PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) The regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Steve Best of the Wellspring Chapel in DeKalb.
(Prayer by Pastor Steve Best)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Link.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Link)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Tuesday, April 27, 2004.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 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 DEL VALLE) Senator Haine moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Senator Sullivan, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. For a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
Thank you. If the Senate could please join me in welcoming a few guests that we have here with us today. Today I have my Page from Des Plaines, Andy Murphy, and his mother, Jean, is in the gallery. And we are also joined by our former colleague, Beverly Fawell.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 Will our guests in the gallery please rise? And welcome. Senator Fawell, welcome. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 510, offered by Senator Emil Jones and all Members. Senate Resolution 511, offered by Senators Harmon, Obama and all Members. Senate Resolution 512 and Senate Resolution 513, both offered by Senator Forby and all Members. They’re all death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Resolutions Consent Calendar.
And Senate Joint Resolution 73, offered by Senators Lightford, Harmon and Jacobs. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Jacobs, Chairperson of the Committee on Insurance and Pensions, reports House Bills 378, 1269, 5075 and 6616 Do Pass. Senator Haine, Chairperson of the Committee on Local Government, reports House Bills 4108, 4132 and 5050 Do Pass; and House Bills 4280 and 5017 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator del Valle, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, reports House Bills 3979, 4225, 4266, 4744 and 5215 Do Pass; and House Bills 4444, 4522 and 6906 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Shadid, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation, reports House Bills 4012, 4086, 4269, 4457, 4458, 4833, 5320, 6567, 6954 and 7015 Do Pass. Senator Trotter, Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations I, reports Motion to Concur with House Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1271 Be Adopted. Senators Cullerton and -- Dillard, Co-Chairpersons of the Committee on Judiciary, reports House Bills 1875, -- pardon me, 3977, 3981, 4006, 4120, 4135, 4247, 4287, 4393, 4426, 4505, 4788, 4790, 4949, 5130, 5875, 6574 and 7043 Do Pass; and House 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 Bills 4403 and 5415 Do Pass, as Amended; and Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2791 and Senate Amendment 2 -- pardon me, that’s Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2800 Be Adopted. Senator Walsh, Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Conservation, reports Senate Resolution 499 Be Adopted. Senator Clayborne, Committee on Environment -- pardon me, Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Energy, reports House Bills 4432 and 5823 Do Pass; and House Bills 4099 and 5094 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Obama, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, reports House Bills 1660, 4154, 4502, 4558, 4612, 4818, 4870, 4894, 4980, 5164 and 5889 Do Pass; and House Bills 486, 1659, 4197, 4232, 4475, 4837, 5057 and 5058 Do Pass, as Amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 54 {sic}(64) Be Adopted.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Executive Orders.
Executive Order No. 2004-3. (Secretary reads Executive Order No. 2004-3) Executive Order 2004-4. (Secretary reads Executive Order No. 2004-4) Executive Order 2004-6. (Secretary reads Executive Order No. 2004-6) Pardon me, and Executive Order 2004-5. (Secretary reads Executive Order No. 2004-5)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3869, offered by Senator Brady. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4782, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 4827, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) And Senate -- pardon me, and House Bill 6874, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 We are going to proceed to the Order of 2nd Reading, beginning on page 16. We’re going to go through 2nd Reading. House Bills 2nd Reading. House Bill 307. Senator Harmon. House Bill 307. Senator Harmon. Senator Schoenberg. Senator Schoenberg, for what purpose do you rise? Senator Schoenberg.
Thank you, Mr. President. Remind me to repay this kindness. I -- I rise with a point of personal privilege. I'd like the Members of the Senate to join me today in welcoming two fine young people from the Wilmette area who are serving us as Pages. I have with me Mark Chow and I have with me Trevor Fitzgerald. Both from Wilmette. And Trevor is joined in the gallery directly behind the President’s Podium by his mother, Torill Fitzgerald and his sister, Allison. So, please give them a warm Senate welcome. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. There will be a Rules Committee meeting immediately. Rules Committee meeting immediately. Senator Risinger, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Mr.…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
I'd like for the Senate to help me welcome my Page for the Day. He’s a senior at Princeton High School. He’s going to be attending Northwestern University in the fall. His name is Ben Parr, from Princeton, Illinois.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome to the Illinois Senate. Senator Lauzen, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I'd like to ask you to help me welcome Robert Getz and Dr. Clare -- Ollayos who are both members of the Board of Trustees at Elgin 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 Community College. Thank you very much for joining us in Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome. Proceeding on page 16, Order of 2nd Reading, House Bill 393. Senator DeLeo. Senator DeLeo. House Bill 393. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 393, offered by Senator DeLeo. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 2268. Senator Obama. House Bill 2587. Senator Meeks. Senator Viverito, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
I'd like you to give a warm welcome to the Director of Stickney Township’s Mental Health Center, Dr. Chris Grunow. He’s up -- here in the balcony.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Will our guest in the gallery please rise? Welcome. House -- House Bill -- I’m sorry. Let’s -- let’s back up. Senator Meeks is here. House Bill 2587. Senator Meeks. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 2587. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 3828. Senator John Sullivan. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3828. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3893. Senator Collins. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3893. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3922. Senator Crotty. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3922. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 3957. Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter. House Bill 3978. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 3978. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4005. Senator Jones. Emil Jones. House Bill 4023. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4023. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4025. Senator Haine. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4025. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4027. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4027. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator Brady, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
I would like to introduce and ask my colleagues to welcome Angela Zanello, who is a Student Trustee at Heartland Community College, standing next to me.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome to the Illinois Senate. House Bill 4076. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4076. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4106. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
House Bill 4106. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4239. Senator Petka. Senator Petka. House Bill 4263. Senator Shadid. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4263. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4285. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4285. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4288. Senator Collins. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4288. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4310. Senator Martinez. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4310. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4318. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4318. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4351. Senator Peterson. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4351. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4361. Senator Walsh. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4361. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4370. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4370. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4372. Senator Walsh. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
House Bill 4372. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4374. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4374. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4389. Senator Silverstein. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4389. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4395. Senator Obama. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4395. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4400. Senator Bomke. Senator Bomke. House Bill 4400. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4400. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4402. Senator Rutherford. Senator Rutherford, for what purpose do you rise?
I’m going to introduce a young lady that’s here with us today from eighth grade. I’ve got Kathleen {sic}(Kaitlin) McArdle and her grandfather, Phil McArdle, that’s with us, and Sam Martin, Jr., from Iroquois County. And after that introduction, I want to ask if you’d move this bill to 3rd Reading, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome to the Illinois Senate. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 4402.
Senate {sic} Bill 4402. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator John Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
I have three young Pages here today with me that I'd like to the welcome to the Illinois Senate: Beth Spangler, Jennifer Dagg and Nicole Shelton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Welcome to the Illinois Senate. House Bill 4424. Senator Collins. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate {sic} Bill 4424. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4461. Senator Collins. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
House Bill 4461. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4469. Senator Walsh. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4469. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4489. Senator Soden. 4489. House Bill 4495. Senator Link. 4495. House Bill 4506. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4506. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4566. Senator Collins. House Bill 4621. Senator Welch. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4621. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4651. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate {sic} Bill 4651. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4660. Senator Shadid. Senator Shadid. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4660. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4705. Senator Peterson. House Bill 4705. Senator Peterson. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4705. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4712. Senator Obama. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4712. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4730. Senator Obama. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4730. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4751. Senator Dillard. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
House Bill 4751. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4777. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4777. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4840. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4840. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4856. Senator Collins. House Bill 4862. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
House Bill 4862. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4887. Senator Jacobs. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4887. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4914. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4914. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4962. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4962. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4966. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4966. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5014. Senator Trotter. 5014. Senator Trotter. House Bill 5023. Senator Sieben. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5023. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5061. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5061. (Secretary reads title of bill) 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5165. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5165. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5197. Senator Shadid. 5197. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5197. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5207. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5207. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) House Bill -- 3rd Reading. House Bill 5732. Senator Link. Senator Link? Madam Secretary, please read the bill
House Bill 5732. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 6583. Senator Sieben. House Bill 6740. Senator Lightford. 6740. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 House Bill 6740. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 6760. Senator Roskam. House Bill 6806. Senator Welch. Senator Welch. 6806. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. No? Out of the record. House Bill 6902. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 6902. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Obama, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, reports House Bill 6706 Do Pass.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) With leave of the Body, we’re going to go back to page 16. House Bill 307. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 307. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Viverito, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: refer to Executive Committee - Committee Amendment No. 1 to 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 House Bill 1959 and Committee Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 6654; refer to Labor and Commerce Committee - Committee Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 4851; refer to Revenue Committee - Committee Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3985; and refer to State Government Committee - Committee Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 4996.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) We are now moving to Supplemental Calendar No. 1. The Calendar has been distributed. We are going to go to -- through House Bills 2nd Reading on Supplemental Calendar No. 1. House Bill 378. House Bill 1269. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. House Bill 1875. Okay. We’re going to go back to House Bill 1269. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 1269. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 1875. Senator Emil Jones. House Bill 3977. Senator Haine. House Bill 3979. Senator Lightford. House Bill 3981. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 3981. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. We are working off of Supplemental Calendar No. 1. House Bill 4006. Senator Righter. House Bill 4006. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4006. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4012. Senator Munoz. Senator Munoz. House Bill 4012. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4012. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4086. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4086. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4108. Senator Harmon. 4108? Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4108. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4120. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4120. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4132. Senator Risinger. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4132. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4135. Senator Collins. House Bill 4225. Senator Wendell Jones. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4225. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4247. Senator Righter. House Bill 4266. Senator Welch. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4266. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4269. Senator -- Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4269. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4280. Senator Hunter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4280. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President. 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4287. Senator Lightford. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4287. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4393. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4393. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4403. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4403. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4426. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4426. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 4444. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4444. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted Committee Amendments 2 and 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4457. Senator Clayborne. Senator Clayborne. House Bill 4458. Senator Sieben. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4458. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator Burzynski, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. For personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
Thank you. I'd like for the Chamber to welcome a group of individuals that are here today from DeKalb -- DeKalb County. We have a group of about fifty school kids, eighth-graders from DeKalb County. They’re here with the DeKalb County Farm Bureau. They’re in the gallery back behind me. And I think some might be over there. So, I'd like for them to -- to rise and be welcomed, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Will our guests in the gallery please rise? Welcome to Springfield. House Bill 4505. Senator Collins. House Bill 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 4744. Senator Walsh. House Bill 4788. Senator Munoz. House Bill 4790. Senator Dillard. House Bill 4833. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 4833. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 4949. Senator Munoz. House Bill 5017. Senator Walsh. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5017. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendments 2 and 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd -- 3rd Reading. House Bill 5050. Senator Cronin. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5050. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5075. Senator Jacobs. House Bill 5130. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5130. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 5215. Senator Radogno. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5215. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5320. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 5320. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5415. Senator DeLeo. Senator DeLeo? Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill -- pardon me, 5415. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary -- pardon me, -- recommended -- adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 5875. Senator Harmon. House Bill 6567. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton? Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 6567. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 3rd Reading. House Bill 6574. Senator Winkel. Senator Winkel. House Bill 6616. Senator Forby. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 6616. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. House Bill 6906. Senator Schoenberg. House Bill 6954. Senator Burzynski. House Bill -- 7015. Senator Jacobs. House Bill 7043. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 7043. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Continuing with Supplemental Calendar No. 1. On the Supplemental Calendar 1 is the Order of Concurrence on Senate Bill 1271. Madam Secretary.
I move to concur with the House in the adoption of their Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1271. Motion filed by Senator Trotter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Trotter.
Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. If I can get everyone’s attention. This is the first of -- of maybe many supplemental bills that will be going through this Chamber. What House Bill No. 2…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator, excuse me a minute. Can we have the attention of the Body? We are -- we are going to be voting. We need the attention of the Body. Senator Trotter.
25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 Thank you very much, Mr. President. I’ll repeat myself, that this is the first of the supplementals that’ll be coming through this Body as we try to address the concerns and the budgetary problems that this State is facing. House Amendment No. 2 to Senate -- Bill 1271 does three things. One, it provides for one million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for -- from the Teacher Certification Revolving Loan Fund. It will restore the line to the original amount as passed by the General Assembly before the Governor’s veto of last year. Funds are collected from fees charged for certificates and are used to provide technology and other resources necessary for a timely and efficient processing of certification requests. The other is a transfer to the Legislative Audit Commission. This supplemental request is to cover a shortfall in the personal services budget for the Audit Commission and comes at the request of the Audit Commission. It is a five-thousand-dollar transfer. The only -- General Revenue dollars that we’re asking for today will go to Department of Human Rights for increases in personnel services, Employees Retirement System and Social Security lines, and that’s for five hundred and seventy-one thousand dollars.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Is there any discussion? Senator Syverson.
Thank you, Mr. President. We have reviewed this as well and worked on this yesterday. And for the Members on our side, we concur and we’ll certainly support this concurrence.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Trotter, you wish to close?
No. Just ask for a favorable roll call and thank the Members on the other side, as well.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) This is final action. The question is, shall the Senate concur in House Amendments No. 2 to Senate Bill 1271. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, none voting Present. The Senate concurs in House Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 1271, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Cronin, for what purpose do you rise?
To clarify my true intent. My -- for the record, my intent was to vote Yes on that important piece of legislation. I inadvertently pushed my red button.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) The record shall so reflect. Committee announcements. Senator Schoenberg.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to remind the Members of the State Government Committee that we’ll be meeting immediately after Session in Room A-1 of the Stratton Building. And Senator Cronin probably made an error in his voting because of his new glasses, which have made him look much more dapper and younger.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Link.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Revenue Committee will meet immediately upon adjournment in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. President. Financial Institutions will meet tomorrow morning, 9 a.m., in Room 400. Tomorrow morning, 9 a.m.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Silverstein.
Mr. President, the Senate Executive Committee will meet immediately after adjournment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Hendon.
Thank you, Mr. President. My first -- my first announcement is that Executive Appointments will meet tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 212. We have thirty-three salaried appointees of the Governor that will be flying out of there. I 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 recommend you be there early with your nominee. We are going to take them in the order that you come in other than as rules apply. So, please be early. Also, one week from today the House/Senate softball game will take place whether we’re ready or not. And so far we’re not. But we will have a practice game next Tuesday. We will not have practice tonight, because people can’t make it. But next Tuesday, make sure you bring your equipment, and the game is next Wednesday. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Ronen.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Labor and Commerce Committee will meet today at 3 o’clock in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Welch.
Mr. President, I'd just like to announce that the Appropriations II Committee will meet at 3:30 in Room 212 today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Munoz.
Thank you, Mr. President. Licensed Activities Committee will meet at 3:30, A-1 in the Stratton Building.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
Last night in my district there was a -- a collision between two fire trucks, one from the Village of Stone Park and one from the Village of Northlake. Five firefighters were injured and one firefighter was killed. I would just ask the -- the Senate to join me in a moment of silence for the fallen firefighter and prayers for the families of -- the -- the killed firefighter and those who are recovering.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 102nd Legislative Day 4/28/2004 Can we please have a moment of silence? Thank you, Senator. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 29. The Senate stands adjourned. 29