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Illinois House Floor Debate — June 1, 1989

86th General Assembly (1989-1990) · Legislative day 51 · Regular Session
Chamber
House
General Assembly
86th (1989-1990)
Date
June 1, 1989
Legislative day
51
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
39
Original
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Speaker McPike

"The House will come to order. The Chaplain for today will be Reverend Ephram Perez, from the Spanish Northwest SDA Church in Chicago. Reverend Perez is a guest of Representative Santiago. The guests in the balcony may wish to rise and join us for the invocation."

Reverend Perez

"Let us pray. Our gracious and loving Heavenly Father, we have assembled here together to give You honor and praise for Your goodness and mercy. I ask of you Lord, this afternoon, to give this Body of able men and women leaders, divine understand and wisdom to do justice in love and compassion as they walk humbly before You doing the business of Government for this great state. And Lord give them the peace that surpasses all of human understanding as they confront in the complex issues of modern life. Bless them and keep them Lord, for it is in Your holy name that we ask all these mercies. Amen."

Speaker McPike

"Be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Santiago."

Santiago - et al

"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."

Speaker McPike

"Roll Call for Attendance. Represesentative Piel."

Piel

"Yes, Mr. Speaker, would the record show that Representative Klemm, is excused today?"

Speaker McPike

"Representative Matijevich you have any excused absences?"

Matijevich

"On this side of the aisle there are none, Mr. Speaker."

Speaker McPike

"Thank you. Mr. Clerk, take the record. 116 Members answering the Roll Call, a quorum is present. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 51st Legislative Day June 1, 1989 Representative Lang."

Lang

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Inadvertently I allowed 3 Bills to be tabled, that I really wanted placed on Interim Study. So, I would move that House Bills 2086, 2087 and 2088 be removed from the table and placed in Interim Study."

Speaker McPike

"You heard the Gentlemans Motion. Is there any objection to placing these on Interim Study? Representative McCracken."

McCracken

"I love to cooperate, you know that. What's the status of these? They're tabled now?"

Speaker McPike

"The Bills are tabled and he'd like to place them on Interim Study."

McCracken

"What do they do? You want to study something over the summer?"

Lang

"They deal with cable television and we're going to have a cable television sub-committee."

McCracken

"Okay, that's fine."

Lang

"Thank you."

Speaker McPike

"Any objections to the Gentleman's Motion? Hearing none, the Attendance Roll Call will be used and the Motion carries. Representative Bowman."

Bowman

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make the same Motion with respect to House Bill 154. Would that be appropriate at this time?"

Speaker McPike

"If you'll let us know what House Bill 154 is."

Bowman

"That was the a ... recycling legislation involving plastic containers."

Speaker McPike

"The Gentleman's Motion is to extend...I'm sorry, to put House Bill 154 in Interim Study. Is there any objections to that? Hearing none, the Attendance Roll Call will be used and the Motion carries. Representative Myron Olson." Olson, M.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 51st Legislative Day June 1, 1989 the House. I wish to call your attention to the fact that one of our esteemed colleagues here, has gained national notoriety, is quoted in the May 29th issue of Time Magazine, a copy of which I have, and I understand that Tom Homer will soon be interviewed on ABC, Good Morning and the NBC, Today show. Relative to his comments on the National Correction System. I wonder if Representative Homer would care to comment on that."

Homer

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, when they...actually when they called, I thought it was the National Enquirer and I was a little disappointed lated to find out that it was only Time Magazine, since I get all of my news out of the Enquirer. But, nevertheless, I appreciate Myron bringing that to me."

Speaker McPike

"...Bill, Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, on Second Reading appears Senate Bill 529. Would you read the Bill please?"

O'Brien

"Senate Bill 529, a Bill for an Act concerning Governmental Bonds. Second Reading of the Bill. No Committee Amendments."

Speaker McPike

"Any Floor Amendments?"

O'Brien

"No Floor Amendments."

Speaker McPike

"Third Reading. Information of the Members, all Senate Bills are posted. So there's not...it's not necessary to make any Motions to suspend the posting rules. You don't have to be concerned about any of your Bills. All Bills are posted for next week. Adjournment Resolution."

O'Brien

"Senate Joint Resolution 71, resolved by the Senate of the 86th General Assembly, the State of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring herein, that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday June 1, 1989, it stands adjourned until Tuesday June 6, 1989 at 1:00 o'clock p.m. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 51st Legislative Day June 1, 1989 And when the House of Representatives adjourn on Thursday June 1, 1989, it stands adjourned until Tuesday June 6th, 1989 at 12:00 o'clock noon."

Speaker McPike

"Representative Matijevich moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, the Adjournment Resolutions adopted. Agreed Resolutions."

O'Brien

"House Resolution 578, offered by Speaker Madigan. 582, Countryman. 583, DeJaegher. 584, DeJaegher. 585, DeJaegher. 586, DeJaegher. 587, DeJaegher. 588, DeJaegher. 589, DeJaegher. 590, DeJaegher. 591, Matijevich. 592, DeJaegher. 593, DeJaegher. 594, DeJaegher. 595, Curran. 597, Novak. 598, Churchill. 599, McGann. 600, Didrickson. 601, Didrickson. 602, Ryder. 603, Currie. 604, Ropp. 605, Hartke. 606, Krska. 607, Krska. 608, Frederick. 609, Myron Olson. 610, Kubik."

Speaker McPike

"Representative Matijevich."

Matijevich

"Mr. Speaker, these are all agreed to, I move the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions."

Speaker McPike

"The Gentleman moves the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. General Resolutions."

O'Brien

"House Joint Resolution 60, offered by Representative Matijevich."

Speaker McPike

"Committee on Assignment. Death Resolutions."

O'Brien

"House Resolution 596, offered by Representative Rice, with respect to the memory of Myrtle Darvey Morrison."

Speaker McPike

"Representative Matijevich moves for the adoption of the Death Resolution. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, the Death Resolution is adopted. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 51st Legislative Day June 1, 1989 Representative Preston now moves that the House stands adjourned until Tuesday at 12:00 noon, allowing the Clerk, Perfunctory time for Committee Reports. All in favor of the Gentlemans Motions say 'aye', all opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it and the House stands adjourned."

O'Brien

"Committee Reports. Representative Van Duyne, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and Townships, to which the following Bills were referred action taken May 31, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate Bill 220, 226 and 271, that's Senate Bills 220, 226 and 271. Representative Mulcahey, Chairman of the Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education to which the following Bills were referred action taken June 1, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' Senate Bill 959, 612 and 815; 'do pass as amended' Senate Bill 449; 'do pass Short Debate Calendar' Senate Bill 517, 28 and 267; 'do pass as amended Short Debate' Senate Bill 637; 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate Bill 189 and 726. Representative Terzich, Chairman of the Committee on Executive to which the following Bills were referred action taken June 1, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' Senate Bill 632; 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate Bill 727; 'Interim Study Calendar' Senate Bill 520. Representative Satterthwaite, Chairwoman of the Committee on Higher Education to which the following Bills was referred action taken May 31, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'do pass' Senate Bill 629. Representative White, Chairman of the Committee on Human Services, to which the following Bills were referred action taken May 31, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' Senate Bill 795 and 622; 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 51st Legislative Day June 1, 1989 Bills 375, 495, 698 and 619; 'be adopted' House Resolution 449 and 327; 'be adopted as amended' House Joint Resolution 37; 'be adopted Consent Calendar' House Joint Resolution 50. Representative Mautino, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance to which the following Bills were referred action taken May 31, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 791 and 865; 'do pass as amended' Short Debate' Senate Bill 678. Representative Dunn, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary I to which the following Bills were referred action taken June 1, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' Senate Bill 68, 298 and 13; 'do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 742; 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate Bill 924. Representative Homer, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary II to which the following Bills were referred action taken June 1, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass' Senate Bill 665 and 709; 'do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 176. Representative Ronan, Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Motor Vehicles to which the following Bills were referred action taken May 31, 1989. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 481; 'do pass Consent Calendar' Senate Bill 479 and 480. There being no further business, the House now stands adjourned." 6 REPORT: TIFLDAY 14:14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX JUNE 01, 1989 HB-0154 MOTION HB-2086 MOTION HB-2087 HOTION HB-2088 MOTION SB-0529 SECOND READING SJR-0071 RESOLUTION OFFERED SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER - REPRESENTATIVE MCPIKE PRAYER - REVEREND PEREZ PLEDGE - REPRESENTATIVE SANTIAGO ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION AGREED RESOLUTIONS GENERAL RESOLUTIONS DEATH RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS ADJOURNMENT PAGE 1 04/23/90 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 3 PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 4 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6