PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 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 gallery please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Hendrik Smidderks, Knox Knolls Free Methodist Church, Springfield, Illinois. Pastor.
(Prayer by Pastor Hendrik Smidderks)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Maloney.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Friday, April 8, 2005.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter.
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 LINK) Senator Hunter moves to approve the Journal just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 146, offered by Senator Hunter and all Members. It is a death resolution, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Resolution Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 2118, offered by Senator Schoenberg. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd {sic} Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, Messages from the House. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
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 27, 918, 920, 956, 1005, 2480, 2550, 2920, 2943, 3457, 769, -- pardon me, that’s 1368, 1554, 2416, 3467, 3538, 3577, 3606, 3785, 4025, 471 and 961. All passed the House, April 8, 2005.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Bomke, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
Well, I was going to announce the… Unintentionally -- they just left. We just had third-grade class of Springfield Christian School, but I -- I see they left before I had an opportunity to announce ‘em. But if they ever come back, please help me welcome them, will you? Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) I’m sure we will, and I’m -- I’m glad they were here. Thank you, Senator Bomke. All Members -- the sound of my voice, we are going to be starting with 2nd Readings and then we will be going into 3rd Readings, so will you be -- please be at your desk on the Floor as soon as possible? We have deadlines approaching. Please be at your desk as soon as possible. Thank you. Senator Geo-Karis, for what purpose do you rise?
On a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
I would like to introduce Hulan - H-U-L-A-N - Amarjargal, and Haliun Amarjargal, Mongolians, who are the daughters of my aide, Baigalmaa. And they’re here in the audience and I would like them to be recognized because they are learning all about 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 America. They are born in Mongolia.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Will our guests please stand, and will we welcome them to the Senate? And on a personal note, we’re all glad to see you back, Senator Geo-Karis. Madam Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 23, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 48, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 112, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 157, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 245, offered by Senator Brady. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 325, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 361, offered by Senator Righter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 373, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 395, offered by Senator Watson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- pardon me, House Bill 396, offered by Senator Petka. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 399, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 404, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 497, offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 515, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 593, offered by Senator John Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 610, offered by Senator Righter. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 695, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 715, offered by Senator Schoenberg. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 733, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 750 {sic} (740), offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 747, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 783, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 788, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 793, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 804, offered by Senator Shadid. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 870, offered by Senator DeLeo. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 923, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 991, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1041, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1059, offered by Senator DeLeo. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1079, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1181, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1283, offered by Senator Hendon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- pardon me, 1299, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1301, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 House Bill 1313, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1315, offered by Senator Wilhelmi. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1318, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1319, offered by Senators Collins and Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1336, offered by Senator Pankau. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1338, offered by Senator Crotty. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1343, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1345, offered by Senator Crotty. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1391, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1395, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1402, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1430, offered by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1469, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1471, offered by Senator Cronin. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1483, offered by Senator Halvorson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1486, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1548, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1581, offered by Senator DeLeo. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1586, offered by Senator -- Ronen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2077, offered by Senator Halvorson. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2242, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2341, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2344, offered by Senator Garrett. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2374, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2389, offered by Senator Rutherford. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2404, offered by Senator Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2411, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2445, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2469, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2470, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2490, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2492, offered by Senator Crotty. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2500, offered by Senator Winkel. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2509, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2531, offered by Senator Maloney. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2536, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2564, offered by Senator Ronen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2566, offered by Senator Wilhelmi. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2580, offered by Senator DeLeo. (Secretary reads title of bill) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 House Bill 2589, offered by Senator Ronen. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2595, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2611, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2689, offered by Senator Rutherford. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2699, offered by Senator Maloney. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2892, offered by Senator Schoenberg. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3033, offered by Senator Geo-Karis. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3095, offered by Senator Peterson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3258, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3272, offered by Senator Risinger. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
Mr. President, I’d like the -- the Senate to welcome today a constituent of Senator Dillard’s and a Page who’s been invited here by Senator Lauzen, so she’s well-represented by great Senators. Her name is Evan Sommers. She’s a seventh-grader at Kennedy Junior High in Naperville, and her mother, Allison, is in the President’s Gallery right behind you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Will our guest in the gallery please rise, and will the Senate welcome them? Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise?
7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I, too, have a -- a very good friend here today. Her name is Alexis Flippo. Her mother, Judy, is sitting up in the gallery. This is their first time to Springfield, and Alexis will be paging with me. She’s a seventh-grader at Hickory Creek Elementary School in Frankfort. So, if you would just give them a warm welcome, I’d appreciate it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. Just for purpose of announcement. We’d like the record to reflect that Senator Wojcik is absent today due to illness in the family.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The -- the record so will reflect. We will be starting on page 27, with Senate Bill 1638, Senator Burzynski, on 2nd Reading. Senator Burzynski, do you wish -- do you wish to proceed? Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1638. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1646. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1647. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1653. Senator Dave Sullivan. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1654. Senator Radogno. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
Senate Bill 1654. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1661. Senator Roskam. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1665. Senator Geo-Karis. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
Senate Bill 1665. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1669. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 1670. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 1680. Senator Hunter. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
Senate Bill 1680. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Health and Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1681. Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1681. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1683. Senator Harmon. Madam -- there’s been a fiscal note, Senator Harmon. 1684. Senator Haine. Madam Secretary, please read the…
Senate Bill 1684. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. With the leave of the Body, we’ll skip over 1692 and 1693. Senate Bill 1700. Senator Clayborne. Read the bill, Madam Secretary.
9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1700. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1708. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1708. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1708. Senator -- or, 1709. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1709. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1711. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1711. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1712. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1712. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1713. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 1713. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1715. Senator Raoul. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1715. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1721. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1721. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1723. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1723. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1724. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1725. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1725. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1726. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1727. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1734. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1724 -- no, pardon me, that was 1734. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Garrett, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment simply just clarifies the bill. It’s a technical change.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor -- Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1734. All those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Having -- have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments have been reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will skip over 1739. Senate Bill 1743. Senator Raoul. 1744. Senator Raoul. Senate Bill 1750. Senator John Sullivan. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1750. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1752. Senator Collins. Madam Secretary, lease read the bill.
Senate Bill 1752. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1753. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1753. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1764. Senator Garrett. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1766. Senator Jacobs. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1770. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. 1771. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1776. Senator Lauzen. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1777. Senator Rutherford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1778. Senator Rutherford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1778. Senator Rutherford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1781. Senator Rutherford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1787. Senator Dillard. Out -- out of the record. Senate Bill 1791. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1792. Senator del Valle. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1792. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Committee Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 3, offered by Senator del Valle.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator del Valle, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. Floor Amendment No. 3 is the product of negotiations with the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. It’s language that addresses some of the concerns that were raised, and as a result of this amendment, the Manufacturers’ Association is now in support of the bill. It changed references to third party employer and also requires the third party client to provide a laborer with a work verification form for a single day of work. It changes civil penalties imposed on the third labor -- party clients and makes other clarifying changes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator del Valle moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 -- Amendment 3 to Bill 1792. All those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it and Amendment 3 is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1793. Senator Hendon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1799. Senator Roskam. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1799. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1811. Senator Rauschenberger. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 1811. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1815. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1815. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1817. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1817. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1822. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1823. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1827. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1827. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1828. Senator Righter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1829. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1829. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1832. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1832. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1839. Senator Meeks. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1839. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1842. Senator del Valle. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1843. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1844. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1845. Senator Petka. Senate Bill 1849. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1852. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1853. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1856. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1859. Senator Hunter. Madam -- Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1859. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1866. Senator Halvorson. Out of the -- record. Senate Bill 1872. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1872. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1876. Senator Demuzio. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1876. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee in Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1883. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1883. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1884. Senator Winkel. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1884. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Madam -- or Senate Bill 1886. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1887. Senator Lightford. Senate Bill 1888. Senator Haine. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1888. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1889. Senator Haine. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1889. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1893. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1893. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1894. Senator John Sullivan. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1894. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1900. Senator Brady. Senate Bill 1902. Senator Bomke. Senator Bomke. Senate Bill 1909. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1910. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1911. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1914. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1915. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1915. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1918. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1919. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1920. Senator Sandoval. Senate Bill 1921. Senator Sandoval. With leave of the Body, we’ll skip to Senate Bill 1931. Senate Bill 1931. Senator Halvorson. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1932. Senator Demuzio. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1932. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1935. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1941. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1941. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1943. Senator Pankau. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1933 {sic} (1943). (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1944. Senator Lauzen. Senate Bill 1948. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 1955. Senator Raoul. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1955. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1958. Senator Schoenberg. Senate Bill -- out of the record. Senate Bill 1959. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1959. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1960. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1960. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1961. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1961. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1962. Senator Schoenberg. Madam -- Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1962. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Schoenberg.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schoenberg, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 retains the basic essence of the underlying bill. At the recommendation of the Illinois State Police, it adds a twenty-four-hour waiting period between the time of purchase and the time of delivery for a stun gun or taser. This is the same waiting period that applies to all other firearms -- I’m sorry, for rifles and shotguns. And there is no opposition to this and I urge its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Schoenberg moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1962. All those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1963. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read -- Senator Schoenberg, on 1963. Out of the record. Senator Schoenberg, on 1964. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1964. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1965. Senator Hendon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1966. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1966. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Schoenberg.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Schoenberg, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 relates to raising the level of ethical standards for issuing bonds. Particularly, it expressly bans the use of independent contractors by -- by the municipal securities industry in Illinois, and -- and it also has to do with firms that -- firms that fail to adhere to this ban are subject to permanent termination of any relationship with the State. The bill -- the amendment also says that any municipal securities firm that has been in violation of the Municipal 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Securities Rulemaking Board’s Rule G-37, which relates to political contributions and their disclosure, that that penalty is subject to ten years for the offending firm. I urge your -- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Schoenberg moves for the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1966. All those in favor, signify by saying Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1967. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1967. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Housing and Community Affairs reports Amendments No. 1 and 2 were adopted.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1968. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1968. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1971. Senator John Sullivan. Leave of -- Body, I’ll go back. Senate Bill 1969. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill -- 1969. 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1971. Senator John Sullivan. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1971. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1972. Senator Lauzen. Senate Bill 1974. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1974. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1983. Senator Righter. Fiscal note. Senate Bill 1986. Senator Rauschenberger. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1986. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Health and Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President. 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1989. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1989. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2006. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2006. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill -- 2012. Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2012. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2013. Senator Lauzen. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2015. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2015. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2038. Senator Lauzen. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2043. Senator Martinez. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2049. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2049. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2050. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2050. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2051. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the…
Senate Bill 2051. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2053. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Pardon me. Senate Bill 2053. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2054. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2054. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2056. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2056. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2057. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2057. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2060. Senator Dave Sullivan. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2062. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2062. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2069. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the…
Senate Bill 2069. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2071. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2071. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2072. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2072. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2073. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2073. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2074. Senator Hunter. Senate Bill 2075. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 2075. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2077. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2077. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 2084. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2084. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2085. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2085. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2086. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2086. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Housing and Community Affairs adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2087. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2088. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2088. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2090. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2091. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2094. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2095. Senator Haine. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2095. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2096. Senator Viverito. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2096. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted Committee Amendment No. 1 {sic} (2).
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for…
30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2100. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2100. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2103. Senator Sieben. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2103. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2104. Senator Sieben. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2104. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2105. Senator Lauzen. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2114. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2114. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2116. Senator Jacobs. Out of the record. We’re going to be starting on 3rd Readings on page 76 where we left off on Friday on Senate Bill 1767. Senator Jacobs, on Senate Bill 1767. Out of the record. Senate -- Senate Bill 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 1805. Senator Watson. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1808. Senator Sieben. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1810. Senator Rauschenberger. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1814. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1814. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. Excuse me. I’m sorry. 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Forby.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a future gen bill. Senate Bill 1814 extended the deadline from July to -- 2005 to July to 2007 last Session for the State to get prepared for the federal future gen project. This would allow the State more time to lay out the groundwork for this federal project that we’ll be working to get for southern Illinois. I urge your vote. All this is, is just changing the deadline from 2005 to 2007. That’s all this bill does.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Dave Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This legislation is a good bill. It passed out of committee unanimously. I urge its support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Forby moves -- the question, shall Senate Bill 1814 pass. All those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. All those voted who wish? All those who voted who’ve wished? All those who’ve voted who have wished? Take the record, Madam Secretary. With that, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1814, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1821. Senator Watson. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we’ll come back to Senate Bill 1825. Senate Bill 1826. Senator Jacobs. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1833. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1833. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1833 allows TRS member to apply service credit earned as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools and as a member of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund towards the duty disability benefit under TRS.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: This is a TRS initiative. It passed unanimously out of the Insurance Committee and I urge its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1833 pass. Those in favor shall vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 52 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1833, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1834. Senator Rauschenberger. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1837. Senator Hunter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1838. Senator Hunter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1846. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1848. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1851. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1854. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1857. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1857. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is an 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 initiative of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. Recently, in a condemnation proceeding against a real estate developer brought by the Forest Preserve District, the developer used the Act to gain access to closed-session minutes and tape recordings despite the fact that those discussions were expressly authorized by law to be kept confidential. Through an oversight, the District did not strictly comply with the Open Meetings Act. This bill is an amendment that preserves the integrity of the Open Meetings Act and also keeps confidential and privileged that information which we intended to keep privileged. Know of no opposition. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Briefly to the bill: I rise in support of it. I think Senator Cullerton has done an excellent job of striking the right balance between the Open Meetings Act and all that that entails with the integrity of being able to negotiate on these types of properties. I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1857 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 51 Ayes, no Nays, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 1857, having -- received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1861. Senator Garrett. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1862. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1862. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1862 authorizes the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide access to patient claims and encounter data collected under Section 4-2 of the 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Illinois Health Finance Reform Act for use by third party entity, including but not limited to an agency, academic research organizations or private sector organizations for producing studies, data products or analyses of such data. This bill is supported by many different proponents, including the Illinois Hospital Association, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Citizen Action, Urban League, Illinois Retailers Association. I’d be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any question? The question is, shall Senate Bill 1862 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 52 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1862, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1863. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1863. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to clear the record. I did not vote on Senate Bill 1862 while I was overwhelmed by all the debate on the bill. So, if you could state in the record that my intent was to vote Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The -- the record so will reflect.
Thank you. Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 1863 amends the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act by requiring the Department of Public Health to collect data for inpatient and outpatient conditions and procedures from hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers. It also requires all hospital and ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed in Illinois to adopt a uniform system for reporting patient claims and encounter data. The Department is currently required to make 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 available on its website the “Consumer Guide to Health Care” by January 1, 2006. Senate Bill 1863 requires that the “Consumer Guide to Health Care” include information on at least thirty inpatient conditions and procedures which demonstrate the highest degree of variation in patient charges and quality care. This bill also has -- I don’t have the -- yes, I do. The proponents are the Illinois Hospital Association, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Citizen Action, Urban League, Illinois Retailer -- Retail Merchants Association, et cetera. The opponents are the ambulatory surgical treatment centers. I’d be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? The question is, shall Senate Bill 1863 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 53 Aye, no Nays, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 1863, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1865. Senator John Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1865. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator John Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1865 amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and provides an income tax deduction not to exceed two thousand dollars for the burial expenses for a stillborn. This legislation came to me at the request of a constituent who discussed the financial burden of a burial at -- at a time when the family is dealing with a grave loss. They asked for the legislation because they learned of similar legislation in other states. I’d be more than happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill came through the Senate Revenue Committee. Senator Sullivan did a great job of working with the bill to make it even better than it was when it was introduced, and I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wendell Jones.
Yes. Our Revenue Spokesman is not here, but it did come out of Revenue unanimously and we support it. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1865 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 52 Ayes, no Nays, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 1865, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1871. Senator Clayborne. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1874. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1877. Senator Demuzio. Senate Bill 1878. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1878. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Currently we have a -- an Act called the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act which outlines seven minimum requirements for hospitals providing emergency services to sexual assault survivors. One of the requirements is that the hospital must provide such medication as deemed appropriate by the attending physician or an advanced practice nurse or a physician. All this bill does is to specifically authorize the use of medication for HIV. Again, no -- no opposition. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Briefly to the bill: I stand in support of the bill. The bill was reported out of the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee on a unanimous vote and I would urge its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1878 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The -- the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record, please. With that, there are 52 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1878, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1879. Senator John Sullivan. Senate Bill 1881. Senator Collins. Senate Bill 1882. Senator Maloney. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1882. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Maloney.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1882 was initially proposed by the Illinois Library Association and is now supported by the Illinois Municipal League and many other local government associations. The legislation simply raises the procurement -- procurement bid threshold for public libraries from ten to twenty thousand, and this will bring them into line with current law for most other local governments. I would be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Crotty.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill came before the Local Government Committee and it passed unanimously, and I strongly support the bill. Thanks.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wendell Jones. 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Yes, Mr. President, to the bill. We’ve been expanding from ten thousand to twenty thousand the limit for bid contracts and this side supported the bill. I recommend its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1882 pass. All those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 52 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1882, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1892. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 1895. Senator Radogno. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1895. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Radogno.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill amends the Probate Act and it provides -- it will prevent a person from benefiting from the estate of someone that they have killed while they were deemed insane. Currently, you can’t benefit from the estate of someone you’ve murdered, but this expands it to cover those instances where the murderer has been deemed to be insane. I’d be happy to try to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Geo-Karis.
Will the sponsor leave for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
What do you exactly mean? If there’s someone that was acquitted because of insanity, had caused the death and -- I don’t quite -- didn’t quite get your -- your drift on it. Would you -- would you explain it in simple terms, what your bill does?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Radogno.
Yes. What -- this actually -- maybe if I explain the situation that brought it to my attention, it would help to clarify it. I have a situation where a constituent had a brother who was murdered by the brother’s wife, and what this bill -- and she was found to be insane at the time she committed the murder. What this will do is prevent her from benefiting from the estate. The -- so, the estate will pass directly to their children and she will not be able to share in it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1895 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 54 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1895, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1897. Senator Cronin. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1898. Senator Cronin. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1907. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton, for what purpose do you rise?
I have an inquiry of the Chair. On this bill, is there an amendment -- a Floor amendment been offered, not adopted by committee? Any amendments been -- been adopted?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) There’s no amendments reported.
I’ll take it out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Out of the record. Senate Bill 1908. Senator Haine -- Senate Bill 1912. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1912. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine. 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill is an initiative of the Illinois Commerce Commission. It designates a new interest rate figure to replace one that is no longer published by the Federal Reserve Board in order to calculate the excess earnings of a utility. It also calculates the money, if there is excess earnings, to be refunded to the customers. It is a standard. The -- the standard was a nominal yield on the thirty-year U.S. Treasury Bond. Under this Act, it authorizes the Illinois Commerce Commission to use the nominal yield on a twenty-year United States Treasury Bond. And I’d ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Dave Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I stand in support of this legislation, but a question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will yield.
Senator Haine, there’s been some requests on this side of the aisle. If you could explain this legislation in -- plain English, that would be great.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I would -- I appreciate that question, Senator Sullivan, and I want to tell you that this is an Act which will do a great thing for the customers of our utilities in Illinois. It will allow them to be reimbursed at a fair rate and it will hold in check any abuse by these greedy utilities, and it does that based upon the nominal yield of a twenty-year United States Treasury bill {sic} as set forth by the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, a bank which was set up by Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Any more discussion? The question is, shall Senate Bill -- 41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 oop! Senator Geo-Karis.
Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
As eloquent as you are, you still didn’t make it clear. Would you clearly tell me what you’re doing?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine.
Thank you, Senator. The -- this nominal yield on a twenty- year U.S. Treasury Bond is used to calculate the -- the -- the yield that a -- that AmerenUE, for example, has in excess of what it should have, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Without this bill, the Illinois Commerce Commission would be calculating whether there was an excess earning by the utility based upon a thirty-year Treasury Bond. And since they are not using those at the Federal Reserve -- Board, there isn’t a way now for the Illinois Commerce Commission to have a benchmark, an interest rate figure, to decide in their own mind whether the utility has excess earnings. This is a benchmark -- figure. If they exceed this benchmark over this period of time, I suppose -- I presume they have an excess earning, they’re in violation of the Illinois law and then they’re deemed to have -- they have to reimburse the -- the customer. There’ve only been three occasions when a utility has refunded excess earnings: 1998-99, ’99 to 2000, and 2002-2003.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Is -- the question is, shall Senate Bill 1912 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 53 Aye, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1912, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1930. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Oh! Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1930. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is an initiative of the Chicago Bar Association. I believe it’s like a seven-year project where they totally rewrote the Mechanics Lien Act, which is kind of a -- ancient language was used, written prior to the turn of the century. It broadens the definition of “improve” to include labor, services, materials, fixtures, apparatus or machinery, form or forms work in the process of a construction, and it has a number of amendments that just keep -- makes the Act consistent. For example, it eliminates the Torrens Title system language, which has been eliminated. Basically, it’s just an update of the bill and it’s -- of -- of the Act and it’s supported by everyone in the industry. Again, passed unanimously out of the Judiciary Committee. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Dillard.
Thank you, Mr. President. Even lawyers’ eyes glaze over when we come to mechanics liens, and I see some of my colleagues over here, Mr. President and Senator Cullerton, are probably looking to see if this is okay and noncontroversial. And as far as these type of bills go, this is one that is without controversy. It’s supported by the Chicago Bar Association, and unlike a lot of these types of bills, my fax machine hasn’t been running and I really know of no opposition. So, I think this is okay.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1930 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have -- have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record, please. With that -- on the question, there are 54 Aye, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Bill 1930, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1949. Senator Demuzio. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1949. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Demuzio.
Thank you, Mr. President and -- and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1949 actually allows Greene and Macon counties, which are part of the Lincoln Land Community District, to elect trustees out of that particular district. What happened is that the General Assembly previously approved a bill allowing these trustees of Lincoln Land Community College District to be elected by districts rather than at-large. However, in determining the boundaries for these trustees’ districts, Greene and Macon counties, whose residents pay taxes to that district and are served by the district, they were left out and people who live in Greene and Macon counties are being taxed without being represented on the college district’s board of trustees. This bill just simply authorizes the State Board of Elections to withdraw those boundaries by electing the Lincoln Land trustees to end this taxation without representation for Greene and Macon counties, and I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just rise in support of the legislation. We had extensive debate on this in the Higher Education Committee and we believe this is a correct way to go.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1949 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record, please. With that, there -- on -- on that question, there are 54 Aye, no Nays, and none voting 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Present. Senate Bill 1949, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1953. Senator Raoul. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1953. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Raoul.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1953 attempts to bring Illinois in compliance with the American Bar Association’s -- juvenile justice standards that recommend that a juvenile’s right to counsel may not be waived. Senate Bill 1953 amends the Juvenile Court Act and the Code of Criminal -- Procedure to provide that minors may not waive their right to the assistance of counsel during judicial proceedings. I’d be glad to entertain any questions. I ask for favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Petka.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. To the bill: When this bill was heard in the Judiciary Committee, I voted No. The reasons for that are as follows: First of all, the historic United States Supreme Court decisions that deal with the right to counsel, that being Miranda and Escobedo cases, only arise when a person has been taken into custody or is subject to custodial interrogation and the right must be asserted by the party that wishes to -- to have counsel. It is foolish, in my mind, to think that someone who is under the -- the age of 17 cannot assist in -- first of all, in -- in bringing about the arrest of people who may have, in fact, committed the crimes, but more importantly, it -- it just strikes me that to have an automatic waiver, that no police officer can ever talk to a person who is simply picked up, is -- is really not in the best interests of -- of our society. Individuals who are street smart and street savvy understand instinctively that it is not necessary to talk to the police. And to -- to bring into -- to -- to our system of 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 justice a absolute prohibition against talking to individuals who are under the age of seventeen, to me seems to be misguided. And for those reasons, I would ask that a No vote be registered.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any more discussion? Senator Raoul, to close.
In closing, it should be noted that the -- Senate -- Senate Bill 1953 refers to proceedings and it specifically refers to judicial proceedings. I would ask for a favorable vote on this. We -- we do not allow juveniles to make decisions with regards to smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and things of that nature. Certainly they’re not capable of making decisions as to how their judicial proceedings should proceed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1953 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 33 Aye, 15 Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 1953, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1977. Senator Jacobs. Mr. Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 1977. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jacobs.
Mr. President, this bill simply increases the bonding authority of the Quad City Regional Economic Development Authority which is charged with the state of creating jobs and opportunity in the counties -- in the four counties in northwestern Illinois. Four -- four other facilities have this same bonding authority, and I appreciate your favorable consideration.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Thank you. Just wanted to point out and -- and I’ve talked with the sponsor about this, but I voted No on this bill in committee and for a couple of different reasons. It does more than just simply adds a little bit more bonding. Does the State -- is the State’s moral obligation behind these bonds, Senator?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jacobs.
Not all bonding authority in QCREDA is morally obligated. The -- moral obligation must be given before the State is morally obligated. We -- we had an opportunity to bring NASCAR to the Illinois Quad Cities with Bruton Smith several years ago, but we were, unfortunately, unable to -- to acquire the moral obligation from the State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you. Well, just as a point of -- of clarification: With the Governor’s approval, these can be and mostly likely will be moral obligation bonds. And so I just wanted to point out to the Body the reason that I voted No is the fact that this does create a moral obligation, or potentially could, by the State of Illinois, and out of those moral obligation bonds that are already existing that the State is standing behind, about twenty percent of those are already in default. So, just for the Body’s information.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Thank you, Mr. President. I stand in support of the bill. This bill will help the area that I serve and stands to bring jobs to a very hard-hit area at this time and does -- will not create an obligation on the State. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 is, shall Senate Bill 1977 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 42 Ayes, 9 Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1977, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1990. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1991. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1992. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1993. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1994. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1995. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1998. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 1998. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Clayborne.
I -- I -- is there an amendment? No? Shelling the bill? No? Well, can you take it out of the record?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Out of the record. Senate Bill 2028. Senator Collins. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2030. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2031. Senator John Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2031. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator John Sullivan.
Mr. President, take that out of the record, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Out of the record. Senate Bill 2032. Senator John Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2032. (Secretary reads title of bill) 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator John Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2032 amends the Children of Deceased Veterans Act. Current law -- entitles a child of a deceased or disabled veteran to a grant of up to two hundred and fifty dollars per child for education if the child attends a State educational institution. This legislation extends this benefit to children who attend private or are home-schooled. I’d be more than happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Senator, I was looking through the analysis that we’ve been provided on this legislation and it talked about when funds are available. Are there times wherein there are students of deceased veterans who would be entitled, perhaps, according to the statute, to receive monies for their education but can’t get that because there’s not enough money in a fund?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator John Sullivan.
Not that I’m aware of.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
So -- so to your understanding, Senator, there’s -- there’s not been a need for any pro rata distribution or anything like that. Every student who thus far, under the current law, is entitled to receive these benefits is receiving them. So, we’re not going to run into a situation, perhaps, where we’re -- we are going to have to pro rata tuition or costs for students -- or, expenses for students, even if this becomes law? 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sullivan.
First of all, we’re talking about a small number of individuals, obviously, and this -- and I might add that this bill came to me -- or, the idea for this bill came to me from a constituent whose husband was killed in Afghanistan and she and - - and her husband had been home-schooling their children. When they applied for this grant, they were denied it because of the very reason that we’re talking about. The bill - and I’ll read Section 1 {sic} (5) it says, "The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall provide," in as -- "insofar as monies are appropriated for these purposes". So, it is subject, obviously, to appropriation within the Department.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Geo-Karis.
Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Is that two hundred and fifty dollars a year? Is that what it is?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sullivan.
Yes, it is. It’s two hundred and fifty dollars per child per school year, and it can be used for tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Geo-Karis.
I think that’s a very worthwhile consideration and I certainly urge everyone to vote for it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Any further discussion? The question is, shall Senate Bill 2032 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 On the question, there are 54 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 2032, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2040. Senator Demuzio. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator -- Senator Demuzio seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 2040 to the Order of 2nd -- Reading for the purpose of an -- amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On that Order of 2nd Reading of Senate Bill 2040, Madam -- Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Demuzio.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Demuzio, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 2040 extends the legal protection to the owners of real estate adjacent to a leaking underground storage tank, known as L-U-S-T or LUST site, that has been impacted and -- and adequately remediated as evidenced by the IEPA’s issuance of a “no further remediation” - NRF -- NFR - letter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Demuzio moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2040. All those in favor will say Aye. All opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 2041. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2064. Senator Garrett. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2066. Senator Bomke. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 2066. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Bomke.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 2066 amends the Unemployment Insurance Act to require the Illinois Department of Employment Security to inform claimants they may elect to have their State income tax withheld from their unemployment benefits. Be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 2066 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 53 Aye, no Nays, none voting Present. And on the question -- Senate Bill 2066, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 2082. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2111. Senator Silverstein. Out of… Senate Bill 2112. Senator Demuzio. We’re going to start from the top of the Order on page 38 with Senate Bill 3. President Emil Jones. Senate Bill 3. Mr. Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 3. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) President Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 3 is -- is one of a series of bills that deal with the subject of autism, and last week, the autism advocates were in Springfield and had a press conference to deal with this very critical issue here in the State of Illinois. And what Senate Bill 3 does is it -- it’s identical to the bill that passed out of here unanimous last year. It sets up a pilot program with the State Board of Education to have a program to deal with children of autism and - - and use different methods in teaching them so they can become productive citizens in our society. I know of no opposition and I request a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Righter.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. Briefly to the bill: I stand in support of the bill. It did pass out of the Health and Human Services Committee unanimously, and I appreciate Senate President’s work on this legislation initiative.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 3 pass. All those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 55 Ayes, no Nays, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 3, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 12. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 12. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 12 requires company -- insurance companies to provide coverage for mammograms for women under the age of forty deemed medically necessary by their physician by a prevailing risk factor such as having a history of breast cancer. Physicians nowadays are requesting that women under forty have this mammogram, which will save more lives, and I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Brady.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of the piece of legislation. The sponsor’s worked with the industry officials to make sure that this mandate does not create an increase in premium costs, therefore driving more people to uninsured. So, I compliment her and I suggest the Members on both sides of the aisle support this. 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 12 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 12, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 13. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 13. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 13 addresses the concerns of small business owners who serve as subcontractors and material suppliers to general contractors on State public construction projects. Most contractors pay their subs and material suppliers on a timely basis, and those contractors will not be subject to this legislation. This bill is intended to crack down on those handful of contractors who have not worked in good faith with subcontractors. This bill replicates Senate Bill 155 that passed out of the 93rd General Assembly last Session. What it does, it amends the State Prompt Payment Act to expedite full and timely payment. It increases the penalty on late payments from contractors to subcontractors from two percent interest rate per month to four percent interest rate per month. It requires contracting State agencies to provide instructions to subcontractors and material suppliers on how to access electronic voucher information. It creates guidelines for timely payment to subcontractors or material suppliers if the contractor is found to have unreasonably withheld payment. And I’m open for questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. Will the Senator yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Yes, Senator, the bill raises the penalty from two percent per month to four percent per month, which is forty-eight percent annually. It was twenty-four percent, which is -- which is a substantial amount. How did you come up with forty-eight percent? Why -- why that number?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
I think the rationale was to show strong incentives for the general contractors to pay, and I think they only raised it -- I don’t know exactly why that was written from two to four percent, but I think they wanted to just have a little bit more stronger incentive for the general contractors. Specifically, I can’t address why forty-eight -- moving from twenty-four to forty- eight. I just surmise that they wanted to show at least an increase would put more pressure on the contractors to meet the payment. Right now under the contract -- or, under the legislation that exists now, the current law, it already asks for them to pay within the fifteen days once they receive the payment. So, I think it was just to move it from two percent to four percent just to put a little bit more pressure on the general contractor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Senator, whenever this bill came through committee, we had the discussion about the website and the tracking of -- of this, and there’s -- there’s some concern about being able to -- for the agency to be able to know where it is in -- in the process all along. Well, as I understand it now, they only have to link to the Comptroller’s website. Do they -- do any of the agencies have to create a new website for this to happen?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins. 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Senator. We’re going to use the model that’s already established with CBD {sic} (CDB) and the IDOT. So, no. Initially, some agencies, like the Department of Human Services and the Department of Natural Resources, they were concerned because they thought they had to create a website or develop a website. That is not the case. The only thing required is a link to the Comptroller’s Office, pretty much the way it already exists now with IDOT and the Capital Development Board.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Senator, whenever -- whenever a subcontractor has a -- has a contract with a contractor, it’s a legal document, and if payment is not made, a lot of times it’s for legal reasons and -- and those are -- are oftentimes settled in the court rather than through the agency. What kind of bureaucracy are the agencies going to have to create now to monitor this if the -- if the reports come in -- and there’s -- there’s a hearing officer, as I understand it, with the different agencies. Are all the agencies set up to handle that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
No, all the agencies are not to -- set up at this time to handle that. One of the concerns of the agencies was that they would have to staff it and have a hearing officer. The only agency that raised the issue of a fiscal impact of carrying out that procedure was the Department -- I’m sorry, the Capital Development Board. They did -- they’re the only ones that raised the issue of what it would involve with the hearing officer, and the cost was seventy thousand. And that would be a minimal -- I would think a minimal fiscal impact on the agency based on what we are trying to accomplish here. I see this bill as setting up guarantees that our small businesses survive. It also allows for economic growth in everyone’s community because a lot of our small businesses, they don’t have the flexibility or capital -- access to capital to sustain missing payments in a timely manner. The -- I’m not aware of the legislative or the legal -- whatever 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 is established already with the lack of payment coming on time, but I think the hearing allows everyone to come before the officer to explain the circumstances. And, to me, that would seem like that would be a reasonable cause for them not, if there’s already been some decision made in the legal framework or a legal venue. So, I think the hearing allows whatever reason that they have not made the payment or are late in making the payment, it gives them an opportunity to -- the -- the general contractor to present that before the hearing officer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
To the bill: Members of the General -- of the Senate, we all want subcontractors to be paid on time. I think that’s important, but there’s -- there’s a lot of reasons why that this hasn’t happened in the past. There’s a lot of reasons why -- I mean, there’s contracts between the prime contractor and the subcontractors. There’s -- there’s -- the contractor has to make sure that the subcontractors has paid its bills, there aren’t any outstanding liens. There’s things that has to happen. In this situation, I think we’re going to create a bureaucracy within the bureaucracy that -- that takes care of some of the things that are being taken care of now in the courts. There are reasons not to vote for this bill. I -- I think you ought to consider this strongly before you cast an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senator, how many contracting agencies are there in the State of Illinois?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
Thank you. The primary ones are IDOT and the Capital Development Board. 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
And CMS.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
That -- those are the primary ones, Senator, but does this bill only apply to the primary ones or does it apply to any agency which might be letting a contract in which there may be a contractor and at least one subcontractor?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
This legislation deals with any agency that is involved in State public contracts, building and such. So, in that sense, any agency that is involved in public construction.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
Well, then I’ll go back to my first question, Senator. Since it applies to all of the agencies that might be letting such contracts, exactly how many agencies are there? And the reason I think that question is important is because all of those agencies are going to have to set up, according to the terms of this bill, a separate administrative review process in their own agency. Every single one of ‘em. So, how many are there and how much is that going to cost?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
I want to let you know that I talked to all the agencies that came to me. No agency is against this legislation. Only the CDB raised the issue of the fiscal impact.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
Well, I appreciate what you’re saying about the agencies, Senator, but, I mean, it’s our constituents that are paying the 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 tax dollars that are going to pay for this. Let me ask you this: Does the bill -- explicitly allow for an appeal from the administrative review process to the circuit courts?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator -- Senator Collins.
Does -- no, it does not.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter, if you could wrap it up, I would appreciate it.
Senator, doesn’t due process for all of the contractors who are our constituents dictate that they have a right to appeal an administrative decision? I mean, off the top of my head, Senator, I can’t think of another area in State law where there’s an administrative review process and the individual who loses or the entity that loses doesn’t have a right to go to the courts to appeal that decision. But that will not be allowed for if this becomes law.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
The way the bill is written, allowing the general contractor, as well as the subcontractor, and material suppliers to come before the hearing officer, I think gives enough time for them to raise any questions of whether or not they feel that they have not met the requirements. You say that your constituents are taxpayers. So are the small business owners and the material suppliers. They’re -- they’re taxpayers, plus they’re businesses are -- become vulnerable when they’re not able to meet the payments that are necessary for them to stay in business. Everybody is a -- a -- a taxpayer here, but I think we need to support our small businesses.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter. Senator Righter.
To close on the bill, please, Mr. President. Senator, thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, she’s right. The small businesses are taxpayers, but a lot of small businesses are also 59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 the general contractors that she is looking to levy a forty-eight percent per year interest penalty on. There is a fundamental flaw in this bill. In this State and in this country, due process dictates that if someone loses at the appellate -- I mean, at the administrative level, they have a right to appeal to the circuit court, to go to the courts to have them review that decision. This bill wouldn’t allow for that. I think it’s ironic that we’re talking about due process for subcontractors. This doesn’t allow due process for anyone, including the subcontractors if they lose at the appellate {sic} level. I would urge a No vote on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) President Emil Jones.
Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in strong support of this legislation. This General Assembly has -- has passed legislation in the past for prompt payment to vendors who contract with the State of Illinois. Those vendors have an obligation of -- with taking taxpayer dollars, to also pay their vendors or their subcontractors. All this bill does is say you must pay them in a timely manner, just as we are paying you in a timely manner. And I heard one of the speakers talk about, well, maybe the small contractor hasn’t paid his bills. He can’t pay his bills, if you’re holding his money and he’s already performed the work. This is a very simple bill. Just pay your bills. If we give you money, you, in turn, pay that subcontractor for doing the job - very simple. I don’t know what all the debate is about. Small businesses do more employment in this State than the large conglomerate. So that small businessperson has a right to be paid in a timely manner. We passed a Prompt Payment Act here. It’s been debated. They want their money on time. Pay the subcontract on time, when we give you the money. That’s all this bill requires. A very simple bill. It should receive unanimous vote of this Body.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I stand -- rise in support of my colleague, Senator Collins’ bill. And for 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Members on this side of the aisle -- and on both sides of the aisle, I’d ask you to consider voting green on this bill. Take it from a -- a young man that was a federal contracting officer at the Defense Department in the Pentagon. I served as a contracting officer and procurement official at Department of Veterans’ Affairs, as well as at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. I have spent sixteen years as a contracting official at the federal level and want to inform everyone that at the federal level, there’s such a thing also called the Prompt Payment Act. Those vendors, both prime and subcontractors, who aren’t paid within a thirty-day period are -- are paid -- are -- are -- are obligated to be paid along with interest with the going Treasury rate of that particular day. So, I echo the sentiments of Senator -- of President Jones in regards to, you know, if we all -- we continue to say that small businesses are the backbone of this country, are the engine which makes the economy run. You know what? They deserve to be paid just like anyone else. Many a times, general contractors, the big general contractors, they have the wherewithal to wait thirty, forty, sixty, ninety days. But you talk to the small business vendor, the material supplier who has got a hundred thousand dollars and has fifty thousand dollars laid out in labor and supplies. Senator Righter’s comments, “Well, take them to court,” well, they’re already out the fifty, the hundred thousands of dollars that they have to wait to get paid to go on to bid on their next job. Recommending that they take it to court further exacerbates and puts them further in the hole to try to make payments and to try to be competitive and to try to make payments to their vendors and sub-vendors. This is a great bill. Let’s put our money where our mouth is and let’s get our vendors paid in the State of Illinois.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Geo-Karis.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, much as I agree with my colleague, the sponsor of this bill, and I have the highest respect for her, the thing that bothers me, there is no right of appeal to the courts. And that, to me, is a very sanguine, very necessary thing, before I could vote for the 61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. Question for the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She indicates she’ll yield.
Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Lauzen.
You know, the objective of this bill -- and I believe that I’m rising in support in -- in asking this question. The objective of prompt payment is -- is crucially important. I think Senator Sandoval summarized the -- the need very well. Do I understand correctly that a premise to the prompt payment from a general contractor to a subcontractor is that if the State pays you your money, you have to pass it on? So, you’re not -- see, because what I see and you see on Appropriations Committee is the State sometimes gets so far behind in its bill, we put the general contractor into a -- an impossible bind of not paying them and then requiring them to pay with no money. But is it clearly stated in this bill that if the State pays you the money, then you have to pass it on?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
It’s stated in the bill that the general contractor has fifteen days after they receive the payment from the State to pass on the payment to the subcontractor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Lauzen.
Okay. Then, I mean, it seems like a naturally good thing that they should turn around and pay their bills. Why -- and this may sound like a naïve question, but I -- we -- I -- I’ve served small business, both general contractors, subcontractors, for a quarter of a century of my life. Why would the general 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 contractors be opposed to this on my analysis? Do you have any idea?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
No, I have no idea.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She indicates she will. Senator Forby.
I was in the contracting business for thirty years, so I deal with a lot of -- subcontractors. And I agree that subcontractors ought to be paid, but they’re the same as a general contractor. If a general contractor, his first payment, he don’t turn any bills in paid. But the second payment, before you get that second payment, you got to turn receipts in where you paid the bills. And I think the subcontractors ought to be the same way. If the subcontractors don’t -- after he gets his first payment, he’s supposed to take that money and pay for the bills. And if he don’t turn receipts in when that second payment come in, usually the general contractor holds that money up until he gets the bills paid. Is there something to that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
Are you asking if there are some guidelines written in for the subcontractor, what he does after he gets his monies from the general contractor? I don’t -- that’s not in the bill. We’re dealing with basically the payment that goes from the general contractor to the subcontractor and material suppliers. I don’t believe there’s any other requirements placed on the subcontractor in this bill. No. But, I mean, we could always do that as a trailer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 But you can see where I’m coming from on that? I just think -- you know, I think there ought to be something in there if the -- if the subcontractor gets paid, his first payment, then when his second payment due, he’s got to turn them bills in same as the general contractor. And at the end of the job, you know, they hold out a retainage on the general contractor and he don’t get all of his money until the job is finished up and everything’s okay. So, even with a subcontractor, he’s got an obligation, the work that he’s done, if it takes three months after his last payment, to…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins. Senator Collins.
Are you talking about retention?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
Yeah. The very last payment, there is a retention that everybody holds out a ten percent or a fifteen percent, whatever the contractor is. So a subcontractor has got to be on them same lines. So, his last payment, they’re going to hold that fifteen percent out, or whatever, till the job’s finished.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
Yes, and I’ve been told that the bill does allow for that. It does cover retention.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
To the bill: I do think the subcontractors ought to be paid on time, and I think, ‘cause I was a contractor, I feel like I done that all the time. But I still think the subcontractor is not any better than the general contractor. He ought to hold up his obligations to the subcontractor. So if that’s the bill and that’s what it’s meant for, I do not have a problem with that. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam. 64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She indicates she will. Senator Roskam.
Well, Senator, thanks for waking us up this afternoon. We were sort of getting -- feeling like we were in legislative purgatory, one bill after another, where all we to do was stand up and say this passed unanimously and we’re with you. So, our heads are back in the game, and thank you for the wake-up call and we’ve had our -- our -- our jolt of -- of java and we’re back in the game. Senator, will you yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She already indicated she will.
Thank you. Senator, what happens if the hearing officer makes a bad decision?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins.
That’s conjecture. I don’t know. I -- I don’t have the answer for that. All I’m trying to do is protect the small businesses and put something in place that they have another option, another vehicle to go to redress the lack of payment on time. I can’t speak for the hearing officer or what he might -- he or she might or might not do.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam.
You put your hand on the flaw in the bill, Senator. That’s the problem. Nobody’s objecting to the -- the nature of what you’re trying to do. Nobody’s objecting to the intention of what you’re trying to do. But if you have -- and by your own admission, if you have a hearing officer who is unfair, who’s cavalier, who won’t listen to the testimony, who won’t read the record, who won’t render a timely decision, who for one reason or another says to the contractor, “I don’t care, frankly, what the facts are, you’re going to lose” then under your bill, Senator, that person is -- is between a rock and a hard place. They’re 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 under an order to then pay a bill that isn’t just? That‘s the flaw in the bill. I mean, the previous Senator, with whom you’re conferring now, talked about the federal system, and when he was in the federal system. He spoke eloquently about the nature of that system. Well, the strength of that system, Senator, is there is judicial review. So if there was a hearing officer who said, “I don’t care - I don’t care about the facts, I don’t care about the circumstances, I’m not going to read the record - I simply don’t care and I’m going to order you, contractor, to pay this bill even though it’s wrong,” under your bill, you’re taking away the tool that we all -- I mean, this is what it’s all about. We have a system where if somebody is being unfair and unjust and -- and unrighteous, there is a way to appeal to somebody else. That’s the flaw in your bill, Senator. So I think what you should do is to take this bill out of the record. We’ll work with you, try and create a system of judicial review. But, please, don’t frame this up so that if we vote No on this bill, that somehow we’re against people who are trying to move up in the economic food chain. We are not. And the irony is that the very people that you’re trying to help, who someday will -- will -- will have those tools - they will be the contractors eventually, the people that you’re trying to help - they’re going to be -- they’re going to be disappointed by a system that you have inadvertently created that is not your intention. I think the smart move is to take the bill out of the record and let’s just work on the simple judicial review question and then we’ll come back and pass it out unanimously.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Raoul.
To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) To the bill, sir.
I -- I rise in support of the bill. I believe these concerns raised with regards to due process are -- are -- are a bit misplaced. I’ve been, myself, in chancery court many times on issues that -- that -- where there was no underlying statute that provided a right to judicial review, yet I was still in 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 court on judicial review of -- of an administrative hearing. So, the -- so the bill need not say specifically that you have the right to go to court to provide that right to court. If there is an administrative hearing, you can still go to court. So, I rise in support of that bill. I encourage all my colleagues to vote - - vote -- vote -- I encourage all my Members to vote in support of this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator -- Senator Schoenberg. Senator Schoenberg.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I’d like to rise in support of this bill. I have to say that I’ve paid close attention to many of the arguments. Some of them mystify me. For example, time after time we have heard complaints about the desire of Central Management Services to centralize procurement policies and the execution of those policies. I don’t necessarily condone all of those decisions, but a constant drumbeat that we’ve heard time and time again is the -- how adverse centralization is. So, here is a decentralized model, which has yet been subject to criticism anyway because the Procurement Code and this bill provides for all these different entities, whether it’s the Department of Transportation or the Toll Highway Authority or the Capital Development Board or the colleges and universities, all of these different entities to come up with their own administrative procedures. That’s terrible. I suppose we should centralize them instead and that would be better. Secondly -- and perhaps more importantly to the point.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Thank you, Senator. To the point.
Perhaps one of the largest and most successful capital projects in this State history was completed in 1998. It was the construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art Northwestern Memorial Hospital facility. It was a five-hundred-and-eighty- million-dollar, two-million-square-foot hospital in the City of Chicago, took ten years to plan and execute. It is a model for hospitals throughout the State. The level of participation among subcontractors, who are disproportionately women, and men and 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 women of color, exceeded -- the wildest dreams of those who were planning this five-hundred-and-eighty-million-dollar facility, which is a state-of-the-art medical facility in this country. The -- the participation was nearly double what the goals were, and they were very ambitious goals. And why was that? It occurred because subcontractors cannot handle the float in waiting to get paid. Maintaining the status quo is a self- fulfilling prophecy to shut out those who are trying to grow out their businesses, not at the expense of those who’ve been able to have that business as subcontractors, but to provide genuine competition. This bill received overwhelming support in the House. The level of debate that it has incurred here in the Senate, frankly, is disappointing. I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Halvorson.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. I’d just like to point out that this bill passed out of here last year, it was Senate Bill 155, with 46 votes. It passed the House - they changed it a little - with 108. We just did not concur with them last year. So, you know, I believe that this is something that we have discussed in the past and that it should be voted on again.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Collins, to close.
Thank you, Mr. President. For my colleagues on both side of the aisle, I think this is a good bill because I believe in economic growth. And to address one of the concerns raised by a colleague across the aisle, this legislation does not preclude anyone of their legislative -- or, their legal process of going to court on behalf of whatever grief they might have or grievances to render. This does not preclude a general contractor for taking it to court if they feel that they have been wrongly -- the decision has been wrongly rendered. So, I -- I proudly support this legislation because I believe that this benefits every community, every downstate, upstate, east/west of this State. We need to provide small businesses with sustainability and the ability to receive or recoup the monies 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 for the work they have done. This is a democracy. You should get paid for the work that you do, and I think that this upholds that principle and I think this is a very good -- bill. I would ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 13 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed will vote Nay. 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 32 voting Aye, 21 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 13, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 16. Senator Demuzio. Senate Bill 17. Senator Forby. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 17. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. This bill is all about jobs. Senate Bill 17 creates a Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority. Authority that would promote economic development in the following counties: Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac. Three of these counties in -- is Mr. Luechtefeld’s counties. I picked ‘em up for him: Perry, Randolph and Jackson. Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority is a very similar to other regions. Those other regions’ development authorities are Upper Illinois River Development - fifteen hundred jobs, it created; Quad Cities - thirteen hundred jobs; Will County - seven hundred and twenty-six jobs; Southwestern Illinois, -- Tri-County River (Valley), Western Illinois (Economic) Development, Southeastern Illinois (Economic) Development. The Authority shall be governed by twenty-one board members, unpaid. DCEO will have one member. The Governor will appoint six members. One member shall come -- one member shall each -- one member shall be appointed by each county board chairman of the counties. All members shall reside 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 in their district. The term are staggered every six years. These bonds requests {sic} a written approval by the Governor and not to exceed two hundred and fifty million. The Attorney General will audit every five years. The -- can -- can have -- have the power to have an enterprise zone, and this has happened in other counties above us and all we’re trying to do is stay with the other counties so we can promote jobs. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President, just to the bill very quickly. I -- I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but similar to a bill that was here a little bit earlier that Senator Jacobs had, this bill does create two hundred and fifty million dollars worth of bonding authority for this particular entity that could be backed by the moral obligation of the State with the approval by the Governor. So, I think it’s just incumbent that we’re aware that here we go again, we are creating another entity that, again, could have the potential of having -- defaulting on bonds, which the State of Illinois would be responsible for. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me just confirm. Senator Forby, after twelve years of serving on the Appropriations Committee, I’ve become extreme -- very concerned about the moral obligation bond, the performance that similar agencies like the Southwest Illinois Development Authority has had, and there’s one that’s further north in the central part of the State, where in Appropriations Committee, we’ve found that these businesses have defaulted and they don’t even have to declare bankruptcy. I reviewed -- they don’t have to submit audited financial statements. I reviewed one of the financial statements for, like, Waste Recovery Management over the weekend, and I found amounts like fifty thousand dollars spent on vacation expense, holiday expense. Fifty thousand dollars. Payroll administration expense, a quarter of a million dollars. And you know who’s got to pay for their debt? All of us and all of our constituents back home. And you just say, my gosh, in our businesses, we 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 don’t have -- and then there’s -- there’s life insurance for something like an eight- to ten-thousand-dollar expense. You go down this list and you say, “They must think they’re living in the Taj Mahal,” and yet the taxpayers have to pay their bills on their debt service. This is a very dangerous thing, as Senator Burzynski is saying. So I would say, let’s close the front door so that we don’t have to carry out the casualties out the back door. So, I’d -- I’d rise in opposition. Could you confirm that there is two hundred and fifty million dollars of bonding authority and that there would be the option of the State government to provide moral obligation guaranties to that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
What I think this is better and -- about this -- this here, we’ve got twenty-one board members and we’re going to have more people overseeing these bonds. And in this -- in this bill, the Governor is -- have to okay it. So, if the Governor’s going to okay this, that means that he’s obligated for these bonds. So, that’s why I think it’s going to be a little different than the other, and we’ve got so many other people in the district that this is working with. And we’ve already recognized that we have put a lot of people to work with this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Lauzen.
Thank you. I would just like to caution and warn the Members of this Senate that twenty percent -- there -- there are plenty of board members in these other authorities. The Governor, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, had to approve the guaranties. What you’re describing is what we’ve done in the past, and we have a twenty percent default rate on that portfolio. Twenty percent. One out of every five dollars is now default, and we’re paying for it, and they don’t even have to declare bankruptcy. This is a walking off with a bunch of money, taxpayers’ money. I am opposed, and I hope that the rest of you will vote No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator John Jones. 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President. The sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will, sir. Senator Jones.
Senator Forby, you know, last year we passed the Southeastern Regional {sic} Development Authority Board for most of my district and -- and -- and you supported that, and I -- I appreciate it and I’m going to support your bill. But one -- one thing that we have run into, our bill last year said that once the Governor signed the bill into law, which was actually August the 14th, that he would -- he would appoint those board members within sixty days. I am just now starting to get calls from people that the Governor is looking at appointing, and -- and, quite frankly, they’re good people that -- that’s called me so far. Is there anything in your bill or have you talked with the Governor’s Office about appointing these people immediately?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby.
No, I haven’t, but I -- as soon as this bill is passed and it gets to the Governor’s Office, I will be talking to him about seeing how quick he can do this because we live in the poorest part of the State, down there. We need jobs. We need help. So this is going to help our economic development down there, so that’s what this bill’s all about.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Rauschenberger. Oh, I’m sorry. Senator John Jones. Excuse me, Senator Rauschenberger. Sorry. Senator John Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. Well, Senator Forby, I -- I talked with the Governor personally about eight -- eight weeks ago, I think it was, whenever he was in the City of Effingham, about this Southeastern Regional {sic} Development Authority. I have a company wanting to locate in my district that would be five hundred jobs, a hundred and fifty to start with and within five hundred in -- in four years. And I expressed to him the -- the concern that this board is not in place, because this company has a lot of their finances in place, but they would like to 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 access this bonding authority. I think they’re a legitimate company, but I think the key to this is having key people on those boards, whether it be appointed by the county boards or by the Governor, and I think that’s -- that’s where we really have to scrutinize this. I stand in support of your bill and -- and I would ask Members on this side, because it did pass out of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee unanimously. So, I’d ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Forby, to close.
This bill is just like most other bills in our State. And you know the State, the biggest issue with our budget problem -- now, is people out of work. We get people back to work, that’s going to take care of our budget and maybe we won’t be here all summer for the next several years. So, I’d like to put people back to work and I think this bill will help. Thank you. I’d ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The -- the question is, shall Senate Bill 17 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 47 voting Aye, 6 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 17, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Halvorson, for what purpose do you rise?
For a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) State your point.
I have with me today three students from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. It’s Jenna Hania, Melissa Clement and Emily Kilbourn, and I would like for everybody in the Senate to welcome them.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Will our guest please rise and be welcomed to the Senate? Welcome. Pray for us. Pray for us. Senate Bill 21. Senator 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 DeLeo. Senate Bill 23. Senator Collins. Senate Bill 25. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 25. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.
Thank you, Mr. President. I think that anybody that’s been at the gas station lately will enjoy this bill. This basically is allowing that local governments and the Department of Transportation will authorize in neighborhoods the electric vehicles on roadways under their jurisdiction and after the amendment that -- adding that persons may not operate in the neighborhood upon streets, highways or roadways in the State, unless he or she has a valid Illinois driver’s license issued in her -- his or her name by the Secretary of State. I know of no opposition. I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there -- is there any discussion? Senator Bomke.
Thank you, Mr. President. This came out of Transportation unanimously. I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 25 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 25, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 27. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 29. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 30. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 40. Senator del Valle. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 40. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator del Valle.
Thank you, Mr. President. I’m sure the Members have been following the series in the Sun-Times regarding the VA office - regional office in Chicago. They’ve determined that Illinois vets have rated the Chicago regional office among the worst in the nation. Illinois is ranked number fifty in the average amount of disability benefits approved and only six percent of Illinois vets receive benefits, compared to ten percent - a ten- percent national average. What this bill does is that it requires the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs to conduct an annual review comparing benefits received by Illinois veterans with the benefits received by veterans of other states and U.S. territories. The bill was amended to spell out what that review should include, including average benefit paid to Illinois veterans in direct comparison to the average benefits paid to individual veterans of each of the other states and U.S. territories, number of veterans receiving benefits in Illinois for the first time during the year compared to the number of claims filed by Illinois veterans during the year, and the aggregate number of Illinois vets receiving benefits compared to the number of vets from each of the other states, and also a categorical analysis of the types of injuries and disabilities for which vets are being paid. Now, the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs is responsible for assisting Illinois veterans, their dependents and their survivors in applying for and continuing their eligibility for federal, State and local entitlements. It amazes me that our State Department was not aware of these problems with the federal VA Office all these years. What’s even more amazing is that the congressional delegation and the two U.S. Senators seemed to be unaware of the serious problems faced by vets when trying to get disability benefits by these offices. And so, by engaging the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs in this process, hopefully we’ll have updated information on an annual basis that will allow us to monitor how well this office is and to pressure this office to do much better. I’ll be glad to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Is there any discussion? Senator Risinger.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill came through the State Government Committee. It’s a good bill, one that we support and one that we think that needs to be looked into, and I urge an Aye vote for it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 40 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 40, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 46. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 46. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is the same bill we passed out last year. The legislation came to us through the -- after the fire at 69 West Washington in Cook County through hearings we had. What it does is require -- stairwells in buildings greater than four -- four stories to comply with the following: No stairwell enclosure shall be locked at anytime or the stairwell enclosure that is locked, should be equipped with a electronic release devise in case there’s a loss of power.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Senator Roskam.
…you, Mr. President. I rise in support of the legislation. I know Senator Silverstein has spent considerable amount of time and he’s chaired hearings, and so forth, and has crafted a very good bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 46 pass. Those in favor, 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And 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 54 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 46, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 49. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 49. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. This prohibits a -- a participant in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund from receiving any retirement annuity if the -- participant has been convicted of a felony relating to his or her employment. Take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Brady.
Thank you, Mr. President. I stand in support of the legislation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 49 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 54 voting Aye, none voting Nay, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 54 {sic}, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise? Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 52. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 52. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon. 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President. Is there an amendment?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 52 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 52. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment to the bill addresses concerns raised by the Illinois Press Association and removes their objection. I look forward to debating the full bill on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Harmon moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 52. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. On 3rd Reading is now Senate Bill 52. Senator -- are there any Floor -- any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 54. Senator Peterson. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 54. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 54 would allow private companies that plow roads and parking areas for municipalities to use the same size plow that’s used by municipal 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 governments. Know of no opposition. Ask for your support of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 54 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 54 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 54, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 55. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 56. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 57. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 61. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 61. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 61 creates a new income tax checkoff to fund the Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund. Brain tumors are awful and invidious things. It’s -- it’s an awful disease. It attacks not only your body, but your mind and your person. This touched home here this Session with the passing of Senator Shadid’s son. It touched my own life when my dad passed away, at about the same age as -- as Senator Shadid’s son, almost thirty years ago. It’s not -- this -- the money raised will not help Senator Shadid’s family or mine, but I hope that it will spare other families the same grief. So I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Lauzen.
Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. President. I’d like -- just like to rise in support of the sponsor’s bill. I appreciate the work that he’s put into it, and it received unanimous approval in Revenue Committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 The question is, shall Senate Bill 61 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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, none voting Nay, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 61, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 62. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 63. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 63. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate -- Senate Bill 63 is an agreed bill between the Illinois Council on Long (Term) Care and the Illinois Health Care, and it just extends the MDS implementation for one year. OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Simply rise in support of the bill. The bill did pass out of -- committee unanimously. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 63 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 63, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 64. Dave -- Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 64. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. We’ve all heard a lot of discussion in the media lately about the evils of steroid abuse among professional athletes. This bill tries to address those ill effects with junior high and high school students. As we all know, the one voice that teenagers listen to more than others, we’d like to think it’s the parents, but it’s the coach. They respect their coaches. This legislation will mandate that coaches need to teach their interscholastic student athletes about the ill effects of steroid abuse, and I thank my -- our colleague, Coach Maloney, for his cosponsorship on this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Maloney.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just would like to rise in support of Senator Sullivan’s bill. Having been a high school athlete and a coach at the high school level, I -- I do concur that the high school coach, very often, is one of the most influential people in the -- athletes’ lives. And hearing about steroid abuse in the classroom is one thing, but hearing it from someone that you have a great deal of respect is quite another. And I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none the question is, shall Senate Bill 64 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 64, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 69. Senator Brady. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. Senator Brady seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 69 to 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 69. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Brady.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Brady, to explain the -- your amendment. Senator Brady.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill, with amendment, simply increases the maximum driver’s fee they -- schools could charge to three hundred and suggests -- and not suggests, but makes it law that they can’t sweep the funds and use them for anything other than for driver’s education.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is -- is there any discussion? Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. Just a question, a clarification, from the sponsor. There’s another provision in this that it’s three hundred dollars or the cost -- the actual cost of driver education, whichever is lower. Is that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Brady.
That is correct, and three hundred is the maximum fee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Brady moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 69. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 71. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 72. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 73. Senator Harmon. Senate -- Senate Bill 80. Senator Sieben. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 80. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sieben. 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you very much, Mr. President. This legislation creates an exemption in the tax cap legislation for Stockton School District to issue bonds to retrofit their steam pipe system. We did vote on this during the Veto Session and most of you voted in favor of it. I will mention to the Members that are opposed to any exceptions to tax caps that you may want to be consistent with your No vote on those exceptions to tax caps, but I would ask for an Aye vote. We’ve discussed this in the committee. It’s been before the -- the Body before, and I’d ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill came out of the Revenue Committee unanimously and I urge Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. Just one correction on that -- on -- the vote came out of the Revenue Committee. There was a No vote, and if I’m not mistaken, the purpose of that is, as the sponsor had mentioned, that it was a -- an objection to an exception to the tax cap. I certainly understand what the sponsor is trying to accomplish. There are some of us who feel that the tax caps should not be -- there should not be any exceptions. So, I’ll be a No vote, but I certainly respect what the sponsor is trying to accomplish.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. My apologies to the Chamber and to Senator Pankau. I was looking at the committee amendment roll call vote and not on the -- the vote on the bill. There was a No vote, and I apologize for my misstatement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.
83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: We had a little bit of discussion about this in the past when this bill was originally on the Floor and I guess I got to reiterate it again on this to make it very clear because we had it in committee too. This is an exception to the tax cap. And I know that we had previously had exceptions over on this side of the aisle, and we got no help from that side of the aisle, or very little help from that side of the aisle when it came to those exceptions. And I brought this matter up in previous times, that it seems now there’s an exception for your side and that we should be there to help for this, and I see that, that we understand that and we understand that there are exceptions for tax caps. We understand the process, and we are explaining that and we’ve explained it in the past about what we do and what we need. I have questions about this one, which I explained to you in committee, that you did have chances at referendums to pass this. Matter of fact, we just passed, last Tuesday, another opportunity for a referendum on this particular issue that could have probably been passed on a referendum. I know in my county, overwhelmingly, ninety-some percent of the referendums that were on the ballot were defeated. So, people do not want that -- you know, referendums or want to spend more money right now. But we’re coming in here -- and I can understand there are times that exceptions need to be made, but you, on that side, have to understand that also, that when we bring those up, that these exceptions are just as warranted. So, this isn’t a one-way street to understand that exceptions are only at your need. And I can’t reiterate or say it any clearer, but I have to say this if you expect these Members on this side to vote for it. I’m not telling them how to vote for it. I voted for it because I understand it, and I will vote for an exception on the tax cap because it is a need. But you have to understand that you also have to vote for those exceptions when we need it, and you have to look at it. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Wendell Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I -- I beg to differ with the previous speaker. We have supported bipartisan exceptions for emergency situations in school 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 districts in Cook County. Robbins comes to mind. There are others. Round Lake and Robbins and others. On a bipartisan basis, this Body has supported exceptions, exceptions based on emergencies. This school district has an emergency. Senator Sieben has come to us. The Governor made a -- a big deal out of it, and I think we’ve gone on long enough. This is an emergency situation. And I agree with Senator Link, it -- it should be passed on a bipartisan basis, but we have put votes on it on a bipartisan basis in a true emergency. We have bailed out several school districts in suburban Cook County, and I think this vote will help this particular school district. And I think we all owe our support -- I think we all owe our support to Senator Sieben in his school district that is having so much difficulty. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sieben, to close.
Well, thank you very much. I appreciate the comments of all the -- the sponsor -- or all the previous speakers, and I will greatly appreciate all the bipartisan support I can get on this bill, so will the Stockton School District and their board and their superintendent. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 80 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 13 voting Aye, 39 voting Nay, and 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 80, having not received the required constitutional majority, is declared failed. Senate Bill 86. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 86. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. Basically, Senate Bill 86 allows 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 for Illinois to be in the Compact Licensure with eighteen other states throughout the country. And what we’ll be able to do for the first time is allow for nurses to be able to practice in other states without having to be licensed by the state in which they’re practicing. So, this is actually good for Illinois. We hope to be able to attract more nurses. We know we have a nursing shortage. This bill is supported by the Illinois Nurses Association, Illinois Coalition of Nursing Resources, Illinois Health Care Association, AFSCME, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Illinois Hospital Association, and I would ask for your support and answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Could we have a little order here in the Senate? This is the Senate. This is not the House of Representatives. A Senator is on this Floor speaking. Let’s have some order. This is not the House. Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill passed out of committee without any No votes. It’s a great bill. I would recommend that my side of the aisle vote Yea for a great piece of legislation.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 86 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 86, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of page 40, on the -- Order of 3rd Reading, is Senate Bill 87. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 87. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 87 -- well, currently, I should say, school districts must notify parents if 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 their deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired children may be eligible to -- services from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, both of which are located in Jacksonville. This bill would require that districts also make a reasonable attempt to notify parents of any local schools that might provide similar services. Be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 87 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote -- Nay. 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, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 87, having received the -- constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 88. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 88. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Hunter.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 88 requires the State Board of Education to file the spring report of waiver requests and appeals from applicants whose requests were denied with the General Assembly by March 1st instead of May 1st. Mr. President, I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 88 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 88, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 90. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 90. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne. Senator Clayborne.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 90 will enable gas utilities to enter into long-term contracts with companies to purchase synthetic national -- natural gas produced from Illinois coal. By guaranteeing gas utilities, they will be able to fully recover costs from utility customers, Senate Bill 90 will enable synthetic gas producers to secure long-term financing necessary to invest in the construction of the innovative, yet expensive, coal gasification plants that will produce jobs in Illinois. This bill could produce an additional four hundred and fifty full-time jobs -- full-time workers and create at least one thousand construction jobs in Jefferson County, in John Jones’ area.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Dave Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill passed out of the committee unanimously. It will be a great help to a company that wants to do some business in Senator Clayborne’s district, and unlike Senator Sieben’s past bill, I urge bipartisan support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 90 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 90, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 92. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 93. Senator Brady. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 93. (Secretary reads title of bill) 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Brady. Senator Brady, on Senate Bill 93.
Thank you, Mr. President. This piece of legislation simply allows a greenhouse pepper plant in my district, Maroa, to continue to operate burning in the winter months second-hand oil products, the same grant that they were issued when they built the plant. Just continues to allow them to do so.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Yes. This passed out of Energy and Environment Committee with a unanimous support. I urge bipartisan support on this -- on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 93 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 93, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 94. Senator Garrett. Senator Garrett seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 94 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 94. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Garrett, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment basically stiplified {sic} that the decisions made by local governments would be legislative and not judicial.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 94. All those in 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill -- 95. Senator Garrett. Senator Garrett seeks leave of -- to return Senate Bill 95 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of amendment. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 95. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Garrett, to explain your amendment.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Really, this amendment just clarified some language for the Department of Public Aid and made sure that they were proponents instead of opponents. They just needed some clarification how the interest would be accrued.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing -- seeing none, Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 95 - - Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 95. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments -- Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 96. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 96. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne. 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 96 adds a tenth exemption to the definition of public utility. There is a small business that operates -- that’s based in Belleville that would like to provide a gas pipe storage and supply distribution to an area in Monroe County where they’re building a community, and because of the cost, the current utilities do not want to supply gas or utilities -- I mean, do not want to supply gas in that area. So we’re just trying to make this available for that new residential area to receive gas.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Dave Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. In the spirit of bipartisanship, this bill passed out of committee unanimously. I urge its support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 96 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 96, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 97. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 97. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amends the Civil Code of Procedure by increasing the exemptions a debtor is allowed against a judgment creditor. It increases the homestead extension for property used as a -- as a residence to fifteen thousand as an individual and thirty thousand for two or more individuals.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 97 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 97, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 103. Senator Link. Senate Bill 110. Senator Wendell Jones. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 110. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Wendell Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. This bill came out of committee and allows townships to also administer the low-income housing assistance program as well as other groups and it’s on a permissive basis and the Department of Public Aid would have to determine whether it was okay for the townships to do it. We’ve had townships in Cook -- in suburban Cook County request it, and they would help the seniors with their application for the low-income housing assistance. I’d be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 110 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 110, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 122. Senator Crotty. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 122. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 122 authorizes land conveyance from the Department of Human Services to the Village of Tinley Park and United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago for a dollar. The parcel is to be used primarily for the construction of an access road to Tinley Park’s Metra Station, their new library and to the adjacent Human Services providers, including DHS's Howe Developmental Center. Also expected to remain after that road construction is about a half an acre of parcel -- adjacent to InfiniTech Southwest, who is a non-for-profit organization that operates various training programs for the Department of Human Services. InfiniTech Southwest and the Department of Human Services would like to use that part of the parcel to expand its -- parking lot or possibly its building.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She indicates she will. Senator Roskam.
Senator Crotty, you recall this bill in committee that it was well-thought-out and well-presented and unanimously passed out, isn’t that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.
That’s correct. Thank you for saying that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam.
Senator, you know I’m here to urge its passage, isn’t that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.
93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Again, I would hope that that’s true, too.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam.
Well, Mr. President, based on those clear answers, we’re prepared to support this bill and we urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.
Thank you, Senator Roskam. You usually do support good bills. So, thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 122 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. 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 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 122, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 127. Senator Radogno. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 127. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Radogno.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill came to me from a constituent who is an antique car collector and would like to be able to restore his vehicle to its historically accurate state. And in doing so, he would like to add two small blue lights into the taillights, which was apparently the custom, as I understand it, in the forties and fifties. Thirteen other states allow this, but Illinois does not. This bill has actually passed both Chambers unanimously on more than one occasion, but has gotten hung up in final passage, so we’re going to try it again. And I’d be happy to try to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Munoz. 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: There was no opposition in committee and I’d urge its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much. I have a question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) She indicates she will yield. Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much. Senator, I see that this is for antique cars. They used to also have the -- the blue dots for antique motorcycles or for motorcycles. Can this language be interchangeable or does it need to say specifically it can also go for motorcycles?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Radogno.
Yes, I’m aware of that, and some states actually do have it for motorcycles, as well. This doesn’t; however, I would be happy to amend it again if we still have time to include motorcycles or we could amend it in the House, and that would be fine, too.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 127 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 127, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 129. Senator Radogno. Senator Radogno seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 129 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 129. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Radogno.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Radogno, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment does two things. It limits the applicability of this bill to vehicles and it limits it to the original purchaser of the service contract.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator -- Senator Radogno moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 129. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. And the Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. On the top of page 141, Ladies and Gentlemen, on the Order of 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 134. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 143. Senator Ronen. Senate Bill 158. Senator Crotty. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. Senator Crotty seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 158 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 158. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Crotty.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The amendment really retains the underlying bill. All it does is protects the scholarship monies that the committee had already approved, and there are other dollars, such as -- as fees for the licensure, that can be transferred, but not scholarship dollars.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Crotty moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 158. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr.…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 162. Senate Bill 162. Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 162 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of an amendment. Seeing none, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 162. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 3, offered by Senator Hunter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Hunter, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. The amendment deletes all and becomes the bill, and it simply adds that nothing in the amendment may be considered a curricular mandate on school districts.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Hunter moves the adoption of Amendment No. 3 to Senate Bill 162. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr.…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 171. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 171. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amends the Township Code and provides that townships with an open space plan may receive and 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 retain funds in surplus of the most accurately -- actually necessary to maintain the township’s open space. The surplus may be maintained in a separate fund and not commingled with the township’s general fund. The surplus shall not be derived from any township tax levy. I’ll be more than happy to answer any question. I don’t know of any objection.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Wendell Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. We discussed this thoroughly in Local Government and are satisfied with the amendment, and we are in support of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 171 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. 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 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 171, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 176. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 177. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 178. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 179. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 180. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 181. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 183. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary -- Senate Bill 182. Senator Link. Senate Bill 183. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 183. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill amends the Illinois Plumbing Licensing Act by changing the insurance requirements for contractors. Happy to take any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Burzynski.
98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield for a question, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Burzynski.
Thank you. Senator, my understanding just from looking at the synopsis very briefly is that this makes it a little bit easier for contractors to comply. Is -- is that what I understand?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Yes. That’s correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 183 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. 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 58 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 183, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. A question was asked of the Chair, why we were moving so quickly. We want to get you -- your adrenaline going, so you’ll get in shape for the softball game coming up May 11th. Senate Bill 185. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 185. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amends the District Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners to set salaries for the chairman and the members of the district service -- civil service board.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Senator Roskam.
99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Roskam.
Senator, this is a -- a -- a pay hike for board members, is that -- or a potential pay hike for board members and not staff. Is that right?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.
It’s within the discretion of the Board to -- to do the pay rate hike. That’s it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Viverito.
I rise in full support of this particular bill. Knowing full well of the value of the civil service commissioners, been serving for over twenty-five years, and I think they’re receiving something like twelve or fifteen thousand dollars, which in today’s world, some of those meetings last until 8 and 9 o’clock at night. And I do feel it’s really a necessity in order to keep good people.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 185 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 39 voting Aye, 16 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 185, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 187. Senator Silverstein. Top of page 42. Order of 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 189. Senator Haine. Senate Bill 192. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 192. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne. 100 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and -- I mean, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 92 {sic} requires that a manufactured home installed on private property outside of a mobile home park on or -- must be installed on a -- on a permanent foundation. On or after the effective date of this Act, then that mobile home or -- or manufactured home must be installed on a permanent foundation. The permanent foundation must meet or exceed the requirements for a permanent foundation as defined by this Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is -- is there any discussion? Senator Althoff.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just rise and would like my colleagues to know that this particular legislation might be and certainly will be considered a tax increase by those individuals that it affects, going from a privilege tax to a property tax.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senator, there are areas in which local zoning codes would not require what this statute, were it to be come law, would require. Is that fair to say?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
That could be a possibility, yes, Senator Righter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
Well, let me ask you: Have you had any conversations with anyone, like, from the Municipal League or any other associations or any of these that represent local governments who have an objection to this bill overriding their local codes?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 101 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Clayborne.
Not that I know of.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Last question: What problem are we trying to address here, Senator Clayborne? Because I know you’ve worked on this for -- for a number of years and -- and -- and I think everyone should hear exactly what you’re trying to get at through this bill. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Basically a -- a fairness in how mobile homes -- or manufactured homes outside the -- the mobile home parks are assessed by the county. That's all we’re trying to do, have some consistency in an -- in an assessment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Viverito.
Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Viverito.
Senator, I -- I have the utmost respect for what you’re trying to do, but could you just clarify something for me? All the trailer courts, are they going to be forced to put the foundations on ‘em?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Only those manufactured homes that are installed -- that are -- that are placed on a private residential lot after the effective date of this Act. Doesn’t affect any mobile homes in a mobile home park, manufactured homes in a manufactured park.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Viverito.
102 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Is it -- how much of an increase would it be, let’s say, for a person that has this permanent manufactured home, opposed to not having this foundation?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
That’s left up to the -- the county in their -- making their assessment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Viverito.
Much as I admire the sponsor, I can see a lot of good that he’s trying to do, but I do believe that this will affect some of the poorest people and I would have to ask people to vote No on this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Burzynski.
Thank you. Senator, it seems that I recall something about some of the warranties, those kinds of things, on these manufactured homes. This bill, as I understand it, requires for them to be bolted into the foundation, obviously. Is there anything that you’re aware of that could void a warranty on any of these manufactured homes or would this type of installation be suitable?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Senator, I am not aware of anything that would affect the -- the warranty. In fact, we tried to model this after the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards in determining how the -- how the foundation -- what kind of permanent foundation there should be.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 103 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Burzynski.
I’m sorry. It was -- whispered it in my ear. Very quickly then, does that say that -- do you know if it will create a problem? I -- I think you said you didn’t know for sure.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
No, I don’t know for sure.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you. I -- I just -- and to the bill, just to -- to finish up here very quickly, Mr. President. It seems to me that that’s a question that really needs to be answered, Senator, and also maybe some clear definition as to whether or not -- I mean, you’ve got manufactured homes, you’ve got prefabricated homes that are built very similar to manufactured homes. Just -- we need some clarity.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Roskam.
You know, Senator, as I’m sitting here listening, I was often wondering what it would be like if somebody was doing sort of color commentary on the Senate, and I think with your bill, the color commentary -- like the golf commentary might go something like, “Senate Bill 192. Senator Clayborne. He’s not really passionate about this, but this is a demonstration of his ability to be a real clutch player. Now watch.” You’re impressive; really and truly, your ability to come up with mobile park stuff, just like last week you’re coming up with - what was it - prices on appliances? I continue to be amazed at your ability to just come up with stuff. Two real questions for you and you can answer them however you want and in any tone of voice that you want, too. What is -- you filed Amendment No. 1 and you 104 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 haven’t called Amendment No. 1. Can you just tell us the whole story on that? And then, the second question is -- or maybe that was -- that was a mistake and you want to put it on. And the second question is, what happens to the -- to the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Health on this -- on this issue? "Now, back to Senator Clayborne."
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Thank you, Senator. I -- I appreciate your commentary. And, you know, actually, many people can’t get by with wearing the pink shirt and you’ve done an excellent job doing that. But -- but to the bill -- to -- to answer your question, I guess you’re right. There is an amendment, but I don’t think it makes many changes, you know. So, I’m -- I’m moving forward with the bill. To answer your other question, to -- I don’t remember what your other question was, Senator Roskam. I think your -- your nice pink shirt kind of caught me off guard. But anyway, what -- to - - to address the question, one of my -- one of -- one of your colleagues -- I’m sorry.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam, on -- to the question about Public Health, Department of Public Health.
Oh.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Roskam. Okay. Senator Clayborne.
…answer your question on Public Health; I don’t think it was Public Health’s concern. No -- no, it doesn’t affect their -- Public Health’s jurisdiction at all.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator John Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator John Jones.
Senator Clayborne, this -- this does not affect any 105 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 manufactured modular homes that’s out there right now, correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
That’s correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator John Jones.
I -- I think there’s going to be some -- some time to do some things to this bill if we need to over in the -- over in the House, but I stand in support of your bill. Senator Viverito, let me -- let me just mention something that you mentioned there about this might affect the poor people. In my hometown newspaper last week, the Mt. Vernon Register-News, there was a building permit applied for for a modular home. That building permit is two hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars. Now, I have a -- a constituent in my district that is retired from the military. He’s built a nice home. He pays six thousand dollars a year property taxes where he lives. He lives out in the country and a half a mile down the road from his house is a -- probably a home of equal value to his, only it’s a manufactured home. That person pays three hundred and eight-five dollars a year on that piece of property. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Viverito.
Seeing my name was mentioned by Senator Jones, that’s exactly my point. Some of those people have been in these homes for thirty and forty and fifty years. That’s all they have. That’s it. And naturally a lot of -- if -- if they’re in a compound, they’ll very well want to put them out and -- and the villages will be happy to generate a lot more tax dollars for ‘em. So, there is concern about that, and until I get a clarification, I’m going to have to vote against my colleague, which I have the utmost respect for. I’d like to see everybody have foundations. I’d like everybody to live in the best homes that they possibly could. I wish every home it was wonderful, but, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t have it. They live on Social Security, they have no other means, and most of them in 106 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 mobile trailer parks are people that really and truly are there because it’s a cheaper way to live.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator John Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President. Question of the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will yield. Senator Sullivan.
Senator, first of all, I think Senator Jones brought up, you know, some of the abuses of this -- of some of the current law, but with regard to a mobile home -- in other words, a singlewide mobile home that’s pulled in and maybe still has the wheels, even, under it, how are they affected by this legislation?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
Currently, anyone who is -- currently has a mobile home - doublewide, singlewide - that’s outside the park would not be affected by this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.
Now and in the future?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
That -- that’s correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.
So -- so what I’m asking is -- I have a lot of communities. My district borders the Mississippi and the Illinois River. We have individuals who use a mobile home for weekend getaways, and they may pull those in there temporarily over the summer, they may leave ‘em there year-round, but they still have the wheels under ‘em. If somebody brings a unit like that -- after this legislation passes, if somebody brings a unit like that in and -- into one of those areas, will that unit be considered -- how will 107 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 it be taxed with your legislation?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
I was told that it wouldn’t be taxed unless it’s intended to be on their own -- own land.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne, would you repeat your answer?
It -- it would not be taxed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.
And that being -- that being because it’s not on a permanent -- it’s not on a foundation, is that correct? In other words, as long as the wheels are left under it, the hitch is still on it, they would be exempt from this proposal. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.
That’s my understanding. That’s correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne, to close.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And -- and I’m -- I’m willing to - - to continue to add language to make sure that that is correct if -- if people aren’t satisfied. All this bill does is it says that if you want to place a doublewide or manufactured home in a residential -- on residential plot of land, single-family piece of property, then we’re asking you -- we’re requiring you to put it on a permanent foundation so that it can be assessed equally to the other homes in the community. Now, why is this important? And I think the Senator on the other side of the aisle basically made a good argument. If you are truly in favor of education and fairness, then you would require these mobile homes or manufactured homes, that you can’t distinguish between a site- built home or a stick-built home, you would recognize that we are losing tax dollars as far as education and -- and municipal services - police, fire, sewer, sidewalks. As long as they stay 108 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 in the mobile home parks, we don’t have a problem with it. It’s when you decide to put them on a -- a residential lot, we’re just looking to have some consistency in making an -- an assessment by the counties. That’s all. I ask for your favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 192 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And 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 36 voting Aye, 26 {sic} (22) voting Nay, and none voting Present. Senate Bill 192, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Link in the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senate Bill 194. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 196. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 198. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 205. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 205. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 205 amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. The bill creates penalties for any owner of a cosmetology, esthetics or nail salon that knowingly employees an unlicensed individual for a position in which license is required. This arose out of a situation in my district and it’s fairly prevalent in the growing Latino community of a number of folks who are practicing without a license. I had a situation where a number of individuals had came to my office because they were being -- they were unlicensed and they were being employed by a licensed beautician and they were almost kind of being held kind of like in slave labor, believe it or not. They were being coerced to work at a very minimum wage with threats of being reported to the INS. I thought that, you know, there’s nowhere in this world, especially in the State of 109 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Illinois, where folks should be exercising, regardless of your immigration status, you should not be practicing a -- a profession without a license in the State of Illinois, and I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill passed unanimously out of committee. I recommend a Yes vote on our side of the aisle.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Yeah. Will the Senator yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
I guess I’m a little confused, Senator. You’re saying it’s legal now for someone to hire somebody to do a licensed activity if they’re not licensed?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
No, Senator Risinger. It’s illegal, yet that’s not currently found in the statutes, so I’m trying to reinforce that concept.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Well, I guess I’m confused. If it’s illegal now, then what does this bill do?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
It actually creates penalties, Senator Risinger. It creates -- creates a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense, a Class A misdemeanor for the second offense, and a Class 4 felony and a fine of a thousand and five thousand dollars for all subsequent violations.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 110 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Risinger.
So, this bill is only the enforcement end of it. It's -- it’s about the enforcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
Yes, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 205 pass. Those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. With that, there are 54 Aye, 1 Nay, none voting Present. And the question -- Senate Bill 205, having received the required constitutional majority, it’s declared passed. Senate Bill 207. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. Senate Bill 208. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 208. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Like to refresh everyone’s memory just a few months ago. Once a few months ago, I woke up in the morning along with several other colleagues here in the Chamber, like Senator Viverito and Senator Lightford. We woke up to a -- a horrific story, fact that a number of our children had been molested in the City of Berwyn. We had come to realize that at least at that point in time, there were five children and -- and today it’s grown to over thirty children, that a band teacher in Berwyn had been child molesting his students in the City of Berwyn in the Berwyn School District. There are even allegations that -- that have been now to be fact that he was actually duct taping children in his band room and fondling them. There had been reports also that this specific 111 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 band teacher who had taught in a number of schools in the area, who was teaching outside of Berwyn back in late January, had continued being a band teacher and continued still to have been around children. It was found out that in 2001 there had been letters and -- and -- of inappropriate behavior in regards to this band teacher, and yet, the school board and the school officials had not complied with the law and reported it to the appropriate officials in the State and with law enforcement. What an atrocious crime to the children of our community, and this happens throughout the State of Illinois in many of our own backyards. So Senate Bill 208 adds a -- increases the penalties for filing a false report, which makes it a first -- the first violation being a Class 4 felony with a fine of years -- one to three years and a twenty-five-thousand-dollar penalty, and second and subsequent violations will be Class 3 felonies, the penalty two to five years and twenty-five-thousand-dollar fine. The -- the bill also adds a -- members of a school board, the Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private school to the list of mandated reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Dillard.
Thank you, Mr. President. There used to be a great State Senator from Peoria, who tragically perished in a fire, named Prescott Bloom, and I’ll never forget a line that he one time used on a bill dealing with something like this that said, you better pay attention because this could happen in your district, in your school district sometime. And I rise in support of this bill. For those of us who live in the metropolitan Chicago area, as Senator Sandoval has pointed out, this received - and it should have - a great deal of attention. But this is an important change that Senator Sandoval has worked on, and I rise in support of his legislation. This is a good bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Viverito.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to rise in favor of this bill, and I want to commend the -- Senator 112 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Sandoval on this particular bill because it’s sensitive to me. About eight or nine years ago in Stickney Township, we had a young man that was teaching, had a master’s degree. He was -- teaching in the City of Chicago, and then he started teaching in Catholic schools. And he came to our area, unbeknown to us. Was giving out communion on Sundays as well, married, two children. He molested twenty-eight of our children. Twenty-eight. Because every time he would go to one school, they’d make a deal and let him go and he continued to do that. So, I commend you, Senator, on what you’re doing here today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 208 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 208, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 213. John Sullivan. Out of the record. Senate Bill 214. John Sullivan. Senate Bill 218. John Sullivan. Senate Bill 226. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 226. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
I’m sorry, Mr. -- Mr. President. I believe there’s an amendment that has not yet been adopted, so I’d like to take it out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Out of the record. Senate Bill 232. Senator Viverito. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 232. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 113 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Viverito.
Thank you, Mr. President. The members of each county public aid committee and members of the Cook County Township Public Aid Committee are immune from personal liability in performance of their duties, similar immunity as a judge. And basically what it is, it’s township supervisors that oversee the general assistance that has been appealed. It’s a good thing because these men serve at the pleasure with no compensation, and this is something that would be beneficial, I think, for the entire State of Illinois.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Thank you. Senator Viverito, when this was put before the Health and Human Services Committee, one of the committee Members asked why it was only for Cook County, and I think the response that you gave was it is already the law in the other one hundred one counties. I just want to confirm that for everyone out here on the Floor, that we are simply leveling the playing field for those officials in Cook County with an immunity provision that already exists for everyone else. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Viverito.
Thank you very much, Senator, for bringing that up, and now this will make the playing field for the entire State the same. It now won’t affect Cook County. Thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 232 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 232, having received the constitutional 114 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 233. Senator Sandoval. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 233. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 233 amends the immigration services provisions of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Specifically, the bill allows the Attorney General to promulgate rules establishing the maximum fees that may be charged for other immigration assistance services that the Attorney General determines by rule may be appropriately performed for services allowed by law but not included in the notary public fee schedule. The maximum fee must be reasonable in light of costs of providing those services and the degree of professional skill required to provide the services. Additionally, the bill deletes a provision requiring the Attorney General to issue rules related to immigration services by January 1, 1995. Thank you. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 233 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 233, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 237. Senator Clayborne. Out of the record. Senate Bill 238. Senate Bill 239. Senate Bill 248. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 249. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 254. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 254. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. 115 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is the bill that amends the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act with regard to smoking regulations. Back in 1989 we passed the Illinois Clean Air Act, and at that time we basically made an agreement that the twenty or so cities that had already passed ordinances regulating smoking, they could keep their ordinances on the books, but no other local government could make any -- any other regulations. That was back in 1989. So, we -- with this bill, we are changing that deal and we’re allowing local control. We’re allowing cities, if they wish, to pass ordinances with regard to smoking. The proponents are numerous: the Heart Association, the Lung Association, the Cancer Society, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Nurses, the Municipal League, DuPage Managers, the Attorney General. As you can imagine, they’re all supportive. I would emphasize that this does not enact any new bans on smoking. That is up to the local control. We had support in the Tribune editorial board. They said that -- noted that we are considering this bill that would let any town adopt no smoking ordinances as long as they’re not weaker than the State’s law. This is a simple matter of fairness on local control. There’s no compelling reason for statewide top-down control of smoking regulations. Just as communities can vote themselves dry, they ought to be able to decide where and whether people can light up in public. It’s an important bill. I think it’s time to return local control back to the municipalities. I think there’s a -- a change in the attitude towards smoking in many municipalities. That’s up to them. I’ve had some people make comments about making exemptions in this bill. Maybe you could let the riverboats have smoking. Well, my comment to them is, all you got to do is go to those municipalities where the riverboats are located and tell those municipalities that you’d like to have an exemption for smoking in riverboats. And -- and if -- these host communities of these riverboats, they would probably be very open to that. So, that’s the way these things should be addressed. They should be done at a local level. Again, it’s an important bill. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote. 116 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Radogno.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of this bill. I really think this is an -- is an idea whose time has come. I just want to reemphasize this is a baby step. We’re not, like Ireland did, banning smoking in public places. It’s an issue of local control. Most of the states around us, including Indiana, Wisconsin, and even Kentucky, which has a huge tobacco industry, all allow for local control and it’s worked very well. So, I would urge an Aye vote. Thanks.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 254 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 41 Ayes, 13 Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 254, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 259. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 273. Senator DeLeo requests -- seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 273 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 273. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator DeLeo.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator DeLeo, to explain Amendment 1. SENATOR DeLEO: Thank you very much, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Amendment -- Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 273 is actually -- does become the bill. This is not a vehicle. It’s renaming the Act. Currently the Act is the Ticket Scalping Act. This is -- came about from the Ticket Brokers’ Association. The new Act will be called the Ticket Brokers and Ticket Sales Act, eliminating the word “scalper” out of the -- the statute. And that’s what Floor Amendment No. 1 does. Thank you, Mr. President. 117 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator DeLeo moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 273. All those in favor will -- will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 281. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 282. Senator Shadid. Senate Bill 293. Senator Cronin. Senate Bill 300. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 300. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Senate Bill 300 simply permits the Secretary of State to issue a new license plate designated as the Road Worker Safety License Plate. An applicant for the plate will be charged a forty-dollar fee for the original issuance of which twenty-five dollars will be deposited into the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund and fifteen dollars will be deposited into the Secretary of State’s Special License Plate Fund. Renewal fee for the license plate is twenty-seven dollars. Twenty-five of that will be deposited into the Transportation Safety Hire-back Fund and two dollars will be deposited into the Secretary of State’s Special License Fund. Current law requires Secretary of Transportation to use all money in the Transportation Safety Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty State Police officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones. I know of no opposition and I will attempt to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield, please? 118 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Senator, our analysis indicates that the Secretary of State is opposed, that they want the two different plates combined into one. Is that -- is that not accurate information?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
The amendment combined them into one, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 300 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 54 Ayes, 2 Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 300, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 304. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. Senate Bill 315. Senator Shadid. Out of the record. Senate Bill 316. Senator Harmon. Senator Harmon seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 316 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of -- amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 316. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Harmon.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 316 clears up a double taxation issue with respect to reciprocal insurers. I look forward to discussing the bill on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Harmon moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 316. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for 119 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 318. Senator Shadid. Senator Shadid seeks the leave of the Body to return to Senate Bill 318 to the Order of 2nd -- purpose of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading, Senate Bill 318. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Shadid.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Shadid, to explain your amendment.
Yeah. Thank you, Mr. -- Mr. President. Senate Bill 318, as amended, simply makes the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act applicable to the board members and employees of the Heart of Illinois Port District. This bill was requested by the Heart of Illinois Port District.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Shadid moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 318. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 326. Senator Collins. Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 326. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the 120 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate. Senate Bill 326 provides an additional sixty days of good credit -- good conduct credit to inmates earning high school diplomas or G.E.D. certificates while in custody of the Department of Corrections. Senate Bill 326 also requires the Department of Corrections to develop a program to increase inmate enrollment in high school diploma or G.E.D. programs by at least a hundred percent during a four-year period beginning on the effective date of this bill. The genesis of this bill is to work with our offenders coming back into the community, reentering to the community, trying to reduce recidivism. And I’m open to any questions that my colleagues might have.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Senator, I’m just sort or recalling some of the -- some of the committee discussion on this. Can you refresh my memory: Was there -- did the Department of Corrections have, like, a fiscal concern about this? Was that raised in the course of the -- of the discussion in committee, do you recall?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
Their concern was with juvenile offenders and an amendment was offered to address their concerns, because we worked with the Department of Corrections to amend it to their acceptance of any fiscal impact.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
So, Senator, did the -- did the original bill -- I’m just trying to remember this now. The original bill that you presented to the committee was originally a much broader group of -- of inmates that you were trying to include. Then you heard from the Department of Corrections and they -- they made a recommendation that you narrow it down to, like - is that it - to 121 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 juveniles?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
They did have concerns about the broad impact, and we narrowed it down to just adult inmates. They were concerned about the juveniles, so it was narrowed down to just impact adult inmates.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Senator, what -- I thought it might have been narrowed the other say. So -- so that’s still a pretty big group of people. I mean, we’ve got forty thousand people - right, in the Department of Corrections. What’s your estimate -- so, this basically says that the Department of Corrections is required to offer a G.E.D. program to those individuals who are -- incarcerated, the -- the adults who are incarcerated?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
They are already required to offer it. This is an incentive for the inmates. Of course, we can’t force inmates to take part in the program that’s already offered in the criminal justice system in the penal system. So, this is an incentive most -- mostly impacting the inmate’s decision to take and -- to avail themselves of the program, to offer them a certain skill set on exiting the program -- exiting the penal system.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Last question. Can you give me a sense of the range, Senator, about what -- what an inmate could expect, how much time they would -- under normal circumstances as you’re envisioning this, how much time an inmate would be able to reduce their sentence by and how that fits in with other offerings of sentence reduction at the Department of Corrections?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins. 122 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
It would apply to about -- it would come about sixty days, and this is smaller compared with other offerings of good conduct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Petka.
Thank you, Mr. President. Would the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Senator, when -- when you were presenting this bill in the Judiciary Committee and we had a -- a short conversation in connection with this bill, I had, I believe, commented to you that I -- first of all, I think that this is a good idea, but, second, it seems to me that there are instances where we have the -- the highest opportunity for individuals who -- who may be returned to society in relatively short order because they are not getting long prison sentences, that this may not be of much use. Just a for instance: An individual sentenced on an Class 4 felony will receive a mandatory minimum of one year in the Department of Corrections. Six months of that already is sawed off, so they start off with -- at six months. Then there is something called meritorious good time credit which is added to that which will reduce the time from six months down to three months, and then, of course - I’m going to make an assumption - it will take some time for a person to go through -- the curriculum to -- to pass. In those -- in those circumstances, you know, and it seems like those individuals who are sentenced on Class 4s and Class 3 felonies are -- are those individuals who are most likely to be good candidates for rehabilitation and reentry to society as opposed to armed robbers and sexual offenders who are -- get much more prison sentences. Would you consider, when this bill goes to the House - and I plan on voting for this bill - but would you consider having someone in the House perhaps turn the presumption around on this by stating that before anybody can be released from the Department of Corrections, that they have to have a high school degree or a -- or a -- or, excuse me, a G.E.D.? 123 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
I’m open to look at that, but as you are the attorney, I -- if it’s constitutionally -- is there -- if there’s a valid constitutional remedy that we don’t violate anyone’s constitutional rights, I’m willing to look at that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Petka.
You raise an interesting question, but very candidly, it -- it can simply be one of those conditions that’s -- required before a person can be released from the Department of Corrections, unless good cause is shown that the person is incapable of -- of passing any of these courses. But I think that you -- your idea does have merit in the sense that for those who might be eligible who can actually benefit from this, I think there is nothing really wrong with placing this type of an incentive before the relatively small number of individuals, but I -- I do think, in the bigger -- this would have better application and broader application if, in fact, this bill would be amended to provide that individuals could not be released from the Department of Corrections until they would read -- or…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Collins.
I’m willing to take that under advisement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 326 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 53 Ayes, 2 Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 326, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 328. Senator Wilhelmi. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 328. (Secretary reads title of bill) 124 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wilhelmi.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 328 establishes the Helping Heroes Child Care Program for the purpose of providing vouchers for child care to Illinois families who have one or parents deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan by the armed services. The bill provides for the program to be administered by the Department of Human Services, but only if federal funding is available for that purpose. The bill also provides that any such federal monies received by the State shall be deposited into the Fund for Child Care for Deployed Military Personnel which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. I know of no opposition to the bill, and I appreciate a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. I -- rise briefly in support of the bill. The bill did pass out of committee unanimously. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 328 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 Aye, no Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 328, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 331. Senator Emil Jones. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 331. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) President Jones.
125 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is simply a vehicle bill at this time. The cosmetology industry, in doing the rewrite upgrading this Act, is not completed with all the negotiations, so we want to send this bill over to the House, which will come back to us. When all that language is together, we will have a bill. But right now it’s just a vehicle bill so that they can continue to work to come up with language for the Cosmetology and Barbers act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
I’m sorry, Mr. President, I was -- I’m going to blame it on Senator Sandoval. You were just describing briefly what your intentions are with this bill, and, I’m sorry, I was distracted. Could you just tell us again? Is this some -- like an ongoing negotiation or a sunsetting bill, or if you could -- I apologize.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jones.
It is a sunsetting bill, but negotiations are still going on as regard to the Act itself. They haven’t completed negotiations and -- and those in the industry wanted this vehicle alive. For when they all come together in agreement, they will have a vehicle bill which they’ll be able to put their language in.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 331 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 55 Ayes, 1 Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 331, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 334. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. Senate Bill 336. Senator Peterson. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
126 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 336. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 336 provides that a city, village or incorporated town of less than five thousand inhabitants that is regulated by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law may elect to adopt the provisions of the Downstate Police Pension Article by the passage of a resolution or ordinance by the governing body of that city, but that city, village or incorporated town shall not levy a separate tax without approval by referendum. I know of no opposition. This bill is supported by the Illinois Association of Police Chiefs.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, question is, shall Senate Bill 336 pass. All those in favor, signify by voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 336, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 341. Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 341. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 31 -- 341, excuse me, is an initiative that I am carrying on behalf of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. It authorized the creation and the use of a Stormwater Working Cash Fund for the purpose of enabling the corporate authority to have some dollars in their treasury at all times. This has come as a consequence of the Stormwater Management 127 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Division taking over the responsibilities in 2004 for dealing with the stormwater process. Also in this language -- are penalties for those who violate the new provision, and I’ll answer questions if there are any.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wendell Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. We discussed this thoroughly in Local Government and concur with its fine sponsor. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is shall Senate Bill 341 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 341, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 343. Senator Haine. Senator Haine requests the leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 343 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 343. Mr. Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Haine.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This amendment pertains to the Metro East Park and Recreation District. This was a district that was set up pursuant to statute, passed in 1999 and then referendum in the year 2000. It establishes a board of trustees. It implemented a tenth of a cent sales tax, again with a front-door referendum. All this provision does is add Macoupin County to this board and I believe Jersey County, and it allows Macoupin County, the chair of that county, to appoint a member of this board. And they wanted in. This is not a -- anything that’s nonconsensual. I talked to Senator Demuzio and she -- she’s okay with it. 128 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski. On the -- Senator Haine moves that -- the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 343. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 344. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 350. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 350. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 350 amends the Human Services 211 Collaboration Board Act. Really all we’re asking for is that we add an additional Board member from the Department of Human Rights, and in addition, we are asking that we establish an advisory panel that includes non-government organizations and nonprofit human services agents -- agencies to assist the Board. The proponents of this -- we have no opponents. Proponents are United Way of Illinois, Jewish Federation, Lutheran Social Services and the American Red Cross. I ask for a favorable vote and I’d be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Risinger.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill passed out of the State Government Committee unanimously and -- and we support the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 350 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the 129 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 record. On the question, there are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 350, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 357. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 357. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Clayborne.
Thank you. Is this -- is this the amendment? Is there an amendment? Sure there’s no amendment on this?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) No amendment.
Let’s move forward. No, let’s move forward.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Clayborne.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President, Members of the committee {sic}. This is a -- a bill that we pass every two years granting SWIDA the authority to limited quick-take in Clinton, Madison and St. Clair counties and included detailed guidelines requiring SWIDA to verify the exercise of quick-take authority as necessary, enter into -- enter into an agreement setting out obligations by the unit of government to pay all costs and expenses acquiring title and indemnification to SWIDA, hold a public hearing, identify benefits to the public, notify each affected State Senator or State Representatives. I would ask for your favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Just briefly to the bill: The -- as Senator Clayborne said, this is the annual or semi-annual SWIDA bill. So, folks have usually pretty well thought out positions on this, and just vote your conscience.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 130 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 357 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that, there are 32 Ayes, 22 Nays, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 357, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With the leave of the Body, we’ll skip over 383 and 385 and 386. Senate Bill 387. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please. Out -- out -- Senator DeLeo. SENATOR DeLEO: Thank you very much, Mr. President. Leave of the Body, can we skip the next three bills, continuing on page 45 of the Calendar top, the next ten bills, and continue to 410, sir?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Absolutely, for you, Senator. Senate Bill 410. Senator Forby. Out of the record. Senate Bill 411. Senate Bill 413. Senator Wojcik. Out of the record. Senate Bill 414. Senator Jacobs. Out of the record. Senate Bill 418. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 419. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 419. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator DeLeo. SENATOR DeLEO: Thank you very much, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 419, as amended, provides a property tax abatement for the residence of a surviving spouse of a fallen police officer or rescue worker. Let me briefly tell you what this is about. A surviving spouse who would qualify for this abatement: A surviving spouse of a fallen police officer or rescue worker as a result or in the course of employment as a police officer or while active in the service of a fire, rescue or emergency medical service and who would -- this would be their own property, that being their residential property and couldn’t be -- it’s -- it’s limited to a single-family -- principal 131 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 residence by a surviving spouse. I ask for a favorable roll call. I’ll be glad to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of this bill, but I would like to just ask just a couple of questions at clarification. So, I would ask if the sponsor will yield for a couple of questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Senator, this is for just Chicago? Why is it -- why is the benefit lended to Chicago? Oh, no, that -- that is…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator -- Senator DeLeo. SENATOR DeLEO: Thank you very much -- you’re right, but you’re wrong. The original bill was that, and the amendment makes it applicable to the entire State. So, read your amendments. It’s very important to read your amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Senator. I realize that it is. How will the abatement percentage be awarded? Is it on a case-by-case basis or will it be a blanket abatement across -- or a -- an abatement percentage?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator DeLeo. SENATOR DeLEO: That would be by each county to decide themselves. Each municipality, each county would decide on the application.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lauzen.
And then the policy -- they’ll set a policy in that municipality and that will apply to all people who have been killed in the line of duty? 132 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator DeLeo. SENATOR DeLEO: Thank you, Mr. President. The people that meet those qualifications, it’s the surviving spouse, and then the -- the abatement -- before the abatement is awarded, the county clerk must notify the affecting taxing district on the pending abatement. So, it’s not just given out arbitrarily. Once again, I ask for a favorable roll call on Senate Bill 419.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 419 pass. Those in favor will be voting Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 419, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 428. Senator Ronen. Senate Bill 429. Senator Dave Sullivan. Out of the record. Senate Bill 451. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 453. Senator Cullerton. Senate Bill 457. Senator Ronen. Senate Bill 474. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton seeks the leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 474 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 474. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. The amendment clarifies that the diesel powered vehicles that this bill deals with can have higher than two percent biodiesel if the engine is designed to operate at a higher level. Also defines a bulk central fueling facility and it exempts elementary and secondary school districts from the provision of this Section. Move for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 133 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Is there any discussion? Senator Cullerton moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 474. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 489. Senator Pankau. Madam Secretary, please read the -- Senator Pankau seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 489 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 489. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Pankau.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Pankau, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amendment removes the county clerks and the county sheriffs from this bill because they asked to be taken out.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Pankau moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 489. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 500. Senator Hendon. Senator Hendon seeks the leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 500 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purposes of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. Out of the record. Senate Bill 502. Senator Rauschenberger. Out of the record. Senate Bill 505. Senator Cullerton. Senate Bill 530. Senator Raoul. Senate Bill 534. Senator Radogno. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 134 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 534. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Radogno.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill amends the Vehicle Code. It will allow counties and municipalities to post signs prohibiting -- the use of Jake brakes because of their noise that they emit, and a violation would be -- it would be an equipment violation, not a moving violation. Be happy to try to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
Thank you, Mr. President. There was no opposition to the bill in committee. I move for its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 534 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. There are 54 Ayes, 1 Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 534, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 551. Senator DeLeo. Out of the record. Senate Bill 552. Senator DeLeo. Senate Bill 556. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 557. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 558. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 565. Senator Viverito. Senate Bill 568. Senator Wojcik. Senate Bill 580. Senator Forby. Senate Bill 582. Senator Jacobs. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 582. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jacobs.
135 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 582 makes permanent the sales tax exemption on food, drugs, medical supplies on long-term residents receiving medical assistance. It becomes effective upon law. I’d appreciate your consideration.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 582 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 582, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 600. Senator Crotty. Senator Jacobs, for what purpose do you rise?
Mr. President, I’d like to be put onto my own bill, the prior bill, I missed out of the excitement. Yes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) The record shall reflect your intention. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 600. Out of the record. Senate Bill 601. Senator Crotty. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 612. Top of page 48. Senate Bill 612. Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 612. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 612 provides for service of notice of applications for motor carriers of passengers with service along any route where an airport is a point to be served on the route. The notice will be certified mail to the municipality that operates the airport and to -- any Illinois motor -- motor carrier possessing a license authorizing all or part of the service for which the authority is sought. Presently, notice is only by publication in the official State newspaper. There’s no provision for actual notice to already licensed motor carriers of 136 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 passengers or for the airports or their municipal authorities. As a consequence, a license can be issued without regard to the discharge of the ICC’s regulatory responsibility to fully examine public need and impact on the operation of existing licenses. I know of no opposition and I will attempt to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Bomke.
Thank you -- thank you, Mr. President. This came out of Transportation unanimously. I’d urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Thank you. Senator, just very, very quickly: Is there a list that’s readily available of who would already be providing those services? In other words, if I’m a new guy wanting to break in to the business, is there a list already available that I have to notify or am I going to have to scrounge around out there to come up with something?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
There should be some type of list, Senator. I would think the Illinois Commerce Commission should have that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
Well, I -- I would hope that somebody would, but I -- I’m just -- you know, if you could, maybe if you could just check on that. I know the bill’s going to pass out of here, but just to see that there’s something that’s readily available. Are there any penalties or anything associated with this if -- if somebody didn’t notify all of the current vendors or providers?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 137 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Munoz.
No, not to my knowledge, Senator. But with regard to the information you requested, we’ll make sure that you receive that, as well as any other Senator in the Chamber.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 612 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 612, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 613. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 614. Senator Silverstein. Out of the record. Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 629. Senator Demuzio. Senate Bill 660. Senator Jacobs. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 660. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jacobs.
This is First Person Consent legislation. As a worker for Secretary of State, Jesse White, I noticed that people could get their -- make consent to have their organs taken on -- on an -- on -- during their untimely passing and the next of kin could stop that from happening. This bill would require two Secretary of State employees to witness the act and also the signature, and a person changing their mind can later write a letter and be taken off the registry. But I ask for your favorable consideration.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the -- oop! Senator Pankau.
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: Maybe I’m -- I was the only one in committee and -- who -- couple months ago, my mom 138 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 passed away, and had this bill been in effect at that time -- as I understand it, right now it’s the -- the remaining family that can override a decision, even though someone may have signed their license, et cetera, et cetera. The family members, due to whatever circumstances at that time, can override those decisions. And I’m not so -- I understand the need to get more organs donated in this State, but I’m not so sure I want to take away that family opportunity, particularly in the very last period of your life. My understanding of this bill is, once you’ve signed it, the back of the license, it cannot be revoked, so no family member at a future time can come in and say, “No, no, no, we don’t want to do that.” It will be the -- it’ll be the way it is, unless you yourself write something. Well, you might -- you know, you might do this when you’re thirty and by the time you get to seventy or eighty you might have forgotten you’ve done it. You -- you might -- things change in life, and you just might have a whole different perspective. And I understand the sponsor’s intent, but my concern is that things change in life and I’m not -- willing, at least at this point, to give up that opportunity to make the changes as life comes along. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. A question to the sponsor.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will yield.
Yes. Excuse me. Senator Pankau brought up a -- a -- a point saying that you might have signed this when you were thirty years old and forgot that you had signed it forty years later. It was my understanding that every time you get a driver’s license, you have to re-sign these forms. Is that correct?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jacobs.
Correct, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 139 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 660 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 52 Ayes, 3 Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 660, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 661. Senator Silverstein. Senator Silverstein, on 661. Senate Bill 662. On Senate Bill 662, there has been a change of sponsorship from Senator Silverstein to Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter, do you wish to call the bill? Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 662. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter.
Thank -- thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I believe there’s an amendment for this bill. There was a Floor Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 662 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 662. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Trotter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter, to explain your amendment.
If I could, Mr. President, I would like to adopt the amendment and explain it on 3rd. I think there’s going to be a lot of discussions on this bill. Explain the amendment? The amendment essentially is a budget implementation change to the Community Mental Health Trust Fund, commonly known the 718 Fund.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 140 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Trotter moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 662. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 663. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 664. Senator Silverstein. Senate Bill 665. Senator Silverstein. With the leave of the Body, we’ll continue on to Senate Bill -- 676. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. No. Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. It is not my intention to call any of the bills on the next several pages, Senate Bill 676 through Senate Bill 759. They are all vehicle bills that came out of the Revenue Committee. If the Chair would like to skip ahead, I would make no objection.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator Harmon. We’ll go to next bill. 767. Senator Demuzio. Out of the record. Senate Bill 768. Senate Bill 772. Senator Sandoval. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 789. Senator Martinez. Senator Martinez.
Mr. President, I, too, ask that the Senate Bill 789 all the way through -- 817, on page 56, also be taken out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator Martinez. Senate Bill 818. Senator Crotty. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 834. Senator Wendell Jones, on Senate Bill 834. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 852. Senator Lightford. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 880. Senator Maloney. Senator Maloney.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. I would request that Senate Bill 880 to 889, inclusive, be taken out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senate Bill 890. Senator Lightford. Out of the record. Senate Bill 893. Senator Collins. 141 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to ask that 893 through 900 be taken out of the record. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator Collins. Senate Bill 901. Senator Ronen.
With leave of the Body, I’d ask that Senate Bill 901 through Senate Bill 909 be taken out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator Ronen. 910. Senator Haine. Senator Haine, on 910.
Pardon me, Mr. President. With leave of the Body, I would like to skip these shell bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?
Inquiry of the Chair, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your inquiry.
Last week we were advised by the Chair that the deadline for the filing of Floor amendments was the close of business today. It’s, by my watch, a little bit after 5 o’clock. What time is the close of business? One of the concerns that we have on our side of the aisle, Mr. President, is -- is that if the deadline has not come and gone, that there’ll be a flush of filing of amendments, and if we have committees tomorrow, what time will the staffs on either side of the aisle have to analyze those amendments and be ready for the committees.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) It will be either 6 o’clock or until the Well is -- as long as the Well is open. Senator Righter.
Do you know how late the Well will be open?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) I -- that could be -- that could be a long time on Monday. 142 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 You know, the well may never run dry. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 921.
Well, I -- I would ask leave to skip or to pass over from 921 to 925.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 926.
Yes, Mr. President. I’d like to ask leave of the Body from 926 through 934.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 935. With leave of the Body, we will go to Senate Bill 949. Senator Sandoval, on Senate Bill 949. Out of the record. Senate Bill 950. Senator Sandoval. Out of the record. Senate Bill 951. Senator Ronen.
Yes, Mr. President. With leave of the Body, I ask that Senate Bill 951 through Senate Bill 965 be taken out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 1028.
I would ask for leave of the Body to take 1028 through 1049 out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senate Bill 1053. Senator John Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President. With leave of the Body, like to skip bills 1053 through 1084.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Thank you, Senator. Senate Bill 1229 -- 1224. Senator Roskam. Senate Bill 1229. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 1236. Senator Silverstein. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 1266. Senator Forby. With leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 1327. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. We’ll go to Senate Bill -- with leave of the Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 1339. Senator Garrett. With leave of the 143 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Body, we’ll go to Senate Bill 1355. Senator Harmon. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1355. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1355, as amended -- have we adopted the amendment? We did that yesterday. As amended, addresses three issues lingering from the decoupling of the DuPage County Board and the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. First, it provides for access to the same pension programs for commissioners elected before the split and those elected afterward. Second, it provides for a salary decoupling under the legislation we passed many years ago. The Forest Preserve District commissioners are free-riders and get the benefit of any increase in the salary that the County Board may vote for themselves. This makes the Forest Preserve Board members accountable. Third and finally, it provides some clean-up language with respect to conservation easements and conservation rights. I’m aware of no opposition and I ask for your Aye votes.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Roskam.
Thank you, Mr. President. Briefly to the bill: I rise in support of this measure. Its original incarnation was from the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. I think they’re trying to create a sense of fairness in how they’re doing things, and I urge its passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Petka.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
144 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator, in reading through my analysis, I -- I came upon something I just would like to know, what -- what is the public purpose that is served in that, that is that apparently in this bill there is a prohibition against the condemnation of conservation easements and conservation rights held by the Forest Preserve District. Is that something that -- or, what is the reason for that?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. As I understand it, there’s a -- what appears to be a loophole in State law that would create the possibility that forest preserve easements or the conservation rights could be condemned or subject to eminent domain. Is that responsive to your inquiry?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Petka.
Well, right now, governments are not permitted to -- to condemn other units of government, so -- and individuals do not have the authority to do that. So I still, perhaps, don’t understand why that -- that would be necessary.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Senator. Again, as I understand it, as a result of this unique decoupling from the County Board and the Forest Preserve District, the -- the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is concerned that current conservation easements and conservation rights that it holds may somehow be subject to eminent domain. This closes that loophole. I’m not aware of anything more specific than that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lauzen.
Thank you, Mr. President. Just a clarifying question from the sponsor, and I think I -- I just misheard. You didn’t say -- this does not apply in any way to Kane County. It’s just DuPage County? 145 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. That’s correct. It’s the only county, to my knowledge, where there’s been this sort of decoupling.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there further -- any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1355 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. With -- on the question, there are 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1355, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. With leave of the Body, we’ll skip over Senate Bill 1435. Senate Bill 1438. Senator Lightford. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1438. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1438 extends the repeal date for the fatherhood initiative, a Public Act that was passed in 2003. It’s taken some time to fully staff the commission, yet we are up and running and would love to have an opportunity to host and convene meetings across the State. So I’d appreciate an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of the bill. It did come out of Health and Human Services Committee unanimously and I urge its passage. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question 146 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 is, shall Senate Bill 1438 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1438, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1444. Senator Silverstein. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1446. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1446. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Ronen.
Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is a shell bill right now. We are negotiating with various groups. We’re very close in the negotiations, and the idea is to move this over to the House and put the substance on there and then have it come back here for our review. I would ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Brady.
Sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) She indicates she will.
Senator, just so people over here -- this is a shell bill and that you’re hoping you can send it over to the House and work something out, but right now no one’s in agreement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Ronen.
Yes, you’re correct. It’s a shell bill and -- nobody has come to final agreement but they’re very close, and we hope that they will when a -- within the coming weeks. But you’re essentially correct, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Brady. 147 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Just for the Members, at least over here, that this is a shell bill that the Senator’s trying to work out. She has not got an agreement. It’s a QILDRO shell bill as the board says. Thank you, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1446 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 39 Ayes, 13 Nays, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 1446, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1447. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1448. Senator Clayborne. Senate Bill 1450. Senator Schoenberg. Senate Bill 1461. Senator Trotter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1465. Senator Trotter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1466. Senator Trotter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1469. Senator Trotter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1469. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This amends the Child Care Act regarding the licensed child care agency. Excuse me, one second. That’s what I get for not going to committee. The amendment's already -- the amendment was the bill. Currently, under the Child Care Act, child care facilities licensed or operating under permit issued by DCFS must publish advertisements of the service for which it is specifically licensed for. This bill essentially will make changes in the underlying bill addressing the advertising for licensed child care facilities. And I’ll -- answer any questions, if necessary.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1469 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those 148 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. With that, there -- on Senate Bill -- with that question, there are 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1469, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1473. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1491. Senator Geo-Karis. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 1491. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Geo-Karis.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, this bill creates an enhancement for committing the offense of State benefits fraud. If the offender poses as a veteran or as a dependent of a veteran in order to fraudulently receive benefits, the -- the penalties would be -- increased to a Class 3, which means 2-5 years in the DOC if the amount received is under three hundred; and to a Class 2 felony, 3 to 7 years in the DOC if more than three hundred dollars is received. And I ask for favorable passage.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1491 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1491, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1493. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 1497. Senator Demuzio. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1497. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 149 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Demuzio.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1497 amends the School Code regarding reimbursement for residential placement of disabled students. The bill specifically specifies that school districts of origin shall be reimbursed for educational costs when a disabled child is placed residentially by a State agency or the courts, regardless of when the placement occurred. I ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: One of the problems I see with public education and residential care is it poses an undue burden on the local districts. This is something the Legislature should think about for the future. This cost should be borne directly by the State. It should not have to go through the district funds. That’s why we’re having some of the problems we have in public education. I hope this is something we can work on in the future, because it’s the way it should happen. These are inordinate amount of high costs that should be borne directly by the State and not through the school district. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1497 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On the question, there are 54 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1497, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. I, like Senator Jacobs, got a little excited when I looked at the board, so I, too, forgot to vote. I would like to be recorded as voting Yes for my own bill. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 150 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 The record shall reflect. Senate Bill 1503. Senator Trotter requests the leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1503 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading, Senate Bill 1503. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Trotter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter, to explain your amendment.
Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is an initiative by the Cook County Forest -- Preserve District and it addresses contract bids, and I’m more than happy to discuss it on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Hendon.
Thank you, Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) He indicates he will.
Senator Trotter, why you could not -- took care of your business before now? Why would you have to bring it back to 2nd? You should have -- taken care of this when you first brought up the idea. I’m confused here.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter, if you have to answer.
I just have to say one thing. I understand his confusion and that’s why they fired him from the Cook County Forest Preserve District twelve years ago. We’ll -- we'll straighten the issue out when it gets on 3rd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, the -- question is -- Senator Trotter moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1503. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any further Floor amendments approved for consideration? 151 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1504. Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter.
Yes. Thank you. With leave of the Body, 1504, I believe, through 1509 are mine. If we can just go -- pass through ‘em and I’ll come back to ‘em at a later time.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter, there’s an amendment on 1505. Did you want to do that right now?
I guess I don’t have leave to go past ‘em. Sure, let’s do it right now.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 1505 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 1505. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Trotter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Trotter, to explain your amendment.
Thank you very much. This addresses another county issue dealing with code hearing units. Again, I’ll discuss it on 3rd Reading if we can adopt the -- amendment at this time.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Seeing no discussion, Senator Trotter moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1505. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Are there any other further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1510. Or -- oh, I’m sorry. 152 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1623. My mistake. Senator Sandoval, on Senate Bill 1623. Senate Bill 1624. Senator Viverito. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1643. Senator Rauschenberger. Senate Bill 1671. Senator Hendon. Senate Bill 1675. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1682. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 1701. Senator Clayborne. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1703. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 1714. Senator Wilhelmi. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1714. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wilhelmi.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1714 makes two minor changes to the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. First, it qualifies that forty-eight hours means two business days. And second, it also declares that an open cut utility locate shall be deemed emergency for purposes of excavation or demolition requirements. It also allows for coloring of flags, stakes and paint used to mark an underground utility facility. This language has been considered by JULIE. It may take on some amendment over in the House, but I am asking for a favorable vote and appreciate your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1714 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Those opposed, Nay. 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 55 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1714, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We’re going to be going back to page 2, and we’re going to be doing Senate Bills 2nd Reading and we’re going to be moving ‘em, and we’re requesting that you move ‘em to 3rds so that we could get them in position if you want ‘em moved. So here’s your chance. Senate Bill 2. Senator del Valle. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 153 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 2. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 4. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 4. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 5. Senator Emil Jones. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 5. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 7. Senator Bomke, for what purpose you rise?
Mr. President, since you’re doing 2nd Readings, we’re wondering over here if the Republicans could be excused?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) No. We would miss you, if we excused you. We enjoy your company. Senate Bill 7. Senator Clayborne. Out of the record. Oh! He’s there. Oh! I didn’t… Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 7. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 8. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please. 154 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 8. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we’ll skip over Senate Bill 9. Senate Bill 10. Senator del Valle. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 10. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 11. Senator Halvorson. Out of the record. Senate Bill 14. Senator Emil Jones. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 14. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Have there -- have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Emil Jones.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Jones moves for the adoption of Amendment 1 to Bill -- Senate Bill 14. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further -- have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 15. Senator John Sullivan. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
155 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 15. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 19. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 19. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 26. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 26. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 28. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 28. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 41. Senator del Valle. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 41. (Secretary reads title of bill) 156 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator del Valle.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator del Valle, to explain the amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. The -- the Floor Amendment made a change in the implementation date then in one of the grades -- the testing grade levels.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator del Valle moves the adoption of Amendment 1 to Bill -- Senate Bill 41. All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 51. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 51. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 58. Senator Burzynski. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 58. (Secretary reads title of bill) 157 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 59. Senator Sieben. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 59. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Sieben.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sieben, to explain the amendment.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. This amendment adds some language to the -- to the Act to expand the use of these funds for recreational paths and trails to add usage for pedestrians, equestrian and nonmotorized vehicles. The nonmotorized section would also include bicycles. It passed out of the Ag Committee unanimously on a Do Adopt motion.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Sieben moves for the adoption of Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 59. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for…
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 75. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 75. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Housing and Community Affairs adopted Committee Amendment No. 3. 158 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 4, offered by Senator Martinez.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez, to explain the amendment.
The amendment just changes the unit of local government to State agencies and any unit of local government.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Senator Martinez moves the adoption of Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 75. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 98. Senator Wendell Jones. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 98. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 101. Senator del Valle. Madam Secretary, read the bill. There’s a fiscal note on that, Senator. Senate Bill 113. Senator Radogno. Senator Radogno. Out of the record. Senate Bill 118. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 118. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Committee Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for 159 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 3, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is a technical amendment. Amendments No. 1 and 2 were not tracking, Amendment No. 3 corrected it. Move for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Cullerton moves that Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 118 be approved. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 130. Senator Garrett. Senate Bill 139. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 146. Senator Dave Sullivan. Senate Bill -- Senate. Senator Schoenberg. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 157. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 159. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 165. Senator Dillard. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 165. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK). 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 166. Senator Martinez. Madam -- there’s a fiscal note on that. Senate Bill 174. Senator Dillard. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please. 160 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 174. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 184. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 184. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Silverstein.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Silverstein, to explain your amendment.
The amendment makes it that if -- for this check the -- the individual employees would not be responsible because they’re doing background checks. The Department would have to bear the cost.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Silverstein moves the adoption of Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 184. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 193. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 193. (Secretary reads title of bill) 161 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 195. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 195. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 195. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill. Senate Bill 201. Senator Trotter. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 201. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 204. Senator Sandoval. Fiscal note on that, sir. Senate Bill 210. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 210. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill… Madam Secretary, I understand that Senate Bill 210, that Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill -- Oh. Madam Secretary, I understand on Senate Bill 210 that there is an amendment to be added to…
Yes. Actually, the -- I’m sorry, The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendment No. 1. And there were no -- Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 212. Senator Lightford. Madam 162 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 212. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 216. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 216. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendments 1, 2, and 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 4, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. There -- I believe, it was Senator Radogno suggested this amendment in committee. She -- there’s an exemption in this bill for -- parades and she wanted me to expand the exemption for -- vehicles being driven in a parade to include vehicles driven from a parade and -- to and from a parade. So that’s what the amendment does for Senator Radogno. Appreciate the idea, appreciate you adopting the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Cullerton moves for the adoption of Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 216. All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have 163 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 219. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 219. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 223. Senator del Valle. Senate Bill 228. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 228. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 229. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 229. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 240. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 240. 164 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senate Bill 241. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 241. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 245. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 245. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendments 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 251. Senator Demuzio. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 251. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 253. Senator Emil Jones. Madam 165 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 253. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 257. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 257. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 258. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 258. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 267. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 267. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 268. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 268. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 166 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 269. Senator Ronen. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 269. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 274. Senator DeLeo. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 274. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 278. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 283. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 283. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 287. Senator Silverstein. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 287. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for 167 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 314. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 314. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 319. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 319. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 320. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 320. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Housing and Community Affairs adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 321. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 321. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 168 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 323. Senator Wilhelmi. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 323. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Wilhelmi.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Wilhelmi, to -- to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. Floor Amendment 2 deletes -- excuse me, I’m sorry. Floor Amendment 2 places the program under the Build Illinois Fund instead of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity law. And there’s also -- involved in that we already have employees and we already have funds available through that program. And that’s the essence of the amendment, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Wilhelmi moves the adoption of Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 323. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 332. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 332. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted 169 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 339. Senator Dillard. Senate Bill 342. Senator John Sullivan. Senator John Sullivan. Senate Bill 374. Senator Trotter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 374. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 376. Senator Trotter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 376. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 408. Senator Sandoval. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 408. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 409. Senator Raoul. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 409. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted 170 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 421. Senator Martinez. Senator Martinez. Senate Bill 425. Senator Hunter. Out of the record. Senate Bill 431. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 431. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 436. Senator Hendon. Senate Bill 437. Senator Righter. Senate Bill 448. Back to Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 448. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 452. Senator Crotty. Senate Bill 458. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 458. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 462. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 462. (Secretary reads title of bill) 171 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 467. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 482. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 482. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 485. Senate Bill 501. Senator Hendon. Senate Bill 506. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 507. Senator Clayborne. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 507. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Higher Education adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 508. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 508. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendment No. 2. 172 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 3, offered by Mahoney -- Maloney.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Maloney, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. This amendment is the negotiated product between the Chicago Bicycle Federation, IDOT, and the County Engineers. And I'd be glad to discuss it on 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Maloney moves for the adoption of Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 508. All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 515. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 515. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 518. Senator Harmon. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 518. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
173 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 519. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 519. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd -- 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 521. Senator Martinez. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 521. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Martinez.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez, to explain the amendment.
Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 521 retains the underlying bill and makes technical changes concerning frequency of screening for ovarian cancer, family history of ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer surveillance has to be covered by insurers.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Martinez moves the adoption of Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 521. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 532. Senator Wendell Jones. Senate Bill 537. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 174 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 537. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 538. Senator Righter. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 538. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 540. Senator Maloney. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 540. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 546. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 546. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 548. Senator Martinez. Senate Bill 554. Senator Halvorson. Madam Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 554. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 175 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 564. Senator Viverito. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 564. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 569. Senator Garrett. Out of the record. Senate Bill 572. Senator Emil Jones. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- pardon me, 572. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. The Rules Committee will meet immediately in the Anteroom. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Viverito, Chairman of The Committee on Rules, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture and Conservation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 15 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 214; refer to Education Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 176, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 223, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 409, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 575, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 768, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 856, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1493, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1676, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1815, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1856, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1972; refer to Environment and Energy Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 397, Floor Amendments 1 -- pardon me, that’s Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 431, Floor Amendments 1, 2, and 176 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3 to Senate Bill 467, Floor Amendments 2 and 3 to Senate Bill 1700, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1909, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1989, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2060; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 332, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 406, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 661, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 766, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1330, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1331, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1332, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1964, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1974, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1979; refer to Health and Human Services Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 11, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 159, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 506, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill -- pardon me, 568, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 569, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1461, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1624, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1665, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1986; refer to Housing and Community Affairs Committee - Floor Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 91, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bills 289, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 553, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 966, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1839, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill -- 2071; refer to Insurance Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 505 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 776; refer to Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 92, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 189, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 219, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 241, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 251, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bills 257, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 283, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 452, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 530, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 554, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 537, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1230, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1328, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1829, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 1838, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1893, Floor Amendments 2 and 3 to Senate Bill 2094 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2111; refer to Licensed Activities Committee - Floor Amendments 2 and 3 to Senate Bill 139, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 451, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill -- pardon me, 565, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1821, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2064 and Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2095; refer to Local Government Committee - Floor 177 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 187, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 502, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 599, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 600, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill -- 818, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 833, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 834, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 840, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 847, Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 1683, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1910, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2049 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2085; refer to Pensions and Investments Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 763; refer to Revenue Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bills 262, Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 556, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 558, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 676, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 677, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill -- pardon me, 678, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1675 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1935; refer to State Government Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 630 and Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2043; refer to Transportation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 218, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 248, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1119 and Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 1120 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1874.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Sandoval, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President, for purpose of an announcement. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee will meet tomorrow -- tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in A-1. Commerce and Economic Development, 3:30, A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Lightford.
Thank you, Mr. President. Purpose of an announcement. The Senate Education Committee will meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning in Room 212. That’s 10 a.m., Senate Education, in Room 212. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Munoz.
Thank you, Mr. President. Purpose of announcement. 178 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Transportation Committee will meet in Room 400, 11:30 a.m.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Crotty.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd also like to make the announcement that Local Government will be meeting tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. in the Stratton Building, A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee on Pensions and Investments will meet tomorrow at 1:30 in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Demuzio.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to announce that Licensed Activities will be meeting at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in the Stratton Building, A-1. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Ronen.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Health and Human Services Committee will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Silverstein.
The Senate Executive Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 212 tomorrow.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator John Sullivan.
Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Ag and Conservation Committee will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow afternoon in A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter.
For the purpose of announcement. The Housing and Community Affairs will meet tomorrow at 11:30 at Room A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 179 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Mr. President. State Government will meet tomorrow at 2 o’clock in A-1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to announce that the Senate Revenue Committee will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. in Room 400.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Clayborne.
Thank you. I -- I have two things I'd like to do, Mr. -- Mr. President. First, I inadvertently moved Senate Bill 19 to 3rd Reading. Because of the fiscal note, I request leave of Body -- leave of the Body to move it back to the Order of 2nd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Clayborne requests leave of the Body to move -- return Senate Bill 19 back to 2nd Reading. Hearing no objection, leave is granted.
Thank you. Now secondly, I'd like to make a -- a -- a point of announcement, Mr. President. The -- the Environment and Energy Committee will meet in Room 212 tomorrow at 4 p.m. Again, E & E will meet in Room 212 at 4 p.m. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Haine.
Mr. President, I rise on a point of information. The -- the information is, that the Insurance Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. in -- in Room 400 of the State House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton.
I rise for the purposes of an announcement. The announcement is, the Judiciary Committee will meet tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. in Room 212. The Judiciary Committee - I think we have thirty-five amendments - will meet tomorrow at 11:30 in -- 180 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 in Room 212.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. Like to announce that the Burzynski Committee -- no, I’m just a -- just an inquiry of the Chair, if you would, please. Sounds like committees are going to begin at -- at around 10 in the morning. I was wondering when we’re going to be coming in because the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. in the morning. So, I was curious as to when we might be coming into Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) To be determined. For purposes of clarification, I will re- announce all of the committees: 10 a.m. - Education -- tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 a.m., Education in Room 212, Insurance -- in Room 400, Local Government, A-1; at 11:30 - Judiciary in 212, Transportation in 400, Housing and Human -- and Community Affairs in A-1; at 1:30 - Pensions and Investment in 400; at 4 p.m. - Environment and Energy, 212, Health and Human Services, 400, Agriculture, A-1; 2 p.m. - Executive, 212, Revenue, 400, State Government, A-1; 3 p.m. - Licensed Activities, A-1; 3:30 - Commerce and Economic Development, A-1. Senator Schoenberg, for what purpose do you rise?
Rise for purposes of an announcement. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, scheduled to meet at 9:30, that remains the same. However, there’s been a change in the room. So, now we will be meeting in Room 349, which is the - - of the Stratton Building, the Capital Development Board boardroom. So, please note the change. We’ll be continuing to hear testimony on various healthcare and vision contracts. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Back to the Order of 2nd Reading. Senate Bill 573. Senator Burzynski. Senate Bill 574. Senator del Valle. Out of the record. Senate Bill 575. Senator del Valle. Out of the record. Senate Bill 576. Senator Crotty. Out of the record. Senate Bill 578. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the 181 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 bill.
Senate Bill 578. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 579. Senator Forby. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 579. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 581. Senator Raoul. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 581. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 583. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 583. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 584. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
182 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 584. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 585. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 585. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 586. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 586. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 587. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 587. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 588. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 588. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 589. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 183 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 589. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 590. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 590. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 591. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 591. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 592. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 592. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senate Bill 593. Senator Garrett. On Senate Bill 592, 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 593. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 593. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 184 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 594. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 594. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 595. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 595. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 596. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 596. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 597. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 597. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 598. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 598. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 185 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 599. Senator Wendell Jones. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 599. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 617. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 617. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 618. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 618. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 619. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 619. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 620. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 620. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 186 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 621. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 621. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 622. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 622. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 623. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 623. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 624. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 624. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 625. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 625. (Secretary reads title of bill) 187 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 626. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 626. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 627. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 627. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 628. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 628. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 630. Madam Secretary -- Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 630. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 631. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 631. 188 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 632. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 632. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 633. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 633. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 634. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 634. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 635. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 635. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 636. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
189 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 636. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill -- 637. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 637. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 638. Senator Garrett. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 638. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 639. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 639. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 640. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 640. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 641. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 641. (Secretary reads title of bill) 190 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 642. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 642. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 643. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 643. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 644. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 644. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 645. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 645. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 646. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 646. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 647. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 191 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 647. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 648. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 648. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 649. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 649. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 650. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 650. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 651. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 651. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 652. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 652. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. 192 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 653. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 653. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 654. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 654. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 655. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 655. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 656. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 656. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 657. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 657. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 658. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton. Out of the record. Senate Bill 750. Senator Meeks. Out of the record. With leave of the Body -- Senate Bill 760. 193 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 760. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Insurance adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This was a suggestion of -- Senator Roskam in the committee to clarify that in order to qualify for the health insurance benefits enumerated in the bill, the injured security guard must be forced to retire from employment altogether. Move for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator -- Cullerton moves for the adoption of Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 760. All those in favor will say Aye. Those opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 761. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, read the bill, please.
Senate Bill 761. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Energy and Environment -- or rather, Environment and Energy adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
194 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 763. Senator Martinez. Out of the record. Senate Bill 764. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 764. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on Judiciary adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 780. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 780. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. Committee on State Government adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 850. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 850. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 851. Senator Collins. Mr. Secretary, -- no, sorry. Fiscal note on that. Senate Bill 886. Senator Forby. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 195 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 886. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 891. Senator Forby. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 891. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 966. Senator Meeks. Out of the record. Senate Bill 967. Senator Meeks. Out of the record. Senate Bill 968. Out of the record. With leave of the Body, we’ll skip to Senate Bill 973. Senate Bill 973. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 973. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 974. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 974. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 975. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 975. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 976. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
196 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 976. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 977. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 977. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senate Bill 978. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 978. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 979. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 979. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 980. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 980. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 981. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 981. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 197 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 982. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 982. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 983. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 983. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 984. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 984. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 985. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 985. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 986. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 986. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 987. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 987. 198 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 988. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 988. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 989. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 989. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 990. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 990. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senate Bill 991. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 991. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 992. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 992. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 993. Senator Garrett. Mr. 199 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 993. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 994. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 994. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 995. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 995. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 996. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 996. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 997. Senator Garrett. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 997. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 998. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 998. (Secretary reads title of bill) 200 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 999. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 999. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1000. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1000. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1001. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1001. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1002. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1002. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1003. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1003. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1004. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 201 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 1004. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1005. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1005. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1006. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1006. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1007. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1007. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1008. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1008. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1009. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1009. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. 202 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1010. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1010. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1011. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1011. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1012. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1012. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1013. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1013. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1014. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1014. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1015. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
203 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1015. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1016. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1016. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1017. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1017. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1018. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1018. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1019. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1019. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1020. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1020. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 204 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1021. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1021. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1022. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1022. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1023. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1023. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1024. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1024. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1025. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1025. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1026. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1026. 205 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1027. Senator Ronen. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1027. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1050. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1051. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1051. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1052. Senator Cullerton. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1052. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1085. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1085. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1086. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1086. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1087. Senator Munoz. Mr. 206 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1087. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1088. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1088. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1089. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1089. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1090. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1090. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1091. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1091. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1094. Senator John Jones. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1094. (Secretary reads title of bill) 207 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1096. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1096. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1097. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1097. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1098. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1098. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1099. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1099. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1100. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1100. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1101. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill. 208 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
Senate Bill 1101. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1102. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read…
Senate Bill 1102. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1103. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1103. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1104. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1104. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1105. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1105. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1106. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1106. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments. 209 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1107. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1107. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1108. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1108. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1109. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1109. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1110. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1110. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1111. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1111. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1112. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
210 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Senate Bill 1112. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1113. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1113. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1114. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1114. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1115. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1115. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1116. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1116. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1117. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1117. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 211 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1118. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1118. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1119. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1119. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1120. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1120. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1121. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1121. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1122. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1122. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1123. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1123. 212 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1124. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1124. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1125. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1125. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1126. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1126. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1127. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1127. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1128. Senator Munoz. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 1128. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 1129. Senator Cullerton. Mr. 213 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 Secretary -- out of the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ll be now going to page 80, on House Bills 2nd Reading. Top of page 80. Senator Link, on House Bill 337. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
House Bill 337. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise?
I rise for a very important announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your announcement.
JCAR will be meeting at 8:30 instead of 9 o’clock and the meeting will be in 122B.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) What day is that?
Tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) What day is that?
That -- the date is probably April 12th.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) How about Tuesday?
Tuesday’s good.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Thank you. Madam Secretary, Messages from the House.
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 am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: 214 STATE OF ILLINOIS 94th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 27th Legislative Day 4/11/2005 House Bills 438, 473, 1039, 1289, 1384, 1447, 1451, 2355, 2460 and 3048. Passed the House, April 11, 2005.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 147, offered by Senator Hunter. And Senate Resolution 148, offered by Senator Geo-Karis. They’re both substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The Senate stands adjourned. 215