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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — February 9, 2016

99th General Assembly (2015-2016) · Legislative day 77 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
99th (2015-2016)
Date
February 9, 2016
Legislative day
77
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
3
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Neil Anderson (R)

Pursuant to the directive of the Senate President, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Communication from the President. Letter dated February 9th, 2016. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to Rule 2-10, I am scheduling a perfunctory Session to convene on February 9th, 2016. Sincerely, John J. Cullerton, Senate President. Resolutions. Senate Resolutions 1492 through 1494, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1495 through 1497, offered by Senator Althoff and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1498 through 1503, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 1504, offered by Senator Manar and all Members. Senate Resolution 1505, offered by Senator Oberweis and all Members. Senate Resolutions 1506 through 1509, offered by Senator Link and all Members. They are all death resolutions and will be referred to the Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution 1510, offered by Senator Laura Murphy. Senate Resolution 1511, offered by Senator Mulroe. Senate Joint Resolution 40, offered by Senator Sandoval. Senate Joint Resolution 41, offered by President Cullerton. Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 24, offered by Senator Steans. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 They are all substantive.

Scott Kaiser

Introduction of Bills. Senate Bill 2415, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2416, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2417, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2418, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2419, offered by Senator Bennett. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2420, offered by Senator Biss. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2421, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2422, offered by Senator Rezin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2423, offered by Senator Rezin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2424, offered by Senator Rezin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2425, offered by Senator Rezin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2426, offered by Senator Stadelman. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2427, offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 Senate Bill 2428, offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2429, offered by Senator Bivins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2430, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2431, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2432, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2433, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2434, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2435, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2436, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2437, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2438, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2439, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2440, offered by Senator Bertino-Tarrant. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2441, offered by Senator Bertino-Tarrant. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2442, offered by Senator Mulroe. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2443, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2444, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2445, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2446, offered by Senator Rose. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2447, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2448, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2449, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2450, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2451, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2452, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2453, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2454, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2455, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2456, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 Senate Bill 2457, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2458, offered by Senator McConnaughay. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2459, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2460, offered by Senator Rose. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2461, offered by Senator Barickman. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2462, offered by Senator Duffy. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2463, offered by Senators Righter and Connelly. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2464, offered by Senators Connelly and Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2465, offered by Senator Biss. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2466, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2467, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2468, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2469, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2470, offered by Senator Duffy. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2471, offered by Senator Bush. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2472, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2473, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2474, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2475, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2476, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2477, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2478, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2479, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2480, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2481, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2482, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2483, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2484, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2485, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 Senate Bill 2486, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2487, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2488, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2489, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2490, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2491, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2492, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2493, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2494, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2495, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2496, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2497, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2498, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2499, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2500, offered by Senator Bush. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2501, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2502, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2503, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2504, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2505, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) (Senate Bill 2506.) (Bill within parentheses submitted in writing, but inadvertently not read into record.) Senate Bill 2507, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2508, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2509, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2510, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2511, offered by Senator Nybo. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2512, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) And Senate Bill 2513, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills. Appointment Messages. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 Appointment Message 990407 Governor's salaried appointment Melinda Rowe-Sullivan Arbitrator, Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Appointment Message 990408 Governor's salaried appointment Jean Bohnhoff Director, Illinois Department on Aging Appointment Message 990409 Governor's non-salaried appointment Kenneth Schiffman Member, Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board Appointment Message 990410 Governor's non-salaried appointment Jeffrey Apfelbaum Member, Medical Licensing Board Appointment Message 990411 Governor's non-salaried appointment Maria Laporta Member, Medical Licensing Board Appointment Message 990412 Governor's non-salaried appointment Constance Marks Member, Medical Licensing Board Appointment Message 990413 Governor's salaried appointment Cynthia Barbera-Brelle Administrator Statewide 9-1-1 Appointment Message 990414 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day 2/9/2016 Governor's salaried appointment Patricia Pulido Sanchez Member, Illinois Liquor Control Commission Senate will stand at ease. (at ease)

Neil Anderson (R)

Senate will come to order. Committee Reports. Senator Harmon, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Be Approved for Consideration - Senate Joint Resolution 41. Signed, Senator Don Harmon, Chairman. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, pursuant to the directive of the Senate President, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 10th, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m., or until the call of the Senate President. The Senate stands adjourned. 10