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STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 Clerk Hollman: "House Perfunctory Session will come to order. 2 Introduction of Resolutions. House Resolution 357, offered by 3 Representative Bourne, and House Resolution 359, offered by 4 Representative Lisa Hernandez, are referred to the Rules 5 Committee." 6 Speaker Evans: "The House shall be in order. Members in their 7 chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Wayne Padget, the 8 Assistant Doorkeeper. Members and guests are asked to refrain 9 from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones, and 10 rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance." 11 Wayne Padget: "Let us pray. Dear heavenly Father, we come now 12 praising your mighty power and endless authority. We lift up 13 to you our State Representatives who have the God given duty 14 to enact justice, defend the rights of the poor and needy, 15 and give the land the rest that it so desperately needs. Lord, 16 strengthen them with integrity and character, to act 17 righteously and not out of selfish ambition. Protect them 18 from all evil powers that maneuver to coerce them and grant 19 them abundant wisdom so that they may know your ways to labor 20 for the good of creation and all of us who daily depend on it 21 for life and health. Amen." 22 Speaker Evans: "We will be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today 23 by Representative Walker." 24 Walker - et al: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United 25 States of America and to the republic for which it stands, 26 one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice 27 for all." 10200044.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 Speaker Evans: "Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Harris is 2 recognized to report any excused absence on the Democratic 3 side of the aisle." 4 Harris: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let the record reflect that 5 Representative Carroll is excused today." 6 Speaker Evans: "Leader Welter is recognized to report any excused 7 absence on the Republican side of the aisle." 8 Welter: "Mr. Speaker, let the record reflect that all Republicans 9 are present and ready to work for the day." 10 Speaker Evans: "Have all recorded themselves who wish? Have all 11 recorded themselves who wish? Have all recorded themselves 12 who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 117 13 Members answering the roll call, a quorum is present. Mr. 14 Clerk, Committee Reports." 15 Clerk Hollman: "Committee Reports. Representative Harris, 16 Chairperson from the Committee on Rules reports the following 17 committee action on May 28, 2021: recommends be adopted, 18 referred to the floor is Floor Amendment(s) 2 to Senate Bill 19 2182, Floor Amendment(s) 1 to Senate Bill 2162, Floor 20 Amendment(s) 2 to House Resolution 266. Representative Harris 21 also reported on May 28, 2021: approved for consideration, 22 referred to the Order of Resolutions is House Resolution 359. 23 Representative Mussman, Chairperson from the Committee on 24 Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & 25 Policies reports the following committee action on May 28, 26 2021: recommends be adopted is the Motion to Concur with 27 Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 219, and the Motion to Concur 28 with Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 2748. Representative 29 Evans, Chairperson from the Committee on Labor & Commerce 10200044.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 reports the following committee action on May 28, 2021: 2 recommends be adopted is the Motion to Concur with Senate 3 Amendment 1 to House Bill 816. Representative Kifowit, 4 Chairperson from the Committee on State Government 5 Administration reports the following committee action on May 6 28, 2021: recommends be adopted is the Motion to Concur with 7 Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 832, Motion to Concur with 8 Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1726. Representative 9 Hernandez… Lisa Hernandez, Chairperson from the Committee on 10 Redistricting reports the following committee action on May 11 28, 2021: recommends be adopted is Floor Amendment(s) 1 to 12 House Bill 1980, Floor Amendment(s) 2 to Senate Bill 642, 13 Floor Amendment(s) 1 to Senate Bill 2661." 14 Speaker Evans: "Leader Welter is recognized for an announcement." 15 Welter: "The Republicans request an immediate caucus in Room 114." 16 Speaker Evans: "Leader Welter, could you give me… a time or give 17 me a parameter, please?" 18 Welter: "It will be a fair amount of time." 19 Speaker Evans: "Could you give me something more specific? I mean, 20 we got business to do today. One hour?" 21 Welter: "We're waiting on the census data. I don't know how long 22 that'll take." 23 Speaker Evans: "Could we say… could you commit to one hour?" 24 Welter: "We will do our best, Mr. Speaker. One hour, we will try 25 for." 26 Speaker Evans: "The House will be… we heard one hour, so the House 27 will be at recess for one hour. Thank you." 28 Speaker Hoffman: "The House will come to order. Members, an 29 announcement. This is a reminder of House Rule 51.5. Please 10200044.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 remember to wear a face covering that covers the nose and 2 mouth, except for when necessary for eating and drinking. 3 This includes when speaking on a microphone at your desk and 4 prior to the start of Session. Again, please remember to wear 5 a face covering, including while speaking on the microphone, 6 pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Leader Brady is recognized." 7 Brady: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal 8 privilege." 9 Speaker Hoffman: "Please state your point." 10 Brady: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, it was 20 years ago 11 today that our son, Tom Brady, was born. And I wanted… like 12 to ask all of you in joining me, my wife Teri, and daughter 13 Danielle, a happy birthday salute to our son, Tom Brady, who 14 will be going to Columbia College to study film. Happy 15 birthday, Tom Brady." 16 Speaker Hoffman: "Happy birthday, Tom. On page 7 of the Calendar, 17 Order of Second Reading, appears Senate Bill 2661. Mr. Clerk, 18 read the Bill." 19 Clerk Hollman: "Senate Bill 2661, a Bill for an Act concerning 20 government. This Bill was read a second time, previously. No 21 Committee Amendments. Floor Amendment #1, offered by 22 Representative Lisa Hernandez, has been approved for 23 consideration." 24 Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Hernandez on Floor Amendment 25 #1." 26 Hernandez, L.: "Thank you, Speaker. I seek adoption of Amendment 27 #1, Floor Amendment #1." 28 Speaker Hoffman: "Representative Hernandez moves for the adoption 29 of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all 10200044.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 opposed 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have 2 it. The Amendment is adopted. Third Reading. Read the Bill, 3 Mr. Clerk." 4 Clerk Hollman: "Senate Bill 2661, a Bill for an Act concerning 5 government. Third Reading of this Senate Bill." 6 Speaker Hoffman: "Leader Butler, I apologizes. I saw that you 7 wanted to speak. Is it okay if we just do it on Third Reading? 8 Thank you. Leader Hernandez." 9 Hernandez, L.: "Thank you, Speaker. This Bill, as amended, 10 fulfills our statutory obligation to redraw the Cook County 11 Board of Review districts. The Board of Review is a government 12 office. It provides the taxpayers of Cook County and… an 13 opportunity to appeal the overvaluation of property 14 assessments. The board is comprised of 3 elected Members. By 15 law, the Illinois General Assembly must redraw the district… 16 the district of the board every 10 years. The districts before 17 us today are substantially equal in population, and this 18 proposal is more compact than the existing districts. I ask 19 for an 'aye' vote." 20 Speaker Hoffman: "Leader Butler on Senate Bill 2661." 21 Butler: "Thank you, Speaker Hoffman. Leader Hernandez, could you 22 go a little more in depth? I know we're kind of rushing. We 23 just had a committee hearing on this. We've been in caucus. 24 We assume there's going to be more coming down the pipe today, 25 but could you explain for the Members just a little bit what 26 exactly the board of review does? Why do we need to 27 redistrict? I'm sure we'll have some other questions. But for 28 those of us not from Cook County, maybe explain why we need 29 to redistrict the… the Cook County Board of Review?" 10200044.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 44th Legislative Day 5/28/2021 1 Hernandez, L.: "Sure. The… as mentioned before, the Board 2 basically gives an opportunity for taxpayers to appeal their 3 property. And it is required to do this every 10 years." 4 Butler: "And can you talk to us about how the decision was made 5 to redistrict, as is in the legislation before us? What was… 6 what's behind this? What data has been used? Things like 7 that." 8 Hernandez, L.: "Sure.