Article IV, Section 6 of *he Constitukion of *he State of Illlnois reads, in part, as follows: On the first day of the January session of the General Assembly in odd-numbered yearsr the Governor shall convene the Senate to elect from the membership a President of the Senate as presiding officer. So will the SenaEe please cone to order. The media is granted permission to record these proceedings. Let me, on a personal note, welcome you a1l here today for this very historical occasionr and say that I am very honored to be able to preside over these proceedings. As I jus: read, Ehis is one of *he consti*utional responsibilities of the Governor. It's not often I get to control the Senate, and it won't last very long, but I enjoy that for the few seconds that I have the gavel. Secondly and really more importantly, as some of you know, T started my governmen: career as a loglslative intern in thig Illinois State Senate a llttle over twenty-slx years ago. And so it's quite an honor for a former legislatlve intern to get to be the presidlng officer though it's just for a short period of time, and suspect my powers are pretty limited. But it is an honor. And I particularly Want to recognize and welcome the neW Members of the Illinots State Senate. I'm sure you wl11 find *he the months and the years ahead to be a fascinatin: part of your career. And to all the members of the Senators' families, let me offer you my congratulations - Brenda might say condolences - but this is also an exciting time for you and sure you 're very proud of your spouse or the member of your family Who ls being sworn in Eoday as a Member of *he Illinois fEate Senate. NoW I would like to move the proceedings on, Ifd like to call to the podium Dr. Donald Kinloch, Senior Pastor, The Village Presbyterian Church of Northbrook, Northbrookr Illinois, to give the Invocation.
l STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January ll, 1995 (Invocation by Dr. Donald E. Klnloch)
Thank you: Pastor. Next I'd like to appoint the following Senators to a Committee to escort Members of the Judiciary into the Chamber: Senator Hawkinson, Senator Fawellz Senator Dillard, Senator Berman, Senator Garcia and SenaEor O 'Daniel. Will the Conmittee please retire to the back of the Chamber and escort the Justices. Chair is pleased to recognize Members of the Judicial Branch in attendance: Justice Miller, Justice Heiple, Justice Harrison, Justice MeMorrow and Justice Nickels. Chair would also like to recognize the Lieutenant Governor, former Member of this Chamber, Senator Bob Kustray and his wlfe, Mathy. Chair would also like to recognize the Auditor General, a forner staffer in the Illinols State Senate, Bill Holland. Next I'd like to call upon Joan Salvato from Oak Brook to sing the National Anthem .
(National Anthem sung by Joan Salvato)
Thank you very nuch, Joan. I nok would like to appoint the following persons as temporary offlcers of the Senate of the 89th General Assembly: The Secretary of the Senate, I'm appointing Jim Harry; and the Sergeant of Arms, I'm appointing Tracey Sidles. The Secretary will now read the Letter of Certification from the State Board of Elections of Senate Members elected in November, 1994, to the 89th General Assembly. Mr. Secretary, please read the letter.
Communication from the State Board of Elections, dated Novembgr 29th, 1994. Dear Mr. Secretary - Enclosed is a list of indlviduals who have been elected to serve as Members of *he Illinois State 2 STATE OP ILLTNOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislattve Day January 11, 1995 Senate tn the 89th General Assenbly, and have been duly certlfied by the State Board of Elections at their board meeting on November 28thp 1994. Sincerely, Patricia Freeman: Director of Election Information. 2nd Dlstrlcte Miguel del Valle, Chicago; 5th District, Rickey I R . Hendon, Chicago; 8th Districty Howard W . Carroll, Chicago; llEh District, Louis S. Viverito, Burbank; 14th District, Emil Jones, E Jr., Chicago; 17th District, Bruce A . Farley, Chicago; 20th District, Beverly Fawell, Wheaton; 23rd District, James nPate'' Philip, Wood Dale; 26th District, William E. Peterson, Lon: Grove; 29th DisErict, Kathleen K. Parkery Northbrook; 32nd District: Dick Xlemm, Crystal Lake; 35th District, J. Bradley Burzynski, Sycamore; 38th District, Patrick D. Welch, Peru; 41st District, Kirk W. Dillard, Hinsdale; 44th District, John W . 1 Maitland: Jr., Bloomington; 46th Dlstrictr George P. Shadid, Edwards) 47th District, Carl E. Hawkinsonr Galesburg; 50th District, Xaren Rasara, Of Springfield; 53rd District, Harry ''Babe'' Woodyard: Chrisman; 56th Dlstrictr Evelyn M. Bowles: Edwardsville; and G9Eh DlsEricEe Janes F. ''Jim'f Rea, Christopher. Senator thadid 's term is for two years; all others are four years, ' Mr. President. GOVERNOR JIM EDGAN : Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Will Justice Miller please come to the rostrun to administer the oath of office to the new Members of the Senate. And wil1 the Senators-elect please rise to be sworn in:o offi.ce. JUSTICE BEN MILLER: Ralse your righE hands, please. Repeat after me: I - and state your names - do solemnly swear that I will support the ConsEitukion of the United States and the Consbikution of ehe State of Illinois , and that I Will faithfully discharge the du*ies of genaEor of *he glrat:e of lllinois to the best of my ability. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATC TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January ll: 1995 Congratulations, Senators.
Mr. Secretary, will you please call the roll of the Senators of the 89th General Assembly.
Barkhausen: Berman, Bowles, Burzynskig Butler, Carroll, Collinsr Cronin, Cullerton, DeAngelis, DeLeo, del Valle, Demuzio, Dillard, Donahue, Dudyczr Ralph Dunnz Tom Dunn, Parley, Fawellr Fitzgerald, Garcia, Geo-Karisr Hallw Hasara, Hagkinson, Hendon, Jacobs, Jcnes, Karpiel, Klemm , Lauzen, Madiganr Mahar, Maitlande Molaro, O 'Daniel, O'Malley, Palmer, Parker, Petersonr Petka, Philip, Raica: Rauschenberger, Rea, Severns, Shadld, Shaw, Sieben, Smith, Syverson, Trotter, Viverito, Walsh, Watson, Weaverr Welch and Woodyard. There are fifty-eight Members present, Mr. President.
A quorum is present. The next order of business is the election of the Presldent of the Senate of the 89th General Assembly. In the opinion of the Chairr thirty affirmative votes will be required to elect the President. Nominations are noW open. Senator Maltland is recognized for the purpose of placlnq a name in nomination.
Governor Edgar, Lieutenant Bob and Kathy Kustra, Members of the Judiciary, distinguished Members of the Clergy , my colleagues in the Senate, friends and relatives, allr on Monday of this Week tnis state held another inauguratlon. Inauguration to elect and place ln office *h9 Governor of thts State and the other Constitutional Officers. An lnauguration is a Eime for coming together. We have gone through very difficult campaigns' Where our political and phklosophical differences are wide as the ocean. And when we come together Cor the inauîuration, is a tlme of STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMPLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legkslative Day January 1l, 1995 unity, a timing time when we bring all of us together for the common good, Ehe common good of servknq the people of this State. That's what We did on Monday. Today we come together, this beautiful Chamber, to elect a President of the Senate. And that's jusE what it isr it is the President of the Senate, not the President of the Republicans, no* the Presldent of the Democrats, but a President of the Senate, of a1l of us. When I came to this House of Governnent this morning, as I have done six times noW on swearins-in day, I walked into Ehis Chamber and I looked up on the wall behind the President's podiun, and I looked at the pictures of previous Senate Presidents - Senator Arrington, Senator Harris, Senator Partee, Senator Hynesr Senator Rock - and khen ou* ak the entrance of this Chamber is a portralt of our current Senate Presldent. A11 of them had distinct qualities qualities of leadership and commitment. Each one of them with different personalities and different ways which they conducted the job of President of the Senatg, bu* a11 deeply commieted. And then I Was reminded of a speech that Abraham Lincoln :ave and all of you know that speech the House Divided Speech - and his opening comment in that speech wen: like Ehis, and many of you know it: ''If we could first know where we are, and whether we are Eending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.'' An awesome responsibility that we have as elected Senators in this Chamber. And the nan who leads us as the Senate President has to help mold those goals in that direction. The indlvidual that I Will place in nomination today has that ability. He has a strong commitment to moving rllinols Governmen: forward, and this Chambere bringing together the goals and wishes of fifty-nine State Senators. The -- man whose name I will place in nomlnation today has a deep commitnent to servin: the people that he is elected to serve, both in his district and across Ehis ftatê. Because he believes, as in Lincoln's House DiMlded Speech vhen Lincoln quoted 5 ! j I I STATE 0F ILLINOIS ù 89TH GENERAL ASGEMBLY i REGULAR SESSION i SENATE TRANSCRIPT I i ' 1g* Leglslative Day January llr 1995 scripture, a house divided against itself cannot stand. The man l I wnosenaneIuillplacein nomination tnis afternoon Has Ehat I I understanding and he has demonstrated thak in his first two years I as Senate President. My colleagues in Ehis Senate - ny brothers . and siseers ln khis Senate - I an proud to place in nominakion the I name of Senator James ''Pate'' Philip, to serve in the 89th General Assembly as its President. Thank you, Governor. GOVERNOR JIM EDGAR: Is there a second to that nomination? Senator Earpiel is recognized for the purpose of secondlng the nomination. SENATOR KARPIEL: Thank you, Mr. President, on this occasion. To a11 the -- the Constitutional Officers here, to the Governor, to the Supreme Court Justices, my colleagues in the Senate and al1 guests, I just want to say that I have known Pate Philip for many years. In fact, I'm sure it's more years than either one of us want to even think about. I first sot involved and got to know Pate khen he ' was running for President of tbe Dupage County Young Republicans. ! ' And he has always been a leader during all of those years. Then I he ran for Gtate Representative, state senator, and along with ! ' that , he has served as the chalrman of Dupage County Republican ! ' ! central committee for cver twenqy years. zn none or those roles ! has pase ever hoarded h:s power or his influence for hfmself only. I I I He has always generously helped others With hss ksse, h:s hard 1 I work, his contributions. He's helped others to achieve their l dreams and their ambitions. The other day at the Inaugura1, sltiElng there looking at the stageg uith Lee Daniels sitting up there, Who uithin minutes will be elected Speaker of the House of Representativesy Jim Ryan who Was sWorn in as Attorney Gengralg our new Treasurer, Judy Topinka, who served here with us in the Senate, I was struck by just how much Pate Philip has contributed to the political landscape oc this State, and just how many people 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legtslative Day January ll: 1995 owe Pate a great dgal for their success. That leadershlp quality and generosity carries over to his -- his role as Senate President. Pate's door as most of you or a11 of you know is always open. He's always ready to listen: and he's always ready to help any Member of either party accomplish what they need to do for khe people of their district. But bottom line. I believe that Pate's greatest strength ln polltics, ln leadership, is his talent as a salesman. think most of you know that Pate spent thirty-eiîht years as a Balesman for Pepperidge Farm . But now he sells and in this job he sells more khan bread. He brings people together and sells them ideas and coneepts that ui11 make government work better. One of Pate's favorite sayings is ''You won't get the sale if you don't ask for ltd', and Pate almost always gets *h9 sale. And it is my pleasure and my privilege to second the nomination of my friend, James ''Pate'' Philtp: as President of the Illinois Senate.
Senator Petka is recognized for the purpose of seconding the nomination.
Mr. Governor, Members of the Supreme Courtr and Constitutional Offkcers, other distinguished guests and my fellow Senators, the use of the Word nleader'' has different connotations depending upon the context. For those uho, like myself and Senator Philipy may enjoy fishing from time to time, a leader is a metal wire that is placed on the end of a fisbins line to prevent the -- the trophy fish from getting awayr who mighe bite the line. But in the context of a group activity, such as a political Body and the activity we are engagins in today, a leader ls one who leads or who directs or ccmmands or guides or heads that grcup . A true leader simply does not need any defining words...lfire alarm soundsl... I didn't reallze it must be that exciting. STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT lst LegislaEive Day January 1995
Why doesn't the Senate be in -- just stand at -- at ease here a moment ue... (SENATE STANDS AT EASE) (SENATE RECONVENES)
Senate wil1 come to order. like to recognlze aqain, Senator Petka for the purpose of secondln: the nomination of Senator Philip.
We'll skip the rest of the fishing stories and... But a true leader needs no defining words, because true leaders define themselves and distinsuish themselves by thetr actions and their conduct. There are those who assume leadership by default in a group. There are countries where leadership is assuned by force, and in some areasr by simply primogeniture, *he 1aw of birkh. And some truly earn their right to be leaders. personal example perhaps will suffice. More than two years aqo. over half of our side of the aisle was not in this august Body. Whon we voted a couple of years ago, and I think I speak on behalf of those who firse came over, we voted for Senator Philip to be the President of this Senate because we were asked to do and it seemed like the right thing to do . In the last two yearsr Ehough, fenaEor Philip has demonstrated the right to be a leader. like to frame it as follows: The distinquished Senator has listened to usy and we have listened Eo him. He has learned from us and we have learnqd from hin. He has helped a1l of us and we have helped him . 8 STATE oF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1s* Leglslative Day January 1l, 1995 And because of that, it is my opinion he has earned the right ko be our leader. He has the unlque ability to lead people by persuasion rather than by intimidation; to compromise uithout bein: compromised; to gently nudging Members to conformr without demandin: conformity; to merge the very strong personalities and egos in Ehts Chamber to do the collective good of the people of i the state of Illinois, Without any single Member loslns their own individuality. He is a flrm - yes, firm - but very fair man. Now it just may be that the distinguished gentleman from Dupage County, Senator Philip, may not be the candidate of those self-appointed guardians of the politically correct and the culEurally glite. That's cêrtainly their right. But ln the words of Iron Mike Ditka, former coach of the Chicago Bearsy roughly ten j years ago when the Bears were playing in a criEical champlonship game agatnst the Ramsy and I Will quote him, ''In life there are Grabowskis and there are Smithsd'. And I mean no disrespect to the d istinguished Senator from Chlcago. But from my perspectlve, and I think I can uniquely qualify to say this: Senator Philip, you are a Grabowskt - a true man of the people and a leader Who has earned a right ko lead in this Body. And so T say iE is ny -- indeed ny high personal honor and high personal privilege to second the nomination of the distingulshed gentleman from Dupage I County, and I urge a11 my eolleagues to thoughtfully support him for that position. GOVERNOR JIM EDGAR : The name of Senator Phllip has been put in -- nominated and seconded for the Office of President. Are there other nominations? Senator Demuzio . SENATOR DEMUZ10 : Thank you very muchr Governor Edgar, Mrs. Edgar, Bob and Kathy Kustra y our Chief Ksic> Justice Miller , other Justlces , Members of th9 -- Constitutional Officers z friends, family : who are gathered 9 STATE OF ILLINOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 1st Leglslatlve Day January llr 1995 here today . senator Petka, f don't think I could Lop that speech; however, I think I have figured out that perhaps the alarm went off because four on your side were waverinq to join our stde Eo elect Emil Jones as the President of the Senake koday. Ladles and Gentlenen, the I do r in fact, rise to place in nomination the name of my good friend and colleague, Emil Jones, Jr., to be the Presiding Officer of the -- of the Illinois Senate for the 89th General Assembly. We recognlze that the November the 8th election is over and that the people of thls State noW want their elected leaders to join together, as Senator Maitland has indicated, to get the job done, to move the State ahead, and to tackle the problems that are our responslbility to solve. become -- come before this Body Eoday to present the credentials of a man khon I have known eor more than twenty years nan who brings to this Body politic the capacttyr the wlll, and the leadership skills that are necessary to more this State forward in a manner that the citizens of khls State are noW demanding. Ladies and Gentlemen, the credentials of that nan is Emil Jones. Two years ago Emil Jones, Jr., assumed What many contended was the inevitable roll of succeeding Phlllp J . Rock as the Senate Demoerat Leader. But, yes, indeed: these two years later, we are proud to say that Senator Emil Jones has clearly and unequivocally distinguished hîmself as a true legislative leader. Time and time agaln, during his first term, he has united our caucus. He has ensured that we stand together to speak With a single voice in our endeavor as Democrats to represent the average hardworking Tllinols familyz to unders*and their fears, to fight for economic rights, and to play a significant role in finding solutions to their concerns. Emil Jonesr in this Chamber in his last Ewo years, has clearly demonsErated EhaE he is a leader Who seeks results and pushes State government to perform - a results-oriented person that our citizens deserve. When he was elected two years ago as the Senate 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January l1, 1995 - - Senate Democrat Leader, he immediately se* about *he eask of formula*ing sone sound legislative policies to address the most critical areas that face Illinois. We knew then: then he proved to us and demonstrated, that he was prepared to lead. In 1993 Senate Democrats, under his leadership, stood firm in our effort to maintaln responsible fiscal poliey in craftlng of *he State budget. And one of the reasons that I stand here today Wholeheartedly supporting his candidacy is that he has pledged to us that he will continue to work with you, Governor, and the rest of the State of Illinols, Eo bring fiscal discipline and accountability to this governmental Body. Yes, indeed, he has a record of accomplishment, of achievemenk and performance for which to stand. And durin: his first termp he has certainly showed a killingness to compromisey when it is in the best interest of this Chamber and the people of this Statey but he has also been firm and resolute in flghtlng for what he believes, for what his caucus believes, and for what is in the best interest of the citizens that We are elected to serve. don't believe that anyone in here can quarrel that he has been fair, practical and pragmatic, but most importantlyr he has been productive and responsible, Which are qualities that We must demand from our leader. In rising to a position that he noW holds for all the people of Illinois, he has shown thak he is concerned, competent and compassionate. He is clearly the best qualified individual to lead this Chamber. And for all of these reasons, am proud to nominate Emil Jonesr Jr.r Eo be the Presldent of *he Illinois Senate during the 89th General Assembly. And with our twenty-six and your foury we can accomplish that today. Thank you very auch.
To second that nominatton, the Chalr recognizes Senator Emith.
Thank you, Governor Edgar, and to our First Lady of the land 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January l1, 1995 of *he State of Illinols, Mrs. Edgar; to Lieueenane Governor and his wife, Mrs. Kustra; to our Judicial Officials Who are present here; to a1l of our Constitutional Officers; and to the Members of the Senate; and our Ladies and Gentlemen Who are here this afternoon to pay witness to Ehis occasion: I rise to proudly second the nomination of my good friend, a compassionate man, the Honorable Emil Jones, as Presiding Officer of the Senate. Someone once asked: What is the use of bein: elected unless you stand for sonething? Ladies and Gentlemeny Emll Jones skands for nany things. He stands for educatlon and for our children not only at the beginning of the Session, but at the end of the Session when dollars becone tight. In 1993, as the lengthy Session drew to a close and as others fought for their pet projects, Senator Jones came to the bargaining table fighting for an additional two hundred million dollars Eo educate no* just one, but al1 of our children. When the voices of extremism and defiance raised their heads during the Chicago school crisis: Senator Jones put the children first and helped reach a conpromise to keep the Chicago schools open. senator Jones underseands Eha: the argument is not about more government or less government, but about effective government) government that is effective for our ehildrenr for the elderly, for the disadvantaged and for a11 of the citizens of our State; government thak gives taxpayers the most for their tax dollars. There have questions recently about whether voters were sendlng a message in last fall's election. believe they Were. They Were tellin: our elected offickals to stand for someEhing; don 't worry about the next sound blte or the next press release, but take a s*and and follou through. The voters of the 14th Senatorial District of Illinois know that Emil Jones stands for somethinq, and that is why they reeleeted him wiEh more than three-fourths of the vote. For a leader who W11l stand firm r who will put partisanship asider and who will compassionately and 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislatlve Day January 1995 steadfastly work for all of the people of the State of Illinois, we need Emll Jones, Jr. And I humbly second his nomination as Senate President. Thank you and God bless you.
Senator Carroll is recognized for the purpose of seconding the nomination.
Thank you, your Excellency, the First Lady, I guess it Would be the Second Lady and -- and the Lieutenant Governor, our Members of the Supreme Court, my colleagues in the General Assembly, and of course, our guests uho are here to celebrate. I rise With great pleasure to second the nomination of my very good friend and my leader, Senator Emil Jones, Jr.# to be the President of the Tllinois Senate. And we do thlngs different here in the Senate than across the other side of the rotunda, and maybe, Senator Petka, one of the things is we vote by open acclamation. Is has been sussested to me, Ehey may be voting by the secret ballot, where they kait to see if white smoke or black smoke comes up at the end of the ballot: and maybe that's what caused the alarm ko go off *he minuEe of your fishing expedition. however, want to congratulate Senator Jones, for he has truly proven himself to be one of those great leaders. For anyone who had the talent and ability to bring together our side in a cohesive and concrete and constructive manner *he very diverse units that represent Illinois are represented on our side of the aisle as they are elsewhere in this buildtng - and he, through that uncanny power to work with individuals, has been able Eo unify us in such a way that allowed us to pass a great number of significant issues. Two ygars ago When We becane the Minority Party for the first kime ln the eighteen years that had preeeded iE, many anticipated the Democrats would no* have very nany successes. We have had them . Yes, we have had them because of bipartisan support, but we had 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 1s* Leglslative Day January ll, 1995 them because Senakor Jones had that leadership to bring out before us these task forces on important issues issues of educatlon funding, Medicaid reform, welfare reform , ehildren first, and so many others where that talent brought forth the issue to the people, and the people helped us craft legislation that Senator Jones then was successful in having passed by this Senate, the House. and ultimately signed, your Excellency, by yourself. To paraphrase General George Patton, he saldk Batkles may bê foughe with weapons, but they are won by people . It is the spirit of the people who follow and of the man kho leads that gains victory. Senaeor Jones has demonstrated that there can be victories by putting together a legislative team, and yes, a campaign team that has that ability to reach out to a11 and bring them together. When he was first elected tWo years ago as our Minority Leader, follokinq the presidency of Phil Rock, I noted that one of the reporters Wrote in his dissertation about Jones, who people did not know at that point, and quote, ''A frequent Warning given about Jones: Don't underestimate him.'' End quote. None of us do . None of you do. And -- ifr by some odd chance, he happens not to be elected Ehe President of the Senate today - and we would hope that he does wey as the Minority Party, believe that he will be that kind of leader that we have enjoyed *he last two years and that can represent us and the people of Illinois veryz very wellg both in this Chamber and in the offiees where negotiations will also take place. The electlons of November 8th in Ehls nation brought in a Republican sweep, and We recognlze that. But with that sweep of electlve offices in Illinois of -- our congratulaEions to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governorr the other Constitutional Officers who were sworn in on Monday, both Chambers of this General Assembly, With that ability to offer, intrcduce, pass lesislation and have his Excellency sign into law, comes the awesome responsibility to govern and be responsible. We 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 1l, 1995 believe if Senator Jones is not elected President of this Body, he is what we want at that Eable to make sure that that awesome responsibility is being met to the benefit of al1 of the citizens of Illinois. And so I stand here, your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, proud to second the nomination of the man I believe Who can lead this Senate as President of the Senate and represent usr the people af Illinoâs, Senator Emil Jones' Jr., for President of the Senate. Thank you.
Senator Jones' name has been placed in nomination and seconded for President of the Senate. If there are no further nominations, the Chair would recognize Senator Geo-Karis for the purpose of making a motlon. Senator Geo-Karis.
Your Excelleneyr Governor Edgar, Mrs. Edgary it is my pleasure to move that nominations be closed.
Senator Geo-Raris has moved that noninations be closed. Al1 those in favor of the motion, please say Aye. Those opposed, so indicate by saylnq Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries. Nominations are closed. Before I ask the Secretary eo call the rollr I would like to, for the recordy show that Senator :everns is now presence <sic>. ...(fire alarm soundsl... don't blame that on you, Senator. Let's just stand at ease for another moment. (SENATE STANDS AT EASE) (SENATE RECONVENES) STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislatlve Day January 11, 1995 GOVERNOR JIM EDGAR: They must be getting closer in the House. The Senate Will come back to order. The Secretary will call the roll of the senators. Each senator should answer the roll by staEing Ehe name i of one of *he nominee or by voting present. Please call the roll, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: Barkhausen. Barkhausen votes Philip . Berman. serman votes Jones. Bowles. Bowles votes Jones. Burzynski. Burzynski votes Philip. Butler. Butler votes Philip. Carroll. Carroll votes Jones. Collins. Collins votes Jones. Cronin. Cronin votes Philip. Cullerton. Cullertcn votes Jones. DeAngelis. DeAngelis votes Philip . DeLeo. DeLeo votes Jones. del Valle. de1 Valle votes Jones. Demuzio. Demuzio votes Jones. Dillard. Dillard voees philip. Donahue. Donahue votes Philip. Dudycz. Dudycz votes Phllip . Ralph Dunn. Ralph Dunn votes Phllip . Tom Dunn. Tom Dunn votes Jones. Farley. Farley votes Jones. Fawell. Fawell votes Philip. Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald votes Philip. Garcia. Garcia votes Jones. Geo-Karis. Geo-Karis votes Phllip. Hall. Hall votes Jones. Hasara. Hasara votes Philip. Hawkinson. Hawkinson votes Philip. Hendon. Hendon votes Jones. Jacobs. Jacobs votes Jones. Jones. Jones votes Jones. Karpiel. Karpiel votes Philip. Klemm. Klemm votes Philip. Lauzen. Lauzen voees Philip . Madigan. Madigan votes Philip. Mahar. Mahar votes Philip. Maitland. Maitland votes Philip. Molaro . Molaro votes Jones. O 'Daniel. O 'Daniel votes Jones. O 'Malley. O'Malley votes Philip . Palmer. Palmer votes Jones. Parker. Parker votes Philip . Peterson. Peterson votes Philip. Petka . Petka votes Philip. Philip. Philip votes Philip. Raica. Raica votes Philip . Rauschenberger. Rauschenberger votes Philip. Rea. Rea votes Jones. Severns. Severns votes Jones. Shadid. Shadid votes Jones. Shaw . Shaw votes Jones. Sieben. Sleben votes 16 STATE 0P ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 1995 Philip . Smith. Smith votes Jones. Syverson. Syverson votes Philip . Trotter. Trotter votes Jones. Viverito. Viverito votes Jones. Walsh. Walsh votes Philip. Watson. Watson votes Philip. Weaver. Weaver votes Philip. Welch. Welch votes Jones. And Woodyard. Woodyard votes Philip.
The results of the roll call are as followlns: Senator Philip received thlrty-three votes; Senator Jones received twenty-six votes. Senator Phllip, having received the necessary votes, is hereby declared elected as President of the Senate of *he 8%Eh General Assembly. (Applause by the Illincis Senate)
Would Senator Philip and his family please come to the rostrun . While Senator Philip and his family is maklng it Eo *he rostrum , I'd like to ask Justice Nickels to please come to the rostrum Eo administêr the Oath of Office to the Senate President.
tlustice Nickels administers the Oath of Office to the President of the Senate) tApplause by the Illinois Senate)
How sweet lt isl Governor Edgar, First Lady Brendag Lieutenant Governor Rustra, gugss Sqcond Lady, Kathy, the dlstlngulshed Membere of the Judiciary, and I'm no* going Eo overlook khê Auditor General, my fellow Members of the General STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January 1995 Assembly and friends, to say the leasty thts is a very exciting time for myself and my family. Thinking about what ehe appropriate things to say when you become the Presidene of the Senate are difficult. And generally spedking r you look in the past, everybody says about the same thlnq. thought maybe that I would be a little dlfferent today because I've been around so long, and reflect on the legislative process when I first got here and what it is today. Thatw I hope; would also beneflt some of the other Members who probably don't have the same perspectlve that I have had over the years. And 1et me say this: That I Was elected for the first kime, belleve it or not, in 1967. Otto Kerner was Governor. We had a Republican Senate and a Republlcan House. I served in the House for eight years. There's only one Member here that was elected at tha: time and is serving with me now, and that's Kenny Hall. Kenny Hall and I both served together for eight years in the Housez and then We both came to the Senate. And we bave been frlends ever since. can remember we had a freshman orientation session, and believe or not, in those days, we kind of stayed in a big room - the men did. And we had cots, and think our cots were next to each other, and we spent a couple of days there tryin: to learn -- learn what the system was. But Kenny and I have been friends ever since. Believe it or not, in those days, the salary was ninety-flve hundred dollars a year and we collected our paycheck in one lump sum . We had fifty dollars a year for stationery and postage. We didn't have secretaries; we had one secretary for four Members. We had no legislative office whatsoever, and that -- to say the least, we were kind of back in the Etone Ages. The House had just -- just bought and paid for and installed electronic voting. The Senate did not have electronlc voting. They were votkng by voiee. And after a Senate Member would vote by voice, sonetimes they would come back up here and pass a note to the Clerk and change their 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lsk Legislakive Day January l1, 1995 vote. The Senate also was voting by proxy in the Senate committees. can remember the first time that I eame over here to the Senate with one of ny terrible bills, and there were three Senators in the commlttee. I thought that uas kind of unusual. presented my bill and the Chairman pulled out these little pieces of paper and he had the proxies. My bill goE out of committee, if I remember right, thlrteen Eo three. And there Were three Members there. We used to r believe it or not, sometimes vote on amendments that weren't printed or circulated habit that, quite frankly, we don't do anymore. Sometimes we would stay up till 3 or 4 the mornln: the last day, stop *he clock at ten minutes till 12, and try to geE the work done. It uas how should T say it? - old-fashionedy I guess ls a good word for and I think, very honestly: we've kind of come to a better system. This last 88th General Assembly, everything We voted on, whether it was a bill, an amendment, or a conference committee, was on your desk. You had it in your hand. There also was a synopsis; so ycu could not go through those two hundred and fifty pages, but you could read in one or two pages and understand What was in that bill. We used Eo have a bad habit of killing the same bill maybe four or five times. This Session, if a bill was killed in *he Senate, it was dead. I don't think we had a Session that went over 10 o'clock in the evenlng that I can remember. And at the end of the Session we didn': have any of these two-hundred-and-sixty-five-page conference committee reports - we used to call them Christmas trees - that had everything that you could ever think of. And can renember the President of the Eena*e comlng over to me many evenings after everybody was tired, paoped out, and say, ''Well# this is our last piece of business. It's only three hundred and sixEy-five pages long . I'm not sure Whatls in we don 't vote on it and pass it, we're stuck for another four or five days.'' Unforkunately, we used to do itr and 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Leglslative Day January 1995 hope that the Covernor, on the second floor, would amendatorily veto it and take aue those things that we shouldn't have passed. Things are different today. We don't do it that way anymore. November 8th was probably the greatest election that I Will have ever lived throuqh or will ever see. You knowr and we hire all these consultants and a11 these experts - you won't believe what we pay them - who tell us hoW you think, how you feel, hoW youbre going to vote. And generally speaking, theyfre falrly accuraEe. This past time, I would suggest to you, they weren't even close. Did I think we were going Eo Win? Absolutely. I never had any idea the win would be this big, in ny wildest dreams. The first time that voted was for -- I was in United States Marine Corps, stationed in San Francisco, California, and I voted for Eisenhower my first vote . I believe that Was the last time that the Republicans had Congress - over forty years ago. To think today -- you know, I never thought the Berlin Wall would ever come down. I never thought we would retake the Pederal Congress in ny wildest dreamsr but it has happened . I thought We Would do well this election in Illinois. I thought we would we would pick up seats in the House. I never thought we'd pick up thirteen seats. I knew we were going Eo pick up some seat: in the Senate. I Was hoping for a few nore. But to think -- Eo think for Ehe first time in my lifetime that we captured the Governor, every other ConstituEional Officer, picked up the House and picked up a seat in the Senate - unbellevable. It certainly is exciting for mee and of course, very exciting for our side of the aisle. I think that wegve had a mandatg, 2nd there is -- is What We call the silent majority - the little guy out there that you don't pay *oo much attention to. He probably doesn't call you or write you a letter or come to your office, but he 's a lot nore sensitive and a lot more attune to issues than we think. That silent majority has woken up, and has given us a messaqe, and I suppose it's a 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 11, 1995 matter of opinion exactly what that message is. 1,11 tell you What they have told me: Don't increase my taxes; government is too big, slow it downz reduce The Ehirty-year gxperience in public welfare has not vorked, change it. I know one thing, my side of *he aisle has gotten the message. Have we gotten the nessage. That is the understatement of the year. Wedre going to do something that we haven't done for a While around here. We're going to do whak we call fast-tracking. And that We have some issues We think that people want us Eo do something about, and I am suggesting to you that wefre golng to try to do that fn the first sixty days of this legislative Session. As you 're probably aWarey We passed tax caps in Cook County, like we have in the collars. I represent Cook County. About Ehirty-five percent of my district is Cook County. They passed tax caps over eighty-five percent. That's a pretty strong message. Welre goin: to do that in sixty days. Theydre going to get their tax caps. Business reformsg workman's conp, tort reform r structural work Acts. We want to make Illinois competitive with our sister states here tn the Midkest. That's a11 We want to do. And welre going to do something and We're going to do in thirty or slxty days. We also want -- education unfunded mandates. Wedre alkays telling our local school districts what to do and never give them the money . Those days are over. If we make 'em do it, Wedre going to pay for it. We're goinq to abolish in the first sixty days al1 -- almost all of those mandates, and give the local school boards a litEle flexibility. Welfare reform. I mean, that such a broad subject, I don't know what to touch on. It's all sensttive. But certalnly an unwed mokher uith tWo chlld -- tWo children we ought to be able to pay for that. We ouqhk to -- buE Ehe Ehird or fourth or fifth or sixthr I don't thlnk so. We should not be qiving people more incentive to have children if they can't Eake care of them. Last, but not least, crime. Everybody Wants to do 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Leglslatlve Day January ll, 1995 something about crime. Truth-in-sentencing. Tougher on habitual criminals. And we're goins to do that. And that's probably Ehe easiest *hlng eo do in this -- this -- this five-package program, is be -- be touqher on crlme. Because a1l you have to do is turn on your TV at night, and I don't care what channel, there's always something violent. Every, every night. But we're golng to try to do something about thaty and wedre going to do it in the first sixty days. Let me suggest ko my good friends on the other side of the alsle that we are certainly looking for your input, your suggestions. We would certainly encourage you to jump on some of these bills as cosponsors. I hope that you have gotten the same message that we have. Because we would like to have you with us in supporting some of these ideas. And nothing we have is in concrete. Everything ts flexible around herey and if you've :ot a good suggestion, We're willing to talk abaut itr and we may be willing to accept it. So I suggest to you: Get on board; the train is rollingz and we want you on as passengers. Let me say, in closing, to -- to thank my wife and fanlly for all their help and support, and I have a çreat wkfe and family. And -- and our staff. think -- think that sometimes we overlook our staff. Carter Hendren 's been ny Chief of Staff probably for too long, but 1'11 tell you -- I didn't mean it that way, Carter. But 1111 tell you, he has developed a very gocd staff, to say the least. We have the reputation of having an outstanding staff, and quite frankly , we dc. And it's not to my credit. It's the credit of my Chief of Staff, Carter Hendren. And I kant to thank hlm. And the Members. You knoW , I've been around so doggone long, have seen Members come and go. Let me Eell you one thing, we have got the -- more talent on our side of the aisle than We have ever had in my twenty-eight years in the legislatlve process. fact, they pve got so many good ideas, you have to try to slow them down a little bit. But -- but very 22 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION :ENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January 1l, 1995 proud of our side. They have dcne a great job, and I say we've had more talent than webve ever had. Nou, a 1ot of tlmes we over - - forget the people who put us here - the precinct committeeman who knocks on doors, passes out your literature; the township chairman uho motivates those precinct committeemen; the lady that invites her neighbors over and has a coffee for you; the guy that puts a siqn up in hls front yard or puts a bumper sticker on his car. A lot of tines we overlook them. There isn't a person this Body Who is a Senator could be elected or reelected with Ksic> the little guys. The guys Ehat We don't acknoWledge too much. The guys that put us here. The guys that -- and ladies who send us here. And kant to thank then from the bottom of my heart. Without them I would have never Made it. NoW -- and also would like to thank His Excellencyz the Governor, for -- for presidlng and Judge Nickels for suearing me in today. I certalnly appreciate that, and certainly will not forget that. One of the most difficult things that have to do: and it's a 1ot more difficult than you think it is to do, is picking the leaders and the assistant leaders. We as -- as T say, we have a 1ot of talent on our side of the alsler and very honestly, it's a difficult thin: to do. And I would like to announce my leadershlp for the 89th General Assembly: Senator Stanley Weaver, Senator John Maitland: Senator Aldo DeAngelis, Senator Adeline Jay Geo-Karis, SenaEor Frank Watson, Senator Walter Dudycz: and our Caucus Chairman w1l1 be, of course, Laura Kent Donahue. Now : the Chair would like to appoint the Senators to escort the Governor and the Members of the Judiciary: Senator Hasara, Senakor Burzynskir Senator Parker, Senator Palmer, Senator Viverito and Senator Jacobs. Please cone to the Well and escort our distinguished elected officials. While we just have a little time here; I understand the beautiful new State Treasurer, Judy Baar Topënka is here. Would she please stand and be recognized. The next order 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1s* Leglslatlve Day January 1995 of business, the election of the Minority Leader. Senator Demuzlo has requested unanimous consent on behalf of Ehe Democrat Members of the Senate to declare Senator Emil Jones Mlnority Leader of the 89th General Assembly. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. So ordered. The Chair recognizes the Minority Leader, Emil Jones.
To the Chief -- to the Justices of the Supreme Court: to the Constitutional Officers who are here, my good friend Bill Holland, the Audltor General of Ehe State of Illinois, to my colleagues in the General Assenbly, their families, their friends: and al1 those Who are witnessing thls occasion, 1eE me also Neleome you to the Illinois Senate. To my wlfe, my sons, my sisters and brothers? thls is aqain a historic occasion. And to my esteemed Democratic colleagues, let me once again thank you for your eonfidence and support as We begin the 89th Session of Ehe General Assembly. It is your support that enabled me to weather a1l the brickbats of last Session and get reelected again Minority Leader. Hopefully it would have been President, but I belteve the Governor made a nistake in his counting . But korking together we have accomplished a great deal on behalf of the people of Illinois. And I salute you, each of you; for your dignified service to then . And I also wank to conqraEulate you, Senator Phillpp on your being reelected President of this august Body. You know, and I know , leadership carries w1th it a tremendous amount of responsibility. So, again, I want ta commend your colleagues for selectinq you, and 1, toor congratulate you . But Springfield has undergone a major transformation. For the first time in more than two decadesr Republlcans control a1l the executive branches of government and both Chambers of the Illlnols General Assembly. As you so alluded to, you have the power, the votes to pass practically any piece of legislation that you so deskre. Howeverr good qovernment stems from cooperatlon and compromise. And as a 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLZ REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Leqislative Day January l1, 1995 service -- as a servant of the people of Illinois, I must stress that one particular point. In November, for exampley only a minority of the eligible voters in this State went to the polls. This means that we cannot interpret the resulks of that election as a mandate. The silent majority are those people who did not even participate in the process. Therefore, this caucus will scrutinize any purported contract as relate to the people of the State of Tllinois. We're going to scrutinize it and read the fine print. The voters must know that leglslation on school vouchers, charter schools, disguised as reform, will not resolve the State's problem of underfunding of education from Cairo, Illinois, to North Chicago. Furthermore, such legislation would not make funding equitable. We Senate Democrats will do a1l we can to ensure that the fine print in that contract, as you -- you related to, that will be on a fast-tracky will be thoroughly debated and discussedr so that *he people of Illinois, the silent najority who did not participate, Will know what you are talkin: about. So, Senator Philip, seek your cooperation in that endeavor. I proudly lead the loyal opposition in this upper Chamber, but I know that our work centers on compromise. We are Willing to cooperate when it is necessary to do such. However, that cooperation is lost when the rights of Members on this side of the aisle are ignored. You risk losing our cooperation when we feel that issues in the best interest of the people of Illinois are not properly addressed. Our work here is predicated on fairness. One simple -- on simple and complex matters, Senate Senate Denocrats will do the will of the people on a two-way road of cooperation. Only that road leads to the results the people of Illinois demand. I hope that our Worries and deeds, Mr. President, Will reflect the dignity and honor of Ehe seats that we hold. Enltghtenment, not ignorance, must permeate this Chamber, and Illinois deserves no less. So, Mr. Presidenty we Denocrats on 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January ll, 1995 Ehis side of the aisle, and there are many great, great DemocraEs - I knok you said you wish you could have gotten more, bu* know got a good staff on Ehis side of Eh9 aislee and great candidaEes. That's the reason why you couldn't get anymore. And in spite of the so-called numbers and you -- and you read in the paper a1l the seats that you were going to gain. you were lucky to get the one that you sot. And I guarantee you, Wedll take back in two years. So we -- We, the Menbers of the Demoerat Caucus, are ready to convene the 89th fession of Ehe General Assembly in a spirit of cooperation. And I want to thank my wife and my fanily for their strong support. Sometimes I will leave here, Pate, after battling wikh you for many, many hours and she go -- I go home and she will console me . Bu* you know, one of the things that you alluded to is the little people out there. The skaff Ehat is behind us. Those people Who Work the various precincEs. But ue don't own the televisions, we donît own Ehe newspapers, but guarantee you that this Democrat staff on this sidg of th9 aisle is the greatest and Ehose precinct committeenen that you talk about - we have some great ones, too . That's the reason Why you only got one. But guarantee you: wedll take four ngxt time. Good lucky Mr. President.
Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President. would like to name my leadership team of Patrick Welch, Miguel de1 Valle, Howie Carroll, Vince Demuzio, and Kenneth Hall as the Caucus Chair. These persons are the persons uho as Senators will serve as Assiskant Minority Leaders. would name one other spot at a later date.
Thank you, Senator Jones. The record will so indicate. The Benediction will be offered by the Reverend John R. Ossola: 26 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January l1, 1995 Rector, Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Sprinqffeld, Illinois. Father Ossola.
(Benedictlon by *he Reverend John R. Ossola)
Will the Committee on Escort for the Judiciary - Senator Hawkinson, Fawell, Dillard, Berman, Garciar O 'Daniel - please come forward to escort the distingulshed Members of the Judiciary from the Chamber. The Senaee will please come to order. The Senate Will stand at ease till 2 olclock to afford the opportunity of our friends and guests to leave *he Chamber. We Will come back promptly at 2 o'clock and adopt the Rules of Ehe 89th General Assembly. So we stand adjourned tsic> till 2 p.m. (SENATE STANDS AT EASE) (SENATE RECONVENES)
Will the Members please come to the Floor. Five minutes, please. I'n sorry. Senator Demuzio, for what purposp do you rise?
Just a matter of lnquiry. I uas -- there are -- Members have been asking, and I knoW We're going to be here tomorrow . Have any any idea Nhat time we might be coming back tomorrow so they ean tell their Camllies?
Eleven-khirey. As as you know , we're primarily here to hear the Governor's State of *he State. 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 69TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January l1# 1995
Oh. Primarily? Oh...
Well, Introduction of Billsy so forth .
A1l right. Eleven-thirty.
But I don 't anticipate we're going to be here very long.
Oh. see. Thank you very much.
The Senake will please come to order. The nexE order of business will be to complete our organizations. Resolutions, Mr. Secretary .
Senate Resolution offered by Senator Weaver.
Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. Tbis is the resolution that provides for the election of certain officers of the Senate. Specifically, the resolution designates Jtm Harry, Secretary of the Senate; Linda Hawker: Assistant Secretary; Tracey Sidles as Sergeant at Arms; and Anita Nobinson as Assistant Sergeant at Arms. I'd move the adopkion.
Any discussion? If not: all those in favor, signify by saying Aye . Those -- I'm sorry. We have to have a roll call. We should have a record. Al1 right. All those in Eavor, signify by voting Aye. those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have you a11 voted who wish? Have you al1 voted Who Wish? Take the record. On the question: there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, 1 no* voting . Senate 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll, 1995 Resolution No. 1 is adopted . END 0F TAPE TAPE 2 PRESIDENT PHILIPJ Mr. Chapman of Lhe Sun-Times has asked permission to photograph the festlvities. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. The Chalr recognizes Senator Weaver. Okay. Excuse me. Senate Resolukion No. 2.
Senate Resolution 2, offered by Senators Weaver, Dudycz, Dillard, Hawkinson and Philip.
Senator Weaver.
Thank your Mr. Prestdent. This is the Senate resolution adopting the rules for the 89th General Assembly . think a11 of you have copies on your desk of what *he changes are. For the most I can go through them if you uish, but for the most part, they are implementing some deadlines: implementing some constitutional changes. One is to amend -- one anendment is for the Secretary to be able to conduct business in perfunctory sessions. 1* -- also provides for the conmittee Chair and the Minority spokesmen serve at Ehe pleasure of the approprlate appointing offlcers. For the most part, they're just elarifications of chanqe: that have been questioned in the past, and -- and if anyone has any particular questions about any of the changesy I'd be happy to either read them or go through them 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMSLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislatlve Day January ll, 1995 individually.
Senator Weaver has moved the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 2. Mr. -- Mr. Secretaryy do We have any -- any anendments filed on Senate Resolution No. 2?
Amendment No . offered by Senator Jones.
Read the amendment. Senator Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. Amendment No. l to the Senate Resolution No. 2 is to require a twenty-four hour posting notice for committee hearings on Ploor amendments and otber legtslative measuresr including conference committee reports. Current rules provide for only one bour of notice. This amendment is an attempt to bring the eurrent rules into compliance With Article IVr Section 7 of the Constitution, by requiring reasonable public notice on hearings. And -- and -- and that is very importank, because as you indlcaEed in your acceptance speech as Presidentr you indicated about open and fair things have been; however, there have been some major amendnents ehak have been adopted and persons uanting to have an input or say on those amendments in eommittee. So this amendment is a fair amendment. Also, it would allow Floor amendments Who has bipartisan sponsorship to go directly to the Floor for full debate and discussion, rather than the Rules Committee. Now, when I said bipartlsan sponsorshlp, ik could be sponsored by a -- a Member on your side and my side, or you and 1, and thaE amendment will go directly to the Floor for debaeer rather than that amendment being shelved to the Rules Committee. That's what Amendment No. -- No. does, and ask for its adoption.
30 ETATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASEEMBLY REGULAR SESSTON SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January l1, 1995 Senator Weaver.
Thank youg Mr. pr/sident. Well, I would stand opposed to this amendmgnt. The rules under which wg dvg handled amendments to bills haz worked very well in the last two yearsr and I see na reason to change. PRESIDEK: PHILIP: Senator HaWkinson.
Thank you, Mr. President. I also would suggest that We reject this amendment. Really, the two parts of it are in contradëction to each other, the first part suggesting that we need more than an hour notice on amendmenE, and -- and then the second par: of it saying we'll bypass Rules altoqether and committee altogether. There's nothing magical about bipartisan support. In our area: Senator Shadid and 1, and many of you in similar areas of the State, when you have a project that affects your district: you -- you do cooperate and you take the same position on behalf of your area. But some of us from any particular area of Ehe State would come in wiEh a bipartisan aaendment to have the State spend a hundred million dollars on our dis*rict, that measure still ought to have a full hearing in committee, and I thlnk the way our rules have operated, by havinq the amendments go to committee, has served us Nel1. And I Would sugqest we reject this amendment.
Senator Berman.
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me address the firsE part of the proposed Amendment No. When Senaeor Philip Was first installed two years ago, he talked about a process that would eliminate what many of us lived with and learned distaste greakly, and that was that in the closin: hoursr in pareicular, of 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 11: 1995 any particular Sessionr of any deadline: We Would be confronted on the Floor with volumes of an amendmene. Nobody kneW What was in And I wanted to compliment the -- the Presldent and al1 of the people for conducting what think more -- has been an improvemenE of sending things to committee. The people on the committees - on the committees that I serve - are most familiar With those issues, in that they have lent themselves to a much more intelligent consideration and debate of amendments when they've been done in committeey as opposed to just the Floor. Now, the first part of this, however, Nould suggest to you: really is a constructive suggestion that ought to be given serious consideration and adopted, and thatfs changing ehe one-hour rule. There are amendnents that can be introduced. One of the chairmen of the committee stands up on this Floor and looks at the clock and says itfs 2:28 and that we 're going to meeE at 3:30 and consider an amendment. The purpose is for bhe public to have sone input, participatlon in *he committee process. And unless you happen to be one of the very professional, very aware lobbyists and that's noe all of them - that happen to be han:ing out right outside listening to that debate and knew What that amendment wasy the public doesn't know what's going to be considered in that committee an hour and tWo ninutes from now. So I would suggest to you that in keeping with what I think has worked very well, a slight improvenent would be to make a major expansion of the one-hour -- requlrement for committee consideraeion of amgndments. If you don't like twenty-faur hours: there are other things. But really suggest very respectfully *hat one hour doesn't allow us -- doesn't allow - lee me elarify that - doesn't allow the public to have the inpue or the opportunity to comment, uhich is the heart of the committee system . go I'm going to vote for Amendment No. If it's not adopted, I I would suggest to Ehe President and to a1l of us, let's take another look at khat one hour. It 32 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRI9Q lst Legislative Day January 1995 ought not to stay at one hour. Thank you, Mr. President.
Senator Jones. SENATOR JONES) ïes. Thank you, Mr. Presldent. And again, we are talkin: about havin: public input. Wedre talking about issues of importance to the people across the state of Illlnois. 1* may be an anendment dealin; with Dupage County or -- or County of Cook' but I know there -- that no train or plane can f1y down here in a half an hour and to allow the people ample time Eo have some input or testimony before a respective committee. So I think this Amendnent No. l is a good amendment, and I think should be given proper considerationr rather tban opposin: this amendment. If you talk about openness, if you talk about people Wanting to be involved in the process, if you talk about the minority of voters who voted and that silent majority who did not vote because of that distrust: this is an opportunityy Mr. President, to show them that you Want to hear from them: you want them to talk about what's in thls purported contract that you are discussing, rather than slip through Without thelr input for -- only for them to fynd out after readlng the fine print months later what actually happened to them. So as a Body who wants the respect of the public, I think this amendment should be adoptede and I solicit your support. PRESIDENT PHILIP) The quesklon is, shall Anendment No. 1 to Senate Resolution 2 be adopted. Those kn favor Will vote Aye. Those opposedy Nay. The voting is open. Have you all voted who wish? Have you all voted who wish? Take the record. On the questionr there are 25 Yeses, 33 Nays, nobody vcting Present. The amendmenk fails. Any further amendments?
STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll, 1995 Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Jones.
Senator Jones.
Thank you, Mr. Presldent. Amendment No. 2 amends Rule 2-10 to requlre a vote of the najority of the Senators elected to approve or change legislative deadlines, for example to even change 3rd Reading. Under the current rules that we have before us, glves the Presldent unilateral power and unlimited aukhority to set or revise these deadlines. What this anendment does is you bave thirty votes - you got thirty votes on your side - but rather than have one person do this, it should be approved by the Body that's bein: affected by such a deadline change. Also r it amends Rule 3-5 to require one-hour posting of specific subject matters, including the bill number, and -- and in -- in order of the Rules Committee to meet. Current rules allows the Rules Committee to meet upon notlce withouE any time requirementr without any notice about the eontent of the amendment. This amendnent is one whereby you see two or three Members on this Floor go running in the corner, and they don't know what the heek is being discussed, they donft know What the ccntent of is. A11 -- a1l this does is give nore advance notice to the Members who serve on the Rules Committee. And lets them know the content of what's involved, and so they may want to inform someone else. That's a11 it doesr is opên up the process and have fairness. And I ask for the adoption of Amendment No.
Senator Cullerton. SENATOR CULLERTON; Yes. Tbank you, Mr. President. With regard to the first part of the amendment, I rise in support of It's -- really jusE a formality. don't think that there's any question tbat 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 11, 1995 your Members would support your requese with regard to legislative deadlines. It's just that we shouldy I think, have Ehe rulês reflect the fact that it is the majorlty of *he Members that can ehat can make that decision. And it's really just somethin: which I -- perhaps was just an oversight when you did the rules two years ago. And with regard to the second section With reqard to the Rules Conmittee, serve on the Rules Committee and as as you know from the Way it -- it operates, it's a very powerful committee. Unfortunately, the way it's Worked, the Rules Committee meets sometlmes when wefre -- in fact: most of the tlme when we're in Session. So we have to run back in *he committee uhite there's debate on Ehe Ploor. When we get there, we are given a list of *he bills that are -- we dre asked to approve. It's almost impossible for any member of the public to have any idea when the Rules Ccmmittee is qoing to meet because there's no notice requlrements, number one, and even for the Members themselves to know what the numbers represent. In other words, we have to ask the staff - the Majority staff f'We11, What does Senate Bill 24 do, and why is lt being sent to this committee, or why is belng referred directly to the Floorr' So this is just a very reasonable request that there be a one-hour posting for what the Rules Committee is going to take up . I mean, this is something which -- which benefits khe Majority Membershipp as well as the Minority. ïou have bills that are in the Rules Committee. We are a11 well aware of the power of the Rules CommiEeee. It's just a -- a very reasonable modification of the -- of -- light or the two years' practice that we've had so farr and I Would urge that if we don't adopt it now, as we perhaps wondt, you consider Ehis as a change ror Ehe nex: feu ueeks. Thank you.
Senator Weaver.
35 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL AGSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day Janaary 11, 1995 Well, thank you, Mr. President. Again, I stand in opposition to Amendment No. 2. These amendments are filed kith the Secretary; they're avallable eo the Majority staff, the Minoriey staff. Oftentines, analysis of the amendment are with :t. In the Rules Committee We explain uhat the amendment does. And we're just -- these rules have worked well in the past; it's expedited the work of the Senate on both sides of the aisle. And so I would hope for a No vote on this second amendment.
A11 right. The question is, shall Amendment No. 2 to Senate Resolution 2 be adopted. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have you all voted who wish? Have you a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On the questionr there are 25 Ayes, 33 Nays, 1 -- 1 not voting. The anendment fails. Any further amendmenEs?
No further amendments, Mr. President.
Senator Weaver, to close.
I'd move the adoption of Amendnent -- orr Resolution No . 2.
There bein: no further discussiony the question isp shall the Senate adopt Senate Resolution No. The votkng is open. Have you a1l voted who wish? Have you a11 Moeed who Wish? Take the record. On the questionr there are 57 Ayesy no Nays: 2 not votlng. The Senate ResoluEion No. 2 is adopted. Senator Dillard .
...Mr. President and Ladles and Gentlemen of the senater having voted on the prevailing side, I move to reconsëder the vote by which Senate -- this was just -- Amendmene No. 2 -- or# Resolution No. 2 was adcpted . 36 ETATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL AEEEMBLY REGULAR SZSSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll: 1995
Senator Dudycz.
Mr. President, I move to lay on the table *he previous motion.
Senator Dillard has moved to reconsider the vote by Which Senate Resolution No. 2 has been adopted . Senator Dudycz has moved ko table that motion. The motion is in order. The question is, shall the Senate table the motion to reeonsider the adoption of Senate Resolution No. The voting is open. Welll do it by voice vote. A1l those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Those opposed' Nay . The Ayes have it. The motion is tabled. The Chair recognizes Senator Weaver to explain the resolution and to make a motion. SENATOR WEAVERJ Senate Resolution No. This resolution informs the House that Ehis Chamber is now organized. IId move the suspension of the rules for *he immediate conzideratlon and adoption of Senate Resolutton No. 3.
Mr. Secretary.
Senate -- Senate Resolutlon 3, offered by Senator Weaver. PRESIDENT PHILIP) Senator Weaver.
This is the resolution, Mr. Presidenty that informs the House that this Chamber is now organizedy and r uould move the suspension of the rules for the immediate constderation and adopklon of Sgnate Resolution No. 3.
Senator Weaver has moved the suspension of the rules for the STATE OF ILLINOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSPRIPT lst Legislative Day January 1995 immediate consideration and adoption of Senate Resolution No . 3. Those in favor, say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. And itfs the opinion of the Chair the Ayes have and the rules are suspended. Now, on thê adoption of Senate Resolution No. is there any discussion? Senator Welch.
Thank you, Mr. Presldent. Mr. President, We're supposed to be here EWo weeks from yesterday, and we don't know how many Members are going to be in each committee. When will we find out how nany Members the Majority and Minority parties Will be allotted on each of the committees?
I believe that will be filed today. Shall -- the motion shall the :enaEe adopt Senake Resolution No. 3. The voting is open. Have you a11 voted kho wish? Have you al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On the queskion, there are 58 Ayes, no Nayse l not votlns . Senate Resolution is adopted. Next resolutione Mr. Secretary.
Senate Resolutlon 4 is offered by Senator Weaver.
Chair recognizes Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is a standard resolution requiring the Secretary to prepare transeripts of khe Journal. Would move the suspension of kh9 rules for the immediate consideratkon and adopEion of Senate Resolution No. 4.
Genator Wgaver moves the suspension of the rules for the immediate eonstderation and adoption of Senate Resolution 4. Ts there any discussicn? If not, those in favor will signify by saying Aye. Those opposedy Nay. In Ehe opinion of the Chair, the 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSTON SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day January 1995 Ayes have kt: and *h9 rules are suspended. Now, on the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 4: is khere any discussion? If not, the question is, shall Senate adopt Senate Resolution No. 4. The voting is open. Have you a11 voted who Wish? Have you all voted who wish? Take the record. On Ehe question, there are 56 Ayes: Nay: 2 noE voting. Senate Resolution 4 ls adopted. Next resolution' Mr. Secretary.
Senate ResoluEion 5: offered by Senator Weaver.
The Chair recognizes Senator Weaver.
Thank youy Mr. President. Senate Resoluklon 5 appoints the Standing Committees of Correspondence in accordance with the standard procedures for organization. I would move the suspension of the rules for the immediate consideration and adoption of Senate Resolution No. 5.
Senator Weaver moves the suspension of the rules for the immediaEe eonsideration and adoption of Senate Resolukion No. 5. Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the rules be suspended. Those in favorg signify by saying Aye. Those opposedy Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended . Nowy on khe adoption of Senate Resolution No. 5, any discussion? A11 right. The question is, shall Senate adopt Senate Resolution No. The votinî is open. Have you a1l voted Who Wish? Have you al1 voked who Nish? Take the record. On the question, thêre are 57 Ayes, no Nays: 2 voting -- 2 nok voting. Senate Resolution 5 is adopted. Just a announcement, to make it convenient for the Members: The Senate Will come in -- back in Session tomorrow at 11:30 a.n. sharpy and then we 'll go over for a Joint Session to hear the Governorfs, I believe, the State of the State at noon. 39 STATE 0P ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January 11, 1995 So We wi1l -- we will seand at ease and allow tbe introduction of btlls. Senator Denuzio. EENATOR DEMUZIOI ...a point of elarifkcation. Webre -- welre qoing to skay open only for the introduction of bills. Thereforer Ehere's not goins to be any other business conducted. We come back tomorrow aE 11:30. Is that correct?
There may be other business conducted; there lll be no Rore voeing. We may get sone Messages from the House. We may flle the - - khe makeup ot the committees. But there'll be no vokinq whatsoever. Senator Demuzio.
After we come back -- reconvene tomorrou at 11:30. After the State of the State, are we coming back then to conduct other business? PRESIDENT PHILIP) Probably, yes. Tntroduction of Bills.
Senate Bill offered by Senators Dudycz: DeAngelis and Phlltp . (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bill 2, offered by Senators Dudycz, DeAngelis and Philip . (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bill 3, offered by genatcrg Hawkinson an; Petka. (Secretary reads title of bilk) SenaEe Bill 4, offered by Senators Hawkinson and Petka. (Secretary reads Eitle of bill) Senate Bill 5, offered by Senators Hawklnson and Petka. (Secrgtary reads title of bill) Senate B1ll 6, offered by Senators Petka and Hakklnson. 40 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION GENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll, 1995 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 7: offered by Senators Petka and Hawkinson. (Secretary reads title cf bill) Senate B1ll 8, offered by Senators Watson, Syverson and Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 9, offered by Senators Cronin, Watson and Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 10, offered by Senators Watson, Donahue, Cronin and Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill ll, offered by Senators Butler, DeAngelis and Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill offered by Senators Butler, DeAngelis and Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Btll l3# offered by Senators DeAngelis, Butler and Cronin. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bi11 14, offered by Senators DeAngelisw Butler and Cronin. (Secreeary reads title of bill) Senate Bill offered by Senators Croninr Butler and DeAngelis. (Secre*ary reads title of bill) senate Bll1 16, offered by Senators Karpiel and O 'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill offered by Senators Karpiel and 0'Ma11ey. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill l8, offered by SenaEors OfMalley and Karpiel. 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SCNATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislatlve Day January llr 1995 (Secretary reads tiEle of bill) Senate Bill offered by Senabors O'Malley and Karpiel. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 20, offered by Senators Weaver and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 21r offered by SenaEor Butler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate 3i11 22, offered by Senators Karplel, Rlemm, Watson, Fawell, Butler, Lauzen, Syverson, Fitzgerald and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bll1 23# offered by Senators Karpielz Rlemm, Dillardy Philip and Fawell. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 24, offered by Senator Fawell. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 25y offered by SenaEor Jaeobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 26, offered by Senator Jaeobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 28, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secrekary reads title of bill) Senate Bitl 29, offered by senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads Eitle of bill) Senate Bill 30, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads tikle of bill) Senate Bill 3l, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 32, offered by Senator Jaeobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 33, offered by Senator Jacobs. 42 ETATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll, 1995 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 34, offered by Senator Fawell. (SecreEary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bill 35, offered by Senator de1 Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bl11 36, offered by Senator de1 Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 37, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bi11 38, offered by SenaEor Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 39y offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 40, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 4ly offered by Senator Woodyard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 42r offered by Senator Woodyard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 43, offered by Senator Woodyard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 44, offered by Senator Woodyard. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senate Bill 45, offered by Senator Woodyard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 46, offered by Genator Mahar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 47, offered by Senator O'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 48, offered by SenaEor Mahar. (Secretary reads title of bill) senate Bill 49, offered by Senator de1 Valle. 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January ll, 1995 ' (Secretary reads title of bill) senate Bill 50, offered by Senator Maitland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 51, offered by Senator Watson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 52, offered by Senator Watson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 53, offered by Senator O 'Malley. 1 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 54, offered by Senator Woodyard. ' (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 55, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 56, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 57, offered by Senator de1 Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 58e offered by Senators Molaro and Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 59, offered by Senator Berman. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 60, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bll1 61, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 62, offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 63, offered by Senator Klenn . (Secretary reads title of b1l1) Senate Bill 64, offered by Senator Raica. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 65, offered by Senator Burzynski. 44 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT . 1st Legislative Day January 11y 1995 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 66, offered by Senator Maitland. (Secretary reads tltle of bl11) Senate Bill 67, offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 68, offered by Senator Raica. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 69, offered by Senator Petka. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 70, offered by Senators Geo-Karis and Klemm. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 71, offered by Senator Rea. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of *he bills. And Senate Bill 72, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Resolutions. ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER : Senate Joint Resolution 1, offered by Senator Dudycz. Senate Jolnt Resolution 2, offered by Senators del Valle, Palner and Garcia. And Senate Resolution No. 6, offered by Senator Raica. They are substantive. Senate Resolution -- Senate Resolution Nos. 7 and 8, both offered by Senators Syverson and all Members. They are both death resolutions. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Consent Calendar. Messages from the House. Just Messages. SECRETARY HARRY: A Message from the President. 45 I STATE OF JLLINOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January 1995 Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to Rule 2-10 of the Rules Lf the Senate of the 89th General Assembly, have attached hereto the schedule of Session days and deadllnes for *he Senate. Those days indicated on the attached as HSession'' shall be regular Session days. Piled January 11th, 1995, by President Philip. Another Message from the President. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to the Rules of the Illinois State Senate of the 89th General Assembly, please be advised that have appointed tbe following Members to the Rules Committee: Senator Stanley B. Weaver, Chairman; Senator Kirk Dillard, Vice-chairman; and Senator Walter Dudycz. Filed January 11th, 1995, by President Philip. Another Message from the President. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to the Rules of the Senate of the 89th General Assenbly, attached hereto please find the Chairman and Vice-chairman appointments to each of the standing eommittees, along with the number of majority and mlnority appointees to each standin: commiEEee. Piled January 11th, 1995, by President Philip.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Is there any other business to come before the Senate? If not, if there's no further business to come before the Senate, Senator Cronln moves that the Senate stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m ., Thursday, January 12th. Senator Demuzio. Johnny-come-lately.
I was just curious, Mr. President, if my light was burnt out up there. It Was -- been on for quite a while and... Apparently it's not.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) I don't get into domestic quarrels. Did you have something to 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT lst Legislative Day January l1, 1995 sayr Senator Demuzio?
Yes, do, but I think now that there are not enough Members herew 1'11 defer till tomorrow. PRESIDING OFFICER; (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Thank you. Thatls very courteous. Senate stands adjourned. 47 s .6.B .. :7 REPORT:TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 96/09/11 PâGE:001 89TH GENERZL ZSSEHBLY 16:18:36 SENATE Dâ1Lï TRâN8CRIPTION OF DEBâTE INDEX JANUARY 11, 1995 S;-00O1 FIRST READIMG PâGE V0 SB-0002 FIRST REZDING PAGE R0 SB-0003 FIRST REâDING PZGE V0 SB-000k FIRST REZDING PAGE V0 S9-0005 FIRST REZDING PAGE R0 B-0 S8- O06F 0007 IRSTR FIRST EâDIVC READIVG PAG PA E 4 GE 0 M1 g : SB-0008 FIRST READIMG PâGE V1 SB-0009 FIRST REZDING PAGE R1 SB-0010 FIRST READING PAGE R1 SB-0011 FIRST REZDIMG PAGE V1 SB-0012 FIRST READING PâGE R1 SB-0013 FIRST READING PAGE V1 SB-001R FIRST READING PAGE R1 5B-0O15 FIRST READING PAGE R1 SB-0016 FIRST READIMG PAGE 41 3:-0017 FIRST REZDING PZGE M1 SB-0018 FIRST READIVG PAGE V1 S9-0019 FTRST READING PAGE 42 SB-0020 FIRST REZDING PAGE :2 SB-0021 FIRST READING PAGE :2 SB-0022 FIRST READIMG PZGE :2 53-0023 FIRST REZDIXG PZGE :2 SB-002R FIRST REZDING P2GE :2 SB-0025 FIRST READIMG P2GE k2 SB-0026 FIRST READING PZGE 42 SB-0027 FIRST READIMG PZGE 42 SB-0028 FIRST READING PZGE )2 58-0029 FIRST READING PZGE 42 SB-0030 FIRST REâDING PZGE :2 SB-0031 FIRST REàDIMG PâGE R2 :3-0032 FIRST READING PAGE V2 SB-0033 FIRST REZDING PZGE :2 SB-003M FIRST READING PAGE :3 SB-0035 FIRST READIMG PAGE :3 58-:036 FIRST READING PâGE :3 53-0037 FIRST REZDING PZGE :3 SB-0O38 FIRST REZDING PâGE :3 SB-0039 FIRST READIMG PAGE 43 SB-00R0 FIRST READIVG PâGE :3 SB-00%1 FIRST READING PAGE k3 SB-0042 FIRST REZDING PAGE 43 SB-00R3 FIRST READIVG PZGE 43 SB-00Rk FIRST REZDIVG PAGE 43 SB-00R5 FIHST READING PZGE 43 SB-00R6 FIRST READIVG PAGE 43 SB-00%7 FIRST READIMG PZGE 43 SB-0048 FIRST READIVG PAGE :3 SB-00R9 FIRST READING PZGE :3 SB-0050 FIRST READIMG PZGE V4 SB-0051 FIRST READIVG PZGE V4 SB-0052 FIRST PEZDIVG PZGE Vk SB-0053 FIRST REàDIVG PAGE VV SB-005R FIRST READING PAGE Vk SB-0055 FIRST REàDIMG PAGE RR SB-0056 FIRST REâDIVG PAGE VV SB-0057 FIRST REâDIVG PAGE kv 58-0058 FIRST REZDING PZGE VV SB-0059 FIRST REâDING PAGE VR SB-0060 FIRST REâDING PAGE :% SB-0061 FIRST REZDING PAGE VR SB-0062 FIRST READING PAGE VV 1 SB-0063 FIRST REZDING PZGE V4' SB-006R FIRST.REâDIVG PZGE V: I -'k REPQRT: TIFLDAY STAIE OF ILLINCIS 96/09/11 PAGE: 002 89TH GEVERZL ASSKHBLT 16:18:36 SENâTE DAILT TRANSCRIPTION OF DEDZTE INDEX JANPARS 11, 1995 :3-0065 FIH3T READING PAGE 33-0066 FIR3T READING PAGE SB-0067 FIRST READING PAGE SB-0068 FIR3T READIMG PâGE 38-0069 FIRST READING P2GE 3B-0070 FIRST READING PâGE SB-0071 FIRST READING PAGE SB-0072 FIRST READIMG PAGE SR-0O01 ADOPTED PAGE SR-0O01 RESOLUTIO: OFFERED PZGE SR-0002 ADCPTED PAGE sR-O002 R6SOLUTION OFFERED PâGE SR-000J ZDOPTED PAGE sR-0O0J RESOLUTTON OFFERED PAGD sR-000% ADOPTED PAGE 3R-0û0p RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0005 àDOPTED PAGE 3R-0005 HESOLDTION OFFERED PàGE SR-0006 RESOLUTIOM OFFERED PAGE SR-0007 RESOLUTION OFFQRQD PAGE SR-0O08 RESOLUTIOM OFFERED PAGE SJR-0O01 RESOLUTION OFFERE: P2GE SJR-0002 RESOLUTICN CFFERED PAGE SUBJECT HATTER SENAT: TO ORDER-COVERNOR J1H EDGAR PAGE INVOCATION PAGE COMMITTEE OF ESCOHT PAGE NATIONAL ANTHEH-JOâN 3âL7âTO PàGE TEMPORAHY OFFICERS APPOIMTED PâGE COMMUNICàTION FROM STRTE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PAGD OATH OF OFFICE-JUSTICE BEN HILLER P2GE NOHINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT PAGE SENATE AT EASE PAGE SEMâTE RECONVENES PAGE NQHINATIONS CLOSED PAGE SENâTE âT E2SE PâGE SEMZTE RECONVENES PàGE RCLL CZLL F0R SENATE PRBSIDENT PàGE JUSTICE NICKELS ADM. OATH-SENATE PRESIDENT PAGE REMARKS BY PHESIDENT'PHILIP PAGE MINORITY LEADER DECLARED PRGE REHARKS BY SENATOR JONES PAGE BENEDICTION-THE REVEREND JOHN R. OSSOLA PZGE SENATE RT EASE PZGE SENATE RECONVENES PASR HESSAGES FROM THE PRESfDENT PAGE ADJOURNMENT PâGE