PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Regular Session of the 91st General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? And will our guests in the gallery please rise? Our prayer today will be given by Dr. Reginald Mills, Central Baptist Church, Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Mills.
(Prayer by Dr. Reginald Mills)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) ...remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Sieben.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Sieben)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Hawkinson. Reading of the Journal. Senator Hawkinson - - or, Madam Secretary.
Senate Journals of Wednesday, February 16, and Tuesday, February 15, the year 2 0 0 0 .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Hawkinson.
Mr. President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Hawkinson moves the approval of the Journals just read. There being no objections, so ordered. Senator Hawkinson.
Mr. President, I move that reading and approval of the Journal of Thursday, February 17th, in the year 2000, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journal. STATE OF ILLINOIS 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 22, 2000
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Hawkinson moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journals, pending the arrival of the printed transcript. There being no objection, it is so ordered. Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1943, offered by Senator Obama. (Secretary reads title of bill) And Senate Bill 1944, offered by Senator Mitchell. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 300, offered by Senators Emil Jones and Philip and all Members. Senate Resolution 301, offered by Senator Link and all Members . They are both death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Consent Calendar. Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1942, offered by Senator Maitland. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3059, offered by Senators Noland and Jacobs {sic (Dillard and L . Walsh) . (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3271, offered by Senator Sullivan. STATE OF ILLINOIS 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 22, 2000 (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 4144, offered by Senators Dillard and Larry Walsh {sic) (Noland and Jacobs). (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) On behalf of Senator Rauschenberger, the Appropriations Committee Chairman has canceled the meeting for -- for today and will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock or immediately following the Session. The Senate will stand in recess until the hour of 4 o'clock. ( SENATE ST CONVENES)
The Senate will please come to order. Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. Rossi, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bills 2947, 2949, 2970, 3126, 3205, 3286, 3293, 3558, 3859 and 3880. We have a like Message on House Bills -- 2979, 3119 and 3180. All passed the House, February 22nd, 2000.
Resolutions Consent Calendar. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any of the resolutions on the Consent STATE OF ILLINOIS 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 22, 2000 Calendar?
No objections have been filed, Mr. President.
Any discussion? Any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The motion carries. The resolutions are adopted. Senator Watson, for what purpose do you rise?
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Just an announcement in regard to one of our Members, Dave Luechtefeld, who is ill today. I spoke to him on the phone, and I can tell you firsthand he is very ill. So he is not going to be here today, and I'd just like the record to reflect that, if it would.
The record will so indicate.
Now I'd like -- I'd like to make an announcement, if I could.
Make the announcement.
Tomorrow morning the Regional Commerce and Growth Association of St. Louis is sponsoring a breakfast in the Rathskeller from 7:30 to 9:30 and all Members of the Senate and the House are invited, and I think -- might as well just go ahead and say the staff's invited also. So -- whoever would like to come down to breakfast tomorrow morning in the Rathskeller, it's on the Regional Commerce and Growth Association of St. Louis. 7:30 to 9:30.
Thank you, Senator. If there's no further business to come STATE OF ILLINOIS 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 77th Legislative Day February 22, 2000 before the Senate, if not, Senator Weaver moves the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 9 a.m., Wednesday, February 23rd, the year 2000. REPORT: TIFLDAY STATE OF ILLINOIS PAGE: 001 91s~GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRUARY 22, 2000 HB-3059 FIRST READING PAGE 2 HB-3271 FIRST READING PAGE 2 HB-4144 FIRST READING PAGE 3 SB-1942 FIRST READING PAGE 2 SB-1943 FIRST READING PAGE 2 SB-1944 FIRST READING PAGE 2 SR-0300 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SR-0301 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SUBJECT MATTER SENATE TO ORDER-SENATOR WEAVER PAGE 1 PRAYER-DR. REGINALD MILLS PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - PAGE 1 JOURNALS-APPROVED PAGE 1 JOURNAL-POSTPONED PAGE 1 SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/RECONVENES PAGE 3 MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE PAGE 3 RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR-ADOPTED PAGE 3 ADJOURNMENT PAGE 5