PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) The regular Session of the 99th General Assembly will come to order. Will all Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Pastor Shaun Lewis, Civil Servant Ministries, Springfield, Illinois. Pastor Lewis.
(Prayer by Pastor Shaun Lewis)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Cunningham, to lead us in the Pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.
Senate Journal of Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Senator Hunter.
Mr. -- 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) Thank you, Senator Hunter. 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, Resolutions.
1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Senate Resolution 6, offered by Senator Stadelman and all Members. Senate Resolution 7, offered by Senator Harris and all Members. Senate Resolutions 8 through 10, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolution 11, offered by Senator Murphy and all Members. Senate Resolution 12, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 13, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. Senate Resolution 14, offered by Senator Connelly and all Members. Senate Resolution 15, offered by Senator Barickman and all Members. Senate Resolutions 16 through 26, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 27, offered by Senator LaHood and all Members. Senate Resolutions 28 through 30, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 31, offered by Senator LaHood and all Members. Senate Resolution 32, offered by Senator Morrison and all Members. Senate Resolutions 33 through 37, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolution 38, offered by Senator Link and all Members. Senate Resolution 39, offered by Senator Jones and all 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Members. Senate Resolution 40, offered by Senator McConnelly -- excuse me, Senator Connelly and all Members. Senate Resolution 41, offered by Senator Barickman and all Members. Senate Resolution 42, offered by Senator Koehler and all Members. Senate Resolutions 43 and 44, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. Senate Resolution 45 through 47, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolution 48, offered by Senator Mulroe and all Members. Senate Resolution 49, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolution 50, offered by President Cullerton and all Members. Senate Resolution 54, offered by Senators Koehler and LaHood and all Members. Senate Resolution 55, offered by Senator Koehler and all Members. And Senate Resolution 56, offered by Senator LaHood and all Members.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Resolutions Consent Calendar.
And Senate Resolution 51, offered by Senator Morrison. Senate Resolution 52, offered by Senator Mulroe. And Senate Resolution 53, offered by Senator Barickman. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 They are substantive resolutions, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. -- Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Senate Bills.
Senate Bill No. 1, offered by Senator Manar. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2, offered by Senator Kotowski and Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Resolution {sic} 3, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Resolution -- excuse me, Senate Bill 4, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 5, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 6, offered by Senator Steans. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 7, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 8, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) (Senate Bill 9.) (Bill within parentheses submitted in writing, but inadvertently not read into the record.) Senate Bill 10, offered by Senators Trotter and Tom Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 11, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 12, offered by Senator Hunter. (Secretary reads title of bill) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Senate Bill 13, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 14, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 15, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 16, offered by Senator Hutchinson. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 17, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 18, offered by Senator Kotowski. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 19, offered by Senator Bertino-Tarrant. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 21, offered by -- excuse me, Senate Bill 20, offered by Senator Haine. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 21, offered by Senator Raoul. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 22, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 23, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 24, offered by Senator McGuire. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 25, offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 26, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Senate Bill 27, offered by Senator McCann. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 28, offered by Senator Connelly. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 29, offered by Senator Connelly. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 30, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 31, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 32, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 33, offered by Senator Hastings. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 34, offered by Senator Delgado. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 35, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 36, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 37, offered by Senator Biss. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 38, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 39, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 40, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 41, offered by Senator Barickman. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 42, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 43, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 44, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 45, offered by Senator Barickman. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 46, offered by Senator Martinez. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 47, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 48, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 49, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 50, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 51, offered by Senator Koehler. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 52, offered by Senator Clayborne. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 53, offered by Senator Morrison. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 54, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 55, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Senate Bill 56, offered by Senator Lightford. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 57, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 58, offered by Senator Althoff. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 59, offered by Senator Mulroe. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 60, offered by Senator Noland. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 61, offered by Senator Sandoval. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 62, offered by Senator Nybo. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 63, offered by Senator Nybo. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 64, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 65, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 66, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 67, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 68, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 69, offered by Senator -- offered by President Cullerton. (Secretary reads title of bill) 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 1st Reading of the Senate bills.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 57, offered by Senator Harmon and all Members. It's a death resolution, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Resolutions Consent Calendar. Senator Hunter, for what purpose do you rise?
Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Please state your point, Senator Hunter.
Thank you, Mr. President. Today, January 15th, is the one hundred and seventh anniversary of the founding of my sorority, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. And for one hundred and seven years, the nation's oldest African American sorority has been of service to all mankind. This organization is being recognized in Congress and all fifty states today. And also, today, January 15th, is the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, who -- who is the brother -- the brothers to the women of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. So we basically encourage you to honor Dr. King on January 19th by making it a day of service. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 Thank -- thank you, Senator Hunter. Dr. King was a great man. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a special quest on the Floor, somebody that we all know very well. The new Treasurer, Mike Frerichs, has joined us. Mike, good to have you back. Thanks for coming today. 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 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 No. 3. (Secretary reads HJR No. 3) Adopted by the House, January 15th, 2015. Signed by Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Senator Syverson, for what purpose do you rise?
Just want to say good morning, Mr. President, and the Republicans would like to have a caucus immediately upon adjournment, just for a few minutes. So if everyone would get there on time, we'd appreciate that. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you and good morning to you as well. Republicans have requested a caucus immediately after adjournment. Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.
House Joint Resolution No. 3, offered by Senator Link.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 2nd Legislative Day 1/15/2015 On the Order -- on the Order of Resolutions is House Joint Resolution 3. Mr. Secretary, please read the resolution. Understand the Secretary has already read the resolution. Senator Link moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of the immediate consideration and adoption of -- of Joint Resolution -- House Joint Resolution 3. Those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the rules are suspended. Senator Link moves for the adoption of House Joint Resolution 3. All in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolutions on the Consent Calendar?
No objections have been filed, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR SULLIVAN) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Seeing none -- if not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. And the resolutions are adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen, there being no further business to come before the Senate, pursuant to the House Joint Resolution 3, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of noon on February the 3rd, 2015. The Senate stands adjourned. 11