The regular Session of the 90th Genera l Assembly wl1l p lease come to order. W ill the Members please be at their desks r and will our guests in the galleries please rise? Our prayer today wl1l be given by Sena tor Geo-Karis . Senato r Geo-Karis .
(Prayer by Senator Adeline Jay Geo-Karis)
Will you please rema in standing for the Pledge of Allegiance? Senato r Sieben .
(Pledge of Allegiance, 1ed by Senator Sieben)
Reading of the Journal .
Senate Journals of Wednesday , April 30th 7 Thursday , May lst r 1997. .
Senato r Butler.
. . . president, I move that the Journals just read by *he Secreta ry be app roved, unless some Senator has additions or co rrections to offer. '
Senator Butler moves to approve the Journals just read. There being no objections, so ordered . Committee Reports.
Senator Butler , Chair of the Comm ittee on Local Government and Elections , repor ts House Bills 231 , 353 r 46 8 , 480 r 66 l , 729 , 978 , 1007 , 1048 , 1193 , l293 : 1374 , 1500 , 1641 and 1651 Do Pass ; House B i1ls 768 , 1250 , l375 r 1883 , 1916 and 2161 Do Pass , as M ended . Senator Syverson , Chair of the Conlmittee on Publ ic Health and 1 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day May 6 , 1997 Welfare : reports House Bills 447, 619, 635 , 918 , 1080, 1294, 1342, 1344 , 1446 , 1486, 1699, 1707 Do Pass; and House Bills 202, 604, 725, 1279 and 2059 Do Pass, as Amended .
. . . been a request by the Associated Press to take still pictures today . Is leave granted? Leave is granted . Messages .
A Message for the Governo r by Deno Perdlou r Directo r of Legislative Affairs , May 5th , 1997 . Mr . President - The Governar directs me to lay before the Senate the follow ing Message : To the Honorable Membe rs of the Senate , 90th General Assembly - I have nom inated and appolnted the followlng named persons to the offices enumera ted below r and respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of these appo lntments of your Hcnorable Body.
House Bills 1st Reading .
House Bill 1089, offered by Senator Geo-Karis . (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bl1l 1696 , offered by Senato r Philip . ' (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the b ills .
Reso lu tions .
senate Resolutions 64 , 65 and 66 , al1 offered by Senator clayborne and a11 Members . They're a1l congratulatory (sic), Mr. President.
Consent Calendar . Any further bus iness to come before the 2 I STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislatlve Day May 6, 1997 Senate? Tf... Senato r Watson, for what purpose do you rlse?
Xes . Thank you , M r. President. Unfortunately , the individual I Was goin: to mention is not on the Floor. understand he 's in his office . But Sena tor Klemm , one of the Bo ilermaker Caucus membersy of whlch there 's five former Purdue Boilermaker gradua ees on the Floor of the Senate , his birthday was yesterday . And we want to acknowledge thatr Wish him wellz and we have -- for the Members and staff is cake , dcwn here in front . And , Senator Klemm , We are -- welcome to the Floor , and happy birthday , and there are -- there 's cake for you and all the Members . And we wish you well.
Senator Carroll , for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you , Mr. President . On a point of personal privilege , Senator -- sim llar to Senato r Wa tson 's. Sunday vas a historic day in Illinois . As you remember, your predeeessor, Phil Rock , it was his birthday , as well as Neil HarEigan 's . Twenty-eight years ago a colleague of ours used to very anxiously celebrate ...
Can we have some peace and quiet? Rind of hold it down to a mild roar. Senato r Carroll.
Twenty-eight years ago , When he started in this Rotunda , a Member used to celebrate his birthday W ith g reat fanfare , telling eve rybody h1s age , and having cake and everything else. Ncw that time has gone on and he 's gotten a lot o lde rr We 're down to maybe a few cookies and he ds not su re he even remembers h is birthday . fact , his wife scooted him away fo r the weekend and -- you know , didn 't bother to tell him Where they were go ing for his birthday, p robably realizing he may not rememberr by the time he STATE OP ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 42nd Leglslative Day May 6, 1997 got to the airpo rt, where was they were supposed to be . So we won 't say how many years is , but we 'd like to also Wlsh , as of last Sunday , A rt Berman a very happy birthday .
Senator Syverson r what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr . President. Senator Wa tson forgot to mention that there is cake available down here for those to partake on behalf of Senato r Klemm . Second of all , do We have a -- are committees going to meet lmmediately upon adjournment?
Could we please have some peace and quiet? I can 't even hear the question. Senator Syverson.
Thank you . The question was : Are conmittees go ing to meet immedlately upon adjournment?
That is correct .
Thank you .
Senator Madigan , for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you , Mr . President. Purpose o f an announcement.
Make your announcement.
Th is morning we recessed the Insurance Committee at noon from this Chamber eo reconvene at 5 o 'clock eh is a fee rnoon , in Room 212 . We are changlng that reconvening of the Insurance Comm ittee - - Insurance and Pensions Comm ittee to Thursday afternoon , at 4 o 'clock , in Rocm 212. The Insurance and Pensions Comm ittee w1l1 4 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 42nd Legislative Day May 6 , 1997 reconvene at 4 o 'clock, in Room 212 , on Thursday afternoon.
Senator Carroll , fo r what purpose do you rise?
Thank you , Mr. President. Another point of personal privilege .
State your po int.
I understand there fs scmeone even cheaper than Berman who 's in celebrating a birthday , 'cause there 's no cake or cookies or anything , but we understand that our colleague Lou Viverito is having his birthday today , and we 'd like to wish him a happy birthday .
If there 's no further business to come befo re the Senate, Senator Weaver moves the Senate stand adjourned until noon, Wednesday , May 7th . 5 REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 97/05/12 PAGE: 001 90TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 10:33:35 SEMATE DàILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX HAY 06, 1997 HB-1089 FIRST READING PAGE H8-1696 FIRST REZDING PZGE SR-006M RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0065 RESOLUTIOM OFFERED PAGE 8R-0066 RESOLUTIOM OFFERED PâGE SDBJECT MATTER SENATE TO ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PAGE PRAYER-SENATOR ADELIME JàY GEO-KâRIS PZGE PLEDGE OF ZLLEGIàNCE PAGE JOURNZLS-ZPPROVED PAGE COMMITTEE REPORTS PAGE HESSAGE FROH THE G07ER$0R PâGE ADJOURMHENT PZGE