"The House will come to order. April 23, 1996 Members will please be in their chairs. Those not entitled to the Floor, will please retire to the Gallery. The Chaplain for the day is Pastor Larry Crawford of Waynesville Christian Church in Waynesville, Illinois. Pastor Crawford is the guest of Representative John Turner. Guests in the Gallery may wish to rise for the invocation. Pastor Crawford."
"Thank you, let's pray. Father, we just come before You right now. We just give You praise for this opportunity today. I thank You, Father, for the honor to stand before these Ladies and these Gentlemen, Father. I thank You that we can stand in Your presence today because of the blood of Jesus Christ, Your son. Father, we thank You for sending Your son to die on the cross for us so that we might have eternal life. Father, I just pray in the name of Jesus for each person here. I pray for Your wisdom, Father. Lord, I just thank You that You are the One who establishes leaders and Lord, I just thank You for these leaders that are here today and, Father, I pray that they would seek Your wisdom. They would seek, first, Your Kingdom and Your righteousness. Father, I pray that You would pour out Your spirit in this place today. That everything that needs to be discussed, that decisions that need to be made would be right decisions, that they would be in line with Your word, Lord, and Your ways. Lord, we want to see Your blessing back on America again. We want to see America a blessed nation. We want to see America representing You again, Lord, as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and so, Lord, we acknowledge Your mightiness, we acknowledge Your power, we acknowledge Your presence here today. And, Lord, we acknowledge the fact that each of us someday will stand before You and be able to look into Your 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 118th Legislative Day April 23, 1996 eyes and be able to hear from You. And, Lord, it is our desire to hear, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' And so, Lord, I just pray for this time today that it would be led by Your spirit, Lord. We invite Your presence here. We invite You, Jesus, to be the guest of honor and to lead this time together today. Father, we commit it to You. May Your will be done and may Your Kingdom come. May Your will be done on earth here today as it is in Heaven every moment. Lord, we give You praise and again I just give You thanks. We love You, Jesus. We exalt You. It's in Your Amen." name we pray.
"We will be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative John Turner."
"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 Currie is recognized on the Democrat side of the aisle for any excused absences."
"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representative Granberg is excused this week for a Finnish mission and Representatives Martinez and Blagojevich are both excused because of illness."
"Record will so reflect. Representative Cross is recognized on the Republican side of the aisle for any excused absences."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, we're all here on the Republican side of the aisle. Thank you."
"The record will so reflect. Mr. Clerk, take the record. There are 115 Members answering the Roll and a quorum is present and the House will now come to order. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 118th Legislative Day April 23, 1996 Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can have your attention just for a second. Today we have with us the Class A Scholastic Bowl State Champions. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Class A Scholastic Bowl State Champions from Niantic Harristown. They're with us today and they're the guests of Representative Duane Noland and they're in the Gallery in the back. We all know that Harristown was one of the areas that was hit by the tornado and we hope that there will be a quick recovery and quick repair in the area there so thank you, Representative Noland. Committee Reports."
"Committee Report from Representative Churchill, Chairman of Committee on Rules to which the following Joint Action Motion was referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back, 'Do approve for consideration', to the House Floor. House Resolution #99."
"Supplemental Calendar announcement."
"Supplemental Calendar #1 is being distributed."
"The order of Supplemental Calendar #1 is House Resolution #99, Representative Churchill."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This is solely a house cleaning type of Resolution that will take all of the Republican House Bills that were on the Calendar at the end of last week, and put them back in the Rules Committee."
"Senator (sic Representative) Churchill now moves that the House adopt House Resolution 99. All in favor say 'aye', opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution passes. Anything further? Announcements, Mr. Clerk."
"Committee Announcements. For today, Public Utilities is cancelled for 12:30. Public Utilities Committee is cancelled and for Wednesday, Higher Education 3 118th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE April 23, 1996 scheduled for 2:30 is cancelled, so again Committee Notices for 12:30 today Public Utilities is cancelled. For 2:30 on Wednesday Higher Education is cancelled."
"Representative Churchill now moves that the House stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 24, 1996 at the hour of 12:00 noon. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', opposed 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it and allowing Perfunctory time for the Clerk, the House now stands adjourned until Wednesday, April 24, 1996 at the hour of 12:00 noon."
"The House Perfunctory Session will be in order and the House Perfunctory Session will stand in recess until the hour of 4:30."
"The House Perfunctory Session will be in order. Committee Reports. Committee Report from Representative Deuchler, Chairman for Committee on Financial Institutions to which the following Bills and Resolutions were referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'Do pass' Senate Bill 1727. 'Do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 1471 and Senate Bill 1688. 'Do pass as amended Short Debate' Senate Bill 1648. Committee Report from Representative Saviano, Chairman for Committee on Registration and Regulation to which the following Resolutions were referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: "Do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 1820 and 'Do adopt as amended House Joint Resolution #97. Committee Report from Representative Pedersen, Chairman for the Committee on Insurance to which the following Bills were referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'Do pass' Senate Bill 1425 and Senate 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 118th Legislative Day April 23, 1996 Bill 1279. 'Do pass as amended' Senate Bill 1424. Committee Report from Representative Wait, Chairman for Committee on Transportation to which the following Bills were referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'Do pass as amended' Senate Bill 1448. "Do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 1300. Committee Report from Representative Balthis, Chairman for the Committee on Cities and Villages to which the following Bills were referred. Action taken On April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendation: 'Do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 1814, Senate Bill 1811, Senate Bill 1402, Senate Bill 1624, and Senate Bill 1428. Introduction First Reading of Constitutional Amendments. Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #3. Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #3, offered by Representative Balthis. Resolved by the Senate of the 89th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring herein that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state for the adoption or rejection at the general election at the next occurring at least six months after the adoption of this Resolution a proposition to amend Section VIII of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows: Article IV of the Legislature Section VIII, passage of Bills. The enacting clause of the laws of this state shall be being enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall enact laws only by Bills. Bills may originate in either House but may be amended or rejected by the other. No Bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the Members elected to each House. Final passage of a Bill shall be by 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 118th Legislative Day April 23, 1996 record vote. In the Senate at the request of two Members and in the House at the request of five Members a record vote may be taken on any other occasion. A record vote is a vote by 'yeas' and 'nays' entered on the Journal. A Bill shall be read by title on three different days in each House. A Bill in each Amendment thereto shall be reproduced and placed on the desk of each Member before final passage. Bills, except Bills for appropriations and for decodification, revision or rearrangement of laws shall be confined to one subject. Appropriation Bills shall be limited to the subject of appropriations. A Bill expressly amending a law shall set forth completely to Sections amended. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall assign each Bill that passes both Houses to certify that the procedural requirements for passage have been met. After November 5, 1996, no portion of any Bill shall require a unit of local government or school district to establish, expand, modify or increase its programs, activities or services in such a way as to necessitate the expenditure of additional public revenue by the unit of local government or school district unless at least one of the following applies. The state appropriates additional funds to the unit of local government or school district to fully fund the additional expenditures necessary to carry out the requirement for each year the requirement is in effect, the Bill passes with the concurrence at least three-fifths of the Members elected to each House. That portion of the Bill imposes a federal law that the unit of local government or school district would otherwise be required to meet by federal law or imposes a state or federal court order with no additional requirements imposed by the state. Or that 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 118th Legislative Day April 23, 1996 portion of the Bill creates, expands or modifies a specifically defined crime. A law enacted after November 5, 1996, may not be the basis for administrative rules, regulations or actions that requires a unit of local government or school district to establish, expand, modify or to increase its programs, activities or services in such a way as to necessitate the expenditure of additional public revenue by using the local government or school district unless the law authorizes the rules, regulations or actions. The Subsection E does not apply to any portion of a Bill that limits or regulates the ability of unit of local government or school district to raise revenue. Schedule this Constitutional Amendment take effect upon approval by the electors of this state. First Reading and introduction of Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #3. Referred it to Rules Committee. Committee Report. Committee from Representative Noland, Chairman for the Committee on Agriculture, to which the following Bills were referred. Action taken on April 23, 1996. Reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'Do pass' Senate Bill 1633 and Senate Bill 1665. "Do pass Short Debate' Senate Bill 1666. Being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session stands adjourned and the House will reconvene on Wednesday, April 24th at the hour of 12:00 noon. 7 REPORT: TIFLDAY PAGE: 001 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 23, 1996 97/03/10 15:13:38 HR-0099 ADOPTED PAGE 3 HR-0099 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 3 SJR-0003 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 7 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER PAGE 1 SPEAKER DANIELS IN THE CHAIR PAGE 1 PRAYER PASTOR CRAWFORD PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 2 ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE PAGE 2 SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR #1 PAGE 3 PERFUNCTORY SESSION PAGE 4 PERFUNCTORY SESSION ADJOURNED PAGE 7 HOUSE ADJOURNED PAGE 4