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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — July 20, 2007

95th General Assembly (2007-2008) · Legislative day 71 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
95th (2007-2008)
Date
July 20, 2007
Legislative day
71
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
15
Original
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Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) The regular Session of the 95th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desk? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Rabbi Barry Marks, from the Temple Israel, here in Springfield.

RABBI BARRY MARKS

(Prayer by Rabbi Barry Marks)

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

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

Edward D. Maloney (D)

(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

Deborah Shipley

Senate Journal of Thursday, July 19th, 2007.

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Collins.

Jacqueline Y. Collins (D)

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

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Senator Collins moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.

Deborah Shipley

Senate -- Senate Resolution 300, offered by Senator Koehler 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 71st Legislative Day 7/20/2007 and Risinger. It’s a death resolution, Madam President.

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Senator Wilhelmi, for what purpose do you rise?

A. J. Wilhelmi (D)

Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Point of announcement - that the Education Committee will be meeting today at 11 a.m. in Room 212. 11 a.m., 212, Education Committee.

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, has there been any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?

Deborah Shipley

No objections filed, Madam President.

Iris Y. Martinez (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR MARTINEZ) 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. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. And the resolutions are adopted. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned to the hour of 2 o’clock on Monday, July 23rd, 2007. The Senate stands adjourned. 2