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HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1999
11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer by Dr. Lonnie Lee of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Representative Hartke led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
By direction of the Speaker, a roll call was taken to ascertain
the attendance of Members, as follows:
117 present. (ROLL CALL 1)
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Representative Novak, Chairperson from the Committee on
Environment & Energy, appointed the following Democrat members:
Subcommittee on Leaf Buring: Representative Novak, Chairperson;
Representatives Stroger and Steve Davis.
Representative Boland, Chairperson from the Committee on
Elections & Campaign Reform, appointed the following members:
Subcommittee on Voting, Elections and the Political Process:
Representatives Gash, Hamos, Giglio; Winkel and Winters.
TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
The Speaker announced the following temporary committee
assignments:
Representative Cross replaced Representative O'Connor in the
Committee on Urban Revitalization on February 11, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRALS
Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson of the Committee
on Rules, reported the following legislative measures and/or joint
action motions have been assigned as follows:
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Committee on Aging: HOUSE BILL 1242.
Committee on Agriculture & Conservation: HOUSE BILL 822.
Committee on Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education:
HOUSE BILLS 876, 900, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1221 and 1270.
Committee on Appropriations-General Services & Government
Oversight: HOUSE BILLS 836, 856, 857, 866, 871, 888, 899, 932, 977,
1148, 1161 and 1202.
Committee on Appropriations-Higher Education: HOUSE BILL 1143.
Committee on Appropriations-Human Services: HOUSE BILL 1243.
Committee on Appropriations-Public Safety: HOUSE BILLS 834, 837,
927, 978, 980, 1103, 1104, 1141 and 1191.
Committee on Child Support Enforcement: HOUSE BILLS 884, 885,
1186, 1232 and 1233.
Committee on Children & Youth: HOUSE BILLS 802 and 1248.
Committee on Constitutional Officers: HOUSE BILLS 807, 825, 891,
1063 and 1230.
Committee on Elections & Campaign Reform: HOUSE BILLS 887, 939,
940, 1109, 1137, 1138 and 1218.
Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education: HOUSE BILLS 795,
811, 877, 882, 924, 1132, 1134, 1154, 1166, 1168, 1193, 1207, 1264
and 1269.
Committee on Executive: HOUSE BILLS 780, 781, 782, 783, 784,
785, 786, 796, 798, 801, 806, 808, 809, 819, 823, 826, 827, 829, 840,
851, 861, 862, 863, 864, 867, 872, 874, 878, 879, 881, 892, 893, 894,
896, 903, 904, 905, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 914, 915, 917, 918, 919,
920, 922, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 942, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948,
949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962,
963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976,
981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994,
995, 996, 997, 998, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018,
1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030,
1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041,
1042, 1043, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053,
1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1087,
1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1101, 1108,
1113, 1117, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131,
1135, 1139, 1142, 1144, 1152, 1153, 1156, 1157, 1169, 1170, 1171,
1172, 1173, 1174, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1181, 1185, 1204, 1209, 1210,
1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1220, 1222, 1223, 1226, 1227,
1229, 1231, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1250,
1251, 1266, 1267 and 1273.
Committee on Financial Institutions: HOUSE BILL 853.
Committee on Health Care Availability & Access: HOUSE BILLS 804,
1118 and 1150.
Committee on Higher Education: HOUSE BILLS 1106, 1107, 1136 and
1146.
Committee on Human Services: HOUSE BILLS 803, 831, 923, 931,
979, 1023, 1044, 1084, 1147, 1219, 1228, 1246, 1247 and 1249.
Committee on Insurance: HOUSE BILLS 812 and 814.
Committee on Judiciary I-Civil Law: HOUSE BILLS 818, 852, 855,
941, 1061, 1115, 1163, 1184, 1190, 1244, 1252 and 1262.
Committee on Judiciary II-Criminal Law: HOUSE BILLS 787, 788,
789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 810, 828, 832, 839, 854, 865, 873, 886, 926,
1079, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1102, 1111, 1112, 1162, 1164, 1167,
1175, 1180, 1182, 1188, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200,
1201, 1217, 1224 and 1272.
Committee on Labor & Commerce: HOUSE BILLS 838, 925, 1149, 1160,
1165 and 1208.
Committee on Local Government: HOUSE BILLS 824, 833, 835, 841,
843, 845, 860, 869, 870, 895, 901, 916, 943, 1116, 1121, 1122 and
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1151.
Committee on Personnel & Pensions: HOUSE BILLS 794, 797, 817,
875, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076,
1077, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1114, 1119, 1133, 1140, 1145, 1192,
1206, 1225, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259, 1260 and 1263.
Committee on Public Utilities: HOUSE BILLS 880 and 921.
Committee on Registration & Regulation: HOUSE BILLS 799, 800,
820, 889, 902, 906, 913 and 1265.
Committee on Revenue: HOUSE BILLS 805, 813, 815, 821, 830, 842,
844, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 858, 868, 890, 928, 929, 930, 1062,
1110, 1120, 1155, 1158, 1159, 1203, 1205, 1261 and 1268.
Committee on State Government Administration: HOUSE BILLS 816,
859, 883, 912, 1105 and 1183.
Committee on Transportation & Motor Vehicles: HOUSE BILL 1271.
Special Committee on State Procurement: HOUSE BILL 1189.
Special Committee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Distribution:
HOUSE BILL 1245.
COMMITTEE ON RULES
REASSIGNMENTS
Representative Currie, from the Committee on Rules, recalled
HOUSE BILL 758 from the Committee on Executive and reassigned it to
the Committee on Elections & Campaign Reform.
FISCAL NOTES SUPPLIED
Fiscal Notes have been supplied for HOUSE BILLS 66, 67, 77, 79,
137, 164, 260, 286, 311, 325, 335, 336, 357, as amended, 386, 409,
452, 458, 470, 480, 499, 543 and 545.
STATE MANDATES ACT NOTE SUPPLIED
A State Mandates Act Note has been supplied for HOUSE BILL 470.
PENSION IMPACT NOTES SUPPLIED
Pension Impact Notes have been supplied for HOUSE BILLS 316, 319,
320, 332, 347, 352, 413, 414, 441, 505, 519, 556, 594, 652, 672, 682,
683, 684, 696, 794, 797 and 817.
CORRECTIONAL BUDGET & IMPACT NOTE SUPPLIED
A Correctional Budget & Impact Note has been supplied for HOUSE
BILL 600.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate by
Mr. Harry, Secretary:
Mr. Speaker -- I am directed to inform the House of
Representatives that the Senate has concurred with the House in
adoption of the following joint resolution, to-wit:
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6
Concurred in the Senate, February 17, 1999.
Jim Harry, Secretary of the Senate
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
Representative Mautino, Chairperson, from the Committee on
Insurance to which the following were referred, action taken earlier
today, and reported the same back with the following recommendations:
That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of
Second Reading -- Short Debate: HOUSE BILL 496.
The committee roll call vote on HOUSE BILL 496 is as follows:
13, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present.
Y Mautino, Chair A Lopez
Y Bradley Y Mitchell, Bill
Y Brady, Spkpn Y Parke
Y Bugielski Y Persico
Y Giles Y Stephens (Winters)
Y Hoeft A Stroger
Y Kenner Y Winkel
Y Woolard, Vice-Chair
Representative Hoffman, Chairperson, from the Committee on
Transportation & Motor Vehicles to which the following were referred,
action taken earlier today, and reported the same back with the
following recommendations:
That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of
Second Reading -- Short Debate: HOUSE BILLS 536 and 720.
The committee roll call vote on HOUSE BILL 536 is as follows:
26, Yeas; 1, Nays; 0, Answering Present.
Y Hoffman, Chair Y Kosel
Y Bassi Y Lyons, Joseph
Y Black Y Mathias
Y Brosnahan Y McAuliffe
Y Fowler Y Moffitt
Y Garrett Y Myers, Richard
Y Gash Y O'Brien
N Giglio, Vice-Chair Y Pankau
A Hamos Y Reitz
Y Harris Y Schmitz
Y Hartke Y Scully
A Hassert Y Sharp
Y Holbrook Y Wait, Spkpn
Y Jones, John Y Wojcik
Y Zickus
The committee roll call vote on HOUSE BILL 720 is as follows:
20, Yeas; 0, Nays; 8, Answering Present.
Y Hoffman, Chair Y Kosel
Y Bassi Y Lyons, Joseph
P Black P Mathias
Y Brosnahan Y McAuliffe
P Fowler Y Moffitt
Y Garrett P Myers, Richard
Y Gash Y O'Brien
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P Giglio, Vice-Chair Y Pankau
A Hamos Y Reitz
P Harris Y Schmitz
Y Hartke Y Scully
P Hassert Y Sharp
Y Holbrook Y Wait, Spkpn
P Jones, John Y Wojcik
Y Zickus
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 1274. Introduced by Representatives Moore - Currie, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Educational Facilities
Authority Act.
HOUSE BILL 1275. Introduced by Representative Moore, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer
Tax Act by changing Section 8.
HOUSE BILL 1276. Introduced by Representative Moore, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Municipal Code by changing Sections
8-2-9 and 8-3-1.
HOUSE BILL 1277. Introduced by Representative Winkel, a bill for
AN ACT concerning regulation of health care plans.
HOUSE BILL 1278. Introduced by Representatives Steve Davis -
Winkel - Gash - Tom Johnson - O'Brien, Acevedo, Brosnahan, Dart,
Delgado, Durkin, Eileen Lyons, Scott, Scully, Smith, John Turner and
Zickus, a bill for AN ACT in relation to cannabis and controlled
substances.
HOUSE BILL 1279. Introduced by Representatives Tim Johnson -
John Turner - Myers - Lawfer and Poe, a bill for AN ACT to amend the
Alternate Fuels Act by adding Section 27.
HOUSE BILL 1280. Introduced by Representative Winkel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
by adding Section 2-110.5.
HOUSE BILL 1281. Introduced by Representatives Rutherford -
Flowers, a bill for AN ACT regarding unclaimed property.
HOUSE BILL 1282. Introduced by Representative Bost, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the State Property Control Act by changing Sections 7
and 7.3.
HOUSE BILL 1283. Introduced by Representative Silva, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing Section 5-5.
HOUSE BILL 1284. Introduced by Representative Dart, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act by
changing Section 22.
HOUSE BILL 1285. Introduced by Representative Lindner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Section
12-3.2 and adding Section 12-3.3.
HOUSE BILL 1286. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to create the Land Trust Fiduciary Duties Act.
HOUSE BILL 1287. Introduced by Representatives Cross - Schmitz,
a bill for AN ACT concerning the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze
Homestead Exemption.
HOUSE BILL 1288. Introduced by Representative Meyer, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 17-1.
HOUSE BILL 1289. Introduced by Representative O'Connor, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding Section
211.
HOUSE BILL 1290. Introduced by Representative Black, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Construction Law by changing Section 5-30.
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HOUSE BILL 1291. Introduced by Representative Kosel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 17-1.
HOUSE BILL 1292. Introduced by Representative Eileen Lyons, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 2-3.13a.
HOUSE BILL 1293. Introduced by Representative Winkel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by amending Section 18-17.
HOUSE BILL 1294. Introduced by Representative Beaubien, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice
Act by adding Section 19.5.
HOUSE BILL 1295. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Medical Practice Act of 1987 by changing
Section 10.
HOUSE BILL 1296. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 by changing Section 85.
HOUSE BILL 1297. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 by changing
Section 35.3.
HOUSE BILL 1298. Introduced by Representative Lindner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Adoption Act by changing Section 1.
HOUSE BILL 1299. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act by
changing Section 3.2.
HOUSE BILL 1300. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT concerning collective bargaining agreements, amending named
Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1301. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Labor Rekations Act by changing
Section 7.
HOUSE BILL 1302. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Sections 7-5 and
7-10.
HOUSE BILL 1303. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Municipal Code by changing Sections
11-20-13 and 11-139-8.
HOUSE BILL 1304. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Section 3-7.
HOUSE BILL 1305. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Sections 46-1,
46-1.1, 46-2, and 46-5 and adding Section 46-6.
HOUSE BILL 1306. Introduced by Representative McAuliffe, a bill
for AN ACT concerning the Department of Human Services.
HOUSE BILL 1307. Introduced by Representative McAuliffe, a bill
for AN ACT concerning the Department of Human Services.
HOUSE BILL 1308. Introduced by Representative Lawfer, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Act on the Aging by changing Section
4.02.
HOUSE BILL 1309. Introduced by Representative Bill Mitchell, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Act on the Aging by changing
Section 4.02.
HOUSE BILL 1310. Introduced by Representative Bill Mitchell, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by
adding Section 60.4.
HOUSE BILL 1311. Introduced by Representative Sommer, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by adding
Section 55.91.
HOUSE BILL 1312. Introduced by Representative Righter, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act by adding
Section 7.
HOUSE BILL 1313. Introduced by Representative Schmitz, a bill
for AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Public
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HOUSE BILL 1314. Introduced by Representative Eileen Lyons, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act by adding
Section 3.6.
HOUSE BILL 1315. Introduced by Representative Hoeft, a bill for
AN ACT regarding abuse and neglect of the elderly and disabled.
HOUSE BILL 1316. Introduced by Representative Reitz, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding Section 211.
HOUSE BILL 1317. Introduced by Representative Art Turner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 18-250.
HOUSE BILL 1318. Introduced by Representative Reitz, a bill for
AN ACT to create the Clean Coal Plant Act.
HOUSE BILL 1319. Introduced by Representative Reitz, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1320. Introduced by Representative Reitz, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1321. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Sections 9-1,
12-4.2, and 24-1.2.
HOUSE BILL 1322. Introduced by Representatives Skinner - Wait, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Section 11-303.
HOUSE BILL 1323. Introduced by Representative Skinner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Board of Higher Education Act by adding
Section 9.29.
HOUSE BILL 1324. Introduced by Representative Skinner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing Section
703.
HOUSE BILL 1325. Introduced by Representatives McCarthy - Lang,
a bill for AN ACT in relation to mental health facility reporting.
HOUSE BILL 1326. Introduced by Representative Cowlishaw, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Highway Code by changing Section
6-501.
HOUSE BILL 1327. Introduced by Representative Cowlishaw, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 23-15
and 23-30.
HOUSE BILL 1328. Introduced by Representatives Schoenberg -
Coulson - Winters, a bill for AN ACT to amend the Historic
Preseration Agency Act by changing Section 16.
HOUSE BILL 1329. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT concerning insurance coverage for contraceptive services,
amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1330. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding Section 211.
HOUSE BILL 1331. Introduced by Representatives Erwin - Zickus, a
bill for AN ACT concerning external appeal procedures concerning
health care determinations, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1332. Introduced by Representatives Erwin - Ronen, a
bill for AN ACT concerning tourism.
HOUSE BILL 1333. Introduced by Representative Mulligan, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Vocational Education Act by changing Section
2.1.
HOUSE BILL 1334. Introduced by Representatives Krause - Mathias,
a bill for AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section
21-95.
HOUSE BILL 1335. Introduced by Representative Durkin, a bill for
AN ACT concerning affordable housing.
HOUSE BILL 1336. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1337. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT making appropriations.
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HOUSE BILL 1338. Introduced by Representative Feigenholtz, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
Section 12-4.36.
HOUSE BILL 1339. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Biggins, a bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1340. Introduced by Representative Wojcik, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Act on the Aging by adding Section 8.07.
HOUSE BILL 1341. Introduced by Representative Feigenholtz, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Child Care Act of 1969 by adding Section
7.3.
HOUSE BILL 1342. Introduced by Representative Stephens, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act by changing
Section 1701.
HOUSE BILL 1343. Introduced by Representative John Jones, a bill
for AN ACT making appropriations to the Department of Commerce and
Community Affairs.
HOUSE BILL 1344. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Section
155.28.
HOUSE BILL 1345. Introduced by Representative Bost, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations to the Department of Commerce and
Community Affairs.
HOUSE BILL 1346. Introduced by Representative Brady, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Health Maintenance Organization Act by changing
Section 5-1.
HOUSE BILL 1347. Introduced by Representative Brady, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Section 356f.
HOUSE BILL 1348. Introduced by Representative Brady, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Section 41.
HOUSE BILL 1349. Introduced by Representative Brady, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Section
357.31.
HOUSE BILL 1350. Introduced by Representative Parke, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by changing
Section 43a and adding Section 43a.14.
HOUSE BILL 1351. Introduced by Representative Parke, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Civil Administration Code of Illinois by changing
Section 46.19.
HOUSE BILL 1352. Introduced by Representative Moffitt, a bill
for AN ACT in relation to bond.
HOUSE BILL 1353. Introduced by Representative Wirsing, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by changing
Section 3-11.
HOUSE BILL 1354. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act by
adding Section 7.
HOUSE BILL 1355. Introduced by Representative Mautino, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Sections
107.15a and 107.29.
HOUSE BILL 1356. Introduced by Representatives Saviano - Ryder -
Lou Jones - Bugielski, a bill for AN ACT to amend the Alternative
Health Care Delivery Act by changing Section 35.
HOUSE BILL 1357. Introduced by Representative Kenner, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing Section 204.
HOUSE BILL 1358. Introduced by Representative Persico, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Affordable Housing Act by changing
Sections 3 and 8.
HOUSE BILL 1359. Introduced by Representative Kenner, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding Section 211.
HOUSE BILL 1360. Introduced by Representative Winkel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Solicitation for Charity Act by changing Section
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3.
HOUSE BILL 1361. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 34-3.4.
HOUSE BILL 1362. Introduced by Representative Winkel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Fire Protection District Act by changing Section
20.
HOUSE BILL 1363. Introduced by Representative Bugielski, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding Section
12-612.
HOUSE BILL 1364. Introduced by Representative Giglio, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by changing Section
55.6.
HOUSE BILL 1365. Introduced by Representative Hoffman, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Police Training Act by changing
Section 6 and adding Section 6.1.
HOUSE BILL 1366. Introduced by Representative Reitz, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Municipal Code by changing Sections
11-135-2, 11-135-3, and 11-135-4.
HOUSE BILL 1367. Introduced by Representative Hoffman, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 15-145.
HOUSE BILL 1368. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Conveyances Act by changing Section 30.
HOUSE BILL 1369. Introduced by Representative Franks, a bill for
AN ACT concerning the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
HOUSE BILL 1370. Introduced by Representative Hoffman, a bill
for AN ACT regarding surrogate parents.
HOUSE BILL 1371. Introduced by Representative Franks, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing Section 3-412.
HOUSE BILL 1372. Introduced by Representative Hoffman, a bill
for AN ACT in relation to public works projects.
HOUSE BILL 1373. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by adding Sections
14-103.40 and 14-110.1 and changing Sections 14-110 and 14-114.
HOUSE BILL 1374. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1375. Introduced by Representative Hoffman, a bill
for AN ACT in relation to prevailing rates of wages.
HOUSE BILL 1376. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 2-3.76.
HOUSE BILL 1377. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1378. Introduced by Representative Brunsvold, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Livestock Management Facilities Act.
HOUSE BILL 1379. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by changing Section
2-7.
HOUSE BILL 1380. Introduced by Representative Brunsvold, a bill
for AN ACT concerning vehicle registration, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1381. Introduced by Representative Lopez, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding Section 31-5.5.
HOUSE BILL 1382. Introduced by Representatives Bugielski -
Persico - Burke - Hassert, a bill for AN ACT concerning dental
hygienists.
HOUSE BILL 1383. Introduced by Representative Black, a bill for
AN ACT concerning wireless 9-1-1 service.
HOUSE BILL 1384. Introduced by Representative Bugielski, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Title Insurance Act by changing Section 1.
HOUSE BILL 1385. Introduced by Representative Zickus, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 by changing Section 4-8.
HOUSE BILL 1386. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
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AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by adding Section 13-709.
HOUSE BILL 1387. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act by changing
Section 2.
HOUSE BILL 1388. Introduced by Representative Leitch, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing Section 7-601.
HOUSE BILL 1389. Introduced by Representative Steve Davis, a
bill for AN ACT concerning taxation.
HOUSE BILL 1390. Introduced by Representative Leitch, a bill for
AN ACT in relation to precision farming.
HOUSE BILL 1391. Introduced by Representative Righter, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Section
11-20.1.
HOUSE BILL 1392. Introduced by Representative Steve Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
Section 12-4.
HOUSE BILL 1393. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1394. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT concerning the demolition, repair, or enclosure of unsafe
buildings, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1395. Introduced by Representative Shirley Jones, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing Section
4-101.
HOUSE BILL 1396. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing Sections 11-205
and 11-907.
HOUSE BILL 1397. Introduced by Representative O'Brien, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
Act by changing Section 505.1.
HOUSE BILL 1398. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the General Obligation Bond Act by changing Section 2
and adding Section 7.5.
HOUSE BILL 1399. Introduced by Representative Silva, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Children's Health Insurance Program Act by
changing Section 20.
HOUSE BILL 1400. Introduced by Representative Scully, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act by changing Section 4.
HOUSE BILL 1401. Introduced by Representative Crotty, a bill for
AN ACT regarding continuances in support enforcement cases.
HOUSE BILL 1402. Introduced by Representative Kenner, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by changing Section
5-5-3.2.
HOUSE BILL 1403. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Code of Civil Procedure by changing Section
2-1101.
HOUSE BILL 1404. Introduced by Representatives Shirley Jones -
Hannig, a bill for AN ACT to amend the Child Care Act of 1969 by
changing Section 7.
HOUSE BILL 1405. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding Section 12-21.7.
HOUSE BILL 1406. Introduced by Representative McAuliffe, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by
changing Section 46.52.
HOUSE BILL 1407. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Sections 24-1
and 24-3.3.
HOUSE BILL 1408. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding Section 5-104.4.
HOUSE BILL 1409. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
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AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing Section 4-101.
HOUSE BILL 1410. Introduced by Representative Pankau, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Health Maintenance Organization Act by changing
Section 4-5.
HOUSE BILL 1411. Introduced by Representative Pankau, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Automated Teller Machine Security Act by changing
Section 25.
HOUSE BILL 1412. Introduced by Representative Scott, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing Section 1-110.
HOUSE BILL 1413. Introduced by Representatives Osmond - Durkin,
a bill for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
Section 17-23.
HOUSE BILL 1414. Introduced by Representative Bellock, a bill
for AN ACT concerning child support, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1415. Introduced by Representative Zickus, a bill for
AN ACT concerning the cremation of animals.
HOUSE BILL 1416. Introduced by Representative Meyer, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 by changing
Section 4-6.
HOUSE BILL 1417. Introduced by Representatives Winters - Wait, a
bill for AN ACT concerning school community policing partnerships.
HOUSE BILL 1418. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by changing Section
2-15.
HOUSE BILL 1419. Introduced by Representatives Winters - Wait, a
bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1420. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Capital Development Board Act by adding Section
10.18.
HOUSE BILL 1421. Introduced by Representative Cowlishaw, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing Section
201.
HOUSE BILL 1422. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Capital Development Board Act by adding Section
10.19.
HOUSE BILL 1423. Introduced by Representative Cowlishaw, a bill
for AN ACT concerning vouchers for educational expenses.
HOUSE BILL 1424. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT concerning the Metro East Academy District.
HOUSE BILL 1425. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by changing Section
2-15.
HOUSE BILL 1426. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Capital Development Board Act by adding Section
10.17.
HOUSE BILL 1427. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT regarding appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1428. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT in relation to the O'Neill Lumber Company Site, amending named
Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1429. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Capital Development Board Act by adding Section
10.17.
HOUSE BILL 1430. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations to the Department of Commerce and
Community Affairs.
HOUSE BILL 1431. Introduced by Representative Younge, a bill for
AN ACT regarding appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1432. Introduced by Representatives Lang - Cross, a
bill for AN ACT concerning arrest reports.
HOUSE BILL 1433. Introduced by Representatives Lang - Scully, a
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bill for AN ACT concerning State collection of debts, amending named
Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1434. Introduced by Representatives Lang - Scully, a
bill for AN ACT in relation to taxes, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1435. Introduced by Representatives Lang - Scully, a
bill for AN ACT regarding child support.
HOUSE BILL 1436. Introduced by Representatives Lang - Scully, a
bill for AN ACT in relation to State loans.
HOUSE BILL 1437. Introduced by Representative Burke, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act.
HOUSE BILL 1438. Introduced by Representative Acevedo, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing Section
5-5.
HOUSE BILL 1439. Introduced by Representative Giglio, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act by
adding Section 7h.
HOUSE BILL 1440. Introduced by Representative Giglio, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing Section 203.
HOUSE BILL 1441. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT concerning advertising by regulated professionals,
amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1442. Introduced by Representative Hoeft, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing Section
18-112.2.
HOUSE BILL 1443. Introduced by Representative Kosel, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Administrative Act by adding Section 31b.
HOUSE BILL 1444. Introduced by Representative Joseph Lyons, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Income Withholding for Support Act by
changing Section 25.
HOUSE BILL 1445. Introduced by Representative Joseph Lyons, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
Section 10-10.1.
HOUSE BILL 1446. Introduced by Representatives Art Turner -
Lopez - Erwin, a bill for AN ACT making appropriations to the
Department of Natural Resources to provide a matching grant to the
Chicago Park District.
HOUSE BILL 1447. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN Act concerning microloans.
HOUSE BILL 1448. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1449. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing Sections
14-109, 14-119, 14-121, 15-136.3, 15-146, 16-136.2, 16-142.1, 17-122,
and 17-156.3 and to amend the State Mandates Act.
HOUSE BILL 1450. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1451. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
Section 4-1.2.
HOUSE BILL 1452. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Act on the Aging by adding
Section 8.07.
HOUSE BILL 1453. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT relating to insurance coverage for contraceptive
services.
HOUSE BILL 1454. Introduced by Representatives Art Turner -
Capparelli, a bill for AN ACT to amend the Mobile Home Local Services
Tax Act by changing Section 1.
HOUSE BILL 1455. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
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Section 9A-9.
HOUSE BILL 1456. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
Section 4-0.5.
HOUSE BILL 1457. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 18-3.5.
HOUSE BILL 1458. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT concerning hospitals, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1459. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT concerning legislative campaigns.
HOUSE BILL 1461. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act by adding
Section 5.5.
HOUSE BILL 1462. Introduced by Representative Wait, a bill for
AN ACT to amend Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act by changing the title
of the Act and Sections 0.01, 1, and 2.
HOUSE BILL 1463. Introduced by Representative Wait, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 9-180.
HOUSE BILL 1464. Introduced by Representative Hannig, a bill for
AN ACT concerning gifts to employees and officials of units of local
government and school districts.
HOUSE BILL 1465. Introduced by Representative Morrow, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act by changing
Section 30.
HOUSE BILL 1466. Introduced by Representatives Morrow - Howard,
a bill for AN ACT creating the Illinois Africa Trade Project.
HOUSE BILL 1467. Introduced by Representatives Mitchell -
O'Connor - Righter, a bill for AN ACT to provide for the deposit and
expenditure of funds received from settlement of litigation against
tobacco companies.
HOUSE BILL 1468. Introduced by Representatives Mitchell -
O'Connor - Righter, a bill for AN ACT regarding tobacco.
HOUSE BILL 1469. Introduced by Representatives Woolard - Poe, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
1971 by changing Section 10.
HOUSE BILL 1470. Introduced by Representative Woolard, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Insurance Code by changing Section
803.1.
HOUSE BILL 1471. Introduced by Representative Tom Johnson, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Identification Card Act by
changing Section 14.
HOUSE BILL 1472. Introduced by Representative Tom Johnson, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Identification Act by changing
Section 5.
HOUSE BILL 1473. Introduced by Representative Tom Johnson, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 2-3.126.
HOUSE BILL 1474. Introduced by Representatives Tom Johnson -
Skinner - Lindner - John Turner - Bellock, Durkin, Hultgren and
Righter, a bill for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by
changing Sections 201 and 901 and adding Sections 202.5 and 202.7.
HOUSE BILL 1475. Introduced by Representative Tom Johnson, a
bill for AN ACT concerning taxes.
HOUSE BILL 1476. Introduced by Representative Beaubien, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 19-1.
HOUSE BILL 1477. Introduced by Representative Hannig, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations to the Office of the State's Attorneys
Appellate Prosecutor.
HOUSE BILL 1478. Introduced by Representative Hannig, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1479. Introduced by Representatives Younge - Hannig,
a bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
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HOUSE BILL 1480. Introduced by Representative Klingler, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing Section
203.
HOUSE BILL 1481. Introduced by Representative Gash, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 20-15.
HOUSE BILL 1482. Introduced by Representative Tenhouse, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 by changing
Section 4.
HOUSE BILL 1483. Introduced by Representative Rutherford, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Workers' Compensation Act by changing Section
15.
HOUSE BILL 1484. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to create the Campaign Finance Reform Law of 1999.
HOUSE BILL 1485. Introduced by Representative Tenhouse, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 34-18.8.
HOUSE BILL 1486. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act by changing
Section 1-110.
HOUSE BILL 1487. Introduced by Representative Tenhouse, a bill
for AN ACT in relation to airports.
HOUSE BILL 1488. Introduced by Representative Tenhouse, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Airport Authorities Act by changing Section
2a.1.
HOUSE BILL 1489. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Judicial Districts Act by changing Section 1.
HOUSE BILL 1490. Introduced by Representative Stephens, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act
by changing Section 19a.
HOUSE BILL 1491. Introduced by Representative Rutherford, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Workers' Compensation Act by changing
Section 28.
HOUSE BILL 1492. Introduced by Representative Rutherford, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act by changing
Section 3200.
HOUSE BILL 1493. Introduced by Representative Stephens, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
Act by changing Section 5.1.
HOUSE BILL 1494. Introduced by Representative Rutherford, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Illinois Procurement Code by changing Section
1-5.
HOUSE BILL 1495. Introduced by Representative Tenhouse, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 18-8.05.
HOUSE BILL 1496. Introduced by Representative Winters, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Code of Civil Procedure by adding Section
2-1115.5.
HOUSE BILL 1497. Introduced by Representative Art Turner, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing Section
13-209 and adding Section 13-216.
HOUSE BILL 1498. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT concerning annual stipends for certain county officers,
amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1499. Introduced by Representative Saviano, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Counties Code by changing Section 4-6002.
HOUSE BILL 1500. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Chicago State University Law by adding
Section 5-115.
HOUSE BILL 1501. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 2-3.126.
HOUSE BILL 1502. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 34-2.1.
HOUSE BILL 1503. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
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bill for AN ACT amending the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding Section
11-212.
HOUSE BILL 1504. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts.
HOUSE BILL 1505. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Probation Challenge Program Act by
changing Section 6.
HOUSE BILL 1506. Introduced by Representative Granberg, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the State Finance Act by changing Section 5g.
HOUSE BILL 1507. Introduced by Representative Burke, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Mortgage Act by changing Sections 2 and 4.
HOUSE BILL 1508. Introduced by Representative Brosnahan, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by adding Section
2-202.1.
HOUSE BILL 1509. Introduced by Representative Currie, a bill for
An Act to amend the Illinois Procurement Code by changing Section
35-35.
HOUSE BILL 1510. Introduced by Representatives Hannig - Reitz, a
bill for AN ACT in relation to privatization of nursing services in
Illinois correctional facilities.
HOUSE BILL 1511. Introduced by Representative Steve Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by
changing Section 110-6.3.
HOUSE BILL 1512. Introduced by Representative Burke, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding Section 24-3.5.
HOUSE BILL 1513. Introduced by Representative Shirley Jones, a
bill for AN ACT to permit retired peace officers to carry concealed
firearms.
HOUSE BILL 1514. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Sections 12-3.2
and 12-4.3.
HOUSE BILL 1515. Introduced by Representative Cross, a bill for
AN ACT concerning senior citizens.
HOUSE BILL 1516. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 1C-2.
HOUSE BILL 1517. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1518. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 34-8.17.
HOUSE BILL 1519. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1520. Introduced by Representative Curry, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 2-3.106.
HOUSE BILL 1521. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by changing Section
1-1.
HOUSE BILL 1522. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Higher Education Student Assistance Act by
changing Section 91.
HOUSE BILL 1523. Introduced by Representative Erwin, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Board of Higher Education Act by changing Section
5.
HOUSE BILL 1524. Introduced by Representatives Woolard - Brady,
a bill for AN ACT concerning the licensing of insurance producers.
HOUSE BILL 1525. Introduced by Representative Monique Davis, a
bill for AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 2-3.126.
HOUSE BILL 1526. Introduced by Representative Smith, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding Section 211.
HOUSE BILL 1527. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Bill Mitchell, a bill for AN ACT regarding appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1528. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
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Myers, a bill for AN ACT regarding appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1529. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Myers, a bill for AN ACT regarding appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1530. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Biggins, a bill for AN ACT making appropriations to the Illinois Arts
Council.
HOUSE BILL 1531. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Biggins, a bill for AN ACT making an appropriation to the Historic
Preservation Agency.
HOUSE BILL 1532. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Skinner, a bill for AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department
of Corrections.
HOUSE BILL 1533. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Skinner, a bill for AN ACT making appropriations to the Department of
State Police.
HOUSE BILL 1534. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Mulligan, a bill for AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department
of Children and Family Services.
HOUSE BILL 1535. Introduced by Representatives Daniels - Ryder -
Mulligan, a bill for AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1536. Introduced by Representative Scully, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 2-3.126.
HOUSE BILL 1537. Introduced by Representative Scully, a bill for
AN ACT making appropriations.
HOUSE BILL 1538. Introduced by Representative McGuire, a bill
for AN ACT regarding emergency home response systems.
HOUSE BILL 1539. Introduced by Representatives McGuire - Silva,
a bill for AN ACT concerning vaccinations in health facilities.
HOUSE BILL 1540. Introduced by Representative Osmond, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Sections 12-14
and 12-16.
HOUSE BILL 1541. Introduced by Representative O'Connor, a bill
for AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing Section
12-4.2.
HOUSE BILL 1542. Introduced by Representative Myers, a bill for
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding Section 31-5.5.
HOUSE BILL 1543. Introduced by Representatives Capparelli -
Bugielski - McAuliffe - Saviano - Joseph Lyons, a bill for AN ACT to
amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing Sections 13-302, 13-306,
13-308, 13-309, 13-310, and 13-311 and to amend the State Mandates
Act.
RESOLUTION
The following resolution was offered and placed in the Committee
on Rules.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
Offered by Representative Parke:
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the
House of Representatives of the Ninety-first General Assembly, which
pursuant to Section 3 of the General Assembly Operations Act are the
same as the Rules of the Ninetieth General Assembly, are amended by
changing Rule 37 as follows:
(House Rule 37)
37. Bills.
(a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of one
or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the reproduced
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copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in the Legislative
Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the first name to appear on
the bill and may be joined by no more than 4 chief co-sponsors with
the approval of the Principal Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be
separated from the Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a
comma. The Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to
that of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the standing
committee or special committee to which the bill was referred or from
which the bill was reported. Such change may be made at any time the
bill is pending before the House or any of its committees by filing a
notice with the Clerk. This subsection may not be suspended.
(b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
standing committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson of
the committee, who for purposes of these Rules is deemed the
Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored bill is controlled
by the Chairperson, or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these
Rules is deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
not have individual co-sponsors.
(c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate may
request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by filing a notice
with the Clerk; such a notice is automatically referred to the Rules
Committee and deemed adopted if approved by the Rules Committee. If
disapproved by the Rules Committee, the notice shall lie on the
table. If the Rules Committee fails to act on a notice, that notice
may be discharged by unanimous consent.
(d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by title a
first time, ordered reproduced, and automatically referred to the
Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 18. When a Senate Bill is
received, it shall be read by title, ordered reproduced, and placed
on the order of Senate Bills on first reading; after being read a
first time, it is automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
accordance with Rule 18.
(e) All bills introduced into the House shall be accompanied by
9 copies. Any bill that amends a statute shall indicate the
particular changes in the following manner:
(1) All new matter shall be underscored.
(2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded shall be
shown crossed with a line.
(f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record vote
of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost and has not
been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
(g) All legislative measures providing for the appropriation of
money from the State Treasury shall be confined to appropriations for
a single agency or department.
(Source: HR 6, 90th G.A.)
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
Having been printed, the following bills were taken up, read by
title a second time and advanced to the order of Third Reading: HOUSE
BILLS 19, 21, 32, 33, 42, 115, 127, 130, 135, 167, 194, 227, 235,
240, 275, 291, 295, 317, 335, 340, 354, 384, 387, 408, 420, 424, 458,
466 and 471.
HOUSE BILL 157. Having been printed, was taken up and read by
title a second time.
The following amendment was offered in the Committee on Consumer
Protection, adopted and printed:
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO HOUSE BILL 157
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend House Bill 157 on page 2, line 4, by
replacing "capability to automatically" with "display"; and
on page 2, line 5, by deleting "disclose"; and
on page 2 by replacing lines 27 and 28 with the following:
"impedes the function of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's
service or equipment is capable of allowing the display of the
solicitor's telephone number."; and
on page 4, line 13, by replacing "capability to automatically" with
"display"; and
on page 4, line 14, by deleting "disclose"; and
on page 5 by replacing line 24 with the following:
"of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or equipment
is capable of allowing the display of the solicitor's telephone
number.".
There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1
was ordered engrossed; and the bill, as amended, was held on the
order of Second Reading.
HOUSE BILL 343. Having been printed, was taken up and read by
title a second time.
The following amendment was offered in the Committee on Judiciary
II-Criminal Law, adopted and printed:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO HOUSE BILL 343
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend House Bill 343 by replacing the title
with the following:
"AN ACT in relation to laser pointers."; and
by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
Article 24.6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading new)
ARTICLE 24.6. LASER POINTERS
(720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 new)
Sec. 24.6-5. Definitions. In this Article:
"Laser pointer" means a hand-held device that emits light
amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to
the human eye.
"Laser sight" means a laser pointer that can be attached to a
firearm and can be used to improve the accuracy of the firearm.
(720 ILCS 5/24.6-20 new)
Sec. 24.6-20. Aiming a laser pointer at a peace officer.
(a) A person commits aiming a laser pointer at a peace officer
when he or she intentionally or knowingly aims an operating laser
pointer at a person he or she knows or reasonably should know to be a
peace officer.
(b) Sentence. Aiming a laser pointer at a peace officer is a
Class A misdemeanor.
Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 5-5-3.2 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2)
Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in Aggravation.
(a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in favor of
imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the court as
reasons to impose a more severe sentence under Section 5-8-1:
(1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened serious
harm;
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(2) the defendant received compensation for committing the
offense;
(3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or
criminal activity;
(4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by his
position, was obliged to prevent the particular offense committed
or to bring the offenders committing it to justice;
(5) the defendant held public office at the time of the
offense, and the offense related to the conduct of that office;
(6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation or
position in the community to commit the offense, or to afford him
an easier means of committing it;
(7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from
committing the same crime;
(8) the defendant committed the offense against a person 60
years of age or older or such person's property;
(9) the defendant committed the offense against a person
who is physically handicapped or such person's property;
(10) by reason of another individual's actual or perceived
race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual
orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin,
the defendant committed the offense against (i) the person or
property of that individual; (ii) the person or property of a
person who has an association with, is married to, or has a
friendship with the other individual; or (iii) the person or
property of a relative (by blood or marriage) of a person
described in clause (i) or (ii). For the purposes of this
Section, "sexual orientation" means heterosexuality,
homosexuality, or bisexuality;
(11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on the
grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to, during or
immediately following worship services. For purposes of this
subparagraph, "place of worship" shall mean any church, synagogue
or other building, structure or place used primarily for
religious worship;
(12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed
while he was released on bail or his own recognizance pending
trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such prior felony,
or the defendant was convicted of a felony committed while he was
serving a period of probation, conditional discharge, or
mandatory supervised release under subsection (d) of Section
5-8-1 for a prior felony;
(13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a
felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the purposes
of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any device which is
designed for the purpose of protecting the wearer from bullets,
shot or other lethal projectiles;
(14) the defendant held a position of trust or supervision
such as, but not limited to, family member as defined in Section
12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961, teacher, scout leader, baby
sitter, or day care worker, in relation to a victim under 18
years of age, and the defendant committed an offense in violation
of Section 11-6, 11-11, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1,
12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of
1961 against that victim;
(15) the defendant committed an offense related to the
activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this
factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act;
(16) the defendant committed an offense in violation of one
of the following Sections while in a school, regardless of the
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time of day or time of year; on any conveyance owned, leased, or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or
a school related activity; on the real property of a school; or
on a public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school: Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-6,
12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or 33A-2 of
the Criminal Code of 1961;
(17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of any
person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to prevent
any person from engaging in activity as a community policing
volunteer. For the purpose of this Section, "community policing
volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the
Criminal Code of 1961.
For the purposes of this Section, "school" is defined as a public
or private elementary or secondary school, community college,
college, or university.
(b) The following factors may be considered by the court as
reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section 5-8-2 upon
any offender:
(1) When a defendant is convicted of any felony, after
having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other
jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater class
felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years after
the previous conviction, excluding time spent in custody, and
such charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of
different series of acts; or
(2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
court finds that the offense was accompanied by exceptionally
brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
(3) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary
manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter or
reckless homicide in which the defendant has been convicted of
causing the death of more than one individual; or
(4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony committed
against:
(i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of the
offense or such person's property;
(ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time of
the offense or such person's property; or
(iii) a person physically handicapped at the time of
the offense or such person's property; or
(5) In the case of a defendant convicted of aggravated
criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when the
court finds that aggravated criminal sexual assault or criminal
sexual assault was also committed on the same victim by one or
more other individuals, and the defendant voluntarily
participated in the crime with the knowledge of the participation
of the others in the crime, and the commission of the crime was
part of a single course of conduct during which there was no
substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective; or
(6) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
offense involved any of the following types of specific
misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation,
observance, performance, practice or activity of any actual or
ostensible religious, fraternal, or social group:
(i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or animals;
(ii) the theft of human corpses;
(iii) the kidnapping of humans;
(iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,
fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or other
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building or property; or
(v) ritualized abuse of a child; or
(7) When a defendant is convicted of first degree murder,
after having been previously convicted in Illinois of any offense
listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section 5-5-3, when such
conviction has occurred within 10 years after the previous
conviction, excluding time spent in custody, and such charges are
separately brought and tried and arise out of different series of
acts; or
(8) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other than
conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was committed
under an agreement with 2 or more other persons to commit that
offense and the defendant, with respect to the other individuals,
occupied a position of organizer, supervisor, financier, or any
other position of management or leadership, and the court further
finds that the felony committed was related to or in furtherance
of the criminal activities of an organized gang or was motivated
by the defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or
(9) When a defendant is convicted of a felony violation of
Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the court finds
that the defendant is a member of an organized gang; or.
(10) When a defendant committed the offense using a firearm
with a laser sight attached to it. For purposes of this
paragraph (10), "laser sight" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 24.6-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
(b-1) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang" has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(c) The court may impose an extended term sentence under Section
5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of aggravated criminal
sexual assault where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time
of the commission of the offense.
(d) The court may impose an extended term sentence under Section
5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of unlawful use of weapons
under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 for possessing a
weapon that is not readily distinguishable as one of the weapons
enumerated in Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
(Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-377, eff. 8-18-95; 89-428, eff.
12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96; 89-689 (Sections 65 and 115), eff.
12-31-96; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-651, eff. 1-1-99; 90-686, eff.
1-1-99; revised 9-16-98.)".
There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1
was ordered engrossed; and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the
order of Third Reading.
HOUSE BILL 357. Having been printed, was taken up and read by
title a second time.
The following amendments were offered in the Committee on
Appropriations-General Services, adopted and printed:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO HOUSE BILL 357
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend House Bill 357 on page 2, by inserting
below line 21 the following:
"Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".
There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1
was adopted and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the order of
Third Reading.
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HOUSE BILL 376. Having been printed, was taken up and read by
title a second time.
The following amendment was offered in the Committee on Judiciary
II-Criminal Law, adopted and printed:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO HOUSE BILL 376
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend House Bill 376, on page 2, line 15, by
inserting ", containers, or storage facilities" after "equipment";
and
on page 2, line 17, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 2, line 18, by changing "or" to ",";and
on page 2, line 19, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 2, by replacing line 21 with the following:
"ammonia equipment, containers, or storage facilities.
For purposes of this Section:
"Anhydrous"; and
on page 2, by inserting between lines 23 and 24 the following:
""Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are defined
in the rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961."; and
on page 2, line 29, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 2, line 30, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 2, by inserting "containers, or storage facilities"
after "equipment,"; and
on page 3, line 4, by inserting ", containers, or storage facilities"
after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 7, by inserting ", containers, or storage facilities"
after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 10, by inserting "containers, or storage facilities,"
after "equipment,"; and
on page 3, line 12, by inserting "containers, or storage facilities,"
after "equipment,"; and
on page 3, line 15, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 17, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities," after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 20, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 22, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 24, by inserting ", containers, or storage
facilities" after "equipment"; and
on page 3, line 25, by replacing "Section, "anhydrous ammonia"" with
the following:
"Section:
"Anhydrous ammonia""; and
on page 3, by inserting below line 27 the following:
"Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are defined
in the rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961.".
There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1
was ordered engrossed; and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the
order of Third Reading.
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HOUSE BILL 486. Having been printed, was taken up and read by
title a second time.
The following amendments were offered in the Committee on Human
Services, adopted and printed:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO HOUSE BILL 486
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend House Bill 486 by replacing everything
after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended
by adding Section 55.91 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/55.91 new)
Sec. 55.91. Payments for post-kidney transplant maintenance
drugs.
(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish and
administer a program to pay recipients for costs of drugs prescribed
exclusively for post-kidney transplant maintenance when those costs
are not otherwise reimbursed. The Department of Public Health shall
establish eligibility standards and an application process by rule.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, the
Department of Public Health may, by rule, require participants to pay
a co-payment for the drugs covered under this program.
(b) Participation in the program shall be limited to persons
whose household income is not greater than 400% of the federal
poverty level as established by the federal Office of Management and
Budget.
The program shall be available only to eligible Illinois
residents who have resided in Illinois for at least 12 months,
however, a person shall not be excluded because he or she received
the transplant outside the State of Illinois.
(c) The Department of Public Health shall pay a maximum amount
per kidney transplant recipient based on the following:
(1) Available moneys in the Post-Kidney Transplant
Maintenance Drug Fund.
(2) Covered immunosuppressive drugs.
(3) The terms of any contract between the Department of
Public Health and the provider.
(4) The reimbursement rates shall be the same as the
Medicaid reimbursement rate for the drug, minus the copayment.
(d) Payment shall be made under the program to or on behalf of a
program eligible recipient only for costs not reimbursed or eligible
for reimbursement by any other third party or governmental entity
(including, without limitation, private or group insurance, Medicaid,
Medicare, or the Veterans Administration). The Director of Public
Health may, however, waive this requirement in individually
considered cases if he or she determines that its enforcement will
deny services to a class of post-kidney transplant patients because
of conflicting State or federal laws or regulations.
(e) The Director of Public Health may restrict or categorize
reimbursements to meet budgetary limitations.
(f) The Director of Public Health shall maintain an
immunosuppressive drug formulary that shall include all drugs
eligible for reimbursement by the program. The Director of Public
Health shall establish an internal review procedure for updating the
formulary; the procedure shall allow the addition and deletion of
allowable drugs to the formulary. The internal review procedure
shall take place at least quarterly during a fiscal year.
(g) Payments made under the program established under this
Section shall be made, subject to appropriations, from the
Post-Kidney Transplant Maintenance Drug Fund, a special fund that is
hereby established in the State treasury. The following shall be
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deposited into the Fund: (1) amounts appropriated to the Department
of Public Health for that purpose and (ii) gifts, grants, and
donations for that purpose from public and private sources. Interest
accruing on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in
the Fund may be used only by the Department of Public Health to make
payments for post-kidney transplant maintenance drugs under the
program established under this Section.
(h) Moneys remaining in the Post-Kidney Transplant Maintenance
Drug Fund at the end of the fiscal year may be used in the following
fiscal year.
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section
5.490 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
Sec. 5.490. The Post-Kidney Transplant Maintenance Drug Fund.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
1999.".
There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1
was ordered engrossed; and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the
order of Third Reading.
ACTION ON MOTION
Representative Currie moved to suspend the applicable House Rules
to hear HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 6 immediately.
The motion prevailed.
AGREED RESOLUTIONS
The following resolution was offered and adopted.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 6
Offered by Representative Currie:
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session
on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon,
for the purpose of hearing his Excellency Governor George Ryan
present to the General Assembly his Report on the Condition of the
State, required by Article V, Section 13, of the Constitution of the
State of Illinois and to hear the Budget Message for Fiscal Year
2000, as required by Chapter 15, Act 20/38, of the Illinois Compiled
Statutes.
Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate and ask their
concurrence.
RECESS
At the hour of 11:49 o'clock a.m., Speaker Madigan moved that the
House do now take a recess until the Joint Session has adjourned.
JOINT SESSION
12:00 O'CLOCK NOON
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The hour having arrived, the time heretofore fixed by Joint
Resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives,
the Joint Session convened for the purpose of receiving the Governor
to deliver his State of the State Message and Budget Message in
person to the Ninety-First General Assembly.
The Senate, preceded by its President and Secretary, appeared in
the Hall of the House of Representatives and, by direction of the
Speaker, took the seats assigned them.
The two Houses being convened in Joint Session, the President of
the Senate announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives announced that a
quorum of the House was present.
A majority of each House of the General Assembly being present,
the Speaker of the House announced the Joint Session duly formed.
ACTION ON MOTION
Representative Currie moved to suspend the applicable House Rules
to hear JOINT SESSION RESOLUTION 6 immediately.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Currie offered the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
JOINT SESSION RESOLUTION 1
RESOLVED, That a committee of ten be appointed, five from the
House, by the Speaker of the House, and five from the Senate, by the
President of the Senate, to wait upon His Excellency Governor Jim
Edgar and invite him to address the Joint Assembly.
The motion prevailed.
The President of the Senate announced the appointments, as
Members of such Committee, on the part of the Senate: Senators
Noland, Parker, Sieben, Madigan and Lightford.
The Speaker of the House announced the appointments, as Members
of such Committee, on the part of the House: Representatives Curry,
Howard, Schoenberg, Krause and Wirsing.
His Excellency, Governor George Ryan, was admitted into the Hall
of the House of Representatives, and was presented to the General
Assembly, to deliver his message in person as follows:
Fiscal Year 2000 Budget
State of the State Address
to the 91st General Assembly
Governor George H. Ryan
February 17, 1999
Speaker Madigan.
President Philip.
Justices of the Supreme Court.
My fellow constitutional officers.
My colleagues in the House and Senate.
And the people of the State of Illinois.
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Eighteen years ago, I stood in this place to my oath of office as
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Since then, the people of this State have honored me with
election to statewide offices five times, and I stand before you now
with the highest honor our people can bestow -- as the 39th Governor
of Illinois.
I can honestly tell you that today, 16 years after I left this
Chamber as Speaker, it's good to be back.
I will always cherish my time in this House.
Today, I am here to present this General Assembly with my
proposed State Budget for Fiscal Year 2000, and to report to the
citizens of Illinois on the State of our State as we prepare to enter
the 21st Century.
I am happy to report to you that Illinois is a healthy and robust
State.
I commend the General Assembly and Governor Edgar for this
achievement.
During years of growing prosperity, you balanced our budget,
eliminated our one billion dollar Medicaid debt, paid our bills on
time and reduced the size of state government.
That's a pretty good record of accomplishment.
You built a healthy economic climate in Illinois -- stimulating
business growth and driving our jobless rate to the lowest level in
25 years.
You made significant improvements in funding schools, and you
enacted reforms to provide greater accountability over how our school
funds are spent.
You can be justifiably proud of these accomplishments.
Our job -- yours and mine -- is to build on this record.
Our state is strong thanks to millions of men and women who work
hard every day to produce the goods and services and ideas we all
need and use.
Illinois is a place that has never forgotten what made America
great:
Pride.
Hard work and self-respect and respect for others.
The People of Illinois are an astonishing resource.
We come from the people who pushed back frontiers and brought the
railroads west.
And wherever their wagons stopped, Illinois' early pioneers
always set up two things: School houses and churches.
They built a good state, a good place to call home, and a special
place to raise families.
Today, we remain a people that draws strength and purpose from
the land, sinking deep roots and nurturing dreams of our children.
Twenty-seven years ago when I first ran for the Illinois House, I
was a pharmacist in Kankakee.
My family and I ran a small business that had been started by my
father.
I ran for public office because I thought the government was too
big, spent too much money and was too intrusive in our daily lives.
Like all of you, I have an abiding trust in the capability of
individuals to shoulder their own responsibilities, and to develop
their fullest potential.
I still believe in a "limited government" that spends taxpayer
dollars carefully and wisely.
But, I also realize that state government can be fiscally
prudent, yet still be compassionate and sensitive to the needs of all
in our society.
State government can be efficient and yet sill be fair.
And, while I believe that government cannot be the solution to
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every problem, there are some problems that only government can
solve.
There is more to elective office that just preparing for the next
campaign.
It is about governing -- and in order to govern most effectively
to produce the best outcome, we must build coalitions.
We must continually broaden our own perspective.
We must listen to and respect opinions of others.
We must reach out to embrace new ideas, and we must be willing to
craft fair compromises to find solutions.
I realize that each generation finds its own way; and just
because something makes one uncomfortable -- or because they don't
understand it -- doesn't make it wrong.
I'm proud of my reputation, earned in this chamber many years ago
in building political consensus from both sides of the aisle.
I can tell you here today that I intend to govern -- with all of
you as my partners, regardless of your party.
To Mike, to Pate, to Emil and to all my friends here, as we begin
this new administration, I offer you my hand.
My door is open.
I invite all of you to join me in building a new Illinois . . .
together. As I have said: I intend to govern . . . with you as my
partners.
I began this Administration talking about the people I met all
over this great state who inspired me and gave me the courage and
reason to carry on.
I listened to them . . . and I learned from them.
What they said, and my experience with them, made me rethink a
lot of things.
And I believe I will be a better Governor because of it.
In my inaugural remarks, I pledged to put partisanship aside, and
I renew that pledge today to you and the People of Illinois.
The lesson of the last few years should be obvious to everyone.
People want problems solved, and they do not want protracted
partisan political fights.
Partisanship is not my message.
My message is that we must meet people's needs, and to do that we
must learn and listen and be ready to compromise to find the middle
ground -- to find a solution.
But all that we may do or try to do falls as seeds on fallow
ground unless we in government set the tone for understanding,
compassion, and respect for one another and a respect for one another
and a respect for the institutions we have established to serve us
all.
This is a great State, and while recognizing differences, we must
act together.
There is nothing that happens in one part of the State that
ultimately does not impact, for good or bad, on another part of the
State.
The needs of each area of our State may be different.
But while recognizing those differences, and accommodating those
needs, let us always remember that we are one State, and no area of
our State should be disadvantaged for the benefit of the other.
In the past year, I presented a detailed policy agenda -- my
vision for taking Illinois into the 21st Century.
Today, I am laying before you a fiscal blueprint to implement
that agenda.
I believe we must prudently manage the budget balance.
I agree with Comptroller Dan Hynes and Treasurer Judy Baar
Topinka in their call for the creation of a "Rainy Day Fund" for
Illinois to help us guard against unexpected downturns in the
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economy.
Implementation details need to be worked out with you, but I
believe the Comptroller and the Treasurer have made good suggestions
about where we can begin those discussions.
This budget is just a beginning, because I know, as you do, that
we cannot do all that we want, as quickly as we want.
I also know that some of your priorities may be different than
mine, but I am willing to listen.
I propose we begin with what I believe to be the #1 priority for
all of us: the education of our children, and development of
trained, competitive workforce for Illinois in the 21st Century.
We build a new Illinois by building families.
And we build families by loving, caring and educating our
children.
At the end of the day, all our hopes for the future, can be
summed up in one simple truth:
Children are our most precious natural resource.
I made a promise to the kids and parents of Illinois, that at
least 51 percent of all new monies would go to education and job
training.
Today, I make good on that promise.
Today, I propose that we increase funds for education and job
training by $536 million -- representing 52.5 percent of new general
fund appropriations.
And today I announce that most far-reaching and ambitious
educational package ever set before this Assembly.
It calls for new schools.
New teachers.
New technology.
And new ideas.
It is a 10-part plan to ensure that -- for the children of
Illinois -- their future is as bright as their dreams.
First -- new teachers.
Ultimately, 10,000 new teachers.
Because if kids are our most precious resource -- teachers are
surely our most important asset.
I also promised that we reduce class size, so that teachers could
teach and our children could learn.
To do that over the next four years, Illinois should hire 10,000
new teachers.
Today, I match rhetoric with resources and propose $60 million to
hire new teacher.
Second -- bricks and mortar.
Because building a new Illinois means building new classrooms, my
budget asks that we accelerate school construction next year with a
boost of capital funds for school construction grants -- nearly $400
million.
Third -- reading.
Back to basics.
We're talking about literacy.
The first step on any path to opportunity.
My budget asks that we increase reading grants by $10 million and
early childhood and summer bridge programs by $16 million.
No child will be left behind.
Our goals should be nothing less that an Illinois where by the
end of the third grade every child can read at that level.
Fourth, safe schools.
You know, growing up in Kankakee, they talked about the Four R's:
Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic -- and RESPECT.
Respect for teachers.
Respect for learning.
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Respect for fellow students.
I ask they you quickly pass Attorney General Jim Ryan's "Safe 2
Learn" school safety plan.
We need schools that are free of crime.
Free from chaos.
Free from drugs.
Fifth -- equality, opportunity and local rule.
These new teachers and these new classrooms must reach every
child in this state.
That's fair play.
We in Illinois carry the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
This state was built not only with iron and stone -- it was also
built on ideas.
We must continue the fight to equalize the disparity between the
haves and the have-nots.
And we must continue to return power to communities, freeing
districts to address their own needs, to help their own kids.
That means allocating $41 million to increase the foundation
level above the level required by law.
Increasing categorical grants by some $107 million.
And to help local school districts with cash flow, I recommend
restoring the final General State Aid payment in June for both FY1999
and FY2000.
Sixth -- fairness and opportunity also mean extending a hand to
all our kids -- including those in private and parochial schools.
These are our children, too. They are not strangers to us.
Their parents live down the street, around the corner.
They are neighbors.
These parents pay taxes, just like the rest of us, to support our
public schools, yet they shoulder the added cost of private schools,
as well.
Whether a parent chooses to home school a child, or sent the
child to a charter school, or to a parochial school, they are
entitled to our help and we should provide it.
Our children should not be caught in a war between competing
educational interests.
We must come to the table and resolve the issues concerning
public and private schools.
We cannot pretend that the private system does not exist.
I want the State Board of Education to make this a prime agenda
item.
I don't want discussions or decisions that pretend that parochial
or charter schools do not exist or should not exist.
I don't want rules and regulations that make it difficult for
them to exist.
I want the State Board to cooperate with the thousands of parents
who home school their children.
I want to see progress at coming together.
I ask this General Assembly to enact a responsible tuition tax
credit program and I will sign it into law.
It is right. It is fair.
Seventh -- new technology.
Reading is a basic tool for literacy, opportunity and lifelong
learning.
Our children need all the tools.
Illinois produces some of the world's most advanced technology.
Let's put it in the hands of our children.
With this budget, I propose $8 million more to help jump-start
improvements in school technology.
I ask that we devote another $17 million to press forward and now
build the Illinois Century Network.
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It will link education and training resources for universities,
colleges, schools and libraries throughout the state.
Illinois belongs in the forefront.
Because in the nationwide effort to harness technology for
education -- the children of Illinois must be second to none.
Eighth -- higher education.
Illinois boasts an exceptional state system and is home to some
of the finest colleges and universities in the world.
I'm told that if it were a separate country, Illinois would stand
at number 2, behind only the United States itself, for the number of
Nobel Prizes won.
I promised to support this state's system of higher education.
And with this budget, we do.
For higher education, I propose an over all general funds
increase of $137 million.
We're backing that commitment with some $161 million for capital
improvements at our colleges and universities.
Here too, we are building a new Illinois.
Ninth -- scholarship assistance.
Parents know the cost of college has gone through the roof.
We want to encourage our top high school students to continue
their education in Illinois.
That's why my budget meets our commitment to fully fund our merit
scholarship program.
America's G.I. Bill was a idea of simple genius, an idea that
worked.
And it helped fuel an economic boom that we still benefit from
today.
And so I also recommend full funding for the Illinois Veterans
Scholarship Program.
I also will ask this General Assembly to approve my "Career
Scholarship Program."
It provides $1,000 grants to any Illinois high school graduate
who wants to pursue continuing education, vocational training or
on-the-job training in Illinois.
Tenth -- job training.
I saved this for last because it's close to my heart.
Twenty years ago, as a state legislator, I helped create the
Illinois Industrial Training program.
It's a homegrown success story, a program that works.
It works for business.
It works for people, enabling them to upgrade skills.
The other half of our commitment to education has to be a
commitment to workforce development and training.
And that's why we've asked to expand the Industrial Training
Program by an increase of $7 million -- nearly 50 percent.
Our objective is simple.
The need is clear.
We must devise a single continuous program for workforce
development in Illinois.
This 10-part plan can do it.
It starts with elementary and secondary schools.
Vocational education.
Community colleges.
Higher education.
Adult education and literacy.
On-going retraining in the workplace.
Illinois needs a program for lifelong learning.
A system our citizens can access at any time throughout their
careers.
The full realization of Illinois' promise is linked to the
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opportunities fostered by a growing economy.
I pledged to propose a "Jobs Through Economic Competitiveness
Act," a major high-tech initiative designed to jump-start the new
economic engine for Illinois. I will keep that promise, too, and
submit a comprehensive package for your consideration.
We will propose a EDGE tax credit, similar to incentives already
in place in our neighboring states, to help us compete for the
attraction of firms that offer good jobs for Illinois workers and
provide an equalization of opportunities in all regions of the State.
This will be especially helpful in Southern Illinois, where local
communities must compete with Kentucky and Missouri for companies
providing good jobs.
And to make sure that we don't forget about the needs of Southern
Illinois, I will establish an office for the Governor in the region
south of I-70.
We will encourage the redevelopment of brownfields.
We will expand tourism promotion by $5.1 million and provide
greater coordination among state agencies and local communities in
all regions of the State.
We will move forward with the Lincoln Presidential Library
project in Springfield, and we will continue to provide additional
resources to our museums.
Many of you know that my political education actually started
with business education.
It was back at the pharmacy, sharing morning coffee and everyday
gripes with neighboring business owners.
I ran a small business with my family for 43 years.
I understand their needs.
Small businesses are the backbone of Illinois. They need our
help.
And one of the best ways we can help it to get out of the way.
That means regulatory relief, now.
Enhancing entrepreneurial education, now.
And increased access to capital, now.
It also means focusing on the particular needs of our women
business owners.
That's why I appointed a new Director of DCCA, Pam McDonough.
Former chair of the Illinois Women's Business Ownership Council,
Pam is a tireless advocate for women in business.
We're told that in the future more than 80 percent of those
entering the workforce will come from the ranks of women and
minorities.
And in looking forward we must humbly recognize that the full
promise of equality and civil rights still have not been achieved.
We must move beyond the protection of rights to the creation of
opportunity.
Because we will be satisfied with nothing less than the removal
of final barriers to self-reliance -- and equality of opportunity for
everyone in Illinois.
We will also create jobs by promoting more Illinois exports and
devising a comprehensive state export strategy with a focus on small
business, and a focus on our agricultural products.
Our Farm economy is changing, and we must help our farmers earn
more by promoting our growing exports.
I propose that we add money in this budget to establish
additional overseas offices to promote our State and its products.
I personally believe that one of those offices ought to be in
Africa where new, emerging markets would provide economic
opportunities for our Illinois businesses.
In building a new Illinois economy, initiatives like these are
the nuts and bolts.
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Illinois welcomes the emerging global economy.
Because Illinois plans to win.
Illinois has always served as a crossroads.
And for two centuries our location has helped make Illinois rich,
as goods and ideas have moved faster and faster.
First by water.
Then by rail.
Today by air.
For each, in its time, Illinois was a dominant hub.
But the new medium is neither water, nor steel nor air.
It's information.
They say within five years, electronic commerce will be a market
of 1.3 trillion dollars.
We want a piece of that. We're building jobs for the new
century.
We want to make Illinois a leader, with a comprehensive,
industry-led effort to provide custom-made financing tools for high
tech firms.
They did it in Pennsylvania -- Governor Tom Ridge and his
"Technology 21" initiative.
And we can do it here.
Illinois must invest in this technology-based "inovation
economy."
And with this budget, we will.
That means an additional $5 million for our Technology Challenge
Grant program and the Technology Development Bridge program by at
least $10 million.
I urge you to invest $250,000 to help develop a technology park
in western DuPage County, adjacent to the Fermi labs, and in the
heart of the growing I-88 "Research & Development Corridor."
I ask you to double State support for the Illinois Coalition.
Its a non-profit organization of leaders in business, academia,
and labor.
And its mission is simple: Encourage high-tech economic
development in Illinois.
And I recommend $1 million to create the "Illinois Technology
Enterprise Corporation," or ITEC.
Overseen by the Illinois Coalition, ITEC will provide regional,
privately-managed centers to promote technology transfer from our
major research universities.
It will help firms develop high quality research proposals for
federal grants.
Help match venture capitalists with high tech firms.
And build local technology infrastructures throughout the State.
This is a marathon -- not a sprint.
In the next Century, technology will be the engine of Illinois
economic growth.
My economic plan for this state recognizes the importance of
science and technology.
It positions our State to be competitive in the global economy.
And with these initiatives, Illinois can shake the Rust Belt
image of the 20th Century, and run with confidence towards a new
century, a new economy, and a new identity as the Silicon Prairie.
Building a new Illinois also means just that -- building.
Even in an information age, we still stand at a crossroads.
We need roads and bridges, waterworks and schools.
As everyone here already knows, today we have an urgent need to
maintain, and improve, our State's infrastructure.
With this budget, I propose a capital improvement program that is
ambitious, yes -- $2.5 billion -- but also responsible, necessary and
affordable.
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I'm asking for nearly $1.6 billion to rebuild Illinois highways
and bridges -- many of which date to before World War I.
Almost $400 million for school construction.
Nearly $523 million for our general capital development budget -
including over $161 million to add over 3,500 beds to our prison
system.
But the needs are greater than that.
We need additional resources to relieve the traffic nightmares
faced each day by commuters in northeastern Illinois.
We have already moved to begin fixing the Hillside Strangler.
The first public hearing is less than a week away.
There are many other chokepoints that need fixing.
We need additional resources to finish building an improved Route
67 from Alton to the Quad Cities.
We need to "open up" Western Illinois by building Route 336 to
Quincy.
We need to build a new bridge in East St. Louis over the
Mississippi River.
We need to address the needs of the Fox River Valley.
To help the City of Chicago rebuild Wacker Drive.
And to see that the Stevenson Expressway improvements are done in
two years -- not four.
To launch transit improvements that have been deferred for far
too long.
We will need capital resources to build a south-surburban airport
in Peotone.
We need to move beyond the $1.1 billion school construction
program you've already approved, and find additional resources to
help our local school districts with their pressing capital needs.
And we need to find ways to help our local communities to improve
water and sewer systems essential to maintaining economic growth.
The fact is that our State's infrastructure is aging.
It's not only a challenge -- but an opportunity.
Interest rates are at the lowest levels in a generation.
We must act now to devise new programs for bonded improvements.
I am confident we can still find appropriate revenue streams to
back a significant enhancement to our State's capital budget.
Building a new Illinois means not just roads and schools -- we
also need to build "Fund for Illinois' Future."
I am appointing a Task Force to evalute an prioritize our
infrastructure needs.
They're to report back to me . . . and to you in the General
Assembly . . . with recommendations.
I ask them to advise us, collectively, on how we can build this
new Fund.
And I would hope we could reach an agreement on the Fund during
this session.
We're also moving to build a new Illinois by aggressively seeking
more dollars from our federal partners.
Illinois ranks almost dead last in a per capita return on federal
projects.
That's going to change.
Building a new Illinois also means looking back.
Some of the most precious and wonderful things about this state
were here long before we came.
Illinois is a special place, perched atop ancient beds of coal
and oil, nestled between the two oceans that frame this unique
nation.
Blessed by rich dark soil, clean air, abundant water and rain.
Lura Lynn and I visited a lot of schools over the years.
I read Green Eggs & Ham so many times, I fixed them for our
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grandchildren one morning.
Lura Lynn and I also talked to a lot of kids.
You know what they talked about?
School, and sports, of course; but they also talked about saving
the whale, trips to clean the river banks, planting seedlings,
schools outings where they saw a snake, chased squirrels and talked
about the bugs that they found.
I've got to tell you, they really have a thing about bugs: Big
ones, small ones, round ones, long ones, furry ones -- they know them
all.
Kids are very much into the enviroment.
What these kids said reminded me that we are stewards of the
gifts of God's nature.
We have not always fulfilled our steward's role.
We can look back with some shame regarding the manner in which we
have abused and misused our natural resources and the environment.
We have learned a hard lesson.
But in learning that lesson, we now have a new understanding of
things around us.
Our forests, our waterways, our wildlife are all gifts to us.
They should not be misused.
A prime commitment of this administration will be to honor our
role as stewards of nature's gifts to us.
To reinforce that promise, I will, by Excutive Order, estabilish
the Enviromental & Natural Resources SubCabinet.
I want agencies to work together to coordinate their activities,
and not work at cross-purposes.
I don't want conflicting rules and regulations.
I dont't want turf fights.
I want my grandchildren, and yours, to enjoy all the blessings
nature has given to all of us.
That is my commitment.
That is my promise.
As a further measure of my commitment to our stewardship, I ask
you to approve my request for a $160 million bonding program to
create an open lands trust, which will allow us to significantly
increase our State's ability to acquire unique natural resource areas
for the benefit of our children and grandchildren.
That is a monument we can all be proud to share in.
And we will do more.
We will expand the open space lands and development programs to
fund small neighborhood parks, large urban parks and natural areas.
We will develop greenways and trails, bicycle paths, boat access
areas; and we will continue turning abandoned mine land into
recreational lands.
And we will do more.
With this budget, we continue to fund the Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Propram -- a $500 million federal/state initiative to
provide landowners along the Illinois River with incentives to
replace crops with natural habitat.
This program will eventually include 232,000 acres along the
Illinois and its major tributaries, as well as the Peoria Lakes.
Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood will chair the Illionis River Coordinating
Council.
We are committed to the goal of restoring the Illinois River as
one of this nation's greatest natural resources.
And we will do more.
With this budget, we are including $11.6 million in additional
funding for our successful "Conservation 2000" program -- to preserve
and enhance wildlife habitats while expanding outdoor recreational
opportunities.
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And you should know, too, that as long as I am Governor, there
will be no admission fees to our state parks and open lands.
They will remain free.
The rules and regulation protecting our environment must be clear
and not arbitrary.
I want to make it easier for citizens and businesses to achieve
our environmental goals.
I want to foster new and improved air and water pollution control
technologies by simplifying requirements for pilot and demonstration
projects.
I will support a partnership with the livestock industry in
funding a program for the development of innovative sewage and
livestock waste treatment methods. We must address the future of
large scale livestock operations with legislation that brings all
sides to some common ground.
And we also need to look at growth policies.
Last year, the Illinois House Smart Growth Task Force produced a
thought-provoking report on the growing problem of sprawl and the
resultant loss of thousands of acres of some of our State's most
productive farmland.
Two years ago, the American Farmland Trust identified
northeastern Illinois as one of the nation's 3 highest-risk regions
for loss of prime farmland.
The Task Force correctly found that this issue raises serious
implications.
For housing.
Jobs.
Air quality.
And for our quality of life.
Just what those kids were talking about!
This session, I want to work with all of you in the General
Assembly.
As well as the Realtors;
The Homebuilders;
The Environmentalists.
And yes -- the kids, and everyone with an interest in addressing
this challenge . . . to find a way to develop reasonable "Smart
Growth" policies for Illinois.
Families are the fundamental building blocks of a strong society.
By helping strengthen our families, we are ensuring that our
children are being prepared for brighter futures.
As our welfare rolls continue to shrink, we must provide those
families with the tools to successfully complete their transition
from welfare to work.
Last year, I supported your efforts to provide Illinois families
with more than $320 million in tax relief by doubling the $1,000
personal exemption in the state income tax.
That was the right thing to do.
But good ideas to help families can come from anywhere - - even
Washington, D.C.
I believe President Clinton is right in calling for a $1,000
federal tax credit to help families struggling to provide long-term
care for elderly or disabled relatives.
I believe the President is also right in calling for a $500
child-care tax credit for stay-at-home parents.
And, I believe the Republican Congress is right to call for an
end to the marriage penalty in our federal tax code.
I hope that the Congress approves all of these good ideas this
year.
I am committed to developing a comprehensive child care policy
that recognizes the needs of working families and fosters
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partnerships among parents, communities, faith-based organizations,
employers and government.
With this budget, we invest in quality and we expand the
availability of care.
I am recommending a 23.5 percent increase in our child care
resources - - to a total of nearly $500 million.
I am committed to reducing family violence.
One way we can help is by increasing funding for domestic
violence shelters, and by increasing violence prevention grants to
the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, the only such agency in
the nation.
With this budget, we do.
I am recommending a 62 percent increase for domestic violence
prevention programs - - to a total of some $21.4 million.
I am committed to forcing child support deadbeats to pay their
obligations.
Today, as Governor, I want to look those deadbeats in the eye and
tell them straight-out:
Your free ride is over.
We are going to see to it that you pay your obligations to
support your children.
You are not entitled to profit from your professional or
occupational license while you flaunt your obligations to your
children.
You are not entitled to profit from property or business
investments while you deny your children that to which they are
entitled.
To be sure that these deadbeats really get the message, I am
recommending that you approve legislation to transfer the
responsibility for the enforcement of child support collections from
the Department of Public Aid to the Office of the Attorney General
-- our State's chief law enforcement agency -- and give him the tools
to do the job.
I am committed to quality, affordable health care.
The waters of managed care reform are troubled, but they can be
calmed.
I believe the "Patients Bill of Rights" I proposed last year is a
good place for us to begin.
I know that Representative Flowers, and others, have strong
beliefs on this issue -- and I also believe there is a consensus that
we must reform this system.
I'm willing to do whatever I can to help craft a solution.
It's a problem we must address this session.
Let us address it together.
To reinforce our commitment to women, I recommend we double the
resources available to the Office of Women's Health to battle the
special health risks faced by women, and that you approve a new
"Women's Health Illinois" initiative.
Because some 65 women's health-related programs and
opportunities are scattered throughout state government, Women's
Health Illinois will be a partnership between the Governor's office
and the Office of the Women's at the Department of Public Health.
Women's health issues are important to me and they're important
to Lt. Governor Wood.
I've asked her to Chair an Interagency Cabinet Council to oversee
the effective implementation of the new Women's Health Ilinois
initiative.
It's important that we continue to encourage more organ donors in
Illinois - -and I'm confident that Secretary of State Jesse White
will do that. As I've said many times:
This issue has nothing to do with politics.
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It's about saving lives and we need to make sure that the public
service advertising campaign continues to be funded.
Additional resources are also needed in a variety of prevention
programs; particulary prevention programs to try to reduce the risk
factors faced by our younge people.
This comprehensive prevention initiative will be called "Futures
for Kids", and I've asked the best qualified person I know to lead
the effort -- my wife, Lura Lynn.
Substance abuse prevention programs have been our priority in
public life and I am recommending nearly $11 million for
community-based substance abuse programs to expand services to
youths.
I believe we have a special obligation to those children who are
abused, developmentally disabled, neglected and in need of loving,
caring homes.
With this budget, I am recommending a 43 percent increase -- some
$46 million -- to support adoptions and guardianships in Illinois.
Our goal must be to reduce the time children spend in foster care
and to make sure that children come first in adoptions. I am
recommending a 78 percent increase for Child Advocacy Centers through
the Department of Children and Family Services.
One year ago, Governor Jim Edgar and the General Assembly
intiated the KidCare program, to provide medical coverage for more
than 200,000 children in this State whose parents cannot afford
health insurance.
You provided the money to pay for it.
We all had high hopes
Unfortunately, the implementation performance has not lived up to
the program's promise.
But I'm going to fix that.
I've instructed Public Aid Director Ann Patla to untangle the
bureaucratic red tape and get this program on track.
She will report to me - and I will report to you - on our
progress in increasing the number of children served by this
important program.
Building a new Illinois means building a safe Illinois. Safe for
families. Safe for schools.
Safe for kids.
Public safety in not just another line item in a state budget -
it is the first duty of any government.
We know common sense has to play an important part in this
discussion. We need to calm the rhetoric.
The fact of the matter is, nearly every other household in
America has a gun.
The guns are already out there.
And the overwhelming majority are legitimately owned for
legitimate purposes.
But in contrast to legitimate gun ownership is the chilling fact
that something like 80 percent of all firearms used in crime are
stolen or otherwise unlawfully possessed.
So let me be very clear about our response:
The right to bear arms is not a lincense to harm others.
We have an obligation to protect Illinois streets, neighborhoods
and schools from gun violence.
We must send a clear message to Illinois' Most Wanted.
The message is this: You use a gun, and you will do the time.
And that message comes today.
Because I am announcing a comprehensive new offensive for
combating firearms violence.
It's an attack on three fronts:
New penalties.
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New police.
New prisons.
To punish, to catch and to hold our most violent offenders.
All three are essential.
Your role is essential.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
The first front of this campaign - new laws - starts with "15 -
20 & Life."
No more loopholes.
The math is simple.
If a criminal carries a gun during the commission of specified
felonies - an extra 15 years is added to his sentence.
If he fires the gun during these crimes - 20 years is added.
And if a criminal shoots and injures someone - we lock him up for
life.
And it won't matter anymore whether you get a tough judge.
The added years are automatic.
Straight to jail.
Do not pass "Go."" Do not collect $200."
No more loopholes.
The time is too late.
The stakes are too high.
Our kids are too precious.
I call on the General Assembly to pass "15-20 & Life" now.
No one law stands alone.
We must, and we will, also undertake a comprehensive rewrite of
Illinois' 40-year old Criminal Code, to ensure that we maintain
proportionality of sentencing.
We need safe homes as well as safe streets.
I am deeply troubled that - although Illinois ranks No. 2 in the
nation in gun homicides among young people - we are not among the 15
states that protects their kids by requiring safe storage of
handguns.
When handguns are left within the reach of minors, parents should
be required to secure them with trigger locks or other devices.
Before the year is out, this Assembly should approve a statewide
Child Access Prevention Law.
Second, new police.
When violence strikes - every Illinoisan should have a place to
turn for help. It's time to send in the cavalry.
With this budget, we do.
With this budget, we can invest in one hundred new cadets for the
Illinois State Police.
And I've asked State Police Director Sam Nolen to deploy these
new troops to free up veteran investigators to combat firarms
violence.
To do this job, our front-line troops need back up.
A huge number of firearms violence comes at the hands of repeat
offenders.
To hold them in check, with this budget, and the budget I will
submit next year, I'm announcing today that we will double the number
of parole officers available on our streets.
Third, new prison beds.
Everyone here knows of cases where a dangerous criminal -
properly arrested and sentenced to the maximum - walked out of jail
early, sometimes years early, because state prisons are bursting at
the seams. That's not right.
It won't do any good to provide new penalities and new police if
we don't have the prison cells to keep violent criminals where they
belong.
And so, as the third front in this comprehensive effort, I am
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calling on this Assembly to authorize an additional $79 million for
the Department of Corrections.
This will help add over 3,500 new beds to house some of Illinois'
most violent offenders.
Our proposed capital budget for FY2000 includes money for a new
juvenile facility.
A new women's facility.
And new cellblocks at three existing facilities for adult men.
I've also asked our Department of Corrections to work with this
Assembly to implement the prison management reforms that are long
overdue.
Illinois must stop gang attempts to control our institutions.
Corruption and drugs won't be tolerated.
And we're going to take back control.
Today, I ask your support for all these anti-crime initiatives.
The people of Illinois want it done right.
They want it done responsibly.
And they want it done now.
Finally, building a new Illinois also means building a new
Illinois government.
How we manage goverment will affect every initiative proposed
today -- and every citizen in this state.
We need to look for ways to leverage technological innovations to
create a smarter, smaller government that is more efficient . . .
more affordable . . . more accessible . . . and more responsive to
the needs of all Illinoisans.
Most states have established a central governmental technology
office.
But the effort in Illinois has remained largely unfocused and
dece tralized.
There's no comprehensive oversight to ensure that the agency
network systems are even compatible.
There is no office with the authority to direct a coordinated
state government technology strategy.
That confusion ends today.
I am announcing, by Executive Order, the creation of the Illinois
Technology Office.
This Office will conduct a state government technology inventory.
Develop a government-wide strategic information management plan.
Establish centralized technology purchasing policies to ensure
linkage and compatibility throughout the government.
Ensure that agencies use technology effectively to improve
governmental performance and services.
And assume leadership of the State's efforts to address "Year
2000" compliance challenges.
We face other management challenges as well.
In the next several weeks, I'll be announcing our efforts to
initiate a comprehensive approach to government-wide strategic
planning, plus a full-scale performance review to evaluate our
program and regulatory effectiveness.
We also will review the mandates and organizational structure of
the Department of Public Health and Department of Public Aid.
And I believe the public will be well-served by a restructuring
of those departments.
Recently, the Department of Human Services was created.
I intend to review that agency to determine if it is meeting its
organizational expectations.
There are several other agencies and commissions which, if
combined, restructured or redirected may better fulfill their
mandate.
As we embark on this new Administration -- as we Build a New
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Illinois -- I know that, to triumph in these challenges, we must work
together.
The People of Illinois don't look at the laws you pass, or the
budget you approve, through the prism of partisan politics.
Sometimes we forget that here in Springfield . . . when we feel
there's a need for political posturing . . . or partisan rhetoric . .
. in order to prepare for the next election.
The People are tired of political bickering.
In the aftermath of what's happened in Washington -- today more
than ever.
They look to us for leadership -- and results.
They expect us to work together to solve the problems facing this
State.
That's what they elected us to do.
The magic of America, and the magic of our times, means believing
that Illinos' best days -- that our best days -- are still to come.
Let us remember the compass charted by those two downstate boys
who shaped their country and changed the world -- Abraham Lincoln and
Ronald Reagan.
So let us tap into the greatness of the Illinois spirit.
Let us honor the pioneers who gave us this state by giving back
to generations yet to come.
Let us today -- together -- begin building a new Illinois.
Thank you for your warm greeting on this February day.
God bless you in your dreams and in the hard work ahead.
And God bless the State of Illinois.
Having concluded his message, his Excellency Governor George Ryan
was then escorted from the Hall of the House of Representatives by
the Committee heretofore appointed.
At the hour of 1:03 o'clock p.m., Senator Weaver moved that the
Joint Assembly do now arise.
The motion prevailed.
The Senate having withdrawn, the House resumed its session.
Representative Hartke in the Chair.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
FIRST READING
Representative Fanks introduced the following:
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 7
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST
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 Article V of the Illinois Constitution by changing Sections 1,
3, and 7, by adding Section 16.5, and by repealing Sections 17 and 18
as follows:
ARTICLE V
THE EXECUTIVE
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 1)
SECTION 1. OFFICERS
The Executive Branch shall include a Governor, Lieutenant
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Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Financial
Officer Comptroller and Treasurer elected by the electors of the
State. They shall keep the public records and maintain a residence
at the seat of government during their terms of office.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 3)
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to hold the office of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, or State Financial
Officer Comptroller or Treasurer, a person must be a United States
citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of this State for the
three years preceding his or her election.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 7)
SECTION 7. VACANCIES IN OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICES
If the Attorney General, Secretary of State, or State Financial
Officer Comptroller or Treasurer fails to qualify or if the his
office becomes vacant, the Governor shall fill the office by
appointment. The appointee shall hold office until the elected
officer qualifies or until a successor is elected and qualified as
may be provided by law and shall not be subject to removal by the
Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor fails to qualify or if the his
office becomes vacant, it shall remain vacant until the end of the
term.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 16.5 new)
SECTION 16.5. STATE FINANCIAL OFFICER - DUTIES
The State Financial Officer, in accordance with law, shall (i)
maintain the State's central fiscal accounts, and order payments into
and out of the funds held by him or her and (ii) shall be responsible
for the safekeeping and investment of moneys and securities deposited
with him or her, and for their disbursement upon his or her order.
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 17)
SECTION 17. COMPTROLLER - DUTIES (REPEALED)
The Comptroller, in accordance with law, shall maintain the
State's central fiscal accounts, and order payments into and out of
the funds held by the Treasurer.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 18)
SECTION 18. TREASURER - DUTIES (REPEALED)
The Treasurer, in accordance with law, shall be responsible for
the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities deposited
with him, and for their disbursement upon order of the Comptroller.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect as follows:
(1) those portions providing for the election of a State
Financial Officer take effect beginning with the election in 2002;
and
(2) those portions creating the office of State Financial
Officer and eliminating the offices of Treasurer and Comptroller take
effect upon the conclusion of the terms of the Treasurer and
Comptroller elected in 1998.
The foregoing HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 7
was taken up, read in full a first time, ordered printed and placed
in the Committee on Rules.
Representative Franks introduced the following:
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
340 JOURNAL OF THE [February 17, 1999]
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 8
WHEREAS, Under the Illinois Constitution of 1870 the elected
Lieutenant Governor presided over the Illinois Senate and succeeded
the Governor in the event of a vacancy in that office; and
WHEREAS, Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970 the Lieutenant
Governor does not preside over the Senate, and the only remaining
duties are to succeed the Governor and perform any other functions
delegated by the Governor or by statute; and
WHEREAS, In the entire history of Illinois, only five Lieutenant
Governors have succeeded to the office of Governor, most recently in
1968; and in 1981 the Lieutenant Governor resigned, leaving the
office vacant for over a year and a half; and
WHEREAS, The Lieutenant Governor could be eliminated from the
chain of succession, and the current statutory and delegated
functions of the Lieutenant Governor could be transferred to other
agencies of State government, all without the loss of services to the
citizens of Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST
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 Article V of the Illinois Constitution by repealing Sections 4
and 14 and by changing Sections 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 as follows:
ARTICLE V
THE EXECUTIVE
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 1)
SECTION 1. OFFICERS
The Executive Branch shall include a Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and
Treasurer elected by the electors of the State. They shall keep the
public records and maintain a residence at the seat of government
during their terms of office.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)
SECTION 2. TERMS
The These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold
office for four years beginning on the second Monday of January after
their election and, except in the case of the Lieutenant Governor,
until their successors are qualified. They shall be elected at the
general election in 1978 and every four years thereafter.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 3)
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to hold the office of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or
Treasurer, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 25
years old, and a resident of this State for the three years preceding
his election.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 4 rep.)
SECTION 4. JOINT ELECTION (REPEALED)
In the general election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, one
vote shall be cast jointly for the candidates nominated by the same
political party or petition. The General Assembly may provide by law
for the joint nomination of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 6)
SECTION 6. GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION
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(a) In the event of a vacancy, the order of succession to the
office of Governor or to the position of Acting Governor shall be the
Lieutenant Governor, the elected Attorney General, the elected
Secretary of State, and then as provided by law.
(b) If the Governor is unable to serve because of death,
conviction on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other
disability, the office of Governor shall be filled by the officer
next in line of succession for the remainder of the term or until the
disability is removed.
(c) Whenever the Governor determines that he may be seriously
impeded in the exercise of his powers, he shall so notify the
Secretary of State and the officer next in line of succession. The
latter shall thereafter become Acting Governor with the duties and
powers of Governor. When the Governor is prepared to resume office,
he shall do so by notifying the Secretary of State and the Acting
Governor.
(d) The General Assembly by law shall specify by whom and by
what procedures the ability of the Governor to serve or to resume
office may be questioned and determined. The Supreme Court shall have
original and exclusive jurisdiction to review such a law and any such
determination and, in the absence of such a law, shall make the
determination under such rules as it may adopt.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 7)
SECTION 7. VACANCIES IN OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICES
If the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or
Treasurer fails to qualify or if his office becomes vacant, the
Governor shall fill the office by appointment. The appointee shall
hold office until the elected officer qualifies or until a successor
is elected and qualified as may be provided by law and shall not be
subject to removal by the Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor fails
to qualify or if his office becomes vacant, it shall remain vacant
until the end of the term.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
(ILCON Art. V, Sec. 14 rep.)
SECTION 14. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - DUTIES (REPEALED)
The Lieutenant Governor shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers in the Executive Branch that may be delegated to him by the
Governor and that may be prescribed by law.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon the conclusion of
the term of the Lieutenant Governor elected in 1998.
The foregoing HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 8
was taken up, read in full a first time, ordered printed and placed
in the Committee on Rules.
At the hour of 4:16 o'clock p.m., Representative Currie moved
that the House do now adjourn until Thursday, February 18, 1999, at
12:00 o'clock noon.
The motion prevailed.
And the House stood adjourned.
342 JOURNAL OF THE [February 17, 1999]
NO. 1
STATE OF ILLINOIS
NINETY-FIRST
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE ROLL CALL
QUORUM ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
FEB 17, 1999
0 YEAS 0 NAYS 117 PRESENT
P ACEVEDO P FOWLER P LINDNER P RIGHTER
P BASSI P FRANKS P LOPEZ P RONEN
P BEAUBIEN P FRITCHEY P LYONS,EILEEN P RUTHERFORD
P BELLOCK P GARRETT P LYONS,JOSEPH P RYDER
P BIGGINS P GASH P MATHIAS P SAVIANO
P BLACK P GIGLIO P MAUTINO P SCHMITZ
P BOLAND P GILES P McAULIFFE P SCHOENBERG
P BOST P GRANBERG P McCARTHY P SCOTT
P BRADLEY P HAMOS P McGUIRE P SCULLY
P BRADY P HANNIG P McKEON P SHARP
P BROSNAHAN P HARRIS P MEYER P SILVA
P BRUNSVOLD P HARTKE P MITCHELL,BILL P SKINNER
P BUGIELSKI P HASSERT P MITCHELL,JERRYP SLONE
P BURKE P HOEFT P MOFFITT P SMITH
P CAPPARELLI P HOFFMAN P MOORE P SOMMER
P COULSON P HOLBROOK P MORROW P STEPHENS
P COWLISHAW P HOWARD P MULLIGAN P STROGER
P CROSS P HULTGREN P MURPHY P TENHOUSE
P CROTTY P JOHNSON,TIM P MYERS P TURNER,ART
P CURRIE P JOHNSON,TOM P NOVAK P TURNER,JOHN
P CURRY P JONES,JOHN P O'BRIEN P WAIT
P DANIELS P JONES,LOU P O'CONNOR P WINKEL
A DART P JONES,SHIRLEY P OSMOND P WINTERS
P DAVIS,MONIQUE P KENNER P PANKAU P WIRSING
P DAVIS,STEVE P KLINGLER P PARKE P WOJCIK
P DELGADO P KOSEL P PERSICO P WOOLARD
P DURKIN P KRAUSE P POE P YOUNGE
P ERWIN P LANG P PUGH P ZICKUS
P FEIGENHOLTZ P LAWFER P REITZ P MR. SPEAKER
P FLOWERS P LEITCH
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