STATE OF ILLINOIS
HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
13TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Perfunctory Session
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001
12:25 O'CLOCK P.M.
NO. 13
[February 20, 2001] 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Daily Journal Index 13th Legislative Day Action Page(s) Adjournment........................................ 5 Fiscal Notes Supplied.............................. 3 Introduction and First Reading - HB1979-1991....... 3 Temporary Committee Assignments.................... 3 Bill Number Legislative Action Page(s) HC 0005 Constitutional Amendment - First Reading........... 5
3 [February 20, 2001] The House met pursuant to adjournment. Representative Klingler in the Chair. Prayer by Anthony D. Rossi, Clerk of the House. Minutes Clerk Jennifer L. Timms led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS The Speaker announced the following temporary committee assignments: Representative Ryder replaced Representative Coulson in the Committee on Appropriations-Human Services on February 16, 2001. Representative John Jones replaced Representative Coulson in the Committee on Aging on February 16, 2001. Representative Cross replaced Representative Tenhouse in the Committee on Rules on February 16, 2001. Representative O'Connor replaced Representative Hultgren in the Committee on Telecommunications Rewrite on February 16, 2001. Representative Biggins replaced Representative Wait in the Committee on Judiciary II-Criminal Law on February 16, 2001. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Representative Novak, Chairperson from the Committee on Environment & Energy, appointed the following members: Subcommittee on Emissions Trading Allowances: Representative Novak, Chairperson; Representatives Steve Davis and Dan Reitz. Representative Joseph Lyons, Chairperson from the Committee on Revenue, appointed the following members: Subcommittee on Income Taxation: Representative Currie, Chairperson; Representative Kenner, Vice-Chairperson: Representative Pankau, Spokesperson. Subcommittee on Property Taxation: Representative Art Turner, Chairperson; Representative Joseph Lyons, Vice-Chairperson: Representative Biggins, Spokesperson. Subcommittee on Sales & Other Taxation: Representative McGuire, Chairperson; Representative Joseph Lyons, Vice-Chairperson: Representative Beaubien, Spokesperson. FISCAL NOTES SUPPLIED Fiscal Notes have been supplied for HOUSE BILLS 581, 636 and 796. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF BILLS The following bills were introduced, read by title a first time, ordered printed and placed in the Committee on Rules: HOUSE BILL 1979. Introduced by Representative Arthur Turner, a bill for AN ACT in relation to taxation. HOUSE BILL 1980. Introduced by Representative Boland, a bill for AN ACT concerning advisory questions of public policy. HOUSE BILL 1981. Introduced by Representative Boland, a bill for AN ACT concerning voters' pamphlets. HOUSE BILL 1982. Introduced by Representative Boland, a bill for AN ACT concerning voters' pamphlets. HOUSE BILL 1983. Introduced by Representative Lindner, a bill for AN ACT concerning public aid. HOUSE BILL 1984. Introduced by Representative Delgado, a bill for
[February 20, 2001] 4 AN ACT to create the Access to Health Care Planning Act. HOUSE BILL 1985. Introduced by Representatives Delgado - Coulson - Feigenholtz - Hamos - Klingler, a bill for AN ACT in relation to public aid. HOUSE BILL 1986. Introduced by Representative Fowler, a bill for AN ACT in relation to taxation. HOUSE BILL 1987. Introduced by Representative Fowler, a bill for AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits. HOUSE BILL 1988. Introduced by Representative Fowler, a bill for AN ACT concerning township officers. HOUSE BILL 1989. Introduced by Representative Mautino, a bill for AN ACT concerning insurance. HOUSE BILL 1990. Introduced by Representative Dart, a bill for AN ACT in relation to underage use of alcohol. HOUSE BILL 1991. Introduced by Representative Moore, a bill for AN ACT in relation to public aid. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FIRST READING Representative Dart introduced the following: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 8 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE IV THE LEGISLATURE (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8) SECTION 8. PASSAGE OF BILLS (a) The enacting clause of the laws of this State shall be: "Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly." (b) The General Assembly shall enact laws only by bill. Bills may originate in either house, but may be amended or rejected by the other. (c) No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to each house. Final passage of a bill shall be by record vote. In the Senate at the request of two members, and in the House at the request of five members, a record vote may be taken on any other occasion. A record vote is a vote by yeas and nays entered on the journal. (d) A bill shall be read by title on three different days in each house. A bill and each amendment thereto shall be reproduced and placed on the desk of each member before final passage. Bills, except bills for appropriations and for the codification, revision or rearrangement of laws, shall be confined to one subject. Appropriation bills shall be limited to the subject of appropriations. A bill expressly amending a law shall set forth completely the sections amended. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall sign each bill that passes both houses to certify that the procedural requirements for passage have been met. (e) An action alleging that a Public Act is invalid because it violates the requirement in subsection (d) that bills, except bills for appropriations and for the codification, revision, or rearrangement of laws, shall be confined to one subject must be commenced within 3 years after the effective date of the Public Act. If a Public Act has more
5 [February 20, 2001] than one effective date, the action must be commenced within 3 years after the earliest effective date in the Public Act. This subsection applies to Public Acts that take effect on or after January 1, 2003. (Source: Illinois Constitution.) SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. The foregoing HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 5 was taken up, read in full a first time, ordered printed and placed in the Committee on Rules. At the hour of 4:25 o'clock p.m., Representative Klingler moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed. And in accordance therewith and pursuant to HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 5, the House stood adjourned until Wednesday, February 21, 2001, at 11:30 o'clock a.m.