"The hour of 12:00 having arrived, the House will be in order. Members will be in their seats. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops. Turn off all cell phones and pagers and rise for the invocation and for the Pledge of Allegiance. We shall be led in prayer today by Wayne Padget, the Assistant Doorkeeper."
"Let us pray. Dear Lord, we come before You today in sound body and mind, praying that on this day, You grant us wisdom and guidance. Let us also pray for the men and women in our Armed Services, both here and abroad, provide them with Your protection and give them the strength to make it through these tough times. Let us also pray for the men, women, and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country. These things we ask in Your Son's name, Amen."
"Representative Sacia, will you lead us in the Pledge." Sacia – 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."
Speaker Hannig: "Roll Call for Attendance. Representative Currie."
"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representatives Dunkin, Gordon, Osterman, Washington, and Rich Bradley are excused today."
"Representative Bost." 09500261.doc 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let the record reflect that Representatives Schock, Durkin, Tracy, Watson, both Black and Mulligan are both excused today. So it should be a…"
"Mr. Clerk, take the record. There are 104 Members answering the Roll Call, a quorum is present. Just want to get… we're going to begin the afternoon on House Bills-Third Reading. And Representative Mautino, you have House Bill 5666. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 5666, a Bill for an Act concerning finances. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Mautino."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. As soon as my computer boots up here… House Bill 5666 is the Auditor General's Audit Expense Fund, and basically this is a Bill that we do each year. The Auditor General has two separate pieces of legislation. One is an appropriation, the other authorizes transfers. And so this is the… the funds will be transferred so he can perform over a hundred (100) state audits for agencies, specialty audits. And I'll be happy to answer any questions. I know of no opposition."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting 'yes' and 1 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read the Rules Committee Report." 09500261.doc 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Rules Report. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson from the Committee on Rules, to which the following legislative measures and/or Joint Action Motions were referred, action taken on April 5, 2008, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'approved for floor consideration', referred to the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, is House Bill 2310; 'recommends be adopted' is Amendment #2 to House Bill 2248, Amendment #3 to House Bill 4172, Amendment #4 to House Bill 4844, Amendment #2 to House Bill 5369, and Amendment #3 to House Bill 5946."
"Representative Coulson, you have House Bill 4417. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 4417, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Coulson."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4417 makes it easier for fire fighters… excuse me, for police officers to transfer from one municipality to another non-Home Rule municipality. We amended it to take the fire fighters out because of opposition. And at this time I know of no known opposition, and I'd appreciate your support."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Patterson, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional 09500261.doc 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative May, you have House Bill 4791. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4791, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative May."
"Yes, thank you. This amends the Criminal Code making it a Class B misdemeanor to give, possess or otherwise distribute the software that allows people to bump in line. I heard from constituents with Hannah Montana tickets that they couldn't get them, they were sold out within minutes. So this would prevent that from happening and give consumers a chance to get the tickets."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall… excuse me. The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Fritchey."
"Thank you, Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, how would this work?"
"That it would… it would not allow the software that has been out there to bump in line for ticket sales. Would make it a Class B misdemeanor to use and distribute."
"How… how does this software work?"
"Pardon?"
"How does this software work?"
"How does…"
"The software work?"
"The software cuts in line, it sort of overrides the Ticketmaster site so that they can bump in line and grab lots of these tickets. What happened with Hannah Montana 09500261.doc 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 is that many people were online and they were sold out within minutes."
"Only… did Amendment 4 become the Bill?"
"Yes. No, no, no, no, no, no. Amendment 3 and 4 were withdrawn."
"So the Bill is then what… is it… Amendment 2 amends the Bill or Amendment 2 becomes the Bill?"
"Amendment 2 I think just amends it. Amendment 2 amends Amendment #1, but the basic introduced Bill is the same. Three and 4 were the Amendments that altered it drastically, were offered by Representative Saviano and he withdrew them."
"And what happens if an individual is using this software without realizing it? So somebody's trying to buy tickets from their home and they're doing it off a site that violates this?"
"I don't think they would… I don't think they would use it without realizing it. They would have to buy the software."
"Do you see that there's a problem with the fact that this may be… you may have either an out-of-town purchaser buying tickets through an in-town site or vice versa? How do you see us regulating these transactions online? Where's the cause for action here?"
"Would be reporting."
"No, no, no. From a jurisdictional issue, if I… if you are… if I'm sitting in Milwaukee and I'm using this software to buy tickets for a concert in Chicago, have I 09500261.doc 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 committed a violation? I'm not subject to Illinois's law then, correct?"
"You're correct. It would have to be an Illinois person."
"And if I'm in Chicago and I’m going through a server that's out-of-state, AOL… a lot of AOL servers are in Virginia."
"But the action would be taking place in Illinois. This… you're right. This would apply to Illinois people, Illinois action."
"So… so it would prohibit Illinois residents from using the software but not out-of-state residents from using the software."
"Well if… you know, it wouldn't be an individual resident, this would be a company. Let's make that very clear."
"No. That's not what you said before. You said if an individual uses the software they're liable."
"But I… just clarifying that it would be a company. I don't know the cost of this software, but I don't think that individuals own this software. This was… you know, this instance…"
"But if a company is using it, and I'm just trying to make sure that we understand what we're doing here, because if a company is using this software and the company is not located in Illinois, they can continue to use the software. To use your Hannah Montana example, they can continue to use this software, buy up all the tickets that they want for an Illinois concert, Illinois residents would not be able to do the same thing. The company that did it would not be liable under this law, so all we've done then is 09500261.doc 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 actually give a greater advantage to an out-of-town purchaser of these tickets because they could still use the software without liability and an intown purchaser couldn't."
"We… I believe you're correct."
"And you still want to proceed with this?"
"You know what, I think I'd like to check that fact, okay? Could I check that fact? Pull it from the record for the moment and check…"
"I sincerely appreciate…"
"Yeah."
"…that. I see where you're going and everybody wants to have a fair shot at getting tickets."
"Yes."
"I purchase a lot of tickets online and again, I just want to make sure that we're not inadvertently making it harder for the people that we represent."
"You bring a good point and I want to clarify that so we can…"
"I appreciate it. Thank you."
"Thank you."
"So, we'll take it out of the record at the request of the Sponsor. Representative Molaro, you have House Bill 4342. 43… Okay. How about 4857, Representative Molaro? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4857, a Bill for an Act concerning animals. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative, do you wish to move this to Second to adopt your Amendment? Okay. So, Mr. Clerk, 09500261.doc 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 return this to the Order of Second Reading. And are there any Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Molaro, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Molaro."
"Yes, this was technical in nature. It had a follow… that if you're under thirteen (13) years old, we just didn't write it correctly and now it's written correctly. That's what I'm told by staff."
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
Speaker Hannig: "Third Reading. And also, Representative Molaro, you have House Bill 2649. Mr. Clerk, why don't we just read that."
"House Bill 2649, a Bill for an Act concerning business. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Molaro, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Molaro on the Amendment."
"The Floor Amen… the Amendment does become the Bill. It's the Internet Dating Bill that we passed out of committee and basically all this does is… I don't want to… well, I guess I got to explain the Amendment now. And basically what it does is, that if you want to use Internet dating services, you do have to put on your Web site whether or not you do a background check with the National Registry. And I'll explain it tomorrow on Third Reading." 09500261.doc 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Froehlich, you have House Bill 5691. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 5691, a Bill for an Act concerning children. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Froehlich."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5691, as amended, simply updates some language in a statute on visitation to bring it into accord with current practice. Specifically we just replaced the word 'visitation', changed it to 'parenting time' and add 'custody time'. The State Bar Association had this proposal. I know of no opposition. I'd appreciate support."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Winters, Flowers, Crespo, Chapa LaVia, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Fritchey, you have House Bill 4844. Representative Fritchey, 4844. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk. Okay. I'm advised there's an Amendment. So, let's move it back to Second Reading, Mr. Clerk. And are there any Amendments?" 09500261.doc 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"On House Bill 4844, Floor Amendment… Amendment #1 and 2 were adopted in committee. Floor Amendment #3 was adopted to the Bill, and Floor Amendment #4, offered by Representative Fritchey, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Fritchey."
"Thank you. Most importantly about this Amendment, it removes all objections to the Bill. I'd ask for its adoption."
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Harris, you have House Bill 4779. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4779, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Harris."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill was brought to me by the Illinois State Police. It cleans up statutory language regarding transfer of security over some state facilities from CMS to the Illinois State Police."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared 09500261.doc 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 passed. Representative Jakobsson, you have House Bill 4903. Out of the record. Representative Howard, you have House Bill 2748. You wish us to read that Bill? Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 2748, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Howard."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2748… just a second please… is the Mercedes McCully Law. Mercedes McCully was murdered by her ex-boyfriend while leaving church on April 6, 2008. He was an ex-felon on parole and was being prosecuted for domestic battery of Mercedes late last year. This Bill requires the parolees to notify their parole agents within twenty-four (24) hours of service of an order of protection and requires the Department of Corrections to issue parole violation warrants if the parole (sic-parolee) is charged with a new domestic violence crime including domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, violation of an order of protection or any offense requiring sex offender registration. Under this law, after a new charge for these crimes, a parole violation warrant would be issued, removing the guess work, holding abusers accountable and making victims safer."
"The Lady has moved for the passage of House Bill 2748. Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from DuPage, Representative Reboletti."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates she'll yield." 09500261.doc 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Representative, I know that we had talked about this legislation and I'm going to vote for the legislation, but could you tell the House way you had to file this piece of legislation, what occurred?"
"Yes, I will reiterate what I said earlier. Young lady by the name of Mercedes McCully was murdered by her ex- boyfriend while leaving church. The current law with the Department of Corrections says that the Department of Corrections is required to issue a parole violation warrant if a parolee commits a felony with a knife or firearm or does not register as a sex offender. Arrest for all… the offenders are then taken back into custony… custody, that is. Arrests for all other new charges of parolees are decided on a case by case basis. This would require the parolees to have notified their parole agents within twenty-four (24) hours of service of an order of protection. So that we're trying to protect those individuals who have filed an order of protection or asked for an order of protection to be filed to benefit their safety."
"Representative, I appreciate you bringing this piece of legislation. I had talked to the Department of Corrections regarding the death of this young lady and I know that you have other legislation that I'd like to join you on and add me as a cosponsor on this one because the Department of… the parole agent made a mistake, a very grave mistake and that lady lost her life because a warrant should have been issued. And hopefully this measure will 09500261.doc 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 save lives so we don't have this repeat itself. So I thank you for bringing the measure."
Speaker Hannig: "The Gentleman from Cook, Representative Fritchey."
"Thank you, Sponsor. To the Bill. Just real quickly. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an excellent Bill. This is how we get at the issues of women who are attacked when we've seen the warning signs and ignored them. All too often when we're trying to deal with how to punish these people, how to punish the offenders after the fact, what we really need to try to do is protect the victims beforehand. This Bill gets directly at that. I commend the Sponsor for bringing this. And I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."
Speaker Hannig: "Is there any other discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Reboletti, you have House Bill 2861. Out of the record. Representative Pihos on House Bill 4320. Representative Pihos. Did you wish us to read this Bill? Out of the record. Representative Brauer on House Bill 5621. Representative Brauer. Out of the record. Representative Sullivan on House Bill 4548. You wish us to read that Bill? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4548, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. Third Reading of this House Bill." 09500261.doc 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Representative Sullivan."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4548 extends a tax increment financing district in the City of Libertyville… town of Libertyville up in Lake County. This is a unique TIF extension up to twelve (12) years, in that the city is not asking for all the money back. So for the first time since I've been here, we have a TIF extension where a majority of the money that's going to be raised will be allocated back to the respective districts through a process already… already implemented. They're looking for about 30 percent of the money over the twelve (12) years and they will give back 70 percent that will go to the schools and other taxing bodies. Over the life of this extension, one of the schools is going to receive above and beyond what they would have, up to two million dollars ($2,000,000). So this is a unique way of doing a TIF. And I urge an 'aye' vote."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 102 voting 'yes' and 2 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Currie, for what reason do you rise?"
"Thank you, Speaker. Just to add Representative Collins to the list of people who are excused today." 09500261.doc 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
Speaker Hannig: "Okay. The record will so reflect. Representative Mendoza, you have House Bill 4464. Does she wish to call that Bill? Out of the record. Representative Smith on House Bill 5077. Representative Mike Smith. Read the Bill Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5077, a Bill for an Act concerning education. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Smith."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This Bill is an initiative of the National Board for Professional Standards for teachers and also an initiative of the Business Round Table. And the intention is to correct changes made to the certification that would adversely affect those teachers who seek National Board Certification. And it's also intended to get 10 to 20 percent of Illinois teachers to be National Board certified. The groups hope that making teachers part of the report card will help make administrators and parents take interest in their certification. We amended it last week on a… with a technical nature on the effective date to be January 1, 2009. Again, this is an initiative of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, the Business Round Table. I know of no opposition. Be happy to answer any questions."
"Is there any discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Will Davis, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. 09500261.doc 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Fritchey, for what reason do you rise?"
"Thank you, Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege. Ladies and Gentlemen, we all have the honor from time to time to have our students from our districts come down here to visit us. I'm honored and I hope you all will be, too, to have some of the students from Lincoln Park High School, one of the fine high schools in my district, up in the gallery. Right now, if we all just give them a warm Springfield welcome. Lincoln Park High School."
"Is there any… Okay. Representative Mendoza on House Bill 4464. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 4464, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Mendoza."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Bill 4464 creates a Trade and Tourism Study Commission Act. It's identical to a Bill that passed out of this chamber unanimously last year. It establishes a commission appointed by the Governor and Legislative Leaders to examine and evaluate the state's programs and expenditures for the promotion of Illinois trade and tourism. Basically the commission would be made up of twelve (12) members: four (4) Members would be from the House of Representatives appointed by both the Speaker and the Minority Leader, and four (4) Members from the Senate 09500261.doc 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 with two being appointed by each Legislative Leader, and an additional four members appointed by the Governor that represent Illinois trade and tourism organizations. Again, this is the exact same Bill that passed out of the House last year unopposed. And I would once again ask for your support."
"This is on the Order of Short Debate, but we'll move it to Standard Debate. And on that question, the Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, just very quickly, our analysis shows that DCEO is an opponent of this legislation. Is that accurate?"
"Yeah, it appears that they continue to be opposed to the legislation."
"Have they expressed to you the… the reason for their opposition?"
"Well, they originally had mentioned that they didn't think it was necessary to do this, that they feel that the tourism and the trade programs that are run by the state are run without… well enough to not need this type of commission to be created to oversee them and report back to us. I tend to believe that the more we participate as a Body both in the House and Senate with what these programs are doing, how effective they are, and so forth, the more oversight we can have the better. So, you know, I’m certainly not against transparency, that's what we're asking for with this commission. And they additionally had 09500261.doc 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 mentioned that this could create an additional expense because the commission would have to be staffed by somebody potentially from the state and that that would add an increased cost. We haven't come up with what that would be. I anticipate the cost on this would be nominal if any."
"Yeah. According to information we have, the legislation is suppose to increase head count by two (2)?"
"That's their estimation, I don't understand why, frankly."
"Okay. You don't see anything in here that would require additional head count there to manage this?"
"No, we're just…"
"The commission would work independent of DCEO. They would just simply receive a report."
"Right. And we'd be in… you know, we would want to know and have access to the… you know, the programs that are currently under existence, so maybe they're saying that's why we would require additional work product coming from DCEO. But I definitely do not believe that we need to hire an additional two (2) people…"
"So it's not your…"
"…to do this."
"…intent that they hire anyone for this?"
"No. The intention is just to create a commission that is very bipartisan and has equal representation from both Leaders in this chamber, both Leaders in the other chamber."
"Okay. Thank you." 09500261.doc 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Thank you."
"Representative Stephens."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Lady yield?"
"Indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, it's a little simpler than that. Isn't it the director of DCEO that's going to take his mark… their marching orders from the Governor, is that right?"
"Excuse me. I’m sorry, I had difficulty hearing, Representative."
"Is the director going to take… don't they take their orders from the Governor?"
"Yes. That would be correct."
"So, it's fair to say that the Governor's opposed to this."
"Right. Well, DCO (sic-DCEO) is listed, but I think you make a fair assumption."
"Well, I just think we need to call it for what it is and the administration's opposed to this, shouldn't surprise anybody, especially downstate where we're struggling to sell our products abroad and bring people into our state to see all the fine tourism sights that we have from all the way from Chicago to Cairo. So, I just want to make sure that the Body understood that it's Governor Blagojevich that's opposed to this. And I stand in strong support of your Bill."
"Thank you, Sir."
"Representative Mendoza to close." 09500261.doc 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Just once again, thanks for the questions. Hopefully I cleared up any concerns people might have, but I would simply ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Will Davis, do you wish to be recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Representative Wait, for what reason do you rise?" Wait: Yes, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."
"State your point." Wait: On April 1, I filed a House Joint Resolution 118 rejecting the 2008 Compensation Review Board Report in whole. As you know, all… as you know, this report contains recommendation for pay raises for us, the Governor, and constitutional officers. According to the State Law, both chambers of the General Assembly must pass the same Resolution disapproving the report or the raises will take effect. We need to take action within thirty (30) days of the report being filed which means we only have fourteen (14) days left to reject these pay raises. Mr. Speaker, our state finances are in shambles and the families back home are feeling the pinch as well. Now is not the time to give ourselves a pay raise. I make a Motion to Discharge. The language shall be, Mr. Speaker, under House Rule 18(g), I move for discharge of House Joint Resolution 118 from the 09500261.doc 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 House Rules Committee. Under House Rule 54(a)(2), all Motions are assigned Standard Debate status and I wish to debate my Motion. Upon the conclusion of the debate, I ask for a recorded vote on the Motion to Discharge. Under Rule 49, any vote shall be a recorded vote whenever five (5) Representatives shall request. There are at least five (5) Members on my side of the aisle for a recorded vote on the Motion to Discharge the Amendment from the House Rules Committee."
"Representative Lang."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Under the applicable House Rule, this requires unanimous consent, and I object to the Gentleman's Motion."
"And Representative Wait, it's the ruling of the Chair that there has been objections, and so your Motion fails."
"Mr. Speaker, under House Rule 57(a), I move to appeal the ruling of the Chair that there be no recorded vote to discharge House Joint Resolution 118 from the House Rules Committee."
"That's certainly a Motion that you can make, Representative. And so the question is, 'Shall the Chair be sustained?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 59 voting 'yes' and 45 voting 'no'. And the Chair is sustained. Representative Tryon, for what reason do you rise?" 09500261.doc 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Mr. Speaker, I'd like a point of personal privilege, if I may."
"Yes, state your point."
"I would like to speak to the Motion that my colleague from Belvidere just made regarding the pay raise, because yesterday when I read the newspaper I was amazed at what I saw. And I saw one of our leading Senate Democrats saying, 'I need a pay raise, I need a pay raise, we need pay raises in the General Assembly'. And when I go home you know what I hear in McHenry County, Illinois, I hear I need a job. I need a job. I hear I need to pay my mortgage. And it's… I believe it's unbelievable for any of us to think that we could go home and justify a pay raise at the General Assembly when people in Illinois are economically bleeding here. It is needs for jobs in Illinois and we should be meeting that need, but we aren't. Just four (4) months ago we came down here to debate the CTA. And we had a healthy debate on that. And many of us said, no capital, no CTA. And it is nearly the anniversary when Representative Molaro said when we asked him when are we going to have a jobs Bill? When are we going to have a capital Bill? His answer was, ten (10) days. He was the Representative leading the charge and putting together a funding package for a twenty-five billion dollar ($25,000,000,000) capital Bill and we were suppose to see it in ten (10) days. We didn't see it in ten (10) days. We asked when would we be voting on it? Three (3) months. We haven't voted on it and three (3) months has gone by. That Bill would have generated seven hundred and twenty-five thousand (725,000) 09500261.doc 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 jobs in the State of Illinois and we have failed that. We don't have a surplus to give Legislators pay raises. We are looking at, according to the Governor, in order to balance the seven hundred and fifty million dollar ($750,000,000) shortfall cutting Medicaid payments. That is wrong. We need a capital Bill. I say we don't take a pay raise 'til we have a capital Bill. We don't take a pay raise 'til we have budget reform. We don't take a pay raise until we look at school funding and do something about it. And we don't take a pay raise until we have transparency on the process that we have here in Springfield, and how do we go home and justify a pay raise when we can't do the jobs that we came here to do. Thank you."
"Representative Lang."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't know what that last speech was about. Under the House Rules, any Member can object to discharging the Rules Committee. I did that. I don't know why that leads to a long discussion about all these other issues. HJR118 or some other Resolution like this, I’m sure, will pass the House in due time. In my twenty-one (21) years in the House, this House has never failed to reject the Compensation Review Board Report and I'm certain we will reject it again this year when the time is right. So I think people ought to calm down and not make speeches about pay raises. I think we're all prepared to vote against the pay raise. Thank you, Sir."
"Representative Schmitz."
"Thank you, Speaker. Point of personal privilege." 09500261.doc 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"State your point."
"As the previous speaker said just a moment ago, that I'm sure in due time or when the time is right, we can deal with the pay raise issue. Mr. Speaker, I'm imploring to the Members of this chamber, the time is now and the time is right. When we adjourned here Thursday, we went back to our districts, we got our local mail that was sent to us snail mail. My office was inundated with letters from constituents that say, how can you consider a pay raise? I'd ask myself, how can we consider a pay raise? We cannot consider this pay raise. I look at this Body as the board of directors. And we sit here and we read the newspapers that you got a CEO that makes a billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) on a company that loses money. The board of directors take pay raises on a company that loses millions and billions of dollars. And here this Body can sit in here and not even figure out how we're going to reject a pay raise for our own checkbooks when we've got families in our district that are paying the same gas prices, paying higher food prices. And we take a Roll Call vote five minutes ago that says, nope, I don't want to talk about this right now. The time's not right. Mr. Speaker, the time is right. The time is now. We are the board, we set the policy, we set the tone. Let's tell our constituents that we're in charge here, we're not going to take the pay raise, we can't afford it, the state's in debt. I urge you to please release House Joint Resolution 118 from committee. Thank you, Speaker."
"Representative Rose." 09500261.doc 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"A point of personal privilege."
"State your point."
"Mr. Speaker, Representative Lang's comments remind me of Kevin Bacon in Animal House. Remain calm, all is well. Well, all is not well, Ladies and Gentlemen. All is not well in the State of Illinois and this is absolutely no time to be taking a pay raise. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Mr. Clerk, do you have some items to read?"
"Referred to the House Committee on Rules is House Joint Resolution 132, offered by… Senate Joint Resolution 90, offered by Representative Smith and House Joint Resolution 132."
"Representative Holbrook, you have House Bill 5092. Do you wish us to read that Bill? Out of the record. Okay. Representative Soto, you have House Bill 4577. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 4577, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Soto."
"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 4577 is a Bill that I inherited from Representative Rich Bradley, so I'm carrying this Bill in his behalf. House Bill 4577 amends the Civil Code Procedure. Provides that if there is any surplus after a judicial sale or mortgage foreclosure, the clerk of the Circuit Court shall collect a twenty dollar ($20) fee for each surplus proceeds deposited. Provides that of each twenty dollar ($20) fee, fifteen dollars ($15) should be deposited into the county's general fund and five dollars ($5) into the Circuit Clerk 09500261.doc 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Fund… Operating Fund. And I am open for questions and I urge an 'aye' vote."
"The Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy is recognized."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, I have some questions just for clarity. Does this create a fee?"
"It does not create a fee. It's for any surplus that is left over after any sale of a mortgage or foreclosure. Any surplus that is left from that should go into a… shall go into the Clerk of the Circuit Court Operating Fund."
"Well, I just… okay, so there's a… there's a judicial sale or there's a mortgage foreclosure that takes place."
"Correct."
"That's step one. Step two then, is that if there are proceeds beyond the obligations of the sale, then there is a fee that would be charged?"
"Yes. Provides that of each twenty dollar ($20) fee, fifteen (15) should be deposited into the county's General Election Fund and five (5) into the Circuit Clerk Operation Fund."
"So is the twenty dollar ($20) fee a new fee? Is it something new?"
"I guess it would… yes, it would be a new fee."
"Okay. So you're creating a twenty dollar ($20) fee only for those situations where there is a judicial sale or mortgage and a surplus exists? Okay. Then of that twenty dollar ($20) fee, fifteen dollars ($15) of that would go 09500261.doc 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 into the county's General Fund and five dollars ($5) would go into the Circuit Court Clerk's Operation Fund. Is that…"
"Yes. And that is due for the high foreclosure… due to the added increase of administrative fees due to foreclosures."
"How often are there surpluses when there is a judicial sale or mortgage foreclosure? How often does this occur?"
"We don't have any figures."
"Okay. So basically then the Floor Amendment that is part of this, Floor Amendment 1, that's been adopted and is part of the Bill?"
"Yes. Yes, it has."
"And that then adds sheriffs to the legislation in regards to who deposits the surplus funds so the sheriffs get involved. What's their involvement meant to accomplish?"
"Okay. It goes by notice."
"So, their job is just for the filing purposes? Okay. Thank you very much. I just wanted to make sure that folks understood this is… this is a fee that is being created and who then, the payer of the fee would be whomever it is that purchases the mortgage or the property that is being foreclosed upon but only after 100 percent of the… of the person's obligation is met. Only after that is met. This is only if it goes above…"
"Yes, Sir."
"…and beyond? Okay. Thank you."
"Representative Franks." 09500261.doc 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Indicates she'll yield."
"I have a few questions on this. Following up on the prior speaker, you're saying the person or the entity that would pay the fee would be the… would it be the successful bidder or would it be a person or entity that was making an application for the surplus funds?"
"Okay. It would be… Representative Franks, it would be the previous owner who is now the defendant to the suit."
"I'm not sure that makes sense for this reason. If you… right now are you aware of how many fees are attached when one files a foreclosure? First you have to file the filing fees which are typically for a chancery, about three hundred dollars ($300). Then you have all the service fees which could be hundreds of dollars as well. Then if the property… excuse me… were going to go to sheriff's sale, the sheriff charges six hundred dollars ($600) for the sheriff's sale. Okay? The clerk has already received approximately five hundred dollars ($500), the sheriff has received six hundred dollars ($600) to do the sale. Typically in a foreclosure, that… the entity that forecloses loses about 40 percent of the value. I'm wondering why we would add on another fee to, and I'm not sure who yet would have to pay this fee, because if… here's my question. If you are the mortgagor and you give the mortgage and then you go forward and do the foreclosure, it's very rare that you'd be taken out whole. In most cases you lose about 40 percent. In this instance, would it be the purchaser who would have to pay that fee or would 09500261.doc 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 it be… 'cause here's… I'm not… let me explain something. I’m not sure you understand how this works. Let's assume there are other defendants, and let's assume they're defendants because they have a judgment against the mortgagee, and they place a lien against the property. And let's assume there's, you know, three (3) entities that have liens, and let's say one of them is the City of Rockford. So the City of Rockford has filed a lien and let's assume there's a surplus and let's just say that the first mortgage holder has a judgment for a hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), City of Rockford has ten thousand dollars ($10,000), City of Waukegan has a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) lien and another city has another ten thousand dollar ($10,000) lien. A purchaser comes in and buys it for a hundred and thirty-one thousand dollars ($131,000). So that way the first mortgagor is paid in full, but then there are three (3) entities who could claim for that surplus. Who would pay that fee?"
"We're checking. I inherited this Bill so we're checking. Okay. The fee will be taken out of the deposit of surplus, only if there's a surplus."
"Okay. But it would come out of the… so it would be taken out of the thirty thousand (30,000) that's left over?"
"It would come out of the deposit of surplus. So only if there's a surplus and this is…"
"Okay. Well, let me ask you, a policy…"
"Can I just… can I just run through this?"
"Go ahead. Sure." 09500261.doc 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"In this… in this Bill it says, 'the clerk shall charge and collect twenty dollar ($20) fee for each deposit of surplus proceeds'."
"How do you define 'each deposit'… or 'each surplus'? Would it be one for each of the three (3) others who might be claiming the surplus? Because in this scenario which I gave you…"
"And I answered it."
"…there would be three (3) entities who could claim surplus."
"Right. So, any of those three (3)… who is going to voluntarily pay that fee. That's what you're… and maybe no one."
"Yeah. And my question is policy wise. Why do we want to do this when the folks who have already been involved have had to pay literally thousands of dollars? And if you're a defendant in a foreclosure suit, and you… and let's say, let's use the city for an example, and they had to file a claim to get their lien, they had to pay hundreds of dollars in their first suit, then in order to protect their interest in the underlying foreclosure suit, they had to file an appearance and another answer for another three hundred bucks ($300). So let's assume they're already… each of the defendants are already six hundred dollars ($600) into it. Why do we want to sock them again, especially if they're not going to be made whole."
"Can I just mention, Representative, unless otherwise ordered by the clerk… by the court." 09500261.doc 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Right. I just… I just think it's bad public policy because these folks have already been victimized…"
"Exactly."
"…they have not been able to collect and then to charge them another fee to get what's already theirs, that they've had to pay hundreds of dollars for."
"Yes."
"I think this is a Bill you might want to take out of the record."
"And I was… I was going to… I mentioned that. I said I think… I inherited this Bill, so I'm going to pull it out of the record and then call the clerk's office and see, you know,…"
"Thanks, I appreciate it."
"…if they have any other information."
"Okay. So, out of the record."
"Thank you. Out of the record."
"Representative Turner has House Bill 2467. Out of the record. Representative Wyvetter Young, you have House Bill 5205. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 5205, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Younge."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 5205 requires the Department of Natural Resources to evaluate the adequacy of the levee systems in the state. If the system is evaluated as being inadequate, then the Bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to come up with a figure that it will tell us how much it will cost to repair the system." 09500261.doc 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"The Lady has moved for the passage of House Bill 5205. Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Winnebago, Representative Winters."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, our notes would imply that the… that you had agreed to hold this on Second Reading until the study was limited to your specific area in the Metro East. It looks to us like Floor Amendment 1 just made it subject to appropriation. Is it still looking at all levees in the state or only those in the Metro East area?"
"It is subject to appropriation which is Amendment #1. And I have not made that change by Amendment, but I will."
"So, as I understand what you just said, that you wanted… you would like to amend it to only include your area? And you'd like to do that over in the Senate?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Just to put that on the record that this will be the study… this Bill should be amended in the Senate to make it limited to the metropol… Metro East area as we understand that. And with that, I appreciate your answers. Thank you."
Speaker Hannig: "The Gentleman from Jasper, Representative Reis. Does not wish to speak. Are there any… is there any further discussion? Then the question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Phelps, Krause and Brady, do you wish to be 09500261.doc 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 recorded? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, do you have a report to read for us?"
Clerk Mahoney: "Referred from the Committee on Rules. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson from the Committee on Rules, to which the following legislative measures and/or Joint Action Motions were referred, action taken on May 6, 2008, reported the same back with the following recommendations: 'approved for floor considerations', referred to the Order of Resolutions, 'recommends be adopted' is House Joint Resolution 132, offered by Representative Crespo, and Senate Joint Resolution 90, offered by Representative Smith."
"And on Supplemental Calendar #1, under the Order of Resolutions, is Senate Joint Resolution #90. Representative Smith."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is our semiannual look at the education mandate waivers that come to us from the State Board of Education. This is the Resolution put together by the Senate Education Committee. Basically takes the following actions and I would remind the Body that the action we take is actually a negative action. So, this Resolution actually disapproves certain waivers and there are two (2) of them in the area of physical education, one by Knoxville School District 202 and one by Zion-Benton East District 126. The majority then are in the area of behind the wheel driver's 09500261.doc 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 instruction. There were a number of school districts who had requested waivers for simulators as a replacement for behind the wheel instruction and this Resolution would approve those for one (1) year only rather than the five (5) years requested. So, it would be a one-year waiver rather than five (5) years. In addition, there's one-waiver for the Rockford School District 205 with regard to general state aid, and that's a one-year waiver rather than the five (5) years requested. There are… there's one (1) waiver for substitute teachers and that was approved… or is recommended for one (1) year rather than five (5). And then finally there's a number in the area of driver's education fees. A number of school districts had requested raising those fees and has been the custom in the past, we're recommending that they only be allowed to do that up to the two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) which has been the precedent of the General Assembly in the past. That basically is what is in this Resolution. The action that we're recommending be taken on the waiver request for this half of 2008. I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"The Gentleman has moved for the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution #90. And on that question, the Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy."
"Representative, for purposes of clarifications, once in a while this gets very complicated. You're asking for Members to vote 'yes' on this, is that correct?"
"That's right. That's right and this…"
"And by voting 'yes' they are rejecting certain requests by schools districts for waivers?" 09500261.doc 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"That's right. They're rejecting certain requests and they're asking for… or they're accepting modifications of those requests."
"Okay. And this is why yes means no in this case."
"I'm sorr…"
"Yes means no because…"
"Unfortunately yes, the way this process is set up. There's actually only two (2) waivers that are flat out disapproved and those are the two (2) on physical education by the two (2) districts I mentioned."
"Okay. And for clarification purposes, really basically any school district that requested a waiver from the State Board of Education of the driver's education fee rule which the law is fifty dollars ($50) or more, the state board has kind of made it practice that they approve waivers up to two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). So the waivers that are being denied are those that requested over two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)?"
"That's right, that's right. They're… they're being approved up to two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)."
"So a lot of driver's education fee waivers that were processed have been approved."
"That's right."
"Okay. Just wanted to clarify that. Then on the issue related to simulators for driver's education courses, I think that there was a group of school folks that came up and set a simulator up and did a really good job of demonstrating the value of simulators…"
"That's right." 09500261.doc 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"…and the fact that, you know, maybe we should take at least a second look at that. So those requests that were for five (5) years, how… how were those addressed in this waiver then?"
"That's an excellent question, Representative Eddy, and probably the one issue that received the most concern over the waivers during this process. The recommendation is that they be granted a waiver for one (1) year. Not for five (5) years as they had requested, but for one (1) year. So that'll give them a year basically to continue to operate the simulators and to come back next year either requesting I guess an extension of that waiver or hopefully they will have been able to work out some of the differences that they have mainly with the Secretary of State's Office."
"So this gives them an opportunity to make their case. Is that right? It just gives them that year, that opportunity to make their case?"
"Absolutely. Right."
"Now when… when the… we discussed… this could be something that the horse is already well out of the barn down the road on because there is a deadline involved with this that has passed. Is that right?"
"That's my understanding, yes."
"So…"
"Unfortunately because of this deadline, the Senate took action late on Thursday after we had already adjourned. So this has been the first opportunity that we could take action." 09500261.doc 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"So it's entirely possible that even though we vote 'yes' meaning 'no', that districts who applied for waivers will get them because the deadline passed, and it's not your intention to mess with the deadline, it's your intention to at least have on the record a vote regarding those waivers."
"That's right."
"Okay. So… so basically this is… this is nothing more as it ends up then being a waiver that was sent over late by the Senate, too late for us to act on with the appropriate Amendments… and by the way, is the Senate… I don't even think the Senate's around today to… is that right?"
"I… I don't believe they're here. No."
"Hoosiers. I think. They're in the Hoosier State, a lot of them anyway. Thank you for answering the questions. I think it's something that we obviously have a responsibility to act on. Although, again, I don't think it's going to make any difference because that… that deadline has passed and when you deal with eight hundred (800) and some school districts across the state and you promise them a deadline, the least thing we can do in the General Assembly is to honor that deadline. But I appreciate the fact that at least this shows that there's some working relationship and agreement albeit it late. Thank you."
"Thank you, Representative Eddy. This is, as you know, this is a process that doesn't work very well in my opinion and we've… we've tried to fix the process in the past and obviously…" 09500261.doc 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
Speaker Hannig: "The Gentleman's time has expired. Representative McCarthy, you're recognized for 5 minutes."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"Indicates he'll yield."
"Okay. Representative, the… this is just for waivers that were either denied or adjusted, correct?"
"This… this is for waivers that the state board sent to the General Assembly."
"Okay."
"So they're…"
"Is there another waiver report coming? 'Cause every year we have this waiver report…"
"No."
"…that…"
"No, there's only one (1) waiver report and that report would indicate the waivers that the state board approved on their own and then the ones they're sending to the General Assembly, which is what this Resolution is acting on."
"So you know all the school districts that ask for like waiving like Casmir Pulaski day, for example?"
"Right."
"Have those all been denied this year then or…"
"No. No."
"They don't need our action. Is that the story?"
"That's right. That's right. The state board takes on… most wavier requests, the state board takes action on their own. What we have to do basically is disapprove ones that we find unacceptable." 09500261.doc 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Okay. In the past, have those holiday waivers been in the report that we had to vote on? Seems like I used to remember them…"
"I think they may have been in years past, but not recently because I think we've… we've worked out most of those…"
"Okay."
"…and have pretty much established what is the precedent."
"Okay. This is not in your legislation. Is there any school district in the state that still observes the Casmir Pulaski holiday?"
"I'm not sure. That's a good question. We'll have to ask the state board that."
"Maybe you could ask the school board get back to us on that because…"
"Right."
"…every year that we see them there used to be a list of schools that did not want to honor our fallen solider Casmir, and it always offended me. So, I'd like to have that information at some point."
"I'm sure you think that St. Patrick's Day ought to be a holiday, right?"
"That's correct."
"Yes."
"Representative Jerry Mitchell." Mitchell, J.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sponsor yield?"
"He indicates he'll yield." 09500261.doc 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Mitchell, J.: "Representative Smith, our options are fairly limited since this seems to always start in the Senate. We did have an option though of amending this Bill and bringing back these, let's say, bringing back the simulators to a four- or five-year waiver other than a one- year waiver or eliminating them altogether. We could have done the same for Rockford on their request on how they count student attendance. However, we chose to not to do that and I think you and I both agree, the reason why we chose not to change what the Senate did, number one, since it's already late that would have made it even later and the Senate would not have acted on that. Basically today's vote is more ceremonial than anything because these waivers by law have already been granted. What… what… every district went before their board and held their hearings requesting a particular waiver, that is exactly the way it's going to be in law. So the simulators, what they requested as a waiver, that's going to stand even though the Senate sent us a Bill they sent it so late there was no opportunity to us to act on it to make sure that the waivers are approved or disapproved. So, any district that required… or requested a waiver this year, they have it. So you can vote however you want, quite frankly, the vote is just simply I guess, do you support the Secretary of State's request or do you not support it. Other than that, this vote means very little if anything. So, Mr. Speaker, I thank you for that clarification. People understand that when you go home to your districts, those from Rockford and that area, those with the simulators, you can tell them 09500261.doc 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 that their request for a waiver is approved in exactly the way that they requested it. So, vote however you wish. Thank you."
"Representative Bellock."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"He indicates he'll yield."
"I know that this has been a major problem with a lot of the schools not wanting to go back to driving on the road, and so I've had a lot of calls in my office and I spoke to a lot of people down in Springfield. There was talk that there was going to be more funding this year for the schools in order to be able to implement the driving back on the road again and get away from the simulators. Are you aware of any funding coming forward?"
"No, Representative Bellock, I'm not. Obviously there's still time to do that. I don't know, you know, what has been discuss with the appropriations folks, but you might want to discussion that with Representative Soto, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee."
"So there is no Bill out there now or any type of anything that we can see for funding?"
"I'm not aware of that. I don't know if there is or not."
"Okay. 'Cause I just read recently, within the last week, that the Secretary of the State wants to have even more driving time on the road away from the simulators. And I applaud him for that because I think it's going back to what is was before and they have reduced the deaths of 09500261.doc 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 teens in Illinois from fifty-five (55) to some twenty-two (22) in the last couple of years. So I applaud his efforts and I think it's a good idea to have kids have more driving time on the road. Thank you."
"Thank you."
"Representative Smith to close."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If you're not completely confused you probably were more so if you were listening to the discussion between Representatives Eddy, Representative Mitchell and myself. Basically, this is the semiannual process we go through in the mandate waiver request. This is the Resolution that was sent over to us from the Senate. The action may be a little late, but I think it does express what the intentions of the General Assembly would be and that would be to make certain modifications to the waivers that came to us and disapprove two (2) of them in the area of physical education waivers. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote."
Speaker Hannig: "The question is, 'Shall Senate Joint Resolution 90 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting in open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Sullivan, Franks, Dunn, Coulson, Brauer, do you wish to be recorded? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 69 voting 'yes' and 32 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. We're going to go to the Order of Second Reading. Representative Moffitt, you have House Bill 2819. Do you wish us to read this on Second? 2819. Mr. Clerk… need to 09500261.doc 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 hold it? Okay. So, we'll… we'll take it out of the record. Representative Acevedo on House Bill 5126. Do you wish us to read this on Second to Third? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5126, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. No Committee Amendments. Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Acevedo, has been approved for consideration."
"Why don't we take this out of the record? Out of the record. Representative Berrios on House Bill 5687. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5687, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee. Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Berrios, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Berrios on Amendment #2."
"The Amendment was adopted in committee last week I thought."
"Yeah. This is a Floor Amendment. So, the Lady moves for its adoption. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Burke on House Bill 2747. Out of the record. Representative Durkin on House Bill 5513. Out of the record. Representative Colvin on House Bill 6313. Out of the record. Representative Leitch, you have House Bill 4647. Shall we read this on 09500261.doc 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Second Reading? Out of the record. Representative Meyer on House Bill 4629. Out of the record. Representative Hernandez on House Bill 5227. Out of the record. Representative Jefferson on House Bill 3642. Do you wish us to read this on Second? Do you wish us to read this on Second? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 3642, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Brauer, you have House Bill 5765. Representative Brauer. Do you wish us to read this Bill? Out of the record. Representative Brauer, you also have House Bill 5849. This one's out as well. Okay. Out of the record. Representative Fortner on House Bill 5186. Do you wish us to read this Bill? Representative Fortner. Out of the record. Representative Rose on House Bill 5914. Representative Rose. Out of the record. Representative… Representative Wait on House Bill 5946. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5946 has been read a second time, previously. Amendments 1 and 2 were adopted in committee. Floor Amendment #3, offered by Representative Wait, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Wait on the Amendment."
"Yeah. This Amendment is just what the chairman of the committee wanted us to put on there, so we put it on. I think everybody is in agreement now. Thank you." 09500261.doc 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Miller, you have House Bill 5213. Out of the record. Representative Ryg, you have House Bill 5761. Out of the record. Representative Turner, you have House Bill 2248. Out of the record. Representative Yarbrough, you have House Bill 5671. Representative Yarbrough on 5671. Representative Yarbrough, you wish us to read this Bill? Do you wish us to read this Bill? Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 5671, a Bill for an Act concerning appropriations. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. No Floor Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Representative Howard, you're recognized on House Joint Resolution 76. House Joint Resolution 76. Representative Howard."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Joint Resolution 76 creates the Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee to examine issues related to racial and socioeconomic disparities affecting the pro-social development of children and youth. We seek to identify ways to engage more parents in being accountable for the actions of their children and to identify ways to engage more communities in being accountable for the invest… for 09500261.doc 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 investing in pro-social development of children and families."
"The Lady moves for the adoption of House Joint Resolution 76. Is there any discussion? The Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"
"She indicates she'll yield."
"Representative, just have a question regarding the appointment process and the numbers. According to our analysis there is kind of an unequal appointment. The Speaker of the House gets to appoint three (3) Members and the House Minority Leader appoints two (2) Members. Is that how you read this?"
"Yes, I guess that is what it says. There was a group of people, community people, who came together and developed this. So, I'm certain that there is a method to their madness."
"There are twenty-nine (29) total members appointed?"
"Yeah, that's what they came up with, twenty-nine (29)."
"And that's after Amendment #2? Well, that's just the effective date, but that's after Amendment #1? There's still twenty-nine?"
"Yes."
"Just… I don't…"
"Because it inserts two (2) and…"
"I'm sorry."
"…it removes two (2) and inserts two (2)." 09500261.doc 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Okay. So, it ends up with the twenty-nine (29), that's what the Amendment does. Okay."
"Yes."
"I just find it, you know, I don't understand if the… if the Resolution is setting up the committee in a bipartisan manner, it doesn't quite do it when three (3) Members are appointed by the President of the Senate with two (2) Members by the Minority Leader of the Senate and then we're three (3) and two (2) over here, and I was wondering if that was your intention that there be that or if that was the intention of this committee or how this came to be?"
"As I said, there was apparently a reason and I really not noticed that until you pointed it out, but there was apparently an effort on the part of the group that came together to devise a means of having this study committee. I'm not certain why it is that they decided to have one more Member from the Democratic side as the Republican side."
"Well, I appreciate that answer and I… I certainly don't question your intention that you're trying to address the situation here though, but for the record it just does not seem like the best way to run a committee that's bipartisan by having that kind of a slap. Thank you for answering the question, I appreciate it."
"I will… I will ac…"
"Any further discussion? Then Representative Howard to close." 09500261.doc 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Yes, thank you for your questions and expression of concerns, Representative Eddy. I will ask that the issue be addressed in the Senate."
"The question is, 'Shall House Joint Resolution 76 pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Representative Winter, Sommer, Myers, Cultra. Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 105 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 4647."
"House Bill 4647, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee. Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Leitch, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Leitch on Amendment #2."
"Thank you. This Amendment makes provisions for filings in connection with mine subsidence. And I'd ask for its adoption."
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. And Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5761."
"House Bill 5761, a Bill for an Act concerning State Government. Second Reading of this House Bill. No 09500261.doc 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Committee Amendments. Floor Amendment #1, offered by Representative Ryg, has been approved for consideration."
"Representative Ryg."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The underlying Bill changes the allocation formulas for the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Trust Funds. The underlying Bill also requires a report and we'd like to change that report to be from the Department of Human Services versus the Department of Healthcare and Family Services."
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
Speaker Hannig: "Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read… Representative Feigenholtz, you have House Bill 4571. Do you wish us to read that Bill? 4571, it's on the Order of Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill."
"House Bill 4571, a Bill for an Act concerning adoption. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Representative Feigenholtz."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4571 updates the Adoption Compensation and Prohibition Act to bring it in line with modern adoption practices. I'd be glad to answer any questions about this…"
"The Lady has moved for the passage of House Bill 4571. And on that question, the Gentleman from Crawford, Representative Eddy." 09500261.doc 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Representative yield for a question or two (2)?"
"Indicates she will."
"Representative, for those of us who may not be as familiar with modern adoption procedures, policies. Your statement was that this… this kind of brings us up to speed with some of those. Could you give us some… could you give us some of the ways this improves toward the modern policies you mentioned?"
"I certainly… I would be glad to, Representative Eddy. I think that the Adoption Prohibition and Compensation Act was essentially designed for those very rare situations where there may be some inappropriate activity going on regarding the changing of money between an adoptive family and a birth family. And when I talk about the change in relationships with modern adoption practices, we want to codify, at a minimum, an opportunity for biological parents to receive a gift from an adoptive family without it being considered criminal. And so what we've done in this legislation is we have set a cap and teased out the language a little more so we know what is legal and what isn't legal."
"So this then, for example, one of the… one of the items has to do with something called a 'confidential intermediary' and this… this would allow that person a little greater access to vital records than… than is currently in effect. Is that accurate? And if you could, does confidential intermediary… is this court ordered? Is this person court ordered?" 09500261.doc 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Yes, this is a… the confidential intermediary program has an advisory council which meets two (2) or three (3) times a year and they end up with certain situations that they need to come back to the General Assembly to tweak the law. If you look at… I don't know what your staff analysis says, but there have been situations where the court and the confidential intermediary are actually trying to get some kind of jurisdiction in other states and have our court orders recognized in other states so that the confidential intermediary can do its job."
"One of the other issues related to this that… that our analysis covers has to do with the perspective adoptive parents of a child that those perspective adopted parents, they could give the biological parents gifts or things of value as long as those are under two hundred dollars ($200)."
"Correct."
"And that there's other flexibility written in however, if it's not a gift or an item of value but the perspective adoptive parents can advance the birth parents certain living expenses that aren't necessarily gifts but it allows for some of those things. Are those some of the modernizations that you've kind of alluded to?"
"Yes."
"And so… and again, this is a… this is a… an area that I think a lot of us… a lot of us in the General Assembly are learning about and there is a lot of legislation out there, 09500261.doc 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 this is one that I think we need to make sure folks know is a little different than a different Bill…"
"Yes."
"…that may have some opposition. You know of any one who's opposed to any of the… any of the…"
"No, there's…"
"Okay."
"This is really… these are really, Representative Eddy, just technical changes. This is… this is not… there are two (2) pieces of legislation. This is the one without controversy."
"Okay. Well, that… that's especially what I wanted the Body…"
"Yes."
"…to know that this… this is something that…"
"Yes."
"…everyone is for. This brings us to speed with…"
"Yes."
"…what is practice and what has been determined by a large number of people to be improvements in this process and there is no opposition to this. And I appreciate the fact that you took some time to education… educate those of us who aren't as familiar with this topic, and I appreciate the work you do in this area. Thank you."
"Thank you."
"Representative Reboletti."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Lady yield?"
"Indicates she'll yield." 09500261.doc 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"Representative, I appreciate the work that you've done on this Bill. I know you and I have talked about this subject starting last year when the Will County State's Attorney's Office brought to my attention that they had a situation where an individual who was on probation in Will County, promised her child to three (3) different families. And one of the families was in New York, one of the families was in Texas and I can't recall where the other state was and it was an issue of what was legal to give to the perspective parent, what could the families really do. If you could please just tell the Body here what this will do to tighten up that type of situation."
"Yes. This actually… Representative Reboletti, was… this piece of this Bill was due to the exact case that you are discussing, and as you know, you know, we don't want to demonize people under these situations because in most situations these are gifts of love, and… and these are relationships that are very delicate and it's very, very hard to legislate around this kind of stuff. But unfortunately there are some bad actors. And… and unfortunately the Will County case that you brought to the attention of myself and to the Chicago Bar Association is what was the genesis of this portion of the Bill."
"Representative, I appreciate you working with this type of legislation. As you continue to do that and to help out that type of situation, hopefully we won't see that happen again as parents look for alternatives for… to adoption and make sure that the process they go through is 09500261.doc 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 not compromised at any point in time. Thank you very much."
"Representative Feigenholtz to close."
"I'd appreciate your support. Thank you."
"The question is, 'Shall this Bill pass?' All in favor vote 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, take the record. On this question, there are 105 voting 'yes' and 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5546."
"House Bill 5546, a Bill for an Act concerning transportation. Second Reading of this House Bill. No Committee Amendments. Floor Amendments 1 and 2 have been approved for consideration. Floor Amendment #1 is offered by Representative Moffitt."
"Representative Moffitt on the Amendment."
"I believe this… I believe the Sponsor… we want to, I believe, table Floor Amendment 1 and adopt Floor Amendment #2."
"So the Amendment is withdrawn. And Mr. Clerk, are there further Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #2, offered by Representative Moffitt."
"Representative Moffitt."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This narrows up the scope of this legislation. This was at the request of the Secretary of State to narrow it up. And what the legislation does 09500261.doc 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 then with the Amendment, it's a way to say thank you to those serving in the military. It'll be half price license plates for those that are on active duty overseas for ninety (90) days or more. The Secretary of State thought this cleared it up and would be much easier to track."
"Is there any discussion? Then all in favor of the Amendment say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 5759. Okay. That's my mistake. 5259."
"House Bill 5259, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. Second Reading of this House Bill. Amendment #1 was adopted in committee. No Floor Amendments. No Motions filed."
"Third Reading. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 562."
"House Bill 562, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. Third Reading of this House Bill."
"Let's take it out of the record. Mr. Clerk, read the Agreed Resolutions."
Clerk Bolin: "Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 1259, offered by Representative Rose; House Resolution 1262, offered by Representative Hamos; House Resolution 1263, offered by Representative Jefferies; House Resolution 1264, offered by Representative Jakobsson; House Resolution 1265, offered by Representative Riley; House Resolution 1266, offered by Representative Mathias; House 09500261.doc 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Resolution 1267, offered by Representative Feigenholtz; House Resolution 1268, offered by Representative Brauer; House Resolution 1269, offered by Representative Coladipietro; House Resolution 1270, offered by Representative Granberg."
"Representative Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Mr. Clerk, you want to give us the committee cancellations."
"The following committees for this afternoon have been canceled. The Appropriation-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee meeting immediately upon adjournment in Room 118 has been canceled. Again, Appropriations- Elementary & Secondary Education Committee has been canceled. Also the Public Utilities Committee has been canceled. And the Health Care Availability & Access Committee has been canceled. Again, the following committees have been canceled for this afternoon. Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education, Public Utilities and Health Care Availability and Access have all been canceled."
"Representative Phelps, for what reason do you rise?"
"Point of personal privilege."
"State your point."
"I just want to invite everybody tonight to the Deere Farmers Association reception at 6 p.m. at 420 West 09500261.doc 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Capitol, at 6:00 p.m. at 420 West Capitol. Hope to see you there."
"And let me advise my Democratic colleagues that there'll be a Democratic Caucus immediately after we adjourn. Actually at 2:00 after we adjourn in Room 114. So, the Democrats will caucus at 2 p.m. or immediately. I'm advised now it's immediately. So, the Democrats will caucus immediately in Room 114. And Representative Lang, for what reason do you rise?"
"Thank you. For an announcement, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to remind the Body that tomorrow is the annual commemoration of the Holocaust. It's a very moving and important event every year in Springfield. It's at the Old State Capitol at 11:00. You'll be out by noon. I would appreciate your attendance. I think you'll appreciate having been there. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Representative Nekritz."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to remind the Body that tomorrow is the Capitol Cabaret which is the annual fundraiser for the Conference of Women Legislators. It's from 5 to 7 at the Hilton and we hope everyone will attend. We think it will be a really fun time. So, please be there."
Speaker Hannig: "So, now allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Representative Currie moves that the House stand adjourned until Wednesday, May 17, at the hour of 11 a.m. All in favor say 'aye'; opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. The Motion is adopted. And the House stands adjourned. Democrats will caucus immediately in Room 114." 09500261.doc 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008
"House regular Perfunctory Session will come to order. Committee Reports. Representative Smith, Chairperson from the Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education, to which the following measure/s was/were referred, action taken on May 06, 2008, reported the same back with the following recommendation/s: 'recommends be adopted' is Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill 2212, and Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill 4266; referred to the House Committee on Rules is House Resolution 1260, offered by Representative Coulson, House Resolution 1261, offered by Representative Coulson, House Joint Resolution 130, offered by Representative Rose, and House Joint Resolution 131, offered by Representative Harris. Introduction and reading of House Bills-First Reading. House Bill 6344, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6345, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6346, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6347, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6348, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6349, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6350, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6351, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6352, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6353, offered by 09500261.doc 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6354, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6355, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6356, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6357, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6358, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6359, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6360, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6361, offered by Representative Monique Davis, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6362, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6363, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6364, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6365, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6366, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6367, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6368, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6369, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6370, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an 09500261.doc 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Act making appropriations. House Bill 6371, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6372, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6373, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6374, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6375, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6376, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6377, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6378, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6379, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6380, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6381, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6382, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6383, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6384, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6385, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6386, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6387, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House 09500261.doc 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Bill 6388, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6389, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6390, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6391, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6392, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6393, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6394, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6395, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6396, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6397, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6398, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. And House Bill 6399, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. And House Bill 6400, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations."
Clerk Bolin: "House Bill 6401, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6402, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6403, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6404, offered by Representative 09500261.doc 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6405, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6406, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6407, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6408, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6409, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6410, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6411, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6412, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6413, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6414, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6415, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6416, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6417, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6418, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6419, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6420, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6421, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making 09500261.doc 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 appropriations. House Bill 6422, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6423, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6424, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6425, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6426, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6427, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6428, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6429, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6430, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6431, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6432, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6433, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6434, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6435, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6436, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6437, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6438, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6439, offered by 09500261.doc 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6440, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6441, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6442, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6443, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6444, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6445, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6446, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6447, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6448, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6449, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6450, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6451, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6452, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6453, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6454, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6455, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6456, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an 09500261.doc 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Act making appropriations. House Bill 6457, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6458, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6459, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6460, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6461, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6462, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6463, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6464, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6465, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6466, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6467, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6468, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6469, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6470, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6471, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6472, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6473, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House 09500261.doc 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Bill 6474, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6475, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6476, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6477, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6478, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6479, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6480, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6481, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6482, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6483, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6484, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6485, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6486, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6487, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6488, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6489, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6490, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6491, offered by Representative 09500261.doc 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6492, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6493, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6494, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6495, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6496, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6497, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6498, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6499, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6500, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6501, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6502, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6503, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6504, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6505, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6506, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6507, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6508, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making 09500261.doc 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 appropriations. House Bill 6509, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6510, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6511, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6512, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6513, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6514, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6515, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6516, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6517, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6518, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. First Reading of these House Bills."
Clerk Mahoney: "House Bill 6519, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6520, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6521, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6522, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6523, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6524, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6525, offered by Representative 09500261.doc 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6526, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6527, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6528, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6529, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6530, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6531, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6532, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6533, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6534, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6535, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6536, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6537, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6538, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6539, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6540, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6541, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6542, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making 09500261.doc 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 appropriations. House Bill 6543, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6544, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6545, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6546, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6547, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6548, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6549, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6550, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6551, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6552, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6553, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6554, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6555, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6556, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6557, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6558, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6559, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6560, offered by 09500261.doc 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6561, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6562, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6563, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6564, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6565, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6566, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6567, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6568, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6569, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6570, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6571, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6572, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6573, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6574, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6575, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6576, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6577, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an 09500261.doc 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Act making appropriations. House Bill 6578, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6579, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6580, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6581, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6582, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6583, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6584, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6585, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6586, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6587, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6588, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6589, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6590, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6591, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. And House Bill 6592, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations."
Clerk Bolin: "House Bill 6593, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6594, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an 09500261.doc 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Act making appropriations. House Bill 6595, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6596, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6597, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6598, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6599, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6600, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6601, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6602, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6603, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6604, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6605, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6606, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6607, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6608, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6609, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6610, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6611, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House 09500261.doc 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Bill 6612, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6613, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6614, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6615, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6616, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6617, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6618, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6619, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6620, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6621, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6622, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6623, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6624, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6625, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6626, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6627, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6628, offered by Representative Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 6629, offered by Representative 09500261.doc 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 261st Legislative Day 5/6/2008 Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. First Reading of these House Bills. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 09500261.doc 75