Regular Session of the 90th General Assembly w ill please come i to order. Will the Members please be at their desksz and will our guests in the galleries please rise? Our prayer today will be given by Rabbi Michael Datz, Temple B 'rith Sholom , Springfield, Illinois. Rabbi Datz.
(Prayer by Rabbi Michael Datz)
Will you please yemain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance? Senator Sieben.
(Pledge of Allegiance, 1ed by Senator Sieben)
Reading of the Journal .
Senate Journals of Wednesday, May 6th, and Thursday, May 7th: 1998.
Senato r Butler.
Mr. President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
Senator Butler moves to approve the Journal just read. There being no objection, so ordered. Messages from the House.
Message from the House by M r. Rossir Clerk . Mr . President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of khe follow ing title , to wkt: l STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 ! l Senate Bill 1473, together With House Amendment No . 1. We have a like Message on Senate Bill 1664, with House Amendment 1 . Both passed the House, as amended r May 7th , 1998.
Senator Dudycz, for what purpose do you rise? I ! SENATOR DUDYCZ: i ! i Thank you , M r. President . Point of personal p rivilege .
State your point.
Standing beside me are some special guests from Chicago. Nexk to me is the President of the ninth-largest credit union in the State of Illinois, a good friend of mine , Bohdan Watral . His wife, Pat, is next to him. And the little guy right behind me i here is Michael, their son, who is an Honorary Page today. I'd i like for the Senate to recognize...
Will they please rise and be recognized by the Senate? Resolutions .
Senate Resolution 206, offered by Senator Parker . Senate Joint Resolution 67z by Senator Lauzen. And Senate Joint Resolution 68 , by Senator Cronin . They 're al1 substantive , Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) We 're going to proceed to House Bills 2nd Reading on page 6 . Senate -- House Bill 644. M r. Butler? Senator Butler? Out of the record . House Bill 705. Senator Syverson? Read the bill , Mr . Secretary .
2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 House Bill 705 . C (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill . The Comm ittee on Public Health and Welfare adopted one amendment .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Are there any Floor amendments?
No further amendments reported . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) . 3rd Reading. House Bill 884. Senator Radogno? Out of the record . House Bill 2680 -- I 'm sorry , 1268 . 1268 . Senator Shaw ? Out of the record. House Bill 1552. Senator Madigan? Read the bill, M r. Secretary .
House Bill 1552. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Insurance and Pensions adopted one amendment .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments?
No further amendments reported .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 1612. Senator Parker? Out of the record. House Bill 2091. Senator Rauschenberger? Out of the record. House Bill 2375. Senator O'Malley? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary . SECRETARY HAPRY: 1 House Bill 2375. 1 ! (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) l a STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 3rd Reading. House Bill 2400. Senator Dudycz. Read the bill, Mr. Secreta ry .
House Bill 2400. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted one I i amendment . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) i Any Floor amendments?
No further amendments reported . i PRESIDINC OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) ! 3rd Readinq. House B1ll 2424. Senator Judy Myers? Read the bill, Mr. Secrekary. i
House Bill 2424 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government and Eleceions adopked one aMendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments? SECRETARY NANRY: I 1 N i o further amendments reported. i PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 1 . 1 3rd Readinq. House Bi1l... House Bill 2466. Senator Walsh? i ! Thomas Walsh . Out of the record . House Bill 2553. Senator Butler? Read the bill, M r. Secretary .
House Bill 2553 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) @ 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ! REGULAR SESSION I SENATE TRANSCR IPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 3rd Reading. House Bill 2560. Senator Fawell? Senator Fawell? Out of the record. Senate (sic) Bill 2581. Senator Fawell? Read the bill , M r. Secretary . SECRETARY HANRY : House Bill 2581. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2583. Senator Bomke. Read the bill, M r. Seeretary . SECRETARY HANRY : House Bill 2583. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health and Welfare adopted one amendment . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments? SECRETARY HARRY : No further amendments reported . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Read ing . House Bill 2589 . Senator Luechtefeld? Senator Luechtefeld? Out of the record . House Bill 2607 . Senator Peterson? Senator -- I'm sorry. Senator Sieben? Read the bill. SECRETARY NANRY : House Bill 2607 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Read ing of the bill . No committee or Floor amendments . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Readinq . House Bill 2643. Senator Sieben? Out of the record. House Bill 2652. Senator Mahar? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary . SECRETARY HARRY : 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT i I ! 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 i House Bill 2652 . (Secretary reads title of bill) ' 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. l
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. 2668. House Bill 2668. Senator Dillard? t i Senator Dillard? Out of the record . 2700 . Senator Dillard? Out of the record. House Bill 2758. Senator Smith? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bill 2758. I (Secretary reads title of bill) i 2nd Readtng of the bill. No committee or Floor amenoments. '
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 2827. Senator Rauschenberger? Out l E of the record. House Bill 2844. Senator Parker? Senator Parker. House Bill 2844? Out of the record. House Bill 2860. Senator Fitzgerald? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. 4 SECRETAR: HANRY : House Bill 2860 . (Secretary reads title of b111) 2nd Readinq of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. 1 i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 2869 . Senator Kehoe? Senator Kehoe? Out of the record. House Bill 2909. Senator Garcia. Senator Garcia? Out of the record. Senate Bill -- I meanz House Bill l 1 2910. Senator Shadid. Read the billr Mr. Secrekary.
House B ill 2910. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2950. Senator Sieben. Senator 1 I 6 STATE Oè ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 Sieben? 2950. Out of the record. House Bill 3025. Senator Berman? Senator Berman? Out of the record . House Bill 3028 . Senator Cronin? Out of the record. House Bill 3030. Senator Karpiel? 3030. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARV HADRY : House Bill 3030 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted one amendment. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-XARIS) Any Floor amendments? SECRETARY HARRY : No further amendments reported. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-XARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 3139 . Senator Dudycz? Senator Dudycz? Read the bill, M r. Secretary . SECRETARY HANRY : House Bill 3139 . (Secrekary reads title of bill) 2nd Readlng of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3180. Senator Thomas Walsh? Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record. House Bill 3254. Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record. Senate (sic) Bill 3286. Senator Donahue? Read the bill, M r. Secretary . SECRETARV HANRY : House Bill 3286 . (Secretary reads title of bill) ! 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health and Welfa re adopted one amendment . . PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments? . 1 . l ; 7 . . STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998
No further amendments reported .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3294. Senator Dillard? Out of the record. House Bill 3321. Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record. Senate (sicl Bill 3363. Senator Madigan? Senator Madigan? 0ut of the record . House'Bill 3383. Senator Burzynski? Out of the record . House Bill 3415. Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record . House Bill 3427 . Senator Donahue? Read the bill , Mr. Secretary .
House Bill 3427 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 3431. Senator Donahue? Read the bill, Mr . Secretary . Out of the record . House B ill 3435. Senator Carroll? 3435. Senator Carroll. Senator Smith, did you Wish to... Senator Carroll is the lead sponsor on that bill. Would you put your button on? I can't hear you.
I'm merely speaking for Senator Carroll. He 's not in the Chambers at this time, but I -- as a cosponsor on this bill with him, I'd like to pass it...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Do you wish leave to present the bill?
Yes .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-XARIS) Hearing no objection...
To move it -- to move it on to 3rd , please . 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2, 1998 PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) A I ny objections? Hearing no objection, you have leave. So ! i this is House Bill 3435. Mr. Secretary. ' ' SECRETARY HARRY : ' House Bill 3435. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 3461 . Senator Mahar? Read the bill . SECRETARY NAKRV : House Bill 3461 . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted one amendment . PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments? SECRETARY NAQRY : No further amendments reported . PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading . House Bill 3464. Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record . Senate -- House Bill 3492 . Senator Cronin? Out of the record. House Bill 3514. Senator Thomas Walsh? Out of the record . House Bill 3515 . Senator Maitland? Senator Maitland? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. j ! SECRETARY NAQRY : i l House Bill 3515. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. I PRESIDINC OPFICER : (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) ! 3rd Reading . Senate -- House Bill 3516 . Senator Maitland? I 1m sorry . Senator Madigan . Senator Mad igan there? Out of the record . House Bill 3778 . Senator Cronin? Out of the record . i : 9 q STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May 12, 1998 ! House Bill 3811. Senator Radogno? 3811. Read the bill, Mr. ! Secretary . SECRETARY HANRX: ! House Bill 3811 . (Secretary reads title of bill) i i 2nd Reading of the bill . No committee amendments. i PRESIDING OFFICERZ (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Any Floor amendments? :
No further amendments reported . . ! PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) ! ! 3rd Reading. House Bill 3813. Senator Madigan. Senator Madigan? Out of the record. House Bill 3814. Senator Philip? Out of the record. Senator Donahue asks leave to go back to 3431. . ! Is that riqht? W ith leave of the Body , Senator Donahue, we return to House Bill 3431, on page 9 of your Calendar. Read the bill, Mr . Secretary . SECRETARY NANRX: I i House Bill 3431. . (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health and Welfare adopted one amendment. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) j j Any Floor amendments?
No further amendments reported. 1 .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. Messages from the House (sic).
. 1 A Message for the Governor by Deno Perdiou z Director of l Legislative Affairs, May l2thy 1998. Mr. President - The Governor directs me to lay before the ! 10 1 STATE OP ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 103rd Legislative Day May l2 r 1998 Senate the following Message: To the Honorable Members of the Senate , 90th General Assembly - have nominated and appointed the following named persons to the offices enumerated below and respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of these appointments by your of your Honorable Body.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Senator Hawkinsonr for what purpose do you rise, sir?
Thank you, Madam President . For purposes of an announcement.
PRESIDTNG OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. Hawkinson.
Thank you, Madam President. Just a reminder to the Members, both sides of the aisle : 7:30 tomorrow morning, in Room 212, will be a bipartisan Juvenile Justice Appropriation Caucus. That's 7:30, in 212.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 7 130: in 2l2 - 7 :30 a .m . - Juvenile Justice. There any further business to come before the Senate? If not, Senator Karpiel moves the Senate skands adjourned unkil *he hour of 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 13. The Senate stands adjourned. 11 :V .ee REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE 0F ILLINOIS 98/05/1: PAGE: 001 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 11:29:50 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MAY 12, 1998 . HB-0T05 SECOND READING PAGE 2 H8-1552 SECOND READING PAGE 3 H8-2375 SECOND READING PAGE 3 HB-2k00 SECOND READING PAGE k ! HB-2R2V SECOND READING PAGE 4 H8-2553 SECOKD READING PACE 4 R8-2581 SECOND READING PAGE 5 H8-2583 SECOND READING PAGE 5 H8-2607 SECOND READT#G PAGE 5 ! H8-2652 SECOND READING PAGE 5 E H8-2758 SECOND READING PAGE 6 H8-2860 SECOND READING PAGE 6 RB-2910 SECOND READING ' PAGE 6 88-3030 SECOND READING - PAGE 7 v - H8-3139 SECOND READING PâGE 7 H8-3286 SECOND AEADTNG - PAGE 7 ' HB-3#2T SECOND READING PAGE 8 - RB-3R31 SECOND READING PAGE 10 H8-3435 SECOND READING PAGE 8 HB-3k61 SECOND READING PAGE j - R8-3515 SECOND READING PAGE 9 HB-3811 SECOND READING PAGE 10 59-0206 HESOLDTION OFFEHED PAGE 2 SJR-0067 RESOLDTIOH OFFERED PAGE 2 ' SJR-0068 RESOLDTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SEBJECT HATTER SENATE T0 ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PAGE 1 PRAYER-RABBI HICHAEL DATZ PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 1 I JODRNALS-APPROVED PAGE 1 HESSAGES FROH THE HOUSE PAGE 1 ' HESSAGE FROH THE G07ERN0R PAGE 10 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 11 I ! ! l I