"The hour of 12:00 having arrived, the House will be in order. The Chaplain for today will be the Reverend Richard Maye, Pastor, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Springfield. The Reverend Maye is a guest of Representative Michael Curran. Will the guests in the gallery please stand and join us for the invocation?
Reverend Maye."
"Let us pray. Lord, our prayer and song is about kindness and justice. Within this chamber, we will seek to advance purity of heart and fairness for all mankind and womankind. We will strive not to let our eyes rest on any misconduct. Lord, we realize that You are God who loves justice, insisting on honesty, justice, virtue, as You have done for every generation of Legislators. We approach you at the opening of this Session in humility. We know that you do not tolerate looks of haughtiness and proud hearts. We believe that only the woman or man who makes progress as the blameless do can be Your servant. There is no room in this great place for any hypocrite or anyone who advances the cause of falsehood. Since, Lord, this is Your business, that these men and women are conducting here, be among these, Your servants, guiding their thoughts and actions, emotions and deeds. Allow these men and women to walk in the integrity of Your spirit within the halls and chambers of this, our State Capitol. In Your son Jesus name we do ask. Amen."
"The Gentleman from McLean, Mr. Ropp, will lead us in the Pledge to the Flag."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day
"Roll Call for Attendance. April 2, 1986 Mr. Clerk, take the record. 110 Members having answered to the Call of the Quorum, a quorum is present. Mr. Piel, do you have any excused absences this morning?"
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, would the record show that Representative Hoffman and RepresentativeStange are excused today."
"Let the record so reflect. What purpose the Gentleman from Lake, Mr.
"Yes, Mr. Matijevich, seek recognition?" Speaker, Members of the House, Wyvetter Younge is an excused absence today and she should be removed from the Attendance Roll Call."
"Alright, alright. Let the record show that Ms. Younge has an excused absence and will be removed from the Roll Call. Yes, Mr. Johnson, for what purpose do you seek recognition?"
"I was just... It's not a facetious question. I just wonder. We had 110 present and 7 absent. What happened to the 118th Member?" Speaker Greiman: submitted a "Yes, Representative Soliz has apparently resignation and there has been no replacement for him. Μr. Piel, for what purpose do you seek Clerk recognition? Committee Reports." O'Brien "Representative White, Chairman of the Committee on Human Services, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 1, 1986, reported the same back with the following recommendation: Do pass House Bill 347 and House Bill 1473. The Committee on Rules has met pursuant to Rule 29(c)-3. The following Bills have been ruled exempt on April 1, 1986: House Bills 2527, 2529, 2537, 2546 2549 2550 2552, 2557, 2569, 2574, 2576, 2577, 2579, 2581, 2582,2583,2585, 2590, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2596, 2599, 2601, 2603, 2605, 2608, 2609, 2612, 2613, 2620, 2622, 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 2626, 2630, 2631 2634, 2635, 2639, 2641, 2642, 2644, 2645, 2648, 2652, 2654, 2656, 2667,2670, 2678, 2680, 2682,2684, 2687, 2694, 2700, 2701, 2708, 2709, 2717, 2725, 2726, 2733, 2734, 2737, 2738, 2739, 2740, 2757, 2760, 2761, 2763,2765, 2768, 2770,2772, 2774, 2775, 2777, 2778, 2781, 2782, 2783, 2784, 2785, 2786, 2790, 2791, 2794, 2798, 2801, 2802, 2804, 2806, 2807, 2808, 2810, 2815, 2819, 2820, 2822, 2825, 2828, 2837, 2844, 2850... that's 2850, 2856, 2861, 2862, 2864, 2865, 2871, 2872, 2873, 2879, 2886, 2889, 2905, 2912, 2913, 2914, 2915, 2917, 2919, 2924, 2925, 2927,2938, 2946, 2947, 2958, 2959, 2961, 2966, 2969 and 2971. Signed, John Matijevich, Chairman."
"Mr. Clerk, the Adjournment Resolution."
"House Joint Resolution 159. Resolved by the House of Representatives of the 84th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein, that when the House of Representatives adjourn on Wednesday, April 3, 1986, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 8, 1986, at 12:00 noon. And when the Senate adjourns on Wednesday, April 3... that's Thursday, April 3, 1986, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 8, 1986, at 1:00 p.m."
"Gentleman From Madison, Mr. McPike, moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', those opposed 'no". In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it and House Joint Resolution 159 is adopted."
"Supplemental Calendar #1 is being distributed."
"Introduction and First Reading."
"Introduction and First Reading of Bills. House Bill 3071, McPike, a Bill for an Act making appropriation to the Department of Transportation. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3072, Berrios and Capparelli, a Bill for 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 an Act to legalize and validate appropriation Bills and tax levy ordinances of certain counties. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3073, Zwick, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3074, McGann, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3075, McGann, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3076, Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3077, Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3078, Hawkinson, a Bill for an Act to amend the Metropolitan Civic Center Support Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3079, Hastert, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Library District Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3080, DeJaegher, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3081, DeJaegher, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3082, Countryman, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3083, Countryman, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3084, Kubik, a Bill for an Act to amend the Election Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3085, Kubik, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3086, Bowman, a Bill for an Act to amend the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3087, Didrickson et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3088, Bullock et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3089, Greiman, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3090, Matijevich and Steczo, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Board of Education. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3091, Steczo and Matijevich, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the State Board of Education. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3092, Hastert, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the Common School Fund to the School... State Board of Education. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3093, Matijevich, a Bill for an Act making appropriation to the Department of Central Management Services. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3094, Harris, a Bill for an Act in relation to the use of electronic fund transfer by the state, county governments. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3095, Harris, a Bill for an Act in relation to joint purchasing by governmental units. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3096, Rea, a Bill for an Act in relation to state occupation and use taxes on coal mining equipment. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3097, Greiman, a Bill for an Act to prohibit the discharge of an employee for filing a claim under a group accident or health insurance policy. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3098, McPike, a Bill for an Act making appropriation to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3099, Harris, a Bill for an Act to create the Residential Telephone Consumer Privacy Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3100, Stern, a Bill for an Act to amend the Election Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3101, Leverenz, a Bill for an Act making appropriation to the Capital Development Board. First Reading of the Bill. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 House Bill 3102, Pullen, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3103, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act relating to taxation by local governmental entities. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3104, Ronan, a Bill for an Act in relation to the Tri-State High Speed Rail Commission. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3105, Homer, a Bill for an Act making appropriation to the Illinois Department of Transportation from the State Construction Account Fund. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3106, Countryman, a Bill for an Act to amend the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenants Rights Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3107, Hallock and Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3108, Keane Shaw and Satterthwaite, a Bill for an Act to provide tuition waivers for children of employees of state supported colleges and universities. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3109, Giglio, a Bill for an Act to amend the Township Law of 1874. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3110, Giglio, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relation to county zoning. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3111, Breslin Mulcahey Cowlishaw Olson and Countryman, a Bill for an Act in relation to the election of school officials. First Reading of the Bill."
"Page 3 of the Calendar, on the Order of Conference Committee Reports, appears Senate Bill 994. Mr. Clerk."
"Senate Bill 994, Hastert and Leverenz... and Levin."
"Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Kendall, Mr. Hastert."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Senate Bill 994 is a Conference Committee Report. 6 95th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 2, 1986 Basically, in that Bill, it's a cleanup and some technical changes in the Public Utility Act of last year. Specifically, it deals with municipal utility taxes and one of the areas that we discussed - and there was some changes from the original Bill - was in the amount of percentages that both the state and the city would tax and gave each state and city some flexibility in utility tax discounts."
"The Gentleman from Kendall has moved that the House adopt Conference Committee Report #1 to Senate Bill 994. And on that, is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Cook, Mr. Cullerton."
"Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Indicates he will yield for question."
"Representative Hastert, I'm sorry I could not hear your explanation."
"Excuse me, Mr. Cullerton. Please give the Gentleman your attention. Proceed."
"Yes, I could not hear your explanation of how this changes the law with regard to the collection of the public utility tax. Could you explain that again, please?"
"What it does is allow the state or the city involved to lower their utility tax on an economic development type of situation and doesn't tie them in that they would have to be the same degree, the city and the state together."
"And is the purpose of this change... does it have anything to do with the Mitsubishi plant or Diamond Star plant that we are proposing..."
"Well, the purpose of this legislation is to give greater flexibility and the Mitsubishi situation could fall into that type of a category."
"Well, it will fall, won't it?"
"It could fall, yes."
"And so, it has the effect of allowing the 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 municipality to reduce a tax whereas, right now they... I'm sorry. It allows a municipality to reduce a tax partially rather than have to eliminate it altogether. Is that right?"
"That's correct."
"So is the purpose of this to, in effect, allow the municipality to collect more taxes or allow them to collect less taxes?"
"It allows them to collect less taxes if that's their wish."
"Alright. Thank you."
"Gentleman from Cook, Mr. Levin."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I have no problem with this Conference Committee Report. I would, first of all, like to commend the lobbyists for the Illinois Commerce Commission because I think I... as I indicated one earlier point, when we were discussing this legislation, the basic Bill came as a result of negotiations between myself and others and the Commission and I think represents a significant change in the attitude of that agency in terms of dealing with the Legislature. So, the basic Bill, I think, is good and there's no problems with it. The changes that were made... the reason this Bill went to Conference Committee was it was discovered that if it had not gone to Conference Committee, a Bill that we passed last summer and it was signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 1452, that a number of the provisions in that Bill would have been nullified dealing with changes in the utility tax by this legislation. So, this Bill went to Conference Committee to conform the provisions of this Bill with Senate Bill 1452 and, you know, otherwise it makes no substantive change. It in no way erodes any of the reforms we passed last year 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 and I would urge support for this Conference Committee Report."
"Gentleman from Winnebago, Mr. Mulcahey."
"Would the Sponsor yield for a question?"
"Indicates he will yield for question."
"Representative, I see where DCCA and the Illinois Department of Revenue plus the Illinois Commerce Commission, the People's Gas are now proponents of this report. Could you tell me what the position of the Municipal League is on this?"
"I don't think... To my knowledge, the Municipal League does not have a position."
"Thank you."
"Further discussion? There being none, the Gentleman from Kendall, Mr. Hastert, to close if he wishes."
"Well, I would just ask... I think you have heard more about this Bill than you really needed to. We have debated it out here four or five times on the House floor. It's really a technical cleanup. It's... helps us enact the Public Utility Act that we enacted last year and does some cleanup of some of the utility taxation and would ask for your positive support."
"Question is, 'Shall the House adopt Conference Committee Report #1 to Senate Bill 994?' All those in favor signify by voting 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. This is final action. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question there are 107 voting 'aye', none voting 'no', none voting 'present'. And the House does adopt First Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 994, and this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is here by declared passed. Supplemental Calendar #1, Conference 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 Committee Reports, appears Senate Bill 1064. Mr. Preston, for what purpose do you seek recognition? Excuse me, Mr. Clerk."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to point out to the Ladies and Gentlemen of the House that in the gallery we have the sixth grade class from Solomon 'Scheckter' Hebrew Day School and Mrs. 'Namashon' from that class. And also as a member of that class is my daughter, Sarah Preston, who is in the gallery. If they would stand up, we could all say hello."
"Mr. Clerk, Senate Bill 1064."
"Senate Bill 1064. First Conference Committee Report."
"The... First, the Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Saltsman, moves that the House waive House Rule 79(d), allowing us to consider a Bill on a Supplemental Calendar within the appropriate time. Does the Gentleman have leave? Leave is granted. And now, Mr. Saltsman, on Senate Bill 1064, proceed."
"Thank you, Mr. Speak..."
"Mr. Bowman, for what purpose do you seek recognition?"
"I don't seem to have a copy of this before me. Has it been distributed?"
"Pardon... It has been distributed."
"It has? Thank you."
"Mr. Saltsman, proceed."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Conference Committee Report is one that has been put into urgency because of the time frame that they would like to start the construction on this program and it's for municipalities of 15,000 or less for the purpose of building an incinerator or processing plant and it only pertains to one municipality 10 95th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 2, 1986 in the State of Illinois and the land in that area has been abandoned. The counties are not opposed to it. There is very little or no opposition to it and I ask for the passage of this Conference Committee Report."
"The Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Saltsman, moves that the House adopt First Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 1064, and on that, the Gentleman from DuPage, Mr. McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Indicates he'll yield for question."
"Representative, is the earlier provision of the House Bill deleted by this Conference Committee Report, that provision which would have required successors to collective bargaining agreements to honor those particular agreements? That's... That's been deleted, has it not?"
"Yes, turn on Mr. Saltsman, would you please?"
"Yes, Representative, it's been deleted."
"And this applies only to Robbins?"
"Yes."
"What's the current status of the property? Has it been bought by private parties?"
"They are pursuing the buying now by private firms."
"But it... But it isn't completed?"
"It's not completed."
"And Robbins contemplates a quick take which would kill that private sector deal?"
"No, they want the quick takeover because of the abandoned property that is in that area and that they can get started with this construction."
"Okay. I have nothing further."
"I think it's pretty much agreed Bill with both sides of the aisle."
"I have nothing further." 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986
"The Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Tuerk."
"Would the Sponsor yield, please?"
"Indicates he'll yield for questions."
"Yesterday afternoon before I signed the Conference Committee Report, I visited with the former Mayor of Oak Lawn and the current Mayor of Robbins and some other people and I was assured at that time that the people in this community were entirely in favor of this project because it was going to bring economic development in the area, et cetera, and I can see where it would. Now, I am told by some of my colleagues on this side of the aisle that they heard via the radio this morning that that isn't true. Now, could you clarify that, please."
"I believe the Mayor was down here lobbying for it, wasn't he, Representative Tuerk?"
"He was, yes, and I asked them if the people of the community were in favor of this project and they assured me yes. Now, I am told today that the people are not in favor of it. Now, who is right and who is wrong?"
"Well, you are the only one that has given me any information that anyone is opposed. We have had no opposition to this that we know of yet."
"In other words, you are saying the people of the community are in favor of the project?"
"All the information that I have and that we have from the Representatives from this side of the aisle from that area that there is no problem with it. They just need 200 jobs."
"Thank you."
"Further discussion? There being none, the question is, 'Shall the House adopt the First Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 1064? All those in favor signify by voting 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. Voting 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 is now open and this is final action. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 78 voting... there are 77 voting 'aye", 31 voting "no", none voting *present'. The House does adopt the First Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 1064. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Daley, were you seeking recognition?"
"Yes, how was I recorded, Mr. Speaker?"
"In the... On the last Bill?"
"Yes."
"You were recorded as not voting."
"I would like to be recorded voting 'yes'. The button was not working."
"Well, the Journal will SO reflect that you would have voted 'yes'. Committee Reports."
"Representative Van Duyne, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and Townships to which the following Bill was referred, action taken April 2, 1986, reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'Do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 681. Representative Cullerton, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary II, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 2, 1986, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'Do pass House Bill 913 and Senate Bill 522; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 500."
"On page 3 of the Calendar appears Conference Committee Reports and on that Order of Business appears Senate Bill 1412.
"Senate Bill 1412, First Conference Committee Report."
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, if you will 13 95th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 2, 1986 look at the board, you will see as we update the technology on the top line, it says Conference Committee Reports identifies as page 3. So that henceforth when a Bill is shown on the board, the page that appears on the Calendar or at least the Order of Business that appears on the Calendar will be indicated. Another convenience. On Senate Bill 1412, the Gentleman from Kankakee, Mr. Pangle."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Conference Committee Report #1 deals with a situation in Manteno, Illinois, after the closing of the Manteno Mental Health Hospital in which the residents of Kankakee lost 900 jobs. Since that time, the Manteno Mental Health Center Redevelopment Council has established small business groups within that complex and have two industries, one large and one small, that has an interest in using and building plants on some adjacent property to the Manteno Mental Health Diversified Tech campus. What this Conference Committee does is it gives the authority to the state to temporarily give the adjacent property to the Manteno Mental Health Center Redevelopment Council for development for these two businesses and I will be happy to answer any questions."
"The Gentleman from Kankakee has moved that the House adopt Conference Committee Report #1 to Senate Bill 1412. And on that, the Gentleman from DuPage, Mr. McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Gentleman yield for a question?"
"Yes, I will."
"Representative, is there any cost to be paid for this transfer from Central Management Services?"
"No, in fact, there isn't. The land is now farm land and, in fact, over the last several years, the productivity 14 95th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 2, 1986 of the farm land hasn't even paid the real estate taxes on that piece of property."
"Is it, in fact, owned by the University of Illinois which would transfer it to CMS?"
"That's correct."
"And... there's no legislative authority necessary for that transfer?"
"The university is in favor of it and we do have the authority from the CMS..."
"Alright. Has an appraisal been done on this property?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker. Since we are talking about a land transfer, it's the... it's our position that an appraisal should have been done and that this Bill cannot pass without an appraisal having been done. It's already been stated that there is no cost associated with the transfer and I would ask a ruling from the Chair that without a land appraisal this transfer cannot be effected."
"Just so I... the Chair understands, the question that you raise is whether the Bill can be moved because the absence of an appraisal under land... under our appropriate rules, is that right?"
"Yes, Sir, moved or passed in any..."
"Yes, alright. In the meantime, we will continue with the discussion while the Chair examines it. Mr. Piel, Gentleman from Cook, Mr. Piel."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Gentleman yield to a question, please?"
"Indicates he will."
"Chuck, how... how large of a parcel are we talking about here?"
"We are talking about 317 acres, but I must tell you that 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 it's going to be given only in parcels as to that industry that would want to come in for a certain amount. We are not giving the whole 317 acres unless we are fortunate enough to get enough industry in to take that, all of that property, and put people back to work."
"So what we are basically talking about, we are talking about the potentiality of giving up 317 acres of Illinois farm land that the state now technically owns, correct?"
"Correct."
"Have you heard any... Alright, I don't know the area down there. What is farm land selling for an acre down there right now?"
"I would say between 800 and $900 an acre."
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. Mr. Speaker, can we have some... Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. The Sponsor and I are having problems."
"Yes."
"He can't hear my questions and I can't hear his answers. Could we have a little bit of order in here?"
"We may have found the perfect way for you to communicate. Alright, give the Gentleman some order so that we may proceed with the debate in a clear and orderly fashion, please."
"Between 800 and $900 an acre, Representative."
"So, the going rate now is anywhere from 800 to $900 an acre for 300 plus acres?"
"Correct."
"So we are talking about in the vicinity of 280 or $300,000 then?"
"Yes, that's correct, Representative, but I'd also like to say that the development... the Manteno Mental Health Center Redevelopment Council is willing to spend a million and a half to put water and sewer lines into that 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day property." April 2, 1986
"What has the... Has the development offered to buy this land or they just want us to give it to them?"
"The development is a non-profit group of people that run... that are... that is trying to redevelop and bring jobs back into the Kankakee area after the closure of the Manteno Mental Health Hospital."
"What... You know, in reference to Representative McCracken's question, as far as an appraisal, I would think that, you know, so many times we are sitting here having situations to where we are looking for state funds. We are only talking about a two percent proposed increase in the state budget this year and... because funds are tight. People running for political office are talking about there might have to be a tax increase and one thing and another and my question would be, 'why don't we try and sell this acreage instead of giving it away? I mean if we are talking about a... you know, $300,000 here, $300,000 there, as the old saying goes, before too long, you are talking about real dollars."
"Well, Representative, you got to realize that you are talking about 317 acres of farm land that isn't even paying its taxes and if you put two industries there, you are going to have people back to work that will be paying taxes... that property that isn't bringing in a dime to the state or to the county presently."
"But my question is, "Has this land, have they tried to sell this land in the past?" Have they proposed to sell this land in the past? Am I... you know, also at the same time, why hasn't there been an appraisal? You know, I think this is only, you know, good government in action. You know, if the people in your area want to give this land away. I mean, we should, in all due conscience as 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 Legislators, know what we are talking about as far as dollar-wise."
"Mr. Piel, was that a question? Was there a question mark at the bottom of that or..."
"Yeah, there was."
"I didn't hear the question, Mr. Speaker."
"Do you want to succinctly state it... restate it?"
"My question, one. is what is the big hurry with... you know, right now. Has this land been, you know, proposed for sale? Three, why don't we have an appraisal on the thing? And, you know, and then I would suggest that the state to try and sell this land and convey it over. I mean, instead of... We are sitting here talking about a situation to where we are... you know, giving basically away hundreds of thousands of dollars of land and, you know, it's basically a situation as far as, you know, state money. I mean this is taxpayers' money we're basically giving away."
"Well, I might... the reason that there is an urgency in this matter is because we have one large industry that come to look at the Diversified Tech campus and discovered that as far as they were concerned on the old Manteno Mental Health Hospital, there wasn't enough room for the industry that they wanted to build. They are looking at other states to move... possibly put that plant in. We are in a situation where we possibly can get them here if we can get the property for them and if we don't act, we are going to lose the jobs probably to some other state."
"One final question. What are we talking about as far as land area that this new plant would need? How many acres of land does the new plant need, the proposed plants that you are talking about. You are throwing out figures of..." 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986
"The proposed plant from the one industry coming in is approximately 30 acres."
"So, in other words, what you want to do is sell 300 acres for a proposed plant of 30 acres, Chuck?"
"You didn't hear... I answered that question previously. It will be done in parcels as to the plants that would come in. It isn't the whole 300 acres."
"But the Bill... You are saying it's being done in parcels, but the Bill itself is covering 300 plus acres of land and if it's covering 300 plus acres of land, you are talking about a difference between 30... You are talking about..."
"But it... the Bill also states..."
"Excuse me. Let Mr. Piel ask the questions, Mr. Pangle respond in good order. Now, Mr. Piel, you may propound your question, Sir."
"Just a final comment, Mr. Speaker. Before... Ladies and Gentlemen of the chamber, before you vote on something like this, we are sitting here looking at a Bill that gives away 300 acres of state land. The Sponsor has just stated that the proposed business that they are trying to bring in is 30 acres of state land. We are talking about the difference, you know. of 300 compared to 30. We are talking about a lot of dollars out of the state coffers that we are just giving away. If you will remember, the same situation happened a couple years ago when we gave away another large parcel of land in the same general area. I think sooner or later, Ladies and Gentlemen, we have to answer to the taxpayers of the state and this is a good way to answer to them. I would ask the Gentleman to go to a Second Conference Committee Report, drop that acreage down, bring it down to a situation where it would be feasible for these companies to come in and I'd be more than happy to support him at that time." 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986
"Gentleman from Cook, Mr. Terzich."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, since I'm the Sponsor of this Bill, could I take it out of the record? I'm the Sponsor of this legislation. I believe that's within my right, isn't it?"
"Before the Chair rules on your request, maybe you might just chat for a moment with your Cosponsor. While I'm considering the other ruling, Mr. Terzich. Mr. McCracken, the Chair happens to have been the one who drafted and wrote 34(g) and it is my... it is the Chair's belief that it is certainly a good practice to have such an appraisal. However, 34(g) speaks to the requirement of a certified appraisal at the time of Committee or Second Reading. Both of those times have now passed and the Bill has been advanced well beyond that. There is no mention of the requirement at the Conference Committee Report level. Accordingly, 34(g) is not an impairment or restraint to the Bill being considered on the Order of Conference Committee Reports at this time. Mr. McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I respectfully submit that what that language means is that it cannot proceed even to Second Reading without a certified appraisal and that it is subject to attack for that reason at any time. Secondly, the conveyance we are talking about is more than just the conveyance from CMS to the Department of Mental Health. The Department of Mental Health can later convey, with authority of this Bill only, to individuals or entities other than governmental entities for purposes of development. So, I respectfully dissent from the opinion and I think it's applicable."
"Certainly within your right. The Chair would not quarrel that you reflect certainly the spirit and attitude with which the Bill was... the provision was adopted, however, certainly the ruling is in accordance 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 with what, in fact, 34(g) says and the Chair will remain and stand by its ruling. Mr. Terzich, are you seeking recognition? Mr. Terzich, for what purpose do you seek recognition?"
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all of the downstaters and the farmers and the people of the State of Illinois, which this great piece of legislation will affect, I would like to withdraw my Motion to take this out of the record."
"Alright. Then we will proceed with the debate. The Chair has not had to rule on that issue and the Gentleman from Cook, Mr. Bowman."
"If we ever get to a vote on this, I just wanted to take this opportunity to announce my conflict of interest. Since this impinges on the operations of the University of Illinois, I'll be voting "present". Thank you."
"Lady from Cook, Ms. Alexander."
"Mr. Speaker, may I ask the Sponsor a question?"
"Yes."
"Which one am I addressing, Mr. Terzich or..."
"Mr. Pangle seems to be answering the questions."
"Mr. Pangle... Representative Pangle, would you... or perhaps I have missed this portion of the Bill, explain to me in the analysis the item 2(b) as in boy, what this means when it says 'eligible employee'? What are we talking about?"
"It's just a technicality change in training employees."
"When you say training of employees, what are we talking about for training?"
"Yeah, it allows them to use Job Training Partnership Act funds in the plants."
"And that's all it does? It does not classify employees... who can be employed like those persons who 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 live in or around the enterprise zone or does it..."
"It's based on economic factors."
"Yes, but I mean does this just limit it to those persons in that enterprise zone or can persons outside of that enterprise zone who may be economically depressed also get a job in that enterprise zone?"
"Yeah, it would target the long-term unemployed and economically disabled..."
"Alright. Thank you."
"Gentleman from Livingston, Mr. Ewing."
"Would the Sponsor yield for a question?"
"Indicates that he will."
"Representative Pangle, you indicated this will be given or transferred to CMS and then where does the land go?"
"It will go to the CMS from the University of Illinois."
"And that... Yes, and then is there another transfer contemplated or does CMS hold it and transfer it out to the industrial process?"
"Only as needed as for an agreement CMS and the Manteno Mental Health Center Development Council as... CMS has to agree to every parcel to be transferred."
"Are you anticipating a request from the Mental Health Council to transfer all the land to them immediately?"
"Definitely not."
"What is the... would you describe this Mental Health Council? Is it a corporation, a group of individuals, how is it organized?"
"It's a non-for-profit group of individuals from the community of Kankakee trying to develop the Manteno Mental Health Center and trying to return the 900 jobs that we lost from the closing."
"Yes, I understand the goal here. I'm just not sure that I agree with the way you're trying to get at it. What is 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 'diversitech"?"
""Diversitech' is a developer that is working with the non-profit group to promote the Diversified Tech campus." development of the
"Where are they from? Is that local people?"
"They are all people from the local area."
"And is that a for-profit group?" Pangle:
"Yes." "What happens if... Now, is 'Diversitech' any money on the transfer of this land?"
"None."
"What if they sell the land to an industry? profit?" going to make
Who keeps the Pangle: "They are not going to sell it."
"They are not even putting it up for sale? They are just going to offer to give it away?"
"To the company."
"Are there any built in requirements as to how many jobs have to be created before somebody comes out there and..."
"CMS has some procedures and guidelines as to what they are required... what they will require any plant to come into that... into that property." Ewing:
"Would you repeat again then... Ι... I guess I don't understand 'Diversitech and this not-for-profit group, how the two correspond or interrelate." "The non-for-profit group has hired 'Diversified Group' to help develop and promote nationwide the Diversified Tech campus for the promotion of jobs into our area.
"Is... Is this land adjacent to the former grounds of the Manteno State Mental Hospital?"
"Yes, yes, Sir, it is."
"And are we developing some of that Manteno Mental Hospital or all of it as a industrial park now? Is 23 95th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 2, 1986 this..."
"Yeah, in fact, yes we are. There has been four companies come into that facility, but we have two particular companies that want to build their own plant on the adjacent property and not use the Manteno Mental Health property because of the structures of the buildings that now exist are not compatible to what they want to do."
"Did... Did we deed the Manteno State Mental Hospital grounds to this association?"
"To... For the non-for-profit, yes, we did."
"We did that what, a year ago?"
"Yes, we did."
"And how many acres was involved in that?"
"202."
"And now we are going to do 300. Another question. You indicated that... Is all of this farm land?"
"I'm sorry?"
"Is all of this crop land?"
"Yes, it is."
"Are you telling me that we aren't even getting the tax dollars back on that?"
"There has been previous years when the... the taxes were not paid. I didn't mean to indicate that there wasn't a profit enough to pay for, but I was indicating that in the past, you know, the state leases out parcels of farm land to private tenants and the farmer pays taxes. There has been years when the farmer, in fact, has not paid the taxes."
"Well, that's not because this crop land didn't yield enough. I mean, Senator Joyce, behind you, is an operating farmer. He can tell you in that area, I think. That just is misleading, Representative Pangle."
"Well, I don't know if it's misleading. What I'm trying 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 to tell you is that if we are not collecting the taxes, and we have an opportunity to put a plant there that's going to employ people that will be paying taxes, sending their kids to school, buying cars and buying houses, that's going to sure have a... reap more revenue for the State of Illinois and for Kankakee County than a field that productivity is low on, especially now with the economic problems that the farmers are facing."
"Who... Who are the Republican Members of this Conference Committee?"
"Yourself and Hastert."
"I notice that our names are not printed on here. I also notice that we didn't sign it and I can assure everyone in this Body, if I had their attention, that we were never approached with this. This was never discussed with us. We were never asked to sign this Committee Report. Now, that seems to be the mode of operation on your side of the aisle now. Don't ask the opposition party to join in the Conference Committee Report. Try and cram it down their necks. Go ahead. You have a little time left."
"Well, I can... I do remember distinctly, Representative, when..."
"That's not a question."
"...Senator Joyce did come over and speak to you about this..."
"That's not a question. That's not a question. That's not a question."
"Mr. Pangle, let's... Let's come to order. You have concluded your remarks, Mr. Ewing."
"Mr. Speaker, that was not a question and I didn't need the diatribe from the other side. I just think everybody ought to know how they are operating this House. In addition to the issue here, we on this side have taxpayers 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 and people we represent. We have a responsibility to see that the assets of this state are properly used, properly cared for and if disposed of, properly done. Now, that may be the case here, but certainly you couldn't tell it from the cooperation we have received from the other side of the aisle on this issue and I suggest that everybody vote 'no' on this if they care about their taxpayers until we get cooperation on this issue. And if it's to build jobs in the Manteno area, I'm for it, but I want to be sure it's done right and it's not a giveaway or a rakeoff by any other group. And I would suggest a 'no' vote."
"Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Saltsman."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I disagree with the previous speaker and I'm very strongly in support of this legislation. I don't want to see what happened in Peoria State Hospital the same thing to happen to Manteno. We are sitting there with a white elephant now that's costing us $180,000 for liability with no use at all coming from it because it's been abandoned for 11 years. We tried to sell it for the last year and a half with legislation that I sponsored for a dollar. We can't even get rid of 260 some acres for a buck. Therefore, don't bless this in the Kankakee area what you did in my district. Now, it's not the total fault of this part of the General Assembly. It's been sold twice, but we've got it back in bankruptcy twice. The place is a mess out there. We've got to do something with it. Now, the Village of Bartonville is going to take it over. They are doing us a favor by buying it for a dollar and they are going to try to develop it. We do have industry going there. And there is one thing you must remember about these hospitals and the way they were constructed. They were built right when they were there and they do have plenty of utilities for industry to come 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 into. They all have good water supplies. They all have plenty of gas and electric that were there for these large facilities. And every one you look at, they are a prime prospect for industrial development because all the energies and the programs that are there. Now, we give $12,000 an acre for farm land in McLean County and why can't we now, land that we own. develop into it for nothing. This is a good piece of legislation and I'm for it and don't let the same thing happen to them that happened to my district. Thank you."
"Mr. Pangle, to close."
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know... It's really kind of ironic. We've got a Governor and we've got people in this House that say, 'Build Illinois, build Illinois.' Let's tax the taxpayer and let's build Illinois. Corridors of opportunity. Let's get people back to work. We have an opportunity with 300 acres of land that would be parcelled off to put people back to work, to build plants in the State of Illinois, to put people back to work in Kankakee County that have lost 900 jobs because of the closing of the Manteno Mental Health Hospital. We have an opportunity. The other side of the aisle is saying no, no, no, we can't do it. I don't understand that. We need this plant. We need these two plants. We need to put these people back to work and I can't understand if we can say build Illinois and let's build Governor Thompson if we can't build the Manteno Diversified Tech campus with 300 acres that if it doesn't work will go back to the state. It's sitting there. We can put people back to work. I can only ask you to think about it. We need the jobs in Kankakee. We need this money in the State of Illinois for education, senior citizens. We are talking about 300 acres that we probably won't even use all of, but we can put 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day people back to work. Let's really build Illinois. Let's vote 'yes'. I move this Conference Committee Report be accepted."
"Mr. Hastert, on a point of order."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. I question... I'm on that Conference Committee Report and I look on the pink report and my name is not typed under there and I look at Rule 79(a) and I think the rules say something else. And I would ask for a raise of point of order on Rule 79(a)."
"So, Mr. Pangle, were you seeking recognition? Do you wish to take this out of the record? Mr. Pangle."
"No, no, Mr. Chair... Mr. Speaker. I would... I would like to have a vote. I know that the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are supporting this and I'm sure that they would want us to have a vote."
"... were you seeking recognition?"
"Well, evidently we have a problem with getting support on a Bill that Lieutenant Governor Ryan thinks highly of and Governor Thompson speaks highly of. We are going to make some effort to lobby and maybe get some more understanding from the other side of the aisle as to the importance of getting people back to work in Illinois. So, at this point, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take the Bill out of the record."
"Okay, Bill is out of the record. Agreed Resolutions."
"House Resolution 1110, Parcells. 1112, Nash et al. 1113, Mulcahey. 1114, Richmond. 1115, Flinn. 1119, Madigan et al. 1120, Bullock. 1121, Rea. 1122, Klemm. 1123, Pullen and Kulas. House Joint Resolution 158, Kubik. 160, Ryder. 161, Hensel et al. 162, Hensel et al. 163, Hensel et al. 164, Black. And Senate Joint Resolution 126, Mulcahey." 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day
April 2, 1986 "Gentleman from Lake, Mr. Matijevich, moves the passage... or the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. Those in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it and the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Death Resolutions."
"House Resolution 110, Rock. House Resolution... Senate Joint Resolution 110, Rock. House Resolution 1111, Nash, in respect to the memory of Alexandria Gallilas. House Resolution 1116, Younge, in respect to the memory of Sidney Burl. House Resolution 117 (sic - 1117), Countryman, in respect to the memory of Latham Castle. House Resolution 1118, Countryman, in respect to the memory of Sam Rippy. And House Resolution 1125, Tate, in respect to the memory of George Wagner."
"Gentleman from Lake, Mr. Matijevich, moves for the adoption of the Death Resolutions. Those in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Death Resolutions are adopted. General Resolutions."
"House Resolution 1124, Ronan - Giorgi. House Joint Resolution 164, Peterson - Kulas."
"Committee on Assignments. The Gentleman from Lake, Mr. Matijevich, Mr. Matijevich moves that the House stand adjourned upon the adoption of the Death Resolution... of this Death Resolution. Mr. Clerk... and upon adjournment, the House will stay in Perfunctory Session for a time allowing for the reading of First Readings. Ladies and Gentlemen, a Death Resolution for a departed colleague. Let me please have your attention."
"House Resolution 1009, Tuerk - et al. Whereas, it is with deep sorrow that the Illinois General Assembly learned of the passing of one of its most gifted and respected Members, Senator Prescott Bloom, of Peoria, 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 Illinois, who perished with his young daughter in a home fire on January 11th, 1986. Whereas, first elected to the Senate in 1974 to represent the citizens of the 46th District of the 79th General Assembly, he was returned successively to office and continued to ably serve the voters of the redistricted 47th District, during which tenure his legislative acumen strengthened his Republican Party and his devotion to public service enlightened colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Whereas, born June 18, 1942, in Peoria, to Elmer and Marsetta Bloom, Prescott Bloom graduated from Lake Forest Academy, earned his bachelor's degree in 1964 from Williams' College in Massachusetts, studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1970. Whereas, Senator Bloom's legal career, encompassing several years as a special assistant attorney general in Environmental Protection and the Founding of Lynch and Bloom Partnership of Peoria, lends scholarship and expertise to his legislative endeavors for he acted as Minority Spokesman of the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations Committee, served as the Senate Finance and Credit Regulations Committee and the Joint Sunset Regulatory Committee and chaired the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Whereas, while Senator Bloom received well-deserved plaudits for his unprecedented participation in an undercover investigation which brought Medicare fraud and abuse to the attention of private citizens and public officials alike. his long-standing dedication to the initiative of consumer and taxpayer orientated legislation was reflected in his successful authorship of several reform measures in which such areas as health care cost, tax limitation, small business promotion and victims' rights. Whereas, a man of boundless 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 energies, Senator Bloom contributed to his time and talent to organizations which spanned a vast range of interests for he actively participated in the National Conference of State Legislatures, the American, the Illinois State and the Peoria County Bar Associations, the Peoria North Rotary Club and the original Mayflower Club, to mention but a few of his affiliations. Whereas, Senator Bloom's enthusiastic nature and warm humor embodied the positive philosophy for which he chartered his course. He radiated the strength and happiness he derived from his lovely family life he shared with his wife, the former Diane Romburg and their children, Jeffrey and Jennifer, from his spiritual growth nurtured by the First Federated Church of Peoria and from his sincere commitment to friends and community. Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 84th General Assembly of the State of Illinois that we mark with profound sadness the death of one of the most esteemed bretheren, Senator Prescott E. Bloom, a humanitarian whose personification of public service shall long remain a legacy to the citizens of the state and a noble statesman whose personification and public leadership shall long remain a guiding model for Members of this Body and that we extend our most heartfelt sympathy to the grieving family and friends and be it further resolved that a suitable copy of this Resolution be presented to Mrs. Prescott E. Bloom and as a further token of our respect, the House will now stand adjourned."
"Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Tuerk."
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, the drafter of that Resolution captured most of the things that most of us who knew Prescott Bloom would have written on a piece of paper. There are many other things that any of us could have written that are not included in that Resolution. Even 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 though I was 20 years his senior, I knew Prescott Bloom as a real friend. I first knew him when I came to Springfield in my first term in 1969. He was an intern on the Republican side and I worked closely with him on the Constitution Implementation Committee. He was a fine intern. He got the bug for political activity not only from that experience but from his mother who served their community as a school board member and the first woman president of the school in Peoria many years ago. Prescott decided to run for the Senate and ran a good campaign. Came elected and reelected and he and I shared a legislative office since early 1975. So, until his death, we practically lived together in a work environment for 11 years. You get to know a man very well in that period of time. He was a good man. He was a good Legislator, an outstanding Legislator and that's the way he would like to be known, but I would like to also add to that that he was also a good husband, a fine father and a credit to his community. And I would ask for the adoption of the Resolution at the appropriate time."
"Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Saltsman."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senator Bloom was a very well-respected Member of the General Assembly. He also had the highest respect for the Peoria - Galesburg area, as well as the rest of the state. He was a public servant that I know as a person who put in 90 and 100 hours a week and sacrificed his law firm to help us have the proper legislation presented here in Springfield. He worked many hours at his job as State Senator and sacrificed a lot to his family and to his private business. In our area already many people have realized that he is gone. The reason that we ask that this Resolution be held today was due to the medical problem that Representative Tuerk had 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 and as close a friends and as long as they were together here in Springfield that he be here to explain his best wishes to the family and to the State of Illinois. But many people, ever since we lost Prescott, have come to me and asked me how much I miss him because they do also and it's something that just hasn't worn off. It will never wear off. His assets to our community will never be forgotten and I commend the authority in Peoria, the Committee that was selected to name the civic center theater in Peoria in his honor with him plus his mother who was always a very active member of the arts in our area. We have one thing to be thankful for. His son, Jeff, did survive that morning and two of my friends who I had worked with on the Peoria Fire Department were the ones who were the immediate ones at the scene and the sadness to them was they knew Pres also. He knew all the firemen. He knew all the policemen and they were calling me at 5:00 in the morning even before they returned to their stations and it was a very sad way to wake up on a Sunday morning. We'll all miss him in the Peoria area. We'll miss him in the General Assembly and we know that Mrs. Bloom and his son, Jeff, will continue to accept the honors that Pres left them with. I also ask for the adoption of this Resolution."
"Gentleman from Knox. Mr. Hawkinson."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Death is always harder to accept when it's a friend and particularly when it's a young friend. I'm sure many of us wake up many a morning with it hard to accept that Prescott is gone. We all miss and are robbed by the tremendous potential that he had, but we rejoice in the tremendous service that he gave to this state and to his district and would echo what the previous friends have said about his being a loving husband and 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 father. One of his favorite tales was when he was giving a speech to a women's groups and his son poured a glass of water in his shoe while he was speaking and Prescott went on without missing a beat. And his humor was something that infected this entire General Assembly and which we deeply miss. It was appropriate that he and Jenny died holding each other because it exemplified the love and the care that he had for her that translated over into his tremendous care for the people of his district and I, too, would ask for the adoption of this Resolution."
"Gentleman from Fulton, Mr. Homer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. I first met Pres Bloom when I served as State's Attorney in Fulton County and Pres would represent clients from time to time that had been charged with various criminal offenses and I came to admire him very greatly for his legal acumen, his advocacy and probably more than anything else for his honestness and forthrightness in dealing with fellow attorneys on an adversarial basis. And when I became elected to the General Assembly and appeared many times in common forums with Pres in the Peoria area, I was always one to quickly admire the way in which he held to the sincerity of his views even in light of hostile opposition, but did so in such a way as to make supporters out of people who had earlier opposed measures for which he supported. I remember particularly walking into a meeting that was organized by the Cosmetology Association in our area and they were very upset with Pres because he had been one of the Sponsors of the Sunset Commission and they saw that as a threat to their profession at the time. And Pres was their main speaker and I remember thinking... you know, that... how much sympathy I had for him that he had to walk into that lion's den because everybody was ready to jump 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 and pounce on him at the time. Half an hour later when we walked out of there, they were all applauding him and almost in a standing ovation and thanking him for what he had done because he had so effectively and such a charming manner that was unique to Pres explained to them the reason that he had advocated the positions that he did. He followed that same tack in many of his other initiatives such as medical care cost containment. He was unafraid of opposition. He relished in the challenges. He undertook an effort last year to go undercover in Chicago as Donald Crenshaw and although he was criticized by some as using that opportunity for political advancement purposes in order to delve into the area of public aid fraud, those of us that knew Pres knew that that, in fact, is not the case, that Pres, once he identified a problem, put his heart and soul into it and was willing to make a full commitment to see that the objective was created. So, I would just like to join with the others in offering my condolences to his widow and to his surviving son and to say that we'll all very much miss Pres Bloom and all of us are better off for his service to the Illinois General Assembly."
"With you leave, I would just like to comment that I will not remember him in sadness. He was one of the most joyous people that I ever met. He was just fun and his humor, his elan, his excitement is something that I will remember with joy for all my life. The Gentleman from Peoria, Mr. Tuerk, asks leave to add all of the Members of the House to the Resolution as Cosponsors. All those in favor of adoption of the Resolution signify by saying 'aye", those opposed 'no". In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. The Resolution is adopted and the House stands adjourned. Thank you."
"Introduction and First Reading. House Bill 3112, 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 Homer, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3113, Laurino, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Election Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3114, Berrios, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3115, McGann, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3116, McCracken, a Bill for an Act to revise the distribution of loss in cases brought on account of injury to persons of property or death or to provide for liability recovery only in accordance with relative fault. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3117, Tate, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Insurance Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3118, Hastert, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Code of Civil Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3119, Kubik, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3120, Ewing, a Bill for an Act to amend to the Code of Civil Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3121, Vinson, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3122, Churchill - et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of an Act in relationship to contribution among joint tort feasors. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3123, Ryder, a Bill for an Act to regulate liability rising out of product-related injuries or damage. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3124, Piel, a Bill for an Act to revise the law to limit damages for non-economic loss in all related actions for damages in the injury of a person. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3125, Mays, a Bill 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 for an Act to repeal an Act providing for the protection of safety of persons in and about the construction, repair. alteration or removal of buildings, bridges, viaducts and other structures. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3126, Flowers et al, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Illinois Public Aid Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3127, Homer, a Bill for an Act in relationship to emergency assistance. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3128, Braun, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Municipal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3129, Braun, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3130, Levin, a Bill for an Act to prohibit unsolicited automated telephone solicitation. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3131, Ryder, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the relationship to compensation for sheriffs. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3132, Ryder, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to an Act in relationship to compensation of sheriffs, coroners, county treasurers, county clerks and recorders and auditors. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3133, Leverenz, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Corrections. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3134, Van Duyne, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Unified Code of Corrections. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3135, Hastert, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3136, Stevens, a Bill for an Act in relationship to soil and water conservation districts. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3137, Stevens, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Illinois Public Aid Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3138, Richmond, a Bill for an Act to require the flying of 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 POW/MIA flag at the State Capitol. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3139, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend and renumber Sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3140, Hicks, a Bill for an Act in relationship to local regulation of the transfer, possession or transportation of firearms and firearm ammunition. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3141, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3142, Parke, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Insurance Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3143, Dunn, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3144, Farley, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3145, Mautino, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3146, Rice, a Bill for an Act in relationship to the licensure of professional counselors. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3147, McAuliffe, a Bill for an Act to extend the corporate limits of the village of Norridge. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3148, Countryman, a Bill for an Act in relationship to eminent domain. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3149, Churchill, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of an Act in relationship to cogeneration of electricity from solid waste. First Reading of the Bill."
"Committee Reports. Representative Dunn, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary I, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 2, 1986, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bill 2254; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 1429 and House Bill 1945. Introduction and First Reading of Bills. House Bill 3150, Levin, a Bill for an Act relating 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 95th Legislative Day April 2, 1986 to numerous procedural and substantive changes pertaining to social, educational, legal and medical needs. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3151, Olson et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the law concerning matters relating to the environment and environmental safety. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3152, Olson et al, a Bill for an Act to require various agencies to establish rules and regulations concerning programs administered by such agencies. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3153, Levin, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Public Aid Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill... House Bill 3154, Flinn and Olson, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Environmental Protection Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3155, Flinn, a Bill for an Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3156, Levin and Olson, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. First Reading of the Bill. No further business, the House now stands adjourned until Thursday, April 3, at 2:00 p.m. for Perfunctory Session." 39 04/09/86 14:31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 02, 1986 HB-3071 FIRST READING PAGE 3 HB-3072 FIRST READING PAGE 3 HB-3073 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3074 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3075 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3076 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3077 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3078 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3079 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3080 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3081 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3082 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3083 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3084 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3085 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3086 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3087 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3088 FIRST READING PAGE 4 HB-3089 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3090 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3091 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3092 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3093 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3094 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3095 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3096 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3097 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3098 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3099 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3100 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3101 FIRST READING PAGE 5 HB-3102 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3103 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3104 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3105 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3106 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3107 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3108 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3109 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3110 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3111 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-3112 FIRST READING PAGE 35 HB-3113 FIRST READING PAGE 36 H8-3114 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3115 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3116 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3117 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3118 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3119 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3120 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3121 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3122 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3123 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3124 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3125 FIRST READING PAGE 36 HB-3126 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3127 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3128 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3129 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3130 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3131 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3132 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3133 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3134 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3135 FIRST READING PAGE 37 04/09/86 14:31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 02, 1986 PAGE 2 HB-3136 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3137 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3138 FIRST READING PAGE 37 HB-3139 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3140 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3141 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3142 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3143 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3144 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3145 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3146 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3147 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3148 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3149 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3150 FIRST READING PAGE 38 HB-3151 FIRST READING PAGE 39 HB-3152 FIRST READING PAGE 39 HB-3153 FIRST READING PAGE 39 HB-3154 FIRST READING PAGE 39 HB-3155 FIRST READING PAGE 39 HB-3156 FIRST READING PAGE 39 SB-0994 CONFERENCE PAGE 6 SB-1064 CONFERENCE PAGE 10 SB-1412 CONFERENCE PAGE 13 SB-1412 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 28 HR-1009 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 29 HJR-0159 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 3 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER - SPEAKER GREIMAN PRAYER - REVEREND RICHARD MAYE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS AGREED RESOLUTIONS DEATH RESOLUTIONS GENERAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS ADJOURNMENT PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 13 PAGE 28 PAGE 29 PAGE 29 PAGE 38 PAGE 35