I I E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES k ' I S EVENTY--S EVE NTi'I GENTEREL 7b S SEIV LY , ONE HUNDRED SIXGY -SIXTH LEG ZESLATIVE DAY ! . j ' j . I DECEMBER l5, 1972 I 11:00 O ''CLOCK A .M . l . I OlE HONORABLE W . ROBERT BLAIR, SPEAKER IN TIV CHAIR I ! ' 1 . - . '- ' ; o'ohllL!zpx )(*-h - - --')'è.t. () I2. lç Iy yl ,k (y /ï ë; b; 1': h! k) 1- ?/ . ; ;'f t) ' : ' ': : T . I z ? ' . , k ; . s'ra rl: o ir I k-t-t lgo l:a . t % , .. I jy ! . s ...f' 11 o t) ss fo c lk ce iv u s t- pq a' Jk 'r l v c.s i A Roll Ca l 1 attenda nce wa taken and inds.ca tced a2.l were pre sent with tlle e. xceptichlA d tzbe f ollowintg ; Repre s enta ti.ve Tobi a s Ba rrnz re a S o)1 gi ve 11 ; Representakive Okis G . Collins .1 llness ; Repre senkakive Bernard E . Eptcn Repres en Uatd.ve Jltanald He ns s re s iqned ; Representative Thomas R. Houde - i llness ; Representative James Krause - illnGss; Representative Ed Lehman - il l.n e ss 7 Representative James D. Nowlan illntass ; Re pre s entative John W . Thompson - no reason given ; Representative Gale. William - no reason given. I .- - . ............ ..7. - . v''sr''-TjLnw.. !;s - . z - . 'zx r N t' h t . ' 'rz''s qs G E N E R A L A S S E 51. 11 1- Y r. .bb.L. t ;. f- ;. ),. ' r m ,)l u. / :1 T '% 7 .!f ci rc ' L u l N C' 1 :; h N. .jry, . u 1..,/ . , . ''oc/sc os rzcetœescrqrnvjwss . t '-t a-mp 1.7 . Rob e r t. B lai.r : 11 Now z we ' re j. n the Rentl u lar Se s r; i' on . Rol'l f or attendance . A11 right , wi th leave bf the îO Sen ate Bi. ).1s r 'ph.i. rd Re adi ng . 12 8 J. '' F. B . Selcke : ''Senate Bill 1231. Na Act to r tencl Seetion 2- 12 1 of the I llipois Pens ion Code . Third Jèeading the Bi l l . :' Hon . ï4. Robert Blair : '' Gelltl.em an f rom Cook , Mr . Frank W() lf . '' Wolf : Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House . Senate B5.1l 12 3 l am ends the Gmnera.l Retirement Sys tem khroe various seetions. Section 2-119 and Section 2-122 whieh upgrades the annuity rate schedule so as lo accele- ratl the rate of annuity in the case of a Member with at least 12 years service , thus reducing àn 8Ot salary' ins kead of 7 5 % a maximklm rate . It a ls o r. educes the ' age from 55 to 50 y ears for elicibility of the srouse for annuity upon death of a Member occurring while in service and lastly it increases the Members contribution of one-half of one-percen: of salary to help finance ,: the aforesaid changes , thus producing total contribution ; I . I '; a Member of 10 t; of the s alary . This has the ; ' . k Conuvtis s ion . Thore a . l f actor whi ch is talten care of the con tcri.butions . lt has an amendatcory section alàd I ask the approval Senate Bi 1.1 12 8 l . '' Ron . Robert B lair : '' Furtller di scussiol)? Ques lzion is , G E N 17- l 1. A l w A S S L: M 1 $ L */ t5 X 4% T ksz Ct F l L 1. ! N t'y l SR ef o kl !> E CJ lr t2 r: P Fl E t; K hl T A T j u t: s .1 .V - ' ' ' ' ; k) . ' I . ' an (fl t-he opposed no and th is z-etqui . vres . three- f i f khs .' llave a11 voked who w .L shed? Cf erk k.Tj- 11 take thta record . On th is ques t ion , there are 12 3 ' ayes ' , 12 ' nay s ' and t-'his . ' BJ- .1.1 p ' havïng re ceived the voke required ' under the Cons ti- l tution , to become e f f ec tcive imraadi ate ly upon becoming J.av./ , is hsreby declared passed . A1l right. Now, ble will go back to Hcuse Bills , Third Reading. House Bill 4299. The gentlem an from Roek Island r Mr . Pappas .'' F . Se lcke : ''House Bil l 42 9 9 . An Act to add Seckion 2 . 3 and so f ortil to the Saf ety Glazing Materials Act ' . Third Reaclinç . 1 of the Bi 11 . '1 ' Hon.. If . Robert Blair : '' Gen tleman f rom Rock Ts land , M r . Pappas . '' . Pappas ; ''Mr . Speaker , and Ladies alid Gentlemen of the House . House Bill 4299 as amended corracts some of the presen: Act l s dif f iculti es . These wez-e dis cussed rather thoroughly , yeskerday on Second Reading , and this is pertaining to the Glazing Act. If there are any questions that anybody ha s , I Izould be more than happy to try and answer them '' . llon. W . Robert Blair: ''The gentleinan from Cook , Mr. Richard Wa l s h . '' '' ! Richard Walsh : '' Nothing . Hon. W. Robert Blai r: ''Question is shall Ilouse Bi11 4299 . pass ? A 11 Lhose in f avor , vote ' aye ' and tlle opposed ' no ' , alld this requires three- f i f ths . Gentleman from Christian z Mr . Tipsword . '' Tipsword : '' Mr . Speaker , :( would like to i.' mpose on th e Ilous e ...- - . J ;-r' 7'F g X I /; . o l7jt:st. y (; jy i z.? ..'. 'tk . x (.j R A jw h g s jï :1 k; 1. y ;j# t , ., , . ) y . :îjxN k-$x x. ' T' </*'. #,' :, c: ? trslf r' T'%à TF E/ 'C$:-f'>fT l Cj. .s u Ej uà: oY Aj s 3 ' V E 5 4 J . .u. é./e . - - - . - - j . l 4. ! ! - .-- 1(-- -- . - ) 3. i f 0r juz. :t. ,'a Seeontft , to exp ka kn my vok'.e . I was one of the j f i r s t- to r a is ct the que s ti on s o f tlàj- s Bi 1' .'l. y e s ke rday , a nd ( . my cgues ti ons huve been s atis f i ed . %'1) (7 reas on I ras- s ed the ques 'l: ion to th.i s and a nother Bi 11 , and why I ' m votj . ng for thi s one tod ay a f t. q r ln aving' q ue s k ione d i t i s th a t . these Bills are coming off of the table ah - .- several 'l ' of the ones that are be ing preéent ' .ad l4e re . We don ' t have L . ) - copies . of them on our desk 1 ' . We ah ... it 's a little diffi- cult to remember the dis cus s ions thak 1*71 have had on many j of these Bills when they were presented in the zouse be- ' fcre th l ey were moved to the Table. I remembered on this i one, I had had some opposikion and I had to hczvl it cleared ' up in my m ind . I ' m af raid npany of us don ' tn Jcnow what w ' t e are voting on . Many of these Bills ' ' . khat are being . taken rapidly off the Table. This one , I would endorse now. I've found that there has been soma . ik is a Bill I Ehink uill nok hurk khe ândustry in Illinois , but T would certainly sugqest that we have some opprotunity to see khese sills afkor they come off khe Tab le before k1e vote for them , beeause s.;e need to know what sqe are voting jj O.r .,1 ' Ilon . Iz7. Robert Blair : 't Have a 11 votced who wished? Gentleman f rom Coolc , Mr . Ka tz '' . f Xatz: ''Ah... 1 wonder, has there been a Committee hearing cn ) the Bill that is involved here?'' P appa s : On khe orig in a 1 . Ac t , ihe r.'e was a Commi ttee . Th i s Am endment-. w as d '.ca f ted by th e Department of Labor a f ter . - . 0 - -- - i . siijo-G-'-tk, . ' ,j:).s - . 't'q ?: .' >'h , (; yj x Ir,: R A L, A s s E 51 t) L y tçz î & . , . ;h) :' hi' : sx a. x' r.: o e' ' u u ç ,.t c, : s ! B . 7, ' '. ' J- ,4 o u s t: r, lr 17 r: e1v cs c 'q .,. t . ..'.-'- ...,3;:' s v I v r. s . .-...-. , .g'j y.. .....-)2ry . , - . l I I . l'l 4. l I 1Ro ldin g l-lea ri ng s f 02 -. p a s t r.; evta ra .1 mon t h s uri th a 11 i n tce r e :5 te t l - - . ' parties . In otlAez- words , tche rnil:tuf actu.t e rs p tyl.jja j.)g s tal le ss , a14 . wikh I landerstand labor organi za tnions and ah . I . they i W I '1 anted to clean up the present acè and by ccming up With thts amendnlen'b ,' it has def ined loaations better and it ah : . '' maltes the act a little more compatible . 1?7 . Roilert Blai r : '' Have a11 voted who wished? The Cle .rk wi 11 ' ' take the record . Oh , wait a minu tle . The Genkleman f rom Rock I s land , Mr . Pappas . '' Pappas : ''Ah . Mr . Speaker . Do we need 3/5 vote on this one I to make it effective January 1?.1 W.