"... will be in Session. Prayer by Clerk Jack 17 O'Brien."
"Let us pray, Lord, bless this House and all those 19 that serve and work here. Amen."
20 Speaker Curran: "Pledge of Allegiance by Keith Long."
22 Long: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of 24 America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation 25 under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 26
"Introduction and First Readings. House Bill 28 3649, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of an Act 29 in relation to national (sic - natural) resources, 30 research, data collection and environmental studies. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3650, Pullen and Ryder, a 31 Bill for an Act to prohibit the lettering of certain 32 contracts... the letting of certain contracts to persons 33 who admitted to or were convicted of certain bribery 34 offenses. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 3651, Pullen and Ryder, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of 35 the Illinois Purchasing Act. First Reading of the Bill. 36 House Bill 3652, Anthony Young, a Bill for an Act 37 authorizing the conveyance of certain state property. First Reading of the Bill. Committee Reports. 38 Representative Cullerton, Chairman of the Committee on 39 Judiciary II, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 23, 1986, reported the same back with 40 the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 2635, 41 2714, 3022 and 3290; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 2529, 42 2583, 2648, 2738 and 2938; 'do pass as amended Short Debate 43 Calendar' House Bill 2582. Representative Leverenz, 44 Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations I, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 23, 1986, 45 reported the same back with the following recommendations: 46 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 108 Legislative Day April 28, 1986 'do pass as amended House Bills 2978, 2991 and 3005. The 47 House will stand at ease. ... Reading of Constitutional 48 Amendments. Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional 49 Amendment 11. Resolved, by the Senate of the 84th 50 General Assembly of the State of Illinois, the House of 51 Representatives concurring herein, that there shall be 52 submitted to the electors of the state for adoption or 53 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 54 six months after the adoption of this Resolution, a 55 Proposition to amend Section 6 of Article IX of the 56 Constitution to read as follows: Article IX, Section 6, 57 Exemptions from Property Taxation. The General Assembly by 58 law may exempt from taxation only the property of the 59 state, units of local government and school districts and 60 property used exclusively for veterans' organizations, 61 agricultural and horticultural societies, and for school, 62 religious, cemetery and charitable purposes. The General 63 Assembly by law may grant homestead exemptions or rent 64 credits. The loss in revenue incurred by a unit of local 65 government as a result of the exemption from taxation of 66 property used exclusively for veterans' organizations shall 67 be reimbursed by the state to the unit of local government. 68 Schedule. This Constitutional Amendment shall take effect 69 upon its adoption by the electors of this state. Second 70 Reading of the Constitutional Amendment as amended and held 71 on Second Reading. No further business, the House now 72 stands adjourned." 73 2 04/30/86 09:56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 84TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 28, 1986 PAGE 1 HB-3649 FIRST READING PAGE 1 H8-3650 FIRST READING PAGE i H8-3651 FIRST READING PAGE 1 HB-3652 FIRST READING PAGE 1 SJR-0011 HELD ON SECOND PAGE 2 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER REPRESENTATIVE CURRAN PAGE 1 PRAYER CLERK JACK O'BRIEN PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 1 COMMITTEE REPORTS PAGE 1 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 2