Illinois House Floor Debate — June 1, 2004

“The House shall come to order. The Members shall be in their chairs. We ask the Members and our guests in the gallery to turn off their laptop computers, their cell phones and their pagers. And we ask the guests in the gallery to rise and join us for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. We shall be led in prayer today by Lee Crawford, the Assistant Pastor of Victory Temple Church, here in Springfield. Pastor Crawford.”

“We shall be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Representative Grunloh.” Grunloh – 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. Mr. Hannig.” Hannig: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the record show that Representative Currie and Representative Acevedo are excused today?”

“Mr. Bost.”

“The Clerk shall take the record. There being 114 Members responding to the Attendance Roll Call, there is a quorum present. Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can have your attention for a few moments. We have distributed a schedule for the month of June and it provides that we shall leave here today and we shall go on a schedule of perfunctory days for the remainder of the month. We are asking all of you to remain available on a 24-hour basis to be notified to come back to Springfield for the consideration of an agreement that would relate to the budget and implementation of the budget. So, again, the plan would be to leave here today, and to go on a perfunctory schedule basis, as reflected in the schedule which you have in front of you. Asking everyone to be prepared to come back on a 24-hour notice. But, to consider an agreement that relates to the budget. I… I have spoken this morning with all of the Legislative Leaders and they’ve all indicated that they are available to meet at any time to consider negotiating positions relative to the budget and implementation of the budget. And we will keep everybody advised as to how those negotiations progress or do not progress. We’ll just tell you the way it is. Mr. Lang. Thank you. Mr. Clerk.”

"Mr. Bost.”

"Mr. Bost, speaking for myself, I’m prepared to continue to work on that problem.”

"Whenever.”

“Mr. Reitz. Is Mr. Reitz in the chamber? Mr. Clerk, on page 6 of the Calendar, on the Order of Senate Bills-Second Reading, there appears Senate Bill 3197. What is the status of the Bill?”

"Mr. Reitz.” 09300139.doc 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 3197 deals with the… the concerns that we had… the state fair had with the Mongo ruling and addresses that to address some of the concerns that the court had in publishing the rules and procedures that they have for the state fair. They recommended that it goes… go to JCAR. This should take… address the concerns that the court had. In addition to that, it also adds… increases the membership on the State Fair Board from 15 to 20 members. This would allow the… the State Fair Board to expand, take in some corporate membership and… and also allow people from other regions to participate in the Du Quoin and the Springfield State Fair. And I’d be happy to answer any questions.”

Speaker Madigan: "Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Amendment. The Chair recognizes Mr. Rose.”

"The Sponsor yields.”

“This… yeah, this clarifies some of the concerns that the court had in that… it in no way jeopardizes the… the court cast that is, I guess, currently pending on… on Mongo.”

“It’s still ongoing, but it’s my understanding that, yeah, the first ruling that….”

“Correct.”

“You know, I… I salute what you’re trying to do here, Representative, and I… I think this is well-intentioned, I think we’re gonna be voting for this. But at some point in time, we need, as a State, to apologize to that family for what happened to them at the state fair last year and the inappropriate remarks that came out of that. So, thank you.”

“Appreciate that.”

"Mr. Black.”

"The Sponsor yields.”

“He… there was a witness slip in committee, oral testimony if needed. But apparently the committee didn’t see fit to need it, so.”

“I’m… I’m not sure. Maybe…”

“…that’s why he wasn’t in committee.”

“On champions, especially, yes.” 09300139.doc 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Essentially, yes. The… right now, if… according to the court ruling, they… they recommended that everything go to JCAR. They’re trying this… we’re trying to… to make sure that we don’t make J… the JCAR proceedings more cumbersome. There’s over 15 thousand, I believe, 15 thousand different contests and fees and they don’t want to burden JCAR with that. They want to continue to do things as they’ve been doing it. All this really does is… is to say that the rules… clarify that the rules will be published and available to everyone so that we don’t run into another problem like we did there where there was uncertainty over the… the rules that were in place.”

“They never have been.” 09300139.doc 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Right. That’s… that’s the way it’s always been. They… what this… what this is trying to do is to clarify the language. The way the… the court interpreted the language is that… the way we had it written in current law is that they probably should have went through JCAR. This is trying to clarify the language to make sure that we do it as we’ve done it for the last hundred years… one hundred and fifty two years.”

“It… this… it’s… it’s not an administrative rule. It doesn’t apply to regulatory. It’s just for contests. It strictly is for the contests that they run every year.”

“Right. And they… they can currently do that. We’re not changing that in anyway with this… with this law. We’re just clarifying that they will publish whatever fees are out there to make sure that there’s… there’s a better explanation for the public. This… there’s nothing in this 09300139.doc 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 that changes the ability of the state fair to… to set any type of fees or regulations on contests.”

“Yes, it is.”

"Mr. Cultra.”

"The question is, ‘Shall the Amendment be adopted?’ Those in favor say ‘yes’; those opposed say ‘no’. The ‘ayes’ have it. The Amendment is adopted. Are there any further Amendments?”

Speaker Madigan: "Mr. Reitz, there’s been a request for a fiscal note. The Bill should remain on the Order of Second Reading. Mr. McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy. On page 14 of the Calendar, on the Order of Resolutions, there appears House Resolution 1022. Mr. McCarthy.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 1022 is a… a first for me 09300139.doc 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 since… in my 8 years here. It’s actually a Committee Resolution, which is why it doesn’t list me as the Sponsor. But as chairman of the committee, I will present it. Through Leadership we decided to do it this way. And I will tell you that 12 out of the 13 people on the committee did support the Resolution. So, that… I don’t wanna intend by my remarks in calling it a Committee Resolution that it is supported by all… all of the Members. And… but it basically calls for the extension of I-355 South. Many of you who are familiar with the transportation problems up in the Northeast section of our state understand that this is a proposal that has been on the drawing board for probably 20 years. I think Representative Hassert and Representative McGuire were two of the Sponsors of the original Resolution calling for the construction of this much needed road. It also calls for the construction and the improvements that have been designated by the Toll Highway Authority for 294 going from 95th Street out to I-80. And it also talks about the need for a stronger consensus on the travel needs in Lake County, including the funding and construction of the extension of Route 53. I think that any of you have traveled across the country have seen that most of the major cities in our state… in our country have two or three loops that surround their… their major city in order to keep people out of those cities, keep the smog down, keep the pollution down. And we need to complete this vital link of transportation across our state so that people who don’t need to be in the immediate 09300139.doc 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Chicago area won’t be in that area. I… I think it’s a great idea that we appointed this special committee. And I was proud to be the chairman of it. And I’m glad we came forward at this time with this Resolution. I will state that other Resolutions may come out of this committee in the future. But this is our first Resolution and I’m proud to be the Sponsor of the… the Committee Resolution. So, I would entertain any questions that the Body would have.”

"Representative Kosel. Kosel. Mr. Mathias.”

"Representative May.”

“Yes, Mr. Speaker. Since I was a Member of the Toll Highway Committee and this is a Committee Amendment, I guess at this point I’d just like to present a minority opinion. I have been a critic of the tollway in the past and they have made many reforms. But, I believe this… this Resolution here does not go far enough. It doesn’t address the quality of life issues. It seems that we are asking for an expansion of the Toll Authority, which could be millions, billions of dollars and it would lead to a toll increase. Think it needs to be a little more comprehensive. I did ask for an Amendment to it and was told it would have to be a trailer. But I just want to put into the record that we had hearings in Rockford to talk about an entrance and exit ramp there, a booth there that I think isn’t addressed. We talked about quality of life issues right along 294. This is a section of the highway that pays for itself. It needs repair, it needs buffering to protect the quality of life for the citizens in that area. I fear that if we go ahead without… and recommend this without knowing the true cost, it truly will be a toll increase and affect the quality of life in other areas. And that part was ignored. Thank you.”

"Representative Kosel.”

“Yes.”

"Mr. Rose.”

“Yeah, I… I think that the assistant to the Minority Leader, Representative Hassert, would probably have a more exact answer to that. But, I’m sure the fine engineers at our premier university would be more than willing to endorse this worthwhile project.”

"Mr. Sullivan.”

"There’s been a request for a Roll Call vote. And Mr. McCarthy to close.” 09300139.doc 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m grateful for that request and I want to thank especially Representative Kosel, Representative Hassert, Representative McGuire. They did a wonderful job getting the support for 355. No one can say that there’s not a unanimous agreement that that road needs to be built by all of the interested parties out in that area of the world. So, I would ask for your favorable consideration of House Resolution 1022.”

"Question is, ‘Shall the House adopt House Resolution 1022?’ Those in favor signify by voting ‘yes’; those opposed by voting ‘no’. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Has Mr. Franks voted? Mr. Osterman. Has Mr. Osterman voted? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting ‘yes’, 7 voting ‘no’. The House does adopt House Resolution 1022. Representative Coulson, did you wish to call House Resolution 701? The Lady indicates she does not wish to call the Resolution. Hamos, do you wish to call House Resolution 739? Mr. Clerk, House Resolution 739.”

"Representative Turner in the Chair. On the Order of Resolutions, Representative Hamos on House Resolution 739.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a Resolution that urges the United States Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. There… the Majority Leader, Barbara Flynn Currie, advises me that this House passed this about 10 years ago, and she was the cospons… the 09300139.doc 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Sponsor at that point. This has been around for quite a few years since it was introduced in 1980. This is basically urging the United States to join a hundred seventy-four other nations that have ratified the treaty. And I urge your support.”

"Seeing no questions, the Lady moves for the adoption of House… the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Davis, for what reason do you rise?” Davis, W.: “Well, will the Sponsor yield?”

"She indicates she will.” Davis, W.: “Very quickly. I notice that this Resolution specifically identifies women. Is there something that exists for elimination of all forms of discrimination, period, against everybody?”

“You know, I think that’s a very interesting point, Representative Davis, and I would certainly support that. This was introduced back in 1979 by then President Jimmy Carter. And I can only guess that at that point the status and rights of women, not only in this nation but around the world, were… were being strongly promoted. So, I think that’s why this became a discrimi… a treaty on discrimination against women. But I do also want to point out that even today, 24 years later, the problems of international trafficking of women, the problems of some of the dowry burnings in… that we hear about, there are unique problems to this day with domestic violence and slavery and trafficking and health. So… and even independence. So, I 09300139.doc 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 think this has relevance even today. But, I would certainly support what… what you’re suggesting.” Davis, W.: “Thank you, Representative. To the… to the Resolution. I appreciate what you’re trying to do and certainly plan to support this Resolution. But I certainly hope that we get to the point that one day in this particular society when we have to stop passing Resolutions encouraging the stopping of discrimination against individuals, that we’ll all be able to live happily ever after. Thank you.”

"Representative Hamos moves for the adoption of House Resolution 739. All those in favor shall say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 757. Representative Pankau.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 757. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. And the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 760, Repres… Representative Rose.”

"Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House adopt House Resolution 760?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk… Mr. Black? Mr. Meyer? Mr. Meyer? The Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’ and 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. We have House Resolution 761. Representative Jakobsson.” 09300139.doc 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 761 declares November the American Music Month in celebration of John Philip Sousa’s birthday. Further, this Resolution honors all of the contributions of John Philip Sousa who was born November 6, 1854. I don’t know if anybody here remembers that. But… I don’t. The following are some of his contributions just to this state. He performed over 275 concerts in Illinois. When he was 62 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve as the coordinator of the music program. And he was a great model for the U of I innovative band program. And also, the University of Illinois has his entire performance library in the music library. So, this is a great collection that he has bequeathed to the University of Illinois. And I urge an ‘aye’ vote for November becoming the American Music Month.”

"Seeing no questions, the Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 761. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. And the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Hassert on House Resolution 771.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 771. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. And the opinion of the Chair, is 09300139.doc 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative John Bradley on House Resolution 772.” Bradley, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, fellow Reps. This Resolution would name March as Colorectal Cancer Month. I’d ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

"Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall House Resolution 772 pass?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’…. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Davis.” Davis, W.: “Inquiry of the Chair.”

"State your inquiry.” Davis, W.: “The Speaker stated earlier that… that we would be adjourning at some point today. Did he offer a time for that?”

"After I finish this Bill. No, he didn’t. But, you should let me finish this Bill first. Representative Bradley moves… moves for the adoption of House Resolution 772. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. You will be advised. Didn’t we just start? On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 773. Representative Coulson.”

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Joyce. The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black, for what reason do you rise?”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 773. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 775. Representative Bradley. Richard Bradley.” Bradley, R.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Resolution urges Congress that core principles should be maintained in the reauthorization of the Federal Workforce Investment Act. The core principles are: workforce development must 09300139.doc 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 continue to recognize the value of local decision making; the system should offer comprehensive services, universal access and lifelong learning possibilities for individuals. The public private partnership concept should continue as a cornerstone of the system and needs-based funding should be maintained in allocating federal and state financial resources to localities for workforce development. I urge its passage.”

"Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall House Resolution 775 pass?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. We have House Resolution 777. Representative Jones.” Jones, L.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. House Resolution 777 simply asks the State of Illinois and the Depart… also the Department of Public Health to do an extensive awareness program on postpartum depression. Eighteen other states are doing an excessive awareness program and I can truthfully say right now our state is… is in the progress of doing the same thing.”

"Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall House Resolution 777 pass?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Bailey on House Resolution 782. Out of the record. House Resolution… House Resolution 797. Representative Froehlich.” 09300139.doc 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"The question is, ‘Shall the House adopt House Resolution 797?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Brauer on House Resolution 810.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 810. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative John Bradley on House Resolution 821.” Bradley, J.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues. This Bill urges the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its proposed ruling concerning mercury pollution from coal-fired electric plants. This is a Resolution which is in support of the Illinois coal mine industry, which as been hit hard already by what I would call biased federal coal mine regulations.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 821. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is 09300139.doc 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Miller on House Resolution 830.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 830 urges the State Board of Election along with the soft drink industry and statewide managers to eliminate soft drinks and sales of junk… school products… food products in school settings. Ask for a favorable adoption.”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Monique Davis.” Davis, M.: “The Lady from Cook, Sir.”

"You’re absolutely right.” Davis, M.: “Representative Miller, I rise in support of your Resolution.”

“Thank you.” Davis, M.: “I think you may not know, but Chicago has already banned soft drinks from in schools, recognizing the health of children as being extremely valuable. And even though they may go home and have a soft drink, the feeling from Chicago Public Schools was at least when they’re here we’re gonna try and instill healthy habits with our children. So, I commend you on this Resolution. And I’d like to be added as a cosponsor.”

“Certainly.”

"The Gentleman from Champaign, Representative Rose, for what reason do you rise?”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman requests a Roll Call. The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black, for what reason do you rise?”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Daniels, for what reason do you rise?”

"Representative, Representative Miller asks to take it out of the record.”

"On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 832. Read the Resolution… I mean, Representative Aguilar.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 832. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. We’re gonna go back to House Resolution 806. Representative Chapa LaVia.”

“Thank you, Speaker. This Resolution deals with recognizing Medical Laboratory Week and the efforts of laboratory professionals in the State of Illinois. And I would hope an ‘aye’ vote on it.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 806. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Flowers on… Representative McCarthy on House Resolution 845.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I’m proud to present this House Resolution. This Resolution actually began as House Bill 5018, but with the cooperation of the original proponents and the Members of the Higher Education Committee we are able to achieve the goals of the original Bill by working through existing initiatives instead of creating another commission to study the articulation process. This Resolution addresses our state’s need to increase the number of early childhood educators. I do want to especially thank Brandy Lawrence from the Kids Public Education Policy Project for her persistent efforts in this endeavor. And I’d ask for a favorable vote on the Resolution.” 09300139.doc 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 845. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. Voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk shall… Clerk shall take the record. On this question 112… 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received… this Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative McKeon on House Resolution 851.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 851 addresses the issue of people living with disabilities that are in nursing homes. In many cases a temporary situation if they can develop the resources necessary to provide independent housing and support and not depend on… on nursing care, which I’m sure you’ll all agree is much more expensive. Currently, people with disabilities in nursing homes, some may have some source of income or potentially are able to get back into the employment market are not allowed to develop nor to retain some of that income for their transition into independent housing. What this Resolution does is ask the Department of Public Aid, Department of Human Services to review the income retention policies, both federal and state, and recommend in all likelihood that we add, for the personal development accounts in nursing homes, persons with disability who want to transition back into stable housing within a community. That’s no longer covered, it’s not authorized. And some 09300139.doc 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 will argue that this is something the state can do on its own initiative and others argue that we would require support from the Federal Government, as well. Those of you that having nursing homes in your district, and I’m sure that all of you do, the whole issue of retention of resident income or from the $35 a month they receive out of their Social Security benefits for their personal use. So, what this would do, hopefully in the long run, would create a category authorized for these personal development accounts that would cover disability and their potential return to a community-based living or community-based arrangements. I urge your approval and I’ll answer any questions that you may have.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 851. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received… this Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Flowers on House Resolution 833.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this Resolution out of the record.”

"Out of the record. Representative Leitch on House Representative 8… House Resolution 854.” 09300139.doc 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Will, Representative McGuire.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of Representative Leitch’s Resolution. I know it doesn’t exactly address the… the subject that I’m very interested in and have been for a long time. Many of you know I’ve been Sponsor of Bills to tax the Internet sales. This does not address that issue, but it goes in that direction. So, I’d like to compliment Senator… or excuse me, Representative Leitch for his Resolution. And keep in mind that the Internet tax collection is something in the future that we certainly, certainly have to look at. I appreciate 09300139.doc 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 the time and I’d ask for an ‘aye’ vote on Representative Leitch’s Motion.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 854. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Order of Resolutions, we have House 857. Representative Rose.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 857. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Younge on House Resolution 862.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 862 creates the Community Investment Cooperation Development Task Force, consisting of nine Members. One appointed by the Director of Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, four appointed by the Speaker and four appointed by the Minority Leader. A community investment 09300139.doc 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 cooperation is a for-profit, citizen-owned, professionally managed real estate and planning and development cooperation. I move for the adoption of the Amendment… Resolution.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 862. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all… voting is now open. 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 111 voting ‘aye’ (sic-yes), 1 voting ‘no’, 1 voting ‘present’. And this Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 863. Representative Lang. Lou Lang. Out of the record. On the Order of Resolutions, we have Representative Poe on House Resolution 881.”

"The Gentleman asks for the adoption of House Resolution 881. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 894. Brosnahan.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 894, which is to recognized Kristy Worthen of Salem, Arkansas in efforts to waise… to raise public awareness of mental 09300139.doc 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 illness throughout the United States. She is currently touring the 50 states to increase awareness of mental health issues and to help erase the stigma of mental illness. She has designed and hand painted a 5 foot by 9 foot Mental Health Flag. And Kristy Worthen is meeting with all Lieutenant Governors of all 50 states and asking them to fly the Mental Health Flag one day at each State Capitol to focus attention on mental health issues. She visited Springfield on May 11th, we did raise the flag over the State Capitol. And we’re just seeking to recognize Ms. Worthen and ask for your support. Thank you.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 894. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 898. Representative Slone.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 898 would create a task force to look at the possibility of a uniform building code for the State of Illinois. The task force would be convened by the Building Commission and would allow anyone who is interested in participating to let the Building Commission know so that they could become part of this discussion group. I would appreciate your ‘aye’ votes.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 898. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all 09300139.doc 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 78 voting ‘aye’, 35 voting ‘no’. And this Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions, House Resolution 907. Representative Leitch.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 907. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Leitch on House Resolution 911.”

"The Gentleman from Fulton…”

"…Representative Smith.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Resolution. I rise in support of the Resolution. I want to commend Representative Leitch for bringing this to our attention. And to those Members who maybe are less familiar with the 09300139.doc 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 OSF situation, this is very similar to what has happened with Health Alliance. And I’m very pleased to see this Resolution come forward. I have asked that we have some consideration on the Health Alliance Resolution, but it was too late in the process. This is very important to many of the residents in Central Illinois, as Representative Leitch mentioned, who depend upon OSF health plans for their healthcare. And hopefully, this can be resolved along with the Health Alliance issue by CMS in the next six months.”

"Gentleman from McLean, Representative Brady, for what reason do you rise?”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 911. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Younge on House Resolution 917.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 917 would establish a property tax task force consisting of nine members. Five…”

"Representative, there’s an Amendment that has to be adopted to this Resolution.” 09300139.doc 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Yes. Amendment #2 would make the membership of the task force five members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom will be designated the chairman, and four members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. I move for the adoption of the Amendment.”

"Lady moves for the adoption of House… Floor Amendment 2 to House Resolution 917. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And Amendment #2 is adopted. Further Amendments?”

"Representative Younge on House Resolution 917 as amended.”

“I move for the adoption of the Resolution.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 917. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 111 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 1 voting ‘present’. And this Resolution, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Rose on House Resolution 922.”

"The Gentleman from Champaign, Representative… I mean, the Gentleman from McLean, Representative Brady.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 922. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Resolution, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Sacia on House Resolution 923.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 923. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Parke on Rep… House Resolution 927.”

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 927. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 928, Representative Krause.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 928. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Flider on House Resolution 929.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last year the House unanimously passed House Resolution 222 which called for a study of energy efficiency on Illinois’ university campuses. And of all the state buildings, universities consume more than half of the state’s energy. And certainly given the difficult financial challenges that the state faces, we believe that energy dollars that are spent… 09300139.doc 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 that could be spent on our universities becoming more energy efficient would be dollars that would be well spent. Then in turn, those dollars that would be saved could certainly be used in the classroom. The study that was conditioned by… commissioned by House Resolution 222, which was conducted by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, found that estimated savings of 18 to 25 million dollars could be found at our universities. And what this Resolution does is a follow-up to that study and that Resolution, which encourages that state’s universities to work with the State Board of Education and DCEO to develop an energy efficiency and conservation plan and to submit the plan to the Illinois Clean Energy Community Trust Fund for funding assistance. In this day and age when we have a challenge of finding dollars to continue to support our institutions of higher learning, which we certainly need to continue to support. And in this day when tuition costs are increasing and I know, for example, at my alma mater the increase for incoming students is 16 percent over the previous year. I Think we need to do what we can to encourage energy conservation and… and find ways to take those steps toward saving energy dollars. And I would encourage your support.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 929. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Flowers on House Resolution 931.” 09300139.doc 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Since 1990 more than 5 thousand students and workers have gotten sick from eating what has been served in their lunchrooms. There are growing questions about food safety in our nation’s schools’ cafeteria. Health violations have included rats, mice, roaches in the cafeterias, meat not cooked at the right temperature, food not kept in the right temperature on the food line, the presence of toxic materials like those used for cleaning that are not labeled, nor are they stored properly. And the Chicago Tribune has previously done a report on this. And NBC News has also reported on this issue. And as a result, Senator Dick Durbin has introduced what is called the Safe School Food Act. And it is calling for better training of cafeteria workers in setting higher standards for those who supply food to our children and also reinforcing that the taxpayers’ dollars are used to pay for these schools lunches… school lunches and they should not be used for programs that give substandard food and make our children sick. And so…”

"The Lady moves…”

“…this Resolution is calling for Congress to pass the Safe School Food Act.”

"…the Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 931. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Flowers on House Resolution 934.” 09300139.doc 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’re calling for May 18th to be HIV Vaccination Awareness Day. And I would move for the adoption of House Resolution 934.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 934. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And that Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 955, Representative Brauer.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 955. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 960, Representative Krause.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 960. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 970, Representative Dunn.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 970. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. We have House Resolution 971, Representative Leitch.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 971. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Millner on House Resolution 1013.”

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1013. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Jefferson on House Resolution 1031.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 1031 names June 10 through June 17, 2004 as Nursing Assistants’ Week in the State of Illinois. And I would move for the Resolution to be adopted.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1031. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Senate Joint Resolution 53, Representative Collins.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two Bills, I was just trying to figure out which is which.”

"SJR 53, first.” 09300139.doc 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“This… this Senate Joint Resolution is for… to create a task force for juveniles to be tried as an adult. As you know, I tried to get this legislation passed. In this Session we passed House Bill 4610 and it’s over in the Senate. So, we just want to study… put a task force together to study the effects of juveniles in the adult system.”

"The Lady moves for the adoption of SJR 5… SJR 53. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 112 voting ‘aye’, 0 voting ‘no’. And this Resolution is passed. We have Senate Joint Resolution 58. Representative Collins on the…”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Resolution just simply says that we’re gonna put together a task force to study on siblings adoptions and whether siblings should be together or not. And I ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

"The Lady moves for the adoption of SJR 58. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill… Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Saviano on House Resolution 1019.” 09300139.doc 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1019. On that, Representative Millner (sic- Representative Miller).”

“Will the Sponsor yield?”

"He indicates he will.”

“Yeah, just what’s the… what’s the genesis of this?”

“So, it’s not… it’s not specifically asking to share with all of Cook County municipalities, but just with ever those that they decide to go into that agreement with? Is that….” 09300139.doc 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Okay. To the Am… to the Resolution. I… I would strongly ask the Body to agree with this. That spirit is definitely needed. If there is a south suburban casino, if that ever happens we would definitely encourage those communities to join in any type of revenue-sharing agreement within themselves and would encourage wherever any… if there is any expansion, that those underserved communities in… do have that same kind of spirit involved. Thank you.”

"Representative Lyons, for what reason do you rise?” Lyons, J.: “Speaker, I rise in support of this Resolution. Skip, I compliment you for throwing this up here. That was the beauty of the Bill we passed… Repre… Mayor Stephens put this thing together with the 71 different communities when we voted for that first package. I think for a lot of us that had any questions, that was the real beauty and the selling point of this whole sharing value for all this. So, I wish there was more of this for the whole general Cook County area. It’s a great idea and I’m strongly support this. It’s a great Resolution.”

"The Gentleman from Cook County, Representative Molaro.”

“Thank you. Will the Sponsor yield?” 09300139.doc 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"Indicates he will.”

“Well, not… not to box you in, but I… I guess I have to ask you. Let’s say, for instance, we get lucky enough and we get this boat… what’s it been 5, 6 years since we passed the legislation? Let’s assume great minds get together and we have this boat in Rosemont. There is currently some agreement… would this Resolution say the agreement you have would now be opened up to include all the villages in Cook County? Or would that be stuck with just the villages that are now in your agreement?”

“Right.”

“Right.”

“Well, I… I just wanna make sure that you’re… you’re not criticized, ‘cause it’s a great idea. Just want to make sure that someone doesn’t read this and say, ‘Okay, if it goes to Des Plaines or if it goes to the south suburbs now it’s gonna be shared by all the suburbs, all…, ‘cause 09300139.doc 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 it does say ‘all other Cook County’. Where the one in Rosemont, if that happens to be built, it’s only 71 out of 150. Even though they definitely had their shot. There’s no question, you gave everybody a shot.”

“Right.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1019. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Black on Senate Joint Resolution 24.”

"Leave is granted.”

"You just…”

"…Rep….”

"They’re always dependable, that’s for certain. Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall Senate Joint Resolution 24 pass?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’; 09300139.doc 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. We have Senate Joint Resolution 59, Representative Black.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 59. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 111 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Resolution, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. We have Senate Joint Resolution 82. Representative Saviano.”

"Death Resolution.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 82. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, Rules Committee Report.”

"Supplemental Calendar #1, on the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 1033. Representative Mautino.”

“Thank you, Speaker, Members of the House. This Resolution calls for the creation of the Private Sewage 09300139.doc 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Disposal Review Commission to review and provide recommendations regarding Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. This is been before the Body a few times before, we have authorized it. There have been no rewrites of the Sewage Disposal Licensing Act since 1973. And it points out that, ya know, throughout innovations and recent growth trends, technology changes, we oughta start looking at… at some other solutions. Two-thirds of the state is in… is in unsewered areas. So, there’s about 130 thousand systems that are out… out there which are currently unregulated. So, we want to look at some of the surface discharge systems and report back to the General Assembly.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1033. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those… Representative Black.”

"He indicates he will.”

“That would absolutely be my intent. You and I have worked on this issue for about 10 years. And I respect your… your comments as well and I share those same wishes.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1033. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 111 voting ‘aye’, 1 voting ‘no’. This Bill, having… this Resolution, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions we have House Resolution 985, Representative Jones, the Lady from Cook. The Gentleman from Fayette, Representative Stephens, for what reason do you rise?”

"It’s kind of hard for me to listen to the Senate and you, too.”

"The Chair, is unable to answer that question. Senate has adjourned, I’ve just been informed. Representative Lou Jones.” Jones, L.: “Just one minute, Mr. Speaker.”

"We’ll come back to it, Representative.” Jones, L.: “Okay.” 09300139.doc 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"We have House Resolution 996, Representative Eddy.”

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 996. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, Representative Jones on House Resolution 985.” Jones, L.: “Come back.”

Speaker Turner: "Representative Kurtz on House Resolution 1006.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1006. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all… have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 110 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill… Resolution, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 1007. Representative Feigenholtz.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The purpose of House Resolution 1007 is to encourage the Governor and the executive and legislative branches of State Government and the Department of Human Services to take actions necessary to reconsider the Lincoln Development Center and the plans for it.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady… the Gentleman from Macon, Representative Mitchell, for what reason do you rise?” Mitchell, B.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I would first of all like to request a Roll Call for this. Just a… I appreciate, I know Representative Feigenholtz as Chairman of Human Services has worked very hard in your capacity. But I’d like to get the record straight on Lincoln Developmental Center. If we could just… some facts. First of all, there was… this was a much maligned center with hardworking people, 6 hundred 09300139.doc 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 hardworking people. Since that center has closed unemployment in Logan County ranks among the highest in central Illinois. It’s a… facts, these are the facts about LDC and this House should hear them. There was more deaths after the closure of LDC than before. This closure, engineered by the scandal-plagued Ryan administration. Their appointee at the LDC was a crone who had no experience in running a mental health or developmental disabled place. There are 6 hundred people out of work. Now, again, Logan County has a tremendously high unemployment. And the 3 hundred residents that were there, if you talk to the parents, some of them quite elderly now have said that institutions like this deserve a place in the treatment of people with developmental disabilities. I certainly have a lot of respect for you, Representative, but I think that the record has to get straight in terms of LDC. The administration… the Ryan administration wanted to close it. They had a personal vendetta against this institution and the facts didn’t get out. And I wanted to set the record straight today. Thank you.”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Menard, Representative Bauer… Brauer, I’m sorry.”

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Lang, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. I see nothing wrong with this Resolution except that I’m not yet sold on the Lincoln part of this Resolution. When I chaired the House Mental Health Committee, which we used to have, I had extensive hearings on the issue of Lincoln. And I can tell you that while there are those that wanted to close Lincoln, there were quite a few people that thought that this facility could be made into a model facility. In fact, shortly before things went downhill there, Lincoln was one of the more accredited, highest- ranking facilities in Illinois and, in fact, in the whole region. And so it could be again. And so, while I support much of what’s in the Representative’s Resolution, I cannot support without more information the notion that we should be telling the Governor to shut down this facility. I don’t think we’ve heard quite enough about it yet. At least recently, the hearings I conducted were a few years ago. If the Representative would take Lincoln out of this I’d be for it, but without that I’m gonna be voting ‘no’ on the Resolution.”

"The Lady from Cook, Representative Mulligan, for what reason do you rise?”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Fayette, Representative Stephens, for what reason do you rise?”

"She indicates she will.”

“Hundred and three acres, Representative Stephens.”

“Yes, we do.”

“Well, I’ll tell you what I suggest, and I’m glad you asked. Is that actually I think that what we need to do is stop worrying about the land that this property is sitting on. And I think what we really need to focus are the 40 families that are still involved that need state assistance.”

“No, that’s the main issue, Representative.” 09300139.doc 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Representative, there’s….”

“It depends which budget you’re…”

“…talking about.”

“It depends which budget you’re talking about.”

“Right now….”

“Representative Stephens, I respect what you’re saying. I, however, would like to respond in that right now on a… the nation… the whole nation is looking at the State of Illinois and what it is we’re intending to do with Lincoln Developmental Center. And I… I encourage my colleagues to read this Resolution. We are at a very critical point right now in our budget situations and also in a very critical point in how we speak to… how we invest our dollars for people living with developmental disabilities. What I’ve seen so far and what the advocates have seen so far have not really included the 40 families and their input. Most of the discussion has been around the land and the property. What I’m trying to do in this… in this Resolution is get people to start thinking about those 40 individuals and what the needs of those forty individuals are and where they want to live.”

“Well, what… what is it about, Representative?”

"A Roll Call has been requested. The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1007. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 75 voting ‘yes’, 34 voting ‘no’. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 1008. Representative P…. We’re at Resolution 1010, Representative Dunn.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1010. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Lou Jones on House Resolution 985.” Jones, L.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 985 urges Nielsen Media Research to delay the deployment of Local People Media (sic-Meter) Technology to measure television viewership until it has thoroughly investigated and explained the undercounting of minorities. As a result of the use of this technology and developed and tested new approaches that corrects the deficiency, the Nielsen ratings are used to determine the amount of television stations will charge for advertising and to determine what programming content will be offered. By their own admission, they have stated that minorities in radio and television have been undercounted. And they have chose to go into the… through three… the three large cities, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, to bring the new technology in. We’re asking them not to do that here in Chicago until, by their own admission, that the technology is straightened out so minorities can get a correct count.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 985. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Brauer on House Resolution 1008… or Representative Poe on House Resolution 1008.” 09300139.doc 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1008. All those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Molaro on House Resolution 1015.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Came to our attention last year, there was a staff sergeant, U. S. Military, that was on leave from Bosnia, I didn’t even know we had fellows still over there. But he came to the state fair and his license was still at his parents’ home. And he shows… he’s 24 years old, he showed his military I.D. and was refused service of alcohol. He wanted a beer. And when he found out it was that the vendors that are hired by the state fair, they give’em rules and one of the rules are that you have to have a valid license to be served. Well, anywhere in America they accept military I.D. as proof of age and proof of… you already have Social Security and everything else. And this just tells the people at the Illinois State Fair that they have to tell their vendors that we here in the State of 09300139.doc 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Illinois will take a military I.D. as proper identification to be served a beer at our state fair.”

"The gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1015. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. Opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Winters on House Resolution 1038.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1038. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 1028. Representative Giles.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House… Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 1028 merely addresses the issue of… one of the issues of childhood obesity and diabetes and… and the reference of physical education. This Resolution is to urge the… and encourage the General Assembly to end the practicing of granting P.E. waivers, physical education waivers. Now, as we talked about in committee, there are certain circumstances in which P.E. waivers… there’s dire situations in which P.E. waivers have been granted and… and… and maybe should continue to be 09300139.doc 69  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 granted. Such as we’ve had various school districts come before the Elementary & Secondary Committee that have expressed that they do not have the proper facility or they’re in process of constructing or repairing a facility for physical education. So, there are some cases… some dire cases in which physical education is not administered in those… granting those waivers, whether it be a one-year waiver or two-year waiver have been granted. I think what we’re trying to say is that we want to end the practice of just simply granting a waiver without looking… without taking each particular waiver on its face, on its merit and… and judging it. Part of the problem that we have with the physical education waivers are… are for the most part any waivers, whether it be teachers… substitute teachers’ waivers or any waivers that we grant, we approve or disapprove in this Body is that one chamber, the Senate, simply have their hearings and they basically make the decision on… they make the decision coming from the recommendation of the State Board of Education which waiver should be entertained, whether it should be approved or disapproved. And so, the Senate make those choices and then they send that language over to the House. And what we have to do is to approve that actual language, if we make any changes and then if the Senate do not concur with our changes then all the waivers are granted. And so, we… the House of Representatives have very limited… have a very limited scope of actually having some input into the process. And that’s something that we talked about in 09300139.doc 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 committee that we hoped to maybe have some Subcommittee hearings and to actually address that particular problem. But what we’re trying to do is to make sure that… that many students have the opportunity of physical education. It’s something that’s very important. It’s very important for the body of… of…”

"The Lady from Grundy…”

“…young individuals and we ask for its adoption.”

"…the Lady from Grundy, Representative Gordon.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

"He indicates he will.”

“Representative, are you aware of any direct study or hard evidence that the child obesity and diabetes epidemic is directly late… directly related to the level of physical activity that children get in school?”

“Representative, yes, I… and that’s one of the reasons… that’s one of the main reasons why we… we are drafting this particular resolution.”

“So… so, there is direct evidence that if there was more physical activity in school then this wouldn’t be such a problem?”

“Yes. Representative, every… every child should, especially at a small age, should be introduced to physical education and have the opportunity. The physical education, what it does is simply lets that individual know that that the body needs activity. And because certain students do not have the opportunity for physical education, especially in our schools where there are some 09300139.doc 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 schools which have been very crafty and have been very creative in trying to get around the actual physical education requirement. yes, those problems are… are enhanced. Obesity and diabetes in later years in that… in that child’s life.”

“And I absolutely agree that… that exercise and physical activity is very important for children, and also to learn good habits. And also, I guess I just ask for a clarification on something that you said. You said that some schools are… are coming in and… and asking for waivers because they don’t have the facilities, but then you talked about the House of Representatives and what you feel is a limited scope of input in the process of granting the waivers. So, do we have an answer if the… if the school does not have the facility, what do we do then?”

“Well, in most cases, Representative, there’s been various waivers. For instance, the State Board of Education will… will recommend a particular waiver to be approved or disapproved. And the school district would come down and sort of give their case on why they should have this particular waiver approved. And being a Member on the committee for 11 years, and I’m a strong advocate of physical education, but there have been some special situations in which the school district have not been able to provide an adequate facility. That facility may be tainted with asbestos, that facility… for some reason, some real valid reason, that that school… that that particular school district having hardship in providing a… a… very 09300139.doc 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 accommodating place for physical education. And so… so their waiver… the language in their waiver is… may ask that they have maybe a year to get their act together or two years to get their act together. But what has been happening on some instances is that they’ll continue to ask for those waivers and we just want to make sure that these school districts are putting physical education as a priority and not just having an excuse not to… to have physical education.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

"The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Davis, for what reason do you rise?” Davis, W.: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?”

"He indicates he will.” Davis, W.: “Representative, you were going into some of the reasons why schools ask for waivers. Could you just state a few of those again for me, please?”

“Well, in… in committee there’s… there’s been quite a few. But… and I’m sure some of the other Members on the committee could maybe give you more cases, more examples. But I… I would say one of the main reasons is because maybe a school district may be in a… in a dire situation because of their financial situation or… but I… I think the pattern has been the facility, not a proper facility for physical education.” Davis, W.: “Thank you, Representative. To the Resolution. I just simply want to describe another reason why a school district has requested one of those waivers. In School 09300139.doc 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 District 205, one of its feeder districts is School District 152. And for whatever reason, and we can place that blame on a number of different reasons, the superintendent of that school unfortunately is receiving children that are reading below the appropriate grade level. So, one of the things that she has done has… she has requested several of those waivers so that she may offer additional reading and math classes to her students, her incoming freshman students, so they will have the opportunity to progress along with the rest of their class and hopefully graduate on time. So, I do support your legislation, I understand what your intent is here. But I just wanted to simply offer another reason why school districts may request those waivers regarding P.E. classes. Not just for those reasons you stated, but simply… but also for a reason such as trying to make sure the kids are properly educated and receive the appropriate education that they need. Thank you.”

“And… and Rep…”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 1028. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Joint Resolution 91. Representative Bradley, John Bradley.” Bradley, J.: “Mr. Speaker, Members of the House…” 09300139.doc 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

"Out of the record. On Supplemental Calendar #1, Senate Bills-Third Reading, we have Representative Morrow on Senate Bill 431.”

"The Gentleman from Cook.”

“Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Basically, Sen… the language that we adopted on Senate Bill 431 is some cleanup language that was requested by Commonwealth Edison, Ameren, which are electric utilities, to House Bill 4856. Basically, it… the language that we adopted it says, ‘Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the resale of electric service.’ I’d be glad to answer any questions on Senate Am… on House Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 431.”

“Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House pass Senate Bill 431?’ All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 1 voting ‘present’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Senate Bills-Second Reading, we have Senate Bill 938. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: "Hold the Bill on Second. And on Second Reading we have Senate Bill 1737. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

Speaker Turner: "Hold that Bill on Second Reading. On Supplemental Calendar #2, we have House Bill… on the Order of Concurrences, we have House Bill 4098. Representative Hamos. The Lady from Cook.”

“Excuse me. Okay. Thank you, Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is the universal fare card legislation that we passed unanimously earlier this year. There were… I move to concur with Senate Amendment #2 and to nonconcur with Senate Amendment #3. But is that on… can you give me the status of that, please?”

"We have to concur with Senate Amendment #1 and then you want to… in another Motion, noncon… with Senate Amendment #2 and then in another Motion we wanna nonconcur with Senate Amendment #3.”

“A different Motion?”

"Different Motion. So…”

“Okay. Thank you. I move to concur with Senate Amendment #2. This is a purely technical Amendment at the request of the RTA. It really just changed some language in the underlying Bill. And again, it passed unanimously. 09300139.doc 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 I think there’s strong support with moving ahead on the universal fare card. And I seek your ‘aye’ vote.”

"Seeing no questions, the question is, ‘Shall the House adopt Senate Amendment #2… or concur with Senate Amendment #2 to House Bill 4098?’ All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion… all those… all those who support should vote ‘aye’; all those who are against should vote ‘no’. And the voting is now open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 108 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And the Amendment is adopted. The House does… in Senate Amendment #2 to House Bill 4098. The Lady now moves to nonconcur in Senate Amendment #3. And with that, the Lady from Cook, Representative Hamos.”

“Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. I move to nonconcur with Senate Amendment #3. Unfortunately, this very teeny, tiny Amendment was drafted incorrectly. We don’t need it. The CTA has agreed that we don’t need it. I’m sorry that we couldn’t just move ahead with this and it has to back to the Senate one more time to recede, but that is their plan. And I am… I ask for an ‘aye’ vote.”

Speaker Turner: "Lady moves that we nonconcur with Senate Amendment #3. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the House does nonconcur with Senate Amendment #3 to House Bill 4098. On the Order of 09300139.doc 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Concurrence, we have House Bill 4818. Representative Watson.”

"The Gentleman moves that the House does concur with Senate Amendment #1 to House Bill 4818. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Motion, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Concurrences, we have House Bill 6740. Representative Verschoore.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would… I would encourage an ‘aye’ vote on the concurrence with Senate Amendment #1. It changed one word from ‘ensure’ to ‘encourage’ is all it did.”

"The Gentleman moves for the concurrence of Senate Amendment #1 to House Bill 6740. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Concurrences, we have Representative Burke on House Bill 1336.” 09300139.doc 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Thank you… thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I would move to concur with Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 1336. This is IDOT’s annual land conveyance issue.”

"Gentleman moves for the adoption of Senate Amendment #2 to House Bill 1336. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 103 voting ‘aye’… the Gentleman from Cook, Representative Colvin, for what reason do you rise?”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My vote wasn’t recorded on the last Roll Call. And I would like to be… the record to reflect that I intended to vote ‘yes’.”

"On the previous Roll Call? The record will…”

“On House Bill 1336.”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Aguilar, for what reason…. On this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority… there was 103 voting ‘aye’, 5 voting ‘no’. And the Bill does pass. Representative Lang.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Having voted on the prevailing side, I now move to reconsider the vote by which we concurred in Senate Amendment #2 to House Bill 1336.”

"The Gentleman asks leave to reconsider the vote by which Senate Amendment #2 to House Bill 1336 passed. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those 09300139.doc 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 opposed vote ‘no’. Voting is now… all those in favor say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the House will reconsider the vote by which House Bill 1336 pass. Representative Burke moves that the House does concur in Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 1336. With that, the Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black.”

"He indicates he will.”

“Not that I am aware of.”

“That is correct.”

"Gentleman moves for the adoption… moves that the House does concur in House Bill… Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 1336. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. Have all 09300139.doc 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? The Clerk shall take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting ‘aye’, 4 voting ‘no’ and 2 voting ‘present’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Second Readings, page 6 of the Calendar, we have Senate Bill 3197. Representative Reitz. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

"Third Reading. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk.”

"The Gentleman from Randolph, Representative Reitz.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is… this is a Bill we spoke on earlier today dealing with the state fair. It simply allows the state fair to codify the changes that… basically what they do now to clarify the… the concerns they had over the Mongo situation. And… and it also increases the fair board from 15 to 20 members to allow for additional representation. Be happy to answer any questions.”

"The Gentleman moves… the Gentleman from Knox, Representative Moffitt, for what reason do you rise?”

"He indicates he will.” 09300139.doc 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“That… that’s exactly right.”

“No, we’re not changing anything.”

“Right. We’re just clarifying the… the current law.”

“That’s my understanding, yes.”

“That’s correct. Five members.”

“Twenty. Right.”

“That’s… that’s what the State Fair Director testified to in committee and I believe that’s their intent.” 09300139.doc 82  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“And we’d be happy to add any input that you could have… you… myself and you and the… the Senate Ag Chairman and Minority Spokesman all serve on that committee, also. So, I’m sure we could put our input in.”

"The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black.”

"He indicates he will.”

“Yes. No, he’s…”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of Senate Bill 3197. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions, page 8 of the Calendar, we have House Resolution 413. Representative Younge.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House. I move to ad… to adopt Amendment #2, which… which urges the 09300139.doc 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 Department of Health and Human Services to consider the feasibility of a advocacy program for the mentally ill homeless. And I move for the adoption of the Amendment.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of Floor Amendment #2 to House Resolution 413. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution… and Amendment #2 is adopted. Further Amendments?”

Speaker Turner: "Representative Younge on House Resolution 413.”

“I move for the adoption of the Resolution.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 413. All those in favor should vote ‘aye’; all those opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is now open. 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 voting ‘aye’, 0 ‘noes’, 0 ‘presents’. And this Bill… Resolution, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 435. Representative Mitchell, Bill Mitchell. Out of the record. On the Order of Resolutions, we have House Resolution 616. Representative Bradley, John Bradley.” Bradley, J.: “Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, this is a Resolution to support the Federal Government’s FutureGen project, which is the clean coal power plant and also to 09300139.doc 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 recommend and encourage the Federal Government to locate that site in the State of Illinois. I’d ask for your support.”

"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of House Resolution 616. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Representative Kelly on House Resolution 492. Read… Representative Kelly.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This Resolution urges the U.S. Congress to pass legislation regarding the labeling of food products containing gluten and other known allergens in order to address the needs of those with celiac disease and other food allergies. Thank you.”

Speaker Turner: "The Lady moves for the adoption of House Resolution 492. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions.”

"Representative Lang moves the House does adopt the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, the ‘ayes’ have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted.”

Speaker Turner: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Molaro, for what reason…”

“I have…”

"…do you rise?”

“…I have a question of the Chair.”

"I’ll try.”

“I… I had a Bill that was on Postponed Consideration and I don’t see it on the Calendar anymore. Am I… Am I supposed to understand anything by that? Did it go… did it go back into Rules or….”

"If the deadline was not extended on your Bill, which it must not have been, then it goes back to Rules.”

“Is it… is it too late to ask for an extension of the deadline?”

"You can make a request.”

“I’ll… I’ll take it up with the Speaker.”

"Okay. Representative Lang now moves that the House stands adjourned until Friday, June 4 at the hour of 12 noon, where the House will be in Perfunctory Session. Now, the Members… the Members heard the earlier announcement from the Speaker stating that you will be 09300139.doc 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004 notified at least 24 hours prior to when we have to return to the Capitol. But for the time being, the House will stand adjourned ‘til Friday, June 4th, 12 noon, where it will stand in Perfunctory Session. The Gentleman from Vermilion, Representative Black.”

"I think we all have cell phones and some of them serve as pagers and I think that’s what we’ll be utilizing.”

"You…”

Speaker Turner: "I’ll tell you what, just look for smoke signals coming from the Capitol and when you the smoke is clear you’ll know.”

Speaker Turner: "With that… the Gentleman from Winnebago, Representative Jefferson.” 09300139.doc 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 139th Legislative Day 6/1/2004

“Mr. Speaker, I was just trying to get a clarification as to when the End of Session Party’s going to be?”

"You also should watch the smoke. All those in favor of the House standing adjourned should say ‘aye’; all those opposed say ‘no’. In the opinion of the Chair, is the ‘ayes’ have it. And the House does stand adjourned.” 09300139.doc 88