PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) The regular Session of the 92nd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks and our guests in the gallery please rise? Our prayer today will be given by Pastor Donald Pritchard of the Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, Illinois. Pastor Pritchard.
(Prayer by Pastor Donald Pritchard)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Thank you, Pastor Pritchard. Pledge of Allegiance, by Senator Radogno.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Radogno)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Reading of the Journal. Senator Myers.
Madam President, I move that reading and approval of the Journals of Thursday, March 29th, and Friday, March 30th, in the year 2001, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Myers moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, it is so ordered. 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 1874 -- or, 1784, 1807, 1812, 2113, 2381, 2487, 2550, 3017, 3154, 3280 and 3618. All passed the House, March 30th, 2001. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 We have like Messages on House Bills 1, 185, 549, 800, 888, 909, 1051, 1798, 2519, 3078, 3217, 176, 1027, 3006 and 3347. All passed the House, April 2nd, 2001. Message from the House by Mr. Rossi, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 17. Adopted by the House, March 16th, 2001.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Resolution is referred to the Consent Calendar. Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 99, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 100, by Senator Shadid and all Members. Senate Resolution 101, by Senators Demuzio and Jones and all Members. They're all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Consent Calendar.
Senate Resolution 102, offered by Senator O'Malley. It's substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you seek recognition?
Thank you, Madam President. Let the record reflect today that Senator Viverito is absent due to personal business, as is Senator Shaw. Senator Jones is absent due to the death of his sister. Senator Silverstein is on legislative business, and Senator Clayborne is on personal business. And the rest of us are all here. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Parker, for what purpose do you rise?
For a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) State your point.
I have here today with me, Claire Low, and her family. In the President's Gallery is Frances Low, Ted Low, Gwyn Shea, and they're constituents from Evanston. Please welcome them.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Will you please rise and be recognized by the Illinois Senate? Welcome to Springfield. Committee Reports.
Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Referred to the Committee on Education - Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 636, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 722, Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 722; to the Committee on Environment and Energy - Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 356 and Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 694; to the Committee on Executive - Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 926; to the Committee on Insurance and Pensions - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1256; to the Committee on Judiciary - Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 216, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 233, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 725, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 727, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 844, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1014, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1148 and Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1309; to the Committee on Licensed Activities - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 447, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 571, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1089, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1225, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1283, and Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1284; to the Committee on Local Government - Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 32, Amendment 2 to Senate 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 Bill 663, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 945, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 946 and Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 980; to the Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 608, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 885, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 959, Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 1081, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1304, Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 1304, Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 1304, Amendment 5 to Senate Bill 1304; to the Committee on Revenue - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1111; to the Committee on State Government Operations - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 70 and Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 635; to the Committee on Transportation - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1521; Be Approved for Consideration - Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 89, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 146, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 150, Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 164, Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 206, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 251, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 526, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 528, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 653, Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 750, Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 856, Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 860 and Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1151.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) ...could have the attention of the Body. We are going to go to page 2 on today's Calendar. We will go through Senate Bills 2nd Reading, all the way through the Calendar, on 2nd Reading, and then I believe we'll call it a day till tomorrow. So on page 2, at the top, Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senator Hawkinson, on Senate Bill 1. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Mahar, Senate 11? Senator O'Malley, Senate Bill 16. Senator Cronin, Senate Bill 21. Senator 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 Cullerton, Senate Bill 28. Senator Silverstein. Senator Peterson, on Senate Bill 57. Senator Peterson, Senate Bill 58. Senator Radogno, on Senate Bill 70? Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 72? Senator Rauschenberger, on Senate Bill 88? Senator Rauschenberger, Senate Bill 89. Senator Radogno, on Senate Bill 114. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 114. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health and Welfare adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Rauschenberger, on Senate Bill 146? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 146. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. There are no committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Rauschenberger.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Rauschenberger, on Amendment No. 1.
Thank you -- thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Amendment -- Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 146 positions this bill as a shell bill. It guts the contents and 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 puts it simply in position for later discussions on telecommunication rewrite.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Syverson. Senate Bill 163. Senator Syverson? Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 172? Senator Philip, on Senate Bill 188. Senator Dudycz. Senate Bill 193? Senator Roskam, on Senate Bill 206. Senator Silverstein. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 250. Senator Halvorson, on Senate Bill 269. Senator Halvorson? Senator Wendell Jones, on 286. Senator Jones? Out of the record. Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 318. Senator Walsh? Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 333. Senator Karpiel, on Senate Bill 356. Senator Radogno, on Senate Bill 372? Senator Mahar, on Senate Bill 392. Senator Philip. Senator Parker, on Senate Bill 441? Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 445. Senate Bill 447. Senator Sullivan. Senator Jacobs, on Senate Bill 453? Senator Noland, on Senate Bill 473. Senator Noland. Senator Molaro, on Senate Bill 489. Senator Cronin, on Senate Bill 494. I hate to say it, Gentlemen and Ladies, we're not doing very good. Senator DeLeo, on Senate Bill -- 500. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 517. Senator Dillard. Senator Madigan, Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 526. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 526. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved?
Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Robert Madigan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Robert Madigan, on Amendment No. 2.
Thank you -- thank you, Madam President. Could I yield to Senator Burzynski?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) You most certainly can yield. Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Amendment -- Floor Amendment No. 2 basically removes the provision that makes the public member of the Board a nonvoting member and makes them a voting member. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on Senate Bill 548? Senator Sieben. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 562? Senator Dillard. Senator Watson, on Senate Bill 571. Senator Watson. Senator Halvorson, on Senate Bill 602? Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 603. Senator Petka, on Senate Bill 604. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001
Senate Bill 604. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Judiciary adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Syverson, on Senate Bill 608. Senator Syverson? Senator Philip. Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 632. Senator Munoz, on Senate Bill 634. Senator Munoz? Senator O'Malley, on Senate Bill 635. Senator O'Malley, on 636? Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 640. Senator Cullerton. Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 653. Senator Halvorson, on Senate Bill 657. Senator Noland, on Senate Bill 604 {sic} (664). Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 687. Senator Karpiel, on Senate Bill 694. Senator Radogno, on Senate Bill 696. Senator Cronin, on Senate Bill 717. Senator Shaw, on Senate Bill 724. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 725. Senator Klemm, on Senate Bill 727. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 727. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Cronin, on Senate Bill 747. Senator 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 Radogno, on Senate Bill 750. Senator Sieben, on Senate Bill 754. Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 756. Senator Weaver, on Senate Bill 788 -- or, 778. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 778. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Weaver.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Weaver, on Amendment No. 1. Senator Weaver. Take it out of the record, with leave to return. Senator Noland, on Senate Bill 788. Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 794. Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 795. Senate Bill 796. Senator Rauschenberger, on Senate Bill 799. Senator Myers, on Senate Bill 860. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 860. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government Operations adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved?
Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Myers.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Myers, on Amendment No. 2.
Thank you, Madam President. Amendment No. 2 is basically just a change of wording, and it is a technical amendment as requested 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 by IEMA and the Department of Agriculture.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there discussion? Is there discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 921. Senator Lauzen, on 923? Senator Dudycz, on Senate Bill 926? Senator Petka, on Senate Bill 933? Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 942. Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 943? Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 943. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 944. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 944. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved?
10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 No amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Noland, on Senate Bill 947. Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 959. Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 960. Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 970. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 970. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz. Senate Bill 980. Senator Philip, on Senate Bill 993. Senator Hawkinson, on Senate Bill 1011. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1011. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Hawkinson, on Senate Bill 1012. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1012. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Rauschenberger, on Senate Bill 1014. Senator Philip. Senator Noland, on Senate Bill 1069. Senator Donahue. Senator Klemm, on -- Senate Bill 1107. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1107. 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Obama, on Senate Bill 1111. Senator Obama? Senator Rauschenberger, on Senate Bill 1137. Senator Molaro, on Senate Bill 1148. Senator Watson, on Senate Bill 1151. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1151. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government Operations adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Watson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Watson, on Amendment No. 2.
Yes. Thank you very much, Madam President. This deletes a repeal provision of the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Act, and this was at the request of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 1173. 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 Senate Bill 1175. Senate Bill 1180. Senate Bill 1209. Senate Bill 1210. Senate Bill 1213. Senate Bill 1214. Senator Hawkinson, on Senate Bill 1233. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1233. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Hawkinson, on Senate Bill 1135. Read the bill, Mr. -- 1235. Excuse me.
Senate Bill 1235. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Syverson, on Senate Bill 1272. Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 1283? Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 1284. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 1297. Senator O'Malley, on Senate Bill 1305. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1305. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on -- Committee on Judiciary adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported. 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Sieben, on Senate Bill 1309. Senator Robert Madigan, on Senate Bill 1340. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
Senate Bill 1340. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Insurance and Pensions adopted one amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Thomas Walsh, on Senate Bill 1497. Senator Dudycz. Senate Bill 1514. Senator Dudycz. Senate Bill 1518. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 1519? And Senator Lauzen, on Senate Bill 1521. With leave of the Body, we are going to go back to page 5, in the middle of the page, at Senate Bill 778. Senator Weaver. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 778. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Weaver.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Madam President. This Floor amendment simply 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 grandfathers in a few 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations that currently hold bingo licenses under the Bingo Licensing Act, and I'd move its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there -- is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. ...could have your attention. We're going to go to recalls. What we're attempting to do is get our bills in shape so we can move them, get them passed, get 'em on, get 'em in the right shape. So we're going to go -- go to top of page 10, in the Order of 3rd Readings, and we're going to do recalls. Senator O'Malley, do you wish to have Senate Bill 150 returned to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment? Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 3rd -- 2nd Reading is -- is Senate Bill 150. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. Are there any amendments under consideration?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator O'Malley.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator O'Malley.
Yes, Madam President. This is a technical amendment. It clarifies the words to -- in one place it mentioned Chicago and it should have said Northeast. And it's also my intention to leave it on 2nd, should we adopt this amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Hearing 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 2nd Reading. Senator Rauschenberger, do you wish to have Senate Bill 164 returned to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment? Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 164. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 3, offered by Senator Rauschenberger.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Rauschenberger, on Amendment No. 3.
Thank you. Amendment No. 3 is a technical clarifying amendment suggested by my political allies at the City of Chicago, and I'd appreciate favorable adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Rauschenberger. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Dillard seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 251 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 251. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Dillard.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Dillard, on Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This is a technical amendment that takes the number of years up - and I'll fully explain the bill on 3rd Reading - from ten years to twelve years to declare something an antique slot machine in Illinois. I'd move its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Have there been -- or, is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Burzynski, do you seek leave of the Body to return -- Senate Bill 528. Senator Burzynski. Senator Burzynski, could you hold for a just a second? Senator Link, on Senate Bill 326, seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 326 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 326. Mr. Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Link.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Link, on Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President. This is a technical amendment, 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 just adding the word "or the United States" and adding the word "States" instead of "State". Move for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Burzynski seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 528 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. And on the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 528. Mr. Secretary, have there been any amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Burzynski.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Burzynski, on Amendment No. 2.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Amendment No. 2 makes a technical -- technical correction and changes the Act that is referred to in the bill from the Physicians Assistance Act to the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Is there any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Peterson, on Senate Bill 856. Senator Peterson seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 856 to the Order of Senate -- 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of Senate -- 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 856. Mr. Secretary, are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Peterson.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Senator Peterson, Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President. In the bill, we had a penalty for unstamped cigarettes, and it would start at zero to one hundred packs, and we are changing this to between ten and one hundred packs. Technical amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) Any discussion? Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there further Floor amendments approved?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 158, offered by Senators Halvorson and Emil Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 264, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 446, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 479, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 544, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 800, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1008, offered by Senator Bomke. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1810, offered by Senator Klemm. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1929, offered by Senator Obama. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2113, offered by Senator Dudycz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2440, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2550, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2552, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3048, offered by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3085, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3119, offered by Senator Donahue. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3332, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 3387, offered by Senator Watson. 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills. And House Bill 305, offered by Senator Watson. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise? We're just waiting for announcements of committee times in the morning. For what purpose does Senator Hawkinson arise?
Thank you, Mr. President. For purposes of an announcement. The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, in Room 400. 9 a.m.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Burzynski, for what purpose do you arise?
Purpose of an announcement. The Licensed Activities Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. to consider amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Klemm.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. The Senate Executive Committee will meet at 10:30 tomorrow in Room 212. Senate Executive, 10:30.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator O'Malley.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise for purposes of an announcement. The Senate Education Committee will meet tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Room 212.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Peterson. 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 21st Legislative Day April 2, 2001
Thank you, Mr. President. Like to make an announcement regarding committee tomorrow. The Revenue Committee will meet at 10:30 in Room 400. 10:30, in Room 400, tomorrow morning.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Thank you. Senator Parker.
Thank you. I'd like to make an announcement for two committees. For Public Health, we'll meet in Room 400 at 9:45, and Transportation will meet in A-1 at 11 o'clock.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Luechtefeld.
For purpose of announcement. The State Government Operations will meet at 10:30 in A-1. 10:30 tomorrow morning, A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Dillard.
Thank you, Mr. President. One more announcement while everyone's scurrying around tomorrow morning. The Senate Local Government Committee will meet at 9:45 a.m. in Room A-1 of the Stratton Building.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WEAVER) Senator Madigan. Is there any further business to come before the Senate? If not, the Senate will stand adjourned until the hour of noon, Tuesday, April the 3rd. We are adjourned. 22