The hour of nine having arrived, the Senate Will please come to order. Will the Members be ak their desks, and will our guests in the Gallery please rise. Prayer this morning by Reverend Frank O'Hara, St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Sprinqfield, Illinois. Faeher.
(Prayer by the Reverend Frank J. O'Hara)
Madam Secretary, will you read the resolution, please.
Senate Resolution l72 offered by -- by President Rock and al1 Members of the Senate. (Secretary reads SR No. 172)
Please congratulate Father O'Hara on fifty years as a priest. Thank you, Father. Readin: of the Journale Madan Secretary.
Senate Journal of Wednesday, April 10, 1991.
Senator Hall.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved: unless some Senaeor has additions or corrections to offer.
Xoufve heard the moeion as placed by Senator Hall. Is there any discussion? If not, a11 in favor: indicate by sayin: Aye. All opposed . The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered. senator Hall:
I move that the reading and approval of the Journals of l STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 14th Legislative Day April 18g 1991 Thursday, April the 11th; Friday, April 12th7 Tuesday, April 16; and Wednesday, April 17th: in the year 1991, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals.
You've heard the motion as placed by Senator Hall. Is there any discussion? If not, all in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion earries, and it is so ordered. Message from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. O 'Brienz Clerk. Mr. President - I am direeted to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolutionz in the adoption of Which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 3l. Adopted by *he House, April l7, 1991. It is congratulatory.
All right. With leave of the Body, wedll add that to the Consent Calendar, Madam Secretary. Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 220 offered by Senator Vadalabene. Senate Resolutions 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226: 227, 228, 229, 230 - a11 by Senator Mabar. Senate Resolution 231 offered by Senator Etheredge. And Senate Resolution 232 offered by Senakor Marovitz. Theydre a11 congratulatory.
Consent Calendar. WiEh leave of the Body, wefll add those to the Consent Calendar thatlll shortly be distributed.
And Senate Joint Resolution 37 offered by Senators Thomas Dunn 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 14th Legislakive Day April l8, 1991 and Dudycz. Ik is also congratulatory.
Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 233 offered by Senator Holmberg. It is substantive.
Executive. All rlght. With leave of the Body, welll turn to the Order of House Bills lst Reading. If I can direct your attentionz Ladies and Gentlemen, to Pages 6 and 7 of the Calendar. If the House Member has directed your assumin: sponsorship: please let the Secretary know. House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 202 offered by Senator Hall. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 290 offered by Senator Vadalabene. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 55l offered by Senators Topinka and Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 602 offered by Senator Etheredge. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 603 offered by Senator Etheredge. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Readinq of the bills.
Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
Thank you -- thank youz Mr. President. While we're on a lulle I'd like the record to reflect that Senator Savlckas is absent today due ko a death in the family# and that Senator Newhouse is also absent today due to illness. 3 STATE OP ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 14th Legislative bay April 18# 1991
All right. The record will so reflect. A1l right. Copies of the Resolutions Consent Calendar have been distributed. Madam Secretary, have any objections been noted?
There have been no objections filed.
All right. No objections having been noted: Senator Demuzio will move the adoption of the Resolutions Consent Calendar, including those that were, with leave of the Body this morning' added Senate Resolutions 22l through 232, Senate Joint Resolution 35 <sic> (37). Discussion? If not, a1l in favor of the adoption of the Resolutions Consene Calendar, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have it. The resolutions are adopted. Further Resolutions, Madam Secretary.
Senate Joint Resolution 37 <sic> (38) offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads SJR No. 38)
Senator Demuzio, on Senate Joint Resolution 37 <sic> (38).
Thank you, Mr. Presldenk. This is the adjournment resolution. It calls for us, upon the conclusion of our business today, to come back next Tuesday, April the 23rd, at the hour of twelve o'clock. And I would move to suspend the rules for the immediate eonsideration and adoption of this resolution.
He Wants to get out of here. He really put his heart in that one. Al1 right. Senator Demuzio has moved to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration and adoptàon of Senate Joint Resolution 37 tsic> (38) - the adjournment resolution - calling 4 STATE 0P ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGDLAR SESSTON SENATE TRANSCRIPT 14th Legislative Day April 18, 1991 for us to return next Tuesday at the hour of noon. A11 in favor of the Motion to Suspend: indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended. Senator Demuzio now moves the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 37 <sic> (38). Discussion? If not, al1 in favor, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have The resolution is adopted. Any further business to come before ehe Senate? Announcements? Senator Hall.
Thank you: Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I'd like to call attention that -- to those who are on Appropriation I and Approprlation II, that we're going to meet tn the -- it's the Civic Center in Decatur. And I khink that -- Penny, that 1'11 let you give them the directions and the time on this meeting of the -- in the Civic Center in Decatur.
Senator Severns.
Thank you, Mr. President and -- Chairman Hall, as well. The -- the Deeatur Civic Center is is easy -- it's easy directions to get there. Simply take 1-72 into Decatur or 1-51. If youdre coming from Springfield - 1-72 - stay on 36, right downtown. It's on the right side. Whatever you wish, Senator Brookins.
Senator Hall.
We're going to start promptly at khae -- at the hour of let me see -- at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. April the 22nd. The subject matter is the FY'92 budget for the Department of Public Aid program . So I hope that everybody on both sides of Ehe aisle, who's on khis committee, can attend. Thank you very much.
5 1 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 14th Legislative Day April l8, 1991 Further announcements? Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to put in the record that Senator Barkhausen is absent today due to illness in the family. And also, today is Senator Butler's birthday. I think he 's thirty-nine today. Is that right, Marty?
Senator Butler: happy birthday. Any further business to come before the Senate? If not, Senator Demuzio moves that the Senate stand adjourned until next Tuesday at the hour of noon. Senate stands adjourned. Have a nice weekend, everybody, and a safe trip. 6 REPORT: IIFLDAN STATE OF ILLINGIG 9:/:6/18 PAGE) 00l 87TH GENERAL ASSFM8LY t6z39z&s GENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DE:ATE INDEX ! APRIL l8v t991 H3-0202 FIRST READING PAGE 3 85-0290 FIRST REAJIRG PAGE 3 HB-055l FIRST REAPING PAGE 3 H:-0&D2 FIRST READING PAGE 3 ! HB-66O3 FIRST REAOING PAGE 3 i S 5R-01 27 20 2RESOLUTIONOFFERED SR-O221 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE e PAGE 1 2 2 5R-0222 -RESGLUTION OFFEREO PAGE 2 5R-0223 RESOLUTION DFFEREO PAGE 2 SR-022# RESOLUTION OFFEREO PAGE 2 5R-0225 RESCLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 52-0226 RESOLUTION OFFEREO PAGE 2 5R-0227 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SR-0228 RESOLUTION OFFEREO PAGE 2 5R-0229 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SR-O230 R6SOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 . SR-0231 RESOLUTIPN OFFERED PAGE 2 5R-0232 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 5R-0233 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 3 HJR-O031 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SJR-0037 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SJR-0038 ADOPTED PAGE # SU3JECT IIATTER SENATE TG ORDER - PRESIDENT ROCK PAGE 1 PRAYER - REV. O*HAR; PAGE 1 JOURC4AL - APPRDQED PAGE l ME JGU SR SA NA GL ESFR IOT -OP ST Hf PON HO ED USE PAGE 2 RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR - 4DOPTf0 PAGE * ADJOURNRENT PAGE 6 1