"The House will come to order. come to order. January 14, 1993 The House will The guests in the balcony...the guests in the balcony may wish to rise and join us for the invocation. We'll be led in the invocation this morning by the Clerk, Mr. O'Brien."
"Let us pray. Lord, bless this House and all those that serve and work here. Amen."
"Amen. We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Phelan."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"Roll Call for Attendance. Mr. Kubik."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let the record reflect that there are no excused Republican absences today."
"Thank you. Representative LeFlore is not here. He has an excused absence Mr. Clerk, if you would lock his switch. Take the record Mr. Clerk. 117 Members answering the Roll Call, a quorum is present. Adjournment Resolution."
"Senate Joint Resolution #2; 'RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, January 14, 1993, the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 26, 1993, at 12 o'clock noon; and the House of Representatives stand adjourned until Wednesday, January 20, 1993, at 12:00 o'clock noon; and when they adjourn on that day, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 26, 1993, at 12:00 o'clock noon; and when they adjourn on that day, they stand adjourned until Wednesday, January 27, 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 1993, at 11:30 o'clock a.m.'"
"Representative Giorgi...Representative Giorgi moves the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Adjournment Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, we're ready to start picking seats by seniority. It's my understanding from Representative Daniels that the Republicans have already finished. All right, the Leadership...the Leadership seats have already been chosen, and we will begin by seniority. Mr. Clerk, you will begin the process by seniority."
"Starting the seat selection, I'll call Members names if you'll come up and get the ticket, take it back to your selected desk, and stick it on the desk so the electrician can wire the voting machine. The first name for 12 terms is Monroe Flinn; down to the 10th term is Wyvetter Younge; down to the 8th term is Gary Hannig and Ellis Levin; moving on to 7th term is Don Saltsman; moving on to 6 termers in random order is Larry Hicks, lottery #1, and then Tom Homer, followed by Michael Curran and then Robert LeFlore, Joel Brunsvold, followed by Bob DeJaegher. If all of the 6 termers are finished, going on to the 5th term, Benjamin Martinez; followed by Chuck Hartke; followed by David Phelps; followed by Charles Morrow; followed by Lou Jones."
"Mr. Electrician, would you turn on Representative Schakowsky? Not Bugielski, Schakowsky."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I would like to invite all of you to celebrate the appointment of Barbara Flynn Currie to Leadership with a piece of cake over here. So, everybody come and join us. Thank you." 2 2nd Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE January 14, 1993
"If all the 5th termers have selected their desks, moving on to 4th termers in random order...I'm on 4th term...Lou Lang; followed by Monique...followed by Larry Woolard; followed by Monique Davis; followed by John Philip Novak; followed by Bob Bugielski; followed by Shirley Jones. If all the 4th termers have selected their seats, moving right on to 3rd termers...3rd termers is Clem Balanoff; followed by Jan Schakowsky...Jan Schakowsky; followed by Jim Phelan; followed by Santiago. If all of the 3rd termers has selected their desks, please place these name signs by your name on the desk so the electrician can identify where you want to sit. The voting machine will be wired according to where these signs are stuck on the desk. Have all 3rd termers selected? Shirley Jones, are you finished? Have you selected your desk? Have you selected your desk? All right, going on to 2nd termers is Daniel Burke; Jeff Schoenberg; Mike Rotello; David McAfee; Jay Hoffman; Terry Deering; Jack McGuire; and Frank Mautino. Continuing on with 2nd termers is Judy Erwin; Coy Pugh; Todd Stroger; and Carol Ronen. If anyone hasn't selected their seats yet, please raise your hand before I go on with freshmen. Anyone other than freshmen. Is there anyone that hasn't selected your desk yet? All right, going on with freshmen in random order are John Ostenburg; followed by Harold Murphy. Harold Murphy. Harold Murphy; followed by Rod Blagojevich. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich."
"Blagojevich."
"...Followed by Laurel Prussing; Lauren Gash; Pennie von Bergen Wessels. Representative Rotello, have you picked your seat yet? All right, moving on is Representative Joseph Kotlarz; followed by Barb Giolitto. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 Representative Giolitto, have you found your desk? Representative Giolitto. Giolitto. Are you finished? Next name is Eugene Moore. Please put your name signs on your desks so the other Members can see what's available. Stick this on your desk where everyone can see the desk is taken. Next is Representative Edgar Lopez. Next is Vickie Moseley; followed by Representative Frias. Moving on, the next is Gerald Hawkins; followed by John Sheehy. Representative Sheehy, did you find a desk? And Nancy Kaszak. There's one desk left somewhere. Can anyone help Nancy Kaszak find her desk? Does anyone see a desk on the Democrat side without a...here it is Nancy. Are there any Democrat Members that has not selected a desk yet? Any Members at all? Representative Harold Murphy, would you raise your hand? Harold. Do you know where his desk is? Mark O'Brien. Mark O'Brien. Mark, are they set there? Is he set? Are all Democrat freshmen...now have their name on a desk? If there's anyone that doesn't have their name on a desk, panic now! Can I have your attention please. Senior Members that had telephones on their desks and they had numbers programmed into them, they can disconnect that phone and take it to your new desk, but then please make sure the phone that you're replacing gets returned to whoever it belonged to. The telephones that have numbers programmed into them may follow the Members. Let me also announce that the drawers in the desks are not interchangeable. The drawers are not interchangeable. Their locks are numbered to match the desks. There's a new schedule...calendar schedule that was distributed by the Speaker today. A Session schedule, which has been revised was distributed to all Members today. Be sure you get one and review it. We're ready to start parking assignments 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 for Democrat Members. Parking assignments will be by Leadership first, then seniority. There's a map here and the spots that are colored in are the Democrat parking spots assigned to us by the Secretary of State. If the Members will stand back from the map, and let Leadership look at it first, and then I'll call out by seniority, so they can go up to the map and select their seats (sic - spots). Behind my podium, is a list of the parking spots available. Those are the parking spots that are not taken at this time."
"Representative Currie...Representative Currie moves that the House now stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. January 27th. All right, we'll hold that Motion until we do Agreed Resolutions. We'll hold that Motion. We're going to do Agreed Resolutions. Mr. O'Brien, can we do the Agreed Resolutions so we can adjourn. All right. Agreed Resolutions."
"House Resolution 5, offered by Representative Hicks; House Resolution 6, offered by Representative Capparelli; House Resolution 7, offered by Representative Sheehy; House Resolution 8, offered by Representative Erwin; House Resolution 9, offered by Representative Saltsman; House Resolution 10, offered by Representative Granberg; House Resolution 12, offered by Representative Daniels; House Resolution 13, offered by Representative Daniels; House Resolution 15, offered by Representative Weller; House Resolution 14, offered by Representative Pedersen; House Resolution 16, offered by Representative Lou Jones; House Resolution 17, offered by Representative Homer; House Resolution 19, offered by Representative Granberg; House Resolution 18, offered by Representative Granberg; House Resolution 20, offered by Representative 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 Erwin, and House Resolution 21, offered by Representative Currie."
"Representative Currie moves the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Resolution."
"House Joint Resolution 1, offered by Representative Ryder and Steczo."
"Representative Currie moves the adoption of the Agreed Resolution. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. The Agreed Resolution is adopted. Representative Currie now moves that the House stand adjourned allowing the Clerk perfunctory time for Introduction and First Reading and business of the House. She moves that we stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. January 27th. All in favor of the Motion say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. Except for Perfunctory Session, the House now stands adjourned."
"...Have your attention. If any Members have not picked up their license plates, please come back to the conference room behind the chambers. The Secretary of State has your license plates."
"Introduction - First Reading of Bills. House Bill 74, offered by Representative McAfee, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Highway Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 75, offered by Representative Brunsvold, a Bill for an Act to amend the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 76, offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act to amend the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 77, offered by Representative Santiago, a Bill for an 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 78, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 79, offered by Representative Hoeft, a Bill for an Act to amend the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 80, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Hospital Licensing Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 81, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 82, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Occupation and Use Tax Acts. amending named Acts. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 83, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 84, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 85, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 86, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 87, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to Amend the Election and Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 88, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 89, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to create the Deadly Weapons Tort Claims Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 90, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code of 1961. First 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 Reading of the Bill. House Bill 91, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 92, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 93, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Public Utilities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 94, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to create the Health Care Reform Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 95, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 96, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 97, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to create the Corporal Punishment Limitation Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 98, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to create the Fund Education First Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 99, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to create the International boycotts Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 100, offered by Representative Sheehy, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Purchasing Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 101, offered by Representative Weaver, a Bill for an Act to amend Governors Regency Universities Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 102, offered by Representative Granberg, a Bill for an Act to amend the Purchasing Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 103, offered by Representative Novak, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Purchasing Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 104, offered by 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 Representative Olson, a Bill for an Act to amend the Nursing Home Grant Assistance Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 105, offered by Representative Homer, a Bill for an Act to amend the Counties Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 106, offered by Representative Sheehy, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 107, offered by Representative Balanoff, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 108, offered by Representative Currie, a Bill for an Act to amend the Employment Article of Human Rights Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 109, offered by Representative McAfee, a Bill for an Act to amend the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 110, offered by Representative Parcells, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 111, offered by Representative Parcells, a Bill for an Act to amend the Unified Code of Corrections. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 112, offered by Representative Salvi, a Bill for an Act to amend the Revenue Act of 1939. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 113, offered by Representative Saltsman, a Bill for an Act to amend the State Occupation and Use Tax Act. First Reading of the Bill."
Clerk McLennand: " Introduction and First Reading of Constitutional Amendments. House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #6, offered by Representative Novak. 'RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, That there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 2nd Legislative Day January 14, 1993 the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article VIII of the Constitution to read as follows: ARTICLE VIII FINANCE SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for expenditures and obligations during the fiscal year of every department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public corporation of the State, every State college and university, and every other public agency created by the State, but not of units of local government or school districts. The budget shall also set forth the indebtedness and contingent liabilities of the State and such other information as may be required by law. Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds estimated to be available for the fiscal year as shown in the budget. (b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations for all expenditures of public funds and all other funds administered by the State. No unappropriated public funds or other funds administered by the State may be expended. Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that year. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon its approval by the electors of this State.' Introduction and First Reading of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #6. No further business. The House stands adjourned until January 27th at 11:30." 10 REPORT: TIFLDAY 93/02/2 PAGE: 001 09:37:: STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX JANUARY 14, 1993 HB-0074 FIRST READING PAGE 6 H3-0075 FIRST READING PAGE 6 Ho-0075 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-0077 FIRST READING PAGE 6 HB-0078 FIRST READING PAGE 7 H-0079 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0080 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0081 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0082 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0083 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0094 FIRST READING PAGE 7 H3-0085 FIRST READING PAGE 7 Ho-0086 FIRST READING PAGE 7 H5-0087 FIRST READING PAGE 7 H-0088 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0089 FIRST READING PAGE 7 HB-0090 FIRST READING PAGE 7 Ha-0091 FIRST READING PAGE B HE-0092 FIRST READING PAGE B H8-0093 FIRST READING PAGE 8 H-0094 FIRST READING PAGE 8 H3-0095 FIRST READING PAGE 8 HB-0096 FIRST READING PAGE 8 Ho-0097 FIRST READING PAGE e HB-0098 FIRST READING PAGE 8 H3-0099 FIRST READING PAGE ४ H3-0100 FIRST READING PAGE 5 H3-0101 FIRST READING PAGE 8 H3-0102 FIRST READING PAGE 8 HB-0103 FIRST READING PAGE ช HB-0104 FIRST READING PAGE 6 H8-0105 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HE-0106 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HB-0107 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HB-0108 FIRST READING PAGE 9 H3-0109 FIRST READING. PAGE 9 H8-0110 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HB-0111 FIRST READING PAGE 9 K-0112 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HB-0113 FIRST READING PAGE 9 HJR-0001 ADOPTED PAGE 0 HJR-0001 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 6 HJR-0006 FIRST READING PAGE 9 SJR-0002 ADOPTED PAGE 2 SJR-0002 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 1 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER - REPRESENTATIVE MCPIKE PAGE 1 PRAYER - CLERK O'BRIEN PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 1 ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE PAGE 1 AGREED RESOLUTIONS PAGE 5 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 6 PERFUNCTORY SESSION PAGE 6 PERFUNCTORY ADJOURNMENT PAGE 10