PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Good afternoon. The time being exactly 4 o'clock, the regular Session of the 98th General Assembly will come to order. Will all the Members please be at their desks? Will the guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Reverend Amy Kay Pavlovich, Chaplain at MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. Reverend.
(Prayer by the Reverend Amy Kay Pavlovich)
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 Journal of Friday, May 24th, 2013.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Senator Hunter.
Mr. 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 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. Tony Yuscius with Blueroomstream.com requests permission to videotape. Seeing no 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 58th Legislative Day 5/27/2013 objection, leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 334, offered by Senator Stadelman and all Members. Senate Resolution 335, offered by Senator Morrison and all Members. Senate Resolution 336, offered by Senator Morrison and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 337, offered by Senator Link. It is substantive.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 2193. Together with the following amendments which are attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 2193. Passed the House, as amended, May 24th, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 58th Legislative Day 5/27/2013 Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 1044. Together with the following amendment which is attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1044. We have received like Messages on Senate Bill 1456, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1655, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1718, with House Amendments 1 and 2; Senate Bill 1852, with House Amendment 2; Senate Bill 1884, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1921, with House Amendments 1 and 2; Senate Bill 1931, with House Amendment 1. Passed the House, as amended, May 26, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 1192. Together with the following amendments which are attached, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 1192. We have received like Messages on Senate Bill 1307, with House Amendment 1; Senate Bill 1603, with House Amendments 1 and 3; Senate Bill 1639, with House Amendments 1 and 2. Passed the House, as amended, May 27th, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 58th Legislative Day 5/27/2013 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 passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Bill 1551. Passed the House, May 26, 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. Message from the House by Mr. Mapes, Clerk. Mr. President - I am directed to inform the Senate the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 33. Offered by Senator Lightford. And adopted by the House, May 22nd, 2013. We have received a like Message on House Joint Resolution 36, offered by Senator Steans. And adopted by the House, May 24th 2013. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. They are substantive, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.
House Bill 1551, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can have your attention, for purposes of an announcement. The following committees will be 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 58th Legislative Day 5/27/2013 meeting tomorrow morning to take up concurrences and Floor amendments: Labor and Commerce will meet in Room 212 at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning; Financial Institutions will meet in Room 400 at 9 a.m.; Insurance will meet in Room 400 at 9:30; and Revenue will meet in Room 409 at 9:30. Labor and Commerce, 9 a.m. Financial Institutions, 9 a.m. Insurance, 9:30. Revenue, 9:30. Those are all tomorrow morning. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?
For the point of an announcement, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Please make your announcement.
Upon -- upon recess, there will be a caucus held in the President's Office - immediately upon recess.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. The Senate Republicans would also like to caucus immediately upon recess, for about an hour.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Senators Hunter and Althoff move that the Senate recess for the purposes -- purposes of Senate Democrat and Republican Caucuses, lasting approximately one hour. Seeing no objection, the motion is granted. The Senate now stands in recess to the call of the Chair. After the Senate Democrat and Republican Caucuses, the Senate will reconvene for the purposes of Floor action. The Senate stands in recess to the call of the Chair. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 98th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 58th Legislative Day 5/27/2013 (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS/SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) The Senate will come to order. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 12 p.m. on the 28th day of May, 2013. The Senate stands adjourned. 6