PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) The regular Session of the 96th 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 Nancy Flood, of the Baha’i Faith, here in Springfield, Illinois.
(Prayer by Nancy Flood)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Sullivan, to lead, sir.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Sullivan)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) We have -- WICS requests permission to videotape the proceedings. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal, please.
Senate Journal of Friday, May 15th, 2009.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Good afternoon, Senator Hunter. How are you, ma’am?
Good afternoon, Mr. President. I’m doing fine. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Nice to see you.
I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/17/2009
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam Secretary, Resolutions, please.
Senate Resolution 288, offered by Senator Emil Jones and all Members. It’s a death resolution, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Consent Calendar. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, for purposes of an announcement. I’d ask all members of the Committee on Assignments to immediately appoint -- immediately come to the President’s Anteroom. Committee -- all members on the Committee on Assignments, please report to the President’s Anteroom immediately. So the Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes while the Committee members on Assignments meet. We will stand at ease. (SENATE STANDS AT EASE/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) The Senate will come to order. Ladies and Gentlemen, for purposes of an announcement. As previously announced Friday by the Senate President, notice was sent out, that 5 p.m. today will be -- was the deadline for amendments to the Journal Room - 5 p.m. today for amendments to House bills. So please, if you have some last minute amendments, please get ‘em to the Journal Room ASAP. Thank you. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports, 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/17/2009 please.
Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to the Appropriations I Committee - Senate Bill 1240, Senate Bill 1241, Senate Bill 1242, Senate Bill 1243, Senate Bill 1244, Senate Bill 1245, Senate Bill 1246, Senate Bill 1247, Senate Bill 1248, Senate Bill 1249, Senate Bill 1250, Senate Bill 1251, Senate Bill 1253; refer to the Appropriations II Committee - Senate Bill 1187, Senate Bill 1188, Senate Bill 1189, Senate Bill 1190, Senate Bill 1191, Senate Bill 1192, Senate Bill 1193, Senate Bill 1194, Senate Bill 1195, Senate Bill 1196, Senate Bill 1198, Senate Bill 1199, Senate Bill 1200, Senate Bill 1201, Senate Bill 1202, Senate Bill 1203, Senate Bill 1204, Senate Bill 1205, Senate Bill 1206, Senate Bill 1207 and Senate Bill 1208; refer to the Commerce Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 436; refer to the Consumer Protection Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1142; refer to the Criminal Law Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1300, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1320, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1325, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 881, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 881, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 2542, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3714 and Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 3795; refer to the Education Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 750, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 628, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 628, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 684, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 809, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 809, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 944 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 1335; refer to the 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/17/2009 Environment Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 170; refer to the Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1331, Committee Amendment 2 to House Bill 344, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 470, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 773, Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 1322 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2494; refer to the Gaming Committee - Floor Amendment 4 to House Bill 261; refer to the Human Services Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 415 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 3641; refer to the Insurance Committee - Committee Amendment 2 to House Bill 152; refer to the Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 574, Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 574 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 821; refer to the Licensed Activities Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 880; refer to the Local Government Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2186, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 849 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill -- 3729; refer to the Pensions and Investments Committee - Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 2557; refer to the Public Health Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 9, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 542 and Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 542; refer to the Revenue Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2394; refer to the State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee - Committee Amendment 3 to Senate Joint Resolution 30, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill -- Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 237, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 751 and Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2414; refer to the Telecommunications and Information Technology Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1501, Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 2527; refer to the Transportation Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to House Bill 853, 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 50th Legislative Day 5/17/2009 Floor Amendment 3 to House Bill 4048 and Floor Amendment 4 to House Bill 4048. Senator James F. Clayborne, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Schoenberg, for what purpose do you rise, sir?
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise for purposes of an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your announcement, sir.
Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to announce that, immediately upon adjournment, the Democrats will go to caucus in President Cullerton’s Office. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) That request is always in order, sir. And because it comes from a powerful leader like yourself, sir, there being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, May 18th, the year 2009, at the hour of 9 a.m. The Senate stands adjourned. 5