendered. It also creates the diversity in construction mentorship program. And the amendment requires the Capital Development Board to establish a four-year construction diversity mentorship program 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 between the Board and minority-owned, female-owned, and veteran- owned businesses. And I will ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 276 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 50 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. Senate Bill 276, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Sandoval, for what purpose do you seek recognition? Senator Sullivan, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please state your point, Senator.
Thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have some special guests with me here today. Amber Shupe is from -- lives in my district, just north of Quincy, small town of Ursa. She is a freshman in -- at Unity High School -- Mendon-Unity High School. She's very active in the FFA, also active in a number of sports. She's also a member of the History Club, which is near and dear to my heart, as a history major. She won the Unity High School U.S. History award. And she's also received an award for the Society for Academic Achievement with a 4.0 GPA. She will be attending the STEM Program at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland this summer, so… She is joined by her mother, Dr. Emily Shupe. And -- oh, 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Emily's up in the gallery up here. First of all, I'd like you to recognize those folks, Mr. President, if you will -- or those guests.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) A warm Senate welcome for our very impressive guests here. Please rise and be welcomed to the Illinois State Senate. Senator Sullivan, you have more introductions?
I do have more introductions, Mr. President. Thank you very much. I also have two seventh graders. They are from Highlands Middle School in LaGrange Highlands District 106. My sister is the Superintendent up there in that district. And these two young gentlemen here: Anthony - I got to figure out how to pronounce your name, Anthony. I wrote it down somewhere - Chiapetta. Is that correct? Anthony Chiapetta is very -- enjoys football, wrestling. He wants to be a police officer when he gets older. And a fine young man. And also, Adam - is it, Bietz? - Bietz. And Adam is also a seventh grader. Enjoys football, basketball, video game. Wants to be a professional athlete, Senator Harris, when he -- when he gets older, so… He is joined by his mother, Patty. And I'd like everybody to welcome all these fine young people here today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Will our guests please rise and be welcomed to the Illinois State Senate? Glad to have you here. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we're going to be turning back to House Bills 3rd Reading. Again, this is final action. I'd ask all Members to be at their desks. This is final action. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 28 of your printed Calendar, on the Order of House Bills 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 3rd Reading, is House Bill 3753. Senator Morrison, do you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3753. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Morrison, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The -- this provides that the Department on Aging may provide grants to invest in projects aimed at integrating mental health services for older adults into primary health care settings, both public and private non-profit entities. I would be happy to answer any questions and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3753 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 51 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3753, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3757. Senator Althoff. Senator Althoff, did you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3757. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Althoff, on your bill.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. House Bill 3757 creates a reimbursement mechanism for IMRF. In the event that a retired employee returns to work within the IMRF system but there is failure to notify IMRF that that individual is returning to work as a full-time employee, then there's a mechanism in which to get reimbursement for that period of time.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3757 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 49 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3757, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3766. Senator Biss. House Bill 3785. Senator Cunningham. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3785. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cunningham.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3785 amends the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act. It allows a detainee's conduct while confined to the county jail pending trial or sentencing to 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 be used against him or her for purposes of revoking good behavior credits. I know of no opposition to the bill. I'd appreciate the Chamber's support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3785 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 51 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3785, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3788. Senator Tom Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3788. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd -- 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3788 is an -- is an initiative of the Tollway Authority. It extends the time a rental car company can contest a toll violation by providing the Tollway Authority with a copy of the leasing agreement from twenty-one days to now thirty days. I know of no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3788 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 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 record. On that question, there are 52 voting Aye, none voting No, 1 voting Present. House Bill 3788, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3797. Senator Luechtefeld. House Bill 3848. Senator Bush. House Bill 3884. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3884. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) …Connelly.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3884 is an initiative of the Department of Corrections. It increases the sentence credit from sixty days to ninety days for a prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing while committed to the Department of Corrections. I'm unaware of any opposition and would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3884 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 51 voting Aye, none voting No, 1 voting Present. And House Bill 3884, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3887. Senator Bertino-Tarrant. House Bill 3897. Senator Righter. On the top of page 29 of your printed Calendar, still on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, House Bill 3909. House Bill 3910. 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3910. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Collins.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 3910, as amended, amends the Title Insurance Act by requiring a title insurance company to remit, rather than pay, the three- dollar-per-policy fee to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and, two, removing the requirement for title insurance companies to send original applications for title insurance agent registrations to the DFPR and replacing it by allowing the title insurance company to forward a copy to DFPR. I know of no opposition. I ask for an affirmative vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3910 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 50 voting Aye, none voting No, 2 voting Present. And House Bill 3910, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. A purpose -- personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Please state your point, Senator.
You know, today is a very special day. It's the month of May. I celebrate my birthday in May, and also Senator Lightford celebrates her birthday in May. But today is State Senator Toi Hutchinson's birthday. So… I never thought you and I would be very, very close friends. It's been an honor to serve with you. Like I told you last night, "When I first met you, I said, 'This is the woman that came in a week before me and now has more seniority than me.'" So, I want to wish you a very happy birthday. And enjoy your day.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Happy birthday…
And she's twenty-nine.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) …Senator Hutchinson. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, with leave of the Body, we're going to turn back, very briefly, to the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading to accommodate Senator Lightford's super-secret schedule. House Bill 3194. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3194. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Commerce and Economic Development adopted Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Mr. Secretary, on page 33 of the printed Calendar is House Bill 3475. Mr. Secretary, please read that bill.
House Bill 3475. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3683. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3683. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Good luck and Godspeed, Senator Lightford. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we'll return to page 29 of the transparent printed Calendar, House Bills 3rd Reading. Senator Biss, House Bill 3930? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 3930. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Biss.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3930 simply harmonizes definitions of "sexual orientation" in the law with the Human Rights Act to cover gender identity and make sure that the various definitions are identical throughout the law. Happy to take any questions and I'd appreciate your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3930 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3930, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3932. Senator Raoul. House Bill 3944. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3944. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Koehler.
Yes, thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a motorcycle may be equipped with auxiliary accent lights, including standard bulb running lights and light-emitting diode pods and strips. It provides that the auxiliary accent lights shall not be red or white {sic} or oscillating, rotating, or flashing. And it defines auxiliary accent light. I know of no opposition and appreciate a supportive vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Forby, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you. I'm just glad today to see this bill that has the lights, because my motorcycle has them lights on it. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Forby. Is there any further discussion? Any further confessions? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3944 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, none voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 3944, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3967. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3967. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Martinez. 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3967 allows birth grandparents to participate in the Adoption Registry and to petition a court for the appointment of a confidential intermediary. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3967 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3967, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3977. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3977. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Mulroe.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3977 repeals two statutory hearsay exceptions involving witnesses who are unavailable due to the defendant's wrongful conduct. House Bill 3977 leaves Illinois Rules of Evidence 804(b)(5) as the doctrine that governs whether an unavailable witness's out-of- court statement is admissible at trial. I know of no opponents. I'd ask for your Aye votes. 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3977 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, none voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 3977, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3983. Senator Haine. House Bill 3988. Senator Connelly. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Connelly seeks leave of the Body to recall House Bill 3988 to the Order of 2nd Reading. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Now on the Order of 2nd Reading is House Bill 3988. Mr. Secretary, have there been any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Connelly.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Connelly, on your amendment, if you're ready to proceed.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. I'll discuss it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Connelly moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3988. All in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 3rd Reading. Now on the Order of 3rd Reading is House Bill 3988. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3988. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Connelly.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3988 amends the Criminal Code. It provides that the court shall order a person convicted of transmitting a false report to a peace officer or making a fake 9-1-1 call to reimburse that public agency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by the public agency. The amendment caps the reimbursement at ten thousand dollars. I'm unaware of any opposition and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3988 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 3988, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4015. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4015. (Secretary reads title of bill) 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This amends the Insurance Code, creating a business entity license, a limited lines producer license for businesses that would happen to be required to sell credit life or credit accident health insurance - for example, an automobile dealership. No opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4015 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4015, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4044. Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter? House Bill 4049. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4049. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Link.
Thank you, Mr. President. This just changes various statutory references to {sic} impact the disabled community to reflect updated terminology. I know of no objection to the bill. 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4049 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4049, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we're going to jump right back to House Bill 4044. Senator Hunter indicates that she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4044. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Hunter.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 40 -- 4044 makes various reforms to the structure and makeup of county juvenile justice councils and it adds the local public defender to the list of individuals who must designate a member to sit on a local juvenile justice council. It prohibits {sic} the juvenile justice council to consist of no more than twenty-one voting members and that they must meet monthly, rather than intermittently. I know of no opponents to this bill and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 the question is, shall House Bill 4044 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. And House Bill 4044, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we will return later to House Bill 4074. House Bill 4078. Senator Morrison. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4078. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Morrison.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill provides that any director, executive director, or similar executive officer of a public body with gubernatorial appointments that is hired in the last ninety days of an outgoing Governor's term shall only remain in that office for sixty days after the incoming Governor takes office. This is identical to Senate Bill 1369, which passed this Body 53-0-0.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4078 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4078, having received the 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Rose, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Please state your point, Senator.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen, in the gallery behind us are fifth graders from Mahomet-Seymour Lincoln Trail, my hometown. They are classmates of my son, Jack's, who was her last week, and they're all waving to us. If we could welcome 'em to Springfield. They're -- oh, by the way, they'd be Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Prather, and Mrs. {sic} (Miss) Swartzendruber's class. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) …Senator. Will our guests in the gallery please rise and be welcomed to the Illinois State Senate? Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, on page 30 of your printed Calendar, still on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, is House Bill 4089. Senator Noland. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4089. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Noland.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is the first of two bills that are interrelated really. House Bill 4089 ensures that the 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Department of Human Services is given any and all pertinent information - by that, would mean identifying information - related to the prisoner and transfer of prisoner into its custody. House Bill 4089 requires the same -- same information be provided to the Department of Corrections when a detainee is transferred from a county jail also to be transferred to DHS when a detainee is placed in custody.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4089 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4089, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, House Bill 4090. Senator Noland. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4090. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Noland.
Thank you, once again, Mr. President. So, House Bill 4090, continuing on, clarifies that the only identifying information that may be released to law enforcement is those such -- identifying information would be such as height, weight, tattoos, things like this, in order to assist in the recovery of a person 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 who has left the mental health facility or the custody of DHS without being free to do so. As previously written, 4090 does not specify -- had not specified what information may be released. I know of no opposition. Ask for Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4090 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, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4090, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4096. Senator Steans. House Bill 4097. Senator McCarter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4097. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: Ladies and Gentlemen, House Bill 4097 amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. It provides that no law enforcement agency may refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis of missing person's mental state or medical condition. This is especially helpful in the cases with folks with dementia. It's critical that you report this immediately, because once they get past a certain range, it's very difficult to find where they're at. So I ask for all Aye votes. Thank you. 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4097 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4097, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4112. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4112. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This requires the Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to develop curriculum for the training -- for a training program in crisis intervention addressing police responses to individuals with mental illnesses. It's an initiative of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Chiefs of Police, and the -- the agencies that deal with the mentally ill, NAMI. There is no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion at all? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4112 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 58 voting 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4112, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4113. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4113. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Forby.
Thank you. 4113 amends and allows Southern Illinois University student newspaper, the Daily Egyptian, to proceed in printing without a bidding process. It also makes two student members of Carbondale and Edwardsville of Southern Illinois University Boards of Trustee {sic} a -- voting members. Currently, the Governor processed one of 'em as a member. As of now, they only have eight voting members. With this one, will give 'em nine, they'll be able to break a tie. I -- I don't know of any oppositions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4113 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 No, none voting Present. House Bill 4113, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4115. Senator Anderson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 House Bill 4115. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Anderson.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 4115 would require the Department of Agriculture should provide the Department of Human Services with a link to its website for information. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall post on its website a link to list the gasoline and service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture. And this is due to -- rather than posting the addresses and telephone numbers to all gas and service stations in Illinois. I know of no opposition. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4115 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. And 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4115, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4120. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4120. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator Haine.
…you -- thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This establishes that a funeral director may temporarily transport a body out of Illinois, at the direction of a federally designated organ tissue procurement organization, without a permit issued by the Department of Public Health and then return the body after the organ donations are done. This avoids the difficult task of finding hospitals to do it, in our area, especially, and many border areas. It'd require the DPH to adopt rules to implement the self-issued permits. No -- no opposition to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Senator Rose, for what purpose do you rise?
Just a question.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Sponsor indicates he will yield. Senator Rose.
Currently, Senator Haine, do you have to have a permit to take a body out of Illinois? Really?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.
Yes, sir, you do - issued by the Department of -- of -- of Public Health. So they're required to take 'em to a local hospital, many of which are not designed to do it and they don't want to do it. 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Rose. Is there any further discussion? Any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 4120 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 4120, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 4130. Senator Rezin. Senator Rezin? House Bill 4137. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4137. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Haine.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is our first revisory bill by our distinguished Legislative Reference Bureau, which makes our work here sensible. It makes the sausage that we produce palatable. I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Haine. Is there any discussion? Can't believe there's no discussion of this bill, Senator Haine. The question is, shall House Bill 4137 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 this question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 No, none voting Present. House Bill 4137, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we are going to continue on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading. We have reached the end of the Order, so we're going to return to the top on page 18 of your printed Calendar, House Bills 3rd Reading, starting with House Bill 95. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 95. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Connelly.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 95 amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that discovery, such as admissions of fact and genuine -- genuineness of documents, physical and mental examinations of parties and other persons, the taking of depositions, shall be in accordance with the Supreme Court rules. It simply codifies the Supreme Court opinion in Vision Point of Sale versus Haas. I'm aware of no opposition and respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 95 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 58 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 95, having received the 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 123. House Bill 132. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 132. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Althoff.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. House Bill 132 is a trailer bill to Senator Koehler's bill last year, Senate Bill 49. And what it does is it clarifies that provisions regarding farmers' markets only apply to farmers' markets and not the entire Food Handling (Regulation) Enforcement Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 132 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 132, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 169. Senator Martinez. With leave of the Body, we'll return to House Bill 169 a bit later. House Bill 182. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill -- excuse me, 182. (Secretary reads title of bill) 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Senator Althoff.
Thank you, again, Mr. President. House Bill 182 is actually a bill that this Chamber has considered not once, but twice, and it's passed out of here unanimously, ran into a little bit of difficulty in the House. So we actually started the bill in the House this Session and it passed. What this bill does, it amends the Illinois Highway Code. It provides that funds for township and road districts may be derived from other road district sources, but may not exceed the amount that would be allocated under the motor fuel tax fund formula. Be happy to answer any questions. Ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HARMON) Thank you, Senator Althoff. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 182 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 57 voting Aye, none voting No, none voting Present. House Bill 182, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 184. House Bill 198. Senator Trotter. Senator Link in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) With leave of the Body, we'll go back to House Bill 169. Senator Martinez. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 169. 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 169 provides that upon request from a police chief, county sheriff, or State's Attorney, the arresting law enforcement agency must delete arrest records of a person arrested because of mistaken identity. And I'll be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall -- Senator Nybo, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Senator Martinez, thank you for taking my question. Could - - could this create -- this proposal that you have, could this create criminal liability for a law enforcement agency by deleting an arrest record, even if the person was wrongly arrested, without going through the process of obtaining permission to delete such a record?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez.
Senator, no. 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Nybo.
Thank you, Mr. President. Another question. Can't a person already expunge arrest records that -- that don't result in charges? I mean, isn't there an argument that could be made that we're not really changing anything with this proposal?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez.
Senator -- Senator, the difference here is that when a -- when a record needs to be expunged, it's on the expense of the individual. And I think that if there was a mistake in identity by the fact the police arrested the wrong person, I think that should be deleted by the, you know, by the entity, not by the individual who has to go and hire someone to help him expunge his records.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Martinez, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall House Bill 169 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 49 Ayes, 6 Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 169, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 198. 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter. House Bill 208. Senator Brady. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 208. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Brady, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. It's a very simple bill. It helps economic development in the State of Illinois. And I'd ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 208 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 208, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Brady, for what purpose do you rise?
Announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your announcement.
I just want to say thanks to everyone for voting for making pumpkin the official pie of Illinois. And I wanted to let you know that in celebration of that, the Chamber of Commerce in Morton 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 will be providing pumpkin pie to Members of the Senate forthcoming.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) I'm glad you did it after the vote. House Bill 218. Senator Noland. House Bill 369. Senator Noland. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 369. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Noland, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. Some Members of the Chamber may recall this bill. This bill visited upon us last year sailed out of here with a unanimous vote, 54 to 0, as I recall. A rather sensitive bill, so I would like to have people's attention. This is the bill that will provide that the statute of limitations for sexual assault kits, and also known as the rape kits, does not include -- statute of limitations does not include the period in which the sexual assault evidence is collected and submitted to the Illinois State Police until the completion of the analysis of that evidence. Happy to take any -- any questions that folks may have.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Raoul, for what purpose do you rise?
Question of the sponsor. I just want to make sure this is the bill I'm thinking about. Is -- this is a bill… 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will yield.
This is a bill that tolls the statute because law enforcement hasn't done something. Right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Noland.
That's correct, Senator. Law enforcement had not passed the kits on to the State Police to be analyzed. Yes, that's correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Raoul.
And the statutes -- a statute of limitations in general, you know, affords some protections to the accused. Can you elaborate on -- on that -- on -- on the origin of statute of limitations?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Noland.
Senator, I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to provide you the -- quite the historical depth that perhaps that Senator Haine might, but statute of limitations, generally speaking, built into our Constitution as -- as a -- a need for us to provide evidence in a timely manner in order to prosecute cases and provide judicial fairness to defendants as a long-held tradition here in the United States. But this bill will toll the statute of limitations in cases where hard evidence - hard scientific evidence - is -- is gathered - okay? - that it -- first of all, it exists; it is gathered; but, however, is left untested. And law 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 enforcement will often tell you the reason why they've not tested it is because we have not properly funded them, enabling them to -- to process these -- these kits in -- in a timely manner.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Raoul.
To -- to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
You know, I -- I know that we often passively vote Yes to these type of bills because they involve sexual assault cases, but it's important to be conscious of what the sponsor defined in the -- with regards to the origin of statute of limitations in the first place, to provide fairness to the accused, and the accused could be, in many cases, an innocent party. In this case, with regards to this bill, we're talking about tolling the statute of limitations, not because of something that the defendant has ineffectively done, but we're talking about tolling the statute of limitations because law enforcement hasn't done something timely. That is very contrary to the -- to the policy behind statute of limitations. That is very contrary to -- to the criminal justice system as -- as we know it. And so on that basis, I urge a No vote to this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine, for what purpose do you rise?
To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 To the bill.
Mr. President, I -- I share many of the misgivings of my distinguished colleague, Senator Raoul. However, there's a key difference here. And as -- and as we should know, the statutes of limitations were -- became part of the law as a check upon the arbitrary power of the king. In Roman times, they were a check on the power of the emperor to go back and dredge up charges against the innocent. And they're similar in the law to the Fifth Amendment prohibition against requiring people to testify against themselves in the sense that they -- after a certain number of years, if evidence is in the hands of only those with dim memories or many of the witnesses are dead, then it requires a defendant to prove a negative. "I didn't do it." Whereas, it shifts the burden away from the State to prove they did do it. That's a key distinction. That's why I agree with Senator Raoul; they're analogous to the Fifth Amendment and other constitutional protections. Now we've expanded the statute of limitations with objective facts - if someone has DNA, for example, preserved and they have other indices of guilt and -- the statute of limitations is extended, perhaps for many, many years, fairly. The -- the reason why I'm going to support this bill is that this is something that is in the hands of law enforcement and it is not something that the -- that the victim, the alleged victim, has done in any way. It is not her fault that the police in this jurisdiction were absolutely incompetent and should have been decommissioned as police officers in Illinois, but it is not her fault. Therefore, it is -- it -- it -- it is an objective test, which should allow for a tolling of the statute. It's similar, in my mind, to leaving 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 the State. If a -- if an accused or defendant leaves the State, that also tolls the statute of limitations because they're beyond the jurisdiction. That's similar here. It doesn't do a violation to the fundamental principle. So on that basis, I'd recommend an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Raoul, for the second time, for what purpose do you rise?
My -- my name was used in the debate by my distinguished colleague, Professor Haine, and I dare challenge - and I made the mistake of mentioning his name - of distinguishing what we have here from a defendant leaving the State. Because the point that I made, it's -- it's -- it's -- it's incompetence on behalf of law enforcement that's leading to the tolling of the statute. A defendant leaving the State - it's the defendant's act that calls for the tolling of the statute. And I think that's the important distinction between what the distinguished professor mentioned and -- and -- and the case in this State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Senator Noland, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. I was prepared just simply to say, what Senator Haine said, because he said it all so well. To follow up on what Senator Raoul is alluding to, regarding the competence of the defendant versus the competence of law enforcement for not bringing this evidence, let's ultimately look to the competence of the evidence itself. As Senator Haine -- to remind the Body of what Senator Haine said, this is objective scientific evidence 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 that's being brought in sufficient amount of time in a manner to bring -- to bring a case effectively and in a fair manner. I would also urge that -- you know, there's a reason why we use the terms "rape" and "murder" together in the same sentence. Murder has no statute of limitations. And when you -- when -- when somebody engages in rape, in a sense, they murder a small part of an individual and a small part of the world. And there's a good reason why we might toll the statute of limitations in this instance. Therefore, I urge an Aye vote. Thank you, one and all.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall House Bill 369 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, 1 Nay, 1 voting Present. House Bill 369, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Noland, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you once again, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege. I'd like to…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State -- state your point.
Thank you. I'd like to introduce the inspiration for this bill. This bill would otherwise be known as the Rosa Pickett bill. Attacked and being within an inch of her life many years ago, unable to bring this evidence because her kit had not been kept, she has fought this battle on behalf of all the victims currently existing and those in the future that might be affected by our 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 lack of due diligence in bringing these kits to full analysis. Rosa, please step up -- or, stand up and receive a very warm Springfield welcome and salute for your efforts. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) With leave of the Body, we'll go to page 20, House Bill 494. Senator Van Pelt, for what purpose do you rise? Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 494. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Take it out of the record for right now. Will the Committee on Assignments please meet in the President's Anteroom immediately? The Committee on Assignments, please meet in the President's Anteroom immediately. After that committee report, we will go back to 3rd Readings. (at ease) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 352; refer to Criminal Law Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1453 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3215; refer to Education Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3159; refer to Executive Committee - House Bill 217; refer to Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 2641 and Floor Amendment 4 to House Bill 3983; refer to Local Government -- Government Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2636 and 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3693; refer to State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3220; Be Approved for Consideration - House Bill 3748 and Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 3848. Pursuant to Rule -- Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments: Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 343 and Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 3983. Signed, Senator James F. Clayborne, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator -- Rezin, what -- for what purpose do you rise?
Mr. President, I move to waive all applicable posting and -- notice requirements so that House Joint Resolution 10 may be heard in the Senate State Government Committee this afternoon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Rezin moves to waive all notices and posting requirements for {sic} House Joint Resolution 10 can be heard today at 5:20 -- :15 {sic} in -- in the Senate State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and all notices and posting requirements have been waived. I'd like to make an announcement. Can I get everybody's attention? Executive Committee today will meet at 2:35 in Room 12 -- 212. Licensed and -- Activities and Pensions, today at 2:35, Room 400. State Government and Veterans Affairs, today at 2:35, Room 409. Local Government will meet today at 4 p.m. in Room 212. Criminal Law, today at 4 p.m. in 409. Agriculture will meet today at 5 o'clock in Room 409. Judiciary will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Room 400. Education will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Room 212. Senator Murphy, for what purpose 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 do you rise?
Purpose of announcement, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your announcement.
I'm very pleased to announce the inaugural meeting, along with Senator Kotowski, of the Chicago Cubs Caucus tonight - Chicago's National League Ball Club. Hot. They're on the rise. Kind of like Illinois themselves. D H Brown's tonight about 8:15. First pitch against the Padres, 9:10. We kind of fumbled one away last night. We're going to see if we can get this thing back on the right track. Love to see you tonight at the Chicago Cubs Caucus. And let's go Cubs!
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Had I known that was the purpose, I wouldn't have recognized you. House Bill 494. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 494. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt, on your bill.
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman {sic}. House Bill 494 limits the types of convictions that would automatically disqualify an individual from employment within a school district or disqualify individuals from obtaining a educator's license or result in a revocation -- revocation of an educator's license. So House Bill 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 494 - to talk about what it actually does - current law -- with current law, drug offenses are barred -- people with drug offenses are barred, except for possession of less than ten grams. With House Bill 494, drug offenses are still barred, but after seven years, people with less than thirty grams of cannabis can have access to employment again. Also, sex offenses are barred. And under House Bill 494, sex offenses are barred as well, except for misdemeanor prostitution and misdemeanor public indecency. And everything else remains the same. So House Bill 494 has the full support of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Policy Institute, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Cabrini Green Legal Aid, and many, many others have -- are in support of this bill. So I urge -- and I have no opposition whatsoever. And I urge your Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Murphy, what purpose do you rise?
To the bill, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
I rise in support of the bill. Senator Van Pelt, I appreciate your work on this, your advocacy on this. We in Illinois have a -- a significant recidivism problem. And to me, this is a bill that provides an increased opportunity to give people a second chance if they can prove they've earned that second chance. We want people out of our jails, out of our prisons, and back to work in productive lives. What Senator Van Pelt's bill does is give 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 people who have rehabilitated themselves more of a chance to get their life back on track, to give them the opportunity to go back to work and make their lives productive again. It has a safeguard in place that I think is really important. They still have to be hired by the local schools. And we all have people who represent our local schools and it's their job to keep those schools safe. If they feel like the people applying have the -- have rehabilitated themselves to the point where they can be trusted in those schools, I think we ought to give 'em the latitude to let 'em hire these people. Again, this is a bill about redemption. This is a bill about a second chance. I appreciate the careful way you've crafted it, Senator, and I strongly urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McCarter, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCARTER: Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Indicates she will yield. SENATOR McCARTER: Senator, I just -- I just heard it said that if they have been rehabilitated, they would have a chance. How do -- how do you know that? How will a school district know that, that they've been rehabilitated? And how much effort will they spend to do that? Who will they go through? Who will they contact?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt.
It's up to the school district. They have a legal process that they go through to determine whether someone has been 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 rehabilitated. Also, there's a seven-year waiting period. And on top of it and before they make the decision, they're able to look at the original arrest. They get a copy of the charge and the final disposition. They get all the background information surrounding the arrest, not just simply the charge. So they're able to see if someone pleaded down or not, what they pleaded down from, and they're able to make those decisions. Right now, school districts are empowered to make the decision whether they hire someone who has maybe even a felony record, from retail theft all the way to kidnapping. So the school systems are already making those decisions. All this does is lift the lifetime bar from people with prostitution offenses and indecent -- public indecency and as well as low-level drug offenses. So in my opinion, they're already making decisions about that now - our school districts; we've already empowered them to do that. All we're doing is now saying the people who have become victims of prostitution, and maybe we're giving 'em a chance to get their life back on track.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: So, help me feel better about this bill by telling me what kinds of offenses will -- can be overlooked if they were seven years ago or longer and which ones will not be overlooked.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt.
Okay. Drug offenses of thirty grams of cannabis or -- or less. Drug offenses in the past seven years, except for less than 10 grams, and, also, sex offenses, including prostitution and 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 public indecency. And, you know, in many cases when a person is arrested, they -- if they're in the act of prostitution, it's a public -- having sex publicly, and instead of charging them with prostitution, they charge them with public indecency, 'cause that's the easier charge to get and people will plead down to that. And so, in many cases, if we just -- if we just say, you know, just people with prostitution only and not include the public indecency, what we'll do is cut out a lot of people who have been victims of prostitution, who have been in that life as a result of -- as a result of the things they've suffered.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: So are you saying that sex offenses would not be looked at, except -- or the only ones that would be looked at would be prostitution, but other sex -- sex offenses would still be forgiven, in a way, if they were seven years or longer? I -- I just need to know which ones apply and which ones don't.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt.
Just prostitution and public indecency. No other sex offenses - they are barred for life from our school system. Just prostitution and public indecency are the only two. Misdemeanor public indecency. Not -- not any type of indecency around children or, you know, anything like that. And on top of it, as I said, the school districts get the whole report, the arrest report, everything. They're not -- they're not left with looking at the end charge; they're able to look at every single thing that has 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 something to do with that case before they make the decision. And that's why the Illinois State Board of Education has become a proponent for this bill, as well as the Illinois Policy Institute.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McCarter. SENATOR McCARTER: To the bill. In -- in my analysis, I don't see where the State Board of Education is -- said that they're actually in favor of this. Maybe -- maybe my analysis is wrong. But, I have -- forgiveness is a great thing. Rehabilitation is a great thing. I spend a lot of my free time working with people on being rehabilitated. I -- I believe they can change. My caution here is that you're dealing with a very important population. We're dealing with the next generation that we have to be very, very careful who we put with them, because they can change their lives for greatness or they can destroy lives, and who we choose to bring -- raise our children in schools. So I'm -- I'm not sure that we can afford to be too forgiving and too free in this area. For that reason, I'm going to vote No. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Luechtefeld, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
You know, many times we, in -- in -- in cases like this, we -- we -- we vote against something like that to be safe. I mean, we don't want to see a mailer out there, that sort of thing. We've 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 all -- we've all done it. We watch it. This particular bill, I believe, has merit. I believe that -- and will -- will there be somebody disappoint us someday? And -- and maybe it will make it look as if we should never have passed that bill, but -- that may happen. But, for the most part, I think this has -- I think this is worth -- worth voting for it and would advocate that we vote for this bill. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McConnaughay, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Question for the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Indicates she will yield. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Senator Van Pelt, I rise in support of your bill. I just want to make sure that I understand that victims of human trafficking who have convictions of prostitution will get a second chance with this bill. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt.
That is correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator McConnaughay. SENATOR McCONNAUGHAY: Thank you. In -- in recognition of the fact that over twenty thousand men, women and children are trafficked in this State each and every day, I thank you for providing a way for those individual -- if they get an opportunity to get out of that environment, to 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 get their life back on track. I thank you for providing that bill. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Raoul, for what purpose do you rise?
To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
You know, I -- I think the Senator from the other side of the aisle who spoke earlier, spoke to the fact that this is very narrowly tailored bill and there was some discussion that happened after that speaker that may have confused it for some. But these -- these are very limited offenses and there's a seven-year period. There was discussion about rehabilitation. If you've gone without any conviction of any felony within that seven-year period, that's evidence of the rehabilitation. When we think about this, we have to think of not only about employees who may be employed by the school district. An example was given to me of somebody who had a cannabis offense who had worked for years for a contractor with the school district, who had to be fired, notwithstanding her exemplary performance as an employee for several years, simply because of the contract with the school district because of prior cannabis offense. That's ridiculous. That's against the policy that the Governor is embracing with regards to criminal justice reform and -- and reducing recidivism. And so I suggest that we all join the Governor in embracing this policy and vote Aye on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Senator Collins, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
Nothing in this bill is a mandate and nothing in this bill requires a school to hire anyone. It just gives them an opportunity to -- to access and to evaluate the applications. As you can see, I am a hyphenated sponsor of the bill. And initially I had qualms about the legislation, but once I was reassured that the restrictions and how narrowly the legislation had been drafted, I am an enthusiastic supporter of the bill. We know that in many communities, the schools are the largest employer, and I can think of no better example of a society that believes in second chances than to hire individuals who have changed their habits and want to be put on the right track. And what example for the children in the school to see people that look like them, that have encountered the same hardships and temptations of living in -- within a certain community, that might have fallen down, but now have gotten back up and are trying to rehabilitate their lives and provide adequate employment for a community that probably needs the tax base within that district. So I can think of no better example of how we move forward as a society than uphold the values of giving individuals a second chance. And so I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Delgado, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. To the bill, 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To the bill.
First of all, I rise in strong support of Senator Van Pelt's legislation. I, too, like fine-tailored comprehensive legislation. It's going to have an impact. We all were part of the Sheridan experiment and having Sheridan Correctional turn into a second-chance facility to segregate and, if you will, separate our drug users or -- or those with crimes in that area from those other prisons. And it was a smart thing to do and we lost a wonderful model and I really appreciate the Senator bringing this forward. And just to sum up why this is such a wonderful bill: Keeping in mind that one in three Americans have been arrested by the age of twenty-three, resulting in many job applicants having criminal records. Communities of color are disproportionately affected and the cost of incarceration - and I knew that from doing enough PSIs - for those who reoffend due to lack of employment opportunities, over two hundred million dollars. I -- I could speak as a former parole agent. I like to use my old titles because we were in those fields. We commend, because this is the same judges we used to work for, Mr. President, that says, "Get the work done." These are families and these are individuals with illnesses and other factors. So I would hope -- hope that all green lights are coming forward. We know what the bill does do and we're going to make sure that it -- it removes the lifetime ban for man and woman with controlled substance convictions. So let's not have to relive Sheridan again. We do need a new model and this is a great step forward. I would ask for an Aye vote. 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Van Pelt, to close.
I just would like to say that I'm so grateful to all -- everyone that stood up and even some of you that haven't stood up but nodded to me that you know this is important. It means so much to me to be able to be a part of a Body of people who understand that people deserve a second chance. They need to be -- people need to be able to get another chance. A lot of times when people are caught up in prostitution, it's not by their own desire, but it's -- they've been forced. They're victims, and then for us to add hurt to that by saying there are certain places you just can't go, I think that's wrong. So I was really happy to carry this bill and I'm just thankful for all the support that I have here in this Chamber. And I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall House Bill 494 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 36 Ayes, 10 Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 494, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Eric Cortellessa, Medill News Service, seeks permission to video. Seeing no objection, permission granted. With leave of the Body, we'll go to page 22, House Bill 2580. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2580. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sullivan, on your bill.
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2580 creates an oversight regarding decisions to which a -- when a -- when a highway commissioner permanently posts a road at a lower weight limit. The bill requires that before a highway commissioner could permanently post a road at a reduced weight limit, he or she must first conduct a public hearing. It also expands who may appeal the decision by a highway commissioner to lay out, widen, alter, or vacate a township road. I know of no opposition. Be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 2580 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 2580, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we'll go to page 24, House Bill 2932. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 2932. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator LaHood, on your bill. SENATOR LaHOOD: Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Bill 2932, Mr. President, fixes a loophole in the law as it pertains to when flags should be lowered at the death of a military personnel or somebody in service, Mr. President. And the unfortunate part of this bill is there was a tragic death that occurred with a Captain in the Air Force and -- I'm sorry, Captain in the Marine force {sic} and his name was Captain Reid Nannen. And this bill came from the House, where Representative Keith Sommer started the bill and brought it over here. And this helps close the loophole of when flags can be lowered in the State of Illinois. And the story of Captain Reid Nannen is as follows: He was a thirty-two-year-old Marine Corps fighter pilot. He was killed on March 1st, 2014, in Nevada, as a Top Gun fighter pilot there. He's originally from Hopedale, Illinois, where his parents still live, and he grew up there, was a graduate of Olympia High School in 2000. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2004, and he was a member of the ROTC there, where he met his wife. He leaves a -- he left a wife, Sarah, and four young children. In his service to the military, Mr. President, he did two tours in Afghanistan, in 2010 and in 2012. He was an accomplished fighter pilot. He was assigned to the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 in the Marine Aircraft Group 12. In addition, Mr. President, his personal awards include the following: The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Air Medal Strike IV Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. At the time of his unfortunate death, this was a quote about Captain Nannen, quote, "Captain Nannen was a fighter pilot through and through. He embodied all the qualities of the heroic aviators of old and was the leader of the current generation. His love of flying was surpassed only by his love of 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 family and there was no better husband, father or friend," said Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Gordon, the Commanding Officer of VMFA 242. Captain Reid left four children between the ages of seven and one. Those children include Peter, Curtis, Betsy, and Isla, who all now reside in Illinois with their mother, Sarah. When the funeral occurred last March of 2014, at the time, the Marines that attended commented on how the flag was not at half-mast or lowered at that time and that where he had died at in Nevada, they had been. And because of a loophole in the law, that was not possible. This bill will change that and allow active duty personnel that were in service, training at the time, will allow this not to ever happen again, Mr. President. And I'm honored to bring this bill forth today. I'm honored to have as chief co-sponsors, Senator Bill Brady, Senator Mike Hastings, and Senator Sam McCann, and I'd be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any question? Senator Hastings, for what purpose do you rise?
I just want to rise in support of this bill, Mr. President. I think that most people don't understand, when you say training in the military, they think it's not dangerous. I can tell you when you fly fighter planes or high-explosive, high-intensity training, that's almost as deadly as it is when you go to combat. And those people that don't, they -- for some unfortunate reason that pass away during the training incident, they should be honored by lowering the flag at half-mast. We've had experiences like this in -- in my military service and I think it's only right to go ahead and display the flag correctly for those that have fallen 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 in service to our country.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? The question is, shall House Bill 2932 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 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. House Bill 2932, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator LaHood, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR LaHOOD: Thank you, Mr. President and the Members of the Senate, on that previous bill, and thank you, Senator Hastings. At this time, Mr. President, I do want to recognize, for purposes of an introduction, three people in the gallery. Captain Nannen's mother and father are here today, Dale and Mary Ann Nannen, and also the sister of Captain Nannen, Briana Nannen. They are in the gallery behind the Republican side here, along with Representative Keith Sommer. If I could please have them rise, and we can honor them here today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Silverstein in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Okay, with leave of the Body, we're going to turn to page 26, House Bill 3429. Senator Tom Cullerton. Does he wish to proceed? Does wish to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3429. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3429 amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. It creates an exemption from certain filing and registration requirements for the sale or issuance of a security to an accredited investor so long as the security was not general advertised and intrastate securities offerings that meet certain conditions. For many of you who have probably seen the Small Business Advocacy Center rolling around here the last few months and talking about it about the last year, this will allow the State of Illinois to participate in intrastate crowdfunding. I -- I know of no opposition to the bill and I thank all of the bipartisan support and the sponsorship.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Thank you, Senator Cullerton. Seeing no questions, the question is, shall House Bill 3429 pass. All those in favor will say Yea. 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 {sic} (58) Ayes, no voting No. And Senate -- House Bill 3426 {sic}, having received the required constitutional majority, hereby declared passed. Now we'll turn -- with leave of the Body, we're going to turn to page 29, House Bill 4074. Senator Harmon, do you wish to proceed? Senator Harmon wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4074. (Secretary reads title of bill) 83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. House Bill 4074 corrects an anomaly in Illinois law with respect to the -- the restoration of driving privileges that has been revoked in another state. If your Illinois driver's license is revoked, it can be reinstated through licensure in another state, but if another state has revoked your license, Illinois can't reinstate it without you going back to that state, establishing residency, getting your driver's license in the other state and then applying for your license in Illinois. I'm not aware of any opposition and I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Seeing no discussion, the question is, shall House Bill 4074 pass. All those in favor, vote Yea. 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 57 voting Yea, no voting Nay. And House Bill 4074, having received the required constitutional majority, is hereby declared passed. Now with leave of Body, we're going to page 36, House Joint Resolution 21. Senator McCann. Mr. -- you wish to proceed? Mr. Secretary, please read the resolution.
House Joint Resolution 21, offered by Senator McCann.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator McCann. SENATOR McCANN: 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Chamber. Today, May 20th, 2015…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator McCann, let's just get some attention. Could we have, please, your undivided attention? Senator McCann, please. SENATOR McCANN: Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate that. Today, May 20th, 2015, marks the thirty-third anniversary of the last watch of Illinois State Trooper Bernard Delano Skeeters. He was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on Interstate 55 near Williamsville. Trooper Skeeters became an Illinois State Trooper on March 9th, 1970, and served for twelve years. He was assigned to District 9 in Springfield. He was the youngest of fifteen children and he was survived by his wife, Marie, and their three sons, Tom, Ron, and the late Andy. Ron was here today with us. He was actually here hoping to watch this be passed. I don't know if he's still here or not. I hope so. HJR 21 designates the Shuttle {sic} (Stuttle) Road overpass over I-55 in Williamsville as the "Trooper Bernard D. Skeeters Memorial Overpass". And I move for the resolution's adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Any questions? As this resolution requires the expenditure of State funds, a roll call will be required. Question is, shall House Joint Resolution 21 be adopted. 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 Yea, no voting Nay. And Joint -- House Resolution -- House -- House Joint Resolution 21, having received the required constitutional majority, is here -- declared -- by {sic} adopted. 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 44th Legislative Day 5/20/2015 Mr. Secretary, Resolutions, please.
Senate Resolution 569, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. It is a death resolution, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Consent Calendar. Seth Richardson from the Illinois State Register {sic} (The State Journal-Register) asks leave to take photographs. Leave's -- leave is given. Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill 2135, offered by Senator Connelly. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator Lightford, what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. I move to waive all notice and posting requirements so that Senate Resolution 477 can be heard today in the Senate Criminal Law Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SILVERSTEIN) Senator Lightford moves to waive all notice and posting requirements so that Senate Resolution 477 can be heard today in the Senate Criminal Law Committee. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. Ayes have it, and -- and the notice and the posting requirements are waived. There being no further business to come before the Illinois Senate, the Senate will stand adjourned until 11 o'clock on the 21st day of May. The Senate stands adjourned. 86