“The House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction of House Resolutions. House Resolution 12, offered Representative Currie, is assigned to the Rules Committee. Introduction and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 136, offered by Representative Soto, a Bill for an Act in relation to vehicles. House Bill 137, offered by Representative Soto, a Bill for an Act concerning financial transactions. House Bill 138, offered by Representative Franks, a Bill for an Act in relation to counties. House Bill 139, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning economic development. House Bill 140, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning economic development. House Bill 141, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to horse racing. House Bill 142, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 143, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 144, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 145, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 146, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 147, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Riverboat Gambling Act. House Bill 148, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to gaming. House Bill 149, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to bingo games. House Bill 09300003.doc 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 150, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to taxation. House Bill 151, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to taxes. House Bill 152, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to property taxes. House Bill 153, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to education. House Bill 154, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to higher education. House Bill 155, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by changing Section 1-101. House Bill 156, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to health facilities. House Bill 157, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to health. House Bill 158, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to health. House Bill 159, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning elder abuse. House Bill 160, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to the elderly. House Bill 161, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. House Bill 162, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. House Bill 163, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to public aid. House Bill 164, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to aging. House Bill 165, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning senior citizens and disabled persons. House Bill 166, offered by Representative Lang, a 09300003.doc 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Bill for an Act concerning debt collection. House Bill 167, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning Comptroller debt collection. House Bill 168, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to elections. House Bill 169, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act to amend the Election Code. House Bill 170, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to insurance. House Bill 171, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to civil procedure. House Bill 172, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning State audits. House Bill 173, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act concerning the State Treasurer. House Bill 174, offered by Representative Lang, a Bill for an Act in relation to highways. House Bill 175, offered by Representative Hannig, a Bill for an Act concerning the State budget. House Bill 176, offered by Representative Bellock, a Bill for an Act concerning animal cremation services. House Bill 177, offered by Representative Granberg, a Bill for an Act concerning the regulation of professions. House Bill 178, offered by Representative Osmond, a Bill for an Act concerning the State Comptroller. House Bill 179, offered by Representative Lindner, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. House Bill 180, offered by Representative Krause, a Bill for an Act concerning schools. House Bill 181, offered by Representative Mulligan, a Bill for an Act in relation to check cashing services. House Bill 182, offered by Representative 09300003.doc 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Saviano, a Bill for an Act concerning quick-take proceedings. House Bill 183, offered by Representative Saviano, a Bill for an Act concerning quick-take proceedings. House Bill 184, offered by Representative Saviano, a Bill for an Act in relation to animals. House Bill 185, offered by Representative Moffitt, a Bill for an Act concerning loans to local governments. House Bill 186, offered by Representative Kosel, a Bill for an Act concerning condominiums. House Bill 187, offered by Representative Black, a Bill for an Act concerning taxation. House Bill 188, offered by Representative Slone, a Bill for an Act in relation to state and local government. House Bill 189, offered by Representative Bost, a Bill for an Act in relation to immunity. House Bill 190, offered by Representative Bost, a Bill for an Act in relation to criminal law. House Bill 191, offered by Representative Cross, a Bill for an Act concerning corrections.
“House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction and First Reading House Bills. House Bill 192, offered by Representative Kosel, a Bill for an Act concerning the Department of Human Services. House Bill 193, offered by Representative Bellock, a Bill for an Act in relation to vehicles. House Bill 194, offered by Representative Eddy, a Bill for an Act concerning education. First Reading of these House Bills. First Reading and Introduction of Constitution Amendments. House 09300003.doc 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment # 9, offered by Representative Lindner. RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY- THIRD 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 the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Article IV and Section 1 of Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE IV THE LEGISLATURE SECTION 1. LEGISLATURE - POWER AND STRUCTURE The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives, elected by the electors from 59 Senatorial Districts and 119 Representative Districts. SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION (a)One Senator shall be elected from each Senatorial District. Immediately following each decennial redistricting, the General Assembly by law shall divide the Senatorial Districts as equally as possible into three groups. Senators from one group shall be elected for terms of four years, four years and two years; Senators from the second group, for terms of four years, two years and four years; and Senators from the third group, for terms of two years, four years and four years. The Senatorial Districts in each group shall be distributed substantially equally 09300003.doc 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 over the State. One Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years. (c)To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent. In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which he resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district he represents for 18 months prior to reelection. (d)within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by appointment as provided by law. If the vacancy is in a Senatorial office with more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointed Senator shall serve until the next general election, at which time a Senator shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term. If the vacancy is in a Representative office or in any other Senatorial office, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the term. An appointee to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the person he succeeds. (e) No member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation as a public officer or employee from any other governmental entity for time during which he is in attendance as a member of the General Assembly. No member of the General Assembly during the term for which he was 09300003.doc 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 elected or appointed shall be appointed to a public office which shall have been created or the compensation for which shall have been increased by the General Assembly during that term. SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING (a)Senatorial Districts shall be compact, contiguous and substantially equal in population. Representative Districts shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population. A Representative District need not be entirely within a single Senatorial District. (b)By April 15 of the year following each Federal decennial census year, the State Board of Elections, by a record vote of a majority of the total number of members authorized by law as provided in Section 5 of Article III, shall designate a computer program for redistricting the Senate and House of Representatives that meets the requirements of this Section. The designation shall include detailed specifications of the computer program. Any computer program designated by the State Board of Elections under this Section shall embody the following standards and criteria, as defined by Common Law, in this order of priority: (1)Contiguity; (2)Substantial equality of population; (3)Compactness; (4)Minimization of the number of districts that cross county or municipal boundaries; and (5)A fair reflection of minority voting strength. 09300003.doc 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Any computer program designated by the State Board of Elections under this Section shall not consider the following data: (1)Residency of incumbent legislators; (2)Political affiliations of registered voters; (3)Previous election results; and (4)Demographic information not required to be used by this Section or by the United States Constitution or federal law. Except as specified in this Section, the computer program shall produce districts in a random manner. The Senate, by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected, may by June 15 of that year designate a different computer program for redistricting the Senate. The House of Representatives, by a resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected, may by June 15 of that year designate a different computer program for redistricting the House of Representatives. (c)In the year following each Federal decennial census year, (i) The Senate, by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected, Shall redistrict the Senatorial Districts and (ii) the House of Representatives, by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected, shall redistrict the Representative Districts. 09300003.doc 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Each adopted redistricting resolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State by the presiding officer of the house that adopted the resolution. (d)If a Senatorial or Representative redistricting resolution is not adopted and effective by June 15 of that year, the State Board of Elections, as soon thereafter as is practicable, shall produce a Senatorial or Representative redistricting plan, or both as the case may be, through the use of the computer program designated by the affected chamber, if it made a designation under subsection (b), or else through the use of the computer program designated by the State Board of Elections under that subsection. The State Board of Elections shall file the redistricting plan with the Secretary of State. (e)A Redistricting plan, adopted by redistricting resolution or produced by the State Board of Elections, that is Filed with the Secretary of State shall be presumed valid, shall have the same force and effect As a Law, And shall be published promptly by the Secretary of State. (f)The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over actions concerning redistricting the House and Senate ARTICLE XIV CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION SECTION 1 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (a)Whenever three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly so direct, the question of whether a Constitutional Convention should be called shall be submitted to the electors at the general election next 09300003.doc 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 occurring at least six months after such legislative direction. (b)If the question of whether a Convention should be called is not submitted during any twenty-year period, the Secretary of State shall submit such question at the general election in the twentieth year following the last submission. (c)The vote on whether to call a Convention shall be on a separate ballot. A Convention shall be called if approved by three-fifths of those voting on the question or a majority of those voting in the election. (d)The General Assembly, at the session following approval by the electors, by law shall provide for the Convention and for the election of two delegates from each Senatorial District; designate the time and place of the Convention's first meeting which shall be within three months after the election of delegates; fix and provide for the pay of delegates and officers; and provide for expenses necessarily incurred by the Convention. (e)To be eligible to be a delegate a person must meet the same eligibility requirements as a member of the General Assembly. Vacancies shall be filled as provided by law. (f)The Convention shall prepare such revision of or amendments to the Constitution as it deems necessary. Any proposed revision or amendments approved by a majority of the delegates elected shall be submitted to the electors in such manner as the Convention determines, at an election designated or called by the Convention occurring not less 09300003.doc 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 than two nor more than six months after the Convention's adjournment. Any revision or amendments proposed by the Convention shall be published with explanations, as the Convention provides, at least one month preceding the election. (g)The vote on the proposed revision or amendments shall be on a separate ballot. Any proposed revision or amendments shall become effective, as the Convention provides, if approved by a majority of those voting on the question. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect beginning with redistricting in 2011 and applies to the election of members of the General Assembly in 2012 and thereafter. First Reading of this Constitutional Amendment. Introduction and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 195, offered by Representative Watson, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 196, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act in relation to vehicles. House Bill 197, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act in relation to public health. House Bill 198, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act in relation to correctional facilities. House Bill 199, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning the Department of Public Health. House Bill 200, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning the Department of Public Health. House 09300003.doc 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2003 Bill 201, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 202, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning schools. House Bill 203, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 204, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning banking. House Bill 205, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning schools. House Bill 206, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning domestic violence. House Bill 207, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning lead poisoning. House Bill 208, offered by Representative Davis, Monique, a Bill for an Act concerning schools. First Reading of these House Bills. The House Perfunctory Session stands adjourned.” 09300003.doc 12