PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) 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 gallery please rise? The invocation today will be given by Senator Reverend David Koehler.
(Prayer by Senator Reverend David Koehler)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Please remain standing for the Pledge Allegiance. Senator Maloney.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Thursday, August 2nd, 2007.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Hunter.
Mr. 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 LINK) Senator Hunter moves to approve the Journal just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. The -- the Journal-Register seeks leave to photograph the -- the Session. Seeing no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 321, offered by Senator Sandoval and all 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 81st Legislative Day 8/3/2007 Members. Senate Resolution 322, offered by Senator Clayborne and all Members. And Senate Resolution 323, offered by Senator Hunter and all Members. They’re all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Senator Crotty, for what purpose do you… Resolution {sic} Consent Calendar. Senator Crotty.
Thank you very much. I rise on a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) State your point.
In the gallery section, behind the Republican side of the aisle, we have some constituents from home. We have Mr. Patrick Kelly, from Crestwood, and his daughter and son-in-law. So, I’d like everybody to give ‘em a warm welcome to Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Will our guests rise and be welcomed to the Senate? Madam Secretary, Messages.
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 bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 591, together with the following amendments which are attached, in the adoption of which I am 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 81st Legislative Day 8/3/2007 instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 591 and House Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 591. Passed the House, as amended, August 2nd, 2007. Mark Mahoney, Clerk of the House. We’ve received like Messages on Senate Bill 844, with House Amendment No. 1, and Senate Bill 858, with House Amendment No. 1. Passed the House, as amended, August 2nd. And Senate Bill 211, with House Amendment No. 1. Passed the House, as amended, August 3rd. Another -- another Message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 119. Passed the House, November {sic} (August) 2nd, 2007. Mark Mahoney, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) We will now proceed to the Order of Resolution {sic} Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all resolutions read today -- read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
No objections filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LINK) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, shall the 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 81st Legislative Day 8/3/2007 resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion is carried. Resolutions are adopted. There being no further business to before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 9 a.m., tomorrow, August 4th, 2007. The Senate stands adjourned. 4