PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) The regular Session of the 95th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by John Wentz, South Side Christian Church, here in Springfield.
(Prayer by Pastor John Wentz)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Jacobs, to lead us in the Pledge, sir.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Jacobs)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Madam Secretary, good afternoon. Reading and Approval of the Journal, please.
Senate Journal of Thursday, July 12th, 2007.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Good afternoon, Senator Hunter. How are you, ma’am? Senator Hunter.
Good afternoon, Mr. President. I’m doing wonderful. Thank you. I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senators has additions or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Hunter moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 7/13/2007 ordered. Madam Secretary, Messages, please.
A Message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a -- of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 1023, together with the following amendment which is attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 1023. Passed the House, as amended, July 12th, 2007. Mark Mahoney, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. Ladies and Gentlemen, with leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, has there been any objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar?
No objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. All those opposed will say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. And the resolutions are adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, there being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate -- the regular Session will stand -- the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 9 a.m., tomorrow, July 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 65th Legislative Day 7/13/2007 14th, the year 2007. The regular Session of the Senate stands adjourned. 3