PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) The regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their seats? Will our guests in the gallery please rise? The invocation today will be given by Dr. Larry Pickens of the First United Methodist Church of Elgin. Dr. Pickens.
(Prayer by Dr. Larry Pickens)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Link.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Link)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Please be seated. Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Senator Haine.
Mr. President, I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless a Member of the Senate has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Senator Haine moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 409, offered by Senator Clayborne and all Members. It is a death resolution.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, Messages.
A Message from the House by Mr. Bolin, Assistant Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 378. Passed the House, February 4, 2004.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Madam Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 378, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Madam Secretary, Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 2733, offered by Senator Ronen. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2734, offered by Senator Welch. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2735, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2736, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill -- pardon me, 2737, offered by Senator Viverito. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2738, offered by Senator Viverito. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2739, offered by Senator Viverito. (Secretary reads title of bill) (Senate Bill 2740) (Bill within parentheses submitted in writing, but inadvertently not read into the record.) Senate Bill 2741, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2742, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2743, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2744, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2745, offered by Senator Hunter. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2746, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2747, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2748, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2749, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2750, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2757 {sic} (2751), offered by Senator Rauschenberger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2752, offered by Senator Brady. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2753, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2754, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2755, offered by Senator John Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2756, offered by Senator John Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2757, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2758, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2759, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2760, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2761, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2762, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2763, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2764, offered by Senator Syverson. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2765, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2766, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2767, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2768, offered by Senator Maloney. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2769, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2770, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2771, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2772, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2773, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2774, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2775, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2776, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2777, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2778, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2779, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2780, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2781, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2782, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2783, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 Senate Bill 2784, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2785, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2786, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2787, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2788, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2789, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2790, offered by Senator Rutherford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2791, offered by Senator Crotty. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2792, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2793, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2794, offered by Senator del Valle. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2795, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2796, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2797, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2798, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2799, offered by Senator Hendon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2800, offered by Senator Hendon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2801, offered by Senator Emil Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House {sic} Bill 2802, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2803, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2804, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2805, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2806, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2807, offered by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2808, offered by Senator Brady. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2809, offered by Senator Maloney. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2810, offered by Senator Bomke. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2811, offered by Senator Maloney. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2812, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2813, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2814, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2816, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2815 -- 2815. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2817, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2818, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2819, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2820, offered by Senator Brady. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2821, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2822, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 Senate Bill 2823, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2824, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2825, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2826, offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2827, offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2828, offered by Senator Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2829, offered by Senator Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2830, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2831, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2832, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2833, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2834, offered by Senator Roskam. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2835, offered by Senator Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2836, offered by Senator Walsh… 2836 will be sponsored by Senator Risinger. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2837, offered by Senator Dave Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2838, offered by Senator Walsh. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2839, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Senator DeLeo, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR DeLEO: 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 Thank you very much, Mr. President. Purpose of an announcement, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Please make your announcement. SENATOR DeLEO: If I could have the Membership attention for just one moment, please. This is in -- regarding the schedule of next week. There’s been a change in the schedule. I’d like to make an announcement and let all Members know we’ll be returning -- the Senate will reconvene on Monday, February 9th, at the hour of 4 p.m. The hour of 4 p.m. on Monday. Committee schedule will be - - there’ll be a complete scheduling of committees on Tuesday, the 10th, and the President has announced that we will cancel Wednesday, the 11th. So there’ll be no Session on Wednesday, the 11th. So prepare to work a little later on Tuesday, and the schedule -- there’ll be a full committee schedule on the -- Tuesday, the 10th, returning here on Monday at 4 p.m., sir. Thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Thank you. Will the Members please turn to page 2 of their Calendar? Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senate Bill 2147. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 2175. Senator Link. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
Senate Bill 2175. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2260. Senator Emil Jones. Senate Bill 2261. Senator Emil Jones. Senate Bill 2274. Senator Righter. On page 2 of the Calendar is the Order of Secretary’s Desk, Resolutions. Senator Sandoval, do you wish your resolution considered? Madam Secretary, please read the resolution.
House Joint Resolution 43. There are no committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Senator Sandoval… 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004
Mr. President, Members of the Senate, I ask careful consideration and adoption of House Joint Resolution 43. This resolution is for the extension of the reporting deadline from December of 2003 to June {sic} of 2004, based on additional time needed to prepare the report and submit it to the General Assembly. I ask for adoption of the resolution.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Is there any discussion? Senator Sandoval moves the adoption of House Joint Resolution 43. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, have there been any -- any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
There have been no objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and the resolutions are adopted. On the Order of Resolutions, Senator Halvorson, do you wish to proceed on the House/Senate {sic} Joint Resolution 52? Madam -- the Senator indicates she does. Madam Secretary, please read the resolution.
Senate Joint Resolution 52, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads SJR No. 52)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) Senator Halvorson, on your motion to suspend the rules. Senator Halvorson moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of immediate consideration and adoption of House/Senate {sic} Joint Resolution 52. Those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended. Senator Halvorson.
I move to adopt Senate Joint Resolution No. 52.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WELCH) 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 76th Legislative Day 2/5/2004 Senator Halvorson moves for the adoption of House/Senate {sic} Joint Resolution 52. All those in favor will say Aye. All opposed, say Nay. The Ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 4 o’clock, Monday, February 9th, 2004. The Senate stands adjourned. 10