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STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 HB6908 Third Reading 2 SB1858 Concurrence 173 SB1927 Concurrence 184 SB1927 Discussed 187 SB1927 Vote Intention 188 SB2485 Concurrence 189 SB2505 Concurrence 119 SB2797 Concurrence 175 SB3087 Concurrence 108 SB3088 Concurrence 176 SB3461 Concurrence 182 SB3514 Concurrence 171 SB3539 Concurrence 8 SB3539 Concurrence 29 SB3539 Out Of Record 8 SR1157 Motion 11 SR1157 Resolution Offered 9 SR1158 Adopted 24 SR1158 Resolution Offered 12 SR1159 Adopted 105 SR1159 Resolution Offered 85 SR1160 Resolution Offered 83 SR1161 Resolution Offered 83 SR1162 Resolution Offered 117 Senate to Order-Senator Lightford 1 Prayer-The Reverend Brandon Boyd 1 Pledge of Allegiance 1 Journal-Postponed 1 Committee Reports 1 Executive Session 3 Committee Reports 4 Committee Reports 5 Committee Reports 6 Executive Session Arises 7 Messages from the House 9 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 10 Committee Reports 10 Senate Stands in Recess/Reconvenes 82 Committee Reports 82 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 Messages from the House 82 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 84 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 84 Committee Reports 84 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 114 Committee Reports 115 Senate Stands in Recess/Reconvenes 116 Messages from the House 116 Senate Stands in Recess/Reconvenes 117 Committee Reports 117 Resolutions Consent Calendar-Adopted 118 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 118 Committee Reports 119 Adjournment Sine Die 193 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) The regular Session of the 96th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desk? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? The invocation today will be given by Reverend Brandon Boyd, the Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, Illinois. Reverend Boyd. THE REVEREND BRANDON BOYD: (Prayer by the Reverend Brandon Boyd) PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Jacobs. SENATOR JACOBS: (Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Jacobs) PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Madam Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal. SECRETARY ROCK: Senate Journal of Monday, January 10th, 2011. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter. Senator Hunter moves… SENATOR HUNTER: Thank you, Madam 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 LIGHTFORD) Senator Hunter moves to approve {sic} the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so order. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports. SECRETARY ROCK: Senator Wilhelmi, Chairperson of the Committee on 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 Judiciary, reports Motion to Concur with House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 3539 recommended Do Adopt. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Will all Members please report to the Senate Floor? Will all Members at the sound of my voice please come to the Senate Floor for Floor action? Will all Members’ assistants please notify your legislator that we will be going to Floor action on the Senate Floor and we request their appearance as soon as possible. Please, all Members, please come to the Senate Floor. Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, we do have an urgency to begin our business of today. The longer we delay, the longer we will be in on this evening. So if you want to hang out all night, take your time. If you’d like to leave at a decent, respectful hour, please come to the Senate Floor immediately. Thank you. The Chair recognizes my State Representative Karen Yarbrough and our new State Representative Arthur Turner. Welcome to the Senate Floor. Seth Perlman from AP requests permission to photo. Leave is granted. Diane Lee, Illinois Statehouse News, requests permission to film or videotape. Leave is granted. Michael Tercha from Citcaso -- oh, Chicago - excuse me, the writing - Chicago Tribune requests permission to photo. Leave is granted. And Sarah Zavala, Chicago Law Bulletin, requests permission to take photos. Leave is granted. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, will you please turn your Calendars to page 3? Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, will you please lower your voices and turn your Calendars to page 3? We will go to Floor action with House Bill 6908. President Cullerton. He indicates he wish to proceed. Madam Secretary, please read the bill. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 SECRETARY ROCK: House Bill 6908. (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) President Cullerton. SENATOR CULLERTON: Thank you, Mr. -- or, Madam President, Members of the Senate. This bill creates the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund and a special license plate. The fund shall grant awards -- I’m sorry, shall award grants to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for maintenance of a memorial and park, holding an annual memorial commemoration, giving scholarships to children of police officers killed or injured in the line of duty, and providing financial assistance to officers and their families who are killed or injured in the line of duty, and paying insurance premiums for police officers who are terminally ill. I’ll be happy to answer any questions and ask for an Aye vote. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall House Bill 6908 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 52 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. House Bill 6908, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. To fulfill our responsibilities under Article V, Section 9 of the Constitution, we will now proceed to the Order of Advise and 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 Consent. Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Thank you, Madam President. I move the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for the purposes of acting on the appointments set forth in the Messages from the Governor dated August 2nd, December 15th, December 22nd, 2010. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Muñoz moves that the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of acting on the appointments set forth in the Messages from the Governor dated August 2nd, December 15th and December 22nd, 2010. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The Senate is resolved into Executive Session. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports. SECRETARY ROCK: Senator Muñoz, Chairman of the Committee on Executive Appointments, to which was referred the Governor’s Message of August 2nd, 2010, reported the same back with the recommendation that the Senate do advise and consent to the following appointment. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Madam President, with respect to the Governor’s Message of August 2nd 2010, I will read the salaried appointment of which the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: To be Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, for a term commencing August 1, 2010, ending January 17th, 2011: 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 Arthur Bishop. Madam President, having read the salaried appointment from the Governor’s Message of August 2nd, 2010, I now seek leave to consider the appointment on a roll call. Madam President, will you put the question as required by our rules? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, does the Senate advise and consent to the appointment just read from the Governor’s Message of August 2nd. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 49 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 2 voting Present. A majority of the Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the appointment just read. Madam Secretary, Committee Reports. SECRETARY ROCK: Senator Muñoz, Chairman of the Committee on Executive Appointments, to which was referred the Governor’s Message of December 15th, 2010, reported the same back with the recommendation that the Senate do advise and consent to the following appointment. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Senator Muñoz. SENATOR MUÑOZ: Madam President, with respect to the Governor’s Message of December 15, 2010, I will read the salaried appointment of which the Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 144th Legislative Day 1/11/2011 To be Secretary of the Department of Human Services, for a term commencing December 16th, 2010, ending January 17th, 2011: Michelle Saddler. Madam President, having read the salaried appointment from the Governor’s Message of December 15th, 2010, I now seek leave to consider the appointment on a roll call. Madam President, will you put the question as required by our rules? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR LIGHTFORD) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, does the Senate advise and consent to the appointment just read from the Governor’s Message of December 15th. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record.
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