PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) The hour of noon having arrived , the regular Session of the 90th General Assembly w ill please come to order. Will the Members please be in thelr desk , and w ill our guests in the galleries please rise? Our prayer today will be by Pastor John Hamilton, Laurel United Methodist Church y Springfield , Illinois . Pasto r Hamilton .
(Prayer by Pastor John Hamilton)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Pledge of A lleg iance will be by Senator Sieben .
(Pledge of Allegiance, 1ed by Senator Sieben)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Reading of the Journal .
Senate Journa ls of Friday , March 14th 7 Monday , March 17th7 Tuesday, March 18th7 Wednesday y March 19th : and Thursday , March 20th .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Butler.
Madam Presidentr I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved , unless some Senator has add itions or corrections to offe r.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Butler moves to approve the Journals just read. There being no objectionr it is so ordered. WclA-channel 3 TV, out of Springfield (sic), Wishes permission to tape the proceedings. And alsa WEEK-TV Peo rla a lso asks leave to film the proceedinqs . Is leave granted? Leave is granted . For those Members that are within hearing distance of my voice, please come to the Senate STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day April 1997 Floor. We have a number of very, ve ry special guests to be presented to the Senate today , and first I will yield the -- the microphone to Senato r Shadid and Senato r Hawkinson from the City of Peoria .
Thank you very much , Madam President. You know , this is getttng to be o ld hat fo r Senator Hawkinson and myself. think it 's the fourth year, if I 'm nc t mlstaken , that the Manual Rams have won the State Championship . Not only the State Championship ... Sorry for the delay . O kay . Thank you . You know, at this time I want to just read a little excerpt from our proclamation for the Manual Rams . (Senator Shadid reads proclamation) Folks , how about a big hand for Coach Mcclain and the Manual Rams? (Applause by the Illinois Senate) Senator Hawkinson.
Thank you , George . You know , four years ago , Coach r George Shadid and I were sitting in Robertson Field House in the first half, and my Silver Streaks had a twenty-point lead the Sectional Tournament and by half-time you 'd already caught 'em . And I 've been a Manual fan ever since . And it 's been a pleasure watch this four-year run to the top , not only of our Sta te , but number-one ranking the nation . And , folks , you ought to pay attenticn, because thls is histcry . This is the first time we fve had a four-time State Champion , the very first time, and unless they make back for number five next year, and I1m not counting them out, because I've seen a 1ot of sho rt , quick Manual teams make it down before. But this will be something that most us will probably never see again. So congra tulations , Coach , on a fabulous four years . STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENAT E TRANSCRIPT 28th Leg islative Day Ap ril 9, 1997
I 'd like to ask Coach Mcclain, a m inute , to say a Wo rd or two . But before do r I 'd be rem iss if I didn 't recognlze , thlnk , the biggest fan in basketball in the State, next to Hawkinson and myself, is Senator Watson r who 's become a Peoria fan . When comes up fcr a vote , we expect your vote . Okay . At th is time it gives me great pleasure to tntroduce to you, think , one of the greatest coaches in the State of Illino is and also in *he counery , our good friend , Coach Wayne Mccla in .
(Remarks by Coach Wayne Mcclain)
One less -- one last comment. USA Today , in Thursday 's edition, also named Coach Mcclain as the number-one coach in the country . And also I 'd be remiss d idn 't introduce h is son , Sergio Mcclain - where are you , Serg? who was named #fM r. Basketball of Illino is''. Thank you very much fc r your time . We really appregiate
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) A1l right . Now We 've got another wonderful group . Wibh me today are the W lldcats. think it 's a year for Wildcats , nationally r as well as in Illinois . Bc th the C lass A Champlons , the Fourth Place Winners were the Lady Wildcats from Warsaw : Illinois . And then their counterparts in the male stde , the Man W ildcats went on to w in the Class A Champlcnship for 1997. And they 're all behind me today . Their school -- the Western stde of Illino is, and there 's no question that Representative Tenhouse and myself feel have -- we have a very lon: tradition of champ ians in western Illinois , and this is the first time that either the men or the women have gone beyond the Super-sectional. So it was a wonderful year for the small community and the small school of Warsaw , Illinois. I 'm going to introduce the Class A Fourth Place 3 STATE OF ILL INOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day April 9, 1997 W inners . The Coach is Jerry Jerome , and he 's going to introduce the girls to you . Jerry .
(Introduction of team by Coach Jerry Jerome)
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR DONAHUE) Now, girls, if you'll slide just to the side so we can bring the -- the gentlemen up front. They're just coming around the side . There we go . NoW We have the Class A 1997 State Champs behind us for -- and their Coach is Jeff Dahl and Kevin -- oh , shoot, didn 't ask -- Stuckwisch . Okay . Sorry about that . Jeff , would ycu like to come up and introduce the the young men behind me?
(Introduction of team , and remarks byr Coach Jeff Dahl)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) They called them the ''Big Three y'' and they were . They We re great. Well, we just want to say thank you for allowin: us to be here . It 's a big day for Wa rsaw to be able to come befo re the Senate . They 've had a chance to meet the Governor and it's been a very special day . Thank you all. Messages from the House . Messages.
Message from the Sec retary of State , addressed to the Secretary of the Senate . This office is fo rward inq herew ith cop ies of the resignation of Thomas A . Dunn, State Senato r fo r the 43rd Legislative District , effectlve at the elose of business on Friday , March l4, 1997 ) and the Democrat Leqislative CommiEtee 's Notice of Vacancy existing in the o ffice of Senator in the 90th General Assembly for the 43rd District, as a result o f the resignation of Senato r Dunn . A lso enclosed is the Democratic Legislative Committee 's Certificate o f Appointment of Lawrence M. 4 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSIO N SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day April 1997 Walsh of Elwood to the Office of State Senato r in the 43rd Legislative District , along w ith h 1s Oa th of Office . Yours truly , George H . Ryan , Secretary of State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Jones , for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you : Madam President. I 'd like for the Senate to give a warm Welcome to our newly appolnted Senator from the 43rd Distrlct, Larry Walsh, and his wife, who has joined him for his first day of Session down here . Lee 's give him a wa rm welcome .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Welcome , Senato r Walsh . Messages from the House . SECRETAR? HARRY : Message from the House by Mr . Rossi, C lerk . M r. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title r in the passage of which am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 673. Passed the House on March 20th y 1997. We have a like Message on the following House Bills: 9: 20, 167, 214, 221, 295, 488, 740, 741, 1051, 1' 105 (1169) and 1197. (Bi1l within parentheses lnadvertently noL read into record, but submitted in writing .) A1l passed ehe House , March 21st, 1997. We have a like Message on the fo llow ing House Bills : 28 , 82, 279, 288, 306, 316, 320, 322, 345, 108 , 3S1, 370, 472 , 496 , 521, 526, 578 , 581, 585: 592, 448 , 540 , 604 , 618, 627 : 643 , 653, 674, 680 , 707 , 820 , -- or # 847 , 898 , 909 , 940, 978, 995 , 1001, 1006, 1009, 1094 , 1171 , 1177, 1219, 1253 , 1279 , 1288 , 1289, and 1315. A1l passed the House , April 8th , 1997 . 5 STATE OF ILL INOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 28th Legisla tive Day Ap ril 1997
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Thomas Walsh, for what purpose dc you rlse?
Thank you , Madam President. A point of personal priv ilege .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Please state ycur point . If We could have a little o rder, please . Senator Thomas Walsh .
Well, I would like to also welcome Senato r Walsh . We can never have too many Walsh 's , .and there is Senator Welch with Senator Walsh . So it'll be nice and confusing around here . W ith Welch and Walsh it was ccnfusing , but with Walsh , Walsh and Welch , it 'll be real confusing . So , welcome, Senator Walsh to to the Senate. I also Would like to introduce a introduce a group that down here from the Westchester Chamber of Commerce, eha: has driven down from -- the day . The Westchester Chamber and the ir friends , 1ed by my very , very good friend , Bill Ernst. So if you 'd all stand up and please be recognized by the Senate .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Will you please rise and be reccgnized by the Senate? Welcome to Sp ringfield . If I could have your attention fo r a m inute . A11 Members of the Senater p lease pay attention . On your desks , o r at the moment being distributed , is a Supplemental Ca lendar, with House bills . It very important that we pick up the House b ills as soon as possible . Get your names on them . Get them down to the Secretary so that your sponsorship can be identlfied, so they can be asstgned to Rules and assigned to comm lttee . This is very impo rtant. The sooner the sooner we do the better . So please look at your desks -- look at the Supplemental Calendar and proceed . House Bills lst Read ing . SECRETARY HARR V) House Bill 25 , offered by Senato r Parker . 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day April 9, 1997 (Secretary reads title of b1ll) Hause Bill 78 # by Senato r Parker. (Secretary reads tltle of bill) Senator Weaver offers House Bill 108. (Secretary reads tttle of bill) House Bill 167 , offered by Senato r Hawkinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 214, p resented by Senato r Sieben . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 279 , by Senato r Maha r. (Secretary reads title of bill) House B ill 306, by Senator Hawkinson . (Secretary reads title of bl1l) House Bill 322, by Senator Fawell . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 581, by Senato rs Hawkinson and Shadid . (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 585, by Sena tor Peterson . (Secretary reads title of btl1) House Bill 604, by Senato r Myers . ' (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bi11 627 , presented by Senato r Weaver . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 643 , by Senator Parker . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 740, by Senator Watson . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bi11 74l , offered by Senator Watson . (Secreta ry reads title of bill) House Bill 995 , by Senators Hawkinson and Myers . (Secretary reads title of bill ) House Bill l 006 , by Sena to r Petka . 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Leglslative Day April 9, 1997 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bil1 1051 , by Senator Madigan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1171 , by Sena tor Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House B ill 1311 , offered by Senator Butler . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 674 , by Senator Sieben . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 847 , by Senato r Fawell. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 1279, by Senato r Hawkinson . (Secretary reads title of btl1) lst Reading of the bills .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Halvorson : fo r what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President . I rise for a point of personal privilege .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Please state your po int.
I just want to recognize that on both sides of our gallery, we have some parents and child ren that have come from my town , part of the Parent's March, and I Would just like for them to stand, please .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Will you please rise and be recognized ? Welcome to the Illino is Senate . Resolutions .
Senate Resolution 39, offered by Senator Shaw and a11 Members . Sena te Resolution 40 r by Senator Trotter and all Members . 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day Ap ril 9, 1997 Senate Resolution 4l , by Senator Tro tte r and al1 Members . Senate Resolution 42, 43 , both offered by Senator Demuzio . They 're a11 death resolutions , Madam President .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senato r Karp iel, fo r Consent Calendar. Senator Karpiel, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam P resident. understand we 'll be standing at ease for a Wh ile , and during that tlme , I ask for a Republican Caucus in Senator Philip 's O ffice .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) would have to -- that 's always in order, and we wll1 have a Senate Republican Caucus. We a re no t standing at ease . We 're just keeptng the the Floor open so we can collect paper from the House . We Will not be coming back to the Floor . Senator Karpiel.
right, then . Madam President, Ehen we w ill have a Republican Caucus as soon as we leave the Floor, I guess right nOW .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senato r Jones . Oh -- Senator Demuzio , fo r what purpose do you rise?
Madam Secretary (sic), you just read in a death resolution, and I would ltke to suspend the rules for immediate consideratton and adoption of that death resolution, so that I might take it home with me this week . It 's Sena te Resolution 42: I 'm told .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senato r Demuzio moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of the immed iate consideration and adoption of Senate Resolution Those in favor, say Aye . Opposed , Nay . The Ayes have it , and the 9 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day Ap ril 9, 1997 rules are suspended . NcW Senato r Demuzio has moved fo r the adcption of Senate Resolution 42. Those in favor, say Aye . Opposed , Nay . The Ayes have it, and the resolutlon is adopted . Senato r Jonesr for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you , Madam President . Want to introduce another person that has -- was elected out in the south suburbs that we haven 't seen for quite some time , but the new Mayc r of Do lton , Sena tor W illiam ''Bill'' Shaw .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Berman , for what purpose dc you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Would the reco rd reflect that Senator Carroll is absent because of illness in the fam ily?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) The reco rd will so reflect. Senator Demuzio , your llght is on . Do you still seek ... Okay . Senato r Dudycz, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. like the record to show that Senate President Pate Philip is not here this afternoon due to illness . He 's has a little bit of the flu , but he w 1l1 be back shortly , as soon as he gets better. And also , Senator Cronin is no t with us this a fternoon because of official business y but he w11l be with us tomorrow .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Record wl1l so reflect . Senator Jacobs , for what purpose do you rtse? Can we have a little order, p lease?
Madam President, I just wanted to say, hello, welcome back'and you 're looking good .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 10 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 28th Legislative Day April 9 , 1997 Thank you . Senatcr Klemm y for what purpose do you rise?
Purposes of an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Please sta te your announcement.
I just thought I -- share that the Republicans have somebody who got elected just a last Week, and that's Senator Peterson , as Supervisor c f Verncn Township .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) A1l right. Now , as I indicated earlier, we w ill have no further business to come be fore us . We will leave the opera tions open to accept paper from the House , and that is its only purpose . Senator Geo-Karisr for what purpose do you rise?
What time kill we reconvene tomorrow?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senato r Smith , fo r wha t purpose do you rtse?
. . . stand -- I stand on a point of -- for fcr a personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Please state your po lnt.
I'd like to introduce to this august Body one o f our leading citizens in the City of Chicago , the Right Reverend Father Darryl James , who is Rector Messiah cf the St . Ba rtholomew Episcopal Chureh Chlcago , and he 's former President of the Chicago vschoo l Board . Dr . James, stand up .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) W ill you rise and please be recognized by the Senate . Welcome . Sena tor Geo-/aris, to answer your question, we will 11 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 28th Legislative Day Ap ril 9 , 1997 reconvene -- or, we will convene the Senate tomorrow at 9 a .m . 9 o 'clock tomo rrow , on Thursday . The Sena te is at ease . (SENATE STANDS AT EASE) (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR WEAVER) . . . be tn order. House Bills lst Read ing .
Hcuse Bill 28, offered by Sena tor Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Hcuse Bill 167 , by Senators Hawkinson , Klemm and O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 221 , by Sena tor Dudycz and also Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Hcuse Bill 472, by Senator Tom Walsh . (Secretary reads tltle of bill) House Bill 488, by Senato r Tom Walsh . (Secreeary reads tiele of bill) Senato r Dudycz offers House Bill 578. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 618, by Senator D illard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Sena tor Bomke offers House Bill 653 . (Secretary reads title of bill) Hpuse Bill 820, by Senator O 'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 909 , by Senator Fitzgerald . (Secretary reads title of bill) 12 STATE O F ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ' 28th Legislative Day April 1997 House Bill 978, Senator Dudycz . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Sieben cffers House Bl1l 1105. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1219 is p resented by Senato r Rlemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 1253, by Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the bills . PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR WEAVER) Any further business to bring before the Senate? not r the Senate u1ll stand adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow. 13 REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 97/07/31 PAGE: 001 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 12:39:44 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX APRIL 09, 1997 HB-0025 FIRST READING HB-0028 FIRST READING HB-0078 FIRST READING HB-0108 FIRST READING HB-0167 FIRST READING HB-0167 FIRST READIHG HB-021k FIRST READING HB-0221 FIRST READING H8-0279 FIRST READING H8-0306 FIRST READING H8-0322 FIRST READING HB-0M72 FIRST READING HB-0488 FIRST READING H8-0578 FIRST READING HB-058! FIRST READING H8-0585 FIRST READING HB-0604 FIRST READING HB-0618 FIRST READING HB-0627 FIRST READING HB-0i43 FIRST REâDING H8-0653 FIRST READING HB-0674 FIRST READING HB-07k0 FIRST READING HB-07k1 FIRST READING HB-0820 FIRST READIKG HB-08R7 FIPST READING HB-0909 FIRST READING HB-0978 FIRST READING H8-0995 FIRST READING HB-1006 FIRST READING HB-1051 FIRST READING HB-1105 FIRST REâDING HB-11.T1 FIRST READING HB-1219 FIRST READING H8-1253 CIHST READING H8-1279 FIRST READING HB-1311 FIRST READING 3R-0039 RESOLPTION OFFERED SR-0040 RESOLUTION OFFERED SR-00R1 RESOLUTION OFFERED sR-00M2 ADOPTED SR-00R2 RESOLETION OFFERED sR-00M3 RESOLUTION OFFERED SUBJECT HATTER SENATE T0 ORDER - PRESIDING OFFICER DONAHUE PàGE 1 PRAYER - PâSTOR JOHN HAHILTON PàGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIâNCE PAGE 1 JOURNALS - âPPROVED PAGE 1 INTHODUCTION-PEORIA MâNUAL RAMS-SENATOR SHADID PAGE 2 GDEST SPEAKER-COACH KAYNE MCCLAIN PAGE 3 INTRODPCTION-KARSàK HILDCATS-SENATOR DONAHUE PAGE 3 GUEST SPEAKER-COACH JERRY JEROHE PAGE GDEST SPEAKER-COACH JEFF DAHL PAGE k HESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE PAGE 11 MESSàGES FROH THE HOUSE PAGE 5 SENATE STANDS AT EASE PAGE 12 SENATE RECONVENES PAGE 12 ADJODRNMENT PâGE 13