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HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1999
12:00 O'CLOCK NOON
At a regular session of the State of Illinois, begun and held at
the Capitol in the City of Springfield at 12:00 o'clock noon, on the
second Wednesday of January in the year of our Lord 1999, pursuant to
the provisions of Section 6(b), Article Four (4) of the Constitution
of the State of Illinois.
The Honorable Jesse White, Secretary of State, called the House
to order and presided over deliberation until the election of a
Speaker as presiding officer as provided by the Constitution.
Prayer by Father Thom Dennis of Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Springfield, Illinois and Chief Rabbi Michael Balinsky,
Rabbi and Director of Louis and Saerre Fiedler Hillel Center at
Northwestern University and President of Chicago Board of Rabbis.
Representative Capparelli led the House in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
The Secretary of State designated Anthony Rossi, Provisional
Clerk, Lee Crawford, Provisional Doorkeeper and Mike Kasper,
Provisional Parliamentarian, pending the organization of the House
and directed the Provisional Clerk to call the roll of the
Representatives-elect of the Nineyt-First General Assembly as
certified by the State Board of Elections, proclaimed by the
Governor, together with a Letter of Transmittal from the State Board
of Elections which is as follows:
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
QUORUM ROLL CALL
JAN 13, 1999
P ACEVEDO P FOWLER P LINDNER P PUGH
P BASSI P FRANKS P LOPEZ P REITZ
P BEAUBIEN P FRITCHEY P LYONS,EILEEN P RIGHTER
P BELLOCK P GARRETT P LYONS,JOSEPH P RONEN
P BIGGINS P GASH P MADIGAN P RUTHERFORD
P BLACK P GIGLIO P MATHIAS P RYDER
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P BOLAND P GILES P MAUTINO P SAVIANO
P BOST P GRANBERG P McAULIFFE P SCHMITZ
P BRADLEY P HAMOS P McCARTHY P SCHOENBERG
P BRADY P HANNIG P McQUIRE P SCOTT
P BROSNAHAN P HARRIS P McKEON P SCULLY
P BRUNSVOLD P HARTKE P MEYER P SILVA
P BUGIELSKI P HASSERT P MITCHELL,BILL P SKINNER
P BURKE P HOEFT P MITCHELL,JERRYP SLONE
P CAPPARELLI P HOFFMAN P MOFFITT P SMITH
P COULSON P HOLBROOK P MOORE,ANDREA P SOMMER
P COWLISHAW P HOWARD P MOORE, EUGUENEP STEPHENS
P CROSS P HULTGREN P MORROW P STROGER
P CROTTY P JOHNSON,TIM P MULLIGAN P TENHOUSE
P CURRIE P JOHNSON,TOM P MURPHY P TURNER, ART
P CURRY P JONES,JOHN P MYERS P TURNER,JOHN
P DANIELS P JONES,LOU P NOVAK P WAIT
P DART P JONES,SHIRLEY P O'BRIEN P WINKEL
P DAVIS,MONIQUE P KENNER P O'CONNOR P WINTERS
P DAVIS,STEVE P KLINGLER P OSMOND P WIRSING
P DELGADO P KOSEL P PANKAU P WOJCIK
P DURKIN KRAUSE P PARKE P WOOLARD
P ERWIN P LANG P PERSICO P YOUNGE
P FEIGENHOLTZ P LAWFER P POE P ZICKUS
P FLOWERS P LEITCH
ATTEST: s/Jesse White
Secretary of State
CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS
FOR THE 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
STATE OF ILLINOIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ronald D. Michaelson
November 23, 1998
Tony Rossi, Chief Clerk
Illinois House of Representatives
Room 115, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
Dear Mr. Rossi:
Enclosed is a list of individuals who have been elected to serve
as members of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 91st
General Assembly, and have been duly certified by the State Board of
Elections at their board meeting on November 23, 1998.
If you need additional information, please contact me.
Sincerely,
s/Patricia Freeman
Director of Election
Information
Newly Elected Representatives
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DISTRICT NAME & PARTY CITY TERM
1st Sonia Silva (D) Chicago 2 Years
2nd Edward Acevedo (D) Chicago 2 Years
3rd William "Willie" Delgado (D) Chicago 2 Years
4th Edgar I. Lopez (D) Chicago 2 Years
5th Lovana S. "Lou" Jones (D) Chicago 2 Years
6th Shirley M. Jones (D) Chicago 2 Years
7th Eugene "Gene" Moore (D) Maywood 2 Years
8th Calvin L. Giles (D) Chicago 2 Years
9th Arthur L. Turner (D) Chicago 2 Years
10th Coy Pugh (D) Chicago 2 Years
11th Judy Erwin (D) Chicago 2 Years
12th Sara Feigenholtz (D) Chicago 2 Years
13th Ralph C. Capparelli (D) Chicago 2 Years
14th Michael P. McAuliffe (R) Chicago 2 Years
15th Joseph M. Lyons (D) Chicago 2 Years
16th Louis I. Lang (D) Skokie 2 Years
17th Carol Ronen (D) Chicago 2 Years
18th Julie Hamos (D) Chicago 2 Years
19th Robert J. Bugielski (D) Chicago 2 Years
20th Richard T. Bradley (D) Chicago 2 Years
21st Mary E. Flowers (D) Chicago 2 Years
22nd Michael J. Madigan (D) Chicago 2 Years
23rd Daniel J. Burke (D) Chicago 2 Years
24th Howard Kenner (D) Chicago 2 Years
25th Barbara Flynn Currie (D) Chicago 2 Years
26th Charles G. Morrow III (D) Chicago 2 Years
27th Monique D. Davis (D) Chicago 2 Years
28th Thomas J. Dart (D) Chicago 2 Years
29th Willis Harris (D) Dalton 2 Years
30th Harold Murphy (D) Markham 2 Years
31st Todd H. Stroger (D) Chicago 2 Years
32nd Constance A. "Connie" Howard (D) Chicago 2 Years
33rd John Fritchey (D) Chicago 2 Years
34th Larry McKeon (D) Chicago 2 Years
35th M. Maggie Crotty (D) Oak Forest 2 Years
36th James D. Brosnahan (D) Evergreen Park 2 Years
37th Kevin A. McCarthy (D) Orland Park 2 Years
38th Renee Kosel (R) New Lenox 2 Years
39th Vincent A. Persico (R) Glenn Ellyn 2 Years
40th Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren (R) Wheaton 2 Years
41st Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) Naperville 2 Years
42nd Timothy L. Schmitz (R) Batavia 2 Years
43rd William A. O'Connor (R) Riverside 2 Years
44th James B. Durkin (R) Westchester 2 Years
45th Kathleen L. "Kay" Wojcik (R) Schaumburg 2 Years
46th Lee A. Daniels (R) Elmhurst 2 Years
47th Eileen Lyons (R) Western Springs 2 Years
48th Anne Zickus (R) Palos Hills 2 Years
49th Carole Pankau (R) Roselle 2 Years
50th Thomas L. Johnson (R) West Chicago 2 Years
51st Sidney Mathias (R) Buffalo Grove 2 Years
52nd Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. (R) Barrington Hills2 Years
53rd Terry R. Parke (R) Hoffman Estates 2 Years
54th Suzanne (Suzie) Bassi (R) Palatine 2 Years
55th Rosemary Mulligan (R) Des Plains 2 Years
56th Carolyn H. Krause (R) Mt. Prospect 2 Years
57th Elizabeth Coulson (R) Glenview 2 Years
58th Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (D) Evanston 2 Years
59th Susan Garrett (D) Lake Forest 2 Years
60th Lauren Beth Gash (D) Highland Park 2 Years
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61st Andrea S. Moore (R) Libertyville 2 Years
62nd Timothy H. Osmond (R) Antioch 2 Years
63rd Jack D. Franks (D) Woodstock 2 Years
64th Cal Skinner, Jr. (R) Crystal Lake 2 Years
65th Patricia Reid Lindner (R) Aurora 2 Years
66th Douglas L. Hoeft (R) Elgin 2 Years
67th Douglas P. Scott (D) Rockford 2 Years
68th Ronald A. Wait (R) Belvidere 2 Years
69th David Winters (R) Shirland 2 Years
70th David Wirsing (R) Sycamore 2 Years
71st Michael J. Boland (D) East Moline 2 Years
72nd Joel Brunsvold (D) Milan 2 Years
73rd Jerry Mitchell (R) Sterling 2 Years
74th I. Ronald Lawfer (R) Stockton 2 Years
75th Mary K. O'Brien (D) Coal City 2 Years
76th Frank J. Mautino (D) Spring Valley 2 Years
77th Angelo "Skip" Saviano (R) Elmwood Park 2 Years
78th Robert A. "Bob" Biggins (R) Elmhurst 2 Years
79th Michael Giglio (D) Lansing 2 Years
80th George Scully (D) Flossmoor 2 Years
81st Patricia R. "Patti" Bellock (R) Hinsdale 2 Years
82nd James H. "Jim" Meyer (R) Bolingbrook 2 Years
83rd Brent Hassert (R) Lemont 2 Years
84th Tom Cross (R) Oswego 2 Years
85th John "Phil" Novak (D) Bradley 2 Years
86th Jack McGuire (D) Joliet 2 Years
87th Dan Rutherford (R) Chenoa 2 Years
88th Bill Brady (R) Bloomington 2 Years
89th Keith P. Sommer (R) Mackinaw 2 Years
90th John Turner (R) Atlanta 2 Years
91st Michael K. Smith (D) Canton 2 Years
92nd Ricca C. Slone (D) Peoria Heights 2 Years
93rd David R. Leitch (R) Peoria 2 Years
94th Donald L. Moffitt (R) Gilson 2 Years
95th Richard P. "Rich" Myers (R) Colchester 2 Years
96th Art Tenhouse (R) Liberty 2 Years
97th Tom Ryder (R) Jerseyville 2 Years
98th Gary Hannig (D) Litchfield 2 Years
99th Raymond Poe (R) Springfield 2 Years
100th Gwenn Klingler (R) Springfield 2 Years
101st Julie A. Curry (D) Mt. Zion 2 Years
102nd Bill Mitchell (R) Decatur 2 Years
103rd Richard J. (Rick) Winkel, Jr. (R) Champaign 2 Years
104th Timothy V. Johnson (R) Sidney 2 Years
105th William B. "Bill" Black (R) Danville 2 Years
106th Dale A. Righter (R) Mattoon 2 Years
107th John O. Jones (R) Mt. Vernon 2 Years
108th Charles A. "Chuck" Hartke (D) Teutopolis 2 Years
109th Kurt Granberg (D) Carlyle 2 Years
110th Ron Stephens (R) Troy 2 Years
111th Steve Davis (D) Bethalto 2 Years
112th Jay C. Hoffman (D) Collinsville 2 Years
113th Thomas Holbrook (D) Belleville 2 Years
114th Wyvetter H. Younge (D) East St. Louis 2 Years
115th Mike Bost (R) Murphysboro 2 Years
116th Dan Reitz (D) Steeleville 2 Years
117th Larry D. Woolard (D) Carterville 2 Years
118th James D. "Jim" Fowler (D) Harrisburg 2 Years
The Secretary of State then announced that the Honorable Justice
of the Illinois Appellate Court, the Honorable Alan J. Greiman, was
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present and ready to administer the Oath of Office to the
Members-elect of the House of Representatives.
Whereupon, the Oath of Office was administered by Justice Alan J.
Greiman to the Members-elect of the House of Representatives.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
The Secretary of State announced the next order of business to be
the election of Speaker from among the Members of the House of
Representatives and called for nominations.
Representative Capparelli placed in nomination for Speaker,
Representative Madigan.
Representative Hannig seconded the nomination for Representative
Madigan.
Representative Currie seconded the nomination for Representative
Madigan.
Representative Art Turner seconded the nomination for
Representative Madigan.
Representative Lang seconded the nomination for Representative
Madigan.
Representative Erwin seconded the nomination for Representative
Madigan.
Representative Tenhouse placed in nomination for Speaker,
Representative Daniels.
Representative Lindner seconded the nomination for Representative
Daniels.
Representative Righter seconded the nomination for Representative
Daniels.
There being no further nominations, Secretary of State White
declared the nomination for the Office of Speaker be closed.
Representative Daniels asked and obtained unanimous consent for
Michael J. Madigan to be elected as Speaker by acclamation.
*M-Voting for Michael J. Madigan
*D-Voting for Lee A. Daniels
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
"MICHAEL J. MADIGAN"
JAN 13, 1999
M ACEVEDO M FOWLER M LINDNER M PUGH
M BASSI M FRANKS M LOPEZ M REITZ
M BEAUBIEN M FRITCHEY M LYONS,EILEEN M RIGHTER
M BELLOCK M GARRETT M LYONS,JOSEPH M RONEN
M BIGGINS M GASH D MADIGAN M RUTHERFORD
M BLACK M GIGLIO M MATHIAS M RYDER
M BOLAND M GILES M MAUTINO M SAVIANO
M BOST M GRANBERG M McAULIFFE M SCHMITZ
M BRADLEY M HAMOS M McCARTHY M SCHOENBERG
M BRADY M HANNIG M McQUIRE M SCOTT
M BROSNAHAN M HARRIS M McKEON M SCULLY
M BRUNSVOLD M HARTKE M MEYER M SILVA
M BUGIELSKI M HASSERT M MITCHELL,BILL M SKINNER
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M BURKE M HOEFT M MITCHELL,JERRY M SLONE
M CAPPARELLI M HOFFMAN M MOFFITT M SMITH
M COULSON M HOLBROOK M MOORE,ANDREA M SOMMER
M COWLISHAW M HOWARD M MOORE, EUGUENE M STEPHENS
M CROSS M HULTGREN M MORROW M STROGER
M CROTTY M JOHNSON,TIM M MULLIGAN M TENHOUSE
M CURRIE M JOHNSON,TOM M MURPHY M TURNER, ART
M CURRY M JONES,JOHN M MYERS M TURNER,JOHN
M DANIELS M JONES,LOU M NOVAK M WAIT
M DART M JONES,SHIRLEY M O'BRIEN M WINKEL
M DAVIS,MONIQUE M KENNER M O'CONNOR M WINTERS
M DAVIS,STEVE M KLINGLER M OSMOND M WIRSING
M DELGADO M KOSEL M PANKAU M WOJCIK
M DURKIN KRAUSE M PARKE M WOOLARD
M ERWIN M LANG M PERSICO M YOUNGE
M FEIGENHOLTZ M LAWFER M POE M ZICKUS
M FLOWERS M LEITCH
ATTEST: s/Jesse White
Secretary of State
Having received the required vote, The Honorable Jesse White
declared Representative Michael J. Madigan elected Speaker of the
House of the Ninety-First General Assembly and Representative Lee A.
Daniels was declared elected Minority Leader of the House of the
Ninety-First General Assembly.
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the House, appointed
the following Members to escort the Speaker-elect to the Rostrum to
take the Constitutional Oath: Representatives Burke, Monique Davis,
Erwin, Tom Johnson, Meyer, Lawfer, Lindner, McGuire, Novak and
Schoenberg.
Whereupon, the Committee of Honor proceeded to the seat of
Representative Madigan to escort him to the Rostrum.
The Secretary of State presented to the House, Justice Alan J.
Greiman who administered the Constitutional Oath to the
Speaker-elect Michael J. Madigan.
The Speaker requested the Committee of Escort, previously
appointed to escort him to the Rostrum, to escort the Honorable Jesse
White, Secretary of State, from the Chambers.
Speaker Madigan recognized Cook County and Chicago Officials:
Cook County Board President John Stroger, Cook County Assessor Jim
Houlihan, Former Cook County Assessor Tom Hynes, Cook County Chairman
Tom Lyons, Former State Representative and Commissioner of the Cook
County Board of Tax Appeals Joe Berrios, Alderman Frank Olivo,
Alderman Dan Solis, Rockford Mayor Box and Appelate Judge Sue
Myerscough.
The Speaker then recognized Governor George Ryan.
RESOLUTIONS
Representative Brunsvold offered the following resolutions:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
following Officers are hereby elected for the term of the
Ninety-First General Assembly:
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Anthony D. Rossi as Chief Clerk of the House
Brad Bolin as Assistant Clerk of the House
Lee A. Crawford as Doorkeeper of the House
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
Clerk inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has now
organized by the election of a Speaker, Clerk and other Permanent
Officers and is now ready to proceed with the business of the
session.
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 3
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a
Committee of ten Members be appointed by the Speaker to wait upon the
Governor and notify him that the House is organized by the election
of a Speaker, Clerk and other Permanent Officers and is now ready to
receive any communications he may have to present.
Committee consists of:
1. Representative Daniel Burke
2. Representative Monique Davis
3. Representative Judy Erwin
4. Representative Tom Johnson
5. Representative Jim Meyer
6. Representative Ron Lawfer
7. Representative Patricia Lindner
8. Representative Jack McGuire
9. Representative Phil Novak
10. Representative Jeff Schoenberg
Representative Brunsvold moved to suspend the Rules to hear the
foregoing resolutions immediately.
The motion prevailed and the resolutions were adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF MINORITY LEADERSHIP
Republican Leader, Lee Daniels, announced the following
Republican Members to serve as the Republican Leadership for the 91st
General Assembly:
Representative Thomas W. "Tom" Ryder Deputy Republican Leader
Representative Art Tenhouse Deputy Republican Leader
Representative William B. Black Assistant Republican Leader
Representative Tom Cross Assistant Republican Leader
Representative David R. Leitch Assistant Republican Leader
Representative Dan Rutherford Assistant Republican Leader
Representative Ron Stephens Assistant Republican Leader
Representative Kathleen L. Wojcik Assistant Republican Leader
Representative Pat Lindner Republican Conference Chairperson
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
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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
Resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the
concurrence of the House of Representatives, to-wit:
SENATE RESOLUTION 3
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Secretary inform the House of
Representatives that the Senate has now organized by the election of
a President, Secretary and other permanent officers and is now ready
to proceed with the business of session.
Adopted by the Senate, January 13, 1999.
Jim Harry, Secretary of the Senate
Benediction given by Deacon Derrick B. Clifton, Sr., Chairman of
the Deacon Board, New Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in
Chicago, Illinois.
At the hour of 1:53 o'clock p.m., Representative Brunsvold moved
that the House do now adjourn until Thursday, January 14, 1999, at
10:00 o'clock a.m.
The motion prevailed.
And the House stood adjourned.
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