The hour of noon having arrived, the Senate Will please come i to order. Will the Members be at their desks, and will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer this afternoon by the Reverend Eddie Randolph, East Park Church of Christz Danville, Illinois. Reverend.
(Prayer by the Reverend Eddie Randolph)
Thank you, Reverend. Reading of the Journal, Madam Secretary.
Senate Journals of Tuesday, November 17; Wednesday, November 18; and Thursday, November 19, 1992.
Senator Hall.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
You've heard the motlon as placed by Senator Hall. Is there any discussion? If not, al1 in favor: indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carriesz and it is so ordered. Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. O 'Brien: Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to adopt the First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 741, and requests a Second Committee of -- Conference Committee to consider the differences between the tWo Houses in regard to Amendment No. 1. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Leqislative Day December 1, 1992 Action taken by the House y November 19 , 1992.
Al1 right . Senator Rea Will move to accede to the request of the House that a Second Conference Conunittee be appointed . A1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. Al1 opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered.
A Message from the House by Mr. O 'Brien, Clerk. Mr . President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following tit1e in the passage of which I'm instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 3877 . Passed the House, November 19, 1992. A Message from the House by Mr. O 'Brien, Clerk . Mr . President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 1092, together with House M endment No. l. I have a like Message on Senate Bill 1160 with House M endments 1 and 6 .
A11 right . Secretary 's Desk , Concurrence . Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 2247 offered by Senator Dart. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
Rules Committee . If I can have the attention of the Membership, I'd ask you to pay particular attention . We have With 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 us a very special guest and the Chair will yield, for an introductiony to Senator Margaret Smith.
.. . lmaehine cutoffl...morning. To our beloved President, Senator Rock' and to my colleagues heree of the Senate. I am honored this morning to bring to you a first. This young Lady hails from the 3rd Senatorial District, of which I am now the Senator and representative of that diskrict. A few weeks ago, the people of Chinatown: which is a part of my district, held their annual paradez and this young Lady was riding in the parade. Thank you, Senator Brookins. She Was quite attractive, and asked her if I might be permitted to bring her before the State of Illinois and the Senatorial Body to present her and give her the opportunity to meet our Representatives and our Senators here in the State of Illinois. And so at this time, I'm very proud to present first, her mother, who is Mrs. Esther Wong; her sister, Miss Shirley Wong, who preceded her as Miss Chinatown. Shirley. And now I'm pleased to present to you, Miss Sandra Wong. And before she gives remarks, I would like very much to present this citation to her on behalf of the Senate of the State of Illinois. .o. tmachine cutoffl...very proud of this, because this is history. And this says: (Senator Smith reads SR No. 1607)
(Remarks by Miss Sandra Wong)
Senator Rock, would you please come to -- we have Senator Philip, Pate -- Pate Philip -- Pate -- Pate Philip he here?
A11 right. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, if I can have your attention again for a moment. We have, again, some special guests, who have traveled a long way to be with us this afternoon, 3 STATE OE ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 1 : and we 're delighted that they dre here, and the Chair will yield to Senator Janet Joyce for an introduction.
Thank youz Senator Rock. This is a resolution offered by myselfz Senator Rock and the rest of this august Body. It is customary for this Body to honor special schools Whose sport teams have reached the pinnaele of success by winning the State Championship. This is the second year in a row that these galsz who are the Lady Tigers from Herscher, the cross country team has Won the IHSA Class A State Cross Country Championship. I want a11 you Pages to watch out baek there, because these girls are the fastest in the State. Yeah, they're pretty good runners. And I Would like now to introduee to you Coach Scott Stephens, who is responsible for this team being a very winning team. Scott also has done some wonderful things in track throughout his career, and has now spent his talent turning these girls into the State's fastest girl runners. Scott, you want to introduce the girls?
(Remarks and Introductions by Coach Scott Stephens)
Lee's give them a big round of applause. Thanks.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) All right. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Senate Will come to order. We have some additional special guests. And Senator Di Turi will -- will introduce them.
Thank you, Mr. President. The drug-free babies who are visiting us today are a result of DAsA-funded treatment programs. I have Lakeesha, Reginald, Latoya, Jennifer and Lashonna. Lakeesha is our new baby khat's born drug-free. 0ne hundred and thirty babies born drug-free - the State of Illinois money. Okay. These children have a chance to live and be forward and move on. ( 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 There 's no drugs. Their mothers kere saturated with cocaine and a bad habit. Through Haymarket House and a11 the drug-free centers in Illinois, these babies were treated on -- the mothers Were treated with treatment funds from the State, and the mothers were clean of drugs. Behind me there's no mother full of drugs. There is no baby -- we have right here al1 these babies born drug-free for the State. need your help in fighting to get this back for them. Theylre beautiful babies. They need a chance. visited cocaine babies last week. Twelve hundred dollars a day a cocaine baby was saturated with drugs. Twelve hundred a day. The chances of survival for the baby is minimal. They are -- they have trouble to breathe. They're having -- they dre on respirators, and if it's a not a premature baby it's five hundred a day. This program, 'cause it's State-funded dollars - behind me I have drug-free babies. Look at rlght here. This is what it's all about. Your conscience. Drug-free babies. Thank you and God bless you.
PRESIDING OFEICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 1636 offered by Senator Topinka . Senate Resolution 1637 offered by Senator Schaffer. Senate Resolution 1638 offered by Senator Brookins. Senate Resolution 1639 and 1640 offered by Senator Hall and all Members. Senate Resolution 1641 offered by Senator Demuzio and al1 Members. Senate Resolution 1642 offered by Senator Severns. And Senate Resolution 1643 offered by Senator Maitland and a11 Members. And Senate Resolutions 1644 and 1645 offered by Senator Ralph Dunn. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION XENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 They are a11 congratulatory and death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) Consent Calendar. ...tmachine cutoffl...Geo-Karis, for what purpose do you arise? I'm sorry. Senator Geo-Karis. 1 ! SENATOR GEO-KARIS: I j ! Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senateê a point of personal privilege .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) State your point .
One of our distinguished colleagues... j
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZ10) Pardon me , Senator . Can we have some order, please?
We1re celebrating the birthday of one of our distinguished colleagues, who has reached that interesting mark in 1ife where he 's only five years old . None other than - five plus zero is five , you know - than our own Senator Robert Madigan . Want to wish him a happy birthday and many more .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) Oh! Congratulations. Happy Birthday, Bob. Senator Madigan.
Thank youy Mr. President. I just wanted to inform everybody, there 's plenty of cake down in front , so come on down and have a piece of cake on me. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 1646 offered by Senator Topinka. It is congratulatory .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO ) Consent Calendar. A11 right . Senator Rock . I 'm sorry . 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Senator Severns, for what purpose do you rise? Senator Severns. 1 SENATOR SEVERNS : ! Thank you, Mr. President. I would also like to move for immediate consideration of a congratulatory resolution. Senate Resolution 1642. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) i Has it been -- al1 right. Senator Severns is seeking leave of the Body to go to the Order of Resolutions for a -- consent -- a I i congratulatory resolution that apparently she needs right away. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. Senator Severns has moved the adoption -- on the Order of Resolutions, she has moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 1642. A1l in favor will indicate by saying Aye. Opposedr Nay. The Ayes have it. The resolution is ( adopted. All right. Senator Rock, for what purpose do you arise? SENATOR ROCEJ Thank you, Mr. Presldent, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. i I Would request a Democratic Caucus immediately in Room 212. Senator Philip has informed me that he too intends to have a caucus, and so I would suggest: after their request, that the Senate will stand in recess until two o'clock for the purpose of ' these caucuses. .
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) Al1 right. Senator Geo-Karis. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: i There's an Executive Appointments meeting at two o'elock, as you know. But the -- Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, the Republicans are asking for a Republican Caucus in Senator Pate -- Senator James 'dpate'' Philip 's Office, immediately 1 after we recess this morning. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEMUZIO) ! A11 right. Republican Caucus in Senator Philip's Office . Democratic Caucus in Room 212. The Senate will stand in recess I 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 till the hour of two o'clock. ' l (RECESS) I (SENATE RECONVENES) I
All right . Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can have your attention. T have asked the Secretary to distribute both a Recall List and a Supplemental Calendar. When we begin in the regular Session we Will begin on khe Order of Motions in Writing to Override Total Vetoes; then Item Vetoes; then the Restoration I Motions ; and then Motions to Accept Specific Reconlmendations for Change. Then we will go to the Supplemental Calendar on the same order - the motions that -- that deal with Gubernatorial action . Then we will go to the Order of Motions in Wr iting . There are a number of motions filed with respect to bills that are on the Calendar. If, indeed, the motion prevails, further action will take place . If the motion doesn 't prevail , obviouslyg ik will not . Senator Geo-Karis .
Mr . President : We were supposed to have had a Executive I Appointments meeting at two o'clock, and I don't think it took place. Is it rescheduled?
No. It was -- it -- Senator Kelly indicated that Would be after adjournment -- after the Session.
Today?
8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Yes. I understand there are a couple of gubernatorial appointees who are awaiting our action, and as soon as we adjourn we Will -- Senator Kelly, I'm sure, will convene us in 212. In the meantïme, we have the First <sic> Special Session. Why don't we deal with the paperwork on that and get that out of the way, and then wedll go to the reqular Session. Wedll begin at page 26. Senator Brookins, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. In the gallery the President's Gallery - we have guests from Local Union 880 of the Home Care Workers' Union. They 're from Peoriaz Chicago, Rockford and East St. Louis and other cities across the State, and they're in the gallery above us.
Will our guests in the gallery please rise and be recognized? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Topinka, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
A point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
State your point, please.
We have, serving as a Republican Page today in an honorary capacity, Randy Kantor, Who is the President of the West Suburban Young Republicans' Organization, Which covers the townships of Cicero, Provisoy Berwyn, Riverside and Lyons. And I think if we a11 welcomed him and put him to work that Would be great.
Will our guest please wave and be recognized? Welcome to Springfield. 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 (SECOND SPECIAL SESSION) (See Second Special Session Transcript) (REGULAR SESSION RECONVENES)
Al1 right. The regular Session, Madam Secretary. I guess We have to switch gears. All right. The regular Session Will please come to order. We will begin at page 26 with the motions that have been filed with tespect to gubernatorial action. And we will go in the order listed on the Calendar and then move to the Supplemental Calendar on the same order of business. Committee Reports, Madam Secretary.
Please be advised that effective today, December 1, 1992, Senator Steven Rausehenberger Wil1 serve on the following Senate Standing Committees: Executive Appointments and Veterans ' Affairs; Finance and Credit Regulations; Insurance, Pensions and Licensed Activities; Labor; State Government Organization and Administration. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Very truly yours, Senator Sam Vadalabenev Chairman of the Committee on Committees.
Al1 right. Thatdll be journalized. All right. If can direct your attention, Ladies and Gentlemen, to page 26 on the Calendar. Page 26. We will begin right at the top and move immediately through a1l the listed motions. There's a motion filed with respect to House Bill 1129. Senator Leverenz. Madam Secrekary: read the motion, please.
10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I move that House Bill 1129 do pass, the veto of the Governor I to the contrary notwithstanding. I Filed by Senator Leverenz. I
Senator Leverenz. I
Thank you, Mr. President. In this Motion to Override the Veto of the Governor, I think that, although the points that he makes may be well-intended, the fact of the matter is What We did in the regular Session was, I believe, the right thing to do. House Bill 1129 deals with the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act and Program, I I and the fund in which the money is deposited. By what we did in the spring, it would allow federal: State and private funds to be received and utilized by the Department for expanded safety training. We know that the safety training works: and that the : number of accidents is reduced as a result of the program . This : changes the current fund to a trust fund, so that State Government cannot borrow from it, and at the same time allows private funds to be deposited in it. This is not a precedent. It does blend or work with what we passed earlier this year called the Public Use I I Trust Act, Which is a Public Act currently, and it Would work in I conjunction With that. I'd ask for your Aye vote to override the i Governorls veto. Answer any questions that you might have. ; PRESIDENT ROCK: i The Gentleman has moved passage of House Bill 1129, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwlthstanding. Discussion? Senator Watson.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor.
Indicates he will yieldr Senator Watson.
11 STATE OP ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Senator, I understand that there's no fiscal impact in regard to this. Is that correct?
Senator Leverenz.
That is correct.
Senator Watson.
How is this money generated?
Senator Leverenz.
Thank you for the question. It is generated from fees for -- seven dollars for an annual fee and three-fifty for each semiannual fee on motorcycle registrations. That is how the money is generated. It now goes into a fund. This Would make it a trust fund.
Senator Watson.
So then those people who are participants in motorcycling are actually paying for the -- the training that goes on in this particular program . Is that correctz sir?
Senator Leverenz.
You are entirely correct. This goes back to the user, and it is cantributed to from the fees for -- on motorcycle registrations.
Senator Watson. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY ' REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ! 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 SENATOR WATSON : i l Well, I would just rise in support of the motion. One thing that this will enable to happen is, some private money Will be made available to this fund, possibly. It Will allow those motorcyclists to go out and possibly raise funds that can go into help education of motorcycle riding. I -- I think this is an excellent idea, and I certainly support the Gentleman's motion.
Further discussion? Senator Etheredge.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I -- I rise in opposition to this motion. I think it does, indeed, set a poor precedent. What it -- what it does Would be to set up a special fund which would be beyond the purview of the General Assembly. I think this is something that we should not do. It is not good government. I would urge a No vote on this motion.
Further discussion? Senator Leverenz, you wish to close?
Thank you very much, Mr. President. To the last speaker: I don't know that this sets up any type of precedent that We do not already have, and it surely does not change the General Assembly's oversiqht in the matter. And furtherz as We now see With the Supreme Court, these funds will be eontinued to be audited for public information. This ls consistent with the Public Use Trust Act. Simply, it says that those that contribute through their registration fees will have the money designated specifically for the use of the program. And further, as we know, State money is not going to be added to this. You have to look for another way to fund it# and you fund it with outside private resources. This would allow private money, perhaps from the manufacturers, also to 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS j ' 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 be used and to expand the program so that we do not see less i training be done, but indeed, more training be done. As Senator I Watson said - I think he was right on point - there is no leqislative -- or fiscal impact of the bill. 1 would implore you 1 to follow his lead on that side of the aisle. Ask for your Aye vote to override the Governor's veto. It was done in the House overwhelmingly. It received forty votes in the spring Session. I would ask for another forty votes to override the veto.
Question is, shall House Bill 1129 pass, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay, and the voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that I question, there are 46 Ayesy 6 Nays, 1 voting Present. House Bill 1129, having received the required three-fifths vote: is declared passed, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. 2954. No. 3221. A1l right. We're in Motions in Writing to Override Item Vetoes. The middle of page 26. Senator Luft. 2703. If I can have your attention, WICS, WCIA and WLS-TV have requested permission to videotape. Without objection, leave is qranted. Page 26, at the bottom . Senator Demuzio. There's a Motion in Writing, under the Order of Motions in Writing to Restore Item Reductions, there's a Motion in Writing With respeat to House Bill 2703. Madam Secretary, read the motion, please.
I move that the item on page 91, line 3, of House Bill 2703 be restoredz the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Piled by Senator Demuzio .
Senator Demuzio . 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992
Thank you very much...
Wait till We get some order. Ladies and Gentlemen, please: may we have some order? We should and we will be able to move through this Calendar rather expeditiously if we can just have some order. would ask the visiting House Members to please take their conferences off the Floor. Senator Demuzio.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This is a restoration of three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars to Department of Children and Family Services' bill that went to the Governor. It contained this additional amount, and the community services portion has never received an increase - not a single dime - from the Department of Children and Family Services, and therefore: I think it behooves us now to restore this money, and would appreciate your help and ask for your positive support.
All right. The Gentleman has moved that the item on page 9le line 3, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Is there any discussion? If not: the question is, shall the item on page 91# line 3, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay, and the voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that questionz there are 39 Ayes, 11 Nays, 1 voting Present. The item on page 91, line 3, of House Bill 2703, having received the required majority vote of Senators elected, is declared restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 notwithstanding. Senator Di Turi. Madam Secretary, there's a motion filed by Senator Di Turi with respect to House Bill 2703. Read the motion, please.
I move that the item on page 744, line 7, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the reduction -- the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Filed by Senator Di Turi.
Senator Di Turi.
Okay. My friends -- thank you, Mr. President. This is What it's all about. Father McDermott, HaymarkeE House, I have druq-free babies ln my arms. DASA works. Read my lips - DASA works. State funding works. These babies are born drug-free, because it Works. Help me; that's al1 I can ask for.
The Gentleman has moved that the item on page 744, line of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstandinq. Discussion? Senator Macdonald.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. I would like to report that my speaker's light does not go on, so I thank you for recognizing me. It's a very hard statement to make, and it's certainly a very important one. My family -- my daughter and son-in-law have taken last June - two cocaine bables. One of them - the little girl is on an apnea monitor and she is also on a heart monitor. The little boy, who is a month younqer, is on an apnea monitor. So I understand how important it is for us to have drug treatment and help for these mothers of these cocaine babies. 0ne child 's mother was heroin, cocaine and alcohol. The other child's mother is cocaine and alcohol. So I understand how 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I I important this is. Howeverz the original budget that the Governor - - that We put in for the Governor was not touched and has not been reduced. In addition, l.3 million was added in the House in grant money for this program. NoW there are many, many social programs that are extremely important in the State of Illinois. I admit that this is one -- a great and important program , and I am so happy that these babies that Senator Di Turi is showing are kndeed drug-free. I wish our two children were also. However, I must say for us to be able to do the things that we have to do in the future, I think we do have to hold the line on the budget at this time for the Governor, and I will have to very reluctantly not vote to put more money than has been already added in the House, and the original money that was agreed to be affordable in this budget has stayed in the budget.
I'd ask the Membership, please lend your attention. We have nine people who have indicated they wish to be heard. Senator Collins.
Thank you, Mr. Presidentz Members of the Senate. I rise in support of this motion, because I think to do -- to -- not to restore this line item is to be penny-wise and dollar-foolish. I think Senator Di Turi has demonstrated -- since he's been here, several times he has given a report as to what progress we're making in reference to saving these babies, and he also talked about the cost that we are paying -- the State is paying when these children are born addicted to drugs. Now either We Will pay it -- less through prevention or we will pay the price for those babies being in hospitals and keeping those babies in hospitals for extraordinary lengths of time. And most of them , the State will take care of these babies the rest of their lives, and their mothers. It took me a very long time to get you to accept and to 17 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 -- to support this project. It took about two years gor me yo do l ! that. Three years ago we were willing to put the money in. we've I seen some results, and -- and a11 he's asking that We continue the program, because it works. I think we owe that to the people -- to these babies and to the citizens -- taxpayers of the State of Illinois. PRESIDENT ROCK: Further discussion? Senator Jacobs. Jacobs. SENATOR JACOBS: Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I stand in strong support of the override of House Bill 2703 for a number of reasons, of which not the least is the fact that it does work and that it is actually a cost reduction. But I think thereîs another thing that we have to make very clear, and that is that the original budget included -- the bottom line has not been changed by this action. A11 it merely is is a transfer from operations to treatmenty and it did not change the bottom line. I think we further should look at this bill from a matter of compassion and also as a matter of being futuristic thinkers, that if we can save a few dollars today -- or spend a few dollars today to save many, many dollars in the future, I think that only makes ! i good sense. Last week we turned our backs on the POWs; we turned ! ï I our backs on the senior citlzens; we turned our backs on a11 of the cities of this State. Now What I hear from some of the speakers is that wefre going to turn our backs on crack babies. I don 't think that's right. I think we should support this override. I understand the Governor has beat the devil out of the other side of the aisle. I understand that he is attempting to ensure that he holds the line, but even if -- even kf this cracked his budget by a few bucksz we also have to remember that Economic and Fiscal and the Bureau of the Budget are basically in aqreement that we are bringing in more money than what we anticipated. 18 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Therefore, to spend some dollars today to save us many, many dollars in the future makes good sense. In addition to that, Senator Di Turi, it's your last bill, and I want to see you go out with a biq victory, and I know it's one you care about very much. I ask for a override.
Further discussion? Senator Palmer.
Thank your Mr. President. 1, too, rise in support of this bill. Drugs, as we all know, is one of the most serious and devastating plagues affecting our entire country. I'm sure if I took a quick poll in this room, you would -- each of you, perhaps even in your oWn families and certainly across the nation, know of people who are affected. So when we talk about a program that works and that can, in fact, keep us from having children of the future affected by drugs, then I think we are obligated to support that. Otherwise, what we have is a situation -- drugs being an incremental and cumulative consequence to families across the board. This is a chance to vote now for something that affects the entire body politic - the Whole of the community. Let us not be. as Senator Senator Collins said, penny-wise and pound-foolish. By voting for this, you will keep from having to vote for something far more costly in the future. Thank you.
Further discussion? Senator Marovitz.
Thank you, Mr. President: Members of the Senate. Sometimes in this Chamber, as we stand here, we have to make decisions. Sometimes they're difficult decisions. Sometimes those decisions are based on politics, and I think we a11 understand that. But sometimes those decisions shouldn't be based on polikics. They should be based on people and what's best for people. Some of 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 those decisions may be a short-term loss, but a very big lonq-term , gain. And that is exactly what this bill represents. It's a very small short-term loss - restoring the money back to last year's level; no increase - but a huge long-term gain, in terms of saving the lives of many cocaine babies and allowing these mothers to be cocaine-free and be productive members of society. What other long-term gains are there? How about getting a chance to get a job and get off welfare to save the State dollars, and really be an integral part of society? That's what wedre here for. Let's view some of these decisions as political, but let's differentiate between which ones are political and which ones are people. This is a people bill, a children's bill, not an increase - just a restoration. And by God, let's do the right thing for the kids and the people.
Further discussion? Senator Smith.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I stand as one who can testify by the mintage of her heart about the program, about the cocaine babies, and that it does work. It was my privilege to visit Haymarket about a half a I month ago, and I saw the mothers Who had been admitted there and they were cocaine-addicted and they were pregnant, and they are given three monthsy and When the baby is born, he is cocaine-free. What the mother then is looking forward to is rehabilitation - that she can go out and get a job, raise her child, and become a taxpayer here in the State of Illlnois. But if you deny them the opportunity of the program that they are asking for right now ko restorey the State of Illinois will -- for loz these many years -- an; youIze talking about raïskng monies and taking off monies, and cutting monies, and -- you're qoing to have to raise money, increase your budgets, because of what you did not do now. It is 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 better to do it now and save these babies that they come in this world good eitizens strong babies - that they can go out and make it for themselves. You saw an action of it today with these mothers and their babies. I say to al1 of us herez let us put our vote on the green and say, ''Yesz We're going to support them, restore this money, and let them go farther, because this is the State of Illinois that We are trying to protect, and the State of Illinois are people - citizens of this State of Illinois.'' And I know you 're going to do your part. Don't think politically. We're coming to a Christmas season. Please be giving and think of others instead of yourself. Thank you.
Further discussion? Senator Demuzio. Your light Was on. Okay. Further discussion? Senator Di Turi, you wish to closee please?
Oh, yes, 'cause this is not a Democrat or Republican issue. It's an issue of the heart. Please help me, for these kids; let them get a chance to live. Let them be born drug free. Why should they suffer when we have State plan that's working? Vote With our hearts. God bless you and thank you for being so kind to me in my stay in the Senate.
Question is, shall the item on page 744, line 7, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay, and *he voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have al1 voted who Wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, khere are 31 Ayes, 20 Nays, 6 voting Present. The item on page 744, line 7, of House Bill 2703, having received the required majority vote of Senators elected, is declared restored, 21 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. A1l right. Ladies and Gentlemen, Wedll move noW to the top of page 27. Top of page 27. 0n the Order of Motions in Writing to Accept Specific Recommendations for Change, there ls a motion filed with respect to House Bill 3187. Madam Secretary, read the motion, please.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3187, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3187 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Piled by Senator Jacobs.
Senator Jacobs.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The Governor was right whenever he vetoed this bill. There needed some clarification that was needed regarding the role of a law enforcement officer in obtaining a blood sample. made it appear in the original bill that the officer himself had to take the blood sample. It's a DUI bill that passed out of the Senate 52 to nothing. I ask for support of the Motion to Accept the Specific Recommendations of the Governor.
Al1 right. The Gentleman has moved acceptance of the Governor's specific recommendations for change with respect to House Bill 3187. Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3187, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Jacobs. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay, and the voting is open. A11 voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? A11 voted who wish? Take the 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 record. On that questionz Ehere are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. The specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3187, having received the required eonstitutional majority vote of Senators elected, are declared accepted. A11 right. We have motions filed by Senators Demuzio, Luft, Cullerton and Dart. If they dre ready, we're going to proceed here. Senator Demuzio , are you ready on House Bill 3290? Madam Secreeary, read the motion, please.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3290, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3290 ln Acceptance of Governor's Recommendaeions Filed by Senator Demuzio.
Senator Demuzio.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This is the bill that required a minimum jail term of forty-eight consecutive hours or a minimum of one hours -- hundred hours of community service for persons who are convicted of a second DUI or an aggravated DUI. The Governor made some clarifying language with respect to the mandatory minimum sentences, and makes the specified minimum terms of community service thatls consistent with Senate Bill 2169. Theydre technical in nature. I Would move that we accept the Governor's recommendations.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any discussion? The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor's veto to House Bill 3290, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Demuzio. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who Wish? Please 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1r 1992 take the record. On this question, there are 58 Ayesy no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3290, having received the required majority of Senators elected, is declared accepted. House Bill 3674. Senator Luft. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3674, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3674 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Luft.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Luft.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate . The -- there was a drafting error in House Bill 3674, and that drafting error deleted language which prohibited a savings bank from continuing, retaining or maintaining acquired branches. This would have forced savings and loans, who under good faith and under the lawz had gone out and purchased branches and would require these branches to close. So it deletes that language and now puts back into law the ability of savings and loans to maintain these branches. So I would move that we accept the recommendations of the Governor on House Bill 3674.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any discussion? The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3674, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Luft. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the Senate -- and the specific recommendations of 24 STATE 0F ILLINOIS I 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY l REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 the Governor as to House Bill 3674, having received the required majority of votes of Senators electedz is declared accepted. House Bill 3884. Senator Cullerton. Read the bill, Madam : Secretary. i SECRETARY HAWKER: I i I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3884, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3884 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Cullerton . i ! SENATOR C I ULLERTON: I I Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I would move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor. This bill deals With the Trauma Cepter Fund where there would be a five-dollar fine on traffic tickets over fifty-five dollars. The I revenues would be deposited into this Fund, and divided equally between the Department of Public Hea1th and the Department of Public Aid. The payment methodology affected - and was somehow connected with - the Medicaid Trauma System, and as a result of our assessment bill that we passed, that required that this bill have some technical changes. That's a11 they are. The bill was accepted -- the motion was accepted in the House l16 to nothing: and I would ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Is there any discussion? Question is, shall we accept the specific recommendations -- question is, shall we -- the Senate shall accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3884. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposedz vote Nay. The votin: is open. Have all voted who Wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1y 1992 are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3884, having received the required majority vote of the Senators elected, is hereby declared accepted. House Bill 4188. Senakor Dart. Read the billz Madam Secretary.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor I : as to House Bill 4188, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 4188 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Dart.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Dart. l I
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I move that We accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as regards to House Bill 4188. The Governor made numerous deletions in this bill dealing with court fees and the like. He also made some changes in the expunqement provisions. In 1992 the Legislature passed House Bill 4188, which expands expungements to cover cases in which a pardon has been granted. By this amendatory veto of September 25th, 1992, the Governor has recommended a change that would limit an expungement only to a pardon which specifically authorizes expunqement. A narrow interpretation of this might j i preclude expungement for a11 prior pardons. This was not the j Governor's intention. He was concerned because some pardons have been granted in the past for specific limited purposes, such as to allow an individual to obtain a particular license with the express understanding there Would be no expunqement. In order to make expungements available for appropriate pardons, the intent of both the Governor and the Legislature has been clarlfied in the legislative record during the veto Session of November, 1992, by 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 ; statements of the sponsor and those who -- and that those who have I been pardoned previous to this legislation may apply to the Governor for amendment to their pardon explicitly granting or limiting the right to an expungement. I would ask for a positive vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Is there any discussion? The question is# shall we accept the recommendations -- the questkon is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 4188, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Dart. A11 in favor, vote Aye. All opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 4188, having received the required majority vote of the Senators elected, is hereby declared accepted. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you 'd please turn to Supplemental Calendar No. 1. The middle of the page. Motions in Writing: Override Total Vetoes, appears House Bill 3605. Senator Welch. Out of the record. Motions in Writing to Restore Item Reductions. House Bill 2703. Senator Rea. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
I move that the item on page 761, line 8, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Piled by Senakor Rea.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Rea.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This would restore the one million in basic health services grants to countiesr Which: if it is lost, would cause a serious cutback in 27 ' STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I services, and the money needs to be restored there. This is a ! ' prevention measure, and if we're really talking about health as being a top priority and cutting down the costs, this is one of ! ! the best investments that we can make, and certainly needed by the Public Health Department, and grants programs that provide direct services to the people. I would move that we override the Governorîs reduction veto. PRESIDING OPPICERJ (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) i Is there any discussion? Question is# shall the item on page ; 761, line 8, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of ' the Governor notwithstanding. Those in favorz vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who Wish? OdDaniel. Have a1l voted who wish? Please take the reeord. On : this question, there are 30 Ayes, 27 Naysz none recorded as Present. And the item on page 761, line 8, of House Bill 2703, I having received Ehe required majority of those Senators elected, is declared restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Senator Maitland: What purpose you seek recognition? Maitland. ! ( SENATOR MAITLAND: Thank you, Mr. President. A verification...tmachine ! cutoffl...the roll call, sir. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Verification is in order. Would the Membership kindly be in their seats? Verification is in order. Would the Membership I please be in your seats? Please verify the affirmative vote. SECRETARY HAWKER: The following Members voted in the affirmative: Alexander, Berman, Brookins, Carroll, Collins, Cullerton, Dart, de1 Valle, Demuzio, Di Turi, Dunn, Hall, Holmberg, Jacobs, Jones, Joyce, Kelly, Lechowicz, Leverenz, Luft, Marovitzy Munizzi, O'Daniel, Palmer, Reaz Savickas, Severns, Smith. Welch and Mr. President. 28 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ! 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 ! I I PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) ! I Senator Maitland, are there any questions of the affirmative vote? Senator Maitland, please. SENATOR MAITLAND: I senator savickas. 1 . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) He's on the -- he's on the Floor. SENATOR MAITLAND: Senaeor Dunn. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Dunn. Senator Dunn. He 's on the Floor. Anyone else? A1l right. On this question, there are 30 Ayes, 27 Noes, none I recorded as Present. And this bill, having received the required majority vote of Senators elected, ts declared restored, the item of the reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. That applies to 2703, page 761, line 8. House Bill 2703. Senator Severns. Read the motion, Madam Secretary. SECRETARY HAWKER : I move that the item on page 110, line 34, through page 111, lines -- line l through 3, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Filed by Senator Severns. PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Severns. SENATOR SEVERNS: Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The personal assistants who work in the Home Services Grant Program met -- met with me this summer, and it's a program that affects thirteen thousand personal assistants who are paid four dollars and fifty cents an hour. What those personal assistants do, in essence, is help prevent individuals who otherwise would be placed in a nursing home, from going to that home. It helps provide that 29 I I STATE OP ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ! 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 individuals - with the help of these personal assistants who are ! paid four dollars and fifty cents an hour - it helps provide that these individuals, many of them disabled, can stay in their own home. These personal assistants Who are paid four dollars and fifty cents an hour, Were promised a fifteen-cent - fifteen-cent - ! increase in this last year. We provided that overwhelmingly by this General Assembly, and the Governor decided to cut it by l.4 million, taking away that fifteen-cent increase. Governor Edgar justified this veto on the grounds that caretakers in similar human service programs did not receive an increase. What his veto message doesn't say is that those caretakers make seven dollars r I and ten cents an hour. What we're hoping for - and what I'm I I asking for your support for - is that the caretakers who make four dollars and fifty cents an hour today, Who provide a great service I in my judgment, across every corner of this State -- those thirteen thousand caretakers - many of them elderly themselves - receive the fifteen-cents hourly increase that they were told they ! would get. The restoration would amount to 1.4 million, and it's a restoration that I believe is worthy of our support. 1111 be happy ko answer any questions, and would ask for your favorable consideration. ! PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any discussion? Senator Brookins. SENATOR BROOKINS: i i Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of this motion. I have put in *he same bill, Senator Severns, unknowing that we had put them in together. But I can testify that these folks do go into the homes. It is a savinqs to the State. It is a savings to our budget, and therefore, they are deserving of this. And it's merely a cost of livtng, and it's fifteen eents. So I urge an Aye vote on this. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT i 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I I Any further discussion? Senator Carroll.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I guess to kind of reiterate what Senator Severns and Senator Brookins has said, I recall about eight or ten years ago When I these people first came down - these personal care attendants and the people they served - and came into the appropriation meeting, and I think they really impressed us probably more than any other group we have ever seen. These people who came in in wheelchairs - who could not have been there but for the personal care attendants - who had come on the train at great difficulty to explain to us what it is like to be at homez in bed, unable to move, have someone with a key to their apartmentz who they depend upon to get them out of bed, dressed and get to a job or get to school, or get to the doctor. These people - these personal care attendants - are critical to them having any dignity of life whatsoever. The cost, as Senator Severns pointed out, of placing the people in their charge in a nursing home is anywhere from three to six times the cost of giving them a little helpz a little dignity to stay at homez and to be cared for by someone who gets them up and lets them go to Work. This three-and-a-half-percent raise to allow people to continue to work with dignity, both those who are givinç care and those who are receiving it: is something we can absolutely afford, both morally and socially and fiscally. And I would urge support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any further discussion? Senator Maitland.
Well, thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The same argument can be made for so many other people working in State Government. The fact of the matter is, this is an additional cost of l.4 million dollars. How do you respond to 31 STATE OP ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 the people who aren't here, who are not getting those rate increases? Other home care workers for DORS -- the DORS Program are not getting it. Aging workers are not getting it either, and I think it's a matter of equity here: and something that we ought to deal with either in the aggregate or not at all, and I would choose the latter, and I would urge defeat of the motion.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any further discussion? Senator Hall.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. When you think of fifteen cents an hour - think of that - fifteen cents an hour. These people are deserving, as Well as others, but these are the things that We have. And I would hope that everybody would put their green lights up here. Can you imagine? It's hard to get a candy bar for fifteen cents an hour. And you can't really buy one when you think of it. But these people are deserving of that. When you think that people cannot get out of the bed; they can't get into the chairs; they have to depend on someone coming and keeping their keys. Itls -- it's -- I just tell you, for this to happenz and Weîre dragging our feet talking about it, doing something for people -- I'm just telling you, it's a shocking, shocking thing to me. I just cannot believe that here we are today quivering Ksic> over giving somebody fifteen cents an hour. And the other people that you mentioned, Senator, I'm -- I want them to have it. In fact, we need everybody doing this. This -- I heartily -- wholeheartedly support this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Severns, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I think Senator Maitland made a good argument, and I would agree with his argument if a11 home care assistants were paid the same hourly 32 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 wage. The hourly wage of the home care assistants that Senator Maitland is speaking of are paid seven dollars and ten cents an hour. The home care assistant that we're trying to get a fifteen-cent hourly rate increase for is paid four dollars and I fifty cents an hour. I'm certain the home care assistants in this I motion would forgo their raise if they could meet the hourly wage I of the other assistants, but that simply isnêt the case. I Would hope that we Would keep our promise and restore this 1.4 million dollars in this motion. Thank you. I 4
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) The question is, shall the item on page 110, lines 34, through j paqe 111, lines l through 3, of House Bill 2703 be restored, the : item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is i open. Have all voted who Wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Have a11 voted who kish? Please take the record. On that -- on that question, there are 30 Ayes, 23 Nays, 3 recorded as Present. And the items on page l10z line 34, through page 111, lines l through 3, of House Bill 2703 are restored -- having received the required majority of the vote of Senators elected, is declared restored, the item reduction of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. And we want a verification, by Senator Maitland. i ; What purpose Senator Etheredge seek recognition? Okay. Verification by Senator Maitland. Would the Membership please be in your seats? Would the people in the gallery kindly refrain from any Eype of demonstration? Please verify *he affirmative vote.
The following Members voted in the affirmative: Alexander, Berman, Brookins, Carroll, Collins, Cullerton, Dart, del Valley Demuzio, Di Turi, Thomas Dunn, Hall, Holmberg, Jacobs, Jones, Joyce, Kelly, Lechowicz, Leverenz: Luft, Marovitz, Munizzi, ! 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENZRAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December le 1992 O'Daniel, Palmer, Rea, Savickas, Severns, Smith, Welch and Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Maitlandz any questions of the affirmative vote?
Is Senator Jones on the Floor?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Yeah . Senator Jones - hels sitting in his chair, or one of them anyway.
Senator Savickas.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Savickas? He's on the Floor. Please -- any other questions, sir? On this question, there are 30 Ayesy 23 Nays: 3 recorded as Present. And this billz having received the majority of the Senators elected: is declared restored. House Bill 2703. Senator Brookins, on his motion. Read the motion, Madam Secretary. Oh! It's same one. You Want to take it out of the record? Out of the record. Motions in Writing, Acceptance of the Special Recommendations from the -- from Change, appears House I Bill 1352. Senator Welch. 1352. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
I move to accept the spectfic recommendations of the Governor 1 as to House Bill 1352, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 1352 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Welch. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) l i Senator Welch.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 1352 basically created the Kankakee River Dam Transfer Act. It included an amendment 34 87S tT hAT GENO EF RAL ILL AI SN SO EI MS REGDLAR SESSION BLY ! SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I that the Governor didn't like. What the amendment did Was provide I for a one-time exemption from the general debt limitation for a I particular school district. It gave a one-time exemption from *he ! two-thirds majority needed to issue school bonds. The Governor said we shouldn't make any exemptions - everybody should be i treated the same - and he amendatorily vetoed the bill. I Would 1 move to aceept the recommendation of the Governor. I PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) 1 Any discussion? Question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 1352, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Welch. Those in favor, ' Mote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all I I voted who kish? Have al1 voted Who wish? Please take the record. On this questiony there are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as 1 Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 1352, havlng received the required majority vote of ! Senators elected, is declared accepted. Howard. Senator Brookins. Thank you very much. House Bill 2979. Senator Rea. Read the bill, Madam Secretary. SECRETARY HAWKER : I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 2979 in manner and form as follows: ! , Amendment to House Bill 2979 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Rea. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Rea, please. SENATOR REA: Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The amendatory veto clarlfies the requirements of the rental agreement as it relates to out-of-state rental agreements on cars, and I would move to accept the Governor's amendatory veto. 35 >$ .- STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 PRESTDING OFFTCER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) ' Is there any discussion? The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 2979, in the manner and form stated by Senator Rea. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who Wish? Have all voted who wish? On this question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 2979, having received the required majority of the vote of i i Senators elected, is declared accepted. Please turn to page 3 on the Supplemental Senate Calendar, appears House Bill 3519. Senator Jones. Emil. Emil. 3519. Read the bill, Madam Secretary. END OF TAPE TAPE 2
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3519, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3519 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Jones.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Jones. SENATOR JONES : 1 l ! Yes. Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. I accept the Governor's recommendation for change. And what he did in his amendatory veto he increased the biennial renewal fee from 36 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 thirty-five dollars to two twenty , and delayed the effective date i i from July 1, 1993 to July -- I mean from January 1, 1993 to July 1, 1993. So I accept those changes, and ask for a favorable vote. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) i i Is there any discussion? The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3519, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Jones. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present, and the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3519, having received the required majority vote of the Senators elected, is declared accepted. House Bill 39 -- I'm sorryy 3555. Senator Holmberg. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
i I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Go i vernor I I as to House Bill 3555, in manner and form as follows: 1 I Amendment to House Bill 3555 1 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Holmberg. j PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) j Senator Holmberg.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3555 is merely the clean-up language for ISAC, and Ehe Governor has made some technical changes by deleting duplicative language regarding ISAC, and I Would move to accept his specific recommendations.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Is there any discussion? The question is: shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3555, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Holmberg. i 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1992 Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted Who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question: there are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3555, having received the required majority vote of the Senators elected, is hereby declared accepted. House Bill 3598. Senator Davidson. Can we have your attention, please? Thank you. Please read the bill, Madam Secretary.
move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3598, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3598 in Acceptance of Governorls Recommendations Filed by Senator Davidson.
PRESIDING OFFTCER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Davidson.
Mr. President, move to accept the amendatory changes, 'cause what it does is -- theydre technical changes to correct a drafting error that was done when this bill was drafted. Move to accept the amendatory veto.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Is there any discussion? The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3598, in the manner and form as sEated by Senator Davidson. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Presentz and the Senate -- and the Senate accepts the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3598. This bill: havin: received the required majority vote of 38 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Senators elected, is declared accepted. 3843. Senator Welch. Read *he bill, Madam Secretary.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3843, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to House Bill 3843 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Welch.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Senator Welch.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill affected tipping fees allowing municipalities and highway commissioners to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in removing waste illegally dumped on public property. The Governor agreed with that provision of the bill. The bill also directed the EPA with the ENR to develop recommendations by July lp of '93 and give them to the Pollution Control Board concerning compost and compost facility regulations. The Governor didn 't like that date and he changed it from July 1, 1993 to January 1, 1994, and I am agreeing w1th the Governor, and I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Any discussion? Senator Watson. Your light was on. Okay. The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3843, in the manner and form as stated by Senator Welch. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted Who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are Ayes, no Nays, none recorded as Present. And the specific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3843, having received the required majority vote of the Senators electedz is declared accepted. House Bill 3867. Senator 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS ! 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY ! REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I Philip. Read the bill, Madam Secretary. i 1 SECRETARY HAWKER: E 1 I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor I as to House Bill 3867, in manner and form as follows: I Amendment to House Bill 3867 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Philip. PRESIDING OFPICER ! : (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) j Senator Philip. l SENATOR PHILIP: ! Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. ! I I Evidently the Governor's Office and the Secretary of State have agreed on this amount of money. It reduces his request from 6.2 million to 2.2 million for new license plates. I move that We accept the Governor's amendatory veto.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR LECHOWICZ) Is there any discussion? The question is: shall the Senate accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as -- as to House Bill 3867, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Philip. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a1l voted who wish? Have a1l voted who Wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 56 Ayes, 2 Nays: none recorded as Present, and the speeific recommendations of the Governor as to House Bill 3867, having received the required majority of the voee of Senators elected, is hereby declared accepted.
Senator Jacobs, for what purpose do you arise?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
State your point, please. 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992
Sitting in the President's Gallery today we have a very good friend of mine, who also is the former United Township High School football coach, and is also the offensive line coach for Augustana College and was the offensive line coach leading Augustana to a number of national championships: and I would just -- he's a recently retired teacher, and I would just like to have him stand and be introduced by this Body.
Would our guest please stand and be recognized? Welcome to Springfield. All right. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have yet remaininq about probably thirty minutes of work. I Would ask you to bear with me. There have been a number of requests from Members, and there are a number of Motions in Writing that have been filed to deal with specific bills and specific proposals, and would ask the Membership those who are putting forth the motion - to please explain what they are about so that there Will be no misunderstandinq. With leave of the Body, we îll move to page 19 on the Calendar. Senator Luft Wishes to non-concur and requests a conference committee. Page 19 on the Calendar. oo. tmachine cutoffla.oask the Membership please to pay attention. None of the -- none of this will obviously be final actionz but there are a number of Members who wish to pursue their Motions in Writing to deal with a specific piece of legislation. Senator Luft has requested khat we go to the Order of Secretary's Desk, Concurrence, for Senate Bill 1519, Madam Secretary.
House Amendment No. to Senate Bill 1519.
Senator Luft.
Thank youz Mr. President. I would ask that the Senate 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 non-concur in House Amendment No. to Senate Bill 1519, and a conference committee be set.
Senator Luft has moved to non-concur in House Amendment No. to Senate Bill 1519. A1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have The motion carries, and the Secretary shall so inform the House. Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can direct your attention to page 24. Page 24 on the Calendar. There are a number of Motions in Writing that have indeed been filed. Top of page 24# on the Order of Motions in Writing, House Bill 178, Madam Secretary.
I move to suspend the appropriate Senate rules in relation to House Bill 178, so that the bill may be considered by the Senate. Filed by Senator Rea. PRESIDENT ROCK; Senator Rea.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would move to suspend the appropriate Senate rules in relation to House Bill 178, so the bill may be considered by the Senate. And this is a request by the Department of Employment Security, in terms of a -- the federal 1aw -- changes in federal 1aw for clarification. There is a conference committee that's been -- report that's been worked on, and this is already agreed by labor and by management, and would ask for an Aye vote.
A1l right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the rules. Discussion? Senator Hudson.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. For the benefit of any of you on our side of the aisle who may not 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I ! REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 have heard Senators -- Senator Rea's explanation, this Motion to : l Discharge in this bill, in shell form at the present, but it has been -- the procedure has been agreed upon by both labor and commerce -- or labor -- labor and business, and I would too ! recommend passage in supporting the discharge motion ! . I !
A1l right. Senator Rea has moved to suspend the rules so that House Bill l78 can indeed be considered. All in favor, indicate by saying Aye. Al1 opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it's so ordered. House 3ill 1918. Senator Jacobs indicates he wishes to wait. House Bill 2134. Senator Luft. Madam Secretary, read the motion.
I move to suspend the appropriate Senate rules in relation to House Bill 2134, so that the bill may be considered by the Senate. Filed...
Senator Luft.
Thank you, Mr. President. I offer an amendment to House Bill 2134...
Well, no, were on the motion.
0h, I'm sorry.
We ire not there yet.
I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry. I move to have House Bill 2134 recalled for the purpose of an amendment.
All right. The motion is to suspend the rules for the I 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 consideration of House Bill 2134, which will be amended to have some technical amendments. A11 in favor of the motion. Any discussion? If not, al1 in favor, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed . The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended and that the motion carries. We will get to that order, because it sits on the Calendar on the Order of 3rd Reading. Motion With respect to House Bill 3325, Madam Secretary.
I move to suspend the appropriate Senate rules in relation to House Bills -- House Bill 3325, so that the bill may be considered by the Senate. Filed by Senator Demuzio.
Senator Demuzio.
Thank you: Mr. President. This motion pertains itself to House Bill 3325. There's an amendment that needs to be offered. It creates the Young Farmer Guarantee Program and a number of other items that I think Members are interested in, so I would move to suspend the appropriate rules so that we in fact can consider 3325.
All right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the rules so that House Bill 3325 can be considered. Discussion? If not, a1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. Al1 opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carriese and the rules are suspended. 626 will be held. Senator de1 Valle on HJR 9l. Senator Woodyard on House -- House Joint Resolution 108. Madam Secretary: read the motion, please.
move to discharge the Committee on Executive from further consideration of House Joint Resolution 108, and that it be placed 44 STATE OP ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 on the Calendar on the Order of Secretary's Desk. Filed by Senator Woodyard.
Senator Woodyard.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. This resolution is identical to a resolution -- a Senate resolution that We passed last spring, but due to some changes in Washington, I would move to suspend the appropriate rules to be able to hear this House Joint Resolution in our Chamber. It simply got to us from *he House too late last spring to be considered in Executive Committee.
A1l riqht. The Gentleman has moved to discharge the Commiktee on Executive from further consideration of House Joint Resolution 108, and asks that it be placed on the Order of Secretary 's Desk, Resolutions. A11 in favor of that motion, indicate by saying Aye . All opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered. If I can direct your attention now, Ladies and Gentlemen, pleasez to the Supplemental Calendar. Page 2 on the Supplemental Calendar. Senator Berman has a Motion in Writing with respect to House Bill 760. 760, Madam Secretary.
I move to suspend the appropriate Senate rules in relation to House Bill 760, so that the bill may be considered by the Senate. Filed by Senator Berman.
Senator Berman.
Thank you, Mr. President. I make that motion in order to waive the rules. House Bill 760 -- lt would be my intention to bring it back to 2nd Reading, put on an amendment to advance the 45 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day Deeember 1, 1992 date for the abolition of the Cook County Regional Superintendent of School's Office. :
! All right. Senator Berman has moved to suspend the rules so that We may consider House Bill 760. Discussion? Senator Fawell.
Thank you: very -- thank you very much. Will you -- will the sponsor yield for a question?
Indicates he will yield, Senator Fawell.
Is this -- is this legislation limited to the Cook County -- Superintendent of Schools?
Senator Berman. Berman.
Yes , ma Iam . i
All right. A11 in favor of the motion, indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended, and ! House Bill 7 -- the motion carries. Al1 right. Ladies and Gentlemen, those bills that we have just -- I will ask the Secretary now -- those bills that we have just suspended the rules on are found on page 9 on the Calendar. Page 9 on the Calendar. We will, with leave of the Body, revert to the Order of House Bills 3rd Readingy and welll start right at the top of page 9. On the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading is House Bi11 760. Senator I j Berman seeks leave of the Body to return that bill to the Order of 2nd Reading for purposes of an amendment. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. On the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bill 760, Madam Secretary. SECRETARY HAWKER: 1 46 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1z 1992 I ! Amendment No . 2 offered by Senator Berman.
Senator Berman.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. So that we are clear, if the amendment is adopted and moves to 3rd we -- we would get to this tomorrow - not -- not today. The amendment has come to us from the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. What it does is to advance from August 7th of 1995, to December 1st, 1993, the abolition of the Office of the Cook County Regional Superintendent of Schools, and as I indicated to Senator Fawelle it is only that office of Cook County Regional Superintendent of Schools that is affected by this bill. The bill -- the amendment would limit to three functions that would be assumed -- the bill would limit to three the functions that would be assumed by the Cook County Board, and those three functions are teacher institutes, bus driver permits and the GED l Testing Program. Al1 other functions would be transferred to the State Board of Education, as it was intended to do when the original bill was adopted that abolished it in 995. I'd be glad to respond to any questions. Solicit your Aye vote.
A1l right. The Gentleman has moved the adcption of Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 760. Discussion? Senator Topinka.
Yes. Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, when this first came up - and -- and I discussed this not only with President Phelan but with others - it seemed like a good idea, because it moved the departure of Superintendent Martwick and that whole office, which -- which should be done. I think this Legislature, by and large, understands that this is a useless office. All the functions thereon can be handled very nicely by j 47 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY j REGULAR SESSION 2 SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137*h Legislaeive Day December 1r 1992 ! ! the -- the State Superintendent. Wellz with this amendment nowz we do leave three functions behind for Cook County to continue to do. And the more that I look at these things, the more uncomfortable I become with that, because of a number of reasons. First of ally I see the possibility of this leading up to a -- a - - a junior version of Richard Martwick with just three programsz all of which generate a 1ot of money. So as a result, this may be a Martwick under a different name, a slightly reduced office, but i I useless nonethelessy except for those who may have political motivations. The second thing that I find troublesome is with the 1 teaeher institutesy because indeed if we're going to have the teacher institutes - and I Would question what Cook County knows about that anyway over and above the State Board of Ed - the County Board would control this lnstitute fund, but the monies ! would be generated through teachers -- the registration of ! teaehers' certificates, which continues to be a duty that the State Board of Education would do. In other words, they do the l Workz they do the collection, bue somehow the Cook County Board ' now winds up with the dough and gets to spread this around a bit. That makes no sense to me. I suppose by the time I start to really evaluating this, I am extremely uncomfortable as to What this does and what lt could become, and I'd hate to think that we would then have to come back aqain to start on a Martwick-type of I a bandwagon for someone other than Martwlck Who does exactly the same thing. So I would have a tendency to oppose this amendment, and I would encourage any others from Cook County to look at it in the same light.
Further discussion? Senator Karpiel.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senator Berman, since We -- since we dve talked on whether -- you know, what we were going to do with 48 STATE OF ILLINOTS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 this, Ilve been trying to get some direction and some information i from the State Board and from other entities. And I find out now ' that the State Board is against this bill, they dre against ! changin: the date to December lst, 1993. They want it July 1st, ' 1994, because a lot of these duties are going to be dumped on ; them, and they need some time to get revved up to do that. So in addition to some of the comments that Senator Topinka made, I would be opposed to this bill now because the State Board would like to see some compromise on the date changez and I think perhaps this is something that could wait till wedve discussed it further. PRESIDENT ROCK: Furkher discussion? Senator Palmer. SENATOR PALMER: Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor? PRESIDENT ROCK: Sponsor indicates he will yield, Senator Palmer. I ! SENATOR PALMER: Senator Berman, I just wanted to know -- it was my understanding when I talked with one of the board representatives l down here - I1m talkin: about the Cook County Board - that the j I question of how the responsibilities presently under i : Superintendent Martwick -- how they would be divided were still under eonsideration and had not actually been decided upon yet. But according to your amendment, youdre saying that three of them ! ' will remain with the county. So have I been misinformed, or did I not understand it correctly? The deeision has been made; is that ! clear? PRESIDENT ROCK: ! Senator Berman. SENATOR BERMAN: SenatorPalmer,this-- thisamendmentreflects the will of 1 49 : w 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day Deeember 1, 1992 the Cook County Board or -- President Phelan, and this is their recommendation to -- how to divide the functions of that office. So, I -- T guess ehis is their request, and kf we respond this is the way itlll be done. PRESIDENT ROCK: A1l right. Any further discussion? Senator Berman, you wish to close on the adoption of the amendment? SENATOR BERMAN: Thank you. I don't think there was any strong feelinqs here regardlng the merits of abolishing this office. The reason ue had adopted the 1995 date was that was the end of the term - when we adopted the original bill - thae Mr. Martwick was elected to. And in order to keep in conformity with the wishes of the electorate, we picked that date. Mr. Martwick has now left; that is one reason for the advancing of the date. I don't know the difference between December lst and July l of '95: I would suggest, hokever, that one of the reasons is -- I'm sorry, July 1, I94 -- one of the reasons is that the county board is on a fiscal year that begins on December 1st. That's why theylre requesting that these changes be made. I would think that between now and tomorrow we could try ko work ou* that difference and see if it's really meaningful or not, so I would ask your support today. This is only 2nd Reading; let's put it on and address the differences tomorrow . PRESIDENT ROCK: Al1 right. The Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 760. All in favor, indicate by saying Aye. ' All opposed. The Ayes have it. The amendmentls adopted . Are there further amendments? SECRETARY HAWKER: No further amendments. PRESIDENT ROCK: 3rd Reading. I'd call your attention, Ladies and Gentlemen, ; 1 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 t I o the Recall sheet that Was passed out -- that. We are on the 1 Order of House Bills 3rd Reading, but there is a Recall sheet that Would indicate what amendments have been filed with respect to What bills. 1918 was held at Senator Jacobs' request. 2134. Senator Luft. Page 9. Senator Luft seeks leave of the Body to I return House Bill 2134 to the Order of 2nd Reading for purposes of i i an amendment. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. On the Order I of House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bill 2134, Madam Secretary . j SECRETARY HAWKER: Amendment No . 1 offered by Senator Luft. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Luft. SENATOR LUFT: Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Amendment No. l to House Bill 2134 is a result of -- they 're technical amendments as a result of JCAR 'S response to the Illinois Banking Aet. One of the technical amendments permits the commissioner's examination reports of a bank to be made available to the bank's holdin: company board of directors. We also deal with the EFT Act, which permits the notice to the commissioner of the establishment of a point of sale terminal to be delivered after the installation of the terminal. And the IBA Wish to have incorporated into the Act the Uniform Commercial Code, which limits the payor's bank's liabiliky to only actual damages for the late return of a demand item to the depository bank, and requires organizations Which need a perfeeted security interest in a depository account to provide written acknowledgment of the consent to the provider. I'd try to ask -- answer any questions, or elsemove fortheadoption ofAmendmentNo. 1 to House Bill 1 2134. PRESIDENT ROCK: Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No . l to Houle I 51 L STATE OF ILLINOIS i 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislakive Day December 1, 1992 I Bill 2134. Discussion? If not, al1 in favor, indicate by saying I i Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have it. The amendment's adopted. I Further amendments? I SECRETARY HAWKER: No further amendments. PRESIDENT ROCK: 3rd Reading. How about 2949, Senator Luft? I guess not. Senator Demuzio . Senator Demuzio. 3325. Page llz Ladies and Gentlemen: right in the middle. Senator Demuzio seeks leave of the Body to take Senate -- House Bill 3325 back to the Order of 2nd Reading for purposes of an amendment. Is leave granted? Leave is granked. On the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bi11 3325, Madam Secretary. SECRETARY HAWKER : Amendment No. l offered by Senators Demuzio, Brookins, Woodyard and Maitland. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Demuzio. SENATOR DEMUZIO: Thank you very much, Mr. President. This amendment is indeed offered by myself, Brookinsz Woodyard and Maitlandy and it would amend the Farm Development Act, and it Would create the Youn: Farmer Program. It authorizes the Department of Agriculture to require the equine infeckious anemia testing for Illinois horses, at the request of the Illinois Horsemen 's Council, and it also clarifies the effective date of boW hunting season. I know of no opposition, and would move its adoption. PRESIDENT ROCK: Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No. l to House Bill 3325. Discusskon? If not, a1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. h11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there further amendments? I 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION ! SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 t SECRETARY HAWKER : No further amendments. PRESIDENT ROCK: 3rd Reading. 3454. Senator Brookins seeks leave of the Body ! to return House Bill 3454 to the Order of 2nd Reading for purposes of an amendment. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. On the ! I Order of House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bill 3454, Madam Secretary. i I SECRETARY HAWKER: ' I Amendment No. 2 offered by Senator Brookins. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Brookins. ! ; SENATOR BROOKINS: Thank you, Mr. President. This amendment requires a1l ! operators of motor vehicles and every passenger to be protected by a helmet; establish standards for an approved helmet the same as 1 federal guidelines. T ask for a favorable vote. PRESIDENT ROCK: All right. Senator Brookins has moved the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Is there discussion? Senator Geo-Karis. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: Will the sponsor yield for a question? PRESIDENT ROCK: Indicates he Will yield: Senator Geo-Karis. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: Is your amendment one *hat provides helmets for motorcycle drivers? PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Brookins. SENATOR BROOKINS: That is correet. PRESIDENT ROCK: I 53 ' j ' STATE OF ILLTNOTS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1 REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ! 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 I I Senator Geo-Karis. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: r ! Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senatey I'd like to speak against this amendment. This has been tried time and time I again, and I think it's time we stop trying to be big brother to everyone and 1et the motorcycle drivers drive the way they want to . There's safety and there's no safety in these helmets, and I i speak against this amendment. PRESIDENT ROCK: ! : Further discussion? Senator Woodyard. SENATOR WOODYARD: ! Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. So you a11 I here know - in the Body - what this amendment does, this is the I I mandatory helmet bill. Now this is a bill -- this amendment seeks to do what this Body defeated very strongly this past spring . As a matter of fact, last spring the Illinois Senate only put ! I twenty-three votes on that bill with thirty-three people in this Body being against it. I can go through the same arguments that we used last spring to defeat this billz but I see no need of ! . that, and Mr. President, if the No votes don't prevail, I certainly would seek a roll call vote on this amendment. i ' PRESIDENT ROCK: Al1 right. That request for a roll call is in order. Further l discussion on the amendment? Senator Brookins, you wish to close? SENATOR BROOKINS: Mr. President, and Members of the Assembly, if we do not pass this bill now: the cost to the State and monies lost by laws and rules and regulations passed by the -- the Federal Government will cost the State of Illinois money. It is time to pass this bill. Not only will it save us money; let me assure you that it will save lives. If that isn't important, I don't know what is important. People that are laid up in hospitals a1l over i 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT . ' 137th Leglslative Day December 1, 1992 i Illindis: and even some in Wisconsin and Michigan, which is being ! paid for by taxpayer dollars of Illinois for rehabilitation - this will be a savings to them. I ask for a favorable vote. PRESIDENT ROCK: ! A1l right. The Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 3454. Those in favor of the amendment will I i vote Aye. Opposed Will vote Nay. A roll call has been requested, and the voting is open. Have all voted Who wish? Have a1l voted ! who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 14 Ayes, 33 Naysy l voting Present. The amendment fails. Are there further amendments?
No further amendments.
3rd Reading. Top of page 12 on the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading is House Bill 3807. Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 3807 to the Order of 2nd Reading for purposes of an amendment. Ts leave granted? Leave is granted. On the Order of House Bills 2nd Readinq ls House Bill 3807: Madam Secretary .
I Amendment No. 2 offered by Senator Cullerton.
Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. This amendment would make minor changes to the legislative map. The effective date is July lst of 1993. It would affect the districts involving Representative or Senator-elect Farley, Representative Levin and myself, also Representative Lou Jonesz Representative Steczo, Representative-elect Rosemary Mulligan, Representative 55 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 Balanoffy Representative Morrow and one precinct in Kewanee, Which ! is in Senator Hakkinson's district. The deviation in these changes remains within one person and there's no blocks that are separated. Be happy to answer any questions. I would ask for an ! Aye vote.
A1l right. The Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Discussion? Senator Dudycz. i SENATOR DUDYCZ: ' Well, thank you, Mr. -- thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senatey I haven't seen this amendment, but staff ( has informed me that, in fact, it affects ten Senate districts and fifeeen House districts. What you dre trying to doe Senator Cullerton, is not just affect your own house - putting it into the district. What you Want to do is change the entire map. That's exactly what you 're going to do. You know this redistrictin: process is all over. You had an opportunity to run in a district that you currently reside in; you chose to run in another district. Well, the results are in, Senator. You won in thak district; your opportunity now is to move into the district which you won. We a1l had that same option. Some of us chose to run, others chose to retire, others ran and lost. This map, Ladies and Gentlemenr has been challenged, it has gone through the entire judicial process, it went al1 the way up to the United States Supreme Court, and it was upheld. I -- I submit, please don't ehange it. Vote No against this amendment and let's keep the map as it is.
Any further discussion? Senator Cullerkon, you wish to close?
Well, let me just at least clarify the record so that you know what distriets are affected. It changes a House district, that 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Leqislative Day December 1, 1992 Representative Mulliqan was elected in; does not change Senator Butler's Senate district. It changes the two House districtsz think a woman by the name of Krause, and Mulligan. It affects Senator-elect Earley's district - moves him from one House district to the other, which the division came down his alleyway. Representative Lou Jones lives across the street from her district; it puts her back in her district. Representative Steczo is about a block out of his district; puts him back in the district. My house is four hundred feet away; puts my house back in the district, along with Representative Levin. Representative Balanoff lives across the street from his district; puts him in. And Representative Morrow lives also literally aeross the street. would also point out that in the district in Kewanee, there's a lady who voted in this general election who is the only person in a precinct, so that her vote is a public vote - not a private vote. And again in doing this, there was every the the goal was to affect as few people as possible while keeping the deviation as small as keeping it within one person and not separating any blocks. And so, I hope you understand what the motivakion was was to make a very, very minor ehange only to accommodate the fact that when these boundaries Were drawn perhaps inadvertently, perhaps intentionally people were put outside their district. And that's the reason for the change. And you're right - the election is over; and that's all the more reason, it seems to me, to support this at this time.
A11 right. The Gentleman has moved the adoption of Amendment No. 2) he has closed. Senator Geo-Karisz for what purpose do you arise?
Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. How many votes does this take? 57 STATE OE ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992
The adopEion of an amendment -- we are only on the amendment 1 : stage. The adoption of the amendment will take a majoriky of i those votingonthequestion. Rollcallhasbeenrequested. Al1 j i right. TheGentlemanhasmovedtheadopkionofAmendmentNo.2to j House Bill 3807. Those in favor of the amendment will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay, and the voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who Wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 31 Ayes, 27 Naysr none voting Present. The amendment is adopted. Are there further amendments?
No further amendments.
3rd Reading. All right. Ladies and Gentlemen, again, if I can direct your attentkon to page 17 on the Calendar. Page l7. There are two motions filed on the Supplemental Calendar No . 1 that are filed with respect to House Bills on 1sk Readinq. I -- the Secretary will read the House Bills on lst Reading, and after reading the bills a first time, the motions that have been filed I Will be in order. Senator Dunn and Senator Demuzio. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
House Bill 3475 offered by Senator Thomas Dunn. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4216 offered by Senator Demuzio. ! (Secretary reads tikle of bill) lst Reading of the bills.
Al1 right. We will move immediately to the Order of Motions in Writing. There's a motion filed with respect to House Bill 3475, which has just been read a first time. Madam Secretary, read the I 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION : SENATE TRANSCRIPT ! 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 motion: please.
I move to suspend a11 appropriate Senate rules so that House Bill 3475 may be considered by the Senake and be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. Filed by Senator Thomas Dunn.
Senator Dunn.
Thank you. Apologize for the delay. This motion would suspend a11 the appropriate Senate rules so that thls bill would be considered by the Senate and be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. This deals with the Prevailing Wage Act, and would make it apply to utility companies.
A11 right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the appropriate rule and ask that House Bill 3475 be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading, without reference, and be exempt from the rule's constriction. Discussion? Senator Hudson.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I rise in opposition to this bill and in opposition to my good friend, Senator Dunn, with a1l due respect, but it has an awful lot of things wrong with it. Now, rather than speak to the merits - or the demerits, in this case - of the bill, I will simply suggest to the Members here that what we are trying to do here is to circumvent the process - the committee process. This bill has not been heard adequately, if at all, in committee. It needs to be heard. There are far-reaching and serious provisions within -- Within the bill, and I think that, in a11 fairness, it should have a hearing. It is not something we have to act on or do today. So I Would strongly encourage you Members to think 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION I SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legkslative Day December 1, 1992 about this. Let's give it some time and let's not rush into this and do something that we shouldn't be doing right now in this rather preemptory fashion. PRESIDENT ROCK: All right. The Motion to Suspend Will require thirty affirmative votes. Senator Dunn, you wish to close? i SENATOR T . DUNN: Thank you, Mr. President. I urge an Aye vote. i PRESIDENT ROCK: I A1l right. Senator Dunn has moved to suspend the appropriate l Senate rule so that House Bill 3475 may be considered by the i I Senate, and ask that it be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. Those in favor of this motion will vote Aye. Opposed will vote ' Nay: and the voting is open. Have a1l voted Who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted Who Wish? Take the record. On that questione there are 28 Ayes, 28 i Nays, none voting Present, and the motion fails. There's a Motion i in Writing with respect to House 3ill 4216, Madam Secretary. Read the motion, please. SECRETARY HAWKER: I move to suspend a11 appropriate Senate rules so thak House ! Bill 4216 may be considered by the Senate and be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. . Filed by Senator Demuzio. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Demuzio. SENATOR DEMUZIO: Well, thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the I Senate. This is a little controversial matter that pertains itself to the Downstate Firefighters Article in the Pension Code, 1 and it's in reference to survivor benefits, and it would in fact I exempt the Stake mandates. I know that you probably have heard I 60 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December ly 1992 some -- from your constituents on both sides of -- of the aisle, but I think it's something that We need to consider, and I would move that -- that we do in fact consider it in this Session.
A1l right. The Gentleman has moved ko suspend the appropriate rules so that House Bill 4216 may be considered by the Senate: and asks that it be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. Discusskon on the motion? Senator Madigan.
Thank you, Mr. President. I must rise in opposition to this Motion to Suspend the Rules, and probably this is the best place to end this bill, Ladies and Gentlemen. Amongst -- amongst the things that this circumvents is the agreed process as far as between the cities and the pensions. Although that may have -- that tîme perîod may have expired, there still is a point of contention there. But more importantly, I think We all campaign and wedre al1 concerned about property taxes, and, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a fourteen-million-dollar hit on cities Downstate as far as their pension funds and there are -- no limit on their levies that they would be placing upon their property taxes. So there is a lot of things in this that merit -- opposition, but I would point out to you those things right there, that I would ask that this motion be defeated.
Any further diseussion? Senator Butler.
Thank you, Mr. Preskdent. I Would echo Senator Madigan's comments, and point out to you that this is another intrusion into the local government responsibilitfes. In my own district this is going to amount to about five million dollars over some time. and : weoughttobecarefulagainifwe--that--thatwedonotfoist 1 our -- our wishes on -- on municipalities in particular, who -- 61 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 who can't afford what we're doing to them . So unless we've got guts enough to raise taxes to pay for these things, we ought to have guts enough to say No once in awhile.
Further discussion? Senator Jacobs.
Thank youz Mr. Presidentz Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I don't rise so much in -- in opposition or favor to this legislation, 'cause I think there's a 1ot of merit in it. But I guess I've got a question Whenever we start throwing around figures like -- excuse mez Senator -- mayor -- Senator Butler, bu* five million dollars, it's going to cost? I mean, I don't know where or how your mayor came up With that kind of figure, at five million dollars - I don 't have a pen here real quick to figure it out, but you must have pretty close to a million - or a hundred thousand, I should say - firefighters that are retired. I -- I just don't think that these figures that wedre hearing are accurate, and I think that the cost of this is going to be a lot less than anyone is - is pronouncing it to be. And as a former mayor, I stand kn support of this.
Further discussion? Senator Topinka.
A question of the sponsor, if I may?
Sponsor indicates he'd be delighted to yield.
Would this be considered the same type of unfunded mandate that at least in Cook County we had a referendum on in the November election that roughly eighty percent of the public said, ''Quit sending unfunded mandates down to our local municipalities.' Would that qualify as one of these? 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1 REGULAR SESSION j SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 1 PRESIDENT ROCK: I I Senator Demuzio. I SENATOR DEMUZIO : I I -- I really don 't know; I don't have tbe answer to that. I . I'd be glad to look it up and get back to her, but I just don't have that at my fingertips. !
Senator Topinka.
My suggestion would be as you look you may consider the fact that that is indeed an unfunded mandate, which almost eighty percent of our electorate in the referendum process in the November election said please stop doing, Legislature, 'cause youAre killing us.
All right. FurEher discussion? Senator Demuzio, you wish to close?
Noe I -- I think this brings some equity to the fire -- Downstate Firefighters as we do with the Downstate Police Pension Fund Program, and I think wedre looking here for equity, and I would ask for your support on this motion.
All right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the appropriate Senate rules so that House Bill 4216 may be considered by the Senatee and asks that it be placed on the Order of 2nd Reading. Those in favor of this motion will vote Aye. Those opposed Will vote Nay, and the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question: there are 29 Ayes, 21 Nays, none voting Presenk, and the motion fails. There's a Motion in Writing With respect to Senate 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1y 1992 Bill 130, Madam Secretary.
I move to suspend a1l appropriate Senate rules With regard to Senate Bill l30 so that the bill may be considered by the Senate. Filed by Senator Woodyard.
Senator Woodyard.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill l30 would be used for noncontroversial rather technical clean-up language for the Department of Conservation. There are three components that are being considered putting in this conference commlttee report, so thus I would seek adoption of the motion to suspend the rules.
Al1 right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the appropriate rules so that Senate 3il1 130 may be considered by the Senate. Any discussion? If not, a1l in favor indicate by saying Aye. All opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered . Senator Dunn, you had a motion with respect to House Joint Resolution 163. Senator Dunn. SENATOR R. DUNN; Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. I'd like to move to discharge the Executive Committee from further consideration of House Joint Resolution 163, and it be placed on the Secretary's Desk.
A11 right. The Gentleman has moved to discharge the Committee on Executive from further consideration of House Joint Resolution House Joint Resolution 163, and ask that it be placed on the Order of Secretary's Desk, Resolutions. All in favor of that motion, indicate by saying Aye. Al1 opposed. The Ayes have it. 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SENATE SESSION TRANSCRIPT . 1 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 The motion carries, and it is so ordered. Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. O'Brien, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that 1 ! the House of Representatives has refused to adopt khe Pirst Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 1071, and requests a Second Committee of Conference to consider the differences betWeen the two Houses in regard to Amendment No. 1. Action taken by the Houser December 1, 1992.
A1l right. Senator Welch, I assume, will move to accede to the request of the House for a Second Conference Committee. All in favor of that motion, indicate by saying Aye. A11 opposed. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and the Senate does accede to the request of the House. Ladies and Gentlemenz we're about five minutes away -- or less from adjournment here. There's been a request by Senator Jones to go to the Order of Conference Committee Reports. If I can direct your attention, with leave of the Body, we'll turn to page 20. Page 20. In the middle of the page there 's a Conference Committee Report on House Bill 3815. House Bill 3815. Senator Jones. Madam Secretary, on the Order of Conference Committee Reports, there's a report with respect to House Bill 3815.
First Conference CommitEee Report on House Bill 3815.
Senator Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate do not adopt the First Conference Committee Report on House Bill 3815, and request a second conference committee. 65 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 PRESIDENT ROCK: Al1 right. The Gentleman has moved that khe Senate do not adopt the Conference Committeez and asks for a second one. As you well know, the question is placed in the affirmative. So the question is -- if there is no discussion, the question is, shall the Senate adopt the Conference Committee Report on House Bill 3815. Those in favor: vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. All voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 10 Ayes: 13 Nays, none voting Present. The Senate does not adopt the Conference Committee Report on House Bill 3815. The Conference Committee Report is not adopted, and the Secretary shall so inform the House, and also inform the House that the Senator has requested the appointment of a second conference committee. Resolutions. SECRETARY HAWKER: Senate Joint Resolution 191 offered by Senators Madigan, Severns: Weaver, O'Daniel, Berman and Maitland. Ik is substantive. PRESIDENT ROCK: Senator Madigan. SENATOR MADIGAN: Thank youy Mr. President. I would ask tbat this resolution the proper procedures as far as the Executive Committee be waived and khis resolution be placed on the Secretary's Desk. I have checked With the Chairman and Minority Spokesman of the committee and they see no problem with this. PRESIDENT ROCK: All right. The Gentleman has moved to suspend the rules and asks that this resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 191, be placed on the Order of Secretary's Desk, Resolutions. Al1 in favor of that motion, indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION 1 ; SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 it. The motion carries, and it is so ordered . Further resolutions? j
Senate Joint Resolution 192 offered by Senator Severns. It is substantive. I 1
I Executive. Senator Kelly. Any further business to come before the Senate? I think we have accommodated everybody 's request: at least as far as I am aware. You want a battleship named after you, or what do you want -- what do you need? A1l right. Senator Kelly, for what purpose do you arise?
Thank you, Mr. President. The Executive Appointments, Veterans' Affairs Administration Committee will meek immediately following adjournment. We -- in Room 212. Wedre only having about three appointments, so itls going to be a very quick meeting. So Senator Butler and I would appreciate our Members being there, and We'll move along expeditiously with those appointments.
Al1 right. The Gentleman asks that a11 of us that are on Executive Appointments please join him in Room 212 immediately. House Bills lst Reading, Madam Secretary.
House Bill 3877. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of *he bill.
Any further business to come before the Senate? If not, Senator Demuzio moves that the Senate stand adjourned till Wednesdayz December 2nd. Tomorrow at the hour of 11 a.m . - 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, Ladies and Gentleman. Eleven o'clock tomorrow morning. And don't forget Senator Kelly has requested 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 137th Legislative Day December 1, 1992 that we all be down in Room 212 immediately for a very short meeting - very brief meeting. Senate stands adjourned until 11 o 'clock tomorrow morning. 68 p 'RIP0kYz YIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 93/07/09 PAGEZ 0Ut 8?TH GEIkERAL AS3EMBLY 11126:18 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTIOfM OF DEbATE INDEX DEC EXBER O1, 1992 H:-O1T8 MOTION H3-0760 RECALLED Hw-QT60 MBTIOM H8-1129 VETO AETION H:-1352 #ETO ACTIO: H3-213: RECALLED H:-213: hIOTIOlç Hr,-2T03 VETG Af5IUN H3-2703 VPTU ACTIDN 8:-2979 VETO ACTION H3-31BT VETO ACTION 8:-3290 VETO ACTION H3-3325 RECALLED 88-3325 MOTION Hw-3*5* RECALLEO H3-3475 FIRST REAOING 8:-3*75 ;d0T1ON Hw- 35t9 METO ACTiON H:-3555 VET0 ACTION H5-3598 VETO AETION HB-3ô;* VETO ACYION 85-3807 RECALLED 80-33:5 JQNFERENIZE 83-3843 VETO ACTION 83-3862 :6:0 ACTION H3-3877 FIRST READING H3-3884 VETO ACTION do-#tB8 VETO âuTI031 H:-#21& FIRST RJADIRG HB-#216 MOTION So-Ol30 )10T 10< 38-15t9 NON-CONCURRENEE Sw-22#T FIRST READTNG SR-1ô3o RESOLUTION OFFERED 5R-1637 RESZLOTION OFFERED 3R-1838 RESOLUTION OFFERED 3R-lô39 RESOLUTION OFFERED Sq-tlAo RESOLUTION OFFERED sR- t6#l 9ES0LUT10N OFFERED SR-16#2 ADOPTEP SR-18#2 RESOLUTION OFFEREO SR- 18*3 RESOLUTION UFFERED SR- t6** RESOLUTIGN OFFERED S2- :6:5 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-l646 XESOLUTIOK OFFERED HJR-0l08 MOTION HJR-O1â3 i4OTION &JR-Ot9k ?4OTION SJR-019L RESOLUTION OFFERED SJR- 0192 RESOLUTION OFFERED SULJECT RATTER SERATE TO ORDER - PRESIDFIjT R0;& PAGE 1 PRAYER - THE REVEREND EDDIE RANDOLPH PAGE 1 JOURNALS - APPROVED PAGE t RESSAGES FR0;1 THE F'OUSE PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION GF GUEST - SENATOR SîAITH PAGE 3 RENARKS 6Y SANDRA kcZONG PAGE 3 INTRDDUETION OF GUEST - SâNATOR JOYCE PAGE # REMARKS BY COACH STEPHENS PAGE f# RECESS PAGE 8 SENATE RECONVENSS PAGE t) SECOND SPECIAL GESSION LONVENES PAGE lO RfpokTz TIFLDAY STATE 0F IELTNOfS 93/07/09 PAGE: oO2 87TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 11z2&:18 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INOEX DEC EHBER 0l, 1992 SUBJECT MATTER REGOLAR SESSION REEONVENES PAGE 10 CDSRITTEE REPORTS PAGE t0 MESSAGE FROrz1 THE HOUSE PAGE :5 ADJOURNNENT PAGE 68