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STATE of ILLINOIS 96Th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 HR0005 Resolution Received 47 SR0001 Adopted 36 SR0001 Resolution Offered 35 SR0002 Adopted 37 SR0002 Resolution Offered 35 SR0003 Adopted 40 SR0003 Resolution Offered 39 SR0004 Adopted 40 SR0004 Resolution Offered 39 SR0005 Adopted 41 SR0005 Resolution Offered 39 SR0006 Adopted 43 SR0006 Resolution Offered 42 SR0007 Adopted 52 SR0007 Resolution Offered 51 Senate to Order-Governor Rod Blagojevich 1 Committee on Escort 1 Invocation-The Very Reverend John F. Canary 2 Presentation of Colors 2 Pledge of Allegiance 2 National Anthem sung by Molly Durand 2 Appointment of Temporary Officers 2 Letter from the State Board of Elections 2 Oath of Office-Justice Mary Jane Theis 4 Roll Call of Senators of the 96th GA 6 Nominations for Senate President 6 Nominations Closed 19 Roll Call for Senate President 19 Remarks by Governor Rod Blagojevich 20 Justice Theis Administers Oath-Senate 21 President Remarks by President Cullerton 23 Minority Leader Declared 29 Remarks by Minority Leader Radogno 30 Musical Selection sung by Molly Durand 33 Benediction-Rabbi Zev Shandalov 34 Committee on Escort 34 Communications from the President 34 Communications from the Senate Republican 35 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 Leader Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 35 Committee Reports 35 Communications from the Senate President 38 Communications from the Senate Republican 38 Leader Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 39 Committee Reports 39 Communications from the Senate President 42 Senate Stands at Ease/Reconvenes 43 Committee Reports 43 Message from the House 47 Committee on Escort 47 House Prosecutor Exhibits Article of 48 Impeachment Committee on Escort 48 Oath Administered to Chief Justice Fitzgerald 49 Oath Administered to Senators 49 Senate Resolved into Impeachment Tribunal 51 Impeachment Tribunal Arises 52 Adjournment 53 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: The Senate will come to order. Will the Members and our guests please be seated? …need the gavel. Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois in part reads as follows: On the first day of the January session of the General Assembly in odd-numbered years, the Governor shall convene the Senate to elect from the membership a President of the Senate as presiding officer. Representatives of the media have requested permission to record the proceedings. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. The following Senators are appointed to the Committee to Escort the members of the Judiciary into the Chamber: Senators Wilhelmi, Noland, Hutchinson, Bivins, and Duffy. Will the Committee of Escort please report to the rear of the Chamber to escort the distinguished members of the Judiciary into the Chamber? The Chair is pleased to welcome into the Chamber Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald and Justices Charles Freeman, Robert Thomas, and Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court. The Chair would also like to recognize our other distinguished guests: Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn; State Comptroller Dan Hynes; State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias; Auditor General Bill Holland; Justice Mary Jane Theis, of the Illinois Appellate Court; representing United States Senator Dick Durbin, his wife, Loretta Durbin; former State Senate President Philip Rock, and his wife, Sheila; former Senate President Tom Hynes; former Senate President Emil Jones and his wife, Lora {sic} (Lorrie); former Governor Jim Thompson; former Senator, former Congressman, and now President of Southern Illinois University, Dr. Glenn Poshard; Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin. Will the Members and our guests please rise? The 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 invocation will be offered by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Father Canary. THE VERY REVEREND JOHN F. CANARY: (Invocation by the Very Reverend John F. Canary) GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Will the Members and our guests please remain standing for the Presentation of the Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance of the -- to the Flag? The Colors will be presented by the Color Guard of Lincoln’s Challenge Academy from Rantoul. Senator Maloney will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. SENATOR MALONEY: (Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney) GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Please remain standing for our National Anthem, which will be sung by Molly Durand. MOLLY DURAND: (“The Star-Spangled Banner”, sung by Molly Durand) GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Please be seated. I hereby appoint the following persons as temporary Senate Officers of the 96th General Assembly: Deborah Shipley, Secretary of the Senate, and Joe Agans- Dominguez, Sergeant-at-Arms. The Secretary will now read the Letter of Certification from the State Board of Elections of Senate Members elected on November 4th, 2008, to the 96th General Assembly. Madam Secretary, please read the letter. SECRETARY SHIPLEY: Yes, I have a letter dated December 2nd, 2008. Dear Ms. Shipley - Enclosed is a list of individuals who have been elected to serve as Members of the Illinois State 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 Senate in the General Assembly, and have been duly certified by the State Board of Elections at their Board meeting on November 30th, 2008. Respectfully, Mark Mossman, Director of Election Information. 2nd Senate District, William “Willie” Delgado, Chicago; 3rd Senate District, Mattie Hunter, Chicago; 5th Senate District, Rickey R. Hendon, Chicago; 6th Senate District, John J. Cullerton, Chicago; 7th Senate District, Heather Steans, Chicago; 8th Senate District, Ira J. {sic} (I.) Silverstein, Chicago; 9th Senate District, Jeffrey M. Schoenberg, Evanston; 11th Senate District, Louis S. “Lou” Viverito, Burbank; 12th Senate District, Martin A. Sandoval, Cicero; 14th Senate District, Emil Jones III, Chicago; 15th Senate District, James T. Meeks, Chicago; 17th Senate District, Donne E. Trotter, Chicago; 18th Senate District, Edward D. Maloney, Chicago; 20th Senate District, Iris Y. Martinez, Chicago; 21st Senate District, Dan Cronin, Elmhurst; 23rd Senate District, Carole Pankau, Itasca; 24th Senate District, Kirk W. Dillard, Hinsdale; 26th Senate District, Dan Duffy, Lake Barrington; 27th Senate District, Matt Murphy, Palatine; 29th Senate District, Susan Garrett, Lake Forest; 30th Senate District, Terry Link, Waukegan; 32nd Senate District, Pamela J. Althoff, McHenry; 33rd Senate District, Daniel W. Kotowski, Park Ridge; 35th Senate District, J. Bradley Burzynski, Rochelle; 38th Senate District - - I’m sorry, 36th Senate District, Mike Jacobs, East Moline; 38th Senate District, Gary G. Dahl, Granville; 39th Senate District, Don Harmon, Oak Park; 41st Senate District, Christine Radogno, Lamont; 42nd Senate District, Linda Holmes, Aurora; 44th Senate District, Bill Bradley {sic} (Brady), Bloomington; 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 45th Senate District, Tim Bivins, Dixon; 47th Senate District, John M. Sullivan, Rushville; 48th Senate District, Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren, Winfield; 50th Senate District, Larry K. Bomke, Springfield; 51st Senate District, Frank Watson, Greenville; 53rd Senate District, Dan Rutherford, Chenoa; 54th Senate District, John O. Jones, Mt. Vernon; 56th Senate District, William R. “Bill” Haine, Alton; 57th Senate District, James F. Clayborne, Jr., Belleville; and 59th Senate District, Gary Forby, Benton. Senator Steans’ term is for two years. All others are four years, Mr. President. GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Thank you, Madam Secretary. Will Justice Mary Jane Theis, of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, please come to the Rostrum to administer the Oath of Office to the Members of the Senate. JUSTICE MARY JANE THEIS: First, our newly elected Senators. Will Senator-elect Bivins, Duffy, Steans and Jones please stand? Please raise your right hands, repeat after me, and insert your name at the proper place. I – your name – do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of State Senator according to the best of my ability. Congratulations. And now will the remaining Senators-elect please stand? You have done this before. You know the routine. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I – your name – do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and I will faithfully discharge the duties of 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1st Legislative Day 1/14/2009 the Office of State Senator according to the best of my abilities. Congratulations to you, Senators. GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Madam Secretary, please call the roll of the Senators of the 96th General Assembly. SECRETARY SHIPLEY: Althoff, Bivins, Bomke, Bond, Brady, Burzynski, Clayborne, Collins, Cronin, Crotty, Dahl, DeLeo, Delgado, Demuzio, Dillard, Duffy, Forby, Frerichs, Garrett, Haine, Harmon, Hendon, Holmes, Hultgren, Hunter, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jones, E. III, Jones, J., Koehler, Kotowski, Lauzen, Lightford, Link, Luechtefeld, Maloney, Martinez, Meeks, Millner, Munoz,
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