PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) The regular Session of the 95th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? And the guests in our galleries please rise. The invocation today will be given by Rami Nashashibi, Director of Inner City Muslim Action Network, Chicago, Illinois.
(Prayer by Rami Nashashibi)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Maloney.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Wednesday -- Wednesday of March 21st, 2007.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Hunter.
Madam President, I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senators has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Hunter moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Resolutions 109 through 113, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. And Senate Resolution 114, offered by Senator Viverito and all Members. They’re all death resolutions, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Jacobs, the Chairperson on the Committee -- for the Committee on Housing and Community Affairs, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 380 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Cullerton, Co-Chairperson, and Senator Dillard, Co- Chairperson of the Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law, reports Senate Amendment No. 4 to Senate Bill 486 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Crotty, Chairperson of the Committee on Local Government, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 38, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 222, Senate Amendment No. 1 to -- Senate Bill 382, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 384, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 417, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 439, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 473, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 513, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 825 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1729 recommend Do Adopt. Senator -- Senator Garrett, Chairperson of -- of the Committee on Public Health, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 133, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 233, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 765, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 884, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1471 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 and Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1580 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Munoz, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 71, Senate -- Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 514 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 678 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Wilhelmi, Chairperson of the Committee on Judicial - - Judiciary-Criminal Law, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 69, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 115, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 521, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 650, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 665, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 705, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1026, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill -- 1094 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1428 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Maloney, Chairperson of the Committee on Higher Education, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 387, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 437 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1455 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Haine, Chairperson of the Committee on Insurance, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 752 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Raoul, Chairperson of the Committee on Pensions and Investments, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 488 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 809 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1380 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Meeks, Chairperson of the Committee on Human Services, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 51, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 175, Senate Amendment No. 2 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 to Senate Bill 511, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 715, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 934, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 936, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1253 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1618 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Clayborne, Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Energy, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 50, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 135, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 184, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 215, Senate Amendment No. 1 {sic} (2) to Senate Bill 303, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1366, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1419, Senate Amendment No. 3 to Senate Bill 1592 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Sullivan, Chairperson on the Committee -- of the Committee on Agriculture and Conservation, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 649, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1559 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1617 Do -- recommend Do Adopt. Senator Demuzio, Chairperson of the Committee on State Government and Veterans Affairs, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 8, Senate -- Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 479, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1099, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1446, Senate Amendment No. 3 to Senate Bill 1448 and Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Joint Resolution 14. Senate -- Senator Harmon, Chairperson of the Committee on Revenue, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 764, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 774, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 794, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1354, Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1360, Senate Amendment No. 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 1 to Senate Bill 1433 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Silverstein, Chairperson on the Committee -- of the Committee on Executive, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 158, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 311, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 420, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 753, Senate Amendment No. 1 to -- Senate Bill 768 and Senate Amendment No. 3 to Senate Bill -- 1305 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Ronen, Chairperson of the Committee on Licensed Activities, reports Senate Amendment No. 4 to Senate Bill 385 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 448 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Lightford, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, reports Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 842, Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 853 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1482 recommend Do Adopt. Senator Sandoval, Chairperson of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1317 recommend Do Adopt. And Senator Collins, Chairperson of the Committee on Financial Institutions, reports Senate Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 1398 and Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1464 recommend Do Adopt.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Madam Secretary, Messages.
A Message from the -- 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: 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 House Bill 654. We have received like Messages on House Bills 663, 679, 729, 802, 813, 819, 828, 841, 845, 892, 895, 896, 903, 913, 937, 943 and 1293. All passed the House, March 21st, 2007. Mark Mahoney, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Again, I would like to recognize Rami Nashashibi and to thank him for his wonderful and beautiful prayer in giving the -- invocation this morning. But to let you know that he is a -- a proud constituent of mine in the 16th Legislative District and he has been joined today by other IMAN members and staff, and I would like to recognize them as they sit in the gallery to my right: Laila Muhammad, Maaria Mozaffar, Kyle Ismail, Kauthar Umar, and a member of SWOP, who’s also part of the IMAN constituency, is Jeff Bartow. So, I’d like the General Assembly to give them a warm welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Risinger, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. {sic} President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
I have a Page for the Day, a young man from Peoria. He 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 attends St. Thomas School. It’s Max Spencer. His mother, Deb, is in the gallery on the Presidential side, over on our end, and also his grandfather, Robert. I wish the Senate would give them a warm welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? And welcome to all of you to the Senate. Senator Schoenberg, for what purpose do you rise?
I’d like to rise on a point of personal privilege, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
With me today as my Page is -- for the Day is a fine young man from Skokie. His name is Gideon Horberg. He’s an eighth grader at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook. His interests are basketball, baseball and playing the piano. And he’s joined here, as well, by his mother, Debbie, and his sister, Noah. Please give Gideon and his family a warm Springfield welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. A point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 I, too, have wonderful guests that are visiting Springfield today. Up in the gallery behind the Democrat side, I have members of the Latino -- McHenry County Latino Coalition. If we could give them a warm welcome.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Maloney, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
I would like to introduce my Page for the Day, Jasmine Randle, from the Vanderpoel School in Chicago, and she’s with her mom, Katrina, who is in the President’s Gallery, right behind us. Please -- the Senate welcome her. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Will our guests in the galleries please rise so you can be welcomed also? Senator Bomke, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. I also have guests here today from Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln, behind the Republicans - eighth graders. If they would please stand and be recognized.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Wilhelmi, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Point of personal privilege. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
Thank you. I have two announcements to make today. First of all, I am very fortunate to have with me a constituent from the City of Joliet who’s a freshman at the University of Illinois and is helping me to work through all the important legislation that we’re looking at today. Her name is Kaitlin Hooper, and she’s with her mom and dad, who are up in the gallery. And I’m very happy to have them here in Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Will our guests in the gallery please rise?
And I -- I have a second announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Wilhelmi.
Thank you very much, Madam President. I also have a cousin of mine and his wife, Vincent and Jang Mi Johnson, who are in the gallery, who are constituents of Senator Raoul. It’s wonderful to have them here in Springfield as well.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Millner, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam Chairman, and -- is this working? Ah, here we go. That’s my new seat now, so… Point of personal privilege. With me, I have Lucas Molina, whose father is Sergio Molina, 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 who’s with the Department of Corrections as Deputy Director. He’s with the Rochester High School and Senator Bomke’s constituent. Like to welcome him to the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Senator Hultgren, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
It’s a good day to have guests down here today, so I -- I’m very pleased to also have a Page with me today from my district back up north, Kate McDonald. Kate is from Winfield, Illinois, is a sophomore at Wheaton North High School - a great school in my district. And I’m very pleased that she’s a Page. Please join me in welcoming her here today.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
Well, actually, I think I have two points. The first point being, how did we let Senator Millner infiltrate and move down? But other than that… I do want to say welcome, Senator Millner, we’re happy to have you nearby us. Second point, I -- I would 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 like all of my colleagues to wish a very happy birthday to Senator Kotowski, who will be turning forty on -- on Saturday. Happy birthday.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Well happy birthday, Senator. Just goes to prove, there’s a lot of birthdays in March. All good people are born in March. Happy birthday. Senator Lauzen, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Point of -- personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
I’d like to introduce a guest today, Meredith Van Kampen, is a senior at West Aurora High School. She’s going to be going to Illinois State University next year, studying broadcast journalism. I’d like the Senate to welcome her.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Okay, pretty soon I’m just going to say, will everybody in the gallery who has not been introduced please stand up. Senator Delgado, and then we have Senator Crotty. So, Senator Delgado, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. And -- on a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
I, too, would like to welcome many of our friends who are here today advocating driver’s license and literacy programs and 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 they are in a variety of our galleries. And I’d like to point ‘em out. They come from various districts. Bienvenidos a su Capitolio. Welcome to your Capitol. And we want to give ‘em a rousing applause.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise?
I think you’ve noticed I, too, have some guests.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Yes.
I’d like the Senate to welcome Kwalee. She’s a junior at Thornton Fractional South. I have Cherie Allen who’s a junior at Thornwood. I have Kendall behind me here who -- Kendall Taylor is a sophomore at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. And Norris Jackson III, who is a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. They’re all here with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and this is their first time to Springfield, and I’d like you all to welcome them.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. It’s good to have all of you here. Senator Schoenberg, for a second time.
Thank you, Madam President. I rise for a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …your point.
12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Madam President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I suffer from an embarrassment of riches today, because in addition to my fine young Page for the Day, I am proud to be hosting a wonderful group of young people from throughout the communities in our State who are here on behalf of City Year. City Year is part of the AmeriCorps Program and its mission is to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship. Many City Year participants work in community- based educational literacy and charter school efforts and they’re here for an action day at the Capitol. There’s a service component to their day, where they’re volunteering here in Springfield to help make people’s lives better. Some representatives are -- from City Year are behind me in the gallery and please give them all a hand and a great deal of thanks for the work that they’re doing.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to Springfield. Will our guests please rise? Okay, if I could get everybody’s attention, please. Senator Jones - John Jones - has some guests he would like to introduce, so if everybody could please be patient while we bring Senator Jones out and his guests.
Well, if I could have your attention, please. First off, thank you, Madam President, for -- for allowing the -- the Breese Central girls to be here today. On behalf of myself, Senator Frank Watson and Senator Dave Luechtefeld, we all three represent parts of Clinton County, and these girls made history this year. I’ve told them they’ll go down in the record books, because you know that the two-class system ends this year. So they are the 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 State Champions in Basketball of the Class A this year, with a thirty and four record. A lot of people probably didn’t give ‘em a lot of hope for -- for coming up here, especially in my district - not only did I have these wonderful girls here that won the State Championship, but I have Teutopolis, which was ranked very high all year long, and then Richland, in -- in -- in Olney, home of the white squirrels, was very good. In fact, the girl -- one of the girls with -- with Richland High School in Olney is the all-time scoring leader in the State of Illinois - boys and girls. And so, these girls really -- really came through this year in winning the State Championship in basketball. And with that, I’d like to introduce Coach Nate Rueter. This guy’s only been coaching for three years and only two years at Breese Central. So, you know, the Breese community is going to be asking him to do a lot after -- after coming home with the championship this year. So, Coach, if you’d come forward.
(Remarks by Coach Nathan Rueter)
(Remarks and Introductions by Britni Holtmann)
I -- thank you. I -- I -- thank you for that warm… I also want to say that -- that Coach Rueter is -- is very fortunate. Those of you that support your girls’ teams throughout the State, watch out for ‘em next year. They -- they played eight and nine most of the season in all their games. Five of those eight and nine people are coming back for next year. So, hopefully next year we’ll have Breese Central right back here again. But, 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 girls, congratulations.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be going to the Calendar, Order of Senate Bills 2nd Reading. It is the intention of the Chair to move almost everything to 3rd. We will be going through the entire Calendar. So please, if you have a bill on 2nd, our intention is to move it to 3rd, and then as the amendments come along, we can always move it back to 2nd if we need to. So, again, we’re starting on page 2, top of the Calendar, Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senator Kotowski, on Senate Bill 8. Do you wish your bill moved from 2nd to 3rd, Senator? Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 8. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government and Veterans Affairs adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1 -- I’m sorry, Floor Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Kotowski, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam Chair and Members and -- of the Illinois State Senate. Floor Amendment No. 2 makes one technical correction and changes the language in the Veterans’ Home Nurses’ 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Loan Repayment Act to allow for the Illinois Student Assistant {sic} (Assistance) Commission to require, rather than encourage, the recipient of a grant awarded under the program to use the grant award for payment of the recipient’s educational loan. I ask for a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Kotowski moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 8. All those in favor will say 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.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on Senate Bill 16. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 21. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 21. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Burzynski, on Senate Bill 26. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 27. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 27. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Luechtefeld, on Senate Bill 30. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 30. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law -- adopted Committee Amendment No. 2 {sic} (1).
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 69. Oh, I’m sorry. Senator Garrett, on Senate Bill 51. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 51. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senate -- Senator Garrett, to explain your amendment.
17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Thank you, Madam President. Basically, Floor Amendment No. 1 separates some of the categories so that the developmental disabilities and the autism categories are not combined, that they’re separated, and it clarifies this and there’s no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 51. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 69. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 69. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Haine.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Haine, to explain your amendment.
18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This -- this amendment was offered to clean up some language as to the requirements on the scrap dealers to make a record of the purchases. That’s all it does.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Haine moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 69. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 100. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 100. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Syverson, on Senate Bill 113. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 113. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton -- Collins, on Senate Bill 115. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 115. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Collins.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. Basically, the amendment - the Floor amendment - states that the defendant who commits an offense against a member of the Armed Forces should have known, or reasonably have known, that he was a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Collins moves the -- the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 115. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 17 -- 117. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 121. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 121. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 123. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 123. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on Senate Bill 133. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 135. Senator Cullerton, on 135. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 135. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Environment and Energy 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Correction, Madam Secretary. That was the 2nd Reading of the bill. Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This amendment makes the Green Neighborhood Grant Act, which is what this bill is about, an annual program, subject to appropriation, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development. Ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Cullerton moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 135. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 141. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 141. (Secretary reads title of bill) 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 146. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 146. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Top of page 3. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 147. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 147. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for 23 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 148. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 148. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on Senate Bill 155. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 155. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee -- the Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported. 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Radogno, on Senate Bill 166. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 166. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 171. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 171. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on Senate Bill 175. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 177. Senator Sieben, on Senate Bill 194. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 200. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 200. (Secretary reads title of bill) 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on Senate Bill 201. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 211. Madam Secretary, read the bill. Senator Dahl, on Senate Bill 210. And, Senator Crotty, on 211. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 211. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on Senate Bill 215. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 215. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendment -- amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Jacobs.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Jacobs, to explain Floor Amendment No. 1.
26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Floor Amendment No. 1 is the guts of the bill for an energy efficiency program for MidAmerican Energy in my area that has a great record of keeping rates low and hasn’t had a rate increase in twelve years.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Jacobs moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 215. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on Senate Bill 216. Senator Sieben, 216. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 222. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 222. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Raoul.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Raoul, to explain your amendment.
Floor Amendment 2 just makes grammatical corrections to the 27 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Raoul moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 222. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on Senate Bill 230. Senator Radogno, on 233. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 233. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Radogno.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Radogno, to explain your amendment. And excuse me, Senator Radogno. We cannot hear anything, so please give your attention to Senator Radogno.
…President. The -- the amendment just brings the language in line with the House bill. It removes references to the 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Hospital Licensing Act, removes references to emergency personnel, and streamlines the reporting requirements.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Sieben.
Inquiry of the Chair.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your inquiry, please.
Madam President, I believe there’s a little bit of confusion on our side of the aisle on moving these bills to 3rd Reading when we have amendments that have been filed that have not yet been considered by committee and approved for consideration. Was it your intent that if we do have an amendment pending in a committee that has not been approved for consideration, we should continue to move our bill to 3rd, or did you intend for us to wait till the committee process hears the amendment that’s been filed?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sieben, it is up to the sponsor at this point, because if it accidentally goes to 3rd, you can always bring it back on the Order of 2nd to add the amendment. Is there any further -- is there any further discussion on Senator Radogno’s amendment? Senator Radogno moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 233. 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. 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Top of page 4. Senator Forby, on Senate Bill 241. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 241. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 243. Senator Crotty, on 258. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 258. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senate Bill 267. Senator Watson. Madam Secretary, 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 HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 268. Senator Luechtefeld, on 290. Senator Cullerton, on 300. Senator Link, on 306. Excuse me, back to Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 300. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 300. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd {sic} Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on Senate Bill 306. With leave of the Body, we’ll return to Senate Bill 290. Senator Luechtefeld. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 290. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendments No. 1 and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 306. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 306. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 310. Senator Cullerton, 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 on 311. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 311. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. I wish to table -- Madam President, I wish to table Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton wishes to table Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 311. That motion is always in order. Those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the Amendment No. 1 is tabled. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise? Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise?
On a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 …your point.
Up in the gallery here, right behind me, we have Dr. Norris -- Reverend Dr. Norris Jackson and his wife, Tonja. I’d like everyone to welcome them to Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Koehler, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
We have a wonderful bunch of students, led by Jehan Gordon, from Illinois Central College with us today up in the gallery. I wish you’d please welcome them to the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Our -- guests in galleries please rise. Welcome to Springfield. Senator Maloney, on Senate Bill 314. Senator Hunter, on 325. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 325. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Higher Education adopted Committee -- Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported. 33 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 326. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 326. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Higher Education adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 327. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 327. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hendon, on Senate Bill 328. Senator Forby, on 340. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 34 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 340. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on 346. Top of page 5. Senator Haine, on 357. Senator Garrett, on Senate Bill 382. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 382. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett, to explain Floor Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1 basically allows or provides authority to municipalities in the State of 35 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Illinois so they can establish their own design review board. It has no opposition whatsoever.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 382. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 385. Senator Demuzio, on 398. Senator Demuzio, do you wish to move 398 to 3rd Reading? Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 398. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 399. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 399. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Dillard, on Senate Bill 417. Senator 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Hultgren, on 420. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 420. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Hultgren.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Hultgren, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. Real quickly, there was some concerns. This is a -- a bill that was brought to me by Naperville City Council. There were some concerns of the Illinois Press Association with provisions regarding e-mail in this. We removed all of those provisions. This passed unanimously out of committee, and I ask for the -- the Body’s support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Senator Hultgren moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 420. Those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Delgado, on 424. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 424. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted Committee -- Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on Senate Bill 450. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 450. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Millner, on Senate Bill 463. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 472. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 472. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on Senate Bill 473. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 473. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Wilhelmi.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Wilhelmi, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 473 simply clarifies the language that when land is annexed into -- when the annexing land is part of a school district, that that school district gets notice of that annexation. I’d be happy to explain it on 3rd -- 3rd Reading.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Wilhelmi moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 473. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on Senate Bill 478. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 478. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 482. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 482. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on 484. Top of page 6. On Senate Bill 489, Senator Munoz. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 489. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 494. Senator Munoz, on 495. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 495. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on Senate Bill 500. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 500. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 509. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
41 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 509. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Licensed Activities adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 521. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 521. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This amendment would expand the discretionary authority of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office to include the development of a Juvenile Justice Resource Center. The -- no opposition. I move for its adoption. 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Cullerton moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 521. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Dillard, on 533. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 533. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 536. Senator Raoul, on 536. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 536. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 537. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 537. 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 538. Madam Secretary, 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 HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 539. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 539. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 543. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 543. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 546. Madam Secretary, 44 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 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 HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Delgado, on 549. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 549. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 551. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 551. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 570. Senator Wilhelmi, on Senate Bill 581. Senator Viverito, on Senate Bill 45 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 591. Top of page 7. Senator Cullerton, on 593. Madam Secretary, read the bill. Sorry. Senate Bill 593 is out of the record. It has a fiscal note filed. Senator Koehler, on 595. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 595. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 615. Senator Clayborne, on 616. Senator Harmon, on 632. Madam Secretary, 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 HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 635. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 635. (Secretary reads title of bill) 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator DeLeo, on 637. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 637. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator DeLeo, on Senate Bill 639. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 639. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 647. Senator Sullivan, on 649. Senator Link, on 660. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 660. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 47 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 661. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 661. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Going back to Senate Bill 649. Senator Sullivan. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 649. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Sullivan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sullivan, to explain Floor Amendment No. 2.
Thank you, Madam President. The amendment is a technical change. Changes three words in -- from one direction to another direction. 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, the -- Senator Sullivan moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 649. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 662. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 662. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 665. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 665. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or -- committee amendments reported. 49 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Koehler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Koehler, to explain your amendment.
Yes, Madam President. The amendment is really just to tighten very narrowly who can use this information when there are recordings made on a school bus. So this just tightens it down to make it very restrictive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Koehler moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 665. All those in favor will say 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.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Maloney, on 671. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 671. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Education adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 50 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor -- no Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Viverito, on Senate Bill 689. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 689. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee -- Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on Senate Bill 697. Senator Sullivan, on 698. Top of page 8. Wilhelmi, on 705. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 705. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
51 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Yes, Madam President. I have Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Wilhelmi.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Wilhelmi, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 705 includes two groups to the definition of prescribing -- a person with prescription powers. Basically, we have doctors already involved and covered. What we did not have is optometrists or veterinarians covered in prescription theft that the underlying bill creates. And I ask -- there’s no opposition. I ask to adopt said -- said amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Wilhelmi moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 705. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hultgren, on Senate Bill 710. Senator Wilhelmi, on 719. Senator Cronin, on 735. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 735. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 52 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 745. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 745. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 751. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 751. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator -- 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 752. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 752. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading -- 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported. 53 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Martinez.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Martinez, would you like to explain Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 752? 752. Senator Martinez, to explain Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President. I was a little disorganized here. But the amendment becomes the bill and eliminates the exclusion of City of Chicago and their retirees from the State Employment Group Act. We’re going to move this, but we’re going to hold it. We’re going to keep on working on this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Martinez moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 752. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, for what purpose do you rise?
Well, thank you very much, Madam President. Rise on a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 54 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 State your point.
Thank you very much. As the pace slowed down there for just a minute, I thought I might take this moment to remind the Members that next Wednesday is our annual Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. And those of you who have participated in the past, I want to thank you. If you remember over the last thirteen years, the Sportsmen’s Caucus has donated a hundred and forty-five thousand dollars to the Illinois Conservation Foundation. This contribution is made possible by your donations and your participation in our annual auction. So, Senator John Sullivan will be one of our auctioneers next Wednesday night. He’s a professional. He’s outstanding. He gets the best possible dollar for these items. So if you haven’t had an opportunity yet to renew your membership in the Sportsmen’s Caucus or donate an item from your district for the -- for the auction next Wednesday, I’ll remind you to do that. And we look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday night, 7 o’clock, at the fairgrounds, for the Sportsmen’s Caucus, and thank you for participation and your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Demuzio, on 753. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 753. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee -- committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for 55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 consideration? We have to take Senate Bill 753 out of the record. It’s mine. Okay. Senator Demuzio, on 754. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 754. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading -- Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 755. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 755. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 756. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 756. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 757. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 757. 56 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 758. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 758. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 759. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 759. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 760. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 760. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 761. Madam 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 761. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 762. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 762. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 763. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 763. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 764. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 764. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported. 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Crotty.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Crotty, to explain Floor Amendment No. 1. Out of the record. 764 is out of the record. It will remain on 2nd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 765. Madam Secretary, read the bill. Out of the record. 765 will remain on 2nd Reading. Top of page 9. Senator Demuzio, on 766. Madam {sic} Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 766. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 767. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 767. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Rutherford, on 768. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
59 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 768. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Rutherford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Rutherford, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. The amendment would transfer the abandoned old State Police headquarters on Route 66 to Livingston County.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Rutherford moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 768. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 769. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 769. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 60 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 770. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 770. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 771. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 771. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 772. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 772. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 773. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
61 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 773. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 774. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 774. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Collins.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins, to explain your amendment to Senate Bill 774.
Thank you, Madame President. Floor Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 774 deletes the underlying shell bill. The resulting language creates the Quality of Life scratch-off lottery game. The net revenue from this game shall be deposited into the Quality of -- Life Endowment Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly by the Department of Public Health for purposes of HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, 62 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senator Collins moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 774. All those in favor will say 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, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 775. Mr. Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill 775. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 776. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 776. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 777. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 777. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 63 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 778. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 778. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 779. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 779. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 780. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 780. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 781. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
64 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 781. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 782. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 782. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 783. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 783. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 784. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 784. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Top of page 10. Senator Silverstein, on 785. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 785. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 786. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 786. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 787. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 787. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 788. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 788. (Secretary reads title of bill) 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 789. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 789. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Silverstein, on 790. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 790. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 791. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 791. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 792. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 792. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 793. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 793. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 794. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 794. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett, to explain Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 794. Senator Garrett.
Thank you once again, Madam President. The amendment 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 requires that a county board may establish a standard exemption transfer amount to allow a person who has previously been granted a homestead exemption and who relocates to a new residence to be eligible to reapply for the first taxable year. It’s basically portability for the homestead exemption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Hunter.
Point of personal privilege, Madam President. Sorry.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Okay.
I have the distinct honor and pleasure of introducing once again some guests we have in the balcony; however, this year, our guests’ presence is more of a significance to me because they are the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members and now I am one of their sorors - one of their members. So will you please rise in the balcony, sorority sisters, especially Stephanie Hickman, the coordinator of Lobby Day? And welcome them to the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Will our guests in the galleries please rise? Welcome to Springfield. So is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 794. All those in favor, say 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, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 69 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 795. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 795. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 796. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 796. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 797. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 797. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 798. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 798. (Secretary reads title of bill) 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 799. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 799. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 800. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 800. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 801. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 801. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 802. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 71 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 802. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 803. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 803. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 804. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 804. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 805. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 805. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 72 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 806. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 806. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 807. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 807. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 808. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 808. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 809. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 809. 73 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Koehler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Koehler, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This is a bill brought to us by the Village of Bartonville. This would allow an employee that has retired under early retirement - under IMRF - to be able to come back in a different capacity and work for the city part-time where they would be not paying into the pension fund or receiving any benefits. Currently they can do that only through a -- a separate contract employee, and this would prevent that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Koehler moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 809. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 810. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
74 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 810. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 811. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 811. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 812. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 812. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 813. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- excuse me, Senate Bill 813. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 814. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 814. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 815. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 815. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 816. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 816. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 817. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 817. (Secretary reads title of bill) 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 818. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 818. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 819. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 819. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 820. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 820. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 821. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 77 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 821. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 822. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 822. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 823. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 823. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 824. Madam -- Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 824. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Koehler, on Senate Bill 825. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 825. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Koehler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Koehler, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This bill would allow the municipal attorney of a municipality in which a fine was imposed to retain attorneys and private collection agencies to collect any default in payment of any fine, installment -- or installment of a fine. Ask for your approval.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Koehler moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 825. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President. 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 826. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 826. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 827. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 827. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 828. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 828. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 829. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 829. 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 830. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 830. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 831. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 831. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 832. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 832. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 833. Mr. Secretary, read 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 833. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 834. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 834. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 835. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 835. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 836. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 836. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 837. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 837. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 838. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 838. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 839. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 839. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 840. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
83 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 840. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 841. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 841. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 842. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 842. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Noland.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Noland, to explain Committee {sic} Amendment No. 1 on Senate Bill 842.
Thank you, Madam Chair. The amendment just makes a technical change that provides for transitional payments to 84 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 school districts for Fiscal Year ’08.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Noland moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 842. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 843. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 843. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 844. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 844. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 845. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 845. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 846. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 846. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 847. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 847. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 848. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 848. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 849. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 849. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 850. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 850. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 851. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 851. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 852. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 852. (Secretary reads title of bill) 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 853. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 853. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Maloney.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Maloney, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. What the amendment does is lowers the age eligibility for the GED from eighteen to seventeen.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Maloney moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 853. All those in favor will say 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, Madam President. 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 854. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 854. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 855. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 855. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on -- or, Senator Maloney, on 856. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 856. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Maloney, on 857. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 857. 89 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Maloney, on 858. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 858. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on Senate Bill 859. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 859. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 860. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 860. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 861. Mr. Secretary, read 90 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 861. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 862. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 862. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 863. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 863. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 864. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 864. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 865. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 865. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 866. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 866. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 867. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 867. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 868. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
92 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 868. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 869. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 869. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 870. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 870. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on -- 871. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 871. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 93 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on 872. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 872. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on 873. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 873. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on 874. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 874. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on 875. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 875. (Secretary reads title of bill) 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 876. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 876. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 877. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 877. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 878. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 878. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 879. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 95 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 879. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 880. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 880. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 881. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 881. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 882. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 882. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 96 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 883. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 883. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 884. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 884. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Hunter.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Hunter, on Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 884. Senator Hunter, to explain your amendment.
Okay. Thank you, Madam -- President. Amendment 1 deletes all and becomes the bill. It requires Illinois medical schools to offer courses in cultural competency which students must complete as a -- as a graduation requirement. And I ask to adopt this amendment. 97 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, the -- Senator Hunter moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 884. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 885. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 885. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 886. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 886. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 887. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 887. 98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 888. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 888. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 889. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 889. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 890. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 890. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 891. Mr. Secretary, 99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 read the bill.
Senate Bill 891. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 892. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 892. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 893. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 893. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Silverstein, on… 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 894. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 894. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 100 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 895. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 895. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 896. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 896. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 897. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 897. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 898. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
101 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 898. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 899. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 899. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 900. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 900. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 901. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 901. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 102 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 902. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 902. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 903. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 903. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 904. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 904. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 906. No. Senator Garrett, on 905. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 905. (Secretary reads title of bill) 103 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 906. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 906. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 907. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 907. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 908. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 908. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 909. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 104 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 909. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 910. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 910. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 911. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 911. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 912. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 912. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 105 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 913. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 913. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 914. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 914. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 915. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 915. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on -- 916. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 916. 106 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 917. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 917. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 918. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 918. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 919. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 919. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 920. Mr. Secretary, read 107 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 920. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 921. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 921. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, on 922. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 922. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 923. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 923. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 108 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 924. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 924. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 925. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 925. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 926. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 926. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 927. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
109 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 927. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 928. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 928. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 929. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 929. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 930. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 930. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 110 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 931. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 931. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 932. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 932. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 933. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 933. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 934. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 934. (Secretary reads title of bill) 111 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Delgado.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Delgado, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Chamber. In summary, Senate Bill -- it amends the Hearing Screening for Newborns Act. Establishes a Newborn Hearing Screening Administration, Tracking and Follow-up Fund. And I’d ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Delgado moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 934. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
…further -- no further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 935. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 935. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 112 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 936. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 936. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Martinez.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Martinez, to explain your amendment.
Thank you. Floor Amendment No. 1 deletes the -- deletes all and becomes the bill. Creates the Nursing Care and Quality Important {sic} (Improvement) Act. In an attempt to better patient -- meet patients’ needs, this Act requires that hospitals create and implement a staffing plan that will strategically assign nurses, as well as places restrictions on how many patients a nurse can care for at one time, based on the patient’s severity of illness and need. Outlines the nurse-to-patient ratio that hospitals must follow. Prohibits hospitals from retaliating against or punishing a nurse for refusing to accept an assignment if it would exceed the nurse-to-patient ratio. Outlines the penalties for violating this Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 113 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Radogno.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just want to clarify with the sponsor. We had some discussion in committee. There was quite a bit of opposition to this bill and just want to hear her recommitment that this will be held on 2nd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Martinez.
Thank you, Senator Radogno. I’ve just been informed that we can -- what I’m -- what we’re going to do is the way I -- was explained to me by the staff and people here is the fact that we have to move it to 3rd, but I have to put -- I’m going to put a deadline so we can continue to work on it. You have my commitment that I am not going to move the -- the bill at all other than the fact that we’re going to put an extension date on it, so we have all summer to work on it. But it is -- I -- we’re going to go ahead and move it to 3rd, but we’re not going to move it at all.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Radogno.
Okay. Well, why do we need to move it to 3rd? I mean, it was pretty explicit in committee that we were going to leave it on 2nd.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Martinez.
I’m going to work on it all summer. We want to make sure we 114 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 keep this bill alive. I am not going to move it for a full vote until we continue to work on it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Radogno, let me clarify. On 2nd Reading, the bills are not -- the deadlines are not extended. In order to extend the deadline on the bill, it needs to be on 3rd. So, they’re going to put it on 3rd so that the bill date deadline could be extended, so that it could continue to be worked on. Senator Radogno, did you have anything further you wanted to… Okay. Any other discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Martinez, moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 936. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Meeks, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you so much, Madam Chairman. I did have my light on for the last discussion to say to Senator Radogno that I did understand that that was our discussion this morning and the sponsor did come and inform me of the technical change that the Chair just informed you of. So, I -- I just wanted to speak on her behalf, to say that she did come and ask for the permission to move it to 3rd so that it could still be held, and the Chair made that perfectly clear, but I was trying to get in on the discussion to let you know that she did come and ask for that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 115 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senator Radogno.
Thank you, I do appreciate that clarification. It just -- it -- the promise was made to the committee, though, so it would be good to share the information ahead of time, but thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett, on 937. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 937. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 938. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 938. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 939. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 939. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 116 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 940. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 940. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Garrett, on 941. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 941. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Senator Radogno, did you have any - - your light is on. I wanted just to make sure you were being recognized. Senator Garrett, on 942. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 942. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 943. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
117 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 943. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 944. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 944. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 945. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 945. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 946. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 946. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 118 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 947. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 947. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 948. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 948. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 949. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 949. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 950. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 950. (Secretary reads title of bill) 119 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 951. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 951. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 952. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 952. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 953. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 953. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 954. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 120 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 954. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 955. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 955. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 956. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 956. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 957. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 957. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 121 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 958. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 958. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 959. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 959. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 960. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 960. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 961. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 961. 122 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 962. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 962. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 963. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 963. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 964. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 964. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 965. Mr. Secretary, read 123 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 965. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 966. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 966. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 967. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 967. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 968. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 968. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 124 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 969. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
An Act… Senate Bill -- excuse me, Senate Bill 969. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 970. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 970. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 971. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 971. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 972. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
125 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 972. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 973. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 973. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 974. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 974. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 975. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 975. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 126 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on Senate Bill 976. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 976. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 977. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 977. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 978. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 978. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 979. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 979. (Secretary reads title of bill) 127 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 980. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 980. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 981. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 981. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 982. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 982. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 983. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 128 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 983. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 984. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 984. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 985. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 985. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 986. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 986. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 129 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 987. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 987. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 988. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 988. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 989. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 989. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 990. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 990. 130 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 991. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 991. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 992. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 992. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 993. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 993. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 994. Mr. Secretary, read 131 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 994. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Munoz, on 995. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 995. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 996. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 996. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 997. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 997. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 132 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 998. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 998. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 999. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 999. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1000. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1000. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1001. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
133 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1001. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. There are no committee or Floor amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No. No Floor amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Thank you. 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1002. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1002. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1003. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1003. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1004. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
134 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1004. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1005. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1005. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1006. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1006. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator -- Wilhelmi, on 1007. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1007. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 135 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1008. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1008. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1009. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1009. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1010. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1010. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1011. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1011. (Secretary reads title of bill) 136 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1012. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1012. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1013. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1013. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1014. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1014. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1015. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 137 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1015. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1016. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1016. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1017. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1017. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1018. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1018. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 138 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1019. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1019. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1020. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1020. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1021. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1021. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1022. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1022. 139 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1023. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1023. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1024. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1024. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1025. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1025. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Haine, on 1026. Mr. Secretary, read 140 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 1026. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Haine.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Haine, to explain your amendment.
This is very similar to the bill we passed yesterday. It -- it adds a definition in frivolous lawsuits to include a second or subsequent petition for relief. This is to -- is done at the request of the State’s Attorneys of St. Clair County and Madison County because the practice rule down there is petition for relief for judgment under a different Section, 2-1401.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Haine moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1026. All those in favor will say 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, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 1027. Mr. Secretary, read 141 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 1027. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1028. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1028. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1029. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1029. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1030. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1030. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 142 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1031. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1031. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1032. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1032. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1033. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1033. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1034. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
143 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1034. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1035. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1035. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1036. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1036. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1037. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1037. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 144 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1038. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1038 -- Senate Bill 1038. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1039. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1039. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1040. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1040. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1041. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1041. (Secretary reads title of bill) 145 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1042. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1042. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1043. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1043. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1044. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1044. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1045. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 146 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1045. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1046. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1046. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1047. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1047. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1048. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1048. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 147 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1049. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1049. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1050. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1050. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1051. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1051. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1052. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1052. 148 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1053. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1053. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1054. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1054. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1055. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1055. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1056. Mr. Secretary, 149 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 read the bill.
Senate Bill 1056. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1057. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1057. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1058. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1058. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1059. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1059. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 150 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1060. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1060. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1061. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1061. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1062. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1062. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1063. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
151 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1063. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1064. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1064. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1065. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1065. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1066. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1066. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 152 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1067. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1067. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1068. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1068. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1069. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1069. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1070. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1070. (Secretary reads title of bill) 153 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1071. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1071. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1072. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1072. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1073. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1073. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1074. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 154 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1074. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1075. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1075. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1077. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. I’m sorry. Senate Bill 1076. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1076. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1077. Mr. Secretary, read the…
Senate Bill 1077. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 155 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1078. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1078. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 1079. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1079. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1080. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1080. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Silverstein, on 1081. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
156 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1081. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1082. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1082. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1083. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1083. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. With leave of the Body, we will be going to page 24, No. 1094. Senator Koehler, on 1094. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1094. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 157 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Koehler.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Koehler, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This would extend the FOID card from five years to ten years. Be a ten-dollar fee instead of a five-dollar fee, so every year it’s no change in the -- in the cost. The ten dollars would be divided into six dollars to the Wildlife and Fish Fund, one dollar to the State Police Services Fund and three dollars to the Firearm Owner’s Notification Fund. And I’d ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Koehler moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to 1094. All those in favor will say 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, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1095. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1095. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 158 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1096. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1096. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1097. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1097. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1098. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1098. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Noland, on 1099. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
159 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1099. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Noland.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Noland, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam Chair. The amendment, in summation here, determines that violations of numerous Acts or Sections of the Act are violations of the Illinois Human Rights Act with respect to our veterans and our veterans’ rights. This passed unanimously out of committee.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) There any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Noland moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1099. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any other Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No other amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Stephanie Wright of WAND-TV Channel 17 requests leave to videotape. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 1100. Madam Secretary -- Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 160 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1100. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 1101. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1101. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Martinez, on Senate Bill 1162. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1162. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law adopted Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Martinez, on 1164. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 161 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1164. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Top of page 25. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 1166. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 1166. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Pensions and Investments adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 1167. Madam Secretary, please read the bill.
Senate Bill -- 1167. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Collins, on 1169. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 162 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1169. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator DeLeo, on 1173. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1173. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 1183. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1183. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Radogno, on 1208. Senator Radogno, on 1208. Senator Link, on 1227. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1227. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported. 163 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cronin, on 1230. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1230. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Delgado, on 1237. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1237. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 1241. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 164 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1241. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 1245. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1245. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Human Services adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 1246. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1246. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sullivan, on 1249. Senator Noland, on 1250. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 165 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1250. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Local Government adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 1252. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 1252. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- 1252. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Are there any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on Senate Bill 1261. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1261. (Secretary reads title of bill) 166 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 1291. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1291. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Transportation adopted Committee Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1306. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1306. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Civil Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 167 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Schoenberg, on 1324. Senator Schoenberg, on 1324. Senator Schoenberg, on 1327. Senator Haine, on 1347. Would you like to move that to 3rd, sir? Senator Munoz, on 1348. Senator Clayborne, on 1349. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1349. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Public Health adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 1354. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1354. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Clayborne.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 168 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senator Clayborne, to explain your amendment on 1354. Senator Clayborne, on Amendment No. 1.
Thank you, Madam President. There are two changes. First, this involves a tax sale where you previously had to post money in order to participate in this -- in the -- in the -- in the process for the tax sale to bid on property. The first change is that a registrant who cannot attend the tax sale may substitute another person for no additional deposit; and second, if a registrant participates in a tax sale, but fails to purchase the property, the deposit must be returned back to that person.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, the -- Senator Clayborne moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1354. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any -- further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Clayborne, on 1362. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1362. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 1381. Madam Secretary, read 169 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 the bill.
Senate Bill 1381. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 1383. Senator Raoul, on 1383. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1383. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 1384. Madam Secretary -- no, no, no. Out of the record. 1384 will remain on 2nd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 1391. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1391. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Jacobs, on 1400. Senator Jacobs, on 1409. Senator Murphy, on… Jacobs, on Senate Bill 1409. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1409. 170 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Murphy, on 1426. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1426. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1429. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1429. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Revenue adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Top of page 27. Senator Althoff, on 1430. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1430. 171 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1434. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1434. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 1435. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1435. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Hunter, on 1436. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1436. 172 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1446. Senator Sandoval, on 1446. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1446. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Sandoval.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval, to explain Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1446.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. The Amendment No. 1 is -- adds language making it subject to an appropriation. These are suggested by the -- the -- the committee and so that is the amendment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Sandoval moves the adoption to Amendment No. 1 to 1446. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further 173 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 1455. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1455. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Sandoval.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. Amendment No. 1 defines that Illinois residents -- one second. Madam President, I’d like to remove it from the record.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval wishes to play -- take Senate Bill 1455 out of the record. It will remain on 2nd. Senator Lightford, on 1462. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1462. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 174 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 1464. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1464. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Lightford, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, Floor Amendment 1 basically deletes the definition of a person and the consumer, because the terms are already defined in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice {sic} (Practices) Act.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Lightford moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1464. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported. 175 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 1468. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1468. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Kotowski, on Senate Bill 1471. Senator Kotowski. Senator Lightford, on 1475. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1475. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Labor adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 1478. Madam Secretary, 176 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 read the bill.
Senate Bill 1478. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Demuzio, on 1481. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1481. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The -- the Committee on Pensions and Investments adopted Committee Amendment No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No -- no Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Lightford, on 1482. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 1482. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration? 177 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Have Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Lightford.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Lightford, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This amendment requires a school board to allow a parent to observe the classroom. Instead of allow, we stripped that to allow -- to make it “may” instead of allow. And we are looking to add legal guardians in addition to parents in the house. But this just basically clarifies that the board is the final decision and that they “may” instead of -- of shall.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Lightford moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1472. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Have there been any further Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Althoff, on 1493. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1493. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 178 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading. Senator Althoff, on 1494. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1497. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1497. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1504. Madam Secretary, read the bill. No. Out of the record. 1404 {sic} will remain on 2nd Reading. Senator Crotty, on 1508. Senator Raoul, on 1509. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1509. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Judiciary-Criminal Law adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 1514. No. 1511. Raoul. Senator Raoul, on 1511. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1511. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on State Government and 179 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Veterans Affairs adopted Committee Amendment No. 3.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Raoul, on 1514. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1514. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on 1527. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1527. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Forby, on 1529. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1529. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments 180 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sieben, on 1543. Senator Frerichs, on 1553. Senator Frerichs, on 1553. Senator Bond, on 1578. Senator Garrett, on 1583. Senator Frerichs, on 1587. Senator Hendon, on 1591. Senator Hendon, on 1593. Senator Dahl, on 1606. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1606. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Ronen, on 1625. Senator Collins, on 1675. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1675. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Financial Institutions adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on 1692. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
181 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 1692. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Top of page 29. Senator Jacobs, on 1697. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1697. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1699. Senator Collins, on 1701. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 1701. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. The Committee on Executive adopted Committee Amendment No. 1.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Have there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration?
No Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Link, on 1729. Senator Link. Senator Link, on 1733. Senator Cullerton, on 1734. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 182 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 1734. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2nd Reading of the bill. No committee or Floor amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Delgado, on 1746. Senator Sandoval, on 1751, but we cannot do it. It’s got a fiscal note. We’re going to be going to 3rd Reading. So please all Senators within my -- sound of my voice. If everybody can turn their Calendar to page 29, Senate Bills 3rd Reading. All Senators come to the Senate Chambers. We are now going to 3rd Readings. Senator Lightford, on Senate Bill 1. Senator Schoenberg, on Senate Bill 2. Senator Trotter, on Senate Bill 3. Senator Trotter, on Senate Bill 5. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 7. Senator Halvorson, on 10. Senator Clayborne, on Senate Bill 11. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 15. Senator Sullivan, on Senate Bill 17. Senator Martinez, on Senate Bill 18. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 19. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 19. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Haine.
Thank you very much, Madam President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. As you know, several weeks ago we voted on an -- a stem cell bill, a research bill, and of course that 183 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 was a -- it passed the Senate, on its way to the House. There were many of us, reflecting the reticence of our citizens, who could not support that bill, because inherent in the bill, although there were many good things, there was the crossing the threshold with the -- inherent in the bill, the destruction of human life in embryo form. Today, however, we have a bill which we all can support, I believe. It is a bill which establishes umbilical cord blood banks throughout the State. These are banks which store embryonic -- I’m sorry, umbilical cord blood and also amniotic cells. It’s -- it is a true irony that we have a life- giving potential from the birth of a child. It’s almost a -- a manifold blessing beyond that wonderful occurrence. According to many journals of -- of medicine, the potential of umbilical cord blood is truly remarkable. For example, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, reports that the -- some of the cells, particularly the amniotic cells -- from -- derived from this blood have the same potential for growing into tissues as does embryonic stem cells - pluripotency. The -- the umbilical cord blood has been established to have treatment potential - actual studies have shown - for people -- adults who suffer from leukemia. In the peer-reviewed medical journals, there are numerous articles of umbilical cord stem cells that can be used to treat spinal cord injuries - injuries that have been in effect for many years for the victim. There -- in the New England Journal of Medicine infants with a disease -- Krabbe’s disease, a terrible illness that results in progressive neurological deterioration and death in early childhood, show impressive improvements when treated with umbilical cord cells. 184 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 They also have been successfully used in treatments for sickle cell anemia. Indeed, there have been sixty-seven human afflictions that have been successfully treated with umbilical cord blood cells and there have been -- many more may be added to the list with establishing these -- establishing through law these banks, because then these banks would include an -- an ability to lend them to research entities. Through the -- the gracious support of Senator Schoenberg, who’s sponsorship of the -- of the -- the previous bill -- he has developed an expertise in this area, and his compassion and his clarity of thought on this issue is without peer in this Chamber. He has agreed to help me with a trailer bill that will establish a similar institute to assist in research. But the first step is to establish these banks and to -- and to encourage hospitals and all those who give birth to store, perhaps for their own child’s use - and that has -- we had a witness appear in front of the committee who did just that, and was a -- a successful treatment for her child, from northern Illinois. And also to establish banks to be used for research purposes to increase the numbers of diseases that may be successfully treated with the -- the umbilical cord cell blood, as well as the amniotic stem cell blood. So I would ask this Chamber to give a -- a united vote on this stem cell bill. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Wilhelmi.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I rise in strong support of Senator Haine’s bill. I also rise to let you know, if you don’t already know this, that 185 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 we have a six-year-old in my district who is suffering from a very serious disease that is attacking his immune system, who, thankfully, his parents had the -- the -- had the vision to keep their cord blood, and the six-year-old is the grandson of former Senator and now County Executive Larry Walsh. His -- his son’s - - his grandson’s name is Aidan, and Aidan is in -- is in serious -- in serious condition and these stem cells may very well save Aidan’s life. And I want you to know that there’s a charity benefit coming up this Sunday for Aidan. I thought it would be good for you to know that, as a -- as a former colleague of yours who is struggling and his family’s struggling. It’s this kind of idea, it’s this kind of program that cannot only help save Aidan’s life, but help save children and grownups all across the State of Illinois. And so I want to compliment the sponsor and I ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Senator Pankau.
…President. I, too, urge a strong Aye vote on this. This came out of committee unanimously. And this would take not only -- it would take the existing banks that are there - up in the metropolitan Chicago area, that would be LifeSource; further down south, that’s the Red Cross and some of the others - and it would link them, just like your blood banks are right now, so that they can share resources. This is a great idea. But I would also not only urge you to vote Aye with your switch today, but when -- in another week or so we are out for two weeks, pass the word to everybody else, your -- your daughters, your daughters-in-law, anybody who is pregnant, that one of the best gifts that they 186 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 could ever give is to donate that birth cord for stem cell research. Keep it if a family situation needs it, but if you can donate that, you are not only giving birth that day to a life, but you’re going to help save a life down the road also. So not only vote your switch Yes, but encourage everybody else that you know to start donating those birth cords to stem cell research. Vote Aye.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any further discussion? Senator Schoenberg.
Thank you, Madam President. My name was used in debate and I also -- I want to thank Senator Haine for his kind words and -- and I want to rise in support of this bill and let you know the perspective that I have in relation to this. Namely, that my -- the reason I’m a cosponsor of this bill is not because I believe we should have separate but equal forms of stem cell research, but rather so that we have consistent regulatory standards by which this behavior is governed. So, as Senator Haine alluded to earlier, he and I are collaborating on a trailer bill so that the same conflict of interest and disclosure standards for all financial interests that we under -- that we reviewed previously, that we would have something similar for these stem cell -- cord stem cell banks as well. I think we all agree that we don’t want a path of least resistance, where people who are seeking access to public funds, that there’s one level of transparency and accountability on conflicts of interest and on funding questions for one form of research and another set of transparency and accountability standards for the other. This trailer bill will also feature a procedure by which individuals can provide their 187 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 informed written consent for donating their -- their cord blood stem cells to scientific research so that, again, the governance issues are issues that have some consistency. In closing, I just want to say that what makes -- what gives stem cell research and -- and medical science promise is the fact that scientists need to be able to do comparative analyses and they need to be able to determine where there are potential discoveries in some forms of research and where those potentials may be greater in others. I’m going to let the scientists do their work, but I think in terms of how we regulate it, we want to be able to give scientists full opportunities to do this and that’s why I’m going to support Senate Bill 19.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Dillard.
Thank you, Madam President. I rise in support of this bill. I have both of my children - one’s five and one’s three - in a cord -- blood bank now in California. And I guess just one suggestion I have as you work on this, Senator Haine and Senator Schoenberg, is make sure that those of us who have our blood stored in laboratories - most of ‘em are in California - have an ability, if it’s possible, to move our cord blood of our children back to get into this bank. Somebody asked me back here, “What does this cost?” Each kit for my children cost about three hundred dollars and it costs me ninety dollars a year to store cord blood at a publicly traded company out in California. Every year on my MasterCard I get a bill for ninety dollars for each of my children’s cord blood. So it’s not necessarily inexpensive. But as you go through the process, this is a great idea. The 188 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 life you save is probably going to be your own child’s or grandchild’s life. But think about, for those of us who may have used publicly held laboratories, how we fit into all of this, to get our specimens back to Illinois where they’re closer to us and we can help our fellow citizens here in the Land of Lincoln. But, this is a great idea, Bill, thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Hultgren.
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill: Real quickly, I just want to thank Senator Haine. I think this is a terrific bill and I really do believe this is the hope that we’ve got to - - to cure many diseases. I’ve got also someone in my district, who recently went out to Washington, D.C., to meet with the President, who was healed because of some cord blood -- stem cells from cord blood. So, these are great. And I really think the hope is that each child, someday in Illinois, may have some of their own cord blood stored for them. And I think the -- the cost, although it’s not -- although it’s not inexpensive, I -- I think it’s relatively inexpensive compared to the cost of disease. And as we do more and more of this, that cost is going to come down. And we know if we have these cells available for our kids and are saving them for our children, there won’t be that rejection issue, there won’t be a mutation issue, that we see in so many of the other stem cell issues. So, I -- I strongly support this. I thank Senator Haine for his work and encourage us an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Haine, to close. 189 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Thank you, Madam President. Again, this -- this potential, this life-giving potential, is -- may be limitless. And again, it is a -- it is a -- the result of the birth of a child, which is supremely appropriate. It doesn’t involve any controversy over cloning or embryo destruction or anything else. It allows all of us - to paraphrase the esteemed Senator Schoenberg, to paraphrase his remarks from three weeks ago - it allows all of us to join hands with science and walk across that threshold into an age where this life-giving potential is made available. And I ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 19 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 19, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 20. Oh! I’m sorry. Senator Trotter, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you very much, Madam President. My key was off and I would have voted Aye if that malfunction wasn’t happening.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Thank you, Senator Trotter. The record shall so reflect your intention. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 20. Senator John Jones, on Senate Bill 33. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 33. 190 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. Senate Bill 33 was brought to me by one of my constituents. It amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition against tinted windshields and tinted side windows does not apply to vehicles owned and operated by persons afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa or used to -- transport those persons.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 33 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 33, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Sieben, on 34. Senator Brady, on 38. Senator Brady, do you wish your bill to return to 2nd for the purpose of an amendment? Madam Secretary, read the bill. Senator Brady seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 38 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 38. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Yes, Madam President. Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Brady. 191 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Brady, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam President. This piece of legislation increases the size of the airport authorities for both Bloomington and Springfield to accommodate some of their needs. It passed unanimously out of committee, both the amendment and the bill. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, Senator Brady moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 38. 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.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 50. Senator Cullerton, do you -- Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 50 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of an amendment. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton, to explain your amendment.
Thank you, Madam Speaker and -- and President -- Madam President, Members of the Senate. The amendment -- the -- the 192 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 bill deals with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resource {sic} (Resources) Compact Act, and we would have an appointment -- the Governor would have an appointment to this Act. The amendment requires that it be with the advise {sic} and consent of the Senate. Move for its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Risinger.
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill: This bill passed out of committee unanimously and -- and we support it on this side of the aisle. I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) It’s on -- well -- Senator Cullerton moves the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 50. 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.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Watson, on Senate Bill 54. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 54. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Watson.
193 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Yes, thank you, Madam President. Appreciate that very much. Senate Bill 54 was a piece of legislation we dealt with last -- last year; unfortunately, it got stalled in the House. This legislation deals with complaints that are made to the Environmental Protection Agency about agricultural production facilities - nothing more, nothing less, just agricultural production facilities. It says that when the EPA gets a complaint about an agricultural facility, the complaint must give -- complainant must give his or her name. This is a -- actually a -- a sincere effort to try to end some of the frivolous and false complaints that are going on in the agricultural business right now. In my particular district, we’ve had numerous complaints that EPA has to go out and follow up and spend a great deal -- amount of time on this, and unfortunately they don’t have the personnel to do this, and it becomes a -- a real burden for them. These -- the EPA is required to keep their name confidential, so I think that’s something that will protect the individual. But we’re just trying to -- to end some of these frivolous and false complaints that are going on, Madam President, and that’s what the bill does.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 54 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, 1 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. And Senate Bill 54, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Link, on 56. Madam Secretary, read the bill. 194 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Senate Bill 56. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Link.
Madam President, this just amends the Illinois Vehicle Code for removal of vehicles obstructing lanes of traffic. Be more than happy to answer any questions. I know of no objections to the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 56 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 56, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Collins, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. I would like the record to reflect that if I had pushed my Yes button, that is the vote that I would have liked to have been recorded. For some reason, it didn’t register.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Which bill, Senator?
56. Senate Bill 56. 195 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) The record will so reflect. Abbie Alford, reporter for WCIA Channel 3, wishes leave to videotape. If there’s leave, leave is granted. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 61. Senator Collins, on 62. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 62. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 62 expands the offense of aggravated assault to include assault when the defendant is armed with a BB gun, as it relates to police and firefighters.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Millner.
Thank you, Madam Chairman. I rise in support of the bill, as it came out of the committee unanimously.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 62 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 62, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Garrett, on 196 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senate Bill 66. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 66. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Thank -- thank you, Madam President. As amended, Senate Bill 66 amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act by copying Sections with the Act to clarify intent and amends the Clean Coal and Energy Project Financing Section to conform to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code by the General Assembly. And it also specifies that the Clean Coal and Energy projects means new electric generating facilities or new gasification facilities.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Peterson.
To the bill, Madam President: Did we add language there so we could use the bonding for scrubbers for coal -- fired plants?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
We didn’t add it specifically, but I think we talked about that would be up to the board to consider those types of expenditures.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Peterson. 197 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
So the board would have that flexibility to fund those?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
That is correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Peterson. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is -- Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Sponsor indicates she’ll yield.
Thank you, Madam President. Senator Garrett, it’s my understanding that the bill, as it’s currently before us, would not allow the Finance Authority to assist an older coal-fired plant purchase scrubbers. Is that fair to say?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
I -- I -- I’m not absolutely sure on that. I would presume that you are correct.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Well, since a lot of the coal-fired plants around the State are a little bit older, I think it’d be important for us to have confirmation on that, Senator, for a number of us. 198 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Senator, what this bill does, it allows the Finance Authority to issue Clean Coal and Energy bonds for new facilities. It’s really about specifying that the Clean Coal and Energy projects means that there’s new electric generating facilities. It’s about moving forward.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Well, I appreciate that, Senator Garrett, but, I mean, the power that’s generated in this State now is being generated by and large by older facilities. I mean, when you talk about moving forward, I think we all agree we want to move forward in terms of the quality of our air, but what about assisting the facilities that exist currently? I mean, that’s -- it seems to me, whenever we have a discussion on environmental issues, we talk about the old ways we’ve been producing energy, including the old ways in which we burn coal and how that produces pollution. Why not, in this bill, provide some assistance for those older facilities?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Senator Righter, you know, you make some good points. What this bill does is really allow for the bonds to be issued as we talked about, but that doesn’t mean that the old facilities and scrubbers will not be addressed. That’s something that the 199 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 board, with the current dollars that they’re working with, can, in fact, address.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Okay. So, it’s clear that your intention, Senator Garrett, then is to exclude the board from considering, with the new funding you’re talking about, existing facilities. I guess I’d like you to explain to me and the -- and the Chamber what’s the purpose in excluding the current facilities from the new funding available? And I’ll close with that. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Well, as best as I can communicate this, the new bonds will go to new purchases, new dollars spent on gasification and energy-efficient ways of developing environmental approaches to our environment. What we currently are spending -- or the dollars that we have in place now can, in fact, be reinvested in some of the plants that are already in existence. That’s not to say -- this bill doesn’t prevent that from happening. That’s all -- that’s not part of this legislation. This legislation is for new bonding for new energy-efficient methods.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 66 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The -- voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the 200 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 record. On that question, there are 45 Yeas, 8 voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 66, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Jacobs, on Senate Bill 68. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 68. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Jacobs.
Senate Bill 68 is in response to a constituent’s concern. It would require health information regarding a child to be filed with the Illinois Adoption Registry in the case of a private adoption. I know of known -- no opposition and I’d appreciate your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 68 pass. Senator Dillard, did you -- Senator Dillard. You guys have to put your lights on a little quicker.
Thank you. Would the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Sponsor indicates he’ll yield.
Senator Jacobs, there are some of us that are wondering what the fate over in the other Chamber of this particular bill might be and who’s going to sponsor it, and I bet ya, your seatmate or buddy over there, Senator Cullerton, wants to know if Senator -- 201 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 or, Representative Feigenholtz would be for or against this. Have you talked to her?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Jacobs.
I have not yet looked at the House. I just think it’s good legislation and I’m sure everyone over there will be just as excited as we are here to move this bill into law, because it does provide much needed information for adoptive parents, health information particularly.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Dillard.
Thank you. I rise in support of the bill. I -- I think it’s a good idea, although we may see Senator Cullerton’s former district aide and Representative over here on this issue sometime later. But I’m with you, Senator, it’s a good bill. I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Senator Jacobs, to close.
I just ask for an affirmative vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 68 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 68, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared 202 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 passed. Top of page 31, on Senate Bill 71. Senator Cullerton. Senator Cullerton seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 71 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 71. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 1, offered by Senator -- I’m sorry. Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Cullerton.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton, to explain Floor Amendment No. 2.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This is a request of the Illinois Department of Transportation. With this bill, we will be able to qualify for Section 2011 federal child passenger safety funding. We should receive about five hundred thousand dollars that will be used to support booster seat education and distributions of booster seats throughout the State. It -- the bill eliminates an exemption clause that has been in the bill for about twenty-some years. Be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Cullerton moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 71. 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. 203 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 73. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 73. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Harmon.
Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 73 authorizes the issuance of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association license plates. I’m not aware of any opposition. I’d be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there any discussion? Senator Haine, your light is on. Do you have discussion you’d like to -- is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 73 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, 1 voting Nay, one -- none voting Present. And Senate Bill 73, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Lauzen, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. Point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
204 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 I’d like the record to show that my intention was to vote Yes on Senate Bill 66, as amended.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Thank you, Senator Lauzen. The record shall so reflect. Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. Inquiry of the Chair, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your inquiry.
Thank you. Madam Chair, I know that we’re trying to -- to wrap up our business here, and over the last week or so, you and I and -- and several of the other Presiding Officers have had a little fun about a Motion to Discharge that I have sitting on the Calendar, which sits on page 45, about Senate Bill 1836. And I want to renew - I guess it’s my inquiry - about when we’re going to address it and a plea that we do so. This has been for well over a week now. We’ve talked about the 1.2-billion-dollar hospitals that -- 1.2 billion dollars that our hospitals and our patients are depending upon that the State promised them some time ago. Now, and, Madam President, I don’t mean to pick on you personally, but looking at the list, you have somewhere around almost eighteen million dollars owed to the hospitals just in your Senate district. And I could say a lot about…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) I agree with you, Senator. Senator Righter.
Thank you. And much the same could be said about many of the Members on your side of the aisle. Can you give me an idea, 205 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Madam President, about when we’re going to move on this subject?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter, I thank you for bringing that up. The only thing I can tell you right now, it will not be today. Senator Collins, on Senate Bill 75. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 75. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins.
Thank you, Madam President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 75 allows the court to sentence a person convicted of felony prostitution for the first time to probation without entering a judgment and with the consent of the person. It has been proven that women in prostitution can recover and not re-offend if offered supportive services. So this is legislation brought to me by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless to deal with the growing problem of incarcerating women for prostitution. I’m open for any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Millner.
Thank you, Madam Chairman. I rise in support of this bill, but I just wanted to mention that not everybody in committee voted for the bill. There -- there are some issues; however, I think that this might be very helpful as we move toward the future. Instead of locking these people up routinely, that this 206 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 might be a better way to go. I urge an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. Will the sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Sponsor indicates she’ll yield.
Senator Collins, I want -- there’s been a lot of discussion about this bill, as you can imagine, and I want to make sure that the Members are clear on exactly what this would allow a court to do. Can you kind of walk through that in a little bit of a step- by-step basis for us, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Collins.
Well, this really is not mandatory. It just gives the judge another option in which to offer probation. And so the judge, based on the offender’s history and what he feels is best, he would offer to the specific offender prison time, a criminal record, or social services. If sentenced to this probation, the offender will have to successfully complete the terms of probation with periodic drug testing for twenty-four months. I can go down the -- it really is up to the discretion of the judge.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter, any future discussion? Is there any further discussion? Senator Collins, to close.
207 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 I just ask for your support. I think this is a very good piece of legislation to deal with the increasing numbers of women that are caught in this cycle of prostitution and then coming out not being able to find gainful employment. So I thank you for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Question is, shall Senate Bill 75 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, 13 Nays, 0 voting Present. And Senate Bill 75, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 76. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 76. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This -- is a criminal law. It expands the offense of aggravated battery to include a battery where the attacker knows the victim to be a taxicab driver and is committed while the taxi driver is on duty. It is obviously -- there is a -- actually a taxicab driver union that brought this to my attention and a similar bill has already passed the House. And be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 208 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 76 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 76, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Garrett, on Senate Bill 79. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 79. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Madam President. Senate Bill 79 specifies that when considering IEPs for children who have autism, that there are specific factors that shall be included, and that’s really it. We’ve talked about it at length in Education. There is absolutely no opposition.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Cronin.
Thank you, Madam President. I rise in support of this bill. This is a recognition that as disabilities become more and more difficult these days to -- to diagnosis and as we, you know, don’t have the -- the -- the -- there may be a shortage of expertise in -- with people that are evaluating these children, we really need to offer some guidelines. And it’s a good bill. 209 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 It’s -- it’s one that’s necessary as -- as the world gets more complicated, and I ask for a favorable vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 79 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And -- Senate Bill 79, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Sandoval, on Senate Bill 82. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill -- Senate Bill 82. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 82 is identical to Senate Bill 3201, which I presented last year in the 94th General Assembly. There’s a growing demand of services to process claims and other benefits for our veterans in Illinois. Soldiers wounded from military service in Iraq and Afghanistan are surviving at an unprecedented rate, thanks to improved medical technology, improved equipment, faster surgery, evacuation, among other things, as they return from their service to our country. Therefore, Senate Bill 82, an initiative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay veteran service 210 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 organizations for processing claims and other benefits for veterans. This initiative is -- had wide support on both sides of the aisle and I ask a favorable vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Peterson.
Thank you, Madam President. I would like to encourage everybody to vote for this bill. This is excellent. The veteran providers came before our committee and gave excellent testimony. This is needed, and as you know, we have more veterans who need help and I ask for your support.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 82 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 82, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you rise?
I would have liked to have voted Yes on that last bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Crotty, the record shall so reflect that you would have been an Aye on Senate Bill 82 if your button had worked. Senator Trotter, on Senate Bill 83. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 83. 211 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Trotter.
Thank you much, Madam President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 83 is an initiative being put forward by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to establish by ordinance a code hearing unit within an existing code enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in county government. Cook County is the only county at this time that does not have this authority and they would like to rectify that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Althoff.
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill: This bill passed out of committee unanimously and is a good opportunity for Cook County to follow other counties.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 83 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 83, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 88. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 88. 212 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Haine.
Yes, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, this bill amends the Criminal Code, the unlawful interference with a public utility statute, by adding the phrase - knowingly delays restoration of public service of a utility as a result of a person’s theft of wire used for services. This happened in Granite City, in my district and in Senator Clayborne’s district. Thieves took large amounts of copper wire and other wire because of the high scrap prices, causing a tremendous problem in restoring the utility service down there in Granite City after the storm. This has an enhanced penalty. If the -- if the disruption applies to ten or more customers or affects an -- a larger area - if they loot the substation - it’s a greater penalty.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 88 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 88, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Lightford.
Thank you, Madam President. Personal privilege, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 213 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 State your point.
Thank you. I’d like…(microphone cutoff)… Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I’d like the Body to please welcome Mayor O’Connor. He’s the Mayor of the Village of Berwyn. Senator Sandoval and I share the community. He’s doing a fine job and he’s here to greet us this afternoon. Please welcome him.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome, Mayor, to Springfield. Senator Garrett, on 101. Senator Garrett, do you wish to proceed on 101? Senator Haine, on 108. Senator Trotter, 110. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 110. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much, Madam President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 110 -- is a recommendation of JCAR. It authorizes the use of a single hearing officer appointed by the University Civil Service Merit Board to hear discharge cases, in addition to -- to a hearing board. They’ve asked for this legislation to be put forward just to give legislative intent and some clarity to the rule.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Hultgren.
214 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Thank you, Madam President. Real quickly, this came through the Labor Committee. It was supported unanimously. This really is codifying what is already happening and I would ask for support of the Members of the Senate.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 110 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 110, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Raoul, on 124. Senator Link, on 125. Senator Garrett, on 126. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 126. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Madam President. Senate Bill 126 exempts landscape waste transfer stations that grind their landscape waste from the local siting approval requirements. Existing law already exempts landscape waste transfer stations that do not grind such waste from such approval. This bill would extend that exemption in existing law to cover those landscape waste transfer stations that also grind their waste.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 215 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 126 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 126, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Emil Jones, on Senate Bill 128. Senator John Jones, on 132. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 132. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator John Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. Senate Bill 132 amends the Criminal Code. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or an employee of the federal government commits a Class A, rather than a Class B, misdemeanor. Provides that if the false representation is made in furtherance of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony. This was brought to me by a police officer in my district and I would just ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 132 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all 216 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 132, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of page 32. Senator Silverstein, on Senate Bill 137. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 137. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Madam President. This creates the Anti-Phishing Act. Makes it illegal to use the Internet or Internet-based information to solicit individual’s personal information if the soliciting party is representing themselves as a business without the authority or approval of the business.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) There any discussion? Senator Sieben.
Thank you very much, Madam President. I rise in support of the gentleman’s legislation. We had a very good discussion about this issue in the Executive Committee. Senator Silverstein has addressed our concerns and I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 137 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? 217 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 137, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Cullerton, on 140. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 140. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton.
Yes, thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. A couple of years ago we passed a law saying that young drivers - sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds - could not talk on the phone when they were driving a vehicle, with certain exceptions. I got a request from the Department of Transportation and the State Police and some local police folks if we could add one more year to that law so that it would cover all high school children. So all high school kids -- drivers would not be able to use a cell phone. And that’s what it does. Just adds one year. Adds eighteen-year-olds to the current law. And be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Bomke.
Thank you, Madam President. This came out of Transportation unanimously. I would urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 218 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 140 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, 2 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. And Senate Bill 140, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Silverstein, on 142. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 142. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Silverstein.
Thank you, Madam President. This expands the definition of computer tampering to include unauthorized access to a computer network.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 142 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 142, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Demuzio, on Senate Bill 149. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 149. 219 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Demuzio.
Yes. Thank you, Madam President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 149 amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 and changing that date to January the 1st of 2018. There are various other changes. This particular Act has not had any updates and there are various changes to it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator John Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. The -- the bill came out of Licensed Activities unanimously and I would just encourage an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 149 pass. Those in favor will vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 149, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Cullerton, on Senate Bill 150. Miss -- Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 150. (Secretary reads title of bill) 220 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Cullerton.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This bill is a product of the recommendation of the CLEAR Commission that Senator Millner now has joined, along with Senator Dillard and myself. It’s been a two-year effort, chaired by Judge DiVito and Governor Thompson - former Governor Thompson - and this is one of its recommendations. We found that the Criminal Code has been amended since 1962 in such a way that it’s very difficult to read. We’ve been in the process of -- of rewriting it and it’s a major project which is still ongoing. However, this bill sets up a Joint Criminal Law Review Commission which would have thirteen members appointed by the Speaker and the -- all the four Leaders plus the Governor. And this Commission would review all the criminal laws that are introduced to determine whether or not there’s any constitutional issues, whether they’re duplicative of existing law, whether they have the appropriate mental state or they’re placed in the appropriate place within the Illinois Compiled Statutes. What we want to do is avoid - after we clean up the Criminal Code - avoid it getting messed up again by having these problems. I would emphasize that this is advisory only. It does not in any way tie our hands. It’s just a -- going to be some people, experts in criminal law, that would -- would be able to make these recommendations and supplement the -- the staff that we have. So with that, I would be happy to answer any questions and urge an Aye vote. I think it’s a -- it’s an excellent idea and it’s -- in a few -- in a few weeks, we’ll be 221 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 talking about the -- the total rewrite, but for now I’d like to get this Commission established.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Millner.
Madam President, I rise in strong support of this bill. In fact, it’s been a long time coming, and this is something that the -- the CLEAR Commission has worked very hard, Senator Cullerton has worked very hard on, and there’s a long, long list of proponents and it passed unanimously out of committee. I urge an Aye vote. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 150 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. 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 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 150, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Martinez, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. For point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) State your point.
This evening we are really honored to have with us on the Senate Floor the great Treasurer of the State of Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias. Let’s welcome him. 222 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Welcome to the Senate Floor, Alexi. Senator Garrett, on 157. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 157. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you -- thank you, Madam President. Senate Bill 157 allows for an executive branch State employee subject to an Executive Inspector General’s investigation a redacted version of the EIG, which is the Executive Inspector General, summary investigation report to the Executive Ethics Commission. The report is provided to the employee, and to the public under certain circumstances. And the redacted report must not identify any person for {sic} (or) the employing State agency. The report is limited to factual information, ethical conduct, gift ban, -- whistleblower, cooperation in investigations, and confidentiality provisions of the Act, the history or background, and discipline recommended. Be happy to answer questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …there any discussion? Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. Will sponsor yield, please?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Sponsor indicates she’ll yield.
223 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Senator Garrett, you and I had some discussion in Executive Committee about this bill and, specifically, the provision in the bill - which it’s my understanding was not in the underlying bill - that prohibits the disclosure of a State agency in an ethics report. And specifically, I want to ask you again -- I mean, I appreciate the argument that can be made on behalf of preventing disclosure of an individual’s name for privacy reasons. But since you and I have both served here, there have been numerous problems, ethical problems that have occurred within State agencies. What is the public interest in preventing the disclosure of a State agency within which there have been serious ethical mishaps?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Thank you, Senator. As I said in committee, not knowing the number of ethical violations, one could surmise by the agency who the employee was who -- who created an unethical violation. So I think it doesn’t necessarily state the agency, but if the agency is stated, somebody could, through the process of elimination, determine who that employee is, and I think our goal here is not to go on a witch hunt, but to, in fact, protect privacy at all levels. And that was something that we actually spent a lot of time on making sure that it happened.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Senator Garrett, I’m not sure I understood your -- your response. Are you suggesting that the language that I referred 224 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 to is not in the -- not in the bill? That the bill doesn’t prohibit the disclosure of a State agency?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
Well, rephrase your question. I’m not sure I understand your question. You’re talking about the original language that you saw from an amendment that we decided not to adopt. What are you talking about then?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Senator Garrett’s very good. She now has me answering the questions. Senator, I’m -- I’m referring to the language that was in the amendment that you chose to put on the bill which is now part of Senate Bill 157. That language states that the revelation, if you will - the documents that are to be made public - shall not -- must not contain the names of, or other -- identifying information about, the employing State agency and any person. So, now that we understand that the bill that you -- we have before us would not allow the public to know in which State agency the ethical lapse occurred, what is the public interest in hiding that agency from the taxpayers?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
I can try to say it a different way. I’ll do my best. The point -- the goal of this legislation is to make it clear that violations have occurred and that disciplinary actions are going 225 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 to take place. The goal of this legislation is not to point out what agency or what person violated the Act. If, in fact, the agency was included, someone - the general public or maybe somebody in this room - could determine who that person was who violated the Act, and that’s what we want to protect. We want to protect the privacy of the person.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Senator Garrett, most of -- and in the history that we’ve been here, at least most, if not all of the agencies which have had difficulties - what we’ve all read about it in the press and seen on the TV news - have hundreds of employees, if not thousands who work for them. I mean, can you -- can you think of a State agency, since the time you’ve been here, that’s had an ethical difficulty that has so few employees that you could have picked which one was the cause of the problem? I can’t think of one.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett.
I -- I really don’t know what the response is, I mean, I’ve already stated where I stand on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Righter.
Thank you, Madam President. To the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) …the bill. 226 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, every week we come here and we talk about the interest in the public knowing what’s going on, we talk about ethics, we talk about the importance of sunshine, and the taxpayers understanding where their dollars are going, and if their dollars are being misspent in an illegal or unethical way that we need to track them down, put some sunshine on ‘em, and know who they are. This bill, while has many good parts, fails dramatically in this part. We don’t have to think back very far to think about newspaper stories about certain departments in this government, in the current government, that have had serious difficulties. And I think the taxpayers have a right to know which departments those may be and, yes, who’s in charge, who’s at the helm when those problems occur. I -- I thank Senator Garrett for her work, ‘cause I know she’s worked hard on this. But I think when we had the opportunity before an Executive Committee to choose greater sunshine or try to hide some things from the public, unfortunately we chose the latter. Thank you, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Senator Dillard.
Thank you, Madam President. I -- I do rise in support of Senate Bill 157. And like my colleague Senator Righter, my guess is we could have had a much brighter sunshine on the goings on of State government than this partly sunny bill. But I commend the sponsor, because she’s worked hard on this, along with one her constituents, Scott Turow, who many of you I think knows. He’s a member of the Executive Ethics Commission, and a -- and an 227 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 author, and a -- and a pretty formidable -- ex-United States Attorney. But what’s amazing to me, and -- and just so that we keep things in perspective, the Executive Inspector General last year received one thousand two hundred and seventy-eight complaints. That’s a lot of complaints about the Blagojevich administration - one thousand two hundred and seventy-eight complaints - and we really don’t know whatever happened to those cases. I mean it’s mind-boggling. One thousand two hundred and seventy-eight complaints and we really have no way ever to know the seriousness of some of these offenses or whether any of these really, really should have been more vigorously dealt with. But this is an improvement. The Campaign for Political Reform, I believe, has sort of reluctantly signed onto this. I’m sure they would have liked something stronger. But when you’re dealing with as many complaints - and those numbers just stagger me, having once worked in a couple of administrations, that the current administration would have thousands of complaints against it - this bill will help. I wish it went further, but I urge an Aye vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any further discussion? Senator Garrett, to close.
I -- I would just say to my colleagues that this particular bill some would say hasn’t gone far enough, but the process that we put in place in 2003 is, in fact, that: It’s a process that we didn’t have prior to 2003. And as we continue, we’re going to build upon on our ethics legislation. But one thing I’ve learned is that this is a very delicate balance. It’s not so easy to put all of the things in the bill that you and I would like to have, 228 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 primarily because we have a job to protect the employees of this State and make sure that we aren’t on a witch hunt. So while my colleague on the other side of the aisle, Senator Righter, may not agree with this particular amendment, I think it’s the best we can do. And -- and I really want to say that the process is important and that’s something we didn’t have until 2003. So I do hope that we will be able to pass this bill unanimously. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 157 pass. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 Yeas, none voting Nay, none voting Present. And Senate Bill 157, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Garrett. Senator Garrett seeks leave of the Body to return Senate Bill 158 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is Senate Bill 158. Madam Secretary, are there any amendments approved for consideration?
Floor Amendment No. 2, offered by Senator Garrett.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Garrett, to explain your amendment.
Yes, thank you. It’s just a technical amendment. We took out the word “or”.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 229 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 Is there any discussion on the amendment? Senator Garrett moves the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 158. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Are there any further amendments approved for consideration?
…further amendments reported.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) 3rd Reading. Senator Sandoval, on 165. Senator Sandoval, on 165. Madam Secretary, read the bill.
Senate Bill 165. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval.
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 165 is an initiative of the City of Chicago. Under current law, the State must prove that the owner of the property did not consent to the defendant’s action. Nowhere else in the Criminal Code is the State required to prove a negative as part of its case in chief. Therefore, Senate Bill 165 provides that the offenses for -- offenses of criminal damage to property, like graffiti, and criminal defacement of property, the State is not required to prove that the property owner did not consent to the defendant’s action. Senate Bill 165 provide that the owner’s consent shall serve as an affirmative defense for both charges. This bill received wide support and I’d ask your support. 230 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? Senator Millner.
Thank you, Madam Chairman. We believe that the City of Chicago agreed to hold this until that language was fixed about the injury to the animal, because of the Farm Bureau and all the other concerns that were there.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval.
As I recall, Senator Millner, that the piece on the injury to the animal was anecdotal, and I agree that it would be part of the House amendment before passage in the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Millner.
Thank you, Madam Chairman. According to our staff, that’s not what the City of Chicago had indicated and that they said there would be an amendment to correct the problem.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Sandoval.
Senator Millner, I’d be more than happy to take it out of the record and work on that amendment in the spirit of cooperation. I, talking to staffers, don’t recall, but I will take care of that. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senate Bill 165 is out of the record. Will remain on 3rd Reading. Ladies and Gentlemen, for the purpose of an -- 231 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 announcement. We will not be here tomorrow. You were all very, very good boys and girls and got a lot done today. So I just wanted to officially tell you that Session for tomorrow would be canceled. I know you’ll be very sad, but we’ll be seeing you next week. Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1838, offered by Senator Schoenberg. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 156, offered by Senator Hultgren. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 194, offered by Senator Hultgren. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 215. (Secretary reads title of bill) Offered by Senator Sieben. An Act concerning transportation. Offered by Senator Sieben. House Bill 217, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- 237, offered by Senator Hultgren. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 286, offered by Senator John O. Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 334, offered by Senator Millner. (Secretary reads title of bill) 232 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 House Bill 411, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 456, offered by Senator Hultgren. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 457, offered by Senator Millner. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 496, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 499, offered by Senator Sieben. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- 536, offered by Senator Risinger. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 539. (Secretary reads title of bill) Offered by Senator Righter. House Bill 565, offered by Senator Hultgren. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 570, offered by Senator Demuzio. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 574, offered by Senator Garrett. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 579, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 624, offered by Senator Munoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 654, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 668, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) 233 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 House Bill 759, offered by Senator Garrett. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 810, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 828, offered by Senator Frerichs. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill -- 845, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 913, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 937, offered by Senator Maloney and Meeks. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 943, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) And House Bill 1004, offered by Senator Dahl. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill -- bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 115, offered by Senator Schoenberg and all Members. It’s a death resolution, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, we’ll be going to the Order of -- we will now proceed to the Order of Resolution Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any 234 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 22nd Legislative Day 3/22/2007 resolution on the Calendar?
No objections -- no objections filed.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and the resolutions are adopted. Madam Secretary, Messages from the House. Sorry. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Joint Resolution 41, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads SJR No. 41)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HALVORSON) Senator Link moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of the immediate consideration and adoption of House {sic} Joint Resolution 41. Those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended. Senator Link moves the adoption of House {sic} Joint Resolution 41. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. There being no -- further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, at noon, March 27th. Senate stands adjourned. 235