The hour of twelve having arriked, the Senate will please come to order. Will the Members be at their desks, and Will our guests in khe gallery please rise. 0ur prayer this afternoon by the Reverend Anthony G. Tzortzis, St. Anthony's Hellenic Orthodox Churchz Springfield, Illinois. Father.
(Prayer by the Reverend Anthony G. Tzortzis)
Thank you, Father. Reading of the Journalr Madam Secretary. Senator Dunn .
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I move that the reading and approval of the Journals of Thursday, May 16th; Monday, May 20th; Tuesday, May 21st7 Wednesday: May 22nd7 Thursday, May 23rd; and Friday, May 24th, in the year 1991, be postponed, pending the arrival of the printed Journals.
You 've heard the motion as placed by Senator Dunn. Is there any discussion? If not, a1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. Al1 opposed . The Ayes have kt. The motkon carries, and kt is so ordered. Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. O'Brien, Clerk. Kr. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representakives has passed bilks of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to witz House Bills 56e 57, 65z 114, 137, 313, 318, 428, 473, 522, 523, 536, 550, 562, 563, 595: 627, 637, 669: 691, 719, 735, 755, 756, 803, 841, 844, 885, 908, 938, 954, 967, 983, 992: 994, 1007, 1020, 1024: 1035, 1038, 1058, 1078, 1079, 1106, 1117, l STATE 0P ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TNANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29# 1991 1128, 1149, 1189: 1220, pardon mep 1288, 1297, 1309, 1311, 1351, 1365, 1422, 1432, 1498: 1534, 1537, 1538, 1545. 1549, 1565, 1597, 1598, 1603, 1642, 1715, 1733, 1741: 1749, 1853, 1918, 1923, 1930, 1947, 1950, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1983, 1985e 2003, 2012, 2032, 2052, 2060, 2065, 2135, 2149, 2164, 2168: 2169: 2181, 2186, 2191, 2193, 2197, 2222, 2228, 2239, 2243, 2253, 2282, 2305, 2334, 2362, 2368, 2405, 2486, 2530, 2550, 2581 and 2642. Passed the House, May 24, 1991.
Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 438 offered by Senator Jonej. Senate Resolution 439 offered by Senator J.E. Joyce. Senaee Resolution 440 offered by Senator Watson. Senate Resolution 44l offered by Senator Severns. Senate Resolution 442 offered by Senator J.E. Joyce. Senate Resolution 4-4-3 offered by Senator J.E. Joyce. And Senate Joint Resolution 62 offered by Senator Severns. Theydre a11 congratulatory and death resolutions. PRESIDENT ROCK; Consent Calendar. If I can have the attention of the Membership, We are still on the Order of Resolutions. Senator Severns has some spegial guests that are the subject of one of the resolutions. Senator Severns.
Thank you, Mr. President' Members of the Senate. I Would like to move for immediate adoption of Senate Resolution 441. Madam Secretary, please proceed in reading Senate Resolution 441.
Senate Resolution 4-4-1 offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads SR :o. 441) SENATOR SEVERNS; 2 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. It -- it is my honor to have with us today Frosty and Joan Herron and members of their family, Kevinz Clndy, Judy and their -- their children, and Kyle I mean, and Corey and Ashley, kheir grandchildren: who are here to celebrate Frosty Herron's rekirement. When -- when we think of public servants and those who serve with the kind of honor and service that makes a11 of us proud and makes the public arena proud, I can't think of any who has served better and with more discipline and commitment than Frosty Herron. So it's my honor today to have Frosty and his family joining us to have this resolution adopted. I would hope the Senate would join me in honoring them with their presence. Thank you.
tRemarks by Mr. Frosty Herron)
Consent Calendar. A11 right. Ladies and Gentlemen, ke have a hundred and fifteen bills on the Order of House Bills lst Reading. And the Secrekary has just read in a number of others. Those who have been requested to assume Senate sponsorship of House Bills please 1et the Secretary know, so that the bills can be properly posted. Senator Watson, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. We just read into the record the agreed resolution - Senate Resolution 440 - which is for a retirement of a superintendent of schools in my districE -- which he fs going to be retiring Friday night. And I'd like to have leave to consider this immediately.
All ,right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the rules for the immediate eonsideration and adoption of Senate Resolution 440. It is a eongratulatory resolution wbich is to be presented early 3 STATE 0P ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 this week. A1l in favor of the Motion to Suspend, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have The rules are suspended. Senator Watson now moves *he adoption of Senate Resolution 440. Discussion? If not, al1 in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have The resolution is adopted . All right. With leave of the Body, we'll move to Page 6 on the Calendar. Page 6 on the Calendar. The Order of House Bills 1st Reading, Madam Secretary. House Bills lst Reading.
House Bill 153 offered by Senators Brookins and Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill l85 offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill l86 offered by Senator Carroll. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2l4 offered by Senator Maitland. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 242 offered by Senator Lechowicz. (Secretary reads title of bill) Rouse Bill 244 offered by Senator Marovitz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3l9 offered by President Rock. (Secretary reads kitle of bill) House Bill 370 offered by Senator Daley. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 426 offered by Senator Smith. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5l7 offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Blll 580 offered by Senator DfArco. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 58l offered by Senator Schaffer. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSZMBLY REGULAR SDSSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 589 offered by Senator Marovitz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 739 offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 764 offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 785 offered by Senators Vadalabene, Saviekas and MacDonald. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 894 offered by Senator Berman. (Secretary reads eitle of bill) House Bill 9l0 offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of b1ll) House Bill 915 offered by Senators Demuzio and Newhouse. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1021 offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of bil1) House Bill 1102 offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1121 offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of b1ll) House Bill 1203 offered by Senator Smtth. (Secretary reads title of bil1) House Bill 1244 offered by Senator Colllns. (Secretary reads title of bi11) House Bill 1321 offered by Senator Berman. lsecretary reads title of bill) House Bi11 1431 offered by Senator Hawkinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1506 offered by Senator Butler. (Secretary reads title of bill) STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 House Bill 1587 offered by Senator Alexander. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bi1l 1608 offered by Senator MacDonald. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1878 offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1940 offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1981 offered by Senator O 'Daniel. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 1982 offered by Senators Luft and DeAngelis. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2010 offered by Senator Luft. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2151 offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2190 offered by Senator Luft. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2292 offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2295 offered by Senators Cullerton and Daley. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2342 offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2364 offered by Senator J.J. Joyce. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2416 offered by Senator Schuneman. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2444 offered by Senator Welch. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2471 offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION 1 SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 House Bill 2489 offered by Senator Karpiel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2524 offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2595 offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill l75 offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of blll) House Bill l77 offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill l78 offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 284 offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1302 offered by Senator MacDonald. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1352 offered by Senator Hawkinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1381 offered by Senator Barkhausen. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 1453 offered by Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 1713 offered by Senator DeAngelis. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1920 offered by Senator Barkhausen. (Eecretary readg title of bill) House Bill 2050 offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2306 offered by Senator Barkhausen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2307 offered by Senator Barkhausen. (Secretary reads title of bill) I i STATE 0F ILLINOIS ; 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY i REGULAR sEssloN I SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Leqislative Day May 29, 1991 And House Bill 2526 offered bk Senator Rea. (Seeretary reads title of bill) lst Readin: of the bills. PRESIDEN: ROCK: Resolutions. SECRETARX HAWIIER : Senate Resolukion 4-4-4 offered by Senator Topinka and others. Senate Resolution 4-4-5 offered by Senator Ralph Dunn. And Senate Resolution 4-4-6 offered by Senator Ralph Dunn. They 1re a11 congratulatory. ' PRESIDENT ROCK : Consent Calendar. Executive Conunittee has been scheduled: I'm told by Senator Marovitz, for one o'clock. Is that -- Senator Marovitz . SENATOR MAROVITZ : Ae *he request of Senator Demuzio, the Executive Com ittee will meet today at one o'clock. We have resolutions that many Members have asked to be heard. And that is whae we 're going to hear today - resolutions at one o'elock in Room 2l2. PRESIDENT ROCK : SenaEor Rea, for what purpose do you arisez sir? SENATOR REA : Thank youe Mr. President. On Page 3 of the Calendar is Senate Bill 143. And due to an agreement that has been korked out Wi.th the Department of Conservation on a deer management herd for Illinois, I would move to Table Senate B1l1 l43. PRESIDENT ROCK : A11 right. Page 3 on the Calendar, on the Order of Senate Bills 3rd Reading. The Gentleman has moved to Table Senate Bill l43. Discussion on the Motion to Table? If not, a11 in favor of that motion, indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have i.t. Senate Bill l43 is Tabled. Is there further business or 8 I : ! STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 further announcements to eome before the Senate? The Chair has been requested to remind everyone that tickets are available for the Gridiron from any member of the Press Association - any member of the Press Corps. The Gridiron is scheduled for June the 12th, and tickets are noW available. So *e would eneourage you to beat a path to the Press Room door and buy tickets. Senaeor Carroll, for what purpose do you arise?
Thank you, Mr. Presidentz Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Just eo remind the Membership that there will be an Appropriations I Committee meeting at nine-thirty tomorrow morning in Room 212. We 'd ask the members to be as prompt as they have always been - in fact: a little more prompt than they lve always been - so that we can be out well before the noon Session of the Senate. Thank you.
Yes. Por those of you who have inquiredy the schedule -- I've discussed with Senator Philip. We will intend to go into Session as close to noon as possible and be out as close to one as possible. Probably earlier. Further business? Further announcements? Senator Vadalabene.
ïes. Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. There Will be a Democratic Caucus in the President's office immediately upon adjournment. In the President's office. And it Will be a brief caucus.
Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. I Would just like to tell the Body that our distinguished Minority Leader had a birthday. I think he turned sixty-seven Sunday.
9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day May 29, 1991 Happy Birthday, Senator Philip. You don't look a day over a hundred. Further business? Purther announcements? If not: Senator Vadalabene moves that the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday. Thursday, May 30, at the hour of twelve o'clock noon. Noon tomorrow, Ladies and Gentlemen. Executive's at one o'clock. Senate stands adjourned. 10 k %c<%t REPORTJ TIFLDAY STAIE 0F ILLINSIS 91/06712 I PAG:: 001 87TH GENERAL ASSEhIBLY :3:û5:22 ; SEN/IE ûAILY TRANGCRIPTION 6F DYB4TE INDEX :xY 29* 1991 H3-0153 FIRST READING H%-Qt?5 FIRST BEZDING H:-Ot77 FIRST REAOING' H:-Ol78 FtRST REAOIN: HB-0::5 FIRST READING HB-Ql8é FIRST READING HE-D21& F'IRST READING H8-02*2 FIRZT 8EJDING HB-02#4 FIRST READING ::-028# FIRST REAOING HB-Q3t9 FIRST READING qB-03T0 FIRST READING HB-0#2ô FIRST READING HB-Q5tT FIRST RPADING :6-0580 FIRST REAOIRG H3-0581 FIRST REAOING H8-0589 FIRST READING H8-:739 FIRST REAOING H8-0'?6# FIRST REAOING Hb-0285 FIRST RE/DING Hd-0894 FIRST READING ::-0910 FIRST READING H:-ï02t FIRST READING HB-l102 FIRST REAOiNG N0-1l21 FIRSY REAOING H8-:203 FIRST REAOING *9-1244 FIRST READIC4G H8-1302 FIRST READING HB-ï32t FIRST READING 8:-1352 FIRST READING HB-1#31 FIRST R6ADING *8-1*53 FIRST REZDING HB-t506 FIRST READING H8-1587 FIRST REAOING HB-16û; FIRST READING H9- 17:3 FIRST READING H8-1878 FIRST REAOING H9-1920 FIRST REAOING HB-t9#B FIRST READING AB-l981 NIRST REAOING H8-1982 FIRST READING HB-e0t0 FIRST READING ::-2050 FIRST REAOING Hb-2t51 FIRST READING H8-2190 FIRST READING H:-2292 FIRST READING J H8-2295 FIRST READING H:-2306 FIRST READfNG 8:-2307 FIRST READING !8 4 H3-2342 EIRST READING H8-2364 FIRST REA3ING H:-2#16 FIRSY READIRG H8-244: CIRST READING HB-2#71 FIRST READING H:-2#89 FIRST READING H8-2524 FIRST REAOING H8-2526 FIRST READING 8:-2595 FIRST REAOING I SB-0t#3 TABLED GR-0&38 RESDLUTIDN 0FF62E0 GR-0:39 RESOLUTIOR OFFERED SR-0##0 ADOPTED sR-O44O RESOLUTION CFFERED SR-0##l RESOLUTION OFFERED . rt :4 % ) REPORTI TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 91/06/12 iP4GE: 002 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE 13:05:22 I l JAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX i HAY 29* 1991 SR-0##2 RESCLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SR-0##3 RESOLUTION OFFEREO PAGE 2 SR-0##4 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 8 SR-0##5 RESOLUTION OFFEREZ PAGE 8 SR-0446 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 8 SJR-0062 RESOLUTION DFFERED PAGE 2 SUBJECT èIATTER SENATE TO OROER PRESIDENT ROCK PAGE 1 PRAYER - REV. TZORTZIS PAGE k JOURNALS - POST FONED PAGE t XESSAGE FR0e THE HQUSE PAGE 1 INTRO. OF GUEST - SENATUR SEVERNS PAGE 3 RENARKS BY MR. FROSTY HERRON PJGE 3 ADJOURNNENT PAGE l()