The regular Session of the 92nd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Our prayer today will be given by Dr. Mills, Central Baptist Church, Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Mills.
(Prayer by Dr. Reginald Mills)
Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Petka.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Petka)
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PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Reading of the Journal.
Senate Journals of Wednesday, April 4th; Thursday, April 5th; Friday, April 6th; and Tuesday, April 10th, 2001.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Senator Myers.
Madam 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 GEO-KARIS) Senator Myers moves to approve the Journal just read. There being no objection, it is so ordered. Committee Reports.
Senator Dillard, Chair of the Committee on Local Government, 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 reports House Bills 148, 915, 1957, 1972, 2380 and 3145 Do Pass.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Messages from the House.
A 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 2. Adopted by the House, March 29th, 2001. We have a like Message on House Joint Resolution No. 6, also adopted by the House on March 29th, 2001.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 50, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 282, by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 822, by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Klemm offers House Bill 829. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 856, presented by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Peterson presents House Bill 904. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 927, by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1011, Senator Shadid. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 House Bill 1029, by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1101, Senator O'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1125, by Senator O'Malley. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Philip offers House Bill 1199. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1200, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1201, by Senator Klemm. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1202, by Senator Klemm. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1203, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1204, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Syverson offers House Bill 1266. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1267, by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1308, Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1309, Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1310, by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Dillard offers House Bill 1415. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1519, presented by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 House Bill 1521, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1523, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1527, Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1530, by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Weaver offers House Bill 1531. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1535, Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1536, by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Lauzen offers House Bill 1614. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1655, by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1684, Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senator Weaver offers House Bill 1776. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1814, presented by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1829, by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill)
House Bill 1921, offered by Senator Bowles. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2046, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2125, offered by Senator Weaver. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2137, also offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2148, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2200, offered by Senator Myers. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2221, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2228, offered by Senator Hawkinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2259, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2367, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2391, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2428, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2568, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2575, offered by Senator Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2588, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2613, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2641, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2646, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2765, offered by Senator Philip. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2809, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2828, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2844, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2905, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2911, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2914, by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2917, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2920, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2970, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2971, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2982, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- pardon me, 3002, offered by Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3003, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3008, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3069, offered by Senator Munoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3188, offered by Senator Dillard. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3204, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3241, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3262, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3264, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3318, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3489, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3490, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3491, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3492, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3493, also offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3494, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3495, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3521, offered by Senator Weaver. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3538, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3566, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 2538, offered by Senator O'Malley. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day April 17, 2001 (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 3131, offered by Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Senator Demuzio, what purpose do you rise?
Well, thank you, Madam Secretary -- or, Madam President. If I might, we have a special guest with us, joining us in the Chamber. He's back here in the rear of the Chamber, talking to his Senator, Senator Clayborne. But I'd like the Senate to recognize a former leader here in the Senate, our former Treasurer, Secretary of State, a United States Senator, Alan Dixon, who is with us this morning.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Welcome, Senator Dixon. Welcome. We're glad you came. Any further business to come before the Senate? If not, Senator Wendell Jones moves the Senate stand adjourned until the hour of noon, Wednesday, April 18, 2001. We stand adjourned -- until Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at 12 noon. 8