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Illinois Senate Floor Debate — July 14, 2015

99th General Assembly (2015-2016) · Legislative day 60 · Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
99th (2015-2016)
Date
July 14, 2015
Legislative day
60
Session
Regular Session
Speaker turns
20
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Neil Anderson (R)

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 July 14th, 2015. Dear Mr. Secretary - Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 2- 10, I am scheduling a perfunctory Session to convene on Tuesday, July 14th, 2015. Sincerely, John J. Cullerton, Senate President. Resolutions. Senate Resolution 727, offered by Senator Lightford and all Members. Senate Resolutions 728 through 730, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. Senate Resolution 731, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolutions 732 and 733, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. Senate Resolution 734, offered by Senator Harris and all Members. Senate Resolution 735, offered by Senator McGuire and all Members. Senate Resolution 737 through 740, offered by Senator Morrison and all Members. Senate Resolutions 741 and 742, offered by Senator LaHood and all Members. Senate Resolutions 744 and 745, offered by Senator Anderson and all Members. Senate Resolutions 747 and 748, offered by Senator Koehler 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 and all Members. Senate Resolution 749, offered by Senator Haine and all Members. They are all death resolutions and will be referred to the Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution 736, offered by Senator Bush. Senate Resolution 743, offered by Senator Muñoz. Senate Resolution 746, offered by Senator LaHood. And Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendments 16 and 17, offered by Senator Radogno. They are all substantive. Introduction of Senate Bills. Senate Bill 2151, offered by Senator Silverstein. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2152, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2153, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate -- Senate Bill 2154, offered by Senator Radogno. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2155, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Resolution -- Senate Bill 2156, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2157, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) Senate Bill 2158, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Senate Bill 2159, offered by Senator Cunningham. (Secretary reads title of bill) 1st Reading of the bills. Appointment Messages. Appointment Message 990260 Governor's salaried appointment James Schink Member, Executive Ethics Commission Appointment Message 990261 Governor's salaried appointment Stephen B. Schnorf Member, Executive Ethics Commission Appointment Message 990262 Governor's salaried appointment Gerald Keenan Member, Illinois Pollution Control Board Appointment Message 990263 Governor's non-salaried appointment Bryan Kibler Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Appointment Message 990264 Governor's non-salaried appointment Michael McCoy Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Appointment Message 990265 Governor's non-salaried appointment Pamela Paziotopoulos Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Appointment Message 990266 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Governor's non-salaried appointment Matthew Hower Member, Financial Reporting Standards Board Appointment Message 990267 Governor's non-salaried appointment Gila Bronner Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990268 Governor's non-salaried appointment Lerry Knox Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990269 Governor's non-salaried appointment Terrence O'Brien Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990270 Governor's non-salaried appointment Mordecai Tessler Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990271 Governor's non-salaried appointment John Yonover Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990272 Governor's non-salaried appointment Elba Aranda-Suh Member, Lottery Control Board Appointment Message 990273 Governor's non-salaried appointment 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Henry Beards Member, Workforce Investment Board Appointment Message 990274 Governor's non-salaried appointment Elizabeth Dickson Member, Workforce Investment Board Appointment Message 990275 Governor's non-salaried appointment Sandeep Nain Member, Workforce Investment Board Appointment Message 990276 Governor's non-salaried appointment Terry Wilkerson Member, Workforce Investment Board Appointment Message 990277 Governor's non-salaried appointment James Fuentes Member, Illinois Finance Authority Appointment Message 990278 Governor's non-salaried appointment Terry Bruce Member, Illinois Community College Board Appointment Message 990279 Governor's salaried appointment Margaret Hickey Executive Inspector General, Office of the (Executive) Inspector General Appointment Message 990280 Governor's non-salaried appointment 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Margaret Schiemann Member, Workforce Investment Board 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 concurred with the Senate in the passage of a bill of the following title, to wit: Senate Bill 2040. 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 2040. Passed the House, as amended, July 9th, 2015. Timothy D. Mapes, Clerk of the House. Perfunctory Session will stand at ease to allow the Committee on Assignments to meet. (at ease) Perfunctory Senate of the Session {sic} is now back in session. Committee Reports. Senator Clayborne, Chairman of the Committee on Assignments, reports the following Legislative Measures have been assigned: Refer to Appropriations I Committee - Motion to Concur on House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2040; Be Approved for Consideration - Senate Bills 2049 through 2060, Senate Resolution 679, Senate Resolution 693, Senate Resolution 720, Senate Resolution 743, and Senate Joint Resolution 30. Signed, Senator James F. Clayborne, Chairman. There being no further business to come before this perfunctory Session, pursuant to -- to House Joint Resolution 85, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, July 14th, 2015, at the hour of 4 p.m., or until the call of the Senate President. Senate 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 stands adjourned.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) The regular Session of the 99th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desks? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Reverend Mark Gifford, Parkway Christian Church, Springfield, Illinois.

THE REVEREND MARK GIFFORD

(Prayer by the Reverend Mark Gifford)

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Senator Cunningham.

Bill Cunningham (D)

(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Cunningham)

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Paul Elders with WICS seeks leave to record video/audio. Seeing no objection, leave will be granted. Richard Wineinger with WMAQ-TV seeks permission to video. Seeing no objection, leave will be granted. Ted Schurter with SJ-R seeks leave to photograph. Seeing no objection, leave will be granted. Tony Yuscius with Bluestream.com {sic} (Blueroomstream.com) seeks leave to videotape. Seeing no objection, leave will be granted. And Lisa Gustafson, Bluestream.com {sic} (Blueroomstream.com), seeks leave to video. Seeing no objection, leave will be granted. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

Neil Anderson (R)

Senate Journal of Wednesday, July 1st, 2015.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Senator Hunter.

Mattie Hunter (D)

7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Mr. President, I move to postpone the reading and approval of the Journal just read by the Secretary, pending arrival of the printed transcript.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 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.

Neil Anderson (R)

Senate Resolutions 750 through 752, offered by Senator Hunter and all Members. Senate Resolutions 753 through 756, offered by Senator Althoff and all Members. Senate Resolution 757, offered by Senator Manar and all Members. Senate Resolutions 758 and 759, offered by Senators McConnaughay, Althoff, and all Members. They are all death resolutions, Mr. President.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Resolutions Consent Calendar.

Neil Anderson (R)

Senate Resolution 760, offered by Senator Bush. It is substantive.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.

Neil Anderson (R)

Senator Trotter, Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations I, reports Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2040 Recommend Do Adopt.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day 7/14/2015 Senator Sullivan, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

John M. Sullivan (D)

Thank you, Mr. President. For the purpose of an announcement.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) Please state your announcement, Leader.

John M. Sullivan (D)

Thank you, Mr. President. Immediately upon adjournment, the Senate Democrats will be caucusing in the President's Office.

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR CLAYBORNE) That's in order. Reminder that the Democrats will caucus upon adjournment. There being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 12 noon on the 15th day of July. The Senate stands adjourned. 9