PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) 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 Rick Wenneborg of the Chatham Christian Church.
(Prayer by Pastor Rick Wenneborg)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Link.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Link)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Reading and Approval of the Journal. Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Thursday, May 20, 2004.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Senator Halvorson.
Mr. President, I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Senator Halvorson moves to approve the Journal just read by the Secretary. There being no objections, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 567 and 568, both offered by Senator Haine and all Members. They’re death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Resolutions Consent Calendar.
And Senate Resolutions -- 569, offered by Senators Hunter and Collins. And Senate Resolution 570, offered -- offered by Senators Althoff and Peterson. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 114th Legislative Day 5/24/2004 And they’re both substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) There will be a Rules meeting in the Anteroom immediately. Please come to the Anteroom, those that are serving on the Rules. (SENATE STANDS AT EASE/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Viverito, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Be Approved for Consideration - House Bill 812. Second message. Senator Viverito, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture and Conservation Committee - Committee Amendment No. 1 to Senate Resolution 500; refer to Environment and Energy Committee - Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2145, Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2320, and Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2731; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 779, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 966, and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1111; refer to Health and Human Services Committee - Motion to Concur with House Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2768 and Motion to Concur with House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 2845; refer to Judiciary Committee - Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2548, Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 2607, and Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2757; refer to Labor and Commerce Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 812; refer to Licensed Activities Committee - Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2252, Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2377, Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2395; refer to Revenue Committee - Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2112 and Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 855 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 868; refer to Transportation Committee - Motion to Concur with House 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 93rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 114th Legislative Day 5/24/2004 Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2327 and Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 3835.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) Messages from the House {sic}.
A Message from the Treasurer. Dear Members - I am nominating Tamara L. Howard to the State Treasurer’s Personnel Review Board. I respectfully ask concurrence and confirmation of this appointment by your Honorable Body. Sincerely, Judy Baar Topinka, State Treasurer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) We have an Executive meeting at 4 p.m. We have Revenue at 4:25. Labor and Commerce at 5 o'clock. Licensed Activities at 5 p.m. Financial Institutions at 5:30. Senator Burzynski, what is your purpose?
If I only knew. Steve Martin had an answer for that, but I’m not going there. Just for the purposes of announcement. Senator Syverson will be absent today. He’s getting physical therapy on his shoulder. And Senator Sieben is back in his district on district business.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR VIVERITO) It will be recorded. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25th, 2004. The Senate stands adjourned. 3