The regular Session of the 90th General Assembly will please come ko order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the gallezies please rise? Our prayer today wi1l be given by Father Edward Higgins, Holy Family Catholic Church, Lincoln : Illinois . Father Higgins.
(Prayer by Father Edward Higgins)
Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Sieben.
(Pledge of Allegiance, 1ed by Senator Sieben)
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR WEAVER) Reading of the Journal .
Senate Journals of Wednesday, May 20th; Thursday, May 21st7 and Friday z May 22nd , 1998 .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senato r Butler.
Mr. President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approvedy unless some Senator has additions or correcEions to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Butler moves to approve the Journals just read. There being no objection, it is so ordered. Senator Demuzio, for What purpose do you arise?
Thank you, Mr . President . Like the record to reflect that Senator Collins is absent today due to illness and Senator Garcia is absent due to district business .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) 1 STATE OF ILLINO IS i 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day November 5, 1998 The record will so reflect. Messages. Resolutions. SECRETARY HANRY : Senate Resolution 223 , offered by Senator O 'Malley and all Members . Senate Resolution 224, by Senator Dillard and ally as is Senate Resolution 225. Senato r Clayborne and all Members offer Senate Resolution 226 and 227, also 228 . Senate Resolution 229 , by Senator Dillard and all Members . Senate Resolution 230 , by Senator Clayborne and a11 Members. Senate Resolution 231, Senator Hawkinson and all Members. Senate Resolution 232, Senator Cullerton and a11 Members. Senate Resolution 233: Senator Geo-Karis and all Members. Senate Resolution 234: by Senator Dudycz and all Members. Senate Resolution 235, Senator Jones and all Members. Senate Resolution 236, SenaEor Lauzen and all Members , as is Senate Resolutions 237, 238 and 2j9. Senate Resolution 240: Senator Geo-Karis and a1l Members . Senate Resolution 241, Senator Lauzen and all Members. Senate Resolution 242, Senator Clayborne and all Members, as is Senate Resolution 243 . Senate Resolution 244 : Senators Jones : Trotter and al1 Members . Senate Resolution 245 , Senator Clayborne and all Members, as is Senate Resolution 246 . Senate Resolutions 247, 248, 149, all by -- or, 247 and 248, by Senator O'Malley and all Members. Senate Resolution 249, by Senator Walsh and all Members . Senate Resolution 250, 251, 252, 253, al1 by Senator Demuzio and a11 Members . And Senate Resolution 254, by Senator O 'Malley and a11 Members . 2 STATE OP ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCR IPT 112th Legislakive Day November 5, 1998 They lre all death resolutions , Mr . President .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar .
. . . Resolution 255, offered by Senator Parker. It 's substantive .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1949, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1950, by Senator Butler. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Messages .
Message from the Secretary of State , November 5th , 1998 . To the Honorable President of the Senate: Sir - In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois , I am forward ing herew ith the enclosed Senate Bills that are being returned by the Governor With specific reconmendations for change : Senate Bills 1203, 1279 , 1335 , 1386 , 1599, 1755 and 1838 . Respectfully r George H . Ryan : Secretary of State . Another Message . To the Honorable President of the Senatey dated November 5th , 1998: Sir - In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinoisr I am forwarding herewith the enclosed Senate Bills , as vetoed by the Governor, together with his objections: 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION ' SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day November 5, 1998 I Senate Bills 499 , 1210 , 1273, 1424 and 1510 . 1 Respectfully, George H. Ryan, Secretary of State. Message from the State Board of Education, by Robert L. i Mandeville, Interim State Superintendent of Education y September 2lstz 1998 . : Enclosed with this memorandum is the seventh report detailing applications for waivers and modifications of mandates contained in the School Code and administrative rules. This report contains sixteen waiver applications that are subject to review and consideration by the General Assembly . I believe two of these requests -- merit serious review and recommend that you disapprove the Carpentersville petition. A description of each of the requests follows. A Message for the Governor by Deno Perdiou, Director of Legislative Affairs, November 5th, 1998. Mr. President - The Governor directs me to lay before the Senate the following Message: To the Honorable Members of the Senate , 90th General Assembly - I have nominated and appointed the following named persons to the offices enumerated below and respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of these appointments of your Honorable Body . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER ) Mr. Secretary, have there been any motions filed? SECRETARY HAKRX : Yes r Mr . President. Senator Viverito has filed a motion with respect to Senate Bill 1203 7 Senator Dudycz has filed a mokion with respect to Senate Bill 13357 Senator Butler has a motion with respect to Senate Bill 15997 and Senator Klemm has a motion with i respect to Senate Bill 1838 . PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER ) ' Mr . Secretary , the Chair requests that those motions be 1 4 STATE OF ILLINO IS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 112th Legislative Day November 5, 1998 printed on the Calendar. So ordered. The Chair Would remind all Members that motions on veto measures should be filed w ith the Secretary as soon as possible. It is the intent of the Chair to take those motions on veto measures beginning Tuesday - Tuesday, November the 17th. So please file your motions today. Resolutions Consent Calendar. We 'll proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to the resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
No objections have been filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Any discussion? If noty the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. Al1 those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The motion carries, and the resolutions are adopted . Is there any further business to b ring before the Senate? If not, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 76, Senator Hawkinson moves the Senate stand adjourned until the hour of noon, Tuesday, November the 17th. The Senate stands adjourned. Senator Hendon, for what purpose do you arise?
Thank you very much , Mr . President . I know everybody 's all joyful here because everybody pretty much won, but I did want to point out to the Body that I won by the largesk margin of any Senakor or State Rep resentative in the State of Illinois. So everybody can come over and kiss the ring now . And I -- I -- even though I didn't ring it -- didndt'wear one, they can just kiss the hand . That -- that 's pretty good .
PRESIDIMG OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Conqratulations , Senator Hendon . For what purpose does ! i Senator Dudycz arise? i 1 ! 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT . E 1 112th Legislative Day November 5, 1998 GENATOR DUDYCZ: ; Well -- well , thank you , Mr . President. And these comments E are directed to Senator Hendon. Senator Hendon,I'd like to make 1 i a little correckion. You claimed you received the highest number I ! of votes, percentagewiser of any Member in the Illinois Senate. And I'd like to just correct that to you. My seatmate, Doris Karpiel, received one hundred percent of the vote in her district. And you can come over here and kiss her ring .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Hendon .
I meant those who were -- had an opponent. And I do -- I -- I - - I did look -- in the 7th District, Walter - I do Want to point out - you barely squeaked ouk with a meager fifty-seven percent of the vote .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) The Senate stands adjourned. I 6 REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS 98/11/09 PAGE: 001 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 09:08:47 SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX NOVEMBER 05, 1998. 7ETO MESSAGE VETO HESSAGE MOTION FILED 7ET0 MESSAGE 7ETO MESSAGE VETO MESSAGE VETO MESSAGE HOTION FILED VETO HESSAGE VETO MESSAGE VETO HESSAGE 7ET0 MESSAGE HOTI0N FILED VETO MESSAGE 7ET0 HESSAGE MOTION FILED FIRST READING FIHST READING RESOLUTION OFFERED RESOLUTION OFFERED RESOLUTIOK OFFERED RESOLETION OFFERED RESOLUTIO: OFFERED RESOLDTION OFFERED RENOLUTION OFFERED RESOLUTION QFFERED HESOLPTION OFFERED RESOLPTION OFFERED RESOLPTION OFFERED REDOLUTION OFFEHED RESOLETION OFFERED RESOLDTION OFFERED RESOLUTION OFFERED RE3OLVTION OFFERED RESOLUTION OFFERED RESOLUTION OFFEREB RESOLDTION OFFERED RESOLUTION OFFERED RESOLETION OFFERED HESOLUTION OFFERED RESQLDTION OFFERED RESOLUTIOK OFFERED RESOLPTION OFFERED RESOLPTION OFFERED RESOLDTION OFFERED RENOLUTION OFFERED RESOLETION OFFERED RESOLVTION OFFERED REEOLPTION OFFERED RE:OLUTION OFFERED RESOLUTION QFFERED SUBJECT XATTER SEKATE T0 ORDER-PRESIDENT PHILIP PAGE 1 PRAYER-FATHER EDMARD HIGGINS PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 1 JOVRNALS-APPROVED PAGE 1 MESSAGES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE PAGE 3 MESSAGE FROH THE STATE BOARD OF EDECATION PAGE 11 MESSAGE F0R THE GOVERNOR PAGE 11 RESOLPTTONS CONSENT CALENDAR-ADOPTED PAGE 5 ADJODRNMENT PAGE 6