"The House shall come to order. The House shall come to order. The Members shall be in their Chairs. All unauthorized personnel will please leave the floor. Will the Members please be in their chairs? We shall be led in prayer today by Father Kevin Vann Assistant Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of Springfield. Father Vann is a guest of Representative Michael Curran. Will the guests in the gallery please rise and join us in the invocation?"
"As we pray, let us listen to the words of the Prophet Isaiah. "God, indeed, is my Saviour. I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord. He has been my Saviour." And so we pray. Guide us, 0 God, in our deliberations so that our choices and our work will be animated by confidence and by courage. Give us the courage to make the necessary decisions for our lives and those whom we represent. And grant us the spirit of serenity and peace in these busy times. Grant us also a spirit of hope and acceptance in the face of life's difficulties. We pray especially for House staffer Gary Hall and his family at the time of his death. May he rest in peace. Amen."
"We shall be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Ropp."
"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."
"Roll Call for Attendance. Mr. Matijevich, are there any excused absences?"
"Speaker, there are none on this side of the aisle. Thank you." 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987
"Mr. Piel."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the record show that Representative Bernie Pedersen, Representative Tom Ewing and Representative Kay Wojcik are excused today?"
"Let the record reflect those excused absences. Mr. Clerk, take the record. Being 112 Members responding to the Attendance Roll Call, there is a quorum present. Mr. McCracken."
"Mr. Speaker, point of information. Representative Cowlishaw had a Bill before the Aeronautics Committee this morning and was not allowed to present that Bill as a Republican Bill. The Chairman, earlier this week, told Representative Cowlishaw that her Bill was a good idea and that he was willing to amend it or incorporate it into a Bill of his which had to do with the DuPage County Airport Authority. The gist being, Mr. Speaker, and the Chairman telling Representative Cowlishaw explicitly that you had ordered that no Republican Bill would come out of Aeronautics; that is that a Democratic Sponsor had to be the Chief Sponsor of any legislation coming out of Aeronautics. The Chairman offered to incorporate Representative Cowlishaw's Bill in an effort to co-op some Republican votes, but, Mr. Speaker, as we have said before, we are not going to allow you to continue collapsing votes in furtherance of what has been a long standing policy of putting your foot on the Minority. By changing the rules to controlling Sponsorship in terms of the Chief Sponsor, by offering to amend Republican Bills onto those Bills, the Republican Sponsors are co-opted into giving up all authority over those matters, over those Bills and as to the Committee on Aeronautics in particular, Mr. Speaker, what are you afraid of? The Committee on Aeronautics is charged, among other things, with studying 2 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 the safety of the aeronautics in northern Illinois in particular. It's not necessarily limited to the DuPage County Airport Authority. O'Hare Airport is a much more pressing and legitimate issue, an issue of safety documented by the FAA reports which we hear of continually. I submit, Mr. Speaker, that the reason you have changed the rules to Chief Sponsorship. the reason that you are co-opting Republicans into incorporating their Bills into Democratic Bills, the reason you told Chairman of the Aeronautics Committee that you would allow no Republican Bills out was because you are afraid of O'Hare Airport being an issue, a fair issue of debate in the General Assembly where all of the state and all of the state's airports and the safety of all of the citizens of Illinois is at issue. You are ducking the issue of O'Hare Airport, Mr. Speaker. You do not need to do that. You have nothing to fear. Let us consider that issue and not keep ourselves amused with the DuPage Airport Authority and whatever political advantage you can make out of it. Let us deal with the O'Hare Airport issue. Let Republican Bills out of all the Committees so that we can deal with all of the issues confronting the citizens of the State of Illinois."
"Thank you, Mr. McCracken. I don't plan to respond to all of the points you made except for one, which is that given your length of service here, I think you full well know that neither I, nor anyone, orders anyone to do anything in the House of Representatives. So, I do object to your use of the word ordered. I simply don't engage in that type of activity. Mr. Tate."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On a point of information. It's good to see you in the Chair, Mr. Speaker. He were..."
"It's good to see you, Mr. Tate."
"We were just wondering whether you had been down here in 3 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 Springfield for the last few weeks. Are you aware that we have a Subcommittee in virtually every Committee that has met, with maybe one or two exceptions? Were you aware of that activity, the creation of these Subcommittees?"
"Well, Mr. Tate, I know that the House of Representatives, upon recommendation of the Rules Committee, has provided for the creation of Committees and Subcommittees and Special Committees to treat the issues that are presented to this Body."
"Mr. Speaker. could you have some attention? Members on this side would like to hear the explanation of the creation of those Subcommittees."
"The only problem. Mr. Tate, is that the Members on this side aren't particularly interested in your comments."
"We understand that, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to just bring to your attention a couple of things. In the Committee of Registration and Regulation yesterday, the Chairman of the Committee filed 44 Bills in a Subcommittee to be deferred for action next fall. The vast majority of those Bills are with Democratic Sponsorship, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday. there were over 500 nurses that had come to lobby Springfield to hear the Nurses' Practice Act Bill heard in Committee that had been posted. This process, Mr. Speaker, has circumvented this process by not allowing public input. There are many Members... for the six years I have served in this process, Mr. Speaker. we have provided a forum in this process to allow for public input. We have allowed people to travel and come to Committees and hear their Bills on a regular basis. This process, Mr. Speaker, is a process that no one knows how it works. We come, we schedule it, we have Bills posted, we have people - the public - travel down to Springfield to hear their 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 Bills and then we are told that they are going to be a Subcommittee on it. We are not told when the date is. We are not told where the meeting will be held and now then the week before, the last week to get Bills out of Committee, we have Subcommittees that will be meeting on virtually every day that Committees are in hearings where we have conflicts. Now, granted, Mr. Speaker, I know that you really may not care a great deal about the Minority and about the Minority rights, but Mr. Speaker, you do care about the public and I know you care about public input into this process. Mr. Speaker, all I would ask you to do is allow for a forum, allow for a vehicle. Tell the people of Illinois that you don't want to hear their Bills or tell the people of Illinois that care about this legislation that you are just not for the legislation. You have the votes, Mr. Speaker. You made the assignments on these Committees. You can defeat the Bills that you want to defeat. Just give us an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to hear our Bills. Give the people of Illinois an opportunity to have a say in this process. This is still a democracy the last time I heard about it, Mr. Speaker. Thank you."
"Mr. Dunn."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I just rise to make an informal report that each and every Bill assigned to Tort Reform Subcommittee in the House Judiciary I Committee has been reported back to the full Committee after Subcommittee hearings. So, we lost no Bills in Subcommittee. The action has been completed and they are back in the jurisdiction of the full Committee and the work has been done in a timely fashion."
"Mr. Churchill."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps some of the questions that were raised by Mr. McCracken and Tate would 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 be enlightened if we could have some response from you. Now, I know that you took umbrage with the use of the term 'ordered', so perhaps what I should ask, is it your policy then that Bills be collapsed? Is that your policy, to collapse Bills?"
"Mr. Churchill, all of us together, all 112 Members of the House, have introduced 2800 Bills. Consideration of those 2800 Bills in Committee and on the floor sometime before the end of May is not my responsibility alone. It's the joint responsibility of this Body. I have suggested to the Chairs that they consult with the Minority Spokespersons on all of the Committees with a view toward uniting Bills where they can be united, which would reduce the number of Bills on the floor for consideration. We have ordered nothing. We have made suggestions, suggestions that the Chairs work with the Minority Spokesperson on each Committee. If Members choose not to work with each other on this proposal, then we will proceed in the ordinary course. Subcommittees will report Bills to the Committee. Committees will report Bills to the floor and then we will proceed to consider as many Bills on the floor as we possibly can before the deadline, which is the end of May. My purpose and my objective is to involve the entire Membership in a unified effort to properly and orderly manage the flow of Bills and the consideration of Bills in the House. If the Members, or a majority of the Members choose not to do that, then it is their choice. I am one person."
"Thank you very much for that clarification. In your attempts in past years to be fair, you have always taken a look at the proportion of Bills that have come out in terms of the Republican Bills versus the Democratic Bills. If you have tried to encourage the Chairs to collapse Bills, 6 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 to unify Bills so that there are less Bills on the Calendar, will you also be taking a look at the proportion between the Republican collapsed Bills and the Democratic collapsed Bills and the Sponsorship of those collapsed Bills?"
"I would presume that that would be the type of discussion that would occur between a Chair and a Minority Spokesperson. Again, this is a suggestion to the Chairs because most of the Bills are in Committee at this point. They will then leave Committee and they will be on the floor. When they are on the floor again I am going to consult with the Chairs and ask them to follow the same policy in terms of floor consideration. I don't think and I think you will agree with me that we will be able to consider all 2800 Bills before the end of May, so we will be required to pick and choose. If we can facilitate that process now, I think we ought to do it and that's why I made this suggestion."
"I see and so... but I guess the reading I'm getting then is for the good of the Body then it should be the Chairmen of the Committees that will be totally responsible for the collapsing of the Bills and trying to keep some balance between the parties and perhaps in the Agreed Bill context, that the Chairmen will also be responsible for trying to keep some balance between the Majority and the Minority Parties to make sure that that is a fair distribution of the Bills?"
"I would recommend that to them. I think you should understand that a great number of the Bills that have been introduced are Bills submitted by the various agencies under the Governor's administration. Those Bills were all sponsored by Republicans."
"And if the Committees decide that those Bills are 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 good for the people of Illinois and they wish to vote on those Bills, they will have the opportunity to vote on them and they will come out with the Republican Sponsorship if they are so voted?"
"Well, again, this is a joint decision by the Chair, Minority Spokesperson, Bill Sponsor, Members of the Committee."
"Okay, thank you."
"Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have been notified in our... in Registration and Regulation that there will be... some Bills will be all combined and put into one piece of legislation and that Bill then will come out and I... we have some of our Members on the Republican side that will be Sponsors of some of those Bills. Will they have opportunities to be put on as hyphenated Sponsors along with the key Sponsor from your side of the aisle? Will they have the right to be listed as Sponsor or Cosponsor of that piece of the legislation?"
"Mr. Parke, it seems to me that that's a decision for whoever is the principal Sponsor of the Bill in consultation with whomever might be added as a Cosponsor."
"Well, you say it's consultation, but we have Members of this side of the aisle with constituencies that have come to them with legislative problems. We, in good faith, have put legislation in to solve that problem. I think it's only fair that if you are going to combine the Sponsorships of all those Bills into one Bill that we, representing the people of Illinois, as your side does, that we have the same rights to be listed as hyphenated or as a Cosponsor of that piece of legislation. Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Speaker?" 8 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987
"Mr. Parke, your point is well-taken. Let me will repeat again, we have 2800 Bills under consideration. We have a joint decison to make and that decision is how we proceed to consider 2800 Bills before the end of May. We can do it orderly, efficiently, deliberatively or we can do it in an opposite way, whatever we choose to do. We have made some suggestions. If a Bill Sponsor does not wish to join with others, then they can go ahead and proceed with their own Bill. It's their choice."
"Mr. Speaker, I appreciate exactly what you have said. All I want is the opportunity for our side of the aisle to be listed, if we choose, given the opportunity to have the same rights as Members of your side of the aisle would have in Cosponsorship or hyphenated Sponsorship of that combined Bills to expedite the very problem you are addressing. I concur with your evaluation. All I'm saying, give every one of us an opportunity to be listed on those Bills when they finally come out or the opportunity. That's all I'm asking. Thank you."
"Thank you. Mr. Hallock."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you recall, during the discussion of the rules, we talked about the chaos that may be created by the many Committees and Subcommittees which have been established. I think we have found during the past week that that, in fact, has occurred. Good Members on both sides of the aisle, really trying to be as diligent as possible, have had absolute time conflicts. Numerous Members have had two or three Committees meet at 4:00, 6:00. I think no matter what your philosophy of the overall process is that that poses a problem which we all have to resolve and my question to you, Sir, would be how can you resolve this SO that next week we don't have Members in a dilemma whereby they have to go to one 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 Sir, to please reflect on that and try to have it resolved so that next week Members can do their work. Thank you."
"Thank you. Mr. Hallock. Mr. Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, several things about this discussion concern me. One, you know as the Speaker of the House that you should not be addressing the Body from the Chair and if you want to respond to questions that are asked, you should remove yourself from the Chair and remove yourself over there and address the Body, according to Roberts_Rules_of_Order. You may think that that's something that's not very important, Sir. You may understand that."
"Excuse me. Excuse me. Mr. Daniels. I share your... I share your view, Mr. Daniels, and clearly, if I were addressing a Bill and speaking to a Bill, I would remove myself from the Chair."
"You know that what you are doing at this moment is violative of Roberts_Rules_of_Order. I am addressing a point of order, Sir, and I am causing that point to be brought to your attention. The purpose of this... the purpose of the discussion that was raised was the issue of the collapsing of Bills and the manner in which you are causing Republican Members to sustain a very severe concern over the operation of this House. It is our position that in exercising that you are very candidly going to the destruction of the democratic process and the democracy in this House as we have known it to exist in the past. Now, I understand the concept about the number of Bills that have been filed and the number of actions that have been taken. We have dealt with that in the past and we will deal with that in the future and as I had discussed with you yesterday in your office, we are ready, willing and able to work in order to protect each Member's Bill, in 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 order to give each Democrat, each Republican, the opportunity to present their Bills, in their fashion, in their manner, amend or otherwise, in order to have this matter heard. And that's what we want to do and that's the points that we are making. Not in an effort to frustrate the movement of legislation. We think that your actions have had that effect and will come to play in the future weeks that that will be shown, that the efforts that you are done are similar to what you did today in Aeronautics Committee in removing a Republican Bill, combining it with a Democrat Bill so that no Aeronautics Bill that hits this floor either deals with the issue of safety, noise or air pollution around northern Illinois, thereby frustrating the rights of each and every Member, whether he or she be Republican or Democrat. And that is the point that we are making."
"Mr. Daniels, concerning my posture answering these questions, I stand subject to correction by the Parliamentarian, but clearly, if I were addressing a Bill or an issue, I would remove myself from the Chair and offer my remarks from the floor. It seems to me that over the last few minutes I have been answering procedural questions that relate to the process of the House and the procedures that have been followed by the Committees and the Subcommittees and because of my view that these were procedural in nature, I have remained in the Chair. Thank you. Mr. Matijevich. Mr. Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I think it ought to be said, first of all, as to the... regards the rule and why this House changed the rule with regards to the Chief Sponsorship. That was discussed in Committee and it had nothing to do with the Majority nor the Minority. What has happened in the past, even amongst 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 Democrats on this side of the aisle where there has been Cochiefsponsorship, there has been an issue come up as to who controls that Bill. And we changed the rule to make it clear that only one person controls the Bill and that is the Chief Sponsor. That was the reason for the change in that rule. It had nothing to do with preempting your side of the aisle at all. Now, at this time of the year, nerves are always frayed. The Speaker didn't introduce 2800 Bills. We introduced 2800 Bills. But it's the Speaker's job to manage the operations of the House and with 2800 Bills, that becomes very difficult. I think I heard, Representative, somebody said that we want to operate as a democratic institution. No higher democratic institution than Congress. Congress collapses Bills and has Bills relating to subject matter - not that all of us want to operate like Congress - but that is done and it does make some sense that we incorporate into one Bill many ideas that are related to that subject matter. I think that makes some sense. Maybe out of all this we will come out with a better legislative procedure. Also, I want to tell all of the Members of the House, because I heard the last speaker talk about the traditions of the past, and it came to my mind how soon we forget the tradition of the past. Because I rememeber when I was here under Speaker Ryan and believe me, we didn't collapse Bills into a Bill. We collapsed Bills period. This side of the aisle, your Bill was collapsed. That was it. You couldn't put it into anything. So, I think the Speaker is saying to us, let's work cooperatively and we can get something done here and I think the sooner we do that, we'll all be better off."
"Mr. Ronan. Could everybody give Mr. Ronan their attention? He has a matter of importance."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think we have talked about 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 this matter long enough about who's right and who is wrong. All I want to do is waive the posting requirements for the House Consumer Protection Committee so that House Bill 1699, which was improperly not posted will be heard in Committee next week. It's going to be a shell Bill to hopefully resolve a matter between the funeral industry and the Cemetery Association. So that... I have talked to the other side of the aisle and on this one matter they agree that it's good government. So, I'd like that rule waived."
"For what purpose does Mr. Pedersen seek recognition?"
"Mr. Speaker, I am requesting leave of the House to table House Bill 2870, which I am the primary Cosponsor."
"Could we take Mr. Ronan's Motion first?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Mr. Ronan has moved to suspend the posting requirements. Is there any objection to that Motion? There being no objection, leave is granted. Mr. Ronan's Motion is adopted. Mr. Pedersen rises to table a Bill. Mr. Pedersen, would you state the Bill?"
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, the Bill is House Bill 2870. I'm the primary Sponsor. I ask leave to table that Bill."
"Is there leave? Leave is granted. The Bill is tabled. Mr. Mautino."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. As long as we are on this subject matter, I'd like to announce that the Select Committee on Small Business Subcommittee, scheduled for Friday, May 1st, in Chicago has been postponed and will be reestablished in about two weeks. Postponed for the Committee tomorrow."
"Mr. McPike in the Chair."
"Representative Bowman."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day House. An announcement regarding Appropriations II Committee meetings. We had planned to have a meeting on Monday evening at 6:00 p. m. to work on the appropriations Bills, but because of some other events that conflicted with that, we are moving to Tuesday morning at 9:00 a. m. So, any Member who had wished to have their Bill heard in Appropriations II on Monday now may wait to come to Springfield until Tuesday morning. But we will begin promptly at 9:00 a. m. and we will begin with the agency Bills first. Any Bills that we do not finish that day, that is to say Tuesday, we will take up at a recess meeting on Thursday. Thank you very much."
"Representative McCracken."
"Would the Chair recognize Representative Wennlund?"
"I f he would turn his light on, I would be glad to. Representative Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do have the National Championship Pom Pon Squad here before the Illinois House to recognize their efforts and they are waiting and I do have a Resolution if the House has the time."
"Representative, if you would like to bring them to the podium, be glad to have you introduce them."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I just finished talking to the Speaker in regards to House Resolution 319, which deals with the subject, the Chicago Housing Authority. I caused that to be filed yesterday, along with a Motion for immediate consideration. The Speaker has filed today House Resolution 326. The basic differences between the two Resolutions is our Resolution calls for the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 to investigate Chicago Housing Authority in accordance with state law that already is in existence and also to have the Auditor General audit the CHA. The Speaker has suggested that we set up a Joint Committee, bipartisan Committee, consisting of eight individuals, four to be appointed by him and four by myself and for the selection of Cochairman. We don't have difficulty with that concept, so with permission of the Chair, I would ask that the matter be put over until next Tuesday when we go into Session at which time we'll bring up the subject of House Resolution 319, House Resolution 326. Hopefully, by that time, we will be able to have an Agreed Resolution. With permission of the Chair and the House, I'd like to move that that be done."
"Yes, it will. Thank you, Mr. Daniels. Speaker Madigan."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Mr. Daniels' characterization is accurate. My office will work with his office over the weekend to see if we can reach an agreement on this particular Resolution. Thank you."
"Representative Wennlund in the Chair."
Speaker Wennlund: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, it gives me great pleasure and I am indeed proud and this will make Illinois proud to have the National Championship Pom Pom Squad from Hill County, Joliet, Illinois and Cresthill, Illinois, here before you today. All the Members are here today. Please join me in giving a warm welcome to the St. Francis Academy Pom Pom Squad, National Champions, 1987. Mr. Clerk, please read the Resolution."
"House Resolution 305, offered by Representative Wennlund, whereas the 1986-87 St. Francis High School Pom Pom Squad was named the 1987 National Dance Team Champions in Cypress Gardens, Florida; and whereas the 24 member 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 squads enthusiasm, hard work and excellent physical condition has been recognized and rewarded many times; and whereas the squad delighted fans with their performance at the 1986 Peach Bowl Game in Atlanta, Georgia; and whereas 1986 was an outstanding year for this squad; and whereas last year the squad placed 1st at the Universal Dance Camps and at the NCA Camp; and whereas their family and friends and school may be proud of the 1986 Illinois State Fair Champions, the 1986 NCA Illinois State Triple State Sweepstakes winner, the 1986 Great America Pom Pom Spectacular Champions; and whereas the squad's technical expertise has been rewarded with the Judges Award for best choreography and originality; therefore be it resolved by the Illinois House of Representatives of the 85th General Assembly that we do hereby honor and commend Coach Cindy Thomas and the members of the 1986-87 St. Francis Pom Pom Squad for their dedication, energy and many achievements and be it further resolved that suitable copies of this Resolution and Preamble be presented to Coach Thomas and the members of the St. Francis Pom Pom Squad."
"Thank you, Mr. Clerk. The Resolution has been adopted. At this time, I am proud to present Cindy Thomas, who has been the leader of this fine, young group of Americans and Cindy, would you please introduce them?"
"Starting from your left, Sara Hinze, Becky Tyler, Kerri Lundeen, Gina Ragusa, Gina Vancina - the next ones gotta look at me - Christine Sumerwell, Sally Takacs, Anne Tyler, Amy Maday, Kathy Seffner, Dana Lawnza k, Sara Swinford, Jeanne Johnston, Penny Cave, Colleen Clarke, Lynn Sako and Julie Futterer."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, thank you very much for taking the time to recognize the fine efforts of these Americans. Representative 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day Laurino."
April 30, 1987 "Representative Van Duyne is in Representative Laurino's chair. Representative Laurino's chair, please."
"Yes, thank you very much. I just wanted to add my congratulations to the young ladies also, primarily because they come from the biggest part of my district in Joliet, St. Francis, and also because I have had the pleasure of graduating four daughters from that area in my lifetime and I now have a granddaughter going to that school who is... I am proud to say is one of the cheerleaders of the Catholic High Basketball and Football Team. And I, once again, add my congratulations."
"Representative Flinn."
"Thank you. Mr. Speaker... Mr. Speaker, could I have a little bit of order? I got an important Motion to make here."
"Proceed."
"Mr. Speaker, due to a clerical error, House Bill 2804 was reported as being voted out of the Financial Institutions Committee. That was a clerical error. I now move to recommit House Bill 2804 back to the Financial Institutions Committee, and along with that Motion would ask for waiving of the posting rules so that we may hear the Bill next Tuesday at our regular meeting."
"Representative Flinn, has this been agreed to by the Minority Spokesperson?"
"Yes, yes, he is in agreement and so is the Sponsor."
"Is there any discussion of this issue? Being none, the Gentleman's Motion is to recommit House Bill 2804 to Financial Institutions and to waive the posting rules for next week. All in favor of the Gentleman's Motion say 'aye', opposed "no". The 'ayes' have it and the Motion carries. Representative Pullen." 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day
"Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the the House and particularly April 30, 1987 attention of to the attention of the five other Members who join me in this problem, although most of them probably don't know they have this problem. The fact that the Committee on Assignment, which is required by Rule 33(g) to assign Bills in its custody within three legislative days, is still holding six Bills that were assigned to it on April 10th, 20 days ago. These Bills are a Bill by Representative Hannig, concerning railroad crossing fatalities; a Bill by Representative Rea, on rebuilt vehicles; one by Representative Daley, concerning victims of sex offenses; one by Representative Harris, concerning police and fire pension management; one by Representative McCracken, concerning the Vehicle Code; and a Bill by Representative Hoffman and myself, which repeals the Motor Vehicle Inspection law or it seeks to do that, if it could ever get out of the Committee on Assignment. Clearly, assigning these Bills at this time, 17 days after the rules require the Committee on Assignment to act, would make it impossible for these six Members to have their Bills heard in Committee next week. I seek to protest the inaction of the Committee on Assignment and to call to the attention of the Members of the House that merely introducing a Bill doesn't mean that it will ever get to a hearing Committee, regardless of the provisions of the rules."
"Representative Keane."
"Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I would ask to... leave to suspend the posting requirements for House Bill 1598 and House Bill 2270, so that they can be heard in the Subcommittee on Real Estate... Revenue Committee, Subcommittee on Real Estate on Tuesday. I have discussed this with the Minority Spokesman on the Committee and have 19 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 gotten their approval and I therefore would ask for leave."
"Gentleman moves to waive the posting requirements on House Bill 1598 and 2270, is that correct? 2270?"
"That's correct, Mr. Speaker."
"Hearing no objections, all those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion say 'aye', opposed *no". The 'ayes' have it and the Motion carries. Representative Leverenz."
"I'm sorry. I was listening to the conversation next to me which is just probably as important. The Appropriations I Committee will meet Monday evening at the hour of 6:00. We will be voting all of the Bills that we have heard up through today out of Committee Monday night. I ask that you be there. If you cannot be there please call the Speaker's Office and let them know that. Thank you. Appropriations II will not be meeting Monday night. They are meeting Tuesday morning at 9:00 a. m."
"Representative Mays."
"Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker. I just want to remind the Republican Members of the House Appropriations I Committee that we will be meeting immediately after Session in Conference Room H-1 in the Stratton Building. Thank you again, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative McCracken."
"Mr. Speaker. our Republican staffer on the Pensions Committee tried to have Bills posted for next week and was told no Bills would be posted. I can only assume that's an error and if the time for posting has passed, I would ask that those Bills be... posting requirements for those Bills be waived so that they can be heard next week in Pensions."
"Representative Wolf."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, will Representative McCracken repeat that? I'm sorry. I only caught the last part of what 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 you...\" McCracken: \"We've been told that no Bills... no new Bills will be posted for the Pension Committee next week. I assume that our staff person is in error and if they haven't been posted and the time has expired, that leave be given to waive the notice requirements and get them posted for next week, the final week of hearings.\" Wolf: \"To my knowledge, Representative McCracken, we have posted all of those Bills which are classified personnel Bills and as I have gone over with the Minority Spokesman on the Pension Committee, we do have six vehicle Bills for the Pension systems, which is in accordance with... and I believe agreed to by the Pension Spokesman and Leadership on your side of the aisle. We do not intend to post any more pension Bills, but we have and will continue to hear the personnel Bills.\" McCracken: \"Alright, if you will give me a few minutes, we'll get back to this.\" Speaker McPike: \"Alright, we have to do one Bill today. Page eighteen of the Calendar. Page eighteen of the Calendar. Senate Bills Third Reading. Here's Senate Bill 141. Representative Barnes. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.\" Clerk O'Brien: \"Senate Bill 141, a Bill for an Act to amend various Acts in relation to marriage. Third Reading of the Bill.\" Speaker McPike: \"Representative Barnes.\" Barnes: \"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, Senate Bill 141 amends the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to provide that if neither party to a dissolution of marriage proceeding resides in the county wherein the proceeding is pending, the Court may transfer the proceedings to another county or the judicial circuit where either party resides. It also amends the Public Aid 21 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 Code Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Nonsupport of Spouse and Children Act to prohibit retroactive modification of reciprocal child support orders. Provides that any installment under any family support order entered by a Court or administrative Body pursuant to those laws shall be when due a judgment. And this is the Bill that was debated yesterday and if we don't pass it today, we are in jeopardy of losing 21 million dollars from the Federal Government. I would ask a favorable Roll Call please."
"The Lady has moved for the passage of Senate Bill 141. Is there any discussion? There being none, the question is, 'Shall Senate Bill 141 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye', all opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 109 'ayes', 1 'no' and 1 voting 'present'. Senate Bill 141, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 20 of the Calendar, Consent Calendar, Third Reading. Read the Bills, Mr. Clerk."
"Consent Calendar Third Reading Second Day. House Bill 367, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 404, a Bill for an Act to amend certain Acts in relation to sale and use of human body parts. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 407, a Bill for an Act in relation to anatomical gifts. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 465, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 632, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act to revise the law in relation to counties. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 640, a Bill for an Act to amend the Hearing Aid Consumer Protection Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 642, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Municipal Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 Bill 674, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 714, a Bill for an Act to amend the Uniform Commercial Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 803, a Bill for an Act to amend the Park District Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The question is, 'Shall these Bills pass?' All those in favor signify by voting 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On these Bills there are 110 'ayes', no 'nays', 1 voting 'present', and these Bills, having received a Constitutional Majority, are hereby declared passed. Representative Terzich."
"Yeah, Mr. Speaker, I would like to have leave of the House to waive the posting requirements for House Bill 2034 to be heard in the Executive Committee next week."
"Is that House Bill 2034?"
"2034."
"Representative, has this been cleared with the Minority? The Gentleman moves to waive the posting requirements so that House Bill 2034 can be heard in Executive next week. On that, Representative McCracken."
"Can you tell us about this? Has someone... Have you talked to someone over here, Representative?"
"Sure, we'll do that right now."
"I didn't hear you. What did you say?"
"He said he will do it right now, Sir."
"Well, you know, I'd be happy to accommodate you, but, you know, you stand up, you don't tell us what the Bill is. You don't talk to anybody."
"Representative McCracken, he said that he would come over right now and do that."
"He can do it on the mic and I'll save him the walk." 23 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987
"Oh, well, fine. I would like to waive the posting requirements so we could hear House Bill 2034."
"What does it do?"
"It amends the Capital Development Board Bond Act with cargo handling for facilities for regional port districts and eliminates the provisions for the duration of the subordination of it."
"Okay, thank you."
"The Gentleman moves to waive the posting requirements on House Bill 2034. All those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion say *aye", opposed 'no". The 'ayes' have it and the Motion carries. Agreed Resolutions."
"House Joint Resolution 64, offered by Representative Mays. House Joint Resolution 65, Daley. HJR 66, Hensel et al. HJR 67, Hensel. House Resolution 320, Barnes: 321, Matijevich; 322, Johnson; 324, Kulas: 325, Harris, 327, Rea; 328, Hyvetter Younge."
"Representative Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, the Resolutions have been examined and are agreed to. I move the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions."
"Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. Agreed Resolutions are adopted. General Resolutions."
"House Resolution 319, offered by Representative Daniels. House Resolution 326, offered by Speaker Madigan."
"Committee on Assignment. Death Resolutions."
"House Resolution 330, offered by Representative Countryman, with respect to the memory of Donald L. Puckett. House Resolution 329, offered by Representative Countryman, with respect to the memory of Joseph L. Katz. 24 38th Legislative Day House STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE Resolution 323, offered by Representative Johnson, with respect to the memory of Bernard Hewitt."
"Representative Matijevich moves for the the adoption of the Death Resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it and the Death Resolutions are adopted. Adjournment Resolution."
"House Joint Resolution 68, resolved by the House of Representatives of the 85th General Assembly, the State of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein, when the House of Representatives adjourn on Thursday, April 30, 1987, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 5, 1987, at 12:00 noon; and when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, April 30, 1987, it stands adjourned until Monday, May 4, 1987, at 12:00 noon."
"Representative Matijevich moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. All those in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. Adjournment Resolution is adopted. The House today will stand adjourned on the adoption of a Death Resolution of a former Member. As was mentioned in the prayer today, one of the Democratic staff members passed away this morning at 2:30. Gary Hall. For those that are interested in funeral arrangement, they can check with Gary LaPaille's office later today. Mr. Clerk."
"House Resolution 273, offered by Representative Ryder, whereas this Body learned with sorrow of the death of former Member Thomas Chapin Rose of St. Louis and formerly of White Hall and Jacksonville, Illinois; and whereas he was born December 8th, 1932, in White Hall, to G. L. and Florence Chapin Rose; and whereas in 1954, he graduated from the University of Illinois where he was President of the Student Senate and a member of Sigma Chi 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 fraternity, then he served in the Army Security Agency at Fort Devon, Massachusetts, from 1954 to 1956; and whereas after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 1959, Tom Rose practiced law in Jacksonville and taught law at Illinois College, and he was Jacksonville's City Attorney and the Morgan County Assistant State's Attorney; and whereas he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives from the 50th District and served in the 75th, 76th and 77th General Assemblies, then he ran and was elected from the 49th District for the 78th and 79th Legislative Sessions; whereas while a Member of the House he served on the Board of the Legislative Reference Bureau which assists the General Assembly in its legislative work and on the Legislative Council, now the Legislative Research Unit, which reviews proposals for legislative research projects; and whereas in Jacksonville, Tom was a member of numerous civic organizations, including the Kiwanis Club. He served as trustee of the Oak Lawn Tuberculosis Sanitarium and as a Director of the Jacksonville Area Association for Retarded Children; and whereas he leaves to mourn his passing his mother and family; resolved by the House of Representatives of the 85th General Assembly of the State of Illinois that we express our deep sorrow at the death of former State Representative Thomas C. Rose and that we offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends and that we commend the spirit of service to others which led him to run for the seat in the Illinois General Assembly. Be it further resolved that suitable copies of the Preamble and Resolution be presented to his family and as a further acknowledgement of our sorrow, the House will stand adjourned."
"Representative Ryder." 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Oh behalf of the residents of the 97th District, we thank the House for the opportunity to honor Tom Rose by remembering him through this Death Resolution. Tom Rose served several years ago, but he is still remembered throughout the 97th District as a man of courtly manners, of compassion and understanding, one who is well-liked and well-respected within the District. I have learned since I have come to the General Assembly that many of the Members who served with Tom Rose held him in the same amount of esteem and understanding. I would ask that all be allowed to join as Cosponsors of this Resolution and I move for its adoption."
"Representative Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Members on this side of the aisle and colleagues who did work with Tom, we offer our condolences to his family. Tom was very intelligent and he had a quiet effectiveness about him in his legislative responsibilities. He was very patient to anybody's suggestions with regards to his legislation, very cooperative with all Members and we miss him and we do offer our sympathies."
"Representative Ryder has asked that all Members be added as Cosponsors of this Resolution. On adoption of the Resolution, the House will stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 5th, at the hour of 12:00 noon, allowing perfunctory time for introduction of Bills by the... for the Clerk and Committee Reports. All those in favor of the Resolution signify by saying "aye", opposed "no". The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. The House stands adjourned."
"Committee Reports. Representative White, Chairman of the Committee on Human Services, to which the 27 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 following Bills were referred, action taken April 28, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bill 116, 566, 605, 1467, 1489, 1900, 2410, 2430, 2467 and House Bill 515; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 217, 295 and 2560; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bills 1038, 1249, 1337, 1464, 1656, 2604, 2802, 2821, 2839 and House Bill 1955; 'do pass as amended Consent Calendar' House Bill 898, 2820 and 2414 and 2813; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar... also on 'do pass as amended Consent Calendar' is House Bill 2370; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2185; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 1148 and 2559; 'tabled in Committee' House Bill 1203; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 1425; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bills 2012, 2021, 2022, 2183, 2230, 2359, 2360, 2371, 2372 and 2516. Representative Cullerton, Chairman of the Committee on... the Select Committee on Aeronautics, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass as amended' House Bill 16; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 1418 and 1705. Representative Hannig, Chairman of the Committee... the Select Committee on Coal Development and Marketing, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 1730, 1766, 1954, 2315 and 2316; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 2797. Representative Van Duyne, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and Townships, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 1073, 2261 and 2262; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 998 and 1629; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bills 1015, 1104, 1300, 1875, 1945 and 2066; 'do pass as amended' 28 38th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 30, 1987 Consent Calendar House Bill 1454; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar House Bill 1219, 1509, 1912 and 2851; 'Interim Study Calendar House Bills 186, 952, 997, 1820 and 1911. Representative Huff, Chairman of the Committee on Election Law, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendation: "Interim Study Calendar House Bills 45, 821, 822, 1308, 1845 and 2103. Representative Mulcahey, Chairman of the Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 935, 1791, 2354, 2425 and 2537; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 398, 1050, 1244, 1355 and 1790; 'do pass as amended Consent Calendar House Bill 2367; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 319; 'Interim Study Calendar House Bills 914, 1057, 1356, 1535 and 2688. Representative Kulas, Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 1584, 1667, 1701, 1819, 1887, 1968, 2243, 2304, 2379, 2678, 2807 and 2849; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 805 and 1463; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2203; Interim Study Calendar House Bill 1644 and 2168. Representative Satterthwaite, the Chairman of the Committee on Higher Education, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 660, 859, 1025, 1217, 1998 and 2248; 'Interim Study Calendar House Bill 661, 662, 813, 1747, 2622 and 2654. Representative Dunn, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary I, to which the following Bills were referred, 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL AS SEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 473, 474, 1030, 1063, 1064, 1145, 1633, 2320, 2825 and 1698; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 310, 1278 and 1304; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bill 689 and 2642; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bills 2004 and 2363; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2619; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bills 418, 469, 853, 1492, 1493, 1616, 1709 and 2295; 'tabled in Committee' House Bill 467. Representative Farley, Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Commerce, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 24, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 259, 332, 814, 1035, 1310, 1371, 1548, 1966, 1990, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2164 and 2260; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 627, 1060, 1444, 1559 and House Bills 810 and 1262. Representative Wolf, Chairman of the Committee on Personnel and Pensions, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' House bill 1779, 2224, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714 and 2715; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 1663. Representative Krska, Chairman of the Committee on Registration and Regulation, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 21, 643, 1297, 1500, 1539, 2219, 2380, 2433, 2492, 2699 and 2786; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 1223; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bills 2167 and 2827; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2332. Representative Keane, Chairman of the Committee on Revenue, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 226, 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 252, 302, 305, 462 and 1170; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 164; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 76. Representative Currie, Chairman of the Committee on State Government Administration, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 161, 659, 809 and 838; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 144; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bills 173, 178, 577, 1645 and 2226; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2339; 'tabled in Committee' House Bill 816; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 468 and 2611. Representative Wyvetter Younge, Chairman of the Committee on Urban Redevelopment, to which the following Bill was referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' House Bill 2276. Perfunctory Session will stand at ease. Perfunctory Session will be back in order. Committee Reports. Representative Preston, Chairman of the Committee... Select Committee on Children, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bill 1115, 1546, 1970; 'do pass as amended' House Bill 679; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bill 2222 and 2872; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 726; and 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2162. Representative Mautino, Chairman of the Select Committee on Small Business, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' House Bill 494 and 1681. Perfunctory Session will stand at ease awaiting more Committee Reports. Perfunctory Session will be back in order. Committee Reports. Representative Terzich, Chairman of the Committee on Executive and 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day April 30, 1987 Veterans' Affairs, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 29, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 232, 851, 1032, 1082, 1123, 1206, 1259, 1349, 1381, 1446, 1602, 1652, 1781, 1802, 1831, 1896, 1924, 2322, 2428 and 2803; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 1068, 1831 and 2046; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2624 and 2680; 'do pass as amended Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 308. Representative Rea, Chairman of the Select Committee on Economic Development, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 1494 and 2102; 'do pass Consent Calendar' House Bills 2369 and 2389; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2407; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 2778. Messages from the Senate. 'A Message from the Senate, by Ms. Hawker, Secretary. Mr. Speaker, I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following Senate Joint Resolution and the adoption of which I am instructed to ask concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit: Senate Joint Resolution #45, adopted by the Senate April 29, 1987. Linda Hawker, Secretary.' General Resolutions. Senate Joint Resolution 49, offered by Speaker Madigan, Representative Greiman and Krska, referred to Rules Committee. Perfunctory Session will stand at ease awaiting more Committee... one more Committee Report. Perfunctory Session shall be back in order. Final Committee Report. Representative O'Connell, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary II, to which the following Bills were referred, action taken April 30, 1987, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' House Bills 1149, 1162, 1318, 1498, 1545, 1556, 1572, 1715, 1741, 1744, 1951, 2116, 2157, 2238, 2274, 2275, 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 38th Legislative Day 2301, 2358, 2584, 2590, 2721; 'do pass as amended' House Bills 971, 1240, 1302, 1367, 1603, 2241 and 2722; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' House Bill 2603; 'Interim Study Calendar' House Bill 447. There being no further business, the House now stands adjourned." 33 06/15/87 10:15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 85TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 30, 1987 PAGE 1 HB-0367 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0404 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0407 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0465 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0632 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0640 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0642 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-0647 THIRD READING PAGE 23 HB-0714 THIRD READING PAGE 23 HB-0803 THIRD READING PAGE 23 SB-0141 THIRD READING PAGE 21 HR-0273 ADOPTED PAGE 27 HR-0273 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 25 HR-0305 DISCUSSED PAGE 16 HR-0319 DISCUSSED PAGE 15 HR-0326 DISCUSSED PAGE 15 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER - SPEAKER MADIGAN PAGE 1 PRAYER - FATHER KEVIN VANN PAGE 1 PLEDGE PAGE 1 ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION - ST. FRANCIS POM POM SQUAD PAGE 17 AGREED RESOLUTIONS PAGE 24 GENERAL RESOLUTIONS PAGE 24 DEATH RESOLUTIONS PAGE 24 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 27 PERFUNCTORY SESSION PAGE 27 COMMITTEE REPORTS PAGE 27 MESSAGE FROM SENATE PAGE 32 GENERAL RESOLUTIONS PAGE 32 COMMITTEE REPORTS PAGE 32 PERFUNCTORY SESSION - ADJOURNMENT PAGE 33