The hour of noon having arrived, the Senate will please come to order. Will the Members be at their desks, and will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer this afternoon is by Reverend Larry Mason, Trinity United Methodist Church, Paris, Illinois. Reverend.
(Prayer given by the Reverend Larry Mason)
Thank you, Reverend. Reading of the Journal, Madam Secretary . Senator O 'Daniel.
Mr. President, move that reading and approval of the Journals of Tuesday, April the 3rd7 Wednesdayp April the 4th7 Thursday, April the 5th7 and Friday April the 6th, in the year nineteen hundred and ninety be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals.
You've heard the motion as placed by Senator OsDaniel. Is there any discussion? If not, all in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered. Senator Kelly, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to make an announcement that Senator Savickas will be absent today, due to a family business.
The record will so reflect. Senator Madigan, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
l STATE 0F ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 State your point, please.
Thank you, Mr. President. Visiting with us today, from the sixth grade gifted class in District in Lincoln, up in the gallery, along with their teacher, is the kids, and I'd like them to be introduced to the Senate and welcomed.
Will our guests in the gallery please rise and be recoqnized. Welcome to Sprinqfield. Resolutions, Madam Secretary .
Senate Resolution 9l8 offered by Senator Kelly. Senate Resolution 919 offered by Senator Kelly. Senate Resolution 920 offered by Senator Smith. Senate Resolution 92l offered by Senator Savickas. Senate Resolution 922 offered by Senator Welch. Senate Resolution 923 offered by Senator Welch. Senate Resolution 924, 925, 926 offered by Senator Welch. Senate Resolution 927 offered by Senator -- Watson. Senate Resolution 928 offered by Senator Watson. Senate Resolution 929 offered by Senators Watson and Demuzio. Senate Resolution 930 offered by Senator Savickas. Senate Resolution 931 offered by Senator del Valle. Senate Resolution 932 offered by Senator Thomas Dunn. Senate Resolution 933 offered by Senator Welch. Senate Resolution 934 offered by Senator Hall. Senate Resolution 935. Senate Resolution 936 offered by Senator Smith. They 're al1 congratulatory.
Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 937 offered by Senator Jacobs. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 Senate Resolution 938 offered by Senator Weaver. They're both substantive. Pardon me, 937 was substantive. 938 is congratulatory. Senate Resolution 939 offered by Senator Geo-Karis is a death resolution.
Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 937 offered by Senator Jacobs. Senate Joint Resolution 153 offered by Senators -- pardon me, Dudycz and Thomas Dunn. Senate Joint Resolution 154 offered by Senator de1 Valle. Senate Joint Resolution 155 offered by Senator Collins. Senate Joint Resolution l56 offered by Senator Collins. Senate Resolution l57 offered by Senator Jacobs. qsic> Senate Resolution 158 offered by Senator Karpiel. <sic> Senate Resolution l59 offered by Senator Demuzio. <sicl Senate Resolution l60 offered by Senator Brookins. <sic> Senateoa.senate Joint Resolution l57 offered by Senator Brookins. Senate Resolution 940 offered by Senator Jacobs. Senate Resolution 94l offered by Senator Karpiel. Senate Resolution 942 offered by Senator Demuzio. Senate Resolution 943 offered by Senator Brookins. They're a1l substantive.
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Purpose of announcement. Members of the Senate, you have on your desks a memo from me, concerning the Governor's Prayer Breakfast. Could I have your attention, please? The Governor's 3 STATE OP ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 Prayer Breakfast will be on Thursday, May the 10th, at the Holiday Inn East, at seven-thirty in the morning. We have tickets reserved at different tables for the Members of the Legislature, provided you contact me before Thursday, May the 3rd, because after that we will turn them loose to the public. And the Speaker some of you have heard before - is Governor Ashcroft, the Governor of Missouri. The tickets are eight-fifty, and if you wîll please see me. If you are going to pay for it by check, make the check out to the Governor's Prayer Breakfast. If you are going to pay in cash, we'll make sure you get a receipt, if you want Please see me in the next few days, so we can have seats for you in the -- what we call the down-front tables. Secondly, al1 of you have an invitation on your desk and an apple - about Legislative Fitness Day. And as chairman of the Governorls Council on Hea1th and Fitness, I want to invite a1l of you to participate. This is sponsored by us and the Illinois Association -- Hea1th Physical Recreation Teachers' Association -- starts tomorrow morning. Now, you are goin: to take advantage of the cholesterol testing - please listen to this - if you 're going to take advantage of the cholesterol testing - which is free - we must have twelve-hour-fasting. So that means this evening, after you've had dinner, no other food. You can have some water in the mornkng , you can have coffee, provided it's black. There can be no cream or sugar in it and it starts at seven o 'clock tomorrow morning. We'll be looking forward to seeing you all. And then at the appropriate time, Mr. President, I need to discharge a bill from Rules for the purpose of Tabling.
A1l right. Senator Topinka.
Mr. President, I may be added as a joint sponsor, pleasee to three bills. And that would be 1524: 1887 and 2213. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April l7, 1990
All right. The form has been filled out, I assume. Al1 riqht. The Lady seeks leave to be shown as a joint sponsor on the three or four mentioned bills. Without objection, leave is granted. Senator Smith.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. I have two items of concern, please. The first is, I would like to suspend the rules for immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 936. And the second -- thank you -- and the second isg would move to Table Senate Bill 1526.
Well, let's hold the Motions to Table. Senator Davidson's got one of those, too.
Oh, I am sorry.
All right. Senator Smith has a congratulatory resolution, which has to be presented this evening, I am told, and so she is asking for a suspension of the rules for the immediate consideration and adoption of Senate Resolution 936. Senator Karpiel.
I probably will have no problem with this resolution, but have not seen it yet. This side of the aisle has not seen it as of yet.
All right. Senator Vadalabene, for what purpose do you arise?
Thank you, Mr. President. There'll be a Democratic Caucus in Room 2l2 immediately. The time and length of the caucus will be approximately thirty minutes. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990
All right. Democratic Caucus immediately in 212. Senator Geo-Karis.
Mr. President, there will be a Republican Caucus in Senator Pate Philip 's offices immediately thereafter.
A1l right. And then the Senate will reconvene. We still have Members who are en route, so that to make sure that they get on the roll call, we'll reconvene after the caucuses, which roughly will be thirty minutes from now. Senate Will stand in recess. Republican Caucus immediately in Senator Philip's office. Democratic Caucus immediately in Room 212, please. Senator Brookins, for what purpose do you arise, prior to going to caucus?
Thank you, Mr. Presldent. We have guests in the gallery from Chicago State School of Nursing, and their Professor is Mary Branch and Janet Mingo, and they are Uith the Chicago Chapter of the National Black Nurses Association, from Chicago.
And will our guests in the gallery please rise and be recognized. Welcome to Sprkngfield. (RECESS) (SENATE RECONVENESJ
The Senate will please come to order. Resolutions, Madam Secretary.
6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 Senate Resolution 944 offered by Senator Dudycz, and Senate Resolution 945 offered by Senator Philip. They're both congratulatory.
Consent Calendar. Senator Karpiel, for what purpose do you arise?
Well, before we went to caucus, Mr. President, I questioned a resolution or the motion that Senator Smith was making. Since I have found out that it is a congratulatory resolution, I obviously have no problem with taking immediate action on it.
All right. With leave of the Body, we will revert to the Order of Resolutions, for Senate Resolution 936, a congratulatory resolution. Senator Smith seeks leave of the Body to suspend the rules for its immediate consideration and adoption. All in favor of the Motion to Suspend, indicate by saying, Aye. Al1 opposed. The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended. Senator Smith now moves the adoption of Senate Resolution 9-3-6. Discussion? If not, all in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. All rkght. Ladies and Gentlemen, is there any -- Senator Welch, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
Point of personal privilege.
State your point, please.
Mr. President. Located in the gallery, we have the President of the Student Nurses Association, at Northern Illinois University, Jill Jagielskiy if she would stand.
1' , - , '7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 Would our guest please stand and be recognized. Welcome to Springfield. right. Is there any further business to come before the Senate? Announcements? Senator Kelly. SENATOR KELLY: Mr. President, I'd like to request leave to have Senate Resolution 898 discharged from the Senate Executive Committee and receive immediate consideration. just ran in from my office; I'm a little out of breath. And I talked with Senator Karpiel and Senator Joyce, and I'd request leave for that. PRESIDENT ROCK: A1l right. Senator Kelly has moved to discharge the Committee of Executive from further consideration of Senate Resolution 898, for the purpose of its immediate consideration and adoption. Discussion on the Motion to Discharge. If not -- Senator Hall, on the Motion to Discharge. Okay. If not, al1 in favor of the Motion to Discharge, indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed . The Ayes have it. The motion carries. Senate Resolution 898 is discharged . Senator Kelly now moves its adoption. Discussion? If not, all in favor: indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The resolution's adopted. Senator Hallg for what purpose do you arise, sir? SENATOR HALL: Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to announce to the Members of Appropriation IIe that we Will be meeting at 10:00 a.m . in Room 2l2 tomorrow. Please be on time, and we can get our business taken care of. Thank you. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Davidson, for what purpose do you arise? SENATOR DAVIDSON: Is this the opportune time to Table that bill? PRESIDENT ROCK: Why don't we hold that until tomorrow? That's -- it's not 8 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 going to go away. Senator Welch, for what purpose do you arise?
Mr. President, I have a eongratulatory resolution that I would like to suspend the appropriate rules for, for immediate consideration. It concerns the nurses who are in town today for their Lobby Day.
A11 right.
Senate Resolution 933.
Al1 right. Senator Welch has moved for the suspension of the rules for the purpose of the immediate consideration and adoption of Senate Resolution 933. Again, a congratulatory resolution. All in favor of the Motion to Suspend, indicate by saying Aye . A1l opposed. The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended . Senator Welch now moves the adoption of Senate Resolution 933 . Discussion? If not, al1 in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed . The Ayes have it. The resolution is adopted . Senator Smith, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Mr. President, I Wanted to find out if -- was it all right to move a piece of legislation. I wanted to...
Well, we dve asked Senator Davidson to hold his Motion to Table. Let's hold...
That's why I sat down. Thank you. Thank you: kindly.
Thank you. Thank you. You 're Welcome. Senator Carroll , further announcements?
9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day April 17, 1990 Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The one o 'clock meeting of Appropriations I will be at two o'clock in Room 212. It should not be a very long meeting. If we could have everybody quickly in attendance, think we can go through rather -- rather briefly. Thank you.
All right. Senator Philip and I have discussed that the Rules commkttee will meet at two o 'clock in Room 400. and again tomorrow morning at the hour of ten ofclock in Room 400. We will go into Session at noon, with the expectation that we will be in a position to adjourn for the week, certainly, by one o'clock. Further business? Eurther announcements? If not, Senator Vadalabene has moved that the Senate stand adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, at the hour of noon. Noon tomorrow morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. Senate stands adjourned. 10 REPORTI TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS PAGE t 11125 8&TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY û*/23/9û SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTIOA OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL k7, 1990 5R-0898 MOTION 5R-089d ADOPTED SR-:9l8 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-09t9 RESOLUTION OFFEREB SR-0920 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-Q92t RESOLUTIOR OFFERiD SR-Q@22 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0923 RESOLUTION OFFERED GR-0924 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0925 RESQLUTION OFFERED 5R*:926 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0927 RESOLUTION UFFEREO 5R-0928 RESOLUTION OFFEREO 5R-0929 RESOLUTION OFFEREO SR-0930 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-093t RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0932 RESOLUTION OFFEREO 5R-:933 ADOPTED 5R*0933 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-G934 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0935 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-:936 ADOPTED 5R-0936 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0937 RESOLUTION OFFEREO 5R-0938 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-0939 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-09*0 RESOLDTION OFFEREO SR-O9#l RESOLUTICR OFFERED SR-09G2 RESOLUTION OFFEREO GR-09*3 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-09## ADOPTED SR-09&# RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-0945 RESOLUTION OFFERED SJR-:l53 RESOLUTION OFFERED SJR-0t54 RESOLUTION OFFERED SJR-0l55 RESOLUTION OFFERED 5JR-0t56 RESOLUTION OFFERED SJR-0157 RESOLUTION OFFERED SUBJECT NATTER SENATE T0 ORDER PRESIDENT ROCK PAGE l PRAYER - THE REVEREND L/RRY MASON PAGE 1 JOURNALS - POSTPONED PAGE l RECESS PAGE 6 S6NAT6 RECQNVENES - PRESIDENT ROCK PRESIDING PAGE 6 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 10 ik -k -n ,