Illinois FOP

N votes were: Ray Poe, Daniel Biss, Daniel Burke, Karen May.

Y votes were Kevin McCarthy, Elaine Nekritz, Thomas Morrison, Darlene Senger, Dave Winters. #SB512

Vote: 5Y, 4N. Bill goes to the floor.

Winters: I think this has to be a shared burden of state paying backlog, employees sacrificing.

Biss: I'm voting yes in the spring on this bill, though, if there's no alternative. #SB512

Biss interrupts and says "no" vote now. It doesn't address ramp. No clear counterproposal. But groups exist to make one. #SB512

Voting.

Rep. May: I proposed that if state doesn't pay it's portion, neither would employees. What if we did that? #SB512

Grasso: As the son of a firefighter, I understand pensions. As a mayor, I understand their unsustainability. #SB512

Bodewes: We're concerned this bill will not solve IL's problems. In past, you've reduced benefits, but problem never got better. #SB512

Andrew Bodewes, FOP and Labor Council: #SB512 Amend 2 does not make changes for sworn officers, but we do have members affected.

Cross: I don't knonw where this goes, but I'm always open to discuss in the future with you, IEA, IFT, everyone. #SB512

Bayer: Not true. We gave you a framework so we could discuss this issue. You never did it. I think we'd be willing to discuss. #SB512

Cross: No one has offered an answer. #SB512

Bayer: If we were only talking about the costs, we wouldn't be here. It's the unfunded liability that's the problem. #SB512

Bayer: I think this committee has to decide, will they decide to side with correction officers, teachers? Or the top 1%. #SB512

Bayer: Those negotiations never took place. Civic committee wrote it and shut us out. #SB512