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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — November 3, 1993

88th General Assembly (1993-1994) · Legislative day 23 · First Special Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
88th (1993-1994)
Date
November 3, 1993
Legislative day
23
Session
First Special Session
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27
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PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) The regular Session of the Eighty-eighth General Assembly will please cone to order. Will the Members please be at their desks, and will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer today will be given by Reverend Gaylord Buss, the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. Reverend Buss?

THE REVEREND GAYLORD BUSS

(Prayer by the Reverend Gaylord Buss)

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Reading of the Journal. SECRETARY HARRYJ Senate Journals of Wednesday, October 27th; Thursday, Oetober 28th and Fridayz October 29th# 1993.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Geo-Karis.

SENATOR GEO-KARIS

Mr. President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Geo-Karis moves to approve the Journals just read. There being no objection, it is so ordered. Resolutions.

Harry (surname or first name uncertain)

Senate Resolution 903 and Senate Resolution 904, both offered by Senator Jones. And Ehey're both congratulatory, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar.

Harry (surname or first name uncertain)

Senate Resolution 905, offered by Senators Watson, Philtp and others. It's substantive. STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION ' SENATE TRANSCRIPT I i 85th Legislatlve Day November 3, 1993 .

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) I Messages from the House. ' I

Harry (surname or first name uncertain)

A Message from the House by Mr. Rossi, Clerk. Mr. President - I am .directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatlves has concurred with the Senate in the ' passage of a bl1l of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 95. Passed the House, as amended, Octcber 29th, 1993. A Message from the Hcuse by Mr. Rossl: Clerk. 1 Mr. President - I an directed to lnform the Senate that I the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am asked -- or instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 75. Adopted by the Houser October 13, 1993. It's congratulatory.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar. On page 6 of the Calendar, Conference I Committee Reports. Mr. Secretaryy do you have cn file a Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 498?

Harry (surname or first name uncertain)

First Conference Committee Repcrt on Senate Bill 498. !

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Topinka .

SENATOR TOPINKA

Yes, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen cf the Senate, on Senate Bl1l 498, I would ask your indulgence and all present votesr mainly because we do have a technical flaw in the drafting of the bill. We will have to take it to another conference committee, and I would just ask that it be dunped.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) I 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 85th Legislative Day November 3, 1993 The question is, shall the Senate approve the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 498. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay . The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, the Ayes are 6,.the Nays are 3, 32 voting Present. The Conference Committee Report is not adoptedy and the Secretary shall so inform the House. Senator Topinka? Senator Topinka, did you wish a second...

SENATOR TOPINKA

Yes, Mr. President, I would appreciate a second conference $. . . committee be called.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Resolutions. ; 1 SECRETARY HARRY : I i I Senate Resolution 906, offered by Senator Dudycz. i And Senate Resolution 907, offered by Senator Topinka. They're designatory and commemoratoryr Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar. It is the intent of the Chair to stand in recess until after committees and receive committee reports. Is there any business requested from any Member? If not, the Senate will stand in recess -- Senator Watson.

SENATOR WATSON

i Yes. Thanks, Mr. President. There Will be an Education hearing 1 ! at 4 o 'clock, in Room 212. And itdll be to hear one billr I believe, Senator - yours.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Thank yotl. The Senate Will stand in recess. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSENBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 85th Legislative Day November 3, 1993 : (PIRST SPECIAL SESSION RECONVENES) (See First Special Session Transcript) (SENATE RECONVENESI' E

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) The regular Session of the Eighty-eighth General Assembly Will please come to order. Committee Reports. E Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports that the following Legislative Measures have been assigned to ! committees: re-referred from the Executive Conmittee to the Rules Committee - Senate Resoluticn 9057 referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions - motion to concur with House Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 2327 referred to the Judiciary Committee - Senate Bill 1133: referred to the Committee on Revenue - a motion to concur with House Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to Senate Bill 95; Be Approved for Consideration - House Bill 26, Conference Committee Report 1 to House Bill 246, and Conference Committee Report 1 to House 3ill 299, and Senate Resolution 9057 referred i I to the Committee on Environment and Energy - the Conference committee Report No. l to Senate Bill 405. Senator Watson, Chalr of the Committee on Education, reports that Senate M endment l to House Bill 795 Be Adopted. 5 '

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Resolutions .

SECRETART HARRZ

Senate Resolution 908, offered by Senator Molaro and al1 Senators . Senate ResoluEion 909, offered by Senator Lapaille. And Senate Resolutions 9l0 and 9ll, by Senator Demuzic. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSCMPLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 85th Legislative Day November 3, 1993 They 're al1 congratulatory and death resolutions , Mr. President .

PRESIDING OPFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar . Messages from the House .

Harry (surname or first name uncertain)

A Message fran the House by Mr. Rossi, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolutionr in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate y to wit: House Joint Resolution 83. Adopted by the House October 28th, l992. It's congratulatory.

PRESIDING OFFICER (SENATOR WEAVER)

PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar. Is there any further business to cone before the Senate? If not, Senator Geo-Karis moves the Senate stand adjourned until 10 a.m.r Thursday# November the 4th. 10:05 excuse me. The Senate stands adjourned. 5 REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 9M/11/02 PAGE: 001 88TH GENERZL ASSEMBLY 13:28:30 SENATE DZILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX NOVEMBER 03, 1993 51-0498 CONFERENCE PAGE SR-0903 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-090k RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE 5R-0905 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5R-0906 RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE SR-0907 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0908 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-O909 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0910 RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE 5R-O911 RESOLDTION OFFERED PAGE HJR-0075 RESOLDTION OFFERED PAGE HJR-0083 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SUBJECT HATTER SENATE T0 ORDER-SENATOR HE27ER PAGE 1 PRAYER-THE REVEREND GAYLORD BUSS PZGE 1 JOURNALS-ZPPROVED PAGE 1 HESSZGES FROM THE HODSE PAGE 2 RECESS FOR SPECIAL SESSION PAGE 3 SENATE RECONVENES PAGE y COHHITTEE REPORTS PAGE 11 MESSAGE FROH THE HOUSE PAGE 5 ADJOURNHENT PAGE 5