PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) The regular Session of the 94th 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 Monsignor David Lantz from the Christ the King Church in Springfield, Illinois.
(Prayer by the Reverend Monsignor David Lantz)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Maloney.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Wednesday, March 2, 2005.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Halvorson.
Thank you, 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 DEL VALLE) Senator Halvorson moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 100, offered by Senator Hunter and all Members. And Senate Resolutions {sic} 101, offered by Senator Harmon, President Jones, Senators Watson and Dillard. They’re both death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Resolutions Consent Calendar.
And Senate Resolution 102, offered by Senator del Valle. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Committee Reports. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005
Senator Silverstein, Chairperson of the Committee on Executive, reports Senate Bills 52, -- 514, 610 and 892 Do Pass; and Senate Bills 122, 357, -- 445, 478 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Harmon, Chairperson of the Committee on Revenue, reports Senate Bills 182, 272, 316, 556, 558 and 1329 Do Pass. Senator Garrett, Chairperson of the Committee on State Government, reports Senate Bills {sic} 13 Do Pass; and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 40 Do -- Recommend Do Not -- Do Adopt, pardon me; Senate Joint Resolution 10 Be Adopted, as Amended; and Senate Resolution 10 Be Adopted. Senator Forby, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor, reports Senate Bills 9, 103, 143, 410, 411, 428, 551, 580, 784, 785, 786, 787 and 788 Do Pass; and Senate Bills -- Senate Bill 274 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Demuzio, Chairperson of the Committee on Licensed Activities, reports Senate Bills 205 and 331 Do Pass; and Senate Bill 565 Do Pass, as Amended; and Senate Resolution 12 Be Adopted. Senator Maloney, Chairperson of the Committee on Higher Education, reports Senate Bill -- 463 Do Pass. Senator Sandoval, Chairperson of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, reports Senate Bills 17 and 615 Do Pass.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Messages.
A Message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I’m instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bills 527, 611, 708, 763, 785, 806, 880, 884, 885, 887, 888. Passed the House, March 2, 2005.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 383, offered by Senator Lightford. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill -- pardon me, House Bill 527, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 595, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 611, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 708, offered by Senator John Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 885, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 887, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 888, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 1321, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Link, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like the record to reflect that Senator Shadid is absent due to death in the family and that Senator Hunter and Senator Meeks are absent due to district business.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Madam Secretary, Messages.
A Message from the Attorney General, dated March 2, 2005. Due to the adjournment of the 93rd General Assembly sine die, I am re-nominating Diane Saltoun for appointment as the Executive Inspector General for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. In accordance with my previous letter of September 30, 2004, I respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of this appointment by your Honorable Body. Very truly yours, Lisa Madigan, Attorney General.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 We are going to the Order of 2nd Reading. We ask the Members to be at their desk if they want to move their bill. We will begin at the top of page 2, Order of 2nd Reading. Senate Bill 3. Senator Emil Jones. Senator Jones. Senate Bill 11. Senator Halvorson. Senate Bill 46. Senator Silverstein. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 49. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 54. Senator Peterson. Senate Bill 55. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 58. Senator Burzynski. Senate Bill 62. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 62. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 71. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 71. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 72. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 72. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 73. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 73. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 74. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 74. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
I’m sorry, Mr. President. No Floor amendments either.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 87. Senator Garrett. Senate Bill 88. Senator Hunter. Senate Bill 90. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 92. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill -- 92. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 93. Senator Brady. Senate Bill 94. Senator Garrett. Senate Bill 96. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 97. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 98. Senator Wendell Jones. Senate Bill 99. Senator Bomke. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 99. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation 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. Senate Bill 110. Senator Wendell Jones. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005
Senate Bill 110. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Environment and Energy 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. Senate Bill 127. Senator Radogno. Senate Bill 129. Senator Radogno. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 129. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 157. Senator Schoenberg. Senate Bill 162. Senator Hunter. Senate Bill 165. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 169. Senator Link. Senate Bill 169. Senator Link. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 169. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 4.
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. Senate Bill 171. Senator Link. Senate Bill 174. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 183. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 185. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 190. Senator 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 Haine. Senate Bill 192. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 194. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 194. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 196. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 196. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 200. Senator Trotter. Senate Bill 201. Senator Trotter. Senate Bill 214. Senator John Sullivan. Senate Bill 233. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 241. Senator Cullerton. Senate Bill 253. Senator Emil Jones. Senate Bill 254. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 254. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 273. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 273. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 277. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 297. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 Senate Bill 297. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education 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. Senate Bill 301. Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 301. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 302. Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 302. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 319. Senator Cullerton. Senate Bill 336. Senator Peterson. Senate Bill 341. Senator Trotter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 341. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 388. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 389. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 390. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 391. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 397. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 403. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 404. Senator 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 DeLeo. Senate Bill 405. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 406. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 417. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 417. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 418. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 452. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 453. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 453. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senate Bill 55 -- Senate Bill 455. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 455. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 459. Senator Wilhelmi. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 459. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senate Bill 467. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 468. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 469. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 469. 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 477. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 477. (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. Senate Bill 504. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 504. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 509. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 509. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation 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) 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 516. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 516. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senate Bill 517. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 517. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 519. Senator Martinez. Senate Bill 529. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 529. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 533. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 534. Senator Radogno. Senate Bill 542. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 542. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 562. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 611. Senator Link. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 611. (Secretary reads title of bill) 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 612. Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 612. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 613. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 613. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 767. Senator Demuzio. Senate Bill 767. Senator Demuzio. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 767. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 773. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1219. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1219. (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 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1224. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 1231. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1231. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1234. Senator Dillard. 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 objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar?
There have been no objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Is there any discussion? 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. WICS-TV requests permission to videotape. Hearing no objections, permission is granted. Senator Burzynski, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Just would like the record to reflect that Senator Brady is in his district on official business today. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Sullivan, Dave Sullivan, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) State your point.
If the Senate could join me in welcoming my two Pages today from Arlington Heights, Collin Hill and Pat Myers.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 17th Legislative Day 3/3/2005 Welcome. Welcome to Springfield. Madam Secretary, on the Order of Resolutions.
Senate Joint Resolution 29, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads SJR No. 29)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DEL VALLE) Senator Halvorson moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of the immediate consideration and adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 29. Those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended. Senator Halvorson now moves for the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 29. All in favor will say Aye. All opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. Pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 29, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of noon on Tuesday, March 8th. The Senate stands adjourned. 14