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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — July 19, 2007

95th General Assembly (2007-2008) · Legislative day 70 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
95th (2007-2008)
Date
July 19, 2007
Legislative day
70
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
15
Original
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Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 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 Pastor Bob Armstrong, Living Water Church Interdenominational, Springfield, Illinois. Pastor Armstrong.

PASTOR BOB ARMSTRONG

(Prayer by Pastor Bob Armstrong)

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Maloney.

Edward D. Maloney (D)

(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Will all Members under the sound of my voice please come to the Senate Floor? Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

Deborah Shipley

Senate Journal of Wednesday, July 18th, 2007.

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.

M. Maggie Crotty (D)

Mr. President, I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty 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 70th Legislative Day 7/19/2007

Deborah Shipley

Senate -- Senate Resolutions 294 and 295, offered by Senator Hultgren and all Members. Senate Resolution 296, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. And Senate Resolution 297, offered by Senator Dillard and all Members. They’re all death resolutions, Mr. President.

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, further resolutions.

Deborah Shipley

Senate Resolution 298, offered by Senator Hunter. And Senate Resolution 299, offered by Senator Garrett and Millner. They’re substantive, Mr. President.

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Madam Secretary, Messages.

Deborah Shipley

I have a Message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 69. Offered by Senator Maloney and adopted by the House, June 20th, 2007. Mark Mahoney, Clerk of the House. It is substantive.

Rickey R. Hendon (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) WICS-TV seeks permission to videotape. Is leave granted? 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 70th Legislative Day 7/19/2007 Leave is granted. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 10 a.m. on July 20th, 2007. The Senate stands adjourned. 3