"...come to order. The Chaplain for today is Pastor Joe Latson of the Bradbury Free Methodist Church in Toledo, Illinois. Pastor Latson is the guest of Representative Noland. The guests in the balcony may wish to rise and join us for the invocation.
"Let us bow our heads together, please. Our heavenly Father, we come before You this morning with grateful hearts, hearts full of thanksgiving for all the blessings that You bestow upon us individually, and as a nation. We thank You, Lord, for the very fact that we have a breath full of life this morning, that we might be able to serve You with all that You give to us, and as we reflect upon the privileges that we have here this morning, we ask Your blessing upon this group that is gathered together to do the business of this state. Lord, we ask You to help us to remember that we are indebted to You for all of the answered prayer that You have given us, the way that you have watched over and cared for us. We're especially grateful this morning, Lord, for the way You have answered prayer in behalf of Operation Desert Storm, the way that You have watched over and cared for our men and women who serve our country, and as we reflect upon those who are serving here, serving their state and serving their country through this legislative Body, we thank You for a Body that sets aside a time for prayer and recognition of God. We thank You, Lord, for the fact that they take time out of a very busy and often hectic schedule to look to You for the wisdom and strength to perform the task that's before them. We recognize, Lord, that we have a great number of things to be thankful for individually, and as we reflect upon those things, we recognize that together as a nation, together as a team, we put our skills 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 together, the talents that You've given us, the knowledge that is there, and we try to make this state the proud state that it is. We thank You for allowing us to be a part of it. May we continue to support it in every aspect of our lives. In the name of the Son, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen."
"We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Myron Olson." Olson, M. 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."
"Roll Call for Attendance. Representative Matijevich."
"Speaker, let the record reflect the excused absence of Monroe Flinn, and he's coming along fine... should be here next week."
"Representative Kubik."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Olson thanks you for keeping the Republicans on their toes this morning. Representative Barnes is excused, and Representative DeLoris Doederlein, as well, this morning."
"Take the record, Mr. Clerk. 115 Members answering the Roll Call, a quorum is present. Representative Capparelli."
"Mr. Speaker, I'd like to inform the House that a dear friend of ours, a former Member of the House, Larry DiPrima, passed away this morning, and I would like... Larry DiPrima, and also yesterday, I believe was Pete Miller that passed away."
"Representative Shaw. On a Motion, Sir. Mr. Shaw."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 House. I move that...on a Motion that Resolution #50...suspending the appropriate Motions, rule 43(a) that House Resolution 50 be heard...at this time."
"Representative Olson, any objections?" Olson, M.: "...the rules, Mr. Speaker."
"Pardon?"
"No problem with suspending the rule."
"Mr. Sieben."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Representative Shaw's Motion."
"Alright. You've heard the Gentleman's Motion. Hearing no objection, the Attendance Roll Call will be used and the Motion carries. Alright, now we're on the Resolution now, Mr. Shaw, so proceed. Proceed on the Resolution."
"Yes. This is a Resolution...Resolution #50 is passed in Congress to...allow the...states...to regulate the...banking industry, and this has been agreed by both sides of the aisle, and it's memorialized in Congress to...allow the states to make the decision when it comes to bankin'."
"Hearing no objections to the Resolution, the question is, 'Shall it be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. House Joint Resolution 50 is adopted. State Government, Third Reading. House Bill 17, Mr. Lang. You want this called today? Representative Currie would like her Bill, in this Order, called. We can take this out of the record, if you wish. Alright, Mr. Novak, Representative Currie, House Bill 313. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 313, a Bill for an Act to amend the Minorities and Female Business Enterprise Act. Third Reading of the Bill." 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Currie." May 24, 1991 "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is a Bill that actually...almost identical to the one that we passed two years ago. It would ask state agencies either to publish in advance the RFPS for professional service contracts in the state newspaper, or to provide information to the Minority and Female Business Enterprise Council when professional service contracts are to be let. We're doing a pretty good job in state government in making sure that vendors of service are having a...relatively...easy time finding out what it is state agencies want to buy. When it comes to...professional service contracts, we do less well, so, that's all that's on the Bill."
"And on the 'do pass' Motion, Representative Black."
"Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. A question of the Sponsor."
"Yes."
"We were under the impression this would be taken back to Second for a Floor Amendment."
"Can we check with the Clerk? I think that Amendment went on yesterday."
"Could the Clerk enlighten us as to whether Floor Amendment 2 has been adopted to House Bill 313?"
"Amendment 1 and 2 are adopted."
"Okay."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 109 'ayes' and no 'nays'. House Bill 313, having received declared passed. a Constitutional Majority is hereby Education. Health Education. Third 4 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 Reading. House Bill 691. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 691, a Bill for an Act to amend the Critical Health Problems Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative White."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 691 is a simple Bill. It would require that the schools would teach...the schools would teach the Heimlich and CPR for youngsters from the 6th through the 4th year of high school. It's a method by which we will be able to put a paramedic in every household. To my knowledge there's no opposition. There was a cost factor involved, but the cost is minimal. I move for it's adoption."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. I apologize. Representative Wojcik, I did not see your light. Proceed."
"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just had a question before I vote. The Illinois Association of School Boards was opposing this. Have you removed that opposition, or have they removed it?"
"That I cannot respond to, but what has happened is that it will only cost about...dealt with the mannequins, and the mannequins can be purchased for $10...$50 each, $500 will buy ten per school, and they could of course transfer those mannequins to other institutions, so I think that their opposition was basically because of the cost factor, and I think that when you're talking..."
"It's an unfunded mandate then, is that correct?"
"Well, when you stop and think about it costing $50 for a mannequin, I think that your life and the lives of the young people of this great state of ours is worth $50."
"Okay. Thank you."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 88 'ayes' and 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 3 'nos'. House Bill 691, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Representative Marinaro and Representative Rotello and Representative Walsh...the record should reflect that they intended to vote 'aye' on House Bill 691, and so did Representative Zeke Giorgi intend to vote 'aye'. The Chair would like to have your attention for a minute. There are slips up front for anyone who wishes to put their Bill in interim study...suggest that you fill those slips out today. Now we are going to begin with Labor, and then Human Services, Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Economic Development, and we are not going back to any of these Orders. None of them. Gonna start with Labor, Human Services, Ag, Consumer Protection, Economic Development, Labor. House Bill 824, Representative Mautino. Representative Mautino. The Chair will not return to this Bill. House Bill 824. The Gentleman is not here. Out of the record. Who's the Co-Sponsor of that? Representative Black, you're the Co-Sponsor of that Bill. Do you wish to call it? No. Out of the record. House Bill 1195, Representative McGann. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. McGann. Okay. Out of the record. House Bill 345 under Agriculture, Representative Richmond. Out of the record. Agriculture, Third Reading. Representative Satterthwaite. Out of the record. Representative Kulas on 2253. Mr. Kulas. Mr. Kulas is not here. Out of the record. Consumer Protection. House Bill 2026. Mr. Clerk. Representative Granberg. Representative Granberg, there are no Co-Sponsors. The Bill's out of the record. Economic Development, House Bill 2507. Out of the record. Economic Development, Third Reading. Representative Giglio, 570. We will not return to this Bill. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 570, a Bill for an Act in relation to 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 critical trends and alternative futures. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Giglio.".
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a Bill that we had...we talked about last time. It's set up that the Department where we could have these people work and get things from the Federal Government and from private enterprise, and...both leaders on...both sides of the aisle in the House and the Senate have appointments to this department and also what...the good part about it is that it's allowed to get money from different foundations whereby it wouldn't cost the state that much money in order to keep it going. The initial money, yes, would come from the state, after that we could...use the foundations to study the trends and hopefully put Illinois ahead of all the other states that are doing it now."
"Representative Black."
"Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill is on Postponed Consideration. The Bill is...perhaps...is well intentioned, but it's drafted...it's very vague. I'm not sure it has a great deal of merit. It's been amended to take out the word 'political'...in the critical trends section, that makes it a little bit more palatable, but I really think this Bill needs a...lot more work before we pass it out of here. It's another advisory board, another expenditure. Perhaps this Bill should be...retired with a 'no' vote, and the Sponsor can bring it back at a later time in the Session next year."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will 7 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 take the record. On this Bill there are 60 'ayes', and 49 'nos', and Representative Black has asked for a verification. Representative Brunsvold votes 'aye'. Mr. Clerk, poll those not voting."
"Poll of those not voting. Laurino. Mautino. Satterthwaite and Stepan."
"McAfee changes from 'no' to 'aye'. Mr. Clerk, proceed with a Poll of the Affirmative."
Clerk O'Brien: "Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Capparelli. Currie. Davis. Deering. DeJaegher. DeLeo. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hartke. Hicks. Jay Hoffman. Homer. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Keane. Kulas. Lang. LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. McAfee. McGann. McGuire. McPike. Morrow. Munizzi. Novak. Obrzut. Phelan. Phelps. Preston. Rice. Richmond. Ronan. Rotello. Saltsman. Santiago. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Shaw. Steczo. Stern. Trotter. Turner. Walsh. Williams. Wolf. Woolard. Anthony Young. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Representative Rotello."
"Representative Capparelli would like to be verified, Mr. Black."
"I'm sorry."
"Capparelli. Proceed."
"Representative Rotello."
"Representative Rotello. Is the Gentleman here? He's not. Remove him, Mr. Clerk."
"Representative Edley."
"Representative Rotello..."
"I'm sorry. I see him. I see him." 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Representative Rotello is in the chamber."
"Representative Rice."
"Excuse me just a minute. Representative Rotello is in the chamber. How do you wish to vote, Sir? He votes 'aye'. Representative Rice. Gentleman's not here. Remove him from the record."
"Representative Shirley Jones."
"Representative Jones. Shirley Jones. Lady's not here. Remove her."
"Representative Lou Jones."
"Representative Lou Jones. The Lady here? She's not. Remove her. Representative Satterthwaite would like to vote 'aye'."
"Representative Dunn."
"Representative John Dunn. Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative DeLeo."
"Representative DeLeo. Jimmy DeLeo. Not here. Remove him from the Roll Call."
"Representative Stern."
"Representative Stern. Representative Stern. The Lady's not here. Remove her from the Roll. Representative Shirley Jones votes 'aye'."
"Representative Monique Davis."
"Representative Davis. Representative Davis. The Lady is not here. Remove her from the Roll."
"Representative Kulas."
"Myron Kulas. Remove him from the Roll."
"Representative Levin."
Speaker Black: Gentleman here? He is not.
"Representative Ellis Levin. Gentleman's not here. Remove him from the Roll." "Representative Ronan." 9 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE apeaker McPike: "Mr. Ronan. Al Ronan. Gentleman's Remove him from the Roll." May 24, 1991 not here.
"Representative Flowers."
"Representative Mary Flowers. Lady's not here. Remove her from the Roll."
"Representative Hicks."
"Representative Hicks. Mr. Hicks is not here. Remove him from the Roll. Representative Jesse White would like to vote 'aye'."
"Representative Homer."
"Mr. Homer. Mr. Homer's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Williams."
"Representative Williams. Paul Williams. Gentleman's not here. Remove him. Representative Curran would like to change from 'no' to 'aye'."
"Mr. Speaker, I have no further questions."
"Anyone wishing to change their votes? On this Bill there are 52 'ayes', 47 'nos', House Bill 570, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1580, Representative Wyvetter Younge. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1580, a Bill for an Act in relation to employment opportunities. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Miss Younge."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1580 would establish the Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act, which would establish all over in various counties...in the counties of Illinois, executive councils that would put...together projects for our people would be have to have an young people...would work. The young from 16 years of age up, and they would eligibility requirement of having been unemployed for the last 35 days. I think that the very great advantage of this approach to unemployment among 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 youth in our state, is the fact that in order to participate in this...a project anyplace in the state, the young person would have to go back to school and have to be working on their high school diploma. It would be an instrument through which we would get our young people employed, and at the same time have them moving towards their high school diploma. Time would be taken with the person in the program to see that they are filling out applications for private gainful employment. The project would be paid for through Partnership Training Act funds or through foundation funds or Community Improvement Services funds. I have checked in the St. Clair County area and there are funds in that area, at least, for paying the minimum federal wage to...a group of young people who would be involved in this...program. I am not suggesting that there be a state expenditure for this program, but I am saying that if we set up an...Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Program, this can be an alternative to the large numbers of young people who are going to prison because they don't have anything to do and who have dropped out of school. We want to get those children back into school and back into some type of meaningful occupation, moving towards graduation, and for those reasons I ask you to vote...'yes' on this Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. We must rise in reluctant opposition to this Bill. I think all of us know there are a number of programs available for what the Lady is trying to do with this Bill, there's JTPA. DCCA runs numerous job training programs, there are perhaps too many programs out there. Maybe that's the case. We're not focusing correctly, but the startup costs alone for this program in East St. Louis 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 approaches $1,000,000 in a budget year that we simply don't have an extra $1,000,000. It's for that reason, plus there are already an alphabet soup of agencies doing what this Bill would simply create, another agency doing that. I don't think it's necessary. I think we can work with the machinery that we have. I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Vote your own switches. Members are advised to vote your own switches. Have all voted? Representative Younge." Younge, W.: "Mr. Speaker, what we have for young people in this state today is simply not working. We have too many of them who are just standing around, not in school, unemployed, not moving towards any successful adult life. This Bill would rearrange the program opportunity for them and get them into a pattern where they were doing some gainful work and they will...be learning how to work and they would be going back to school. This is a Bill which is promoted and has been originally drafted at a federal level by United States Congressman Paul Simon. I...urge your support for this matter. It is an important initiative to help our young people. We have left our young people out of our society. We do not share any of their resources. There is in this state large amounts of Joint Partnership Training Act funds that are just laying around, not being used because the program is not organized. I'm asking you to proceed with this initiative because it would organize our resources in Joint Partnership Training Act, and there are enough supportive..."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 58 'ayes', 47 'nos'. Representative Younge asks for a Poll of 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day those not voting."
"Flowers. May 24, 1991 Lou Jones. Kulas. Laurino. Mautino. Ronan and Stepan. No further."
"On this Bill there are 58 'ayes' and 47 'nos'. House Bill 1580, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. Representative McGann."
"Record me as 'aye'."
"Alright. The Gentleman would have been recorded as 'aye' on that. House Bill 1867, Representative Steczo. Mr. Steczo here? Not here. 2362, Representative Granberg. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2362, a Bill for an Act concerning economic support of business. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Granberg."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could I have...I ask the Body leave to bring this Bill back to Second Reading for purposes of Amendments."
"Gentleman have leave? Leave is granted. Bill is on Second. Mr. Black, is that alright?"
"Mr. Speaker..."
"Yes."
"...based on what we know will be amended onto the Bill, I just want the Sponsor to know that we would object, under the applicable rule, to reconsideration on Third. I just want you to know that if you bring it back with the Amendment we think you're going to put on it, we'll object to an immediate consideration."
"Yeah. That's fine. Right, Bill? Okay."
"Representative Granberg, the Bill is still on Third Reading. What do you wish to do?"
"Bring it back to Second."
"Then you will need 71 votes to have it called today." 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Just Amendment 5, right, Bill? Okay. Second Reading."
"Alright. The Gentleman...you want it on Second Reading? Gentleman asks leave to return it to Second Reading. Leave is granted. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Harris."
"Representative Harris withdraws Amendment #1. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 offered by Representative Harris."
"Representative Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #2 is an Agreed Amendment which makes the Bill more palatable and agreeable to everyone, and I ask for adoption of the Amendment."
"The question is, 'Should Amendment #2 be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Granberg."
"Representative Granberg, Amendment #3."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #3 makes technical changes to the Bill at the request of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, I would move for its adoption."
"Question is, 'Shall Amendment #3 be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed... Representative Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Just to let you know the Sponsor has been very agreeable in working with this Bill. We appreciate his 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 support, and we certainly support Amendment #3."
"Shall Amendment 3 be adopted? All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Ryder."
"Representative Ryder. Withdraws Amendment #4. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #5, offered by Representative Saltsman."
"Representative Saltsman. Mr. Saltsman. Representative Saltsman what is your desire, Sir?"
"Withdraw."
"Gentleman withdraws Amendment #5. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. The Gentleman asks leave to hear the Bill at this time. Representative Black. Mr. Granberg, would you oppose... Mr. Granberg, would you approach the podium, please? Mr. Granberg. Mr. Granberg. Could we see you please? Representative Black. Let's take this Bill out of the record for just a few minutes. We'll get right back to it. Representative Granberg, it appears like there's been an error in adoption of Amendment #4. The Gentleman would like to return the Bill back to Second Reading. House Bill 2362 is on Second Reading. Representative Ryder withdrew Amendment #4. The Gentleman would like leave of the House to reverse his Motion to withdraw and to offer the Amendment. Does the Gentleman have leave? Leave is granted. Amendment #4 is not withdrawn. Representative Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #4 is a technical change. It allows the department to continue to receive 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day certain kinds of federal funds." May 24, 1991
"Question is, 'Shall Amendment #4 be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye'...Representative Granberg."
"Mr. Speaker, with due respect to the Sponsor of the Amendment, I would have to oppose Amendment #4."
"Question is, 'Shall Amendment #4 be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'nos' have it, and the Amendment's defeated. Further Amendments? No further Amendments. Amendment #5 has been withdrawn. Representative Saltsman. Amendment #4 is defeated."
"I want permission to have Amendment #5 read."
"The Gentleman withdraws his request. No further request...no further Amendments. The Bill is on Third Reading. Now, the Gentleman would like leave to hear the Bill at this time. Does the Gentleman have leave? Hearing no objection, the Attendance Roll Call will be used, leave is granted. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2362, a Bill for an Act concerning economic support of business. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Granberg."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2362 as amended simply provides that we pay attention to the incentives we provide our businesses located in the State of Illinois. If those businesses take our incentives and decide to leave the State of Illinois, they have to give us notice, and they have to, in fact, rescind those incentives and return them to the state. I believe this has bipartisan support, and I'd appreciate a favorable vote."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2362 is not a 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 perfect Bill necessarily, but the Sponsor has been very agreeable in working with us, some Members on our side of the aisle may still oppose it because it contains a lengthening of plant notification closing requirement, but, nonetheless he has been very agreeable. It's not as bad as it once was. I will certainly vote 'yes' because of the cooperation of the Sponsor."
"Representative Black."
"Well, I think it would be redundant or silly to ask for a verification, Mr. Speaker, but an inquiry of the Chair. I...thought I had indicated our desire to object to immediate consideration on Third, if you would look into that."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 73 'ayes' and 38 'nos'. House Bill 2362, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 278, Representative Anthony Young. Out of the record. House Bill 2003, Representative Davis. We will not be back to it. Okay. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2003, a Bill for an Act to amend the Ownership Made Easy Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Davis."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2003 merely requests that home owners or building owners have displayed on the front of their buildings in Arabic numbers or regular numbers...approximately three inches high, the addresses that that building that...that building, and the reason for this legislation is, there have been times when firemen have not been able to find an address because there's nothing on the building, or because a policeman is called to a building and there are no numbers on that building to 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 designate what piece of property this actually is. It's really kind of a safety piece, and I urge an 'aye' vote."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. Leitch, 'aye'. On this Bill, there are 99 'ayes' and 4 'nos'. House Bill 2003, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 318, Representative Currie. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 318, this Bill's been read a second time previously. A Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relation to Children and Family Services. Second Reading of the Bill. No Committee Amendments."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Currie."
"Representative Currie."
"Withdraw Amendment 1."
"Lady withdraws it. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Currie."
"Miss Currie."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This language would codify the department's responsibility to see to it the children are not removed from their parents because there isn't the opportunity for housing and the language further specifies that the new requirements would not subject the department to lawsuits in state court, while the federal Norman Decree is pending. The language is agreeable to the department, and those I think...I hope it will merit your support."
"Representative Black on the Amendment." 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Just to let our side of the aisle know, Amendment #2 was worked out with the Sponsor and the Department of Children and Family Services. With that Amendment the department has no objection to this Bill. It's also my understanding that the Governor's Office no longer has any objection to the Bill with the Amendment that the Lady is putting on the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 318, a Bill for an Act in relation to children and families. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Currie moves for the passage. All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 107 'ayes' and no 'nays'. House Bill 318, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1220, Representative Phelps. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. The Bill has been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"House Bill 1220. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Any Motions?"
"No Motions filed."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Phelps."
"Representative Phelps withdraws Amendment #2. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Phelps." 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Phelps."
"What number is your Amendment? Withdraw."
"Gentleman withdraws Amendment 3."
"Floor Amendment Phelps."
"Thank House. #4, offered by Representative "Representative Phelps." you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Amendment 4 becomes the Bill. Most of you remember, last year ended the five-or-six year attempt to come up with a plan that all the allied professionals in the medical field could agree on on how we address the medically underserved areas of this state. Mostly ruled, but not entirely ruling and that was passed in Senate Bill 2277 which Governor Thompson signed. Now that provision was a comprehensive package which reflected the agreement of the Medical Society, the nurses, all the allied professionals involved in that negotiation, became public Act and became law last year. We have never been able find a funding mechanism, but the distribution formula is set up in that Bill that Thompson signed. We know that the...the Bill or the price tag on that initiative according to Lieutenant Governor Ryan, now Secretary of State Ryan's Rule Affairs Council under their leadership said it would be anywhere around $16,000,000 to $18,000,000 to fund. We all know what type of year we are facing in the way of the budget constraints. It's not realistic to look at GRF or other areas to further put us in debt, but for the last several years, we have looked at the foreign insurance companies the 2% tax, as a potential finance revenue source. We do not want to pursue that just to divert the funds to the GRF; however, in this Amendment, we are asking that the present 2% foreign insurance tax imposed upon them to do business in Illinois be raised May 24, 1991 20 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991- 1/2%. Of that 1/2% increase, we are asking that 50% of that be deposited in the fund in the Public Health Department to be distributed according to the formula set up in Senate Bill 2277, now law, and the other half of that fund is going to be addressed by the next Amendment, by Anthony Young. I appreciate your 'aye' vote."
"Mr. Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I stand in opposition to Amendment #4, and let the Chair... let the Chair know, that should the Amendment go on, we will object to the immediate consideration of the Bill on Third Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen..."
"Representative Black."
"Yes, Sir."
"This Bill's been read a second time. When it goes to Third Reading it only needs 60 votes. This Bill has not been brought back from Third. Proceed."
"Then let me just point out, Members on both sides of the aisle, and I appreciate and understand what the Gentleman is trying to do. We have some of the same problems in my district that he does, and rural health care is certainly an issue I'd like to work with the Sponsor of this Bill on; however this is a tax increase on foreign...on insurance premium fees, it's also a diversion that...of money that now goes to the General Revenue Fund, and we all know that the General Revenue Fund is in desperate condition. If all of the moneys that could be diverted under this Bill would be diverted, it would cost the General Revenue Fund $160,000,000 and we can't afford it. I object to Amendment #4."
"Representative Phelps."
"Is that a question to me?" 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"No. Phelps: You wish to close?" May 24, 1991 "Yeah. I did make an error. An Amendment to follow this, the Amendment that we discussed that Representative... Young had requested is included in this because the other 50% of the 1/2% increase will go and be deposited in a human services enhancement fund, and...that is of interest to the urban areas, just to show you that we're not trying to secure it all for rural health care initiative. We think we have our part. I disagree with the numbers that Representative Black has just indicated in this Bill. The 2% that now the foreign insurance tax imposed upon them for doing business in Illinois, amounts to about 160 some million dollars. We are raising that just a 1/2% which we estimate would be around 80-some dollars. So, of that half, we will realize around $20,000,000 for the Rural Health Care Initiative, which many of you on that side of the aisle as well as this side of the aisle, supported last year, and the other half will be deposited in this enhancement fund that I referred to and Representative Young's needs. I appreciate your 'aye' vote."
"Question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1220, a Bill for an Act concerning health care services in Illinois. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Phelps."
"Mr. Speaker, Would it be in order to go back to Second Reading to pick up an Amendment that is technical. It does bear some importance on the Bill, but the Amendment that we 22 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 just passed really is the Bill."
"If you go back to Second Reading, it's gonna requires 71 votes. Now if you stay on Third Reading, it's gonna require 60."
"Let's stay on Third Reading. Sounds pretty good."
"And on the 'do pass' Motion, Representative Black. Excuse me, Mr. Black. What did you say?"
"I said I object."
"Well, the Motion is a 'do pass' Motion. Does anyone wish to speak to this? Representative Black."
"He didn't take the Bill back for an Amendment that wasn't printed nor distributed."
"He did not. He did not. The Bill's on Third Reading, and he's moved for passage."
"Let me just speak...rise in opposition to the 'do pass' Motion. We've explained the...what the Amendment does. It is a substantial diversion of General Revenue Funds, as much as $160,000,000, and even though the Gentleman is trying to address a very serious difficulty in his district in southern Illinois, you can't do $160,000,000 diversion of General Revenue Funds at this time. We all know that. I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative McNamara."
"If the Sponsor will yield for a question."
"Yes."
"It is my understanding, Representative, that the...there is no diversion of funds. That what you are doing is, is adding a new tax that is not laid upon the people in the State of Illinois. It's laid upon people that are doing business in Illinois, and you are using those funds in order to fund downstate. Is that correct?"
"That is correct."
"So there, in reality, is no impact on the General 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Revenue Funds as we now know it through the use of this Bill. It is simply a 1/2% additional fee that is on insurance companies outside of the State of Illinois, and it helps our people."
"That's correct."
"Thank you. I think that this is a fine measure. I think we should pass it out of here with as many votes as we can. It's a good concept; he's provided a revenue screen that does not affect the General Revenue Fund. I urge an 'aye' vote."
"Representative Curran."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It'd be difficult to understand a single red or yellow vote. The Gentleman from the other side of the aisle who usually is wise and accurate and fair has temporarily lost his bearings when he says there's any GRF in this Bill. This is, as Representative McNamara just said, money which we impose upon insurance companies from other states to help our rural and urban health care situation. This is an excellent idea. Representative Phelps is to be commended for bringing it forth, and I think we should have 115 'aye' votes on this."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Weller."
"An explanation of my vote, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. If you're concerned about your schools, and concerned about other priorities of yours that receive money from GRF this is a diversion of funds away from those kind of projects for this particular legislation. I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative Phelps."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To explain my vote. Those of you that are kind of hanging in doubt there, let me...let 24 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 me explain to you. Over in the Senate, a very similar provision with exception of an increase of 1%, passed out of the Senate and it's in our chamber now, so I was trying to be more realistic in a modest proposal, in a 1/2%, in trying to find a funding mechanism which we've been criticized for the last few years, in not trying to come up with a funding mechanism. We're robbing GRF, and technically with the Amendment 3 that did not go on, I do not want to mislead you, it does not clarify the real intent of the Bill. So, those that are referring to the diversion are technically correct, 'cause we did not get Amendment 3 on. I want to be honest about that, but it will be on, in the Senate, and the Senate Bill that's coming over here, we either will be reduced a 1/2% or we'll make sure we'll try to work with a 1%. Now which one do you want? This is a much fairer proposal, and we'll correct that technical error in the Senate, but Representative Black, you're correct in that instance, but you know our intent is not to divert. It will not be in the budget to begin with anyway before we correct it."
"Representative Weaver to explain his vote."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and...I think the Sponsor should be commended for his honesty and his forthrightness in explaining that it is correct assumption that this is a diversion of funds, and I think unless we want to face that...problem again, there's a Senate Bill coming over, as he mentioned, we can address it in that Bill, and we don't have to worry about this one here. So, let's vote this one down and deal with this situation with the Bill that comes over from the Senate."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there's 61 'ayes', 43 'nos'. Representative Black has asked for a verification. 25 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 Mr. Clerk, poll those not voting."
"DeLeo and Stepan. No further."
"Anthony Young would like to have leave...Mr. Black right in the center aisle, Anthony Young. Wyvetter Younge is right here. Wyvetter Younge. Shirley Jones. Okay, Wyvetter. Mr. Clerk, proceed with a Poll of the Affirmative."
"Balanoff. Brunsvold. Curran. Currie. Davis. Deering. DeJaegher. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hartke. Hicks. Jay Hoffman. Homer. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Keane. Kulas. Lang. Laurino..."
"Representative Turner. Mr. Black. Representative Turner. Okay, and Representative LeFlore at his desk. Thank you."
"LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. Mautino. McGann. McGuire. McNamara. McPike. Morrow. Mulcahey. Munizzi. Novak. Phelps. Preston. Rice. Richmond. Ronan. Rotello. Saltsman. Satterthwaite. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Shaw. Steczo. Stern. Trotter. er. Turner. Walsh. White. Williams. Wolf. Woolard. Anthony Young. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Black, questions of the affirmative."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Representative Saltsman."
"Mr. Saltsman. Mr. Saltsman is not here. Remove him. Representative Capparelli would like to vote 'aye'. Representative Phelan votes 'aye'. Representative Burke votes 'aye'."
"Mr. Speaker, an inquiry of the Chair."
"Yes."
"I mean after we started the verification, don't I have to 26 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE give them leave to vote 'aye'?"
"No." May 24, 1991
"Oh. Well, alright."
"No, Mr. Black. Proceed."
"Representative Stern?"
"Representative Stern. Stern. The Lady is not here. Remove her from the Roll."
"Representative Rice?"
"Representative Nelson Rice. Nelson Rice. Gentleman is not here. Remove him."
"Representative Kulas?"
"Myron Kulas. Myron Kulas. He's here."
"Where he should be, I might add. Representative Bugielski?"
"Bugielski. Representative...he's voting 'present'."
"Representative Hicks?"
"Mr. Hicks. Larry Hicks. Mr. Hicks is not here. Remove him."
"Representative Shaw?"
"He's here."
"Representative Flowers?"
"Mary Flowers. Mary Flowers is not here. Representative Deering would like to be verified. He's right here in front."
"He's hard to miss."
"Representative Flowers is not here. Remove her. Representative Rotello wants leave to be verified. He's right there."
"Representative Ronan?"
"Mr. Ronan. Right here."
"Representative Jay Hoffman? I'm sorry, I see him in his seat. Representative Farley?" 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"He's here."
"Representative Laurino?"
"What was the last one?"
"Farley. Representative Farley."
"Farley's here."
"Representative Laurino. Representative Laurino was the last one? I'm sorry."
"Representative Laurino was the last one?"
"I'm sorry. Yes."
"Mr. Laurino. Representative Laurino here? Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Brunsvold?"
"Representative Brunsvold is here. Right outside the door. There he is."
"Representative Schoenberg?"
"Yeah, he's here."
"I have nothing further, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Santiago votes...would like to change from 'present' to 'aye'? Mr. Clerk, change Representative Santiago from 'present' to 'aye'. Representative Dunn. Excuse me. Mr. Dunn, you were not removed. Representative Bugielski. Representative Bugielski would like to change from 'present' to 'aye'. On this Bill, there are 60 'ayes', and 43 'nos'. Representative Saltsman 'aye'. Representative Saltsman 'aye', Representative Mautino is already 'aye'. Representative Saltsman is 'aye'. Representative Bugielski, did you wish to vote 'present'? On this Bill, there are 61 'ayes', and 43 'nos'. House Bill 1220, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Calendar Announcement."
"Supplemental Calendar #1 is being distributed."
"#2. Is that #1 or 2?" 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Correction. Calendar #2." May 24, 1991
"So, if the Members of the Body look...at the Supplemental Calendar #2, it has a couple hundred Senate Bills that need Sponsors. If you would please pick these up. Insurance, Third Reading. Representative Mautino, 1603. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"Senate Bill 1603, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, I have just been informed that Ann Stepan is an excused absence today. Ann Stepan."
"Alright, Mr. Clerk. Ann Stepan is an excused absence today. Representative Mautino on the Bill."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I...respectfully request that the Bill be taken back to Second for the purposes of an Amendment."
"Gentleman asks leave to return it to Second Reading. No objections, leave is granted. The Bill's on Second Reading. Any Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Laurino."
"Representative Laurino is not here. Mr. Mautino?"
"There are Amendments #1 and #2. We'll accept 1 2, and 3 I believe Mr. Clerk, is there not? 1, 2, and 3. We'll accept 1 and 2 and 3 as well. May I mention why? Representative Laurino isn't here. We've also had another draft. His Amendment is one...a couple technicalities, we'll accept that one with #2 drafted by the Department of Insurance. Amendment #3 is the extension, and we'd like to take them all on one Roll Call, and it's agreed I believe with Representative Black."
"Representative Black." 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. about one minute to clarify May 24, 1991 Our spokesman needs something with the Sponsor. Could we just delay this until we get it ironed out?"
"Alright, we'll take it out and go to one or two other Bills and then return. House Bill 2105, Representative Balanoff. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2105, a Bill for an Act concerning occupational health clinics.
"Balanoff." Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. The Amendment became the Bill and took out the funding source, and what this would do is require the Department of Public Aid to establish a occupational hazard evaluation center at a school of public health in the State of Illinois. That would probably be the State of Illinois School of Public Health. The center would study a particular work place or community to find out whether there's a health hazard to workers or residents caused by exposure certain toxic chemicals or materials. We heard discussion on this Bill yesterday, and I would just ask for your favorable vote." to
"And on the Bill, Representative Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill is on Postponed Consideration, and no matter how noble the Sponsor's intent, this simply creates another school mandate, and the Sponsor admitted, there's no funding to take care of it. You know... let's just stop this. This is another mandate, no funding...of all the years we shouldn't do it, it's this year. I urge you to vote 'no' on this. The Sponsor has admitted he doesn't have a funding source, he's simply creating another unfunded mandate for our schools, and I think our schools are getting a little sick and tired of that. A 'no' vote is advisable." 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Davis." "Speaker, to explain my vote, I'd just like to say, this is an excellent piece of legislation. There are a lot of people who now work for companies in which they're...exposed to some hazardous material, and all this legislation asks is that we have some kind of...of study of how many locations in which that is, and exactly what effect is it having on businesses as well as the American worker."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 52 'ayes', 48 'nos', House Bill 2105, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared failed. Lost. Alright, returnng to 1603. Representative Mautino, the Bill's on Second Reading. Amendment #1. Mr. Mautino, on Amendment #1."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 is...presented by Representative Laurino. Has to do with the...legislative exchange. We will accept that as well as Amendment #2 that addresses the same situation."
"Representative Mautino, could you explain Amendment #1, please?"
"Amendment #1 by Representative Laurino...provides for the additional makeup of the legislative exchange. That's exactly what it does. Amendment #2 does the same thing, but it was rewritten by the Department of Insurance. We will accept both Amendments."
"Representative Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield to Amendment #1?"
"Yes." 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Representative Mautino, I'm not sure...can you enlighten me as to what this legislative exchange is?"
"It's the Lloyds of London provision in our reinsurance code."
"We already have that. What does your Amendment do?"
"It's not my Amendment. I have a choice. I Amendment..." It's Representative Laurino's. have a choice of tabling his
"I said I would like to have Amendment #1 tabled."
"I would like to have 1, 2, and 3 adopted. We're going to have a problem here. Let me explain to you...watch my lips very closely."
"So, okay. Alright, thank you very much. I no longer have a problem with that initiative."
"Thank you. We accept Amendment #1, we accept Amendment #..."
"Question is, 'Shall Amendment #1 be adopted? All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments."
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Laurino."
"Representative Mautino asks leave to handle it. He has leave. Amendment #2, Mr. Mautino."
"Amendment #2 corrected some technical language that was in #1 by the department. We accept that Amendment as well."
"'Amendment#2 be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Mautino."
"Representative Mautino."
"Floor Amendment #3 extends for a five-year period the 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 section of the Insurance Code as it pertains to providers. It also provides for an extension of one year to December 31st of 1992 for the insurance rewrite on the other 13 sections of the Code. This is an Agreed Amendment on both sides of the aisle, we ask for its adoption."
"Representative Parcells."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, this is an Agreed Amendment. The agents are very happy about what's in the Amendment. Some of the companies are not pleased, but it's the best we can do at this point, and I think we should vote 'aye' on this Amendment."
"Question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. The Gentleman asks leave to hear the Bill at this time. Hearing no objection, the Attendance Roll Call will be used. Leave is granted. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1603, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Representative Parke."
"Yes. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House...with Amendment #3 going on, what happens now is that I believe the Sponsor wants this Bill to be...is Sunset's for the agents for five years, but the companies for one year. Am I correct that that's the way it's going to shape up? Well, the insurance industry feels that that's really not fair, and that we really should not vote for this Bill, because to be fair, if you're going to have the Agent's Associations for five years, then the insurance companies ought to be sunsetted 33 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 for five years, and I would respectfully ask my colleagues to vote 'no' on this legislation at present."
"Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 100 'ayes' and 2 'nos', and House Bill 1603, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1537. Representative Marinaro. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1537. This Bill's been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Any Motions?"
"No Motions filed."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Lang."
"Representative Lang. Withdraws Amendment #2."
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1537, a Bill for an Act concerning stormwater management. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Marinaro."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is a Bill that controls the water runoff...stormwater runoff that causes flooding in my district and adjoining counties. It is a good Bill, it's more or less a shell Bill right now, it's going over to the Senate, and will be sponsored if it's passed here. It will be sponsored by Senator Leverinse there, and it's a good Bill to help the flooding problems we have in our district."
"Representative Rotello."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Representative Marinaro, is this your first Bill?"
"Mr. Marinaro."
"Yes, it is, Representative." 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Well, seeing that it took so long to get his first Bill out, Mr. Speaker, I think we should vote this Bill down. Thank you very much."
"Representative Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. For the record I'd like to ask the Sponsor a question."
"Yes."
"Representative, there is no longer anything in this Bill that strips the executive director of the district of any powers to appoint his or her own staff. Is that correct?”
"Yes, Representative. The county and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation are trying to work out the problem."
"So all you have in this Bill at this time is a flood control vehicle."
"That's correct."
"Thank you very much,"
"Question is, 'Shall this...very complicated first Bill pass.' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 73 'ayes', 39 'nos'. House Bill 1537 having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 705, Representative Steczo. Mr. Steczo. Gentleman here? He's not here. 705, that is, Mr. Clerk. Would you put 705 up? Representative Woolard. You're the co-Sponsor of this Bill. Do you want to call it? Read the Bill, Mr... Steczo's here. Out of the record. We won't be back to this. House Bill 872, Representative Turner. Mr. Turner. Art Turner. Representative Hultgren, do you want call this Bill? You're the hyphenated co-Sponsor of it. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." Clerk O'Brien: to "House Bill 872, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning group homes for child care. Third Reading of 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day the Bill."
"Representative Hultgren. Mr. Hultgren, your light is on."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the absence of Representative Turner, with the Chair's permission, I will handle this Bill. This does create the Group Home Antidiscrimination Act, and would prohibit municipalities, counties and townships from adopting zoning ordinances that exclude group homes from residential areas. We had some discussion on this previously, and so I think extended discussion this morning is perhaps unnecessary. I would simply ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"The Chair will recognize one person to speak against the Bill. Representative Regan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. This Bill was soundly defeated before, it's come back on Postponed Consideration without the Sponsor being here as well. Want to bring it to your attention exactly what this Bill will do. It takes all the control from local...
"Mr. Speaker."
"Yes."
"I've been advised that the Lead Sponsor would prefer not to have this called this morning, so out of the record, please."
"Alright, out of the record. Thank you."
"Thank you."
"House Bill 2149, Representative McGann. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2149, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Mandate's Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative McGann."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Assembly. House Bill 2149 makes a simple, but helpful, change to 36 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 State Mandates Act. Its been worked out with DCCA and also with the Illinois Commission of Inter-Governmental cooperation, and I'll answer any questions. I'd ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there's 103 'ayes', and no 'nays'. House Bill 2149, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 992. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 992, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Deering. Representative Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, an inquiry of the Chair. Is this Bill on Postponed Consideration?"
"Yes. Yes."
"And what order are we on at the present time?"
"Well, we're moving down...we just finished Municipal, County, Conservation Law, and now we move to the next one which is Public Utilities."
"It would...we'd like an opportunity to call Bills that we haven't even had an opportunity to hear yet. We're picking up...this is the third or fourth Bill on Postponed Consideration."
"I realize that, but we're going right down the Calendar. We're going to keep the debate short. Representative Deering."
"Mr. Speaker, I would like leave to bring it back to Second Reading for the purpose of tabling an Amendment."
"The Gentleman asks leave to return to Second Reading. Hearing no objections, leave is granted. The Bill is on Second Reading." 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"I would like to table Amendment #3." May 24, 1991
"The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #3. All those in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. Amendment #3 is tabled. Further Amendments?"
"No further Motions or Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 992, a Bill for an Act in relation to the manner of selection of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Deering."
"Yes, right now this Bill is...in its present form that says that the Teleommmunications Act is amended. No expansion phone services can be...can be...offered in the state if there is a cost to the consumers. Also on the Bill is an Amendment, offered by Representative Capparelli, that provides for a $100-a-day per diem for the members of the ICC Commission."
"And, on the Bill, Representative Black. Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Morrow."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Representative Deering...Representative Deering...since we didn't have a chance to debate this Bill, when you moved it back to Second Reading, did you withdraw Amendment #3, which was the ICC? It has been withdrawn. So, your...your Bill, right now, just deals with the...paying of a...per diem to the Members?"
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. Representative Wojcik is going to ask for a verification. Representative Deering asks for a poll of those not voting."
"Cronin. Kulas and Ronan. No further." 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
Clerk May 24, 1991 "Proceed with a verification of the Affirmative."
"Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Capparelli. Curran. Davis. Deering. DeLeo. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hannig. Hartke. Hicks. J. Hoffman. Homer. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Keane. Lang. Laurino. LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. Mautino. McAfee. McGuire. McNamara. Morrow. Mulcahey. Munizzi. Novak. Phelan. Phelps. Preston. Richmond. Rotello. Saltsman. Santiago. Satterthwaite. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Shaw. Stern. Trotter. Turner. Walsh. White. Williams. Woolard. Anthony Young. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Steczo changed from 'present' to 'aye'. Representative Rice changes from 'present' to 'aye'. Representative Obrzut changed from 'present' to 'aye'. Representative DeJaegher changes from 'present' to 'aye'. Alright, Representative Wojcik."
"Thank you. Representative... Balanoff?"
"Mr. Balanoff. He's here."
"Representative Laurino?"
"Mr. Laurino? Mr. Laurino is not here. Remove him. Oh, I'm sorry, he's right down front. Proceed."
"Representative Keane?"
"Representative Keane? Mr. Keane. Mr. Keane is not here, remove him."
"Representative Mautino?"
"Mr. Mautino's here. Mr. Keane has returned. Return Mr. Keane to the Roll Call."
"Representative Hicks?"
"Representative Hicks is here."
"Representative Hoffman."
"Mr. Hoffman is here. Mr. Hoffman? Mr. Hoffman. There he is, in the back." 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Flowers?"
Remove her." May 24, 1991 "Representative Mary Flowers? Lady's not here.
"Representative Trotter?"
"Representative Trotter. Here."
"Representative Turner?"
"Representative Turner. Mr. Turner? Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Edley?
"Representative Edley. He's here."
"Representative LeFlore?"
"Bob LeFlore? Representative LeFlore. Gentleman here? He's not. Remove him."
"Representative Stern?"
"Representative Stern is right here. Representative Kulas votes 'aye'."
"Representative White?"
"Kulas, 'aye'. Representative White. Mr. White? Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Brunsvold?"
"Mr. Brunsvold? Yo He's here!"
"Representative DeLeo?"
"He's here.
"Representative Woolard?"
"He's here. Representative Lou Jones wants to be verified. Okay."
"Anthony Young?"
"Representative Anthony Young. Mr. Young? The Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Shirley Jones."
"Representative Shirley Jones. Is the Lady here? Lady's not here. Remove her. Any further? Representative Wojcik?" Any further, 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"No further questions."
"McPike, 'aye'. On this Bill May 24, 1991 there are 60 'ayes', 27 'nos'. House Bill 992, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 909, Representative Turner. Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner. Gentlemen's not here. Out of the record. House Bill 1926, Representative Woolard. Mr. Woolard? Mr. Woolard. Out of the record. Real Estate Law, Representative Flowers on Real Estate Law. Ms. Flowers is not here. Transportation. The Clerk's having problems with computer printouts. We're going to stand in recess for about three minutes. Don't leave two or three minutes to try to reset the computer. The House will be in recess. Representative Olson."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We'd like to call a Republican Conference for a half hour in Room 118."
"The Republicans have asked for a Caucus, Room 118, immediately. The House will stand and recess until 11:30. That's 35 minutes for a 30-minute Caucus. Representative Ronan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I know we're in recess right now, but I would like the Democratic colleagues from our side of the aisle, who are on the floor, to recognize Brentano School from the northwest side of the City of Chicago, in my district. Thank you, very much."
"Representative Ryder. Mr. Ryder. May I have your attention, please. Mr. Ryder, can you inform the Body as to what happened to Representative Black?"
"I defer to Representative Daniels on that."
"Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, we had an accident in our Caucus and Representative Black...was sitting in a chair 41 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 that collapsed. He has been taken to the hospital, St. John's Hospital, by ambulance, and we are, of course, all hoping that he was not seriously injured. He was injured. We don't know the extent of that. As soon as we find out, we'll let you know. So, we ask for your indulgence since, of course, he's a very important person to us on the floor, and...we hope that you will send him cards and so forth and good wishes, and you can start that by smiling at us, and we'll pass those on to him."
"Thank you. Representative Matijevich."
"Well...we...we all hope Bill comes out alright, but I want to tell you that probably is...I've been in that room and I...I know three times where somebody's fallen. There ought to be some railings put there. We ought to learn from that...lesson that they need some railings on the end or somebody else is going fall and break their, his/her, neck."
"The House will come to order. Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, I rise on the order of personal privilege, and I rise because of an event that occurred yesterday that, frankly, has us on the Republican side, all concerned and the reason that we asked for a conference. Yesterday, in a very quick action, the Speaker of the House, who represents all of us, I remind everyone here, and was elected by acclamation with the view in mind that we would all be treated equally, made a Motion which, as we reflect back now, although everyone has a right to make a Motion, a Motion was put to him to suspend Rule 77 (b). Now, Rule 77 (b) is a rule of the House of Representatives which states that, 'Any Member may move that a committee be discharged from consideration of any Bill or Resolution assigned to it and not reported back unfavorably,' and Section (b) says: 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 'The Motion must be in writing and shall be carried on the Daily Calendar for the next Legislative Day until the Order...under the Order of Motions. No action shall be taken on the Motion until it is on the Calendar.' This Section (b) may be suspended only by Motion adopted by 71 votes. So, yes, in order to get to that Order of Business, to bring Senate Bill 1, to a discharge 77 (b) had to be suspended by 71 votes. To read from the transcript: '...Mr. Speaker, Chair recognizes Speaker Madigan. ...Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend Rule 77 (b) relating to Calendar requirements to discharge the Committee on Revenue from further consideration of Senate Bill 1 and advance the Bill to the Order of Second Reading for immediate consideration. In order to do that, to require 71 votes, you'd have to put those votes. 'You've heard the Gentleman's Motion,' was the response. All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Motion carries.' No reference to the 71 votes being required to suspend. No reference to who voted in favor. No Roll Call taken, or no mention that it was unanimous in a sense, and, of course, at that time Representative Black and others were up trying to be recognized to discuss this issue. So, of course, then it was placed on Second Reading and then read a second time and moved to Third. Now, why do I rise to take the time on a very important day? Not in an effort to delay anything here right now, but to point out the concern we have as to the violation of a Member's rights to sponsor his or her own legislation. Senate Bill #1 is a product of the Senate Revenue Committee, Chairman Luft being the Chairman. It was amended in the Senate by Senator Philip which is now known as the Senate Republican Plan and voted upon by the Senate with three Senate Democrats voted in favor of the Bill: Senator Rock, Senator Severns and Senator Dunn, 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Now, we all sending the Bill over for our consideration. know this is a time of tremendous discussion as far as the budget and appropriation process, and we all know that there are many issues that have to be refined before then, but, what happened then, was taking a Member's Bill, without the Member's consent, because I was told by Senator Luft that I could sponsor the Bill and under no circumstances would he remove me as Sponsor, and under those conditions, I accepted it. But, without my consent as Sponsor of this Bill, you moved this Bill to Third Reading, disallowing any Member of this chamber the right to amend the Bill on Second Reading or to discuss in any detail. Now, Mr. Speaker, candidly, I stand before you with mixed emotions because, frankly, I had asked the Speaker to move this Bill along and talked at point of maybe I would put a discharge Motion. So you kind of took care of that for me, and you got to a point where I wanted to be, but in our conference today we discussed what's happening over and over again in this chambers. You opened up this morning, and you went immediately to a Bill, House Bill 313, took itout of order, popped that Bill out and then went back to a Special Order of Call. You don't have a right to do that without the Legislature's consent, and, of course, I remember riverboat gambling and the $500 cap that was represented to this floor, to all of us, that it was in there. You don't have a right to set aside Member's ability to represent their constituents in the proper fashion. Now, I sit here, and I know that Senate Bill 1, which you want to call on Thursday at noon and, of course, as the Sponsor of the Bill it's my right to call the Bill when I want to call the Bill, not by somebody that sits up there and says, 'we're going to call Representative Daniels' Bill at the time we want to call it.' I'm the 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Sponsor of the Bill; I'll call the Bill when I want to call it. I'll call it for a vote, and you know what, I don't have a problem calling it for a vote. I'll tell you why. Senate Bill 1 makes such a tremendous distinction between what you're trying to do and what needs to be done in this state, that I think that I'd be happy with any Roll Call that comes out of here, so that we know that education funds under Senate Bill 1 will be fully protected, but you may come back with a plan that destroys education funding. You may come back with a plan that doesn't take care of property tax relief. That's why Phil Rock voted for this Bill. Look at it, talk to Phil Rock, ask him why he supported the Bill: Because it has education funds in there, because it has a human service debt relief fund, because it has property tax relief, and we know that when he reviewed this Bill he knew it was the best that... that...they could come up with and that's why it's before us now. So, yeah, I want to consider the Bill, and I want to look at it, too, but you know, Mr. Speaker, it's still early. We've got a lot of things that have to be done. On behalf of the Members on this side aisle, frankly, we're going to be looking very, very carefully at each and every one of your actions to make sure that all of our rights are protected because if you do it to me, the Republican Leader of the House, by moving a Bill without my consent, you can do it to one of the mushrooms using Kulas's comments, Representative Kulas's, and destroy your individual rights as Legislators in this chamber. So let's learn by example. We've seen too much of it. Let's make sure it doesn't happen again."
"Alright, the Chair will now leave Special Orders and go to a Special Call. Divorce Act, Child Support. Representative Wennlund, on House Bill 1007. 45 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 Representative Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ask leave to a..."
"You don't object, to us going to Special Call, do you, for your Bill?"
"No, Mr. Speaker..."
"Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1007. A Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"I ask leave to return the Bill to Second Reading for the purpose of an Amendment:"
"Yes. The Gentleman have leave to return the Bill to Second Reading. Gentleman asks leave? Leave is granted. Bill's on Second Reading."
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Wennlund."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Excuse me, Mr. Speaker, we withdraw Amendments 2, 3, 4 and 5."
"Gentleman withdraws Amendments 2, 3, 4, and 5. Further Amendments? Any further Amendments?"
"There are no further Amendments."
"Do you want this brought back to adopt an Amendment? There's no amendments."
"I'm sorry. I was just told that I was to withdraw the Amendments. Just move it to Third."
"Alright. Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1007, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Homer. 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 110 'ayes' and 1 'no'. House Bill 1007, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. The next order is Transportation. Representative Steczo, 519, out of the record. We will not be back there. Revenue. Second Reading. 127. Out of the record. 1634, Laurino. Representative Laurino. Out of the record. 2152, Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner here? Out of the record. 2194, Representative Currie. Currie? Out of the record. Representative Schoenberg, 2363. Out of the record. We're not going back to that order. House Bill 1830, Representative Currie. Representative Currie, 1830. Out of the record. Veterans. Third Reading. House Bill 2066, Mr. Turner. 2066. Representative Wyvetter Younge, you're a Co-Sponsor, do you want to call that Bill? No. Out of the record. Third Reading, appears House Bill 1271, I'm sorry, 1217, Anthony Young. Anthony Young here? Not here. House Bill 2581, Representative Phelps. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2581, a Bill for an Act to improve health care. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Phelps."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. We merely would like to address, to recognize the need for physician of assistance scholarships requiring the public health to distribute the funds for phycician assisted training programs and scholarships for students for purpose of targeting them for medically underserved areas. We've heard the debate on this before. We appreciate your 'aye' vote."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor... Representative? I'm going to recognize one 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 individual, Representative Ryder."
"Will Sponsor yield for a couple of questions, please?"
"Yes. Yes."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative, this is a scholarship program. How many scholarships and at what cost?"
"How many scholarships?"
"How many scholarships and at what cost?"
"The...scholarship numbers to be awarded will be dependent on how much money would be...would be entered in the fund. So, we don't have any number, that I know of."
"We're informed by the Department of Public Health, that the cost is about $187,000. Does that coincide with your understanding of the cost, Representative?"
"I probably wouldn't argue over the whole lot of difference."
"I'm sorry, I can't hear you."
"I probably wouldn't argue over the...a whole lot of difference. I don't have exact numbers but that would be a ballpark figure."
"Maybe a valid purpose, Mr. Speaker, to the Bill. We've got druggists that haven't been paid for six months. We've got hospitals that are struggling to stay open. We've got nursing homes that can't pay for their food bills. $157,000. may be intended for a good cause. I won't debate that. It's a fine speaker, or excuse me, a fine Sponsor who is speaking to the Bill, but, we can't afford it. Now, if you show me a plan where you're gonna get the $157,000; you show me a place where you're gonna cut the $157,000; we can talk, Representative, but the fact of the matter is, we're looking at cutting, not adding to the budget. Thanks for a good idea, wish I could join you, but the cost is not appropriate at this time." 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. to explain his vote."
Representative Phelps Phelps: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have no intent to try to fund these kind of proposals until we catch up on our bills. We all know that, that goes without saying, but if this goes in to join the other scholarships, to help provide help to medically underserved areas, that's a win. If we offer to finance a plan of revenue source similar to the foreign insurance tax, would we have your support on that side of the aisle? I doubt it. We appreciate your help."
"Have all voted? Vote your own switch, there's going to be verifications. Representative Weller."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. An explanation of my vote. I have great respect for the...House Sponsor of this legislation, however, I would like to point out, not only is there $187,000 fiscal impact to the taxpayers of Illinois, but the Department of Public Health already has the authority to grant scholarships for allied health personnel which includes physician assistance. This legislation, while it may have some merit, is duplicative, cost the taxpayers, we know why we're having a tough time funding programs we already have, and here we are trying to create another program and spend more money. I urge a red vote. Should this...receive the necessary votes, I would ask for a verification."
"Have all voted? Have all voted? Have voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there's 64 'ayes', 40 'nos'. The Gentleman's asked for a verification. Mr. Clerk, poll those not voting. McNamara would like leave to be verified, Mr. Weller. Okay. Mr. Clerk, poll those not voting." 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Barnes. Black. Doederlein. May 24, 1991 Flinn. Marinaro. Morrow. Satterthwaite. Stepan. Weaver and Weller."
"Representative Weller, Representative Currie would like affirmative." to be verified. Okay. Proceed with the
"Poll of those voting in the affirmative: Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Capparelli. Curran. Currie. Davis. Deering. DeJaegher. DeLeo. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hannig. Hartke. Hicks. J. Hoffman. Homer. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Keane. Kulas. Lang. Laurino. LeFlore. Levin. Martinez. Matijevich. Mautino. McAfee. McGuire. McNamara. McPike. Mulcahey. Munizzi. Obrzut. Phelan. Phelps. Preston. Rice. Richmond. Ronan. Rotello. Saltsman. Santiago. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Steczo. Stern. Trotter. Turner. er. Walsh. White. Williams. Wolf. Woolard. Anthony Young. Wyvetter Young and Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Weller."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I begin the verification, I realize, in my desire to speak, I forgot to push my switch. I'd like to be as 'no'."
"Weller, 'no'."
"Representative Edley?"
"Mr. Edley? He's here."
"Representative Rice?"
"Wait a minute. Marinaro, 'aye'. Marinaro, 'aye'. Rice is here."
"Representative Santiago?"
"Mr. Santiago? Miquel Santiago, is not here. Remove him."
"Representative Shirley Jones?"
"Wait a minute. We've got two people who would like to be verified: Obrzut, Stern, right up front, okay? 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Mr. Weller, okay?"
"Yes." May 24, 1991
"Thank you." "Representative Shirley Jones?"
"Representative Shirley Jones is not here. Remove her. Mr. Novak would like to vote 'aye'."
"Representative Art Turner?"
"Mr. Turner? Representative Turner. He's not here. Remove him. Representative Hartke would like to be verified. He's right there."
"Representative Flowers?"
"She's here."
"Representative Giglio?"
"Mr. Giglio? Frank Giglio? He's not here. Remove him."
"Representative Lang."
"Mr. Lang? Representative Lang. He's not here, remove him."
"Representative Anthony Young?"
"Anthony Young. Gentleman's not here. Representative Young. Remove him."
"Representative Brunsvold?"
"He's here."
"Representative Kulas?"
"He's here,"
"Representative Mulcahey?"
"Representative Mulcahey? He's here, right by the door."
"Representative Saltsman?"
"He's here."
"Representative LeFlore?"
"Bob LeFlore. He's here."
"Representative Turner?" 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"You've already asked that, haven't you?"
"We've already got him. Okay, thanks, Mr. Speaker. That's all."
"On this Bill, there's 60 'ayes', 40 'nos'. House Bill 2581, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Higher Ed, Second Reading. House Bill 1077, Representative Curran. Mr. Curran. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. 1077."
"On page 6 of the Calendar, House Bill 1077 has been placed in Interim Study."
"The Bill's on Interim Study. Higher Ed, Third Reading, Representative Shaw, House Bill 31, the Gentlemen's not here. House Bill 523, Representative...Mr. Shaw is here, my error. Representative Shaw. House Bill 31. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"On page 9 of the Calendar, House Bill 31, a Bill for an Act concerning public colleges. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Shaw."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 31 is a pilot...parochial scholarship program and...10 schools are involved in this program and 5...are in Chicago, and 5 downstate, and the life of this program, I believe, is about 4 years, and I...ask...for...passage of the House Bill 31."
"One person in opposition. Representative Ropp."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Sponsor please yield?"
"Why don't you speak against the Bill, Mr. Ropp, so we can proceed?"
"Well, first of all, there were a number of Amendments that...were to be added. I...happened to be at a Reapportionment Meeting and I think the Bill was called, and a number...I don't know whether or not any of those 52 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE Amendments got on. Did they, please?"
"Only Amendment #12."
"Number 12?" May 24, 1991
"Right."
"And, what does Number 12 do, now?"
"Number 12 removes any funds being taken from the Illinois Scholarship Commission. This legislation would not use any money from the Illinois Scholarship Commission."
"Would you kindly, so there's 5 schools and 5 downstate Shaw: high schools?" "That's right."
"Would you kindly give the names of those 5 in Chicago?"
"Mr. Ropp, Mr. Ropp. To the Bill, to the Bill, please."
"Well, okay. I think the thing that we have to remember is, this is a high school Bill to allow people to get...tuition to go to college. I think everyone of these 5 high schools are in Democrat districts, both in Chicago and in downstate. In fairness and equity, where is this? The attempts of the Amendments were to provide some for Repulican districts, too. Is it only Democrat districts that need the help? Or, why is this? It seemed like the whole Bill really lacks some sincerity and integrity in attempting to provide a pilot program. This is no pilot program if you just let one group of districts participate. I'm saying that you should've allowed the Amendments to go on which would've provided equity. This is a Bill that should not pass, it is not a pilot program. We have all kinds of programs now that allow students to secure funds in order to go to college. This Bill should not pass. How much is this actually gonna cost?"
"Question is 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Cowlishaw, to explain her vote." May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. One of the elements in Amendment #12, this Bill, takes out the financial need element. In other words, a student, in order to qualify for a scholarship under this program, as amended by Amendment #12, can be a very wealthy person and still qualify for this...award, and, it is for that reason that I vote 'no'. We don't have enough money for the needy students, already, we ought not to be spreading it around to people who can afford to pay for that education themselves."
"Representative Homer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I...have a high regard for the Gentleman and know that he's...trying to do something good for the schools in his district, and it's hard to argue with that, but the way the Bill stands now, there are 10 schools: 5 in Chicago, 5 downstate...where, if a student graduates with a B+ or a 2.5 average in a 4. system, and...meets the unit requirement here, they automatically get a 4 year scholarship to a state university. With the Amendment the Gentleman put on, he took out even the need...the criteria to show need. Now, that makes absolutely no sense, when there are needy students throughout the state who won't qualify and perhaps wealthy students that just happen, by an accident of geography, to attend these 10 schools, would get free...tuition. It just makes no sense. I have to vote against the Bill."
"Have all voted? Representative Hicks."
"You know, I don't know any other way in the world to do a pilot program but to take very specific number of students who would be eligible for something like this and see how that program works. The whole idea behind this thing is to see how it works and how it would be instrumental in the 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 State of Illinois, so we could do it everywhere in Illinois. That's the only way you do a pilot program is to pick a very low number, a very specific number of schools and go out and attempt to do it. It doesn't cost any money. For 4 years people'll look at it. Four years before anybody qualifies for a scholarship. They have to maintain a B average, they have to make a minimum on their ACT, their SAT; they have to stay out of trouble for 4 years. We give them a goal, something to shoot for both for the students and the parents. Please vote 'aye'."
"Representative Davis."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know, this is a piece of legislation, as Representative Hicks just stated, that really does not cost one additional dime. It is making requirements that students, in order to get scholarships, do not have any criminal record, that they go through 4 years of high school without ever being arrested. They have to maintain certain grade levels, and what we're talking about here is, college programs. You know, I'm really surprised at one Representative who has a red vote up here, who always has drugs and criminal law legislation. I'm truly shocked that he would vote against this piece of legislation which is something to help prevent people from becoming involved in illegal activities. It's an incentive Bill, but as we sit in this House of Representatives and we espouse to educating the young and the poor and the illiterate, in actuality, even if it costs almost zero, there appears to be very little concern or real desire for certain people to receive the benefits of all of the others. Now, I don't know what your real major concerns are, but this piece of legislation asks that children or young people who go to inner-city high schools, that are prone to have very low graduation rates, will be given the 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 opportunity to get a 4 year college scholarship to a state college, if they have not been arrested, if they have not become a teenage pregnant person or having children, and it's simply something to give incentives to young people in the inner-city, who now have very few incentives. I urge an 'aye' vote. I think that you should reconsider your vote, especially considering all the crime Bills that you sponsor in this House."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wished? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 50 'ayes' and 55 'nos'. House Bill 31, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared lost. House Bill 523, Representative Preston. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. 523,"
"On page 11 of the Calendar, House Bill 523, a Bill for an Act to amend the Board of Governors Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 523 permits student members of the Board of Governors to have a vote...on that that board...the student members together will pool their votes, I believe there are 3 of them, and they, the majority opinion of those members will count as one vote cast on matters coming before the board. This... this idea has been before the House and Senate in the past. We started by having student members on the board, then we had them making advisory votes, now we've come to where the students, who are the ones most knowlegeable about the current content of legislation by the board that affects them, the student body, now will have some say in what that is. It's a good Bill, and it's the way we oughta be going. I ask your 'aye' vote." 56 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 102 'ayes', 5 'nos'. House Bill 523, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 712, Representative McGann. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 712, a Bill for an Act to amend the College Student Immunizations Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. McGann."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of Assembly. House Bill 712 simply removes the private colleges from the definition of a post-secondary educational institution to which immunization requirements apply. Just last week the House attested that the community colleges should not be included in the definition, and we are asking the same in the private colleges. I'd be happy to ask...answer any questions, and ask for a favorable vote."
"And, on that, in opposition, Representative Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One more time, we find it necessary to stand and oppose this Bill which we've heard in various and sundry forms throughout. By this Bill we would exempt 46% of those students. Are we suggesting that those students, those 46%, are somehow not worthy, that they are somehow better, that they are okay to be subjected to the kinds of problems that lack of immunization will create? Time, after time, after time, we have defeated this very Bill, consistently. I'd ask one more time that we accomplish the same goal and vote 'no'."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass? All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day McGann: McGann." May 24, 1991 "The previous speaker's wrong. This Bill passed out of this House on two different occasions and was amendatorially vetoed by Governor Thompson and it is totally wrong. We are not asking for 55 or 40%. What we have here is the same Bill that just passed out of the Senate two days ago with an enormous plurality, we have...very, very accurate information that there are not measles involved in any of these areas. There have not been, there have been very few cases reported, and they were not in the private colleges. I'd ask to reconsider and have more green votes, please."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 30 'ayes' and 73 'nos' and House Bill 712, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 908, Representative Satterthwaite. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 908, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Community College Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Satterthwaite."
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. I have laryngitis today, so I hope you'll be indulgent. This Bill makes a cross reference between the Public Community College Act and the Govermental Account Audit Act."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. Representative Petka. On this Bill there are 110 'ayes' and no 'nays'. House Bill 908, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1049, Representative Keane. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "House Bill 1049, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relationship to tuitions. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Keane."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1049, as amended, provides the children of employees of state-supported colleges and universities shall be offered 50% off tuition waivers, and it also provides eligibility requirements. It's my understanding that with a similar Bill in the Senate, that the Board of Higher Education's indicated that their original cost on this was wrong, that the children would be able to be fitted in to existing classes and therefore there would be no additional cost. I move its adoption...approval."
"Mr...Representative Wennlund."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise in opposition to the Bill. The Board of Higher Education estimates that per 100 waivers granted, we're talking about close to a million dollars in costs. Again, we're at a point where the State of Illinois is 1.4 billion dollars in debt, 660 million dollars to health care providers. We're talking about spending another 1 billion dollars for tuition waivers. It's an impossibility. The State of Illinois cannot afford it. We'd like to provide...waivers to everybody, but we can't do it. We'd like to feed everybody, we'd like to care for everybody but we just simply can't do it. Not in this budget year and not until we see our way clear, out of debt. It's wrong to do it at this time, we should be fiscally responsible. As the Comptroller's told us many times, we cannot continue to spend more than we get in."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Representative Johnson." 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"I'd just like to remind the chamber that this is the same Bill that's been defeated every year, for at least my 15 years in here. It sets a double standard by which some individuals are allowed tuition waivers and the children of plumbers and carpenters and others aren't. I represent a university area. I want to do what I can for my area, but this is not an appropriate message to send, fiscally, or otherwise. I urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative Edley."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly. Within the next few weeks we may be asking these university professors and university employees may be faced with cutbacks, no increases over the next two or three years. This is.a...Bill that will not cost the state enormous amounts of money. I think the Sponsor is correct that the incremental costs to the universities would be minimal, but it would be of benefit, of great benefit...to those state employees who are...faced with a...very tight fiscal...condition in the upcoming years, and I would urge a green vote on this."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 41 'ayes' and 53 'nos'. House Bill 1049 having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House 1540, Representative Morrow. Charles Morrow? The Bill's in Interim Study. Bill in Interim Study. House Bill 2368, Representative Weller. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2368, a Bill for an Act in relationship to state colleges. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Weller."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2368 is legislation affecting our state universities and colleges, 4 year institutions. It says 60 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 that their gas-burning vehicles shall use...ethanol-blended fuels. This language was discussed at great length with the Board of Higher Education, University of Illinois. They have no problems with legislation. It's also supported by the Illinois Environmental Council. The merits of ethanol-blended fuels has been discussed with Representative Curran's and my Bills which overwhelmingly passed the House earlier. I ask for an 'aye' vote."
"Does anyone stand in opposition? The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted? Have all voted? Representative Lang, to explain his vote."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm sorry I was...tied up during the discussion of this Bill. May I ask the Sponsor a question?"
"You can speak against the Bill, Sir."
"Well, my analysis seems to indicate that there's some cost but I can't figure out what the cost is. I'm have some concerns about the Bill. and that's why I voted 'present'."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Trotter, 'aye'. On this Bill there are... Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this Bill there are 85 'ayes' and 14 'nos'. House Bill 2368 having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2282, Representative Santiago. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"On page 8 of the Calendar, House Bill 2282, a Bill for an Act regulating motion picture projectionists. Second Reading of the Bill. Amendment #1 was tabled in committee."
"Representative Santiago. Was there any Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"Amendment #1 was tabled in committee. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Regan and 61 57th Legislative Day Wennlund." STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Representative...withdraws the Amendment. Further Amendments?"&tfh;7 Clerk Leone: "Floor Amendment #3 is offered by Representative Regan."
"Amendment #3, Representative Regan. Withdraw his Amendment. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, Santiago."
"Representative Santiago."
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #4, what does, it...guts the Bill and makes the Bill a vehicle Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye', opposed, 'no', the 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2282, a Bill for an Act regulating motion picture projectionists. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Regan."
"Thank you, Members of the House. You're passing a shell Bill over for a new licensing Act. Some people who just push buttons in the motion picture business, now, it's very sophisticated, but I suppose that the Senate, in their wisdom, will take care of it over there, and I hope they don't."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 67 'ayes' and 34 'nos'. House Bill 2282, having received the required Constitutional Majority is hereby considered passed. House 994, Representative Steczo. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk." 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"House Bill 994, a Bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Control Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 994 is an attempt to put order in the...in the process of providing liquor licenses, or approval of liquor licenses by the Liquor Control Commission. It...it provides for semiannual renewals. I've had a conversation with the Liquor Control Commission and they have said while in the process of reorganization that they are very willing to consider some method, either semiannualy or quarterly, or someway, to make sense out of the current system. So, my intention, Mr. Speaker, is to pass House Bill 994 to the Senate."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Leitch, 'aye'. Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 97 'ayes'...99 'ayes' and 2 'nos'. House Bill 994, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1035, Representative Obrzut, read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1035, a Bill for an Act regulating the practice of industrial hygiene. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Obrzut."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1035 creates the Industrial Hygiene Licensing Act. Although identified as a licensure Bill..."
"This Bill have any opposition? Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Bill there are 80 'ayes' and 21 'nos' and House Bill 1035 having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed? House Bill 1149, Representative Mautino, read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1149, a Bill for an Act relating to occupational and environmental health practitioners. Third
Reading of the Bill. Speaker McPike: "Representative Mautino."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the purposes of an Amendment, I'd like to move it back to Second."
"The Gentleman asks leave to return to Second Reading. Is there any objections? Leave is granted. The Bill's on Second. Mr. Clerk, any Amendments?"
"Thank you very much. We did put it on, I apologize, I made a mistake. It should be on Third."
"The Amendments are already adopted. The Bill's on Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1149, a Bill for an Act regulating occupational environmental health practitioners. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Mautino."
"This is the same legislation that's been before us and passed this House on three times, reestablishing the Enviromental Health Practitioners which came about after the salmonella outbreak we had about 1985. The Amendment #2 addresses the question of the cost of establishing the program. By adopting Amendment #2 we eliminated the need to establish our own questionnaire and evaluation process by using the National Environmental Health Association examination and that certified...examination which...eliminates, in total...in almost total, the cost of the program, as well as increasing the number of individuals who will continue to practice in this field for 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the examination of resturants, individual companies and the plants that provide food products for the general public, and I move for its passage."
"In opposition, Representative Regan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. It's another new licensure act that'll cost $150,000 start-up fees and $60,000 a year after that. Even though it has been amended, its original cost was $145,000 and now it's going to bring it down to $85,000 a year. So, it's a cost factor; it's heavy. I urge a 'no' vote."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Wojcik to explain her vote."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, I assumed, I want to ask a question but I assume it still preempts home rule and, therefore, I'm voting 'no'."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Representative Klemm."
"Just a parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman. If this, I understand it, is a based preempt home rule..."
"We're looking it up. We're looking it up now. The Bill requires 60 votes to pass. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there's 65 'ayes' and 41 'nos'. House Bill 1149, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1432, Representative DeLeo. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1432, a Bill for an Act in relationship to licensure of marriage and family therapists. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative DeLeo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. 1432 requires licensing of persons who will use the 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 title 'license' and marriage family therapists. It protects the public from persons who are unauthorized or unqualified to represent themselves as licensed marriage and family therapists. It provides the public with a disciplinarian resource and established standards for licensing. I ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"In opposition, Representative Myron Olson."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I join in rising in support with the..."
"Alright, Representative Regan in opposition."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Another new licensure act, another $150,000 start-up cost. When is this going to stop? I urge a 'no' vote."
"Question is, 'Shall this vote pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 85 'ayes', and 22 'nos'. House Bill 1432, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1983, Representative Ronan. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1983, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Nursing Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Ronan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1983 is the...Bill that I put in for the Illinois Nursing Association. This is now agreed to by the Illinois State Medical Society. We're adding two members to the board, people with professional...backgrounds, graduate degrees. What's nice about this legislation, we now've got an agreement between the two organizations who are going to have an Agreed Bill process for the next three years so there will be further discussions between the nurses and the doctors, but we will 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 not use the legislative process to enhance...the scope of this board. I urge its passage."
"Representative Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield for two questions? Have the provisions requiring the specifications, ruled specifications, been deleted from the Bill?"
"Yes, they have, Representative."
"Therefore, there is no need for such rule-making powers?"
"Yes."
"Thank you, we stand in support of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 111 'ayes' and 1 'no'. House Bill 1983 having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Civil Law, Second Reading. House Bill 732, Representative Walsh. It's the intent of the Chair to extend the deadlines on...732 and 1428 are out of the record right now. The deadline, most of the extended deadlines on these will be made later. Representative Flowers on 1614. Representative Flowers? Out of the record. Representative Turner on 2164. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2164, a Bill for an Act to amend the Responsible Property Transfer Act. Second Reading of the Bill. No Committee Amendments."
"Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Turner."
"Mr. Turner."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Assembly. Amendment #1 becomes the Bill. This Amendment 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 is being proposed at an opportune time. What it does is...it...amends the Revenue Act of 1939 to add low income housing which is owned or controlled by the state, not-for-profit organizations, to list a property exempt from real estate taxes. This exemption will apply to all non-profit rental housing affordable to occupants making at least 80% of the area median income, with 60% of the property affordable to those making less than 50% of that income. The property must be owned by a community-based organization which is organized as a state not-for-profit, or by a limited partnership when an eligible community-based organization is the sole general partner. I move for the adoption of Amendment #1 to House Bill 2164."
"And, on that, Representative Wennlund."
"Inquiry of the Chair, Mr. Speaker."
"Yes."
"I don't believe this Amendment is germane to the Responsible Property Transfer Act. This creates a tax exemption to certain property and...is in no way germane to the Revenue Act which creates exemptions for...real estate taxes."
"Representative Turner, the Amendment is not germane. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Do you wish to call a Bill? Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Wennlund, the Amendment was non-germane."
"Thank you, but with respect to the Bill. Representative Dunn and myself have agreed that Representative Dunn is...as the...is carrying two vehicles with the Responsible Property Transfer Act, and...those are 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the vehicles that are going to take care of it, otherwise, this would be simply another vehicle, and we've agreed that Representative Dunn's vehicles would be the ones to take care of that, and, I think you'll agree with that."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there's 67 'ayes' and 42 'nos' and House Bill 2164, having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Civil Law. Third Reading. House Bill 23, Anthony Young. Out of the record. House Bill 99, Representative Hultgren. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 99, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Hultgren."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Insurance Code currently provides for a remedy against insurance companies that unreasonably delay the settlement of legitimate claims on the part of their insured. There are limits on the amount of that and those limits over time have become a little bit outdated. This would simply increase the limits for the pre-existing cause of action from 25% to 50% and from $25,000 to $50,000. I believe this Bill has support on both sides of the aisle and would ask for a favorable roll call."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill...Representative Parke."
"Yes. Will the Sponsor yield to a question?"
"Briefly."
"Thank you. Now, what is the purpose of raising it from $25.000 to $50,000 in terms of the cost on this?"
"The...purpose of the...current provision is to provide incentive for insurance companies to...settle those legitimate claims filed by the insured and the reason for 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 raising the limits is to make sure that that incentive keeps pace with inflation."
"Thank you. I guess you heard that. I'm not sure I agree. To the Bill, I may just point out that this is just, I think, a nuisance to raise it from 25 to 50. Everybody here will know that it's going to be passed on to the consumer...and, by the way, it wasn't that long ago which this Body raised it from 5 to 25. Everybody agreed to that was the way it'd be, we'd hold it that way. Now, all of a sudden we have one of our colleagues thinks it should be raised to 50, maybe next year it might be 500,000. I'm just saying, we don't need this. It's just gonna increase the cost of doing business. 25 is working fine. I don't know if any of you've heard a cry of people saying it has to be raised. Let's not pass this on to the consumers. Let's vote 'no' on this Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye, opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Representative Shirley Jones votes..."
"Mr. Speaker, can you tell me whose Bill this is? It's not up on the board."
"This is Representative Hultgren's Bill."
"Hultgren?"
"Hultgren. Yes. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill there are 34 'ayes' and 69 'nos'. The Bill, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 623 will have the deadline extended. House Bill 782, Representative Mautino. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.".
"House Bill 782, a Bill for an Act in relation to information concerning employment records. Third Reading of the Bill." 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Mautino." May 24, 1991
"Inquiry of the Clerk, Mr. Speaker. Was Amendment #2 adopted?" "Was Amendment #2 adopted? No."
"I'd like to take the Bill from Third to Second."
"The Gentleman asks leave to return the Bill to Second Reading. No objections? The Bill's on Second. Any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Mautino."
"Representative Mautino."
"This Amendment provides that if an employer furnished untruthful information about an employee to a third party, he may be held...civily liable to that party. It clarifies that when an employee files a civil suit against his employer, based on the employer's disclosure of information about the employee's record to a third party, the employee shall automatically be liable for attorney fees and court costs only where the information provided by the employer is truthful. I move for its adoption."
"You want to explain that again very briefly?" "What it says is that if you give truthful information to a third party at the request of a possible employer of that individual, that you cannot be held liable if that information is truthful and documented."
"Question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor say 'aye, opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I thought I'd give you an update on Bill Black. He will be returning to us. They x-rayed his ribs and...his head and 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the report is, that he has bruised ribs and there's nothing in his brain...nothing wrong with his brain. So, he'll come back awfully sore, but he'll come back a happy camper because other than the bruised ribs, he'll be okay. So, when he comes back, maybe we can welcome him back. Thank you."
"House Bill 782 is on Third Reading. The Bill will be taken out of the record for a minute. House Bill 1517 is the next Bill. Representative Curran. Out of the record. House Bill 2052, Representative Mautino. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2052, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Mautino."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Very simply, this is the legislation you may or may not have been reading about and hearing about the last few days. This...provides that there's no discrimination. A person cannot be discriminated against if on a written application for employment or advancement, he has signed a section that says, 'I drink alcohol'. Very similar to the legislation that we passed out of this House, as it pertains to an individual who signs a written...on an application form that that person smokes. These are issues away from the work place. What you do in private is your own business and not a matter of...employment provisions. I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"Any opposition to this Bill? Representative Wennlund."
"Just to remind the Members of the General Assembly that the Department of Public Health is opposed to this Amendment (sic - Bill) because it believes that...I misspoke. They are not opposed to it. They merely want to 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 establish...intent, and, if I could ask the Sponsor a couple of questions to establish legislative intent, we'll do that."
"Alright."
"Yes, I'll be happy to answer."
"Representative Mautino, is it your intent that the employers be prohibited from hiring decisions based, at least in part, on whether the applicant does or does not drink alcoholic beverages? In other words, under your Bill could an employer refuse to hire someone who drinks?"
"My Bill would only...prohibit asking that question on a written job application. Written job application. It would not prohibit an employer from asking such questions during a verbal interview."
"So, an employer could refuse to hire someone who drinks? Now, generally, I don't think that's a good idea but I recognize that there are certain cases where it might be appropriate. Like in the case of an alcoholism treatment center which might want to hire a recovering alcoholic, but only if that person is dry and has remained so for a period of time. There may be other examples as well."
"I agree with your analysis, and, yes, that is the intent."
"Does anyone rise in opposition to this? Mr. Klemm."
"I wish to ask a brief question of the Sponsor.."
"Brief."
"Representative, this does not include any insurance applications or driver's applications or any such thing where a person's...conduct with alcohol may be a factor?"
"Only on employment applications."
"Thank you very much." 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Pullen." May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I think that we should all recognize what is being asked here. This Bill would not only trivialize the Human Rights Act, but it would make it illegal for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of that prospective employee's consumption of alcohol. Now whether that employer inquires in writing or in...or in spoken form shouldn't really make any difference. We shouldn't really be getting into that kind of employment decision or nit-picking, how they can ask the question. If an employer believes that it is important for the health of his or her business to have assurance that they are not going to be faced with people who are continually consuming alcohol, they ought to have the right to ask that question, and they ought to have the right to make decisions based on the answer to that question. This Bill is really taking us down a far path in this society, and the vote on it, I'm sure, will demonstrate how far down that path we are."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 67 'ayes' and 39 'nos'. House Bill 2052, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Now returning to House Bill 782. Returning to 782, it's in Interim Study, is that right? Oh. The Chair's mistake. The Bill as been amended a second time, the Bill is now on Third Reading. The Gentleman asks leave...the Gentleman asks leave...who's hollering, Mr. Speaker? Alright, the Gentleman asks leave to hear the Bill at this time. Representative McCracken." Giorgi objects. Yes, Representative 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"I believe Representative Mautino has a Motion to take that back to Second Reading and strip off the offensive Amendment."
"Well, Mr. Representative Mautino."
"Thank you very much, Representative McCracken and Mr. Speaker. I'm sorry that I was engaged in conversation when I missed your original comment. I took 782 back to second for the purposes of an Amendment to clarify the...and it was supposed to be an agreed Amendment between the AEI and state AFL-CIO. At least that's what it's proposed to me...it was proposed to me as an agreed Amendment which protects the right of those individuals who provide truthful information and...and...your question to me then, Mr. Speaker was, because of that Amendment being adopted...what...I missed the technical..."
"It requires...71 votes to have the Bill heard at this time because you took it from the Third to Second and amended it. So you need leave or 71 votes on a Motion."
"Well, I have a problem because I used that same parliamentary tactic a couple of years ago. I...I understand how important that situation is. Boy, am I in my own dilemma. I...I could ask to table that agreed to Amendment, and then I've got a real problem. I need a consultant...I think that for about two minutes, I would like to take it out of the record and consult with myself on this one."
"Alright...we'll take it out and...after we finish this Order of Business, we won't come back so...Mr. Mautino, make up your mind quickly here. House Bill 2532, Representative White. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Oh, it's on Interim Study. Alright, Representative Mautino, there's no more Bills left on this order. Yes, Representative McCracken." 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "I would like to make a Motion to return the Bill back to Second Reading and table Amendment #2." "Well, it's up to Mr. Mautino here."
"It seems to me that we did something like this recently."
"Mr. Ryder."
"Mr. Speaker, it is somewhat noisy in here, and I didn't hear what the... Speaker said concerning a Motion on a Bill for which the...maker of that Motion was not the lead Sponsor. Did you say that they had to have the permission of the...lead Sponsor of that Bill to make that Motion? Is that what the Speaker said?"
"No. The Chair didn't comment...the fact is, have a cold, and I was clearing my throat." I "As I said, Mr. Speaker, it is somewhat noisy in here, and I could have been mistaken..."
"You were mistaken..."
"But I Speaker McPike: thought for sure that I heard that, Mr. Speaker." "Right. Representative Mautino."
"Yes. Right." "Alright, the Bill is on Third Reading, Sir."
"Yes. I would like to suspend the appropriate rules SO that this Bill can be heard at this time, and I know that I need 71 votes."
"Alright. And on that Motion, Representative Giorgi."
"Mr. Speaker, this Bill has been on the hit list of organized labor for the...since it was conceived. It's one of the worst Bills of the Session, and...we object to that Mautino: so..." "Why don't he speak to the Motion, Mr. Speaker?" "Yes, speak to the Motion."
"Well, I just suggest that anyone who wants to save their 76 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 flag poles form the AFL-CIO vote against this Motion."
"Alright, on the Motion, Representative McCracken. Did you wish to speak on the Motion? No. Alright, the question is, 'Shall the appropriate rule be suspended?' All those in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Representative Rice votes 'present'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion there 58 'ayes' and 49 'nos', and the Motion fails. Government Regulations, Second Reading, House Bill 2184, Representative Lang. Representative Mautino."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My light was on to make a further Motion when you were still at 782."
"Very well, proceed."
"And that would be to request leave of the Body to take the Bill back to Second Reading so I could remove the Amendment that was just adopted."
"Alright...the Gentleman asks leave to return it to Second Reading. We're on House Bill 782. The Gentleman's Motion has failed, so he's now moved to return it to Second Reading. Hearing no objections, leave is granted. The Bill is on Second Reading."
"Motion to table Amendment #2."
"Representative Mautino moves to table Amendment #2. All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is tabled. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Is Amendment #1 on the Bill? Mr. Clerk?"
"That's correct. Amendment #1..."
"Was adopted previously?"
"...was adopted previously. There are no further Amendments." 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Speaker McPike: the Bill, Mr. Clerk." May 24, 1991 Read "Thank you. Third Reading. Third Reading.
"House Bill 782, a Bill for an Act in to information concerning employment Reading of the Bill." relationship records.
Third Speaker McPike: "Representative Mautino."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Basically, legislation adopted and the without the Amendment...Amendment #1 was Act. It Amendment #2 was pulled off, creates the Employment Record Disclosure provides that no person shall be liable to an employee or former employee because that person gives truthful information to a third party in response to an inquiry about the employment record of the employee or former employee. It also provides that an employer or former employer should not bring civil action against a person who gives such information...and provides that attorneys' fees, costs and expenses shall be assessed against the employee or former employee who brings such action providing that this act does not exempt the employer from the Personal Record Review Act, effective of 1992. This new statute, I know, is very difficult for people to evaluate; but, most importantly, an employer has the right, as well as the moral obligation, to provide truthful information an employer...to a possible employer of an employee or a former employee. If, in fact, that information is truthful there should be no recourse, if it is not to truthful, if it is an untruth, yes, there should be recourse. It's very simple. I f you tell the truth you shouldn't have any problems on the actions of the employer or the former employer. If the employer does not give specific...truth and is...and is not truthful in their evaluation, then they should be held liable. That's what the Bill does, and I'll be happy to answer any questions." 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"And in opposition, Representative Giorgi."
"Mr. Speaker, the...the organized labor has no trouble with the giving the information but what this Bill does is one of the most...dastardly things that there is in civil law and, that is, it removes an employee's right of civil action concerning information provided by employers to the third parties. In addition, the Bill assesses all attorneys' fees on the employee when such a suit is brought against the employer. On filing a suit an employee can go broke because he has to assume all of the legal fees. This is a horrible Bill, it's...an unfair Bill even if the...if the employer is telling the truth or if the employer is, in fact, lying with witnesses. This is a horrible Bill."
"The question is, 'Shall the Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 48 'ayes', and 59 'nos'. House Bill 782, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared lost. Government Regulations. House Bill 2184. Representative Lang. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"On page eight of the..."
"... Excuse me. Wait a minute...wait a minute. Representative Black. Turn on Mr. Black, please. Mr. Black, your light's on. How do you feel, Sir?"
"Well, I have certainly felt better, Mr. Speaker, but it's a pleasure to be back and as the doctor said he looked at the x-rays and there was nothing in the skull series so he let me come back. Thank you."
"First Special Session will... First Special Session will come to...alright, House Bill 2184, Mr. Lang. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2184, a Bill for an Act to amend the 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 second time Floor Amendment #1 57th Legislative Day Illinois Antitrust Act. It's been read a previously. No Committee Amendments. is being offered by Representative Lang."
"Representative Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This, at one time, was a Bill that...eliminated the antitrust exemption for insurance companies. This Bill that will no longer do this if we pass this Amendment, if we adopt this Amendment; I repeat, this does not deal with the insurance antitrust exemption. What the Bill does do is prohibit certain conduct by insurance companies relative to price-fixing and division of territories and conditional sales. The Bill...the Amendment which becomes the Bill indicates that no insurance companies acting in combination or in conspiracy could fix prices, allocate or divide customers based on territory or tie the sale...or purchase of insurance of one kind to the other kind. I cautioned Ed that this does not prohibit certain conduct such as collecting or disemanating historical lost data, participating in joint underwriting arrangements, offering special insurance rates or offering lower insurance rates for multiple coverages. So, although it prohibits making the sale of one policy conditional on another policy, it does not prohibit giving a discount for multiple coverages. This is important for all of your consumers, and I ask your support."
"In opposition, Representative McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Amendment. It's an attempt to...make a little less bad what is a very bad Bill indeed. As we all know, price-fixing is already illegal for insurance companies, just as it is for all other businesses. We regulate that to that extent that...unfair trade is...is...is in check. This will prohibit the companies from sharing data 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 necessary to determine their rates; I repeat, their rates are set independently. It is the data which they must collect, and the data is not limited to historical data. It is an ongoing process, it is done for the purpose of...of determining trends in the future, it's done for the purpose of pricing. As long as the law against pricing is in place, as it is now, this serves no legitimate function. I recommend a 'no' vote."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 40 'ayes' and 62 'nos'. The Amendment fails. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representatives Lang and Homer."
"Representative Lang."
"Mr. Speaker, I had my Amendments mixed. No... Amendment #1 should have been withdrawn so I could proceed to Amendment #2. That Roll Call could have just easily been on Amendment two, so I'll withdraw Amendment two at this time."
"Amendment two is withdrawn. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Williams."
"Withdraws. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Lang, you want the Bill called? Out of the record. Alright, we skipped a...a Bill on Civil Law, Third Reading, which was House Bill 2334. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. 2334, Representative Dunn. Read 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the Bill."
"House Bill 2334, a Bill for an Act in relationship to treatment. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Dunn."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is the Health Care Surrogate Act, ...which is legislation that has been worked over for a long time. It is supported and endorsed by the Catholic Conference of Illinois, which comprises all the Catholic bishops in the State of Illinois, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Hospital Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois State Medical Society. This is legislation which would...cover the situation for those people who have no living will and no durable power of...health care, and what it will do is, if they do not have decision-making capacity, it will honor their wishes, whatever they may be. I ask for your...favorable vote on this Bill."
"In opposition. Anyone in opposition? Representative McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this. This is similar to a Bill considered last year by a committee of this House; this Bill...this year, however, was not considered by a committee of this House. This Amendment was made on Second Reading after the committee process. Now, I don't fault the Gentleman's intentions, but the fact remains this did not go through a committee. Let me tell you what this does, this specifies three qualifying conditions under which, among other things, food and water can be withheld from a patient, and, believe it or not, it can be withheld from a patient who is not terminal, as we understand that word. It can apply to a patient who has an irreversible condition such as a coma; 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 and the death produced would not be the disease causing the coma, the death produced would be starvation. Starvation. It can be applied to non-terminal people. Now, I gotta tell you, all of these things are well-intentioned, but hide behind the mask of medical ethics or other experts is to abdicate your moral responsibility. Do not defer to the experts on this one. This is uniquely and quintessentially the moral issue of our time and it shed...should be addressed by us individually. That is what this Bill is about. The New York archdiocese is in...is in opposition to the withdrawal of food and water as dictated under this Act, and although the Catholic Conference of Illinois appears to be in favor of it, I can tell you there is not unanimity. This is something on which you should defer to no other person. Consult your conscience. I submit that if you do, you will vote 'no'."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote. 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Pullen, to explain her vote."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This Bill does not relate to the wishes of the patient. This Bill allows someone who calls himself a close friend to make this death-dealing decision for people who are helpless and unable to make decisions for themselves. It is extremely dangerous, it is the worst euthanasia Bill that we've ever voted on in this House. It is not compassionate, it is not reasonable, it is to allow one person to make the decision to kill another person, and I urge you, please, to vote 'no'."
"Representative Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, just to remind the House that this Bill is supported by the following: the Catholic Conference of Illinois, Illinois Hospital Association, 83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Illinois State Medical Society. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Stern. Stern. Grace Mary Stern."
"Just to explain my vote... Mr. Speaker, I feel that this kind of legislation is the last effort one can make on behalf of a loved one who is dying, who is not going to survive and who can then die with dignity because we have assisted. I think this is an important Bill. It has been carefully carefully crafted and is approved by those experts who, I assure you, are people of compassion and concern and integrity. Thank you. I urge an 'aye' vote."
"Representative Parcells."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I actually wanted to ask a question of the Speaker. I don't know what a surrogate could be. Could it be the person that brought me in and is my friend, automobile accident, I'm not breathing can't get ahold of the family, so they now...as a surrogate, I say well, go ahead, don't feed them and pull the tubes. I don't know if surrogate has been properly defined and, for that reason, I'm going to vote 'present'." Speaker
"Representative Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I don't know if this Bill's gonna get the necessary 60 votes, but, if it does, I would request a verification, if one has not already been requested. But to the Bill, even though many groups may have endorsed this Bill, this greatly broadens the defination...the definition of...a terminal condition. As a matter of fact, the plug can be pulled on someone who is, indeed, not terminal. That's a dangerous, dangerous step which I don't think we should be taking, and I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Representative Dunn. Mr. Dunn."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 just to explain my vote. To clarify this situation, some people are...have...have been frightened. What this Bill does, it doesn't change anything in the current law, it provides that...where a patient has the capacity to make his or her own decisions, they will continue to make those decisions. ...Where they are in one of the qualifying conditions which places them in great jeopardy...and near death...and they have not made an indication...if they have a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care, that will control. There are a lot of people out there that don't have durable powers of attorney for health care or living wills, this Bill says that for that large group of people and, this is a lot of your constituents that are crying out for help here, where they have taken no action formally, a surrogate will make the decision, but the surrogate will make the decision in accordance with the wishes of the patient. For example, some people in this chamber are standing up saying that they don't want any any...hydration, any nutrition removed. This legislation will require the surrogate to honor that wish. Debate on this Bill in this House, maybe even your vote, is enough for the surrogate to be required to do what you want. This Bill doesn't require anything to be pulled, doesn't require anything to be unpulled. What it does is require the surrogate and the people of the State of Illinois to honor the wishes of the patient if...if the patient could make the decision himself or herself. It provides...a lot of hoops to jump through. This is a good Bill. We got it over 61. Let's go on with the next Bill...you'll like it, trust me."
"Representative Davis."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this Bill because I've seen senior citizens who have been hooked 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 felt up to respirators or what have you, who at the moment I want this to be over, but given two weeks, given a month, they get a lot better, they survive and they live. I am so grateful that they had a respirator for my father who didn't want it when he was at the age of 79. I am SO grateful this Bill was not in effect because, you see, there is a God that's above all of us little gods in this House, and I don't think any of us in here are so talented until we can eminently place ourselves at the bedside of people who may live or may want to live or may not want to live. I think it's important for the person who has someone who cares about them to have the opportunity to say, 'Please, let's give it a little more time. There's a possibility that with more time this person could gain strength and live.' I don't think anyone in here is capable, I don't think they're even capable of deciding that the plug should be pulled on someone, they should not be fed. Many times people that are seriously ill are delirious, there are high temperatures, they are semi-conscious, medicine has them...medicine has them not thinking properly, and I think it's an awful piece of legislation. I urge you to think of yourselves and think of your children."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. There's been a request for a verification by Representative Harris. On this Bill, there are 63 'ayes' and 42 'nos', and... Representative Dunn asks for a poll of those not voting."
"Barnes. Doederlein. Flinn and Stepan. No further."
"Representative Harris has asked for a Poll of the Affirmative."
"Balanoff. Black. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Capparelli. Cowlishaw. Currie. Daniels. DeJaegher. DeLeo. Deuchler. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Frederick. Giglio. Granberg. Hicks. J. Hoffman. Manny Hoffman. Hultgren. Lou Jones. Kirkland. Klemm. Kubik. Kulas. Lang. Laurino. LeFlore. Marinaro. Mautino. McAfee. McAuliffe. McGuire. McPike. Morrow. Munizzi. Obrzut. Phelan. Preston. Rice. Richmond. Ronan. Ropp. Rotello. Ryder. Saltsman. Santiago. Satterthwaite. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Stern. Trotter. Turner. Weaver. Wennlund. White. Williams. Wolf. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Ryder would like leave to be verified. He's right here. Alright, Mr. Harris, proceed."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ...Representative Santiago?"
"Representative Santiago. Right here."
"Representative... Representative Preston?"
"Mr. Preston. Representative Preston is in the nurses' station. Remove him from the Roll Call."
"...Representative... Jones, Lou Jones?"
"Representative Lou Jones. Lou Jones. She's not here. Remove her."
"Representative Hultgren?"
"Mr. Hultgren. Mr. Hultgren, ...where's Mr. Hultgren? He's always here. He's not here. Remove him."
"Sometimes they get lost, Mr. Speaker. Representative Morrow?"
"Charles Morrow. Representative Morrow. The Gentleman's not here. Remove him."
"Representative... Laurino?"
"Excuse me, excuse me, Representative Preston has returned. Representative Preston votes 'aye'."
"Representative Laurino?"
"Representative Laurino." 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"And...Representative Williams, Paul Williams?"
"Representative Hultgren has returned. Vote him 'aye'."
"Representative Flowers, Mary Flowers?"
"Representative Flowers. Mary Flowers. She's not here. Remove her."
"That's all I've got. No further, Mr. Speaker."
"Nothing further. On this, there was 60 'ayes' and 42 'nos'. Representative Parcells votes 'aye'. On this, there is 61 'ayes' and 42 'nos'. House Bill 2334, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 40, Representative Lang. Mr. Lang, House Bill 40. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 40, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"What'd he say? Mr. Lang. The Bill's been read a third time."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's a Bill we've debated before. This Bill would require seat belts on all schoolbuses manufactured after the effective date of the Bill. It does not require retrofitting buses, I repeat, it does not require taking all current schoolbuses of the State of Illinois and putting seat belts on them. It only requires that all new schoolbuses have seat belts. To those that would point to an old Canadian study or an old federal study on this issue, there are new studies out of the State of New Jersey that show that, although seat belts are not effective, would have no effect at all on a frontal impact on a schoolbus, they have substantial impact...substantial effect on a rear impact or a side impact because of rollovers. If we're going to take care of our schoolchildren, if we're going to require that they wear seat belts in our automobiles, then it's inappropriate not 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 to require them to follow through on that and wear seat belts in all vehicles in which they drive. I would ask your support on House Bill 40."
"In opposition, Representative Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, will the Sponsor yield to a question? Representative Lang, it is my understanding that this Bill... Bill will require all new schoolbuses to have purchased, as part of the price, seat belts. Isn't that correct?"
"That's what the Bill does."
"And also doesn't it also require roof hatches to be paid for in each one of these buses?"
"It also requires roof hatches."
"To the Bill, Mr. Speaker, as you can hear, we are talking about all new buses to have seat belts. Now, that in inself sounds like a good idea, but I...I would ask you to question the basic concept of whether or not seat belts on a schoolbus ultimately are what we want. There are any number of surveys that have gone out that said that the schoolbuses of today are extremely safe and that the highback seats are much more effective and preventative of having that on a bus than a seatbelt, and I would ask, also, if this is a mandate. This is a pass-on to the school districts that are strapped for money. The estimated cost per year on all these new buses that will be coming out is over $4,000,000, almost $5,000,000. Now, the Sponsor and other well-intended people will say, 'Well, gee, the children are worth that, that's nothing when it comes to safety', and I, in fact, say to you that, in fact, seat belts are more dangerous than what we have now. So, in fact, we should not have seat belts on these schoolbuses, that the basic premise of this Bill is bad, whether it costs additional or not, and I would ask that 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 this Body not pass this legislation 'cause it's not necessary, and highback seats on the schoolbuses today are more effective in saving the lives of our children, and it is easier to get children out of a schoolbus when they're not having 48 little kids strapped into these schoolbus...into...into these seat belts. Though the Sponsor's well-intended, we have seen this Bill consistently, this Body has continually voted against it because of the reasons I have stated, and I would ask you to vote against it again."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative Lang. Mr. Lang. Mr. Lang. Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, I...I...I want to remind the Body that...that the raising of the seatbacks really is helpful in a frontal collision, and that's what I was talking about that seat belts would not help in a frontal collision but in a side collision children don't go flying into that seat in front of them, they go flying into the aisles, and they become human missiles. It's appropriate that we protect these children, and the fact that we don't have hundreds of kids killed every year on schoolbuses is not relevant; what is relevant is that we need to protect them, and if we're going to tell them to wear their seat belts in our cars at home how do we tell them that they don't need to wear them in other vehicles? Please vote 'aye'."
"Mr. Hensel."
"To explain my vote: Anybody that's ever driven a schoolbus with 60 schoolchildren in that bus knows that a driver cannot monitor what they're doing. If you put seat belts on them, you're going to have to have at least one more person in that bus to make sure that they're already buckled up and are in their seats. I think this is a bad 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Bill. I don't think the seat belts will be a safety factor in it, and I ask for a 'no' vote."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, to explain my vote: Amendment #1 carries a price tag of 19.2 million dollars that the school districts in Illinois are going to have to face because it requires bladders to be installed on all schoolbuses, existing schoolbuses, and you ought to keep this in mind when...when you vote. It should be a 'no' vote."
"Mr. Ronan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this...fine piece of legislation. One of the most important things that we've done in the General Assembly was mandating the seat...child restraint seats in cars. Representative Lang is absolutely correct. The more you get kids to understand that they have to have seat belts on, anytime they're in a motor vehicle, the safer we're going to make our highways. We're going to stop crippling deaths...deaths and crippling injuries. We really should be moving forward this legislation. It's a solid idea. It costs a couple of bucks, but really the message it delivers to the young people of Illinois are (sic-is) very important. We should be safety oriented when it comes to this kind of an issue."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 54 'ayes' and 57 'nos' House Bill 40, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared lost. House Bill 488, Representative Currie. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 488, a Bill for an Act relating to the regulation of birth centers. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Currie." 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is a proposal from the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, also supported by Mayor Daley's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, the Healthy Mothers and Babies Coalition, the American College of Nurse Midwives, at Chicago NOW, the Campaign for Better Health Care and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association. The proposal is to establish a regulatory program whereby women in Illinois might choose freestanding birthing centers as an option either to birthing at home or birthing in a hospital setting. 25 other states offer women this opportunity. Studies in journals as diverse as Landset, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and, most recently, in The New England Journal of Medicine, agree that birthing centers are safe alternatives for women who are at low-risk of complications in childbirth. There probably isn't any guarantee in childbirth that any setting is altogether risk-free, but these have been proven, more than 140 across these United States, and as I say in 25 states, including our neighbors Iowa and Michigan, this option is available. The value of the birthing center approach is the home-like setting, the support that is available through paraprofessionals, through nurse midwives...so I'd appreciate your support for the Bill. The Medical Society opposes the Bill, I should let you know, but let me point out to you that there is no change in the Medical Practice Act that...a physician would still be in charge of birthing in birthing centers as they would be in charge of a birth in a hospital setting. The Illinois Hospital Association also objects to the Bill, but I would point out that the Bill includes a requirement that birthing centers go before the Health Facilities Planning Board so that the Hospital Association should not be anxious about too much competition. In rural Illinois, we 92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 don't even have hospitals in some locations, freestanding birthing centers are a viable alternative that will save consumers money and build healthier babies in the State of Illinois. I'd appreciate your support for House Bill 488."
"Representative Ryder, in opposition."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I do rise in opposition to this. There's no question that there's a great need, but this does not meet that need. If we don't have doctors that are delivering babies in the underserved areas, why are...who's going to staff the birth centers? If we don't have hospitals that are providing OB-GYN care who's going to build and staff the birth centers? If the professionals are not there now, explain to me what it is within this Bill that will bring them there? The need is great, we understand that, but this doesn't solve the problem. I'm not going to speak to the issue procedurally of a Bill that would have required malpractice insurance for these kinds of new creations to be in existence. I'm not going to address that issue or why it was tabled, but I would suggest to you that there are significant problems with this new creation, problems that weren't dealt with adequately in committee or on second Amendment, and as it now stands this Bill does not, does not meet the great need that is there. The hospitals are against it, the medical society's against it, for good reasons. ...and dangerous and, therefore, we should be against it, and I bring my remarks to a close."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Trotter."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I just want to add a few words to what was said a little bit earlier, that the 93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 freestanding childbearing birth centers are home-like ambulatory care facilities equipped to provide comprehensive maternity care for women in our districts. It's a good Bill. It's addressing a problem that we have all over this state, and I would like to see more green votes."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Parcells."
"In explaining my vote, Ladies and Gentlemen, I think this is an idea, I think its time has come. If you don't, I'm sorry that there are 58 people that don't think so, but this will happen in the near future. It will be a less expensive way to have a baby. Let's remember, it's a very normal process to have a baby. These birthing centers don't need all the...elaborate things that we have in a hospital, and this will be a much more natural setting. You may not vote for it this year, but this will come back. It is a good idea, and I wish you'd vote 'yes'."
"Representative Schakowsky."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise in...to explain my vote in support of this. I think it's important to point out that birth center costs range from 1/2 to 2/3 of the average hospital costs, so we have a more cost-effective and a better health care delivery system."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 38 'ayes' and 60 'nos'. House Bill 488, having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared lost. Now, under the State Budget, under the State Budget we have House Bill 637...Representative Ryder, Department of Conservation's Budget. You're going to handle the Bill? Mr. Clerk. The Bill's on Second Reading? Read the Bill, 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 637, this Bill's been read a second time previously. Amendments #1, 2, 3 and 8 were adopted in committee."
"Representative Ryder."
"We would withdraw eight."
"The Gentleman withdraws Amendment #8. Further Amendments?"
"It's a Committee Amendment. They want to table it."
"It's a Committee Amendment. The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #8. It's a Committee Amendment. The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #8, and, on that Motion, and on the Motion, Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, ...I agree with...removing tabling Amendment #8."
"The question is, 'Shall Amendment #8 be tabled?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is tabled. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 637, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Conservation. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Hicks."
"Thank you very much...Mr. Speaker. I believe there is a...would the Clerk please check and see if there's not an Amendment 9 and 10, a Floor Amendment 9 and 10."
"See if there are further Amendments, Mr. Clerk."
"Mr. Speaker, I believe Amendment #9 and #10 are both Agreed Amendments, agreed by both sides of the aisle. They're already on the Bill?" 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Amendments 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 were adopted previously. Amendment #8 has been tabled, 9 and 10 are still on the Bill. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Third Reading."
"House Bill 637, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Conservation. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Ryder." "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This appropriates $181,402,800 for the Department of Conservation, of which $44,794,900 is GRF funds. I move adoption of this Bill. Thank you."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All those in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 110 'ayes' and 3 'nos'. House Bill 637, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. We will now go to the Supplemental Calendar #1, Agreed Bill List #3. There are six Bills that need Amendments, and those are the Bills we'll take and then we can vote on this. House Bill, Second Reading, House Bill 627. Read the...the Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"House Bill 627. No Floor Amendments."
"Third Reading. House Bill 1020, Representative John Dunn. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"No Committee Amendments."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Dunn."
"Representative Dunn." 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is an Amendment that the...the...proponents and opponents have agreed to, and I'd ask for its adoption."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. House Bill 1058. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Any Motions?"
"No Motions filed."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Persico."
"Representative Persico."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #2 becomes the Bill. It's a clarifying...previous language and, basically, all it does is it requires the legislative printing unit to use...recycle 50% recycled paper, and I urge for its adoption."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. House Bill 1288. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative McCracken."
"Representative McCracken. Withdraw his 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Amendment."
"No further Amendments." May 24, 1991
"Third Reading. House Bil1 1733, Representative Kubik. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Kubik."
"Representative Kubik."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment #31 is a...an Amendment which will create an agreement between all the parties so that it is now an Agreed Bill, and I ask your support in adopting the Amendment."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Now, on the same Order under Third Reading, appears House Bill 550. Representative Dunn. John Dunn. The Bill's on Third Reading. The Gentleman has...Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments filed?"
"Yes. Amendment filed."
"Representative Dunn asks leave to bring the Bill back to Second Reading for purposes of Amendment. The Gentleman asks leave to return it to Second Reading. The Bill's on Second Reading. Amendment %235, offered by Representative...I'm sorry, Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Dunn."
"Representative Dunn."
"Agreed Amendment by both backing groups. I ask for its 98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day adoption."
"The May 24, 1991 question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. The Gentleman would ask leave that this Bill be heard on the Third Reading today on the Agreed Bill List. Hearing no objections, the Attendance Roll Call will be used, and the Motion carries. House Bill 1972, Representative Steczo. The Bill's on...Gentleman asks leave to return this to Second Reading for an Amendment. Any objections? Representative Steczo on 1972 asks leave to bring it back to Second Reading. has leave. The Bill's on Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Any Motions? Representative Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to table Amendment #1."
"The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #1. All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's tabled. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, read the Bills." ...Agreed Bill List.
"House Bill 627, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1020, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning trust. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1058, a Bill for an Act to amend the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1288, a Bill for an Act to amend the Trust and Trustees Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1733, a Bill 99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 for an Act concerning taxes. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 428, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 550, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 841, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1024, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1106, a Bill for an Act to amend the Mental Health Developmental Disabilities Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1534, a Bill for an Act to amend the Official Bond Payment Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1597, a Bill for an Act to amend the Responsible Property Transfer Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1598, a Bill for an Act to amend the Responsible Property Transfer Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1741, a Bill for an Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1853, a Bill for an Act to regulate tanning facilities. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1970, a Bill for an Act regarding professional regulations. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1971, a Bill for an Act to amend the Civil Administrative Code. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 1972, a Bill for an Act regarding professional regulations. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 2060, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 2181, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Finance Act. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 2405, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Securities Law. Third Reading of the Bill. House Bill 2550, a Bill for an Act to amend the Barbers Cosmetology and Aesthetics Act. Third Reading of the Bill." 100 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 minutes "Alright, the Members will have about 45 to look at those Bills before we call for a vote, and then after we call for a vote you'll be able to fill out a slip up at the well if you wish to vote 'no' on any of those. So, you have about until 3:00 p.m. until we call those for Representative Lang, on a Motion to extend Alright, we won't go... Special Call of Revenue, House Bill 2193, Currie and House Bill 1985, Kubik. House Bill 2193, Representative Currie. Currie." a vote. deadline.
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I'd like leave to return House Bill 2193 to Second Reading for purposes of an Amendment."
"The Lady asks leave to return the Bill to Second Are there any objections? Hearing none, leave granted. The Bill's on second. Mr. Clerk, any Reading. is Amendments?"
"Amendment #5, offered by Representative Currie."
"Representative Currie."
"Thank you, I'd ask leave to withdraw Amendment five."
"The Lady withdraws Amendment #5. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, offered by Representative Currie STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, the Amendment includes two provisions that were parts of separate House Bills that were considered in the Revenue Committee earlier this season. One would show...would clarify language that requires pension obligations to appear on property tax Bills, and the other permits some kinds of abatements, at the option of local governments, for...doing housing in blighted areas. I urge adoption."
"Representative Keane."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would you ask the Sponsor to speak up a little bit? I was unable to hear her explanation of this Amendment."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no', The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Lady asks leave to have the Bill heard on...at this time. Are there any...objections? Hearing none, the Attendance Roll Call will be used, and the Motion carries. The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', ...oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2193, a Bill for an Act concerning taxes and officials of taxing districts. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 110 'ayes' and 1 'no'; House Bill 2193, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1985, Representative Kubik. Read the Bill, Mr. 102 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Clerk."
"House Bill..."
"Representative Monroe Flinn. Somebody hand that Gentleman a microphone. Representative Monroe Flinn. Representative Richmond."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I apologize for interrupting your very busy day here, but I did want to visit with you just for a few minutes and say thank you all for the cards, the flowers, the phone calls and, especially, the personal visits that were made at my house. It sure made it a lot easier, and I'm well on the way. I'm further along that I would've been without all of your help. Thank you and God bless all of you."
"Mr. Clerk, the...1985. Gentleman asks...the Bill's on Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1985, a Bill for an Act amending the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Kubik."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all, let...let me welcome Representative Flinn back and, I'll tell you, we...we're happy to have him back, and hope that he will be there to move the previous question more often in the future. Mr. Speaker, House Bill 1985, as amended, would improve the Department of Revenue's ability to collect motor fuel taxes associated with the on-highway use of diesel fuel..."
"If there is no opposition to this Bill, all those in favor, say...vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. ...Representative Flinn. Who has the key to Representative Flinn's switch? Emery, Mr. Flinn wants the key. Monroe Flinn, 'aye', Mr. Clerk. On this Motion...on this Bill, there are 113 'ayes' 103 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 and 2 'nos', House Bill 1985, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the same order appears House Bill 2253, Representative Kulas. Representative Kulas."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like leave to bring the Bill to Second Reading for the purposes of an Amendment."
"The Gentleman asks leave to return the Bill to Second Reading. Are there any objections? Hearing none, leave is granted. The Bill's on Second. Are there any Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"
"Amendment #1, offered by Representative Kulas."
"Representative Kulas."
"Withdraw Amendment #1."
"The Gentleman withdraws Amendment #1. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Kulas."
"Representative Kulas."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #2 becomes the Bill which permits the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial assistance from the Solid Waste Management Fund to counties and to municipal joint action agencies for implementing the Solid Waste Management Plans, especially those that are aimed at waste reduction and recycling, and I would move for its adoption."
"Is there any discussion? Any discussion? The question is, 'Shall this Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Balanoff."
"Representative Balanoff. Is the Gentleman here? 104 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Representative Kulas, he's not here. What's your..."
"Table Amendment three."
"The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #3. All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's tabled. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Balanoff."
"Representative Balanoff. The Gentleman's not here. Representative Kulas."
"Table Amendment four."
"The Gentleman moves to table Amendment #4. All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's tabled. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. The Gentleman asks leave to call the Bill at this time. Is leave granted? Hearing no objections, Attendance Roll Call will be used. Leave is granted, the Motion carries. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2253, a Bill for an Act to amend the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative McGuire, Mr. McGuire, your light's on. Do you wish to speak?"
"No."
"He does not. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 113 'ayes' and 0 'nays'; House Bill 2253, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. State and Local Government. State and Local Government, Second Reading, appears House Bill 497, Representative Trotter. Read the Bill...read the Bill, Mr. 105 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Clerk."
May 24, 1991 "House Bill 497, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Second Reading of the Bill. No Committee Amendments."
"Where are we, Mr. Clerk? Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Trotter."
"Mr. Trotter."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. Could I get a little order, Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker, can I get a little order, please?"
"Mr. DeLeo, could you give the Gentleman some Trotter: order?" everyone "Thank you, Members of the House, I...I think would like to know that this Bill is being called at this point in time. This is the gun Bill, so, for all of my friends and opponents, I would like just to bring your attention to what is happening. ...Amendment #1...becomes the Bill. This Bill really doesn't need too much debating becaused it's been virtually discussed in every statehouse in this country. It's been debated in Congress, ...it's been talked about in bars, ...in the schoolrooms, possibly even in some bedrooms. Discussions have gone between man and woman, woman to child, and so on and so on, and it's even had its day in court. This Bill, the powerful language in this Bill actually is only two word changes in the current statute and those two words is (sic are) from 72 hours to 7 days. What I'm proposing in this statute here is that we change the existing statute to 7 days waiting period, and we've heard the arguments. We've heard the arguments on this floor, we've heard 'em (sic them) everywhere that if we outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns. My friends, this isn't about outlawing guns. This 106 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 is about imposing a 7 day waiting period, which is a reasonable, responsible amount of time in which you have to wait to purchase a handgun. It doesn't impact on the hunter, it doesn't impact on the sportsman, it doesn't impact on the gun collector. This is just a reasonable time in which we, as all of us have from time to time, are given 7 days to cool-off from the dramas of the day, from the pressures of the... of the moment. We have heard the arguments that if you wait 7 days if you're a quail hunter, which is only a 3 day season, that you won't have time enough to get another gun if you lost it just before the season began. Now, seemingly, if that person was in my hunting party, and they lost their gun and couldn't figure out where it was, maybe they need a 7 day waiting period. We've heard the arguments, 'Well, what's the guarantee that the person's gonna cool off in 7 days? What's the guarantee that they won't pick up a stick and you get busted in the head? What's the guarantee you won't get a brick thrown at you? What's the guarantee that they won't stab you?' Well, there is no guarantee in this legislation, but there's not a doctor that won't tell you that your chances of recovery are much more positive if you were stabbed or if you were kicked and stomped than if you were shot by a bullet. This Bill does essentially one thing, and one thing only, it saves lives. It doesn't help you save no souls, it doesn't save anything else for you, but it saves lives. Now, we're going to hear more arguments from other people here today, but, as we consider those arguments, also consider the argument of the man in Texas, who just a few weeks ago, known as a good family man, known as a hard-working man, known as a good friend and a good neighbor, who on a Saturday afternoon just three weeks ago, came home told his kids to put on their best 107 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 clothes. They were lined up, he said, 'Come on out I'm gonna take your picture. He lined them up in front of the...front room, (they were ages 4 to 18), pulled out his Polaroid camera and took their picture, and then, as they were talking, he wrote a letter, a letter to his wife that he just found out that morning was leaving him for another man. He wrote in the letter, 'This is the way your kids used to look like, reached back in the same bag pulled out a 45, shot all four in the head, including himself. That good neighbor, that good friend, when the police came in that afternoon, they reached in that same bag that he pulled out that camera, reached in that same bag where he pulled out that gun and found receipts that an hour before the killing he had purchased, not only the camera, but the gun. Now, 7 days waiting period would not have guaranteed that those people would have been alive, but I'd like to have confidence in mankind, I'd like to have faith in our own, that maybe if he had 7 days to think about it he would have thought about his wife leaving him that day wasn't all that big that he had to kill his four children. I like to think that we are humane enough in this society that we can give this man, who has been a good neighbor and a good friend, 7 more days to think about what he did to those four individuals who had no power in what was happening. So, as we listen to the arguments today, let's think about that story, as well as the others, and I ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's...the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Lang." 108 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Representative Lang." May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 deals with the idea of handgun liability insurance. It stems from this: If you're driving your car down the street and you run me over, and I'm injured, and I lose time from work, the State of Illinois has a policy that says you have auto insurance so that I can be compensated for my injuries and for my losses, and so it should be the same with a handgun. So it should be the same with a gun which is obviously a much more dangerous instrumentality than an automobile. This is not a Bill that attempts to punish handgun owners. It's not a Bill that says don't own handguns. It's not a Bill for a waiting period. It's not a Bill to prohibit guns. It's a Bill or an Amendment to protect innocent victims. Innocent victims. If a gun discharges and injures me, I want to make sure that I can be compensated for my injuries, compensated for my losses. There are exemptions in here to cover collectors. There are exemptions to cover a situation where your own personal homeowner's insurance policy or renter's insurance policy covered the use of your gun or the ownership of your gun, and it only requires the purchase of the policy when, in fact, you have no other coverage. This is an important important measure for people out in your districts. It's not a restriction on the gun owners in your districts, it's a protection for the individuals and the rights of the individuals living in your districts to be free from injury and to have the opportunity to get compensation for their losses and for their injuries. I urge your 'aye' votes."
"Who rises in opposition to the Amendment? Who rises in opposition to the Amendment? Anyone? Representative Trotter's going to ask for a Roll Call on 109 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the Amendment. Representative Trotter is asking for a Roll Call on the Amendment. Who rises in opposition to the Amendment? Representative Pedersen."
"Will...will the Sponsor yield?"
"Yes."
"Representative, ...we know that...most people that use guns have homeowners or liability insurance and so they're covered, but the people that really use guns, the...the criminal element...they don't really bother about any gun laws anyway. Do you expect those...the criminal element, the people who are really up to no good, they're going to go out and buy a liability policy?"
"First of all, I disagree with your premise, your premise that most gun owners have other insurance is not a correct premise. Secondly, the Bill requires that when you buy the gun, you provide proof of the insurance to the place where you buy the gun or to the individual to whom you buy the gun from. Accordingly, there won't be people purchasing guns and not buying the insurance. They must have the insurance before they buy the gun."
"Well, Representative, I...I think that most responsible people do have liability insurance and I...I think what we're really talking about here are the...are the people who...who...aren't honest and who aren't law abiding, and it isn't going to have that much of an effect."
"Alright, Representative Trotter, are you asking for a Roll Call on this? Representative Trotter, do you wish a...are you asking for a Roll Call?"
"No."
"Alright, the question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', ... Representative Lang. Mr. Lang." 110 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Mr...Mr. Speaker, the...the issues at stake in Amendment #1, Representative Trotter's Amendment, for the 7 day waiting period are very critical in the State of Illinois. I am told by some Members here that Amendment #2 may jeopardize Amendment #1, and I have no intention of doing that at this time; accordingly, I withdraw the Amendment."
"The Gentleman withdraws the Amendment. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Hicks."
"Representative Hicks."
"Withdraw #3."
"The Gentleman withdraws three."
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Hicks."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. ...House Amendment #3 (sic #4) to...House Bill 497 would...say that any person who is in compliance with federal and state laws regarding firearms such person then is exempt from any regulations of units of home rule or local forms of government. I ask for passage of...adoption of Amendment #4.
"Representative...Trotter has asked that you explain the Amendment again."
"This Bill provides that any person who is in compliance with federal and state laws regarding firearms, that such person then is exempt from any regulations by units of home rule or local forms of government. I'd ask for adoption of Amendment #4."
"Representative Trotter."
"It...it sounds as if the Representative is talking about home rule exemption, and...I think it's a bad 111 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Amendment for...for this Bill." May 24, 1991
"The question is, 'Shall the Amendment be adopted?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted? Representative Edley."
"Will this vote take...71 votes for passage?"
"This is an Amendment. It requires a simple majority. Representative Currie."
"Just to explain that those of you who value the opportunity of your communities to make decisions about gun control for themselves should be voting 'no' on this Amendment. Some downstaters tell me guns are a problem in Chicago, but they're not a problem in my community. That may be, but if you adopt this Amendment, you are telling the people of Chicago that they cannot act to stem handgun violence, they can do nothing about the blood that's awash in our city streets. I would appreciate your 'no' votes on this Amendment."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Amendment, there are 57 'ayes' and 51 'nos', and the Amendment is adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #5, offered by Representative..."
"Representative Trotter."
"Verify the affirmative."
"Mr. Trotter, I'm sorry that you are not timely. There was (sic were) no lights on when I declared the Amendment was adopted. There was (sic were) no lights on."
"Mr. Speaker, I want to take the Bill out of the record."
"The Gentleman takes the Bill out of the record. House Bill 757, Representative McGann's Bill, and it will have a deadline extended. Representative Hicks on 855. 112 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Mr. Hicks. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
May 24, 1991 "House Bill 855, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Horseracing Act. This Bill's been read a second time previously. No Committee Amendments."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Amendment #1, offered by Representative Ryder."
"Mr. Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This deletes a section concerning the Racing Advisory Panel."
"Representative Shirley Jones, for what reason do you rise?"
"Mr. Speaker, we have a special school here from my district, and that's Faraday, and they're up in the balcony and they have some down on the floor. They come (sic came) to...see how the...state Legislators work down here, and I would like to give them a round of applause."
"Representative Hicks takes the Bill out of the record. House Bill 890, Representative Bugielski. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"House Bill 890, adopted in committee."
Amendments Speaker McPike: "Representative Bugielski." #2, 5 and 8 were
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House..."
"Are there any Amendments? Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments here?"
"Amendments #2, 5 and 8 were adopted in committee."
"Any Motions?"
"No Motions filed."
Amendments?" "Any Floor...Floor Amendments? Any Floor
"Fiscal Note is now filed."
"Are there any Floor Amendments, Mr. Clerk?" 113 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"No Floor Amendments."
"And the fiscal note is filed. Read the Bill." May 24, 1991
Third Reading. Clerk O'Brien: "House Bill 890, a Bill for an Act concerning vouchers for educational expenses. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Bugielski."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. This Bill has come up this week previously with the Amendment, which...would make it a pilot program in the City of Chicago which has failed, so it reverts now to the original form, which would be a voucher served statewide. The Educational Choice Act contains provisions that are essential parts of the adequate answer to the problems facing education in...in Illinois. This Bill addresses persons...all persons, both those who have children in public schools and those who have in non-public schools, and the easiest way to remember this is that it empowers parents, and that is one of the things that we have been lacking in the past."
"Representative Balanoff, do you rise in opposition or support? No, we're looking for opposition. Representative Young."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise in opposition to this Bill. It does empower some parents, but it doesn't empower all parents. Voucher systems only works for those parents who have enough money to make up the difference between what the voucher offers and what the private education costs. If you want private education, then you have to pay for it yourself. In the City of Chicago, the school system is $350 million in the hole, as I speak. What vouchers will do will take system away from public education, which we do not properly fund 114 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 right now. Also, what vouchers will do will (sic is) take those students who come from a family that can afford to make up the difference in a voucher out of the system so the system will not only read...lose many dollars, they will also lose students that they need to keep the system balanced and stop it from becoming a total system for only low-income students. This is not a good Bill. It will not be a good Bill until we find enough money to properly fund our public schools, and I urge a 'no' vote."
"The question is, 'Shall the Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative... Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I want to remind the Members of the House the questioning that took place on this Bill before in previous debate. It will cost $88 million a year ofa GRF, that's not out of the City of Chicago's share of the school funding formula..."
"The Bill has 22 votes. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are... McCracken, 'aye'. On this Bill, there are 30 'ayes' and 76 'nos'. Cronin, 'aye'. Pedersen, 'aye'. Parke, 'no'. Regan... Representative Regan switches from 'no' to 'aye'. Which Peterson? That was Pedersen from Cook. Parke is 'no', Representative Parke is 'no'. Alright, is the record straight? On this Bill, there are 33 'ayes' and 76 'nos'; House Bill 890, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared lost. House Bill 898, Representative Currie. Currie. Alright, this Bill will be on the extended deadline list. House Bill 954, Representative Daniels. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?" 115 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"House Bill 954. No Committee Amendments."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representatives Daniels and Steczo."
"Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, we'd like to table Amendment #1, accept Amendments #2 and 3."
"The Gentleman moves to table...withdraws Amendment #1. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representatives Steczo and Daniels."
"Representative Steczo offers the Amendment and Representative Daniels supports it. All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representatives Daniel and Steczo."
"Representative Daniels, on Amendment #3."
"Mr. Speaker, Amendment #3 strips out the entitlement on Senate Bill...or House Bill 954 and makes this subject to appropriations by this House and the Senate."
"The question is, 'Shall Amendment #3 be adopted?' All in favor, say 'aye', opposed, 'no', the ayes have it, and the Amendment's adopted. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. One Amendment was technical... The Gentleman asks leave to hear the Bill on Third Reading at this time. If no objections, Attendance Roll Call will be used. The Motion carries. The Bill's on Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 954, a Bill for an Act in relation to services for certain children. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Daniels." 116 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 954 is the early intervention Bill that has been worked on for several years. This Bill provides a statutory framework for a statewide comprehensive system of early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have conditions that delay their normal development. Amendment #3, which was just adopted, provides that the Bill will not be implemented unless funds are appropriated for that purpose, which means that this General Assembly will have to appropriate necessary dollars, if it deems necessary, in order to implement the Bill. This will continue to allow us to receive $3. million a year in federal funds under Public Law 99457. I join with Representative Steczo in asking for your favorable support."
"Anyone standing in opposition? Anyone in opposition? Anyone in opposition to the Bill? Representative Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Gentleman yield for a question?"
"Yes."
"Representative Daniels, this Bill provides for a five year phase-in period. Is that still in the Bill?"
"It provides...it provides for a phase-in period of over five years, that is correct, but it, also, is dependent upon available state funding as to the appropriations."
"Alright, then if we should find the funding for this during...this year or next year, then you would be in favor of fully funding this program at that time."
"I'm sorry. I didn't hear the first part."
"If we should find the revenues for this program this year or next year, at that time, do I understand that you would then be in favor of fully funding this intervention 117 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day program?"
"The passage of this Bill will allow us to continue those discussions to see if the funds can be found."
"The Bill allows us to continue our discussions, but without this Bill we couldn't continue our discussions?"
"Well, what this Bill allows us to do is to continue to qualify for $3.4 million in federal funds under Public Law 99457, and, if we're able to find funds in order to implement the part of the development to delayed provisions, we can add that into the five-year phase-in. We will continue our discussion..."
"Alright, and my question is, 'Would you be in support if we find the funds to then funding this program?'"
"Yeah, if we could find the funds. Certainly."
"Thank you."
"Does anyone rise in opposition to the Bill? Representative Stern."
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. I'm not really in opposition, but I want you to know the fiscal impact when fully implemented is 166 million 100 thousand dollars. It's a lot of bucks; it's a terrific program. I wish we had 'em (sic them). I don't where they're going to come from, Representative Daniels, but I wish you a lot of luck. I hope we can find them."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor, vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Representative... Representative Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm supporting this good Bill, as most Members of this side of the aisle are. I do want to point out, however, that the Chief Sponsor of this Bill is one that usually...usually is not in favor of...our good Bills that...propose that we create good new programs and fund them later. So, I just wanted to let him know that 118 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 this side of the aisle supports good programs and hope that he'll do that in the future."
"Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Bill, there are 113 'ayes', and 1 'no', and House Bill 954, have received a Constitutional Majority and hereby is declared passed. On the Agreed Bill list, Mr. Clerk. Question is, 'Shall these Bills pass'. All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. We are voting on the Agreed Bill list. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will ta take the record. On this Motion, there are 100...Marinaro 'aye'. Mr. Clerk take the record. Alright, the record has been taken. Those Members that wish to vote 'no' on any vote on any vote...on any of these Bills should come to the well and fill out a slip. This will stay open for one half hour. One half hour, we will then tabulate it and announce results of this vote. House Bill 1117, Representative Giorgi. The Clerk, the Bill has been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Matijevich."
"Representative Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. Amendment #1 to House Bill 1117 is similar to the Amendment #4 to House Bill 832 of yesterday...that I have no illusions that this...even if it were adopted is going to stay on very long after what happened to Amendment #4, but I want to tell you that I'm experience in the Legislature...I've never yet seen my side of the aisle where a Gentleman or a Woman feels that something is important to the economic development of the area that the leadership of my side of the aisle has not allowed that Member to proceed with what they think is very important for economic development. The 119 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 issue in my mind is that if riverboat gambling can be an economic development and a tourism tool across Illinois and the Mississippi River on the Illinois River, on the Des Plaines River, then it can also be a tourism tool on Lake Michigan. This Amendment would pertain to Lake County only. When those who were very supportive of riverboat gambling to support it in their areas, I was supportive and gave them a vote for riverboat gambling. I think at this time that... I ought to receive a vote. It only extends the license by one...to allow two boats in... Lake Michigan in Lake County only. Three communities in Lake... Michigan shore have indicated a desire that they be included...I received a letter from the Mayor of Winthrop Harbor, who has a strong desire that they have a riverboat...on Lake Michigan in their area. I know my mayor in North Chicago, Mayor Bobby Thomas, has indicated a strong desire and officials in Waukegan have indicated a desire. So I know it's going to come some day. It only follows, I think, a reasonably that if it is going to be good for tourism in those areas of the state it would also be good in my area. So, I would ask for the...move for the adoption of Amendment #1."
"Who stands in opposition to the Amendment? Representative Brunsvold, do you stand in support or opposition? We're looking for one person to speak for and one against."
"I stand in support."
"Well, Representative Daniels stands in opposition. Mr. Daniels."
"We, of course, were led to believe yesterday that the Sponsor of this Amendment would not move it and wouldn't go with it 'cause he went with us yesterday, but having said that we are, of course, strongly, strongly opposed to it." 120 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Question is, 'Shall Amendment #1 be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On the Amendment, there are 46 'ayes'. Representative Giorgi. On this Amendment, there are 46 'ayes' and 57 'nos', and the Amendment fails. Further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Myron Olson."
"Representative Giorgi, do you wish this Bill be taken from the record?"
"No, Sir. I'd like to...move to table all the Amendments that are in the offing because there are about 20 of them, and don't want to I take the time in the House. This is a shell Bill. If you leave it alone like it is now and it can go over as a shell Bill. There are about 25 Amendments. It'll take about two to three hours, and I'd just as soon table all the Amendments."
"Representative Giorgi, why don't you take the Bill out of the record?"
"Take it out of the record?"
"Yes."
"Make some other plans. I'll take it. I'll take it out of record."
"Thank you. The Bill's out of the record. Yes, yes, we have a Motion to extend the deadlines. Representative Lang has the Motion. Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Pursuant to House Rule 37(j), I move to suspend the Third Reading deadline on the following Bills. There are various categories and dates on each group. The following Bills...we move to suspend the deadline to the end of the Spring Session whenever that may be July, August, September...whenever the Spring Session is 121 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 over. House Bills 171, 207, 243, 374, 377, 380, 381, 383, 387 and 623. The following Bills we move to suspend the deadline to June 7, 1991: House Bill 732, 757, 898, 1390, 1428, 1595 and 1830. The following Bills to May 31, 1991: House Bills 278, 888, 1871 and 2104, and finally House Bill 2485 we move to suspend the deadline to November 30, 1991."
"Representative Daniels."
"There are several other Bills on that list that we object to...and there are several that we agree with. We would ask for a division on those that we would object to, and I could give you those numbers, if you would like."
"That's fine give us those numbers you object to, and we'll vote on those other ones."
"Fine. Then the ones I do not give you numbers on, we don't have a problem with. The ones we object to are 623, 1390, 1595, 1830, 278, 1871, 2104 and 2485."
"Alright. The...numbers that the Representative Daniels just read, and I'll repeat them: 623, 1390, 1595, 1830, 278, 1871, 2104 and 2485. Is that correct, Mr. Daniels?"
"That's correct, Sir."
"Those numbers will be removed from Representative Lang's Motion. Representative Hultgren, for what reason do you rise?"
"A question of the Chair."
"Yes."
"I tried to copy down when Representative Lang was reading those. I understood his the May 31st date he said 871 and Representative Daniels objected to 1871."
"It's 1871,"
"Thank you, Sir."
"Alright. The numbers...the Bills that Representative Daniels read will be removed from 122 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Representative Lang's Motion. Question is, 'Shall the remaining Bills that are of part of his Motion... Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor say. Are there any objections? Hearing none the Attendance Roll Call will be used, and the Motion carries. Now Representative Lang will make... Motions on individual Bills. The First Motion is on House Bill 623. Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the Third Reading deadline on House Bill 623 to the end of the Spring Session."
"And if you could just tell the Body, very briefly what the Bill is, an approp Bill or whatever it is."
"This Bill deals with wage deductions. You may recall, we passed a Wage Deduction Bill out of the House, but in case it stalls in the Senate, we wanna keep something alive."
"Alright, on that, Representative Daniels."
"Simply put, it increases the fee payable to an employer for processing of wage deduction from $8 to $12 and allow the cost to be passed on to judgement detor. We have several problems with the Bill..."
"Mr. Speaker, we've already passed that. That Bill is already is out of the House. That's on 624 which we passed just about unanimously out of the House. It's already in the Senate."
"You're talking about 623?"
"I'm suggesting that the language from 623 is already on 624, Representative."
"Fine, all the more reason why you don't need another vehicle floating around then."
"Alright, the question is, 'Shall the Motion pass?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed, 'no'. Mr. Wennlund." 123 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Inquiry to the Chair."
"Yes." May 24, 1991
"How many votes does this Motion take to suspend the Rule, 37(g)?"
"Yes, 60 votes. Have all voted? Have all voted wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 68 'ayes' and 44 'nos', and the Motion carries. On a Motion on 1390, Mr. Lang."
"Pursuant to House Bill 37(g) I move to suspend a Third Reading deadline on House Bill 1390 to June 7, 1991."
"And the Bill is..."
"This is the Bill that deals with the statewide census...Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Lang."
"This is the Bill that deals with the statewide census in the year 2000."
"Representative Daniels."
"Well, just SO nobody misunderstands to extend the deadline in this ludricous Bill that authorizes the Auditor General, the Auditor General of Illinois, to conduct a census every 10 years beginning January 1, the year 2000, just seems to be absolutely ridiculous when many of us have already suggested there have been problems with our own Census Bureau on it, and now we are going to have the Auditor General. Now you can say all you want to say, but it's at a time when you really ought to be looking at what your vote would indicate here."
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 64 'ayes' and 47 'nos', and the Motion carries. House Bill 1595, Mr. Lang. Lang." 124 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to extend the deadline on 1595 to June 7, 1991; This is now...this is now a shell Bill...amending the Unified Code of Corrections."
"Any... Representative Daniels."
"We withdraw our opposition of that."
"Alright. No opposition of that, using the Attendance Roll Call, and the Motion carries. House Bill 1830. Mr. Lang."
"Move to suspend the Third Reading deadline to June 7, 1991. This Bill deals with earned income tax credit, Mr. Speaker."
"The Bill deals with earned income tax credit and on that, Representative Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this, and I think that all Members of the House really ought to understand what this Bill is really all about. This is a vehicle for an increase in the Illinois State Income Tax, purely and simply put, a tax increase, think about that when move to extend the deadline on this because someday this vote will come back to haunt you because you made it clear that you want to consider an increase in the Illinois Income Tax, and that's why you voted to extend the deadline."
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion pass?' All in favor vote 'aye opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On this Bill, there are 62 'ayes' 60...take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this Motion, there 61 'ayes' and 48 'nos'. Balanoff, 'no'. On this Motion there are 61 'ayes' and 48 'nos', and the Motion carries. House Bill 278, Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the Third Reading deadline and extend it to May 31, 1991. This 125 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 involves the apprenticeship and preapprenticeship program and the parties are working on an Agreed Amendment with the unions currently."
"Representative Daniels."
"This... Bill creates an apprenticeship and preapprenticeship act grants to junior colleges to start this up creating an advisory board. It's an insane idea, and if they can't get their act together within the deadline time that everyone else does, they shouldn't be given special authority to do this. I don't think you really like this Bill...putting more of a greater burden on our state budget, and really you ought to make yourself feel good and vote against it."
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 61 'ayes' and 49 'nos', and the Motion is adopted. House Bill 1871. Mr. Lang."
"Move to extend to Third Reading deadline to May 31, 1991. This Bill deals with the loss of revenue to the state because of race track machine shut-outs...parties indicate an agreement must be reached because of loss of state funds."
"Any opposition? Representative Daniels."
"I don't know how many horse racing Bills you want running around, but there only going to create havoc for ya. You're having trouble following the ones that are out there already, and you really ought to look very carefully at this one and another one that'going to come back and haunt you."
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? 126 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 65 'ayes' and 45 'nos', and the Motion is adopted. House Bill 2104, Representative Lang."
"Thank you, move to extend the Third Reading deadline to May 31, 1991. This is a vehicle for...prevailing wage."
"Representative Daniels."
"Let's make sure we understand exactly what this one is. Prevailing wage under the TIF Acts, if you want to dig a hole for all of our people on this one, you will continue to pass Bills like this. A vote for this means you want to set in our TIF law, and, by the way this Bill is already been defeated by this House. Its on Postponed Consideration. Don't put your record in jeopardy. Don't make any mistakes on this. If you've voted against it the first time make sure you understand that you want to be consistent on this. This ludicrous Act extends a prevailing wage act to TIF zones, enterprise zones by reducing the financial incentives to locate within a particular boundary area, and I think that you ought to be loud and clear on this one and stop this insanity."
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 63 'ayes' and 44 'nos', and the Motion is adopted. House Bill 2485, Mr. Lang."
"Thank you. Move to suspend the Third Reading deadline and rxtend it to November 30, 1991. This Bill deals with the University Illinois Trustees Act and various proposals to separate the board."
"Any opposition? Representative Daniels."
"I stand in opposition, but I really don't. I wanna have a Roll Call on this, so we can all vote for it, so we 127 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day finally win one." May 24, 1991
"Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye' opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 97 'ayes' and 14 'nos', and House Bill 24...Cronin, 'aye'. 98 'ayes' and 13 'nos', and the Motion is adopted. Representative Lang." "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is an addition to the list. I would move to suspend the Third Reading deadline on House Bill 2026, two zero two six, and extend it to June 7, 1991. This Bill deals with the Consumer Fraud Act." Lang:
"Any opposition? Question is, 'Shall the Motion be adopted?' All in favor vote 'aye'. No opposition. The Attendance Roll Call will be used, and the Motion carries. Alright returning back to State and Local Government. House Bill 1538, Representative Marinaro. Marinaro. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. The Bill's been read a second time. Are there any Amendments?"
"No Committee Amendments."
"Any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Pullen."
"Representative Pullen. Ms. Pullen."
"Why does it say 'Lang' on the board, Mr. Speaker?"
"Mr. Clerk, who's the Sponsor of the Amendment?"
"Representative Pullen."
"Well, the board says 'Representative Lang'. Representative Pullen objects to that."
"I think the Clerk has taken care of it. Thank you, Mr. Clerk."
"Alright, Representative Pullen."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I consider the problems of the people in the O'Hare area very 128 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 important, not only in terms of relieving a stressful difficult situation that they live under day by day, but also in terms of providing simple justice. I have offered two Amendments to this Bill to try to address that situation. I am a realist. I know..."
"Excuse me, Representative Pullen."
"I know the Speaker has even appeared on the podium..."
"Excuse."
"May I? And..."
"Well, just a minute Representative Pullen. Representative Lang. I'm sorry, Representative Marinaro was seeking recognition."
"Mr. Speaker."
"Yes."
"I would like the ruling on whether or not the Amendment is germane?"
"Alright. Representative Pullen, the Amendment is not Germane. Yes, Representative Pullen."
"Mr. Speaker, I would like the record to reflect that the Sponsor of this Bill has just taken a hostile act against the people who live in the O'Hare area. Thank you."
"Well, let the record reflect that the Sponsor of the Bill did not rule on the Germaneness of the Amendment. The Chair...ruled on it and the Illinois House of Representatives lives by the rulings of the Chair. Representative Daniels."
"Yes, Sir...we do live by the rulings of the Chair and we appreciate that, but how you can rule this Amendment to be non-germane when it adds another noise-monitoring provision that is on stage 3 aircrafts and how any person that lives around O'Hare Field can object to it and really mean something about noise-monitoring, if they understand what stage 3 aircraft is, it's a quieter aircraft, and 129 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 O'Hare Field which is a jewel to many around the country really one of is the only fields in the country that doesn't have adequate noise-monitoring devices. You'd be a far better neighbor if you had it."
"Representative Daniels."
"So, Mr...Mr Speaker, I would suggest to you then the way to put the Sponsor of the Bill on record is, with all due respect, so we all know what's its about, is to move to overrule the Chair, and that's what I would do."
"The Gentlemen has moved to overrule the Chair. Question is, 'Shall the Chair be overruled?' 'Shall the Chair be overruled?' All in favor of the Gentleman's Motion to overrule the Chair vote 'aye' all opposed vote 'no'. Representative. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Pullen."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to point out that the Sponsor of the Bill did not have to question the Germaneness, so it was indeed a hostile act."
"On this Motion, to overrule the Chair, there are 46 'ayes' and 66 'nos', and the Motion fails. Further Amendments."
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Pullen."
"Representative Pullen."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment also addresses the question of justice and fairness and equity..."
"Excuse me, Representative Pullen. Excuse me, Representative Pullen. Ms. Pullen."
"...Some else move that this non-germane."
"Representative Homer."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Gentleman...this is a point of a parliamentry inquiry. The Gentleman's Bill...creates a new act. The Lady's Amendment amends the... Illinois 130 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Municipal Code in such a way that is non-germane to the Bill, and I would ask the Chair to so rule."
"Amendment is non-germane. Further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Representative Daniels."
"With all due respect...we would take exception your ruling and move to overrule the Chair. With all due respect, Sir, because you're wrong. Admit it, look us in the eye and say, I give. You know, submit yourself to public abuse or something. Join us, be with us you'll feel better."
"Question is, 'Shall the Chair be overruled?' All in favor on the Gentleman's Motion to overrule the Chair vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this Motion, there are 47 'ayes', and 67 'nos', and the Motion fails. Further Amendments. Further Amendments."
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 1538, a Bill for an Act to require permanent noise monitoring systems at certain airports. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye', opposed vote 'no'. Speaker Madigan in the Chair."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 106 people voting 'aye' and 4 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. As we proceed down this order the Chair will ask that we have one proponent, one opponent to the Bill and go to Roll Call and try to avoid explanation of vote. If we do that, we'll be able to call many of 131 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 these Bills which are on the Special Order. So the first Bill would be House Bill 1117, Mr. Giorgi. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1117, a Bill for an Act to amend certain acts in relationship to riverboat gambling. It's been read a second time previously."
"Mr. Giorgi."
"Mr. Speaker, there are number of Amendments on this Bill and I'd like to move to table all the Amendments because there has been a consensus to let the Bill go out as a shell Bill."
"The Gentleman moves that all Amendments be tabled. On that question. Mr. Daniels."
"Because the Gaming Board needs a Bill to work with...we would normally would not agree to a tabling Motion like this, but...in the effort to get this Bill moving as a shell Bill out of here we would agree to that Motion."
"The Gentle...the Gentleman moves to table, and Mr. Daniels rises in support of the Motion. Representative Cowlishaw."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I am very reluctant, but willing, to remove from consideration Amendment #3, but I do want to say that Amendment #3 would have provided a $500 limit on the total amount of loss by any one person during each gaming excursion, and when this riverboat gambling proposal was originated in this House, the Sponsor at that time stood on this floor and swore that that provision was in that legislation. It was only later that we discovered that it was not, and I would really appreciate it, Mr. Speaker and Members of this chamber, if that provision could be given some consideration when the final provisions for House Bill 1117 are being debated. Thank you." 132 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Those in favor of the Motion say 'aye' those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Motion is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Has the Bill been read a third time?"
"House Bill 1117, a Bill for an Act to amend certain Acts in relationship to riverboat gambling. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Question is, 'Shall the Bill pass?' Those in favor signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please, record yourself. Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 70 'ayes', 34 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. The Clerk is prepared to stop accepting changes on the Agreed Bill list. Mr. Clerk, you can proceed to...tabulate the votes. House Bill 1538, Mr. Marinaro. House Bill 1975, Mr. Giorgi. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1975 is on the Order of Second Reading. It's has been read a second time previously?"
"Are there any Amendments?"
"Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Ryder."
"Mr. Ryder on Amendment #2. For what purpose is Mr. Giorgi seek recognition?"
"Mr. Speaker, this Bill this Bill at this point is a 133 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 shell Bill and...I would like to move that all Amendments be tabled and just take a Roll Call on the Bill."
"Mr...Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I oppose the Motion. This Bill may be a shell Bill, but these issues were not allowed the opportunity to be discussed during the committee, and it would be my position that now is the appropriate time since we were denied opportunities during committee in order to discuss those, and I intend to go through each and everyone of these Amendments."
"The Gentleman has objected. The Bill shall be taken from of record. House Bill 1976. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill?"
"House Bill 1976 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 is being offered Representative Sieben."
"Mr. Sieben."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 would direct the Lottery Control Board to conduct a study on a social impact of a coin in a slot devices. I move for the adoption of Amendment #2."
"Mr. Giorgi."
"Mr. Speaker, the previous Bill had 28 Amendments on it, and I think this Bill has 12 Amendments on it. Eleven. And I move to table all the Amendments and just take a Roll Call on the Bill."
"Mr. Sieben. Mr. Sieben. Please, turn on Mr. Sieben." 134 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE Sieben: "Mr. Speaker, I would oppose basis that Mr. Ryder did."
"The Gentleman objects. May 24, 1991 that Motion on the same The Bill shall be taken out of the record. Mr. Giorgi, you may wish to talk...informally with the Gentleman on the other side of the aisle, but we're trying to move Bills. So, House Bill 2191, Mr. Lang. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2191 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. adopted previously."
"Are there any Motions?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any Amendments?" Amendment #1 was
"Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Lang."
"Mr. Lang, on Amendment #2."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 deals with the current provision in the statute for the CTA which provides immunity for failure to provide a police force or proper security. This Amendment would delete that immunity."
"Mr. Wennlund. Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker...has this Amendment been printed and distributed? We don't have a copy of it."
"The Page tells me that it has... you do not have a copy?"
"Can you take it out of the record, so we can at least see the Amendment?"
"Let's share the Amendment with Mr. Wennlund. We'll go on to the next Bill. House Bill 2485, Mr. McGann. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2485 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously." 135 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Were there any Committee Amendments?"
"There are no Committee Amendments."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative McGann."
"Mr. McGann."
"Mr. Speaker."
"Mr. McGann."
"This is an agreement. We have an Amendment #1 that will...have an advisory board. This is only going to be worked out between now and the Veto Session with the University of Illinois in Chicago and Urbana. I'd ask the adoption of Amendment of #1. It has been agreed on both sides of the aisle. It guts the Bill completely, Mr. Speaker, and places Amendment #1 on."
"Mr. Black. Mr. Black. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. House Bill 2530, Mr. Hartke. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill."
"House Bill 2530 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered Representative Hartke."
"Mr. Hartke."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. Amendment #2 removes from the Illinois Municipal Code the cross reference to The Environmental Barriers Act...which removes the Chicago objection to the Bill. I 136 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day appreciate your support." May 24, 1991
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2530, a Bill for an Act in relationship to handicap accessability. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The Gentleman moves for the passage of the Bill. Those in favor signifing by saying 'aye', those opposed by saying 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 people voting 'aye', and no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2191. Mr. Clerk, let's put that back in the record. I believe the...what is the status of the Bill, Mr. Clerk?"
"House Bill 2191 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted previously. There are no Motions filed. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Lang."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 has now been shared with the other side of the aisle and again, briefly, what it does is remove the immunity provision in the statute for the CTA failing to provide security or proper police protection. I move its adoption."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"There are no further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill." 137 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 Act to amend the "House Bill 2191, a Bill for an Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just explained my Amendment #2. Amendment #1 on the Bill is Representative Ronan's Bill and that increased bidding requirements to $10,000 from $5,000. I move for...passage for House Bill 2191."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 80 'ayes' and 31 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 17. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill?"
"House Bill 17 on page 9 of the Calendar is on the Order..."
"This Bill is..."
"I interim study."
"Let the record show that Mr. Deering attempted to vote 'aye' on the last Bill. No, Gentleman requested that he be recorded as 'no'. House Bill 114, Mr. Novak. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill?"
"House Bill 114 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Mr. Novak."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. May I have leave the Body to take it back to...Second Reading for purpose of an Amendment?"
"The Bill shall be placed on Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Committee Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3 is being offered by Representative Novak." 138 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. Novak." May 24, 1991
"I believe my recollection, Mr. Speaker. I believe floor Amendment #3 has been adopted. Okay, I'm sorry, my mistake. Floor Amendment #3 provides that the Department of...Environmental Protection Agency, excuse me, shall develop and distribute a public information program to recommend non-toxic and biodegradable alternatives to hazardous chemicals, and I move for its adoption."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye' those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Curran."
"Mr. Curran, Amendment #4."
"Amendment #4 gives the Pollution Control Board the option to...issue permits for longer than three years, if they think it's necessary the length of that permit would be subject to the approval of local government."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #5, offered by Representative Curran."
"Mr. Curran."
"Withdraw Amendment #5."
"Withdraw Amendment #5. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, offered by Representative Novak."
"Mr. Novak."
"Thank...you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment #6 deletes...the section in the Bill that...caps the grants at $100,000. I move for its 139 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative.Day adoption." May 24, 1991
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 114, a Bill for an Act to create the Local Hazardous Waste Collection Program. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye' those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 69 'ayes', 42 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 313. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 313."
"I've been told that this Bill has already passed, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 353, Mr. Rice. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 3..."
"The Gentleman request to take the Bill out of the record. House Bill 369, Mr. McGann. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 369 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Place this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative McGann."
"Mr. McGann on Amendment #1."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 to House Bill 369 has been looked into...to make it more constitutional 140 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 relative to obscene stickers on cars, and I'd ask for adoption for the Amendment #1."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there are any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Has the Bill been read a third time?"
"The Bill has not been read a third time."
"Okay, so read the Bill a third time."
"House Bill 369, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Hultgren. Mr. Hultgren."
"Wasn't the Bill taken from...third back to second and amended?"
"Right."
"I'd object to hearing the Bill now."
"Alright. So...Mr. McGann, you were...I presume you were planning ro request leave. Mr. McGann in order to consider the Bill now, you would need 71 votes because an objection has been raised. So, do you wish to move, Mr. McGann?"
"I place the Bill in Interim Study, Mr. Chair...Mr. Speaker."
"Very good. This Bill shall be placed on the Order of Interim Study. House Bill 536, Mr. Santiago. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 536, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Pension Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Santiago."
"...Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 536 would allow the Cook County Super...Regional Superintendent of Schools to participate in the Cook County pension fund rather than 141 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the downstate teacher system fund. I move do passage."
"Gentleman moves do pass. Mr...those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 65 'ayes' 46 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 803, Mr. Steczo. Mr. Steczo. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill? For what purpose does Mr. Steczo seek recognition?"
"Mr. Speaker, I ask leave to bring House Bill 803 back to the Order of Second Reading."
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Steczo."
"Mr. Steczo."
"Mr. Speaker, withdraw Amendments 1, 2 and 3, please."
"Amendments 1, 2 and 3 shall be withdrawn. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Steczo."
"Mr. Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #4 would allow downstate forest preserve districts...to sell or lease golf course clubhouses and up to 15 acres of land...when the clubhouse is one of two clubhouses which serve two contiguous golf courses. I move for its adoption."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye' those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #5, Steczo." 142 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. Steczo."
May 24, 1991 "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #5 provides that liquor may be sold in any building on any golf course owned by a downstate forest preserve district subject to approval of the board of trustees."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, offered by Steczo."
"Mr. Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker...Amendment #6 provides that a two-thirds vote of the members of a board may transfer...from one appropriation fund to the same fund."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #7, Steczo."
"Mr. Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #7 provides that in addition to newspapers, the district would...the downstate forest preserve districts can do pamphlets. So they would be doing both pamphlets and newspaper publications."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #8, William Peterson."
"Mr. Peterson."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #8 is a land transfer between the Lake County forest Preserve District and a private individual. Its equal parcels are adjacent to each other, and I move for an adoption of Amendment #8."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment 143 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
County Bill." May 24, 1991 "Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill." "House Bill 803, a Bill for an Act to amend the Cook Forest Preserve District Act.
Third Reading of the Speaker Madigan: "Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Please record yourseves. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 86 'ayes', 16 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 941, Mr. Balanoff. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 941 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 941, a Bill for an Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Balanoff."
"House Bill 941 would be...would give the Department of Natural Resources...provide for them to do a four-year study tracing the movement of toxins into the ground water in the Lake Calumet area of Chicago."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'yes', 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Please, record yourselves. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 54 'ayes', 51 'nos'. This Bill having failed to received a Constitution Majority hereby declared lost. House Bill 967, Mr. 144 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Matijevich. What is the status of this Bill?" May 24, 1991
"House Bill 967 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Mr. Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House 967...would...put the...state's chief investment officer, the Treasurer on five authorities...the Illinois Farm Development, Illinois Development of Finance, Illinois Housing Development, Illinois Health Facilities and the Illinois Export Development Authorities. I move the adoption...I move for the passage of the Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank...you very much, Mr. Speaker. I would rise to oppose the Gentleman's Motion on House Bill 967. For the life of me, I can't understand why we want to continually add people to review every capital project that would be in our districts. We already have enough problems trying to get capital projects in our district. Why would you want to add the State Treasurer as just simply another person on a board to review a capital project that you know more about in your district than the State Treasurer, in all due respect, to that office holder. I don't think this...Bill is necessary. I see that it serves no purpose. I would urge a 'no' vote."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting by 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'."
"House Bill 967, a Bill for an Act concerning membership of State Treasurer. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 67 'ayes', 44 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1078. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?" 145 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "House Bill 1078 is on the Order of Third Reading." "Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1078, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a shell Bill for Cook County school reform. I ask the passage."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, Mr. Black."
"Mr. Speaker, the Sponsor might want to clarify you said Cook County school reform? I'm sure that isn't what you meant."
"Mr. Lang. Representative Satterthwaite. Your light is on. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 71 'ayes', 34 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1079. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"Ten-seventy-nine is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 1079, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you. This is a second shell Bill for Chicago school reform."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 69 'ayes', 32 'nos'. This Bill 146 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1390, Mr. John Dunn. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill..."
"I understand the deadline has been extended on this Bill. House Bill 1515. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1515 is in Interim Study."
"House Bill 1565. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1565 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 1565, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning reimbursement of medical care providers. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Hicks."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House... House Bill 1565 amends the Public Aid Code...it directs the Department of Public Aid that they shall use uniform payment cycle for long-term care providers. I move for passage of House Bill 1565."
"Mr. Ryder."
"Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We stand in opposition to this for the reason that although it is not cost-associated this year, there is significant cost in the out years. We are currently budget problem because the out years are now. Let's not add to the out years in the future."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 66 'ayes', 41 'nos'. This Bill 147 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1645. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill? Sixteen-forty-five. House Bill 1715. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1715 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 1715, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Keane."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a vehicle Bill for the Chicago Agricultural School. I've discussed this with Representative Cowlishaw and...want to move it over to the Senate so we can work on the Amendment and put it on over there."
"The Gentleman...moves that the Bill pass. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 100 'ayes', 6...5 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitution Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1849. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1849 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 1849, a Bill for an Act to amend the Act in relationship to tobacco. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Burke."
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 1849 is a Bill that would substantially increase protections against the sale of cigarettes, other tobacco products and tobacco apparatus to children. It outlaws all sales to minors, prevents tobacco sales near schools and youth facilities, bans free giveaways in public places and 148 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 limits cigarette vending machines to taverns only. Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, permit me to share with you the history of this legislation to date. As many of you already know, this Bill is law in the City of Chicago. It did not become law overnight. The tobacco industry, in fact, was in agreement and, indeed, was for a time in agreement with this Bill. This Bill is now confronted with the obstacle of the tobacco industry withdrawing its neutral stance to becoming pro-active as an objector to it. Quite frankly, Ladies and Gentlemen, their objection has its basis in the fat that I would not consider making this legislation preemptive to home rule. I could not in good conscience say to your mayors and elected municipal officials across the state that this legislation is the rule that all municipalities must abide by. This Bill simply provides increased protection against the sale of tobacco to minors, does not prohibit the sale of this legal drug to adults who choose to indulge, and I would ask for your favorable Roll Call."
"I had suggested that, Ladies and Gentlemen, please. I had suggested that we would like to have one for proponent and one opponent to the Bill. Now, those seeking recognition will be Mr. Black, Mr. Parke, Mr. Balanoff and Mr. Hicks, and I presume you're all in opposition. I would suggest Mr. Black, who, of course, speaks with the authority of the Minority Leader. Mr. Black, on the Bill."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield for one question?"
"Sponsor yields."
"Representative, did you...did you at any time tell any Member of this Body that you would accept an Amendment to this Bill? The Amendment in question would have been Floor Amendment #3." 149 57th Legislative Day
STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE "Mr. Burke."
"Did I tell another Member that May 24, 1991 I would accept an Amendment?" "Yes."
"We had discussed the opportunity Black: for the Bill to be amended, and the discussion fell apart when there were some serious concerns in the Senate as to the pre-emptive nature of that Amendment." "It is your contention then that you had never agreed to accept the Amendment, you were just simply discussing an Amendment."
"That is correct."
"Alright. Thank you very much, Representative. Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, had the...Sponsor accepted an Amendment, I believe prepared and in our file as offered by Representative Hicks, this Bill certainly could have been more palatable to downstate. What the Gentleman has done is to take a Chicago ordinance and wants to enact a Chicago ordinance into state law. My district doesn't need Chicago to write ordinances or State laws that affect my district. I f you'll look at the Gentleman's Bill, if it's not a clear restraint of trade and Commerce, I don't know what is, and I think there's an underlying hypocrisy about this entire matter. non-smoker. I suffered a loss in my family. My mother contracted lung cancer, died from that hideous disease and she was heavy smoker, there was no question about that, but we tax cigarettes in this state. We spend the revenue from the cigarettes in this state. We put cigarette tax money in the common school fund in this state, and yet the Gentleman's Bill would say you can't have cigarette vending machines except in certain places, as allowed by law. Now, Ladies and Gentleman, that is somewhat hypocritical. I am a 150 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Maybe, if we are going to piece away at an industry thatcurrently is legal in the United States, although we might argue whether it should be, it is currently legal, then let's stop the hypocrisy. Let's stop spending the millions of dollars in cigarette tax revenue and just simply introduce a Bill to ban cigarettes in the State of Illinois, if that be your desire, but until that is your desire, I would urge a 'no' vote on this Chicago ordinance that I don't want in my district. We'll take care of ourselves. I urge a 'no' vote."
"We've had one person speak in favor of the Bill, one person oppose the Bill. Mr. Johnson is seeking recognition."
"Speak in favor of the Bill? Is that what you said? I am in favor of the Bill."
"Okay, so, Mr. Johnson, I suggest that given today's deadline that we would like to have one person speak for the Bill and we have had one speak for the Bill, one opposed to the Bill and then go to Roll Call with your permission. Those in favor of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please, record yourselves. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 45 'ayes', 52 'nos'. The Bill having failed to receive the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, I'd ask for a Postponement Consideration of this matter."
"The rules require 47 votes, so alright so Mr. Santiago and Mr. DeLeo request...if what? Wxcuse me, Mr. Parke. Mr. Parke."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, if they're going to change their votes, 151 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 then I'll ask for verification of the Roll Call."
"The Bill has failed. The next Bill on the Order of Third Reading is House Bill 558. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Mr. Clerk, 55...I'm sorry, Mr. Clerk, 582, 582. Read the Bill."
"House Bill 582, on the Order of Third Reading, a Bill for an Act concerning placement of children. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston. Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 582 is a subject that has been worked on at great length and is still being worked on as we speak. It is an attempt to get the Department of Children and Family Services into compliance with federal law. There are law suits, two law suits, that are now pending against the department concerning the permanency planning for children who are in foster care that right now go on and on and on without any plan being given for these children. Five-eighty-two is not in its final form...it is being discussed. There are negotiations between the department and the plaintiffs...in one of the suits...the plaintiff is the...I believe the Public Guardian of Cook County. The Bill has been worked on and studied, and that study and work is continuing. I'd ask that we pass this Bill out of here, so we can keep this issue alive. A main portion of this Bill, and the portion that DCFS was most concerned about, this enormous cost that they talked about, which, in fact, was not nearly as enormous as their Fiscal Note indicated has already passed this House in the form of House Bill 589. That talks about...more court appearances and more caseworkers. That's already in the Senate. This Bill would talk about reducing the time required for permanency planning in accordance with federal law, and, 152 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 again, I am asking, and it's very important we keep this alive, SO these discussions, negotiations and ultimate resolution can go on."
"Mr. Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this Bill for the reason, if I could, please, for the reason that...we don't know what this Bill is going to entail. To date, this Bill has created a significant fiscal impact on the Department of Children and Family Services. We have a lawsuite going on. This lawsuit continues, and yet the Sponsor indicates the Bill is in response to that. Creates a new level of bureaucracy in the Department of Children and Family Services, which is the last thing that we need. We stand in opposition to it. We ask for 'no' votes."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill1 signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourself. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 44 'ayes, 48 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1871. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1871 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 1871, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Horse Racing Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Giorgi. Mr. Giorgi, 1871."
"This Bill has been extended 'til next week, Mr. Speaker."
"Take this Bill out of the record. House Bill 1947, Mr. Keane. What is the status of this Bill?" 153 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"House Bill 1947 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1947, a Bill for an Act to create the State Bond Board. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Keane."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is an Audit Commission Bill. It creates a State Bond Board Act. Members of the board are the Governor, State Comptroller and Treasurer...no state agency may issue bonds or enter under certain other agreements without the approval of the board. It authorizes the employment of an executive director, and I'd ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 70 'ayes', 41 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2032. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2032, a Bill for an Act to amend the Open Meetings Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Currie."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This Bill we amended the other day to take out tape recordings which were objected to by many units of local government, but the Bill, as amended, still strengthens the Open Meetings Act in a variety of ways. At this point, there still is opposition, but, I am happy to tell you, that the Illinois Press Association, the Illinois Broadcasters' Association, Common Cause, ACLU, the Association of School Boards and the Community College Trustee Association are all comfortable with the provisions of the Bill. I'd 154 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 appreciate your support for passage of House Bill 2032,"
"There are three people seeking recognition: Mr. Black, Mr. Klemm, Representative Cowlishaw. Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor yields."
"Representative, it is very hard to hear in here, and, again. as I've talked with you, you've worked very hard on this Bill, and I think I heard you say that even though a critical component of the Bill has been removed...that of tape recording executive sessions...the Press Association notified many Members of this chamber that they would oppose the Bill had that not been removed, but I think I heard you say that they are now on board. This is a compromise. I would assume they think this is better than what they have and as good as they can get, and they want to pass it. Is that correct?"
"That is correct, Representative."
"Thank you very much."
"I...I still have Mr. Klemm and Representative Cowlishaw. Did either of you wish to speak in opposition? Can we choose between the two? You'll yield to Representative Cowlishaw? Okay, Mr. Klemm, has a question. Mr. Klemm for a question."
"Will the Sponsor yield for a..."
"The Sponsor yields."
"Representative, you and I have chatted about...a situation that we're going to talk about. I don't know if that's been corrected in this Bill or in the Senate it would be addressed."
"The issue you are concerned about is not in this Bill, but I'd be happy to work with you if this Bill goes 155 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 as far as the Senate."
"Alright, thank you very much."
"Representative Cowlishaw."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. question of the Sponsor as regards..."
"Sponsor..."
"legis..."
"Sponsor yields."
I just have Cowlishaw: "Representative Currie, I believe that this Bill now says that in order to be liable for that $500 fine, a person must have knowingly attended an open meeting that dealt with something that wasn't legally..."
"Correct. Correct."
"Is that true?"
"Yes, correct."
"It now has to be done knowingly."
"Yes, indeed."
"Thank you very much. That's important for us to know, and I appreciate the time, Mr. Speaker."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please, record yourselves. Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 107 people voting 'aye' 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitution Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2045. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2045 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 2045, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Steczo." 156 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 2045 seeks to codify the QIP program, the...I...Illinois Department of Public Aid quality incentive program for nursing homes. It is a program...which implemented specialized care over and above those that are required by Public Health and provides additional payments to those homes that comply with those six standards. It was...created five years ago, it's a nationally recognized program. It's a model and a standard for the nation. This is...something that...we need to provide decency in the nursing care homes in the State of Illinois, and...I would ask for your 'aye' votes."
"Mr. Daniels. Mr. Daniels."
"Well, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. It's unfortunate that at 4:19 in the afternoon, the Sponsor now presents a Bill like this that is so critical to our future budget efforts in the state. Let me just be as succinct as possible and point out that the program QIP, which has worked in the past is one that is now arbitrary or voluntary by the state as to whether or not it wants to initiate it. What this Bill would do is take that program that is discretionary with the state and make it mandatory, so the state would have to do it. Now you all know, and it's no secret that the Governor suggested in his March 6 budget, that QIP be eliminated which would save $22,200,000 in our budget. For instance, $22,200,000 is the same amount that the donated funds initiative was part of and the same amount, half the amount that disproportionate of share, and so I am suggesting to you here, where it may be a difficult vote, let's not try to pull the wool over on anyone or anyone on this floor not understand what it is that you...way of doing if you vote in favor of this. You'll be mandating the state must put in operation a QIP 157 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE i 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 program. You'll be attempting to eliminate the discretion that the state already has and the program that the Governor has said in his very carefully crafted budget already has to be cut out. So, in a sense, you'll be doing a $40,000,000 shift and requiring that we have to do it without discretion. So, I say take the tough vote now, understand what you are doing, make sure that the people of Illinois understand willing to balance this budget, not to fool around with it, not to play games. For that reason, I reluctantly stand in opposition, but recognizing it's not time to mandate something that's discretionary with the state, and I would ask that you oppose this Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of this Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Would someone record Mr. Laurino as 'aye'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 51 'ayes', 15 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a... Mr. Ronan would like to be recorded as 'aye', and this Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared losst. House Bill 2186. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2186 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 2186, a Bill for an Act to create the Local Governmental Health Care Fund. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Trotter."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Assembly... House Bill 2186 creates a Local Government and Health Care Trust Fund which is an innovative, voluntary program which has...which allows county and cities to 158 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 co-mingle their funds with state funds...to aggressively pursue federal matching funds...it will bring into the coffers of our state $50,000,000 to $70,000,000, and I ask for passage of this Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise in reluctant opposition to the Gentleman's Bill. It's very similar to the Bill we just voted on, in all honesty. A good idea, something we'd like to do, if we weren't in the fiscal crisis that we're in. You know, it...I don't know that we are doing an adequate job of funding the Public Aid that programs are available. I would suggest that the Bill, at best, is misguided. It's built...largely on the hope of capturing federal dollars. The cost of this could be, I know the Gentleman doesn't agree, but the cost could be as much as $80,000,000 depending on what the Federal Government might do. Might do. In an era when we're not funding the programs that are already mandated by action of this Body, I don't think, in all due respect of the Sponsor we can take on a program and build false hope and give false promise to people who need that hope, but, quite frankly, we don't have the resources to give it, and I reluctantly rise in opposition to the Gentleman's Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye' those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 55 'ayes', 51 'nos'. Mr. Trotter."
"Put on Postponed Consideration."
"The matter shall be placed on the Order of Postponed Consideration. House Bill 2197. Mr. Clerk, what 159 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2197 is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 2197, a Bill for an Act to amend the Fire Equipment Distributor Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Brunsvold."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to return this Bill to Second Reading for an Amendment."
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 offered by Representatives Brunsvold and Black."
"Mr. Brunsvold."
"...Amendment #1, would become the Bill. Negotiations with theFire Marshall's Office and the fire equipment distributors...I passed this Bill two years ago and today we still aren't completed with the process of the licensure...we are still...we still have 78 operators out there without licenses. There has been a dispute on the board. The big distributors against the little distributors and our efforts...with the Fire Marshall the new Fire Marshall Armstead. We've come to an agreement on 2A, 2B, 2C distributors...two active...members in the fire community and one public member, that will level the board out. We have reduced the fees to $100, $200 and $3 per category, and that's what the Amendment will do, and I ask for the adoption."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. The Bill has been read a third 160 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 time. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye' those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 109 people voting 'aye' no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Reading, there appears House Bill 583. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 583, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning placement of children. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston. Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 583 requires the Department of Children and Family Services inplacement of children in foster care to provide for the placement of siblings together or in those cases where that simply cannot be done, it provides for the communication and for the visitation of siblings with one another. The whole purpose of this is to keep families together, to keep family contact together; it is very traumatic for children to be put in foster care in the first instance and then to have them in situations where they cannot even communicate or visit their brothers or sisters is adding trauma to trauma and that is simply not what the department or what we as Legislators or the court system should be about. We have to keep families united whenever that is possible."
"Mr. Ryder. Mr. Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We rise in opposition to this, not because we think that families should be separated. Obviously we don't, but the problem here is not in the courts where the Gentleman has addressed his Bill. The 161 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 problem is the fact of finding foster care homes that are adequate to handle the families as that occurs. In addition, the definition of sibling...is somewhat problematic in that it extends far beyond the nuclear families as we understand it. There is certainly a cost associated with this, a cost of some one quarter of one million dollars. For those reasons, we would rise in opposition to the Gentleman's Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye' those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 66 'ayes', 33 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Third Reading, there appears House Bill 137. Mr. Clerk read the Bill."
"House Bill 137. House Bill 137, a Bill for an Act to amend the Children and Family Services Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Flowers."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 137...merely requires the Department of Children and Family Services to have the necessary documents such as birth certificates to follow the children when they move into different homes, and in case of emergency the information that's necessary for the children should be placed within three working days, and the Bill will be amended in the Senate, and I urge for the passage of House Bill 137."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have 162 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no', this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 844, Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?
"House Bill 844, on page 5 of the Calendar, is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, being offered by Representative McCracken."
"Mr. McCracken on Amendment... Representative Cowlishaw."
"Mr. Speaker, I am authorized by Representative McCracken to withdraw his Amendment."
"The Amendment shall be withdrawn. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Representative Cowlishaw."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. All this Bill does is contained in Amendment #2. It requires the State Board of Education to prepare an annual report for us about what the state mandates upon the schools are. I move for its adoption."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'."
"House Bill 844, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 108 people voting 163 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Government Operations, Second Reading, there appears House Bill 1422. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 1422 is on the Order of Second Reading. It has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Hicks."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 would become the...Bill. Amendment #2 is a Bill that I believe...is...agreed with DCFS. There are some opposed to the Bill, as everyone knows, some of the charitable organizations are opposed to the Bill as-is. We worked to develop the Illinois Foundation Act which would...work towards...trying to get additional federal funds for foster kids in the State of Illinois. I'd move for passage...for adoption of Amendment #2 to House Bill 1422."
"Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. On that question, the Chair recognizes Mr. Levin. Gentleman withdraws his request. Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Hicks on Amendment #3. Mr. Hicks."
"Amendment #3 is (sic the) very same as technical changes in Amendment #3 to 1422. Would ask for adoption." 164 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Hicks."
"The same as Amendment #3."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, and the Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1422, a Bill for an Act to create the Illinois Foundation. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Now those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 78 'ayes', 21 'nos'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1627. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill?"
"House Bill 1627 is on the Order of Second Reading. It's been read a second time previously. There are no Committee or Floor Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Schoenberg."
"Mr. Clerk, have you read the Bill a third time?"
"The Bill has not been read a third time."
"Please read the Bill."
"House Bill 1627, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Schoenberg."
"Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. House 165 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Bill 1627 eliminates the use of zip codes for applicability on health insurance within the County of Cook. This Bill is intended to eliminate discriminatory redlining which affects suburbanites who live contiguous to the city. I urge passage of this important piece of legislation which primarily affects senior citizens and the disabled."
"There are two people seeking recognition, Mr. Black and Mr. Parke. Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Obviously, the Sponsor is well-intended on this legislation, however, it is a natural for the insurance companies to use an arbitrarily set zip code by the post office which has no relationship to anything other than zip codes, and for us to say that because a particular hospital or group of hospitals is charging a certain rate that's reflected in the higher premiums, is a figure that you should use, just is not logical. This Bill does not accomplish anything, it is not going to accomplish what the Sponsor wants, and it makes it more difficult for the insurance companies to try and understand what the reflection... especially in such a big area as Cook County, or the City of Chicago, and so for them not to be able to use this arbitrary figure is not fair to them in setting their rates because they need to know what hospitals and clinics are charging to reflect that in the premiums charged which is natural for it to be, SO I would ask that...you...do not pass this legislation 'cause, quite frankly, it's anti-business and something that should not be done."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk 166 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 shall take the record. On this question, there are 34 people voting 'aye', 65 people voting 'no'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 2239. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill?"
"House Bill 2239 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. There are no Committee Amendments."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Williams."
"Mr. Williams."
"Yes. The Amendment is to make the Bill a shell. Its purpose is to work out something that all has agreed is a problem dealing with certain category of tenants and a foreclosure proceeding. We hope to take it over to the Senate and work it out. We're working with all parties. It would only go if it's agreed."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2239, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. 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 108 people voting 'aye', 3 people voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2243. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?" 167 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"House Bill 2243 is on the Order of Second Reading. It's been read a second time previously. There are no Committee Amendments."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Currie."
"Representative Currie."
"... Martinez."
"Mr. Matijevich."
"This is an Amendment, I believe it's Representative Martinez's Amendment. He may wish to address it."
"Okay. Mr. Martinez on the Amendment."
"I'd like to withdraw Amendment #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5."
"The Gentleman requests that Amendment 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 be withdrawn. Leave is granted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6 is being offered by Representative Martinez and Currie."
"Mr. Martinez, on Amendment #6."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly. Amendment #6 becomes the Bill. It amends the Human Rights Act, includes in the definition of unlawful discrimination, discrimination against a person because of citizenship or alienage, and this... Amendment 6 specifies that the prohibition, against discrimination based on citizenship status, applies to employment and real estate transactions."
"On the Amendment there are two people seeking recognition, Mr. Harris and Mr. Wennlund. Mr. Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't know if I'm rising in opposition or support. May I ask the Gentleman a question, please?"
"Please, proceed." 168 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Representative, do we have a definition...is there still a definition in here of what citizenship is? Has that been changed in any way?"
"Yes, it is. It's described in the Amendment."
"Is it the same as it was in the previous Amendments?"
"Yes."
"Okay. I would rise in opposition. Do you want me to address it or someone else to address it, Mr. Speaker?"
"Apparently we have...two people who would rise in opposition, Mr. Wennlund or Mr. Harris...and Mr. Harris. Please proceed."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I understand what the Gentleman is trying to do with this Amendment and, indeed, we probably ought to be moving in this direction, however he has included a definition of citizenship in this Bill which is at odds with what the...with what the federal law states. It would put our definition of citizenship as defined in 2243 at odds with what the Immigration Reform and Control Act is at the federal level. That causes serious concern. It would cause employers hardships, and I think...for that reason a 'no' vote would be an appropriate one on this Amendment."
"Representative Currie,"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that the answer to your question, Representative Harris, was wrong. The definition has been changed, in this Amendment from Representative Martinez's original Bill. The language in this Amendment comes from the Illinois Human Rights Commission."
"Representative Currie, let me suggest to all parties that we have some informal conversation, then we can come back to the Bill, so I'm also told that the opposition to House Bill 2186 has now changed his position, so, Mr. Clerk, House Bill 2186...what is the status of this 169 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Bill? 2186." May 24, 1991
"House Bill 2186 is on the Order of Consideration Postponed."
"And therefore it has been read a third time. Mr. Trotter, on House Bill 2186."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I just explained the Bill to you. I talked to the Members on the other side of the aisle, and we've worked out the problem that we might have had."
"Mr. Black. Mr. Black..." "Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I just want to tell the Members on our side of the aisle that the Department of Public Aid has worked out...any and all objections to this Bill. I apologize to the Sponsor for the confusion, and we support his Bill. Thank you."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 719. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of House Bill 719, page 12 of the Calendar?"
"House Bill 719, on the Order of Third Reading."
"Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 719, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The Bill is on the Order of Third Reading and the Chair recognizes Mr. Ronan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We had some Amendments filed we want tabled and withdrawn. I'd like to table Amendment 4 and withdraw Amendment 6, and then proceed to pass the 170 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Bill."
"The May 24, 1991 Bill shall be placed on the Order of...Second Reading. Once again, Mr. Ronan...could you state your request again, Sir? Could you state your request again?"
"I would like to table Amendment #4 and withdraw Amendment #6."
"Alright. Is there leave for that request? Leave is granted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 719 now is in the same shape. It came out of committee with a technical Amendment on it. This is a committee Bill, including Members' Bills from both sides of the aisle. I move for the passage of 719."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill, signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are lll people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Government Operations... on the Special Order, Government Operations, Third Reading, there appears House Bill 36. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 36, a Bill for an Act concerning the termination of death. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Stern."
"Mr. Speaker, and Members of the House. This is a Bill you have heard about before from me. It is a simple codification according to medical standards of what is death, when there is a total and irreversible cessation of 171 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 all brain function including the brain stem, or if in the absence of artificial maintenance there is irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions. This is a Bill needed by the Hospital Association, by the Medical Society. It is supported by the Catholic Conference. It is a very important vote to the medical people of Illinois, and I hope you will support it, also."
"Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Again, this is a matter of conscience. I would just simply rise and point out to all of you that this...pro-life groups are opposed to this legislation, and I would ask you to vote 'no' on this...Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 33 people voting 'aye', 61 people voting 'no'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 578, Mr. Edley. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 578, a Bill for an Act to amend the Medical Practice Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Edley."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly. House Bill 578 is a Bill that addresses some problems...that the rural health care...and...centers and rural hospitals faced in recruiting out-of-state physicians to be licensed in the State of Illinois. This legislation would create a structure by which the licensing board could issue a conditional license. The...physician seeking licensure would have to have practiced for two 172 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 years in another state and be in good standing, no lawsuits or any other problems in his previous...jurisdiction. He must be sponsored by a licensed physician, must agree to practice in a...hospital, a federally designated health care center, or a public health department. He must agree to practice in a medically underserved area, and he must be able to...demonstrate that he has...malpractice insurance. There is another provision in there that brings our statutes up to the National Federation of Medical Boards Model Act and puts two public members on the...licensing boards. I ask for your support."
"Mr. Ryder."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is special interest legislation. The Sponsor of the Bill has a person in his district that he wishes to benefit by this piece of legislation, in addition to which, we are creating a new category of a licensed physician. A licensed physician that doesn't meet our standards now...who is a quote 'conditional', physician, or conditionally licensed. It is not a good practice at this stage, at this time of day, to be saying that some doctors have to meet all the criteria, but other doctors can be 'almost'. Downstate we call that 'pert near but not plumb'. This Bill is not one that ought to pass."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 35 'ayes', 71 'nos', this Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. Chair wishes to announce that relative to the Agreed Bill List, all of the Bills on the Agreed Bill List have received the Constitutional 173 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 requirement and therefore they are all declared passed. House Bill 595, Mr. Rotello. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 595, on page 19 of the Calendar, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Rotello."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I ask leave to move this Bill back to Second Reading for purposes of tabling the Progressive Insurance Reform, Amendments #3 and 4 that Representative Lang has presented."
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. There is a request for leave to table Amendments #3 and 4. Is there leave? Leave is granted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. On the Order of Third Reading...those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify...the Clerk shall read the Bill a third time."
"House Bill 595, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Rotello."
"Thank you, Sir. Mr. Speaker, I...move for the...adoption of this Bill. I think it eliminates discrimination in the way insurance benefits are...put out to...dependents."
"Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield for a question?"
"The Sponsor yields."
"Yes. Representative, with the removing of those, have we...removed all of the basic Amendments that were on your Bill, or is it...do you have basically the original Bill?" 174 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"This is the original Bill that came out Representative." May 24, 1991 of committee,
"Well, then we no longer have any objections."
"Thank you."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 110 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional...record Mr. Olson, as 'aye'. Robert Olson as 'aye'. This Bill, having received 111 'aye' votes, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 735, Mr. Phelps. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 735, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Phelps."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 6 deletes the immunity provision for the health board that we provide in this Bill."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. On the Order of Third Reading, those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. The Clerk shall read the Bill."
"House Bill 735, a Bill for an Act to amend the Nursing Home Care Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who 175 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 741, Mr. Curran. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 741, a Bill for an Act to amend the Minimum Wage Law. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Curran."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 741 provides equity and fairness for farm workers. It allows farm workers, not after 40 hours, which every other employee gets, but after 48 hours to get time and a half for their efforts. We attempted yesterday to make that time-and-a-half just for overtime, but I think inadvertently people voted against it, not understanding it. At any rate, the only workers in this state who are not covered under the 40-hour provision would be farm workers, and they would now be covered under 48 hours. Ladies and Gentlemen, these people have given up on the 40 hour question and bargained for 48 hours. They...have also attempted to give up on time-and-a-half...regular time-and-a-half and just take time and a half of minimum wage. I don't know how much more we need to take from these people, how much more we need to gyp them and cheat them before we'll give them an even break. I ask for a kind, favorable, just vote for farmworkers."
"We have three people seeking recognition: Mr. Black, Mr. Myron Olson, Mr. Hartke. Mr. Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Let me just remind all of you that the present exemption of agricultural labor employers from the overtime provisions of the minimum wage law, has been a part of that law since its very inception. Legislators, at 176 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 that time, in their wisdom, saw the need for this exemption to protect a very unique industry that cannot use a time clock and doesn't always work on a 40-hour week and a five-day week. Agricultural production is unique when you compare it with any other business or industry. Wheather and uncontrollable factors dictate how much labor is needed, and when it is needed and when the time to plant is here...nigh, you must do so. When the time to harvest is nigh, you must do so. Ladies and Gentlemen, in all due respect to the Sponsor, agricultural producers cannot pass labor costs on to consumers. We rationalize that in here a great deal. Oh, it won't hurt. They'll just increase their prices, and of course the consumer gets stuck with that, but, be that as it may, farmers can't pass those labor costs on to consumers. Their products are market-oriented and based upon supply and demand. I think all of us in the State of Illinois recognize the uniqueness of agriculture. This Bill would simply destroy an industry that is the leading export producer in the state. I would urge, in all due respect to the Sponsor and his beliefs, a 'no' vote on this Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 46 'ayes', 63 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 885, Mr. Steczo. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 885, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Steczo."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House 177 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Bill 885 revises the Illinois system of evaluating the performance of local schools and provides for an accountability plan that's been established by a statewide group of individuals including business groups, parents, the State Board of Education, school administrative groups, teachers, et cetera. This Bill provides that standards will be set by the State Board of Education, and then students, based on those enumerators, will be judged and schools will be judged, school by school, year after year, looking for a method and means of improvement. I would...Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, consider this one of the most significant Bills that we may pass that will finally provide assessments based on performance, and I would ask for 'aye' votes."
"Mr. Young." Young, A.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise in opposition to this Bill. Besides setting standards it allows the State Board of Education to go into any school system and withold funds or remove school board members or put in a receiver someone temporary to run the school. We just passed a very comprehensive reform Act in Chicago. It has not had time to work yet, and to allow the State Board to have authority over the Chicago Board of Education is another layer of bureaucracy, and at this particular time, there are provisions in this Bill that the Chicago Board of Education oppose, and I think that it's too early in the new reform system to add this other level of bureaucracy."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 96 178 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day 'ayes', 4 'nos'. May 24, 1991 received a This Bill, having Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 938, Mr. John Dunn. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 938, a Bill for an Act to amend the Probate Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Dunn."
"Mr. Speaker, I'd like to return this Bill to Second for a technical Amendment if I could, please."
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Dunn."
"Mr. Dunn."
"This Amendment is filed at the request of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission. I would urge adoption of the Amendment."
"Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 113 'ayes', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1, Mr. Preston. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill #1, a Bill for an Act relating to corporal punishment. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1..." 179 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Please be brief, Mr. Preston."
"House Bill 1, simply stated, prohibits corporal punishment in schools the way virtually every country on the face of the earth and most of the states in the United States have already done. The only countries that permit corporal punishment of students is Iran, South Africa and 20 of the United States. Illinois, unfortunately, is one of those 20. Ladies and Gentlemen, children are not for hitting. This is not education, this is child abuse. There is no course that you take in college when you're studying to be a teacher on how to hit an eight-year-old child versus where do you hit a twelve-year-old child versus how hard do you hit someone who's in sixth grade or a junior in high school. This is simply not education. doesn't belong in our schools. violence. Please, vote 'aye'." It
It's child abuse. It's Speaker Madigan: "Mr. Black."
"Well, thank you very much, Mr. The Gentleman makes a very impassioned plea as he did last year on the very same Bill. You know, you're all going to have to look at your own districts and your own conscience on this. don't know if corporal punishment in schools should be Speaker. I packaged as child abuse...brutality. Most of you are aware that local school boards can outlaw corporal punishment if they want to. When I served as a dean of students at a junior high school many years ago, the student rights and responsibilities handbook gave any parent in that district the right to come to school and say you cannot...you cannot spank or otherwise use any form of corporal punishment on my child, and that right is inviolate in almost any...in fact all, school districts of this state. Let us leave some things up to those people who might know best, and that is a locally elected school board and the parents of 180 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Let me quote superintendent in my that school board and a professional staff. to you from a letter from a school district. 'Proper restrictions now exist under the school code which allows any parent or guardian to deny a school the use of corporal punishment with their child. Those are sufficient protections. My concern is that if the State of Illinois, in its wisdom, bans corporal punishment, then it will only be a matter of time before you ban suspension, expulsion or any other form of discipline that the school board and its staff and teachers and parents feel is necessary.' A 'no' vote...a 'no' vote on House Bill 1."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 22 'ayes', 75 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1143. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1143, a Bill for an Act to amend the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Stange. Would the Members please give their attention to Mr. Stange."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1143 has been seen three years in a row, passed the House three years in a row by overwhelmingly 100 votes. This Bill is in regards to grandparents' visitation rights, we've debated this Bill on the floor many, many times. I ask for your favorable vote. Thank you."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting... Mr. Johnson."
"Mr. Stange is not accurate. What he's attempting to do 181 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 is to repeal what we did last year after extensive debate on the issue. The issue is this: Do you think that grandparents should have an automatic right to visitation or to seek visitation for an existing unitary family? No one questions, and the law currently permits, grandparents to seek visitation in cases of divorce, in cases of death, in similar circumstances, but an existing happy family there is no circumstance, whatever, where it's appropriate for a grandparent to file a petition for visitation with that existing family, and that's what this Bill does. We've debated this Bil1 at considerable length over the course of the last two years, and the judgment of the Legislature and the Governor last year was that we shouldn't allow that interference from an existing unitary family. So, that Bill didn't pass overwhelmingly over three sessions. As a matter of fact, it was defeated last year, and so I urge you to vote 'no' on this attempt, not only to interfere in the family, but to undo what the Legislature did, and the Governor did after extensive debate last year."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 50 'ayes', 55 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1038, Representative Wyvetter Younge. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1038, a Bill for an Act to establish the Illinois Low Income Home Buyers Program. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Younge." 182 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. May this Bill be brought back to Second for an Amendment?"
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Wyvetter Younge." Younge, W.: "Withdraw 1."
"Amendment #1 shall be withdrawn. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2 by Wyvetter Younge." Younge, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 is an Agreed Amendment. What it would do, it would scale down the demonstration to 10 families, and I move for the adoption of the Amendment."
"Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in...Representative Younge on the Bill."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This Bill involves the Illinois Housing Development Authority that has no opposition to the Bill, and it would set up a demonstration...Low-Income Home Buyers Program involving 10 units of housing. I have talked with the Representative from the Illinois Housing Department Authority, and they are willing...they have no opposition to this Bill, and they are willing to provide technical assistance that will end up with this program being funded through the House Trust Fund, and so I move for the passage of the Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I...I...must rise in opposition, and I hope that I'm not getting myself 183 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 crosswise with the Representative. She came over here some time ago and talked to us about this Bill, said that the Amendment was agreed with the Housing and Development Authority. We cannot substantiate that. All I can go on is the previous position that it has a substantial fiscal impact, even in a demonstration center. I probably should have objected to immediate Third Reading, but I didn't think that was fair after we told the Sponsor we would check on this. I simply cannot confirm that we have an Agreed Bill here, let alone an Agreed Amendment, and I would ask Members on my side of the aisle to vote 'present' on this Bill if the Sponsor chooses to run it on Third Reading."
"Representative Younge." Younge, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In conversation with Representative Turner, the Illinois Housing Development Authority has agreed and has helped write this Amendment, and..."
"Representative, let me suggest that we discuss this informally, and then we can always come back to the Bill. This Bill shall be taken from the record. House Bill 1173, Mr. Lang. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1173, a Bill for an Act to create the wastewater treatment plant. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1173 deals with the Water Reclamation District in Cook County. This only deals with that district, and this... Bill addresses the situation where this board is the only elected board you can think of that doesn't appoint their own attorney. The Amendment that's been added to the Bill would require the Water Reclamation District to appoint their own attorney and not delegate this authority to some non-elected official. I 184 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day ask your support."
"Those in favor of the May 24, 1991 passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 55 'ayes', 47 'nos'...Mr. Lang. Mr. Lang."
"Can we poll the Absentees?"
"Poll of the Absentees."
"Poll of those Members not voting. Kulas, Lang, Martinez, Ronan and Wyvetter Younge."
"Mr. Lang."
"Well, I think I should be recorded as 'aye' on my own Bill, please record me as voting 'aye'."
"Record Mr. Lang as 'aye'. Mr. Parke. Mr. Parke."
" Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe this Bill pre-empts home rule and requires 71 votes anyway."
"Sanitary District is not a home rule unit. Mr. Record Mr. Martinez as 'aye'. Mr. Rotello Martinez. wishes to be recorded as 'aye'. Mr. Deering wishes to be recorded as 'aye'. Shirley Jones wishes to be recorded as 'aye'. Representative Schakowsky wishes to be recorded as 'no'. Mr. Balanoff wishes to be recorded as 'no'. Mr. Obrzut wishes to be recorded as 'aye'. Mr. Balanoff wishes to be recorded as 'aye' and Representative Balanoff...'aye'. Representative Davis, 'aye'. Mr. Parke. Mr. Parke." "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, it says that exercise by home rule units of power and functions exercised by the state. So it does pre-empt home rule, and I would ask for a verification of the Roll Call then." 185 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. Edley."
"Aye."
"Record Mr. Edley as 'aye'. Record Representative Schakowsky as 'aye'. Record Representative Wyvetter Younge as not voting. There's been a request for a verification, so, Mr. Clerk, read the names of those voting 'aye'."
"Poll of those voting in the affirmative. Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Capparelli. Curran. Currie. Davis. Deering. DeJaegher. DeLeo. Dunn. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hannig. Hartke. Hicks. Jay Hoffman. Homer. Shirley Jones. Keane. Lang. Laurino. LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. Mautino. McAfee. McGuire. McNamara. McPike. Morrow. Mulcahey. Munizzi. Novak. Obrzut. Phelan. Phelps. Preston. Rice. Richmond. Rotello. Saltsman. Santiago. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Shaw. Stern. Trotter. Turner. Walsh. White. Williams. Wolf. Woolard. Anthony Young and Mr. Speaker."
"Any questions? Mr. Parke?
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to say publicly that the Chair wa correct. It does not pre-empt Home Rule, and I appreciate that, but, for the...verification, I would ask for Representative Deering..."
"Mr. Deering. In the rear of the chamber."
"I'm sorry. He's in the back. Representative Turner?"
"Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner. Front of the chamber."
"Thank you. Representative Rice?"
"Mr. Rice. Mr. Rice. Remove Mr. Rice from the Roll Call." 186 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Clerk, read the Bill." May 24, 1991
"House Bill 1198, a Bill for an Act in relationship to names on public buildings. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Granberg. Take this Bill out of the record. House Bill 1297, Mr. Hicks. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Mr. Hicks. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1297, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Finance Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Hicks."
"Mr. Hicks."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amendment #1 to House Bill 1297 would make House Bill 1297 a shell Bill. It would take care of some of the concerns a lot of people had concerning DOT and a lot of other funds that we had. It's my intention, as I said the last few days to find $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 out of some of these funds without doing any kind of harm to them, and I would ask for a chance to move this Bill on to the Senate so we can continue negotiations as I've said my intent on this legislation is."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The Amendment is adopted. Place the Bill on the Order of Third Reading. Mr. Ryder."
"It now...the Bill now becomes a shell. We had thought...we have problems with the concept of the Bill and stand in opposition to it."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk shall 188 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day take the record. On this question, there are 67 'ayes', 36 'nos'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. I'm told that the disagreements on House Bill 2243 have been resolved. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 2243. Has that Bill been read a third time?"
"House Bill 2243 has been read a second time. Amendment #6 is being offered by Representative Martinez and Currie."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. On the Order of Third Reading, those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by...Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you... Mr. Speaker. I just want to confirm Representative Martinez that it is the agreement that the Representative will not call the Bill in the Senate until he has an opportunity to meet with representatives from the AEI and state chamber and Caterpillar on the language so it doesn't conflict with federal law."
"Mr. Martinez. Mr. Martinez."
"Yes. That's the agreement...we...agreed to."
"Those in favor of passage of the Bill signify by voting... Mr. Hicks."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. I...I would like to ask one question if you don't mind of the Sponsor of the Bill concerning the purchase of property in the Bill. If...does this in any way restrict...a person from making a loan inquiring at the time of the loan application whether a person is an alien or not?"
"Mr. Martinez." 189 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"No, it does not deal with that.".
"Then...it's not your intent at all to restrict a lending institution or a person who may be selling a piece of property to...not be able to ask that question...and I guess I will preface that by saying that...I would have a problem if in fact, a person, were not able to ask that question...because I believe if a person were deported or something else that a person selling a piece of property certainly would want...have an interest in that, and that's why I'm asking the question."
"That's not part of the language."
"Okay. Thank you very much."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'."
"House Bill 2243, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Just for edification on my side of the aisle: Many people didn't hear Representative Wennlund explain that the Amendment removed the opposition to the Bill, and it will be...continue to be worked on in the Senate, and the various groups that expressed opposition to it have removed their opposition to it."
"Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall...Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 99 'ayes', 6 'nos'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. I'm told that the differences relative to House Bill 1038 have been resolved. Mr. Clerk, House Bill 1038, has that Bill been read a third time?"
"House Bill 1038...has been read a third time previously." 190 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Representative Younge on the Bill." Younge, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1038 would establish an Illinois Low-Income Home Buyers Program. I have been in contact with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, and their representative, Rod Groesinger, has indicated that IDA is neutral on the Bill, does not oppose it, and...they helped to draft the... Amendment which becomes the Bill, and based on that...statement on my part, I believe that... Mr. Black has an...announcement to make in reference to his position on the Bill."
"Mr. Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much... Mr. Speaker. We just had a summit conference over here, and based on the word of the Sponsor, all opposition has been removed on this Bill. Should opposition surface at any time in the process while this Bill is in the Senate, or should there be a serious question as to the financing of this program, the Sponsor has agreed that she will table the Bill, but as of this moment we have an agreement. We trust the Sponsor, we're ready to let the Bill go."
"Those in favor of passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 109 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1309, Representative Curran. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1309, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Property Control Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Curran."
"Keave to bring this Bill back to Second for Representative Parcells' Amendment." 191 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, offered by Representative Parcells."
"Representative Parcells."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is technical in nature. It was meant to be in the Bill in the first place, and due to inadvertent mistake it was not put into the omnibus Bill that we made in there. It's for CMS. It will put into practice what they're already doing, and I move for its adoption."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Curran on the Bill."
"Mr. Speaker, with the adoption of Representative Parcells' Amendment, this is the Committee Bill from...the Agreed Bill from the State Government Committee. It has eight Democratic Bills, seven Republican Bills. I don't know of any opposition. I'd be glad to answer any questions."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 109 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1311, Mr. Capparelli. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill:"
"House Bill 1311, a Bill for an Act to repeal the Ticket Scalping Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Capparelli." 192 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Bill is designed to correct an error that we made last year when the House concurred on a Senate Amendment to a Bill which dealt with the last hours of Session. It was supposed to have addressed itself to scalpers, but it also affected the legitimate operation of ticket brokers. The Bill, by definition, and I'll read the Amendment, is, 'The ticket brokers must engage the sale of tickets at a regular ongoing basis. The ticket broker must operate from one or more fixed locations. The ticket broker and his employees must not engage in the practice of selling or attempting to sell tickets for any event while sitting standing near the facility at which the event is to be held. The ticket broker must comply with all requirements of retail occupational tax and all other applicable federals, state and local laws.' I ask for a favorable Roll Call."
"Mr. Black."
"Yeah. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We'd like to ask the Sponsor a question."
"The Sponsor yields."
"Representative, you alluded to the fact that this was a technical Amendment, and yet staff tells us that what at this Bill...what this Amendment or Bill does as amended really goes beyond that. It says that ticket brokers can scalp, but you and I can't. Is that right?"
"What was that last part? The ticket brokers can't sell..."
"Ticket brokers can...well, let me clean up my language. Ticket brokers can sell a ticket at a...price that the market might deem appropriate, but you and I couldn't do that if we were not a ticket broker."
"Only the ticket brokers can...who are in business, legitimately, can broker their tickets. They must also 193 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 live up to all the rules and regulations of the city they sell it in."
"Okay, but if I wanted to come up and say I just didn't want to attend a concert or a game that evening and so I thought 'Well, perhaps I can sell this ticket and make enough money to go out to dinner at a nice restaurant,' could I do that?"
"What the Bill says...that you can't go in front of the stadium. You couldn't even do that. You could get pinched if you sold that ticket if you went at the facility, but you could sell the ticket to someone else if you don't go to the facility and scalp the ticket."
"But could I sell the ticket to a concert, say, at Rosemont in downtown Chicago, at a...price that the market might bear on that particular day? In other words, above face value."
"If you want to sell your ticket, as long as you don't sell it in front of the facility, I'm sure you can sell it to anyone you want to, yes."
"At any price?"
"I presume so."
"Okay. That's all we wanted to make sure of. Thank you."
"Those in favor of the passage of this Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 95 'ayes', 4 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1365. Mr. Schoenberg, Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1365, a Bill for an Act relating to real property. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Schoenberg." 194 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Mr. Speaker and Members of the Illinois House. • House Bill 1365 provides specifics on certification and licensure for appraisers. It sets up regulations...standards that mirror the federal standards on experience and hours. And it originates as a result of the federal S&L legislation. The State of Illinois, under this federal S&L legislation is mandated by July of...July 1, 1991, to conform with the federal law for certification and licensure which affects almost any transaction which has to do with...conventional mortgage. This is sound legislation. It's very responsible legislation, and it's my second first Bill of the day, and I urge your 'aye' vote."
"There are two Members seeking recognition. Mr. Parke and Mr. Hultgren. Mr. Hultgren."
"Mr. Speaker, I don't rise to speak in opposition, but I do have a question or two."
"The Sponsor yields."
"How many categories of appraiser are established under this Bill?"
"Two."
"And for farm appraisers, which category do they fall into, for appraising farm or rural real estate?"
"General. The first category, Sir."
"And will there be an additional Amendment in the Senate which might clarify the role of rural appraisers? Agricultural appraisers."
"Pardon me?"
"Will there be an additional Amendment in the Senate?"
"At this time, no. Excuse me, Sir..."
"Yes."
"Yes, it is possible there will be something in the Senate. We're doing this in order to comply with the 195 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day Federal S&L plan."
"Mr. Speaker, that responds to my question."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 99 people voting 'aye', none voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1498, Mr. Richmond. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1498, a Bill for an Act to amend the Private Detective Alarm, Private Alarm and Security Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Richmond."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. 1498 as amended exempts persons who only want to investigate fires and who may...who meet delete certain qualifications from the requirements of the Private Detectives Act. Under current law, the only people in the private sector allowed to investigate fires are private detectives licensed by the state. This legislation would open it up to...people who meet certain...qualifications, which I will list if someone's interested; they would be able to investigate fires, qualified people without...going into the rigors of being...a private detective. I would be glad to answer any questions."
"Those in favor of the passage of this Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Mr. Clerk, take the record. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 108 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having 196 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day received a May 24, 1991 Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1749, Mr. Laurino. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1749, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Laurino."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The... House Bill 1749 has provisions requiring the automobile parts recyclers, scrap processors, repairers and rebuilders to submit additional information...concerning their license applications, and it is a technical Amendment in there that it changes from '92 to '93 the licensing year in which the automotive parts recyclers and repairers and rebuilders will meet additional conditions. The current law requires a statement from a recycler if it purchases five vehicles per year. The Bill changes that to 100. The Amendment was adopted in...I ask for a favorable vote on the Bill."
"All those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', all those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 94 'ayes', 9 'nos'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1918, Giorgi. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1918, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Giorgi."
"Mr. Speaker, this has become a vehicle Bill to deal with some JULIE problems and Wennlund and Giorgi are working on some solution. We need to go to the Senate for more time."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill 197 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 107 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1930, Representative Wyvetter Younge. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"On page 19 of the Calendar, House Bill 1930, a Bill for an Act relating to family resource development. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Younge."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. May this Bill be taken back to Second for purposes of an Amendment?"
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Wyvetter Younge."
"Representative Younge." Younge, W.: "May that be withdrawn?"
"Withdraw Amendment #3. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, Wyvetter Younge."
"Representative Younge." Younge, W.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Amendment #4 becomes the Bill. It is an Agreed Amendment making this a demonstration involving only 20 families, a demonstration which is to be done out of existing funds, and I move for the passage of the Amendment."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and the Members on my side of the aisle. With this Amendment, all agencies have signed off on this Bill and are willing to work with the 198 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Sponsor. We have no opposition to the Amendment or the Bill."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 109 people voting 'aye', no people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1985, Mr. Kubik. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. I'm told that 1985 is already passed? Mr. Kubik?"
"Mr. Speaker, we already passed this Bill."
"Thank you, Mr. Kubik. House Bill 2065, Representative Schakowsky. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2065, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relationship to hate crimes. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Schakowsky."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. This is a Bill that was brought to me by the Attorney General Roland Burris. It passed out of committee without a negative vote and it adds the word 'gender' to the hate crimes Bill. In the eloquent words of our Attorney General, he says that this Bill is necessary because until women, as a class, have the same protection offered others who are the object of a irrational, hate-motivated abuse and assault, we as a society should feel humiliated and ashamed, so I urge your support for House Bill 2065."
"All those in favor of the passage of the Bill 199 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 signify by voting 'aye', all those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 96 'ayes', 5 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Let the record show that Mr. Novak wanted to vote 'aye'. House Bill 2135, Representative Santiago. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2135, a Bill for an Act in relationship to the investment of public moneys. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Yes. Mr. Speaker, I would like to have leave to bring the Bill back to Second Reading for an Amendment."
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Withdraw Amendment #1."
"Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Withdraw Amendment #2."
"Withdraw Amendment #2. Are there any further Amendments?"
"There are no further Amendments."
"Third Reading."
"No, I have one, there's..."
"I'm sorry."
"Amendment #3." 200 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Let's take this Bill out of the record. We'll come right back to it."
"Okay."
"Representative, House Bill 2228. Representative Schakowsky. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill, 2228"
"House Bill 2228, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Aid Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Schakowsky."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is a Bill that was agreed to by the Hospital Association. House Bill 2228 requires health care providers to keep medical records for Medicaid patients and to make those records available to other providers who are treating the same patient. It's intended to address a problem that there is a lack of continuity of care for Medicaid patients. This ensures a continuity of care, and I would appreciate your 'aye' vote for House Bill 2228."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Someone record Mr. Schoenberg as 'aye'. Record Mr. Schoenberg as 'aye'. Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 105 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2242, Mr. Anthony Young. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2242, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Young." Young, A.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 2242 would provide for punitive damages to be allowed by the Human Rights Commission when 201 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 it's determined that acts were committed with malice or with reckless or careless indifference to the prohibitions against unlawful discrimination. I move for its adoption."
"There are two people seeking recognition, Mr. Wennlund and Mr. Parke. Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Amending the Human Rights Act to provide for punitive damages is totally unlike punitive damages that might be awarded in a civil court of law. Once we open up the Human Rights Act to punitive damages, then we open up all actions against employers, and what you're going to see is the proliferation of complaints filed under the Human Rights Act against employers in the hope that there will be punitive damages. We're making it difficult enough for employers in Illinois to do business here...to make a profit without putting them at risk of being a defendant before the Human Rights Commission and being awarded punitive damages of who knows how much. It's a dangerous precedent to set in Illinois, to provide for the...for punitive damages in Human Rights Commission awards. It's tough enough to defend themselves before the Human Rights Commission for employers of all sizes, particularly now when we've added so many categories under the protection of the Human Rights Act, that almost everybody in the world is covered. From sexual orientation, gender, we've got everything covered under there. Employees could virtually bring an employer to a halt and put 'em out of business by an award of $1,000,000 of punitive damages or some other figure. It's time we take a serious look, and I want to tell you that not only is the Associated Employers of Illinois, the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Caterpillar Inc., Motorola, Deere and Co., National Federation of Independent Businesses, Ford Motor Company, 202 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 and every business group in the State of Illinois opposed to this Bill, which could bring them to a virtual halt. Can you imagine? An employee the size of Caterpillar...an employer the size of Caterpillar receiving 300 or 400 Human Rights complaints, all with the threat of receiving an award against them of punitive damages. This is a bad concept, and it's got to come to a halt, and, Mr. Speaker, in the event the... Bill gets the requisite number of votes, I request a verification."
"All those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', all those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 33 'ayes', 61 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. The record shall be corrected. The Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. Mr. Hoffman requests that he be recorded as 'aye'. On House Bill 2135 I understand that the confusion has been corrected. Mr. Clerk, what was the status of House Bill 2135?"
"House Bill 2135 has been brought back to Second Reading. Amendment #1 has been withdrawn. Floor Amendment #2 is now before the House, offered by Representative Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2...it requires the State Treasurer...shall accept proposal from eligible minority-owned institution which provides for a reduced rate of interest provided that such institutions document the use of the...depositor funds for community and economic development projects. This Bill...this Amendment is supported by the IBA and the Community Bankers. I move 203 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day 'do passage' of Amendment #2."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 107 'ayes', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 65. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 65, a Bill for an Act to create the Cannibis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like permission to bring it back...the Bill back to Second Reading for an Amendment."
"The Bill shall be placed on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, are there any Amendment?"
"Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Withdraw Amendment #1."
"Withdraw Amendment #1. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #2 provides that any person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver or manufacture cannabis on their real property of any school or any public way within 1,000 204 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 feet of real property of any school shall face increased criminal penalties. I move 'do passage' on the Amendment."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment's adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Santiago on the Bill."
"Mr. Speaker, I move 'do passage' on House Bill 65."
"Gentleman moves 'do pass' on House Bill 65. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 100 'ayes', 2 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2244, Mr. Anthony Young. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2244, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"...I'm sorry... Mr. Clerk, have you read the Bill?"
"The Bill has been read a third time."
"Fine. Mr. Young." Young, A.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. One form of discrimination considered unlawful under the Human Rights Act and federal law is practices which disproportionately impact groups protected under the...Human Rights Act and federal law. This Bill would clarify the current position of the Commission in Illinois Courts concerning the burden of proof in those cases. I move for its passage."
"Mr. Wennlund. Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. What this Bill does, the bottom line of what this 205 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Bill does, it will...and it redefines the level of proof on behalf of an employer, required in a disparate impact case. Now that's a numbers case, and the only out for an employer will be to develop quotas, job quotas. Claimants would only need to show a statistical disparity in the numbers from one racial makeup to another, and allege that the employer's practices in combination resulted in that disparity, and therefore violation of the Human Rights Act. 2244 is really an attempt in Illinois to overturn two U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and in writing for the Supreme Court majority, the... Court said that the only practical option for employers will be to adopt racial quotas to ensure that no portion of the work force deviates in racial composition from one portion or the other, and this is the result of the Congress expressly rejected in drafting title VII. What it does is it forces an employer to defend himself in a Human Rights Acts case, for statistical impact, in other words, numbers. It would require him to adopt quotas, to adopt...to hire so many blacks, SO many Hispanics, SO many Asians, so many whites. This is the wrong message to employers in Illinois, and it's driving employers out of Illinois. It puts them at risk under the Human Rights Act. It's a bad Bill, and it's not one that Illinois should take. It'll continue to drive businesses to the Sunbelt. In the event that this Bill gets the requisite number of votes, I ask for a verification, Mr. Speaker."
"All those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 36 'ayes', 63 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is 206 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 hereby declared lost. House Bill 2407, Mr. Ryder. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2407 has been placed in Interim Study."
"Take this Bill from the record. House Bill 2486, Representative Currie. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2486, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Currie."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. It's estimated that about $15,600,000 in child support obligations are not paid in the State of Illinois. United States Representative Henry Hyde is working to make sure that people who leave the state to avoid their child support obligations are, in fact, caught and held to them. This Bill, House Bill 2486, is an effort to make sure that we are capturing the dollars our children need from the people who stay within the State of Illinois. This is an initiative of the Citizen's Council on Women. It has the support of the Illinois Task Force on Child Support, Judge Steven Evans, who is the Chairman of the Child Support Advisory Committee to the Conference of Chief Circuit Judges in the State of Illinois...the Department of Public Aid as well. It would apply the same kind of hearing procedures and affadavit procedures to people who are applying for licenses in the State of Illinois as we currently apply on the question whether they are owing scholarship loans or whether they are owing Uncle Sam. The point of this Bill is to make sure that when people are owing our children, our children who are slipping further and further into poverty, we have one more mechanism in order to see to it that the child support obligations are...are paid as they ought to be. So, I'd appreciate your support for the Motion to adopt House Bill 2486." 207 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. Johnson." May 24, 1991
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is really a terrible Bill. What this says is that you don't have the right to practice your occupation, and that the department can seek a remedy against you, jerk your license or whatever it might be...if you either don't properly certify that you're up to date on child support, or that you, in fact, aren't. Often times, these decrees and their application are vague anyway, so I don't know how you could certify to something that, even though it seems simple, is not nearly as simple as it would seem. And secondly, if what you really want to do is to provide appropriate support, if...worst thing in the world you can do is to take somebody's license away and their right to practice their occupation away. If a dentist practicing law that has a dispute about how much child support to do, and they don't file the right affadavit, they're not practicing the next day. This is...may be well-intended, and, I assume with the Sponsor who's my friend it is well-intended, but it's certainly not an appropriate way to address this issue. It's a bad...it's bad for everyone involved, including the children, and I urge everyone to vote 'no' on this bad, bad, bad Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Johnson."
"...get the requisite number of votes."
"Alright. So, the Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 65 'ayes', 22 'nos'. There's a request for a verification. Mr. Clerk, read the names of 208 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 those not voting."
"Representative Black. Lou Jones. Keane. Lang. Laurino. Mautino. McAuliffe. Mulcahey. Sieben. Stange and Anthony Young."
"Mr. Clerk, read the names of those voting 'aye'."
"Ackerman. Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Burzynski. Cronin. Currie. Daniels. Davis. Deering. DeJaegher. Deutschler. Edley. Farley. Flowers. Virginia Frederick. Giglio. Giorgi. Granberg. Hannig. Hartke. Hasara. Hensel. Jay Hoffman. Homer. Shirley Jones. Kirkland. Klemm. Kulas. LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. McAfee. McGuire. McNamara. McPike. Munizzi. Novak. Obrzut. Parcells. Parke. Persico. Phelps. Regan. Ropp. Rotello. Saltsman. Satterthwaite. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Steczo. Stern. Tenhouse. Trotter. Wait. Walsh. White. Wojcik. Wolf. Woolard. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Mr. Hultgren votes 'aye'. Hultgren votes 'aye'. Mr. Laurino votes 'aye'. Are there any questions? Who requested the verification? Mr. Johnson. Are there any...questions? Do you have any questions?"
"Representative... Farley?"
"Mr. Farley. Remove Mr. Farley."
"Representative Lang?"
"Mr. Noland votes 'aye'. Record Mr. Keane as 'aye'. Further questions? No further..."
"There are, but there aren't enough, so I'm not going to hold anybody up. I'm going to withdraw the request."
"This Bill having received 68 votes and 22 'no' votes, having received a Constitutional...record Mr. Black as 'aye'. The Bill is herby declared passed. House Bill 2502, Mr. Cronin. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill." 209 57th Legislative Day
Bill." STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 "House Bill 2502 has been placed in Interim Study." "House Bill 2503, Mr. Lang. Mr. Clerk, read the
"House Bill 2503, a Bill for an Act concerning health care services. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang. Is Mr. Lang in the chamber? Take this Bill out of the record. There's a House Bill 2169, Mr. Clerk. What's the status of House Bill 2169?"
"House Bill 2169 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Committee or Floor Amendments."
"Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Read the Bill."
There are no Clerk Leone: "House Bill 2169, a Bill for an Act providing for Home Rule Notes.
Third Reading of the Bill." "Mr. McGann."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the Assembly. House Bill 2169 creates the Home Rule Note Act. All it does is just require...denies or limit the power or function of the home rule units to have prepared by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. A home rule note estimating the probable impact on the Bill on home rule powers and functions. It's supported by the Illinois Municipal League, and I would ask for passage of House Bill 2169."
"All those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 104 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, 210 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 if I could have your attention, the Supplemental Calendar has been distributed. It contains Senate Bills on the Order of First Reading, and certain of these Bills have not been picked up for sponsorship by House Members. We would like to have all of these Bills sponsored by House Members before we finish this evening so that these Bills can be assigned and posted for hearing in the House committees. So, if you would all examine this list, with a view towards possible sponsorship of the Senate Bills. On the Order of Criminal Law, Second Reading, there appears House Bill 56 by Mr. Santiago. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 56 is on the Order of Second Reading. It's been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in...earlier, on May 17th. There are no Motions. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Wennlund."
"Mr. Wennlund on Amendment #2. Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Wennlund."
"Withdraw Amendment #3. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #4, Wennlund."
"Withdraw Amendment #4. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #5, Wennlund."
"Mr. Wennlund, Amendment #5. Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I got in the habit of withdrawing so many of them that I...withdraw, Mr. Speaker."
"Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, Wennlund." 211 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Withdraw Amendment #6. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #7, Wennlund."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #7 provides that when the defendant is convicted for dealing or possessing cocaine, it would be an aggravating factor for sentencing purposes that the controlled substance involved was cocaine-based crack, and that's simply all it does, and I think it's an Agreed-upon Amendment."
"Mr. Santiago."
"I think there are more Amendments. Mr. Clerk..."
"On this Amendment...do you support this Amendment?"
"Yes."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #8, offered by Representative Petka."
"Mr. Petka."
"Mr. Speaker..."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you. I request permission to handle Floor Amendment #8 for Representative Petka."
"What is your request? We're on Amendment #8. 8. That's the Amendment we are on. The board should read 8. Mr. Wennlund. Proceed."
"Thank you. Floor Amendment #8 deletes as an element of the offense of calculated criminal cannabis or controlled substance conspiracy that the offender obtain anything of value greater than $500 from or organized direct or financed drug conspiracy violation... Mr. Speaker, 212 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day I withdraw 8, 9 and 10."
May 24, 1991 "Amendment 8, 9, and 10 shall be withdrawn. Are there any further Amendments?"
"I would ask leave to take Amendment #6 out of order."
"Mr. Clerk, Amendment #6. Who's the Sponsor of Amendment #6?"
"It was Representative Wennlund."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Alright. Representative Homer informs me that he incorrectly withdrew it. Amendment #6 extends the period within which a surviving spouse must obtain FOID card for...firearms inherited from a deceased spouse, from 60 days to six months so that a widow would have six months to go ahead and get her FOID card so she could possess the weapon. I Representative Speaker Madigan: those Amendment. think it's an Agreed-upon Homer has signaled to me that it is, so..." "Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment's adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Amendment #7 was adopted previously. Amendments #8 through 10 have been withdrawn. The next Amendment is Amendment #11, offered by Representative Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Withdraw Amendment #11."
"Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?" "No further Amendments. Correction. Amendment #12,
Williams."
"Amendment #12 by Mr. Williams." "Amendment #12 is sponsored by the Illinois Bar. It dealt with...there was some disagreement over the language involved in entrapment, and this removes that language that presently sits until...some further notice, but this 213 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 removes the entrapment language."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify... Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 56, a Bill for an Act in relationship to criminal Law. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 149, Mr. Hicks. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill? Mr. Hicks."
"House Bill 149 has been put in Interim Study."
"House Bill 2173, Mr. Anthony Young. What is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 2173 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?"
"No Motions filed."
"Are there any Amendments? Mr. Young. Mr. Young."
"Please place this Bill in Interim Study."
"This Bill shall be placed on the Order of Interim Study. Criminal Law, Third Reading. I believe that House Bill 57 has been passed. House Bill 57. Oh. House Bill 57. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 57, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act to 214 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 create the Currency Reporting Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. I wish to bring the Bill back to Second Reading."
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Santiago."
"Mr. Santiago."
"Yes. Amendment #3...to House Bill 57 deletes lines one through 29 by renumbering Section XII through XIV of the Bill. This is an Amendment that was agreed upon by the Illinois Manufacturers...Retail Association. I move 'do passage' on...the Amendment. Move 'do passage' on the Amendment, Mr. Speaker."
"Okay. Mr. Santiago moves to adopt this Amendment. Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 57, a Bill for an Act to create the Currency Reporting Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 104 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Returning to a Bill which we considered earlier, House Bill 2503, Mr. Lang. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill?" 215 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"House Bill May 24, 1991 2503 on page 18 of the Calendar is on the Order of Third Reading."
"Read the Bill."
"House Bill 2503, a Bill for an Act concerning health care services. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2503 has bipartisan support as you can see from the Sponsors. This regulates Utilization Review. utilization review is a review by insurance and other third party payors of medical bills through insurance companies. Right now, this process is not regulated very well. And because it's not regulated, when your hospital bill and my hospital bill is paid by insurance, some of the charges may not be paid. We have no recourse. We cannot go to the reviewers. There's no due process requirements, and what this Bill would do, would create a system whereby there could be some appeal process and some review of this situation. We urge your support."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Black.
"Well, I just want to explain my vote. I do rise to support the Gentleman's Motion. We'd like to get this Bill in the Senate. as he said, 'negotiate'. Ladies and Gentlemen we talk about sides of the aisle. I have had constituents in my district who have had their wages. garinsheed because of a lack of constructive notice, a lack of appeal process, on people we don't even know, on people who are not subject to any regulation by the Illinois Department of Insurance, on being told when they go into a hospital assuming they have insurance, then they come out of the hospital and somebody in some mystical far away 216 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 place, says, 'We're only paying $400 for this procedure', and then that poor constituent of yours or mine gets his or her wages garinsheed I've complained to the Department of Insurance about this. These people are not regulated at all under Illinois law, and, by God, let's get it to the Senate and negotiate. This is a matter of fairness, no matter what side of the aisle you're on. I don't care what the business groups say about this. This is wrong. There is no regulation, and people are being hurt because of the lack of regulation of the so-called utilization review, and I hope you put enough votes up there to get it in the Senate and let us negotiate some reasonable regulation on people who are telling these folks, 'Sorry, we're not paying your bill. We're only going to pay a portion, and you can pay the rest, or you can get your wages garnisheed.'"
"Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will tell you that there has been a lot of negotiation going on on this Bill, and, in fact, the Sponsor has some good points on it, but, quite frankly, there has been negotiation going on. They've asked the Speaker not to call this...I mean the Sponsor not to call this. We do not need this legislation to do that. We are hoping that the Med Society, the business community insurance community can work on a compromise, but we do not need this Bill to do that. I would respectfully ask all of the Members of this House not to send this over, but to work with the Sponsor throughout the...rest of the Session, and into the summer to work out a compromise which they say they would like to do. So, I'd ask for a 'no' vote on this Bill."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question 217 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 there are 45 'ayes', 47 'nos', this Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1642, Mr. Kirkland. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1642, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Kirkland."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this stage I think this Bill is non-controversial, although it initially it had some problems. It simply authorizes the use of potassium chloride, other equally effective substances, in the lethal injection execution. Requires that no autopsy may be required and indicates that the coroner has a role in that function. It provides some confidentiality language to protect those involved...involved in the execution process and indicates the physicians shall not participate in the actual execution. Move for adoption of the Bill...passage of the Bill."
"Mr. Johnson. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 97 'ayes', 6 'nos'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1950, Mr. Homer. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1950, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Homer."
"Leave to return it to Second Reading, Mr. Speaker."
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading."
"Floor Amendment #6, being offered by Representative Homer."
"I'd ask to... Mr. Speaker, #5 is on the Bill, I would ask 218 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day to...I would May 24, 1991 move to table Amendment #5. May I do that?"
"Is there leave? Leave is granted. The Amendment is tabled. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #6, offered by Representative Homer."
"I would like to...withdraw 6 and...move...adoption of 7."
"Six is withdrawn. Mr. Homer on #7. Mr. Homer on #7."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Amendment allows county boards to...regulate the discharge of firearms in the residential areas of the county, and there's a...definition of residential. I think it's non-controversial and...move its adoption."
"Mr. Brunsvold."
"Will the Gentleman yield for a question?"
"Sponsor yields."
"Representative Homer, what...safeguards are in this...Amendment that would not allow a county board to stop hunting...in the rural areas of the county?"
"Okay. Well, there's a definition. It can only apply in a residential area which is defined as any area within 300 yards of at least three single, or multi-family residential structures. So, it would have to be within that range, at least 3 residential structures."
"Within how many feet?"
"Well, it would have to be within at least 300 yards of at least three at the same time."
"In the same location."
"Yes. In the same location."
"Thank you, Representative."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?" 219 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 102 people voting 'aye', 4 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2305, Mr. Jay Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2305, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Hoffman." Hoffman, J.: "Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. 2305 is similar to what was passed for adult probation last year. It allows the...prohibits the presence of illicit drugs in a juvenile who is on probation and allows for the testing. I move for passage of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk. Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 95 'ayes', 7 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2487, Mr. Williams. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2487, a Bill for an Act to amend the Unified Code of Corrections. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Williams."
"Yes. House Bill 2487 is the Bill that we passed out of here last year that dealt with the problem we're having with the mandatory minimum four years for residential burglary. This Bill allows for a...minimum sentence of 180 days when it's been a first offense, and there's been...any 220 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 crime, to give the judge some discretion. It tries to alleviate the prison overcrowding. I've talked to...people on both sides of the aisle. I won't say...it's been discussed. I believe we have some understanding that's agreed to by the Department of Corrections. It's purpose is to give the judges discretion in those situations...where there's a need. In fact, it's even a higher sentence than what the judge should give under boot camp. It's just to sort of relieve the problem that we've had for individual's first offense. They get picked up, stealing a bicycle out of a garage that's attached, and ends up with four years in prison. I urge an 'aye' vote."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it's important..."
"Would the Members please give their attention to Mr. Wennlund?"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I think it's important the Members of the House know that what this does is, for residential burglary, it lowers the sentence, the minimum sentence, from four years to two years if...and two provisions. If the offender has no prior criminal record, that's fine, first timer. Number two, if no authorized person was in the residence at the time of the burglary. Well, let me tell you this, that I think the last thought in a residential burglar's mind at the time he enters a premises, is, 'Gee, I wonder if somebody's sleepin' upstairs, but, the good side of this is, it's going to save the people of Illinois, the taxpayers of Illinois, and Department of Corrections, megabucks because we are sentencing these first-time offenders to four years, when we've got a prison system with over...almost 29,000 adults, which is 10,000 more than we're ready for. So, you make up your mind. Just so you know what the facts are. Thank 221 57th Legislative Day you." STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Any other...those in favor of passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 35...33 'ayes', 65 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. On the Order of Elementary and Secondary Education, Second Reading there appears House Bill 473, Mr. Brunsvold. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of this Bill?"
"House Bill 473, is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. There are no Committee Amendments."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Brunsvold."
"Mr. Brunsvold."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #1 is an agreement we worked out with the Illinois High School Association and the Governor's Office to appoint two liaisons to the executive board of the Illinois High School Association. I know of no opponents and ask for the adoption of...Amendment #1."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 473, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Brunsvold on the Bill." 222 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"The Amendment is the Bill and ask for the adoption of House Bill 473."
"Alright. Two people seeking recognition. Mr. Hultgren and Representative Cowlishaw. Do either of you...Mr. Hultgren. Mr. Hultgren."
"Simply an inquiry of the Chair. Is this setting up another legislative commission? It appears to be a four-member legislative commission, and has it been to the Rules Committee as a result?"
"Mr. Brunsvold."
"Representative, this is the two liaisons that we discussed in Education Committee that day with Representative Cowlishaw. The Governor's office...working with the Governor's staff, appointing one House Member and one Senate Member to attend the executive board meetings of the Illinois High School Association. Then at their discretion, reporting back to the General Assembly Members the important items...or items that they feel are important...for the communication between the House and the Senate and the Illinois High School Association. It does not set up a commission."
"Thank you."
"Representative Cowlishaw. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 106 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 844, Representative Cowlishaw. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill? Representative Cowlishaw."
"House Bill 844 has passed previously." 223 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"The Bill has already passed. House Bill 2012, Mr. Daniels. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill? Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 2012 is on the Order of Second Reading. It's been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 is on the Bill. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Daniels."
"Mr. Daniels."
"Like to withdraw Amendment #2."
"Withdraw #2. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Leader Daniels."
"Mr. Daniels."
"House Bill 2012 as filed was a mandate of inclusion for supported employment as part of special education. Amendment #3 requires schools to consider supported employment; thereby removes the mandate."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No Further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2012, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 106 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 757. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill? 757."
"House Bill 757 is on the Order of Second Reading, 224 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 has been read a second time previously. There are no Committee Amendments."
"Mr. McGann."
"Mr. Speaker, we've extended the deadline on 757."
"Thank you, Mr. McGann. Take that Bill out of the record. House Bill 522, Mr. Preston. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 552, correction, that's House Bill 522, a Bill for an Act concerning the safety of children. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston. Mr. Preston. 522. Mr. Preston. The Bill is on Third Reading."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 522 pertains only to the City of Chicago. It provides that when there is a new school that is to be built or a major rehabilitation of a building for use as a school, that there will be an opportunity for public hearings by the residents. Notice will be sent so the residents of the area where the school is to be built have an opportunity to be heard on what they feel about this new development. I've been notified of no opposition. I ask for your 'aye' vote."
"Those in favor of passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 99 'ayes', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 562. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. Mr. Steczo, 562."
"House Bill 562, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Steczo." 225 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
May 24, 1991 "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Bill 562 changes the current statute by providing that the random assessments that we do on...the random testing that we do in school will be spread over three years rather than annually. The whole idea is to be able to take time...provide extra time to students and yet provide the same kind of quality...determinations that the tests can provide, so I would ask for the passage of House Bill 562."
"Mr. Steczo. I'm told by the Clerk that this Bill is on the Order of Interim Study."
"I think somebody else filed the form, Mr. Speaker, but I'll hear it if the House will allow me to do that."
"Is there leave? Leave is granted. The Bill is placed on the Order of Third Reading. The Gentleman has explained the Bill. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 79 'ayes', 12 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Representative Black wishes to vote 'aye'. Representative Olson wishes to vote 'aye'. Representative Cowlishaw...and the next Bill would be House Bill 669 by Representative Jay Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 669, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Hoffman."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 669 was introduced on behalf of the regional superintendents of schools. The provision of it indicates that if there's a vacancy in the school board, that they will have an additional time to fill that vacancy should the board not fill the vacancy. I believe it's 226 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 reasonable SO that they can interview candidates and get qualified candidates to fill school board vacancies."
"Mr. Black. Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"The Sponsor yields."
"Representative, let's put this on the record. I think most of us thought all along that this was a vehicle Bill. Is it your intent that nothing be done with this Bill under your sponsorship other than what you just told us?" Hoffman, J.: "That's my intent."
"Thank you."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 104 people voting 'aye', 1 person voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 755, Mr. Matijevich. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 755, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, House Bill 755 is an Illinois Vocational Education Association Bill. The State Board of Education...now supports the Bill. They drafted the Amendment. The Bill establishes provisions...implementing the Tech-Prep Grant Program. I...move for the support of House Bill 755."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On 227 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 this question, there are 105 voting 'aye', 2 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 756, Mr. Matijevich. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 756, a Bill for an Act to amend the Vocational Education Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Matijevich."
"Mr. Speaker, House Bill 756 is another Illinois Vocational Association Bill. It's not a mandate. It's permissive. Authorizes school boards to contract for marketing and public relations services designed to inform potential students of work opportunities and vocational technical careers. I urge the passage of House Bill 756."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 102 people voting 'aye', 3 people voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 1549, Representative Hasara. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1549..."
"Let's take this out of the record for a minute and we'll come back to it. There's House Bill 2168 by Mr. Wennlund. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill. 2168. 2168."
"House Bill 2168, a Bill for an Act relating to change of school district boundaries. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill covers a problem that's existed throughout the State of Illinois when the board of school trustees and the regional superintendent would not hear a petition to alter or amend school district 228 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 boundaries because there was a prior decision pending, and there was no provision in the statute that required them to do it. This one requires that the superintendent of schools at least give a hearing to any petition within six months after the time it's filed. It's long overdue in Illinois. I move for its passage."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 108 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. Back on House Bill 1549. Mr. Clerk, I believe you've already read the Bill a third time?"
"House Bill 1549, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Hasara."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1549 provides that a student may not enroll in driver's ed until he or she has completed the 9th grade. This assures that high school freshmen work on the core courses before taking driver's ed. I move for its adoption."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 89 'ayes', 14 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 2642, Mr. McNamara. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2642, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Third Reading of the Bill." 229 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. McNamara."
May 24, 1991 "This Bill adds two classroom teachers to the Teacher Certification Board. Under this legislation, composition of the board would be five faculty members of the college or university, three school district administrators, one regional superintendent of schools, ten classroom teachers and a state superintendent of schools as a non-voting member. This Bill is supported by both the State Board and Illinois, Education Association, and I know of no opposition."
"Representative Cowlishaw."
"I believe that several of the school management groups are in opposition to this Bill which would, in fact, increase the number of teachers who will serve on the certification board, so that, in fact, teachers would have the majority, and no one else would have anything...any real power over changes that may be made in the certification. I don't think that's a balanced way to go about that, and I stand in opposition to this Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourself. The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 82 'ayes', 21 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Children and Family Law there appears House Bill 728, Mr. Preston. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 728, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a vehicle...thank you, 230 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Mr. Speaker. This vehicle Bill..."
"Would everyone give their attention to Mr. Preston?"
"...does nothing to anyone. There...is work going on to make this into something that is worthwhile. That work is not finished yet. Groups are meeting on it, and I hope we can send this over to the Senate. It's a shell Bill and doesn't do zippo."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill...Mr. Black."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Sponsor yields."
"Is Amendment #2 added to this Bill?"
"As far as I know it has. I believe it has been added, but that is not at all what this Bill is intended to end up as. It...as I said, there is work going on it."
"Alright, but when you portray the Bill as doing absolutely zippo, and you have expanded the definition of family, in Amendment 2 which basically now is the Bill, there are people...who would not consider that 'zippo', and I know a man of your integrity would generally let us know that factor. I'm sure that you just overlooked it. If it be your intention to use it as a vehicle, that's fine, you can tell us that, but when you're expanding the definition of family, in all due respect to you, Sir, I don't think that means that the Bill does zippo."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 51 'ayes', 36 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby 231 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 declared lost. House Bill 1545, Mr. Preston. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1545, a Bill for an Act to amend the Children and Family Services Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is even a lesser Bill than the last one. This is a vehicle Bill. It does nothing, zippo, does...more zippo than the other one, Representative Black. You're welcome to find something in this Bill. If you do, let me know what it is, and I'll vote with you."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye'... Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. Sponsor. I'll go back and take another pain pill, and we can go about our business. I did not attack you personally, Sir, and I don't appreciate the repartee. This is a Democrat vehicle Bill, you're entitled to move it. If I offended you by calling attention to something that was in the Bill a while ago, I apologize, but then I do not expect you to come back and beg me to find something in this Bill, because if you beg me hard enough, I'll try harder to find something in it."
"So, as I was saying, those in favor of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 63 'ayes', 33 'nos'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 586, Mr. Preston. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 586, a Bill for an Act to amend the 232 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Bill is not a vehicle Bill. This Bill tells the Department of...Children and Family Services...allow...permits the Department of Children and Family Services to investigate situations where a child is being treated for medical problems by way of prayer alone. It permits the department to still investigate that for possible child neglect situations."
"Mr. Black."
"Yeah. thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to oppose the Gentleman's Bill. This is already in rules. The Department of Children and Family Services can already do this. What he's asking you to do...to put a statute that DCFS may investigate complaints against parents who rely on prayer to cure children. DCFS already has the authority to do that if they wish by rule."
"Those in favor of the...did you speak to the Bill, Mr. Preston? Yes. Those in favor of passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 32 'ayes', 51 'nos'. This Bill, having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Children and...let the record show that the Bill failed to pass, and on the Order of Children and Family Law, Second Reading, there appears House Bill 1351, Representative Barnes. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill?"
"House Bill 1351 is on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 lost 233 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day previously. Floor Amendment #2 is being offered by Representative Barnes and Currie." May 24, 1991
"Representative Barnes. Representative Currie."
"I'd like to withdraw the Amendment, please."
"Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Ewing."
"Mr. Ewing. Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1351, a Bill for an Act to amend the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 1351 in its current form now amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by making stylistic changes."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by... Mr. Dunn."
"Is Amendment #1 on this Bill?"
"Did you like it?"
"What do you think?"
"No, it's not on the Bill. No Amendments to the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 106 people voting 'aye', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Children and 234 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Family Law there appears House Bill 1664. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of that Bill?"
"House Bill 1664 is on the Order of Second Reading. It has been read a second time previously. There are no Committee or Floor Amendments being offered."
"Mr. Parke. Third Reading. Mr. Parke. Place the Bill on the Order of Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1664, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Parke."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Under current law, if a person...retires, and he's a police officer or a police chief and...receives a long gun, he must wait 24 hours, if it happens to be a raffle prize on Ducks Unlimited, and it's a handgun he must wait...3 days. What this Bill does is it says that if you receive a raffle prize and you have an active FOID card, which means you had to submit it for 30 to 60 days to get that FOID card, you can only receive a weapon if you have that FOID card. I'm asking that we waive those requirements for those people who have an active FOID card and receive those prizes or those raffle prizes and not have to go back downstate, wait a few days and drive back up to receive the weapon. I would ask for passage of this Bill...FOID card, sorry. FOID."
"Mr. Trotter."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. At a time that we need to be practicing some kind of constraints in how we handle gun regulations around here, I believe that we should vote this Bill down."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. 235 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 62 'ayes' and 32 'nos', and Mr. Trotter requests a verification. Mr. Clerk Mr. Edley. Record Mr. Edley as 'no', and, Mr. Clerk, read the names of those not voting."
"Black. Deuchler. Giglio. Lou Jones and Shirley Jones. Kubik. Martinez and Stange."
"Mr. Clerk, read the names of those voting 'yes'."
"Ackerman. Brunsvold. Burzynski. Capparelli. Churchill. Cowlishaw. Cronin. Curran. Daniels. Deering. DeJaegher. Dunn. Ewing. Granberg. Hannig. Harris. Hartke Hasara. Hensel. Hicks. Jay Hoffman. Manny Hoffman. Homer. Johnson. Kirkland. Klemm. LeFlore. Leitc. Marinaro. McAfee. McAuliffe. McCracken. McNamara. Noland. Novak. Bob Olson. Myron Olson. Parcells. Parke. Bernard Pedersen. Persico. Petka. Phelps. Pullen. Regan. Richmond. Ropp. Rotello. Ryder. Shaw. Sieben. Tenhouse. Wait. Walsh. Weaver. Weller. Wennlund. Wojcik. Wolf. Woolard. Anthony Young. No further."
"Record Mr. LeFlore... Mr. Clerk, Mr. LeFlore wants to change to 'no', and Mr. Anthony Young wishes to change to 'no'. Mr. Giglio wishes to change to 'no'. Mr. Black wishes to be recorded as 'aye', Mr. Obrzut wishes to be recorded as 'aye', Mr. Trotter, any questions? Mr. Trotter. Turn on Mr. Trotter."
"...in the House."
"Who?"
"Siebel. Sieben?"
"Sieben. Is Mr. Sieben here? How is the Gentleman recorded?" 236 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"The Gentleman's recorded as voting 'aye'."
"Remove Mr. Sieben from the Roll Call. Any further questions?"
"Yes. Representative DeJaegher?"
"Mr. DeJaegher. Remove Mr. DeJaegher."
"Representative Shaw?"
"Mr. Shaw. Mr. Shaw. Remove Mr. Shaw."
"Representative Petka?"
"Mr. Petka. How is Mr. Petka recorded?"
"Gentleman is recorded as voting 'aye'."
"Remove Mr. Petka."
"Representative McAuliffe?"
"Mr. McAuliffe. How is Mr. McAuliffe recorded?"
"The Gentleman is recorded as voting 'aye'."
"Remove the Gentleman from the Roll Call."
"Representative McCracken?"
"Mr. McCracken. Mr. McCracken. How is Mr. McCracken recorded?"
"Gentleman is recorded as voting 'aye'."
"Remove him."
"Representative Richmond?"
"Mr. Richmond. Remove Mr. Richmond."
"Representative Regan?"
"Mr. Regan. How is the Gentleman recorded? Mr. Regan is in the back."
"Representative Harris?"
"Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris. How is the Gentleman recorded?"
"The Gentleman is recorded as voting 'aye'."
"Remove Mr. Harris."
"I have no more questions."
"On this question, there are 53 'ayes', 35 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional 237 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 1923, on the Order of Children and Family Law, Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"On page 15 of the Calendar, House Bill 1923, a Bill for an Act to amend the Children and Family Services Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Curran."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. All this Bill says is the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt in one of its administrative regions a program whereby its investigators and its caseworkers on a pilot project basis, are using portable computers. Several of the Members of the Children and Family Laws Committee witnessed the...some of the demonstration of this technology. I think they were impressed. I talked to the director about this. I think she is willing to go along with it. I'd like to see this Bill moved through the process."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 100 'ayes', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Elementary and Secondary Education, there appears House Bill 2152, Mr. Turner. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill?"
"House Bill 2152. It's on the Order of Second Reading, has been read a second time previously. There are no Committee Amendments. Floor Amendment #1 is being offered by Representative Turner."
"Mr. Turner."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to withdraw Amendment #1. There's a technical error in Amendment #1." 238 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Withdraw the Amendment. Are there any further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Turner."
"Mr. Turner."
"Amendment #2...is an Amendment which puts a fee on...real estate transactions that take place in Cook County. With the...fee'd be going to Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, and half of that fee going to the Cook County...Board for the purpose of rehabbing and building of low-income housing in the city. I move for the adoption of Amendment #2."
"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. I'm sorry... Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. An inquiry of the Chair, not to the Amendment, this is an inquiry of the Chair. Our file indicates that the Sponsor put this Bill on Interim Study. Could the Clerk tell us whether our file is in error?"
"Mr. Clerk. Mr. Black, the computer indicates Second Reading."
"On Second Reading? Alright. We could have made an error. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"So, Mr. Turner moves for the adoption of the Amendment. Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by...Representative Pullen."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the Members should be aware that this Bill is in effect an increase in real 239 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 estate transfer tax in Cook County. It is a tax increase on real estate transfers, which is something that is not very popular in Cook County, and it is not done for the purposes of the municipalities of Cook County, but it is done for putting money into specific fund. I urge a 'no' vote."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 24 'ayes', 68 'nos'. This Bill having failed to receive a Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. House Bill 47. Mr. Clerk... House Bill 47, Mr. Preston. Mr. Preston, proceed. The Bill has been read a Third time. Proceed, Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 47 is a Bill that is supported by the Illinois Education Association, by the Illinois Parent-Teachers Association, by the Illinois Association of Home Economics Teachers and by numerous organizations. It has twice gone to the Governor's desk in the past. It requires parenting education in high schools to get at the problem of cocaine babies. It will teach people in high school who are about to become parents the importance of staying away from drugs, alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy. It will get at the problem of drug abuse and child abuse by teaching someone what to expect from the normal behavior of a newborn child. I'd ask for your 'aye' vote and be glad to answer any questions."
"There are two people seeking recognition, Mr. Wennlund and Representative Cowlishaw. Representative Cowlishaw." 240 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I stand in opposition to this Bill, and if this Bill receives the requisite number of votes, I would ask for a verification. The reason for my opposition is that all wisdom does not reside here in Springfield. We have local elected boards of education to decide which things they want to offer. It might be a good idea if we let them, for example, concentrate on teaching children to read, write and compute, rather than expecting them to offer to do everything for everybody, and it is for that reason that I stand in opposition to this Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill vote 'aye', those in favor of the passage of the Bill vote 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. Mr. Preston to explain his vote. Mr. Preston will explain his vote."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know of no Bill that we have considered in this Session that's more important than this Bill. It seems to get less votes now than it did in the two previous times where it passed the House and the Senate, went to the Governor's desk. If you're really concerned about cocaine babies being born, if you're really concerned about children being abused, then somebody has to in high school when people are about to become parents, tell them what to expect, that they have nutritional concerns during pregnancy, that they have to worry about staying off drugs, that the appropriate response to a newborn baby that's crying is not to slap that baby. This Bill does it, and if you don't see it that way, I'm sorry for you."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Munizzi."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen. To quickly explain my vote, to paraphrase from the movie 241 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 'Parenthood': you need a license to hunt, you need a license to drive, you need a license to do just about anything you want to do. While this Bill doesn't require you to have a license, it requires you to learn about what you are about to do. I urge that you change these votes and get some green votes up there to vote for. Thank you."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Ropp."
"Mr. Ropp."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, very briefly, if there is ever a time in this country where we need to think about families, and what families mean to this country, and the scene in the last several years, the breaking away of that fabric, there is no program that we have in any of our educational systems that helps to bring that together. This Bill in some small way would begin to address that, creating family community in this country, and Ladies and Gentlemen, if we ever need it, we need it now. Thank you."
"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 57 'ayes', 34 'noes', the Clerk shall poll the absentees."
"Poll of those not voting. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Stang and White. DeJaegher. Farley. Harris. McAuliffe. McCracken. Petka. Rice. Ronan. Shaw and Sieben."
"Record Mr. White as 'aye'. Record Mr. McNamara as 'aye'. Record Mr. Obrzut as 'aye', and there's a request for a verification from Representative Cowlishaw. The Clerk shall read the name of those voting 'yes'."
"Balanoff. Brunsvold. Bugielski. Burke. Capparelli. Curran. Currie. Davis. Deering. DeLeo. Edley. Flowers. Giglio. Giorgi. Hannig Hartke. Jay 242 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Hoffman. Homer. Keane. Kirkland. Kulas. Lang. Laurino. LeFlore. Levin. Marinaro. Martinez. Matijevich. Mautino. McAfee. McGuire. McNamara. McPike. Morrow. Mulcahey. Munizzi. Novak. Obrzut. Phelan. Phelps. Preston. Richmond. Ropp. Rotello. Saltsman. Santiago. Schakowsky. Schoenberg. Steczo. Stern. Tenhouse. Trotter. Turner. Walsh. White. Williams. Woolard. Anthony Young. Wyvetter Younge and Mr. Speaker."
"Questions."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker. Just a moment, please. Representative Davis."
"I'm sorry. The name."
"Representative Monique Davis?"
"Monique Davis. Remove Monique Davis."
"Representative Stern?"
"Representative Stern. Remove Representative Stern."
"Representative Dunn?"
"The Sponsor's seatmate is voting 'present'."
"Oh, I beg your pardon, Mr. Speaker. Representative Martinez?"
"Mr. Martinez. Remove Mr. Martinez."
"Representative Lou Jones?"
"The Lady is not voting."
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker. Representative Anthony Young?"
"Anthony Young is in the rear of the chamber."
"I see him, yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Mary Flowers?"
"Mary Flowers. Mary Flowers. Remove Mary Flowers."
"Representative McNamara?"
"Mr. McNamara. Mr. McNamara. He's at the side 243 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day of the chamber."
"Oh, very good. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Phelps?" May 24, 1991
Representative Speaker Madigan: "Mr. Phelps is in the front of the chamber."
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's kind of hard to find everyone when they're all over the place. Representative DeJaegher?"
"Mr. DeJaegher. Not voting."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Representative Mulcahey?"
"Mr. Mulcahey. Mr. Mulcahey. Remove Mr. Mulcahey, and restore Mr. Martinez."
"Representative Parke?"
"Any further questions?"
"That's all, Mr. Speaker, and thank you very much."
"Thank you. Any further changes? Mr. Hicks votes 'aye'. Any further changes? Any further changes? There being no further changes, there are 57 'ayes', and 33 'nos', and this Bill, having failed to receive the required Constitutional Majority is hereby declared lost. Ladies and Gentlemen, our committees afforded approximately 950 Bills to the floor, at the beginning of today we had 208 Bills on Special Order, we have now all that we special ordered today. Mr. Trotter, are you seeking recognition? 1128. House Bill 1128, Children and Family Law, Third Reading, Mr. Trotter. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1128, a Bill for an Act in relation to alcoholism. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Trotter."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, may I have leave to take it back to Second for Amendment?"
"Place the Bill on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk."
"Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Trotter." 244 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"Mr. Trotter."
"Yes. I would like to withdraw Amendment #4 and to expedite I would like to withdraw Amendment #5 also."
"Withdraw Amendment #4 and Amendment #5, and Amendment #6. Amendment #6. Amendment #6."
"Offered by Representative Trotter."
"Mr. Trotter."
"Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker. Amendment #6 becomes the Bill. I'm going to be very brief on this. This is multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary effort to provide comprehensive policy guidelines regarding the serious problem of substance abuse by pregnant women. We made a concerted, conscientious effort to work hard with all the departments that this Bill impacts upon. I worked with the Members on the other side of the aisle. I don't believe there's any opposition at this point, and I ask for its passage."
"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 1128, a Bill for an Act in relation to alcoholism a nd other drug dependencies. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 96 'ayes', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. On this same order there appears House Bill... Mr. Wennlund, Mr. Wennlund." 245 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to oppose the Motion, to extend the Third Reading deadline for House Bill 88 which is on Third Reading, Short Debate, until June 30."
"Can we get back with you on that?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When?"
"Sometime."
"Wednesday, Mr. Speaker?"
"Representative Pullen."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to call House Bill 983, which is on Special Order of Children and Family Law."
"Okay. Let us get back with you, also. In the meantime, there's House Bill 2222, by Representative Curran. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2222, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Mr. Curran."
"House Bill 2222, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, is agreed in that it provides that the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to all proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act unless otherwise specified. No opposition to this Bill."
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill signify by voting 'aye', those opposed by voting 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 59.'ayes', 35 'nos'. The Clerk shall poll the absentees."
"Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Stange. Turner. Davis. DeJaegher. Farley. Flowers. Harris. McAuliffe. McCracken. Mulcahey. Petka. Rice. Ronan. Shaw. Sieben and Stern."
"Are there any changes? Any changes? Mr. 246 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Kirkland. Record Mr. Kirkland as 'aye'. as 'aye'. Mr. Black." May 24, 1991
Record Mr. Turner Black: "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. If you would take those very slowly, we're trying to look at something here. But, in the meantime, should it get 60 votes, I will request a verification, if we don't get this worked out before you take the record."
"Mr. Black."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. With apologies to the Sponsor and apologies to the Body, we showed that Amendment #1 had been adopted, and that was the basis for our objection. In fact, Amendment #1 was withdrawn. My apologies. We have no objection to the Bill."
"On this question...and with leave we'll dump the Roll Call and, once again, those in favor of passage of the Bill vote 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 94 'ayes', no one voting...Mr. Daniels, 'aye'? Do you wish to vote 'aye'? Open the board, Mr. Clerk. Open the board. Okay, dump it again. Once again, those in favor vote 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 96 'ayes', no one voting 'no'. This Bill having received the Constitutional Majority is hereby declared passed. House Bill 983, Representative Pullen. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of the Bill?"
"The Bill appears in Second Reading. It's been read a second time previously. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee."
"Is there a Motion?" 247 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day
"No motions filed."
"Are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Pullen."
"Representative Pullen."
"Mr. Speaker, I would like to withdraw Amendment 2."
"Withdraw Amendment #2. Are there any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 983, a Bill for an Act concerning abuse and neglected child reporting. Third Reading of the Bill."
"Representative Pullen."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 983 provides for HIV testing of indicated child sexual abusers. It requires the Department of Children and Family Services, when such an abuser is identified through thorough investigation, to request that perpetrator to submit to an HIV test, and, if the perpetrator refuses, to seek a court order compelling the person to submit to an HIV test. I believe that this is important for the protection of children in our state, and I urge its adoption."
"Mr. Preston."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I, reluctantly, rise in opposition to this Bill. I know the Sponsor is...has every good intention, is very sincere, but I think this Bill is unneeded and...would, in fact, do nothing other than to tie up courts and DCFS, and they have more than they can do right now trying to take care of the foster children that they do not take care of, and I would ask for a 'no' vote on this." 248 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991
"Those in favor of the passage of the Bill vote 'aye', those opposed vote 'no'. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question there are 56 'ayes', 14 'nos'. The Clerk shall poll the absentees."
"Black. Hicks. Lou Jones. Shirley Jones. Keane. Kulas. LeFlore. Mautino. McAfee. Obrzut. Phelps. Ropp. Satterthwaite. Stange. Steczo. Wojcik. Davis. DeJaegher. Farley. Flowers. Harris. McAuliffe. McCracken. Mulcahey. Petka. Rice. Ronan. Shaw. Sieben and Stern."
"Mr. Keane wishes to be recorded as 'aye'. Record Mr. Laurino as 'aye'. Record Mr. Anthony Young as 'aye'. Munizzi, 'aye'. Trotter, 'aye'. Mautino, 'aye'. McAfee, 'aye'. Phelps, 'aye'. Woolard, 'aye'. Burke, 'aye'. Ropp, 'aye'. Weaver, 'aye'. On this question there are 68 'ayes', 12 'nos', Mr. Preston."
"Mr. Speaker, I would ask for a verification."
"The Clerk shall read the names of those people voting 'yes'."
"Ackerman..."
"Just a second. Mr. Brunsvold, 'aye'. Mr. Dunn, 'aye'. Mr. Phelan, 'aye'. Saltsman, 'aye'. Matinez, 'aye'. Obrzut, 'aye'. Mr. Black, 'aye'. Mr. LeFlore, 'aye'. Mr. Giglio, 'aye'. Mr. Preston."
"This has, certainly, been a very good night for me. I'll withdraw my verification request."
"On this question, there are 77 'ayes', 10 'nos'. This Bill having and received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. House Bill 88 is on the Order of... Mr. Clerk, what is the status of House Bill 88?" 249 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day
"The Bill appears on the Calendar on the Order of Third Reading."
"The Chair recognizes Mr. Wennlund."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to extend the Third Reading deadline to June 7, 1991, on House Bill 88."
"Is there leave? Leave is granted. Shall be June 7. Leave is granted using the Attendance Roll Call."
"Thank you."
"Now, as I said earlier, the committees reported about 950 Bills to the floor. At the beginning of business today, there were 208 Bills on Special Order, and we called every Special Order. We are prepared to adjourn. I would suggest that before you leave, that we plan to adjourn on the adoption of a Death Resolution for a former Member, Mr. Peter Miller, who I'm sure was known to many of us. So, Mr. Clerk, read the Adjournment Resolution."
"Senate Joint Resolution #61, resolved by the Senate of the 87th General Assembly, of the State of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring herein, that when the two Houses adjourn on Friday, May 24, 1991, they stand Adjourned until Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at 12:00 noon."
"Those in favor of the Adjournment Resolution say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Adjournment Resolution is adopted. Are there any Agreed Resolutions?"
"House Joint Resolution #52, offered by Representative Myron Olson. House Resolution #587, McNamara; 588, Hasara; 589, Black; 590, Weaver: 591, Weaver; 592, Weaver 595, Wolf and 596, Wolf."
"Mr. Giorgi moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Agreed Resolutions are 250 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 adopted. Mr. Clerk, is there anything further? So, are we prepared to consider the Death Resolution? Mr. Clerk, please read the resolution."
"House Resolution 593, offered by Representative Daniels and McAuliffe. Whereas, the Members of this Assembly were saddened to learn of the death May 21, 1991, of one of its distinguished colleagues, Peter J. Miller, who proudly served in this chamber and in the Illinois Senate for 22 years. Whereas, Peter J. Miller was born June 16, 1909, in the City of Chicago and learned from his parents and valued of service and helping others, And, whereas, Mr. Miller grew up in the City of Chicago and attended Marshall High School where he excelled and participated in all major sports. Whereas, he developed a love for winter sports and became an accomplished speed skater, a skill that enabled him to serve as a coach of the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team in 1948. And, whereas, his concern for disadvantaged youths in Chicago led him to accept positions as a physical education instructor for St. Thomas the Apostle Church, and Executive Director for the Chicago Park District. And, whereas, Peter Miller organized Chicago's Golden Gloves Program because of his desire to help disadvantaged youths to reach beyond their potential. And, whereas, he had the rare distinction to be a Member of both the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate, during the period that began in 1947 and survived two interruptions to represent the residents of Chicago's Westside, until his retirement in 1973. And, Whereas, the Members of both chambers of the Illinois General Assemblies sought his counsel, and were persuaded by his compassion and zeal, to approve laws he championed, including reforms in the insurance industry, the Chicago Tuberculosis Sanitarium, the state mental health hospitals and state 251 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 prisons and the establishment of Daylight Saving Time in Illinois. And, whereas, he continued his years of public service to the State of Illinois, serving as Secretary of the Illinois Athletic Commission. And, whereas, his involvment in public life extended into the political arena, serving as the 36th Ward Republican Committeeman in Chicago for 30 years and continued that activity when he moved to Addison, Illinois, about 15 years ago and served as Addison Township Republican Precinct 42 Committeeman in DuPage County, until his passing. And, whereas, Peter Miller was a devout community leader in the Village of Addison, and lately, in Woodale, and an active member of St. Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Addison and the Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Church in Woodale, until his passing. And, whereas, the Members of this chamber and citizens of the State of Illinois will greatly miss Peter J. Miller. Therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the 87th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, that we hereby express our deep gratitude for Peter J. Miller's countless contributions to the citizens of Illinois and further express our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, daughters, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, his brother and sister. And, Be further resolved, that suitable copies of this Preamble and Resolution be presented to the family of Peter J. Miller. And, as a further expression of our sorrow, the House will stand Adjourned.
"Mr. Daniels."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I would like to ask that all Members of this House be added as a Co-Sponsor to this Resolution, because I think that's appropriate. I think it's particularly appropriate because we all, in this chamber, of course, know Peter J. Miller, 252 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 for not only his activity the last few years, as a person representing labor and so articulately displaying some of their needs and concerns, but many of us remember him when he served in the Illinois General Assembly. But, few of you may remember that in 1973 he retired voluntarily because he did one of the most magnanimous acts that anyone in public service could do: He gave up his seat in the Illinois General Assembly SO that a man by the name of Henry Hyde could continue in public office. Yes, Henry Hyde lost the election at that time, but Peter Miller felt so strongly about him and his abilities, that he resigned the General Assembly and Henry Hyde was then able to continue on in the Illinois House and, as you now know, is one of the leaders in the country in the United States Congress. But, that only epitomizes some of the actions that Peter Miller has done throughout his long career: speed skating champion, a father, devoted husband, a man that really brought a lot of us into this business of politics, and we got to learn an awful lot from him. For instance, he, yes. was a precinct committeeman in Addison Township, the township I come from, and boy, he was one of the best committeeman that anyone could ask for, Mr. Speaker. And, you should, too, also, have a pride for that because he learned an awful lot of his efforts in the City of Chicago, which he loved so much and never forgot his roots, and he brought a lot of his organizational ability out to us which meant to me, personally, he was one of the best committeeman we had in DuPage County, which, I'm grateful for. But, more than that, I'm grateful for what Peter J. Miller represented. He represented good government. He represented an articulate feeling on beliefs that he felt so strongly about, but he also grew in the ranks and eyes of so many by raising a family that also 253 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 is participating in this business. His daughter, Carolyn Miller Cooley is a county board member in DuPage County, and also a resident of Addison Township. So, Mr. Speaker, when we talk about a person who has marked all of our lives, we're talking about an individual here who was one of us, who we can be proud of that we knew and that we can be proud of that he wore the stamp and will always be remembered as a Member of the Illinois General Assembly. To him, Godspeed, to him, to his family, I ask that all remember him in his...your prayers. Thank you."
"Mr. Daniels has moved for the adoption of the Death Resolution. All those in favor say 'aye', all those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Resolution is adopted, Upon the adoption of the Resolution, the House will stand Adjourned until May 29, 1991, at twelve noon, and we will provide perfunctory time for the Clerk. We shall now call to order the First Special Session. The Attendance Roll Call for the Special Session shall be the Attendance Roll Call for the Regular Session. Mr. Clerk, read the Adjournment Resolution."
"Senate Joint Resolution #10, resolved by the Senate, the 87th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, First Special Session thereof, the House of Representatives concurring herein, that when the Senate Adjourns on Friday, May 24, 1991, it stands Adjourned until Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at 12:30 O'clock p.m. and when the House of Representatives Adjourn on Friday, May 24, 1991, it stands Adjourned until Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at 12:05 o'clock."
"Those in favor of the adoption of the Resolution say 'aye', those opposed say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, the Resolution is adopted. Mr. McPike moves that the Special Session stand Adjourned until Wednesday, May 28, at 12:05 p.m. Those in favor say 'aye', those opposed 254 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 say 'no'. The 'ayes' have it, the 'ayes' have it, the Motion is adopted. The House does stand Adjourned."
"Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills. Senate Bill 10, M. J. Madigan, a Bill in relation to school reform. First Reading of the Bill. Senate Bill 11, M. J. Madigan, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. Senate Bill 25, Kulas, a Bill for an Act in relation to medical and family responsibility leave. First Reading of the Bill. Senate Bill 37, Granberg, a Bill for Act in relation to compensating Persian Gulf veterans from Illinois. Senate Bill 42, McQuire, a Bill for an Act to amend the Personnel Code. Senate Bill 55, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Power of Attorney Act. Senate Bill 78, Kubik, a Bill for an Act to create the Court Filing by Facts Act. Senate Bill 86, Currie, a Bill for an Act to amend the Counties Code. Senate Bill 102, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Collection Agency Act. Senate Bill 106, Trotter, a Bill for an Act to amend the Hospitality Licensing Act. Senate Bill 108, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Civil Administrative Code. Senate Bill 116, McQuire, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. Senate Bill 130, Black, a Bill for an Act to amend the Child Care Act. Senate Bill 131, Curran, a Bill for an Act to regulate and conduct balloon dart games. Senate Bill 132, Black, a Bill for an Act to amend the Child Care Act. Senate Bill 133, McPike, a Bill for an Act to make appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Senate Bill 154, Walsh, a Bill for an Act to amend the Jewelry Act. Senate Bill 175, John Dunn, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Senate Bill 195, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Civil Administrative Code. Senate Bill 200, M. J. Madigan, a Bill for an Act to amend 255 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the Criminal Code. Senate Bill 214, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Airport Authorities Act. Senate Bill 233, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend the Bi-State Development Powers Act. Senate Bill 246, McQuire, a Bill for an Act to amend the Housing Authorities Act. Senate Bill 249, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Senate Bill 250, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Senate Bill 258, M. J. Madigan, a Bill for an Act to Distribute Expenses of the State Comptroller. Senate Bill 264, Daniels or Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. Senate Bill 267, W. Peterson, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Senate Bill 299, Munizzi, a Bill for an Act relating to Scholarships to Institutions of Higher Education. Senate Bill 301, Keane, a Bill for an Act making certain appropriations for Education. Senate Bill 302, Satterthwaite, a Bill for an Act making certain appropriations for the Board of Trustees. Senate Bill 303, Ropp, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for The Board of Regents. Senate Bill 304, McGann, a Bill for an Act to provide for the Ordinary Expense for the Southern Illinois University. Senate Bill 305, McGann, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Board of Governors to State Colleges and Universities. Senate Bill 271, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 306, McGann, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Student Assistant Commission. Senate Bill 31, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Animal Control Act. Senate Bill 259, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to create the Sick Leave Bank Act. Senate Bill 307, Cowlishaw, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 308, McGann, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Community College Board of Trustees. Senate Bill 256 57th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 309, Black, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Community College Act. Senate Bill 310, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to certain public retirement systems. Senate Bill 311, Leitch, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the expense of the State University Civil Service System. Senate Bill 317, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Interest Act. Senate Bill 334, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the expense of the Department of Agriculture. Senate Bill 335, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the expense of the Illinois Arts Council. Senate Bill 336, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Build Illinois Program. Senate Bill 337, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Bureau of the Budget. Senate Bill 338, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Capitol Development Board. Senate Bill 339, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Capitol Development Board. Senate Bill 340, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making Appropriations for improvements...minor Capitol Improvements; repairs and maintenance and related purposes. Senate Bill 341, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Central Management Services. Senate Bill 342, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Senate Bill 343, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Board of Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans. Senate Bill 344, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Senate Bill 345, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. Senate Bill 346, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Emergency Services and 257 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Disaster Agency. Senate Bill 347, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Employment Security. Senate Bill 348, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Bill 349, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Financial Institutions. Senate Bill 350, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Office of Governor. Senate Bill 351, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the Historic Preservation Agency. Senate Bill 352, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Insurance. Senate Bill 353, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Office of Lieutenant Governor. Senate Bill 354, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Liquor Control Commission. Senate Bill 355, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Local Governmental Law Enforcement Officers Training Board. Senate Bill 356, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Mines and Minerals. Senate Bill 357, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Pollution Control Board. Senate Bill 358, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Professional Regulation. Senate Bill 359, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Property Tax Appeal Board. Senate Bill 360, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Racing Board. Senate Bill 361, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Revenue. Senate Bill 363, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Senate Bill 364, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Transportation. Senate Bill 365, Daniels, a Bill for an 258 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE May 24, 1991 57th Legislative Day Act making appropriations to the Department of Transportation. Senate Bill 366, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Aging. Senate Bill 367, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Corrections. Senate Bill 368, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council. Senate Bill 369, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to Medical Center Commission. Senate Bill 370, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities. Senate Bill 371, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Public Aid. Senate Bill 372, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the Department of Public Health. Senate Bill 373, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Senate Bill 374, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Senate Bill 378, Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to amend the Open Meetings Act. Senate Bill 380, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act concerning Tenancy by the Entirety, First Reading of the Bill. Senate Bill 384, Wennlund, a Bill for an Act to amend Local Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Senate Bill 385, Myron Olson, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Municipal Code. Senate Bill 393, Kulas, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 405, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Civil Administrative Code. Senate Bill 409, Daniels, a Bill for an Act making appropriations for the Court of Claims. Senate Bill 410, Trotter, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning rural and urban health care. Senate Bill 424, M. J. Madigan, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 440, 259 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day Daniels, a Bill for an Act May 24, 1991 making appropriations to the Judicial Inquiry Board. Senate Bill 445, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Horseracing Act. Senate Bill 446, Burke, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Controlled Substance Act. Senate Bill 453, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Community College Act. Senate Bill 458, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act concerning backstretch employees at the Illinois racing tracks. Senate Bill 460, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to create the Crematory Regulation Act. Senate Bill 468, Currie, a Bill for an Act in relation to Sentencing in Juvenile Dispositional Review Task Force. Senate Bill 477, Flowers, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Senate Bill 484, Rotello, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relation to the trade with the European community. Senate Bill 485, Wait, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act relating to levy of income taxes within educational service regions. Senate Bill 487, Shaw, a Bill for an Act to amend the Residential Mortgage License Act. Senate Bill 505, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend the Township Waterworks Act. Senate Bill 510, Weller, a Bill for an Act to amend the Nursing Home Care Act. Senate Bill 523, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Highway Code. Senate Bill 549, Satterthwaite, a Bill for an Act to amend the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Senate Bill 551, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Savings Bank Act. Senate Bill 556, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to create the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act. Senate Bill 580, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 585, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Senate Bill 588, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Controlled Substance Act. Senate Bill 591, McAfee, a Bill 260 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 for an Act to amend the Trust and Trustees Act. Senate Bill 598, Ropp, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Pension Code. Senate Bill 601, McAfee, a Bill for an Act to amend the Age Confidentiality Act. Senate Bill 616, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Municipal Code. Senate Bill 617, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act in relation to Teacher Training Curriculums. Senate Bill 621, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Funds Investment Act. Senate Bill 623, Phelps, a Bill for an Act to amend the Counties Code. Senate Bill 638, White, a Bill for an Act to amend the Dental Student Grant Act. Senate Bill 645, Deering, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 651, Bugielski, a Bill for an Act to amend the Department of Aging Act. Senate Bill 656, Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Attorneys Lien Act. Senate Bill 658, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Senate Bill 659, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senate Bill 661, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Counties Code. Senate Bill 672, Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to amend the Municipal Code. Senate Bill 698, Steczo, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act. Senate Bill 710, Giglio, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 713, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to create the Public Agency Contribution Equitable Adjustment Act. Senate Bill 717, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Senate Bill 718, Preston, a Bill for an Act to amend the Court of Claims Act. Senate Bill 721, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Uniform Commercial Code. Senate Bill 744, Currie, a Bill for an Act to create the Standards and Conduct in Police Brutality Investigations Act. Senate Bill 753, Weller, a Bill for an Act to amend 261 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 778, Morrow, a Bill for an Act to amend the Appraisers Certification Article. Senate Bill 789, Currie, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act in relation to Children. Senate Bill 797, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Senate Bill 812, Currie, a Bill for an Act to amend the Human Rights Act. House Bill 821, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Senate Bill 825, Edley, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 832, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Department of Revenue. Senate Bill 837, Trotter, a Bill for an Act to create the Local Government Health Care Fund. Senate Bill 839, Hensel, a Bill for an Act to amend the Counties Code. Senate Bill 873, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. Senate Bill 885, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Aid Code. Senate Bill 894, Weller, a Bill for an Act to amend the Unified Code of Corrections. Senate Bill 915, Balanoff, a Bill for an Act to amend various acts relating to safe school zones. Senate Bill 930, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Senate Bill 945, Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Emergency Telephone System Act. Senate Bill 946, Balanoff, a Bill for an Act to amend the Asbestos Abatement Act. Senate Bill 953, Hannig, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to various agencies."
"Senate Bill 954, Hicks, a Bill making appropriations to various agencies. Senate Bill 955 LeFlore, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to various agencies. Senate Bill 956, McPike, a Bill for an Act making restorative appropriations. Senate Bill 958, LeFlore, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. Senate Bill 959, LeFlore, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. 262 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Senate Bill 961, Novak, a Bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Control Act. Senate Bill 962, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Counties Act. Senate Bill 965, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 971, Walsh, a Bill for an Act to amend the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act. Senate Bill 976, Anthony Young, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Wage Assignment Act. Senate Bill 978, DeLeo, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Pre-need Cemetery Sales Act. Senate Bill 981, Matijevich, a Bill for an Act to create the Illinois Occupational Information Coordinating Committee Act. Senate Bill 986, Parcells, a Bill for an Act to amend the Municipal Code. Senate Bill 988, Parke, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Association Banking Act. Senate Bill 993, John Dunn and Wennlund, a Bill for an Act to amend the Corporate Fiduciary Act. Senate Bill 998, Munizzi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Control Act. Senate Bill 1002, Edley, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Prompt Payment Act. Senate Bill 1022, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Mechanics Lien Act. Senate Bill 1025, LeFlore, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Senate Bill 1045, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senate Bill 1051, Schakowsky, a Bill for an Act to amend the Rental Property Utility Service Act. Senate Bill 1053, Schakowsky, a Bill for an Act to amend the Rental Property Utility Service Act. Senate Bill 1054, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Unified Code of Corrections. Senate Bill 1058, White, a Bill to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Senate Bill 1059, Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Employees Group Insurance Act. Senate Bill 1061, Shaw, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 1066, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the 263 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Parentage Act. Senate Bill 1074, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 1077, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Nursing Home Care Act. Senate Bill 1089, DeJaegher, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 1092, John Dunn, a Bill got an Act in relationship to private decision making to forego life sustaining treatment. Senate Bill 1097, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Community College Act. Senate Bill 1107, Ropp, a Bill for an Act to amend the Parental Responsibility Law. Senate Bill 1125, Morrow, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Act on Aging. Senate Bill 1127, Black, a Bill for an Act in relation to Taxation of Gasohol. Senate Bill 1133, McAfee, a Bill for an Act to amend the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenants Rights Act. Senate Bill 1164, Sieben, a Bill for an Act authorizing Compound Interests in Written Contracts and Commercial Transactions. Senate Bill 1167, Keane and Daniels, a Bill for an Act to amend the Unified Commercial Code. Senate Bill 1168, Bernard Pedersen, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. Senate Bill 1169, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Deposit of State Moneys Act. Senate Bill 1191, Wennlund, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. Senate Bill 1201, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Senate Bill 1202, Mautino, a Bill for an Act to amend the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act. Senate Bill 1207, Novak, a Bill for an Act to amend the Cannabis Control Act. Senate Bill 1209, Hoffman, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. Senate Bill 1217, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. Senate Bill 1231, Balanoff, a Bill for an Act concerning diesel powered motor vehicles. Senate Bill 1233, Obrzut, a Bill for an Act to require 264 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 permanent noise monitoring systems. Senate Bill 1234, Lang, a Bill for an Act to creating Judicial Advisory Council. Senate Bill 1237, Cowlishaw, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. Senate Bill 1272, Cronin and Petka, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 1282, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Private Detective, Private Alarm and Private Security Act. Senate Bill 1284, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Senate Bill 1285, Hensel, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. Senate Bill 1291, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senate Bill 1297, Parke, a Bill for an Act to amend the Parentage Act. Senate Bill 1302 Davis, a Bill for an Act in relationship to Forfeiture of Property. Senate Bill 1310, Balthis, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Insurance Code. Senate Bill 1328, Hicks, a Bill for an Act in relationship to taxation. Senate Bill 1330, Morrow, a Bill for an Act to amend the Vital Records Act. Senate Bill 1331, Lou Jones, a Bill for an Act in relationship to Emergency Medical Services for Children. Senate Bill 1338, Parcells, a Bill for an Act to amend the Insurance Code. Senate Bill 1341, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act making appropriations to the Department of Veteran Affairs. Senate Bill 1370, Hicks, a Bill for an Act relating to state moneys. Senate Bill 1372, Leitch, a Bill for an Act in relationship to state agencies. Senate Bill 1377, Leitch, a Bill for an Act relating to immunity for criminal prosecution. Senate Bill 1390, Leitch, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code for Criminal Procedure. Senate Bill 1392, Brunswold, a Bill for an Act in relationship to protection of Illinois Rivers and Streams. Senate Bill 1409, Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to codify the Fish Code. 265 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 57th Legislative Day May 24, 1991 Senate Bill 1424, Munizzi, a Bill for an Act to create the Deadly Weapons Tort Claims Act. Senate Bill 1425, Leitch, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal trials. Senate Bill 1426, Ropp, a Bill for an Act to create the County Jail Inmates Employment Act. Senate Bill 1435, Schakowsky and Lang, a Bill for an Act in relationship to visitation of patients in health care facilities. Senate Bill 1437, Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Responsible Property Transfer Act. Senate Bill 1443, White, a Bill for an Act to amend the Child Care Act. Senate Bill 1454, Keane, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Municipal Code. Senate Bill 1462, Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Senate Bill 1465, Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Securities Law. That completes the reading of these Senate Bills. There being no further business, the House now stands Adjourned." 266 DOCUMENT NAME REQ STORE OPER GROUP PRINT COMMAND D DATE COPY WIDTH DEPTH ERROR T052491 137 0 pj 08/13/92 1 66 78 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 001 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX 92/09/14 14:38:23 MAY 24, 1991 HB-0001 THIRD READING PAGE 179 HB-0017 OTHER PAGE 138 HB-0031 THIRD READING PAGE 52 HB-0036 THIRD READING PAGE 171 HB-0040 THIRD READING PAGE 88 HB-0047 THIRD READING PAGE 240 HB-0056 SECOND READING PAGE 211 HB-0056 THIRD READING PAGE 214 HB-0057 RECALLED PAGE 215 HB-0057 THIRD READING PAGE 215 HB-0057 THIRD READING PAGE 215 HB-0065 RECALLED PAGE 204 HB-0065 THIRD READING PAGE 204 HB-0065 THIRD READING PAGE 205 HB-0088 MOTION PAGE 250 HB-0099 THIRD READING PAGE 69 HB-0114 RECALLED PAGE 138 HB-0114 THIRD READING PAGE 138 HB-0114 THIRD READING PAGE 140 HB-0137 THIRD READING PAGE 162 HB-0154 FIRST READING PAGE 256 HB-0278 MOTION PAGE 126 HB-0313 THIRD 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HB-0728 THIRD READING PAGE 230 HB-0735 THIRD READING PAGE 176 HB-0741 THIRD READING PAGE 176 HB-0755 THIRD READING PAGE 227 HB-0756 THIRD READING PAGE 228 HB-0757 SECOND READING PAGE 225 HB-0757 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 225 HB-0782 RECALLED PAGE 76 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 002 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MAY 24, 1991 92/09/14 14:38:23 HB-0782 THIRD READING PAGE 72 HB-0782 THIRD READING PAGE 70 HB-0782 THIRD READING PAGE 78 HB-0782 MOTION PAGE 71 HB-0782 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 72 HB-0782 DISCUSSED PAGE 74 HB-0803 RECALLED PAGE 142 HB-0803 THIRD READING PAGE 144 HB-0844 SECOND READING PAGE 163 HB-0844 THIRD READING PAGE 163 HB-0855 THIRD READING PAGE 177 HB-0855 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 113 HB-0872 THIRD READING PAGE 35 HB-0872 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 36 HB-0885 SECOND READING PAGE 113 HB-0885 THIRD READING PAGE 177 HB-0890 SECOND READING PAGE 113 HB-0890 THIRD READING PAGE 114 HB-0908 THIRD READING PAGE 58 HB-0938 RECALLED PAGE 179 HB-0938 THIRD READING PAGE 179 HB-0938 THIRD READING PAGE 179 HB-0941 THIRD READING PAGE 144 HB-0954 SECOND READING PAGE 116 HB-0954 THIRD READING PAGE 117 HB-0967 THIRD READING PAGE 145 H8-0983 SECOND READING PAGE 248 HB-0983 THIRD READING PAGE 248 HB-0992 RECALLED PAGE 37 HB-0992 THIRD READING PAGE 37 HB-0992 THIRD READING PAGE 38 HB-0994 THIRD READING PAGE 63 HB-1007 RECALLED PAGE 46 HB-1007 THIRD READING PAGE 46 HB-1007 THIRD READING PAGE 46 HB-1035 THIRD READING PAGE 63 HB-1038 RECALLED PAGE 183 HB-1038 THIRD READING PAGE 182 HB-1038 THIRD READING PAGE 191 HB-1038 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 184 HB-1049 THIRD READING PAGE 59 HB-1058 SECOND READING PAGE 97 HB-1077 OTHER PAGE 52 HB-1078 THIRD READING PAGE 146 HB-1097 THIRD READING PAGE 146 HB-1117 SECOND READING PAGE 119 HB-1117 SECOND READING PAGE 132 HB-1117 THIRD READING PAGE 133 HB-1117 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 121 HB-1128 RECALLED PAGE 244 HB-1128 THIRD READING PAGE 244 HB-1128 THIRD READING PAGE 245 HB-1143 THIRD READING PAGE 181 HB-1149 RECALLED PAGE 64 HB-1149 THIRD READING PAGE 64 H8-1149 THIRD READING PAGE 64 HB-1173 THIRD READING PAGE 184 HB-1189 THIRD READING PAGE 187 HB-1198 THIRD READING PAGE 188 HB-1198 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 188 HB-1220 SECOND READING PAGE 19 HB-1220 THIRD READING PAGE 22 HB-1288 SECOND READING PAGE 97 HB-1297 RECALLED PAGE 188 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 003 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX 92/09/14 14:38:23 MAY 24, 1991 HB-1297 THIRD READING PAGE 188 HB-1309 THIRD READING PAGE 191 HB-1309 MOTION PAGE 192 HB-1311 THIRD READING PAGE 193 HB-1351 SECOND READING PAGE 234 HB-1351 THIRD READING PAGE 234 HB-1365 THIRD READING PAGE 195 HB-1390 MOTION PAGE 124 HB-1422 SECOND READING PAGE 164 HB-1422 THIRD READING PAGE 165 HB-1432 THIRD READING PAGE 65 HB-1498 THIRD READING PAGE 196 HB-1537 SECOND READING PAGE 34 HB-1537 THIRD READING PAGE 34 HB-1538 SECOND READING PAGE 128 HB-1538 THIRD READING PAGE 131 HB-1545 THIRD READING PAGE 232 HB-1549 THIRD READING PAGE 229 HB-1565 THIRD READING PAGE 147 HB-1580 THIRD READING PAGE 10 HB-1595 MOTION PAGE 125 HB-1603 SECOND READING PAGE 31 HB-1603 RECALLED PAGE 29 HB-1603 THIRD READING PAGE 29 HB-1603 THIRD READING PAGE 33 HB-1603 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 30 HB-1627 SECOND READING PAGE 165 HB-1627 THIRD READING PAGE 166 HB-1642 THIRD READING PAGE 218 HB-1664 SECOND READING PAGE 235 HB-1664 THIRD READING PAGE 235 HB-1715 THIRD READING PAGE 148 HB-1733 SECOND READING PAGE 98 HB-1749 THIRD READING PAGE 197 HB-1830 MOTION PAGE 125 HB-1849 THIRD READING PAGE 148 HB-1871 MOTION PAGE 126 HB-1918 THIRD READING PAGE 197 HB-1923 THIRD READING PAGE 238 HB-1930 RECALLED PAGE 198 HB-1930 THIRD READING PAGE 198 HB-1930 THIRD READING PAGE 199 HB-1947 THIRD READING PAGE 154 HB-1950 RECALLED PAGE 218 HB-1950 THIRD READING PAGE 218 HB-1950 THIRD READING PAGE 220 HB-1972 RECALLED PAGE 99 HB-1975 SECOND READING PAGE 133 HB-1975 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 134 HB-1976 SECOND READING PAGE 134 HB-1976 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 134 HB-1983 THIRD READING PAGE 66 HB-1985 THIRD READING PAGE 103 HB-2003 THIRD READING PAGE 17 HB-2012 SECOND READING PAGE 224 HB-2012 THIRD READING PAGE 224 HB-2026 MOTION PAGE 128 HB-2032 THIRD READING PAGE 154 HB-2045 THIRD READING PAGE 157 HB-2052 THIRD READING PAGE 72 HB-2065 THIRD READING PAGE 199 HB-2104 MOTION PAGE 127 HB-2105 THIRD READING PAGE 30 HB-2135 SECOND READING PAGE 203 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 004 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX 92/09/14 14:38:23 MAY 24, 1991 HB-2135 RECALLED PAGE 200 HB-2135 THIRD READING PAGE 200 HB-2135 THIRD READING PAGE 204 HB-2135 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 201 HB-2149 THIRD READING PAGE 36 HB-2152 SECOND READING PAGE 238 HB-2152 THIRD READING PAGE 240 HB-2164 SECOND READING PAGE 67 HB-2164 THIRD READING PAGE 68 HB-2168 THIRD READING PAGE 228 HB-2169 SECOND READING PAGE 210 HB-2169 THIRD READING PAGE 210 HB-2173 SECOND READING PAGE 214 HB-2173 OTHER PAGE 214 HB-2184 SECOND READING PAGE 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PAGE 127 HB-2486 THIRD READING PAGE 207 HB-2487 THIRD READING PAGE 220 HB-2503 THIRD READING PAGE 210 HB-2503 THIRD READING PAGE 216 HB-2503 OUT OF RECORD PAGE 210 HB-2530 SECOND READING PAGE 136 HB-2530 THIRD READING PAGE 137 HB-2581 THIRD READING PAGE 47 HB-2642 THIRD READING PAGE 230 SB-0010 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0011 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0025 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0031 FIRST READING PAGE 256 SB-0037 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0042 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0055 FIRST READING PAGE 255 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 005 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MAY 24, 1991 92/09/14 14:38:23 SB-0078 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0086 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0102 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0106 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0108 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0116 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0130 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0131 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0132 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0133 FIRST READING PAGE 255 SB-0154 FIRST READING PAGE 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SB-0340 FIRST READING PAGE 257 SB-0341 FIRST READING PAGE 257 SB-0342 FIRST READING PAGE 257 SB-0343 FIRST READING PAGE 257 SB-0345 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0346 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0347 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0348 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0349 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0350 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0351 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0352 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0353 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0354 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0355 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0356 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0357 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0358 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0359 FIRST READING PAGE 258 SB-0360 FIRST READING Sa-0361 FIRST READING PAGE 258 PAGE 258 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 006 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MAY 24, 1991 92/09/14 14:38:23 SB-0363 FIRST READING PAGE 259 SB-0364 FIRST READING PAGE 259 SB-0365 FIRST READING PAGE 259 SB-0366 FIRST READING PAGE 259 SB-0367 FIRST READING PAGE 259 S3-0368 FIRST READING PAGE 259 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SB-1462 FIRST READING PAGE 266 SB-1465 FIRST READING PAGE 266 HR-0050 ADOPTED PAGE 3 HR-0050 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 3 HR-0593 ADOPTED PAGE 254 HR-0593 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 251 SR-0010 ADOPTED PAGE 255 SR-0010 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 254 SJR-0061 ADOPTED PAGE 250 SJR-0061 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 250 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER SPEAKER MCPIKE PAGE 1 PRAYER PASTOR JOE LATSON PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 2 ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE PAGE 2 AGREED BILL LIST PAGE 99 DEADLINE MOTIONS PAGE 122 SPEAKER MADIGAN IN THE CHAIR PAGE 131 AGREED RESOLUTIONS PAGE 250 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 254 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION PAGE 254 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNMENT PAGE 255 PERFUNCTORY SESSION PAGE 255 PERFUNCTORY SESSION ADJOURNMENT PAGE 266