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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — January 16, 2013

98th General Assembly (2013-2014) · Legislative day 3 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
98th (2013-2014)
Date
January 16, 2013
Legislative day
3
Session
Regular Session
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1
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Pursuant to House Joint Resolution No. 2, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Resolutions. Senate Resolution 7, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 8, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 9, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 10, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 11, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 12, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 13, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 14, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 15, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 16, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 17, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 18, offered by Senators Kotowski, Mulroe and all Members. Senate Resolution 19, offered by Senator Harris and all 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 Members. Senate Resolution 20, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. And Senate Resolution 21, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. They're all death resolutions and will be referred to the Consent Calendar. Senate Joint Resolution 1, offered by Senator Hunter. And Senate Joint Resolution 2, offered by Senator Link. They are both substantive. Introduction of Bills. Senate Bill 40, offered by Senator Bivins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 41, offered by Senator Muñoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Resolution -- Senate Bill 42, offered by Senator Muñoz. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 43, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 44, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 45, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 46, offered by Senator Frerichs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 47, offered by Senator Frerichs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 48, offered by Senator Martinez. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 49, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 50, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 51, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 52, offered by Senator Sullivan. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 53, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 54, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 55, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 56, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 57, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 58, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 59, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 60, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 61, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 62, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 Senate Bill 63, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 64, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 65, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 66, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 67, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 68, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 69, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 70, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 71, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 72, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of these Senate bills. Appointment Messages. The following Appointment Messages were incorrectly read and journalized on January 10th, 2013, as Appointment Messages of the 97th General Assembly: 561 through 570. Those Appointment Messages are hereby correctly read in and journalized as Appointment Messages of the 98th General Assembly as follows: Appointment Message 1 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education: Kay A. Shipman-Swiech Appointment Message No. 2 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the Executive Ethics Commission: Matthew Berns Annual Compensation: $37,571 Appointment Message No. 3 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education: Michael E. Gray 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 Appointment Message No. 4 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education: Vern J. McGinnis Appointment Message No. 5 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 Inspector General of the Illinois Department of Human Services: Michael J. McCotter Annual Compensation: Determined by the Agency Appointment Message No. 6 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 Education: Timothy Reed Appointment Message No. 7 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a -- a Member of the Medical Licensing Board: Dennis D. Palmer, D.O. Appointment Message 8 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the State Board of Health: Dr. Peter Orris Appointment Message No. 9 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the State Board of Health: Carolyn C. Lopez 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 3rd Legislative Day 1/16/2013 Appointment Message 10 To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth 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 a Member of the State Board of Health: Tim J. Vega The Journal shall reflect that the corrected Appointment Messages just read have a Journal entry date of January 10th, 2013. Messages. Message from the Governor. Executive Order 2013-01 - Executive Order to Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of the Senior Health Insurance Program of the Department of Insurance to the Department of {sic} (on) Aging. Filed January 16th, 2013. Signed, Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, pursuant to House Joint Resolution No. 2, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, in perfunctory Session, or until the call of the President. 8