The regular Session of the 88th General Assembly Will please i I Come to Order. Will the Members please be at their desks. Will Our guests in the gallery Please rise. 0ur prayer today Nill be ! given by Father Cass. idy, Blessed Sacrament Church, Springfieldr llkinoks. Father Casskdy. I
(Prayer by Father Cassidy) J
I'd like to make an announcement. We hopefully Will do the Supplemental today, 2nds and 3rd Readings, and go through the full i Calendar: and hopefully get out here by early afternoon. Reading of the Journal. Senator Butler.
Mr. President, I move that reading and approval of the I Journals of Wednesday, May 11th, and Thursdayy May 12th# in the year 1994, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals. PRESIDENT PHILIP: i Senator Butler moves to postpone the reading and the approval of the Journal, pending the arrival of the printed transcripts. i There belng no objection, so ordered. Committee Report.
Senator Maitland, Chair of the Committee on Appropriationsr reports Senate Bill 1776 With a notion to concur with House Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted; and House Bills 6, 8 and 9 Do Pass, as Amended.
I Messages.
A Message from the Treasurer. To the Honorable Members of the Senate, 88th General Assembly - I have nominated the following named person to the l STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May 13y 1994 Treasurer's Personnel Review Board and respectfully ask concurrence ln the confirmation of this appolntment by your Honorable Body. Signed by Patrick Quinn, State Treasurer. I PRESIDENT PHILIP: . i ! Messages from the House.
Message from 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, to wit: House Joint Resolution l00 -- House Amendment 2 -- House Joint Resolution 100, Which was adopted by the Houser May 12th, 1994. It's substantlve. A Message fron the House by Mr. Rossl, Clerk. Mr. Presldent - I am dlrected 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 Bl11 1083, together with House Amendnent 2. Passed the House, as amended, May 12th, 1994. We have a like Message on House Bills 2710, 3801 and 3871. Al1 passed the House, May 12th, 1994.
Sena*or Weaver, for the adjournment resolution. Excuse me. Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. Rossir Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the i 2 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13 y 1994 concurrence of the Senate , to Wlt: House Joint Resolution 155 . (Secretary reads HJR No. 155) Adopted by the House , May 12 , 1994.
Senator Weaver moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of lmmedlate consideration and adoption of House Joint Resolution 155. A11 those in favor, signify by saying Aye . Those opposed , Nay . The Ayes have it . The rules are suspended . NoW on House Joint Resolution l55 . Senator Weaver has moved the adoption . A11 those tn favor, signify by saylng Aye. Those opposed, Nay. Ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. House Bills lst.
House Bill 2462 r offered by Senatcr Hendon . (Secretary reads title of bi11) House Bill 3332, by Senator Watson. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 3814, by Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bi11) House Bill 3917 , by Senator Ralph Dunn . (Secretary reads Eit1e of b1l1) And House Bl11 4106 , by Senator Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills .
SenaEar Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you , Mr. Presldent . I have an announcement . Two -- two announcements r I guess . First of all, I want to bring to the Membership 's attention ...
Could we have some order, please, for the announcement? 3 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3r 1994 Senator Demuzio. i
... that Senator George Shadid has been here one year today - his one-year anniversary - and they tell me also that on Sunday he will be celebrating his seventieth or -- or -- or sixty-five, or whatever it is, birthday. So we want -- we want to congratulate...
Sixty-five or seventy or eighty or tbirty-five. Okay. I understand. Senator Shadid.
Mr. Chairman, I accept those comments from my esteemed colleague over here, Senator -- ls that your name? Demuzlo? Well, thank you very nuch. And I am going to be fifty-one years o1d Sunday. Thank ycu.
Wellr you're certainly a young-looking fifty-one. I Want you to know that.
Twenty years ago.
I -- I've had a tough life.
Well, listen, Senator. I Want you to kncw that I'm kind of sensitive myselfr because I'm not getting any younger either. Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 1445, offered by Senator Lauzen. Senate Resolution 1446, by Senator Trotter and all Members. Senate Resolution 1447 is by Senator Trotter. Senator Butler offers Senate Resolution 1448. Senate Resolution 1449, by Senator Hawkinson. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3z 1994 I Senate Resolution 1415 Ksic> (1450), by Senators Karpiel, i i I Fawell, Philip and al1 Members. i Senate Resoluticn 1451 is offered by Senator Topinka. i ! Senator Watson offers Senate Resolution 1452. I d ' ! Senate Resolution 1453, by Senator Hendon. . ! Senate Reéolution 1454, by Senator Dillard. And Senate Joint Resolution 159, by Senator Trotter and all Members. They're a11 congratulatory and death resolutionsr Mr. President. PRESIDENT PHILIP: Consent Calendar. SECRETARY HARRY: Senate Resolutlon 1455, by Senator Dillard. And Senate Resolution 1456, by Senators Butler and DeAngelis. They're both substantive. PRESIDENT PHILIP: I On the bottom of page 7 on the Senate Calendarr the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading . And I Would certainly encourage the Member to move thelr bills on 2nd Readin: today. House Bill 298. Senator Mahar. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. I SECRETARY HARRY: ' House Bill 298. j I (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Com ittee on Environment and Energy adopted one amendment . PRESIDENT PHILIP : Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY : Nc further amendments reported, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PHILIP : 3rd Reading . House Bill 356 . Senator Dudycz . Senator 5 ! I STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13: 1994 Dudycz. Take out the record. House Bill 381. Senator Cronin. Take it out of the record . House Bi11 504. Senator Watson. Read the bill.
House Bill 504. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the b111. The Committee on Education adopted one amendment.
Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration?
No further amendments reportedy Mr. President.
3rd Reading . House Bill 610. Senator Shaw. Senator Shaw. Take out of the record. House Bill 902. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. Take it out of the record. Oop. Read the billr Mr. billr Mr. Secretary.
House Bl11 902. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
Have there been any other Floor amendments have been approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
3rd Reading. Senator Topinka, for what purpose do you rise?
Yes. Mr. President, a polnt of personal privilege, if I may.
6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 State your point.
In the right-hand gallery behind us we have vislting with us r ! today the American Studies Class from Morton West High School in 1 Berwyn. There 's twenty-five strong .here, and they are being i escorted by their teacher, Redd Griffin, who is a forner State Representative coming out of Oak Park. So if we could all greet them, that would be just delightful.
If Morton High Schocl Would please rise and be recognized by : . i the Senate. House Bill 1129. Senator Topinka. Senator Topinka. : i Take it out of the record. On the top of page 8, House Bill 1352. ! Senator Karpiel. Senator Karpiel. Take it out of the record. ! i House Bill 1391. Senator Demuzio. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. l I I
House Bill 1391. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
3rd Reading. House Bill 1565 <sic>. Senator Maitland. Senator Maitland. Senator Maltland, 1569. Read the billy Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRYJ House Bill 1569. (Secretary reads title of bill) ! 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government and I I Elections adopted one amendment. 1 ! PRESIDENT PHILIP: ! ! Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been i ! approved for consideration? I .
No further amendnents reported, Mr. President. 7 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994
i 3rd Reading. House Bill 1705. Senator Rauschenberger. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bill 1705. ' (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted one amendment.
Are there any further Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
3rd Reading. House Bill 1774. Senator Topinka. Take it out of the record. House Bill 1786. Senator Molaro. Senator Molaro. Take it cut of the record. House Bill 1853. Senator Topinka. Senator Topinka. Take it out of the record. House Bill 2010. Senator DeAngelis. 2010. Are you there? Take -- read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bill 2010. (Secretary reads title of bi11) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted one amendnent.
Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
3rd Reading. House Bill 2107. Senator Watson. Take it out 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 of the record. House Bill 2108. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton . Read the b111, Mr. Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : House Bill 2108 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Comnittee on Judiciary adopted one amendment . PRESIDENT PHILIP : Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY : No further anendments reported r Mr . President . PRESIDENT PHILIP : 3rd Reading . House Bill 2349 . I 'm sor ry . I sklpped House Bill 2221. Senator Jacobs. Read the bill, Mr . Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : House Bill 2221. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDENT PHILIP : 3rd Readlng. House Bill 2349. Senator Ralph Dunn. Read the b il1 , Mr . Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : House Bill 2349 . (Secretary reads title of bi11) 2nd Reading of *he bll1. Contmittee on SEat.e Government Operations and Executive Appointments adopted one amendment . PRESIDENT PHILIP 1 Have there been any other Floor anendnents that have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY : No further amendments reported r Mr . President . 9 L . STATE OF ILLINOIS E 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading. House B1ll 2424. Senator Cronin. Read the bill: Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: House Bill 2424. . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Hea1th and Welfare adopted one amendment. PRESIDENT PHILIP: Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY: No further amendments reported. PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading. House Bill 2631. Senator Ralph Dunn. Take it out of the record. House Bill 2638. Senator Watson. Senator Watson. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: House Bill 2638. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) 2nd Reading of the b111. The Committee on Education adopted four amendments. PRESIDENT PHILIP: Have there been any other Floor amendments that have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY: No further amendments reportedy Mr. President. PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading . House Bill 2642. Senator Watson. Read the bill. SECRETARY HARRY: House Bill 2642. 10 ! ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May l3, 1994 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted one amendment. PRESIDENT PHILIP: Have there been .any further Floor anendments have been approved for consideration? SECRETARY HARRY: No further amendments reported. PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading. House Bill 2931. Senator Demuzio. Senator Demuzio. House Bill 2931. Senator Demuzio. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: House Bill 2931. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the b111. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading. House Bill 3079. Senator Barkhausen. Senator Barkhausen. Take it out of the record. House Bill 3094. Senator Raica. Senator Raica. Take it out of the record. House Bill 3244. Senator DeAngelis. Take it out of the record. House Bill 3457. Senator Fawell. Senator Fawell. Take it out of the record. House Bill 3478. Senator Fawell. Read the blll, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: House Bill 3478. (Secretary reads title of bill) ' 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDENT PHILIP: 3rd Reading. House Bill 3522. Senator Cronin. Senator Cronin. Read the billy Mr. Secretary. ! SECRETARY HARRY: 1 11 ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May l3, 1994 House Bill 3522. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Flcor amendments.
3rd Reading. House Bill 3551. Senator Fawell. Take it out of the record. House Bill 3561. Senatcr Mahar. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bi11 3561. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
3rd Reading. House Bill 3582. Senator -- take that out of the record, please. Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise?
Mr. President, there was a fiscal note filed on that last one. Was the fiscal note net? 3561.
Yes. It was answered. A11 right. House Bill 3587. Senator Dudycz. Take it out of the record . House Bi11 3975. Senator Topinka . Senator Topinka . Take it out of the record. House Bill 4033. Senator Dillard. Senator Dillard. Read the bill.
House Bill 4033. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No connittee or Floor amendments.
3rd Reading . House Bill 4176. Senator Dudycz. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bill 4176. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 (Secretary reads tltle of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor anendments.
3rd Reading. ...lmicrophone cutoffl...completes 2nd Readlngs. Shortly wedll be going to the Supplemental Calendar. It's being distributed, I am told, right now . Supplemental Calendar No. Senate Bill 1776. Senator Maitland. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
I move to concur with the House in the adoption of their Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1776. Filed by Senator Maitland.
Senator Maitland.
Thank you very muchr Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1776 that is before us now on Concurrence is the -- is the last supplenental that we passed over to the House, and -- and you may recall, this was the third supplemental that we -- We passed over there. The House has elected to add House Amendment No. 2 that does -- that does three things, and my -- my motion will be, Ladies and Gentlemen, to concur with this House anendnent. But 1et me explain it very briefly. There is seventy-five thousand dollars as a part of that amendment that is appropriated to the State Board of Education to provide the start-up fundlng for GED that was a part of the conversion from the regional superintendent to the State Board of Education, and this will allow them to lose no time with GED. Secondly , there is two hundred and twenty thausand dollars cf -- of Income Fund money that is transferred from that line item to another in the -- for the Community College of East St. Louis. This Was suggested by -- by Representative Younge. And I think Senator Hall concurs With STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 -- with this. And finallyr there is an amount of twenty-six i thousand two hundred and eighty that -- that is transferred Within the Comptroller's State officers' salary bill to provide payment of the remaining portion of our dear departed colleague - Senator Sam Vadalabene's 88th General Assenbly salaryr which is provided by law. Mr. President, I know of no opposltion. I would therefore move that we concur in House Amendment No. 2 to House Bill -- Senate Bill 1776.
Further discussion? Senator Palmer. Senator Palmer.
Thank you, Mr. President. A question of the sponsor.
Indicates hedll yield.
Senator Maitland, by appropriating the seventy-five thousand GRF to the State Board of Education, does that take care of the problem in Chicago of students not being able to take their GRE tests this summer -- I'm sorry, GED tests?
Senator Maitland.
Senatory what that -- that does, as you know, this is a transfer of responsibility, and there was concern that if there is a delay in signing the FY '95 appropriation bill, which does contain the money for the annualized fundlng cf GED, this Will provide for that gap in funding. We don't want there to be any time in uhich that money 's not available.
Senator del Valle, for What purpose do you rise? SENATOR dEL VALLE: A question for the spansor. 1 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994
lndicates helll yield. j i SENATOR dEL VALLE: I ! I On the same subjecty Senator Maltlandr has the State Board of i Education indicated exactly how they're going to go about I I I utilizing this money to ensure that there is no interruption in p testing services? I have been told that as of next week, a1l the testing sessions will be closed. So it is inportant for the State Board to establish an agreement almost immediately with the community colleges or another vendcr. It seems to me that lf theydve put in the request for the supplemental appropriationr that with that request, they shculd have told us exactly What they're going to be doing, given that it has to happen immediately. Have they inforned you what steps they're gcing to take immediately to ensure that there is no interruption in GED testing services?
I Senator Maitland. 1 SENATOR MAITLAND: ' I Senator, first of all, the State Board didn't ask for this -- j for this funding. Someone in the House is the one that Was concerned about this, and the State Board has agreed. They are in the process now of seeklng a contractor, as quickly as they can, to put this -- this service into -- into effect. It ls my understanding, in my brief conversations with them and our staff's I brief conversation with them, that they're doing everything withln their power to :et a contract on line, and -- and I guess one might say that they were concerned that they needed to have the money as quickly as they entered into a contract. And I think this will do that.
Senator del Valle. 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3r 1994 SENATOR dEL VALLE: Well, I'm concerned because you just said that the State Board didn't ask for this, but they 're ready to move quickly . That is precisely my concern. I -- I think that there is a possibility that there will be an interruption in services unless the State Board gets really serious about assuming these responsibilities, ! and I've yet to see anythlng in urlting that will indicate to us i l that they are really serious abouk this. Now, I wculd suggest I I that -- and I want to go on record as requesting frcm Ehe State j Board lmmediately, in writing, the plan that they have for assuming responsibility for GED testing.
Senator DeAngelis. For what purpose do you rise, Senatcr DeAngelis? SENATOR DeANGELIS ! : i f Well, just to comment on the dialogue that's going on here. j i You know, there's one element that's not been included in this I I discussion, and that is the rather erratic and irratlonal behavior d ! . of the county board . Last Friday the president of the county : board issued a layoff to al1 nembers of the regional E superintendent's office. When asked to put that in writing, he reconsidered that deciston. In order to have an orderly transfer of power, you've got to turn around and have the people that are doing it cooperate with the people that wl11 be dolng it. And if you're going to ask the State Board to do this, then somewhere down the line we've go* to get some cooperation from the countyr as well.
Senator Hall, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladles and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senator Maitland, is -- are we finished With that? I Want 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3y 1994 to go on... Are you still on this same... PRESIDENT PHILIP: We're on discussion of House Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1776. . SENATOR HALL: Well, on -- all right, on 2. Fine. Thanks. This grants the State Community College Contracts and Grants to the State -- the OSF and the State Community College FY194 budget. The transfer is being made to allow the State Community College to process payments for federal PELL grants. After the payment is mader the U.S. Department of Education Will reimburse the claims in approxlmately thirty days. There are no General Revenue funds - GRF costs - associated with the transfer, so that I concur With Senator Maitland. PRESIDENT PHILIP: Thank youy Senator Hall. Further discussion? If not, Senator Maitland, to clcse. SENATOR MAITLAND: Well, thank -- thank you very much, Mr. Presidentr Members of the Senate. I -- Senator del Valley I -- I really must, I guessy address once again the points you make. We can -- here 's the plan. Here's the plan. As Senatcr DeAngelis is saying, trying very hard to work with the county board. We are doing everything We can to acconnodate your needs. There is only so much we can do from here. The one thing I can guarantee ycu: if you don't Want to support the seventy-five thousand dollars - take iE out, buE I can assure you if We dcn't put it in, there will be a guaranteed severe interruption, and we don't want that to happen. Mr. President, I renew my motion. PRESIDENT PHILIP : This is final action now. The question is, shall the Senate concur in House Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 776 <sic> (1776). 17 I ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY RCGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Those in favor Will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have you a11 voted who wish? Have you a11 voted Who Wish? I 1 Take the record. On the questionr there's 56 Ayesr no Nays, no voting Present. Senate Bill -- the Senate does concur in House . Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1776. This bill, having received the constitutional requirement, is declared passed. Now it's the I intent of the Chair to proceed to the Order of House Bills 3rd Reading. If you would please turn to page 3 on today's Senate Calendar. House Bill 44. Senator Mahar. Take it out of the record. Just for the Members' information, it would appear that we're having some technical problems with the board. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) On page 3 of the Calendar, 3rd Reading, House Bills. Senator Madigan. House Bill 61. Senator Madlgan, do you wish to have 1 ! your bill called? Out of the record. House Bill 99. Senator Berman. Out of the record. House Bill 232. Senator O'Malley. Senator O 'Malleyr would you like to have your bill called today? House Bill 457. Senator Fawell. Out of the record. House Bill 539. Senator Fitzgerald . Out of the record. House Bill 696. Senator Petka. Senator Petka? Out cf the record. House Bill 742 Senator Shadid. 0ut of the record. House Bill 767. ' Senator Barkhausen. Senator Barkhausen? Out of the record. House Bill 1066. Senator Madigan. Read the -- read the billy Madam Secretary. ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER: House Bill 1066. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. I PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) j Senator Madigan, to explain the bill. SENATOR MADIGAN: Thank you -- thank you, Mr. Presidentr Members of the Senate. 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 House Bill 1066, as amendedr accomplishes three basic matters. First of all, it provides that a domestic stock insurance company may provide in its bylaws a variable range for the number of I I directors. Secondly, it -- that it amends the Illinois income tax j in calculating the gross income of an insurance company for tax years ending December 31st, 1994, or later; that it would include gross investment income, rather khan only the company's share of that gross investment income. And lastlyr it creates the Medical Care Savings Account Act and amends the income tax. It authorizes I an employer to be able to offer a medlcal care savings account program , under which the employer contributes into an account a1l or part of the premium differential realized by the employer based ; ! on the purchase of a higher deductible health plan for the benefit of an employee. Would require the account administrator to use monies in the account to pay the employee's medical expenses or purchase health coverage for that employee. Would allow an employee to make withdrawals from that account subject to certain restrictions. Would make the amounts of contributions to 1 an accountr and the interest earned on thatr not subject to State income tax wlth certain exceptionsr and this Act Would sunset on January the lst of -- of the year 2000. I -- the amendments -- 1 House -- House Bill 1066, as amended, passed out of the Insurance, I Pensions and Licensed Activities Committee unanimously the other ' day. I would be glad to answer any questions, and would ask for favorable consideration of House Bill 1066, as amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Discussion? Senator Cullerton. 1
Thank your Mr. President. Mr. President, I filed some amendments to this bill. Theyfre in the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee was supposed Eo meet at 12:30. We have not yet met. Senator Madigan, I understand, filed an amendment to this 1 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 bill. That amendment was approved by the Rules Committee yesterday. The deadline to pass this bill is next Week. I would ask the Senator to take the bill out of the record to consider -- to see whether or not the Rules Committee approves anendments that filed to the billr and then whether or not those amendments come aut of the Insurance Committee next week. We could also take up the Amendment No. 4 that he, himself, filed to his own billr which has not yet been heard in the Insurance Committee. It's not as if we have a deadline today. And for -- for that reasony not to speak to the merits or demerits of this bill, but just for the procedure, so we can at least hear in the Rules Committee whether or not they want to dlscharge those -- those amendments and Whether in the Insurance Committee they want to adcpt those amendmentsr rather than what I would think would be abuse of the process, by trying to pass this bill right now.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, Senator, as you know, that's a prerogative of the sponsor. And Senator Madigan, would you like to respond?
Thank youy Mr. President. I'n not aware, and I don't believe that Senator Cullerton -- I wasn't aware that Senator Cullertonr certainly in any conversation with myself, had filed any or was going to file any amendments to House Bill 1066. The amendment that I was going to file was somewhat of a technical amendment that has been deemed not to be that lmportant, and the proponents of House Bill 1066, as amended, had asked me to move House Bill 1066, as amended, at its earliest opportunlty. The bill is on 3rd Reading. I'm the sponsor of the bill, Mr. President, and I'm just merely complying with the proponents' wishes on House Bill 1066, as amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Welch. 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3y 1994 I : SENATOR WELCH: I I had a question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sponsor will yield: Senator Welch.
Senator Madlgan, the employer can contribute to this medical savings account. Can the individual employee contribute any of his income to this account and not claim it as taxable income during the year?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Madigan.
I -- I -- there's no provision there -- in the -- ln the bill there to do thatr Senator Welch . Of course, if the employer had a deferred compensation plan or something of that nature, they could contribute. But this would be -- I envision this as something, let's say, that there's a -- previously a five-hundred-dollar deductible or a stop-loss policy in force. The employer's got a chance to realize a substantial savings lf they purchase a -- a higher deductible as far as the group. That differential then could become the employee's amcunt - that play in between there at the end of the benefit period. He could also, agaln, withdraw it, subject to certain restrictions, during the course of that policy pericd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Madlgan, Eo close. The question is, shall House Bill 1066 pass. Those in favorr vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have al1 voted Who Wish? Take the record. On that questionr there are 56 voting Yes, no voting Noy no voting Present. House Bill 1066, having received the required eonstitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill I 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13y 1994 1124. Senator Woodyard. Out of the record. House Bill 1293. Senator Burzynski. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1293. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill was -- came to us from the Illinois Association of Social Workers. Requires that -- State-employed social workers to pass the State licensurm exam. Be more than willing to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 1293 pass. A1l those in favory vote Yes. Those opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted Who wish? Have a11 voted whc wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Yes, no voting No , no voting Present. House Bill 1293, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 1533. I beg your pardon. House Bill 1513. Senator Hawkinson. Out of the record. House Bill 1594. Senator Karpiel, do you wish this bill returned to 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment? Out of the record, please. House Bill 1635. Senator Butler. Out of the record . House Bill 1809. Senator Madigan. House Bill 1809. Out of the record. House Bill 1882. Senator Weaver. Out of the record. Senator Geo-Karlsr for what purpose do you rise?
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, a point of personal privilege. 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Leglslative Day May l3, 1994 PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) State your pcint. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: Our doorman in the back, George Becky, B-E-C-K-Y, is sixty-eight years young today, and we just want to Wish him a happy birthday. Sixty-eight years young. George Becky. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) George -- Georger why don't you stand up and let us wish you a happy birthday. House Bill 1883. Senator Weaver. House Bill 2150. Senator Weaver. House Bill 2234. Senator Madigan. 0ut of the record . House Bill 2423. Senator Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 2634. Senator DeAngelis. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER: House Bill 2634. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bkll. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Aldo DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Thank you, Senator Watson -- or, Mr. President. This bill slmply allows a municipality that owns a facility in whlch charitable games -- charitable ganes are conducted to be able to host up to slxteen games in a twelve-month period. It does not allow for licensees to increase the number of games. It just allows the facility -- it's a town that's in that Senator Shaw and I share in the district, and be happy to answer any questions. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any discussion? Senator Berman. SENATOR BERMAN: Thank you, Mr. President. A question of the sponsor. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 23 : STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3' 1994 The sponsor Will yield, Senator Berman. SENATOR BERMAN: I r have -- I offered in conmlttee, as you well recallr I'm sure, and I have filed on the Floor an amendment to this bill to substantially increase the State's share of riverboat gambling . I tax. We have allowed over a hundred million dollars in the past year tc go to the investors, instead of going to the children of ! Illinois, in the Education Fund, frcm the proceeds -- profits of the riverboats. This may be the last vehicle that's available. k It deals with eharitable games, and I guess riverboats could fall into that category, depending upon What charity you vieW it as. j But I Would ask the sponsor to hold thls blll until the Rules Committee meets and that We could either hear that again in ! Revenue Committee, or have a vote on the Floor to substantially - substantially - lncrease the State's revenue fron riverboat i ganbling. This bill -- my amendment could generate a hundred and forty million dollars this year for -- for schools. And so, Senator DeAngelis, I'd respectfully ask that you take this out of the record and allow us to use this, if we can, for a debate on increasing riverboat gambling tax. i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, as you know, Senator Berman, this is the prerogative of the sponsor, and I believe the sponsor wants his bill to be heard . at this particular time. Senator DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: ! Well, SenaEor Berman, I think you lre extending me Ehe same courtesy on this bill that ycu did in committee, and that is to very inappropriately not notify me that you 're trying to amend my bill. Now you kant me to go ahead and give you consideration When you didn't even have the courtesy to tell me that you're going to try to amend my bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 1 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY % REGULAR SESSION ' SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 Further discussion? Senator Berman. SENATOR BERMAN: I would refresh your memorye Senator DeAngelis. In committee, when that amendment went down, I told you I Would anend thls on the Ploor. That was one of the proposals that you, as the . Chairman, gave to us in comnittee. The vote in committee were four Democrats voting Aye, the six Republicans votinî either No or Present. The amendment went down in committee. I said in that event, I was going to try to amend it on the Floor. That's what I have done. 1 have filed an amendment; it's been sent to Rules; and I'm asking you to give a1l of us fifty-nine Members on this Floor the opportunity to see whether we Kant to increase the revenue from riverboats, or we want to just allow the well-connected investors to reap their outrageous profits. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Demuzio . SENATOR DEMUZIO: Well, you asked -- yes. I'd like to ask the sponsor a question, if I -- if I may, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAngelis will yieldr Senator Denuzlo. SENATOR DEMUZIO: What -- can you explain to me What the rationale is in increasing from eight to sixteen in a twelve-month period the number of charitable games at night? I mean, what's -- what's the magic number of sixteen? Why isn't it Ewenky, or ten? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAngells. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Well, the reason it's sixteen, because it's less than seventeen and more than fifteen, but the fact is that this does not increase the number of games Ehat anybody can hcld. Tk's the 25 STATE OP ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 i number of games that the facility can conduct. This is a very l 1 fine facility in Senator Shaw's and my dlstrict that needs to use its capacity more frequently than lt does right now . You'll recall we passed a bill last year that left this pretty Well open. The Governor vetoed it. We 've kind of circled the wagons and eame i in with this number. i
PRESIDING OFFTCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Demuzio. !
Wellr thank you. The ansWer is, you don't know. Thank you. I
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senatcr Welch. I
Welly thank you, Mr. President. I'd just like tc rise in 1 suppcrt of Senator Berman's proposal, and that proposal is a very fair one. What we have before us is a bill that allows one town to increase...
PRESIDING OFFTCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Welch, just a -- for your edification, we are discussing the bill, not the amendment.
Yes.
PRESIDING OEFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) ; The sponsor Wishes to proceed with the bill.
Right. I -- I wl11 get to that, Senator Watson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) So I would -- I Would like to have your remarks reflect the legislation before us.
Senator, it will if you 1et me...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Eventually, probably, but We'd like for you to do it noW.
I will tle it a11 inr Senator. It'll al1 be tied together by the time I'm through. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) . 7 Senator Welch.
! The bill before us deals With gambllng revenues for one town. r What Senator Berman tried to do was to increase gambling revenues for the entlre State of Illinois - the theory being that gambling for one town should be used to help the entire State. Nowr that I sounds like somebody else's pcsition on your side of the aisle. I i i Sounds a lot like Senator Pate Philip's. His theory is that I gambllng in Chicago should help business throughout the State of Illinois and everybody should benefit. Senator DeAngelis, that's what we're askin: here. Let us al1 benefit, not just the Village of Dolton. Let everybody participate. And what we are doing I ; here, I think, in following the splrit of yaur Leader, Pate Philip, is allowing the issue to be debated. That's a11 we're asking for, is let's put it on the table. Let -- let's have I everybody 's opinlon on it and vcte it up or down, instead of waiting once again for the conference committee report, the inevitable report that gets thrown on our desks, and we al1 say, ''Why dcn't we change the rules.'' Senator Phillpy last year, 1 i proposed rules to end that. He said, f'We're going to debate these issues; we're a11 going to have a chance to have them on the table.'' Senator DeAngelis, I wish you would follow Senator i Philip's lead. Let Senator Berman 's amendments be heard and voted on. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Palmer. ! SENATOR PALMER : I I 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3r 1994 Thank you, Mr. President. I just Want to echo What Senator Berman and Senator Welch have said. As Minority Spokesman of the Revenue Committee and as soneone Who has spent a great deal of time with you and others on the matter of funding education and ! knowing that we are at the crossroads, I would ask that we pull this blll back again so that We can hear and act upon this k ' amendment. This is our last opportunity. It's a good amendment and it makes sense.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) ! Further discussion? Seeing none, Senator DeAngelis, to close. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, to clarify the record, 'cause I am a man of my Word, the suggestion that was made by the person who wanted to put the amendment is, ''Let ne put the amendment and then lf I can put it on on the Floorr 1'11 do it there.'' Okay? The fact is that I didn't want the amendment in committee. The person persisted with it, and 1$11 tell ycu, When you lost, you lost. And it wasn't six votesr 'cause we only have nine Menbers in committee. In addition to that, this bill is pure and pristine. If it hanqs around here any longer, this Won't be the only amendment that'll be tried on this. So I'd like to see this bill move out of here.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question isr shall House Bill 2634 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voeed who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 37 votin: Yes, 14 voting No : and 3 voting Present. House Bill 2634, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate -- Senator DeAngelisr cn House Bill 2641. Senator DeAngelis, do you want to continue on your roll? No. Out of the record. House Bill 2645. Senator Geo-Karis. Madam Secretary, 28 STATE OF ILLINOTS 88TH GCNERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13z 1994 please read the bill.
! House Bill 2645. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. '
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Geo-Karis. 1
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate: this bill creates the Campus Security Act. It requires each institution of public -- each public institutlon of higher education to establish by December lr 1996, a comnunity task force for the purpose of coordinating With community leaders and service providers to prevent sexual assaults and ensure a coordinated response to any sueh assaults. We've amended this House bill to be exactly like the Senate bill We passed out of here by a tremendous vote, whlch was -- I've forgotten the number of it, but anyway the bill is noW in shape. It does contain the background check language that was in Senate Bi11 1567, and it only applies to public institutions. And I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there further discussion? Senator Collins.
I'm sorry, but I Was -- in the phone b00th and when I came to vote on the last billr 2634, I voted in the afflrmatlve and I had intended to vote No. So I'd like the record to show No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The record -- the record will reflect your Wishes. Is there any discussion? Would you like to close? Senator Geo-Karis.
Just ask for a favorable vote, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Thank you. On that question, shall House Bill 2645 pass, those in favor will vote Aye. Oppcsed, voke No. The voting is open. Have a1l voted Who Wish? Have all voted Who wish? Have al1 voted Who wish? Take the record . On that questiony there are 54 voting Yes' no voting Nor 1 voting Present.. Hause Bill 2645: having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Demuzio, on House B1ll 2655. Madam Secretaryy j would you please read the bill.
House Bill 2655. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Demuzio.
Thank your Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill comes to us from the Rural Electric Group. It does, in fact, amend the Kaskaskia River Watershed and Basin Act. And What it does, it allows the Department of Transportation to recoup any federal operation and maintenance charges from the water users on Lake Shelbyville. That ls simply What it has done, and I'd be happy to answer any questions, and maybe Senator -- yield to Senator Woodyard if he Wlshes to say anything With respect to this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Question? Senator Ralph Dunn.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to ask the sponsor a questiony if T may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Demuzio will yield, Senator Dunn.
30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Senator Denuzio, about three or four or five years ago We had something like this. They Wanted to charge for Water out of the I I Carlyle -- out of the Kaskaskia River and Carlyle Lake. This will not change that blll, will it, or...? r PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) . Senator Demuzio . l SENATOR DEMUZIO : I posed that same question. The answer I received is, no, it would not. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any further discussion? The question is, shall Senate -- ' House Bill 2655 pass. All thcse in favor, vote Yes. Oppcsedy vote No. The voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Yesr no voting Nor no voting Present. House Bill 2655, having received the required constitutlonal majorityy is declared passed. Senator Petka, on House Bill 2696, on 3rd Reading. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER: House Bill 2696. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of ehe bill. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Petka. SENATOR PETKA: Thank you very mucb' Mr. President' Members of the Senate. House Bill 2696 does two things. First of all, it amends the Statewide Organized Gang Database Act, Which -- its acronyn is SWORD. It provides that certain information, in relation ta gang activitiesr may be released. It would permit the Governor to enter into a compact with other states to share infornation on 31 I STATE OF ILLTNOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY : REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3: 1994 organized gang members and gangs, and also this bill would allow general public access to the names and addresses of minors in juvenile court, under limited circumstances. Those circumstances I i are if a minor is adjudicated a delinquent, where the dellnquency ë was in furtherance of criminal street gang activitiesr invclved the use of a firearmy or an act that would be a felony cffense under the Illinois Controlled Substance Act or the Cannabis Control Act. Additionallyr disclosure would be permitted With a minor, as convicted, in criminal proceedings, of offenses in -- in furtherance of criminal actlvities by a criminal street gangy an offense involving the use of firearms, or a felony offense under the Illinois Controlled Substance Act or the Cannabis Control Act. The blll passed out of the House 116 to 0. And, Mr. -- Mr. Presidentr if there are any questions in connection with this leglslation, I would answer such.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) ft looks as though there is. Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just rise in support of this bill in -- in the name of constltuents back home who have been Working in favor of this, and T applaud the sponsor's efforts to bring this to successful conclusion. I'd recommend an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER) (SENATOR WATSON) Further discusslon? Senator Stern.
Mr. Presiden: and Members of the SenaEey I think there is reascn to examine the pcssibility of voting No on this issue. I think -- although we have used the protection of minors as the reason for not publishing names and addresses and so on in the past: I think we should examine another side of the coin. I think often these youngsters who are in gangs are in them for the glory of the notoriety and the boost it gives them with their peers. I 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 think that when we give them the publicity they seek, instead of helping them to find another way around their life problems, What we are doing is giving them that gratificationy and they continue on the path. I think I would be very cautious about voting Aye for this. I -- that's it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Geo-Karis.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, for the very reasons enumerated before, I rise in support of this bill. People are getting fed up with youngsters who want glory by devlous means and bad means, getting by with murder, so to speak, 'cause theylre underage. think this database Would be very helpful. And two other states have accepted it, and I think it's time we protect the people: because whether youdre fifteen ar fifty and you are able to commit a rotten crlme, you dre stlll committing the rotten crime, and I think you should be accountable for it, whether you're younger or older. And maybe if you 're younger and you get caught soon enough, you night straighten out for the rest of your life. I speak in favor of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Palmer.
Thank you, Mr. President. A question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The sponsor will yield, Senator Palmer.
Senator Petka, what do you expect to be the outcome? What is the purpose of publishing the names of juveniles? Question one. And question two, what exactly -- hoW do you define infornatlon concerning the activities of organized gangs that to be shared within the State? 33 STATE OP ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Petka.
If you Will, Senatorr 1'11 answer the questions in reverse order. First of all, we already have a provision for an -- Statewide Organized Gang Database Act. That is already part of Illinois law. And we already permit the collection of information about organized street gang actlvities. We already pernit the ' collection of nanes of thcse individuals. This -- this informatlon is available to police intelligence officers. Addltionally, it is permltted to be used by police Within the '. course and scope of their activities in ferreting out gang-related crimes. What this legislation does is permit the Governor to utllize that information with states that are -- would engage in -- and enter into interstate compacts so that we can share the information across state lines vithin -- within that limited access that I have already pointed out; that is, only available to 1aw enforcenent agencies and intelligence agencies.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Palmer.
Thank you. I am still concerned that we have not adequately defined what we mean here. As I read thls - and perhaps it's because T don't have the bill in front of me - but it looks to me as if it defines this very, very broadly, so that a young person guilty of almost anything could come under this. And I still wonder what the point is in publicizing a young person 's name. It seems to ne that this has some very dangerous prospects to it, because what it does is turn upside down what our intentions have been in any state throughout the United Statesr and that is to reclaim these young people - not to afftrm them as criminals. That is the point of differentiating between a juvenile act, and a 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 - - an adult act of crime, and I think this is a very dangerous precedent to set, and I urge us to vote No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none: Senator Petka, to close. '
Well, thank you again, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. There was a time When the protection of a juvenile, in ny opinion, Was a very humane and very compassionate thlng to do. We were dealing, in those instances, with Halloween pranks, with vandalism, with joyriding, perhaps theft of motor vehicles. We were dealing with things whichr ln essence, what -- what we were doing, as a matter of public polîcy. Was shielding juvenile affenders fron their own emotional immaturity, their oWn mental immaturity, in recognizing that certain things simply should not be done. What this bill does, in my opinion, is recognize the realitles of street gangs 1994, because the -- it targets cffenders Who are not refugees from Father Flanagan's Boys -- Boys Camps. What we are targeting are hardened, incorrigible punks who are engaged in violent activities, who are engaged in drug distrlbutlon, engaged in firearms violations. We're not suggesting, and we're not mandating that these names be published. What we are permitting is disclosure when it is in the best interests of the comnunity to know that information, and the best interest of people who are victims of crlmes, to know that information. So, in my opinionr the reason that we had for having nondlsclosure of juveniles' names has basically vanished. So let's come then -- let's look at what's happening right now. We are dealing with very serious offenses and very -- and very, very hardened and incorrigible offenders. And because of that: I believe that this is an idea whose time has come. And with -- and for those reasons, I urge an Aye vote. ! 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13# 1994 PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 1 ; The question isr shall House Bill 2696 pass. Those in favor, I 1 vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted Who Wish? Have al1 vcted kho Wish? l Take the record. On. that question, there are -- there are 44 voting Yes, 10 voting No, 2 voting Present. House Bill 2696, having received the required constitutional majority: is declared i ( passed. House Bill 2794. Senator Karpiel. Please read the b1llr Madam Secretary.
House Bill 2794. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2rd Reading of the bill. !
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Karpiel. SENATOR KARPIEL: E Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 2794, as amended in committee, does several things. The orlginal bill that came from I the House permits owners of ratltes - which, by the way, are nonflying birdsy such as ostriches, and emu and whatever - it I permits the owners of ratites to pursue and kill, under certain ' elrcumstancesr any dog that caused damage to a ratite. And it makes the cwners of dogs liable to owners of ratites for a11 the damages caused by these dogs . i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any further -- I beg your pardon.
There was also an amendment offered in committee that -- that does three things. It amends the Illinois Weights and Measures Act, and provides that a11 the revenues collected under this Act shall be deposited into a nek fund called the Weights and Measures Fund, and itdll be used by the Department of Agriculture for i 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May 13, 1994 enforcement of the Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Excuse me. Let's let's give the Lady our attention, please, and call to order the -- the Senate. Proceed, Senator Karpiel.
The second part of the amendment amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and allovs the Department of Public Hea1th to assess a penalty whenever milk is adulterated with a vlolative drug residue. The third part of the amendment, which is the part of the anendment that I was concerned with, is the bëll -- the part of the bill that a lot of you have asked to sign on as cosponsors. It's the part of this anendment that takes care of the humane treatment for animals that many of you have gatten mail on. Thts -- this defines a companion animal, and it prcvides that a person who intentionally commlts any act that causes a companion animal to suffer serious injury or death, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. And those are the four parts of House Bill 2794, a really schizophrenic bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) And you called it for a question. Senator Jacobs. SENATOR JACOBSI Thank you, Mr. Presidenb, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Would the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) She indicates she Will yield, Senator Jacobs.
Well: actually, I have two. Number one, how do you worry a ratite, number one? And number two, does this include as I thlnk was asked in committee, does this include penguins?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Karpiel. 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY RCGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994
Senator, I -- the second part of your question I think Was, does it include penguins, and our staff here says no. I'n not quite -- a real expert on ratites: but they say no. And khe first ' part of your .questionr I'm sorry, I didn't hear -- didn 't understand. !
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Jacobs. ! i
Well, under the current law, khich you 're addlng ratites to, . I it talks about worrying. You 're also liable if you worry -- worry a ratite. How do you Worry a rattte? i
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Karpiel. l
Like asking questions that I have no answers, Senator. !
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Stern. 0h, I beg your pardon. Senator Jacobs, for a second time.
No. I was still on 1t. Just a final question. Inasnuch as if -- if the dog harms my ratite, I can chase it and kill it. I What if it bites me? Can I still chase it and kill it?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Karpiel.
No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Seeing none. Oh. Senator Stern.
I -- because of the noise around me, I didn't hear the third portion of your schizophrenic bill, Senator Karpiel. Had ; 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Leglslative Day May 13z 1994 scnekhing to do with an ingredient in milk, and I -- I just Wanted to be sure I understood what it was. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) I Senator Karpiel. SENATOR KARPIEL; It amends the Foody Drug and Cosmetic Act, Which alloWs the Department of Public Health to assess a penalty Whenever milk is adulterated With a violative drug. The penalty shall be I equivalent to the suspension of milk shipment for forty-eight l hours for the flrst offense, and ninety-six hours for the third . I Ksic> offense. From what I understand, that if there's a penalty being assessed Eo a farmer, say, who had milk that had a residue ' of some kind of a drug in itr right now what they have to do is - correct ne if I 'm wrong, Senator Woodyard or Senator Sieben - 1 5 right now they have to -- they wait a while and then they have to dispose of that milk, which by that time is good milk, and so this will just give them a monetary penalty instead of the -- the waiting period that they now have, and -- so that they Won't have . to dispose of good milk. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Stern I . j SENATOR STERN: I just want to know if this deals With the milk-producing hormone about which we have read so much that is being given to cattle. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Karpiel. SENATOR KARPIEL: Senator Siebenr who is -- was the original proposer of this I part of the anendment is saying no. Would you like a better answer? I PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 39 ù STATE 0F ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Thank you . Senator Geo-Maris.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senater I support this bill. Particularly there's a Sectièn in there that defines -- provides that if scmeone that -- intentionally committing any act that causes a companion animal to suffer l serious injury or death is guilty of -- and can be penalized. We had an incident in our area where a very nice dog was sitting there with his master and some guy comes along, because he's mad at his master, and sliced the dog up, Which Was very, very unconseionable. J certainly support this bill. We have to be humane, too.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any further discussion? Seein: noner Senator Karpiel, to close.
Just -- just ask for your Aye voter and to remind a1l of you that signed on as a cosponsor to my original bill and to the House bill that never got over here, dealing With the humane care for companion animals, this is the vehicle that that is contained in. I appreciate your Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall House Bill 2794 pass. A1l those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have . all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 vottng Yes, 2 voting Noy 3 voting Present. House Bëll 2794, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 2799. Senator Wcodyard. Please read the bill, Madam Secretary.
House Bill 2799. I 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMSLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13r 1994 ' j (Secretary reads title of bill) i 3rd Reading of the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WKTSON) I Senator Woodyard. . SENATOR WOODYARD: i I Thankyou,Mr.PresldentandMembersoftheSenate. Thisbill 1 I was intended to be used as a vehicle to -- for the rewrite of the entire Illinois Grain Code. Discussion started last Aprilv a year agor on this rewrite. Many diverse agricultural groups, including the Illinois Grain Association, Earm Bureau, Farmers Unionr the Banking Associationy Department of Agriculture, spent hours in -- in discussing how to agree on -- on the rewrite. There never Was agreement on the complete rewrite, and thus, those various parties decided to -- that they wanted to proceed with this bill on the portions that they did agree on. The Senate amendment that we added to this bill, and actually becomes the bill now, does only two things. It changes the formula by which the grain dealers and grain warehousemen pay their assessment, and it gill increase the amount of money going into the Grain Insurance Fund by about nine hundred thousand dollars a year. I know of no objection to -- to the blll. It's supported by a11 of the farm organizations, and I would encourage support for its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question isr shall House Bill 2799 pass. All those in favory vote Aye. Opposed , vote No . The voting ig open. Have all voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Take the record . On that question, there are 56 voting Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 2799, having received the required constttuttonal majority, is declared passed. Senator Mahary for what purpose do you rise?
I 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13p 1994 Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privllege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) State your point, Senator Mahar.
Today visiting us from my districty we have a hundred and forty eighth-grade students from Mokena Jr. High, Who -- accompanied by their principaly Gary Bradburyy and they're in the President 's Gallery, and I'd ask that we welcome them to Sprlngfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Would our guests please rise, and welcome to Springfield. On 3rd Reading we have House Bill 2809. Senator Jones. Out of the record. House Bill 2937. Senator O'Malley. Out of the record. House Bill 3057. Senator Hawkinson. Out of the record. Senator Lapaille, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR LaPAILLE: Mr. Presldent, on a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Please state your point, Senator. SENATOR LaPAILLE: I'd like to recognize Senatcr Denny Jacobs, a Senator from Moliney talking to students frcm Mokena. It's a mlstake: Senator Jacobs.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, we 'd like to welcome the students from Mokena to Springfield. Will our guests ln the gallery, including Senator Jacobs, please rise. On the top of page 6, House Bills 3rd Reading. Senator Mahar. Out of the record. House Bill 3278. Senator Donahue. Out of the record. House Bill 3322. Senator Madigan. Out of the record. House Bill 3328. Senator Woodyard. Out of the record. House Bill 3329. Senator Sieben. Senator Sieben. House Bill 3407. Senator Woodyard. Please read the 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day Aay 13, 1994 bill, Madam Secretary.
House Bill 3407. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFJCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Woodyard.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I think nost a11 of you remember that last year we created the Korean War Veterans license plate. This bill is part of a -- of a -- of a twofold -- or two-bill attack to try to raise money for the State Korean Veterans Memorial Fund, in which the cost of that memorial Will be about a million dollars. The Korean War Veterans already have about five hundred thousand dollars. It Would be built here in Springfield. This would require that tWo dollars of that addltional fifteen dollars on the license plate kould go into this Memorial Fund. And we hope to raise quite a bit of money for that memorial from this. The Seeretary of State's Office does support thisy and I Would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Shaw.
Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Woodyard will yield . Yes, Senator Shaw . Prcceed.
Yes. How much money will this raise? Could you tell us how much mcney this would raise over the next couple of...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Woodyard.
43 I STATE OF ILLINOIS ' 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994 I really don't have any idea how much -- how many dollars it will raise. I know our staff analysis shows that there was only two hundred and ninety-three plates sold . Well, quite frankly, they didn't start issuing the Korean plate until about a mcnth and a half ago. So We anticipate that it's eertainly going to be a lot more than the two hundred and ninety-three commemorative plates that are presently under issue. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Shaw . SENATOR SHAW: They tell me it's somewhere in the neighborhocd of twenty thousand dollars, the most you could have. And why -- why I'm concerned about this, I -- I know a question came up in committee and I was Wondering what the -- With this tWc dollars, would we be able to build this before Senator Klemm passes on, where he could see it? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Dudycz. SENATOR DUDYCZ: Thank youy Mr. Fresident. Point of personal privilege. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Welly state your point: Senator. SENATOR DUDYCZ: Before our guests leave the gallery behind us, I'd like to introduce them . Mr. President, we have kith us this afternoon the sixth-grade class of St. Mary's of Trenton from your distrlctg and I'd just like to have the Senate reccgnize our guests. PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, vesre certainly glad to have a11 the St. Mary students from sixth-grade class in Trenton - Eddie SWeeney - and thank you for being here, and we welcome you to Springfield . Yes, Senator Dudycz. 44 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13y 1994 SENATOR DUDYCZ: Just to add that Theresa Brefeld is *he person Who is accompanying them. I guess she's a teacher. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) That's correct. Thank you. Thank you. Now: further discussion on House Bill 3407. We have Senator Hendon. SENATOR HENDON: Thank you, Mr. Chalrman. I rise in support of this bill. My cousin is being initlated tomorrow as the head of the Disabled Veterans of Illlnois in Chicago, and he fought in the Korean War, and I believe that we should have this. So I strongly ask for an Aye vote on this measure. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Klemm . SENATOR KLEMM : Well, thank you, Mr. Presldent. I just Wanted to respond to Senator Shaw's comment. I don't know, I guess I resemble -- I mean, I resent that remark. But, yesy being a Korean War veteran myself, I -- we do support the efforts of Senator Woodyard: and I will be around to see that memorial built. Thank you. I ask for your support. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any further discussion? If not, Senator Wcodyard may close. SENATOR WOODYARD: Thank you, Mr. president, Members of Ehe Senate. There are over two hundred thcusand Korean War veterans in the State of Illinois, and I know the chapters that I've talked to are going to be encouraging their membership and other Korean War veterans to - - to buy a conmemorative plate so that that two dollars can be captured for the Memorial Fund. The companion bill that's over in the House now Would actually also establish a check-off fund on I 45 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May 13r 1994 the income tax form . So We 're hopeful to be able to help raise that additional five hundred thousand dollars and get that memorial started.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall House Bill 3407 pass. A11 those in favor, vote Aye. Opposedy vote No. The voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have al1 voted Who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3407, havlng received the required constitutional najorityr is declared passed. House Bill 3485. Senator Burzynski. Out of the record. House Bill 3487. Senator Weaver. Please read the bill, Madam Secretary.
House Bill 3487. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) 3rd Readlng of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3487 Would designate the Great American People Show as the officlal State Theatre of Illinois -- of Lincoln and the American Experience. This is a nonprofit organizatlon that puts on the shows every summer between June and August at NeW Salem in Petersburg . If there are any questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them . I'd appreciate a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there discussion? Senatcr Severns. END OF TAPE 46 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 TAPE
Thank you, Mr. President. Would the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Yes. The sponsor will yield, Senator Severns.
In committeey Senator Weaver, I raised the question Whether or not this 'designation would be made on the basis that the Great American People Show remain a not-for-profit organization. It is my understanding youlve had conversations wlth that organizatlon?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Weaver.
That's right. And they intend to remain a nonprofit organization, because cf various grants that are given them for thls purpose.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Severns.
I think it's important that if we 're going to provide this designation, that we provlde this deslgnation only if they remain a not-for-profit. Although the work of the Great American People Show is certainly laudable and has won many awards and designations, this is settin: a precedent in this State which -- provide for the first business entity tc be receiving a State classification. And for that reason, I would hope that ik receives the designation only remains not -- not-for-profit. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 Further discussion? Seeln: none: Senator Weavery to close. The question is, shall House Bill 3487 pass. A11 those in favor, say -- all those ln favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 votlng Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3487, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3498. Senator Philip. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3498. (Secretary reads title of bil1) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senakor Philip .
Thank you, Mr. Presldent, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. T think the Calendar is pretty aecurate in regards to the synopsis of House Bill 3498. What it dces is anend the Limited Health Service Organization Act by includlng clinical laboratory services. As you know, these are single-service HMOs. They normally have dental care, ambulance care, and just adds one more. Got out of committee without any dissenting vote. We passed this bill last year 57 to nothing. I'd be happy to answer any questions, and like to see a 1ot of green lights up there.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discusston? Seeing none, the question is# shall Senate <sic> Bill 3498 pass. A11 those ln favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have all voted Who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3498, having received the required 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 I constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3518. senator Ralph Dunn. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3518. (Secretary reads title of bill) ' 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Dunn. q
Thank you, Mr. Presldent, Members of the Senate. House Bill 3518 amends the School Code to provide that when a school board ' vacancy occurs with less than eight hundred and sixty-eight days remalning in the term, that the vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the renainder of the term . Currently, the term is twenty-eight monthsr and there was some discussicn about thirty-day months, thlrty-one-day months and twenty-eight-day months, so this is the main part of the bill. This -- the I I amendment added in -- in committee allows newly formed districts to levy at the same fiscal year, the rates apprcved by the voters for the new -- newly formed district. This clarifies that the board can levy at the same fiscal year, the rates applied by the voters -- approved by the voters for the newly formed dlstrict. 1'11 be glad to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing -- Senator Cullerton.
Senator, would the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Yes, Senator Cullerton. Senator Ralph Dunn Will yield.
Senator Dunn, the -- the amendment that was adopted to this bill - is it identical to a House bill? 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3: 1994
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Dunn.
Yes, it is. It Was still -- is held on 3rd Readlng ln the Houser and so anended onto this bill. It's a pretty important bill to -- we don't want to delay it another year if We can help it. I'd like to...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Cullerton.
And so, do you -- could you tell me what committee this bill went through?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Ralph Dunn.
... tmicrophone cutoffl...by Senator <sic> Cowlishaw, and I'm not sure what committee it was in.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Serman. Senator Berman.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. The amendment probably should have gone through Education. It -- it Went through Executive. I don't know why. But the school -- School Management Alliance has talked to me. There was -- the amendment was to address a technical problem that they had regarding school districts that have merged. supported the amendmentr and I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Karpiel.
Thank youy Mr. President. Just to explain the reason that it went to Executive instead of Education: My understanding is that 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 When it was introduced -- the amendnent was introduced, there Was not time for posting for Education. At that time they didn't know they were going to have a Wednesday meetlng, and so it was posted for Executive.
PRESTDTNG OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any further discussicn? Seeing ncner Senator Ralph Dunn, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. appreciate a favorable vote. And I did know it was in Executive Committee in the Senate. I thought the question was what committee it went through in the House. So did know what conmittee I was in yesterday when we adopted ehis. I'd urge -- I'd urge a favorable roll call. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall House Bill 3518 pass. A11 those in favor: vote Aye. All opposed, vote No. The voting ls open. Have a11 voted Who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 votlng Yes, voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3518r having received the requlred constitutional majorityr is declared passed. House Bl11 3611. Senator Sieben. Out of the record. Hcuse Bill 3779. Senator Dillard. Out of the record. House Bill 3784. Senator Barkhausen. Madam Secretaryr please read the bill.
House Bill 3784. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Barkhausen.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3784 is designed to make 51 STATE OE ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3r 1994 Illinois laW consistent With federal laW, With regard to dlsclosure of requirements for credlt card issuers. Currently, Illinois-based issuers of credit cards are at a competitive disadvantage with issuers from other states, because the out-of-state issuers only need to comply with federal law, whereas Illinois-based issuers need to conply as well with some additional requirements under our own law . So this measure is, as I say, designed to make the two requirements consistent. It passed out of the Senate Financial Institutlons Committee unanimously, and I ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3784 pass. A11 those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No . The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 votin: Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3784, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3804. Senator DeAngelis. Madam Secretary, Would you please read the bill.
House Bi11 3804. (Secretary reads title of b11l) 3rd Reading of the bill.
FRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Thank you, Mr. President. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, as a unit of local government, is property tax exempt. However, in its own enabling legislation, it failed to mention that factr and this bill is deslgned to clarify that, in the event some overenthusiastic litigator might want to contest 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing noney the question is, shall House Bill 3404 -- 3804 pass. A1l those in favor, vote Yes. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted .who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have all voted uho Wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Yes, no voting Nor no voting Present. House Bill 3804, having received the requlred constitutional majority, is declared passed. House Bill 3997. Senatcr Peterson. Madam Secretary, would you please read the bill.
House Bill 3997. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. House Bill 3997, as amended, Would allow the Police Training Board to annually review police pursuit procedures, and nake avallable suggested pursuit guidelines for 1aw enforcement agencies. This amendment, Which becomes the billy is supported by the Illinols Sheriffs' Association, the Municipal League, the Illinois Police Chiefs' Association, and the Pclice Tralning Board. I ask for an afflrmative vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 3997 pass. A11 those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No . The voting is open. Have al1 voted who Wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. House Bill 3997, having received the required 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislatlve Day May 13, 1994 constitutional majority, is declared passed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Topinka. 4031. Senator Tcplnka. Senator Topinka, on the Order of 3rd 3rd Reading, House Bill 4031. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4031. (Secretary reads eltle of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Topinka.
Yes. Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, this would require the Department of Financial Institution's credit union section to be headed up by a person who is knowledgeable in the theory and practice of, or experienced in, flnancial institutlon supervision or operation, with a preferenee for familiarity with credit union operations. That a11 it -- that's a1l it does. The Departnent of Flnancial Institutlon has no position on it. We don't know of any opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Any further discussion? The question is, shall House Bl11 4031 pass. Those favor will vote Aye. The opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a11 voted Who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wlsh? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Yeasr none voting Nay, none voting Present. House Bill 4031, having received the required constitutional majorlty, is declared passed. House Bill 4096. Senator Sieben. Senator Weaver. Senator Weaver, on the Order of 3rd Readingr House Bill 4096. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4096. 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 (Secretary reads title of bl11) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. House Bill 4096 does several things. It would eliminate the current restriction or prohibition of bank holding companies from buying younger -- banks younger than ten years. It authorizes the Commissioner to use the State Police to do background checks on persons seeking to incorpcrate a bank. It raises the Statels baslc loan limit. It eliminates the requirement for the Commissioner to get concurrence from the FDIC to declare a bank in danger of default, and thus makes avallable for purchase or merger. It also eliminates the periodic reportlng requirement for credit card lnformation, inasnuch as there are only twenty-eight banks that report to the Connissioner on what their charges are. Also on -- on the fiscal noter was requested, with the passage of 4096, there would be a cost savings of approximately a hundred and ten thousand five hundred dollars per year. If anyone has any questions, 1111 try to answer them.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Any discussion? Any discussion? not, the question is# shall House Bill 4096 pass. Those ln favor Will vote Aye. The opposed will vote Nay . The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that questlon, there are 49 Ayes, voting Nay, 5 voting Present. House Bill 4096, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 4101. Senator Klemmr on the Order of 3rd Reading, House Bill 4101. Please read the bill, Madam Secretary.
55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislaelve Day May 13, 1994 House Bill 4101. (Secretary reads title of bl1l) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OEFICER: (SENATQR DeANGELIS) Senator Klenm .
Thank your Mr. President. House Bill 4101 amends the Municipal Code. What it does is allow a small community in McHenry County to have the opportunity for the voters to petition the circuit court for annexation. It does have limitations. Tt has to be done by the end of 1995. It's slmilar ko legislation we did a few years ago for Volo in Lake County. It's a community that Was inccrporated -- or it was founded in 1837. They'd llke to keep their identity. There's no opposition to the bill that I'm aware ofy and I do ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATDR DeANGELIS) Any dlscussion? If not, the question is# shall House Bill 4101 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. The opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a1l voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Take the record . On that question, there are 52 Ayes, none voting Nay, none voting Present. House Bill 4101, having received the required constitutional majorityr is declared passed. For What purpose does Senator Geo-Karis seek recognition?
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlenen of the Senate, may have a confliet of interest on some of these municipal bills, because I am a village attorney for a municipality. I declare my possible conflict now, and 1111 vote my conscience. I want to -- I want to state it for -- for the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Thank youy Senator Geo-Karis. Resolutions. 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May l3, 1994
Senate Resolution 1457, offered by Senators Demuzio and Severns. is a death resolution.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Consent Calendar. For what purpose does Senator Philip seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Just to reconfirm that I don't think it's necessary for us to be ln on May 16th. We will be coming back on May 17th, at noon. Also to let you know - it's kind of interesting - the House has once again extended their rules for like the fourth or fifth tlme. It's kind of interesting -- the deadline for House Bllls in the House is May 20th7 the deadllne for House Bills in the Senate is May 20th. That probably has never happened. Well, have a nice weekend and drive safely; you mlght run over a Republican.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Ho, ho. Ho, ho. House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3051. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3553. (Secretary reads title of bl11) And House Bill 4210. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the bllls.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Committee Reports.
Senator Weaver: Chairman of the Committees -- Committee on Rules, reports that the following Legislative Measures have been 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 88TH GENERAL ASSEKBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 119th Legislative Day May 13, 1994 assigned to committees: referred to State Governnent Operations and Executive Appcintments Committee - Senate Amendment No. 3 to ! House Bill 99, Senate Amendment Na. 5 to House Bill 3587, and Be Approved for Consideration - House -- Senate Anendment No. 2 to House Bl11 2424. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) i We will noW proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With the leave of the Body, a1l those read in today I will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
No objections have been filedr Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) I If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. A11 those in favor, say Aye. Oppcsed, say No. The motion carriesr and the resolutlons are adopted. Is there any further business to come before the Senate? Any further I business? If notr the Senate -- Senator Burzynski moves that the Senate stands adjourned till -- adjourned until noon, May 17th. i I @ i i I 58 REPORT:TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLIMOIS 9R/11/0V PAGE: 001 88TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 11:01:13 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX HAY 13, 1994 H8-0298 SECOND REZDING PâGE 5 HB-050k SECOND READING PAGE 6 HB-0902 SECOND READIMG PAGE 6 HB-1066 THIRD REZDING PAGE 18 H8-3293 THIRD READING PàGE 22 HB-1391 SECOND READING PAGE 7 H8-1569 SECOND REZDING PAGE 7 HB-1705 SECOND REâDING PAGE 8 HB-2010 SECOND READING PAGE 8 HB-2108 SECOND READING PAGE 9 H8-2221 SECOND READJNG PAGE 9 H8-23:9 SECOND RERDING PAGE 9 HB-2R2R SECOMD READING PâGE 10 H8-2:62 FIRST READING PAGE 3 H8-2634 THIRD REZDING PAGE 23 H8-263: OTHER PAGE 29 H8-2638 SECOND READING PAGE 10 H8-26:2 SECOND REZDING PAGE 10 H8-26:5 THIRD READING PâGE 28 H8-2655 THIRD REZDING PACE 30 H8-2696 THIRD HEZDING PAGE 31 H8-279) THIRD REZDING PAGE 36 H8-2799 THIRD READING PAGE V0 HB-2931 SECOND REZDING PAGE 11 HB-3051 FIRST READING PAGE 57 H8-3332 FIRST READING PàGE 3 HB-3k07 THIRD REZDING PAGE :2 HB-3RT8 SECOND READING PAGE 11 H8-3487 THIRD READING PAGE :6 H8-3:98 THIRD READING PZGE 48 H8-3518 THIRD READING PàGE R9 H8-3522 SECOND READING PAGE 11 H8-3553 FIRST REZDING PAGE 57 H8-3561 SECOND READIMG PAGE 12 H8-378: THIRD REZDING PAGE 51 HB-380k THIRD REZDING PAGE 52 HB-3814 FIRST READING PAGE 3 H8-3917 FIRST READING PAGE 3 H8-3997 THIRD REZDING PAGE 53 HB-V031 THIRD READING PAGE 5: HB-k033 SECOND READING PAGE 12 HB-kO96 THIRD READING PAGE 54 HB-k101 THIRD READING PAGE 55 HB-k1O6 FIRST READING PAGE 3 HB-4176 SECOND READIMG PAGE 12 HB-R210 FIRST REZDING PAGE 57 SB-1776 CQNCURAENCB PAGE 13 SR-1VR5 RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE R SR-1V46 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 4 SR-1RR7 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE k SR-1VR8 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE V SR-1RR9 RESOLUTION OFFERED PâGE R SR-1450 RESOLUTION OFFERED PàGE 5 SR-1#51 HESOLUTICN OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1R52 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1)53 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1R5V RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1R55 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1456 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 SR-1%57 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 57 HJR-010O RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 HJR-0155 ADOPTED PAGE 3 HJR-0155 HESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 3 SJR-0159 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 5 REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 9àl/11/04 PAGE: 002 8STH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 11:01:13 SENATE DAILY TRâNSCRIPTIOM OF DEBâTE IKDEX HAy 13, 1994 SUBJECT MZTTER SENZTE T0 ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PAGE 1 PRAYER-FATHER CASSIDY PAGE 1 JOURNALS-POSTPONED PAGE 1 COMHITTEE REPORTS PAGE 1 HESSAGE FROH THE TREZSURER PAGE 1 MESSAGES FRCH THE HOUSE PZGE 2 COHHITTEE REPORTS PZGE 57 RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR-ZDOPTED P2G6 58 ADJOURNMENT PZGE 58 I