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 Rabbi Michael Datz, Temple B'rith Sholom, Springfield, Illinois. Rabbi Datz.
(Prayer by Rabbi Michael Datz)
Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Radogno.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Radogno)
Reading of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Thursday, April 11th, 2002.
Senator Jones.
Mr. President, I move the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
Senator Jones moves to approve the Journal just read. There being no objection, so ordered. Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Let the record reflect that Senator Clayborne will not be here, I believe for the -- remainder of the week, and that will not necessitate me getting up every day. So for medical reasons, Senator Clayborne is not here the rest of the 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 week.
The record will so indicate. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Yes. Mr. President, I'd like to have the record show that Senator Stone is absent at the moment because of a family emergency this morning.
The record will so indicate. Senator Mahar.
Thank you, Mr. President. For the purpose of an announcement. Tomorrow...
Make your announcement.
The Calendar is not -- for tomorrow's meetings is -- incorrectly has the Energy and Environment Committee meeting at 9. It is meeting at 10 o'clock, in Room 400, on Wednesday.
Thank you very much. The record will so indicate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Committee Reports.
Senator Syverson, Chair of the Committee on Public Health and Welfare, reports House Bill 4170 Do Pass, Senate Resolution 373 Be Adopted, Senate Joint Resolution 57 Be Adopted, and Senate Joint Resolution 58 Be Adopted, as Amended. Senator Tom Walsh, Chair of the Committee on Insurance and Pensions, reports House Bills 1386, 2671, 4618, 4989 and 5607, all Do Pass. And Senator Dillard, Chair of the Committee on Local 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 Government, reports House Bills 1215, 3363, 3710, 3734, 3771, 3773, 3812, 4130, 4257, 4988, 5785 and 6034 Do Pass, and House Bills 5577 and 5646 Do Pass, as Amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Resolutions.
Senate Resolutions 393, 394 and 395, all offered by Senator Clayborne and all Members. Senate Resolution 396, by Senator Smith and all Members. Senate Resolution 397, by Senator Noland and all Members. And Senate Resolution 398, by Senator Demuzio and all Members. They're all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Consent Calendar. We're going to go to the Order of 2nd Reading, on page 9 in your Calendars. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, may I have your attention? We're going to the Order of 2nd Reading. House Bills on 2nd Reading, on -- in -- on page 9. House Bill 173. Senator Cullerton. House Bill 173. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. House Bill 4044. Senator Philip. 4044. Read the bill, Mr. Secretary.
House Bill 4044. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5709. Senator Dillard. Senator Dillard? 5709. Out of the record. Senator Hendon, do you -- what purpose do you wish to speak?
Point of personal privilege, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Hold on just a minute. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002
I wanted to introduce to the gallery -- some of you have seen them before, but they are older now. Well, my wife's not older, but -- my wife, Dawn, and my son, Rickey, and Sky Hendon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Welcome aboard. You have a nice-looking family. House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3637, offered by Senator Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3708, offered by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3713, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4083, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4106, offered by Senator Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4124, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4172, offered by Senators Obama and Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4188, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4235, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4322, offered by Senator Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4338, offered by Senator Karpiel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4409, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 House Bill 4411, offered by Senator Dudycz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4462, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4465, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4720, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5076, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5222, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5278, offered by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5323, offered by Senator Parker. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5444, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5530, offered by Senator Burzynski. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5608, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5637, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5658, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5798, offered by Senator Munoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5823, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5937, offered by Senator Obama. (Secretary reads title of bill) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 House Bill 6002, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 6032, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5680 {sic} (4680), offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- pardon me, 4719, offered by Senator Philip. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4795, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5145, offered by Senator Lauzen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5236, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- 5307, offered by Senator Thomas Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5334, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5383, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5368, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5351, offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5450, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 5514, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Resolutions.
6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 Senate Joint Resolution 69, offered by Senator Bowles. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Senator Karpiel, for what purpose are you rising? Can we have your attention, please, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate?
Thank -- thank you, Madam President. I would like to announce a Republican Caucus immediately in Senator Philip's Office. It will be a fairly short caucus so we can get right to committees. But there will be a caucus immediately in Senator Philip's Office.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Republican Caucus immediately after we adjourn this morning in Senator Philip's Office. Thank you, Senator Karpiel. Senator Smith, for what purpose do you rise, madam?
Madam Chairman, I'd like to announce that there will be a caucus -- Democratic Caucus in the Office of Senator Jones, immediately following this Session. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) There will be a Democratic Caucus immediately after this Session in Senator Emil Jones' offices. Thank you, Senator Smith. Senator Karpiel.
Thank you, Madam President. I rise for a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) State your point of personal privilege, Senator Karpiel.
I would like to introduce today my aide for the -- Page for the Day. Bridget Cholewa and her aunt, who is in the -- the balcony up there, and welcome them, please, to Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002 Welcome to Springfield. We're glad to have you. Senator Rauschenberger, what purpose do you rise, sir?
For purposes of an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) State your announcement.
The hardworking Members of the Appropriation Committee were scheduled to meet at 1 o'clock. Given the fact that both caucuses are going to -- are both -- all the Members are going to a caucus, one or the other, we're going to move the Appropriation Committee to 1:30 and ask Members to come very, very promptly, if at all possible. We've got a fairly large agenda. And we, as always, want to extend an invitation to other Members of the Senate, if they're not busy in committee. We're always happy to have guests down to see how the appropriation process works.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Senator Klemm, for what purpose do you rise, sir?
Purpose of an introduction, if I may.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) State your point.
I have Will Lamond help me. He's eight years old. He's helping me pass my bills. He's our Page in the back and I just want to give him a good welcome. His mother is Peggy, up in the audience, so...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Welcome to -- to our Senate. Senator Hawkinson, for what purpose do you rise, sir?
Thank you, Madam President. Purposes of an announcement. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 86th Legislative Day April 16, 2002
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) State -- state it, please.
Before any of you accept Senator Rauschenberger's invitation, we would like the Members of the Judiciary Committee to come to the Judiciary Committee meeting immediately upon the conclusion of the caucuses, in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR GEO-KARIS) Judiciary will meet upon the conclusion of the caucus, in Room 400. Is there any further business to come before the Senate? Hearing none, Senator Philip moves that we stand adjourned until the hour of noon, Wednesday, April 17, 2002. 9