PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) The regular Session of the 98th General Assembly will please come to order. Will all the Members please be at their desks? Would our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor David Anderson, the Modesto Christian Church in Modesto, Illinois. Pastor Anderson.
(Prayer by Pastor David Anderson)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Jacobs, to lead us in the Pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Jacobs)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journals of Thursday, January 10th; Wednesday, January 16th; Wednesday, January 23rd; Thursday, January 24th; Wednesday, January 30th; and Thursday, January 31st, 2013.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Senator Hunter.
Mr. President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journals just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Senator Hunter moves to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal, pending arrival of the printed transcripts. There being no objection, so ordered. Mr. Secretary, 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 57, offered by Senator Duffy and all Members. Senate Resolution 58, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 59, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 60, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 61, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 62, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 63, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 64, offered by Senator Dillard and all Members. Senate Resolution 66, offered by Senators Righter, Rose and all Members. They're all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr.…
Senate Joint Resolution…
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) …Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 6, offered 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 by Senators Kotowski and Manar. Senate Joint Resolution 7, offered by Senator Cunningham. And Senate Resolution 65, offered by Senator Collins. They're all substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary… Mr. Secretary, Appointment Messages.
Appointment Message 38 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 Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority Board: Cynthia Tyler
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 1280, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1281, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1282, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1283, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1284, offered by Senator Forby. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1285, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1286, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1287, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1288, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1289, offered by Senator Dillard. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1290, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1291, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1292, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1293, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1294, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1295, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1296, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1297, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1298, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Senate Bill 1299, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1300, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1301, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1302, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1303, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1304, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1305, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1306, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1307, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1308, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1309, offered by Senator Murphy. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1310, offered by Senator Bush. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1311, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1312, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1313, offered by Senator Hutchinson. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1314, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1315, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1316, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1317, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1318, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1319, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Ladies and Gentlemen, the Senate will stand at ease for a few minutes to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. Will all members on the Committee on Assignments please come to the President's Anteroom immediately? The Senate will stand at ease. (at ease) The Senate will come to order. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Harmon, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Executive Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 10 and Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 20; refer to Public Health Committee - Committee Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 26. Signed, Senator Don Harmon, Chairman.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, if I could have your attention for an announcement - Ladies and Gentlemen. The Chair would like to remind all Members that Friday, February 15th, is the Senate bill introduction deadline. If you have Senate bills that you would like to be heard -- that you would like to be heard, you should file them by that day. So, again, the Chair would like to remind all Members that Friday, February 15th, is the Senate bill introduction deadline, and if you have Senate bills that you would like to -- to be heard, you should file them by that day. Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Bills.
Senate Bill 20 {sic} (1320), offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1321, offered by Senator Trotter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1322, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1323, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1324, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1325, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1326, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1327, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1328, offered by Senator Forby. (Secretary reads title of bill) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Senate Bill 1329, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1330, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1331, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1332, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1333, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1334, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1335, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1336, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1337, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1338, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1339, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1340, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1341, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1342, offered by Senator Harmon. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1343, offered by Senator Harmon. 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1344, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1345, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1346, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1347, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1348, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1349, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1350, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1351, offered by Senator Sandoval -- Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1352, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1353, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1354, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1355, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1356, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1357, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Senate Bill 1358, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1359, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1360, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1361, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1362, offered by Senator Collins. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1363, offered by Senator Bertino-Tarrant. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1364, offered by Senator Holmes. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1365, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1366, offered by Senator Biss. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1367, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1368, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1369, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1370, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1371, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1372, offered by Senator Link. 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1373, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1374, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1375, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 1376, offered by Senator Link. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of these Senate bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Executive Order from the Governor.
Executive Order 12-03 - Establishing an Open Operating Standard for Illinois: Using Information Technology to Promote Transparency, Efficiency and Savings. Issued and Signed by Governor Quinn, September 18th, 2012.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, please let the Journal reflect that the Executive Order just read was delivered on January 9th, 2013, pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Illinois Constitution. Ladies and Gentlemen, again, just for an announcement to all Members. The Chair would like to remind all Members that Friday, February the 15th, is the Senate bill introduction deadline. Also, if you have Senate bills that you would like to be heard, you should file them by that day. That's Friday, February the 15th, Senate bill introduction deadline. Ladies and Gentlemen, again, just a reminder, the Senate Executive Committee will be meeting at 1 o'clock in Room 212. The Senate 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 will stand in recess to the call of the Chair. After the committee meeting, the Senate will reconvene to receive committee reports only. The Senate stands in recess. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) The Senate will come to order. Ladies and Gentlemen, due to a malfunction with the electronics, we're going to go through those Secretary -- the Secretary information here again. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
Senator Harmon, Chairperson of the Committee on Executive, reports Senate Bill 70 Do Pass; Senate Bill 10 and Senate Bill 20 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Mulroe, Chairperson of the Committee on Public Health, reports Senate Bill 26 Do Pass, as Amended; and Senate Resolution 48 Be Adopted.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 67, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. Senate Resolution 68, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 69, offered by Senator Link and all Members. They're all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the -- in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 156. Passed the House, February 5th, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 156, offered by Senator Jacobs. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of this House bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Ladies and Gentlemen, there being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 11 a.m. on the 6th day of February, 2013. The Senate stands adjourned.
Pursuant to the directive of the Senate President, the regular Session of the Senate is now in perfunctory Session. Communication from the President. Letter dated February 5th, 2013. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to Rule 2-10, I am scheduling a Senate perfunctory Session to convene on Tuesday, February 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 8th Legislative Day 2/5/2013 5th, 2013. Sincerely, John J. Cullerton, Senate President. Message 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 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 190. Passed the House, February 5th, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. House Bills 1st Reading. House Bill 190, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of this House bill. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, the Senate stands adjourned until February 6th, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m., or until the call of the President. The Senate stands adjourned. 14