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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — February 20, 1998

90th General Assembly (1997-1998) · Legislative day 77 · Regular Session
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Senate
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90th (1997-1998)
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February 20, 1998
Legislative day
77
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SECRETARY HANRY

Senate will come to order in perfunctory Session . A moment of silent prayer. ...the Order of Introduction of Bills is : Senate Bill 1625 . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1626 -- Senate Bill 1625 is offered by Senators -- or, Burzynski, Molaro and others . Senate Bill 1626 , by Senator Madigan . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1627 , by Senator Pa rker . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1628 , by Senators Cullerton and Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1629, by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1630, by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1631, Senator Burzynski . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1632, Senator Burzynski . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1633, Senator Burzynski . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1634: Senator del Valle . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1635, by Senator Link . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1636, by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1637, Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1638, Senator Cullerton . l STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1639, Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1640, by Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1641, Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1642, Senator Watson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1643, Senator Link . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1644, Senator Obama . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1645, Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1646, Senator Dudycz . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1647, by Senator Dudycz. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1648, Senator Obama. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1649, by Senators Welch g Berman and others . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1650, by Senator Molaro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1651, by Senator Halvorson . (secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1652, by Senator Halvorson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1653, Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1654, Senatoç Jacobs . STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 77th Leg islative Day February 20, 1998 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1655, by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) #enate Bill 1656, by Senators Fawell and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1657 , by Senator Trotter . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1658, by Senator Mahar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1659, Senator Mahar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1660 , by Senator Cronin . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1661, Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1662, by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1663, Senator Berman. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1664, Senators Cronin and Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1665, by Senators Cronin and Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1666, by Senators Cronin, Severns and others. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1667, Senator Link . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1668, by Senators Smith, Trotter and others. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1669, Senators Smith , Trotter and others . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1670, by Senators Smith and Bowles . . STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL A SSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20g 1998 (Secretary read: title of bill) Senate Bill 1671, Senator Obama . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1672, by Senator Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate 3ill 1673, by Senators Syverson and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1674 , by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1675, by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1676, by Senakor Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1677, by Senators Parker and Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1678 , Senator Syverson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1679, by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1680, by Senator Parker . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1681, Senators Lawrence Walsh and Welch . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1682, by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1683, by Senator Mola ro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1684, Senator Molaro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1685, by Senator Watson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1686 , by Senator Watson . 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Leg islative Day February 20, 1998 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1687, by Senator Halvorson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1688, by Senators Butlerr Dillard and others . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bi11 1689 : by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1690, by Senator Fawell . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1691, by Senator Obama . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1692, by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1693, by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1694, by Senato rs Parker and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill)

ACTING SECRETARY HAWKER

Senate Bill 1695, offered by Senators Klemm and Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1696, offered by Senator Mola ro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1697, offered by Senator Molaro. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1698, offered by Senator Shaw. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bi11 1699, offered by Senator O 'Daniel . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1700, offered by Senators Donahue and Philip . (Secrekary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1701, offered by Senators Maitland and Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1702, offered by Senators Butler and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1703, offered by Senators Fawell and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1704, offered by Senators Rauschenberger and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1705, offered by Senators Watson and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1706 , offered by Senators Rauschenberger and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1707, offered by Senators Sieben and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1708 , offered by Senator Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1709 , offered by Senakor -- Thomas Walsh and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1710, offered by Senator Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1711 , offered by Senators Donahue and Ph ilip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1712, offered by Senators Philip and Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) senate Bill 1713, offered by Senators Geo-Karis, Cronin and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1714, offered by Senator Shaw . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1715 , offered by Senators by offered by Senator Garcia . 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 (Secretary readsetitle of bill) Senate Bill 1716, offered by Senator Garcia . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1717, offered by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1718, offered by Senato r Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1719 , offered by Senators Cullerton , Ga rcia , del Valle , Collins and others . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1720, offered by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) SenaEe Bill 1721, offered by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1722, offered by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1723, offered by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1724 , offered by Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1725, offered by Senato r Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1726, offered by Senato r Cullerton . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1727 , offered by Senator Berman . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1728 , offered by Senato r Peterson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1729 , offered by Senator Dillard . (secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1730 , offered by Senator D illa rd . (Secretary reads title of bill) 7 ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Leqislative Day Februa ry 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1731: offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1732, offered by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1733: offered by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1734, offered by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senake B ill 1735, offered by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1736, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1737 , offered by Senator D illard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1738 , offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1739, offered by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1740, offered by Senator Link . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1741, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1742, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) 17 -- pardon me, Senate Bill 1743, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Sena te Bill 1744, offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1745, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1746, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day Eebruary 20, 1998 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1747, offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1748 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1749 , offered by Senator Lauzen . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1750 , offered by Senator Lauzen . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1751, offered by Senator Lauzen . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1752, offered by Senator Lauzen . (Secretary feads title of bill) Senate Bill 1753, offered by Senator Shadid . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1954 (sic) (1754), offered by Senator Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1755, offered by Senato r Clayborne . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1756, offered by Senator Bowles . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1757 , offered by Senators Philip and Thomas Walsh . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1758, offered by Senators Butler and Donahue . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1759 , offered by Senator Rauschenberge r. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1760, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1761 , offered by Senators Dillard and Walsh . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1762, offered by Senators Rauschenberger, Syverson 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day Februa ry 20 , 1998 and Thomas Walsh . (Seeretary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1763, offered by Senators Rauschenberger: Syverson and Thomas Walsh . (Seeretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1764, offered by Senators Rauschenberger and Syverson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1765, offered by Senators Donahue, Luechtefeld, Rauschenberger and Watson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bi11 1766, offered by Senators Rauschenberqer and Lauzen . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1767 , offered by Senators Rausehenberger and Bomke . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1768, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1769 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secreïary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1770, offered by Senators Weaver, Donahue and Bomke . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1771, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads tttle of bill) Senate Bill 1772, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1773, offered by Senators Donahue and Fawell . (Secretary reads tttle of bill) Senate Bill 1774, offered by Senators Weaver and Bomke. 10 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 77th Legislative Day February 20 , 1998 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1775, offered by Senators Luechtefeld, Bomke , Rauschenberger and Bowles . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1776, offered by Senator Maitland . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1777 , offered by Senators Burzynski and Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1778, offered by Senator Donahue. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1779, offered by Senators Myers and Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1780, offered by Senators Mahar and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1781 , offered by Senators Dudycz and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1782, offered by Senators Weaver and Syverson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1783, offered by Senators Weaver and Maitland . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1784, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1785, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Seerekary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1786 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Seeretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1787, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Seeretary reads title of bill) 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL A SSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1788, offered .by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1789, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1790, offered by Senakor Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1791, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secreeary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1792, offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1793, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1794, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1795, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1796, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads kitle of bill) Senate Bill 1797, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1798, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate B i11 1799 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1800, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1801, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secreeary reads tiele of bill) Senate Bill 1802, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1803, offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day Pebruary 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1804 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads kitle of bill) Senate Bill 1805, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1806 : offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1807, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1808 , offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1809, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1810, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads Eitle of bill) Senate Bill 1811, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1812, offered by Senato rs W eaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1813, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberqer. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1814, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20: 1998 Senake Bill 1815, offered by Senators Weaver and Rauschenberger . ' (seeretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1816, offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1817, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1817... Senate Bill 1818, offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1819, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1820, offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1821, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1822, offered by Senator Radogno. (Seerekary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1823, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads kitle of bill) Senate Bill 1824, offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1825 , offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1826 , offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1827, offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1828 , offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads Eitle of bill) Senate 3ill 1829, offered by Senator Walsh - Lawrence Walsh . (Secretary reads title of bill) 14 STATC OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day Pebruary 20 g 1998 Senate Bill 1830 , offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1831, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1832, offered by Senator Rausahenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill -- pardon me, 1833, offered by Senators Syverson and Rauschenberger. (Seeretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1834. offeqed by Senators Syverson and Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1835, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1836, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1837 , offered by Senator Syverson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1838, offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1839, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1840, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1841, offered by Senator Carroll. (Secretary reads yitle of bill) Senate Bill 1842, offered by Senator Halvorson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1843 , offered by Senator Collins . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1844, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20r 1998 Senate Bill 1845, offered by Senator Petka . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1846 , offered by Senator Petka . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1847, offered by Senator Welch . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1848 , offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1849, offered by Senators DeLeo and Molaro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1850, offered by Senator Obama . (Secretary rqads title of bill) Senate Bill 1851, offered by Senator DeLeo . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1852, offered by Senator Link . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1853, offered -- offered by Senator Luechtefeld . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1854, offered by Senator Mahar . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1855, offered by Senator Parker . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1856, offered by Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bil1 1857 , offered by Senator Cronin . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1858, offered by Senator Fawell. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1859, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1860 , offered by Senators Butler and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1861, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1862, offered by Senator Petka . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1863, offered by Senator Obama . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1864, offered by Senator Obama . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1865, offered by Senator Fitzgerald . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1866 , offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1867 , offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1868 , offered by Senator Radogno . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1869 , offered by -- by Senator O 'Malley . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1870 , offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads Eitle of bill) Senate Bill 1871, offered by Senator Parker. (Secrekary reads Eitle of bill) Senate Bill 1862 (sic) (1872), offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1873, offered by Senator Jacobs . (secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1874, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1875, offered by Senator Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1876, offered by Senator Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20 , 1998 Senate Bill 1877, offered by Senator Dowles . (Seeretary reads title of bill) Senaee Bill 1878, offered by Senator Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1879 , offered by Senator Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1880, offered by Senator Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) . . . Bill 1881, offered by Senato r Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1882, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1883, offered by Senator Welch. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1884, offered by Senators Demuzio, Hawkinson, Shadid and Jacobs . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill -- 1885, offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1886, offered by Senator Severns. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senake Bill 1887, offered by Senator Cronin . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1888 , offered by Senators Sieben , Luechtefeld and Myers. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1889, offered by Senators Cronin and Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1890, offered by Senators Watson and Cronin. (secretary reads title of bill) senate Bill 1891, offered by Senator Klemm . (Secretary reads title of bill) 18 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Leg islative Day February 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1892, offered by Senator O'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1893, offered by Senator Butler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1894, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1895, offered by Senator Karpiel. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1896, offered by Senator Ph ilip . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1897 , offered by Senator Philip . (Secretary reads title of bill) And Senate Bill 1898, offered by Senator Luechtefeld . (Yecretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the bills.

SECRETARY NANRY

. . . could have your attention, please. We 're going to recess for about fifteen minutes and we 'll return at 11 o 'clock and that will be the final reading for Introduction of Bills. So anybody wikh a bill or bills should get them on file in the next fifteen minutes. Senate will stand in recess until 11 o lclock in perfunctory Session . (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) (SENATE RECONVENES)

SECRETARY NAQRY

. . . will reconvene in perfunctory Session. On the Order of Introduction of Bills : 19 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20 , 1998 Senate Bill 1899, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1900 , by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1901, Senator Mad igan . (Secretary reads kitle of bill) Senake Bill 1902, by Senakor Madigan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1903, by Senator Madigan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1904, by Senator Madigan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1905, Senator Madigan . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1906, by Senators Madigan and Molaro . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1907 , by Senator Bomke . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1908, by Senator Maitland . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1909 , by Senator Karpiel . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1910 , by Senator Mahar . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1911 , by Senator Madigan . (Secretary reads title of bi11) Senate Bill 1912, by Senator Madigan . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1913, by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1914 , by Senator Maitland . (Secretary reads title of bill) 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 20, 1998 Senate Bill 1915, by Senator Bomke . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1916, by Senator Dillard . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1917, by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1918 , by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of btll) Senate Bill 1919, by Senator Madigan. (Secretary reads title of b1ll) Senate Bill 1920 , Senator Donahue . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1921, by Senator Donahue. (Secretary reads title of bill) . . . B ill 1922, offered by Senators Bomke and Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1923, by Senator Tom Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1924, by Senator Peterson . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1925, by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senake Bill 1926, Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1927, by Senator Tom Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1928, by Senator Tom Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate B ill 1929, by Senator Lawrence Walsh . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1930, Senator DeLeo . (Secretary reads title of bill) 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 77th Legislative Day February 20 , 1998 Senate Bill 1931, by Senator Demuzio . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1932, Senator Cullerton . (Secretary reads kitle of bill) Senate Bill 1933, Senator Rea . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1934 , by Senators Berman, Trotter and others . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1935, by Senator Carroll . (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1936, by Senator Carroll. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1937, by Senator Carroll. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1938, by Senators Philip and Dudycz. (Secretary reads title of bill) And Senate Bill 1939, by Senator Obama. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Readinq of the bills . Being no further business to come before the Senate , pursuant to the adjournment resolution, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday , February 24th , at the hour of noon . 22 w/ REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 98/02/24 PAGE: 001 90TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRPARY 20, 1998 s8-1625 FIRST READING s8-1626 FIRST READING 58-1627 FIRST READING :8-1628 FIRST READING s8-1629 FIRST READING :8-1630 FIRST READING sB-1631 FIRST READING 58-1632 FIRST READING 58-1633 FIRST READING sB-163q FIRST READING 58-1635 FIRST READING :8-1636 FIRST READIKG 58-1637 FIRST READING :8-1638 FIRST READING 58-1639 FIRST READING SB-1640 FIRST REâDING SB-1641 FIRST READING sB-16M2 FIRST READING :8-1643 FIRST READING SB-164M FIRST READING SB-16M5 FIRST READIKG SB-16Mi FIRST READING SB-16M7 FIRST READING 58-1648 FIRST READING SB-1649 FIRST READING SB-1650 FIRST READING sB-1651 FIRST READING 58-1652 FIRST READING 58-1653 FIRST READING 58-1654 FIRST READING 58-1655 FIRST READING 58-1656 FIRST READING :8-1657 FIRST READING s8-1658 FIRST READING 58-1659 FIRST READING SB-1660 FIRST REàDING sB-1661 FIRST READING 58-1662 FIRST READIHG 58-1663 FIRST READING 58-1664 FIRST REâDING s8-1665 FIRET READING SB-1i66 FIRST READING sB-166T FIRST READING 58-1668 FIRST READING :8-1669 FIRET READING SB-1670 FIRST READING sB-1iT1 FIRST READING 58-1672 FIRST READING :8-1673 FIRST READIKG 58-1674 FIRST READING 58-1675 FIRST READING 58-1676 FIRST READING 58-1677 FIRST READING sB-1iT8 FIRST READING s8-1679 FIRST READING SB-1680 FIRST READING sB-1681 FIRST READING :8-1682 FIRST READING :8-1683 FIRST READING 58-1684 FIRST READING :8-1685 FIRST READING 58-1686 FIRST REâDING 58-1687 FIRST READING 58-1688 FIRST READING REPORT: TIFLBAY STATE OF ILLIKOIS 98/02/2: PAGE: 002 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRUARY 20, 1998 58-1689 FIRST READING SB-1690 FIRST READING SB-1691 FIRST READING SB-1(92 FIRST READI#G 58-1693 FIRST READIKG SB-1694 FIRST READJNG 58-1695 FIRST READING SB-1696 FIRST READING 58-1697 FIRST READING :8-1698 FIRST READING 58-1699 FIRST READING SB-1700 FIRST READING SB-1701 FIRST READIKG SB-1702 FIRST READING SB-1703 FIRST READING SB-1704 FIHST READING SB-1T05 FIRST READING SB-1T06 FIRST READING SB-1707 FIRST READING 58-1708 FIRST READING 58-1709 FIRST READING SB-1710 FIRST READING SB-1T11 FIRST READING SB-1712 FIRST RSADING SB-1713 FIRST READING SB-1714 FIRST READING SB-1715 FIRST READING SB-1716 FIRST READING SB-1717 FIRST READING SB-1718 FIRST READING SB-1719 FIRST READING SB-1720 FIRST READING SB-1T21 FIRST READING SB-1722 FIRST REâDING 58-1723 FIRST READING :8-1724 FIRST READING SB-1T25 FIRST READING 58-1726 FIRST READING 58-1727 FIRST READING 58-1728 FIRST READING s8-1729 FIRST READING SB-1730 FIRST READING SB-1731 FIRST READING SB-1T32 FIRST READIKG :8-1733 FIRST READING SB-173M FIRST READING SB-1T35 FIRST READING SB-1736 FIRST READING 58-1737 FIRST READING 58-1738 FIRST READING 58-1739 FIRST READING sB-1740 FIRET READING SB-17#1 FIRST READING SB-1T:2 FIRST READING SB-1T43 FIRST READING SB-IT4V FIRST READING 58-1745 FIRST READING SB-17M6 FIRST READIKG sB-17#7 FIRST READING SB-17:8 FIRST READING sB-1T49 FIRST READING sB-1750 FIRST READING SB-1751 FIRST READING 58-1752 FIRST READING REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 98/02/24 PAGE: 003 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRPARY 20, 1998 58-1753 FIRST READING SB-175j FIRST READING 58-1755 FIRST READING 58-1756 FIRST READIKG SB-1757 FIRST READING 58-1758 FIRST READING 58-1759 FIRST READING 58-1760 FIRST READING SB-1761 FIRST READING SB-1T62 FIRST READING 58-1763 FIRST READING SB-176M FIRST READING 58-1765 FIRST READING 38-1766 FIHST READING sB-1T67 FIRST READING 58-1768 FIRST READIKG SB-1Ti9 FIRST READING SB-1770 FIRST REâDING SB-1771 FIRST READING SB-1772 FIRST READING 58-1773 FIRST READING sB-1774 FIRST READING :8-1775 FIRST READING SB-1776 FIRST READIHG SB-1777 FIRST READING 58-1778 FIRST READING :8-1779 FIRST READING SB-1T80 FIRST READING SB-1781 FIRST READING 58-1782 FIRST READING 58-1783 FIRSI READING sB-1784 FIRST READING SB-1T85 FIRST READING 58-1786 FIRST READIKG SB-1T87 FIRST READING :8-1788 FIR:T READING 58-1789 FIRST READING SB-1790 FIRST READING SB-1791 FIRST READING 58-1792 FIRST READING 58-1793 FIRST READING SB-ITSR FIRST READING :8-1795 FIRST READING SB-1796 FIRST READING SB-1797 FIRST READING 58-1798 FIRST READING :8-1799 FIRST REâDING SB-1800 FIRST READING SB-1801 FIRST READING :8-1802 FIRST REàDING SB-1803 FIRST READING SB-1804 FIRST READING :8-1805 FIRST REâDIKG 58-1806 FIRST READING SB-1807 FIRST READING SB-18O8 FIRST REàDING SB-1809 FIRST PEADING sB-1810 FIAET READING sB-1811 FIRST READING SB-1812 FIRST READING SB-1813 FIRST READING SB-181: FIRST READING 58-1815 FIRST REâDIHG SB-1816 FIRST READING REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 98/02/24 PZGE: 00R 90TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRUARY 20, 1998 SB-1817 FIRST READING 58-1818 FIRST READING SB-1819 FIRST READING 58-1820 FIRST READING SB-1821 FIRST READIKG 58-1822 FIRST READING 58-1823 FIRST READING SB-1824 FIRST READING 58-1825 FIRST READING s8-1826 FIRST READING :8-1827 FIRST READING 58-1828 FIRST READING s8-1829 FIRST READING SB-1830 FIRST READING SB-1831 FIRST READING 58-1832 FIRST READING 58-1833 FIRST READING 58-1834 FIRST READING 58-1835 FIRST READING 58-1836 FIRST READIKG 58-1837 FIRST READING 58-1838 FIRST READING 58-1839 FIRST READING SB-18M0 FIRST READING SB-1841 FIRST READING 58-1842 FIRST READING 58-1843 FIRST READING 58-1844 FIRST READING 58-1845 FIRST READING SB-1846 FIRST READING SB-18k7 FIRST READING 58-1848 FIRST READING 58-1849 FIRST REâDING :8-1850 FIRST READING SB-1851 FIRST READING s8-1852 FIRST READING 58-1853 FIRST READING SB-185: FIRST READING s8-1855 FIRST READING 58-1856 FIRST READING s8-1857 FIRST READING 58-1858 FIRST READIKG 58-1859 FIRST READING sB-1860 FIRST READING 58-1861 FIRST READING :8-1862 FIRST READING 58-1863 FIRST READING SB-1864 FIRST READING :8-1865 FIRST READING 58-1866 FIRST READING SB-186T FIRST READING 38-1868 FIRST READING SB-1869 FIRST READING SB-1870 FIRST READING SB-1871 FIRST READING 58-1872 FIRST READING s8-1873 FIRST READING :8-187% FIRST READIKG 58-1875 FIRST READING :8-1876 FIRST READING sB-187T FIRST READING 58-1878 FIRST READING 58-1879 FIRST READING SB-1880 FIRST READING REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLIKOIS 98/02/24 PAGE: 005 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRUARY 20, 1998 sB-1881 FIRST READING 58-1882 FIRST READING :8-1883 FIRST READING SB-188M FIRST READING 58-1885 FIRST READING 58-1886 FIRST READING 58-1887 FIRST READING :3-1888 FIPST HEADING :8-1889 FIRST READING SB-1890 FIRST READING SB-1891 FIRST REâDIKG 58-1892 FIRST READING 58-1893 FIRST READIHG SB-189M FIRST READING 58-1895 FIRST READING SB-1896 FIRST READING 58-1897 FIRST READING :8-1898 FIRST READING 58-1899 FIRST READING SB-1900 FIRST READING SB-1901 FIRST READIKG SB-1902 FIRST READING sB-1903 FIRST READING SB-190M FIRST READING SB-1905 FIRST READING SB-1906 FIRST READING SB-1907 FIRST HEADING SB-1908 FIRST READING SB-1909 FIRST READING SB-1910 FIRST READING SB-1911 FIRST READING SB-!912 FIRST READING SB-1913 FIRST READING SB-1914 FIRST READIKG SB-1915 FIRST READING SB-1916 FIRST READING SB-1917 FIRST READING SB-1918 FIRST READING SB-1919 FIRST READIKG sB-1920 FIRST READING 58-1921 FIRST READING 58-1922 FIRST READING 58-1923 FIRST READING :8-1924 FIRST READING 58-1925 FIRST READING 58-1926 FIRST READING 58-1927 FIRST READING 58-1928 FIRST REABING 58-1929 FIRST READING SB-1930 FIRST READING :B-1931 FIRST READING 58-1932 FIRST READIKG 58-1933 FIRST READING 58-1934 FIRST READING :8-1935 FIRST READING 58-1936 FIRST READING SB-1937 FIRST READING 58-1938 FIRST READING 33-1939 FIRST HEADING REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 98/02/24 PAGE: 006 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 13:56:58 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTIOK OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRDARY 20? 1998 SUBJECT MATTER SENàTE T0 ORDER-SECRETARY HARRY PAGE 1 MOMENT QF SILENT PRAYER PAGE 1 SENATE STANBS IN RECESS AND RECOKVENES PAGE 19 ADJOPRNMENT PAGE 22