STATE OF ILLINOIS
HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
107TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2000
12:00 O'CLOCK NOON
NO. 107
[March 9, 2000] 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Daily Journal Index 107th Legislative Day Action Page(s) Adjournment........................................ 9 Committee on Rules Referrals....................... 3 Fiscal Notes Supplied.............................. 4 Home Rule Note Supplied............................ 4 Quorum Roll Call................................... 3 State Mandate Note Supplied........................ 4 Temporary Committee Assignments.................... 3 Bill Number Legislative Action Page(s) HB 0906 Committee Report................................... 3 HC 0019 Constitutional Amendment - Second Reading.......... 7 HR 0647 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0648 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0650 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0651 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0653 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0654 Adoption........................................... 7 HR 0655 Adoption........................................... 7 SB 1307 Action on Motion................................... 7 SB 1307 Motion Submitted................................... 4 SB 1321 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1425 Committee Report................................... 5 SB 1442 Committee Report................................... 5 SB 1538 Committee Report................................... 5 SB 1646 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1648 Committee Report................................... 4 SB 1649 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1652 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1655 Committee Report................................... 5 SB 1704 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1735 Committee Report................................... 6 SB 1841 Committee Report................................... 6 SJR 0063 Senate Message..................................... 8
3 [March 9, 2000] The House met pursuant to adjournment. Representative Hannig in the Chair. Prayer by Father Eugene Neff with St. Joseph Cathedral of Lebanon, Illinois. Representative Harris led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. By direction of the Speaker, a roll call was taken to ascertain the attendance of Members, as follows: 116 present. (ROLL CALL 1) By unanimous consent, Representative Shirley Jones was excused from attendance. TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS The Speaker announced the following temporary committee assignments: Representative Steve Davis replaced Representative Shirley Jones in the Committee on Public Utilities on March 7, 2000. Representative Bradley replaced Representative Morrow, Representative Mautino replaced Representative Shirley Jones, and Representative Mautino replaced Representative Fritchey in the Committee on Financial Institutions on March 7, 2000. Representative Joseph Lyons replaced Representative Shirley Jones, and Representative Scott replaced Representative Murphy in the Committee on Environment & Energy on March 8, 2000. Representative Currie replaced Representative Flowers, Representative McGuire replaced Representative Sharp, Representative Currie replaced Representative Flowers, Representative Currie replaced Representative Pugh, Representative Currie replaced Representative Kenner, Representative Hartke replaced Representative Pugh, and Representative Hartke replaced Representative Kenner in the Committee on Human Services on March 8, 2000. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Representative Currie, Chairperson, from the Committee on Rules to which the following were referred, action taken earlier today, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "approved for consideration" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: HOUSE BILL 906. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 906 is as follows: 5, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Currie, Chair Y Ryder Y Hannig Y Tenhouse Y Turner, Art COMMITTEE ON RULES REFERRALS Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson of the Committee on Rules, reported the following legislative measures and/or joint action motions have been assigned as follows: Committee on Agriculture & Conservation: SENATE BILL 1397. Committee on Children & Youth: SENATE BILL 1447. Committee on Constitutional Officers: SENATE BILLS 1338 and 1507. Committee on Environment & Energy: HOUSE RESOLUTION 637. Committee on Executive: SENATE BILLS 174, 1550, 1853, 1855 and 1860. Committee on Higher Education: SENATE BILLS 1295, 1389, 1444, 1537 and 1589; HOUSE RESOLUTION 622. Committee on Human Services: SENATE BILLS 1278, 1434, 1613 and
[March 9, 2000] 4 1660. Committee on Insurance: SENATE BILLS 1326, 1617 and 1701. Committee on Judiciary I-Civil Law: SENATE BILLS 649 and 1387. Committee on Judiciary II-Criminal Law: SENATE BILLS 1268, 1382, 1571 and 1695. Committee on Labor & Commerce: SENATE BILLS 777, 1330 and 1718. Committee on Local Government: SENATE BILL 1504. Committee on Registration & Regulation: SENATE BILLS 1323 and 1404. Committee on Revenue: SENATE BILLS 1249, 1674 and 1707. Committee on State Government Administration: SENATE BILLS 1513 and 1874. Committee on Transportation & Motor Vehicles: SENATE BILLS 1474, 1498, 1588 and 1626. MOTIONS SUBMITTED Representative Cross submitted the following written motion, which was placed on the order of Motions: MOTION I move that the Revenue Committee, including the Property Tax Subcommittee thereof, be discharged from further consideration of Senate Bill 1307 and Committee Amendment #1 thereto, that those measures be advanced to the order of Second Reading, and the appropriate rules be suspended to provide for the immediate consideration of this motion and those measures. FISCAL NOTES SUPPLIED Fiscal Notes have been supplied for SENATE BILLS 1293 and 1646. STATE MANDATE NOTE SUPPLIED A State Mandate Note has been supplied for HOUSE BILL 4699, as amended. HOME RULE NOTE SUPPLIED A Home Rule Note has been supplied for HOUSE BILL 4699, as amended. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES Representative Novak, Chairperson, from the Committee on Environment & Energy to which the following were referred, action taken on March 8, 2000, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1648. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1648 is as follows: 16, Yeas; 1, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Novak, Chair Y Hultgren Y Beaubien Y Jones, Shirley (Joseph Lyons) Y Bradley N Lawfer Y Davis, Steve, V-Chair Y Moore, Andrea Y Durkin Y Murphy (Scott) Y Hartke Y Parke Y Hassert, Spkpn Y Persico Y Holbrook Y Reitz Y Stroger
5 [March 9, 2000] Representative Erwin, Chairperson, from the Committee on Higher Education to which the following were referred, action taken on March 8, 2000, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1538. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1538 is as follows: 13, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Erwin, Chair Y Lopez Y Bost Y Myers, Richard Y Davis, Monique Y Righter Y Giles A Smith, Michael Y Howard Y Winkel Y Johnson, Tim (Wojcik) Y Wirsing, Spkpn Y Klingler A Woolard Y Younge Representative Gash, Chairperson, from the Committee on Judiciary II-Criminal Law to which the following were referred, action taken earlier today, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass as amended" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1655. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1655 is as follows: 10, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Gash, Chair Y Lindner A Bradley Y Lyons, Eileen Y Delgado Y O'Brien Y Durkin A Scully Y Johnson, Tom Y Smith, Michael, V-Chair A Jones, Lou Y Turner, John Y Winkel, Spkpn Representative Giles, Chairperson, from the Committee on Local Government to which the following were referred, action taken on March 8, 2000, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1442. That the bill be reported "do pass as amended" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1425. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1425 is as follows: 7, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Giles, Chair Y Mathias A Acevedo Y Mautino Y Hartke Y Moffitt, Spkpn Y Lawfer Y Scott A Skinner The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1442 is as follows: 6, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Giles, Chair A Mathias A Acevedo Y Mautino Y Hartke Y Moffitt, Spkpn Y Lawfer Y Scott A Skinner Representative Saviano, Chairperson, from the Committee on Registration & Regulation to which the following were referred, action taken on March 8, 2000, and reported the same back with the following recommendations:
[March 9, 2000] 6 That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILLS 1646 and 1735. That the bill be reported "do pass as amended" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1704. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1646 is as follows: 11, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Saviano, Chair A Klingler Y Boland Y Kosel Y Bradley Y Lyons, Eileen Y Bugielski, V-Chair A Meyer Y Burke A Mulligan A Coulson Y Novak Y Crotty Y Reitz Y Davis, Steve A Stephens A Zickus, Spkpn The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1704 is as follows: 15, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Saviano, Chair A Klingler Y Boland Y Kosel Y Bradley Y Lyons, Eileen Y Bugielski, V-Chair Y Meyer Y Burke Y Mulligan Y Coulson Y Novak Y Crotty Y Reitz Y Davis, Steve A Stephens Y Zickus, Spkpn The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1735 is as follows: 16, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Saviano, Chair Y Klingler Y Boland Y Kosel Y Bradley Y Lyons, Eileen Y Bugielski, V-Chair Y Meyer Y Burke Y Mulligan Y Coulson Y Novak Y Crotty Y Reitz Y Davis, Steve A Stephens Y Zickus, Spkpn Representative Kenner, Chairperson, from the Committee on State Government Administration to which the following were referred, action taken on March 8, 2000, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILLS 1321, 1649, 1652 and 1841. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1321 is as follows: 7, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Kenner, Chair A Lang Y Curry, Julie Y Mitchell, Bill A Feigenholtz Y O'Connor, Spkpn Y Franks Y Schmitz Y Sommer The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILLS 1649, 1652 and 1841 is as follows: 9, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Kenner, Chair Y Lang Y Curry, Julie Y Mitchell, Bill
7 [March 9, 2000] Y Feigenholtz Y O'Connor, Spkpn Y Franks Y Schmitz Y Sommer RESOLUTIONS HOUSE RESOLUTIONS 647, 648, 650, 651, 653, 654 and 655 were taken up for consideration. Representative Currie moved the adoption of the resolutions. The motion prevailed and the Resolutions were adopted. ACTION ON MOTION Pursuant to the motion submitted previously, Representative Cross moved that the Revenue Committee, including the Property Tax Subcommittee thereof, be discharge from further consideration of Senate Bill 1307 and Committee Amendment #1 thereto, that those measures be advanced to the order of Second Reading, and that the appropriate rules be suspended to provide for the immediate consideration of this motion and those measures. The Chair ruled that the Motion must appear on the Calendar before the House can vote on the Motion. Representative Cross then moved to suspend the provisions of House Rule 58(b) so that the Motion may be heard today. And on that motion a vote was taken as follows: 57, Yeas; 59, Nays; 0, Answering Present. (ROLL CALL 2) The motion lost. Representative Cross then moved to overrule the Chair. And the question being "Shall the Chair be sustained?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: 60, Yeas; 56, Nays; 0, Answering Present. (ROLL CALL 3) The motion prevailed. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS SECOND READING Having been read in full on February 3, 2000 and held on the order of Second Reading, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 19 was taken up and read in full a second time and held again on the order of Second Reading. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Mr. Harry, Secretary: Mr. Speaker -- I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following Senate Joint Resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to-wit: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 63 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 9, 2000, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at 12:00 o'clock
[March 9, 2000] 8 noon; and the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Adopted by the Senate, March 9, 2000. Jim Harry, Secretary of the Senate The foregoing message from the Senate reporting their adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 63 was taken up for immediate consideration. Representative Currie moved the adoption of the resolution. The motion prevailed and SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 63 was adopted. Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate. At the hour of 1:00 o'clock p.m., Representative Currie moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed. And in accordance therewith and pursuant to SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 63, the House stood adjourned until Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at 1:00 o'clock p.m.
9 [March 9, 2000] NO. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE ROLL CALL QUORUM ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE MAR 09, 2000 0 YEAS 0 NAYS 116 PRESENT P ACEVEDO P FOWLER P LINDNER P REITZ P BASSI P FRANKS P LOPEZ P RIGHTER P BEAUBIEN P FRITCHEY P LYONS,EILEEN P RUTHERFORD P BELLOCK P GARRETT P LYONS,JOSEPH P RYDER P BIGGINS P GASH P MATHIAS P SAVIANO P BLACK P GIGLIO P MAUTINO P SCHMITZ P BOLAND P GILES P McAULIFFE P SCHOENBERG P BOST P GRANBERG P McCARTHY P SCOTT P BRADLEY P HAMOS P McGUIRE P SCULLY P BRADY P HANNIG P McKEON P SHARP P BROSNAHAN P HARRIS P MEYER P SILVA P BRUNSVOLD P HARTKE P MITCHELL,BILL P SKINNER P BUGIELSKI P HASSERT P MITCHELL,JERRY P SLONE P BURKE P HOEFT P MOFFITT P SMITH P CAPPARELLI P HOFFMAN P MOORE P SOMMER P COULSON P HOLBROOK P MORROW P STEPHENS P COWLISHAW P HOWARD P MULLIGAN P STROGER P CROSS P HULTGREN P MURPHY P TENHOUSE P CROTTY P JOHNSON,TIM P MYERS P TURNER,ART P CURRIE P JOHNSON,TOM P NOVAK P TURNER,JOHN P CURRY P JONES,JOHN P O'BRIEN P WAIT P DANIELS P JONES,LOU P O'CONNOR P WINKEL P DART E JONES,SHIRLEY P OSMOND P WINTERS P DAVIS,MONIQUE P KENNER P OSTERMAN P WIRSING P DAVIS,STEVE P KLINGLER P PANKAU P WOJCIK P DELGADO P KOSEL P PARKE P WOOLARD P DURKIN P KRAUSE P PERSICO P YOUNGE P ERWIN P LANG P POE P ZICKUS P FEIGENHOLTZ P LAWFER P PUGH A MR. SPEAKER P FLOWERS P LEITCH E - Denotes Excused Absence
[March 9, 2000] 10 NO. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE ROLL CALL SENATE BILL 1307 MOTION MOTIONS MUST BE ON CALENDAR LOST MAR 09, 2000 57 YEAS 59 NAYS 0 PRESENT N ACEVEDO N FOWLER Y LINDNER N REITZ Y BASSI Y FRANKS N LOPEZ Y RIGHTER Y BEAUBIEN N FRITCHEY Y LYONS,EILEEN Y RUTHERFORD Y BELLOCK N GARRETT N LYONS,JOSEPH Y RYDER Y BIGGINS N GASH Y MATHIAS Y SAVIANO Y BLACK N GIGLIO N MAUTINO Y SCHMITZ N BOLAND N GILES Y McAULIFFE N SCHOENBERG Y BOST N GRANBERG N McCARTHY N SCOTT N BRADLEY N HAMOS N McGUIRE N SCULLY Y BRADY N HANNIG N McKEON N SHARP N BROSNAHAN N HARRIS Y MEYER N SILVA N BRUNSVOLD N HARTKE Y MITCHELL,BILL Y SKINNER N BUGIELSKI Y HASSERT Y MITCHELL,JERRY N SLONE N BURKE Y HOEFT Y MOFFITT N SMITH N CAPPARELLI N HOFFMAN Y MOORE Y SOMMER Y COULSON N HOLBROOK N MORROW Y STEPHENS Y COWLISHAW N HOWARD Y MULLIGAN N STROGER Y CROSS Y HULTGREN N MURPHY Y TENHOUSE N CROTTY Y JOHNSON,TIM Y MYERS N TURNER,ART N CURRIE Y JOHNSON,TOM N NOVAK Y TURNER,JOHN N CURRY Y JONES,JOHN N O'BRIEN Y WAIT Y DANIELS N JONES,LOU Y O'CONNOR Y WINKEL N DART E JONES,SHIRLEY Y OSMOND Y WINTERS N DAVIS,MONIQUE N KENNER N OSTERMAN Y WIRSING N DAVIS,STEVE Y KLINGLER Y PANKAU Y WOJCIK N DELGADO Y KOSEL Y PARKE N WOOLARD Y DURKIN Y KRAUSE Y PERSICO N YOUNGE N ERWIN N LANG Y POE Y ZICKUS N FEIGENHOLTZ Y LAWFER N PUGH A MR. SPEAKER N FLOWERS Y LEITCH E - Denotes Excused Absence
11 [March 9, 2000] NO. 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE ROLL CALL SENATE BILL 1307 MOTION SHALL THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINED PREVAILED MAR 09, 2000 60 YEAS 56 NAYS 0 PRESENT Y ACEVEDO Y FOWLER N LINDNER Y REITZ N BASSI Y FRANKS Y LOPEZ N RIGHTER N BEAUBIEN Y FRITCHEY N LYONS,EILEEN N RUTHERFORD N BELLOCK Y GARRETT Y LYONS,JOSEPH N RYDER N BIGGINS Y GASH N MATHIAS N SAVIANO N BLACK Y GIGLIO Y MAUTINO N SCHMITZ Y BOLAND Y GILES N McAULIFFE Y SCHOENBERG N BOST Y GRANBERG Y McCARTHY Y SCOTT Y BRADLEY Y HAMOS Y McGUIRE Y SCULLY N BRADY Y HANNIG Y McKEON Y SHARP Y BROSNAHAN Y HARRIS N MEYER Y SILVA Y BRUNSVOLD Y HARTKE N MITCHELL,BILL N SKINNER Y BUGIELSKI N HASSERT N MITCHELL,JERRY Y SLONE Y BURKE N HOEFT N MOFFITT Y SMITH Y CAPPARELLI Y HOFFMAN N MOORE N SOMMER N COULSON Y HOLBROOK Y MORROW N STEPHENS N COWLISHAW Y HOWARD N MULLIGAN Y STROGER N CROSS N HULTGREN Y MURPHY N TENHOUSE Y CROTTY N JOHNSON,TIM N MYERS Y TURNER,ART Y CURRIE N JOHNSON,TOM Y NOVAK N TURNER,JOHN Y CURRY N JONES,JOHN Y O'BRIEN N WAIT N DANIELS Y JONES,LOU N O'CONNOR N WINKEL Y DART E JONES,SHIRLEY N OSMOND N WINTERS Y DAVIS,MONIQUE Y KENNER Y OSTERMAN N WIRSING Y DAVIS,STEVE N KLINGLER N PANKAU N WOJCIK Y DELGADO N KOSEL N PARKE Y WOOLARD N DURKIN N KRAUSE N PERSICO Y YOUNGE Y ERWIN Y LANG N POE N ZICKUS Y FEIGENHOLTZ N LAWFER Y PUGH A MR. SPEAKER Y FLOWERS N LEITCH E - Denotes Excused Absence