Message from the House by M r. Rosslp Clerk . l06 Mr. President I am directed to inform the Senate that l08 the House of Rep resentatives has passed a b ill of the follow ing l09 title, in the passage of which am instructed to ask the 110 2 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislative Day February 26 , 1997 concurrence of the Senate : House Bill 106 . 112 Passed the House , February 19th, 1997 . ll4 We have a like Message on House Bill 315, which passed the 1l6 House on Februa ry 20th # 1997 . l17 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 1l9 Introduction of Bills . 12l SECRETARY HARRY : l23 Sena te Bill 1122, offered by Senator Shadid . l25 (Secretary reads title of b1l1) 127 1st Reading of the b 111 . 129
Resolutions . 133 SECRETARY HARRY : l35 Senate Resolutlon 26, offered by Senator Smith and al1 137 Members . It ds a death resolutlony M r. Presldent . 139 PRESIDENT PHILTP: l41 Consent Calendar . 143 SECRETARY HARRY : l45 Senate Joint Resolution 13 (slc) (16), constitutional 147 Amendment, offered by Senator Fitzqerald. 148 PRESIDENT PHILIP : l50 House Bills lst Reading . l52 SECRETARY HARRY: l54 House B ill 133, offered by Senator Parker. 156 (Secretary reads title of bill) l58 And House Bill 315, offered by Senator Jones. 160 (Secretary reads title of bill) l62 lst Read ing of the bills . 164 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 166 could have your attention for one minute . It 's the l68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislatlve Day Februa ry 26 y 1997 intention of the Chair to do some 2nd Readings . We don 't have l69 comm ittee hearings till 1 o 'clock. So wlthout further ado , on top 170 of page 2 , Senate Bills 2nd Readinge Senate Bill 35. Senator l71 Klemm . Read the bill , M r. Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : 173 Senate Bill 35 . 175 (Secretary reads title of bill) 177 2nd Readinq of the bill. The Commlttee on Revenue adopted 179 Amendment No . 1 . , PRESIDENT PHILIP : 18l Have there been any Floor amendments that we have approved for l83 consideration? . 184 SECRETARY HARRY : ( 186 No further amendments repo rted , Mr. President. 188 PRESIDENT PRILIP : l90 3rd Reading . Sena te Bill 38. Senator Burzynski . Senato r 192 Burzynski. Take -- take it out of the record . Senate Bill 65. 194 Senator Trotter . Senator T rotter. Sena tor Collins , for what 195 purpose do you rise? SENATOR COLLINS : . ' l97 Point of personal p rivilege . ' l99 PRESIDENT PH ILIP : 20l State your po lnt. 203 SENATOR COLLINS : 205 ïes . Thank you , M r. President and Members o f the Senate . 207 Today we have visiting With us a group from Chicago from the Henry 208 Rucker community service o rganization , a long wiEh the Di rector , 209 Mrs . Rucker , Who is the Executive Di rector , and some constituents 2l0 from Senato r Jones ' district and -- and Senato r Trotter , Senator 2l1 Smith , and my district . They have students here observing the Legislature today, and we'd just like for them to stand and be 212 recognized by the Senate . 213 4 ' . ! STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislative Day Feb ruary 26 , 1997 PRESIDENT PHIL IP : 215 Would they please rlse and be recoqnized by the Senate? 217 Senate Bill 65 . Senato r Trotter . Take out of the reco rd . 219 Senate Bill 157 . Senator Hawkinson . Read the bill , M r. 220 Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : 222 Senate Bill 157 . 224 (Secretary reads title of bill) 226 2nd Readtng of the bill . No committee or Floor amendments, Mr . 228 President. PRESIDENT PHILIP : 230 . . . there bèen any Flaor amendments that have been approved for 232 consideration? SECRETARY HARRY: 234 No fureher amendmenes repo rted . 236 PRESIDENT PHILIP I 238 3rd Reading. Senate Bilf 162. Senator Peterson. Senator 240 Peterson. Read the bill, Mr . Secretary . 24l SECRETARY HARRY : 243 Senate B ill 162. 245 (Secretary reads title of bill) 247 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted 249 Amendment No . PRESIDENT PHILIP : 25l Have there been any Floor amendments that have been approved 253 for conslderatëon? 254 SECRETARY HARRY : 256 No further amendments reported . 258 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 260 3rd Reading . Senate B ill 180. Senator Peterson . Read the 262 bill r Mr. Secreta ry . 263 SECRETARY HARRY : 265 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislative Day February 26, 1997 Senate Bll1 180 . 267 (Secretary reads title of bill) 269 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. 27l PRESIDENT PH ILIP : 273 3rd Readtng . Senate Bill 211 . Senator Sieben . Senate Bill 275 Senato r Sieben . Take it out of the record . Senato r 277 Cronin 's not here. Senate Bill 38. Senator Burzynski. Read the 278 b1ll, Mr . Secretary . 279 SECRETARY HARRY : 281 Senate Bill 38 . 283 (Secretary reads title of bill) 285 2nd Read ing of the bill. No committee amendments . 287 PRESIDENT PH ILIP : 289 Have there been any Floor amendments that have been approved 29l for consideration? 292 SECRETARY HARRY : 294 Amendment No. offered by Senators Carroll and Burzynskl. i96 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 298 Senato r Carroll . 300 SENATOR CARROLL : 302 Thank you, Mr. President. With leave of the Body, Wish to 304 table Senate Amendment No . 1. It is technically incorrect. 305 PRESIDENT PHILIP J 307 Is leave granted? Hearlng no objections, Senate Amendment 309 No . 1 is tabled . Senato r Ca rroll . Any further Floor amendments 3l0 that have been approved for conslderation? SECRETARY HARRY : 313 Am endment No . 2, offered by Senators Carroll and Burzynski . 3l5 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 3l7 Senator Carroll . 3l9 SENATOR CARROLL : 32l Thank you , M r. President . Amendnent No . 2 had been app roved 323 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENZRAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislative Day Februa ry 26 : 1997 for consideration by the Floor. This would add the other location 324 that also had a problem with the personal property tax date, 325 simllar to one Senator Burzynski had in his dlstrict. There 's one in my d istrict - the Llncolnwood Librarles . And -- and I Would -- 328 that would cover them , as well . And I Would move its adoption . 329 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 33l Senato r Carroll moves the adoption of Amendment No . to Senate Bill 38 . A ll those in favor, signify by saying Aye . Those 335 opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted . Any 336 further Floor amendments? SECRETARY HARRY : 338 No further amendments reported , M r. Presldent . 340 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 342 3rd Reading . Comm ittee Reports. 344 SECRETARY HARRY : 346 Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules , reports the 348 following Legislative Measu res have been assiçned : Re-referred 349 from the Comm ittee on Public Hea1th and Welfare to the Rules 350 Comm ittee - Senate Bills 704 and 999; referred to the Comm ittee on 352 Insurance and Pensions Senate .Bi1l 704) to the Committee on 354 Licensed Activities - Senate Bill 497 7 to the Committee on Local 355 Government and Elections - Senate Bill 999 . PRESIDENT PHILIP : 357 . . . Hendon , are you ready to make your presentation? Senator 359 Bowles , for what purpose do you rlse? 360 SENATOR BOWLEE: 362 Thank you , Mr . Chairman . rise to ask -- to present a motion 364 to table Sena te Bill 617 . 365 PRESIDENT PHIL IP : 367 That motion is always in o rder . Senator Bowles moves to table 369 Senate Bill 716. A ll those in ... Excuse me . 617 . A1l those in 371 favor, signify by saying Aye. Those opposedr Nay. The Ayes have 372 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 13th Legislative Day Feb ruary 26 r 1997 it. And the b ill is tabled . Now, Senator Hendon is going to make 373 a presentation . Senator Hendon .
Thank you , Mr . P resident. If could have your attention for one moment. Today we 're giving a -- a Recognltion to one of the 378 most famous singing groups in America . They 're from Chtcago y 379 Harvey area . They 've had gold records and over fo rty records on 380 the top charts . And we wanted to present this certification -- 38l Certificate of Recognition from Pate Philip , myself , Senator Shaw , 382 and a1l Sen#tors in the Illlnois Senate . The mighty, mighty 383 Dells, Ladies and Gentlemeh. Let's give them a hand. Come on up . 384 Representatives -- any Senator that would like to be in the 386 p icture can come on up . And 1 '11 read ... President Philip says 387 we don 't have time for a song . But they will be here in concert 388 - - they will be here in concert -- they w ill be here in concert , April 9th/ So you could -- you could here them then. And I want 389 my Administrative Assistant Téeresa Clay to join us. And this is 390 the State of Illinois Senate Recognition: The Illino is Senate of 391 the 90th General Assembly of the State of Illino ls ackncwledges 392 chicago 's Hometown Singing Group , THE DELLS , in Reccçnition of 393 their gold singles, 3 gold albums and 25 cha rted top 40 hitsg 394 which leads Chicago and Illinols in the Rhyehm and Blues Music 395 Field and commends their devotion to each other and to the -- guality entertainment . We commend and applaud the success of The 396 Dells; Marvln Junio r, Johnnie Carter, Charles Barksdale , M ichael 397 McG ill and Verne Allison . Offered by Sena tors Hendony Shaw : and 399 signed by our President, Senator Pate Philip . So let 's give them 400 a1l a hand . MR . CHARLES BARKSDALE : 402 (Remarks by Mr. Charles Barksdale) 404 SENATOR HENDON : 406 Okay . Thank you . Thank you very, very much . And thank you 408 8 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GZNERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 13th Legislative Day Februa ry 26: 1997 for your lndulgence . God bless . 409 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 41l Committee Reports . 4l3 SECRETARY HARRY : 415 Senator Madigan, Chalr of the Comm ittee on Insurance and 4l7 Pensions , reports Senate Bills 63 r 101z 138 and 193 Do Pass . 419 Senator Syverson, Cha ir of the Comm ittee on Public Hea lth and 421 Welfa re , reports Senate Bills 236, 247, 698 and 946 Do Pass; and 423 Senate Bills 235 and 1030 Do Pass , as Amended . 425 And Senator Butler, Chair of the Conmittee on Loc4l Government 427 and Elections, reports Senate Bills 111 , 130 , 156 , 174, 213 , 255, ' 428 256, 297 and 437 Do Pass ; and Senate Bill 25 Do Pass, 'as Amended . 429 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 43l Senator Demuzio , fo r what purpose do you rlse? 433 SENATOR DEMUZIO : 435 Thank you -- thank you , M r. President . Senato r Dunn ls qbsent 437 this week, due to personal business. I would like to have that 43b entered ineo the record , please . 439 PRESIDENT PHILIP : 441 The record will so indicate.' 443 SENATOR DEMUZIO : 445 Thank you . 447 PRESIDENT PH ILIP : 449 If there 's no further business to eome before the Sena te , the 45l Senate will stand adjourned till Thursday at noon. 452 9 REPORT : TIFLDAY STâTE OF ILLINOIS 97/03/0: PAGE: O01 90TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 12:22:17 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBâTE INDEX FEBRUARY 26, 1997 HB-0133 FIRST RERDING PAGE HB-0315 FIRST REâDIMG PAGE SB-0035 SECOND READING PAGE SB-0O38 SECOND REâDIMG PZGE SB-0157 SECOND READING PAGE 58-0162 SECOND HEADING PAGE SB-0180 SECOND READING PZGE SB-0617 TABLED PAGE - SB-1122 FIRST READIMG PAGE SR-0026 RESOLUTION OFFERED ' PAGE SJq-0016 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SUBJECT MATTER SENATE T0 ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PâGE PRAYER-PASTOR THOHAS RADTKE PAGE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE JOURMâLS-APPROVED PAGE MESSAGES FROH THE HOUSE PâGE COMHITTEE REPORTS PAGE INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - SENATOR HENDON PAGE REHARKS BY HR. CHâRLES BARKSDàLE PZGE COMHITTEE REPORTS PAGE 9 ADJOURNHENT PAGE 9