The regular Session of the 89th General Assembly Will please come to order. Wi11 the Members please be at their desks and will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer todgy Wi11 be given by Dr. Gary Rhodes, Elliott Avenue Baptlst Church, Springfield, Ikl(nots. Dr. Rhodes.
(Prayer by Dr. Gary Rhodes)
We'11 have the Pledge of Allegiance by Senator Sieben. Senator Sieben.
(Pledge of Allegiancer 1ed by Senator Sieben)
Reading of the Journal. Senator Butler.
Mr. President -- Mr. President, I move that reading and approval of the Journal of Wednesday, November 1st, in the year 1995, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journal.
Senator Butler moves to postpone the reading and the approval of the Journal, pending the arrival of the printed transcript. There being no objection, so ordered. Messages from the House.
A Message fron the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President I am directed to inform the Spnate that the House of Representatives has accepted the Governcr 's specific recomnendattons for change which are attached to bills of the following titles, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senatey to wkt: House Bills 660, 679, 1070, 1498r 1693, 1696y 2070 and 2l41 . l STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ! REGULAR SESSIOX SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 Al1 adopted by the Housey October 20thr 1995. And House Bills 1002, 1106, 1202, 1221 and 1267. A11 adopted by the House, October 20th, 1995 -- or, November lsty 1995, that is.
Committee Reports.
Senator Hawkinson, Chair cf the Canmittee on Judiciaryr reports House Bill 1l5 Do Pass. And Senator Cronin, Chair of the Conmittee on Education, reports House Bill 854 Do Passr as Amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) For what purpose does Senator Donahue seek recoqnition?
Well, thank you, Mr. President. I Would like to request a Republican Caucus immediately in Senator Pate Phillp's Office. A1l of those that are in earshot of my voice, please come to Pate 's Office immediately.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Republlcan Caucus in Pate Philip's Offlce. The Senate will stand in recess till the call of the Chair. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) PRESIDING OFFICERI (SENATOR DeANGELIS) The Senate Nill reconvene at 11:30. (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leglslative Day November 2, 1995 ... tmachine cutoffl...will come to order. Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to concur with the Senate in the adoption of their amendment ta a bill of the followlng title, to wit: House Bill 211, with Senate Amendment No. 1. Non-concurred in by the House on November 1st, 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Without objection, the Senate accedes to the request of the House for a Conference Committee on those bllls just read by the Secretary. Is there leave? Leave granted. Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1234, offered by Senator Welch. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) ... what purpose does Senator Palmer arlse? Out of the record. Fcr what purpose does Senator Bomke arise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Point of personal privilege. want...
PRZSIDING OPPICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) State your point.
Thank you. I Want to recognize Rcchester High School. not sure Where they are. If they Will raise their hand? In the President's Gallery. If youdll please stand.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGLILAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leglslative Day November 2, 1995 Welcome to Springfield. On page 3 of the Calendar is the Order of Motions in Writing to Overrlde the Total Vetoes of the Governor. Senator Severns, did you wish to act on Senate Bill 95? Senator Severns .
Yes. Mr. President# I'd like to seek leave to come back to this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Very good.
Shortly .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Very good .
Thank you .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Dudycz, on 245? Mr. Secretary -- Madam Secretaryr read the motion, please .
I move that Senate Bill 245 do pass, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstandin:. Filed by Senator Dudycz.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Dudycz .
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 245, as passed earller this year, Was designed to prohibit strikes by university police offlcers by allowing thetn the same collective bargaining procedures that apply to all other law enforcement officers in the State of Illinois. The the provision transfers the authority over univers ity peace officers from the Educational Labor Relations Board to the Public Labor Relations Board. This is a 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 provisicn that was granted two years ago to university firefighters and this is something which applies to every other 1aw enforcement pollce officer ln the State of Illinois, and I would ask that the Senate vote to override the Governor's veto. PRESIDING OPPICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Dudycz has moved that Senate Bill 245 do pass, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstandlng. Any discussion? Senatcr Cullerton. SENATOR CULLERTON: Yes. Would the sponsor yield? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) He lndicates that he will yield. SENATOR CULLERTON: Senator, could you tell me who the -- your motion, I take itr is to override the veto, and that is supported by the Fraternal Order of Police. Who is *he -- who would be the people oppcsed to this motion? Who -- who would be those who would support the Governor's actions? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) . Senator Dudycz. SENATOR DUDYCZ: Well, Senator Cullerton, as you kncw it's -- the Fraternal Order of Policez the Illinois State Lodge, is in support of -- of the motion to override. And as far as who is opposed to it, the lnformation that I got is the Governor and I have no other -- another -- no other information from any other organized labor or group that is opposed to my motian. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Is there further discussion? SENATOR DUDYCZ: Other than the -- other than the universities, which are not happy with -- wlth the override motlon. I 5 I STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Is there further dlscussicn? If not, the question is, shall Senate Bill 245 pass, the veto of khe Governor to the contrary notwithstanding . Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, the Ayes are the Nays are none voting Present. Senate Bill 245, having received the requested three-fifths vote, is declared passed, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstandtng . Senator Dunn, on 703? Madam Secretary, read the motion, please.
I move that Senate Bi11...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Excuse me. Excuse Re. Senator Dunn.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. This billz as the Bady knows, passed unanimously b0th in the House and the Senate. But some people that this affect have talked to me and expressed some concerns, and think they 're legttimate concerns. So think what I'd llke to do with this bill is -- is rather than passing a bill that might be flawed, I'd like to hold this bill until next sprlng and try to work on -- on a llttle better version. So like to hold the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) We'll take it out of the reeord. Senator Severns, on Senate Bill 95? Madam Secretary, read the motion, please.
move that Senate 3i11 95 do passr the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Filed by Senator Severns.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Severns. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislatlve Day November 1995
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 95 came about as a result of a widow ln my district who Wanted to remarry when her husband, the former Cbief of Police in Decatur, dled - many years after his death. She was surprised to find out that she would lose a11 benefits if she renarried. She has since moved and now in Senator Madigan's district. And with his help, Senate Bill 95 passed the Illincis Senate and the Illinois House unanlmously. The -- the Governor's veto suggests that it's an unfunded mandate, but in fact we already fund pension systems. It is based on the hope: prayer and promtse, I guess, that ekther people die before they claim it, or by marryingr they won't have to claim The -- the inequity af this veto really flies in the face of what is permitted not only on individuals in the General Assembly, the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Firefighters, IMRF, Chicago Park District, Metropolitan Reclamation District, SERS, SURS, TRS, and the list goes on and on cf indivlduals Who do not lose their benefits if they remarry. sinply asktng that Ne apply the same level of equlty to the widows of police who have died. And I would ask for a favorable vote on this measure.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Severns has moved that Senate B111 95 do passz the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding . Is there discussion? If not, the question is, shall Senabe Bill 95 pass, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed Will vote Nay . The votin: open. Have a1l voted Who wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Take the record. On that question, the Ayes are 58, the Nays are none: none voting Present. Senate Bill 95: having received the required three-fifths vote, is declared passed, the veto of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2: 1995 .. . will now go to the Order of Motions in Writing to Accept i the Specific Reccmmendations for Change, bottom of page 3. Senator Mahar. Senate Bill 276. Madan Secretary, read the motion, please. 276. .
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to Senate Bill 276, in manner and form as follcws: Amendnent to Senate Bill 276 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Mahar.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Mahar.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members. Senate Bill 276 is the Alternattve Fuels Vehicle Act <sic>. And the reason we are doin: khis is because beginning in 1998, Illlnois businesses that operate ten or more vehicles in the non-attainment areas are required by federal mandate to purchase vehicles burning alternative fuels. That year, no less than thirty percent of new vehicles purchased by them must be so equipped, and this increases to sevenky percent in the year 2000. The Governor -- this bill passed this Body by 53 to l and l07 to 9 in the House. The Governor has amendatorily vetoed it. His amendatory veto urges small business particlpation. It urges that the alternative fuels be made available at public stations. The amendatory veto changes collectlon of user fees from the EPA tc *he Secrekary of State. And the user fee is temporary, and it is three years in duraticn and twenty dollars per vehicle. I would move that We sustain the Governor's veto.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Mahar has moved to accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to Senate Bill 276. Is there any discussion? 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 Senator Fawell.
Thank you very much . This is a bill I think We a11 ought to be very aware of. This is -- this is a bill that is going to penalize just about every truck owner in the -- in the Chicago suburbs and the collar counties, plus Oswego and a couple of others - Kendall, Willr Lake, Kane, Dupage. What we are talking about is taxing every truck that is -- weighs twenty-eight thousand pounds or less twenty dollars. And that money is going to go into a fund so that in 1998 or 1999, whenever this program may or may not start up, that they can go into alternate fuels. have handed out a list of opponents cf this bill. Let me read a couple of them for you. It is the whole page of opponents. It includes such things as: The Enterprlse Fleet Services, Frito-Lay, Illinois Retail Merchants Association because every single delivery truck is going to be hit, Illlnois Lumber Dealers Association, Illinois School Transportation Assoclationr Illinois Transportation Association, Mid-West Truckers Association, Moore Business Forms and Systems Division, National Association of Fleet Adninistrators, Motorola, Pepper Construction Company, Town and Country Leasing, United Parcel, and the list goes on and on. This is not a good bill. This is a bad bill. It is going to cost millions of dollars to go into a fund - none of Which, by the Way: will help to pay for this as far as the State is concerned. The start-up costs alone ls going to be three-quarters of a million dollars, which we have not approprlated. This is a bad bill. We ought to go back to the drawlng boards. We were promised by the USEPA if we were -- became in compliance for three years, we gould no longer have to do this. Chicago and the suburbs are one year away from that thlrd year. The collar counties have been in conpliance for four and a half years. This program ought be killed. It ought to be killed in Washingtony and it certainly 9 STATE OF ILLIHOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSSON SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislabive Day November 2, 1995 ought to be killed in Springfield. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senator Xlemm.
Thank you very much. I reluctantly stand to oppose the the bill for maybe a little few different reasons than Senator Fawell did . When we first passed thisr I think we a1l supported it. But I was almost under the impression that al1 the areas in the State would be contributing for this, I think, laudable program: The alternative -- or, Alternate Fuel Act. I thlnk that's commendable. think we need it. There's no question about it. I have a problem, however, When it's only a select small area of the collar counties and Cook County; that those businesses end up funding the program for *he entire State. It would seem to me that if wedre trying to look at equality and trying to eliminate pollutlcn throughout the State, includlng the trucks that don't belong or if they are housed ln the collar counties that drive into Chlcago, deliver thelr goods, certainly they are as affected and they should be contributing the same as the businesses in the collar county. So I think What we should do is really have the program that the Senator Mahar has introduced to us but have the funding be statewide, so a11 those that are polluting, a11 those that are trying to change their -- their fuel source in their englnes to accommcdate that type of fuel can particlpate in this rebate program. It would seem to me that uould be the fair, equitable program, and that's the reason I have to stand in opposition - not with the concept, but with the funding program .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senator Maitland.
Thank you very nuch, Mr. President and Menbers of the Chamber. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2: 1995 I rise in strong support of the motëon to accept the change with respect to Senate Bi11 276 and keep in mind - Mr. Prestdent - keep in mind this bill passed out of the Senate last spring with only one negative vote. This Body has already supported this piqce of legislation. This bill addresses some very serious problems in a specific part of this State. And work from people from the City, from the suburbs and downstate have worked for over a year to put this blll in a position to pass it. And the Governor obvlously is in suppork of it. It ës absolutely rtdlculous to have so many people...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) I beg your pardcn, Senator Maitland. May we have some order on -- on the Floor: please?
It is ridiculous to have so many people Work so hard on an issue to resolve a problem and then simply discard it here today. This bill is an issue that wll1 help the businesses in the non-attainment areas. is businesses helping businesses. It ës people helping people. And this is as should be. urge the Chamber to look very positively toward this bill and support the motion that has been suggested by Senator Mahar.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senator Parker.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. True: We did al1 pass this bill in the spring, but scmetlmes things get by us and sometimes we make a mistake. And here we have an opportunity to review this and -- and to vote No. We already have -- Illinots has adopted the Federal Clean Acts -- Clean Fuel Fleet program , so that by 1998 al1 the fleets Will begin acquiring clean fuel fleet vehicles. And we wlll have that proqram in place, which is an important program. However, this 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 bill is nothin: but a seven- to ten-million-dollar tax increaser and it does affect the districts. It affects particularly the City of Chicago. It affects Cook County and the businesses. And it is inequitable because it's only in the non-containmvnt Ksic> areas. We have this lt should be across the State so is equitable so everybcdy is paying the tax. What happens With this is the areas that pay the tax, pay khat tax, but the areas that do not pay the tax can acquire and apply for those grants without having contributed to the fund. It is not good for the City of Chicago businesses. is not gcod for Cook Countyr Lake and Rendall and some of those non-attainment areas, and We should relook at this and make it equitable if we do anything on this at all. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senatcr Hendon.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will the sponsor yield for one quick question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Sponsor indicates he Nill yield. Senator Hendon.
Thank your Senator Mahar. I'm not clear on this; I've asked several people. The anyone with a pickup truck - just an individual - would they be subject to the twenty-dollar tax?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) Senator Mahar.
Thank you, Mr. President. No. This is only subject to those companies that have fleets of ten vehicles or more. Also exempted are State, county and municipal vehicles. Just a second here. Owners of State, county and lccal government vehtcles, reneal vehicles, antique vehiclesp electric vehicles and motorcycles are 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2: 1995 also exempt. : PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) k Any further discussion? Senator Butler. SENATOR BUTLER: . Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemenz I ask myself i one single question about this bill, and that is: Have We not over the years, both in Washington and in Springfield , gone far i enough in -- in supporting the productlon of ethanol? It seems to i ne that at some point everyone has to say , ''Look, we've done as much as we sbould do; from now on you have to fund this yourself.'' i . I I -- I admire every farmer in the State, but on the other hand, I also admire the people that have bad to -- had -- have had to ! i support this whole prccess of promoting ethanol and thereby promoting corn. I'm going to vote No simply because I think We've ï gone far enough. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SZNATOR DUDYCZ) i j Any further discussion? Senator Geo-Karis. SENATOR GEO-KARIS: I Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, much as i I like my -- the prior speaker, I disagree With him thoroughly. I The oil companies have made slaves out of the whole darn country. ! vegetation - corn, what have you. And this is a bill -- when you i 1OOk at iE, you Can make ethanol out of Waste farm vegetation. I i ' think if we would go into lt more thoroughly for ethanol fuels, I E ; Ehink we would find Ehat Illinols could be the energy state of the nation. And what this bill does is -- the a way it was amended, i I I it authorizes the Alternate Fuels Advisory Board to provide incentives for small businesses and ensure that funds are 1 available to small fleet operators and owners. And, you know, when you stop to thlnk about a twenty-dollar fee like that for j ; these big fleets, what -- what -- that's no* going to kill them. ! 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leglslative Day November 2, 1995 : Itwlllhelpencouragetheuseof alkernate fuels. Brazil has 1 I gone full-scale ahead using sugarcane to make ethanol <sic> (ethyl) alcohol. And if you mix ethanol alcohol with gasoliner you get nore gasoline. And I think thks is the Way We lve 9ot to go. We just cannot depend on the self-serving statements of the oi1 companies, who have their biggest lobby as imaginable in Congress. And I -- I honestly think that we can help our farmersy we can help our own econcny and we can build more alternate fuels for the good of the people. It's cleaner. Ethanol ks cleaner, r less pollutive and nore efficient. And I speak in favor of the bill. i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any further discussion? Senator Palmer. SENATOR PALMER: p i Thank you, Mr. President. A question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Sponsor indicates he will yield. Senator Palmer.
Senator Mahar, I'm looking at my analysis and there are two k recommendations - three, but two that I'm interested in - the Governor has made requiring the Alternative Fuels Advisory Board to develop rules and, secondly, to give some assistance to create ' partnerships. Are there any time limits or -- or is there a pertod of time ën which this could be done? And ts there some j opposition among those who are for this bill in doing -- putting those kinds of Advisory Bcard rêcommendatlons inEo play? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) i Senator Mahar.
Well, I -- I don 't believe the legislationy as changed by the ! 1 Governor, has speclfic tlne lines for instituting those. But the deadline -- set by the federal government ls kicking in rather ' 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 I quickly. So this is something they were going to want to do. The I ; opposition -- any opposition that I have heard from and we have heard from on the Floor today does not deal with this, but rather the twenty-dollar-per-vehicle fee, which 1'11 address in closing.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senator Welch. I i SENATOR WELCH : i I Thank you, Mr. President. I have a question of the sponsor. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) i Sponsor indlcates he will yield. Senator Welch. 5 I
Senator Mahar, in these non-attainment areas, those that aren't complying with federal air quality standards, aren't there ' restrictions on construction and building new industry that would j pcllute in that area? Aren't there restrictions on any more 1 smokestack-type industry caming into those areas at this time? I
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) ! Senator Mahar. I
No. I -- I think the State of Illinois has a set period of i time in which to comply with the Clean Air Act of 1990. We have to remove emissions from our a1r ln the non-attainment area or cleanlng up these areas. And it can come from a number of different things. We've already put in vehicle emission testings. If those -- if We do not clean up the air to the satisfaction of *he federal governmentr then the smokestack industrles w1ll -- l I going to have to pick up the balance. And that's where you're golng to see factories close in the State of Illinois. ! I PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) i ' I Senator Welch. i
i I Sa if we don't pass this btll, what we're goin: to be saying I 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GEXERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 I to jobs is: We can't take any more because we'renotin ) compliance with federal air quality standards. This bill is not just about helping farmers downstate; it's about jobs Ln suburban districts. Those of ycu who think you're helping these trucking companies who have jobs now arer ln the lon: run, hurting your local counties because buslnesses won't be able to come 1n. And the reason is, those collar countiesy their air is not clean I enough to allow for more polluting industries to come in, so they're not goin: to be able to get permits to pollute the air. That's one problem. Number two, on the federal level, there's 1 ' going to be the ellmlnation of federal price supports for farmers. What the farmers are relying on to replace that is using their products, such as their corny to create ethanol. Youbre saying We l have enouqh ethanol. I say you folks haven 't looked at the total picture. We're golng to be putting farmers out of work. We're golng to be puttin: smokestack lndustries out of business in the collar counties. And at the same time, we see coal mines closing in downstate Illinois. This is a jobs bill, not an envlronmental i bill. We should vote to support the Governor. And I urge an Aye vo*e.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Anyfurtherdiscussion? SenatorSieben. J '
j Thank you , Mr. President. I also rise in strong support of the Gentkeman's notion to support the Governor's amendatory veto. Renind the Members here that fifty-three of us voted for this last 1 May; khought it was a good (dea at that time. This legislation's i been around for a long time. And what we're really talking about I here is a program that provides an incentive - an incentive - for I vehicle owners to convert their vehicles so they can use l alternative fuels: whether that be ethanol or compressed natural gas or liquid petroleum. So we're talking about an incentive I I 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2: 1995 program that fifty-three of us thought was a good idea last May. And now, because of some concern about how the fee is golng to be collected, We're getting into this major debate. think the Goverpor's changes that he made are relatively minor in this bill; will make work better. And would encourage the fifty-three Members that voted for this last May to stick With your convictions and vote for this again.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? Senator Trotter. Further discussion? Senator Fawell, for a second time.
apologize fcr rlsing a second time. But just so you understand: The collar counties have been in compliance for four and a half years. Cook County is one year shy of being compliance, accarding to the original aqreement that the USEPA came up with. This not falr. The bill is unfairy to constantly tax the collar countiesr the suburbs and -- and Chicago businesses. And we are talking some big fleets When we are talking about delivery trucks from -- and the -- the UPS and some of our other small delivery firms. And twenty-eight thousand pounds is not a small truck. This is an unfair bill. Al1 of the unattalnment - so-called unattalnment Isic> - areas are not belng taxed. Certainly Madison County is not being taxed . This is an unfair blll. We ought to kill it now. Call our congressmen and tell themy ''Get off our backs.'' That's What theydre down there for.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussicn? If not, Senator Maharr to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me clear up a feW things. We are required in the State of Illinois, as are some forty other states, by the Congress of the United States to meet federal clean 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leglslative Day November 2, 1995 air quality standards. We have our -- the najor portion of the state of Illincis that is what ls known as a non-attainment area ' ls northeast Illincis. And we have looked at a Way by which We 1 may begin producing -- or -- or giv.in: lncentives for alternative fuel vehicles for the past three years. We've looked at revenue i bonds. Nobody wanted that. We've looked at general obligation bonds. Nobody wanted that. We came up with a sclution thls past spring, which was almost unanimously adopted, that the individual i fleet vehicles in the non-attainnent area would be the ones that ' would pay the cost. They're the ones that are responsible, in part, for polluttng the air. In addttton to then paytng the costy they're also the beneficiaries. For the money that gces into this i pool, they're the ones that are going to access the pool to either buy new vehicles that -- that operate clean air or convert their existing vehicles. Well, let me tell you something: We don't i i I have to do this; but we'll be in noncompliance with the federal government, as early as the year 1998, and we'll be in -- completely out of compliance by the year 2000. And then what are 1 i I we going to lose? Wefre going to lose seven hundred and fifty nillion dollars in road funds. You Want to do that? This is a three-year easy solution to a very conplex problem, and I suggest that we move on and sustain the Governor's amendatory veto . I
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) The question is, shall the Senate accept the specific reconmendations of the Governor as to Senate Bill 276, in the ! I I manner and form just stated by Senator Mahar. Those in favor Nill vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a11 voted Who Wish? Have all vated Who Wish? Have all vcted who wish? Take the record . On that questlon, there are 33 Ayes, 20 Nays and l voting Present. And the specific recommendatlons of the Governor as to Senate Bill 276, havin: received the required i I constitutional majority of the -- vote of the Senators elected, 18 ' è .. . STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY RZGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leglslative Day November 2, 1995 I are declared accepted. Botton of page 3, Motions in Writing to Accept Specific Recommendations for Change, Senate 3i11 377. Senator Watson. Madam Secretary, read the motion, please. ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER: ' 1 .. 1 1movetoacceptthespecificrecommendationsofthe Governor j as to Senate Bill 377, in nanner and form as follows: Amendnent to Senate Bill 377 inAcceptanceofGovernor'sRecommendations 1 Filedby SenatorWatson. 1 PRESIDINGOFFICER: (SENATORDUDYCZ) j Senator Watson. SENATOR WATSON: Yes. Thank youz Mr. President. I'm sure most everyone on the Floor is familiar with this piece of legislation. It's been dkscussed thoroughlyr I know, in your offices, in your districts, on the phone, by letterr by communlcation of any means. People have communicated their thoughts to us concerning the pros and cons of -- of this particular piece of legislatlon. Thts establishes what we call the early childhood education progran, and there 's several components of the legislation. The Governor I amendatorily vetoed languageoutthatwould have involved the -- j what we would call the home day care system and -- and group care home -- home facilitles. And the reason that he did that was prlmarily because of the cost and his concern for what the cost may be inpaated . He changed the language in regard to the appotntnent of the Ready to Learn Councll. Instead of the State Superintendent of Educa*ion making the appointments, the Gcvernor will make those appointments. He reduced the number of public members from twelve to two, and he provided that the Governor, again, rather than the State Superkntendent serve as chairman of the Council. He would appoint that individual. It deleted the 1 l requirement that the consolidated local plannin: issue that was a I 19 1 . ' . g STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 ! I 2 part of this leglslatlon and he deleted that entlrely. That's i basically his action. I concur with -- with the Governor's view ï and would ask for the support of the Body. I i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATQR DUDYCZ) i Senator Lauzen, for what purpose do you rise? I I SENATOR LAUZEN: I Thank you, Mr. President. A polnt of personal privilege. 1 i PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DZDYCZ) l State your point. 1 I
I I realize that this debate may go some time, so I'd like to i draw your aktention to Ehe gallery on the Democrat side behind. I I'd like to welcome West Aurora High School junior and senlors. I Teachers who have brought them to Springfield are Barbara Pielet, I Jerry Sktnner, Jilk Blanchard and Rita Watson. If you'd -- if the ; I Senate would recognize these friends from back home, I'd i appreciate it. I ( PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) I Will our suests please rise and be recognized. Welcome to the I i I Senate. On Senate Btll 377, any discussion? Senator Berman. 1 SENATOR BERMAN: ; I Thank youz Mr. -- thank you, Mr. President and Ladles and I Gentlemen of the Senate . I rise in support of Senator Watsonjs : I ; motion to concur. I think that what the Governor has done is a -- an effort to address some of the concerns: primarily ftnancial, 1 . that the origtnal bill had. But the main purpose of the bill is i I stlll therep and that is to provide facilitles for early childhood I education. The demands of soclety are such today that we need a11 j the help that we can put together tc address our young children, i I preschool children, early childhood problens, so that they can be i ready for school, that they can understand what is expected of i I them When they start to move through the elementary school i I 1 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 process. Groups that I have great respect for are supporting the amendatory veto of the Governor. That includes Voices for Illinois -- Voices Por Illinois Children, the Children's Home and Aid Society, and many .other groups that have dedicated themselves to the better interests of our children. And would urge everyone to support Senator -- Senator Watson's motion.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Geo-Karls.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senater this is a good bill and it became even better with the amendatory veto by the Governor. And thls ls a voluntary program on the part of parents. It's nothing forced down anyone's throat. But thlnk it's ttme that we do better prepare our children for school by encouraging early childhocd programs to meet perfcrmance standards for education, child care, and access to health and social services, and parental involvement: and since it's totally voluntary and slnce it's a step in the right direction. If we don't start worrying about our children at an early age, when are we going to do it? When they 're eighteen and twenty and they're gone Way off afield? I certainly support this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator del Valle. SENATOR dEL VALLE: Thank you, President. When this bill went to the Governor, Was an excellent bill. The Governor made sone changes. I did not -- orr do not agree With all those changesy I think even with the changes, the bill remains a very good bill. It's a bill about coordination of services in the early childhood education area yn the State of Illinots. It's a bill about making sure that youngsters that are now on waiting lists have access to services, including all-day prekindergarten 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 prcgramning. But the Governor -- again, the Governcr was responding to concerns expressed by a very small segment out there. What he did was, he scaled the bill back to reduce the 1 cost of the bill. I Wculd have preferred more money in this billr i I connected to the prcgrams in this bill, but the Governor scaled it back. He excluded day care homes. I vould have preferred to keep day care homes in the bill, but he was respondin: to the concern of those who said that this bill went too far, in terms of working with -- with infants. And he reduced the number of public members to the Ready to Learn Council. I would have preferred that would have remained the same. But again, the bill ls still a very good bill, and I urge my colleagues to support this motion to accept i the amendatory veta of the Governor. i PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Palmer. SENATOR PALMER: Thank you, Mr. President. 1, too, stand in support of thks bill. I have a letter here from United Way of Illinois. And as others have said, I dondt support a11 of the changes that the i Gavernor made, but the core of this bill and what it would provide I for our children is very important, partlcularly that i: emphasizes, as the United Way letter says, the coordination and planning for a system of child care out of the current hodgepodge of early childhood programs. I think it's extremely important that we take that step if we want our children to have everything at thelr dlsposal to learn as qulckly and as syskematically as ' ! they can in thls State and therefore be campetitive. I think this ! bill takes that step, and I urge colleagues to support it. l PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) I Senator Lauzen. SENATOR LAUZEN: Thank you, Mr. President. You know, I think that cne of the 22 4 . è . STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 i I most effective ways that we campaign is going door-to-door to ask constituents in our home districts what's important to them and to . listen to what they say. During the thousand and five hundred I calls that I made the last time I was running for office, I came across a couple of ladles who came to the door and said basically i the same nessaqe. They said, 'You know, in our family wefre 1 sacrificing sc that I can fulfill my respcnsibilities as a parent I to ralse my children nyself. It's our decisionsr and others night ' choose differently. But please do not raise my taxes tc subsidize I other people's choices in their families to put their kids in day ' I j care.'' You know, I think that; generally speaking, we get less of what we tax and more of what we subsidize. I hope that we a11 ! agree that generally a mother and a father are the best people to raise children. Sometimes day care is necessary, and it's impcrtant. But do we want to subsidize large company child care, 1 generallyr for our children? There's three examples that I'd just quote where professors at the University of Colorado at Denver looked at two hundred and twenty-five infant and toddler day care I ! centers and found only one in twelve gave their charges a developmentally appropriate environment. Quote: 'Most parents substantially overestimate the quality of services their children are recelving.'' Close quotes. In a seeond study: Professor Jay Belsky at Penn State University says the quality problems of most ! E centers are one of the nations best kept secrets. If you look at - - quote, ''If you look at the data in this country in terms of quality of care, it's not something to make you smile.'' Close quotes. Finally, Professors Todd Risley and Betty Hart, in their I studyr Meaningful Differences, publlshed findings that show that the most important factor in an infant's mental development is the i amount of time caregivers spend interacting with and just talking to them. Now some mighk say that the proper answer to this problen is that We ought to have more government regulation, but I 23 E ' 89S . TAT TH ENERAL GE 0FILAS LINOISY SEMBL j I REGULAR SESSION I SENATE TRAHSCRIPT I 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 i would say that -- that the proper solution ls What -- What has ! worked for thousands and thousands of yearsy and that's that parents raise their children. The net effect of a11 this is that expanding the subsidy to day care in one more subtle way encourages the attitude in parents to chcose the short-term financial rewards of careerism rather than the parental saerifices that produce real long-term benefits to cur children. We want to make sure that we don't send a message in Ehis bill that parents who could devote greater time to their children, that it really isn't that important after all. There are many reasons to be opposed this -- to this legislation. I know that it's very well-intenttoned, but I rise in opposition. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: Thank you very much, Mr. President. Members of *he Senate, I rise in strong support of the amendatory veto that the Governor offered to Senate Bill 377. And -- and, Senator Lauzen, I would like very much to rise and be opposed to thls b111. I don't disagree with anything that you have said, nor do I disagree With any of the things that the people who have opposed khls bill stand for and a11 the organizations that are opposed to this bill. But I want to tell you something: Ladies and Gentlemen: They dre putting their heads in the sand. They lre talking as thaugh this were a perfect world. I agree, mothers and fathers best raise their children. That's the real world. But go into some of our schools across this State, indeed across this natlon, and witness what we see with dysfunctional families and the students that they 're sending to class. Walk (nto the third grade class: where the young eighth grader is there coming fron a dysfunctional family and had no care when she was a baby. She was ratsed in a dysfunctional family, and now she is at risk of failure for the 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 rest of her life. Truly in a functional family, a good mother, a good father, or a mother and father could care for that third-grade Molly. But the list of dysfunctlonal children is growing and growlng and growing. And we either spend the money today, with very little strings attached, as is in Senator Watson's blll, or We spend even larger dollars, and, Senator Lauzen: that qovernment that you and both don't want to get biqger will çet bigger much more expensively much more expensively - when these youn: children become dysfunctional in life. Spend a dollar today to save a thousand dollars tcmorrow. This is a good billr and this motion should pass.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Fawell.
Thank you very much. Some of you may know I taught kindergarten for awhile. I'm going to tell you, the kindergarten taught in -- in Dupage County, we had kids that came in that had never held a crayon in their life, did not know the difference between blue and red or green, did not know their shapes, were behind the day they walked into that kindergarten. And unfartunately, they were still behind when they Were sixteen years o1d and dropped out. Some of those kids are the kids that we are now pernanently taking care of because they 're in prison. This is a good blll. Anybody that knows anythlng about early childhood education knows we should be taking these kids and making sure: along wlkh their parenkss whlch is what Ehls bl1l calls for and it's as a volunteer program - that we should be doing this. This is a good bill, and I sollcit an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Any further discussion? If notr Senator Watson: to close.
Yes. Well, thank you, Mr. President. And not to dwell, 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS w' 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Leqlslative Day Ncvember 2, 1995 because there was some excellent speeches made in behalf of this legislation, but one -- one point that Wasn't made - and I -- I think that I -- as sponsor of the welfare reforn legislatian in i this State, I think that I have an obligation and responsibility . to mention - many of us on thls Floorr and many of you Who are abcut vote Noz voted for the welfare reforn. And when you talk about dysfunctional families and you talk about the ideal World where you have two parents and one of them stays at home and i i raises those kids, that's -- that's -- that's fantastlcr in the ideal world. But that isn 't necessarily what we're talking about. We 're going to be requiring, under the welfare reform that we passed in this State, individuals who are capabte to go back to work. And unfortunately, in many cases, those are goinq to be i single famlly -- single-parent situations. Now, lf we want to break the dependency of generation after generation after generatton of welfare, one of the strong components of that is 7 education. I think we a1l agree with that. And thatfs what Wedre i trying and attempting to do here, ls to create a situation by which young kids, the prekindergarten kids, will get an opportunity to succeed in life. Welre going to require those individuals to go back to work and We -- in that requirement, I ; think we have a responsibility to those young people. Where -- I there's been some Who 've said this is an expansion. And I -- I beg to differ. If they -- if they sat at -- at -- an -- in regard to the work group 's meetings that we had, the understanding of many of the members of that Work group, and especially bhis i I menber, Was that we 're talking about consolidation and collaboration. There's a -- there's an incredible number of programs out there that need to be consolidatedy and that's what the Council is for, is to make an effort to do that. So those of you -- I know this is not an easy issue for you because of the political ramifications of it, but those of us who voted for 26 ' 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 welfare reform, I think, have a certain responsibility to make the system work . And this is one of those components that can make *he welfare reform programs responsible and effective. I appreciate your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) The questlon is, shall the Senate accept the speciflc recommendations of the Governor as to Senate Bill 377, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Watson. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed Will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Take the reccrd . On that question, there are 34 Ayes, 22 Naysr 2 votin: Present. The specific recommendations cf the Governor of Senate Bill 377, havlng received the required constitutional majority, is declared accepted. Senator Klemm. Senator Klemm r on Senate Bill 949. Madam Secretaryr please read the motion.
I move to accept the specific recommendations of the Gcvernor as to Senate Bill 949, in manner and form as follows: Amendment to Senate Bill 949 in Acceptance of Governor's Recommendations Filed by Senator Klemm . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) , Senator Klemm has moved to accept the specific recommendations 2 of the Governor as to senate Bi1l 949. Any discussion? Senator i Klemm. 4 i SENATOR KLEMM: I l Thank you, Mr. President. The Governor amendatorily vetoed I ! two sections of the bill, Senate Bill 949, by, one, extending the length of time or the window of opportunlty from January 1996: whlch is only about six weeks from now , to 1998, to allow certain communities in Illinois to incorporate if the voters so decide. 27 y - STATE OF ILLINOIS 891H GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 1995 And he also removed, however, a section in a small community Dozaville, I think it's called - down on the Mississippi River for reasons that are explained in the veto message about flood insurance. I believe the changes are appropriate and do ask fcr your support.
PRESIDIHG OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the Senate accept the specific reconmendations of the Governor as to Senate Bill 949, in the manner and form just stated by Senator Klemm. Those in favor Will vote Aye. The opposed W11l vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wlsh? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 53 Ayes, 4 voting Nay . The specific of the reconmendations of the Governor as to Senate B111 949, having received the required consbitutional majarlty votes of all Senators elected, are declared accepted. ...lmachine cutoffle..what purpose does Senator Palmer seek recognition?
Thank you, Mr. President. I.d like to make a motion to table Senate Bill 1229.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Palmer moves that Senate Bill 1229 be tabled. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposedy say No. The Ayes have and the bill is tabled. To inform Members of the Senate, welre ln a holding pattern for just a couple of minutes. The Rules Committee is going to meet, and we will have a supplemental Calendar, so hang on. Do al1 your talking now rather than later. END OF TAPE TAPE 2 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Introduction of Bills, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1235, offered by Senator Hendon. (Secretary reads title of bl1l) 1st Readin: of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Committee Reports, Mr. Secretary.
Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rulesz reports the following Legislatlve Measures have been assigned to committees: Referred to the Committee on Executive - Hcuse Joint Resolution 38; to the Committee on Judiciary - Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 11407 to the Committee on Revenue Senate Amendment to House Bill 14617 and Be Approved for Consideration House Bills and 965, and Senate Amendment 3 to House Bill 820.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted *he followin: joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am lnstructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 22 Adcpted by the Housez May 26, 1995. It's substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) w.. tmachine cutoffl...reascn does Senator Demuzio seek recognition?
Mr. President, I Was just curlous about the schedule for the 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GEHERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 remainder of the day. Perhaps you could enlighten us. l PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) I Senator Demuzio, I Will do so in about four minutes. I will ' do so in about four minutes. Senator Demuzio . i
Welly I -- I have always known you to be spontaneous and to ; be, yau know, very quick, but in this particular declsion, I guess : you want to summcn up all your academic and scholarly powers... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) t No, -- it's four minutes plus Whatever time you take. .. . tmachine cutoffl...Madam Secretary. i
Senate Resolution 113, offered by Senators Severns, Demuzlo i and a1l Members. Senate Resolution 114: offered by Senator Severns. Senate Resolution 115: offered by Senator Severns. Senate Resolution 116, offered by Senator Severns. i And Senate Resolution 117: offered by Senator Severns, Senator Demuzio and a11 Members. i They're al1 death resokutions . i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Consent Calendar. Senator Karpiel on House Bill 41. From -- I on Supplenental Calendar No . l We have House Bills, Secretary's Desk Non-concurrence . Senator Rarpiel. Madam Secretary, please ! read the bill. j
House Amendment No . l <sic> -- with Senate Amendment No. 3. :
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Karpiel. 1
Thank you, Mr. President. I move -- I refuse to recede from Senate -- the Senate Amendment No. 3 and ask for a conference to I 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMSLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 62nd Legislative Day November 2, 1995 be appotnted. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeANGELIS) Senator Karpiel noves that the Senate refuse tc recede from the adoption of Senate Amendment No. 3 to House 3i1l 41 and that a conference committee be appointed. Alk those favcr, say Aye. Opposedr say Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries and the Secretary shall so inform the House. Is there any further business to come before the Senate? If not, Senator Butler moves that the Senate stand adjourned t11l 10 a.n.z Friday, November 3rd. REPORT: TIFLDâY STZTE OF ILLINOIS 96/09/11 PAGE:O01 8STH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 16:18:36 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTICN QF DEBATE INDEX NO7EHBER 02, 1995 RB-0Ok1 REFUSE TO RECEDE PâGE 58-0095 7ETO ACTION PAGE SB-02k5 7ET0 ACTION PAGE 58-0276 7ETO ACTION PZGE 58-0377 7ET0 ACTIOK PZGE SB-09R9 7ETO RCTION PZGE 38-1229 TABLED PAGE SB-123% FIRST READING PAGE 58-1235 FIRST READING PAGE SR-011J RESOLUTIO: OFFERED PAGE SR-0114 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0115 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0116 RESOLUTION OFFERED PâGE SR-0117 RESOLUTION OFFERED PâGE HJR-0022 RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE SUBJECT HATTER SENATE TO ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PAGE 1 PRâYER-DR. GARY RHODES PâGE 1 PLEDGE OF ZLLEGIANCE PAGE 1 JOURNAL-POSTPONED PAGE 1 HESSâGES FROH THE HOUSE PZGE 1 COMHITTEE REPORTS PZGE 2 SENZTE STANDS IN RECESS PZGE 2 SENATE RECONVEMES PAGE 2 HESSAGE FROH THE HOUSE PAGE 3 COHXITTEE REPORTS PAGE 29 HESSZGE FROH THE HOUSE PâGE 29 ADJOURNHENT PZGE 31