PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) The regular Session of the 97th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? And will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Mark Alvis, Union Congressional {sic} (Congregational) Church, North Aurora, Illinois. Pastor.
(Prayer by Pastor Mark Alvis)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Jacobs.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Jacobs)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Mr. Secretary, Reading and the Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Friday, March 23rd, 2012.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) …Hunter.
Madam President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and the approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012
Senate Resolution 682, offered by Senator Frerichs and all Members. Senate Resolution 683, offered by Senator Frerichs and all Members. Senate Resolution -- 684, offered by Senator Kotowski and all Members. They are all death resolutions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Mr. Secretary, Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 3914, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 3915, offered by Senator Christine Johnson. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of these Senate bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills for {sic} the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 3844. We have received like Messages on House Bills 3881, 3934, 4022, 4190, 4520, 4548, 4570, 4926, 5016, 5044, 5234, 5337, 5505, 5602, 5689, 5814, 5893 and 5914. Passed the House, March 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 23rd, 2012. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 3844, offered by Senator Pankau. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3923, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 3934, offered by Senator Garrett. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4037, offered by Senator Christine Johnson. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4050, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4139, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4190, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4523, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4570, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 4682, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5016, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5044, offered by Senator Muñoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5078, offered by Senator Althoff. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5142, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5145, offered by Senator Bivins. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5210, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5236, offered by Senator Luechtefeld. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5250, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5315, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5440, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5549, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5602, offered by Senator Millner. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5689, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5791, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) House Bill 5814, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the House -- these House bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) The Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow Committee of {sic} (on) Assignments to meet. The members of the 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 Committee of {sic} Assignments will come to the President's Anteroom immediately. The Senate will stand at ease. (at ease) The Committee on Assignments is to be meeting in the President's Anteroom. Will the members of that committee please go to the President's Anteroom? Again, immediately. (at ease) The Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Agriculture and Conservation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2999, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3616; refer to Criminal Law Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2559, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2776, Floor Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 2776, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2777, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2888, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3359, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3638, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3663, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3665 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3701; refer to Education Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 636, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 637, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 638, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 639, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 640, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3022, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3244, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3244, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3259, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3367, Floor Amendment 2 to -- Senate Bill 3374, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3394, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 61; refer to Energy Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 553, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3170, 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3173, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3573, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3766, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3811; refer to Environment Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2867, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2867, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 2867, Floor Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2867, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2882, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3442; refer to Executive Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 171, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 171, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 275, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 758, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2530, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2900, Senate Bill 3175, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3201, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3338, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3450, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3456, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3669, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3680, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3681, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3722, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3827, and House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 29; refer to Executive Appointments Committee - Appointment Messages 409 through 419; refer to Financial Institutions Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3243, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3523, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3583; refer to Higher Education Committee - Committee -- Committee Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill 3803 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3804; refer to Human Services Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 278, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 281, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 820, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2578, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3213, Committee Amendment 3 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 to Senate Bill 3213, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3326, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3441, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3517, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3601; refer to Insurance Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2876, Floor Amendment 6 to Senate Bill 2877, Floor Amendment 7 to Senate Bill 2877 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3240; refer to Judiciary Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1135, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2534, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3137, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3204, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3572, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3593, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3593, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3602, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3726, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3764, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3780 and Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3813; refer to Labor Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1064 and Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3695; refer to Licensed Activities Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3279; refer to Local Government Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2978, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2993 and Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3373; refer to Pensions and Investments Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 538, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3396; refer to Procurement Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3216, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3296 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3659; refer to Public Health Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2509, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2934, Committee Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3269, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3614, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3625, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3727; refer to 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 Revenue Committee - Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 409, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2980, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3101, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill -- 3252, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3366, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3382, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3389, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3676; refer to State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 180, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 550, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 2491, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2998, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3245, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3498, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3682, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3687, Floor Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 3694, Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3724 and Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3794; refer to Transportation Committee - Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 967, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 968, Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3047, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3336, Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3505, and SJR 62; Be Approved for Consideration - Senate Bill 410, Senate Bill 551 and Senate Bill 552. Signed, Senator James F. Clayborne, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Senator John Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Madam President. A -- a -- for an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) State your announcement.
Thank you, Madam President. Just to -- to let everybody have the reminder that the Sportsmen's Caucus is this Wednesday 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 night, with a little something to eat at 6 o'clock and the auction, with Senator John Sullivan and Representative Jim Sacia doing the auctioneering for us, at 7 o'clock. And it'll be at the State House Inn, right north of the Capitol here. So, hope you can come by and attend. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) Ladies and Gentlemen, the following committees will be meeting to take up committee or Floor amendments: Today - Public Health will meet in Room 212 at 4:41 p.m.; Agriculture and Conservation will meet in Room 409 at 4:41 p.m. today; Human Services will meet in Room 409 at 5:01 p.m. today; Judiciary will meet in Room 400 at 5:01 p.m.; Higher Education will meet in Room 212, 5:01 p.m.; now tomorrow - at 9 a.m., Transportation will meet in Room 400; Education will meet in Room 409 at 9:01 a.m.; Criminal Law will meet in Room 212 at 10:01 a.m.; Environment will meet in Room 400 at 10:01 a.m.; Local Government will meet in Room 409 at 10:01 a.m.; also tomorrow - at 11 a.m., Labor will meet in Room 212; Pensions and Investments will meet in Room 400 at 11:01 a.m., tomorrow; Commerce will meet in Room 409 at 11:01 tomorrow; Executive will meet in Room 212 at 12:31 p.m. tomorrow; Revenue will meet in Room 400 at 12:32 p.m.; Licensed Activities will also meet tomorrow in Room 409 at 12:30 p.m.; Insurance will meet in Room 400 at 2:01 p.m. tomorrow; State Government and Veterans Affairs will meet in Room 409 at 2:01 tomorrow; Energy will meet in Room 212 at 3:01 p.m. tomorrow; and Financial Institutions will meet in Room 400 at 3:01 p.m. tomorrow; Procure -- Procurement will meet in Room 409 at 3:31 tomorrow. Upcoming deadlines and important dates for -- Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, as 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 96th Legislative Day 3/26/2012 we're approaching our Senate Bill 3rd Reading deadline, we have a couple of important dates that I'd like to remind everyone about. First, it is the Chair's intention that this Wednesday, March 28th, will be the last scheduled opportunity for Senate bills to be moved on 2nd Reading. And this Friday, March 30th, is our Senate Bills 3rd Reading deadline. Senator Murphy, for what purpose do you rise?
Purposes of an announcement, Madam President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) State your announcement.
The Republicans will have a forty-five-minute caucus upon adjournment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CROTTY) There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 4 p.m. on the 27th day of March, 2012. The Senate stands adjourned. 10