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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — April 27, 2011

97th General Assembly (2011-2012) · Legislative day 34 · Regular Session
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Senate
General Assembly
97th (2011-2012)
Date
April 27, 2011
Legislative day
34
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Regular Session
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Jillayne Rock

Pursuant to House Joint Resolution 30, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Resolutions. Senate Resolution 181, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 182, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 183, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 184, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 185, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 186, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 187, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 188, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 189, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 190, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 191, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 192, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 193, offered by Senator Millner and all 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 Members. Senate Resolution 194, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 195, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 196, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 197, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 198, offered by Senator Millner and all Members. Senate Resolution 200, offered by Senator Lauzen and all Members. Senate Resolution 201, offered by Senator Schoenberg and all Members. Senate Resolution 202, offered by Senator Schoenberg and all Members. Senate Resolution 203, offered by Senator Murphy and all Members. These are all death resolutions and will be placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution 199, offered by Senator Sandoval. Senate Resolution 204, offered by Senator Link. They are substantive. House Bills 1st Reading. House Bill 785, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1153, offered by Senator Wilhelmi. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 House Bill 1297, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1521, offered by Senator Crotty. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1717, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 1730, offered by Senator Hutchinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2167, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2595, offered by Senator Jacqueline Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2955, offered by Senator Hutchinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 2956, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3129, offered by Senator Wilhelmi. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3172, offered by Senator John Jones. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3274, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of these House bills. Appointment Messages. Appointment Message 73 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: Warren C. Ribley Annual Compensation: $142,339 Appointment Message 74 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections: Salvador A. Godinez Annual Compensation: $150,228 Appointment Message 75 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Director of the Division of Professional Regulation, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Jay Stewart Annual Compensation: $124,090 Appointment Message 76 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Assistant Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services: Sharron D. Matthews Annual Compensation: $121,090 Appointment Message 77 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Assistant Secretary of Operations for the Department of Human Services: Matthew Z. Hammoudeh Annual Compensation: $127,739 Appointment Message 78 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: I, Pat Quinn, Governor, am nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. To be Assistant Director of the Department of Natural Resources: 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 John D. Rogner Annual Compensation: $124,560 This perfunctory Session of the Senate will stand in recess until the conclusion of the Committee on Assignments. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)

Jillayne Rock

This perfunctory Session of the Senate will come to order. Committee Reports. Senator Cullerton, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to the Agriculture and Conservation Committee - House Bill 1163, House Bill 1170, House Bill 1657, and House Bill 1683; refer to the Commerce Committee - House Bill 1224; refer to the Criminal Law Committee - House Bill 21, House Bill 167, House Bill 196, House Bill 276, House Bill 277, House Bill 295, and House Bill 1554; refer to the Education Committee - House Bill 12, House Bill 78, House Bill 139, House Bill 189, House Bill 200, House Bill 287, House Bill 1197, House Bill 1216, and House Bill 1415; refer to the Energy Committee - House Bill 1260 and House Bill 1458; refer to the Environment Committee - House Bill 1326; refer to the Executive Committee - House Bill 79, House Bill 111, House Bill 197, House Bill 267, House Bill 268, House Bill 1101, House Bill 1192, House Bill 1375, House Bill 1404, House Bill 1491, House Bill 1528, and House Bill 1686; refer to the Executive Appointments Committee - Appointment Message 73, Appointment Message 74, Appointment Message 75, Appointment -- Appointment Message 76, Appointment 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 Message 77, and Appointment Message 78; refer to the Financial Institutions Committee - House Bill 1560; refer to the Higher Education Committee - House Bill 166, House Bill 1079, and House Bill 1503; refer to the Human Services Committee - House Bill 91, House Bill 106, House Bill 275, House Bill 1259, House Bill 1425, House Bill 1485, House Bill 1488, House Bill 1524, and House Bill 1591; refer to the Insurance Committee - House Bill 1128, House Bill 1378, and House Bill 1577; refer to the Judiciary Committee - House Bill 141, House Bill 178, House Bill 1233, House Bill 1255, House Bill 1553, House Bill 1604, House Bill 1698, and House Bill 1699; refer to the Labor Committee - House Bill 297 and House Bill 1427; refer to the Licensed Activities Committee - House Bill 220, House Bill 274, House Bill 1125, House Bill 1279, and House Bill 1494; refer to the Local Government Committee - House Bill 177, House Bill 179, House Bill 242, House Bill 1127, House Bill 1303, House Bill 1324, House Bill 1339, House Bill 1359, House Bill 1541, House Bill 1563, and House Bill 1605; refer to the Pensions and Investments Committee - House Bill 144 and House Bill 1471; refer to the Public Health Committee - House Bill 103, House Bill 143, House Bill 204, House Bill 279, House Bill 299, House Bill 1095, House Bill 1096, House Bill 1338, House Bill 1391, House Bill 1463, House Bill 1489, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1531, House Bill 1562, House Bill 1658, and House Bill 1663; refer to the Revenue Committee - House Bill 234, House Bill 1215, House Bill 1486, House Bill 1518, and House Bill 1527; refer to the State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee - House Bill 93, House Bill 237, House Bill 464, House Bill 1100, House Bill 1156, House Bill 1277, House Bill 1298, House Bill 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 1316, House Bill 1445, House Bill 1484, House Bill 1537, House Bill 1547, and House Bill 3186; refer to the Transportation Committee - House Bill 147, House Bill 173, House Bill 236, House Bill 1112, House Bill 1151, House Bill 1222, House Bill 1256, House Bill 1315, House Bill 1377, House Bill 1573, and House Bill 1593. Signed by Senator John J. Cullerton, Chairman. Senator Cullerton, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to the Agriculture and Conservation Committee - House Bill 6, House Bill 1724, House Bill 2094, House Bill 2804, House Bill 2861, House Bill 3019, and House Bill 3178; refer to the Appropriations II Committee - House Bill 326; refer to the Commerce Committee - House Bill 2073, House Bill 3091, House Bill 3289, House Bill 3406, House Bill 3414, and House Bill 3513; refer to the Criminal Law Committee - House Bill 176, House Bill 180, House Bill 263, House Bill 298, House Bill 1237, House Bill 1241, House Bill 1253, House Bill 1254, House Bill 1272, House Bill 1307, House Bill 1748, House Bill 1929, House Bill 2053, House Bill 2267, House Bill 2556, House Bill 2590, House Bill 2935, House Bill 3033, House Bill 3238, House Bill 3273, House Bill 3300, House Bill 3365, House Bill 3408, House Bill 3431, and House Bill 3522 {sic}; refer to the Education Committee - House Bill 190, House Bill 1706, House Bill 2086, House Bill 2397, House Bill 2401, House Bill 2870, House Bill 3022, House Bill 3027, House Bill 3035, House Bill 3109, House Bill 3115, House Bill 3171, House Bill 3179, House Bill 3222, House Bill 3281, House Bill 3440, House Bill 3464, and House Bill 3489; refer to the Energy Committee - House Bill 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 230, House Bill 1368, House Bill 1487, House Bill 1703, House Bill 1865, House Bill 3036, House Bill 3037, House Bill 3038, House Bill 3182; refer to the Environment Committee - House Bill 308, House Bill 806, House Bill 1093, House Bill 1953, House Bill 2001, House Bill 2056, House Bill 2902, House Bill 2903, House Bill 3371, and House Bill 3620; refer to the Executive Committee - House Bill 309, House Bill 390, House Bill 1091, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1293, House Bill 1353, House Bill 1444, House Bill 1542, House Bill 1716, House Bill 1825, House Bill 1852, House Bill 1857, House Bill 1960, House Bill 2009, House Bill 3096, House Bill 3103, House Bill 3131, House Bill 3158, House Bill 3184, House Bill 3329, House Bill 3342, House Bill 3377, House Bill 3450, House Bill 3459, and House Bill 3611; refer to the Financial Institutions Committee - House Bill 159, House Bill 1651, House Bill 3050, and House Bill 3257; refer to the Higher Education Committee - House Bill 1710, House Bill 1876, House Bill 1957, House Bill 2051, and House Bill 3220; refer to the Human Services Committee - House Bill 286, House Bill 653, House Bill 1077, House Bill 1152, House Bill 1426, House Bill 1470, House Bill 1552, House Bill 1656, House Bill 1659, House Bill 1662, House Bill 1707, House Bill 2019, House Bill 2020, House Bill 2043, House Bill 2084, House Bill 2093, House Bill 2099, House Bill 2936, House Bill 2976, House Bill 2982, House Bill 3010, House Bill 3207, and House Bill 3468; refer to the Insurance Committee - House Bill 224, House Bill 1129, House Bill 1191, House Bill 1267, House Bill 1284, House Bill 1287, House Bill 1870, House Bill 2249, House Bill 3236, House Bill 3358, House Bill 3405, House Bill 3441, and House Bill 3462; refer to the Judiciary Committee 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 - House Bill 19, House Bill 186, House Bill 192, House Bill 991, House Bill 1209, House Bill 1379, House Bill 1549, House Bill 1712, House Bill 1909, House Bill 1948, House Bill 1985, House Bill 2048, House Bill 2066, House Bill 2362, House Bill 2558, House Bill 3005, House Bill 3012, House Bill 3025, House Bill 3041, House Bill 3478, and House Bill 3636; refer to the Labor Committee - House Bill 1709, House Bill 2927, House Bill 3237, House Bill 3314, and House Bill 3360; refer to the Licensed Activities Committee - House Bill 711, House Bill 1394, House Bill 1398, House Bill 1490, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1723, House Bill 1877, House Bill 1973, House Bill 2023, House Bill 2777, and House Bill 3255; refer to the Local Government Committee - House Bill 1056, House Bill 1218, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1576, House Bill 1760, House Bill 1981, House Bill 2069, House Bill 2101, House Bill 2554, House Bill 2555, House Bill 2974, House Bill 2993, House Bill 3102, House Bill 3152, House Bill 3372, House Bill 3425, House Bill 3458, and House Bill 3550; refer to the Pensions and Investments Committee - House Bill 1719, House Bill 1872, House Bill 1956, House Bill 3076, House Bill 3253, House Bill 3332, House Bill 3334, House Bill 3376, and House Bill 3591; refer to the Public Health Committee - House Bill 161, House Bill 1130, House Bill 1162, House Bill 1380, House Bill 1534, House Bill 1600, House Bill 1684, House Bill 1708, House Bill 1888, House Bill 3090, House Bill 3134, and House Bill 3155; refer to the Revenue Committee - House Bill 212, House Bill 363, House Bill 1355, House Bill 1645, House Bill -- excuse me, House Bill 1866, House Bill 1882, House Bill 1883, House Bill 1926, House Bill 2313, House Bill 2500, and House Bill 2991; refer to the State Government and 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 34th Legislative Day 4/27/2011 Veterans Affairs Committee - House Bill 332, House Bill 350, House Bill 1110, House Bill 1195, House Bill 1373, House Bill 1949, House Bill 2095, House Bill 2853, House Bill 2875, House Bill 2922, House Bill 3186, House Bill 3188, House Bill 3275, House Bill 3346, House Bill 3386, and House Bill 3449; refer to the Transportation Committee - House Bill 585, House Bill 880, House Bill 1295, House Bill 1385, House Bill 1462, House Bill 1761, House Bill 1884, House Bill 1889, House Bill 1966, House Bill 2265, House Bill 2270, House Bill 2836, House Bill 2834 -- excuse me, House Bill 2842, House Bill 2874, House Bill 2937, House Bill 2938, House Bill 3047, House Bill 3139, House Bill 3256, House Bill 3331, House Bill 3403, and House Bill 3597. Signed by Senator John J. Cullerton, Chairman. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, pursuant to House Joint Resolution 30 and the directive of the Senate President, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, at the hour of 10 o’clock a.m. The Senate stands adjourned. 11