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82ND GESZRAL ASSZ:BLT
RCG7LâR S:SSIOK
5AI 26e 1982
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PRESIDING, OPPICERZ (SENâT0E n0xx::Atn)
TKe kour of ten àaviag arrigeGe t:e Senate will co*e to '
order. ëill kNe gqesta in our galleries please rise. Prayer
by Reveread Tirtor J. Kaltelbacà of St. Patzick's Cakholic 11
churcâ, Spriagfield. I
RBVZREND <âLT2:3ACRz
lprayer gigea by Qeveread Kaoteaàach) '.
PAZSQDING O'PICC:Z (SZXAIOR 9O#X::àID)
QCIà-TV reqqests perlisaion to be--eta pe tàe proceeiing.
Is there leaFe? Lea/e is granted. Aeading of the Jouraal.
Senator JoNls. .
SCXATO: JOHXSZ
:r. Presiëeate I aove t:at reading and approgal of tàe
Joqznals of kedaesdaye 5ar the l9tA; 'Nqrsday.. 5ay tke 20tâ;.
. honday, day tNe 2Rtà aqd. 'qesday: :ay tàe 25::. ih tNe yeal
of 1982 be postponed peading arrigal of t%e priated Journal. '
PSZGIDI:G OFFICSR: (SCNAIOR DOXRENALD)
Heard +àe Kotioa. TNose in favor indicate by sayiag Aye. '
TNose opposed.. T:e âyes have it. Tke lotion carries. Eouse
Bills 1st reaatng.
âCTIXG 5:CR2Tâ2Tz (:/. FCRNAN::S)
Hoqse Biil 668, senator legboqse.
(Gecretary rmads title of :ill)
1st readlag of khe bill. , .
Eoqse Bill 1954. Seaator Thomas. II
(Secretary reads title of bi11) I. . I
' 1st. reaazag ok t:e blla- 1I
House Bill 2û79. Seaators 'etacâv itNeredge an4 iaitland. iII
' (secretary reads title'of bil1) II
1st readiag of ::* .bi11. 'iI
aoqse Bill 2102. Senator Gavickas. I
(Secretary teaGs title of :i1l)
1st reading of the bill.
aouse Bill 2243. Senator Brace-
y- - - .k
. :
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'tsecretarz reads tikle o: bill)lat'readiag of the bàil.
. aoùse 3111 2286. senakor D.&rco. '
. (secrekary reads title of bill) i
1s* reaiing of the bill. .
Hoqse Bill 2340. Selator Philip. I
(secretarv reads title of biill .
1st reaGihg of t:e bill. I
Hoqse Bill 2437. Senator FrieGland-Grotberg.
(Secretary reads title of bill) .' 1st reaiing of the bili. I
:pase Bill 2450. Senator darogitz.. lsecretary reads title of.b&Il)
'
j1st reading' of the bill.' aoqse 3ill 2541. sealtor xiarod.
(Gecretary reads titte of bill)
1st reaitng of t:e bill. '
noqse Bill 2569. Senator xetskh..
(Secrekary reads title of bill)
1st readiag of t:e bill..
' xouse B&il 2586. Senakor....senator J. J. Joyce.
'lsecretary reads titoe of bi1l)
1st readiag of the bill. .
House Bill 2599. Senator qarovitz. I
(Gecretary reads title of bill). I1at readiag of tNe bill.
PRZSIDING O'TICZR: (SZ#âTOA DOKXZ9ALD) '
Tàe Senake will stand at ease for ten œinutes.
PRZSZDZNTI ' ' '. ; .
' è . .T:e Seaate vi lA come to order. It ?as agreed yesterda;
tàat certain appropriation bills gere subject to furtàer
aaendxents and wouldg in . factœ wbea t:e awendkents vere
agreed toy be called back for t:e purpose of those amend-
xenta. If I can have yoaz attentiony I viilw-.leginaing on.
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page 3e ye vl22 lâet tàe bâ21s. 1 umderstand axenâaents âaFe
beea filed. Weeli take the appropriatioas bills first so
kàat t:ey can..-Enroliing aad zngrossing caa get tbew re#dy
for fiaal action. TNe aiidle of page 3. Senate 3iIl 1363.
1393, 1396, 1397. 1398. 1R02. 1R03e 1%0R. 1:05. 1:06. 1:07.
1409. 1411, 1413. 1414e 1415. 1*16y 1418. 1419. 1420. 1425.
1426, 1427. aa4 1%R5. &1l righk. Fe vill begia.-oand tàere
are other bills that sponsors have inGicated they wisà called
back for axead*ent or aaendlents kave beea filed. 'âere aret .
some tNat are sqbstaakige bills. âa soon as ve finisù the
appropriation bills an4 get those up ko inrolAing and
Engrossing, ve viil go back and pick up tNe .rest. On the
order of Sënate Bills 3rd Reading ia Senate Bill 1363. Sena-
kor Carloll s:eks leave of ::e Body to retqra that bill to
tâe Orâer of 2nd Aeaâiag for pqrposes of an amend/ent. Is
leage graated? teave is grantei. On t:e order of Senate
sills 2nd is Senate Bill 1363. 1r. Secretary.
âCTI#G SECRZTARYZ (8R. #ER:z#D2S)
àmenGment 5o. 2 offered by Senator Carroll.
PRESIDENTI
. . -seaator Carrolo.
SX:ATOR Cl2R0LLz
Thank youe dr. PresiGeat and tadies and gentlemen of tàe
Sehake. 'hls is aa add-back fromidotor Vehicle Lavs Commis-
siaa to Tqt *he Contractaal Gervices at t:e level that tâey
kave Nad it vitàin t*e growth alloged for Tqriols colaissioas
of sixty-one hundred doolars. Aa4 voal; moge adoption of
âmeatlxent Mo. 2.
PRESIDENTI
Seaator carroll àas aoved the adoption of âmendment No. 2
to seaate B&Al 1363. àny Giscussion? If note aA1 ia favor
signlfy by saying Aye. A1l opposed. TNe àyes have it. The
amendaent is adopted. 'urkher aœendxents?
ACTIKG SECRZ'ARYI (8R. 'EXNAXDZS)
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No fqrtàer ameniments.
PRESIDEXTZ
3rd readiag. Seaator Schaffer on 1393. On +he Order of
Seaate Biiis 3r; Reading is senate Biil 1393. Senator
Scbaffer seeks. leave of the Bod; to retura tkat bili to tàe
orGer of 2nd zeaGiag for pqrposes of an azendment. Is leave
granked? Leave.is granted. On *:e OrGer of senate Bills
2nde senate 8111.1393. :r. Secretary.
ACTIXG SECRETâR'Z (8R. FERNANDES)
Amendment :o. > offere4 by senator sc:affer.#R2sIDd*Tz
Senàkor Schaffer.
SEAAQOR 5cHAe?:a:
5r. zresidenk. melbers of the Senate. most of ;ou vi11
recall that ge had a coqrt decision in C:icago recently vNicà
sort of negàted ghak ve thought vas going on ia ghich t:e
circuit-..lllinols Circuit Judge. in effect. decide; tàat Net
voqld set tàe ra'te of reimbursement to general assistaai
recipiynts zegardless of gkat this General Asse lbly appropri-
ated.. Tàis par+icular amendment aad the oùt-..tâe end resqlà
of that decision is tàat it Eas caused tbe department to
expen; more money than Mas anticipated. Ia the last aoatû of
tàis 'ïscai zear. t:e generai a&d recipients viil onl; be
receiving a ha:dred anG twenty-threey iasteaG of tâe àanired
anG forty-foqr' lhich this Geaeral àssembly agreed to not a
week and a hql; ago. I woqld suggest it might not be
inappropriate to çlose the shortfali br a traasfer from aâ
approprlate line ikem in anotàer budget. znd after so/e
researche we have found several appropriate line items to
transfer khis additioaql *oaey in so tâat tNe cizcqik judge's
wish tàat ue pay tNe kigher amoqntv caa come true. Aad
that's tàe pqrpose of this amendment.
PZZSIDENTZ
àli right. Senator Scàaffer has aoved tâe adoption of
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lmendmeat No. 5 to gehate Bill 1393. Discussion? Senator
Cqrroll.
S'CNATOR CAQROIII
I *âS jqst konâerins if SeRato; SCNAffOC YOQ1â be S0 kinâ'
!as to identify Mhere tNat traasfer vas comihg fro.. I doa#t
i k azybody EearG-t-leœ sure it ?as lqsk an oversigkt ont: n
:is part in noi iGentifying gkere the aoney was coling froa.
senator Sc:affer. !
SCXâTO: SCEà#FEEZ . -!%elle we...we tNink it's coming fro. the œost appropriake
line item imaginable, it's coming frol the Circait and Judi- i
clal salarz liae ite/s for :he moat: of Jqae. As a aatter of .
fack, it strips tàoae itezs bare for t:e aoath of Jaae and p
vill provide tàe aecessary funds to impleMent the visàes of' j
t:is clrcuit court judgee t:e appropriatïonr of kàe General I
Asseœbly notwitàstapding. . ,
PRESIDENT;
SXNâTO; Câ:ROLIZ !
So that tâe three million ''Gollars voqld come out of
' judgea: salaries to pay ::e Gâ xoùies. Is tàat correct?
Senator Scàaffez..
SZXAIQR SCHàPTZRZ
Iesy. tNer-..tNeyy in fact, tkere voql; be no funis to pay
iàe judges in tàe zonth of Jane ol thia year.
PQCSIDENTI
. eurther discasaion? Senator Joàns.J . .
, SCXATQR JOH<S::
'
Qqlle Ne neFer has--xvas it târee million as senator
' Carroll said?
PRZSIDENT; '
sena kor schaff/r. . .
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S'XATOR SC:â1Y23z
Three millioa tventy-tvo thoqsahd four hqndred and
tuenty-five dollarse to be exact.
PRZSIDZSTI
Selator Jo:as.
SExâ1OR JOHNSZ
If I Kighk. Tou said there ?as t:ree transfers of liae
ite Ise so yoa're allowed to take tvo percent off of a line
itexe aœ I righte at t:e aoat? or you can take any aœount?
Okaz. âl1 rlghte tkea ghat's rour other t?o amounts? Qould
yoa discuss tkose git: us?
PRESIDCNTZ
senator Scàaffez.
SEXâTOR GcHàeezR:
'elle tâat uas the total amoqnt. ke transfer from the
liae iteKs of the appellatey circait and FeGeral coqrts.-onot
Federaly pardon me, Supreme Coqrts,
PR:SIDCKTI
âny furtàer discussion? Fœrtàer discussion? senator
schaffer moFes ::e adop'tion of laendment #o. 5 to Senate Bill
1393.. Tâose in favor of'tke aaendaent signify by sa ring Aye.
âil opposed. In the opinion of the chair. tàe xoes have it.
Aaendment xo. 5 fails. 1396. Senator Soamer. 0n tàe Order
of Senatê :ills 3rd ReaGlnge Seaake 3ill 1396. seaator
Sonaer seeks leave of t:e Body ta retara tNak bill to ààe
orGer of 2n4 Reading for purpoaes of aa axendmeat. Is ieave
graated? Leave is granted. 0n tNe order of senate Bills 2RG
aea ding, Senate Bill 1396. Kr. secretary.
âCTI'G S;CE2TA2ïI (dR.,FE2HAxDAs)
âmendment xo. q offered by seaator Carroll.
PEZSIDENTZ
Seaator Carroii.
SENITOR CARROLL;
Tàank youe ;r. Presiient and Ladies anG Gentielen of the
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senate. In line *1th our discussioas of yesterdaye tbese'
eriea that are coxiag up ace t:e reatorationare-rwthe s
ameadlents based on adjustaents on tàe for*ula. In this par-
ticular casey tàere was the opportqnitx to purchase a piece
of equipxent in IIS that NaG beea Aeased and ko add some
monies in soœe of the.-.revolving funds. I goald move adop-
tiou of âmendmenk No. q.
PRCGIDEXT:
Senator carroll has loved tb< adoption of A/eàdment No. q
to senéte 5111 1396. Any dàscussionz If noty aQ1 in fagor
sigaify by sayiag Aye. àl1 opposed. The àyes Nage it. 1àe
aweadment is adopked. âre there fqrther amendments?
ACTING S/CRERARYI (hE. 'EZNANDES)
ào further aueadaents.
PQZSIDZNTZ
3rd reading. Senator Davidson on 1397. Gn t:e order of
Senate Bills 3Id is Senate Bill 1397. Senator Davidson
seexs ieave of the Body to zetarn tha't bill to tâe Order o;
2ad ReaGing for pqrposes of aq azeRdnent. Is leave granted?
Oa the Order of senake Bills 2nd Reading is Senate 3ill 1397..
'r.zsecretary.
ACTING SECASTARII (hQ. PCZKARDZS)
Amendzent :o..S offered by Senator Bazbee.
PRZSIDE'AT::
Senator Buzbee.
GE:àTOR 3BZB;ZI
'haa'k roue ;r. Presïdent. Tàls amendaqnk adds back
fifty-six thousaad seven hundred dollars. 'hirky . tboqsan;
niae â un4red froa G2#e tlentr-five tàousand elght hundred
oider A*ericans to Persoaai Services relative to the PIPS
recalculaklpn. ànd I @oœ2d moge its adoption.
PRESIDENTZ
âll rïgât. Senator Baabee has aoved t:e adoption of
âmeadment No. 5 to Sqnate Bill 1397. Any discussion? Sena-
:.
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tor Rhoais.
. GZAATOR RaOâDS:
. Qqestipa of tâe sponsor. ... :
ZEESIDZNTI .
Sponsor iniicates he will yielde senator RhoaGs. '
S2XA;O2 RSGADSZ -
Senator Bqzbee. can yoa indicake the...the reason for the
amendment and why it did aot go on in comaittee.
PQCSIDZNTZ
Senator Bqzbee. i
SCXâTOR BBZBZZ:
@elle thim --t:ls vas an add-bac: of fifty-six thoasand !
4ollars. In talking vitk tke de partleat: as smali aa agency
as. that ise kkey...you kave to be Fery seasitige ko tàe kotal
cuts that you aake becaœse...
PEZSIDZXTZ
Senator Bqzbee aoves the adoption o' àmendwent Ho. 5 to
Senate Bill 139'7.. lny discqssionz If aote all in favor sig-
hify by saying âye. àll opposed. TNe àyes àave it. The
awenGment is adopted. Tœrtker a/eadœents? .
àCTI'G SCCZETAAI: (52. TERXAXDES) '
No furtàez amendments.
' PRCSIDZNTZ
3rd reading. senator 'aitlan; on 1398. On the Or4er of
Sênate Bills 3rd ReaQing. 1398. . Senator 'aitlan; seeks leave
qf tàe Body to retarn that biii to the OrGer of 2nd zeading
' for purposes of an axendment. Is leave grantei? Leave is '
granted. Oa the Orier of Seaate Bills 2ad Eeadingy Zenate '
ailla 1'398.. ïr. seczetary.
ACIIXG SP,C2M âRI'I
âmeniment #o. S offere; by Seaator Carroll.!
PZESIDE:TZ'
Senator Carroil.
SENATOA CARROILZ
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1làank you, :r. presi4ent and Ladies aad Gentleœea of the
Senate. This is an aid-back amendneat for tâe Department of
Agricuiture. I might advise t:e me/bershipe it does not add
back Chicagofestu.-does nok add back Chicagofesty bqt it does
àd4 back some phasing of Tacancies xkere the jobs kave. in
facte alrea4y becin affezed and identified in corresponiing
travêl aad retirpment for kàose people. I voald aove adop-
tion of àmendment xo. 5.
PR:sIDENT:
Senator Carrool œoves tNe adoption of ànendzent :o. 5 to '
senate Biii 1398. àny discussion? If aote a1l in favor sig-
aify by sayiag ftye. à1I' opposed. I:e àyes' haFe it. The
ameadment is adopt î1. furtker aaenGments?
ICIIXG. SECRC'ARYI (:R. 'ER:l:7BS)
Ko f urther aaêFkiaents.
P:ESIDEX'I
3rG reading. Top of page 4.. op tàe Ordez of Senate Bilis
3rG Readingy is senate Bill 1402. Genator Solœer seeks leage
of the Body to retura that lill to tàe Order of 2ad Readiag
for pqrposes of an amendaeht-, Is leave granteo? Leave is
granked. On t:e Order of Senate Bills 2ad Reading, Senate
Biil 1402. 5r. secretary.
ACTI:G SCCRETARYZ (:R. TZRNANDES)
âmenGaent Xa. 3 offered by Seaator Carroll.
PRESIDEXTI.) .
senator Carroll.
SENàTOR CARROLL:
Ikank yoay :r.. Presideat an; tadies and Gentlelen of t*ê
senate. Because o; tàe Geep cuts aaie by tàe ExecutiFe
branc: in CDB'S operations when tkey vere talking about con- ,
solidating khis agencye our furtàer reductions would àave
gone uay too deep an4 it's an add back of sixty-six tùousaad w I
foar hundred. I voald Move ita adoption.
PRZSIDENTI
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' seaaàor carroil Moves t:e adoption of zmendaent :o. 3 to
Senate Bill 1402. Anr âisc hssionz If not, al1 in favor sig-
nify by saying àye. âl1 opposeo. The âyes hage it. TNe
amendzenk is adopted. eurtàer alpndlents?
ACTIXG SECZETAQTI (/R. 'ERXAXDES)
xo fœrtâer amendments.
PRZSIDZN'I
3rd zeadinq. on t:e Order of senake Bills 3rd Readiag,
Senake Dill 14:3. Senator Coffey aeeks leave of tàe 3ody to
bring that bill back to 2ad reading for purposes of an amend-
aent. Is leave granted? ieave is granted. On tNe Order of
Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senate 3ill 1403, :r. Secretary.
. âCTING SSCZETAXYZ (ME. 'ZRNâNDZS)
Amendzent :o. 3 offered by Senator Carroll.
PR:SInENIZ . . .
seaator carroll. .
SZNATGR CAZROLLZ ' .
ThanA youe :r. Presideat and Ladles and Gentlemen of tàe
Seaate. gikh oal; ten aa; a kal; 'eaployees. again t:e Ci/il
Gervice Co*mission goœld have àad significaak products oa the
PIP; part of it and ve àaFe added back sixty-five huaired
doliars. '
PRZSID:XTZ
senator Carroll moves t:e aGoptioa of A *endment No. 3 to
'Senake Bill 1%03. Any di scqssionz If not. all in favor sig-
nifz by aaying àye. Ali opposed. The Ayes haFe. it. The
. amend/eat is adopted. Fqzther alenGmehts?'
ACAISG szcazTzaxz (Ke. ezasàsozsj
xo further amèndaents.
#R2sID2:Tz
3rd reading. On the Order of Senate BilAs 3rd Readinq is
Seaate Bill 1:04. Senator Kent seeks leave of t%e Body ko
retqrn that biii to the Order of 2n; Reading for pqrposea of
an aaendleat. Is leage graated? Leave is granted.. On the
(
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ocder oz senate slzzs' 2n4 aeadinq, senate aill :qn4, :r.
Secretary.
ACTING SECRZ'I?àRI: .. :
Aœendment :o. ,5.offere4 by Senakor Carroll. :
PQESIDE:TI
seaator carroll. '. I
SEKITOE CâEROLLZ
Thank yoq, dr. PresiGent and Ladies and Gentlexen of tàe
Seaake. zs part of our cats in t:e Department of Coœmerce ,
and Coœmunity àffairs, tàere gere some 'ederal funds. @e
vere able to identify Grant lines iastead of Operakions liaes
vhere ge coql; use those fuads so that tàese funds voœldg ia
fact, go back oqt to ail of tNe areas o: tàe State. In addi-
tioa to thaty we ckaaged some phaso-in#s of so/e of tàe
gacancies taking into accoaat posikions they àave alreaiy
offered jobs on, and this aaendmeak vould be that projection
of Grant line Monies of eederal fqnds an; tàe add-backs. I
aove a4option of âœendmeht xo. 5.
PEZSIDZNT:
Jenator Carroll aoves tàe adoption of zœendaent Xo. 5 to
senate Biil 14:5. àny discqssionz If note a1l in favor sig-
nifl b; sazing àye. All opposed. The lyes have it. The
amendœent 'is adopted. FuTther amendments?
ACTIXG SZCEZTARTI (MR. FERKAXDZS)
No further amendments.
PR:SIDENT:
3rd reading. Oa tke Order ôf Senate Bi11z...3rd Reading
ls Seaate. 3i1l 1406. Sena :02 itNeredge seeks leave of the
Bod; to ceturn that bill to the order of 2nd Rqading for pur-
poses of an a*eniœgnt. Is leale granked? Leave is granted.
On tàe Drder o' Senate 5i12s 2nd aeadiag. Sezate B1ll 1406,.
:r. secretary.
ACTIXG SECRETAZX:
Alendaent ho. 7..eoffered by seaator Bazbem.
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PQESIDENTZ
senator Bqzbee.
SD A2OR BIJZBZEZ
This is 1406 e àœendâent %o. 1.
PRZSIDENTZ
7
S:NATOR B;Z3C2I
Gkay. This aaendaenk adds back the folloging awounts
it's a total adGition' of one Nundre; sixtr-nihe thousand
Gollars to the Departaent of Energ; anG xatural Resoulces.
44s back ten *hoqsai; dollars to GR# for coKlodities forIt a
khe Stake dqseul: ln tk:...natural or ratNer in tNe Geolog-
ical surveye it ad4s back fifteea thoqsaad èollars for print-
ing typographic zaps-..topograp*ic maps. I gqess that isy
sixky thoasand dollars for Personal sevvices due to the
reexaminatioa of 1àe application of the PIPS calculation. In
the 'atural History Surveyyit restores forty-tvo tNousand one
hundred dollars due to the PIPS reexaœinakion. anG in the
kater sqrvey it restores forty-tvo thoasand dollazs dqe to
the Plps.--reexamination. And I vould œove &ks adoption.
PZZSIDZHTZ
senator aazbee loves the aioption of. lteadment No. 7 td
senate 3ilI 1406. ànz disc ussionz If not. a1l in favor aig-
aify by saying Aye. àil opposed. Tàe âyes kave it. 1k#
axendzent ia adoptei. rqrtàer alendlents?
ACTING SECRET ARYZ (8R. 'EENANDES)
No further aaeadaents. âmendaent No. 8...
PEESIDEKTI
senator Carroll.
ACTING SZCRSTAEIZ (d2. PN/NANDES)
. - -by Sênakor Carroil.
SENâTOR Câ/ZOLLZ
Thank yoa. lr. President and Ladiea aad Gentlexen of the
Senate. Tbis anendment vould add 2.5 œiiiion oat of coal
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nevelopment Funis for a fluidize; bed combuster ak Pekine
Illinois at the :iGvest Salgin CoKpanr...alitization of the
Coal Degelopment Pund. I Fould zoFe adoptioa of âaendment
No. 8.
PZESIDE:T;
senator Carroll :as aoved t:e adoption af ânendzent xo. 8
to Senate Bill 1406. âay discqssion? If not. all in favor
signify by saying àye. All opposed. T:e âyes àave it. ':e
ameldmeat is adopted. Fqrther aœenâments?
àCTISG SECZETARI: (:R.. FEZBANDZS)
No fartâer aaendments.
P:CSIDENTZ
3r; reading. I'œ sorryy Senator dahare I skippeb 1405
ina4vertehtly. On kke order of Senate Bills' 3rG Reading..
.s eaake Biil 1R05. Senatol Xahar aeeks leage of the Body to
retqrn that bill to the order of 2nd Reading for purposes for
an aœenGwent. Is leave granted? Leave is graateG. 0n the
Order of Senate Bills 2ad Readiage Seaate Bill 1405. dr.
Secreàarr.
àCTIXG GCCEETAETZ (;E. FEEXàXDES)
àaenëœent No.,3 offered bl senator Carrolo.
PRESIDZXTZ
Senator Carroll.
52:A'OE CARROLLZ'
'hank you. :r.. President and.tadies and Gentlemen of kàe
Senate.. Tàis is to a4d :ack a position in t:e 'aintenance
and Ca1 ibratioa SNop. I vouid aove adoption of àzeadzent
10.3.
PRESIDEXTZ
Genator Carroli moves tàe adoption of àlendnent xo. 3 to
Senake Bill 1405. Aay discassioaz 1: not: all in
favor--e-.senator ïahar.
SzxàT0.R 'AHAR:
Tesy tNank yoae :r. Presidant. %iii the sponsor yield
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for a question;
PRZSIDENT:
.. .indicates he gill yielde Senator dahar.
SC:àTQZ XàHAEZ
àccording to the records I have: ve took out thirty-tvo
thousand anG we're adding back 7.6. Xove that Goesnet a4d
that job back. does it?
TRSSIDZNTZ
Senator carroll.
SENâTOR CARROLLZ
It's a phase-ia 'of a currenkly vacaa't positioa so tàat
tkey could bave tNat job durtng-jàbk of'ihe'fiscai year.
PRCSIDENT:
senator daàar.
SC#AQOR HAHAR:
It should be tNen *ore tàan 7.6. shoqld it'not?
PRESIDEXT:
senator carroil.
S:XATOR CAZZOLLI
The original cqt gave them' a partlal year fuadiRg. Tàis
gives theœ the rest of the year so that thez caa Nave the ?an
on board tàe full year.
PQ:SIDZNT:
âll rigNt. Senator Carroll has Ioved tNe adoption of
Aaendœent xo.. 3 to Senate Bill 1405. Any fqztâer discussioa?
If noty. ail in favor signify br saying Aye. àl1 opposed.
'he lyes àave it. 1he anenGmeat is aGoptei. furtNer aMend-
ments?
ICTIXG SZCRZTâZII (:R. 'SQXàXDES)
xo furtNer aaendamnts.
PEESIDZNT:
3rd readiag. Qn t:e Order of Senate Bills 3rd EeaGing,
tàe ziddle of page 4. Senate Bill 14Q7. Senator Simls seeks
leave of. tNe Body to rekurn that bili to khe Order of 2nd
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ReaGing for purposes of an anenGment. Is leave graated?
Lea' ve ts graated. On the Order of senate Bills 2nd Aeaiinge
senate :i12 1407, /r. Secretarr.
ACTING SECRZTàZY: (MRk FERNAMDES)
àmeldnent No. 3 offered br senator Carroll.
PAISID:NTZ
senator Carrolo.
Szxà'oa Cà:20tLI
Thank youe :r. Presiient an; Ladies and Gentleuen of t:e
Senate. This is an adi-back to t:e onclaiœed Propertiea area
to allow for auGits an4 legal expenses in attexpting to
obtain for the state additlonal unclaimed properties from
various insarance compalies anG financial institqtions. I
goqld aove its adoptioa.
PEZGID:HT:
âny discussioa? .If note Senakor Carroll Qoves the adop-
tiou of âmendmeat :o. 3 to Genate Bill 1q07. âQi in favor
signify by saylag àye. âll opposed, 'he âyes àave it. T:e
amendœent is adopted. eûrther amendnentl?
àCTIXG 5EC22T1Rïz ('R. PZRXIXDCS)
xo furtàer amendments.
PR:SIDENTZ
3rG readingv Senator Schaffer on 1:09. On the Or:er of
Senate Bills 3rd Readiag is Senate BiAl 1B09. Senator
Sc:afler seeks ieave of t:e Body to Hetarn that biii to tke
OrGer of 2nG Eeading for pqrposes of an anendment. Is leave
ranted? Leage is graàted. On the Order of senate Biîls 2ad
Reading. Senate Bill 11109, Kr. Secretary.
àCTQXG SCCRZ'ItU IZ (KE. 'ERXIXD;S)
Aœendment :o. 3 offere; by senator Buzbee.
PAZSIDXXTZ
seaator Bqzbee.
SENàTO: BozBEcz
Thank yoa very œucày 1r. Preaideat. Tâis adds back one
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hundred and fortr 'housand dollars G2# cqt br àmendoent 2 aa
followsz restores seventy-eight thousan; one àundred dollars
turnover in âiring 1ag to budgeted legel an4 restores one
àaif of t:e PIPG reduction; ia t:e Contractual Services it
restores forky-four thousand dollars for legal feese confer-
ence expenses an: boarG member tragel; t:e Eqaipzent. it adds
'ifty-tvo hun4red dollars restoring-..grant requested office
equipment. In ot:er lines, it restores tvelve thousand seven
:undred Qollars adjusted to refleck tNe aervices restored.L .It deletes twenty-four thousand five Nundreâ dollars of the
Persoaal Servicee and related liae requests fro? eederal
funds to eliminate Facant positioas vità no vaiver. ind I
goul; move its adopàion.
PRESIDEN'I
All right. Senator Bazbee bas moFed t:e adoption of
àxend/ent Xo. 3 to senate Bill 1409. Any discussioa? If
aot; a1l - in favor sigaify by saying Aye. àil opposed. Tbe
àyes have it. T:e aaendmeat ls adopted. Farther amendments?
àW I'G SCCRE!C ARlz (:2. . PEQHAKDCS)
Ko furtàer ameadmehts.
PAESIDENTZ
3rG reading. on the Order of. Geaate Bills 3rd Reading,
senate Biii 1411. Senator navidson seeks leave o' the Body
to returû tkat bill to t:e order of 2ad Eeading for purposes
of aa axeadment. Ia leave graakedz Leave ia granted'. On
tàe ordez of Senate Bills 2nG Qeadinge Genate Bill 1R11# ;r.
Secretary.
&CTIXG SZCRST ARYI (XE. ?EENAXDZS)
Ameadment. No. 3 offered by senator Carroll.
PRESIDCXTI
senator Carroil.
5ENATOR Cà2ROILr
Thank rou. :r. President and Ladies and Gentlelen of tàe
Senate. tor the nistorical Library ve added back. the six
'
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monkà fqnding for a guide an4 alloved tkem a station wagon to
aove tâeir stuff aroundi I goald move adoption of Awendment
:o. . 3.
Senator Carroll kas zoved t:e adoption of A/endmeat Xo. 3
to Seaate B11l 1:11. Any discussionz If note al1 in favor
slgnify by sayiag Aye. . 11l opposed. T:e àxes have it. T:e
aœendmeat is adopted. Eart:er alend*ents?
ACTING SCCEETIRII ('R. PZRNAKDES) '
xo fqrther amendaents.
PRZSIDENTZ
3r; rea4ing. On tNe Order of Senake Biils 3rd zeading,' senate Bill 1q13. Senator Becker seeks leage of tbe 3ody to
return tâat bill to the OrGer o; 2nd for parposes of an
amendmeht. . Is leave granted? Leave is granted. on tàe
order o: senate silis 2nd Readiagv Senate Bi1l 1B13e dr.
Secretarl.
àCTISG SECEETAZTZ (82.,eERxl:DCG) '
Aaeadnent <o. % offered by Senator Carroll..
PRE5In:%Tz '
senator Carroll.
SEXATOR CAZEOLLZ
'hank yoqe :r. President an; Ladies anG Gentlezen o' t:e
. Seaate. TNis is aa add-back ia Groœp Iasnrancey--..printing,
Contrackualy 01 Equipment aaG other qsages of ::e 'ederal
funds in the Department on Labore Bureau of dlpioyœeat Secur-
ity and for its financiai Information Systev. I vould aove
adoptloa of àmendmeat No. %.
PRZSIDZNT:
Senator Carroll àaa moved the adoption of AmenGmenk No. 4
to seaate Biil 1433. xny discqssion? IT qot. all--.senator
Becker... if aote ail in faFor indicate by sayiag Aye. à11
opposed. Tâe àyes Nave it. T*e axendœent is a4opted.. eur-
ther amendzents?
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ACTING SZC/ZTARYZ (àR.,#2RNà:nES)
xo farther amendments.
PZZSID;XTZ
3rd reading. On the Order of SeLate Bills 3rd zeading. !
bottoa..-l'l sorryg Senator Becker.
SBNâTQR BECKEZZ
'. Thank yoùe :r. Prestdeat an4 aembers of t*e senate.
khile I spoke to Genator èarroli earlier about thls 1413, I
àad ao objectlons to t:e three million nine :undred anu
sixty-tvo thoupaad being reskored, but I Nave asked for addi-
tional information pertaining to k?o departlents that report
to tàe iabor DBpartmenty t:e :eai Sstate aad Private zzploy-
ment àgeacies. I Nave aske; tàe people connectei. vith this
departmeat to give me khis additonal inforœakioa. Soy if I
Gon't receive ike I *ay call t:e bill back to 2nG readtng for
an aidikional aaenâmeat. CThank you.
PRESIDEXTI
àll right. on the Order of Senate Bilis 3rd zèadiagy kùe
bottom of page % is Senate Bill 1:15. S'eaator Coffey seeks
leave of the 3ody to retura tàat bill to the order of 2n;
aeading for purp4ses of aa aœendment. Is leave granted?
Leave is granted. on tâe order of senate aills 2n4 Readiag,
Senake Sill 1:15.. 0âe I beg rour pardone Ie* skipping--oohe
okay. I'm Marking the? too fask. tet's do 1R15, tâen ve'li
go back to 1%...I'n gekting punchy qp tàere alreadg. 0n the
d o: Seaaté Biiis 2nd Readiage senate Bili 1R15e 8r.02 er
Secretary.
ACTING SECEETARYZ (:R.. PeR N*:DZ5)
Amendment xo. 3 offereâ by Senator carrolz.
PRZGIDEXI:
Senator Carroll.
SCXATOE CàEEOLLI '
Thank youe. :r. PresiGeht anë Laëies and Gentle/en of tNe
Senate. Tlis .is an add-back to allog them to operate a neg
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car that they ha4 bought. I uoqld Kove adoptlon of Ameadlent
xo. 3.
PRESIDENTZ
senator carroli œoves the adoptioa of àœendœent so. 3 to
Senate Biil 1415. àny ilacussion? If not, a11 in favor sig-
aify by saying àye. âll opposed. Tbe Ayes have it. 'àe
ameadKent is adopted. fartàer aMeadaeats?
ACTIXG SZCR r'àRl; (E2. TZENI:DES)
xo 'urther aaenioents..
PRZSIDEHTI
3rd reaGing. Oa :*e Order of Seaake Bills 3Id Reading is
Senate 3ill 1R14. Sena tor Sc haffer seeks leage of the Bodr
to return tàat bill to t:e Orier of 2nG âeading for 'lrposes
of aa aaendaent. Is leave granted? Leave is grant .1.. Oh
t:e Orier of Senate Billa 2n; ReaGinge Senafe Bill 1c14e :r.
Secretary.
ACTING G 'CRETARI; (A:. 'XRXâ:DES)
âmendmeat :o. 6 offered by Senator 3uzbee.
PRESIDESTZ
Senator Buzbee.
s2NàTO2 BGZBEEI
TNank roa. :r. Presideat. àwendaeat Xo. 6 restores
sixty-tgo thousaad one âuadred Gollars. 'àirtl-four 'càousand
six hundred of GRey tlenty-seven thousand five hgndred to
aoad faade ko the DeparEment of Lav Enforcemenk's #Y'83.T
budget as follovs: thizty tàoqsand dollars to tàe Dlviaion of
support services for printing an4 Eelecowmqaications; foqr
tâousand-..pardon >e: tàirtr-foar thoqsand s1x huudred
Goliars for the Financiai eraqd an4 forgery nnit foc Persoaai
Services and Retirement--.pardon *ee tNat#s onl'r forty-six
àuadred dollars; and tàen State Polâce for printing purposese
tventy-aevea khoasand five Nundred dollars out of m'le aoad
t unde a granë total add-back of slxty-tvo thoœaand one hun-
dred dollars: aad I woqld *ove tta adoption.
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PRZSIDENT: '. !
Senator Buzbee has noFed the adoption of àzendment Xo. 6 '
to senate Biii 1414. âny discussion? If noty all in favor
sigaify by saying Are. All opposed. TNe âyes have it. 2he
amendaent is adopted. 'urther azeFdzenta?
âCTING SZCRETARYI (da. 'CRNâKDES)
xo JurtNer amendaents.
3rd reai'ihg. On tàe Ordeè of Senate Bills 3rd Readiage
senake Bili 1416. Senator Thoœas seeks leage of tâe Body to
retarn tàat bill to t:e Order of 2n4 Reading for purposes of
an amend*ent.. Is leave graated; LeaFe is granted. 0n tàe
Order of Senate sills 2nG ReaGingy Genate 3ill 1416. 5r.
Secrekary..
ACTIMG SZCEZTARTZ (52.,'ZE:à:nCS)
lzendœent xo. 3 offered by Senator Carroll. .
PZESQDENT: '
Seaator Carroll.
SZ#ATOR CARQOLLZ :
'Naak yoqe Er. President and ladies and Gentlemen of the '
Senate. Because of t:e only seven positions ia this aqencyw
ue kad to ad4 back some of t:e productiFity' xonies. forty- '
fiFe hundred dollars. I gouid Move adoption of Amendaeat No.
*
PXESIDENTZ '
Senator Cacroil loFes the adoptioa of Amendzent Ho. 3 to
Senate Bill 1B16. Anr discussion? If noty aQl ia favor sig-
if y by saying Aye. àl.1 opposed. . Tlze Ayes bave it. TNe 'n
amendment is adopted. Yurtàer amendments? '
ACTING SZCEETAEII (:Q. EZENANDZS)
No further amendaents.
PRESIDEXTZ
3rd reading. Oa tàe Ordel of Senate Bills 3rd zeadiage
Senate 3ilI 1R18. Genator Eupp seeks leave of :he Body .+o
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return tâat bill to t:e Order of 2nd Rea4iag for purposes o'f 'l
aa aœendment. Is leave granted? Leave is granted. On tàe E
àill 1:18 :r.Order of Senate Bills 2ad Aeadinge Senate .:
Secretary. .
ACTI'G SZCRETâRTZ (:2. FSRXANDES)
àmenilent Xo. 5 offered by Senator Rupp. - '
PRESIDEXTZ !. i
SPEZYOX 2QPP- ' iq
'
SCXàTOR RUPPI
Thank youe :r. President. 'iaes and Kinerals and tkis
restores tgo hqndled aad seFenkr-tvo thousand tàree hundred
Gollars; one thousand fro? General Revenqe Fund an; t4o kun-
' Gred and seFenty-one thoasand three hqn*red from Federal
xoney. The agency has nog recelved promi se for tâe rederal .
:service dineland Conkrol Acty and khis œoney restores the
reductions ln àaendmeata 1 an4 2, except the pay plan and
PIPS for the Digisi o? of the LaRG Aeciaxation.'
pRzslosxT;
All right. Senator--.senator Rupp Nas moved t:e adoption
of àmeaënent xo. 5 to Senate Bill 4418. âny discussioa? 1:
note all in favor signify by saring Aye. All opposed. T:e'
jAres hage it. ' Tàe aœendaent is adqpted. Turtàer a/eadaelts?
ACTIXG SCCEETARYZ (h:..#22ïâ:D2S)
àœenduent xo. 6 offere; sy senator Rupp.
PRESIDZXTZI
Senator Rapp..
SZXàQOR ROPPZ ' '
Tàank. youe ;r. Presidmnt. Tàe effect of this ageadœent
increases tNe pass-kàroagh of Pederal fûnds frol the---froz
the Depaltment of Aimes an; 'lnerals to the Department of
zaergy and Natural Resources for tàe lands uasuitaXle for 1ainiag program. It increases the Peraonal Servicee the '
zetiremente tàe Social Security and O perationsv aad I aak for
a favorable rolo cail.
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PREGIDEXTZ
Seaator Rupp :as moged the adoption of Aaendment 5o. 6 ko
senate Bili 1418. àny Giscqssioa? If note all in favor sig-
nify by saying àye. All opposed. Tàe âyes have it. The '
axendlent ia adopted. Tqrther aaeadments?
ACTING GZCEZTAaTZ (:R. FERxlND:5) '
xo fuzther amendIents.
PQCSIDEXTZ
3r; reaiing. 0a the Order of seaate Bills 3r; Eeadingy
Senate Bill 1419: :r. Secretary. senator ztâeredge seeks
leave of t:e Body to retura tNat bill to t:e Ordef of 2nd
aeaiing for purposes of an axeaGment. Is leave granted? On: .
ke Order of Genate Bills 2nd Reading, Senate Bi1A 1419. Kr.
ecretary.
..'..CTIXG SECQC'IIARIZ (:R. FCRNAXDZS)
âmendzeht No. 3 offere; by Geaator Carroll.
PEZSIDZNT:
Senator Carroll.
SZNATOR CAEQOLLZ
Thank you. 8r. President aad tadies and GentleKen of the
Senate. This is a aGd-back dqe to a miscalculatioa of fif- '
teen khoqsand six Nandred. I loqld nove adoption of àaead-
uent No.. 3. .
PR:SIDZNTI. .
Seaator Carroll :as moved the adoptioa of à/eAdmmnt No. 3.ï
to Senate Bill 1419. âny. discussioa? If note ai1 in favor
signify by aa yiag âye. âll opposed. The àyes have it. The
uzeadment is adopted- , Purt:er aœendmentsz
ACTING SECZCTAEX). (5:. 'ERXIXDEG)
ïo further aœendaents.
PZESIDZNTZ '
3rd reading. Oa t:e Order of Senate Biils 3rd zeading. '
senate Bili 1420. Smnator soâœer seeks leave of tàe Body to
retarn tàat bill to tàe Order of 2nd aeading for purposes of
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. !I
aa aaeadœent. Is leaFe graated? IeaFe is granked. On t:e
Order of Senate Bills 2ad Readiag: Senate Bill 1420. :r. '
Secretary. Qe.-othe Secretary does not àave an amendxent for
1 1120
ACTING SZCRETATTZ (/R-.YEXKAXDZS)
Amendment :o. 5 offered by Senator Carroll.
PRESIDENT:
àeuator carroll.
SZ#ATOR CAREOLL:
gelly I thank you. 5r. PresiGênt and tadies aad Gentoemen
of the senate. This is aa add-back for a zanager and secre- '
tary in tàe àilision of Groap Insarance Benefits. I uoul;
œove adoption of âmendment No. 5.
PRESIDENTZ
Senator carroll has moved t:e adoption of lzendment :o. 5
. to Eenate 3ill 1420. âay discusaion? If note all in favor
signify by saying'Aye. A11 opposed. Tke àyes haFe it. The
ameadment is a4opted. Fqrtàer amendxentsz
AW IXG SECRET àRXI (:R. FERXAXDZS)
xo further amendments.
PRESIDEXTZ
3rd readingz, Oa the OrGer of Genate Bills 3rd Qeaiing is
Senate 3il1 1:25. Senator Bloo? seeks leave of tàe Bodr to' return that bill to tNe Order of 2nd aeading for pqrposês of
an amendaent. Ip leave grantei? Leave is granted. Oh tâe
OrGer o; senate Bills 2nd aeaiingœ Senate Bill 1425, :r..
Secretary.
ACTING SZCRZTARY: (:E. 'ZRXAXDES)'
d t Mo 4 offered b/seaator carroll.àmen mea .,P/ESIDZATZ
Senator Carroll.
S:NATOR CAEROLLZ
Tuank youe 5r. Presiâent an4 Ladies and Gentiemen of the
Selate. This is an adi-back of tàrem EDP and tvo investi-
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gative 'positioas that :ad been offered since tàe blll caae
oat of comaittee. I xoul; œove adoptioa of àaendleat xo. 4.
PRESIDEATZ ;
. Senator Carroll :as Iove; tke adoption of àïeRdment No. %
. to Genate B&ll 1:25. Any discussion? If note all in favor
- sigqtfy b# saying Aye. #ll opposed. The àyes àave it. TEe' :er amen4uentaa 1a xeauœent is adopked- eqrt
âCTING SECRETâZZ: (8R. TZRWINDDS)
No furtker aKendâents.
PRZSIDESTZ I!
f senake Bills 3rd Reading is '3r; reading. 0a tNe Order o
3ill 1426 Senator Davidson seeka leave of t:e Body' '' ' - ' -senate .
to return that btil to t:e order of 2n4 aeading f or purposes
!of aa amendment. Is leage grantei? Leave is granted. oa r
tâe order of seaate Bllls 2nd ieadlngw Senate Biil 1426, 8r..
secretary.
ACTIXG SECRETARII7 (dR. 'ERXAXDZS)
' àœendxent No. 3 offere; by Senator Carroll.
PRZSIDEXTI
Senator Carroll.
SZSZQOR CARZOLLI '
i ident aad La4ies and Gentlemen of tNe iuank yoae xr.. Presseaate. àmendmeat xo. 3 is.--as veeve ione vitN ail tâe
otuer saaller ageacies. it:s aa add-back vithin k:e PIPS
because tàey oaiy Nad five employeese kventy-nine àundred.
I#G xove its adoption.
PAESïDZXTZ '' j
seaator carroll has Moved tNe adoptioa of âmeniment No. 3
to senate Bili 1426. àny Giscussion? If noty ali in 'avor
signify br sa ying lye. A1l. opposed. Tke âyes :ave it. T:e
amendxent is adopted. further ameadments? i
ACTING SECRETAET: (dR. 'ERNAXDES)
ïo further aœendments.
PRZSIDEKT;
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3rd readiag. On tâe order of Senate Bills 3rd Reading is
senate 5:21 1427. . senator xeat seeks'leave of t:e Bodr to
retara that bill to th/ order of 2nd aeading for purposes of
an aœendzeat. Is teave.grdnted; Leave is grantei. Oa tàe
Order oCf Senate Bills 2nd Readipg, Seaate Bill 1427, :r.
Secreta ry.
âCTING SZCRZTAQZZ (:2. 'CRNANDCS)
âmendxent xo. 5 offered by senator Buzbee.
PZZSIDENII
senakor Euzbee.
:exATua Bizgczz
Tàaak yoqe Kr. Preyidvnt. This is a restoration of one
: œndred forty-five thousanG selen Nundred dollars .to insaxe
certification of t:e Yeteran's Home by the Veteran's àâœiais-
trakion and for Neêicarp. ând I voul; lo#e its adoption.
PRSSIP:KTZ
Seaator Bqzbee loves the adoption of àzendment :o. 5 to
Senake Bili 1427. ànr dlscqssionz If aot, all in favor sig-
nify by saying àye. âil opposed. Tàe âyea have i:.. ':e
a/eadmelt is adopted. further a/endaents?
ACTING SECEETâZYZ (M2. TERXâXDCS)
xo furtàer azendmeats.'
PZZSIDZHTZ
3r; reading. Qn khe Order of Senate 3:lls 3rd Readinge
Senate Bill 1445. senator Soxaer seeks leage of tàe Bod; to
retarh that bill to the Orier of 2nd Reading for purposes of
an aaepdment. gàere is tNe good Senator? âll rigNte vedil
get back to tNat ohe. 0n tke Order of-..if rou#ll tarn to
page 6. Senatol Carrolle is there an aœeadment to 1516? A11
righux, Is tâere an aaendment. Genator. Bazbeey to 1525? lll
right. on t:e Order of Senate.-.vait a minute.w.on tàe order
of senate Bills 3rd Reading is sehate Bill 1525.. Senator
Buzbee seeks leave of the Body to return that biil to the
ûrder of 2nd Reading foz purposes of an aœmadoent. Is leave
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grante4; Ieave ts grante4. on the order of senate aills 2nd
aeading. senate Biil 1525, :r. secretary.
àCTING sacazTAaïz (:a. Fzaxàxnzs)
àwendment :o. 1 offere; by Senator Bqzbee.
PaZSIDE#TZ
Senator Buzbee.
SCNATOR BBZBCZ:
T:ank yoae Kr., Presideat. This adds five Iiilion dollars
G2# for scieatific an; technological eguipment purcbases at
coamunity colleges and public qniversities in ,::83. The
,::83 :Re budget recömmended..-recoœœen4ation iacluded four
xillion foqr handred sixty-eight thousand eigàt huniked
dollals foc scientific equipleat replace; at public universi-
tles. TNe Governoz#'s budget eliminates the funds. This is
reguested by tke society of Professional Engineers in tàis
State and the breakoût ls as follovsz six hqndred tNoûsaad
to co/muaity colleges; seventy-seven thousand to Câicago
State; a Nandred aad qinety tâousand to Eastern; thirty-eigàt
tNoqsan; to Governor's st#te; a huadred sixty-niae thousand
ko xorkheastera Illinois; tàree àundre; tgenty-tvo làolsaad
to xeskern; t#o Nûadred tNirty-seven thousand to Illiaois
statei. three Nun4red five thoûsand to xorthera Illinois;
eighty-sevea thousand to 'sangazon State; seFen àundred seven-
ty-five thoasaa; to southern Illinois iliversity aad tvo mil-
lioa tvo Nœndred thousaad to the Gniversiky of Iliinois for a
total of flve miollon 4ollars. ând I vould aove its adop-
tion.
P:ESIDEXTI
senatoz Buzbee ùas xoFed t:e adoption of âmendment' xo. 1
to Senate Bill 1525. Any discusslon? Senakor Rhoads. Sena-
tor Som/er.
SZNATO: SOddZRJ
Tâank youe. dr. President. As I uaierstand tbise tàia is
an unbudgeted ite? for t:e uaiversities. You kind od vonder
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vhea the universikies are going to guit around kere.
Cferybody else is taking cuts aad they keep addiag. and add-
ing, and adding. TNis is another uabqdgete; five lillion
dollars not reco*mende; by tbe Board of nigher Education.
TNereforee I wouid suggeat that those gNo can voqld vote xo
on tàis thing. àad a roll calle 8r.. president.
PQESIDENTZ
âl1 rigàt. . Eenator Buzbee Nas moved t*e adoptioa of
àmeadlent No. 1 to Senate BiA1 1525. Any furtàer discussion?
'ese Sehator Buzbee for wàat purpose io yoa ariae?
SZWATBE 5pZDEEz
%ell. on a. point of order. T:e Genklewan can disagree if
he Goeshêt like t:e concept bqt Ne's got to be accurate in
:is facts. T:e Boar; of nigher Edqcation. in facte 4i4
reconmend this amounty an; secondoye t:e univeraities did not
request ENis add-back. Senato'r Goxzer. The request was froa
tàe Society of Professianal Zagineers due to the fact of t:e
deterioration of alQ of tàe scieàtific equipmênt in these
engiaeeriag scNools accoss tàis State. The universities :ad
aothing to Qo with tâis gkatsoevery tàis is the Society éf
Professional :ngineers an4 my idea, and a iev .folks think
it#s a good idea. So. I just xanted to set t:e record
skraigàt.
PR;SIDING OFPICERZ (SEKATOR GIViCIAS)
The Iliihois Iaformatïon System requests per*ission to
take stili pàotos. Is leave graated; Leave is granted.
senakor Ge o-Karis.
SENANOR GEO-KARISI'
:r. PresiGente oa a poiat of-e.of personal privilege. Qe
kave with as toiay' in kâe President's gailer; tàe President
of the Saint 'herese Eospital...
PRESIDIXG OFPICZEI (SENATO/ SàVIC;âS)
Qaitg Senator... gaiu .-ve:re oa an azendment right nov.
@ould you jast wait.
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SZAàTOR GED-KàQI5z !
O:e I#2 terribly sorryy 1:11 Wait œy turn.
PRESIDIXG OFFIC:RZ' (SCHàTOR SIYICKAS)
Seaator Bqzbeee I'm aorry. gould yoq-... Senator Buzbee
moves the adoption of àzendœent No.,1 to Senate Biii 1525.
àà12 tkose in-e-a roll call has been reqaested---roll calo h s
been zeqqeskeâ. àl1 tbose in favor of aGopting àzenâment 5o.
1 to Senate Bill 1525 vill vote Aye. Those oppose; vote Nayt
2àe voting is open. eor wàat parpose does senator Grotberg
acise? nave ail voted vào vish? iaFe a11 Foted uho wishz
Eave ali Foked gào vish? Take t:e record. on tàat question
t:e àyes are 28# the Kays are 29. none Voting Piesea.t. I*e
' axeadxenk haviag failed to receive a majority vote is
Geclarmd lost. âay further amendœents?
ACTIXG SZCQZTASXI (:R.,TZ2Nà%DCG)
. xo f azther amendments. :
PZZSIDING GFTICCAI (SCNATOR SàVICKAS)'
3r4 readinq.. Senator Geo-Karis.
SZXXQOS GZO-RARISI
:r. Presi4eat anG Ladies an; Gentleoen of tàe seaate, ,
it's a..-on a point of persoaal privilege. It's I;' pleasure
to introduce a nq*ber of constitueatse Fery proœiient onesy
''
v:o ' are sitting in the President's gallery. Sister 'azyana,
tAe PresiGent of Saint Therese Rospitalw Qaqkegane vNich is
' t:e largest hospi tal in Lake Coanty.. Sister iavier. tàe
Vice-presideate Siater Depaasi aad hary Jeaa-.-/ho is on t:e
Board oï Directorsy and Hrs. .dary Jean Falconer tàe Vice-
president of st. Therese Hospitaly vhich is not only one of
t:e fiâest Nospitais in Lake Coanty bqt in tbe gàole countr#q 2I'
a tàey're in. tNe Presideatgs gallecr. And in addition, I !
goql; like ko also introdqce leverend Harry Qilson, Perry
. Payae and Barbara Gordon. gho is tNe head od our Citizea's
Actioa Project in Lake County. ànd tàere's one Jther ladytheree bqt I donêt have âezo--her naze. Is it 'rs. Payne;
?age 29 - dAT 26. 1982
!
l ;goald rou ali stand qp..
PZESIDI'G O'FICCZ: (SCXATOQ SAVICXIS)I
Woœld tàey please rise and be recognized. On the Order
of senate Biil 1%45. On t:e Grier of 3rd Eeadilg. Senate
3iil 1445. Senator Somwer seeks leage of the Body to call it ' I
back to the Order of 2nd Reading foT purpose of aïendment.
Is leaFe granted? teave is granked-w.senator Somler. secre-
tary please read LNe bill.
ACTIXG SZCEET KElz (;E. TCRKàNDES) 1
àzendzent :0.,6 offered b; Seaator Philip. l. . I
PRESIDING O#FIC2RI (SXXATOR SAVICZAS)
Senator--.senator P:ilip. .
SENA'OR PEILIPZ
Tbaak yoqy Er. PresiGeat and Ladies and Gentleâen of the. i1Senate. This is a reappropriation of tvo millàon tàree hua-
Gred elghty tâousand dollars to the Space Needs Coamisaion
for ongoing laad acquisitioa. I move its adoption.
ZR:SIDING O'TICEE: (SZNâTGE SATICKAS)
Is there any discussion? If aot. Senator Phllip movesI
the adoption of àmeadoent Xo. 6 to Senate Bill 14:5. Those in 1favor in4icate by saying Aye. TNoae opposed. The Ayes haFe
iti àmendaent xo..6 is adopted. ànr fuzther amendaents?
âCTIXG SECRCTIRYI (;/. TE2#1:DE5)
àzenâœent xo. 7 offered by Senator Simœs.
IP/ESIDING OFPICERZ (SZ#ATOS SAVICKAS) I
Senator Siams.
SCKATOR SIKNSI
:r. President ahd Ladies an4 Gmntlemen of tàe Senatew. I
have a technical aaendment for kwo items that have been
appropriated. One is technical amendxent for the. 3roadway l!
' jArnory in Chicago for tàe refurbishlng and the secoad one is I
tNe..-the coapletioa to-.-of t:e Eockford hcadeœic Ceater..
tNe kitle to be held by NortNezn Ilzlaols Bniversity. I
lould move for tàe...adoption of Aaendœent No. 7 to Senate
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Bill 111115.
PEZGIDIXG OFFICCZ: (SXNATOR SAVICKAS)
Is tNere any discassion? If note Senator Siams moves t:e
adoption of Aœendmeat :o. 7 to Geaakm Bi1A 1445. Those ia
favor indicate by sayiag âye., Those opposed. T:e lyes have
it.. àmen4lent xo. 7 is aiopte4.wâny farther aaendmentso
ICTIXG SCCRETARYI (:R. 'CRSASDES)
àmendment No.,8 offered 3y Senator Somœer.
PZZSIDING 0r#IC22z (SZRATOR SAVQCKAS)
Senator Sommer.
SENATO: SONHERZ
'Nank youe hr. President. lbis is a purely tecknical
amendaent and I œove its adoptioa.
PRZSIDIXG OFPICEQZ (5::àT02 Sâ#ICZàS)
senator Soxmec moves t:e adoption of àmendxent No. 8. Is
there any discussion; oa that qqeskione those in favor indl-
cate by sayiag ày/. Those opposed, Xax. '*e Ayes have it.
âReaduelt :o. 8 is.adopt/4. àny farther amendments'
àCTI:G SECRETA:TZ (IE. 'ERNAXDES)
xo'further amendmeats.
PRRSIDIXG OPPICCRZ (SZXATOE SàYICKâS)
3rd reading. Oa the Or4er of Senate 31lls 3rd Reading.J
Senate B1lQ 1606. Senator Bruce seek-.-for vhat pqrpose does
Senator Vadalabene arise?
S2XATO; VADALABEXCZ
ïese I'Fe been requeste; to picx ap Rouae Bill 2599, and
I qnderstan; tNat seaitor-..senator darovitz Nas already
picked it up. :ow do I handle tàat sitaationz
PXESIDIXG OPFIC2RJ (5CNl'02 SâVICXâS)
If the Rouse sponsor wiii notify in writing the Secretary
of the Senatey tke-..the càange vilA be effected.
P/ESIDEXTZ
Senator Vadalabene, for what pqrpose do you alisez
SENATOR VADALABZNXI
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! -1: hl'fh
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Ies, I .vaated---also had another point I wanted to bring '
qp. On aouse Bill 1655, Senatoz Grokberg as a joint sponsor.. '
, jPRZSIDZNTZ
' Al1 right., Senator Fadalabene seeks leave to sàow sena-
tor' Grot bezg as a joint sponsor of Eouse Bill 1655. Leave
graatekz Senakor Blooa. for vàat purpose do you arise?
scxâeoa 5L00:I
Point of personal privilege.
PaSSInEN'Z
' Yese Gire state yoqr poiat.
SD:ATOR BLOOS:
' Yea, Sir. 1r. Presideatz Seated &n t:e Presidentes' gal-
lery is a delega tion frox Saiat.Francia Hospital ia œy com-
xaaity.. TNey..-tNey do fine vork and 1...1 vonder if they';
stan; aa4 be recognized. Sisterse fellovs.
PRESIDENT;
@ilA oar gaests--.oqr gnesta please stan; and be recog-
nized. gelcoxe to Spriagfield. ' âll right. TNe Eecretary is
' preparing an adiltional' list Wit: respect to recali bïlls of
a snbskankive natare and ge:ll get :ack to tNak order oï
.' busiaess later. :e *&Al begin again--.on the orGer of Senate
Bills 2nd Readiag. ànd I loild realnd the aeœbershipe if we
. need remindingy tàat it is Wednesdary :ay 26. 0a tàe Order
of Senate Bills 2nd zeadinge Senaàe BiAi 1202. Senator Càev.
Aii right. seaate Bili. 1231. Senitoc Saagmeister. 0n tNe
Order of Sehate Bllis 2nd Readingy Senate Bioi 1231. Eead
k:e biil. xr. secretary.
ICTIXG SECEZTIZYI (d2. PERXAXDES)
Sea#te Bil.'t 123 1.
(Secretary reads title of bill)
2a4 readlng of t:e bili. The Committee on Judiciarr 11
offers one amendment.
- PR:SIDEgTZ
- ' Senator sangaeister.
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SZNàTOE SANGXSISTERZ
Yese at this tixe. :r. President. I goqld aoFe tàat we
Table Commitkee àmeniment No. 1 becaase it's been encoopassed
kn Floor âmenduent No. 1.
PEESIDEXT:
à1l rigkt.. Senator Sangmeister Roves to Table Cozmittee
àmendmeht No. 1 'to Senate Bili 1231. àny discqsaion? If
not, all'in favor signify by saying lye. àll opposed. T:e
Ayes have it. Aaendment No. 1 ïs Tabled. Farther azendments?
ACTING SECRZIARI; (5R. 'ERNI:DBS)
imendœeùt No. 2 offered by Senators Saagzeister aad
. ëarovitz.
PRESIDEXT:
senakor saagmeister.
szxAToa SANGK*ISTERZ
:r. President, copmittee lmendœq ato..eloor zmendment :o.
1 encox passes practlcally everythiag that *as in Coaaittee
AIendmeat #o. 1 except ge added a fev additions to it Fàich
I would be willing to explain if you want toe or ue can leave
it for 3rd reaiing.
PRZSIDEWTI
It is...
SlxâTo: SAXGECISTCQZ '
at tWls tize Ied Kove...
PRESIDXATZ. @. .
Okay, it is techaically Aze'ndment :0.. 2. 1 waa Tabled.**e
S2N1TOS SâNGdXISTZS:
I'* sorrr, youtre righte No. 2-
PRESIDZNTI '
' Okay. âll rigàu Senator Saugmeister Ioves the adoptio?
of Alendment Xo. 2 to Senate Bill 1231. àn; discuasion?
Senator Deângelis.
5ENAT0R DeAXGELISI.
. v -question of tàe sponsor.
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PRZSIDZNTZ '
Indicates be vill yield. senator geàngelis.
GCNATOR DeANGELISI '
Is the aûtomatic traasfer of juveniles to t:e ddalt court
stiil in the biil vith àzendment Nù. 2?
PEESIDCNTZ '
Senator Sangaeister.
SESATOR SàXG:EISTERZ ''
' ':e ansver is yes. '#
PRESIDEAT;
Senator DeAngelis.
SCïâTO2 DeàXGCLIG:
gelly I wiil reser/e ay Gebate then for 3rG readiag.
T/ZSIDZXTZ
âll rigàt. âny ïqrther Giscqssion? Senator sangleister .
:as moved the adoptioa of zmendœeat xo.. 2 to Senatq Bill .
1231. . If kàere is no Giscussion, a11 ia fagor si:nify by
saying àye. àll opposed. The lyes àale it. 'Ne azendleat is
adopted. . rurtàer a*eadmeats? :
ACTING SZCECTAZYI (:2. FER:AXDEG)
lmendzent #o. 3 offered :r Senator 'etscà. .
PRZSIDZSTI' ' '
Senator Xetsch.
Yea. I àave'tvo amend*ents and the.e.l'o trring to.--let ' .
me find t:e nqmber of t:e one tàat I voqld like to Nage-..be
offere; filst. Jqst a seconG.
s .enator Xetsch.
SZXATQR NETSCHI'
It is Refereace Bureaa 8205258G19V1/01. Do you bave
tkat? skay.
PEESIDCST:
All right. senator Netsc: oa Aaendment Ko. 3.
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SZNATOR XZISC;Z . ' ''
j'hank youe 5r. Presideat. àaendnent No. 3 offers an I
alternative to that wbich is.baslçally incorporated in tNe
bill. Instead of autoaatic traasfer for the designated '
crimes. it provldes for au'towatic beariag before the judgey
ïor no1 exactaly the aame nqaber of crimes: :<t for a similar
liste and I vill iientify vàlch they are. Kqrder, rape, arzed I
robbery while armed vità a firearœ or aggragated arsoa. TNe
reason for tàis is tâaty #e1le several fold. Oney I suppose
is just siœply philosopâical. There are tâose people vào are
involve; with tNia series of issues wNo 4o not feel that the
traasfer into the adult srstem ougkt' to take place aukomati-
cally gitàout any àearing or reviev oa the part of a judge' I. . j#ho ul tixatelz àas some responsibility. The Judgese of '
coursey vill coRtinue to Neaz reguests for transfer in tàose
categories of criKe that are aot autoœatically to be trans-
ferre; under this bill. It is aa..-it is so/evhat
troublesoœe because ik does lean that t:e sole discretione
the sole judg/eaty if roq will, about v:etàer a pazticqlar
matter iso--sàoal; be auto*atically ia the adult systen or
Rot ise in effect. left vith t:e charging police officer or
the prosecuting aktorney. àn4 again. ii ia not sublect to
anr fora of revieg. I ion't tâink anyone at the aoxent
really knovs vhetNer this system or tàe one that is reflected
in Seaator Sangmeiater:a amen4meat is going to reault in more
convictioas of tàose jqvenilea *:o aree in fact. violentIoffenders. ànd incidentlye thq..ekhis àmeadmeat'is in no way I
' j4isagrees vith t:e basic preMise that tkere are a number of
jqveniles vào are violeat offenders. and vho oqght not to be
sqbjectede if you lille to tàe. juvenile coart syste? but
onght to be part of the reguiar criwinal court system. It
jast is siapiy a aeans af identifying Nov they are to gem
iato tàat systeœ anâ basically ?:p ia ko œake khe Gecision.
It's a choice between tàe charging officer or t:e juvenile
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jqdge. àad. pkilosopKicallg. &t seeœs to Ie tàat tàere oqgàt
to be soxe reviev by the presldlng juFeaïle judge and that is '
vKat tNis aKendlent ls intended to offer as an option.
PQESIDZXT: .
*l1 rigNt. Senator Netsch àas œove; tNe adoptioa df '
âmeadaeat No. 3 to Senate Bili 1231. Discussion? senator
Geo-Karis.
End of Reel
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a:xt #2.
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- SENATOE GZG-KAZISZ '
I doa't have a copy of that ameadment. but aayvay i: k:e
speaker would yield for a qqestion?
PRZSIDZNII
Indicatës She Wili rield. Senator Ge o-Kazis.
SEVITOZ GZO-KARIS: ' '
If tNak is.-.if I a* 'correct, the bill yhicà.-.to vàich
you are speakiag is tàe one that provided tbat minors at the
age of flfteen and upvards voald aqtomatlcally be tried by
tNe adœlk coarts for ac/ed robberry rape and Kuzders. Is
that correct?
PRESIDESTI
Senator Xetach.
SEXATOZ 'ATSCHZ
ïes. that ia. I believee the substance of Senate Bill
1231 as it kas nog beea a *ended by Senator Gaagmeister.:
PREZIDZNTZ
seaator Geo-Karis.'
SENATOZ GEO-KARIS:
. . -khe aaendaent of wàich you speake vhich is your a/end/
xenty is that correct? It farther amends the b11l...I didn't
qaite get the gist of it with everyoae runniag in and oat of
here, so coul: you jqste-.jqst gige me a one line càaage that
you' laGe. DiG you sar. in effect, maybe I understood it,
k that the Minor coqlë gaive àimself back ko khe jqgenile
coart;
PRESIDZXTZ
Seaator Hetach.
SEAATOR NETSCHZ
'oe that ia Rot what this aœendment vàlch yoû are now
considering ieals vith. @àa t it does. senator Geo-Karis, is
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tö substitute an aato*atic hearing before thè coœrt for auto-
matic traasfer wità respect to a siœilar list of violent
offenses.
PRESIDEN'Z
Fqrt:er Giscusslon? Senator DeAngelis.
SZXATOE DeàxG2LI5z
Tàank yohe :r. President. I rise wità great trepidation
in support of tàis amenizent. Seaator Netscb and usually
are not on the same side on juvenile court issuese bat on
tkis onee I woul; like' to side wità her. The probleœ vith
1231. aa4 reaiiy tkis is kbe only problem with it. it's a'n
'1. d bill is tàe fact tNat it realljk-'' '-''''''extreme y goo . ..
PRESIDEITZ
Pardon mee Senator. :ilA t:e Keœbers please be in their
seats and tbose aot entitled ko the floor please find soue-
vhere else to congregate. kill those not entitled to the
Ploor please find soaeghere else.. Senator Deângelis.
5:5ATOR DeAXGXLISZ
The problem is basicaiiy tNat..-ia 1231 we are essea-
tially riding juvenilese ia this particulaz provisione oqt o;
the Juveniie court system. meriod. 11 otNer vords, we're
Going a complete bypass: and ao? veere sayins that juveniles
age fifteen and older for certaia criles are no longer jaFe-
niles an4. must autoxaticaliy go to the adult court. :og
1...1 knov that the court %as shown lenienc; in tàe past in
dealing vith vlolent offenders aa far as tryiag Nhez as
aduits, but I don:t belieFe that a co*plete by/aas is a soiq-
tion. I think juveniies are stiil jiveailes. an; tàe juve-
nile coart sàould kave k:e first shok at them. ând this
bill.-.kàis ameadment doesy in facty force a Nearing on tkeir
traasfer. So I staad ia support of Seaator NetscN's aaend-
aent.
PRESIDEST:
Fqrther discqssion? Senator sovers.
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Tkank zoqy 'r.' Pzesideut. I rise in opposition to the
aœenG/ènt, obvioaslz. ànd I'G like to call tâe Body's atten-
tion to d couple of things tbat see? :to Ke âavenlt been !
empàaaized safficiently.. @e talk about llqvmnilesl, Weêre
talkiag about t*o years-.mfifteen-..fifteen and aboge, so in
effect: fifteen. sixteen aad seventeen Aear olds, aad ue#re .
talking about tâat age groap thak is cbarged vit: murder:
rapev or arme; robbery. :ov I suggest to yoqe if yoq vant to. !
call khe: juvenilesy and if you want to pretead tàey#re ïuve- .
nilesy tâat4s flnee but qnder today's society and todayls
i:tal acts tàat these people are coœmktting. I don't thiaksoc
they oqgkt to be treated that vay. ând a21 weêre reazly
sayihg Nere is t:at this lixite; group of people shoul; be
tried aa adultse and as part of the reasoning behlnd this, ve
' *ad teytimohy before a sqbcowxitteee ve#ve Nad numerous mat-
tera calle; to our attention vàere àhe jqvenile courtsy in
Fery, very aêrioas maàters siaplj refuse; to refer theœ totàeo.sto the criœinal coqrtsg and because of t:ese refusals,
velge come back now uit: t:e aœto*atic transfer. ànd I see'' lo reason---no reason at all why people ia tàis category
shouiâ bè' treated as lsu#enilese/ and I uoul; bope we woql;
Gefeat this anendment.
PRCSIDING OPFICCRI (SEXATDR GIVICKAS)
SEXàTOR JZREKIAH JOICZ:7 .
TNank youe dr.. PresiGent. 1. tooe.'rlse ia opposïtion to
tkis aœend/enk. I tNink the propoaents of thia aaea4zeat are
ignortng the realitles of' vàat is going on outside of tkis
chamber. ge are going to.-.if ue are going to transfer these
javenilesq and ve're ialking aboqt tKose types of persons and
those trpes o2 criaes as stated by Senakor Bowersy to
try---to pat in aaot:er step to put in a hearing creates such
a-.-a-e-a burden on tàe wâole aystemy now ye w111 be iato *:e
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!issue or tàe question of vàetàer or Rot there #asw.-qthe hear-
ihg prior to transfer *as fairy whetàer or not there ?as suf- '
ficient due process for tNe defendaat. Re *il1 be lltigaking
aa4 a.ppeallnge and qp and âovn tke ludtcial regiev process oa I6
tNe questioa of keariag before ve eveR get t*e javenile ia !
front of a--.in front of a judge oa tâe question of---of the I
substantive crime. I am strohgly oppose; to tNis. I tàink . I
if.-.if this goes ine it defeata the Fery purpose of tNe bill Iian4 I goql4 ask yoùr sapport.(
PZESIDING OFTICZRI (SCXàTOR SAYICKàS)' senator Ddàrco.
SEHâTON D#ànCO: . '
. . ' . j
Thank roqy dr-.president. 1. rise. in support of àlend/ent
Xo. 3. . Senator Xetscà .and nïselî lerê the onlz tvo people oa '
the JuGiciary 11 Cozzittee not to. Fote for tàe automati? '
transfer. àn4 I just feel that tàe scope of tàe iaclqslonz 'xithin tNe aukomatic kransfer arq nucN too broad. surderv I '
caa uaderstaad that, if-..if you vant to transfer a fifteen
to sevepkeen year ol; to tàe feloax court vithoqt a âearin:
ia juveaile court i; Ke is charged wità a aurder *ay be#
qlier tàose circumstancesy it aay be justifiable. Bût vàeh
yoq gant to charge a jqvenile, fifteen to seventeeR year oid.#bo has been allege; to coluit an-armed robbery. 2 tNink
becaase of the.v.the Gegrees of.w.ofy. I don't knogy ghat#a
kAe rlgà: vord--wz'm lookiag for a vord--.ba: ara/d robber; '
can coastitute almoat anythiag. It could constitute a persoa
assalting anotàer person with a baseball bat and in tâe pzoc-
ess stma bng :is wallete and tàat kould coaskitute a armed
robbery. xow. yoq.-.4o roq. uant that young peraon to go
before a feloay court an4 be tried as a a4alt felon? I Iean.
that's tâe qqestion. I tNink they oger exteaded the scope of
t:e crimes thak could be constitate; enoqg: to go to felony
courte aad I voald rise in...support of àmendaent go.,3.
PRZSIDING QPPICERZ (SEXATOE SAVICKAS)
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Senator Collins.
SIKATOR COLIINS:
Thank you. 'r. PresideRt. I rise in support 0f this
azendmeRt. tooe becaase I feei that the amend/ent is: ih
facty. a reasonable comprolise. I think Senator g'àrco basic-
ally expressed my seltiaents, because 1. too. feel tàat tâe
scope of tâis bàil is---is just too far. Ie for onev io not
vant to coddle crimiaals...hardene; criminalse and I do
realize t:e necessity for qs to try and do souetàing about
t:e gang-bangera and tàoae youths vho get avay un4er disguise
of being zoqth. an4 w:o coamits serioas an4 Nideous crize.
:ut z ihiak thts bill goes too :ar as it &s. and I thimk this
amendaeat isv ia fact. a reasonable comproxise. Hov, i; all
tàlngs vere egaal in this coqatry. if eFeryoae received egual
protection qnGer t:e lagy then maybe ue coal; Go something
like kNis a'nd our coascience goul; be clear that everybody
voql; receive justicee tàat is aot t:e case. So ve Nage to
operate uaGer tàe szstem tsat ve are uader vketser ve lixe i+
or not. Aad I tâiak this is a fair comprozise, aad I ask for
yoar favorable sqpport of this a/endmeat.x
PR;SIDIXG OFFICCR: (SENITOR SAFICKAS)
Senator saigzeister.
SEXàIOR SAXGKEISTERZ
Thank yoq. .5z.. Presideat. qake tNe Body alare that tàis
is a com*ittee bill. tâis di4 aot come aloœnd lightly. :e had
kearings throqgàout t:e state of Illinoisy took a lot of
testimoay an4 this ia a very difficult--.premise on ghich t'o
:age to legislate. Soy the com*lttee has takeny. I thinke a
odest amproac:g we are only taking it ol fourteen an2verz a
fifteeh zear oldse e li mi nating the tàirteea year ol4sy and
tkat's oaly for the târee crimes of QurGere rape and arœed
robbery. This is an approacà ve t:iak ge ought to start in
Iilinois and ve oaght to take a good look at. Tàis amead-
xeate of course. if adoptedv turns tàe whole sitaation
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aroand. and I rise in oppopitlon to it. ânG I only wish t:at
Senat-or xetscN, as a member of that committeee vould. Nave
'subzitted tbese aRendaents in co*aittee so' that We gould hage
ha4 a chance to 4iscuss them .there. because this.--did coae
out'as a committee :ill 9-2, ve think it is someth ing that
oqght ko stay in tts exact for. anG I dppose any càanges to
t:e bill in tie form of tbis amendment.
PEESIDING O'PICZZZ (SENATOR SâVICKAS)
Senator 'arovitz.
SZXATOR SAZOVITZI
Tâank roq verr auc*. :r. Presideat and Ladies and
Gentleœen of the senate. I.w.I dare ahybody to try aa4
figure ou+ gho*s vhere on this one. I rise in opposition to .
tkis axqndmeat. There baFe been beariags :eld on tàis isaue.
Qne tâinq that everybody sàould realize is tkat very sabstan-
tial changes hage been aade in t:e bill frox wàere it was
originally introdacei. Re no longer have fourteen year olds
ia t*e bille anG We no longer have tàe slew of criaes that
kere in tbe bkil originally. Oniy limited czimesw as Senator
Bogers has said an4 Senator Sangmeister. and fifteeR aad
aixteen year olds. anâ perhaps thq lost important provision
khak is nou in tàe bill is t:e gàiger back provision.. so tàat
tf a Juvenile is charge; vith rapme *uriere or arœed robberyy
aaG if that cbarge is reduced. that indiviiual autoœatically
gets to go-..go back to Juveaiiè coqrt uniess àe biasqlf
beca ase of a plea bargakning arzangement vaivea that rigàt.
so âe-..goês back io juFmaile cour: and is kried as a juve-
aile ualess he is actually tried vtt: rape, murGere or aR
lraed robbery charge. I thiak it ia a vety good bill. It's
a toqgN isaae and I...and I vouid-..l voul; àope that the
kembership vould be iisteaing to tkis becaase this is one of
kàe aost important issues kkat will be coming before tàe Body
this Session. And-..tàere ia a 'difference of opinion on it,
I think you Nave to take a hazd look at it. anë tàis---voting
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oa tàis amendaent really is...is voking on t:e sqbstancè of
t:e bill.
PRZSSDING OFeICEZI (SENATOR 5à#ICKâ5)
Senator neAngeiàs.
SC:ATO: DeàNGELlsz
Apologize to tAe Body ior rising for tàe secon; tiMeg :ut
Idve a guestion of the spqnsor...anotàer question.
PRESIDIKG 0r#IC:R: (SZKATOE SA#ICKAS)
In4icates àe.--she lill yield.
SCAITQ# DeANGCLIS:
keli. I'm sorxye I woald like to ask t:e guestion of
senator sangmeister. Could I da thak?
PRZSIDI'G O#FICERI (SZXATQR SàVICXàS)
Senator Sangmeister. Genator DeAagelts.
SZXATO: DeAXGZLISZ
Senator Sangaeistery at the Nearingse it was recolmended
by sokebody t:at perâaps t:e liddle ground on tàis issqe
would be to have a hearing with a trans'er bat sNift tàe
bazGen of proof to t:e Gefendant as to ghy that person sNould
aot be Ioved to the adqlt coart. 'oge ë1G tàe.-.di; yoqr
group decide to scrap tkat comproaisê?
PRZSIDIXG OF#ICEQZ (SZ:ATOR SâVICKAS)
Seaator Gaagmeister.
SZXATOR SAIG::ISTERZ
Qell. SeaaEor Deângelis. kàerê vmre maay differqnt
approaches to tàla pzobie? preseate; to uag an4 ke didn't
aecessûrily scrap anything. ke considered t:e testi/on; of
ali tNe groqps involved and feit this was tàe modest
approach. and on a---on a 7 to 2 votyd ia colaitteee I
believe it vasy this vas the approach we decided to take.
PRCSIDIAG O'#ICZRZ. (SZNàTOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Deângeiis.
SZNATOR DeANGELISZ
@elly tzere is an old exprexsioa in t:e pubiic policy
l
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vorl; kNat
unforeseene uncNosen. aad freqaently
t:e conseqaences of plblic policy are .sometimes
dicNotoaous. In tNis
particular iastaacey vit: tNe gay the hil1 is right aole it's
perceived that this is going ko offer greater panisàment to
tàe juvenile becaase they àaFe coxœitted a moxe severe crime.
Ia realitye t:e opposite could' occur, beca usee I tàiake first
of ally you:re going to aee a lot lore plea bargainingy but
more importantlye youxre goinq to find aiuit courts very
relactant to prosecute a faartèea xear o1d wào àappeaed to be
ri4ing around in a car vitâ soae older kids vhen one of the
kids took out a gaa and Nel; up a gas station and all five of
tàea get trled oa t:e saae... saae crlme. znd what's goiag to
Nappen isw you're going to àave five kids going free rather
than one person gho sàoul; be punished zore severly and t:e
otâer four #ào skould àave been dealt with...wit: tbe jave-
aile coqrt.
PEEGIDIXG OFFICERZ (SXNATOR SàVICKâS)
seiator Geo-sarls.
SZNàIOR GEO-KAZISI'
:r. President an; LaGies anG Genklemea oï tke Senate:
1...1 a#ologize for speaking to yoq again. I rise in opposi-
tion to this amendment. khen anioae's fifteea or fifty and '
coœaits arme; robberyy or aurder. or zapev ites stili acaed
robberyy lurder or rape in tàeir intenk crixesv yoq have to: .
prove intent. ânG tàis.-wthis amendment vi1l still Iake it
optional in t:e coart to sen; tâeœ back to the. juvenile
court. ' gelle it's already optional. l:at the bili in itselz
doea is it makes it mandatory kàat aay jqvenile at the age of
fifteen yearx gâo commits...takes apon himself to comzit
azled robbery. rape. or murdere ghicà are vicioas criœese
tkey are subjectlng themselves to a mandatory appearance
before tàe adait court. ând I certainiy tàiak this aleadmeat
strips the biii.o.of its original iatent of the hearinga that
lilitated to t:e fiaai bill and I speax againat this amend-
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ment.
PRXSIDIAG.OFFICER: (SXNATQZ SAVICXâG)
Is there fqrtker discassion? If noty Senator NetscN *ay
close.
SEMàTOR NETSCE:
T:aak zou, dr. Presiient. àgainy I think. this is a-.wan
important issue anG not one on Wbicb a1l rigât aad justlce is
on oae side or tâe otàer. I am presentiag it as aa optioae
because it is an option that was preseated from tize ro tiae
before t:e coaaittee aad ia supported by a naaler of people.
I wonld say. first of allv Senator Sangaeister, the reason
vhy it vas not literaily presented in committee vas it...I
:ad talked to you at one point an4 I really thought this vas
going to be t:e coœpromise of tàe com*itteee so that that is
vây I did not parsae it at kàak tipe. Secondlye. I wouid like
to make clear àkat this ameaGnent is not ae if you ville
sofk-on-criœe a*endœeht. ':ere is no qqestion tàat jugeniles
?âo havee in'fact. coaœitted the crimes that ge are talking
aboqt'y eitNer ia Se nator Sangweister's 11st or in line, are
verr serloas offenders. So tàat is not tNe issue at alle in
fact. I vould sqggeste anG I t:ink tiis gas a point txat vas
beiag la4e peràa/s b; Senator Deâagelis, that tàe cbancea of
a conviction of a fifkeen or sixteea year old vho :as com/it-
ted oae of tâese offenses ia probablx aacâ gleater in juve-
Rile coqrt thaa it is in the criminal court. becaase all
kinGs o; legal rigNks that are jqst begianïng to filter into
t:e juveaile aystem are available once they are tried. as
aiqlts in criniaal coqrts subject to al1 of tNe aoraal provi-
sioas that are avaiiable t:ere. so that, I think. ia fact.
the-..t*e enë resulke if iadeed yoa :ave a violent offender:
of getting tâat violent o'Tender ooff t:e streetsu' and iato
souething' useful to try to change Nim if poeaible is lore
llàelr to take place vhea âe is tried ir tàe czialnaA srsten.
:ov againe kke question realiy is not of vhether roq do or do
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not approve of ahat these people have donee obviously no one. k
doea tàat. TNe question reaAly is by vhoœ and vhên should
t:e deciaion be Kade as No vùere they are to be tried. lnd I
gould point out. brieflye tàat xev Iork which bas. I a/ tolde
'a fairly iGenttcai law has :ad a real problem xith the aove-
meak back and kortà. There's a kendencr to overcharge, that
xeaas that a 1ot of..-those vho are sqbject to tâese progi-
sloas get into the adqlk court. it is then determined tàak
tâe charge was too. àeavy for the particular criœe and they
get Koved back: and yoq get this yo-yo back and forth. T:at
certainly does not àelp t*e admiaistratioh of jastice nor t:e
end result. Finally. I thtak, tàe.-.tàe real point is: who. :
shoul; be zaking %2 decisioa? ghat my azendmeat is iateaded
ko auggest is t:a there shoqid be a juGge who is practicedy
Nopefully. ia dl.'àliag Wit: Juvenile criae or-w-or serious
crime commàtted b 4uveniles invoive; in the process and not
àave the Gecision be soley a matter of the descretion of k*e
arresting officere gbic: I tàink is the end resqlt qnder
Smnator Sangmeister's aaendment. So. for tkose reasons: I
thiak it is a reasoaaàle aiternatigm and I vould coxmend it
to your atkention.
PREEIDING Q'PICEHI (SEïATOR SAVICKAS)
senator Netsch moves t:e aGoptioa of AmenGœent :o. 3 to
sênate Biil 1231e Those in favor indicate by saying àye.
Those opposed-' The Nays Nave it. Ameadmeat fails. à roli. L .
cali :as been regnested.. on tàate tkose in favor of adopting
zmen4ment Ho. 3 will vote àye. Those opposed voke Kay.. Tàe 'pIvoting is o pea. cave a1I voted xào gisà? Have all voted vho :!
ish? 'ake zhe record. t)n tàat questiony the àyes are 7, Ig!ItNe 'ays are :9, aone Voting Present. The aaendzent Naving '
faiied to receive a xajority vote ia. Geczazed lost. Any fur- 1
ther aaendments;
ACTIXG SECEETARY: (:2. FXRXAXDES)
Axendment No. 4 offered by Senator Xetsch.
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pazslolxG orFlcziz (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Xetscà.
NETSCB:SENITQR
Thanà yoae 5r. President. change
the aqtoxatic traasfer provision. it doesn't deal vith tNose
ak aile it sizply confines tâe armed robbery to armêd robbery
wbile armed uith a firearm. In otNer gordse automatic traas-
fer vou2d take plade in cases vhere tNe charge is
rape-.-mqrdery rapew or.--sexual deviate assaalt or-..ao
sexuai deviate assualtelbm zorry, I don't have the basic text
in fçont of mee or araed robbery vhile arxed vith a firearm.
and that ter/ is Geiine; in terzé of an existilg statutory
definitipn. It voald rednce tàe nqmber of automatic trans-
fers anG it uoaldy of coqrseg clearly pinpoint tkose vhere a
geapon of that kind %as in asee and that obgioasly is t:e
2 ost serioqi'.category of ar*ed robbery. As aany of you knoge
armed robberr can also take place githout a filear. vith soae
ot:er kia; of a veapoa. 'àere. tNe opportunity for the hear-
iag vould still be availakle, bqiit gould not be an auto-Matic tralsfer. . k voqld uove aGdptioa of Amendment xo. 4.
PaSSIDI'G OFTICZZZ. (SE:ITOR GAVIEKâS)
Is tàére any discussionz Senytor Gangœeister.
SZXAT:R SING/ZISTZZZ
kell. t:aak you.. :r. President. I rise ia opposltion to
this alendment. Qe-..ve 4id originally coasider this and
tàen basicallr rejecte; it on tke basis that armed robbery
wit: a knife is juat as bad as aroed roblery vitb a...a
:aad-gpn aad tàat differeatiakiba should aot be made. Arœed.
robbery ls araed 'robàery.
#RESIDIAG O'#ICCRZ (SEXATOE SâVICKIS)
Ia tâere any discussionz-u seaator Netsch---senator
darovikzy did zou vis: to speak? Seaator Netsch moves t:e
aGopkion of Anendaeat No. 4. to sênate Bill 1231. Those in
favor viAl indicate by saying lye. Those opposed. T:e Nays
This amenGment does aot
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:ave it. The aœendmeat 'is defeated.' âny fqrther a/endaents;
ACTISG SECRETAZYZ (;R. 'EXXI'DES)
xo furtber aœlpdœents.
PâXGIDI#G OFFICCR:. (SESA'OR SàVICKâS)
3r4 readiag. eor vhat pqrpose Goes senator Schqneman
arise?
SENITOR SCHONEdàB;
A point of personal prigilegey 5r. President.
PRESIDI'G O'FICZR: (SCXATOS SAVICXJS)
State your point.
SZNàTOR SCHGHZSAXI
A group of .citizens fro/ Fulton, Illinois are visitlng
Springfield today in an effort to try to briag about tàe end
of tolls over the Mlssissippi ziver Bridge betveen fultony
Illinois and.-.and Cliatony Ioga.. They're in tke gallery to
khe left qnder the capable guidance today of the âssistant
nirector of t:e State.-.of tàe Boar: of Cducatione :r. aobert
teiaïager. @e'd ask tàem to please stand and be recognized
by tàe Senate.
PRZSIDIXG OF/ICCRZ. (S2xAT02 SAVICIIS)
goqld tâey please rise and be recognized. On khe Order
of Senate Bills 2nd Reading. Senate Bili 1492. Seaakor
'arovitz. Senator: I'Fe been aotified there is a request for
a fiscal notê on it and it àasn't been aasgered. Senator
larovitz.
SZXATOR :à2o#ITZz
I never receiFed khat requlst. 1...1 have had no noti-
flcatioa of that. I wili be Nappy to-.-if ve can Iove the
bili to 3rd rea4ingv 1*11 be àa ppy to Nol; the bill and get a
fiscal note for tâe sponsor.-.today is the last 4ay to move
bills on 2nG to 3rd.
PRESIDIWG Of#ICERZ (SENâTOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Kapovitz: we can't move it yet. it's-.wevidently
Senator Oziaga :aa an interest ia thls. seaator Ozinga.
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SZXITOR OZIXGâZ
senator sarogitz. was serveG wit: notice of this 'fiscal
note the day it was on tNe Calendar t:e first time, vbich was
at least three or four veeks ago. an4 Ae's beeh asked about
it at least a half a Gozea times stnce.
PRESIDI#G OFFICEQZ (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Karovitz.
SCXàTO: 'àROVITZ:
Toq kave never aaked Me oace for a fiscal note. Nog
gketâer you filed ite tNa:'s...I àage no question about thate
Iea sare you.ve file4 it, but to say t:at I've beea asked six
times absolutely is untrae.
PRESIDISG OFYICERI (GCXATQR Sà#IC'àS)
Senator Dziaga.
S2Xl;OR OZINGAZ
I don't knov what else I can sa iw tâereês no fiscal noteis up t:eree anG Ne kneg about it t:e day lt vas filed
beca use it was mentioaed in Nis....in th@ coœaittee at tNe
tiae. Tke oqly reasoa it vas put up here so 'that it could
stay on 2n; reading uatll ge got that fiscal note. lnotàer
t:inge there is supposed tobe 'a coaple of aaendœents up
tàere xith reference to t:e nqrses aad otàer people iavolved
:ich ?as suppose; to be :ere before it #as Kovefl.
PRZSIDIXG OPTICZRI (SZXATO/ SIVICKAS)
Senator daroFitz..
SENATOR 8AROVITZI
I agree with tNe last point of Senator Oziaga and thoae
amen4œen ts lere what I vas about to get up and explaia.. The
nurses amendaenty t:m Dental Society alendaente the aaend-
œents tkat...tàe amendaent-..-tàe alendlent fzoœ t:e depart-
meat vâich ao? have been filed. and drafted. aad agreed vikh
tâose #eople and I was Juet gotng to explain them to you..
because those amendzents.-vthe bill has been hei; tàis late
'Maiking ïor those aaendœents. 'hose azendments are aov.
! 1../4,iq!i (jt--/1 g tl z
: 0 f,' .l vV,j '
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i
Grafted pursuaat to' t:e nurses anG the Dental Society: an;
tàey have agreed to tàe'ameadments, and t:atês ghat I vas
jqstogoing to present to tàe sody.
PRXSIDIXG OFTICZRZ (SENàTOQ SIYICKàS)
9el1e Sênatore ve canêt aove the bill as long as there is
tàis fiscal note requiremeat. I goul; suggest thak you take
it out of record aad sit dogn and taik to Seaator Ozinga.
Senator zarovitz.
szxâToa sàEovlTzz L .
I vill get a fiscal note if we can get back to this so
that we can love the bill to 3rd reading today. And we *ay
Nave to take it out of ordery but coqld ve have leage to take
it oq: of order vhea a fiscai note is filed?
PRZSIDI'G OPTICEE: (SZNàTOR GAVICKAS) .- Toq#Fe heard tàe Qotion.. Leave..-leave is granted.
. Senake Bill 1670: Senator Scâaffer. Eead the bille Mr.
Secretary.
ACTISG SZCEXTAETI (:R. rCRXàNDES)
Senate Bill 1670.
(Gecretary ceads kitle of the bill)
2nd reading of the bill. No com/ittee alendaents.
PRZSIDING OFPICERZ (SXNâROR GAVICKAG)
Any amendments froœ the floor? .
ACTIXG SZCRZTIRY: (dR. FZRXA:DCS)' Ameadoent No. 1 ofïered by Senator Scàaffer.
PEESIDIXG OPFICZ:: (S;NàTOE GAVICKAS)
senator Scâaf fer.
S2%à!lOR SCHAFFKR:
Kr. President and mexbers of tàe Seaatee àwendment 5o. 1
strikes tàe tikle anG deletes everythiag thereafter aad, in
effecte. rewrites the biii. Tàis becoaes thê onl; cozponent
of k:e dedïcare-deGicaid cost contalnaent prograe that we
àave been abie to achieve anythiag approac:ing consensus oa.It affects the long-term care..olong-term care industry,
'
j
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meaaing khe nursing No/esy primarily. It is a-.-under
itsw-.the alended forœ w11I be a one-ti/e delay in tNe rate
increase. It's a one-tiae saFings to tbe State of some
txenty-five aillion doliars. I don't tàink anybody in tàe
iadqstry is that bubbly abo œt it, but I think ther recognize
tNat ve Nave soae tight fiaancial-.-we kage a very tigkt
financiai sikuation this year. anG I t:iak they ar'e soaevhat
reiuctaatly going aloag with it. Be bappy to aaswer
anr.--other questioas.
PZZSIDI'G OFFICEE: (SZXATOR SAVICKAS)
. Is there any' discuàsion? If aoty Senator Scàaffer moves
the adoption of ànendment io-''3 to Séùaàè Bill 1670. 'hose*
in 'avor will indicate by saying âye. TNose oppbsed. The
âyes have it. àmeadment :o. 1 is adopted. àny further
alendzents?
àCTIHG SZCRETARI: (ïE. FERXANDES)
xo flrther aaeadaents.
PRSSIDIXG OFFIC;RZ (S2NàT0R SATICKAS)
3rG reading.. Senator Vadaiabeney for vNat purpose do yoœ
arise?
SZAATOR VâDALABCXC:
Tesy khaak you: :r. PresïGent an; Kembers of the senate.
zepresentatiges of tàe Alkon Memorial Bospital aaà 5t.AntNoay's Hospital in âltony Illinois are in the galoeryy and
I would' like for the Seaate to recognize them if they'd staad
for recognition.
PRASIDI'G O'FICEEZ (s25ATOR SAVICKAS)
Woql; tàey please rise a4d be recognized. They4re
in.-.ia t:e galiery on the Democratic siie.
PQCSIDENT:
All righte if I can bave yoar attention. Eere are tàe
list of recalls--.substantive recalls tàat have been filei.
We vï11 get to tàese bllls later. Tàe order oi procedure
will be. we vill go throqg: 'Senate Bills Jrd reading.
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skipping tue ones tbat thele's been an indicatioa tbat
tiere:s a recall oa. and hold those 'til t:e end. And t:en
ve#ll go again back to 2nd readlnge so tàat by tomorrog,
everything. àopefqlly; wili be in final form for 'inal
actioh.. If yoqlll jqst mark these, We vill skip tkese as we
go along. 1272, Senator Coffey. 'Nen oa page 6. 1522,. sena-
kor Carroll. Top of page 7. 1606. Seaator Bruce. 1632.
Senator Taylor. âad 1651. Senator Bloom. 245. Is there
anotàer one? Yese Senator Totten.
SEKàTOR TOTTCXZ
Thank you, ;r.. PresiGent. I beiiege 1299. I'd also indi-
cated that I waated recalled. ge 4id file an azendïent on
it.
ZZCSIDENIZ
A11 rigàt. 1299. ve viol also œart tâat. Can we get
more copies of this auendnent? The Secretary aeeds œore thaa
one copy. ve x&1l get back to this later. bqt ve ne#d aore
coptes for t:e record.. 1299. alpo. lll right. it's 1272,
1299. 1522. 1606. 1632 anG 1651. . Those six vill be àeld
qatii aftez tâe call. 1202 is on 2nd reading. àl1 rig:ty oa
t:e OrGer of Senate Bills 3r; Readingv 12:2. Seaator Berman.
12434 Ts tàere leage to get back to 12:3, Senator Philip is
on the p:one? 1264. senator ahoads. On tàe Order of. Senate
Bills 3rd aeading is senate 3ill 1264. Read t:e bille. 'r.
Secretarre please.
ACTING S:CEETAQTZ (5Z. TERXIXDZS)
Seaate Biil 1254.'
(Secretary reads tikle of tàe bill)
3rd rea'ding of tke bill.
PRESIDENT:L
Senator Rhoads.
SEHATOR RHOADSZ
Thaak you. :r. President and aembers of the Seaate.
Senate Bill 126% is oae of a series of bills whic: aœen; tke
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Trqth in Taxation Act. âs originally iatroducedg it had some
referendum progisions in it vhich are ao longer in kNe bill
bx virtue of Coazittee âzendaent No. 1. As no# vritten, tâe
bill would provide tàat ia the-..ia t:e cases ghere there ia
aore t:an a ten percent increase ia tàe extensions over
tàe-.-prior yeare a three-fifths lajority of tàe district's
governing bodye vhatever that body might bee vill be required.
to 'approve tkat extension. TNis is in addition ko t:e public
hearing notices that vere passed last year. I think it's a
gooG an4 reasonable approacà. There are...t:e bill is sap-
ported by tâe Civic Federation of Chicagoy by t:e Tax-
parers...zederatian of Illiaoisy I talked yit: thez this
morning. às originally introdqced there vas soae opposition. !
froz the 'uaicipal teague. betiege that they are still ia
oppositiony :ut that their opposition has mellowed somewNat
by virtqe of t:e watering down process that took plaee vith
Colziktee âmeadment :o. 1. I tàink it'a a good bill. and I
think most of tàe bllls in tàe package areoo.are good for the
people of t:e stake of Illinois, and I gould ask for
a-.-sqpport of Senake Bï1l 1264.
PZZSIDING O'/ICZR: (SZNATOZ 5à#ICKA5)
Is tàere any Qiscqssion? Genator Netach.
SZ:ATOR SZTECHZ
Thaak you...sorryy I preased the vrong button. I vould
rise also in support of the bill. I think that as ik àas,
been aaended ia coœnittee it does Rot do any hazm in terzs of
beiag uaduiy restrictivee altàough it certaialy does requlze
a sloking dogn aad a carefql tNinking throug: of tàe process
of ralsing propert; taxes. and I think tâat ls precisely wàat
xany of us tàink ougàtqto take place gitb tâisy probably,
wost oneroqs of all of the taxes tkat can be imposed oh oar
donstitqeats.. It is a b uildiag oa. if you viol. of a thesis
that ve started in this Legiylature last year. tàe truth ia
taxation proviaioa, aud I tNink it is one that is livable and
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tNat gill àelp to provide some tKoagâtfqlness aboqt property
tax increases in tàe futqre.
PZ/SIDING OFPICCQ: (55NàTOR SàVICKâS)
Purtàer discussion? senator Rock.
SE:ATO/ EOCKZ
Thank youw Kr. President an4 Ladles and Gentlemen of the
. Senate. I rise in opposition to seaate gill 1264 and vonld
seek a ruziag lroê tàe Càair as to its preeœptiFe natuzee hov
Man; Fotes are reqqired for passage. But beïore the Cbair ''
issues tNat rulinge I goul; suggest to you that ve tbink
gery. very carefally about this an4 thm succeeding tvo bilis.
@e are ia a time of shrin king. if not nonexisteate reFenaes
10tà at oqr levely. the State levely certaialy at the Federal
levelv and œost âarG hit uill be tàe local level, and xe sit
here and wake all kinds of grandiose scNemes aa4 suggest to
local goFernxeat that tàe; ought to do thise or ought. to do
tbat. anâ tâen ve are at the saae tize literaily and effec-' kigely tying tàeir haads. They cannote tiey gho are elected
and vào are accountable to the people cannoty ge suggest,
1 aise tàe' reveaue aecessary to pcogide t:eapparen: y. r .
services tàat tàe people vill require. There is a Giziaution
of services at tâe eederal level. there is a shifting of pro-
grax responsibillty back to the local Ievel. and ve are
sayingy âerey yoa take tNe respoasi:ility. bat you cannot
responsibly address that reaponsibility becauae ve:re tyiag
yoqr àands. I tkink it*s a ba; iiea.
PRZSIDIXG OFIIC:RI (SZNâTO: SèVICKAS) '
Senator Berning.
SENATO: BEENIMG: '
Jqst a qqestioa of tâe sponsor. gàat is t:e effective
date?
PRESIDING OPPICZ:: (SZXATOR SATICXAS)
senator R:oads.
S7ïâT0R RHOADSI
Paqe 54 - dAI 26e 1982
. I
Sectioa 2. Page 3. llne 18e *T:e azendatory lct takes
effect upon ik's becoaing a 1av.*
PRESIDIXG OFFICEZ: (SZNâ*QR SAVICKIS)
senator Beraiag.
GENATOR :EENINGZ
Senakore vill not that pose some difficqlties for t:e'
local goverhueatal qaits? I respectfully suggest thaty per-
kaps. zoq ought ko set an effective date a xear :ence. so as
to give t:e local govera/ental nnlts an oppoztanlty to adjqst
to .it and the cierks: and treasqrers' office an opportunity
to gear qp for tkis.
PRZGIDING OfFIC22I (S::âT02 SIVICKAS)
senator Eboads. .
SZNATO: RHOADSZ
senakor. I'â aot aure vhether I agree vith yoa or not,
Secause 1...1 gould have ;to look at t:e schedule of tàe :ear-
lags of tàe various local kaxing bodies in/olved. I canet
tell you it is not a problea. but it.--it aight not be a
problem., If it--.i: t:at beco/es a jrobleay I think that
effectiFe Gate could be added in tàe :ouse.
PFEGIDISG O'FICZXI. (S:ïàT0: SàVICKl3)
seaator etâeredge.
S';NâTOZ H HEREDGD
%ill tàe Senator yielx .
fjPRESIDI'G ûtt& ;RI (SZKATOR SAVICKAS)
Ile indïcates he giH . .
szxAeoa E=aEazoGzz
senator ahoads. does this biil as axended apply to al1
levies by locat units of governneat? I'2 khinklng. partic-
qlarlye aboqk th1 BonG and Interest eqnde of exa/ple.
PRESIDI'G OFFICZRI (5ZNàtOR SàVICKAS)
Senakor Ràoads.
5:NàTOR RHOADSIC
Senator.:theredgey that issue isa't addresaed in thia
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bill. le :a4 toye; vit: tNe ldea of.--as a œatter of facte
aa axendment is beinq.prepared by t:e nepartaent of Eevelue
right nov to try to do sometkiag to correct t:e problam that
xe've expmrienced in saburban Cook couaty of the sixty-nine
taxing distrtcts vkich..-some of vhicN..-soze of vàole man;
of wàoae I th&ni acted in good faith and included their
honded iadebtedness from tàe prior year. The Stateês Attor-
aey of Cook County an4 +:e àttorney General bave coKe out
vità opini'ons. since maay of tàose Gistricts acted, lndi-
catiag that tâey shoqld not have included the boaded
inGebtedness. Qœite frankly. rigkt nov. I az looking for a
Fekicle somevàere on tàe calenoar that..axends trut: ia taxa-
tioa where ve could addresa that problqae and I *aâ tâougNt
about Going it on. tâis bill. The cook counky à.' Jessor's
Office :aG objection to my Goihg it on thls bill anû tàat#s
*:r i Gidn*t offer it at tNis tiae. Itfs a problep . it's a
ver; naughky teçànical problem. set aside ::e polltics of tNe
gaestion for a momeate anë we#re...ge're looking for a solu-
kiony. t:e Departwent of Revenue is workïng on it.
PRZSIDIXG OFAICZRZ (SZSATOR GlvICKAs)
Is t:ere further discqszion? senator Colllas. ae indi-
cates àe will yield.
SXXATOR COLLINSZ
Question of the sponsor. Seaator Rhoada: qqite fraakly.
I tNink you Nave a goo4 idea. I think 1he timing is offy and. ) .
I vant tö knov that if we pass this bili anG it's s'igne; into
Qaw, wili tNe Stake. in fact. make qp for tàe loss-..reieral
revenue to local governments. and wiol we make up #oc the
aeeied revenue for pducation and other vital essentlal
services in case they canet get tkat three-fift: vote?
PRESIDING 0#eIcE:z (32NâT0: SKVICKAS)
senator Rhoads.
SZNATOR REOâDSZ
Noy I ion't thinx so. 1...1 khe-..nothing in this bill
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says tâat tkey cannot extend beyond a Nundred and' ten per-
ceat. , It oaly stipulakes tàat the zalority by whicâ tàey Go
so shall be a' three-fifths malority. In reference to the
previoas speaker from Oak Park. Senakor Rocky I..-it's
not...I sharm his concerase and 1...1 tàiak heês verr sincere
ia bis criticisay but notking ia thia bill ties anyone
haads-..notàing---nothing ia the bill shacxles anyoney it
simply does lake it a little bit aore difficult by requiring
the three-fidtàs Qajority. :ïth respect to lost revenue. no,
t:ere's no...nothing in tkis bill tNat goqld pledge the state
to Kaking ap a reveaae. let#s SaF you get majority bqk not a
tàree-fifths majority on a local taxing body. 1...1 don't
tNink that's a suitable pablic' policy for the---for the State
to Pursqe-, Soe no.
PPESIDQXG OPPICCEZ (SZXATO: SAVICIAS)
senator Coilias.
S2#ATOE COLLINSI
Let.o.let me---let me zake..-this-..l nee; clarificatioa
Nere. Ife in fact, tàat t:ey Gon't get t:e three-fift:
majority needed for tâe tax levye if it's Kore than kàe hua-
dred and ten percentv then they coœld aot get tàe regenue
that is neede; to make up t:e losses for t:e cqt in Federal
revenues or for..-or for...lnflationarr costs that neces-
sitate xore Money for esaentïal services and education. So.
ghere vould the moley coxe froxz ghak wodld they do? Qhat
options: tkeny vill tNey have if tkey don't get the
tkree-fift: Fote?
PRZSIDI'G O'EICCRI (SZKATO: SâYICKAS)
Senator Rhoads..
SEXàTOE RHOàDSZ
The oniy option in'that case: senator colAinse vouid be
to drop back belov the oae Nundred ahd ten percent level anG
pass it by a silple aajority. Now I assuwe in.-oia t:e
exaxple that youere giving. that there is ak least a siœple
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malorityy there Nas to bey behind the..-tke iaczease
legy. If they don't get tàe tàree-fifthse then it doesn't
àappen. I meany tkat's t:e pqrpose o; tàe bille fcapkly: is
to.-.is to contcol tNe furtàer spread of tbese extensions.
xowy it... vhere t:ere is a coapeliiag, overvhelming case to
be zade for iacreasiag tbe levy beyoad a hundrei aa; ten per-
ceate I tkiake ia that casev yoa can get t:e three-fifths
*ajority vitàout any problem.
PRESIDING O'ZICEZ: (SE%àTOR SAVICIAS)
in tùe
Senator collins.
SEXATOZ COLLIAGZ
@oqld you be able to.--to *oge qp tNe e/fectiveGate..-moge back tàe effective date?
PRCSIDIXG O'XICEEZ (SZNATOR SAVICKâS)
Senator zhoads.
SZXATOR REOADSZ
I kàïak in My ansver to Senator Berningv I.-shave no
objection to tNaty an4 all I'd :ave to Go is-.-is we#d have
to sit dogn gikh tke Depa rt*ent of îocal GoFernmeat Affairs
an; tàe Departmeat of Qevenue and see if there's any...if
thls creates any proble/ in tNe scâedqle o; tâe governing
Bo4ies ao? vrestiing with this. Ia tNe case of Cook coù'atyy
veere.-.we aze firste ve're before aayone elsey aa; we#re
already experienciag t:e problex of t:e sixt y-aine districts
that I ailaded to an4 there is soae pendiag litigation oo
tàat. If it creates a probleœe. 1:11 be Nappy to. postpone the
effective date and saggest tuat to the aoase sponsor. I 'baFe
no problez with that.
PQESIDING OFTICZRI (SZNATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator geaver..,
SE#à'OQ QEAVERZ.
Thank youy
Senator Ehoadse I have so/e
:z. Presïdent. ReAlv speakiag to the biii,
probieas wit: this bilie partic-
ularly in township goFernxents wheree sa; tâe roa; district
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one year needs no money at al1 an; Makes no leFye and tàea
tNe next rear tkey come back aad tNey nee; a full levyy aad
it#'s macN œore than a hunireG and tea Percent over t:e pre-
vioas levyy an4 t:e Kake up of tovnship go/ernœent sometizes
is bipartisany so*etimes tbere---tàey get into Aittle figàts
aa4 snits. I think it's going to caase lore probleœs really
in slallery sa y tognship gogernMentse in realll taking care
of the aeedse because ak so*etimes they don't have any levy
in certain areas. and theh the nelt Iear tàey come . back an;
they need a fœll levy. T:at#s wàat botâers Me about tàe
bille 1...1 bave-..l understaa; ghat yoqr iatent ise but it
conceras *e. particularly in downstate Illinois. k:at veêreL
joing to run into a lot of probie*s.
?R:SIDING oe#IcERI (S;NANO: Sà7ICKâ5)
Senator Bruce.
3:xAT0R BRnczz
'hank you. 'r. President an; Ke*bers of the senate. I
rise ia opposition to this bi tl., I tNink t:e trat: in taxa-
kion legislati qn ghicà ve enacted last year has been tried.
Some aixty districts in sqbqrban Cook County got ia trouble
because tâey GiGnet Nave the hearings. Tàe Iargest taxing
district in..eia mx Gistrick. in factp 4i4 advertïse ln thir-
teea . nevspa pers tàat they gere goihg to extend tàeil legy at
a greater tkan a kundred aad ten percent. and after àaving
adverkised in thi rteen couakies: they got tvo civilians to
come in anâ vaat to know aboat ite and wbea they lefte. tàey
vere all satisfie; that it #as necessar; for tàem to operate
the.-.tbe college district in a fair and equitable xaye tàat
tàey have the addltional amouata of zoney availabie vitlout
any increase in their taI ratee it vas Just a benpfitu .tàey
vere a beueficiary of increased valuation. Ali.e.almost all
tâe boards that Nave t:e aqtàority to levy taxes in t:is
state are elected. no? tNere are so Me appointive boardsy but
tfkey-.-they are limitede aad all of t:ose people have to go
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back to tàeir Foters an; respon; to tNeir gqestions about vhy
oqr taxes are goiag up. To acguire a...a three-fifths major-
ity. for exanplee on a seven weœbez community college board.
yoa:ll have fiAe positive Fotese oftentiaes there is aot full
atteadance at those meekings. First thiag you knog. one or
tvo people ia a colmunity college board is going to tiP the
l cart over. They#re eiectedy they have to go back andaPP e
res/ond to t:eir voters. It seezs to ze that ge ougât to be
aboat our businessy not aboqt tNeir businessy and that's wNat
vedre sayinge xpq don't Nave t:e compentencey rou doa't
knov-..wbak tàe voters thïnk ih yoqr ovR district as nuch as
tNe state ksseéb ly doesv and we're going to tell you that yoq
have adopt thes: thihgs by kàree-fiftâs. These are not tax
rates. tàose go to tâe voters.. tàese are levies in extension.
As senatorzztàeredge pointed out. oae o; tNe big..-big prob-
leœs tkat are occqrring in t:e trut: in taxation legislation
ise xhat àappeni about bond an4 interest levies. ând we've
gotken opinions frow ckapman anG Catier both vays. amd
whether or nqi those are iacluded in your leFye and if yoa
bqil; a aeg building aa; the secon; year oate yoa have an
extension to pay for +Ne intereat oa the bonds levied, does
that thtow.yoq ôver tNe kqndre; aRd ten percenty and çhapmaa
aa4 Cutleres. I believez advice to every district t:at I know
tNat got the opinioa uas, you'd better àave your truth in
taxatioa àearing jqst so tkat yoa can coger tàe bond and
interest levy whicà is-.-xàich is regaized. Oace you issued
t:e bonds for tâe protection of t:e bondàolderse you have to
levy it., 5oe I--el---that sàould hage been clarified in t:e
Actw-ksenator zhoadse explana èion vas that he vas going to
clazify tàate but I think this Act coilG stax Nere. Host of
tàe districts âave acted verr responsibly ia this area. ther
doa#t levy lore tàaa khey aeed. TNe Trath in Taxatioa
Statute is on the booksy votera are aotifiede they#rm kàeree
ther. can have the hearing and atkead it if they wàsà, and I
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tkink Yhat shoul; be sqfficieat Protectioa for tàe taxpayers
ia tàe state of Illiaois. .
PQESIDI'G OFEICERZ (SEAàTOE SAYICKAS)
Seaator Grokberg.
SENATO: GROTBERGI
TNank ' yoq.. 5r. President. 9il1 t:e sponsor yield for a
qqestion?
PRESIDIXG O'FICERI (SEXàTOR SIVICKAS)
ie indicates he gill yield.
SZXATOQ GEOTBERGI
Seaator Rhoadse ia discassing the actuai vote
tkhree- . .uNat a three-flftàs vote Keans. it *as come to Ky
atteation that tàis probably really only affects boards of
ten or morey because it takes six of ten to.-.tàat is three-
fiftàs. Tàere is soœe discassion as, to vhetàer a seven .an
boar; voul; have five or foar...witN tàe actqal.-.yoq can':
divide a pêrson. depending on àog tNe gote goesv bqt ik
Goe saet affect nearlz as xany boards. â t:lee-man board
already ha> to have tvo. Do you...âaFe you got any arltâwe-
tic on kog aany boards are affected by this?
PD/AIDING oyelczRz (SENâToR 5â#ICKà5)'
'Senator Ràoads.
SENZTOR REOADSZ
Noe smnator. none at all. Ites..-yoq knove vith kXe
nuxbers of elected bodies ia tàis state. in Iliinois of all
states. ve have more elected offiGials. lore gogerning bodies
froà mosgqito abatelents districts on qp tàan aay other
state. 1...1 caa't give yoaw. and I'> aot even sare
tàat.-..that DLGA coqld give rou a figqre on that
right...rigkt nov.
PRESIDING OFPICCRZ (S;XATOE SAVICKAS)
seaator Grotberg.
SEWATO/ G/OTBZZGI
@elle thank yoq. To-.-to tàe bill. I Nave a 1ot of good
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- I
feellnqs about tsis bial axd I.. going Lo kote :or it. but as
I iiscnmmed gith t:e troops that aze worrying about tàat and
some otker things. œaybe in closingy y;a can give it the ,
fàaal iapact ko tàe best of yopr abilitr. Thank youe Senator
2h0âdS. .
PRXGIDI'G O'#ICCZZ (SENATOQ SàVICKAS)
senator Geo-Karis.
52#l'OR G2O-;â:IS:.
9iAl t:e sponsor rield to a.-.for a question? !
. ZEZSIDING OFYICCZZ (SENATOZ SâYICKAS)' Iuiicates he'll yieli.
SZHATOZ GEO-KIRISZ7, , '
Uaïer tNe Trqtà ln Taxation lak. *as there a Feferendun
provision in it: I caa't recall.
Z:CGIDIXG OTTIC22z (GXNATOE SàVICKAS)
Senator Rhoads. '. . . ' .
bs: ' iSzNâ:oR aaolI
0à. goshy... no, t:eze vere.-.tâere vere public hearing
provisioas. TNere gere so/e refereadum provisioni ia this
kill vhick vere taken ;qt ia Coamittee àmend Ment :o- 1..
PRESIDING OFPICZRI (SCNATOR SàVICKIS)
Is tkere fartâer dixcqsaion? 2f note t:e Chalr is Pre-
pared to rqle on Seaator Eolk*s reqqeat. The Chail kili rale I
tkat . Section 3 of tàe biil reguires kNat--and it Kandates
t:at taxing...districts co/ply vit: the trovisioas of tàis
Act. aad aader' Article :11.. Section 6. Paragraph G of our
Constitqtion that Woqld be PreemptiFe anQ ;it voqid Tequile
thirty-six votes. Seaator Ràoads.
sXxAT0R RHOADS; ' ' .
I'm sorrye :r. President. I...I hearG tàe rqliqqe but 1.
dida't Near the---tâe ràtionale behiad it before rou got to
t:e preeaptive clause. Rhat Gïd you sar that was in tàe biil
tâat.a.tâat Gealt vikh that seckion of t:e Constitution?
:asslolxc ofelcEaz (s:xAT02 sâ#ICKA5)
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Sectioa 3 voald landate thak taxing districts comply wità
tNe provisions of this âct.. Is tkere further discassion? If
aot. the qqestion is shali senate.-.o:. Senator Rhoads œay
ciose. Senakor zgane for vhat pqrpose Go you arise?
SEXATOQ 'GAXJ
ïese just a repe tition of t:e rqling. Hr. Presldent.
PACSIDIXG OETICZEI (SCRàTOZ SàVICKAS)
The rqoing is that t:e bill ia preemptige. It vould
reguire tha'rty-six votes.
SE:àTOR EGAXZ
I undezstan; tàa.t. but vha: I gànt ko kno? is vhak yoq.re
saying it-.oit violates.
PRCSIDING 0e#ICa2z (SE:*'TO: GAVICKXS)
onder ârkicle VIIv Seckion 6. Paragrap: G. It sayse lTke
General àsseably by la# approved by tàe Fote of kkree-fifths
of t:e me*bers elected to each hoqse *ay Geny or limit tâe
t x * Is tNere further disc assion? If note Senatorpouer to a .
Rhoads .ay close debate.
SZNàTOR R:OADSZ
T:aak yoa.. :r. President aaG zembers of tNe Senake. @ith
respect to the ruiihg of tEe èhair. I1a...I** aot going
to--.dispute itxor azgue gikh it at this tiIey I az soaewàat
puzzled by it. I sqpposp one coui: state tNat by stipuiating
the maJority involved in tàe extensioq of levy that tàat waa
a limitatioa on *:e power to tax. If tàat is yonr reasoning.
at least I aaderstan; tàe-..the pqrpose of tàe raling. %ith
respects of the œeriks of tàe bill. I think if.-.if yoq jœst
take a minqte ko reaG the billy it voa14 taàe about tàirty
seconis.. TNere's onl; four lines of neg language ia the
relevaat section of tàe bill. kkat ye:re doiag is amending
Section 3 of the Trqt: in Taxation lct that *as passed.last
yeary and that we required tàat in addition to tàe public
àeariags. ve reqqire. tàat the aggregate levy xiAl be adopted
by a kàree-fifths Iajority of kNe members of t:e goveraing
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aûthorit# of tNe taxing 4 istricte lf *:e aggregate Aevy
exceeds t:e extensioa of t:1 prior year by more tkan one kun- 1
Gred and ten percent. Ik's a Fery silple concept. ïes, it
Goes. make it toqgher. Rith respect to the remarks of Senator
@eagere I'1 not sure I have an ansver to ioqr problele Sena-
tore only.-.*y oaly ansger gould be that aarone ?ho was ia
tNat situation.. particllarly if there Nad been no levy in t*e
prior year. I Moul; tàiak coql; auster a three-fifths zajor-
iky. . It...it vould seen to me that there ?oql4 be that kind
of consensqse aa4 if tàere isn.ty then tNat is the.weexactly
tâe kind of sitqatioa tbàt txïs bitl is-.-is des'igned to-..to
put a liaièàtkbl on. :1th respect to some. o' the concerns
of--.of otàer individualsy kkat we're trying to do here is
conkrol tàe explosion of levies kbak le've seen ia recent
years. , I think it is good concept and...aad a qood bill.. aqd
I woald ask for yoq support.'h.
?EZSIDIXG OPXICZAZ (SS#ATOE SIVICXàS)
Qqestioa isy shall Seaate Bill 1264 pass. Tkose in favor
will vote àye. 'Nose opposed Aote :ay. TNe: vokiag is open.' Have all vote; wào gish? naFe all voted Mào glsh? Have ill
Foted w:o vish? Take t:e record. On tNat qnestione tàe Ayes
are 25y t:e Nays aze 26e 4 Voting Preseat. Senate Bill 1264.
having failed to receige the coastitutionai majority is
Geclared lost. senate 9il1 1265. Senator Bqzbee. zead tâe
bili. :r. Secretary.
ACTI'G S:CR 'TARI: (dR. 'EEXAXDZS)
Senate 3&11 1265. .
(Secretary reada title of bill). l
3rd reading of the bill.
PZZSIDIXG OFPICCR: (SZXAIOR SAYICKAG)
(Machine cutoffl-...Buzbee.
SZFATOR BUZBEE:
Tkank you. dr. Plesident. TNls is a very silple concepte
ites a very simple bill. It simply sais to t:e State of
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Illinois Departzelt of ReFenuey you may ao longer increase 51!
tàe maitiplier assigned ko locai ' counkies. ge originaliy i
' jurote the biii last fall vhen it was introduce; to sa< thât
t:e bille-.tbak to ase 19:Qe bqt ve have nov axenied that so
that 1981 is t:e operatige mqltiplier year. So that in the
fukure: t:e Skate of Illinols Depart*eni of Revenue canàot
iacrease any coanty's aultiplier over the.w.the zqltiplier
& 'or 1981 Jœst to giketkat vas assigne; to t:at county n... .
you sone of t:e reasons uhr this legisiation ought to pass,
people have little idea on how their tax biils anG ever
increasing sams bave been calcqlateG. taxpayers have not too
bi amount . of a knovledge e as a watter of fact. on t:e
. budgety legy. or collection cycley kâey bave only partial
unGerstanGing about t:e assessed evaluation of tàeir prop-
erty.. but I Gon:t think anyoae realoy understaads tbe'
mulitplier. Eov can ve continue a szstem that alloxs slg-
aiïicank inrreases in tax bills to pccqr year after year when' the taxpayer caaaot qnderstand Mâat caqses tàea aad allovs
Nàm ao reae4y to alleviake hiaself on tâis bqrden? I tkink '
it .as tàis. very sort of t:ing tàat caused t:e taxpazer
revalts aa4 brougkt aboat Proposition 2 1/2 in dassàchqsetksy
and Propositioa 13 in California. Inflakionarx jasàed prop-. erty. valqes hage shogn up ia the lql.tipliers vàicà àave been
increasing in almost ever; couaty in tàe skate for t:e last
several yeara. Over khe last six years. aa average of
seventy-tvo counties Nave received lncreases, tventy-one âave
decrease; oh the average. This year. even considering the
sick reai estate markete appzoximately eig:ty-foar coqnties
.' viil receive increased lqltipliers. The-..impact o; these'
mqltiplier incre4ses have seen to provide artificial tax base
for taxing boëiesw thus agoiding. statqtory tax rate maximuœ
lïlits imposed by tàe Legisiatare for the protection of tax-
payers... Some years ago. ve passed tâe homeovnerr exeaption
origiaaliy at fifteen hundred doolarse later increased to
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three tkousand oî the increased egœalized assessed Falua-
kions. :ith t*e rapld anâ staggering increases àa t:e
egualizere we âage eroded the taxpaier...tàe àoaeowaers pro-
tectioa that gas provided by tâe Legislature. I Nage passed
around to a fev individœalsy I diGn't àave eaoqgh copies for
everybody, but I've passed aroqn; to a few. iadividuals a
little sqlmation as to uhat's been hampeninq on tbe
aqltiplier. ànd let ae just quoie very briefly froa tâlse
œcompa ring tàe 19 eqaal...!80 equalization factors vith t:e
.81 factor. it s:ows thqt t:ere vere eighty-four countiea v:o
:ad an iacrease ia *he aultiplier in t:e State. Of those
eighty-fourel an4 I gitl leave out the botto. percentage of
increases, *but those ?bo iacreased from four to five per-
ceate tNere were seven coqaties' in tNe Gtate; from 'ive to
sixy tent from aàx to sevene five; from seven to eighty
eleven: k:ose who i'ncreased fro. eight to line percent vere
seven; counties tàat increased frox nine to ten percent vere
tea; ten to elevan. eight; eieven to tveiveœ there were two
counties; txelve to thirteea. t:ere were four coqnties; thir-
teea to foqrteen four coaaties, aa; there was one county
tàat increased by over fifteen percent im one year./ àgaiay a
feu of tâe iacreases in a fev of tNe coantiese eâlexanGer had
an 11.7, ;.âda.s#. 9.6: 3oad. 13.3:. Carroll. 1Q.3;' Ciark, 13.7;
Clay, 9.7: cragfordy 10.3: Cqmberlahd. 8'.0: DeKalby 8.52.
Dqpagee 10.8; Cdxardse 13.71 Effinghame 8.61 Payetkee 9.4:
rorde 7.3: Gallatin, 8.7: Rancock. 7.4: Jacksony 9.2: Jasper.
7.7;..eJerseyy 9.3; JoDaFies. 12.7;. Kendall. 10 percent; Lav-
rencey 12.1.* Qelle I caa go one an4 on# and one but you get
the Grifty hete's one Aontgomery increased---pardon 2ee
lonroe' increased by 13.3. 'ontgomery by 9.4. TNe increases
tkat have been laiâ upon these counties by tNe State of IlAi-
aois Department of aevenue :as taken axay any property tax
reiief ve#Fe given kNrougk the.-.throqg: the exemption-..the
:oaestead exemption. tàat I just poiated out. I khink it's
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tiae ge sa; to k:e Illinois Department of Revenue. if yoa .
d ide next rear yoq.re g'oing to assign a auitiplier ko thisec
county. fiae. buty yon cannot assiga one tNat is aay largêr
tNan the onm that yoa assigned tbis year. Toa cane with this
' legislation. Gecrease the maitipliere bqt ;ou caanot increase
it aay more tkaa ik cqrreatly is. I tkihk it's good legia-1
lation.. I think tkis is the tIP? of legislation tNat l. k
everyboGy knovs, obgiously, tâat tàis caKe fro. Cook County
Anmnssor To* HyneS. Ik %as NiS...NAS bill to étart vitke So i
M*y does SozebsG; fro/ th ree kqqdre; and fidt; ziles ala;
spoasoring t*e legislation for :àe Cook .coqaty Assessor? It
is very simple. because my county is ïqst az affected. has
been 4ust as affected. nl countiese my part of t:e Statey .
your part of t:e State :as Xeen just as affecte; b; t*eDepartmeat of Revenue as has Cook Country and I vill leave it
ko soœe of zy Cook County colleagues to Kake t:e argument as
to gbak's :appeniag in that couhtyy bat I voulG solicit your
favorable sapportv '
PE/SIDIgG ofelcznz (SZ:ATOR 5R;cz)
sénator nc:illaa.
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ZZZL #3
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. SZïIIOR 'C/ILLA#:
Kr. President anG Ke*bers of t:e Senatey about t*e only
goq; khiag I caa say for this bill is tàat it--.it ?as
' brouqht forth bz former senator EyRes. Itxs a bad bill aRd I
think yoq nee4 to take a goo4 look at it. freezing
Kultipllers :as become a very popqlar political approac: for
' a lot of can4iGates tNat I reaily Gonet tàink have taken a
goo; look at p:at it would do to t:e assessœent systez. This
' ' :ill does preFeak anz increases in the multiplier but it does
hot prevent any reductions ia the *uitiplier.. No* reœezber.
t:e vhole reason g:y we end qp g&th a multiplier is to œake
sure that ia t:ose cases vhere ve Nave overlapping districts
there :is sowe reasonable kind of eqqity in teras o; tàe vay
property oa oae side of t:e coqaky line in tàat district is
taxed relateQ to on the otâer side. Novv. tkis freeze in
*uA tipliers la not goiàg to chaage-..not goiag to change
assessment iacreases tàat *ight otcnr lithin any oae county.
' And if ge hage assess/eat increases' in oae coanty vit: aa old'
aœltiplier applied, aa4 if ve Nave differeat assessmeak
. increases o/er tàe coanty line but still ia the saœe 4is-
tricty anG perhaps in that other district ve have Nad a' reduction ia t:e maltiplier becaqse people in tàak couatr.
khe assessors in tàat coqaty. Nave doae a coapetent Jobe then
gNat ve ead qp uith is vastly differeRt tax bqrdens being
Xorne br property ovners tàat àappen ko be oR different siGes
' . of.-.oà the iàae. xou. I knov. this is designed to try
' to--.to coue forth gith a popular gimmick. egerybody Eates
t:e maltiplier so ukat we do às fremze it. anâ sapposedly itàat's going to hold dowh peoples taxes. It doesaêt do any-
' tàing to reduce tàe poger to levy tax increases. aa; what it
- . vill io-.-aad mark...or xark-..the vordy you'll have peopze
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coming to yoa a'tef tàis is done end try to point oqt or try
ko Nage you explaia ?hy you haee alloved their taxes to
increase on oae siGe of t:e coanty line. kâile in
aaotàer.-.gith anotàer property on tàe ot:er side of the
coqnty line they *ay have stayed k:e saae. ïouere aot nec-
essarilr preventing somebodyes. taxes from increasing, what
you're doing is setting dovn a freeze uàich prohibits t*e
mqltiplier froœ increasiag vkile. in 'acty tâe assessœeat
praetices vhic: qo on aay allov soœe taxpayers on oae side or
tAe other of tàe coanty line vithin the same districts to
:ave their taxes increased sqbskantially. It's a nice idea
bqt it is destroythg whatever equit; there *ay be for tax-
payers tàat àappen to resàde in t',.) same taxing diskricty
vhetNer itis a higàly taxed schor t district or a Fery lowly
taxed mosquito abatemenk distzict vaic: kappen to bm across
count; lines.
PRESIDIXG O#FICZR: (5E5âT0E SEDC;)
senator Berning. AR4 I Nave Senators hcdillane Berning.
Joyce an; Tâomas oa My iisty and senator Rhoads. Seaator
Berning..
SENATQR 32R:I:Gz
'hank . you, :r. Preaident. Ladies and' Gentielen of the
Senate. first I gant to congratalate the spoasor on proposing
aa.innovatlvm solqtion to a serioas probleme and tàen point
oqt to the Smnator kàat as I qnderstaad t:e eqqalization.)
it ls to assare t:at eaci one of oar citizeas bearsproceasy
an egual share of tâe load. If our townsNip assessors don't
perform.properlr glt:ia their toga-kip tNat county sqpervisor
of apsessments egqaiizes betgeen tàose tovns:ipsy and then in
tàe event t:e counties are aot fulfilling the pqrpose o;
eqqalization properly, tke State equalizes betgeen couaties.
zy...Ky suggestlon to zoa, senatoc Bazbeey is tkat to freeze
the aqltiplier at the State ievel could oniy cozpound diffi-
cultiex for xour citi zens in your arqa or tàe citizens in 2y
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area, or soae otker--wone of t:e akeas o: tue state. and cer-
inly is aot going to pro4ace any logical 4efenstble bene-tai
'
' !fits.. I suggeat. :r. Preciient aad aembers of tàe Senate, .
that vbile tàis is a Fery. very iakermsking topice and one
tbat sole of qs hage beea atteaptàng to Provide an anawer to
for a loagy loag tiney that attacà iag the probleœ from t:e
multiplier poiat of vieu is totally erroneoqs. In Tacte I
can*t believe tNat a aan of the iateiiigence of tàe spoasor
' can't see be#on4 the iaeffectigenesa of a hitting at tkemultiplier. I submit. LaGies and Gentlemea oî tNe Senatee
the oniy placee t:e only place to attack t:e ever increasing
aaG escaiating bqrden oa tàe ho/eowners is at the assesslent .
level i+mnlf. 'hat aslessment. Senakor Buzbey...seaator
Bqzbee: I wis: you voqld consider joiaing ae ln freeziag tâe '
assessment at soae deterxiae; level. That gould elimiaate . -
anr prolle/ vith.-evitk egualization rates' an; tax bilis. .
Tàey' voald aqtamatlcally be terminated at their ' current
poiat.
PQ:SIDING OTFICER; . (SENàTO: BRBCZ) :-S nator Jeremiah Jorce. 'e
S:NâTOR JFxoi:làa Joïciz
Thank you. 'r. . PrerkiGent. Vexy brieflyx we have beea
tbroqgà tNis in comlittee. @àat ve are saying ise Dok kàat
eacà PersoR pai' his eqqai sharey we sar each person be
assesse; at his ïair share. It is iapossibley giFel t:e
clasaificatioa syatez. given t:e regœireaent of thirtm-three
and a t:ir; percent of aarke: Falqee to properly...aad given
tNe disproportionate Fatio vhic: exists to coàmerciai an;
residential property in Cook Couatx. to come up with that..
@Nat-a-Nou I viev : this legialation is. I viev this as t:e
first atep in Going axay vit: the wultipliez. às you knove
Senator Stevensoae âdlai Skevensone Nas œa4e suc: a proposai.
There are inequities in this. ghat ge are saying àere todaye
let qs stop tàe inequities. T:e beat vay that ge caa stop
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them.today is to freeze it aad' get to vork an tâe gkolm prob-
1e* of--mluAtipiier aad resoarce eqqalizer aad ali those
otber thiags t:at are tied into t:ip.
PQESIDZNG OPPICZRI (SEAàTOR BRBCS).
sehator Tâomas.
SZNàTOR ':OXASZ
RNaak yoq; 5r. PresiGent. senator Bqzbeee youz idea is
verz interesting aai--.ahd I kkink that I'm going to join you
oa this. I vas listeaing ver; cazefqily to Senator dc:ilian
an4 to senator sezning as gelle and 1...1 do agree vith them
that. perhaps t*e problem shoqlê be taken care of locally
gitk..-vlt: the local assessors. Hovevere I believe even the
Governor said a feM months ago that he vas' gettïng a little
tire; of local qhits of goveraaent pointing tkêir finger at
tàe State of Illlnois for being t:e bad guy vith.-.vith the
adjustxeats: an4 I ànog that in various parts of tàe state of
Illinois propezty ovners are saickering gàen they see the
assessmeht on tNeir home because they kao? ites a lov assess-
menty and aany a *uossors are purposely underasaessing knowiag
tNat tâe Stak? vill cole in and adjust. ând I doa't think
tkat-..l don't think ge#ve got kàe probleœ tkat some of qs
tkink le lkaFe. , Por instaace, .'L'f yoq. are tryiag to seil your
home. or yoqe re atteapting. to buy a home. the lendàng iastl-
tukion kill come oltk. they' 1i do aa appraisal an; tâat
ajpraisal will be right on the Mopeyy rigbt ou the œoney. Ikaovy. I *. ia tàe process of buylAg a koae righk now aad tNe
people tNat are selliag tâe Nomey. botN' of qa agtee t:at it. s
f ir Markek Falue. Go, tNere are people oqt there. that caaa a .
do a darn good job ùf asseysiag the galue of property. I
t:ink al1 youere trying to do. Senator 3uzbee.. is to get'
local assessora to do the same sort of tklng.. àn: g:&le
there are some problease anG I Goa't like to be a party of
restricktng local uniks of gpvmrnKent. I 4o think that you're
on khe right track 'and I vill-e.l viil support. your biil.
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PRESIDI'G OPFICEQZ (SXNATOR BRDC2)
senator Rhoads.
5::ATOE RROADSZ'
Thank yoae Kr. President an; mezbers of the Senatê.. T
rise in sqpport of Senate 3111 1265 as I àave the entire
package...but must ia fairness poiat *qt tNat this-w.being
fro. suburhan cooky I aig:t be more ent:qsiastlc aboat tNe
biil kNan 1...1 gould be i' I lived in anotàer part of tâe
State. It may impact Gifferenk areas in different gays. for
tâe members of the Repqblicaa side of 1he Chaaber. I koqld
jlike to clear âp one..miece of confusion. soae o 7ou have a
staff analysis âate; Kay 3rd vhic: 2+; mislea; yo4 into
tkiakiag that tâe Taxpayers eederatiop is not in su/port of
Seaate B1lA 1265. âboqt five aiaqtes I receiFeG a phone call
from noug kbitleY of tN* Taxpafers 'ederakion ia Càicago.
They are &a support of 1265. anG if tkat carries any veight
vith anyonee tà* 'axpayers iederatioa does sapport this bill.
PEZSIDING O#FICERZ (SE:ANOR 3ROCE)
seaator siaas.
S;:â:0: SI8';z.
Tkank yoqe ;r. Presideat aa4 taiies and Gentle/en of tâe
Senate. . If.m.I think if eFerzone ?ill reme/ber tbat tNosl
that serve; ia the Iegisiatqre aoaetime backv. khat the freeze
o: properky kax assessment vas tried und*r Governor @alker,
and as most oï you will recalle it caqse; a Fery serioqs
debacle into t:e assessment proceduzes ia the State of Illi-
nols. ânâ franklye it caqse; mole probl,ms and more iaegui-
ties thaa ghat it solved. If 7oq vant to. reaily look at ghat
t:e problea ise it's tàe risiag propertr taxes in the State
of Illànois. àn; letês be very taaGlGe the places gàere tNey
Nave really increaxed àave been in Noxe rqle units of govern-
meat. In ly ovn coxmanity our property tax bills Nave sky-
rocketed this last year becagse home rale uaits caa aïlply
adjust their rate to generate tâe revenue that's needed to
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operate qovernmeat. an; sovernmeat is golng to save to Nave
funds ia order to operate so t:ey go throug: tNe Process of
eitàer a front door or a backdoor referenduae or ln tàe case !' of a hoae ruie qnit. t:e city couacii can go ahead and lust
simply increase tNe rate. Khat we#re doing here is aot solF-
' ing a probleme veere creating a greater probleœœ and franklyy
rou voqlin't Nave to vorry aboqt t:e zultipliere yoa woql4n't
Na/e ko Morry aboqt the...t:e assessmeak factor if it were
' EOt f0r the Schooi àid Porllla. ând PBrXaPS khe thing reaily
tâak Shgolz be Câazgfd is tNe SChOO1 AiG ForRqla that it
isnêt so iependent qyon the-e-tNe property tax asse'ssoent
procedare boca ase, franàly: that's vhere tàe greatest argu-
ment coœes ia., I thiak the Senator spoasoring this bill
meritoriously ls tryiag to Go sometàlngy bat this Nas already
beea tzie4. ites failei. and soe coaseqaentiye I tàink that
Seaator dc/illan :as vell addressed t:e issuey tNis bill is'not going to solve the proble/e it will czeate a greater one.
PZESIDISG QFflccRz (SZXATOE B27C:1
: Chanaei 20 is seeking leave to 'ilm the proceeGings. Is
tkere leave? Leave ia granked. . Senator xetsch..
' S:#lTO2 'XTSCH:'
Thank youy :r.. PresiGent. I rise in sqpport of t:e bill
an; goui; like to aake jast a coupie of Points qnderscorld
because I tâink kàey are iïportant. I Goa t tNink any of as
. vho supported thia bili in committee aad..-aad Nelped to
bring it to tNe eloor are sqggesting that it is aa; kin; of a
final solutlon ta tàe problel.of property kaxation. 3ut by
:he sa Ke token. 1. think ve shoqid xake ik clear tNat it is
not a gimmick either. It...it ioes not restrict local
governœenta qndqlyy certainiy not àn , any war at---at the '
preseat tiae. It certainly does note br the saRe tokene
solFe tàe pzoblea of vhat ve ultimately io vitN tNe property
tax. 3ut what it does do is to eliminate one factor ot tNe
spiraling property taxes that soze of us suspect is a little
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bi: arttficial aa; for wkich no one takes aay respoasibilitr. fI
't ts part of tNe patkera o: beiag able to pasa responsibil-
ttz for lncreaaipg. property taxes off oato someone else but
aever me. aaG vhea local governments or local goveralent
assessors are accqsed of too xqc: increase in properày taxa- ' .
tàon.tNey sayy o:e it's not our faulty, it's becauae tàe
multiplier has beea goiag qp so Nigh. We do not expect thls
to be tâe end of the proeesa of attezptiag to control an; pût
a.--some Xind of a liwitatàon on tâe exteat to ghic: pzoperky
taxes Nave got to fuaG goTernaeate bqt vhat we do sa; is that
lt is ole stepy aai an ixportant stepe in nuwber oney helping
t/ pin responsibilityg and aecoai. sloging Goga the pmocess
' qltil this General lssewblr qltimatelr faces qp to the ques-
tioa of vhat kind of a state an4 local governxent tax struc-
tqre it does. in fact. vaa t. It ls ultimatelz our respoasi-
: bilitr as legislators to decide .tkis. TNis bill is iateade;
' only ko :elp qs to that ulttlate decision.
àXACO2 320C2)VRZSIDZXG QXPICZZC (S
Fqrtker èàscocnlonz l :age tàe fozlovïng Senators no*
àave :eea aGieG to ly listz : seaatozs Demqzio. Ri*roG.
DeAagelis. Schaffer aad dgan. GeAator nelqzio. Alrigàt..
senakor xiaroG.,
sgxâto: xllzonz
Tkank 7o4. Kr. .president. à questàon of tàe spoasoy lf I
lay'. .
êAESIDING O'TICEEZ (S2ïâT02 B:0cE)Iaiicates Ne-.-s/nator :uzbee-w-iAdicates àe viil yieid. .
SEXATOR XIKRODT. '
Senator Baz:ee. do we tnaw--.list lf the states tàat you '
kavee vàat 'is tNe total sprea; betveen the kigkest ' aaG t*e
lowest on t*e Multipller there?I
PRZSIDING OPFICZBZ. (SENâTOZ BEUCZ) '
Senator Buz:ee.
S2:ârOR BDZBE:Z
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I can gige you a.. yeah. here I tkink I'Te got it. It
looks like tKe loxest wulkiplier ia the State oT. Illiaois isf
CrawforG coqnty gkic: kas a mqlkiplier o' .9751. vblcà ia
other words is a negative aultiplier. ànrttme rou go unGer
1.0 îtls a negatiFe maltiplier. , so tàat would be t:e loweat
aa4 tEe ver; Niqhest is Pcpe kit: a 3.7 xultipiier. Tàose
obvioasly are botk very small counties, so
ltes..-ltes...tàey#re aok good èxa*ples.
PRZSIDING 02FIC2Rz (5?AAT0R BPUCZ)
Senatox ximrodw,
SXXATOR %2X2ODI
TNAR: /0/. Spnator Bqzbee- I tkiEk Whaf We Nave Yo face
' oa a bill o' this kype. first of alle we are addresaiRg oae
phase as weeve been indlc. tàng here of our, tax bills. ànd
kàe i/portaht thing isg o:' coarse. 1. thizk we have to address
tâe kotal tax bill or the totql dollarsy tNat's uàere it'
affecta it. ânG. I#* sure tàat all oe yoa are agare aad
recall that a tax bill is Made qp of tNree parts. tâe assesa-
menk which is. controtleG. locallye t:e rate wlïc: is control-
ied 10th locallr an4 br tke Statee aqG the mqltiplier ghich
is t:e State., So anytime you adjaste or fool aroqhGe orfreeze or .œaaipulate one lkel. there are stiol kvo otàer
Farla:les t:at can take place. . It see/s to me tàal My fïrst
reaction of this vas that I thought it gas not a good iieae
aad as t:e zore I tkougàt about it. t:e more I delt uelly at'.
least lt.az xeep +ke bziza zro. escazatzng ane stzzl. azlo..tàeu.eif .the Depaztaemt of Local Governlenkse a2d atïl2 allo.
. faa equity to take placq. gov. t*e figure zou jast gave mee j
j: Senator BuzXee. vas. it 3. 7 to -9. somet:iag, alaost a sprea; Ilof ïour. 5o. instead of using one as the base. œaybe tàe' j
Department of Local Goveraments can qse .5 as tâe base and II
use tàat as the basic aa.? tbea adjust qp and Goâa so tbat tàe
kighest one mlghk be .8 or 9 and the logest ohe vould be Gogû
to .1. ând on that basisy we voald tàea haFe a redqctioa ia
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ail .of t:e taxes and al1 tke.tax bills across t*e wàole Stûte
aaG akàll have aa equlty and allov some freedoa for it to 1
V take place. I altfor any ptocess or anTthingg in Eacte that
will stop us frox alioving real estate propert; taxes from
iacr/asiag year after year. Me are not oalz destroyiàg tâe
ability Nere of the real estate ptoperty tax to bear : tNe
bqrienv, we:re. destroying tàe inïtïa tive of tâe youug people
to be abie ko copsiier bqyiaç a howe.. %e*re fozciag oi4ez
people to kove out of theïr komes and to sell their ho/es for
:Ne senior citizeus. îe're forciag tbe? eit:er to move to
tàe Sun' Belt or to aove into s'ome. other rental property an4
akcblb*ate their xovemeat' lnto a nursiag Nome. Re.re
destzoring th+ âaerican family concept byw--ohe t*àng is tNe
AAerican dream is of owning a àole. #ov. tàey--.the interest
rates have dole a part ol thak. but ve*ze sure leaging ik an
ope a-end i'tea aad allovlng taxes. to increase eacN year. I
Nave a bili a little bà% later on that addreases t:e :ottoa
Gollare but I'àvfor anr bil2 tNat caa kake aad Go this prot-
esse and I would say tàatvpossibly fro. tàis discussione we .
can see that tâere can <+1li be an aG3qstment betgeen coùn-tlps and a leFeliag aad al1 'the S tate àas to do is constantly
keep logerihg khak Kqitiplier. khe factor. even 1: they qse
xegatfve figures so tàat ve can still âave tàat spread ahG
Nave t:e aëjustxent. secauae it certaialy go4l; be anfairtto
stop any coqnty froR.-wxho goqlG taxe aGvantage of this aad
do soae false .assessïag vâicb voaid caqse an ineguit; of
aijqstleat bytueen one coaatT an4 the okber. Soy as loag 'as
khey can go on a negative basis and keep going to the nega-
ttvesy minus txoe tbreey faur or 'iFe, I:x sare that they caa
conkinue to adjast couatïes if tàe r viil jqst not.e-no longer
qze oae as kàe basis for tàe aijustlent.. Ald iï kkey caa
just do tàat eac: yeary it seexs to *e tkat at least thatls
one factor. But remeaber ve#re only deallag 74th tàe
mqltiplier. . %e still Navê not adiresse; oarselves to rates
'
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a>d le stlll have a:t aidressed ourselges to assesslent and
le kave aot'aiâresse; oqrselFes to the problem of seekiag an
'alternakige.. àa4 until the 4ar coaes vhen tàis Body wiil .
be---be a:le to accept tbat responaibiiityv aRG tNe tixe is
noge of saying. no poree gelli force oarselges into a posi-
tipn of findiag some of the aiternatives' for raising t:ose
taxes aa4 'tnding. sole. otber basia for taxiag other tNan the
No/e. Tàe home is not.the place for you a'n; I to continue to
allov to be GestroreG.. rhe home is very Fital and izportant
to oqr âmerican Ma'y of lifee aa4 I vant 'to tell you that I
for one aœ aot soiag to contribate to the ëecay and tke
demoraiiza tion of botx the â4erican individualv the àmerican
dream.or tàe Azerican family.. AnG tâe kime to Go it is aove .
a4G if tàis is one step togar; ite I applau; it. Thank yoq.
PRZSIDING O;'ICRâz,. (3:Wl*0R B2BCZ)
âlrightà Senatar Gitze for vhat : purpose do you
arise-..-senator D'àrco-, Senator D'&rco.
S::àTû: D'A:COI
I move tNe previoqs qnestioa aad I saggest ;ou set'the
timer.
PZESIDING OVFICEB; (SE%âT9R BAUCb)Airighte welle tbe C hair iaa beea latcxing txe 'ive
ainute debate clock and ve.--no speaxer has Jet exceeded five
liautesu ., I Nave on my list then Geaator Deângelàs, Senakor
scàaffer. Geaator Egan. senakor Rock aad Seaator' dc:illaa for
à, ssnator aupp. youa secold: kime aad Senator Rqp#.-- . sorzzy' gere covered br a piece of paper, Senator Rqpp. ànd
those---it *as large piece of paper... senator Gitzy for vàat.'
. f' arpose 4o you arise? I. P .
SXNATO: 'GITZZ
0a a poiat o: personal Privilege.
PRZSIDING O'PICZEJ'. (SZXâTOR BEDCZ)
State yoqr point. '
SXNATDR. GITZI '
#age 77 - :àI 26e 4982
às a part of tNe lobby dar todare tNe Rockforë St.
lqthonyes Hoapital is ia springfield ko ,lobby on pendinq
iegislation. I#; like to. recognize. them ia the gallery to
oqr right.
PEESZDING O'TICZ/Z (SE#ATOR BRGCE)
Qoul; our gqeats in the galleries please rise and be
recogaized by t*e seaate. Senator Deângelis.
SEXAROE DeANGZLISZ
zkaa: zoqy :r. Presiient an; meœbers of tke senate. I
rise relactantly anG out of frqstration in support for this
bili. Ik's most aafortanate that Genator Bazbee indicated
that t:is bill gas being pasked by àsseasor Hyhes.. for I feel
that he Nas been œuch of the part. of tâe probleœ. an;
àopefqllye noM trriag to be Part of the solution. This bill
is really putking perfq.e on a pig. an; if it's goiag to zake
t:e p&g smell a little bit bettere I*m.going to be in suppozt
of it. govegere 1ek œe poiat.oqr a couple o' things tkat we
ought ta be avare of. Those of as in Cooky as seqator ahoada
saide :age no uàoice bqt to aappork this. If yoa really vant
to Go something aboqt wàates goiag on: let's really attack
t:e problem. First of all. tâe classification systez really
makea it--.cook Coaaty subject to a rather àigh multipller
and tkea we blaxe 1àe Department of aevenae. ân4 I thiak ve
oaght to aGdress oqrseives to t:at point. Tàe second tàiag
aboût Cook Coqntyg anG some of yoq talke; aboqk uNat Me couAd
do for the bqaiaeas communitr rester4ay. when rou're asaesaed
at forty Tercent of market and residential is assessed at
sixteen percent an4 t:e œultlplier goes up eighk percenky
you*'re really forcing a two aRd a hal' times inczease on tbe:
bqsiness com/unitr as yoq are on. tNe residential coaauniky.
AnG I kaov right aox there is a coapany froœ Indiana seri-
ousiy looxïng to co/ing into Cook Countyv. and tàe tking that
scares thea t*e most is the assessment practice aad tNe
multiplier. Aad I kNiak we voulG do veli for oqr coastit-
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qenks in cook couxtyy and I vili take back eFerything I'Te
said about àssessor aznes if :e vill participate git: *e. as j
I have aaked hi/ in a lettery to clear ap sope o' the prob- i
leas ihvolved ia tàe assesslents in Cook coqnkr. I
PRZSIDI'G QEEXCZR: (SZNâTO: SAVICKAS)
. Senator schaffer.I
SZXATOR ScaàpeERz .
kellv I Gi4aft really want to perfume the pig or save tàe f
lwericaa holey bqt I GiG bave'é coavle of qnestions. Been œy
experièace ia bilis like tNis tNat tàere's aluay viaaers and
losers. zirst qqestion. is. vkat are t:e affects o' tàis oa
tàe Scàool ài; e/rœala? I doh't tâink tàat's beea Dentionedy
I assume tàat *eaas tàere are ao affectse ahd iT there are
soœe affectse vào lias aad gko loses. àaG tvo. it's also
been Ay experience over the yeara tâat vàen soaeone àaa a
biil lqeke tNis a4d the y pass ou: packets of inforaation to .
selected Meaberse it*s geaerally the Ieœxers îho stan; to
via. ' ànd aince I Gida't get a pacàete am I to aasume thak Ky
distzict .is a. laser oa tàis?
PRRSIBIMG Q'YICEZ: (s25àT0: 3à%ICïàS)seaator Egaa. Ras tEat a qqestioae Senator' It Mas tuo
qaestïonse Senator 3uzbee. '
SXXXTOX YUZYZXI: l
Yesy Selator Scàaffery on yoœr first guestione what
happens to tâe Scàool 1id Pormula. ls a *atter'of fact. à '
*as going to mextioa that in mr closing. ia mr samaatioa.
'hat happens. ol coursey ûs ;oœ knog..-gell nov, Seaakor
Sckaffere I'> trring to anager youl question-.-senator Thomas
tàere caa giFe yoq.--âe#s got tàe.-.Ne's got the.--tAe-.-t:e '
ansxer to Toqr secon; guestion. 5at your firat gqestion is
on t:e School ài; formula. As you kaov. tbe way :àe ResoqrceISquaiizer 'orxula uoxkse anG in fact. the very reason vby
lt's cailed tâat ls ta equalize reaourcms. Thereforey t:e
aforœulak-ayoufre a Fery Gifficult 2aa to talk vith. Seaa tor .
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ScNaffer. becaqse roq keep getting. interrqpted aa; I can't
aasver .your qaestioa. zs assessed egaluation lacreases or as
eqqalizei. assessed evaiuation iacreases becaqse of tâe appli- . j:catioa of t*e xqltipliere so tbe equailzed assesaed evala- .
atàon as it increases in a countye their receipt of the '
ScNool âi4 Poçaala goes doza-, Soy everytiae tâe State .
assigns a multiplier ïacrease ta y?œr coqatyy that aeaas zoar
local' school districts are gettiag less access to tâe Sc:ool
Ai4 eorxula Qonez.. So it lakes yo4 a loser state doloarvise
if you ' âave an increase in..-equalize; assessed elaluation.
':e only thlng that is rewarde; in tàe School â1d 'oraula is
an increase ia edforty and t:e increase in effort is obFi- (oqsl; the inerease ia tax rates. 3qt as tàe equalize;
assesse; eFalœatiol goes upv the Scàsol âid Toraœla access
goes Gogn. ':e secon; qqestioa--.tàe only reason I 4id
aot...I 1as aot trylng to be selective. I xas oaly given ten
àandogts thia aorniag. anG I just passe4 thex around to a few
ppople v:o wer'e not busy at t:e molent. I tzink xou àave
alrekdy seea ia theree aazbodr that is intereste4. ve :ave
t:e 1981 multipller for every couaty as coapare; to the 1980
lultlpllez an4 t:e perceatage of increase or iecrease that
txat bas iniicated. Senator Scàafferv I hope that ;oq have ''
Seen ;0qrS.
'RZSIDIXG 0#2Ic22z (SZIATOR Sâ#ICKAS) :
Seaator Xgaa. .
SZXATOR 2GAN4 '
Tkank yon, :r. Presidenk anë Meœbers of the senate. To '
aGd ghat Senatol DeAagelis bas sai; ko wbat Senator 3azbee
Nas sai; I thiak tbat---aa; inci4entallye senator DeAngelis..
as longz as zou bzoqght it ape in my meaoryy Sena- '
' tor--.àssessor Bynes has Goae lore to clarify and eqqalize 1I
the. assessment practices in Cook tban anyone that I caa
remeaber anG. 1...1 think Ne'll continue to Go thate bat it'a .
a very complicatede it's a verx difficqlt process: ites obvi-
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oqs. tbat k*e equaolizer doesn.t gork. Beca use if it Gld. thea
ve woqldn't àave to kave a .GcNool liG 'orzula to egaalize tNe
assesa/ent levels in iiffereat districts. so. ob/iously it
doesn't vork: basically: bqt it4s. ilterestihg to note and I
tkàak the bothoa liae s:oul; be tàak tàe local taxing àodies
are'tàose gào are œost stroqgly opposed to tàis bill. It's
obvàous kNat tbey gill get aore zonel froœ t:e real estate
kaxpayere ando--becausl gàea ge lilit tNeir spending author-
&tr aa; kàey don#t reduce tâe ratee k:er*ll spead tàe '
increased aooants of moaey tNat tEey get. à?G it âay be that
tbex need tàat Ioney bqt thez shoalda't âage to get lt fröl
tke real estarze talpayer. It's also ilteresting to note t:at
tàe nepaztaent yf Revenue is oppose; ko tàis :i1l becaqse
tàex knov Fery g kly as Seaator 3qzbee points oute tkat tâey
vill have ta pog leas geaerai revenue œoney iato tNe school
aid---into t:e sf Naol-..iocal sckool Gistricts, consequently,
saviag tbea +ax doilars aad adGing t;e hurden to t*e real
estate taxpayers. Goe if ve# re going to give tNe real estate
taxpayers soae reliefe nog is tNe time to do it.
22232D::4 0'eIC22z (5d;â'OR SAVICKAS)
senator Aock.
'SXNàTOR aocsz
Thank youy' ùr. Presideat and ta4ies an; Gentlemea of tàe
Senate. . Sa tâat all. t:e premises aze cieare I rise in -
oppositioa to Senate Bi1l 1265. notwithstan4ing tâe fact tâat;
2 aœ fxo. the coqaty of cooke aotvithskanding the fact that
eoR uyaes ls a frïea; of Iine as is Daug ghltley. %e Nave
not heard. franlxy, aboqt vhat tNe estimate; fiscal impact of
this little ge2 ia. and I probably wonê'k hear becaase aobody
cam calcqlate tâe loss. I t:ink it#s faiz 'o aay tbat aax
freeze of t:e muitiplier is going to have a devystatiag
adFerse affect t-t local school Gistricta. Re are in the
sikuatioa naw khere the State àas recooaeadedw or is recoœ-
*endiag to khose schooi âistrictsy xetve Gelayed their scbool
1
zage 81 - KàI 26e 1982 '
. aiG' paymenty ve.ve Gai; rou*re going to have less revenue#
from the State thaa yoa ha4 a 'year agoe and yoq*re going to
' Nave to'make it qp locally. ân4 now wexre. sayiag to thew.
bqt ge're not going to 1et yoq make it zp iocally becaqse
even though the multiplier probably s:ould go qpy ve Bone't
let it. It seems to me gkea you coasider the---vhat are
obviously adverse effectsy yoq iave to Fote so.. ue Nave Jqst
sent to tàe gouse a Pactage of bilzsy vhïcà I sapportede
wklgâ calls for a nex procedare ia the issuaace of the
Kultipliere anG I sqggest we oqght to stay vith tkose hàlls
aad follog that course.. I voqo; also point out that ia my
opinione this bioi ts patently. as is tNe next onee pateakl;
. qncoastitutional. àhG for t:ose o; yoq vho have aot yet read
kkis gem. I woqi; point o?t to yoœ that Gectioa 2 is kotally
different tàan Gection 1., Gection l.aKends the Eevenae âct
o' 1939. an4 tbat's finee freeze t:e muitipl:er. Section 2.
at iipe 12e. on Page 3, however, adGs a section to tàe State
sandates àct vkicà is in cbaptpr 85. Tbe Revemae zct. as I*m
sure yoq a1I knovy is in Càaptey' 120., And so Section 2 sars,
*'he folloviag *andate is exeipt from this âcte tàe limita-
tlpn on tàe nepartmeat of aevenqe. with regard to equalizing
aasessménts as set fort: in sectioa 146 of tàe aeveaae àct of
1939.: eor khose of roq ?ko :ave nok yet tàis xeek reread
t:e Constitqtàon. ia ârtiGle l7. Sectlon 8. it says very
. l inly . and ge Nave argqe; tiis at soae leogth ax àaa o?r2 a e
supreme coqrt io years paate vhere it saysy p'silis.. except
. biils for appropriatioas and for the codification revision or
' rearraageleat of lals shall..'-shali be confine; to oae
subject.w 'uis'bili I saggest to zou very plàiniy âas t*o
subjects. lnd if ge are. to elbark on tàls qncoastlkutioaal '
coursey I suggest to yoa tkat there ia no aeed for t:e
proliferatton of five tkousaud biils as xe uave seen Session
after Session. :e can take all oqr favorite gems anG pat
t:em in one bill because ve are no longer linited. appar-
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eatlyy to oae subject-'' If le are to.-.lilited to one subject i'
fas tâe Coustitqtioa coastrains ase this is F qncoûstitukional.
so for tsose .pe rou v:o aon.t vis: to vote-w-aqalnsk this&' ;
bili on its meritse vote vit: as lavyerse &t*s uncoastitu- I
tioaal. .
PRESIBING OPTICZAZ (SC:ATOX SWVICKAS)
seaator Rupp. '
SENATOR aDPPZ
Tâank zoue :r. Presideat. I shoul; sit dogn after tbate
I thinke but.w.actuallr ghat I-..one question I vould âage of
t:e spoasor is does tàe bili have tn there aay restriction on '
h ta of tâe s'upplies or tâe employees tbat tàese . gov-t e cos .
erqihg bodies are goiag to have to use in their operatïons?
PRZGIDING OFFICZZZ (S2#àTDE SâVICXâS)
Seûator Bazbee.
5211:02 QGPPI
goqiâa't ik be logicai if ge#re going t5 pat a cap oa the
income tâat ge also do somethiag uitN tEe-.aperhaps tbe
teacbers: paye Qake sure that that is nok per+itted to go upe
Make sare tâat t:e cost of tàe sûppliese t:e books an4 every-
tking eise :as a cap on ik. à>d tàen. does txis applr to
tovaship multipliers wNicN are coaing ànto fashionz'
PAESIDIXG Ozrlciaz (S::ATOR SAVICKâS)
Senatox Bqzbee..
SB:ATQR BilBxEz'
gell. first of aIl...I Nave a uev wor; this veeky Senator
Rupp. itAs---àt's ao:operativi. I*ve beea using that quite a.
bitx Ioqr.-.yoqr first qaestion iz nonoperative because it
Goes nàt cap revenqe. zll it caps is t:e State#s assigaaent
of a multiplier. AAl lt says ic they cannot asaign'a higher
aultlplier thaa last rear. it doesa't cap revenue at all.!ràe; can iacrease tàelr tax rates if the; gaat to. Tâer
can.--tâey cap coatiaqe ta ihcrease-.-t:ey caa continqe
to... to collect txeir property taxesy it's jqat they caa't
I
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àave a aultfplier assigned to tàel any àïgàer than last rear. i
'%e seconë part of your aecoad qnestios is. vàicà I assale is
k*e serious gaestion, the first one vas not too serious. I
Gon't t:ink. T:e second question is. it dues not aidress the
tovnsàip aasessor. In otàer vordse a coùnty can still equal-
ige vitbiq t:e coaatyk' It*a jqst tàat the State VIil not be
able to asaign a higher *ultiplier.
PRESIDING O'TICZRZ (SEXATOE SAVICKIS)
Senator lcHillaa.
S:NâTOR XCXILLAXZ '
I apologize for speaking tNe--wthe second time anG 101-
aehd senator Eock for a very forthràqht and statesxea-like '
position opposed to tâis bill. I'œ Tery coœfortable being on . .
t:e same side Ne 1a. I hope it doesa't make h&m
qncomfartable siding il vità a conserva,kive. I jqst van: to
reain; particulallz thqse of yoq dognstlte vào do bave a
different problex vikb . oFezlapping .distric ts tâat a lot of
ot:ers...tàan a lot of others 4oe that t:e people vào are '
going to :e Aurt moste tâe people vho stan; io be kurt qader
t:is bill. are tbose vho Nappen to be în a count; vhere tkere
is a super/iaor of assessments'vho does a competent job anJ
g:o wkea it coles ttae ko assess property'is goiag to assess
it according to t:e lave ghich neans tàat it probably will be
coming ander some iacrease.. That coqnky can either keep
their xllkiplier t:e sa me while their asseszments go upe or
in some cases. their Multipller may go Gowa vhich is fully
allogable unGer this àct aa4 their assepsments ma; go up. and '
because tkeir sapervisor of aasessaents is abiding by the
lage, tkey v&lQ ead up'.cazrriag a relatively heavier share of
tàe tax burGen for same districts than somebody else.. I#m
apmaile; t:at tNe Taxpayers' eeieratione uhicb *as noraaily
beea a-..a soqrce of soze amoant of good reason gNen it cones
to tax xatters. Nas su.pportpd tâia bili. I'* sqrpcize; at a
lok of t:e people that have. I kaow t:at zany of yoq feel
Fage 3% - 'zT 26e 1982
tNat' youfve . got to Go sometNiag to prove tâat you#re doiag
something about pro perty taxesy but the inequit; tha t you are
'creating as a resqlt of t:iay I think Rany of you gill live
ko regret vkea so/e People on some siGes of tàe county line
come to zou aad say yoq Kadq it possibie for My taxes to go
qpy gkiie somebody elae ia' the same distrlcty across the
county liae *ay àaFe.had thqirs either stay the saae or go
doga..
PRESIDIKG O'FIC;R: (SEXàTOZ Sâ4ICKAs) '
TNat conclqdes tNe Senators that sougât recognition
befole the previous qaestiou vas movei.. senator Buibee *ay
aov close debate.
SZNATOR BCZ,BZZZ
Thanx you, :r. Presi4ent. . I:m...I'm glad that Senator
- - Rock is a frien; of-z-of Senator Rynes and a frlend of œiney
ani...otherwisee, no tel'ing vhat he voald have sai; akout tàe
bili., I voulG like to adiress a feg of.the things in my sqm-
mation +ha t vere brougNt up in Gebate. First of ally recall
tàat t:e way tkat tke-..tke mqltiplier is arrived at for eacà
individqal county by tàe Department of Revenue, tàe; go
througà . a series of lookiag at the sales of property in tàak
coqn ty. and tàea they *atc: that with propertx asseasmenta as
done by ::e local assessors in that' countyv and then they
apply a factor ia t:e forpuia gkic: briags it ko thtrty tNreelanG a tâird of vkat tàey cohsider to be fair market valqe.
logg I vouid sabaàt to yoa tàat aay klad oî Toraaza that tàey
are qsing todar is badlr skeved, glven tàe fact tàat there
Nave beea very ïev proeertz sales in most coqaties in this
State ia the last fe? years..-in t:e last year or so. So àov
caa you say that--.tàat ghatever a :iece of property sells
Tor is a fair market Faluee thereês no .ay of deteraining in
koday#s market the uay that khew.-the vay I look at ite and I
ëonet :ciaio to be anJ expert ia reai estate property vaiqes
œr ln asseseaent met:ode. bat I tlink tkat the formuia ia
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badly skeged becaqse of sqch feg. aaounts of sales aad all of
t:e faacr kypes of fïnaacing. as an exaaple. tbat are avail-
able todax... I khov I NaFe a. Piece of Property for sale vhere
I ':ave sai; to a Xuyer. I will give you a loger price if
yoqell give me a Nigher' iakmrest rate if I've got to carry
tNis. for you. Xov yoq kao? tNat khere are al1 kinds of fancy
forœulas xorked out novadays for the sale o; éeal estate.'
)So. yoaAre not getting a trqe Market value reflection vhen
yoq look at Mbat -k*e price of propezty sells for in this day ,
of hig: interest rates.. Soaebody aeatione4, I t:ink it gas
senator aock. that thère gas no gay to càlculate vhat this' '
iiik ' bf oiernment. I gould turnvas going to cost loca.l qn g
tNat around and say tàere is ao Maz to calculate ho? much
tâls is going ko save local propertr taxparers àn property
tax' dollars. . àa4 ve knoge ve've :eard it tize after timeI
after time fro. oar coastitqeats and frox others on t:e eloor
Now L those on fixed tnco*es an4 so forth aIe horrifie4 vben
tNex get their property tax bllls after t:e mqltiplïer àas
been assigned borm aae tàe; conkinqe to go qp ap qp. Now. as
senator xetsch pointeG oqte tkis kill is not a paaacea. It
has never beea built as tNate. it.s not the finalaea; al1.. Qe
gi1l be aâGressiag this sabjectuagain next'zeare Nopefully.
in a. complete look at t:e vNole revehue pietare of t:e Gtate
ot Illinois anG of a1i of its loçai governments-.w-alo. of its
locai aaits of governaenk. Tàis is a *ethod ol holdiag doxn
tàe Statee's ability at tàis. ti.e to increase tEe maltiplier
anyœore. Aad my fiaal point ia reapoase ko Senator Rock's
accqsation that the bill. is aaconstitqtional. xy lavymr says
it's not. Qe have checkede anG t:ls Procedure that ha= bema
aoopted on. tàis biil Nas been approFed. aad t:e fora of tàe
b11l has been approvede and as a matter of fact, by one Stan
Johnsop... The constitœtioa provides tNat biils sNali be coh-
fined to one subject. Tkete is ao prohibition from . aaenGing
several lcts to accoxplisà this purposey and tàat's ghat
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leere doiag. Tkls bill is confiaed to oRe subject but w+ areaddreasing tvo Glf'ereat Acts ia t:e bill to get at that
sublect. It iacreases tàe exeàptioa an; t:e procedure toihcleaàe t*is exexption qnder cqzrent State lave kherefore.
t:é biil is in proper forme and as I saidg ar lavier says
*N4t lt is constttutioaal. I tNink it'e a good bïll, I voald
solicit yoqr.favorable support.
PRESIDING O##IcS:z (SexATO: SIVICKAS)
T:e question isv ahall Senate Bill 1265 pass. Those in
favor vill vote âye. 'hose oppose; gote Nay. Ihe votiag is
open. Eave ail voteG w:o gish? Have all Foted vho visk?
Eave a1l voted vho visà? Take t:e record. on that qqestiony
t:e lyes aFe 18, kàe Kays are 37. aoue Voting Preseat.
Sehate Bill 12:5 âaving faile; to receive tNe constitutional
xa.jority is declare; lost. Seaate Bill 1266. senator Sgan.
:ead tàe b112e lr. ,secretarz.
szcRzzzRlz
senate Biil 1266.
tsecretary reads tikle of bill)
3r; reading of t:e :iQl.
?RESIDING. OTTICEZ: (SENATOR SâTZCKAS)
('acàine cut-offl...zgal..
S2:à1OR 'GANZ
geil. khank yoaw ;r. PresiGeat aad meabers of tNe Senate.
I certainiy Nope the aood iaproyev over..-yith thia bLli over
the Iast tgoy but I'm going to proceed to try oace agaia to
give some tax relief to the Nomeogners. if aot all of tàe
zeai estate taxpayers. I kkihk tkat everyone here is totally
familAeàr vith the àomestead exezptloa as it currently exista
at. the level. of three thoqsan; dollars. às this bill orig-
ipaliy vas iatroduced. ue tried to conceive of iacreasiag
that amoqnt to fozky-fige haaired. but in the practical
gorid. ve felt. that it voul; be bekter if we linited--.ratàe:
to iacreasing it fifteen huadre; to increaae it br onlr five
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hqadrei vkic: is silplr tax relief to t:e homeogners ia the
amouat af about forty-fige Gollars a bo*e-, Siaplr that anG
aotàlng aore. Tàe statistics hage been bandied around :ere
al1 morningw I doh't khink we àave.to go it an; iqrthez. But
if #ou gant to go hoae aa4 te 11 your hoReowners that roq gage
them some tax reliêfy vote âre.
PR:SIDING O'/ICERI (SES:TOR SàTQCKAS)
channel 17 baa soag:t' permisslon ko film. Is leave
graut@d? teaFe ïs granled- Senator Keats.
SZ:àI0R IZATS:
Consldering ke'Fe spent aboat six hoars debating two
bills tàat lost'that Eadly. I:m goiag to aove t:e previous
questàoa so ve jusk have a coqpie of speakers. TNank yoa.
PEESIDI:G. ûTATCCRZ (SAXàTOE SAVICKAS)Senatote if you#; Aold yoqr *otion. 1he only other
persoa seeking recoghition is senator Bovers. Senator
Bovers. . Seaator zock. I:> sokry I diine't see his ligàt
unGeraeath tNe pad.
SZXATOR BOQERSI
Seaator Bgany woq1;...woql4 yoa yield to a qœestione
please?
PZZSIDI'G S'FICXRI (SZNATOR SAVICKAS)
ge in4lcates Ne gill. ,
Sz#âT0R B0@:Esz
In the originai Hyaes proposai as I recaliw and tbis is
sort of..-an; it's àa; a couple of aGGitions since. lt was to
caKe solely oœt of increases. 'hat is to say that t:e exemp-
tion khat was bailt in did notvkrigger qaless there was an
inclease in k:e assesse; valuafioa. Is khat provision stiii
encoapasse; ia this amen4menkz Ia other worGsv 7111 this
five Nunlred dollara not trigger to the holeogner aniess his
assessed va luee ia facty increases?
PAZSIDIXG O'FICER: (SXWATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Xgan.
1
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Tesy that provlsion remains.
PRSSIDI'G OFrICERI (SCNATOR SâVICKAS) '
Sënator BOWerS>
SZNATOR BOWZRSI
Caa that inczease coae either b; assessor action or by
' Tirtue of t:e foraula itself?
Pazszolsc ceelczaz (ézxâTca szvlcxAs)
Jenator zgan.
SENATOR ZGAXZ
':e formqia itself? .
PRZSIDING O'FICZQZ (SZXITOE Sâ#IC'àS)
Senator Bovers. .
szxâToR BOWZRS:
Reily I probablz-..misspoke. I Gon't meaa the foraalag I
aean ::e equa lizer: of coarse. applied b; the State.
Does-m-4oes t:e application of t:e equalizer alao result in' aa increase; a ssesse; Falua tion that tie Noaeogner caa take
aivantage of? .
pazszoz,s ozzlcza: (sàszzoa szvlcxzs)
seaator agan.
SXXATOE EGAXI
' It applies to t:e egqalize; asaesse; Talue.
. PZ:SIDI:G OF#IC:RZ (SC:ATOE GAVICEAS):
Senator Bowere.
. SZXATOR BORZRSI
5n1y to tNe iacrease ia the eqqaliie; asaessed Faiûee
rigàt?
PRZSIDING OFTICZR: (SXXATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Zgan. .
SZXITOZ ZGAXZ.
PRCSIDING O'PICSR: (SZXATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Bowers.
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SZNXTOR BORERSI
Okay. Jast brieflye I Foted agalnst tàe last tvo propos-
als-.-or the ' iast...maybe there xere three of tNem--.tvoe I
gaess. but it seems to *e tkat.--tbat tkis is the Fali; vay
to.-.to get some taxpayers relief. I tàink ltes extre/ely
limited ia its application. It's a saall amounk bqt..-but ik '
'will.not af/ect'the school li4 forlula, a>d as a œatter of
facte is---is probably t:e least offeasive vay to gzant tax-
payer rellef. and I tàink we ought to go for it. anG Senator
:gaae tbaaà ypq for pitting tNis to as.
PRESIDI'G Q'#ICERZ (SENATOR SAYICKAS)
Senator #öct.
SENàTOR ZOCKI '
Thank zoqe :r. Presiient and Ladies an; Gentleœen of t:e
Senate.z I vould-..ask if tâe spoasor vill yield.
'RXJIDI'G 0FeICS2z (SS#ATOR Sz7ICxâ5)
Indicates he will.
SC%âT0R ROCKZ
Senator Egaae caa yoœ explaïa ia dollars and cents u:at
t:e fiscal impaet on local governments. particularly tNe
coaaty of Cook.. gill be by virtue o' tkis?
PRESIDIXG OP?ICZEZ . (GZNATOR GàYQCKâS)
' Senator EgaR.
S2#â'DE ZGAXZ
gell. I take it fro/ your opposition t:at it vill amount
to sometbiaqe bat-.-bqt I can't teli Tou :ow auck. I caa..el
can pnir tell ybu that aobody has cailed ae: so it can't be a .
wkole lot.
PRESIDIXG QYYICEZZ (SZAATOR SàVICKAS)
SeBator Eock.
SZXATOE RDCKZ
xelle I gnees. the point of œy queatioa: however. siace ve
are agala coa'froated vltà ap uncertalatz as to fiscaz lapact
ise vhy tàe aecessit; then to aaead an4 to have tvo subjects
r '.
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.in the same bill? Tf youell look on Page 2. lines 25e 6 and
7. ve are again canfronted gith k*e fact tàat thgre is wàat's
callede eupke*isticallyy a disciataer that says even tkough
i# aay cost tNe coqnties of this state. a1l àundred an: tgoe
an4 the school 4istricts ofut:is State some great amount of
money as ret undqfermineGe t:e state's in no vay liabie.
Novk I.saggest to yoa again tkat my aame objectàon obtaias ia
t:is one. T*e Constitqtion is very clearlr says that hills
shall be cohfine; to one sabject. 'his is tvo sabjectsy an4
so lgain. I suggeste :r. Presiient and membersy tâat t:e bill
. is uaconstitutional on its face. The Legisiative Re:erence
Bureau of tàe state o; Illinois notwithstaniing.
FRESIDING o'rlczRz (S:NATOR Sà4IC:âG)
is thete farther Giscussion? If note Seaato. zgan may
elose debate.
SZXâTOR EGAMZ
@ell. tNaak youy /r. Presideat and members of the Genate.
1...1 rbad the Constitltàon differently than senator Rock. I
4o beliege tàat tâls èàll addresses itself to onll one
subject.. ànd wè maay tiles :ave amehded billz.--hage passed
billé tâat qaea; Gifferentu.-Giffereat' Acts. Tkis ia cer-
tainil ao different than many of t%e other bills that ve:ve
passe4 oqt of here. I respmct zoar opinion bqt disagree
aost heartily vit:..ekeartily wit: the...vith tàe çonclqsion.
1. howevere.-vve-.-ge certainlye I*. suree haye an oppor-.:
tunit; to clean that ap vben the bill gets over to tàe Rouse.
:qt I voald like juxt in closing ko say that ali veere doingytadies and Gentlemea of the Seaatey is giviag naœeovnera
aboqt forty-five âollars oïf tNeir real estate tix bill tkis
year. tâat'a a1l Me#re Goiag. I commend it to yoqr favorable
consïderation.
PRCSIDI'G OPTICZRI (SZNàTQE SIVICKAS)
Ihe qqeatioa isy sball Spnate Bill 1266 pasa. Qbose in
favor WiAI vote Aye. Thoae oppoaed gote Nay. The Voting is
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opea. xave a1l voted vho lishz 'Have all voted
EaFe al1 voted vho vish? Take the recor4. On that qqestioa,
tàe Ares are 29e tàe 'ays arp 23v none Voting Present.
Senate 5111 1266 having faile; to receive . a constitutional
*ajority às Geclared lost. ?or what pqrpose does senator
Egan arise?
3:#àTO2 'GANI.
I*d like yoq. dr-,#resi4ent. to put tNe bill on tàe Order
o; Postponed Coasideration.
PRESIDIXG OFFICZAZ (SX:ATO: SâVICKâS)
Senator Cgan asks leave to have Senate Bill 1266 placed
o: t:e order of Postponed Consideration. Is leave granted?
Leave is graated. 0n tàe Order oï senate Biils 3r; :eading,
Senate Bi11.128;. seaator D'àrco.. Rea; the bille 5r. Secre-
wào vish?
tarr.
SZCZZTàAX:
senate 5ili 1280.
(secretary reads title of bill)
3rd reading of tXe Xill.
PZESIDING OFPICqRZ (S:NATOR SâVICKAS)
Senator D'àrco.
52#AT02 n'â2C0z
'kan: yoq. dr.wpresidenk.. This bill is commoniy knogn as
compulsory insqtaace. I believe t:at it ig a very effectiFe
œechaniaœ ior progidiag that egery driver .uho owna a zotor
vehicie ia t:e State of Iliiaois àas insarance so
t:a u .. pedestziaas vho wa lk our streèts uill be protecte4
aqainst drivers .ho are hot insufed and ahoul; be. ':e bill
voql; provide tkat when an insqraace colpany iasues an insur-
ance policy to an aqtomobile Grivere the; woul; issne a card
indicating t:e awount of inanraace. t:e policy nambery :he
compaay's naley tàe effective date of the poiicy anG the
Gescription of t:e wotor veàicle insured. @àen the driver
applies for license plates and a registrakion tag vitâ the
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Secretar; of Gtate officey Ne voul; sqbmit khis ca2i to 'the
officee aad tken at that poàaty before tNe office gould issqe
N1> licease plates and registratioa fees, they go.vld c:eck
git: the inaarance companx so indicate4 on t:e card to deter-
1 if tkis person doesy in facte bave insqrance. The bill* ne
also provides tâat if a--.compaay iatends - to caacel a '
persoa's insurance, t:e company Must notify tàe secretary of
State until...at least thirty Gaxs after the coxpany has
maile; to t:e Secretary of state a nokice of cancellation.
It also provides that if a person does not intend to renev' )
h&s insukance policy. tEe companz shall aail to t:e secretary
ok skate a notice of sqc: fact vithin tventy days wèter tàe
effective date of termiaation ofutNe policy. â very ilpor.
tant provàsiog. of t:e bill. I feel. is tNe fact that t*e
person . œqst carrz this car; vit: *&m v:en àe is driviag the
aotor leàiclew, Soe i: àe is stopped by a police officer.
Ne--.the police officer Nas the rigNt to ask for :&s iasMr-
aace'card to deteraine if this person ioes. ia faet. :ave
iasurance. ân4 if he ioesa't have a carG: he can cite h&m
for a violation for aot having tNe insurance carâ. 'àis vay
t:e bill becomes enforceable un4er khe law. dost other
i ns of coapœlsorr insqrance are aot enforceable b/hcausegers o
of tâe Tery fact that I have Just Mentioned. eàere are
extensive peaalty provisions under the...under t:e lag...a
violakioa is a Class A Kisdemeaaory a first violation is pnn-
isbable by a tWo Nandred aa4 fifty dollar fine. a secoade by
a fiFe hundred dollar fiRe. Also, tuere are provisions' that
provide for a t: ree >on th saspension of a persoi.'s privileges
to ovn a license plate and a registlakioa tygy aad on the
second conFickion a aix Koakh auspension of a prigilege to
ovn a license plate amd a registration tag. T:e àill gas
worked oat very exteaaigely. Senator Collias an4 myaelf
vorked on the biil. ke bellpve it's a goo; billu @e believe
tâat' t:e tiae has come for compulsory insqrance ia tàe state
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of Illiaois. Tbere is no question ablqt k:e soundness of the
Proeosal. Tsere yas receatlz an artàcle in the State
Joarnal-aegiater that I Nave before le saying tkat we shouiG
study the proposal more before we make a determination. The
fact isy compuisory insœrance baa been before this :oGy on
any nuaber of occasions in tàe past rearsg aad. in fact: at
one poàote it ;id pass botN Rouse.w.botN aoqses aad was seqt
to the Goverhor a>: it ?as vetoe; at that point and time.
Re''ve stqdied tàis for waay years prior to novy and t:e tlze
Nas come to pass tkis anG get it on t:e books. àld I ?ou14
ask tNat ke vote for this' :111.
PREGIDIXG OFTICERZ ISE:àTOR SàVICKAS)
Is tàere any discqssioa; Senator...well. let's start
rigàt dawa kâe line. ge kave senator zuppy Keats. Rhoaâse.
Gchqaeman. Simms an4 Bqzbee aa4 thea Collias. Senator Rapp.
%ND Q' 2::t
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zczt #R
SM ATOR MTPPZ '
Tkank you, :r. Presiient. Ies, ge Nave coasidered these
bills Ranye Kany tiles.-.tàis trpe of leglalatlon. 0ae otàer
state Jqst . recentl; gent into this.and tbat was kest Vir-
gi:la. They àage a compulsory auto*obtle insuzance law that
tkey 9ut ia iast october 1st. ehat legislation dogn there
provided for t:e saae things that kkis bill Goes, advanc:
aotice of saspe nsion and a ceràificate or evidence
or....that's proof of insurance. BotN of these provisions. are
containe; in this. Senate Bill 1280. T:e kest Virginia
experlence was sqch that they :ave already changed their lav
effectiFe April lsty of 1982 becaqse of tkose tgo things. It
âas become sach a-..a bardeae they Nave aot been able to keep
qp. vitN the recokGsv and becaqse of that: they have already
xaGe changes in it. I don'k see w:y Illiaois àas to contiaue
ta go ïnto tNiz particqlar qqmstioa-, Tventr-tvo sàates àage;tri ed this aok. an4 uauaily it :as resqlted in increaled pro-
liqms and a situatioa which gas aot enforceabie. I donêt see
?:y ge caanot learn from some ot oœr otker states anG vkat
tNey have àad happen there.. zad I ask that t:is voald get a
resoundiag xo kote.
PRCSIDQNG OfeIcERz (SZNATOR SAVICKAE)
Senator Keats.
SZ:àTOR KZATSI:
'àaak zou. :r.. President. I tuink we4re ali faîzlx avare
of.this bill. Ites a œajor piece o' legislation. Weeve a11
given it a iot of thoug:ty so I'I goiag to. moge tàe previous
question to shortea the debate. Tàanx you.
PRZSIDIXG OF/ICERZ (SZNATOR ZIAICKAS)
Toq.#ve Neard.the motionr.-seaakore if yoq voqld bold
thaty 1. *i11 iadicate t:e Sena tors that NaFe soaght recogni-
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' . j' I
tioa-' Tker are S/naàors Siamse Sckqnemane Bqzbeey Collins l
aa4 Geo-iaris. Senakor sixas.
. :SEXàTOR SIHXSz'. E
. :r. Prestdent. I hale a.-.tgo qqestions I#d like to ask
' the sponsor of the bill anG thea I.4 like to address the !
- biil. Sènatore aGministr*tivel; in the case ghere a person
paysu-.s'oae iasurance compahies offer œonthly premium pay-. j
ments to insurerse in t:e ease...on a monthly basis. uàere a
person faiis to paI tkeir iasqrance premiua. administratively
:o? wiàl the secretary of State be able to Nave t:irty daysI
notice? koqlia't &ty in facte tœrn into a sixty-Gay notlce
tàat a person mlgut not havm vali4 insuzaace? T:e secoau --'-'-' ''''' ' - '
qqestion ïse does ààis prohibàt someone Trom..-fro. titlilg j
and licensing a car and stoting it and not 4riving it on the
roaGs of tNe State?
PR:SIDIXG OFFICERZ (52:âT0k 5à7ICïl5)
Seaator D'Arco.
SXNATOR D'àRCOZ .
@elly to ans/er ioqr second guestloa flrst. if
yoq're-..if zoq*re talkiag about aatiqqe vehiclesy that's
aou-.tàak's ao probleaw I meaa tàat can be solFed vit: an
aœenGmenk.. People have raise; that qaestion an4---and I
voqzd offer an aœendaent for tâat. , Thew-.the-.-yoqr other
questioa is tNat it's Iea lly the deterxination of tke tnsur-
aace compaa; wâea to notify kàe Secretary of' State that a
person has not pai; their premiaa. anG...anG.. ia effecty :as
caâcelled fheir insurance. If tàëy would send tàe notifica-' tion to the secretary of State: tàey mqst mœk/ a deterœi- .
nation khak khirty days prior to :àe date ol cancel-
latioa--.theyw..they :ave to send a notlce tàïrty days prior
.to t:e date of canceilatiou- So, t:e poiut that they decide.
even if it's on a finance premiux basis. it's realzy up to
.. theœ to make tàat 4ecision.
PRCSIDING OFTICZEZ (SZ:àTO2 Sl#ICKâ5)
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Senator Siaas. '
SEXàQOR SISHSZ
Tkank you.. Senator' nêârco. I#d like to speak in fagor of '
tàe billu senaEor n'Arco is right. ït àas--wtbis leglslatlon
:as been presenked befbre t:e General Assewbly as long as I
Nave'' been a mexbez oi tâe xouse ahd ia tàe Senate. eità t:e
responaibility of driving an aqtonobile also co*es khe aided
responsibilily of financiai responsibility thak nay occur in
case o: an autozobtle acciiênk. I think Illïnois shoald be a
' pioneer in enacting legiylation that goul4y in facte requirm. . .
'
compulaory auto insurahce for anyone that#s.-.tkat :as an
i : st te of Illinois. ànd I applau; senatoraqtqmobile n t e A
D'àzco . for vorking on this biil. It's a Fery comprekengive
*il1y an; âe's satisfactoriiy ansuered my guestion on the
antique aqtoaobile. ,
PRESIDING OFYICEZI (SEXATOZ SàVICKIG)
seaakor Sckuaeœan. '
SZXATOR ScHiXEdàxz '
Thaak youv :I. PresiGeak. A question of tàe sponsor.
PRESIDIXG OY#ICZRZ (SZRâTOR GAVICKAG)
ae indicàtes ke#'ll yield.
SENATOQ 5CH;N::A:z ' .
Senatory this biil *as gotten to be aw.aqqite' a political
biilu I unGerstand. Is State Treas œrep Consentiao still in
SQPPOI: Of. khis bill? '
PRESIDING OEPICERZ (SZNâTOA ZAVICKAS)
S*nator D'ârcs. '
SZXATOQ DIAECO: . .
'
'gell. 1..-1 think it...I think he is. yes. .
PRESIDIKG OTTICEEZ (SZXATOQ SâVICKAS) :
senator sc:anexan..
SZSATOR scHnHzdâxz.. l .'
:r. President and uelbers of the senatme cozpulsory auto-
xobile insaraace is--wis a vezy popular politicai issue and I
. . . ' .
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qnlerstanG that. But wàat ge have here is a bad solqtion to
tkat' political issue. Pirst of alle and there are-..jqst
târee points I want to aake. Firat of all, the bill repeals
a very iœportaat section of lav in tàat it repeals the safety
responsibiiity lav in Illlnois. Xoge kàak iaw is tàe oaly
e'fective Nelp that tâe state of Illinois presently gives to
the victims: of aniasqred irivers. :nG 1. for the life of 2ee
can*t qn4erskand ?h; t:e sponsors of this---bill decided
to-veto' repeal t*e .oaiy effectige éoatrol ge aov àave against
œaiasqred aotorists. Secondlyy t:e aœeadmeat vhich was
a4opte; yesterday 'made. I think. a gery baG bill mqch gorse.
1t' does a coaple of tàings tbat ;ou shauld be avare of.
eirst of alle. it puts t:e State back into the basiness of
regulating aatonobile insurance rates. 'oge tàat's exactly
contrary to gàat Me decided to do yesterday in t:e area' of
vorker's compensatioh. @e deciGe; to Nave a free ' and opea
colpetitive market in vorker's compensatione no* vhat ve#re
seekiag to 4o is set up a systeœ of aatoœobile inaurance rate
makiag uàich voald give the government control of settizg
rates and' prellums. I tâlaà tàat's œoging in #àe wrouq
direction. T*e otker proble. wit: t:at amendœenty anG I.d
Qike those of yoq fro? Gownstate and partlcularly t:e
Govastate Democrats to yay attention if rou ville please.
'Nere is a provision in this bill no* kkat says there cannot
be œoze thaa a. tventx percenk varïation ïn ïmsarance rates
throughout the State as far...I*ll read directly from t:e
biilz it says. axo persoa vithin t:e same insurance clazs
shall pay premiams for coverage under a *otor Tehicle liabtl-
1:r polàcy in. excess of twenty percenk above t:e Statewide
a#erage premiua for khe same class aad coverage of insur-
ance-w xog. I*; zike to explaia ko you what tàat meaas to
tkose of qs dovnstate and vkat it leans ia cNicago. I callqd
Ky. office this moraing and asked tkea to give me tàe prealuas
forw--for example. a youthfal. male driver in tàe ianer Citl
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of Câlga'go with fiftr and one àundzed ilabillty lizika, fifty
thoqsan; 4ollazs property dawage. The insurance preaiu? for
liability tkat tNey guote; me vas eigkt handred and forty-#
'
khree Goliarse pretty Nigh premiu.. In our part of the
Statee. t:e preaiua for tbat' saae coFerage is three hundred
and fiity-sevea Gollars. xov, vhat the bili says is that
noMNere in the State sNall the rates be tveaty perceat zore
tkan tâe . average. Goy if ve can assame thak tàe average
rates or premiqms migNt be four Nundred and fifty Qollars:
then the maximum preaium in Chicago would be pegge; at five
: andre; aad forty dollars. sole tNree hundred dollala belov
yàat tàe aarke: is nok. Nove if insurance coapanïes are
forceG to urlte inparaace in thè.-.iaaer City of Chicago for
three Nundred dolAars leas tàan txe; thiak t:e premium oqgàt
to bey gho do you think ia going to œake ap t:e difference?
'àat premiu. is goiag to be' levelm; by tàe Gizector of insur-
ance over auburban an4 Govastate drivers. znd I suggest to
xou that tàis is a terrible iGei for people from the suburbs
and. dognstate. TXe thirG reasony tNe third reasoa that yoq
sàoqlG vote against t:ls bill is tâe cost tkatës àavol#ed,
. t:e coqt to t*e State. I asked t:e secretazy of State last
veek to give me àis estiaate of xhat this bill gi11 cost koi
adaïaiateze aa; t:e Tlgsre tàai he gave me vas seventeen mil-
lion Qolials *Ne first year' and fifteen million dollars
tNereafter. Nog. I understand tNat thia is a political bill,
and we have two competitors for tàe same office seekiag to
use this issqew. so you mar not accepk those 'igqres. But I
goald like ko point out to yon that jqst a few. years ago gàen
ue àad a siailar bill at tàe tiœe àlan Dixon was Secretary of
skatev Alan Dixoa estimated t:e coat of adxinisteriag that
bill at ten llllion Gollars-, so, vketker you vant to accept
seventeen wlllàon or fifteea million or àlaa Dixon's ten œi1-
lion dollarae lt reaioy Goesn't xake that œucN differencq to
me. I thiak ve can all agree that tbis is a Fery expensive
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compqlsory automobile insqrance srstezi Now. if yoq*re absœ-
lately comuitted to votlng for coxpalsory auto insulancee I
âon't think.ahything I teil rou can change your.y-your Qidde
àut t:ere are better compalsorx auàoaobile plaas and srstems
tuaa.-.tu n this one. z rezer specirlcally to the one knovn
tâe selz-certiflcatlon éetuod. under vhic: t:e state uouldasacuieve substantially tse same' coopziance anu substantially
kàe same lacrease in the number of insqred drivers vit:in tke
state. lkis biil is too costly. ît's the wrong bill. lf
you4re committed to vote for coypalsory aato . insqrancee I
saggest that yoq. take this bill back. alea; it. zake it leas
expensige for the taxpayers. less expensive for t:e. insurance
preâiu. payers an4 adopt some. otàer for? of coapulsor; insur-
aace. Tàis is tàe vrong one.
PZESIDIXG 0#eIcER: (3:NâT0R SAVICKAG)
Seaator Buzbey.
5E:A'0R BGZBZEZ
Thank yoa. Nç..president. I àave long favored the con-
cept o' compqlsory aukolobile insurance and would vote for
this bill except for the reasons jqst givea by Sena-tor-.-scàune*an. There is no xay I can in good''coascience
vote for a bili khat I knov is going to raise *:e cost of
aakomob ile insurance to' tàe conatitqents in ay Gistrict coq-
siGerab 1y to ailov kNe coastitueats of anotNer district vhose
rpgetl risk ia higEer to gek a lover rake. Xave 'if I lere toP
Go thate I think I gould be pretty duab politicallye becauae
.tf. I gere ly opponeaty I xoul; use tNat against mè. so, my
opponeak vill aot be able to use that agaiast me because 1: Iq
oing to gote against tNe bill 'in. i+s present f ora. às soon
as-....this azendment is' Telovede. I gi1l Fote for t:ë bili.
PQESIDING D#FICEXI (SEXâTGE SAFICKAS)
Seaator Coliins.
SEFâTOE COIIINSz'
TNank Toue :r. President. I rise in sœppork of this bill
I
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because I do believe that we s:ould have coapulsory liability
ivsuraace laws. an4 that everyoae driviag an aatoaoblle
skoul; be respolsible for any accideata that they are
ihvolved tn to pedeskrians aA; to-..to t:e citizens of k:e
State of Illimois. In addzessing t:e part about t:e anend-
*ent that I pqt on yesterdayy I knov tàat tàis is.. in fact. a
polltical issue and all of as are qp for re-election. But
I.* :ere Just as all of you are, firsk to protect t:e inter-
est of :he people o; ay district aRd ébè people of Illiaoise
a2d Just belieFe ia basic Taizmess. ând I do not feeo tka:
it is rigNt or no one can Jqstifr hagihg t:e good driver ia
tNe ciky of Chicago or anr ot:er hig:ly...popalate; area to
assuie . a11 o: the risk for bad dligers a1l over tàe state.
ah4 .that is exactly what ia Nappening toiay.. Ieae maybe the
risà vill. be apreade; oqtwacross tâe State. I very carefully
made slre kNat thak risk xould be spreaded on the basis of
classes of iasurancey. v:icN siaply xeans that a good drivez
in the Clty' of CNicago vill.e.in facte assume soae. of the
ris: but not all of tNe risk. aa; tNat a bad driver ia
Springfield vi11. in facte assqxe t:e responsibïlàtr for
beàzg a bad driver. That is basic fairness. 2:e ot:er part
ok this bill that xas incorporated ia tàat amendaent Gealt
gttà t:e sasic premise of zvhet:er or nok the state of Illi-
lois sboqlde z in facte àave some monitoring; povers oFer tàe
iasazaace.-.autonobile insurance ind askrx. Tâat aaendmeàt
Go#s khat. It Goes not reqaire t1e departzent
of.e-of--.oT.e-state Departxenk of Insqrance to establish a
set rate. 'kis is not a rate making bili. It proaotes open
competitione bœt it aixply allovs the Gepartaeak
oè---director ok iasarance toe in facte revieu t:ose ratesaad deterzine ghether or not tàey are excesaively high.
Tkat'a a1I t:e billudoeay an4 I 'hink it is time that we qet .
about the business an; respop; to the <ry of uany of the
people lhroaghout tNe State. aotvithstanding the..-the lobby-
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ists of the insarance inGustry or vhetàer or aot we are ûp
for re-electlon but to respond to a verr critlcal need
of.'..of our coqstitqeatm ànG I think that*s kbat Senator .
D'ârco and I àave donee anG I koqld hope tbat yoq Would join
PEZSIDIMG 0F'Ic2Rz (SZNàTOR Sl#ICKà5) -
Seyator çeœ-Karis.SZ:1'O2 GCO-ZARISZ.
5r. President aa4 tadies anG GeatleKen of t:e Senate,
this may not be kNe best bill for compalsory--aaatomobiie
liability iasarance. but ve...a àamber of us in this tegis-
latare àave been trying for the last elght years to gek a
bili oqt and ge kave'constantlr been--.been bucked by certain
ipsurance coxpanies. I think t:e bill is worth a try. I
thihk itfs..-ltês even gortà a tr; if ge àaFe to pa; a' littze
: more ia premiuaa to safeguar; the liges. an; property o; other
people vhic: ge do not do at t:e present timee, and therefore.
I tàink ehnt if tNere are any bugs. in this billy I'm sare
they can be taken care of by.--by the other Houae and I rise
in support of t: is :iIA. '
PRSSIDING OETXCZDZ (SX#ATOR SIVICRâS)
That conclades the list of seaakors: that sougkt recogni-
tioa before senator 'eats aoved tàe previoas qaestian. Sena-
tor' D'Arco is recognize; to close debate.
SZXATOE D'Aacot
Thank roqe 5r. Presiient. Tke one issqe aboqt the ad/in-
istrative cost of' tbis biil 1...1 believe is erroneous
because. nunber onee the Personnel at D0T that presently' cer-
tifv t:e reports of accidents thak occur in the Gtate of
Iilinoia uoald be eliainated, an4 tNat functlon voqi; be
taàen over by t:e Seczetar; of Statee so ge woul; save money
by doing that. . secoudlye the fact ia that the zechanisa for
programming.wwcompuzsory iasurance is already in place at tNe
Secretary of State.s Office. so. the administrativq cost to
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pat tàat prograx in effect is aot going to be tNat àigh. I
Kean, tâe estiaates on t:e other side aboat the œillioas and
màllàoas aa; millions ox dollars khat t:is la golag to cost
are...are truly erroneouse and I haveh't seen any figures to
in4icate tàat. Thizd1y.....
PRESZDIMG 0F#ICSRz. (SSN; TBB SAVZCXJS)
For vàat purpose does Senator Rhoads arisez
SZ%ATOR EHOâDS:
Just on a point of order. The Senator is trying to
explaiz Nis bill and it*s very noisy. Could ue have a liktle
order please.
PRESIDI:G O#YIC:EZ (SZNATOE SàYIC;âS)Kou.Fe hearG kEe reqt 'st. The gagel has been struck to
reflect tNat regqest tbù ve caa have a little order oa khis
iœportant issue. if ue puLlvthe cohferencea off the Floor.
Senator Eally and those :ot entitled' to tàe 'loor gould tâez
please vacate t:e Ckaabers. Senator.-.senator D'ârco.
'SEXATOR D'ARCOI'
Thank yoqe :r. PresiGent. t:irdlye the fact is that that
Nas nothlng to 4o. with rate 2ak iagg the a*enG/ent that vas
pœt' on the biil yesterday.. Ites a xecàanisœ ko do vhatever
ltês going ko doe I meanw bqt as far as rate making is con-
cerned, it has nothln: ko do git: rate zaking. Tbis issue
:as been discussed manye many' tizes in .tâe past. ge al1 knog
what it's about and I ëoul; seek your favorable Foke. ''2
PEZGIDI'G GFTICZAI (SENAIOZ Sà7IC;àG)The question 1sy shall senate Bili 1280 paas. Tbose in
fagor vill Fote âye. Tàose opposed vote Nay. senator
n'Arco. T:è question is, ahall Seaate Bill 1280 pass. Those
in favor wiil vote AyE. Those opposêd Fote xay. Tàe votiag
is open. Bave all. vote; w:o wish? Have all..-vote me Aie.
Rave a1l Foted. who vish? HaFe all vote; w*o wis:2 Take k:e
record. Oa that guestioûe the âyes are 30e tNe Nays are 28e
1 Yoking Presentu senate D1lA 123: hagiag received the con-
Page 103 - :zr 26. 1982
stàkqtional majority i's Geclared passèd. For what parpose
does Seaator schuneman azise?
S:ï lIOR SCHIJNEHàXZ
Regqest of verificatin of tNe gote, dr. Presideat.
PRESIDING O'FICERZ (SCNATOR SâVICKAS)
A'request of t%e verification...a reqœest by Senator
Schuneœaa for verification of tâe afflrmatïve Fote àas beea
requested. Qill all tNe members be in thelr seats. senator
D'ârco. for vàat parpoae do ;ou arise?
52;â'OE D'ARCOZ
I gaat tg verify t:e negative.
PSZSIDIXG OYFICCR; (3::l'OR SATICKAS)
.:e...ve vill vêrify t:e negative- kill a1l the Senators
be seatex 7q'11 the Secretary please call tNe roll.--of the
affirmative Fotes.
SACRZTàZXZ
T*e foiloviag voted in kNe affirlati#ez Bermaae Brqcev
Carrolle Chege Collias. n'àrcoe Dagaonv Degnane Demuziov
Doaaewaldv Cgaa. FriedlanGy Geo-Karis. àallw Johas, Jereliah
Joicee Jeroae Jozce, teakez satogitzv Nckenion, Nashe Nedzay
Nega. Xetschy XewNoase: Sangœeistery savickasy Taylor.
Vaialabeae. lr-.presioent..
PQESIDIMG OF/ICER: (SZNATOQ SAVICKAS)
The roll cali àas been Ferified. Do yoa question the
reaenke of any of 'lœ Senatora e senato: Scà uaemaa?9
SZNATOR SCHUXZMA#Z
Sehator Qaylor.
PRZSIDI/.G O'FICZ;Z (3X:ATO2 SATICKâS)
Is Senatoto-.senatdr Tarlor on k:e Floor? Is àenator
Taylor oa tàe 'loorz Genator.w.seaator Taylor appears to be
on the Pioor. Do yoq queation the preseaee of any otàer
Senatot?
S2xâT02 SCHUNE/ANZ
Is that reaily Genator Taylorv dr. President? Senakor
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Jeremiah Joyce.
PRESIDIXG OFFICCRZ
Sena kor Jeremiâ; Joyc#. ,
right of-.-Go yov questioq khe
sisàloR SCHUNENàNi
xo--.no.
P'ZSIDI:G O#rIC2Ez (Se:ATOR SIYICKAS)
0n tkat questione the âyes are 30. the Nays are 28e aad 1'
Votiag Present on a verifie; roll cail. Senator Rock.
(SENATGR SâVIC;âS)
Senator Jeremiah Joyce is ko the
presehce oî any other Seaator?
SZXàTOR ROCK:
'àaak you. gaFing voked oa t:e prevailing sidey I do no*
œove to reconsider tàe ' vote b; vhic: Senate Bi1l 1280 is, *
declare4 passed.
PRESIDING O'FICZRZ (SC#ATQR SàFIC;l5)
Senator Roc: moves to recoasfder tàe vote br vâicâ 1280
gas passed. . Senator Carroll aoves to lay that motion on the
Ta3le. â1l tàose in Tavpr indicate by saling Aye. Those
opposed. T:e âyes haTe it. Tke zotioa lays on the' Table.
Senate Bi1l 1290, senator Leake. senate-.ksenate Bill 1290.
Read the bille :r. secretary.
S2cRETARïz
Senate :ill 1290. ,
(Gecretary reads title of bill)
3rd reading of k:e bill.
PR:SIDIFG OF#ICCRZ (SE:ATOE SAVICKAS) .
Senator Lexke.
SZXATOR tzsKz:
ghat this bill iùe, ts.-.is graduallr iacrease tàe exemp-
tipn for s' urFlviag spoqseey. what ït...to a kuadred aa; fiitz
tkoqsan; over a five year period of time. @hat it Goes is.
each year it inczeases it by twenty thoqsaad dollarsy an;
five years 'ro? nox it gill be a Nundred anë fifty t:oqsand
Qollars. Qàat this does is tries to Meet some of t:e prob-
lels that uere raised on otNer issuesy bu* also tries to meet
q' ( ./ 2-@5
3 Page 105 - :àI 26e 1982
a neeGe; problem whieh we're trying ta solve in t:e State.
%&th tkis bille the revenue loss voul; be about t:ree lillion
dollars a yeary ba+ tàe increase iR revenues froà inNeritance
tax tbrough tNe years voald pick up and coFer this loss. . So
tNere really vauldn't be any loss to existinq re#enuesy plus
tkis voulG aot be affabie..wuntil tàe 19...1984 eiscal Iear
becaqse &k takes aéproxiaately ten aoaths to--aoa inkeritanceka> I thtnk it's a good bill aad I think it's a 5412 tAak
tNe GoAelnor vill sign. I a2k 'for a faForable roll call.
P:ZSIDING G'ZICERZ ISEXATOR SAVICKAS)
Is there any Giacussioa? If not. the queation isy shall
Senate Bill 1290 Pass. Those :in falor wili vote Aye. lhose
opposed Fote xay. The Foting ls open. aage ali voted ubo
Bish? Have ali voteG .Eo viah? Take t:e record. 0R t:at
questiopy t:e àyes are 51. t:e Rars are 5, noae Votiag
Present. Geaate 3ill 1290 having received :he cpnstltutional
majority is declare; passeG. Seaate Bill 1296. Senator
'arovitz- Xea; the bille :r. Secretary.
SBczdeâEïz
Genate Bill 1296.
(Secrétary reaGs title of bill)
32G reaGing of the bi21.
PRESQDIXG O'/ICERZ (SZ<ATOR 5àVICKàs)
Genatoz. xarovitz. ''
SENATOR 'AaOVITZZ
'haak ;ou very mqchy 8r. Presldent and Ladiea and
Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill stems from a---an issue
aad a probiea t:at is' oR tàe aortà side of Chigago involviag
my districte senator carroli#s diskrict and Senatar 3eraan's
district. l charter was issged to Rose Hili Cemetery for
cemeterr parposes ko be qsed for an-.-a tax exempt stakus for
aonburiai purposes. âll this bill does nog.--aog that we
Nave amende; it is codif; case law in tîe case of Rose Rill
Fersus---.the State of Iilinols versus Rose nille and just
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reikerates 'hak real estate :P1; by tNe Co/pany---that is the
3OSe Zili Cozpan; f0r lonburial Pqr#oses anë p0k f0r tâe gele
erâl BSe Of 1ot holders and not subservient to burial JSZS
Shdil höt Xe S5 taK eXe1P'. Ik dOPS2*t ChaDçe kbeir Câarier
ia an; Wai. Do/snêt Geal with the back taï issqe ia any WaY
as it di; in comaittee. It's been changed completely, it
jqst codifies existing case' 1aw an4 solves a very sezious
eroblem ln our communitles. àn; I woql; ask vfor a favorable
roll cali.
PZZSIDXNTZ
Is there any 4iscussion? àny discussion? If note the
question is. shall senate BilA...I àeg your Pardone senator
0 ziaga. Caa ge take the meetings ofT the Floor? kili tâose
not 'enkitle; to the rloor. except for Senator 'elcsere :e's
alvays velcome. . senator Oziaga.
SEXàTDE OZIAGAZ
I àate to rise oa this issqe. but Senatore àave they' cor-
recte4 the exemptioa date wàen it vill take care?
P'XSIIIEST;
Seaator :arovitz.
SE:ATI)Z 'AROTITZZ
Yes that has been corrected. There .is no da tee we' re!
taking all tàak.--all that oat of tke bill. all % at laaguage
about back ta xing and goinq back to a certaia date is aox out
of the hiile has nothiag to 4o uith tNat. All it saya that
the real eatate Neld for nonburiai purposes aad aot :or tNe
general ase and not subservient'to barial uses shall not b:
ke dates are nov totaliy out of tie bàll.so tax exempt. T
P:ZSIDENT:
Senator ozinga.
SZNITOR OZINGAZ
àccordiag to this s:eet that was jaat handed to me. there
is a tecànical prableœ gltâ the aaendaemt. She tells me it
vas. cleare; upy okay.
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P:eGIDEx2z
âlrigkt-, àay furthmr Giscassioa? 1: not, the question
ise. sball Senate Bill 1296 pass. 'hose in faFor Miil vote
z're.. Tànmn opposed vïll vote nali T:e votïzg is. open. iave
all voted ?No gish? Have a 11 voted g:o MisN2 nave a1l vpted
vâo wisN? lake tke record. Qn that qqestlone t:e àyes are
52g the Xays are 3. none Voting Present. Senate 3i1Q 1296
. ')
having receive; the require; coastitutional majoriAy isdeclare; passed.w 1299 avaits an amendleat. 1319. Senator
xetsch. . Is Senator xetsch stiil witN qs? 1329. Senator
Johns. Oa the Order.of Senate 9i12s 3rd Readiég is Senate '
Bill 1329. Read t:e bille :r. Secretaky-- '-
SECRETARI;
Senate :ill 1329.
(Secretary reaGs title of biil)
3rd readàag of tàe bill. '
PRZ5ID2:1:'
Senator Johas.
SEHâTQZ JOHNSI
Mr.,President and me/bers of the Senateg I coKe before
you after vorkihg for ten years :or sqc: paasage of such a
blll. Itês a very Konuœental biil ia tNat ge àaFe it in tàe
best ahape that vmêve ever àad it. @* have gnlted slne kork-
ers' endorseœenk. and I'd like to rea; tàak endoraemenk to
you if I might. TNis is by Geralë Haukinsy bels tâe legis-
Iative repreaeotative of twenty-tgo thousaa; coal ainers ia
Illinois. ne said ia commikteey *1 am Nere in support of
Senator JoNn's Senate Biil 1329 as it Nas been amended. In
dolag sop tâe mipe vorkers are pleas/d to join tàe rgpre-
sentatives of county boardsv chqrc:es and orgaaizatioas ia
the Iliinais coai 'ields vNo are here to4ay to eadorse botk
the idea of tâe coal severence tax and the specifics of tbe I
propoaal before you-/ Over thirty-three states nov have some
sort of forK of aaturai resource severence tax. This partic-
j '
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qlar bill gill break it. dovn to vNere ono-tàïrd of it goes
back iato the uae by coal compaaiea anG atillties of tNis
money. I ui1l ansger ahy qqestions. You*re ail familiar
vàth ite and I aupport the bill to the fuolest witNoqt anJ
resezvation.
PRCSID:XTZ
Is tNere any discqssion? zny Giacussion? senator
'intod.
SZ:àQOR NI:RODI
ide:k and Laiies aid Gentle ken of tà* senate, I:r. Pres
àave to reluctaatzy rise against tàis bili. I think there
are œany lerits to an idea of âaviag a tax coae aboat as a
severence taxe b : cerkaialy it'a not tàe time to bring ik
aboqt whene in fackg tàe miners nov bave iacreased fro. tvo
thoqsahG to tàreu thousand. vhea. in fact. ge have œines tàat
are close; ia th.... tNroughogt tNis Statee and ane in partic-
ular olly a fev .miles froœ Nere uho competitively lost a bi;
for less t:an tàe a/oqat of aoney tàat khis severence tax is
going to addy at a time ghen ve#ve :ad decllning prodactioa
in cnnl aaG ghen we're trring Geaperately to get in the posi-
tion to become coppetitive to matket oqr greatest assety ukat
ge#re reaily talking axoqt is starting off on a taxatioa.
#e#re trying to divide a pok before veêre starting to sell
aaytàing. âad it aeems to ae that ve shouida't be pus:ing
khis particala: item. In facte t:e coal miners six montNa'2
ago were veheQently against it, and today they.-el don't kno.
hov the miners feqi bqt I know their repreemntative :as coae
out in. favor of ite bœ+ :e also is a candidate for coanty
commissioner i.a one of the coqnties that's going to benefit
froK tàizu Sog 1 tàlak kâat vâat ve oagât to do is to make
sure tàat wi ailov oar major assete and it is our assek
Mithin thia Stanie aad I:a one o: t:e sàrong ones v:o standa
behind in t:e vay of Marketing and the aethod of
desqlfurizing ouI coal so that ve caR produce and sell it>
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Ia fack right not too far avay fro: here over in tNe#
càarleaton areae we fin4 that the---onq of t:e ne? plants
GecideQ ko go over tàere kità tàelr secoad utilï.ky plant.
khate in facte theytre going t'p enter... t:er bave entered
into a contraèt vit: t:e state of Indiana to use tbeir coal.
xog. tNe present Qoney that:a being collecte; here is t*o-
tNirds of the money goes to t*e coqnties and one-third woulâ
so to *he Statee bué it woulGn't even go to the State.
T:ere's no llmlt-..egerzthing :as to go into researck gitN no
lixit going bacà into genezal revenue. Tàe bill is in a Fery
bad positioa.' It's antimelyy it's an unfair bille and at the
sa*e timee it certainly should not be Gone at thls time. I
woqld pay tàat what ge need to do is ko aliow the Karket to
korke find wazs of using our coaly anG I lant to tell youe,
tkere4s plentr of *oney to divide. If there are sixty
billion toas of recoverable coai. tKat meaas ve ki2l àave
close ko three trillioa doloars. '@âen rou talk about tàree
trillion Gollars. you talk aboqt tvo percente yoq're talking
aboqk several billions of Gozlars that gould en4 up going
Gognskate to t*e coqntims Gognstate. Before we start a proc-
ess tàat lnFolves billions of dollarse seela to me tàat we
ougbt io be in a position to Na#e a prodqct to sell. ve ougbt
t have people that are vorkiag, aad we ought too
àaFew-.develop a Karket., Soy before we start laking our-
j.seives fqrther ia an llacompetit ve poaition aad destroyingoar akility to *alket our coaie I think tbe time is not aov
for qs to be pqtting a nev tax tNat makes qs further
uncoypetitive anG gets as in a' very bad position. I rise ia
verr *uc: op/os'ition to this bill at this pariicular time.
PRESIDING O'PICIR: (SCXàTOR DONïCWALD)
Seaator geaver.
JENATOR RCAVERI
'àan: Toqv .dr.
S#02SOr.
Prealdeat â couple o.f gaestions of ther
I '1 !
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PRXSIDING OPFICER: (SàNAXOR DONXC@AZD)
Indicates ke gill yield.
Sz:à'0R FEAVCAZ . .:
. senator Jo:lse I had a letter from one of the Central
Illinois qtilities qaoting tNat it *as going to cost tàe? -L .
next year..-approximately' eigNt hunired thousaad dollars in
adëitioaal costs for fqel in kheir coal burnlag geherators
:ere in Illinois. Is that ko be passed on then to the
ratepayers tNroughoœt tke service districk?
PRESIDING OFTICEZZ (5CNàT0R DONNE@ALD)
Selator Johns-
seszToR aoaxsz
It's not aay dïfferent tkan your Golernor's proposal to
Nike track feese gasoliae feesy liqaor fees and ghatever. It .
. alvays comes back to the consuaer on any tax. Where do yoq
expect it to go?
PRZSIDIXG O'PICE3Z (SE:âT0R DONRE9ILD)
Senator gea/er.
SzsAToa %2&FàRz' kell. I know .there's a delegatioh alvays coning to me
anytiae: any utility comes np for a-.-a rate increase object-R
. .ing to t:e àigà cost of ueall ties. I've heard you crr about
t:e àigh . cost oï utliities to tâe poor people. We:re ail
coaceraei. bqt oae other pointv Go t:e purchasers of Illinois
coaly do tkey not pay a five cent---sales tax o'n evexy
toni-.or oa every dollar pai; for Iliinois coal?
P:CSIDI#G û'FICCRI 'ISZXAIOR DONXZNAZD)
Senator Johqs.
SE#ATOZ JOENSI
(/acààae cut-ofzl...believey Ladies and Gentlelea. that
Illinais. ranks tenth, iovn tenth in the taxes on its iadus-
tri.
PZESIDI'G OPAIC;EZ. (SZXITOR DONKX%ALD)
Senator keaver.
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SEKàTOR 92âV2R:
yoq Kear tàe qqestion?
PEZSIDIKG OT#ICEAZ (SZNATOE DONNZQALD).
senator Johns.
SZ:ATOR JQHXSZ
I hearG the gqestione yes.
PRQSIDING O'FICXEZ . (SZXâTOR DOSSZQALB)
Senator keaFer.
S2:âT02 WEàVERI
4 does aot' one cent o: tNat five cents go back to tNeân
local coœtunity? L ..
#R25IDING OFPICZZI (SCXATQZ DOXXEQAtD)
Senator Johna.
S2:â'O2 .JDHXSZ
That's truee Juyt as it is on many other tàings aad yoq
vell ànox 1t..
PZZSIDING OPFICEEI ISCNATOR DONXC@AZD)
selator @eaver.
SE;ATQR .9:1722:
eeily ay oA2; poiat isy 'r. Presidente is this is just
going to add to tâe cost of eoectricity 'sold tbroug:out tàe
State of Illiaoisy aad Fàetàez or not tàe benefit derived
fro. a portion of . this going into coal researcà.. I dpnêt
knov. Feeve already establiehed a Coal Sond Researcâ Tunb inmiiiione and Millions of dollara whic: Naa not really beea
effectivelz qsed zet. So. at tàis polnte I loold stand i2.
opposition to 1329..
PRESIBI#G G'FICZEI N'KàTDZ DO##2@âLD)'
Is tâere further ilsc lssion?' Senator Deuuzio-
SZNATOE DEMUZIOZ
Tesy. thaak you: :r. President. giil the sponsor yieid
for a qaestionz
'EESIDIXG 0##Ic2Rz (SZXATOR DOKNSWAID)
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InGicates Ne vill.
S;:A'OR DESGZIOZ '
' Senakor Joàasy az I to-e.a/ I correct in---in assuzing
that the Baited Kine @orkers are...are strongly in sapport' of. f
!khis legislation at tàis time. Is tàat correct?
PRXSIDING O#TICRRZ (S2Xà'O2 DOX:d9àLD)I
Senator Jobas.
SZXATOR JGHXS;
àbsoiqtelr correctg one NunGred percent. 'L .
PEESIDIXG OFPICCRI (SEXATOR DOXXEQALD)
Genator .nenqzio. '
SEXATOR DEMBZIOZ
kell. I would like to poiat oqt that in so/e respect .
1...1 Go have to agree vith aoae of tàe speakera that have
- - - already spoke toiay on thls very issqe. that this indeed .ay
be a Fery bleak time àn order to--.to. bring aboqt a...a coal '
severence tax... Eowevere I shoql; aiso like to point...for
several reasons I gaess. nuaber oney because of t:e coal
glat: uamber tgo. becaaee of the Ioreiga œarkets that have
gokten into oqr-.-oqr o#n market. and I #i12 sa; tàat ïou and
h ha; soye long Gi scuasions about khis seze'rence taxI ave
over tàe years aad...and I am ptepare; tâis-..thïs morning to
support you. in your effort. I a*, âovëFer. going to watch
tNis legislatiol as it proceeda throqgh the Legislatule, anG
if tNere is ao rejqvenation of ::e coao indqstrr ia k:e Stake
of Illlnois before t:is bill geta out of t:e aouae.. perhaps
ve migNt have tàe opportaaity to Giscuss it as it proceeds
tkroug: tkat Cha-hor.. Thank yoq.
PEZSIDING OPFICERI (SEXATOR DOKXCVâID) .
Is there fqrther Giscussion? Senator Johns May ciose.
52NATO2 JOHSSZ
llright. %oœld I ask that my colleagqes pay close atten-
tion. One iz that ia Illlaois alone tàe atilities are onlr
qsing one-thirde the.--only one-thir; of all tàe utiiities
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gïl1 be.--affected bï tàis particqlar Passage of tàis partic-
lar bili. Miëvestern states by 1985 uill pa; close to 2.6q
billion Qoilara to westerR and aouthern states in severence
taxes. I copied tàis bill after Kentuckye a skate pr/bably
tàat-...ve as supposeGly sopâisticaked people say is redneck
coqutrye but tNey.ve beea utiii ziag khia tax to relain sol-
Teat. The State of Xoatana coliecks six .lollars aad
sixty-six cents a koa on Illinois coal 'an; it poars into t:is
State Iany. many ti/es. one-thir; od tàis uill be utilized.
Qhat for? To develop coale to aid tàe ukilities to put on
scrubbers- strange ènoqg*e senator leavery you vant fifteen
lillion Gollars for kâe Bni#èYWii# df' Illinois, an; t:e bondfunG that I1m ganting to put tàis moaey intov as Genator
suzbee kaovsy yesterday Ne spoke. one-thir; of tNat money is
to cowe fro/ tàe boad fuad for Illinoàs coal. Tkis woul;
Aelp fua; t:e very projeck that yoœ seek to,ha/e in yoqr' localized area. Illlnois coal ls àlgh aalfux coao and t:e
prodqctioa is Qovn because of tkat Fery reason. Coal compa-
nies 7111 tell you tke environzenkal reguiAtipns are t:e
problels. ïowy 1et me point out' aometàlng else to you.
. Thiak of 'tkis Fery closelye Senator. One year is tNe effec-
tive date fro. Jaiy 1st.. If you Repablicans believe in iour
Presideak an; khat'tNis recession will en4 anG wè*ll :ave an
upsvlnge. then zou#re goiag to aeeG ateely yok 're goiag to
need coal to produce tàe catse yonêre going to hage produc-
tioa goiag. agaia, and thene. and onzy thea, coqld this biii
kick in.. . Qae year. n e Go/ernory. if he NaG. aigne; tàls bH l
1n .1975 ?ou14 have capture; a quarter ot a killioa. dollars
for this Gtate. I Gare saye if Governor Jiœ 'hoœpson were on
khis eloor today and put his àand on the 3ible. he woql; tell
yoq ke probably regrets not signing that 'bill becaqse ke
golldn't Xe scratchlng toda: for dollars. Qe voqzdn't be
:itting a deferred payœent on education. He vouldn't be
trying to tax gasolihe. aud cigarettese and liquory and
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everything else becaqse ge coald Nave 5een solFent. dr.
President. I move for a favorable çoll call on tNis votee
please.
PRCSIDIXG OPFICZEZ (SZWITOR DO:XE9ALD)
àirigNtv . tNe qqestion is, shall senate 3ili 1329 pass..
:ose t: favor vo'e zye. Tkose oppose; say. trke vottug isT
open. Eave aIl khose Fote; vNo vish'' Have a1l thpse vote;
who gisN? qave all t*ose voted v:o v1sh2 Take the record.
on t:at gqestion. the Ayes are 29, t:e xays are 30.
Senate..-senator Johas reqqests postponed consiieration.
Consideration is postponed., (sacâine cqt-offle-Dezqzio, for
vkat purpose Go you. arize;
SERâTO: DE87ZIDz
Thaak yoq. :2.. Presideat. à poiat of pariiaaentary
inqqiry.. àre we-..does the chair iaten; to go to zotions in
vriting today? 1...1 filed a motioa oa the Senate Bill 1313
oa t:e election of Com*erce Colmissioa Ieœbers. âre ve golng
to 'go to kha: order oî business today?
PReSIDI#G OFFICEE: (SENâTOR D0#K2@AtD)
Xo.
S2#â'02 nXd0ZI0z
@èlle I move. :r. FresiGente we go to' the Qrder of aqsi-
aess of iotions.
2l251nING 0P;IC2Rz (S:NàT0R n0:x;%âLD)
Tàat aokloa is ouk of order. #eRre 44 k;ê order ol 3rd
Readings. Senator.. Seaate. aill 135:. Senator ardce. Read
tàe bille Mr. Secretarz.
SZCZETARIZ
Senate Bi'll 1358.
(secretary reads tikle of :ill)
3r; reading of tàe bill.
PEZSIDING O'FICZRI . (SENâTON nO:#E@âID)
Senakor Bruce.
S25â;OR BRBCEZ
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Thank yoq. :r. PresiGent an4 membera of the Senate. Ibis
is the bill uhich *as tàe companion to Seaate Bill 1357.
Becaase an aœendmeat caae up a litti: late yesterëa; ve did
not œove it out.. 'his is the fundtng mechanism for tàe com-
munity college fuaGs Mhich ge ran out of àere yesterday. It
is tàe fundâng 'ormala at 'tke leFel approved by tàe àppropri-
ations comœittee which adds an aGditional eighty-eight cents
per..-average of eig:ty-eight cents increase per credit hour
grant. I 1ou2d ask Jor lonr fav/rable consideration.
PRZSIDING OPZICZ.RZ (SZSATQR 90ïXZ%àLD)
I tNere ëiacqasion? TNe qO stion ise sâall Senate B.t.1.ls
1358 pass. 'hoae in faFar vote âye. Those opposed xay.. Tàe
Foting is open.. Have ali those voted #ho vish? Qave all
khose'voted ::o gish? Take tâe record. 0n tàak question.t
the àyes.are 58e khe :ars are noae. Senate Bill 1358 Naviag
receiged the conskikutional œajority is ieclareâ passed.
Senate Bi11 1363. Senator carroll. aea; tâe lille :r. Secre-
tary. .
SECRETARI:
Geaate 3ill 1363. .
(Secretarz reais title of bill)
3r4 readïng of the Xili.
PZZSIDI'G OFFICERZ (SEXZTOR DOXNE%ALD)
senator Carroll.
SCNATOR cA2aOtLz
TNank yoq, :r. PreaiGenk aaG tadies anG Gentleœen of the
Senate.. Tbis is kâe omnibus commission bill for those
co@xissions that àave been fiied in t:e Senate. to-vitz tNe
dotor Vehicle tags Cqoœission, âtomic Xnergr Commissiony
ithaic Geritagee Publlc Employees Pensione Pensioa Lawse
crimiaal Sentencing and Comxission to Visit and Examiae state
Iastitutions. as we2l as Jadicialy Advisory Council. I uoqld
ask for a fagoralle roll call.
VRISZDIWG OFTIC:RJ (SZNATOR DOXXEWALD)
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Is tàeze discqsstou: Senator Keats.
SEAATO: KSATSZ
Qonld the sponsor yiel; for a guestionz
PRESIDIAG OFPICERZ (SENATOR DONNEVALD)
He indicates he vill.
SZ>ATO: KZATSZ
On tàese particalar pork barrel col*issions. hog ba4 is
t:e increased rip off on a couple of these line lteas?
P/ESIDIXG O'PICERI (5;:âTOR DOXXE9ALD)
Senator Carroil.
SANATOR CARROLLZ
Since ge never Geal with Pork ia mr co*lission-..in Ky
. colzitteey I canfk ansxer your question.
#RZSIDING OFFICCRZ (SZNATOR DOXXZQALD)
âre. there fqrkàer gueatlonse senator Keats?
5:5àTOE KEâT5z
.. .1 stand corrected.. These excelient conmisaions that
do absolately aotàlng, in œany casesy'kould you tell us :ov
aqch œore tàey:re going. to cost us this year than last year'
lnd I apologize fof sqcN a nasty reference to these flne
comlissioas.
PRZSIDIJJ De#IC2Rz (SZNJTOX DOï:eWâZD)
Senator Carroll.
SEXATOR CARROLLZ
I donft care aboat Foar refereace ta the comxisaions. ve
Jqst Gontt deal gitâ that topic in 1: co/mïttee. Ia factg
one colmission wili be kig:er than last iear's level of fqni-ing and that is the Visiting and Xxamiaiag of State Inati-
tutions Commission. The otàers...three of t:e commissiols
kave basicaily ao c Nahge or minimal dogacàange. The others
raage from tvo percent to forty-tgo percent decreaserin faad-.
ing froa last year's level.
ZRESIDING OPeICERZ (SEXATOE DONS;/ALD)
Is there farther Giscussioa? senator Tokten. Is there
l;
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fq*ther Giacussion? Geaator Collins.
SEXàTGZ COLLIXS:
Question of t:e aponsor..
PRESIDIXG QPFICZEZ ISB:âQOR DD:NZVALD)
InGicates àe vill respond.
SZNAIOR COLLI#S:
Senator' Carrolly does tNis bill àage a1i of the commis-
sipns in it7
PRESIDI:G O#fIC2Rz (SEKâTOR D/xsE%;L5)
Senator çarroll.
SZAATOA Câ2R0ILz
xoe. sepàtor Collihs. It Merely consoliGated a11 of the
commissions that ha; fiie; bills in t:e Senate.. There is a
similar bill ia t:e Bouse gkic: coatains a great namber of
coœmissions as vell. Tkis one deals uitN eigNt comxissions.
PRZSIDIXG O##IC22z (SZXAIOR DQXNEWILD)
Senator collias.
SCXITOR COILINSZ.
Do you :ave aaz idea of tàe total'appropriations for all
of the coamissions ptoposeG?
PRZSIDING OTrlizRz (SENATOE DDNXE:ALD)senator Carroli.
' SENATOE CAQROZLZ
xo. Tkise againe ia only part of all of t:e oaes tàat
are aroumd. This one is a approxiœately seven àandred an;
sixty thousand tgo handred Gollars :or the seven coœbined-
The Hoqse. obviously, Nas a sigaificant aumber of coxaiasions
as vell. and it xoqi; reatly be too early in tNe year to
figure out exactly ghaà t:ose ap.propriations vill be. As tue
iouae :i2l comès over an; this gets to passage stage. assum-
&Dg it does in tXe Qoase. tàen ue voul; be better able to
give you an ideatificatioa of what that total voulG be.
ZEESIDIXG OFFXCXRZ (SXKATOE DONM:WALD)
Senator colliaa.
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S;XARQR COLZI:S:
Do yoq kno? whak the total uas last yearz
P:CSIDIAG O'FICZRZ (SZ#ATOR DOyNE:ALD)
Genator Carroll.
3EXàQO2 CIRROLLI
Offkaudy. no.
PRESIDING 0#rICZQz (SE:ATOR DON:2%àLD)
Is there fqrther discqssion? The question zsy shall
Senate Bill 1363 pass. Thoge in favor vote zre. rbose
opppsed Nay/ 'he goting is open. Bave all those vote; vho
wish? Have aIl those voted v:o lisb; 'ake the record. 0n
tàat qqestion. the àyes are %0. the nays are 14e 1' Voting
zxesent. Seaate 3i1l 1363 having receiTed t:e cona' itqtional
lajority is declared passed.. Senate' Biil 136 . Senator
Lemke. . Read the bill, :r. Secretarz.
SECRETIRII
Seaate Bill 1366.
(Secretar; reada tïtle of b112)
3r; readihg of the bill.
PRESIDI:G O'TIQZRZ (SENATOR D0:92:àID) .
Sehator Ieake.
SE<ATOE' L2dKfr
Qàat tkis bill does is remoge tbe exemption ïor.--gives
aa exemptlon to càqrches aa4 càurcâ acAools for #lectric and
gas utilities. @hat thia does is belps tNeae schools to.
.l. .
functioa ao khat kàer don't haFe to pax tàe-..tàe âigh cost
of qtilitles. . In one iacident tàate 1 ' bellevee a chqrch
scâool .ia ay area pays a atility bill of about sixty tâousan;
dollars. and this. woui; mean a sqbstantial savlngs to theo.
3at I tàinà it's more immortant txat...to look at tâe fiscal
impact-, Tke fiscal impack for public sckoois wa2 lesa thaa
foar œillionv this fiscal iœpactg accorâiag to t''o depart-
ment: ïs.-.thez#re qnable to ieter/ine, and it. should be con-
siderably lesa.-.aa; I assume less tNaa a lillion doiiazs..
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d àink tàat ge as a body sàoald do so*ethllg 'to assistân I t
private schoois to keep fuactioaingz because as long as tbey
fqaction. t:e burden of teaching khese stqGents is on t:em
aa4 aot on tEe Public. and ge have troable gith public fqnds.
I'tàink it's a good biil. I ask far its adoption.
PRZSIDIRG OFFICZR: (SESATOR DOX:;9ALD)
Senator SchaaeKan.
S25â1O8 'SC;BXE/IXI
Qqestion of the sponsory dr. Preaiâent.
PRCGIDIXG O'FIC;RZ (52XATO2 DQXKERALD)
Indicates Ne vill respon4.
GENATOR SCHGKCdA'Z
Senator. Goes your bili apply to oniy c:urch related
schools or does it ûlso appiy to the càurckes?
PRQGIDING OPPIC:EZ (SENATOR DONNZRALD)
seaator Leake.
SEIATOR tEd:Ez,
It applies to religiouz inatitutioase whicb I'* going by
vbat tNe Departmeat of aevenqe gaFe me as a definltion of
wNat they coasider a church. TNia goql; include diy scâools
as uell as.--Ahe càqrcà bo4y. 1...1 îoqld assuze that it
golld inclqde cNarcàes beca qse we-.-tâere'à ao #ay o: sepa-
rating tàe tgo.
PEESIDIAG O'FICERI (SCXàTOR DOXNZRALD)
Senator.-eseaator Scàune/an.'
SERATOR ScEcxE5A:I ,
lelle tàat vas tâe polnt pf ay questioag Seaatore lhetâer
we are exclqding taxes to be paid by ali chqrches or just
acàools that are related to charches. àn; are yod' teliiaq me
tàat---tNat tNe bili applies to both?
PRESIDING O'PZCERZ (SX%àTOR DO:NZ/ALD)
Semator Ieake.
SEKATOR LCSKE:
Tes. I belleve it...I taike; ko the Department of
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'd have to use tàe pres'entReFenae. kàere is no #ay of-..they
definikion of reilgious an4 that gould ihclude the ehqrch as
geil as t:e scbool.
PACSIDING OEPICEE: (SE:àTQa DONx2RALn) .
Senator schune*an.
S'NATOR scEczedAxr '
Relle tNank youe Er. President. Unpopular as it probably
iay 1...1 feel I àave to stanG ia opposition to this biil. I
tkink tha t---tNat ve œay see ourselvee exe/ptin: chqrches
to4ayy frateraai organizations. service clqbs. veteran's
gzoups komorrov. and I suggest t:at this b1ll war be going
too far. If it were oalx' lilited to the churc: relate;
scâools. tàen perAaps ve'd be conslstent in vàat ve d1d
yesterGayy but ii seems to *e this.-.tkis goes beyoad that
aa4 I rise in oppositioa to tNe biil.
PQCSIDIXG OFrICEZ: (SZXATOR 5R;CE)
Fuzthez discqssion? Senator Gzotberg.
SEAATOE GROTSXRGZ
Thank yoa.. :r. Presideat. â qaestion of the sponsor.
Senator Lexkey ghat happens no? gitN the charitakle organiza-
.ttons? Is.--do---are the; alloved a refanG of any kind on
taxes paid? Hov.e.àov do kher gek around to taxes no? or do
tàez Just paz tàew and eat t:e*2
PZCSIDIXG OF#ICZRZ (S:%àfOE BRUCC)
Senator Lezke.
SZNATOZ LEMKET.
This tax tâer pay and eat. zhere*s some other taxea
tàeyêre exe/pt fzox like reai estate taxes aàd vater taxes
aa4 thinqa. Ik's up to t:e local governheqte but-.wan; this
tax they pay Girectly to the qtility companz so the utility
cowpanr aust collect. 1 khiake a five percent tax. so t:er
pay this tax Qirect---tvo percent is---is a tax t:ak goes ko
+àe indiFidual and tAree Percent is a tax tàat gpes to t:e
utility. ghak this does is elizlnate the tvo perceat tax
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t:at t:e chqrc: has to pay to aake ap t:e five percenké bqt
tNe utility mast paz f&ve percent. ghat this will do, by
Going tbis, the utility vill oaly kave to pay tàree and the
churches von't have to pay the tgo.
PR;SIDI#G OFFICE:: (S:#zTOR B:0cE)
senator.Grotberg.
SE:l'O: GaO2529Gz'
Tkaak you. . T:ea under this billy hov ia it aGainistered,
in the forz of a refund or 4o they jqst change the tax èate
on your monthly bill?
PRESIDING. OPTICEZZ (SCXATOR BXOCEO
Senator Lelke.
S;XàïO2 LElKzz
'àey'll ïult slmpl; change t:e tax rate on zour Montxi;
bill. if you#re a...
PRESIDI'G OTFICERZ (SENA'OE 3:0CE)
Senator G6otberg. .
SEXITOR LZMKEI
. . .fi* into kb&s category.
SZXàQOR GZOT3CZGI
@eol, thank zoa, dr. Presldent. xow.ko tAe bille I just
Glscovered in tàe analysis tkat I carrieG this bill laat tiae
arouad.. I Aave a feeling I#m going ko vote for it. Thank
F0q*
PaESIDING OPTICERZ (SENAQOE 3R0t:)
senator EaNar.
SESàTOR HIHAQZ
'haak yoûy :2. President. Kili the sponsor yield for a
question?
PRESIDIXG' O'TICCRZ (5251:02 :R7CX)
He indicates Ne wiil yieliy Seaator Kahaz.
SEXATOE NAHARZ
senator Le œkee mauy maaici/alities have a qtilit; tax
tâat tàey ad4 oa. Does khia exelpk t:e càarcàes ïro? the
Paqe 122 - :zr 26e 1982
qtilitr tax ai tâe local legel?
PEESIDISG OFFICEa: (SCNATOR 3:BC:)
Senator ie*ke.
SENATOR LEdKZ':
This does aot apply to local manicipal taxms. Tàis only
appiies to State taxesy t:e State kga percent taxe it doea
not appiz to tâose. Iet tâe local goFernxeat deci4e whet:er
t: Malt to..-sole local governments exempt càaritiese some@#
Gon:t., 2 meane ites up to tâe* ko decldee I'* aot goiag to
ge: ingolgêie I ioh''t believe in compeiling local governmen:
to .do anythin:w and if I dïd.. veed get hooked ander tàe
san4ates âct. so let the. do it t:emselves. Tbis is only the
State's part.
PRCSIDIXG DFTICCRZ (5::àT09 BRncE)
Furtker iiscusaion? Senakor qgan.
SS:ATOZ ZGI'Z
Thank youg ' ;r. President aa; aembers of t:e Senate.,
zarlier in tàe sessione khe sponsor of kàis bill a'forëed œe
t:e oppartunity to become the àipàeaated co-sponsor. and
becaase of.-.of the bqrGen oï tàe times, I iaadvertenàly ;&â
aot do that.: At this time I goul; like ko accept tàat offer
and.-waad be ïisked as the hypkenated eo-spoosor.. zad I
tàink that in sapport of the bllle just to say. ites a goo;
tàlag to do aad I ask for zoqr faForable coaslderation.
ZRESIDIIG OerlcERz (SENâT0R'BaUc:)
Is there leave to-..shov Seaator Egaa as a Joiat
co-sponsor? Ieave is granteG-e.senator Grotberg kaats to be
Joined aa a cq-sponsore Senator carrozl a- a co-sponsor.
Senator---alrigàke wà7 Goa't all of you vho haFe. seen tNe
Kerit of thls legislatiop tell tàe Secletary. Fœrther
Qiscussioa? Senator nexqzio.
SENATOR Dziuzl/:
gell, yes, I*d liàe to ask the spoxsor a couple ques-
tionsg if I may. Pirst of a12. Senator lexke.. doea
zage 123 - dz; 26, 1982
. ' .x..this--.voulâ this apply to Private colleges tbat baFe---that
are---#àat are affiliaked vitN a reiigious domination accord-
iRg to yoqr aéendment? goul; t:e private institutions qual-
ify nadar this?'
PR:5IDI:G.0##IcE2z (G2:àTOâ :RBc:)
Senator iewke..
SZWATOR Lz:Kzz
àccorGing to œy staffe Ne aays---àe says. Ies.
PRCSIDI#G' OFFICCRZ (S;#1TOR BRUCE)
Senator Demqzio.
SZXATOR Dzzqzloz
'kell, if...if yoq-..is tkeze anrthinq kn your amendnent
that Geternines or defiles vhat a religioas.--vbat reli-
giousw--cNurch or religious Golination weans? Is there any-
tàing cogered in this 4efiaition?
PQESIDIXG OZ#ICCRZ (SZAàTO: BRnc:)
Senator Iemke.
'3;:lTOR IEKKEZ
In...no. aot in Ky bilie :qt in talking to tNe Departœent
of aeveaqe. tàey kave a standardo--definltion wâich bas gone
to cuurt and :as beea Geciied wNat a religioqs-.-and have
revised tNat there is a staldar; defiaition vhat a religious
institution is in tNat defiaitiop of Departϐat of Revenue.
#RzsIDIxG. oeelczaz lszxlToR Bnncz)
Senator Demœzio.
SEXàTOR DE'7ZIOz'.
caà you--.can you-..caa yoq tell Me---l've asked tNe
c:airman o: revenae and qnable to gek an ansvere Nov
aucâ...vhat t:> revenue impact is to the state. of zliinois if
t:tsu-.if this bill is adotped?
PEZSIDI'G OPTICRRZ' (SZKATO: SRBCZ)
senator Leaxe.
SESATOE 'ZE;KZZ
àccoriing to the fiscai aote tNat I got---the studyy it
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vas.-.tàey coqldn't œeasure it and.-.acd tNe; considered it
to be..-aot :e very much.
PECSIDING QTeIC:Z: (S;:àTOE 3&7C2)
Smaator Deaqzlo..
SZNAIOR LZ/KZI
'Nates the note I got.
ZRESIDING OFFICCR: (S2%âQOR 3RBCE)
'urther Giscussion? Genator xetscb.
5;lâTO/ 'ZTSCNZ
1...1 woqld point oat. *ogever. that at the time
fiscal noke @as requested froœ econoœic an4 fiscal Co*œis-
siok.-.an; it is traey they aaië tbat they did aot have any
inforaation on t:e alount of sales of c ectrlcity ko anz
ckurc: religioas educational institutic broken oute bqt
siace tâene the biil has also been ammndedl. as I recall and
understan4 i*. to exempt all of these inst tutions and groups
fro/ a1l t:e other skate utilitr taxes so tkat tàat-.-tâat
zero is nov zero compoqaded maay ti/ese Senator temke.
PAZSIDING QEFICBAZ (SZNATOR BRBc2)
Further disc qssion? Senatot Dagson.
SENATOR DA:s0xz
Seaatol Le*kee I like to àage a..wask a guestion. In ay
Gistrict I hage quite a feg storefroaz churches, are all
tàese going to qaalify for that?
PRZSIDIXG O'PICERI (SZNATOE BRUCE)
Senator lemke.
SZXATOR LchKcz
If they qqalifr under tke present tax exexption of tNe
Department pf zeveaue, then khey v&ll qqalify. If they Gon't
qaalify unûer that. tNen they voulda't qaaiiïy. I anderstan;
that they ëid a.-.t:ey Gid a surve; on ity an; Representative
Huskey :ad a biil abouk tbe license pAates an; tbey did a
sarvey aad they have deterwiaed thaty you knove tNat certain
placea get an; some. of thel don't. :at I doa't tàink becaasq
that tNe
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a, ckqrch starts off ia a storefront or i: it starts off in a
garage. I caa rememker our churcx started off in a basement
anG it's guàte large. I kaov .a lot of 'churches like St. 3au1
that starte4 off &n a storefront an4 now are miilion dollar
ckqrches.. So. I KeAny. you can't start silecting wàich reli-
gion is ca pable or g:ich religioh isn't. I mean. yoa knov.
But I thiuk itês good bill. ând Senator Netsch. if you
mlztàplr zero by zeroe zou atill get zero.
PiZSIDISG O?TICCRZ (Sdïâ'0â BZBCZ)
eurtâer dlscqsslon? Seaator schaffer.
:XD .0# RCEL
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PQKSIDING OPFICZRZ ISENATOA BEOCE)
Diècussion? Senator Schaffer.
SZXAIOR SCEATF:R:
5r., Presiiente tàis bill kas lntrodqced on darch 23.
Betveea now and tàenv I have not receiged oae PhlAe cally one'1 .
postcarde oae letterg one telegramy or one piece of coaversa-
. tioa fro? anyone in fagor of it. I auspect Most of us on the
eloor are in a. aililar sitqation. I xoql4 suggest to yoq
tkat tkere are a lot of people asking 'or jax reiief and thatve ought not to give tNeœ tax relief antil they at least ask
us ;or it.
PEZSIDIXG OPTICERZ (SZ:ATQE BRUCE)
rqrt:er discqssion'' Senator serning.
S:xâTt)z SCAXINGIN Secon; Gebate going Netey Xr. PresiGeat. I have a gues-
tioa for tâe sponsor. if roq ville please. I Na/e a copy o;
k:e Anendment Mo. 1 in ay àan; and let me read' tà% underlined
Torkioa oa Qlaes 14-1Se *axeapt-..except receipta obtained
fra/ any charch or religious Genomination. frbz tlansmission
of *essages-*, senator. vkat uould ue be' Gping if we passed a
bill like tNis designating religioqs ienomination? Rkat is a
religious denomlnation? Ta tàat not a generâc. kera?
PRESIDIXG OF#ICEZZ (SBXATDR 5:;CZ)
Senator Lemke.
SENITOR LZSKXZ
'hat is a standard language qaed br t:e Departlent of
zevenue aa; tàey Eave a decision as to vhat a.-wa religious
denoaiaation is. Theyeve been to court many tinms on that
and they àave that basie ia case laxe an; it's there what a
reiigious denomination is. trie; to talk to fhea as ko
gàat category it ia# and tNey saië t:at eac: case as it comes
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4P: they're *1Wa;S tested an; Sozetizes tNe definitioh
ràaagese soaetime it stays tàe saae on those coqrt decisionsy
bqt tha: is ietermined by decisions of coart.
PR:SIDI'G O'FICBRI (52:âT0R BRUCE)
Senator Berûinq.
SZ#RTOR B:RAIXGZ
kell. it seezs'to me tNat an aaendment sqcà as yoa are
proposing..-or a b&ll sqck as ;ou are proposing can be spe-
cific in its deflnltlon. xhen it sarsv a4à I go ony
*zeceipts obtaine4 fzo. any chqrcN or religioqs denomination
froa transmission of Kessageso* %ell: nowe I sùbmit to you
tâat that's going to be impossible to determine. ând on tàe
next pagee of coqrae, it goes on. l'or receipts from gas sold
to any church or religlous Genouination./ I Goh't see that
yoqere-.-ever able to ideatify tâaty Senator.
PAESIDIXG OTTICZR: (SEAATOE BRBCX)
Senator Lelke.
SEXATOR ICMXE:
Senator Berniage fot yeara in t:e State of Illinoisy
local governœenks and coqntles kave been exeœpting religioqs
denomina tioase an4 there are. coqrt iecisioas oq vhat a 'reli-
gious Genopiaation is. It's tNeree. it'a on the. books and
theytve been Going it foI years. ànd couaty taxesy they àave
no problen vith determinàag vhat a religioas deuoœinatioa isy
an4 I thiaky Seaatoc Beraiage yoq may be a li#tle ponfuaed as
tow-.that khere is ao caae Iavw but there is caae 2av eveA on
vNat--.aay Veteraaa. group pr aay type of group isy there are
case laws. ând it's very tigàt anG it changes with
the-..vità tàe couzt and uith ghat the Supreme court of this
State doese and tàeze is Gefinttionsy.aad the nppartxent of
'egenqe assures ïe that there's ao *ar o,f coling up gith a
set definition githout that being immediately câalleaged and
going to court anG. deciale; unconstitutionaly that the best
1ay to haadze *àe dekinition of rellgloas demoainaàlonsy or
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charity groupsy or Veterans: groups is to follov t*e case lav
and their rales and regalatlonsv aad I kàiak tkey*re
right---aa; it aeems li.ke the Department of Eegenue is very
tig:'t in consttqing ghat religioas denoœinatlons are and if
they are too tight. they*re usaally taken to court. Soy I
think it's a bad policy to se+ in tNis Act vâat a religious
iaation is beca ase .we*d have to go târough a2l tàe Gtat-Genom
ates an4 set qp--oœake Gefinltioas in all those what a reli-
gloqs deaoxination is. I think it uoulGe--it's best to let
to the Depart/ent to deterKine-'
PREGIDIXG OPPICZRI (SZ:ATOR BEUCE)
èurther .iiscassion? Senator salovitz.
SZXRTOR ;zaOVITZz
'àaak roa. ;r. President. Just a gaestion of the aponsor.
1: we are exempting all these religious institutionsy man; of
vhicà xe ion't eFen knov Nov mahy-o-religious. charitable aaG
e4acati'anaAw we don't knog :ow many there are, if ve are
exeapking thezz, obviousiy tkat Keahs someoae is going to bave
i k='a# khe revenue. 7ho is goiag.--is this going to costP < .
tâe resldentlal cuatoaer' aore aone; siace tàe utàlity conpa-
nies are obviouslr gcing to receive lesa?
PRZSIDING OF#ICE:I (SENâTOE 5:7CZ)
Senator Iee e. .
S;XlT0R L:ëKC:
ho. this vill aot qo iato tke-..this domsalt affect t:e
ratee tkis is just a strict tax. @katever t:e.-wwhatever
rate is câarged: okay. T:e utility is ao* paziag t:e eatra
two percent.e-thez#re only paying tNree percent vhicà tàey
algays Pay noM., So. the atility castoaers vill not be payiag
tàe tgo #erceat.
PZESIDING OYPICXQZ (GENàTO: BE;C2)
Senator àarogitz.
SZNATOE :ARnVITZI
okayy so then the State-.-l--mlg? sorry---the State is
J
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receivilg less moneye I meany is tàere---is there no way of
Geterlining.--aince xe Nave religioase càatikqble and edaca-
. tlonal institqtions not incluGedy is khere no vay of deter-
mining àov 'many institutions weereitalking about: ày and 3.
:og . muc: this is going to cost t:e state of Illinois in lost,
' ;'revenue? 1
'
PRXSIDING O'fICERZ (SZ#â'0R BEBCE)
Senator Lemke.
Sllâro: tzslf:
âccording to t:e fiscal aote. yoœ knov. they said it vas
hot very mach aaG they was unable to deteruine 'vhat t:e exact '
l woqltl be Tàak's uhat the f iscal aote said ''' - '' ''' '' '' '''@SS . . .
PRESIDING OF#ICZAZ (SEXATOR BZQCE) '
eurtker disc ussion? senator xetscb.
. SENATOE A:TSCHZ .
If 1 wight jqst aG: to tkat once worey it is trqe tàat '
t:e fiscal nate coqld' aot coKe up witN a flgqre. lNey dldn't
say it Moalinêt cosk mqcâe Senator tezke: tàey jqst saiG tNey '
coql; not deterline it beca ?se tkere was no basis oa wàich to
Getermine it. It is also trqe tàat at the tiœe this bili #as
in conaitteee it gas.voted oqty, althoqgà I think t:e vote gas
5-3-3. so it waa not' aa overvhelaing gote. bqt it gas vit:
tàe understanding that if possibie kNe definition gould be
tigàtene; up. Instea4y. aa axenGment uas offered on the Ploor
vâic: further exempted t:e'q from tâe gas tax aa; kNe message
taxe so thak it was broadened rather than narroved. ïoge' tbere is no question that khis is going to kave a aignificant
impact on the State revenues fro? those sources. aaging said
tàat. I'a sure t:e biil *a*11 go 'lying oat if Eere.
PE:SIDIKG O'PICZRI (SEWATOR IEUC') IAIZ rlgàt: anz furtker debate? Any further debate?
'Senator le/ke. aay close.
SeNATOR LZMKEZ
I tàink tkaty Just to set tNd record straighk as far as .
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Senator #etscày I #as going to aœead ik to
iaclqde gas.-.gas 'or âeattng. 2ut I k*ink thia is a goo;.
fbà1l and I khïak ït#s a positive step to àelp Teople lith
their ever growing energy crisis'e and it spreaia t:e savings
acroas tàe baard aad .ill gveataally help as in thls Skate to
say tkat.-.to qtility companieae quit cNarging the large
rakes and gult tryiag to pass tàlngs af; on the people. 3?t
. thia does not iucrease rates on the utilities. it Qaesn't
increase anybody*s ova bille aad I think it's a good bille
an; I tàink itea positiFe legislations. I ask for its adop-
tion.
PRESIDIXG O'FICER: (SCXITOR B:;C2)
Question.is, skall Senate Bill 1366 pass.. Those in favor
will Fote âye. Those oppose; vote xay. The votiag is open.
'Have aIi voted ?ho gish? EaFe all Foted #ào wisà; Take k:e
recorG. 0n tàat guestion. the lyes are 39y tNe...the 'ays
are 18, none Voting Preseat? seaate Biil 1366' haviag
receive; t:e requiçed constitœtional 'Ialority ls âeclare;
passed. Senate Bili 1377. Genator Savickas. Senator
Savickas. Read the bille dr--secretarye please.
AC:IXG SECEETARII (MR. ;CRAAXDES)
Senate B&li 1377..
I 4i4 meakion that
(Secretary reads title of bill.i
3rd reading of tàe blll.
ZRESIDING OPPICEZZ (SEXATOE BZUCC)
senator Gavickas.
SENàTOR SlVIcKA5z
Tes. hr. zresident an4 members of the Senatee seaate Bill
1377 voul; provide for transfer'of the CNicago fire nepart-
menk parameiics fro. the Chicago 'anicfpal imployees Pension
rund to t:e Chicago fireaen4s Pe lsioa Pqnd. Tâis aKend-
xent-..or this blll xas drafted puraqaat to tàe original
agreeaent betgeen the Chicago Firefighters Bnion and the City
of Chicago and'goœld provide tNe folzowiagz It goql; extend
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tke Chïcago eireœenes exexption Trox workerls co/pensatioa
' co/erage to tNe chicago paramedicse it gould clarify tàe
ti/ing of the transfer from tNe 'unicipal Penslon rond to *he
Fire/en's Fqndy aad the paraaedics service vitkia t:e fqnd
voqA; commence Jaauary.. 1981 parsuant to a coatribation for
serFice tàroagà January of :83. an; it eliainatea t:e con-
tribution for aalary aaounts ia . excesa of perœanent rank
rakea. 'âïs will preserve the integrity of tNe fun; by
eliminating the xgindfali pensions for hlgher salary adminis-
trative eœployees. I Yoald sollcit a favorite..-a favorable
vote on this blll.
PRZGQDISG 0F2IC:RI (sZxà'0R :EnC2)
Is tNere discussionz Senator serhing.
S2:àQOR 32E'1ïGz
Qqestion of tàe Sponsor. please. Senatore lere yoq not
going to fqraish tàls Body an official stateœent frol tàe
City of Ckicago renouncing the obligation vhich khe State
gould Nave aader t:e State 'andates Act for tbis foqr kundred
'ifty thousand iollars a year whic: this bi11 vill cost aad
I said per year.. Ras that aot the agreexent. senator?
PRESZDISG O'TICERZ (SESâTOR 3RGCE)
Senator savickas.
SENàTO: SàVICN&SZ
Ies, we...I Gon't kno? &f that #as the agreementg we
talked alou: tàat ln c Jaaitteee and tâe citx àas agreed to
siga off aax obllgaàioa of tâe State under tàe Stake 'andates
àct vith the passage of khis bill. I Gonft knog if tNey siga
off. before t:e bili is pasaed or after tâe biil is passed.
PRESIDI#G OFFICCRZ (SCNATDR B2;C2)
Senator Berning.
SZXàTOE BZRNIXGZ
geile it *aa My distinct understandingy and I'* sure that
of 'the atber meabera ol tXe coaaitteee, tâat thia was a state-
lent that uouid be farniphed to qs before consideration. of
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any kiad vas gigen to the bill. . Senator. it voul; be totaliy
irrelevent' to. have a statemeqt coae holiing the State hara-
less after ve hage passe; t:is an; assume; the obligatioa.
suggest tâat ge do one of tvo tNingse :r. Presidentv eitâer
t:e bill be taken out of the recorâ and tNe Senakor proceed
to sqpply us vith tbat koid-harmless skateaent frox tàe city
of ckica goe or ia i:e aoteraatlvee. ge voqld lave to Jefeat
khe bill.
P:ESIDIïG OTEICCZ: (SCNATOR 3R;Cd)
zurther discuasion? Senator Savickas.
szsxvoR szvlckzsr.
tell. éenaior. I vou14 take it out of tke record then and
trr to g:t it âere bx toaorrox or some trpe of comaanication
that vould ia4icate tNe cityes inten't to hol; the state Narm-
less in thls and call lt toaortov.
PRZSIDING O'FICSE: (SZ#âTOR 5Q;C:)
àll right.
S;KATOR SAVICKASZ
Is ther: leave ko take it oqt of tàe record aad call it
for tomorrog tàen?
PRZSQDING OPEICEEI (SEX&TOZ BRBCE)
Is kNere leaFe to taxe.it out of the record aad thak we
get to it tomorrov? Leave is granted. Senate Bili 1393.
Senakor ScNaffer. Rea; the bill 'r. Secretarye please..# .
Juvt to alert the leabersNip that this the first. of aboat
fiftmen or twent; appropriation billa that ge giAl bey I
think. going khroug: rapidly. so sta; neal yoqr svitcN.
senakor Scàaffer-e-rea; tNe bill. :r. secretary, please.
ACTING SECQETARYZ (:R.. PERXINDES)
senate 3il1 1393.
(Secretary reads title of bill)
3rd readiag of the bill.
PRZSZDIXG OFPICZZ: (SZNâTOE BRgCX)
Senator Sckaffer.
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SENATOR SCRâFTEE:
Thi; ia a suppleneakal an; tzansfer bill for the fï
982...flsca1 Jear. It amends the Gaardianskip 'anG âdvocacy
Commissiouvand appropriates an adiitional-.-tzansfers seven-
kF-five thousand froa the Personnel liae items to the Service
liae ite/. Traaafers-w.pardoa mey appro/rlates 'an additionai
tgo handred and eigktyvtvo thousan; fo2 the hilitary and
Naval Deplrtœente this is for armories: qtilitiese ve
undetbudgete; again. as ' qsual. àmeads tNe Depart/ent of
denkal Eealth Disabilitese appropriates a total transfer of
tgo million five ninety-eighk anong varioqs line itemse an;
transfers so/e fortr-tvo xi liion doilars vort: of llne items
ln t:e Pqbllc àid bqdget. I ionft tâink any of it is con-
trogersial.
PQCSIDING OTFICZRZ (S;XATOR BEGC2)
Questlon ise sâall Senate :112 1393 pasa. Tkose in favor
vote Are. Those oppoaed vote Xay. The Foting is open. Rave
ail Toted *ho gish2 Rage a11 voted who visN? Take the
zecord. Da tkat qqestione k:e âyes aze 52. the Nays are
lolee Rone Votiqg Present., Senate :ill 1393 àaving received
the require; constitutional œajority ''is declared passei.
Senate Bill 1396. Senator Somzer. Read the :illy :r. secre-
tarr. Please.
àCTIXG SECZETARIZ (:R. ';R:AXDCG)
senàte Bill 1396.
lsecretary reads titAe of b&lA)
d ding of the bill.3r rea
PRESIDIDG,OTPïCBRZ (S:NATD/ B/DCl)
SeFator Somœer.
SXXATQZ Sodsc7z
TNank yoqe :r. President. Ikls is the 0cE for âdaia.
Services. It#s dogn târee *i2lïon froœ what it vas intro-
duced.
#RSSIDIRG OPFICEEI (SENATOR DKUC:)
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Question ise, shall 3emate B1Il 1396 pass. Those in favor
Fote âye. Those opposed Fote xay. The Fatiag is opea. SaFe
all. voked vbo gisà?' Have alA voke; vko gisà? Take the
record. on tàat questioa, t:e âyes are 53# t*e xays are
nonee none Voting Present. 3enate Bill 1396 having receiged
tàe required canatitatioaal zalority is declare; pasaed.
Senate Bill 1397. senator DagiGsoa. vead tàe billy :r.
Secrethry. pleaae.
ACTING S BCEETâRYZ (:R. FERXANDES)
Seaate Bill 1397..
(Secrekary reads title of bill)
3rd relGiag of the bill. .
PRESIDI'G OFPICXRZ (SC:âT02 BRBCZ)
Sehator Davidaon.
S;#à'0E DAVIDSOXZ
Erw,,presideat an; members of the Senatev tbis-..anaual
appro/riation ko tàe Departaênt of zginge. and it is'
sixtr-seven million t:ree hundred and eigàty-eïght thousaad
tbree Naadre; dollaxs. àppreciate a' favorable roli cali.
PRE5IDI:G OFFICZR: (SX#âTOR BR7C2)
Dlscussion? T:e qqestioa is. s:all Senate 3i1l 1397
pass. T:ose ix favor vote âye. Those oppose; vote xay. :he
voking is opea. Qave allavoted vho vish? Rave ali Foted gho
gisàz Take tàe record. On tâat question, tàe Ayes are 54e
tàe Nays are le--.nonl Voting Present. Genate 5i11 1397 hav-
iag receive; the require; constitakioaal maJority is declarei
passei. Senate Bill 1398. Senator naitland. Is Senator
iaitland oa tâe 'loor? âll zigàte Senate 5i1l...140Q, Sena-
tor Souaer. Read the bill.. 5r. secretaryy please.
ACTIXG SECQETIRYI (ïR. FERNâXDCS)
Senate Bili 1408:
(Smcretary reads title ol billl
3rG reading of t3e bill.
PRESIDING O'FICZR: (SZNâTOR BRDCZ)
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Senator so*mer. . iI
SZNATOR 5O5:2Rz. i
Thank you. Hr. Presldent. Tkis is the b1ll that contains j
t:e nev capital projects and aeg monies. Ites iovn aboat E
thirty miilion dollars vhic: figure reflects tkat prison '1
Money t*at vas reœoFe; froK it. . j
PRESIDI'G OPFICXR: (SZRâTOR BEUCE) j
d you 1Qqestion ise sNall Genate Bill.--seaator Lemàee dïhaFe a comleat? Senator îelke. '
SEXATOR I2'E;z
I just Wanted to ask the sponsor a guestion.
PRZSIDIXG OPPICCZZ (SE%âTOR BEBCC)
' Indicates he *ill yieli. Senator so/œer... .
SEXàTOR LE:KEZ
Seaator Sollery :ou *uch of this capitai degelop/eat
money goes for tsose.-tkat art t:at ve pui in at a halï of .
one percent. I thiak it is? Ro% œucà is it totai that ge're
spending fot' a11 of k:ese new strqctqres wàere ve Nave to
adG.--art objecta to t:e structureo
P'CSIDIRG OF7ICZQI (32XlTOR 3RVCC)
Seaatar soa*er.
SS:â2O2 5O5:ERz
âpplrentlye the la? ls tkat it's vhat a half of one per-
cenk of tke'. total conztrqction price? :ogeger. tNere *as a
bill iakroduced àere by Senator 'homas. vhicà voqid have aade
t:ak optional but. ik was killed in the co/aitteee and per-
Napse you cou'ld get kàe silA oot' of the comaittee and change
thaty huh?
PRESIDING OFTICED: (SXIâTOE BR:CZ)
Senator Zeake.
SBXATO: tEsxzz '
' jTâinà on +he bizly yoa knoxe ke#re baildlng a aew State
of Illinois Baildiag ln the City of Chicagoe and our
projections gi2I be tNat tàere'll be a 1.7 *illion dollar ark
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object Xuilt'for the State of Illiaois building. 1.7 aillion
Qollars. tâat's a lot o' xoney' ghen vere talking about clos-' &ng t:e nearilg cllnic an4 tàe visqal handicapped clinice .
veêre goihg to go ouk fooliskly and spen; a million seFen for. l
'
sole kind. of a monstrosïty that ge voa't anderstand. ' . ('
PRZSIDIXG O'FICCZ: (SZXATOR B2UC2) jQqestion is---senator Reaver- :
. pS3:â'0R #EAVERZ .
'hank you. :r. Presiieat. I thiak thereês a Rouse 3i11 '
t:at Senator Ie/ke coqld co-sponsor to do away vith tàat half ' i' .. ..... '
of one percent soon as we caa get it out ot Ruies.
PAESIDING OFTICEZI (SERATOE BROCE)
' Gentlemene we lere 4oing pretty weloy it's no* tàree
o'clock. . Senator Grotberg. '
SBKATOR GROT3ERGZ
, kel2. thank zoe. :r. Preslient. 5ut yoq caa't le* oppor-
tqnities iike tâis g0 b; either.
2 2XAQO2 32UC2) 'PXZSIDIXG O'PQC RI. (S
xoe.-eaàd tàer#ll...they'll be...
SE:lr0R GQOTDERGZ
I vis: they'; have spent aaother âalf a Toint across the .
street at t:e Stratton Buiiiing. itês t:e Gullest buïlding in
Illinois. I Nope to Keaven the; spend sozething in tàat one/ ' .hqnGre; anâ ainety xillàoa Gollar ponster dovn ih Lasalle
Street ia chicago to keep it froa becominge over tâe ages: aa
qgly building. ân; I would jqst vis: everybodr goqld thinx
tvice before ther shook froœ the l&p on t:e concept of bqild-
tags that laat fifty to a Nuadred yearsy. of bailding thea '
ràgNt vken rou bqtld tkea the first timey an4 doa't come back '
vorrying about architects gàen business is good. Aïght nov
ve're in a receeaione. it's a very popular œove aaû that I
understand. but be carefql and bewafe of the arts-,
PRZSIDIXG.O'PICXRZ (SZSAZOR BRVCX)'nzther 4iscussion? The gaeatioa is# shail Senate Bill
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IRQQ pass.. Those àn iazor gote àye. Those opposed vote Xay.
Tâe FotiRg iS7 OPPR- R2Ve a11 Toted #b0 WiSà2 X2Ve Z1â VOYPZ
vào gish? Iake the record. 0n that gqeation. the âyel are
q6. t:e xays are 7, 1 Votiag Present. senate Bill 140Q hav-
ing reteived the reguàred constitutional œajority is declared
passed. Sehate BiIA...gm...?ith leage of the Bodl. Senator
Xaitlaad iS no? on t*e floore. mar le returl to 13982 LeaFe ,
is granted.. 1398.. Rea; the bill. Kr. Secretarzy pleaae. '
ACTING S ECRETAEX: (MR. 'ZRSAXDZS)
Senate Bill 1398. .
lsecretarr reads kïtle of bilz)
3rd reading of tâe bill.
PRCSIDING 0P?ICZ2z (SE: T0S BRBCX) '
Senator 'aitland.
5E:â:DR KAITLAXDZ '
Thank roa. Kr..rpreei ent. I apologize foz being of: tàe
floor when khis. bill ?as called. Senate Bill 1398 yesteriay
as amende; added back in two hundred and fortT thousaad
Joliars. The agency...tNe bili as---as sqbmitted *as forty
mlllion nine segeat y-eigkt. T*e agencz bill today is forty
tNousah; three hundred anâ tveaty-one dollars. that's six
haadred and fifty-six thonmn nG six âundred Gollars beiov .sab-
*ission. '
PRESIDING OFFICEZZ (SCNATO: BRBCY)
Is there dàscussiop? The qqestioa is. shall senate Biii:
1398 pass. Those in favor Tote Aye.. Those oppoaed 7ote Xay.
Tâe Foting is open. nav/ azl voted vho visà? Have a1l Poted
gâo visâ? nage aI1 zoted wNo gisb? Take the recorG. 0n It:at qnestione the àyes are 56e the Nays are nonev none:
'
Voting Present.. Senate 8111...1398 Eaving receige; the
required constitational RaJorlty is declared.--paased. senate 'Isïll 14n1.. Senator Reav-c. Rea; t:e biil, zr. Sectetary.
. mlease.,
ICTIXG SZCZZTâRZZ (dS. 'CEDZNDBS)
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Senate Bili 1%û1.
fsecretarz reads tâtle of bïllj3re reading of the bill. .
PQBSIDIXG O'TICZAZ (5ExâT0: B:UCZ)
S#nator geaver.
S:XâTQR ::à#ERz
Tàaak you: :r. President. 1%Q1 raises t:e boa; aqtkori-
zatioa by oae dollar. âppretiate a favorable roll call.
PQXSIDI'G O'FICE:Z (S:NITOR BEBCE)
Is there discasslon? T:e guestion is: shall Seaate Dill
1:01 pass. Those in favor Fote àye. Those opposed vote Nay..
T:e voting is open. ('acàlae cutofflr--ail Foted *âo wisà2
:ave al1 vote; w5o gisà? 'ake the record. Oa tha: gaeskione
t:e âyes are %8y t:e Xaxs are 7. 1 Voking Present. Senate
3il1 14:1 baving reeelged the require; constitutioaal xajor-
ity is GeclareG passed. Seaake 3ill 1402, Senator .so/aer.
Rea; t:e billy. dr. Secrekaryv please.
àCIIXG SZCZET ARIZ (âR. e2RNl:925)
Senate Bill 1402.
(Secretary reads title of billj3rd reading of kâe bill.
PR/SIDING O'PIC:RZ (SE:ATOE BEBCC)
senator Somxer.
3zxâT0a sozxzR:
'âank you. 'r..êresident. 'àis is for the operatioas of
the Cap+4'al Development Board aad it's 4ova eighty-nine tàoq-
sap; iollars fzo/ tàe legel at uhich.-.it Was introduced.
PZSSIDIXG OTPICZZI (S:XATO/ BPUCE)
Qhestion ise shall Xenate Bill...1402 pazs. Tàbse in
favor kote Are. Tàose oppose; Fote Xay. 'Ne voting is open.
BaFe a1l Foted #ho vlsh? HaFe all Foted #âo wlsà? Taxe t:e
record. 0n tâat qaestiony tàe âies are 55. tNe Nays are 1.
none-.-l Voting Present.. Senate Bili 1%02 haging received
t:e required coastïtutlonai œalority isw--declhred paased. i
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. Seaate Bili 1403, seaator Cofkey. Read t*ë bill. :r. Secre-
tazye please.
. ACTING SCCRZTARYI (dR. PCE#àNne5)
Senate Biil 140d. .
(secketary reads title of bill)
3r; readiag of tàa bill. '
t PQESIDING OFYICZRZ (SCXàTOZ 227C:)' t coffez- 'sena or
SExà'n: corezYl
. 'hank yoae dr. President and œembers of tâe Senate.
Senate 3i1l 1403 as alended ProviGes tNree âuhdreë anG fige
tNoqsan; five bundre; Gollars 'or the ozdiaazy aad contia-
qeacy expense of the civii Service Coœlission for t:e fiscal
rear beginliug July 1st. 1982. . Ied be glad to aasuer any
questionsy an; I#d Just ask for a favorable roll call.
PEESIDIXG OYFICCR: (SXNATOZ BE;CZ)
Qs tkere Giscnssion; ïàe qnestion ise shall Genake Bill
1403 pass. Thoae in favor vote Aye. Those opposed vote xay.
'he voting is open. aave a11 voteG M:o %isN? Rage all Foted
y:o wisà? Taàe kàe record. on tàat Gaestione tàe àyes are
53e *:e 'ays are 3. none votiag Preseht. Seaate :ill 1R03.
f
. RNaviqg receiveâ t:e reqqire4 conatltutional majorïty is
declared pasae4. Sexake Bill 1404. Sehator Kent. Read the
bilie dr-,Gecretaryy please.
âCTIXG SZCRETARYZ. (h2. P'RNâXDES)
Senate Bill 1404.
(Gecretarr reais tikie of bill)
3rd reading of 'khe bi21.
PQEEIDIXG DFFICCRZ . (SZR:TOR BRUCE)
Senator Ient. .
S2NzT0: AB:TJ
Thank youy. lr. Plesident anG Kembers of kàe Senate. Tàis !
bilo appropriates k:e 'ands for the '& '8a--.operatioas of
tKe Depart/enu ..excuse me# Coamerce aad Co/lqaitr àffairs.
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The ;0112r QKOQQY is Q âQQ4re4 i%1 Aiâet#-six Qi1iYOL SPFPD ''
Nunire; and sàxty-one thousand nine àundred doiîars. ' .
PRZSIDI'G OZ#ICZRI. (SCNATOR BRUCZ) '. 1
Is there Giscussion' TNe guestion ise sbail Senate Bill .. 1.
1%Q$ pasa. Tbose in favor vote àye. Those oppose; vote xay. .
':e votiag is open. dave a 12 .goted who vish? nave a2l voted
*âo wisE? 'ake the recorG. On tàak gqestione ihe Ayes are
56, tbe uara are none. none voting Present. . senate B&ll 1404 .
àaving received thm rexuired constitqtioaao lajorit; is
i1l 1406 Senator Etheredge. Read4eclared passed. senate B #
the bill. :r. Secretary, pleasb.
ACTIXG SZCRCTASIZ. (':. TZRXA#DES)seaate aill 1406. ' .
lsecretar; reaGs title on bill)
3rG reaGing of tâe kill. , .
PgESIDING OPTICCRI (5CRàT0R BEBCC)
Senator ikheredge.
S:NITOR CTHCREDGCZ '
This ia t:e appropriatioûs bill for the Departaent of
znergy an4 xatnral xesoqrces. Ik ls in tàe amoqnt of forky-
elgkt miillon eighky hqndred aad ninetz-one khousand dollars.
I woul; ask for a favorable roll call. .
?EESIDI'G JPPICZQZ (SZXATOZ BRBCE) .'
Is there discussiolz T:e qqestioa is: shall Senate Biil
1406 pass. Those in favor go'e lye. 'hose oppose; vote Nay. .
2se votiaq ta open- àave aiz voteu vho visha gave azl vote:'
. jvho glsà? Take tàe record. Oa thak questionw the àyes are51:. tâe 'ars are 6. noae Flkïng Present. S#nate Bill 1:06
Naving received the required conatitatàonal màlority is '
declare; Paased., Seaate Bill 1407. seaator Gim/s. Eead the :1' . . jbill
e dr. Secretaryy please. .
ACTIXG SZCRCTAET: (52. ;BQSAXDXS)
senate a&21 1407.
(Gecretary reads title of bill)
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3râ teaGiag of tâe bill.
PEZSIDING Oe.PQC:Rz. (SBNATO: BRUCZ')
Geaator Sim*a.
52XAQOR SIMKSI
'hank yoqe ;r., Presldent. senate Bill 1407 as aâende;
apptopriates three mlilioa--.excuse mee three aillion forty-
five haadred doliars for t:e ordiaary and contingent expenses' of tàe nepart/eat of Fiaancial Institations for the fàscal
' year hegianiag July lsty 1982. I move for &ts passage.
#Q:G2:IxG O'FICCZI (SXNATO: B2;C;) ?
Is there Giscasaionz Tàe qqeskioa àse. shall senate Bili
14:7 pass. Those in fagor fote Aye. Those opposed vote xai.
T:e voting ls open. SaFe a1l voted Mho MisN? Zave a11 voted
#ko visb? Take the record. 0n tàat queationy the àyes are .
56e the xays are noaee none Voting Preseak. senake Biil 1407
baving received the requited constitutional majoràty is
declared passed- , Senate Biil 1:08. Senator saitlanG. Read
t:e billv 'r-.secretazy. please.
ACTIXG SZCRZTAR': (:E. PXRXAXDES)
Genate ail1 1408. .
(Secretary reada title of bill)
3rd reaiing of the bill. .
PRZSIZIXG OFFICZRZ (GENATOR BR;CE) .
Behator xaitiand..
SZXàTOR 'AITIANDZ
T:ank yoqy. :r. President. Senate Bitl 1::8 as aaende;
approprlates one xlllion eigNt hundred an; forky-foar thoy-
sand one hqnire; dollars to t*e Geaeral âssexbiy Retireœelt
Systel. X%at's tvo Nandrêd an; seventeen kàoqsaad dollars
belov introdqction. .
PRXSIDIXG OFTICERZ (SESATOR 3RnCE)
Is: tkere 4iscussion? Tàe qqestion ise shall Senate Bill
1408 pass. Those ia favor vote àye- Thoee opposed Fote May.
T:e votiag is opea. Have all voted gEo uisbz nave alI vote;
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v:o vish: take tke record. oa that gaestlon. t:e Ayes are
57. the gays are none. none voting Present. yenate Bil1 1408
having received tàe reqqireG constitntionai maJority is
declared passed. Senate 3ill 1409. senator Scàaffer. zead
tàe bille dr. secretarxy pleasew,
ACTING SZCRE2A2YI (AR. 'CZYANDES)
Senate Bil1 1409.
(Secretary reada title of bill)
3rd reading of tNe bill.
?R25IDI;G O22IcB2z (SCNàTOR ::;CC)' . . t ' '
Senator Scâaffer.
s'xâenE ScaAppERz
'he appzopriations for a total of t:ree million fifty-six
thoqsan; dollarse. t?o hqniled and txent r-one tâoqsan4 five
Nundre; belov .iatro4uctioa.
PR2sI:IxG ofzlcEaz (S::àT0R BR7c;) '
All 'lig:t.. Discussion; TNe questioa is. shall Seaate
Bill 1409 pass. 'bose ia fagor vote àye. Those opposed kote
xay. Tàe votlng is open.. Rave al1 voted vho gis:? gave all
Toted v*o viah? Take tâ* recorG. ta tâat qqestione tNe àyes
a2e 51e tN* xazs axe 2. 1 'oting. Present. Senate Bill 1409
Naving received t:e regqired constitatloaal zajority is
declared' passed. senate B1ll 1411.. Senakor Davidson. .Rea;
t*e bill. :r. Secretarye please. . .
ICTING S:C:2'â2r: (:2. FBRXIXDZS)
Senate Bill 1411.
tsecretary reads title of billl..
3z4 reading of t:e bili.
PRZSIDIXG OFFICEZ: (SCRATOR BRRCE)
senator.Dagi4san.
SZ#ATûR DAFIDSOXI'I :I. Presideat and melbers of t:e Genatee tNis is tbe
annaal appropriatioa for kNe State nistorical Libraryy, one
lillioa six Nundred and sixty-seven tàousand oqe huadrqd
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dollars. Appreciate a faFora:le Foke.
?EESIDING' 0'#IC22z . (SZNATOR 927CE)
Is tàere discassioa: 'àe qqestioa is'. shali seaate aill
1q11 pass. Tàose &n favor Fote àye. Tkose opposed Tote 'ay.
'Ne votiag'is qopel. Mave ali Foted *:o visà? uave all voted
gNo visN? Take tNe recorG.. ûh that questloae tàe àyes are
54y the...55y the xaxs are aoney none Votlng Present. àenatq
ai1l 1R11 Naving received khe reguired constitqtional Kajor-i:y is 4eclared passed. . Senate 5i1l 1:05 ls aow...we uow
kave a copy of 1t. Is there leave to return to that. Seaator
KaNar? EeaG tke bille :r. Secretaryy please.
zcTIxG 5:c:2TâRZz. (8/. FZZ#ANDXS)
Senate si1l 1445.
lsecretarz reads title of bill)
3rd reaGing of tNe bill.
PRZSIDIXG' GETICZRZ (S:Nâ'O: 3RnC1)
Seaakor 'ahar. .
SQWATQR MISAR;
Thank youi 'r. Presidênt and ae*bers of tNe Seaate.
Seaate Bili. 1%Q5 is the t1 '83 ordinary and coakingent
eapenses for; tNe State's zmergeacy Service aad Diaaster
Agencr. ;Ne total alouht after axemGment is kleive million
eight-..eigât huniredxan; tgezve tàoasand tàree âundred. àsk
f or a favvora4ie vote.
PRXSIDIXG 0FFIC2R: (S2xàT0R BRnCZ)Is there dixcassion? T:e guestio? ise shall Selate Bi1l
1:05 pasa. Tàose in faFor voàe âre. eâose oPpoaed Fote ïar.
Tâe Fotïag is opea. Have all voked vho gish? gave a1i vokeG
uEo wishz. 'ake tNe recorG. oa that qaesblony the âyes are. . ' . .
53.. the Nays are nonee, none Voting Preseat- , Senate Biàl 1405
àaving received the reqlired conskikqtional malortty is
declared passed- , senate Bill 1413y. Genator Becker. zea; the
bille 'r. . Secretaryg please.
ACTIXG SZCZZTARTJ (12.. ZE/NAXDES)
11.Paqe 144 - :AI 26# 1982i1
'Senate Bill 14.13.
(Secretary reads tltle of bill)
3rd readinq of tâe bill.
PRESIDING OPFICZRI (SZNNTOZ 51BCf)
Sêaator Becker.
S2:âT02 BEC<:RI
Tàan: ioq. xr. President. senate 3ill 1:13, nepartment
of tabore an4er àleadment 4 reskores a total of three *il-
lioa nine huniFe; and sixtr-tlo thoasaa; four hqndred to t:e
'M :83 badget of tàe Bureaq ol zxployœeat Secqrit; in tàe
follovihg line itelst Group Insuzalce.. tNree àaadred an4
ninetr-one t:ousand foar àundredi.contractual. three zillïoa .
fifty-foqr tkousand seven huldzeG; Frintingy two hnadred an4
eigàt thousand: equàpaente tàree hqaired and eight tàousaà;
kNree àqadled. For a total of tNree liliion line KnnGze; an; '
sixty-tvo thoqsanû four hundred. Genate Bill 1413 as aleaded
provides a hqndreë and 'lfty-one *illion aine Nan dred anG
ainety-nine thoqsaad seven buadred an; one dollars for t:e
ordinary and contingent expeases o' tàe nepartaent of Iabor
for the fiscal year beginning JqA; 1e 1982.. Genezal zeyeaaee
eigàteea willlon t*o hqnired and tkirtr-six thousand; eederal
'qndse a àqndred and tkirty-khree Millioa seve? bqnire; and
sixty-thzee tkoasaad seFen àuadred and one dollarsy or a
kotai of a hunGred anG fift P-one millioa nlne hundreG and
hiaety-qile tkousanâ sevea Nundred aad one doliars. lnd I
aak for a falorable Fote.
PRESIDI'G OT#ICZR: (S;<àT0R BRUC')
Is there discassion? Tàe guestion ise sàall Senate Bill
1413 pass. Tàose ia favor Tote Are. 'àose oppose; Tote xay.
1:* voting is open. nave all voted v*o glsk? nave all Foted .
v:o visha nave all vote: v:o vlsà: 'ake t:e record. on
kàat qœestioae tNe Ayes are 5Qe the xaya aIe 5. 1 Voting
Preaent. Smaate B12l 1412 having tecelved tâe required con- I
atitutional najority is declared pasaeG. Geqate Biil 1%14y '
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Genator Sc:affer. Read the billv :r. secretary. please.
*cTING SZCEZTAAIZ (KE. PCRSANDZS)
Senake Bill 141R.
(Seczetary reads title of bill)
3r; reading of tke bill.
P:ESZDI<G oerlcERz tSZ#àTO: 3a0CE)'
senator scuaffer.
S:<àT0E GCEàTFER:
âppropriates ninetr-seven millioa three hunGred and
fiftr-two khousaad. It's. dova aboqt a million segen.
PRESIDING OFFICZRZ (SCNITOR BRBCE)
':e qqestioa is. shail senate 3il1 1414 pass. Those in
favùr vote àye. Those opposed voke Xay. The Foting is opea.
Have all voted vho vish? Eave alI voteG gNo gisN' Take tNe
tecor4. on tàat qqestiony the Ayes are 55y tàe xays are 1y'none Voting Present. Senate Bill 1414 having received the
reqqtred coastltutional majoriky is declared passeG. Genate
Bili 1415, senator Coffey. Rea; khe bille Krt Secretaryy.
pleàse.
ACTING SZCRGTARIZ (52.,fZ:Nà:b:5)
Eenate Bill 1:15.
(Secretary reads kltle of bi11)
3rd'reading of tàe bill.
PRZSIDING O'PICERI. (SZXATOE BEBCC)
Senator Coffey.
SCNATO: Co##=Y:
Tàank youe dr. President and lexbers nk tàe Seaate.
Seaate 3àll 1415 aa amende; appropriates tgelge zillïoa eigkt
:qadred thousaad and eighty dollars for. t:e ordlaary aad
coakingency expense'for tNe Iilinois LaM ihforceqeût Commis-
sioa for khe iiscal year beginning Juiy lst.. 4982. ând I'd
aSk for a faForabze roll cali.
P:ZSIDING O'FICCRZ (SEHATOR BRUCE)
Is tkere discnssion? ;be question &s: shall Senate B&ll
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1415 pass. TNose in favor vote lye. lhoae oppoaed vote 'ay. l'àe-.-Fating is open. Bave a11 voted g:o gisb? Have all
voted vNo wis:2 Take'the record. on tàat qqestione tNe àyes
are 5%e khe Naya are noaee none Voting Present. Senate 5ill
1415 àavin: receiFed tàe required constitutioaal œajorltr is
declared passed. senate 3il1'1416. Geaator Tboaas. ReaG tNe
bili, Kr.. Secretaryk please.
ACTING SZCRP'IZTZ (;;. FERWIRDXSI
Genate Bill 1R16.' (Gecretary' çeads tltle of bàll) '
3rd reading of *he bill.
PRXSIDI:G Q'FICXRZ ('SCXATOR BRGCZ)
Senakoz 'ko*as. .
SE#ATOR T:D:zS:
Tàaak you, very MqcNy Er. PresiGent an; LaGies and
Genàleaen on khe senate. Senate 3112 1416 as anended appro-
priates four lillion o4e Nundred tàirty-one thousand eigkt
hqndred one Gollars for the otGtnary aad coatingent ex/enses
of tâe Illinois Local Governmeatal tag Enfordelent officers
'ralning soarG for tNe fiscal year beginning Jqly le 1982.. I
ast for a favorahle voteo,
PZ:SIDIXG D'TICZZZ (SENATOX 3R;C3)
Is tâere discusaion? The question isy shall Senate 2iIl '
1416 pass. ïNose ia favor vote àye. 'Nose opposed vote Nay.
2:e voting i, opea. iave a 11 voted wNo via:2 nave alA votedvko vish? Take t:e record. Oa that question. tàe âyea are
56y t*e Aays are aoRee ùoqe Voting Preseat. Senate Bill 1%16
kaging received' kNe requireë constttational xajority is
4eclared passedk. Senate Bill 1%1Te senator schaffer. Read .
ààe bioA: :r. Secretar#y. please.ACTIXG SZCQZTàRYZ (>:. PE.ENâXDES) iI
ISenate Bill.1417.
(Secretarr r*ads title of 1ill) .
3r4 rea4in: of the b&ll. '
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PR:SIDING OFFICCEI (SXSAQQR BXBCZ)
senator ScbaTfer.I
SE:ATGR SCHAZTERZ. I
Departœeat of hental ieaitNe sqbstantialiy dowq beiov as 1
introduction. '
PEEGIDIKG OPFICER: (SZFATOR BRDCEt
Is kNere 4iscussion? Qhe qqestion lse shall Senate Bill
1417 pasa. 'kose in favor vote Aye. Tkose opposeG voke Xay.
T:e voting is opea. Have a11 Foted vâo glsà? Ma%û a11 Toted
vko vish? Take tNe recori. 01 that questione khe âyea are
52# k:e xays are 2. 2 Voting Preseàt. Senate Bill 1%17 âav-
ing received t:e reguïred coastitutïonaz œajority is decoared
passed., senate 3iil 1418. Senator Rapp. Read tEe bill. d( .
Secretaryy please.
. ACTING SECEETIRYZ (52. FEE:ANDES)
Senate 3ill 1418.
lsecretary re:Gs title of bill)
3rG zeading of t:e bill.
PZZSIDING OPPICKR: (5:xàTO: BEECE)
Eeaator zupp.
S2:àQ0R aDPP:
Seaate Bill 1418 appropziakes fourteen million
sixty-seFen t:ousand fifty dollars :or t:e Departmeat if
xinea an4 Kïaerals foI Fiscal #d3 ordinary and contiagent
expenses. I ask an àye vote.J
PREGIDIXG DYFICEXZ (52NàTOR BROCC)
Is tbere discussion? The guestion 1se slall Senate Bill
1418 pass. Those in favor Poke âye. lhose opposed vote Na .
Tâe voting is opeh. Have ail voted v:o visN2 gave all vote4
vho vish? Take tàe 'recor4. 02 kNat questlone tbe âyes are
53v the xays ar+ aoney 1 votlag zresent. Seaate Biil 1q18
àavlag receiFed the reguired constitukional lajority ks
Geclared passed. . Senate Bill 1419, Senator ztberedge. Read
t:e bilie :r. Secretary. plmase.
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ICTI*G SECRCTARYZ (MR. 'ERNâXDZS)
Seaate 3ï11 1419.
(Secrekary rea4s title of bill)
3râ reading of t*e bill.
2R25IDI:G 0TFIC2Rz (SBNATOR BEDCE)
Senator ztheredge.
%exl:0R X'aXREDGEI
Zese xr., Presidenk 'aad Ladies aad Gentlemen of the
Senate. tkis is the' àpproprlation bïll Tor tàe Department of
ïqeiear Safety. It is ih the awouat of three milzion nlne
ûuadre; fifty-six thoasan; foqr bandre; and 'ifky dollarse
and. Q would ask for a favorable 2oll cali.
PRESIDIXG O'YICERZ (S;<1T0R :R;CX)Is there Giscussion? T:e guestioa is, sNall Senate B111
1419 pass. Those in favor Foàe zze. TNose oppose; votq :ay.
'ke voting is opel. Have all vote; vNo visà? aaFe all voted
wào viaâ? Take t:e recori., On that guestione the Azea are
52, tâe 'ays are none. none Voting Present.. Seaate Bill 1419
haviag receigeG tàe required constitutlonal œaloritz is
Geclared passed. Senate 3i1l 1420, Senator Somaer. Read the
b12le ;r. Secretarye please.
ACTIXG SZcq:TlR'z (K2. ZZEKARDZS)
Senake :ili 1420.
(Secretary reada title of bi1l)
3râ readiag of t:e blll.
P:CSIDING GYTICARZ (SEXàTOR SRUC3)
Senator som*er..
SZXATOE SOS:ERZ
Thank yoqe 5r.. President. This ls tEe appropriatioa for
t:e Depastkent of Personnel. It's doua foqr :undrêë andfifky-three tâoqsand ioilars 'rom t:e introdqction ievei.
PEESIDING O?FIcERz (SCXATOR BEDCE)
Is tàere diacqssïon? Tbe question ise. shall Seaate Bili
1:20 pass. Tàose àn fayor Fote àye. 'hose opposed vote xay.
x 4) .y6
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TNe votihg is opea. Sake all vote; gho vis:7 Save all voted
v:o visà? Take t*e record. 04 that qaestioh. khe 'r#s are
55e t:e lays are 2. none Vottag Presenk. Genate Bill 1424
Navtng recelved tàe zeculte; coastàtutional œalorltr ia
Geclare; passed. senatm Btlà 1422. Senator Sckéffer. lead
kàe biii. :r. Smcretarim. Pleûse.
âCTISG SCCRETZRYZ (:E. ':RXANDES)
Senate 5ill 1422.
lsecretary reads title of bill)
3rd reaGinq of the b1l1.
PXXSIDING D'PICCiZ (SZXATOR B27C;)
Senakoz sckaffer. .
SXNATOR SCBAFFERZ
Three billàoa tveatm-four Million. down aàout eigàteea
alAlioa Trom introduction. teaner than a jqnkyar; dog.
#kEsIDI%G GfFICCRZ (SE:âTOR BR7CZ)
Ia there dlnnqssiop; Sehator temke.
S2#âTO2 LZ3KZZ
Senatot Schaffery.-vl'd like to aak .you a gaestioa.
ZR:SIDIXG O'PICEEI (SENâTOE ::0C:)
Iadicates he lilA yieldy Senator Lemke.
S:NATQR L21KEz
Vhat ia the Depaztmeat of Public Aid Goiag vitK the
vorkfare progzaa ge yassed lask week--wlaat year?
PRESIDIXG QFTIC:R; (SENATOR BR@cz)
Gena tor schaffer.
S:NATOR 5CaA#fZ2z
Gteat lhings.
P/ZSIDIXG QZTICERZ (SZ:àQOR B:;CZ)
Senator îe/ke.
32NâT0R LZ:KEz:
I understan; tàat t:ey âave aoae problems tzying to
à'mpleaent ltv'..-and 1...1 sep a proble. wkere-.aùow .vouid.you
Nave people tlat encourage people to be on velfare try to
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encour-kge tNea to get ofll I thiak the deparkment should
give up thia function to .tke De partxent of Labor so we can
start lookiag for jobs. I thiak they have dole nothing with
it except iiscourage it. Iaoerstand Aàey àave hearlngs on
*hr vorkfare 1111 aot work in Illiaois # even thoqgh it is
îorkiag in Iadtana. I xean. tàis is vhak khey4re going
around doing. 2'M gotng to Vote Presenk on this bili an; I
4rge everybddy elae to uatil they get the vorkfare program
atralghtened out. We got ko straigHten this tàing oqty
becaqse people tNat are on gelfare tàat deserve to be' on
ld. ek tbeiz money. but tkese other peopley *:e majori*yahou g
khat cNeat on velfare: sNoqld gek 5ff on &r. lnd tàey
ahoali, ..get out anG pqt a job to vork an; theylre not doing
anythi .g with 1t. and Iêx 'going to 'ote Present an; I.-.qrge
everybt') 41: else to Go tite aame.
PRXSID-NG OF/ICERZ (GZ#ITOR 5RëC3)
Farther discusaion? Genator Schaffer.
S'NATOE SCHAFTE::
I tàia k. Genator Leake, tàat tàe vorxfare Progzaa is
gorking very velle elcepà perhapswin sole of t*e large urban
settinqs whicN regrettabiy is ghere xe :ave the largest
auxber of clieata, bat I tàia: . the 4epartwent :as lade a
sipcère etfort. àn4 I t:iqk tNose of qs tàat are oa tàe Joiat
Comœlttee on Pablïc âid and have Near; teatimonimse certainlx
àave coae away viih the impresaion that the departaent is ia.L
pitcâing oa tàls. Thanks to tNe courts. tbere are obstacles
tossed in tNeir gay. but the; have. I tNlnky rakàer doggedAr
pqrsued tàe concept that this General àsseobi; enactedy and I
tNiL'k t:at tbey are making a goo; faitN effork to acâieFe tàe
goals tàat ve outlined for the. an; thlnk the bizi aàould
passy tàat probleœ notvithstanding.
P/ZSJ ;:G OTTICEQZ (SBXAQOR BEGCE)
Question isy shall Senatp Bï1l 1422 pass. Those ia favor
Tote àye. Those opposed vote Hay. The votiag ia open. %ave
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' a 11 voted v:o visN: nave aIl votedall vote4 vko wish? ave a
?Ko Wish? Take t:e rerord. OA that qqestion. the âyes are
35v the Nays are 14e 9 Voting Present. Seaate Bili 1:22 hag-
ing receàve4 t:e requited coastitutional majority is declared
passed. seaate :ill 1:25. Genator Bloo*. Rea; the biil: :r.
secretary. please.
âCTIKG GECRZTAZ'Z (8R. 'ER#âNDEZ)
Senate 5ill 1:25.
(Secretary reads title of b111)
3rd readiag of tàe blll.
PaZSIDING OZ/ICEEZ (S;XàTO: BROCE)
Senator Bloom.
S:xAT0R.5t00dz
I'@e Just cansulted vit: lea4erskip oa the otNer side of
t:e aisle aa gell as lea4ersàip here. I'd ask that tkia bill
be Neld until the ànfornation tàat vas requested at tâe
coamittee hearing be 'qrùisàe; to t*e satisfaction of tNe
ïinorïty spokesuan and the chairman of appropriation. kill
;oq take it out of'th+ recorde please?, j aaucg)PFESIDIXG O'/ICZAZ ( EXàTO:
Take it...às thexe leave to take it oqt of tNe recori?
Leage is graated. Tàke it oqt of the record. 1426. Seaatoo
navidson. Reaë the bille 'ru secretarye please.
ICTING SZCR'TAZIZ (dX.. FERNANDEG)
senate gili 1826..
(Secretary reada title of bill)
Jrd' readïag of tâe :111.
PAZSIDING O?FIc;Rz (àz:àT0: :RJCZ)
s ' qatov navi4son.e
szlzToa nzvlDsoxz
:r. Preaident and aembera of t:e Senatey tNe annual
appropriation of one mizlion nine hundred and aiqety-foœr
thoqsand niae àqndre; dollary for the annqal kudget of tNe
State EmplAyees Retirement Syate.. àppreciate a favorable
I
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Tote. '
PaESIDING OF#ICEZZ (SZNATQR 3RUCE) . ' JQqeitioa 1av aàail Senate Bill 1%26 pass. Those in favor
M&1I vo.te Aye. TKose opposed. v/te BaY. T:e voking is open.
EaFe all Foted vho 'vïsà; Have a11 loted w%o #iaà? rake tNe
record., nn tuat'qqeatioa, tàe àyes are 57. tNe :axa are
aoney none Yoting Presentv Senate Bill 1426 haFiag received
tNe required constitutional majoriky is declared passed.
Senate B11l 1427. Senator Kent. Aea; tNe billy :r. Secre-
tarye please.
àCTIXG SCCQZTKRIZ (:R. 'EENAXDSS) .
ill 1R27 ' ' '--'-''Seaate : .
(Secretary reads title of bill)
3r4 rea4àng of tbe bill. '
I'M JIDIXG O'I'ICFAR: (SC:ATOZ BR7CE) '
Sena tor Kemt.
S:NàTOR R::'z .
:r. Preaiient and Members of tàe Seaatey tNe budget for
this is tvenky-tNtee aillion five ànadred aad tMelve tàousand -
eight Nunâzed Gollars. àsk for a favorable roll call.
' PaZSIDING OFPICERI (SEWàTOR 9aUCEI',
.1Is tâere dïqcaszion? The guestion is. shall seaate Bili
1427 pass. Tàose in favor vote zye. Tàose oppose; vote 'ay.
The votiag is opea. Eave al1 voted vào gisà? Have all voted
vho vish: Take the record. on khat questione tbe à#es are
56. t:e Nays are aoue, none 'oting Present. seaate Bill
1%27k..Sen'ake Bill 3427. tNe lyes are 56. tNe iays are noaev
aone Fotiag Presente. an4 the bilA kavtag receive; t:e'
rpqaired constitational lalorit; is declared passed. Genate
3111 1445. Senator Soazer. aead tâe blloe nt. Secretarye
please.
àCTIXG SZCQXTARTI l:a. eERXANDCS)
.senate 3i11 1qq5. -
(Secretary reads title of bill)
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3rG reading of t*e bill.
PRXGIDING OFFICERZ (SE#ATOR BRQCZ)
Senator Soœmez.
S:XàQOQ SO;;ZEz
Thaax youw :r. PresiGent. 'Nese a2e thê olQ projpcts
that are in. vartoqs stages ot completloa. It's down forty-
eight aillion dollazs from the l:vel at which it gas intro-
duce4.
PZEGIDING O'PICCR: (SINATOR BXUCE)Is there discussion; Is tx:re discussion? The questïon
is, shall Senate aill 1445 pasa. Those in fapor votq àye.
Tkose oppoge; lote Hay. Th# vqting ia open. dave a1l voted
@ho vlsâ? Save a11 Faked who 'wïaà? Take tàe record. On
that qaestioae tNe âyes ar* 53g the xays are %y 1 Voting
?resent. , Senate Bill 1445 kavtng recêived the peguire; con-
stitutioaai. majority is declpred passe4. Senate Bill 1q%9e
Seaator 3loom. Aead t:e bilie :r. Secretaryy please.
àCTING SBCR ZTADZZ' ('R.,FE2:à:DE3)
Seaate BiQ1 1:49.
l3ecretary readz title of bill)
3r4 reading of the b'111.
PZEGIDI#G Q'PICERJ (JANATOZ B2gt:)
senator Qloo/.
SZXANOR BLOO'I
Thank yoqw.dr. zresiieht. 1449 addresses a minor problëm
vith the iaterface of the àdainistratiye Proceoqre àct anG
gkat veeve yrittea into the Envirnnaental Protectlon Act by
gay of hearings. Basically it sayay to satis'y tâe ecoaomic
i*pact hearingse ;o? ëoa't have to go throug: tNe procesa t*o
tlmes. TNm aecoa4-..tbe A*A àearings, if Ahey complr 'vikà
bringiag out the information oa-w-on ecoaomic impact goul;
sqffice. 1*11 try and ansver any qqestions. othervise 2'd
aak-for your sapport.
ZRESIDING OFFICERZ (SEXATOE BEBCZ)
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Is there discussiono Is there discussïon? Senator
sc*qnelan.
SZKATOR SCHONZIANZ
Qqeltion of tNe sponsor.
PRZSIDING O'PICZZZ (SZ#ATOR 3E7CX)
Indtcates he will yieid. Seaator Schune*an.
SC:ATOR 5CH7:2hANz
Senatore I'* particqlarly inkerested in this because of
the posaiàle iapact apoa. aoae of :àe Aazardoas waste sites ln
ay district. ând particqiarlyv tke aathority granted tNe
Pollution Control Board 'to cite Nazardous' waste locatioas;
wi1l tbis in any vay càange khe...tbe lav' khat gas passed
last year. for example, Senate Bill 172 or any other existing
Statute at aliy or...does this only àave to do gith ruie!
laklng?
PRZSIDIXG O'EICZQZ (SZ:ATOE 320CZ)
Senator 3looz.
SXXATOE BLOOSI
ïhis is a qreat miczophone. it kinio..noe itAs..-it
addresses...gses târough the rule aaàing process ïtself. It
Goes not address those other Nearings. àn; ghea I refer to
ecoaowic ilpact. we finally passedy I believe Senator
Donaegaid gas th* sponsor back in *15. an a*endment to t:e
'ngironuental #rotection Act that said vàen you start tâese
raie œakiaga and get khese light bulbs go of: over yoqr head
in t:e agency: you go oat and have keaziaga and determlae the
econoœic impact of your regnlatory scàe/es. ând so. tàis
i ' f isions. Tâis is aaeasures the àPà vit tsose sort o prov
great œicrophoney it...
TRESIDING OFPZCER:. (SCXITOR 59;CZ)
senator Lelke.
SZNATOR LZMKEZ
Senator Blooœe I Nave a qaestion.
?RCSIDIXG OTTICZRI (SCIATOR BRGCZ)
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Indicates hè gill yielde Senator teak/.
52eà10E izdiCz
nav, does this a'Tect our b&ll tàat ve paased for small
basinessmen as far as having representation. noes tàis change
a2y of tàose rules?
PREGIDING O'PICER: (SZ#ATOA BR0C2)
Senator Blooa.
Sz#zro: 3ZOO;r
#oe Sir.
SZNAIOR LEdKC:
Thanà You.S'XâTQR BL0O:z
:oy 5iI@ it's tracked to 403. as a Ratker of fact. 'his
aicrophone is kinG of like Senator 3ogers.
PZBSIDIXG O'?ICE22 (SXNITOR 5:0CC)
Turther---senator Lemke. furéher Gisc œssion? Seaator
Delazio.
SE<ATOR DEdë2I0r
9ell. tàank roa, Kr. Presàdent. I#d ask t:e sponsoz to
yield for a qaestiony if he---i; âe Woqld.
ZRESIDI#G ûfelczRz (S:NATOR B2UC2)
Indicatea Ne will yield, Senator Bloop. Sena-
tor-..senator ge/qzio.
SZXATOE DEIGZIOZ
. . .senator. I vas detaiaed kere and aot Iistening. can
yoq briefly reiteratq again the rationale bekind the eliai-
aation or.--or the.--going to the duplicative àearingsz
There *as so Iqch going on over herey I didn't hear you.
%oql; yoq Ieikerate youz explanation agaiqy. please.
PEESIDING O'#ICEE: (SEXâTOZ 32UC;)
Senator zlooa.
5ENàTOR BLOONz
kelle. Senator. this gas one of t*e recommendations coling
oqt of tàe Joint Coauittee oa Adainisàratlve aeviels annual
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report aa4 you sit on the committee. ânG basicailye we foua;
that t:is would cut down on gNat ve percei/e; as vheel spil-
ning. Ia other voros, going t:roqgb the same bearing prpcess
tvice.
PRZSIDI'G O'TICCZI (SCXAIOR BROCZ)
Sehator nemazio.
SSNATO: DiMnzloz
5oy under the.e-tàe propose; legislation. :0th the hear-
inq for t*e Pollution Cohtrol Board and lâe---to satlsf; the
PC9 and ZPà voald be hel; simqltaneous. Is that correct?
PRZSIDIXG OEPICZZI. (S;:ATOE ZEUCZ)
Seaator 3loom.
5;NâT02 Bt0G'I
Rhere it's applicable and if..-you*ll notice t:e liae
which sayse *So long as botN provisions are 'ally complie;
vitN-* Me don't vaht ko give anyone an opportanity to make
an ead raa.
PRZXIDING OFFICZEZ (SENATOZ BEUCX)
.u.' Senator Demqzio.
SZRAIOR 'DZH7ZIOZ
Is there anytNing in t:e Statqte nog khat prohibits 't:e
lœarings to be hel; concurrently?
j#:2 IDI#G LSMI<CBDZ (SE.#àTO: B2()Cd)Senator Blchom.
SZRATOR BL0O:I
%àr I don't thiak tkere*s anr laagqage that saysy thou
. sxalt aot' àood colculxent heariaga. This ïust sets it oût,
. 'caqse ghen ke.-.ve#re reviexiag the procesae ve sai; tNak it
appi:rs that tNis woui; involve goiag aroqnd tàe track a
: , u aazag txzs i:couple of tiwes. Believe *ee I vouldn t be ah
I tàougkt that it vould-.-it xoald provide an agency a chance
to aake an en; run.
PEZSIDIXG 0#f2C2R: (SENATOR BRUCE)
senator Deœuzio.
I
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:' 5211209 DSSDZIO:
gelle I'* jqst...I#2-..I'* trying. to--.to recall what thei
rakionale was of tàe juint cozlittee ia recommendiag the
legialatione and franklyy eitber I was absent or 1...1
siKply.-ajust simply do aot remeRbel the rationale beàind vàg '
ve voul; do tbis. Can you. kell me in vhat procedures and in
khat hearings that this pertains to2 Mhat is...?hat...
PR;SIDIKG O'PICERZ (SE#ATOR 3RBCZ)
:. Senator Booom.
SXAATOR BtooKz .
Okazy yoq look at the bill: rou refer to Section 27y
ve.re amendiag t:e vaz t:e boara aaopts. 1ts substantlve .regu-
lations-w-iks regulatlons. .
' PRE;IDIKG O'TICZZI (SC'â1OR BRGCE)
âll rigkt. . .. .
51NàTOE BLOONZ
gegre amenGiag the %ay the board aGopts its...
PRXSIDING OfPICERI (SCNàTOR B20CE)
nol; ony S/nator Bloom. I woader if ve could Nage aoze
' or4er. . If ge can kake our conferences off the Floor. Eena-
tor 91oo*. '
SZRATOR BLOOK:
TNank yoû. okay. Jou look at ït. Section 27 of tàe SnFi-
roamenkai Protectioa àct sets oqt hog the Pollutioh Control
Board adopts aqbstaative regulationsy palsuant ko t*e direc-
tions in khe okhêr sections in t:e Act. I forget. teay. tàir-
teene txenty-tvoe twenty-seven. solethi'ng like that. Then it
says. except as provide; belov before tNe adoption of any
oaee tàer go tàroqgà tâelr ovn notice and. procedure kàlng. :
Moq. tàis vas set qp prior to t:e creatlon ,of tke Joint
cammittee. Xove tâere#s..-you go aroan; tâe track tvice
right nok. :ov this language then says. OA Neariag uader
this subseitionw or beforp it. may also be used to satisfythe reguirements of this section on ne? rule makinge so long
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asy/-e.aa; tNat's the key--.tNat's the key thinge >so long as
tNe provisioas are fully coœplied v&tN.*
PZZSIDING OF2IcEEz (S:HATOE B2Gc2)
senator Demazio.
SZNATOR DZBOZIOZ
Aiso, I:* told khen that pursuan: to sectioa...1027, 5qb
Cv that in case of an emergqhcies khat the Governor couid
prociaim--.and *ay order proposed regulatlons to take effect
prior to t:e àearings v:ile such hearings are being''held.
AnG does that--.ois. tNat soletNing neg that-..is being added
to...
PRESIDIHG OFFICERI (SCXATOR BRGCZ)
Senator Bloom.
S:XJTOZ 2LODdz
âye. 'Ne gata of tNe bili are on page 4 and on page 2.
xogy you look back on page 4 an4 tàey talk aboqt tâe proce-
Gqres anG :earinga reqqlred by Sabsection A. of Section 501.
of the Act. Then again they sâyy >5o long as botN provisions
are fuliy complied with.w' If..--if staff feels that it is
flawed. I doa' 't gant to take qp tàe time: of tkis BoGy. 1#11
that it oqt of the record aaG bring it back and correct it.
#ZESInI#G OF#ICdRZ (SCNATO/ 3RpC2)
Senator nemuzio. ànd yoqr tiae. Seaatore has. just about
eapireG. Seaator De*uzio.
SZNâTOA D22;zI0z
Coqld you âold. it jqst for.-a fev miautes? daybe ve can
iron soue khings out and come back to it i; the PresiGeat...
PZCSIDING OTFICZRZ (SRSATOR 5X7C;)
Is tàere leaFe to take lt out of tàe rerord? gith leaFey
le can briag it baek ïn jasâ a few Minqtes aad zarbe saFe
some tiye.. Ie there leave? teave is granted. Seaate
B411... 1479e Senator Carroll. :ead t:e bille Mr. Secretarye
Please..
ACTING SECRETAATI (5R. EEENANDCS)
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Senate B1l2 1479.
(secretary reads title of bill)
az4.reaGing oi the blll.
PZZSIDING OEEICER: tSE#âr0/ BRUCB)
Senator carroll.
SZXATO: czaioLtz-
Thank youv :r. Presiient aad Ladies and Geatle*en of *àe
Genate. This' is the bili that :as been so uidely acclaimed
by various news meuia tNroughout t:e state to uneuackle our
coaptroller and allog hi* to question qqestioaœble garrants.
sezator 'ottea raise; a legitimate qqestion v:en thia bill
c/më 'before us once beforey but ue:ve Gone a poll aad we
thlnk we:re relativeiy safe, so that .we' voqld like to pro-
ceed Fikh t:e leglszation. Tâe leglslatâoa adia like the
counterpart states of california. :ev 'orke Peqnsylvania.
gl-mmonsiav 'assachusetis. dicâigany Florida. Conlecticat and
ot:ers uoqld allov tâe Comptroller toy.ia facte càeck. before
payaenta vere aade on a qaeslionable èxpendlture. Tbere are
sigaiflcant safeguards to garkous depart*eats and ageacies
kherein tNey can still reqqire the payment apoq affïdavit and
I voil; qrge a favorable roll call.
PRdSIDI#G 0#TIC27J (S;XATO: 9E7c:)
Is there ëiscassion? Genator Deàagelis.
szxzroz DezxèzLlsz
ThanA zoue 5r. Treaident an4. xembers of the Senate. T:is
bill is no better tkan it was whea it vas ta'ken oqt of t1e
record seFeral leeks ago., I migàt caation everione that tNis
is tNe Comptrolieres State Gran; Jury bill. It allows the?
tN* privileg:' of holiing up any garranty tiey choose to. for.
'vhatever purpose àe vants koe for ghatevez period of time he
wouid like toe an; tben hol; a pablic hearing on. kNe kolding
qp of tâe larrant. I realll thinx that that's a keavy
reafonsibiiity. don't kàïn: tâat kâe Coastitution êFeriatenied for tàe Cowptroller, regardless of who..-w:oever it
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!
. Jalgh: bee to :ave tNese kin; of authozities and powers. I '!
voul4 urge a No vote on thàs bili. '
PRESIDIXG QT?ICEZZ (52:âTOR Bâ0C2) !. 1'qrther Gicqssionz Senator Totten.
SZNATOR 'OTTE4Z '
Tkank yoa.. :r. President and Iadies and Gentlemea of tNe
Senate. . 1 goql; like to submit aa Exhibit A to this 3ody the
latest poll that shows t:e incq*bent au tventyctwo and t:e
challenger' at tventy-six, undeeided' ara t:e rest. It would '
pzobably be oar best cNoice to give theae pouers to andecided >
rather thaq to either of tNe otàer tlo, and tbis bill should
kave t:e saae action frow the sponsor as it 114 t#o geeks
aqo. Thia is a 4angeroas precedenk espec'àlly vhen unGecide;
ia ahead.
ZRZSIDIXG OP/ICERZ (SCNàTOR BRBc2)
Senator Geo-Karïs.
S:xzroz G:O-Kâ:I3:
. dr. Presidenk and Laiies and Geaklemen of the senatee I
tNink the intent of tNe bill is goody but if ve're going to
give the Comptroller--.inFestiqator; powers. which is sixilar
' to'a gran4 jury type oi povere. veere goiag to have to give it
to every otàer departaeat. tàea ve#1l aever finish payiag
bills &:e state vlli be coupletety in. the red. I don't
think t:at this is t:e bili tàat shoul; go forward. becaase
yoq cannot gile it to jqst oae ageacy and not gige ik to.) .
anotàer: and tNereforey I speak against'tàe bill.
PRZSIDING 0FPIC:2z (SZKATOR BR7CE)
Senator Scâai:er.
szxàtn: scaAerBcz ' '
'dr. Presideatw 'cHenry County has aever had a goFeFnor.
This bill vill put a resiient of Qy county ia the Governor:s
saasion. . I intend to support it.
ZaZSIDING OFTICZXJ (SENATOR B2BCE)
Purther discussion? Senator Keats.
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5d:àTOR XZATSZ
Coul4...a...a questlon of t:e sponsor. Questioh of the
SP0hS0r.
PRCSIDING D'#ICZZ: (SESATOR BR7Cd)
Indtcates àe v11l yield. Senator Keàts.
S'XATOZ Kzàlsz
Seaator Carrolle @as tàis b1lA brought to yoa by
our...our young 'rtenGs in the press? Thià bill vill keep
mùèe cub reporters exployei tkan anytking else I can possiblr
tàihk of. Do yoq àave an! compreàeasion of jqst gbat tNis is
gqing to be like? ïou:re goipg to Nave cœb reporters in
every noo: and cranny of thls State--.covering gooTy stolies
aboat tkinga that probably never should have been dlacusped.
ghile I appreciate your-o.youc iatro4ucing t:e biil to heip a
frïemde I tàink rouere going to kill yoqr frien; aa; a lot of
otNer people tooy an4 I vould think tNe besk' iGea vou14 be to
save tbe Legislatqre tNe problem of killing this bill an4 do
as you Gid. earlier and perhaps set is asiie. 'àank you.
Z/CSIDIKG OPPICZR:. (5:S;T02 3R;C2)
'urtâer discusalon. Senator Carroll *a; close.
SdxAï02 CàzRgtîz
gelle, first. I thougNt tAe rûles vere that the other :ide
voqid have oae Geslghate; hikter, bqt I gqess tâey've 4ecided
ko go with a larger nuiber. As to senàtor xeatse lf 2ull
eaplormeat is a good idea itfs a good idea for reportqrs Eooe
evea thoqg: tàe idea di4 not generate frox that area. I
t:ink it is qœite cleary hovevery you know. t:e Goveruor :as
qse; other methods of not payipg biloa vhen Ne didu't feél he
had the cash arotznd? Thtia isn' t neces' sary to io thaty. nor
#ïll it accomplls: t:at Tarposey. nor sbould ite nor is-..is
it inten4ed to. gàat it ia intended to do. however. is to
say to t:e person *ho has tàe coastitutional. responsibiiity
to be tke Comptroller of tàiy State to hale soue aatàoritr to
càeck tàia gs tbak come acrosa his deske rather than àave
I
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potential scandals take place wâerein. even oh its facee it
#as gaite appareat kNak it was ah inproper payaente. but we:ve
i :e Co*ptrolier t:e autkprity to do vhataever g vea kI
Comtrollers uoul; Go ia private industry ol anywhere else and
that is to àook beyon; tâe foar corners of a iocûkent vhen
tNere is aoœething on t:e 4ocument itself khat sà'ovs there
ligkt, ia facte be a problem. I tNink it voui; be silly for
anyone to vant to denx tàat aatkority to t:e Co/ptroller of
this state tegardless of party: regardless of occupante otNer
tàaa posslbly Seaator Totten'a coacezae and I wouod azà Tor a
PZESQDING O'FICCRZ (SE<ATOR BZBCE) .'
Questioh ise skail Senate Bili 1%79 pasa. Tâoae. ia faFor
Fote àye. 'hose opposed vote Nay. TEe Fotlng is open. HaFe
all voted MNo xish? :ave a 11 voted *ào gisN? Have all Foted
v:o *ish2 'ake the record. On tàat questione t:e Ayes are
3Qy . t:e Says are 28. noae Voting Pzesent. Senate 3il1 1479
àaving received tke reguired constitqtioaal majority..-l see
three senators *ho haFe reguests-.-senate Bill 1%79, the roli
call is 30 âyese 28 xazs an; tàe bili ia declared paased.
Senator neAagelis reqqesta a verification ot tàose who vote;
in the affirmative. :ill tàe Kenbers. plèase be ia their
aeats. . Will the seczetary please call tkope *:o Toted in t:e
affirmative. %ill the meabers please. be in their seats aad
anaver when your nale is calied.
AETING GCCRZTAEYI' (d2. 'ZEAASDES) .
'àe folloving Tote; in tàe afftraativez' Ber*ang'Brqcee
Buzbeey Carroii. Chev. Collias. D'àrco. Dawsone Degnaa:
Demuziow nonneval4z :gany Gitxe Hally Johna, Jereâiab Joycew
Jelawe Joyce: Leake.. darovitz. 'cLenGon. Saahe xe4za. Negae
Xetscàe Ne%àonzee Sangleistere Savickasy Schaffere Taylore
Fadaàabene.
PRSSIDIXG OZ#ICSZJ (SSNAQDE BR7cz) .
Senator DeAngelis. do your guestloa the preseace of an;
I
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welber? Senator Buzbee on t:e Floor? Seaator Buzbee is in ' !
:is seat. Senator nawaon.. Seuator Davson is in his seat. '
Sena'tor Jereaiah Joyce is. standing ia froat of Senator l
Carroll's seat. .. Senakor 'ash. Is Senator xaa: oh the fioor?
Seaakor xas: is in my seati Is sênator Degnaa on t:e Floor'
:elle senator Carroll. Seaator Carroll. gelly Genator it
MoalGa't...ve aorœatly...ho. we...we do not allol.--seaator
Carrolie. ve do hot allo? a Terification o' aegaiives WNen it
àas no impact upoa t:e oqtcoaey an4 so. no.-.no. T:e-..tàe
Chair.e.the Chair will :ave to rqle that joar reqûest is oatof orGer and I've slalled about as loag aa I can. Oa a Feri-
fied ro12 ca 21 tâere are 29 zyese aad 28 xoese ahd tue...and '
tâe sponsor asks tNat 'urtNer consideratton of Senate :ill $
1479 be postpone4...tt v&ll be place; on the Order of Post-
poned Coasideration. Geaate :111 1490. Senqtor Davidson.
HoiGr, Senate Bill 1501, Senator Nedza. Read t:e biile :r.
'secretarye please.
:ND W R'ZL r
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Reel xo. 6
ACTING SECZCTàAYI (:2. FEZKINDES)
Senate Bi22 1501.
(Smcretary reads title of bill)
3rd reading of the bill.
PRZSIDI'G 0ffICE2: (S:XANOR BROCE)
Senator' xedza. Kay ve-.-senator Xedza. excuse me just a
moment. day we have soae ordery Pleaae.. ke can take soRe o;
i:e conferences off t:e Floor an4 clear the alsle. senakor '
xe4za is recognize4.
S2x&'02 NEDZA:
Tkahk yoû, ;c. presïdent aud Ladies aad Gentlemen of tàe
Senate. Senate B11l 1501 vill provide that k:e Ckicago Park
District Kaz issue bpnds to an amount vhicN xNen added to tNe
outataùdimg bonde; indebtedness *ill not exceed 1.15 percent
of the assesaed valuation of the district's taxable property.
It also cNanges tNe maxiœux iaterest rake on t:e Gistrict
bonGs so as to copform witâ *he General Interest Rate àct.
'àeme vere tvo amen4aents to tâe bill. :Ne one aaendment
vould--vto t:e bill. vas to câange +he oqe and ono-qœarter
percent to k:e 1.15 percent. wàich I Just. Keationedy làich
reflected. a tàirtr xillioa dollar to a deczeased amount ot
eïg#teen million dollars. That txelve Million-dollar differ-
ential ?as becaqse o; tàe accrual of tgeive. œiilion doilars
on previoqs bond issues vhic: vas applied to kàis biil. 1Ne
othir az#nd/ent tNat vas, pqt iato the bill *as sole wordage
aaG t:e wordage beiage *eor tNe presergation-..or tàe
kabilitatioh anâ renovation of existing district facilities
or :or similar purposea-/ Bot: of those gere put ia based on
some legai opinions tuat caue in as to kàe use of tàe moaeye
and the language being to ofTset somel oblectiona to khe bill.' Iï tàere are ao gaestionsy I voald xove :or a favorable roll
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l
call. ' (
PZESIDING OPFICZRZ' (SC:AIOR BRVCE) !. Is t:ere Giscusalon? Senator Grotberg.
GZNATOR GEOTBERG:
Thalk youy ;r. PresiGehk. Senator Nedzae are tNe mqseums
' in--.in this?
PRESIDISG OTTICCZ: (SCXATQR 39EC2) .
. Sehator Netlza.
S:xàTo: BRUC:Z '
No. Gir. Senator Grotberg. 1502 is t:e zuseum. This
bill has. nothingw--wit: t:e œuseaze this is Jq/t the straight
i ' ' 'bon; ng.
PRZSIDIXG OIAAICCEZ' (SdNATQR BEIICX) '
Senator crotberg. .
. S:NATOR GaOTBERGZ
Tâank you.. Tàat dovs aake a dlffereace. Thank zou. very '
mucâ.
PQESIDQ#G O'FICERI (SZNâTOR 3/;Cd)
Is tàere discussion? Is tàere discussion? The qqestion
iay shall Sena.ke Biol 1501 pass.. 'àose in faFor Fote àye.
Tàose opposed vote Nay. T:e voiing is open. Have a1l voted
?No gish? Have ail voted wào wishz nave all voted uho wisiz
rake t:e record. Oa that questïozg. tàe zyes are 30e the Xays ,
are 27e none Votiag Presentu senate Bill 1501. hafing
eived the reqqire4 coastitqkioaal majority is declared'rec
passed. Senator zeagezy for vwNat parpose do yoq arise? àAl
right. Selator @eaver Nas requesked a gerificatlon of t:e
roli call on Seaate Bill 1501. â1Q' rigbt. Kr. secretarye
woul; yoq call those wâo voted in tNe affirmative. 9ill tbe
members please be in their seats anG ansger vben their naze
is called.
âCTI'G Sdc2,TâRYI, (SE.,/ERNANDES) .
T:e foilowing voked in the affirmative: Berman, Brace,
Buzbeee carroil. Chewg Collinse D'Arcoy navaone Degnany
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. . ' . jneauzso. noaaevazd. zqaa. Gstz, aazl. co. sas. cereazas coyce.
Jerome Joyce. Lemkei :arovitz. 'ciea4oa. xashe Nedza. xega,
'etsch. Nekhouaey Salgaeistery Sazickas. Taylor. Vadalabenee
. Kr-.presidelt. '
#RESIDI'G O'PICZR: (S2:à'O2 BXBCE)
' Seaator Weagery do y5q qoestlon *he Presence of a2;
KpRber? ' '
SEMhTOR @2â#S:I
Senakor D'àrco. '
. PRXSIDISG OPFICZRZ (S::à1OE.:R7C2)
senator n'ârco ts in the gell.
S:#l1O2 @ZâV:2zt . .
seaator Newhoqse. .
PEESIDING OPPICERZ (SCXATOR BRUCC)
. Is Senqtor Nevkouse oa tâe floor? Senator Newhoœse.
okav. strike his naae. o:. seaator xegàoaae,is rigzt--.rlgàt
at tàe-.-reqr of kàe Chambers-, Seoator g#aver.
SZ:âTOR @2zV:Rz '
Senator Carroll oa t:e Floor?
PZESIDIXG OPFICZRI (SZXATOR BRVCZ)'' Senakor Carroll is in the pûoae bootkv or 1as in tâe
pNone b00th. Al1 right-.. Senator MeaFer.
SZXAIOR :CAVERI '
, Bqzbee.-.o: yeahy-.-àe's tàere-
# 'PRZSIDING OP ICZRZ (SENATOE BZGCE)
Bazbee...ieaator'Bue - ---atanding bT hia c:air. coioael
S2NàTOa ::A7:E:
.. Coloael Johns herez ' .
PRCSIDING O?#IC22z (SZNàIQ: 3ROCX) '
Senator Johas on thm Floor? Here Ne is.
SENATOR REAVZRZ .
gelre keepiag'tàem hotfoote; alyway.
PAESIDIXG OFFICZRI (SENâTO: BRRCE)
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Algàtw , On' a verified roll calle there are 30 àyes. 27
:ayse aad seaate Bill 1501 having receiFe; the reqqired con-
stitutional Majorlky is dêclared paasei. ror wNat purpose
4oes Senator Vadalasene arise?
SXXATOR YàDILIBENEZ
First of all. 'r. Presidenty Ie'd like to àage some order.
PRESIDING OPTQCEQZ (SZNATOR BR;C:)
All rightk dùy ve have sowe orGere please. Senator
Vaialabene.
SENATOR VàDALàBEàE;
Xes ' geere getting into the Nabit agail. aRd I zaie' a#
talk aboqt it last yeaz in regar; to our colleagues wko are
aqppose; to be responsib le Seûators *ho are playing vith
tâelr switches. oh these btlis. u.hen they come 29y 39 and 31.
ls I aald last.yeare sole of us vhen ue %it that narrov aar-
gine tàere's others v:o goald like ko gek on 'àose billsy bat
when tàey see that 30g 31 aad 32, refrain fro. getting oa
tkose bills; and conseguentlye the button players get off of
t:e bill an; it caases the bill either to get on pastpoaed
coasideration. loste or it takes t:e tize of tàe Senate.
xovx. I doa't haFe any Xilis on 3rd readiage bat I suffered
soae bad effects from that kind of game Playing last Session
ald :aG tvo very ilportant biils on postponed consideration
of vhick .ge heger got back to becaase tNe players piayed gitN
thetr avitches. fovy I think this is a bad practice and. :r.
PreslGent anG Meabers of the senate, for the sponaors of t:e
bizl and for tNe lobbyistse I tNink tkak kind of
aeeion.-.ahoald discontiauè.
PRESIDI:G OFPICEaZ (SZNATOE BEBCX)
zlao adgise tàe meaberslip aa to tàat practice tàat
ve---if yoa vait long enougà anJ chaage late enougàe the
oïficial Journal *ay hot reflect yoar' true yotee as that the
priqter sometlzes locks before you changee and alkâoagà Jou
*ay be changed on the electronic boarde tàe printer naï. in
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'acte print a 4iffereat totai. ànd so I xoql4 advise yoq
t:at zoq ma; be embarrassede. as ttme goes one if you xait
aatïl t:e ver; last second tbat the printer an; tâe boarG
mare in facte aot be tàe saae.
PKESIDI'G O'TICZZZ (SEKàTOR SAVICKAS)
For vhat purpose does Senator Dezuzio arise?
S/SâTOE nEMnzznz
Tisy Kr. President. Can ve go to tâe Order of Motions in
Rtiting no%7 g:at-w-is tâat the order ok Xuainess?
P:ZGIDING OCFICEQZ (SC#;TOA S'VICAAS)
.elly tNe order of busiaêss right noge Senatore ia 3rd
reading, seaaie Bills, 1592.
szxAeoa nzlczloz
9elle do we intend to get to Iottons in grïtïng...very
quickly?
PRZSZDISG OFPICEé: (SCXATO: 5à#IC;A5).
I vo al; suggeat you tqra aroand aa; talk to tNe Presideat
ok tke Genate.
SXXâTGR n::7ZIOz
9ell. I am talking to the Presiding Officer. Do ge
inten4 to get to motioas in vriting today'
PF;GIDING OT/ICZR: (SZXATOR SAVICKAS)
QNe Presiding Officer Goes not intqad ko get it--.to it
Fery quicklyy he intenda to go throqg: Senate billa 3r;
readlng.
SXXATOR D250ZIOI
I wàIA persist ip xy œotion at a later Gate tben. today.
P:/SIDIXG OVZICZR: (SXNATOZ.GàVICKâS)
Thank rou.'SZXATOR DEd0ZI0z
'Nank, roq, Sir.
PRZSIDING OEEICER: (SSNATON SJFICKJS)
Dn t:ê Order of Senate Bills 3rd aeading-v-sezakor
Tàomasy for ghat purpose do you arise?
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SzgAT0a Tanxzsz
Mr. President; uhile ge ha4 just a little IJAA.. I94 like
to ask leave to bave Hoqse Bill 195:, vNich I ûm shogn, as key
spoasor. I woald like that changeG, if I could. to re'flect'it
sehator Daviisow-T:okas.
PRZSIDIRG OPPICCEI (SEXATOE SâVICKàS)t . .
Ioul've heard tbe motiox Is leave grante4? Seaator
pavidson indicates :e' vould' accept 1k< teave ls gralted.
sehator daikiaade for gNat pqrpose do yoq arisea'
3exzTO: :àIïL15Dz
Tâaaà zoa. :r. President. I vould also like to ask leave
t:at ml name be reœoved froa House B&ll 1733 an4 tkat tbat
bill be assigned to Senator Brqce.
PRESIDING'OPTICZRZ (Sd:ATO2 SIVICKAG)
rou#Fe heard kâe aotion.. ls leave grantei? teave is
granted.. Senake 3lll--.senator Nedza oa senate Bili 1502.
Rr-,serzetarr. gsald ïon read tà/ bâlA?
âCTIXG SECRCTIRKI (dR. 'ERNâRDES)
senate Bili 15c2.
(secretary reads kitie of b1ll)
3rd reaëing of t:e biil.
PRESIDIXG GfflczRr. (SZNATOR SâTIC:âG)
Senatot Nedza.
SEXATOR NEDZâI
Thaak you. dr. Presidente. Ladies ind Gentlelen of the
Senate.. seaate Bill 1542 increases khe bon; aqthorization
for aqparium and museam pqrposes fro? tàirty ai4la'on to sixty
alilion âollars- The iacrease in t:e bon; authorization is
qeeGed' for a number of reasonsy tàe extensive repair and
restoration work ia needed on the àrt Institute: tke Pield
'qseum. the Sbedd Aqqariam. Nev projects include more gai-
ler; space. for t:e ârt Iastitqte, a 'arine Kantel Pavilion
for tâe Shedd . Aguariuae an; galleriesy lectare rooms an; a
theatre for tàe Dqsable dusea? of âfrican.-.A*ericaa âlt. It
. . .
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sàoqld be noted tàak accozding to the diatrtct tbat the eight
auseuas will collect one Gollar fro* private doaors for every!
one dollar tNey receige ia tax sqpporfe; bon4s. 1: there is '
ao discnmmloa. I voul; mave for' a favorable roll calo. JI
PR:SIDQXG OFFICEZI (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
' Is there any Giscqssion? seaator Demnzio.
S::àTO2 nZ:7ZIOZ .
' Iesy I just Nave one question.. Senator xedza. on the. N
previoas billy 1501, the Chicago Civic Federation had a posi-
tive positiop on Senate Bili 1502. Can you tell ** what tàe
positioa of tàe chicago.w.civic Federation ise oa tàis bi1l2
' PRCGIDIXG O'FICER: (SENATOR Sâ42CXlS)-
senator 'eGza. .
s:#lT0R X:DZA: '
Senator Deuqzioy.. I caanot presaae to speak for the Civic
Federatione but the clvic redezation *as concerned wit: tNe
tgelge aillion doilals khak was the accFual on tàe previous
bonG issqe. ï:at---tvelve miilion dollars ?as applied
to.e.senate Bill 1501 an; on tàis oRe there*se you knowe it
?as jqst tâe tvelve lillioa is vhat ge gere concerae; vith.
ZRZSIDING OF#ICERZ (SZNKTOR SAVICKAS)
senator Grotberg.
SESATOE GZQTBERGZ .
Tbank yoa. dI. , PtesiGenk. A queatiou of t:e Cuair.
Woœld you teii me the Rqmber of Fotes necessary tow--pass
tâis bond aqthorization.
PRZGIDING Q?FICZRI' (ECXATDR SAVICKAS)Senator. *e*l1 gek back to yoq. ke vant to look at tàe
original bill. Senator Becker.. :
SZXATOR CECKEE: .
Tàank zon 52. President. kould tâe sponaor yield for ai
questïon?
ZRESIDING QTTICEZI (SEXàTOE GAVICKAS)
He indicates ke xili.
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SSNATOR BECKCR:
seaator xùdza. la 1s02, is tzere a kqndve4 an4 eiqht'r
tâoasand dollar bond for t:e szookfïeld' Zoo?
PRZSIDIXG O'FlcEAz (S?:èI0R 5â7IcKAS)
Senator hedza.
SS#zTO/ NzDZAZ
xoe tàere ls aot: Senator. It is.-.it is for eight
mqseums tokal.
BRZSIDING OFeICEa: (SANATOR SAVICKAà)
Seaator Bicker.
Szyâroz B,CK;2z
Xuseqls oalr?
PECSIDIXG OSFICEZI (SEKATOR SIVICKAS)
Senator NeGza.
SCXATOR NCDZA:
Yese it is for the àdler Planetarium. t:e â=t Institate:
the-o.càicago Acadear of Sciencesy t:e Ckicago nistorical
Society. tàe Xqsable Kaseq? of Afzican-Aaerican nistorye tàe
Field Kusea. od xatqral Eàstorye the shed; Aquarium and t:e
'qseqm of Gcieace and In4qstry.
PZZSIDI'G DFflczRz (SE:ATOQ 5l7ICXâS)
'urtàer discussion? If Mm can stand at ease for a
secoad. ge kete-..senator Grotberg.
SZ:ATOR GRDTBEEGZ
Qeily thank youe :2. Fresident. %e do need tNe ruliag.
ZABSIDING QPPICZR: (SEXATOR Sà#IcKAS)
Tàe rullâg woald-..senatore ve%ve read tNe biil. aa4
there's notàing ia ït tàat iadicates anytàing out of.the
ordinary. It does not apply to fq21 faith credik of +:e
State.. ao it would take tàirty votes. Senator Grotberg.
S2Nâ'oR GRDTBEAGZ
#elle tàank youy because I'? goiag to give zoa a vote.
but I vanted to Iake sure if ;ou needed tkirty-six that Raybe
sowebody else can too. The museqms of chicago beloag to
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eFerybodr ia Illiaols and ve don't vaat anything to realiy.
serioqsly impair tbea.. Somektmes even kheir art gork, for
tkose of yoa wào qaestione. but as long-o.velly I anderstand
tkaty but also coming to CNicago taxpayers--.a voice from tàe
backgrouhd says as loag as Chicago taxpayers pa; for 1t.
Tàere are kens of kàousaads of Illinoisans fro? dovnstate
tNat travel to CNicago aaG apea; their goo; Ioaey. Tàe
Kqseum bnmîness is awfql good for Chicagoe :ut it'a also good
for t:e State of Illihois-
PRESIDING OeYlcEzz (SE:â:ûR ZA7ICKAS)
Is t*ere further discassion? Senator Nedza *ay close.
S2xàTD2 'EDIàZ
àsk for a favorable roll call.
P2E5IDI:G O'FICERZ (SEXATOE SATICKIS)
The qqeation is: shall seaate Bill 1502 pasa. Tàose in
ïavor gill vote âre. Tkose opposed voàe Xaz. The Fotlng is
open.. Eave a1l voke; v:o visk? Eage ali vo:e4 vho vish?
'ake the record. on' tàat qqestion. the àyes a2e 53, the gays
are 2. none' voting Present. , semate Bill 1502 :aving received
t:e conatitatioaal majority is declare; passed. Senate sill
1516. Senator Carroll. Seaator Carroll kere? Gemate Biil
152.1. Senator Nimroë. Senake Bill 1522, Senator Carroll.
Senate Bill 1523. Seaator Carroll. Senate 3i1l 152:. Eenator
Buzbee. Senate Bill 1525. Senator 3uzbee. 'Seaate Bill 1558,
senator chew. Qead the biile dr. Secretary.
ACTING S'CRZTâEr: ('R. 'ERNZNDES)
senate Bill 1558.
(Secretary reaës title o; bill)
3rG reaGing of the bill.
PEXSIDIXG O'FICEQI (SZXATOR SàVICZAS)
Senator chevi
S:NâTOR cHdkz
Mr. President and Ladies an; Gentleaen of the Senate.
tkis ia t:e bili tàat ve caile; on Gay before yester4ay oz
I
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yesteriay. Seaator'coFfey aske; *e to hold antil *:e agree-
ments ba; gorkeâ out. Q:ose agreeuents are now uorke; outw '
all parties invalved are satisfied. It did not intend to
reacN a coaclusion as Naâ been rqmorei. Senator Coffq; *as
Giscokered t:at that is trqe an4 there's no controversy on
t:e biil aaG I'd ask tor a favorable roll call.
P2:5I9I:G O'YICERZ (SEXàTOQ GAVICKàSI
Is tàere any discnsslon? If not, tàe Gqestion is, sball
Senate Bill 1558 paas. T:ose in fagor vill vote âxe. Those '
opposed vote Nay. T:e voting ia open. naFe al1 FoteG v:o .
vlsâ? Have ail voted g:o vish? Take tbe recorG. 0n tâat .
qqestione khe Ayes are 56e tNe Nays are nonew none Voting
' Present.. Genate Biol 1 58 haviag received tàe constitatlonal
majority is declared tssed. eor' ghat purpose does senator
neàngelis arise?
SEXATOR DeANGZLIS: '
I kould like t:e meâbers of the Body to ànog that today
is tàe birthday of our esteeme; leader on oqr sideg. Senator
zhili#. ànG contrary to popœlar beiiefe be às not approach-
iag tNe age in ghicâ kis vote is to be coqsidered critical on
aay of the pe nsion bills. âlao availabie in his office at
t:e fiae hands o; N1a tlood secretazy. Oza. is so/e dellcious
birthdar cakee aRd everyone here is invited to 4articipate in
that at yoqr leisaze, ia tàe leaoer's office-, Happy BirtN-
ëaz. Seaator Pbilipr. L .
ZEESIDIRG OPTICZRZ (SENATOR Sâ7ICKâ3)
:ould Senator Ge o-Karis visb to leaë qs in song? Senator
Pkillp..
t SZNAQOR ZBILIP: '
Tàank youe :r.. Presiëent and tadies and Gentlelen oî the
Senake. Is tkat loaq eaoqghz I jast' waht to thaak yoay veryMqch.. from the bottv'z of œy heart. Toq knoge I'Fe been in
' t:e Generao Aaseably sixteen reara nog. It seens like
thirtr-six rearsy :at 1:.11 tell yoqg I've aet a lot of great
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people here. IeFe mnjsreG the colzaderye it:s a lo# of fuae
I still enjoz it. Look...forxar; 'to four More years at
least. lnd I bate like heck to adlit ite but I am fifti-tuo
an4 I feei twenty-tgoy aad-..all-.wall 'come back to ay office
t:en an; have a piece of cake and a cup of coffee. Thank
yoq.
PRZSIDI:G OEFICEEZ (SCNATGZ Sâ#IC%AS)
Senakor Carroll kas retqrae; to the Floor and seeks leave
tù go back to the Order of smnate Bill 1522. Is leave
graatedz Ieave...3516. ls..-senatore diG yoœ make up your
*inG2 senate 3ill 1516. teave grantedz Leave is granted.
Rea; khe bille dr. Secretary.
ACIIXG SZCESTâAII (5:. ';RNASDZS)
Senate Bill 1516.
(Secretary reads title of bill)
PRZSIDIXG OPPICXRZ (SENATOR SàVICKAS)
senator Carroll.
SZXATOR CAa:OILI
TNank yoqe 'r. President and tadiek anG Gentlezen o' the
Senate. Ites probably' gery fitting that this :ill :e called
immeiiately after t:e announceœeat of Spnator Philip's birth-*
dayy and ia celebration tNereof: I think it appropriate that
le pass tàe back .over to the Bouse. This bill appropriates
one Gollar unGer the 'andates Act. which is a dollar Dore
kkan ue. have so far maaGatedy so that we can get it oger to
t:e House and Xeep it kxere as ue aeed it for mandakes: and I
voqld move-..l woald a4k f or a fagorable roil call.
PAXSïDING OfFIcEEz (SENà2oE Sâ4Ic;AS)
Is there an; Giscqàsioa? If notv Senate.m.tàe #uestiol
ise sàall Sêaate Biii 1516 pass. TNose in favor xiii vote
zxe. ràose opposed Foke xay. TXê votiag is opea. naFe a1l
Foted v:o viaà? Bave all vote; vho wish? Take t:e record.
0n that questione the lyes are 53e tàe Xays are R, none
Voting Preseat. senate Bili 1516 having Ieceived the con-:
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' ë
ytikutional œalorit# is declared passe4. Senator, 1522.
Senate Bill 1523. Qn t:e Order of Senate Bill 1560. Senator
Berlan. Read tàe bill. :r. Secretary.
ACTI'G SECEETàRYZ (:R. #ERNANDBS) i
seaate 3111. 1560.
(Seczetary reads title of bill)3r4 readiag o: the btll. ' '
. PQZSIDIXG G'FICZ:Z (S2<àTO: SàVICKàS) .i
Senator gerœan. ' i
SZXâTOR BBRXAX: ' '
T:ank youv :r. Presideat. This blll as aaende; ioes tàree
' tâings. Namber onew it' deaii with the Chicago Community E. :
;Sckool stad y comaissione it allows 4eskgnees to represeat tàe .
State Guperintendezt anG the Chicago superintendent of
Schools on that coamissioa anG extenis its reporting date .
'f ' 82 to sarck 1 , of ' 83. Secondly : it' if ro. sepkember 1. o
gives the autNoritr to sckool boaris to hire certlfied achool
. coqnselors anG a sapervised school counselor internse grants. J
perlissige pover ohly as to those persons. ànd tNirdly. it
clarifies tbak pareot teacNmr...colfereace Gays *ay be Nel;
on tàose days tàat are pres:mtir ueed as teacâer worksàop i
days.. I asX your favorable support.
PBESIDI'G OFFIC:SZ . (SX#âTO: Sz#IC%âS)
Is there aay discussion? Senator' Dàvidson.
SZNâTOS DAVIDSOXI
hr. President and zembers of t:e Senatey I rise in sup-
port of this bill as amenied and qrge a favorable vote.
PR*SIDING OTPICZRI (SENàTOR SAVICKàS)
' Is tbere furtàer discussionz If not. tNe question isy
shali Genate Bill 1560 paas- , fhose in favor will vùte Aye.
Those opposed vote xay. The votiag is open. Have a1i Foted
vào vlsà? Have alz voted w:o vish? Take t:e record. 0a
that questiony tàe àyms ary *55. the Nays are 1. none VotingTresent.. Senate Bill 1560.having receiFed t:e constitutioaal
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wajority is Geclared passed. Senate 5i2l 1588. Senator
Scàaffer. . Read t:e bille :r. Secretary.
ACTING S:CRZTARI: (:R. #2a#à%DES)senate Biil 15:8. '
(Secretary reads title of bilA) ' .
3r4 reading of the bill.
PZESIDIXG OPFICERI (SXNâTOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Schaffer. '
szxztoa.scgArrzRz
:r. Presideat an; members of t:é Senatey this :111
adâresses a problea that ve' have in the norkhern part of the
State vbere snovmobiliag is extremely popular. Due to a
leqai opiaioh in the Depart*ent of Conservatioae evidently
backe; qp by legal opinions and a coaple of our' local units
of governmente we caœe ap vit: an interesting Catch-22 simi-
1ar ko ::e old situation We used to hage on tNe sidevaiks.
If yoq shoveleG yoar sidevalk and soœeone felle you gere
liablee if zoq GiG aotàing. you weren.'t. ;Ne Departmeat of
Con servation Mas advised that lf they attenpted to mark haz-
ardz for saogœobiling an4 faile; to get thmm al1 or do tâe/
e xactly rigbt that tNey gere liable. bat if tàe; Gid nothiagy
tàey uerealt. The saogbxobile clubs have offereG to help t:e
Gepartzent Iark alI of our parks gere snovaobiling is alloue; .
aad tâe probleœ extends beyoa; oqr ovn systez. and franklyy
there aree in facte Peopie beiAg kilied and serioqsiy injared2 '
al4 loss of property becaqse of this problem. Thls bille I
thinke in a responsible gar atteœpta to solve that probleœ by
simply sariag that if you. ia a conscimnce effort attempt to
aark Nazarda for snogœobiiing.. yoa: will not be Neld liable
and---for anything kNat Toq voald otNervise. if
' youêG-m-if-.-yoqed have tàe saMe liabiiities if yoa'; done
aotàing. I think. obvioqslye we wish to encourage these kaz-
ards to be marked so kàak oar cikizens gill aot be àarmed.
ITd be âapp; to ansler anT qaestioas. The Department of
i
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conservatian is in sapport'as are tàe œany sno*mobile orga-
hizations. âppreciate Joar suppprt.
PRCSIDING OFFICZZZ (GZNàT02 3â#ICKàG)
Is tàeze aay Giscassion? If aot. the qqestion is. shall
seaate B1li 1588 pass. Tâose in fagor vill voke âye. Those
opposed vote xay. 'àe voting. is open. NaFe all Fote; *No
xis:? Have all voted gho'wish? Take the record. 0n that
qqestion. t:e àyes are 56.. tNe Nays are nonee 2 Vokin:
Present- , Senate Bill 1588 idving receiFed tâë constitatlonal
majobity is declared passed. senate 3il1 1596. senator
Buzbee. seaate Bill 1597. senator Berman. Senate 3il1 16û1.
senator chew. . Rea; tNe biiiy :r. Necretary.
ACTIXG SECRZRARYZ t5E. YERSAXDES) . i
senate aiil 1601.. II(secretary reads tltle of bill)
3ra reading of the :ili. .
PRESIDING OFFICZRI (S2:à1OR Sâ7ICRàS)
' Senator CNe/.
SIXA'OE. CnZ'I
TNank yoqe 8r. Presidênt and meabers of +îe Senate. Tkia
is the version to cxeate a neM .transit system ia norkhera
Illinois- Re di4 àave aome extenslve discussion on tNis 'oa
zesterdar. . @e' brougàt it back for tNe aaendœents kbat those I
aembers that :ad some proplems vlt: ik and thoae amendments
were adopted. I have no. additioaal amendaenfs axd ao oae ias
iaformed *e of any amendments tàat are oatstaading or filed.
ge kave carefully vorked thls oat witâ al1 parties coacerned.I gill alswer an; questionsy. othergisew I vouAd ask for a
favorable rolA caii. '
PAESIDIXG O'TICZRZ ISENATO: SAVICKAS)
Is tkere ah# discusaion; Senator Sangweieter.
JZNATOR GAXG'ZISTXZJ
. Rill tNe sponsor yield?
PQCSIDING OFXICEZZ (SZNATOE SAVICXAS) .
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' . j
ae ia4icates be w&ll. .
'
SEXATOR SANG/ZISTCEZ ,
seqator chev, I spoke to yoq tNe other day about t:is an4
you Gid ansger in t:e affirmakive. I just want to cbeck tbat .i in here is that correct? ' 't:e opt oût s .
PR:SIDING OFFICEEI (SCX1'O2 SAVICKIS) . Ii' j
Senatoz Chev.
SC:à10R C:ZQI ''
senator Sangœeistere khat vas adopted yesterdaye spon-:
' Isore; by Geo-Karis.
PRCGIDI'G OPPICCRZ. (SZ:ATO: SAVICKAS)
Seaator Saagmeister. (S:NATOE SAXG/EISTZZZ. .
Just a rapii, qaicà question regarding the opt oat
becaqse I did not see it aa4 khat's *y faalty not yoqrs. 3qt -
t:e oae that was in tâe ot:er tranaportakion bills around,
kàere ?as a t:ree xear period before roq coald opt out. HaFe
ou got--.tàat ?as adapted si/ilar to the syame one tàat.-.all
riq:ty thank yoœe that's all I need to knog.
PEZSIDIVG OTXICEE: (SCXAQOR SAVICKAS)
Is there furtNer Giscussioa; Sezator :ock.
SCNANOE XOCKI
Thank youe ïr. President ald LaGies aMd Gentlemen of tàe
Senate. I ràse in sqpport o: Senate Bil* 1601. Thls b&ll is
tâe work product of a number of public hearinga and public
meetings originated and iaikiated by the Conference of 'ayors
04 SqburbaR C00k Coqnty At the rëiuest. I Kiiht add.. 5f t;P '
Governor. The; have vorke; long anG. hard. Rhe; âave invited '
legixlative participation. ani. in facty. therq gaa. le:is- .
lative participation by bot: senatora chew aad carroil v:o :I
attended their Keetiags. 'hey gere meeking a couple of tixes Ia, xonth for the Past ïeu aonths. I thiak. the work Product is
a. good one. It afforGs to those vho were concerned aboat the
strqcture a krqe càange ln structare. It recognïzms kàe aeed
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for a State suvsidy and I think it's deserving of our sup-
port. I urqe an àye vote on senate 3il1 1601.
PRZSIDIXG crrlczaz (SEAàTO: Sâ7IcKâ5)
Is there fqrt:er discqssion? If not. senakor Chew Kay
close debate..
S::ATOR C:2?c
Thank youe xr..presidenté It is a step forvard. an4 to
reeaphasize wàak the President :as saide it4s been a 1ot of
long hoars and input frow everybody concerned. I vould ask
for a favorable roll call.
P::SIDIXG Qr#IC;RI (SCSAIQR SAVICKAS)
Tàe gqestion ize shall Senate Bill 1601 pass.. Tàose ia
'aFor viQl @ot âye. Ihose opposed gote xay. The. Foting is
open.. Seaator; voqld #ou gote me. Eave aIl Foted uho wisà;
aave all voted 'gho wish'' Take t:e record. on khat gueatione
the àyes a2e 3': t*e 'ays are 20w 2 Voting Preseat. Senate
sili 16:1 âaving received the constitutioral Dajority ia
Geclare; passed. Seaate Bili 1696, senator Bruce. senate
Biii 1607. , on kNe OrGer of Genate Bilos 32d aeadinge senate
Bi1l 1607. zouid you rea; k:e bille :z. Secretazy.
ACTING SZCQ/TARYZ ISR.. r1E:lxD:s)
Genate Bill 1607.
(aerretarr reads title of bill)
3rd reading of the b1Al.
PRESIDING D'#ICERI (SENATOZ SâVICKAS)';
Seaatoz Bruce.
SZ:ATOR BRBC:Z
Tàank you, :r. Preaident. Senate Bill 1607 changes the
forxala uadlr vhich dlstributioa ls aade of tàe corporate
Personal Praperty Replacemeat ;aI Funds. às you vill Iecali:
whea that biil vas passed three years agoy at t:e requeat of
Seaaeor Kaup al a,d others. le pat a àold-:arazeas claase ia
tàere vNich related to sixt; percent of the 1976 and #77
' collectiona. 3ecause of changes ve have made ia tke statutes
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!
' and tàe effect of khe econoayy tNe amoant of collections that
Nave been received in the Corporake Personal Property 'ax Re-' placement eun4 hage aot risea Rearly at tàe rate gë expectei.
gNat this bill ioes is chaige that distribution foraula to
rezlect t:e lesseaeu amouat o: aoney ve uave so 'tsat dis-
tricts Go not lose any aoaer. an4 it àolds everx district in
kNe State of Iliinoisy some six khousand seven Lundred kaxiag
4istricta karmzess vrom zoss sy moving t:e zormula to tae
1978 yersonal property tax collection year. That is fair to
khe ïorlqlae tberee/eryoaew 1 beiieFe. If we Go not move
aill be txo thousaaG seven Eun4red districts that will lose
ap to fortz' percent of their revehues. three Nuadzed and
' sixty-one 4istricta that vill lose more than sixty percent of
thelr total reveaaes. bqt oaly abouk târee tbousand districts
tkat will àave any gaine aad tNe waxima? gain of ail 1Ne dis-
tricts is two percent. I :ave œade agailable and indicated
ia t:e committee, we Kave run eaé: taxing distrïct in the
state o; Illiaois. ve àave a priatouk of &t. tàex are all ia.
âz far as I kaov. #he Kunicipài leaguey tàe zaxpayers redera-
tion, j usk about everyone that I can t:ink of except t:e -
apple grovers save ia4icated that tâey vould like. to c:ange
k:e iormuia so tkat'everroue is hel; barmlesa based oa t:e1978 coliec tion zear. I knov of no opposition to t:e bill '
and I voqld ask for your favo/able coaaideration.'
PEZSIDI'G OF#ICEQZ. (SZXATO: SAVICKAS)
ânr discussion? senator sc:illan..
SZNàTOR :cd ILLANZ
' Ver; simplyv I rise in'pu:port of the bill. It's ver;
heceEsary. I seek a favorable roil call.
PRZSIDING.OTTICERI (SENITOR.SAVICIAS)
senator galsb.
S/NACOR RAISH;
Wiil the Gentle/an yield for a questioaz
PRESIDING OYTICZRI ' (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
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He inëicates Ne will.
:Z#ATOR QAISaI
Senator. I trie4 to follov your explanation of this.
The.e-âe*re concerae; Nere vith a reallocation of the funds
khat a2e collecte; unGer tàe Persoaal property 1ax replace-
aent ta x that #e eaacted a'couple of years ago. ànd...I:m
qsaalzr in soxetàln: like tàlae, yoa#re taklng frok Dne and
giving to another. an4 I:* îondering @ho benefits and to
vkose Getriment is---is tàis bille if it passes? I Navenft
seea tâe list vàip: yoa#ve distri:ated but-..ue#re talking
aboqt the sa/e amoult of money thit's going to be distributed
in û Ranaer differept frol that in wNich it is Gistribated
5 I wonder ii you *igkk elaborate on that.n0W: oe
?RzsIDIxc orrlciaz (S2:lT0: 3à7ICKâs)
senator Bruce.
szxzeoa annczz
Tbaak yoq. Senator valsh. Tâis.wtuls is tke list of
taxing dtstricts. so I di; not distribute' it to Joa. @e
goul; have haG al increase in the printiag costs of tàe State
tha: even vm coulda't afford. It is true tàat ve are
red istriàuting tàe xonkrv but Ie--the reason that there âas
not beea >nJ great oppoaikion is tkat ihose froa vhon we are
taking 'aoaeyy k:e zaxim.a? they have. of a1I t:e six thousand
seven àaadzed dlstricts. à:e aaxiaua iacrease ls tuo aaG oae-
kaif perceak qover last year. 'he la ximqu iecline of soâe tgo
thousan; an4 seven iundred Gistricts has been qp to sixty
perceat loss.. Tbose gNo are gainingy aze gaining so little
tàat tbey have decided to reGistribate tke ïoaey. No siagle
anit of government in the. Statè of Illinoiz ia goiag to lose
aore thaa two and a half percent of t:eir kotal coliection.
Districta I kaov in senator.-.one-..oae school district ia
Senator Buzbee's district ia going to lose--.it goea from a
hundred aad nine thon'unn; dollara in tvo years to eleven
thousani. a loss of a hqndre; thousand iollars neariy in a
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k*o year period..so, that is...I visà Seaator dcHiilan aere
stiil oa t:è 'loar. ge lent t:rougà thts is comnittee. It is .
a distr ibationy. you are absolutelr correcte we arq takiag
fro. soœe vianers aad redistrib uting to t:e loserse bat there
ar: very fe* kiaaers aad almost a*1 the 4istricts lose Money.
PZZSIDI'G O'#ICE2z (SEXâTOR SâVICZâS)
senator galsh. ' i- I
SZNATOR %AZSHI .1. I' ' j
#eile 'àe O#e eXaXP1e ;0Q #avp WDQi; iDdicaâe ZO 2* We /I
. shoald Fote 'o. on this bill---nothiag personale Senator
Bazbee.. 5ut 1...1 Jqst wondere that is the effect maybe for .
tkis-w.tàe nelt year. gkat.-wvkat ia the overall effmct .1. . i
iR...I...I knog ve :ad considerabie iebate on this-.won t,.Ls
5ill gken it was origiaally passed, an4 once ve cbange t,''.-s
' formulay ve.-wve finë these thiags are very Nacd tow.wto '
ckange back if...&f vhat we are doing nov .is aok tâe ritlt
tàiag to 4oy becaqse &àe Peopie tâat benefft *ay be in a muc:
stronger position to see the error of their xays than what
you state aow. The peopie gào are. benefiting, apparentlze are
either nok aware of vhak's going on or are villing to-.-to(*ake a càaa:e. But is this---is it a population trend situa-
tion. or--.or-..or if you caa' explain jqst vhat brought aboat
the--.the aeed for this bill?
PRdSIDI'G OTEICER: (SS#ATO: SAVICXâS)
Selator Brnce.; '
sllàeoa aauczz
okay. The problem àas been. ge kave lore zoney to dis-
trtbute each iear. So. I meany I want you to keep that in
*144. 0ne of t:e coatroyersies. as you recall, when we
passed tàe replacement'tax is kkat it Would go qp every year
and kaxiag districts voqld qet a vindiall from t:e incowe tax
addition that they wouid not have gokten frou personai prv'p-
erty taxe anG that is exactly what has happened, that is uhy
this is aot a biio that kas caused a great deai of angûish
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' fro? taxing distrlcts. tàey havee in facte, receive; more
money. %e base those allot/entsv based on 1976 for .
Govastate.w.for Coox and 1977 for dovnstate. às yoq recall
kàe pok is diviied iako two--.tgo portiona. In tEe legis-
lation as ve passed it. ve sai; tbey qo district this coziag '
year goqld get less than sixty percent of-.-of the initial
Fear. The problem is tâe colleckions an4 kov much ge are qek-.
. â
. tàng is goiag 4owa. it-is not iacreasing at a fast rate as ve
tsolghte so that vhen we go to that forœula oï sixty percent
of eitNer 1976 or 1977. tNere are a great nuœber of losers. .'
' bqt'verye Ferr feM #ainmrs. If yoa aogé khe rear to 178. t:e '
y . zyzau yzvs uua,sz, .aïoqn of Role; has groln ffbà àbôut an ia
aad eighteen Killlon. àas grogn ênougà tEat if ve càange +he .
a'ssessœent year for'everyone to 1978 vbic: is the year per-
sonal property taa gas abolished, if ge go to that yearw t:e
nepartaelt of Eevenue an; the administrakion v:o supports
tàls says tàat t:at is a fair Gistzibutioa of.the money
available. ' .
222SIDI%G D#eICZ2: (SCXâTOZ SàVICKâS) .
Senator 'alsà. . '
SZXATOR RALSHZ.
' So then.w-correct Re if. I#* vronge khis-..tkis bi12
changes the-.wtàe base year fro? 1976 to 1978: Does it do
anything other than that: Seaakor Bruce? 1...1. can ûnder-
staa; gày we're makiag it '78 beca use tâat.-wan; it also goes
from sixtz to a hundred pezcent? Does it do tvp tàings?
PECSIDING.QFPICCRZ (SKNâTOR SA7ICKAS)
s/nator Bruce. '
SZXàTQE BRGCdI,
?e2A, as roa Anow: t:e pot is deteraiced b; tàe :76-:77
yeare that àas not changedw..the. fifty-tvo forty-eigàt split.
kâat we are cNanging.by this is.. under the originao legis-
lakion, ve triggered the hold-Naraless provision which is
already in txis àct to *76 and 477 coliectioaa and ve started
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phasing thak out. So that it vas a NundreG' percent last 1
zear, it is to be sixty percpnt tn t:e coming year. 'he 'e .
. gepartzent of zevenqe Will. to an; ta xing body tàat requeats '
lp kritinge a cerklficakion of âov 'lacN aoney we:re going to .
#ek froa corporate personal Property tax. Tou need it for
zoqz boa; ald interest fqnd: yoq need it for maay levies. '
Rhat the; foqn; out is that in.--gNen I get t6e figurey ites ''
' about three tNoqsand . iistricts of tàe seven-..six tbousan; Q
aeven hœndzede ther all got letters back sarlag. youzre goiag
to gek a 1ot less œoney at sixty percent of t:at year.. khat '
tkis bill doese and it was irafted by the De/artment of
Revenuee ?as to change t:e :old-âarmless year to 1978 collec- .
tlons.. 'hat'protects everybody in Nhe State of Illinois tàat
tàey get as mach as they got in :78. â lot of districts are '
going to get Iore. A lot of Gistricts are getting nore tkan
they ha4 ever from persoaal propyrty taxe because it has :
grogh. Wàat this does is say tàat you caanot get less t:an
1978 vhic: is khat you got xken ye abolisNed tàe tax. 'hat
seems to be fairy tàat was t:e year in khicà ve did auay wit:
the ta x. @e aov knov 1978 co lleckionse no district gill be
harxe; i: ue keep ik tàak Waye no-..ëistrict is goiag to be ''
qnjustly earicked. If ve doh't change it and ve leave it at
seventy percent.-.or sixtx .petcent of 476 an; .7.7. neariy
târee tàousau; of t:e sixty seven Eundre; districts vill Qose
aaG tàey are big loserse up to sixty percenk of tkeir total '
is goiag to be lost. AaG sole districts----soae ihree hQn-
dred districts g1ll lose one âqnëred percent of tâeir per-. ' ;aonal property taI collections becaase tàeg made ao collec-
kioà la that yeaz. '. . : .
.PRZSIDIXG OPTICER: (SZ:ATOR SIVICKAS)
Is there fœrther discqssion? Senator Ni/rod.
SESâTOR NIHRODI
reahe one fuzkàer queation, :r. President. of tke '
SPO2SOr. . .
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PZCSIDING QFPICZR; (SCXATOR SAVICKIS)
qe indicates :eêll yield.
SZHATDR NldRonz
Rhat... what àappensa.-l understand vhere vm are nogv bqt
vhak Nappeas as Me go on a zear and' we get out of
this-..decliuing involFe*ent . of monex and it starts 'to
i*ptove agaia?. àre .we goiag to create another iaeqqity?
PAEGIDING opllczaz (S;XATQ/ Sà#ICKzS)
Genator Bruce.L ..
SZHATOR BEOCZI,
xo..mno. now yoq reaembere Senator Nimrod. as tNe syste?
grovsy. yoq will only ge+ rour percentagee xoar proportional
share. 'âls ls :âe floor-.-tàls is tàe floor and it saxs
that yoq can never. get less than :78. Once ve--.every taxing
4istrict ia t:e State gets their z78 skaze, ve tuen divide it
11 kàe 'other taxing 4istricts. às the system grovsazong a
;oq gill get yoqr share of vhat persoaal property tax collec-
tions vere in '76 aAd in '70...in :77.,
PAESIDIXG OZTICZQ: (SZNATOE SàVICEAS)
Coul; we break up those coaferencese this is Fery i/por-
tant. Senator srace...
SZNAQOR :QECEZ
okaze seaator 'imroG.--so that I Goa't confuse you, what
yoq get is bdse; on your *76 aa4 #77 collectiona as a propor-
tioa of the total pot. Then--.bqt ;ou gili not get less than
Tocr #73 coizectioas. So tàis just eskablisàes tàe floor.
You gill aot be unjustl; enricNqd as---as the system glows
becaase you will ronly get rour proportional aàare as it *as
determined in.' *76 aa; in :77, dognstake aad Cook
Couaty.-pcook County Dovastate..
PEESIDING 0f#ICE2: . (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
Is there furtàer dïscqsaioaz If notv Senator grqce may
close.. Senator Bracee do you wisà to elose?
SZNATOA BEUCSIi
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I''m...a11 tâia bill does ls chaage kâe foraula so tâat no
taxing iistrict v1ll be NarmeG next year by the distribqtlon
of the money tn tàe corporate Persoaal property tax by basing
it on t:e 1978 coliections. I knov of no objectione no
taxlng distriet ia t:e state of Illinois opposes tNis bili.
It is sqpported by eFery group I kaov o: because it equitably
Givides t:e *oney bT pqtting a holi-harzless ahd also allovs
tNe gtowth to go to those Gistricts il tNe same proportion it
gas in :76 an4 :77. It just places a floor under t:e three
tkoqsand Gistricts that stand to lose a great deai of zoney'
unless ve càaage tàïs àill and pass. eàis 5i11 and I#d ask for
Jour favolabie consideration.
PZESIDI:G OEFICCEI (SZWAIOE 5à7ICKlG)
The qqestion is. sàall Seaate Bill 1607 pass. 'hose in
favor kill vote. àye. T:ose opposed vote. xay. The Fotihq is
open. Eage all Fote; ?:o vishz Rave all Foked wNo wish?
Taie tk* record. Oa tkat gqestion. t:e àyes aze 57e tàe xays
are noaee none Voting Present. S/nate Bill 1607 Kaving
receive; tàe constitutioaal majority is. declare; passed.Senate 9i11 1613. Ge'nator Nevhouse. (Nacâine cqtoffl-.-Bill
1814. Senakor Bloox. senator ïewhouae.
SESATOR :EQHOESXZ
Senatar secker asked if I voul; Xriag khat :1il back f5r
aa aœendment and I xill accom/o4ate hia. I*4 jqat liàe to
lake certain that I can get back to t:e bili kodar. lad I
undezstand that's tàe Parpose of the recall llste rlgàt?
PRESIDING OFFICESZ (3E:àTGQ GIVICKAG)
zight. %e NaFe a list now being Rade qp of tà/ recalls.
SEXATOR XZ@HSQSEI
Thaak you.
PRESIDING O'PICZEI (SZNâTO: SAVICKâG)
Senate Biil 161:. Senator Blooz. Rea; tàe bilie ïI.
Secretary.
âCTING SECRETARTZ (dE. 'EEXIWDZS)
' .h1
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Senate Bill 1614.
lsecretary reads title of bill)
3r4 reaëing bf.tàe bill. ' .
PEZSIDI'G QFFICER; (SEXATOR SAVICZàS)
Senatpr Bloo*.
5ENâTOR BLOOSZ
' Thaak youe :r. President and fello? Senators. Txis bill
, also is recommended by t*e Joint Comxittee on âdKinistrative
Rqles. Brieflye in October of 1980 ve flled advlsory oblec-
tions to lNree pzovisions of R and ;*s aedical iisciplinary
rules becaqse tàey did not set out standards and criteria.
and tkat v.e Jelt that ik giolated Gection 4.02 of the I1li-
nois âdministrative Proceiuze àct. 'his legislation sets. out
stan dards anG criteria to be used in determining what consti- .
tute t:e groun4s for revoking physicians licenses. 1:11
ansver any qaestionse êothervise, I woal; semx your support.
P'RZSIDIXG OFFICZQZ (SEXàTOR SAVICZAG), ;.
Is there aay discqssion? If Roty the gqestion is shall
Seaate Bill 161% pass. . Tkose in favor vill vote àye. Tkose
opposed Fote Nay. Tke votiag is open. Have aII voted v:o; .
vis:? :ave all voted u:o visà? Take tàe recorG. oa that
guestion the âyes are 53e the gays are nonee. none Fotiag
' zresent. . Senate Bill 161% àaving received t:e constitutional.
aajority is declared passed. Senate 5ill 1624. Senator
g'ârco. Eead khe billy :r. secretary.
ACTING SCCQCTàRYZ ('R. PEEXàXDZS)
(sacàine cutoffl..-Bill 162:.
(Sycretary reads tiàle of bill)
3r;' readin/ of tàe blll. '
PEZSIDING OTTICZRZ. (SZXATOR S1#IC;AG)
Senator D'Arco. I
szXàToa D'AACDZ
Tsank y'oq. Kr. Prmsidept. Thls is tse peasion bill for
tàe Chicago Park employees. ge discuased the amendzent
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' resterday as far as the survivorês ana qit; and tbe c:ild's
aaàqity gas concerned. The bill itself deals wïth a Person
. age sixty or overy ani proviGes tàat he may opt out of tàe
pepsloa system iTe ia facte Xe Joins tbe park district whea
' Ne is age sixty or over. ve don't Ieel that it shoqld be
incumbent upoa hi> Fto pay into t:e pensioa system becaqse Ne
' is. aixty years old and he woœld not enJoy t:e benefits of a' ' ension becanze of :is age.P:.
PEZSIDIWG OTPICZRI (SZNATOR SIVICXAS)
Is tkere any discqsslon? If not...seaator Bernïng.
SZ:âT02 BZRXI:GI
' Thahk yoq. Kr. Presidelt. :ay I ask the sponsor a qaes-
tioa aboqt hïs statement of exemptlon under t:e State
' , 'andates zct. Senator. vNat do yoq have ia t:e way of a
' ' statezeat and f roœ klloœ? .
PRXSQ9IXG OPFZCEZ; (SZXATOR SAVICKAS)
Selzior 9'ârCO* '
SZXAQOE DIARCO;
I don't have the amenGment in front of *e. Do you have
k:e aaeadmeat?
. PRZSIDING O##IC;2z. (SENàTOR SàVICKAS)
Senator serning.
SE#âT02 BZRNINGZ
xo.. 1...1 Goh't hage t:e azen4lent. 'y undeçstanding is
that-..this. kàat*s been furhisàed *e, is an amyndœeat to the
Act. B2. ?zesiGent an4 meabers of the Genatee anâ it saysy I
*t:e General àsseœbiy fiais tNat thia àct does not reguire
reimbursement unier subGlgision i. of Section 6 wf the state
landateà àct.? ' àndr let me refer you tàea gqickly to section
E of the Stàte 'andates àct. vhich sayse bear iu mind this is 1II
tàe la w. right now, *A2l...all of tNe increasGd costs of t:e
local governœent dizeckly attributable to a mandrttd increase
in public employee retiremept benefits enacted after the
effectïve date oi tàis àct and vhich has the effect of
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eievating retiremeat' benefits of local governmeat employees.
shall be relœbqzsed b; the State.* :r. Presi4eat and members
of the senatee it appeats qaite obvioqs that thïs aKendmeat
to the âct in no vay obviates tNe obligation of t:e State of
Illinois under tNe provisions tàat voqld pregall if tàls bil2
is passe4. àn4 ve uoal; be talkiag aboqt an annual cost
of.--la the neigàborâood of three :andred thousand dollars a
yeare and kkat is in addikioa to tbe over a Killion 'dollars
whic: tNe funG voul; Nave to absorb as iacreased
anGerfunding. Tàe gueskion arises---Ladies and Gentlelen of
tàe senate. as to vkat Goes it really take for the state of
Illlnois ko be absolved o; obligation qnder this statutory
provisiow Short of amending the lag.. it vould appear to ae
that tNe Fery least ve caa depend on is a copy of a resolu-
tàon dqlz enacted by the city coqacil advislag the State of
Illlaoïs tWat tàe State 1ï11 Xe àezd àaralmss. aad anT and
alI obligation as a result ofe in tkis case. Senate Bili
1624. vili be borne by *Ne city couacil. I#. not sare, :r.
Presïiente hov soon the-.-the Seaate sponsox coul; furnisk us
wità khat. but ; sabxit tNat xithout thate the State of Il1i-
aois ?ill be obligated if this Senate does pass 1624.
PRCSIDING O'PICZEZ (S;ïâ10R S&VICKAS)
;PI seeks permlssion to f&la. ïs perlission granted'
Leaye is. granted. Senator Buzbee.
szXâzo: :OZBdCZ '
Iesy.. thank you. :r. Presideat. firatv Senator D'Arcoy I
haFe absozatelr ao obleckioa to tâe lnteation oî your bill aa
ameaded. 'y fear is vbat's goàng to h/ppen to it vhen it
ts -'to tàe :ouse of nepresentativese an4 this 'is a pensionge
bill ald I khlak ve are a1l very mqcN aware of ghat happene;
to tàe pension bills as tâe; came back to this Bod; last year
after tàey left the nouse of zepreseatatives. ând tNere verm
aome aœendœenta put on in the House one those penaion bills.
: tàat .sevezal of us 1n thls :odz fouad to be oljectionabie aad.
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e*barrassiag. Filsk of ali, *; questioa to you isr Moulè you
assure us ghen this bill co/es bac: from the Eoqse to us khat
ou w.i1l keep tàe bill ln ïks preaent pristkne f orary and nok
accept any alenilents that the noqse might add. on as it
pertains to Geaeral âssembly retlrelenk'; or as it pertains to
jqiges: retireMeat or anybody elses retirement?
PQZSIDING OZPICZEI (s:Nâ'OR SàYICKAS)
senator Dêàrco.
SZ:AT02 D'A:COZ
eellw yese I voald do that. and. fact, if there's any
aaeadléats on..woffeled in the Eoase on the bill. I vould not
concar in tâose amendments and goul; hope tNat the. bill goul;
remain in..-in its Càristiae 'orm. ând I ioa't knog
Càristine Ilseif bqt-..l heard' she's a hell of a giri. 'oe
bqt 1...1:11 do that for yoa.
PRESIDISG OE#ICSR: (SCNAIQR SAVICXAGI'
senator Buzbee.
SZNàTG: BUZBEE:
'hank rou. Qell. I appreciate thake Senator DeArco. 'y
second point ia a question to tNe Senate Presidentz I vonder
if Ne is going to ralae the constitational objection oa this
bill tkat àe 4i; on Senator igaa anA my bills previoqslzw
given the fact that this bill.addresses tvo separate things.
0ne is tNe Pension code and the otâer is the State dandates
âct, anG I thlnk that perhaps Senator Rock aay have a
commente because he is concerne; about kàe constitutional
qaestion as to gbekher you can address those t?o subjécts in
ope bill. I wonder if senator Rock vouid caée. to comment on
that.
PREGIDI'G O'TICZAZ (3SNâT0R SIYICKâS)
senator Rock is not on the eloory and I#* sure after he
reads the transcript, he vill send yoa :is cowmen ts.. Senator
Grotberg.
SERATOZ GEOTBZRGI
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Thank youe dr. Presi4ent aR4 felloM Senators. I would
first of ail like to ask a qqestloa or t?o of t:e sponsor if
be vouid yielG. '
PQESIDIXG D'PICCAI (SENâTQE SâVQCKAS)
Iniicates he vill yieli. '
SZ#àI0R GROT:ZRGI .
senator Dezrco. t:e old question alvays goes back to wào .
van ts this bill, an4 I can--.itês t:e Câicago Park District . '
anG ve knov. that. but :ov manx indlvidqals are affected; '
PREGIDIXG OTFICCR: (SZ:âT0: Sâ#IC7â5)
Senator D# ârco.. .
SZXATOR D#l2CDI L . '
. I guess a1l of t:e spousea of t:e retired lealers
anG.-wand k:e offapring of tàose membqrs Would be affected by
t:e bill. ' ' .
P'XSIDI'G OFfICCRZ (SXSAIO: Sâ7ICKà5) ' .
Senator Grotberg.
SZXAIOR GZOTBZEGI
our sqmmary ehows. Senator D4lrco. and I donêt knou if
.t ' s stlll J.n it. u at it gas tbose oger' age sixty uhea they
started gork. Is t:at still ia the bill?
'QCGIDIAG O'PICZ:Z (GENATOZ SAVICXAS)
Sena tor D# lrco.
' SENàTOR D:ARco:
? Tes, that'a still in tNe bill.
PRESIDI'G OPPICEEZ (SZNATOR SâVICKAS)
senator Grotberg. . . '
5ENàTOR GQOTBZRGZ '
Relle it seezs to mee :r.. Presldeat and feilo? Seiàtors.
tkat this is kind of a aev departqre. I don't knov'vbo
Pristine is. I wouid' like to meet :er oae dar tooy but czeak-
ing creatlve retirement prograMs for people u:o enter aystezs
at tNe age sixty and beyon; is kind of a gàole new baiigame
in tàe rekirepemt businesse ae far as I knove. and StateI
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retlreaent programs an4 otàer pqblic retirement programsw an4
Jqst base; on khak aloaey letting tàe door. opea to sueb
expansàon oe already troibled an; anderflnded retireaent pro-
gramse seeœa'' ko œe like a bad vay to go and I think ge shouid
Gefeat the bill. .
ZZESIDING O'FICCRZ (SEHATOR Sà7ICKâS)
Seaator Rapp.
SENâTOR RUP/I
Thank youy Kr.e?resident. I tNiàk ve shoqld get bact to
. t:e xain point here. In t:e coKmittee/ the sponsor agreed
tàat le woqld get a sigaoff letter taàing the respoasibillty
'or tàe *oney under the bill. Tha: is vhat we are waiking
fory ve io not have tàaty an; soe. I ask tâat he Nol; t:e bill
untii he gets &t. lhat's vhat the indication tàat ve got in
tâe comœittee, tàat's *ây some of as perhaps Foted to permlt
it to get ont o: the committeg.
PRESIDI'G OFTI/ZAI (SEHATOR SAVICZAG)
# qrther diecussion? Senator D'lrco may close.
S;:âT0R D'ARCO:
Tàaak youe ,r. Presideat. To anauer Senator Berning and
Selator Rqpp. the...khe qqêstion becomes xhetNer or not. t*e
seconë aleaèaeake wàic: proviGes that the Generai lsse/bly
f inds that this Act Goea not reqqire reimburseaenk under sqb-
tioa : of.e.of Sectioa 5 of thq state-..dandates âctw doessec
specificallr progide tkat tàe State does not have to rei*-.
burse t:e aait of locai governaeat. ànd in my opiniony tâere
is no inconsistency in that ameadmeat aad tàe bill itsmlfe
an4 ik voal; meek t:e requirelents of t:e State handates àct.
I 'have here a ietter from the-.-a :r. O'Gradyv *ho is t:e
State's daadate Review Officer. AaG he says. it is--.it 2ay
be a question oe judicial interprekation Mhether or not the
amendaeat is consistent or not consistent with tke state
Aandates àct. ând ke does spggest a xecNanizœ ;or remedying
tâe sltuation lf we feeze in our. wislome that there is some
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ipconsiateacy. 'There is no qaestion that the legisiatiFe
tatent auë my latent in passiag thts bill is to exempt the
state froa relabarse/ent. I œeane tàat should be absolutely
ùlear. This burdea, if yoa vaat to call it that. is going to
fall on the Ckicago Park nistrict only. ge ëon't want aRy
aone; ilom the Gtate of Illinois to pay for theae increasedbeaefitae aad I maxe tNat perfectly cleare here aad uov. If
tNere ia a problem and--.and tkere is a gqestion of interpre-
. tatione I *ilQ definitelye. a4d I give you ly gorde giil defi-
attel; solve that proble/ ghen the bill is in tàe ioœse. âad
ke can sit dovn and. stud; tàat question. Bqt I'vaat Eo Kaàe
it erfectly clear it is not our intent to violate tse state '' '-- '' ' ''p ,
xaadates Act and 2 doa.t knov hov else to pat it.
#R:SIDING OPPICERZ. (s2xâTO: SAVICKAS)
The qqestioa is sûall seaate Bill 'l6-..,senator Berninge
ge are on tàe closing re*arks of Geaatsr D'ârco. so. we are
on k:e vote nov. Senitor n'àrco.
SBNATOR D'âRC0z
àn; senator Beraing indicated it would-..it gould take a
resolqkioa froa k:e city council in order to satisfy tàat
requirement., %elly the State dandates of'ficer iadicates that
t:e sizple reiterating in the bill ïtseif that tàe càicago
Park Distrïct vould pay t:e cost of khese beaefita gould
sa tisfy the reqqitemenks of.tbe àct. ànd he is in a Iuch
:etter positlon to knov wàak the State Aandates Act...âct
kegvires thaa I.-wthan I believe anybo4y else. Goe we don't
kave to go to tàe city council for a resolqtion to prove tNe
polat.
PZXSIDI:G O'TICZR: (SCNAQOR SàVICKAS):
The qqestion 1sg shall Senate Bill 1624 pass. Those in
favor viil vote Aye. Tbosa opposed Tote Way. T:e Foting ia.
open. XaFe ail: voted #ào wisà'' Bave alA Foted vho gisNz
aave all voted v:o wisk? Ta#e tàe record. On tâat questlon,
tXe àyes are 30e t:e #aya aIe 28e none Voting Txesent. Senate
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Bill, 162: âaglng receiged tNe constitutional malority is
declared passed. eor what purpose does senator Ehoads arise?
szxâvoa asoznsz
'o ceqaest a verlïipa tioa of tue atfiraative vokee :r-
PresiGent.
PAiSQDIXG O'FICdEZ (SE:àTOZ SAYICKAS)
senator Rhoads Nas requested a veridication. 9ill all.
tâe senators be ia tAeir seats. :111 a11 t:e Seaators be in
tkeir seats. gi1l the Secre tary read tàe affirmakive votes.
:n; of aeel
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Tage 195 - :zr 26y 1932
Rzzt #7
ACTING S ecREfâzïz (dQ. EERXANDES)
'àe 'olzoging goted in tàe affiraatiFez Bermaae Bracew
Buzbeee, Carroll. Ckew. colltas. n'Arco. Dawsone. Degnane.
nenqzioe Donaevald. Egang Gitz. nall. Johns, Jereœia: Joyce,
Jeroœe Joycee temkee darovitz, 'cLendon, xaah. 5e4 zae Nega.
Netschy. xegbouse. Sangmeistere sâvickasr Tarlore Vadalabenee
:r. Presi4ent.
PRZSIDISG OFTICEFI (SZXATOR SATICKAS)
Senator Rhoadsy Go xou gqeation the attendance bf aq#
senatorz
GZWATOR RSOZDSZ
senator Davson.
PEXSIDING O'FIC:RZ (SENàTOR GIVICKIS)
Senator Davson is atanGiag iz the back.
SEXAIOA RQOADSZ
Seaator 3rqce.
PRZSIDIXG OTTICZRZ
Seaator Brqce
(SZNâTOR SàVICKAS) '
is..-is senator 3ruce oa tàe Fioor? Sena-
tor Brace às on tâe floor. Is tàere-..
SZXATOR EHOADSI
Senator icLendon.
PRZSIDIXG OFAICCaZ (5E:ATO: Sà#ICKâ5)
Senator Kclendon. Is Senator KcLendon on. tNe Floorz'
ienator KcLendon. . Seaator 'ciendon on the Fioor?
SZNATOR RHOâDS:
I Gon.t see hiae Go you;
PRZSIDIïG O'#ICEZI (SZNàTOR SIVICIIS) '
:e's not ansuering t:e ca11.. Strike :1s nale from tàe
record. no you guestion t:e atteadance of aay further Sena-
tor2 Senator D'lrco aska ieyve to postpone conaideration.
Ia leave grantedz LeaFe is graated. On tàe order of Senake
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3ill 1643. Senatar Davidson. Senator navidson. Seaator
DaviGson.
SZKATOE DAVIDSO:Z
hr. President and *eabers of tàê Senatey Iêd llke leave
to Table 1643.
PRESIDIXG OFFICEE: (SZNâTOR SàVICKAS)
Toq've Near; t:e *otion. Is leave granted? Leave is
graated. . Senate Bill 1643 is TableG. senate 3ili 1645.
Senator Gitz. Read t:e billy :r. Sectetary.
âCZIXG SECRZTAEIZ' (52.. PER:àNDES)
senatê Bill 1645.l
(sectetary reaGs titie of *ill)
3rd readiag of tàe bill.
PEZSIDISG OZFICZRZ (SCNATO: GAVICXIS)
Seaator Gitz.
SC%à'OR GITZZ'
'kank yoae :z. President aqd members of tke Senate.
Seaate Biil 1645 in its aaeadeâ forœ woqld iâcreasê the
privilege tax on àorse raciag by' a acNeduoe that is approxi-
aatezx tventz perceak. 2:e proceeds froa thls zct as o: tùis
year voalG be earœarke; to t:e Com*on SchooA Pua; vhic: is
frequeatly qse; for paying t'kiags like mandateë programsy
i k five percent to that fund and thirt r-fige percent tos = P-
t:e dental Reazth Fuad. #e tored vïtà amendïag eacà of the
scâeGqles &RG foqnd tâat to be very cqa:ersome an4 felt that
vould best be done by ruie. xov, tàis legislation is its
reforas woqid generate ia tNp neighborhood of tvelvq to fif-
teen miliion Gollars. I offer it for your consideration
because I think all of us ire sincerely interested in proviG-
ing some ne* reFenae initiatives that. Xopefully. are as
palnless as possible for t:e everyday---taxpayer.
PaZSIDING OPFICERZ (SZSàTOR SAVICKAS)
Is there aRJ Giscussion? Senator %eaver.
SZ:AIOR REAAER:
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Question of tâe sponsor.
PR:SIDING SFFIC:R: (SE<ATOE SAVICKAS)
He indicakês :e will yield.
SEXAROE %ZKëYE1
Genator' Gitze hov long Nas it been siace ge've raised
these.--fees?
PREGIDIXG OFFICC:Z (5;:àT0R SAVICKàG)
Seaator Gitz.
G'NAQOE GITZZ
Genator :eaver. Iêœ not axare of vhat yeyr gas, t:e last
increase in fees. I kaov tkat it' has not occurred in tàe
last foqr yearsi
PiCSI9ING O'FICCaI (S;XATOZ Sâ#ICKâ5)
Seaator Qeaver..
SCïâ'0R RZAVCEZ
I tàougàk. a fev years ago we parsed klnd of a coa/re-
kénstve schedale. and *7 only concern isy maybe wezre.o.gefre
going to lose .oaey in the long-run i'-.-if ve...I'? not
sayihg tàak itRs rigkt or wrongy I just xondered if you had
some inforaatioa as to hovulong it'd beea since ve ralsed k:e
privàlese tax, or vNat it Might.--v:ether ge staùd to vin or
iose. 'oa say ke4re going to posyibly gaia 'twelve million
Goilars. I think Senator Eocx had a bill not too long ago.
maybe Ne could teii ys xNat the scàedule vas tàen and ho?
#qch ve raised it tàen, an4 lhat tkls is golag 'to aaouat to.
PRZSIDIXG O'TICZ/Z (SSXATOR SATICKAS)
seaator Nc:illaa.
52:::0R lc'lLtlN: .
i l ise inàr-w presldvnt and members of the senate. I s mp r r
opposition ko the bill. It. ts a-.-a tax lncreasè an4 I Gongt
believe. even tNolg: ue---wm keard it in some detail ia---in
Revenqee tàere uere other ta2 increases t:at vere proposeie I
Gon't see anyzore justification for an iacrease' in this *ax
than--mtàaa anX otàersy aad 2 would oppose it.
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PZCSIDIRG O'rICXR: (SZNATOE Sl7ICKàS)
SeRator Rock.
SS#âTOR DOCKZ
Tkank youe :r. Presi4ent an4 tadies and Gentlemen of t:e
Seaate. I rise ih oppositlon to Senate Bili 1645.. às Sena-
kor keaver rightly pointed out. ia 1979 tàen Senator Harris
anG zyself embarkeG. after aboqt an eighteen montN atudz by
the Legislative Investigating Commission. to totally
restructqre t*e V w of Iilinois as it applied to parimqtael
wagering ia korse racing, and tt's' the Horse Eace âct of
1975. I gaess is tàe eupàemiatic tera thak kâe raciag board
terœs 'it. ân; ge set qp a scâeiule of both ,rlgilege tax aad
takeouty tNe kakeoqt is to be equall; divi4ed betveen the
operators of tNe track an4 the Noraenan. ân4 tkat vas a
legi tixate atteempt to iacrease tàe Nandle for tàe State of
Iilinoàs anG tkus increase the tax revenue for tâe State of
Illànois. Ià fack. ik :as done that. ge g&1A receive by
virtue of parinutqel wagering somevkere in tNe neigàborhood
of seveaty-five to eigàty ailiion dollars this year and t:e
prospecta are eveh better for next, even in a deflated econ-.
olyk, Tkis àiad of taxe an; it's a twenty percent tax
iacrease. tkerez's no increase in tNe takeouke so ghatfs
happeninge ia e'fect. ls vhatever t:e a/ounty vhetàer it's
twelge ailiion or elgât zillïon as the :conopic an; 'iscal
Commission esti Mate. that eigât miliion is coxing directiy
from thevracing iniastry anG from k:e horseaan. ;nd yoq aad
I :0th knog tNat i; k:e purses are not as.higâ as they ought
to be or can bee. tNe korseman vill ai*pl; race elsewàere. :e
âaie a legitimate attempt. tkink. to-v.to stabaliie anG
eacoûrage tke gzogt: of tbat industry. 'his. for t:e amoant
of zoney involged. I suggesty is' not going to be of that slg-
aificant awount of help to botâ those vorthy caasesv edq-
cation an; Kenral Neal t:. Eight miliion dollars siaply is
hot .goinq to cover t:e shortfali as ve project it for.. this
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year aad aext.. But I suggest to youe it gill be--.have a
Gevastating effect on parimutuel vagering ia tkis Statew and
Tor that feaaon I oppoae it.
PFeSIDING O'PICEEZ (SZNATOR SàVICKàS)
Is tàere furkxer discussioa? If not. Geaakor Gitz maf
close.
S:NATOE GITZ:
:ell, :r. President and lembers of tNe Senate. fot a bill
tNat is suppose; to have a devastating effect 'on tNe inGas-
try. I fin; it remarkable that since its ëate of introdac-
tion. a date thate in âact. goes back to darc: 25th of this
'year. tàere kas not beeh a aingle phone calle a single
letier. a single coatact froa anyoae ia the zaçing ' iadqstry.'ov, tkis legiszatioa #as introduced to p?t into the
Kaiastream aaotàer idea. anG it cerkainly has :ad ampàe timee
if izdeed khere gere very deleterious effects. for tNose to
be voiceG. , lhere was. not a single vitness aqaiast tNis bill
in t:e Senate Revenuè Comxittee. 'owe it is true that eacà
raciag organiaation licensee is permitted uader the present
lau to retain qp to aboqt sixteen perceak of t:e daily
âaldle. T:ere is aotNiag tàat proAlbits in thls leglslation
them fron adjuating tàose ticlet saies. There4s nothing that
compels any citizea of t'àis State to go to tke race tracks,
tkAk is aa option''tkat they exercise. ân; I sabmit to you
tàat probably one of tâe reasons tàat tNis legislation :as
aot :ad an oqtpogrinq of negative support bas beeA tNe verl
fact t:at they are not t:at concerne; about it. I t:iak that
tkis legislatioa is wottàr of considerakion. I talked earl-
ier today vik: tàe Gogernor's floor representativee. he said
t:ey didn't seem Lto kave any partïcular prablea 11th tàe
legisAationy khey wete aeukrai on it. I khink thak it is
anot*er concept khat &a worthy of our coasi4eration. ànG at
a tlze vàen ve're asklng Stqte expioyees. and other people to
lerve vithout pa y for a certain naœber of dayse vhen we are
Paqe 200 - 2zr 26e 1982
adjastiag bqGgets and 1N.e fine print right down to khe priat-
iag ike 2s. I sqbuit to yoa that lt is not untogar; to con-
siier ways ve migltt be able to pat together another f our mi1-
H oa dollars or eigkt Kiilion Qollarse gNatever thak *ay bee
aad then certaïazre kf tà.is legkska *iJa was gofag to be
tokallz Gestrqctive of 1he racing inëastry as repreaeatedg I' ouitl aot comaead it to rou f or your consideration and 3rdv
reading becaqae simply the opposition Nas not been there.
'PRZSIDIX: Or#1CZ2z (SCNâTOE GATICKAS)
'àe question isy shall Senate 3ill 1645 pass. TNose in
fagor gill vote àye. Those oppose; Fote say. T:e voting is
open., Bave all votëtl who gfsâ? Have a1l voted vào gisà?
aaFe all vote; who gis: ' Take the record. On khat qqestiony
tâe zyes ar G >.18e. t:e ays are 33e 2 Voting Present.. senate
Bill .1645 Naviag faile:. to receiFe tNe coastitational major-
it; ïs declared lost. ar what purpose does senator Grotberg
arise?
SENATGE GROTB:/G:
A point of personal priviAegee :r. rresi4ent.
PRESIDIXG O##ICERz. (SdNàTDR'5l7ICKâG)
State your point.
SZXAQOR GQOIBXRGZ
8r. Presideat aa: lellov.memberse in the rear gallery on
t:e Replblican side is a càazmiag ia4ye lrs. Dorot:ea Green
af Ponttac. Iiliaoia. 'ost oï you have...remember :er best
in the aaay years.that s:e ran ra4io station @GS:...BoK in
Pontiace and for these ten years and nog dgiadling down to
t:e fact tkût I#* kusiag Liviagstou coqnty' in my nev dis-
txicke but she has' guided my legislativeo.-an; lmgislative
aid function ln t:e l.iFimgston coantz area for tea yearse and
I#m hohored tàat sùe vould come dopa and help aa wltà tàe
swan song oa tàis dist-ïut representatton. Dorothea Green.
PRZSIDING O##IcE2z (sCx&Tol 5z4IcKAs)
Would she stand ard be recognized. On khe Order of
Nû . 649 4;.
* * .
ï kï/
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Seaate Bills 3rd aeaiinge Senate 3i1l 1654. Senatol ScNaffer.
Read the bill, 8r. Secretary.
AC'I'G SECZZTARX: (42. 'CRAAXDZS) .
Senate 5i11 1654.
(Secretarr reada title of bill)
3r4 reading of t:e bill. .
PQESIDING O##lC:Rz (SEXâïOR 3â7ICKA5)
(dac:lne cut-offl..-scâaffer.
5:ïâTOR SC:àY22Qt ''
:2. Presi4ente it#s a siaple b&11 tâat sïaply expazds t:e .
Public âssistanc'e Emergency Revolviag fund to allog that fund
to be qsed to assist plbllc aid a//llcants la obtaiaingcopies of birt: certificates. Geath certificates, Marriage
license or otàêr sipilar docuaents that *ay facilltate the
' verificakion . oï eligibility for pqblic aid under the co4e..
Slaply Puk. le àape people khat are trying ko ge* . 12 that
probably are qqalified. bq* oûr requireéents require tNea to
come up *ità certain docu*entsy k:ey Goa't Nave *he money to
do it'. tàe department Goes not vant:'to be anGuly hazsk bat
to make sare t:ey.re policlng t:e srste. prop-t:ey also gaat' erlr. ànd I believe it's an appropriate use of thak fuad. .
P:ESIDI'G OTTZCERZ (SEAATOR S&VICKAS) ...
Is tNere fqrthez discqssion? If not. tNe gqestïon isy
skall . Senate 5ill 1654 pass. Thoae in favor vill Fote àye.
Tkoée oppoaed vote ïay. The voting i: opea. xave a11 voted' vNo vls:? Rave alI goted wbo gis:2 Take the record. On
kàat. questlone tàe âyes are 58.. t:e Nays are nonee aone
Voting Pregeat. Senate Bill 1654 Naving receiFed the con-
stitqtional majoriky is declare; passed. senate B&1l 1671.
Senàtor Gimws. Read tàe bill. 5r. Smcretary.
ACTING SZCRETAET: (MR. TCRNA:DES)671. iSenate Bill 1
. (Secretary reads title of bill)
3t; reading of the bill. .
i .i '
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PZ/SIDING 9#'IC22z (SCXATO:
Senator 5i2us. ,
SENATOR SIK:Sz. ..1
Thank you. :r. Presi4ent aa; Ladies an4 Gentleaen of t:e
Sehate. .' senate' Bill 1671 is a aerely bilo. it aerely does
several tâings- - The first thin: tt 4oese it amenGs the lct
o: ise represeniatioa and tdentizicatioa of state exployees
to .' iaclqde physicians to contract Mit: the Department of
Pqblic Healtâ and. persons %:o serve on advisor; boarday tàe
nepartmeat of Public aealthy Public Aid and Registration Edu-
caklon. âad ia additioaw lt iademaifies physiciais tàat are
eKployed by tke Depart*pnt of 'enkal Eealtà. ànd k:e last
portion o' it vhtcb gas aaenie; on. amends on a proviso. tbat
was placed on that ko assist ia the casà flow crisis of the
State of Illiaois xhic: has t:e poteatiality of addiag an
addikionai forty ko fiftr xillioa doloars. Rbat ik vould. do#
isy for the firat ten days of t:e œoath of July of tàe next
fiscal reare. tàose constitutlogal 'and State offlcers would be
anable ta .4zav. theiz paychecks and fiFe days for those State
employeea ia tàm corresponGiag perio4 .of tiae. àS 2 indi-
caked. tàis legislation is predicated on many facets dealing
Mit: khe wide tange of eœployee sitœations. Tâe merlts of
tNe biAi togard-..oï âelplng khe casà flog of the State of
Illinois basica l4r is predicated on kàe...tâe prepise t:at
wità tNe alendaents that vere ofdered by Senator carroll aad
on aaay of the appropriation billse wNatever. basically :as
been reiegated ko t:e empoöyees of t'Ne State of Iliinois that
t:ose in t*e Nigàeé up positions of the Sxecutive Gepartment
of governxeàt aa gell as the meabers of the Legislatqre
sâouli also Nelp ia the sacrificial contribqtion to the
fânancâal well-being in the State of Ilolaois. lad this
voald take effect Jaiy 1st. of 1982. so it îoui; be an
iamediate contribution oa t:e part of tbose elected offi-
cialse and I goal; move for tàe passage of Senate Bill 1671..
àAvlcx.Asl
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PRZSIDIXG O#PICERZ (S;XàR02 SAVICKAS)
àlrig:k. Qe Nave tbe following persona tàat bave soagh't
zecognition kerez Senator Saagmeistere collinse xally
Schuneman anG Senator zock.-.senator Saagmeister. O*y waitv
ve have t?o morey Keats and Bloo/. . Senator Sangmeister.
SENITOR SA:GNCISQCZ:
TNank you, :r. PresiGent. Baving been the co-sponsor of
the amendxent tàat *as place; on the bili Which seeKs to bave
caqsed soae coacern to a lot of people aboqk tNe fack tàat
they#re . going to have to give qp tea days or are going ko
àave to give up five dajs of tàeir pay. I vould Just liàe tooace again explain tàat. yop knov. tkis. patticalac amendment
or proposition is aot in concrete to begin viti. Itês an
alteraatàve, as I see ite to ghat Nas bemn proposed by the
c:aàrlaa ol t:e àppropriakion Committee for the senate. I
tkin: ik's a reasonable altprnative to it. ik shoqld be com-
pare; to it. Qe all knog.that thia bill if it passes and the
other appropriatioa bills vill be coming back in tàe way and
forx.of Cohference Co*œitteesy vàere it's ïust another viable
alternative kNak I tNink you ougàk to coasider. ?or tbose
people vho think tâat thia is a great sacriflce ali. I can
say to zou isv yoa aâoqli take a look back in ay legislatige
4iptrict as to' vkat we are doing ia tàe. prïvate sector in
orier ko exisk in these tiaes.. cne oat of fiFe peoplee an4
it's goiag on to one out of four peoplee don't even have a
Job ip kàe Joliet. azea aaymore. Tàe; voul; be aore. tbankappy to give qp five daysy aad maay of the. are qiving up as
maçk as a 4ay a week, g:ich v11l azount to fifty two
geeks---fifkz two days out of tNe year oat of iNeir eœploy-
ment just so that tàey can zliataia their elployMent. I'4on:t thiuk . that asking qs to give up ten days or t:e State
exploreee fïve dars is too much. Bat.. as I sary thla prop-
'' osition ia not in coacrete. it4sy xou know. everybody says
ve'ge got a fiscal criais. we've got a fiscao probleo tkat ve
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ot to face ia tbe State of I13 A' nolsy an; I tbint eacN aad
eFezz oae of ar àas a resposxibility to look to t:at and
attemptzto solge it. This is wy hqlble approacN to ho# thia
problem . oaghk to bq solve4. If yoq don't think itfs a great
idea aad yoa doa't vaat to glve up tkis tiœey tâen go ahead
aqG vote it Gogae and I doatt saz tNat facetiously. xot
goiag' to hart az feeliags hog you go on this. But I want to
tell yoq: I think you Nave yoar responsibiiity as a legis-
lator. ;ou knol. some mem:ers of my party say.. as I said ko
Senator Carroile w:y you getting oqt in front anG kryihg to
solve t:q Governor's problems. I meane. it*s his probleas to
see tàat t:e State of Illtnois is fande4. %ell: Kaybe it ise
but I think ve share that responsibility as veli. I don't
.tkiak you caa sit àere an4 kaov..that the state is goiag. bank-
rupt an4 do absolqtely aotking to keep tNe State employees
voyking. I tNink they' hage to realize too khat gtving qp
Tive days 1or giviag up ten is not that auch to keep the
machlne ruaning. Tbis is a family problel. In4ustry is
solving lk azoag tàeïr e/ployeeav gàr shouzdaêt kàe pabzlc
seetor do, it as ?ell.. 3qt if yoq ionet like k:is program.
t:ea why don't youe instead of just speakihg agalnat ity come
lp an4 tell *ey what is yoar program to solge k:e problemz
PEZSIDIXG OTYICZRI. (SZXATOR SàTICKàG).
Senator Collins-'
SEXATO: coltllsz
Thank yoqe dr-.,presideat an4 lembers of tàe Senate.. I
tàiak tbat khen this amendmeat veht on yesterdaye tâat t:e
ia amendzent had tie opportunitysponsors an4 proponents of th
to have cast a. vote in *Ne affitpative so that tâey caa take
it. back home an4 pqt it oa their caapaign literaturee and
teài all t:e people hov charitable tàey vere and hov con-
ceraed tàey were. and tàey can say. look heree I*7e given up
part of mz salarre and hopefuolye thez will be saccesafully
reelected. . âaen. QogeFere tàls bill does aot J ast deal witA
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tke State Legislatuze giviag qp park of t:eir salary. tt ise
in facte a Goable ghammy' on State employees of this state.
Tkete was a bill that paased thzough Nere w:àc: we cut tàeir
salaries aizeadr by five Gays--.tNeir incomee and ln this
aKenGmeatue it inclade4 tNea back again wbich sayse, the 'irst
veek of Jaly that t:ey vàll not get paid. Ik is true that
peaple târoegàout thls counkry are making sacrifices ànG I
tkink that is good aaG that we all should, in facte aake
sacriiices. Bqt I tàin: Ahe form of that sacrifice should be '
Toluntary on the part of those vho...particïpate. I Na/e '
chosen to sacrifice. anG I vmake those sacrificèa. zs I said '
yesterday. monk: of Jqne.-.tke laa*h -ùf dày àn4 June anG part
oî àpril. I a*. in facty pa ying my staff one thousand doloars
a. month out of my iegisla tive paye anG I., in fact. pay tgo
huaGre; ahG sixty 4oilars a montà out of my legislative payg -
aad 1. ia fact. pay approxiœateir t@o :aadred ànd fifty
dollazs a aontà for telephohe calls. stamps and eFerrtàing
else to go kitN it. Xoxy I feel that is a form of sacrifice
anG I'm viliiag to Kake that sacrificey but I tNinA tàïm is a
joke. an; thak tâis vas a aoble gesture and that ve sNould
give kt a aoble death vith flas:ing.-.fifty-nime flasàiag red
ligkta.
PXZSIDING O##ICf2z . (S:SZTOR SAVICSAS)
Senator Keats.
SSNATOR KzzTsz
1. vould Move tàe previoas question.
PAESIDI'G O'PICZR: (SCAATOR GAVICKAS) M
Senatory. if yoq'd âold that motioay. xe Nave the following
. people that Nave soqgNt recognitionz Sehator Eall.
ScNunezan. Geo-Karise dahar, Brûcee Buzbeee. Gitz and senator
Rock- , Senator HaAl.
SSNAIO/ aâiiz
Tkank youv dr.. Presiient and Iadies aad Gentlemen of the
Senate. #ïl1 the sponsor ràe2d Tor a qaestion? Senator
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simms. according to yoqr bili. that it says here. Mstate
employées-/ #ov, vho do yoq consider.Gtate employeesg anG
tell *ee vhat State emplo Fees aze you talkiag aboqt in yoqr
bill? I Keàny everyone that's in there. Not every name bût
I lean vâat-u.every category, Iêa talkiag about legislators
an; so 'ortà..
PRESIDIRG OZFICERZ (SZXATOR SIVICKAS)
Senator sipms. .
S:xàlol SI5:Gz
Tâe people that work for t:e Gtate of Illiloisv Senator.
PABSIDISG OFFICZRZ (SSIATOZ SâVICKZS)
Senator nall.
SZXIIQA :ALtZ
Relly I anderstood tàat Joa didn't have some.-.you didn.t'
Nave tNe secretary o: state in this bille I unQerstand yo=
diGn't have the judqes in this bill. Aren#t they Stake
exployeesz @:o...g:o all's in tàere? Is..-iet me ask you
kàlse is tàe secretéyz of State in the blll?
PRESIDING O'PICCRZ (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator Simms.
3;XATDR SlMNsz
We1l. S#hator Ralle senator Sangweister dtafted tàe
amendaelt, maybe it uould be . better if yoq Girected yoqz
question to him. . 3qt it applies to ahyone that receives a
paycàeck frox tâe State of Illiaois aad lt's my understandiag
that tke. jqdiciao ara of State goverament does receive theiz
paychecà froa t:e state Treaaqrr.
PRZSIDIXG OFPICEZZ (SZNATOE SAVICKâS)
Senator 'Kalle do yoq laat to dizect your question to
senator saagaeistera'
jjSEXATOR ILLI
Zes. . ke1l.. .
2R25IDI:G Q'/ICESZ (S:N&'OQ SAVICKAS)
Seaator-..senator nali.
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'SEXàIOR HALL:
1.11 direct it to---because t:e nedia carrted last night
tNat there vas a flag tn that the Secretary of State vasn't
inclqded. Is-.ware they in there. Senakor Gangaeister?
PAESIDIXG D/FICER: (SZHATOR Sà4IC%à5).
seaakor sangmeister.
'SEXATOR GAXG/EISTERI
It's not tbey. senator Hallv it's Ne. 0ne in4lvidual vas
left oak'iaadFertenlir lhen drafted b! à:e Aeference Bareau.
1111 take the responsibility of not having it in therey. but
1:11 tetl Jou. I havea't even taiked to the Secretary of
State yet. One indivi4ual.-.bqt I'* sqre thak if I were to
speak to Jim Edgare. he'; be Kore. tàan Nappy to gige us âis
tep days, so.l woqldn't worry about tâe one in4lFiGqal that's
aot in there.
PAZSIDI'G OFPICCQZ (5X:àTOE SAVICNAS)
Senator aall.
SEXATOR HALIJ
gelle I doaêt know Nov yoq coae Nere aa4 set yoqrseof up
as a peison whoes going to go arouad aad talk to tàeone--.vhy Gid zou no* include bi2 vhen yoq include t*e
Jtkers? 'ove I'Fe been kere for oger sixteea years aad ve do
things boaorably aroan; âerev and. you knoge that I** kiad of
shocke; to tkink that you woulë coMe aloag at this late day
nowv--if--.if you are trying to eabarrass soRe Meabers of the
Zegislatare. if you#re trxiag...since zou're dolng wel2e
aiace you*re getting aloage nov then rou use the term of our
late. belove; Presiiente *âsk not-..tarn the aiàe on..-/lsk
hot vhat you Go for-.-coqntry caa ;og wNat can tbe State do
for you.* Bqt. uhy Gon't you do like he did? If yoq so vell
off. *hy don't yoq tarn yoqr entire salary over. tàat's Wàat
they dty. Nov e 1: vaat to tell you this: tkat what you need to
Go .is--..tFou kaov aad I knov and i.f you had read...iou' re an
attorueyy and you knov Article VI o; tNe Constitatioa g
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section 11 says.-*com pensation anâ Allouances. â œeœber of
the Legislature shall receive a saiary and ap allovance as
provided by lav. but changes ia the saiary o; a member shall
hot take efiect Gqring t:e terœ for uhlch kees beea elected.l
xowy you know that. /ov vhy are ;oa up here tryiag to add
aometking oae and who.e.gho are yoq mialeadingz Iou.e.yoq#re
an aktorney. znd...aad. zoa knoge it*a really a sad state of
affairs ghea you come along and Kere-..nouy I knol thût
ioœ're doing gelly I knog tkat you on œany Payrolls anG I
knog yoœ represent a 1ot of people. but tàe point is t:at
tNere's no need in tâe vorld for yoq coaing kere at tkis time
trying to embarrass a lot of people. and I'm telliag yoq:
it4s tlee for youy Gentleaea of the tegislature and Ladies,
to aàaad upy be counted. I:m vizling to bear any-..and Iem
williag to àelp aayone. aRd I:* willing to do what every
otkers, but there's ao Fay to do. #ov you. come aloag aad
tell me you left out one inGividual.
*RXSIDISG OT#ICER: (SZSATOR SAVICKIS)
#as tàat a qqestione Senator 1a112 Seaator Saagmeister.
we kave about a œinute left dn his tiae..
SZAATOR SANGK;ISTER;
@elle it cerkainlz 7as a question. xqmber onee I tried
to explaia to yoq tkat ' inadvertentlyy inadverteatlie tàe
Secretary of State vas left .out and that's one .aan. 5qt as
long as you asked the questione Senator Qall. about' what *y
other actigities aree and roû asked tNe other day vàen I vas
prxcticlng lage let le tell you soaekàlnge as #ou full; vellknowe ve are dogn àere-.-xe are not iova here in. Julye ge#re
lot dovn âere in Aaguste g:'re not dova :ere. in Septe/ber.
'we're not Govn here in octoberg maybe a coqple weeks ia
ïovembere le're not Qovn âere in Decembere we're noZ dokn
herev baalcallyy ia Janqary. It*s 'ebruary. 'acchy April aad
lay and June that le*re dovn hele. xov.. I don:t kaow what
Y@u do with tàe rest of you timee Iaybe you s1t in.tàe Eia-
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sisaippi. Riger anG tNrov a line in tke vater, I don't know
:og you spen; your time. 3ut I want to tell you one thiag.
àn .this coœatrz there ie plentz of opportanit; to do thingse
aad if you got 'any albitiony you doa't sik back in your
office v&tN your feet up on tàe desk. Toq go out aad xoœ do
soaethiagv you eara a 1&v'&ng. and you àave some pride for
yoqr family. If ybu Gon't vant ko do thate âonet criticize' other people wbo do.
PRESIDING OPPICE:Z (SESATOQ SAVICKAS)
Seaator Kahar-;
SZXATOE 'âHAEZ
Thank youe :ç. President and meœbers of tàe Senate. I
:aFe a questioa either ko the sponsor of the amend*eat. or the
sponzor of the bill. ând 1*2 coacerae; aàout some of oqr
State elployees. 'owy tâere' are maay areaa lkere the State
eaployee caa be off fo2 five Gays or caa go five Gays uitbout
pay: bqk Ieœ gonderlng aboqk, for exaaplee Joliet
Priaon.e-statesville Prison or oqr state Police. If t'Aeyêre
goiag to go five ëays githoqt paye do they 'àave to vork?
sqpposinglr ther :ecide-m-for exaœple. the prison people
iecidey looke weere n$k getting paid, ge.re not going ko be
at Skatesrille for iiFe---five days. Qhak are ge going to do
ih .that case? Is there an ansuer to thak?
'RESIDIXG OPTICCRZ (SZNATOR àà7ICKzS)
Senator Sangmeisier or Si/ms...sangleister.SZNATOR SAAGNEISTXRZ
zhe' hicest gay ko Nave strqcthred this bili woqld Nave
âeen to give everybody fi/e days off and I kno? tàat's ghat
they would like. 3qt for t:e very Ieason tkat you citedv ue
can't let all tàose eàployees'out o: statesville Penitentiary
or anlplace else an; t:en kave to hire people to come in and
replace tNem. Tkere's no money aaved ander that kind of a
program. So. t:e anàwer is. ike's five days uit: vork.
PRESIDIXG O'#ICZRZ (SZNATOR SAYICKAS)
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Senator 'aàar.
3ZNAeOE SAHARZ
geil, it's five days vith vorke bqt do tuey bave to
reportz can tNey be fired if they don.t report'' They:re
A#Sc:E empiozeese can ve fire them if tàez doa't report to
vorkz
PRESIDIIG OFPICERI (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
senator Sangzeister.
52xlIOR SàNG:EISTZQI
. I don't' tâiak xe can fire anybody kere. It's up ko tNe
people u:o EaFe controi of tNose employees as to vhat action
t:ey vould uant to take if tàey vouldn't shox up.
PRZSIDIXG OPPICCXZ (SZXATQR SAVICXAS)
k i seaator Gitz.senator Geo- ar s.
S:XATOR GITzI
Verx brieflye àr. Pzesident. I vas one of the; people 'ho
walke; t:e liae th# otber Gaye an4 one of tke tàing? khat
pèople said in response to tàat as state ewployees is4 xelle
hov . easr it is Tor yoa in the Leglslatqre to tell the state
employees of tNe State of Illinois that we shoul; àave only
a foar petceat increase. bqt vbere's the sacrifices tbat
zoq:ve beea aaking? ànd ve know that in this Body tàat
there's not been a general increase for legislatiFe coxpea-
satioaw 5ut at leaat this amendmeatg vhàch is ofiered by
Senator Sangaeistery does kake care of one simple qqandry aad. ) .
tkat is to take sometàlag kàat wm preseatly eajoy aad to
apply a staadard o' comparlaon tàat shoga ve are putting our
responsibility where oqr r:etoric has been. an4 wàere uaz
vokes have been for other people. like Senator gall. I'a hot
a practiciag attornezy I Gon't âave a side deal going that
gets extra income ïn tNe si4ey bqt I feel very certaia that
tâia is not sucà a monumeatal sacrifice t:at aaybody in Màis
Body is krql; going to :ave a real difficœlty in making their
bills or tàeir enda ueet bx siaply signing on board to oo
L. .
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Nat' ve are asu ng otNer peoplee. ia effect k.o Go as *ell.N y .
PRESIDING O'TICERZ (SEAATOE SAYQCIAS)
Senator Bloox.
Szxà2OR BLOO:Z '
Tàank youy Nz. zpresiâent. I rise ip support of this. âs
I said wâen it was debated.the otker dayy tâis has been pro-
d in otàer states. In Idaho t:eyzre trying to io it now,pose
an4 1...1 tkink tàat if ve're asklng otàers to tighten their '
belts. I thiak thit we ought to be ilghtenàng oqr oun. Iê4
qrge sqppoxt.
PRESIDING O'FICSRZ' (SZWATOR SAVICKAS)
Sehator Bqzbee.& '
52xAT0R BEZB::I. .
'kank yoq. hr. President. It's too ba4 ve didn't Nave
this biil khe first t:ing this œoraihg so we could hage
gotten . off to a good start as oppased to endiag up on a good
starté This is a---tâis is a baG idea. Iege gotteq the' naatr letters also fro. Skate employees saying. xoq ànogy i:
' ;o? .think the foar percent Pay increase is a goo; ideay lelle )'
Why doa't ;oa take a pa; cqt ioqrself. Rell, I inforRe; ihem
I dlda#'t tàink the four percent Pa; increase was a good idea
to start githe b?t I also informed the*...I sat up late Nere
in œy office one eveaing grlting some personal notes on the.' i
z' bottow of m# typed letters to khose who had been especiall;
nasty saying that-.-remiading tNea tNak. the General âaselbly. .
in facte had not had a pay increase ateali for târee years-,'
Q...I t*iak ia tNis tile of.--gfa..of tight fiscal zat&ezs 1.
that ik would not be too Kucà ko ask t%e Members oï tàe Gea- '
erai àssembly aad t:e elected officials of this. State to.kake
a farlouqN for a fev iays. I couoG live witâ t:ate I'a not
aure ay baaker tkat holds ay notea coql; live gith tàat. but
1' coald Ilge gità' that . for a fe* dazs. pethaps tea is a
little bi* too œach bat at least sowe. But I voul; point out
t/ tàe Body tàat as seaator C5l21as sàated earliere as it -
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affects state enployees, this is on top of tàe propose; only '
four percent increase in Jaauary tàat passed-.. has been. . '
passinq oqk of tàis Bodg in the appropriatioa bilis. . So. wye *' ''- * * e *' '' ' ' :
gqess is. that--.fizst of alle senatore your.-.yoqr bilA is
qncoRstitatioaal as it#S present-o-.yoar aaend*eni isy 2...1
believe. becaqse Senator Haii &s correct ia that roa. cannot '
reGuce t:e pay Guring--.dqring a meaber#s terz. aoxever. '
if.m-if xe vere to agree kâak ve loqld do tàat. tàereês soae-
Now or .otkety I voûl; imagihe. that we could coavince the
C o*ptroller 'to re4qce our ckecks for a feg days. But as it
afiects tàe Gtate emplorees. roq're no* goiqg to be ilposing
upon them an adGitional five ;ay vork vithout pay. on top-of
tàe pay inctease or the pax decrease--.tàe inrrease ia tNe
decrease-.-tâe Gecrease in *he lncreasee if yoq villy tkat is
yropose; for Januarz. Soe I...I k:ink tkis is a dolble
whaaxyv I think it's a bad iGea.. 2 kno? that it ?as con-
ceiFed in a good fashiony that yoq gere absolqtely sincere in
ziar efzort, to...to address t:e problem. I Gon.t think tsisis tàe proper vay to do it an4 I tNink it ought to die a fast
Geat:. ' '
PECSIDING OFTICERZ (SEXàTOR SàVICKAS)
senator Brqce. .i
5;AAT0R BRBCZZ
'hank youe 8r. President an4 members. of tàe SeRate. This
bill has a lot of good poiats and l iot of ba4 pointey but it
reminds me œbout an qglr bab; that ?as so agir tàat t:e
aother had to kie a Pork chop around ita neck so the dog ' '
voul4. lick it, thak's gàat this-.-that's g:at this b1ll is
all about. This bill Eas a coaple of varta öa it and then
senator Sangmeister has trie; to kang a pork chop aroend iks
aec: so t:at somebow ve:re alI going to fin4 out hov to getI
reezected ih t:e fall.. xoue Senator Sangmeistery 1...1...2
enjoy your coacept aXout vorkinq aR; aot qettiag paid.. Some
people would say tàat a lot of people aroqnd here are pai;
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bqt Pon#te vork 1at I thlnk t:ia is a ne? concept. 1: ge cah
do thàs for fige dayse w:y can't ve do it for 1en and Gouble
::e sagings? ;o. lek's---let's tNlnk aboœt tàat. If it's
legal to require aa employee to report for vork for five days
vithout paye why caa't we say that for ten daysy and if it's
legil for kea.. gày caa*t ge say it for twentye. aad if ites
leg>l for twenty: vâI not thirtyy aa4 i; itvs legal for a
month, v:y not tuelFe monthse an4 then ve ca> lave..-if I :ad
ly gold Gqst tvins Gogh here. report to me Nov mûc: xe bave ia
personal serFices. iacomme ye pould have saved tàe State of
IlliRois a lot of woaey. àa; I think tàat sàogs---nowe that
sNovs t:e pzoblem wit: thia. I had the staff last higNt
spend a 1ot of time goihg throug: olG 1ag cases. Tbey foand
out 'e case in the State of Illinois k:at says you canêt gor:
and uot... ;ou cannot be required to vork aad not be Pald.
'hat .'as vàen ge abolls:e; slavery ia the 13tàe l4tâ and 15::
Aaen4meuts. Ia k:e Land of Lincoin. I Joagt tbia: siace t:at
tiley in 1865, ge.ve recuired people to report for vork an;
aot paiG them. A lot àas been said aboqk private iniastrr
aM; the sacrifiçes œa4e and that the State of Illinols oqght
to take a look aa4 say. yes. to tNe Skate eœployeesy let's
wake khe same sacrifices lhey:re' Iakiag in inGqstzy. I tàink
.tkat ls a reasolable reqqest aaG ge oqgNt to Go that. àa4 I
thipk tàe State elployees would saye ve#re willing to talk
about sacrificese but those are all aegotiated. gaited âuto.1
gorkera gerea'k tol4 by Gelerai hotorsy or cNrysiecy or aay
of tNe other companies tàat haFe negotiated reiuctions in
salauies and iacreases in prodqctioa demands by jast..oby a
qnilateral fiak tNat sars:, fro. aoa on Iou:re qoing to vor:
fcr less; they negotiated those and they lazed off people-
There is not a priFate sector emploler or empioyee in the
'Stat'' or in tàe nation tàat àas negotiated contract. of xNicà
I aœ avare, that reqpires a korker to report and work anG àe
is aot paii for it. That wouà; violate. aa far as I knove
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State aa4 Federal 1àgs... under the yair gage anG Hoqr âct.
1n4 I doa't tkin: that anrone. and I vill stlnd :ere qntil '
aomeone.-.teports a contract in vhic:. people have been
zequired to gork tàa'A they have negotiated and not gottea
pai; for it.. I doa4t..-l t:ink that the poïat ?as *ade on
the otker sàdey ghat. xeatal Nealtà ezployee or prisoa guar;
is. going to report for lork when ke knovs he's nat goàng to
qet paidi Kov. tNat*s a toqgk . Job anyway. and i: yoqtre' qoiag to flre àïav-..does ke get fire; if Ne doesnek report?
Can he grieve t:e fi<iag? Is tâe judge going to sa'y becaqseyoq Gi4n't report on a day that yoq veren't going to get paid
that that's grounds'for dismissal? Vhat about Gatardays and
. 3undays ghea you.ra pot paid: you iida': report t*ose days
elt:er. 4nd soe I tNïn: tàat there*s a real probleœ.
ge#re...veere asking for a minor..-sacrifice from ourselgesv
aegen kaadre; and fifty dollars. anG ainety ceats as I men-
tioae; yeaterdaye an; Z...I still stan; as I ;id yesterday
an4 say' tNatês fine. If ge trqly uant.to make this b&Ql
aymbolic: if xe realAy tNiak tNat there nee4s to be an act by
tkis tegisiatœre aa a beacon to private iadustry and tNe
empioyees v:o gork for tNe state of Illiaoia that we vaat ko
Nave them vork an4 vdrk more pro4uctivelz an4 vork for less
payy thea let us get akout the Xusiness of creating that
synbol by reduciag oùr ovn salary by five days. Let as jqsk
4o. that. Let qs-..let aa 4o that ao? and say to t:e Skate
eaployeesy we NaFe eut xoqr salariesz we have reduced your
pay raise. ge bage taken of' your holidalse we have redaced
yoqr sick leave and ge vaht'to suffez git: yoq becauae ** all
àal/ aa ecoaoaic proble/'al; kàe tegislature aloney alone is
goiag to pass a biil that re4uces our pay for flve days, an4
tâat:goul; not be politlcal chicanery, t:at vould. not be soaeJNill that t:e press is goiag. to vrïtq about. that ls some-
5 tking that ve could go b:ck .to tNe state eaployees and go
back to ouc coaatitueats and qo back to all the people tàat
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ge t;y to' Neip in tàia skate anG saye looky we took a fige ;
day cut ia our paye and we:re asking yoq to do t*e same. âa4 i
lf thœA blll is before. tàis Body. I gi1l not oqly vote for
ity. 1. vill speak for it aaG co-sponsor ite bat tbis is not
gkat ve a2e aboqt. :e are abont Qoing soaethlng t:at is a
nqllitz. we aie doing something tbat vill no* zegnire any
State employee' to get less œoney. aad I tàiak that it-..it
does not serve this 3odx vell to Gebate this type of item.
'kank you.
P'ESIDING O'PICZZI (SEAITOR SAVICK:S)
Senator Rock. For.--fol what purpose does senator Rhoads
'arisez
SK@ITOR :aOZDSZ '
Poiat of' orGer. 5r. President. I goql; regqest that tàe
ti/er be turne; ony piease.
PEXSIDI'G OFPICCRI (S;XITOE SIVICKAG)
Xmse ge11# 1ek me jqst give yo? a timetable Nere. 'he
. tixer has rqn outy ue ha/en't Watcbe; it Ferl closeiy for the
members. but we have one more speaker befpre Sehator xeats'
*otion to mage tâe previous iuestion. ge have foar ot:erst:at soqgàt recognikion after that Kotion vas made and two
. others that soqgktyrecognition for the secon; tiae. Tàe last
persoa eào' soagât recoçnition before tàe xotion wa> made vas
Senator Aock. Senatoz Rock. .
SXXITOR ROCKZ.
Tâan: you. :r. PreslGent anG Ladies and Gentlewea of t:e
seaate. ' 1, too. ' as senator ôruce. rise in opposition to
éenate. :ill 1671 as aaeadidy and I agree vhole:eartedl; withMhat he said. I think ve are. in fact. beiag a little bit
kasty- ke are beinq staapede: vhen it truly is ûaaecesaary. .
It' is one tking. to suqgesk that tbe Skate Treasarz cannotf
afford legitiaatei; a proposed increase and so ve uili have
to . cat and delay that ipcrease gith khe hopes that xhen
tàings get hetter ve#l1 all get better. It's qqite another
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to ask existing eaplozees to kake this kini .of a cut. Ik ge. ' (gish to io ite I ax perfectly willing to do itv that#s soxe- I
t:inq else. . ghat we are Goiag by virtqe of...ot tKis amend- .'
meat, it seems to ?ee is settin: up oae beck ' of a class ;
actioa in tNe coqrk of clalaày anâ I aœ still practicing lawe
Senator Hall.
PZESIDI'G O'TICZRr. (SX:ATOA Sà#ICïâ5)
0n...on Senator Keaks' motion to Qoge tâe previous qaes-
tion, tâose in favor of aGopting t:e motionv signify by
safing àre. TNose opposed. Tke Ayes Nave it. 'he motion
carriesv , Senator Si*ms >ay close debate.
52:àTOR GI4B5: .
Than: youe :r. President aad tadies an4 Gentlemen of tàe
Seaate. I think if lost of zoa today have read The Chicago
'rlbuae. in t:e bqsiness section khere's a large storry it
said, *catprpillar Salarz 'reeze Iadefiafke-* So: kâia is.
not solethiag that's just coMe oqt of tNe air of the Illiaois
Senake. , It'says: lCke Caterpiliar Cowpanye t:e largeai pri-
Fate employer àa Illinois said 'uesda; ik is freezïng for an.
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indefinite period ox tiae tàe salaries of a1l xahagepent and
geekly salaried èxployees in t:e Qnited states an4 alroad.*
T:e paraphraae a little farther' dogn. mean/ààlè, txo other .
*idvest companies anaoqace salaried reiqctions beginnin# Jqae
lste 5un 'Electric corporatioa of crystal Lqke whicE is in
Seaator ScEaffer#s district. aaid it #ill cak ot:icers aal-
aries by ten percent ald tàe salaries of the. upper management
employees by eig:t percent ladeflnïtelz. Cambine zlectzlc '
coapany aanounced it will redqce' salaries for all salazie;
workers: i'nclaGlng officers. br' six perceak. 'reviaqslfy the.
company :ad.cuk officers: salaries frow fi/e to 1ea percezt.
ând it goes on to list some other large employezs tNat areI
doiag t:e saae tkiag. It saiG earlier t:is Koath the
caterpillar Coapaay said t:at &t gill layoff eight thoqsand
o' its sixty thousaad txo Nuadred vorkers on June 7t:. 'hat
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Mill briag tbe hqlber .of Caterpillar gorkers lai; off to
segenteen thoùaand five hundred. Soe t:ey#re doing it in
ipdustryw tadiea aad Gentlemea of kà# Senate. I tNink ge ia
t:e State of IlAiaois. àh the Illiaois leqislature aad k:e
constàkqtional officers can also endure soze of the eeononic
sqfferiag tkat otNet Gtate e/pioyees eviGently are going to
:ape to endure by some of k:e aaendaents tàat àave beea
placed on tâe' apptopriation process. I leave this decision
to you. Vote zour ovn conscience. I#* going tp vote ;es for
Seaate Bill 1671...1674.
PRZSIDING OZTIC:E: (S::**OR S&VICKàS)
2:e questiou is. sâall-.eàhail seaate B&1l 1671 pass.
'hose in favor will Fote Aye. Tâose opposed Fote xay. T:e
votïng ls opea. naye ail Foted #:o gisâ? Save 'all votpd wào
'gisbz zake the record. Dn that qaeskion. the àies are 20,
the Nays are 38: 1 Voting zresent. Senate Bili 1671 àa/iag
failed to receive a conatitqkioaal zajorlt; is ieclared losk.
Senator Simms: for vhat pqrpose do you arise?
5ZNz1QR Sli:sz
Postpone conslderation..
PRSSIDI'G QEPICZB: (SZIàTOR SâVICKAG)
Senator Simas seeks leave of t:e 3ody ko postpone con-
sideratioa. Is leave grantedi îeave ls granted. Senator...
PRESIDZK'Z
Senakor Ozingae for vhat.--caa I haFe the attentioa of
t:e meœbershlp. Senator Ozinga. for' vhat pqrpose do you
arise?
SExzTO2 OZIXGA:
I âave bee n asked by leadership to call a Repqblican
caqcus in t:e sinority ieaGer's offtce. It kill not last
œore than fifteen Ainutes I aa assared.
PRESIDENT:
Alrighty Seaator PNilipg do yoa waat to Kaàe tàat other
aaaouncement? àiright. let-.-just so eFerzbody qnderstaads
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vhat ' we*re---vhere ve4re goiagy I ulderstûn; t:at Seaator
zNilip *as tqqueste; a Republicaa caacqs iwmedàakely in :is
office for a gery short amount of time. 1681 vill not be
called tâis evening. :e ?i2l. vhen le returne. go to tâe
Order of Senate Bllls 2nd Reading Tor the last kime and tNea
go ko tâe recallsv and tâea. ve vili be fiaisNeë for the eve-
aing. Qetl. Me.-oseqator P:&1ip.,
SENATOR P%ItI?z
T:ank yoqy >r. Presidenà and Laiies a=G Geatlemen of tâe
senate. I#d like to aaàe t:e aanouncelent that t:e secretary
of State is àolding the lokker; for iour ter? of office in
aoo. 212 at six-tiirtr. so. I.'m assqsiag ve,zl still be ia
Session. everybody uill kuov their ter?s ao*etiœe after
slx.-e hirtz., .
PRM IDCNTZ
âlrigkt. Parsaant to request. there-.-request for a
Republican caqcus lmaediately ia seaator Philiy's office. the
Seaate vill stahG in recess aatil 1:e bour o' s&x o'clock.
Senator Carrolz.
SC#àTOR Cà:aottz
I gaa just going to ask.senator Pbilïp ghere you buy
tlckets for the lottery.
P'ESIDEXT:
Please stay loose. veRll be back àere at six o'clock-,
:ZCSSS
A'TIR adCSS:
PRESIDE:T:
Tàe hoqr ok six-tbirty kas arrivmG. âs ;oq kaove par-
suaat to khe lax tàat vaa signed by the Gofermor todayy t:e
Secretary of state is condacting a lottery to deteraine the
Senate terms of the mexbersy so I voaid saégest kàat we all
repa ir to Aoo/ 212. and t:ea ve#il co/e back up here imœedi-
ately after khe coastitutionAl lottqry.
RECESS
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àpTz: RZCXGS'
pgzslo:y'z
The senate gill please come to orGer. If I caa haYe t:e
attentiou of t:e aembershàp. :kile the hour is adxittedly
late for tàls earlz in tàe sessàon. ve are makiag an attempt
to assure tàe fact t:at ge vili. in fact. aGloura toœorrov
aa4 not rekurn uatil next Taesday. So. ve gill agaia go
througN ienate 3il1s on 2ad readilg. an; there
are...aaea4meats fileG git: *Ne Secretarz witb respect to six
billa on 3rd reaëing that have to be recalled. Tàere is
additionally. kNe noqae j ust sent us a blli lkicà is of aa
emergeacy aature ghic: Mq xill Nave ko finally approve on
Tuesday. but it's necessarr for us to ïove it.. So# if we caa
moge gitâ sole 4ispatche we sàoqld be finisâeG gitNiu tEe
koure if Me can xove wit: soae Gispatch. Seaator Carrolly
are' roa ready op dessag4s froa tàe Soqse? 'essages fro? +àe
aoase. :r. secretary.
AéTIXG szcazTâatz tï2.. FeaxzxDzs)â sessage froa tàe gouse :z dr. teonee. Clerk.
5r. PresiGent - I a* Girected to inform the senateJthat tbe House o: Representatiges :as passed a bill of . tàe
folloving kitle. ia the passage oî vbicâ I a* instructed ko
ask copcurrence of tNe seaatee to-witz
House Bi.n 2 115. passed t:e Housê :ay
26::. .e. 1.982. . àathony J. Leone. Clerk of tâe aouse.
PRZSIDENT:
seaat'or carroll..
SE#ATOR Câ:2DtL:
'kank yoq. RI- Prq'sideat anG Ladies and Gentielen of the
sehate. 'his bill is of so*ewàat an emergency aatqre ïa tàat
ik affects the ability o; the state to Deet its ohiiqations
to Pay certain. bonds. We 'xnlt appropriate the funds lithin
three legislatiFe days so as not *? àe in a Position of de-
zault. z goul: tâerefore Kove youe zr. presldentu that ge
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sqspend k:* appropriate zqles so tàat ve nay rea4 tke bill a
first tixe. bypass tbe coami tkee on zales. brpass aay sub-
stam tive comzittee and aGvaace the bi1l to 2nd githoat refer-
ence to committee.
PE:SQDZNTI
You*#* Neard t:e lotion as placed br Seqator Carroll. Is
tKere any discassion? If not. all in 'fagor signif; 5r saying
àyei All opposed. T5e lyes Nave it. 'âe motion carrïes.
It is so ordereG. . Kr. Secretirye. Ieaâ the bill a 'àlst time.
àCAI:G SZCRXTARTZ. (5:..P:Rxâ:D:S)
:5 qse BIAI 2115.
'lsecretary reads title of hill)
1sk reading of the bill.
PACSIDCNIZ'âlrighte. 2115 .&AI. pursuant to tkat Motioae be s:oxn oa
khe Order of 2nd ReaGing gitkoqt reference to colmittee on
the caleRdar toaorrov. On tNe 0r4er of senate :il1, 2nd
Rkadiag is Seaate Biil 1202. Senator Cheg. Read t:e b&11e
:r. Secretary.
ACTIXG 5:cR:'àRIz (:#. e:R?z;Dz3)
seaate Bikl 1202.
tsecretary reads title of :ill)
2aG reading of the bil1. Tàe bill Nas beea recollitte; to
Commiltee on Transportatioa an4 is reported back witâ tàe
recomaendatioa t:e bill Do Pass as zœeaded vik: âmendxeat No.
5..
PRESIDE/TZ
âlrigât. A pend/ent.--oa lzeaGleqt :o. 5. Senator Cheg.
S2:àTQ2 CHEUZ
:r. zresiGeaty I Woql; ask leavê to Table âleadaeat Ko.
5.
PRESIDEMM:
Senator cheg ëoves to Table comlittee AmenGxent :0. .5 on
Seaake B12l 12:2. Ang disc ussioà? If note all in favor sïg-
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qtf; by sayiag Aye.. All oppose4. Tàe àles kave 1t. T*e ' '
aleadaent ls TabieG. eqrtNer azeRdaents?
ICTI'G SZCXEIZRTI (d#.,fCR:A:DZ5) . .!
Amendaent :o. . 6 of fered by Senator Gaaqmelster.
PRZSIDCNTZ
Senator Sangaeister.. 1202 on 2ad readlng. 'elle ge hage
a problea: Senator Sahgmeister. because this azendaent is as .
amende; an; ve just 'abled coaœittee Amend/ent #o. 5. 5o. .
*e# 11 àape to try' to resort this otlt.. ' ' .
ICTING SCCZETARYI IKX..XZRXàXDES) '
lxendment No..... . .
PR:GID;X':
gait--.kait a aiaqte. Geuator Sangmeistex. .
5ExàTO2 SA:GKEISTERI
Does that- mean Ky amendment is nov out of ordere ls
tEatw--or it:s lot coxxect'
PEZSQDEXT:
Teahe--.kecknicallr. it doesa't jile aalkore. 9Ny Goa*t
geu.-why ioaet Me see vNat veRve got in front of as aa4 thea'
ba à t/ Joa: Senatoc Sangmelster..aaybe ve can get c
viti.-./ità respect to fuztàer amendaea ts. Senator
Saagmeister.
5E:àrOR SA#GNZISTSQ;
1...1 ion't vant to hol; qp the bill. gbat's goiag to
hap/en nov.. 1...1 Aave to . have that all redzaïtede is he '
goiag.--is Ne.-.is he got other ameBdœents or.e.aog
PAZSIDZX'I . )'' T:ere are...there are at least four or five here pending.
SEIâTU? SAXGKSQSQERZ '
veliy is be going to have to bave theu reGrafte; because '
tkey:ze .oat of orier noM that soxetbing Nas beeh TableG'
' P:zJ2D:x'z
'y qnderstandlag is tâat tàe next amendment is Senator
CNev's aaendlent lhich ville in facte fit vKat vas---ghat the
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.' proee4ure is âere. .
szxzToa sxxGazlsTzaz.
gell. g:y doeal't œy amenGmept fit; Relly alrig:t. go .
abead vith the otker ammndxents. Let ae take a look at it.
PRESIDENT:
Okay. âmenGment ëo. 6. Senator Chew.
B:'l2QR ca2gz
ident âaendaeat No. 6 strikes egerything afterK2. Pres e
the enactàng ciaase anG revrites t:e entize bill. znd this
'is the...12Q2 that. as tbe Secretaty stated. *as broaght Xack
out of comnittee vitâ the recozaendatioR Do Pasa.. ke Ta:led
pulber 5. vhick xaxes this an entire aeu bill: an4 it is t:e
truck xeight bilie the eiguty thoaaaa; pounds as we talked oR
yesterdaz khak ve have vorke4 gith.all . of the groqps that
vere conceraed-, :he Secretary of State's Qffice so akated
kkis aorniag: that kke cost of--.administratiag t:is--.of
a4aintstration is zeroe that tkere voql; be no additional
emeloyees necessary in oyder to adxidister A.meadment <o. 6.
It is not based on tàe veigàt dlakance tal. It às deslgned
for those tkat uae k1e *ig:vay ?&tN heaFy loads vill be those .
thak vili pay :or the asage. T:e teveaqe generated br this
axea4meat is at thlrty million 4ollars. Tbere's been soœe
long studles by the Tederal Governmenk, t*e 'eGezal 3ridge
'oraila. t:e Transporta tion study Commission. Secretary of
State's Officee Depaztœeat of Tranaporkatione the trqckers of
Illiaois.. tàe---every orgaaàzatioa or iaGustry' tNat àas àadsoœe intereat in proposing aa a4âttional veight on oqr Nigh-
vays Nave kaG participation. , I have a list of companies,
coamerce aa4 ia4ustry. I 4oaet xant to read tuis llst. but it
g oeà on aa; on as in kotal suppott of this aaeadment tàat I
.ov aak t:e senate to adopt. I goul; ansxer any qqestionsI
that I cane aad if there aIe no questions. I aove its adop-
tiba.
. '/ESIDEXTZ
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Senator Càe*chas moved t:e adoptiou af âaeadmeRt Ko. 6 to
Senate Bili 1202. âaz disc qssion? Seuator Blooa.
SZKATOR 5LOOKz .
Tàaa: Iou. 1r. PresiGeât.. Caa ve sea a copy ok this ge/?
It àas aot beea distributed aa4 our stûff tells Ie tkat oqr
spokeaaan aA4 staff Eaven't . got a copy of this. I Baat a
copy.
PRZSIDZXTZ
'Nat request ia in order. Leté.-let t:e Gentle*an
receive a copzp will you. Caa ve get a Page up âere to take
a copy over to Senator Bl oome please- âlrlgàte there are
foqr or five others vào visà to adGress this...l'li---senator
Bloome we:ll give yoa ti/e to take a loc '. Seaator Eaitlani.
SZNIQOR SAITLAMDZ
Thank youe ïr. Presàient. à qaeakiou of tàe aponsor.
PRESIDEXQZ
Indicates be. vill yielde Senator daitland. Can ve stop
tàe confereacese please. Senatoz 'aitland.
S2ïl'0E 'ZITLâND;
3enator Cheve I NaTe two or three qqestionz Ie4 like ko
ask of yoa. eirst of aily coqld you walx qs throug: tXe
xecEaaisa.n=o; for trqcks tbat are 2ot doœicile :4 Illinois?
%hat..-uNates tbe proce4ure Rseâ for reporting tàeir ailes in
Illiaoisz
PRZSIDEXTZ .
Senator Chegi
END 0f Rizt
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SE:âTOE CECE: .
âs ik is nole tlucks do not--.lilinois truckers do not' report mileage otuer than vhat hasbbeen *andàte; by the eei- '
ekal . Governmeat. oat-of-atate tzucks uill pay on a œileage . '
i to Illinoia. , 'baae tâak come n
P:ESID;<'Z
All righte senator C*eg.. tàere..-there àas been a rèquest
that copies of tkis axend*eat be distributed. Ia ord,r to
fàcilitate that to get fift y-niae copies of tNis' leagtk;
amendaeRte.ve are going to àaFe to take it out of tâe recor; - .-.
for t:e moweat. I uaderskand. . xot yet. All rig:t. take .
this one out of khe recor; an4 let's get copies of âzendmiat
xo. . 6 run off and ëistrisuteG. so that everyàody is appriaed
ta. khat's going oa. I wi1l assume nok tàat this other stack
ok axendmenks have all---plready been distributed. Iesy
Senator Chel. . .
SXXW QR CE2% I ' '
I understaad fro. t:e Ciair tàe otâer Gay that qaless
kàese awendœeats vere requested--.ao? ve àave abouk Egentr
copies. '
P'CSIDEX'Z
n .mI just indlcated that ther are reqqested. '
SZRATOR CZZVI ' i
Dkayk I
PRQSIDZATZ
#s a reqqest frol Senator Xhoads, fro* Senator Gitz. 1Xhere
. fro/ Senator Netscâe Trom Senator Sangmeistere fTom senator
Bloo.. fro? Seaator Geo-Kariyy an1 so Aet's get tàea diatrib-
ute4. .
zage 225 - dAI 26@ 1982
S::âTOR' CNz7z
xo probleœ.
P:BSIDZXTI
âll rigNt.. à1l righte on tNe Order.of Senate Bills 2nd
R Ging Senate Biii 1350. .' Sànat'or Taylor Goes not gis: toea e
call 1k. 1:92. Seaator Marovitz. v:ead tbe b1l1, 'Mr. secre-
t4ry.,
ICTING SECRZTARKZ (8R. FER:AFDZS)
Senate :ili 1492.,
(Secretary reads title of bill)
2a: rea4ipg of tàe bill. 'âe Coaaittee on Insarancee Penv
sfoas aad Ilcensed âctïvitïes offersgone aaeadaeat. Tàls
l àa; a r' eguest for a fiscal aote and àas beeq anavered.bil ...
Coxmittee on Insuzaacewe..
ZQdSIDZNTZ
Okar. Coaxittee àmend*eat #o. 1e Senator 'arovitz.
SZXATO: 'AROVITZI,
'oxe to adopt c'owmittee zmea4aent xo. 1 to Senate 5ill
1:92.
PRISIDEXTZ
Senator darovitz moves to t:e adoption of coamittee
Aaeadment No. .1 to Senate Biil 1492. àny disc assion? If
aoty alA in fagor sigaify by saying lre-., A1l opposed. Tàe
Ares have it. tàe amend/ent is adopted. Fqrther aaeadments?
âCTI#G. SECRETARYI (HE..PERNANDZS)
go fqrtNer co/nlttee axendmeata.
PZCSIDENTZ
Any alendmeata froœ tbe'eloor;
ACTING SZCRZTâaYZ tdR.. #ER:â#9CS)
Ameadaent xo. 2 ofïeze; by Seaator daroFitz.
P:CSIDEXTZ
Senator Nazovitz.
SE:ATOZ MAROVITZZ
Tàank you very *uchy X2. President and Ladies and
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. . Genklelen of t:e smnate. àmendmeat xo.,2 to seaate :ili 1492 '' Mas. t:e aleaiaeat tbat vas requested bz tNe Illiaois Deatal
Society and prepared by the Illiaois Deatal Society. It I
is--eit is khe axendaeat v:ic: takes dental teckniciaaa out . '
of the pqrviev of this bill because of the small aaount of
i G limite; scope tNat is qsed in ''those aachines.radiat on an a
. tkeredorev ve take them'. out of the bill. They aze...tàe
.'. deatal assistaa: is also---off tâe boar; and replaced lïtA a .
registered nqrse. 'his ansver is the---tàe request of tàe .
' Rqrses àssociatione and tâat basically' is làat àxendmen: Ko. '
2 Goes. . It. also adës three classes as to the-..vhen an .
iaspection zeport œust be fiied. Tàiv just cpdifies uhat is
presenkly ia pabllc Neazth a2d necleaz safeties rulea and .
regs.. so tkat.--class â voqld be inspected evex; târee years.
that goqld be t:e Gentiats. Class Tgoe every t%o years, aaG .
all pNysictaas and kospitals ia class T:ree ghic: are
iaspecte; aanually aad that is as is beàag done right aov by
the. Gepartoent and by public health. aa; I would as: for t:e
aëoption of Genat: Bill-e.àlendœenk Ko. 2 to Genate Bill 1:92
vhicb is tâe Dental Societr and tàe nurses amendment.
PRZSIDZXTZ '
All rrighky senator .Gitz has Kove; t:e aGoption of Aâend- '
ment' No. 2 to senate Biil 1492. Aar discqssion? Sehator
oziaga.. .
SZNATOR OZINGAZ
sr..-:r. PresiGent-.-chalrœan. I have received a copy of
Ehe fiscal aote. Hogever. I don't vaat to deldy k:e proceed-
ingsy thele are. ao' copies. I 'âave -tuo copiese I Nave &ot a
copy of eachy the second anâ third amendmenty but I koul;
like tNe Wor; of tàe spoasor of tNis bill tbat Ne qeka tNe
copies around at least so xe have the? and tomorrog when veIcan vote on t:ia dara thing. 'here are ao copies ih tNe
àands af t:e rest of tàe xembers.
PRISIDZNT; ,
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SXXiTCR MYSVYICZQ ' W
Ifge giyea a copy o: k:e a*endmeat to Seaator Ozinga I
prior to tke.w.amen4neat coxàng up.. I gave copl es of tàe
ampndaents to the spokesman on the coaaittee prior to tàis
coling up. àmendaents are being printed right aoge v1ll be
Gistribute; to a li khe œembers vitkin--.just a fev lknutes.' PRZSIDeXTI .
eurthek Giscussion? Senator Schqneaan.
SZHITOR SCEONZ/àXI ' '
â question of tâe spopaore 5r. President. ' '
PRZSIDZXTI ' '
Iadicates he gill yield, Senator Sc:unemaa.
SX:ATOE SCZBXESâX:
I'* hot certain Bhat you sal; about t:e sapport or non-
sqpport ok t:e xqrs4s âssociation. could you--.coul; yoq
tell 'ae vuetuer or not they.re ln sapport o: this blal aov as
aaended.
PQZSIDEXT: ' .
Geaator 'arovitz.
szxAToR :AaovI'Zz
. rea. tàey are. 'âey asked to be a4ded to t:e b oard. an4
t:ey Nave been adde; to tNe boar; ah; that satisfied kkeir
blem.PrD
PRZSIDEXT;
âny fqrtàer dlscqsslon? If 'not: Senator 'aroFitz
*o/es-owmoves tXe adoption of â/eniment Xo. Q io Senate BiAl
1k92. All in favor sigaify bz sayiag Aye. âll opposed. The
Ayes have it. The amendment is adopte;. further a*endnents?
ACTING SZCRETARYI (K2. EERNANSES)
âmendnezt :0.,3 offere; by Senator Harovitz.
PQESIDEXTI
Senator 'arovikz.
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' ident and Ladies an4Thaak zoa vezy aaeà. :r. Pres
Geatlemen o: t:e senate. . âwendmelt xo.,3 is tâe amendmeat
prepare; by tàe Department od Nuclear Safety. Tàis just
ckanges soae langqage as to.-as to the feee it doesn't change
tàe fee schedule lhatsoevei... It also saia tbat.-.we tooà t*e'
l l 3 aa; C ih Sectloa 8.9 out'of.--oœk ol tNe pre-C asses ,
gipgs aaendzent an4 put it into tàis amendment and saya that .
t:e sche4ule wili .be.--gill be Geteraihe; by the iepartment. .
T:e scàedule' is to be three; tvo and one aa in tâis amend- ''
xenty and I 'voul; ask for the adoptioa of â/endment :o. 3e
prepare; by t:e departmente to Senate Bill 1*92.
PREGIDENTZ
Senator 'azovitz àas moved tàe aGoption of Amendmenk Nq.
3'.to Senate Bill 1492. àRy discqssion? If not. a1l in fa/or
- signify by saying àie-, 1ll opposed. The âies have it.. 1he
ameadmenk is. aGopted. further ameadments?'
AW I'G SXCRCIPARYZ' ('R. #2R'à:DCS) '
5o further aaendmeaks.. .
PRESIDEHTZ . '
3rd readiag. à11 rigKtg if I cah Nave yoqr atteltiony
thàs is tàe llst of recailz tàat.w-t:ak t:e Secretarz *as
provided to khe chair wkere amend/ents àave bemn ï, lled. They
arez Seaate Bills 1272...1272. 1299. 1522. 1606. 1632 and
1651. 1613. tàe Secletary tells me there is no azendment .
pendiag. Ia that-e-three-o-thoae six biiiae I Inderstande
are t:e onlx ones remalniag an4 tkea 1202.. àll rigàt. Sena-
kor coffey does not vis: to recali senate 3111 1272. On ,1522. senator Carroll. on the OrGer of Senate Bills 3r;
aeaGingy tNe top of page 6. Senator Carroll seeks leave of
the Body to return 1522 to the Ordqr of 2nd Beadiag for pur-
poqes of an anendment. Is leaFe granted? leaTe is granted.
oa t:e order of Seaate Bizls 2ad Reading. senate Bili 1522. ,
:r. Secretarr. . ,
'CTIXG SECRZTAZII (:X. PERNAX9ZS)
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1522. zme'a4ment :o. 1 offered by Senator Carroil.
Genatoz Carroll. '
SZXATOR C'XEOLLI. ' :
T:an: you. xr. Preslueut à.n4 Lauies and Gentteoen of +se
Senate. ls many of you *ay be avare. ve haFe hbeen atteKpking
to kol4 cost .coatainxent hearings witN tbe medicai progiderse
waial; t:: Hospital àssociatione in an attempt tp progide a
realistic solution ko bokN t:e financial anG healtâ needs
crisis tàe State is 'acing 'fot eiscal Tear 1983. ghiie t:ose
Giscqssions Nave been going on for qœite sometiae, they àave '
not .as yet led to a resolve. whic: of coqrsee those gâo àave
Gealt 'in tke area anâerstan; that we are about a aonth and a
fev days auay from normaliy resolving those. types of issues..
I- T:e intent.of tNiS bill at tNe reqqest. basicallye of bok:
sides ls to àale a Feàicle potentïallz avallable tâat coulde
ia facte. be qsed as sabstantlke langaage sàould a agreemeat
of. cost con'taiaaent be reackable by mexbers of k:e Genepal
àssembly. Nopefqlly. aad also members of t:e yrovi4er groups
an4 tàe Departœent o; tâe Pubiàc âiG. This ameadment is an
ittempt ko make sare tâat at least. it vi2Q still be a vehi-
it' voal; provi4. tiak. during the fi:teen day spellclev andof illness'lixitatioh t:at sNoql; that every become lal, then
actuat costs vould have to be pald. I voul; Iove adoption of
Aœendaent :o..1y so tNat we can thea Move tN: bili on and get
it'over to the aoqse.
PRZSIDZNTZ. '
All rigNt. Senator Carroll :as moFed tâe adoptioa of
âmendment No. 1 to Sen:te 5111 1522., àny dlacussionz ' If
- aoEy a21 la faFor slgnidy .bx sa ring âxe. zil opposed. T*e
lyes' kave it. The amendaenk is adopted. Fqrther ameailents?
ACZING SZCREZARXI (:a.. TZENKIDES)
'o fqrtâer aaendœents.
PRESIDENTZ
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3r;' reading. senator lruce on tàe Floor? Senator
Totten? : oxay. Turn to page 3 on' the Caleniar. On the
orGer of Seaate Bilos 3r; Readinge Senate Bill 1299.. Senator
Tottea ald Dalson aeek leave of the Bod; to retqrn kbat biAl
to the OrdeT of 2nd Eeadiag for purposes of an axeniment. Is
leave granted? Leave is granted. 0n t:e Order of seaate
Bills 2a; Aeading. Senate Bill 1299, lr. secretary.
âCTIXG SSCAXTARTZ (5:. 'ZRXàXDYS)
âmenGment :0..2 offered bz Senators-..iotten. Dauson and
Bloox.
'RZSID:*TZ
Sehator Totten..
SZ:ATO: 'PTTZNZ'Nank yoq. :r. Presideat and tadi:s an4 Gentleaea of the
Senate. I voqld like leage to 'able Coamittee àmendment :o.
1. ,
PQZSIDENTI
â1l rigNt. Senator Totten Naving voted on t:e prevaillng
siGe noves tp reconsider t:e Fote b; vbic: âœendment No.
'vas adopted. ânx discussion? If noty all ia favor signify br
saxing Aye. AQl op#osed. T:e âyes àave it. 2âe vote is
reconsidere4. Genator Tottenmog aoves to Table Committee
Aaendmenk ïo., to Senate Bill 1299.. âny discqssion? If
aoty a11 ia fagor signlfl br saiing Aye. âll opposed. eàe
Ayea haFe it. Aaendment No. 1 is Tabled. Purther amend-
ments. 'r. Secretaryz
àCTING S'CRZT KRIz. (5R. ''QNAXDEG)
àaeadxenk :0..2 offered by Senators Totten. Davson and
BlooK.
PRZSIDZXTI.
Senator Totten.
SK:ATO/ TDTTZNI
Thank roqe dr. Presideat and Ladies and Gentlenen o; the
senate. senate Amendment xo. 2 to senate Bill 1299 ls the
k$ V $'$ .tvk
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: :or napsoay andfasàian in gàith tâe S#onsors. Q#Se1 . Sena
Senator Bloom voql; like to preseat t*e bili to the Body. It 1eacompasses a lot of the dicc qssions that were Nei; ih tNe
coœaitteey àhe subco/zittee and discusaions vith interested
' parties on tNe btll. I believe everybody :as a copy. and an
aaalrsis of the. awendaent. 1: (1 be kappy to aasver any qqes-
tiona on the ameadmeat.. I moFe its adoptioa.
P:ESQDZH Z . .. . .
senator Tokten :as aoved t*e adoption of âxendamat xo. 2 .
to Senate Bill 1299. Any Giacussioa? If aote alo in favor
signifr by sazing Aze. Allvopposed. 1he Ayes kave it. Q:e
ameaiuent is adopted. Parther amenimenks?âCTING .SZCRZTâZY: t'Q. FEXXAXDYS) ';
Ro' further aaendaents.
PAESIDCA'I .
3rG reading. seaator Bruce on 1606. On t:e Order of
Senate Billa 3rd âeadinge at'the top of page 7 is Senate Bill
1606. Senator sruce seeks leave o' tàe 3ody to return that ''
bill to. the OrGer of 2nd zeading of purposes of an aœendmenk. .
ùIs leave graaked? Leave is. graateG. . Oh *âe rder oï Sznate
Billa 2nG Readinge senate :iil 16Q6. 'r..qsecretary.
ACTI%G SK ZD AZI : l5R. . PE2Xà%D:5)
laendment :0.,2 offered by senator Bruce.
PRESIDE:TI .:
Senator Brace. .'
szxzeoa Banczz. .
Qkaak roae, :r. Vpesident an; Keabers of t:e Senate. T:is '
iz an amendaent to the Bnexploylent Insnrance àct' which
relates to' compliance vith t:e Q/aikqs Budget Eeconciliation
âct of 1981. That ellainated t:e trigger on extended bene-
fïts for eaployees in the state of Iliinoisy, and we uill âave
to put àn a aew krigger period. onder t:e rurrent lavy a
'state extendeG beneiit Perio: occurzed when t:e rate of--.of
insuzed uneœployment gas four perceht foI a tbirteen veek
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*oving.period.aln adGition/ the---optibn coqid' vaiFe t:e àun-,. .
i
Gred an4 tventr percent regnireœenty vbic: is the average
rate ' for tNe corresponiing thirteen éeeks and affer extende;
beaefitsz. às you-.-zemeabete individqals are ehtitle; to
tvehty-six Meeks o; anemployment comp. 'key can àave tNe
extepded beaefits of tàirteen veeks. Qe ao lo'nger ha/e the
'
hational . triggere this vould' imjlement the State trigger.
. This changes tbat trigger to effective for k:e veeks begin- '
aing after september 25. 1982. to a five percent plasy a
kqnGre; and tueatr Tercent for the ' Ahirteea veek perào; in '
the preceding t*o caleniar years. Ia additioae in other
words: ve firat àage tke triggerin'g 'o: tke unemployment
compensa tion extende4 benefit period.--in addition. the Omni- .
bqs BaGget âeconciiiatloa âct limited t:e indiwidaals' com-
bined qaemployment iasaraace benefits a'nd tra4e adjustment
aliowances ko a xaxixu, ol fifty-tvo veeks. àl1 rigàt. Sena-
tor DeAngelis gives Qe the signal that I tàiak eFerything
is---la running aiong vell. If ve dop't pass thisy. it'a '
gaiag to cost us four hqndred and ninety lillioa doliars in '
State behefitae a hundre; aa; thirty-tàree million dollazs of
'ederal funds. If we pass tàise vé#re going ko cqtoef of
unemployœent. beaefits abont fiftm-eigNt Nandre; and tvelve
people. whicN viii r*duce the cost to the eaplorers on the
State of Illiaois significaatly.. It tbaghena up kNe requile-
wents for t:e exteaded beaetkt period. Qhaak. you.
PRZSIDEXTZ
Any Gisculsion? Senakor 3ruce àad àove; the aGoption of
Amea4ment No. 2 to senate Bikl 1606. senator Keats.
S:Nâ:0R KZATSZ .
lkaak 'you. ar- prestdent. zvea tkoug: tkls 4&d aot go
throqg: the Sênate LaXor aad Conmerce Coœmitteee it is
' a...agreement witàin the Governory the bqsiness coxlanity.
labor. I woqld say to >; zepablicans' it sounGs controver-#
sial bat it isn*t realiyy itls federal. compliance. aad I
. '
jW . i%
!tl' 11- page 2à3 - :àI 26. 1982
mean. veere. sort of stuck.xttà it. zt.s not tàat :ad oz a
:ill. ,
PREGIDXXI:
Al1 right. Seaator Brace àas moved the adopkion of
âxeaizent xo. 2 to Senate Bill 1606. Purtber discassion? 1:
uote a21 in fagor aigai'y by sa yiaq Age. â1i opposed. . ràe
Azes have it. The aaenGaent is adopted. Further axendmentsz
ACTING SRCE:TARKI (:2.,F:RxA:DR5)
No fqrther a/endaents.
PRZGI9E#II .
3rd reading. Page 7 oa tàe Calendar: on tàe Order of
Senate Bills. 3rd Eeadilg is Senate Bili 1632. 'Senator Tayior
speàs leave of t:e Body to rekarm that bill to' tNe crder of
2n; zeading for 'urposes of aa amendmeat.. Is leave qranted?
Leave ia gzanteG. , On t:e order of Senate Bilis 2n4 Readinge
Senate 5411..,1632, :r. Secretarr.
ACTING S ZCRETàRI: léR..'ZRNâXD25)
àmead*ent .:o-.4o--Amenizent :o. . 5 offered 51 Senator
Taylor.
PECSIDZRTZ
Smnator Taylor.
SEAATOR 1àTL0Ez,
Thank you. dr. Presideat aad aembezs of the Senate.
Thereês been muc: discassion on the aaeadaent that I've tried
to place oa 1632 in order to get it Aato tNe liking ENat Iost
momhers of t:l's Body goqld llkè it to be. I Nave AGjqsted
this biil to try to aeek a1I objections. aad I thimk at this
poiat ia time. it does Jqst tNat. It Geletes evmrytàing
after tâe.-atàe eaacting clause. It eiixipates tâe culrent
.bo4rd thirty Gays after the effective 'date of tNis àct and
proviGes means for , the appointaent of seven nex aexbers.
Increased the nupbers needed for a quorua frou three to four..
2t proFides tkat no commissioner of tàe C:â may recetge anz
rompensation or other things of valae directly or iaGirecly
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froa tàe organlzation or basiaess en tities that transact. any
b qsiaess kik: tNe authority. I Kove for khe adoption of
àmendment No..5 to Seaake Bill 1632.
#//SIDSWTJ
All righty. Senator Taylor :as aoFed tNe adoptiop of
AmenGment :0..5 to senate Bill 1632'. àay' Giscassiolz Gena-
tor Joyce.
'SZNATOa J;RE:IAR JO'cE:
Tkank youg Kr.. President anG meibers o' tke Senate. ke
a're nov at kàe, ehat ge call. tâe fall-back position. zad
'doa't mean to make lighk of tàis. and I don't thiak
it's...aa4 1...1 4on't wean to joke aboqk it. I àave been
trging to figure out vàat tâese aweadzents are about Aad vhat
tNey. do to tNe people iiviag in pqblic àousing aa4 vhat they
do to tke taxpayers in tNe Ciky of Càlcago. Nov senator
Taylor àaa sought f1t *0 fasàlon tàls as an. anti-layne ayrne
propoeition: and that my.e-the basis of my opposition is
solely becàuse I oppose Jayae Byrne''s adainistzation. Let ïe
tell yoq what I think àas Nappened aud ghat this aeans. and I
vi1l leave it up to you to Gecide t:e merits of tàis. 1he
first..-tNe flrst amendaent that ge-..that we Nad before us
transferred these povers to tàe cit; councile iacludiag
povers to convey aa4 povers of emiaeat domain. lkat vas
Gefeatedu Rhen we Giscusse; tNat aaendzent.. Senator 'aylor:
told use if yoa're intereated in good pablic Nouaing in
Chicago yoa shouo; aupport this. . Seaakor Savickaa got up and
saiG, excqse me. iiGa't sarw intllated'e àï zou doae.t want
public houslng iu zoqr varde yoq sàould. sapport tâls.. 1nd
Kr. :ccabe v:o represents Jayne 3yrne Gogn here geat around
aAd toië people that you xade a big .mistakey yoq. Giin't sup-
port tâaty now roa#ze going to get pqblic housiag in zoqr
ward an4 I know. you 4on*k vant pâblic. housing in your warGg
that %as 4ay one. Day two.. ye get the-wege get the aaendnent
froa Senator Taylor thaf provides that' gq put two ?ev aembers
I:
Page 235 - 5àI 26. 1982 .
on the chicago Hoqsing àqtioritl, not a gord about wàat is
going to àappea to t:e present five' âenbersy nothiag in t:e
amendmeat about vhat ïs qolnq to àappea to the càaïrzaa. znd . .
nov we---and vê defeated thak. and nov we have before us tNe
fallvback positioae and 1*11 tell vhat the fall-back position '
is and wàat I tàink pro*pts it. Qe are no@ goiag to replace .
tâe wEoie boazd. And the reaaon ve have to replace tâe whole
bo4rd is because thete are at least t?o and possibly three
members on that *oazd. hr. #ashy :t.. Eohiason and possibly '
:I. 'ianey wko cannot be coatrolled' by dayor Byrae. 5oy if
'r. Svibel steps off. ve might have too aucN dezscracy oa. the
CSà..'So thia is What khis is about, as near as I can figure. '
'Aere is still aotàing in Nere khat sayse :r. Suibel viil not
servm. tkere is not:ing in bere. tkat assqres he vi1l . uot be
reappoiake4. Bat t:e bottox liae is. tàis. wày is this àerez .
r #:y is this being placed ln front of as. an; w%y are ge being
tol; to occupr our time vit: this vkea t:ey aag . no problem
vità 'r-zsiloa getting off tNe Park District Board, aaG cer-
tainly-.wdertainlr. :r. swibel is as gilling or aore so to
accomzodate tke mayor : than dr. Gimoa. froa my knovledge of
tbat. . So I ask we-..that ge defeat thise aad.-.sgeeve kaken
up enoug: timee defeat iti.-it isn'k good governaent.
P/ZSIDZNTZ
Purther Giscassion? senator RhoaGs.. Senator Grotberg.
SENAeo9 GRGTBZRGI
Ouir to reaffirm the Trevioqs ligqre. 1: it iooks bady
anG it smells bade an; it tastes bad. it's Pzokably bad.
PRZSIDZ:'I
zurther diac ussion? senator negnan.
SINA'OR DZGNANZ.
Qqestion.
PEZSIDESTZ
Indicates--.spoasor in âicates he viil yiêid. Senator
negnan.
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. wz . '
' 'szxlToa n:GxAxz ' '
' ghat's 1Ne effectige Gate of the bill nol' .
PRESIDEN'Z J
Senator Taylor..
âCV XXXSOEZSZNà
Izzediateày.
P:ZSIDCKTZ
Senator Degnan. , ' '' 5:xAT0R Dzcxàxz
. 1s' khat Jul; 12 . '
senator Taylor.
SZNATOR TâfLO2z
Thirty days after be effective date ia tàis âct. all
members should be reappainteG.
PEM IDZNTZ
' Senator Degnan.
S'NIIOE DXGXâX:
Tbat's August 1st. 9ho appoints?'
PRESIDZXT:
Senator Taylor. .
SESATOR TàIî0Rz
It wonld also âa#e to be signe; b; the Governor.
PEESIDEXQ:
Senator Taylor. ph---ail right. Senator Degnan.';
szxàrroR nEGNà::
Are we assured that :r. sgibel xi1l Rot coze back as a
b of k:e seven nember board?*ex er
PECSIDEK'Z
Senator Taylor. .
SZXâIO2 TAIQDEZ
It said appo int s vea neg meabers.. 5ew xembers.
PESSIDEWTZ
Senatol Degaan.
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SZN'àTOZ nEGIANZ
I have no fartNer questions.
PRESIDE:TI
I vas avare of kNaty Senator: #or the first tizee
tàe noqse Nas Gait before Me iid. Further dïscussion? Sena-
tor Xeghoase.
GZXATOR ''C:HOOS:Z
Thank youg :r.. Preaideàt. Aa...as everyone knogs kâis is
a Fery seasitive lssue wit: sole of qs from chicago vità a
great Geal of concera about vhat happens wità that authority.
br Flrtue pf tâe fact lhat tt :as beea a pretty terrlble
operation over tNe. past tgeqty yeacse anG ve:re not sure tt's
going to get that nach better. I gondex lf the sponsor goul;
yield to a qqestion?
PRZSIDZX'Z
ïes:
Indlcates he 112* yieide Senat/r ïeyâoase.
SZ:ATOR NC/:OUSZ:
Do you take tNe laaguage of tbis bill to Kean that it is
iapossible to reappoint khose persons Vho are Tresently on
the boarG?
ZR:SIDENTI
senakor Tàylor.
SXNAQOR TAZLOEI
Iesy I Go.
PRZSIDZNTZ
Seaakor levàoqse.
SCNATOR XZ:SOGSEI
' Rhich œeans tàat dr- .Robinson aà4 'r. xash giil be out'.
and' :r. Finaey will bè oat, is t:at correct?
ZRESIDEXT:
Senator Taylor..
SZXATOR TAYLOEI
If.tàer appoiat seven xev mexberse I suppose it woul; be
correct that evefyone goqli be out..
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SEXATOR NE9 :OB52z ' .. : '
Can yoq-.-l'm * little Puzzled becaqse ve âave been
sirpng chaaàions of boye rule ia chicagoy aa4 ve now have anopportunity :or -# hoae rule unlt. to 4o anytàing it vants to -
Go vitkln the law. 1...1*. cqrioqs as to why we gant t:e '
C anqe. ' '
PRZSIDENQZ
seaako: Taylor.
SYXACOR PAXZORZ ' i
Kr. Presiient and mezbers o: tNe Senatey I Nage 4id
everytàing in ly power to try to convey the aessage to tàe
meabers. of thls Bodr. I Nave puk different azendaents ia
jqst to passify so/e individqals here. ân4 I*ve felt that
putting ik in.-win t:is direction. thak I voul; be able to
get my aœeadmeat onto the blllv so. tàat I coqld have the bill
la t:e forx tkat I kant it i2. It doesn#t mean that the bill
ls going.ko passe altâoagà I hope it goqld. I goqld like to
gek Ahe axeadment adopted.
Sehator gewNoqse.
SZ#ATO R #E/SO ;SEI
I.m.I vander if yoa'd ansgez the qaestion though. Seaa-
tor- , ghat is t:e purpose of the expaasioa?'l .PZXSIDES'Z
senator Taylor. '
tj . 'SSNATQR 'TAIZ Rz!I
Beca ase 'mac: of tàe-..tàe knovledge kNat I gained Jroœ
reading tâe negspaper kxat HnD ganteG a nex operatioa t:ere
?as tNe first step. They wanted a1l board aeabers rexovede
that vas the firsk order of busioessy and then they cbaaged
it. of a later date. and I saide weiiv if I'> going to move' aayone. I lill œove all of tkeœ. And that is tàe purpose of
Pûge 239 - Kzï 26e 1982
me briag it in at tkis timey because of tàe confqsioa that we .'
kadz--tàe coaflict that ge kaFe v&k: HVD.
PQXSIDXNIZ
All rigNt. eurtNer iiscussion? Sehator Xewhouse.
'52Nà'OR NX::DZSZ:
I'a...I'* sorry.. I...f doz#t-.-l don'k quite under-
stan4-..l vasn't clear w:at yoq gere saylng. S>nator. kere
zou asaying that RBD :as demaaded that the entire board be
elàxiaated?
PZZSIDCXIZ '
Senator Tarlor.
SQS&TOR IAILORZ
In t:e first articla khak I reaGy tàey 'di; dezaad tàat
all members be remoFed.
PAESIDENT:
Senator 'evhoqse.
SCXâTOR :X/RSBSEI
âre--.are yoq basing your conclusiohs on al1 tàis on a
aewspaper storr: Seaator?
PR/GIDZX'Z
Senator 'a#lor.
SENATOR TâïL0Rz
I have not talked lità anyone froK EBD.
P/ZSIDENT;
Senator Nevhoqae.
SXNATOE :ZZgOQSZZ
Senatory :o# coqld ;ou cozfora to gà/t SBD reqqested
vttsouk uavkng sowe conversatlon vit: tse Hcn ofziclalsa
PRSSIDXXTI
Senator Tarlor.
S2NàTO2 'ARLORZ
There gere persoas on my staff t:at Na4 conversation gith
RUD' peoplee Rot 1.
FRESIDZNTZ
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senator xegNouse.
52::20: N2@a0nSE:7
%bqld roq share with us Mhat. it vas tkat :ED gantedz
?RESIDEx;z
Senator Taylor.
SZNA'OE 'AYLOR;
I cannot give yoq all the inforœation at t:is poink ia
tim'e. I do not àave it àere before xe gàat :;: vanted.
PRZSZDZ%'Z
Seaator 'New.kouse.
SCNAZOR :E?E0052z
kell. Senator from vbak oe manx o' us read. wbat Hud
really aske; for vas. tNe elininakion ol the present
ckairperson. Isn.t that correctz
PRBSIDENX:
Senator Tayior.
SEKATOE TâIL02z
'àere vas a certain article tâat I read.
PRZSIDZXT:
lli righte Senatore roar tize has almost expired. Sena-
tor xeghoase.
S'szToz x29:o7S2z
Rell. tNe poink beïag t:is :r. Chairlan-.-:r-president
a>d senatorsy we have a No/e rale umit whicà has alvays held
very clnuo to the Noœe ruie priaciplea. Qe have aa orgaaiza-
tion that's been set ap unGëz t:e Gtatœtes alreadr. 1or us to
have to come to battle everrtime tNere is a requested change
aiong the liaee it juat doesn:t aake any sense. Either we
have set up an opefatio. that is gorkable or it isn't. ghen
tàere was a vish for t:e resignation of the chairaaa of
anot:er si/ilar opmrationy ik *as very simpie. there vas a
request made for the resigaationy that request was koaored.
I see no difference in tàat pperation kàaa in tàls one. And
I#me franklye puzzled as to Mhz weere ell/iaatlag a board
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lâich has tgo. persons oa tNerey at least: g:o reaily vaht to
do a Job :or tàe chicago' Roqsing kqthoritye an; I would cer-
taihly like to see thel Eaving been appointed perxitted to Go
that Job. It lust seems to xe a little insane for us to have
to act to..-to increase a boqr; for ao reason that anyone
can..wcaa discern..-ko eolainake a board for no reasoa t:at
:as beea explaiaed to tkis Body. Ik seews to be an exercise
in somet:iag other . than vhat tkis Body oag:t to be Gealing
wità. .
PRcslDexlz
Paztker discussion? Senator R:oads.
SZXATOR REOADS:
:r. President. I Wonâer lf I migàt aake a saggestion to
tNe sponsor. Some: of qs on this sàde of the aisle tkink thak
you might be aoving in t:e right directione an4 yoa ;i; meet
one of t:e aajoç objections. Inasauch as 'tke..wit's
segen-thirty aad t:e amendment has not been distributeG. an4
there is a queation ralsed by Senator 'evàouse on a'. com-
plete.--turaover of the nev meœberse voqld it be possi:le for
yoq. to. Gistribute t:e amehdment. and since the bill :as
alrea4y been read a thiri. timev ge could--.we coul; discuss
tàis-.-again tomorrog on a call back..
PRZSIDZgT:
Senator Taylor.
SENATOR TAYLORZ
dr. , Presldeat, Gqe to tàe fact that the lateaeaa of the
Aoar and t:e discussion that senator ahoais ma4e. it migNt be
better.t:at ve moFe it back to 3rd aad pqt it on the recall
for toaomrov. if.thatvs possible. couid I Nave leave?
pazsloaxez
All risat- xltudra. Axendment :o- s and i: there are no
furtàer anendneats at thàs time, the :ill will be returne; to
t:e order of 3r4 aeading-, I understaad the axendment :as nov
:een Qistributed on Seaate BilQ 1202. kitA leave of the
Pagq 2q2 > :zI 26e 1982
Bodzy ve#ll go ko the Order of senate Bills 24G Eeaiing for
Senate B&ll 1202. :r. secretary.. d'
ACTING SCCZCTAEYZ (5X. FER'â5DE3)
xuAber 6'offered by Seàator chev.
2REsIDEN:z
Anen4ment #o. 6. Senator CNeky tNe Pre/ioas amend*ent
kaving been 'abled.
5ZMATO# CHZQZ
Thank yoqv ;r. President. TAe aoendnent àas Xeen dls-
tributed to eac: xember. anG I can take questions: or I woql;
ask for its adoption.
PREGIDXMTZ
âl1 right, senqtor Chev .has KoveG tàe adoption of àzenG-
aenk #o. : to Senate Bil1 1202: ânr dlscussion; Senator
Gitz.
SZXATOZ GITZ:
A question of t:e sponsor. 'Seaator...
ZRESID:NTZ
Sponsor indicates âe vill yieldy Senator Gikz.
SE:ATOR GITZ:
. . -senator chev. I see in section 13â that a tax is
' kereby impose; at a rate of 2.2 cents per gaiion above tàe
rate establisked ia'sectioa 2. I interpret that to be that
ve are taxing ali'gehicles gho use Giesel fuele. iacludiagy
presq/aliy. Giesei autoaobAles aad Fer; s/aio dieeei tracks.
kkat &# the purpbse, since tàe; are obviously not the ones
that are going to be creating tâe damage. of àaging tâat ia
the azeaGment? I do ha/e folloowup questions.
PZZSIDQNG O#TICERZ (SEXATOR SâVQCKASI
Senator Câeg.
SZNATD/ cHzlz.
Seaator, tâak is. if zou read it righte it is for aiA
comaercial vehicies: an auto4obiie is not a commercial veài-
cle. ànyt:ing tNat :aa tvelve passengers or ïore-..-passenqer .
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aeats or coaœercial vehiclesy and in for-.-commerclal veài-
cies goqid have t:e tax on t:e diesel fael. Hogever, the
Depaztlenk of Revenue..-thatês a law wàt: the DepartRent of
Revenue now on the deal..-on the faei---Giesel fuel for tNe I
taxeay and thez can âaintaia their receimtse even those
tveiFe-pazsenger Faas. and be refande; the taxes on
those-.-on tbat 'fael- '
PRZSIDING O'FICEZ: (SENâTOE SAFICSAS)
seaakor: Gitz. '
SflàzoR GITZZ .
1. follow your poiat on co*mercial Fehicles, apparently
aottiacluilng. diesel aukomobiles.. bqt what is. the pqrpose of .
a 2.2 ceak per gallon ta x on diesel 'ael to begin vitb? I
lean: it-.-tt seems, to Ke that this is being ievied in aIi
' vehiclese Aad what we really aIe trring to do is arrive at a -
szstea lâerein raisiag tâe velghk liœitse tâe oaus falls on
those ?:o are reaily respoasibie fo* daaage. And you knov
an4 I kno? tàat there are vans an; other vekicles khat fall '
. vitàin khat, co/aercial category tâat cleariz are going to be
qskinq. as qqestiols likey ghy ;id you give as an additional
tax increaae MNen we're not associate; xith tàe ueigh limit2 '
PRZSIDING O'#ICER: . (SENA'OR Sâ7ICKâ3)
. senator chex..
sïgzTon cHzkz
Seaators tNe àeavier the Aoade the aore fueA you consume.
' TNe taxesuoa the Giezel fuel *:11 generate approxi*ately 2.6
miiiioa dollars. The fartNel you traveo ia Illlnoia. kàe
aore fqel tàat*s consumed by the 4iesel-using truckers.
âgaine that's a creation of revenuee whicN you'll flnd ia the
final analyaia that weere generatiag tàirt; aiilion doilars '
includiag t:e taxes on the diesel fqel. às yoa probably
kaowe ve *re lo# on taxes aoxe one o.f tbe lovest states in
t:e unioa vith diesel fuel taxe as it &s. ke ale--.:ad
Joaference after conference vith the asers of the ïuely aRG
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)!
1
i#.gas uaaniaouslz agreed tkat tNey would pay tkat cost. The
truckerz.-.the users themselges. are not oblecting to t:at
cost at all. ::e Farioqs organizations tàat's supportive' of
1202 aa amended are not objecting to that cost.
PRXSIDIXG OT'ICE:Z (SCNATOQ SAVICKAS)
sehakor Gitz.
SZNàTOE GITZZ
Seqator Chewy one of tke reasons tNis Aegislatioa is
before the Legisiatqre is the fact that there is reasonable
coarera that the re4eral Goverament will act fok use and ve
gili' not get t:e benefits of tkis legislatioa anlesa ve ack
nog. àn4 yet I notice tkat the ef'ectlve Gate of khis is t:e
Geferzed e'fectlve date ofe I beAie'Fez Jœly 1e. 1983. is khat
correct?
PRESIDIXG o#eICZ2z (SENATOR SIVICXâS)
Senator cheg.
S:SâTOR cEE@z
The reasoa for tàe legislation. senator/'is that ve are
o:e of tàe tkree states that Go not have aa eight.y tbousaad' It is krue tiat the federalpoand Statue on our books.
Government is going to mandate these remaining states for the
eighty t:ousanâ poqnds becaqse we aIe losing coamerce by
virtue of tàe fact tbat that eighty tàoqsand poundw or any-thiag, passed seveaty-three to eigàtze Kust so aroun; tàe
state or take tàe chance on being caught anG paying a fine.
:@ are like a t:amb setting out in an ocean without tNe
l@gislation to aliow .the com/erce to come throu'g: t:is State.
geege vorkeG oa this for t:e Past four zears. No* that is
t:e firsk part oï yoar questiony vhat vas yoqr' seeond. part?
PRZSIDCXT:
Senator Gitz.
51#àTOR GITZI
9ell, ar questloa ise tàat lt seeas to me that tàere's
soaetxlag aske, here wàen ye :ave a years deferred effectlve
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Gate. If ue CaR do tNis iq Jqly 1. then presa/ably. We don't
àave to do this rigàt avar aow., I do àave one last questione! . '
'r.. Speaker-.-'r. Presiieat. beiore I speak.iir#ctl; to tâe
bill. seaator càevy I aa lookiag tàrougâ tàe a/end *ent an;
khe analysis o' ite. does tàis iacrease thê veight distance
tax above the original provialons in yoqr first amendzenke.or---are ge at khe same levels ge gere talàing about Previ-
oqsly? ' ' '
PR:SQDING OFFICZ:: (SZNATOR SàVICKAS)
Seaator Chegw''
SB%â'O2 cHz/z
senatorw at apy change ln aar lage. the ad/inistering
agent :as to Nave sulficient time for notlfication.getting
the operational proce4ures in orier. That is tNe aasver to
k:e effective Gate. '%e amendment thak vas Tabled. we vere
at tàat poin: aboqt tgentr-smken *illion dollars. 9e are nov
at thirt; .milllon dollars. so àt haa been an increase of
tbree million. dollars. '
PZESIDIXG OPYICZZZ (SEXâTOZ SAVICKAS) '
t GitzSeaa or .
Szxàzoz GlTzz . '.
Thank yoq. for t:e explanation. I kruly :ope that every-
one ia the Asaeably g1ll loo: carefaliy at this auendment.
An4 I a. certaia that the Roaorable Chairman :as spent a con-
aiieraàle azouat oi time. oa tNiee I kaov Senator Cofïer Nas.
I believe ge're gettiag closer to a reasonable and acceptable
b1l1, but I thiuk theke are sole shortcomings still within
this legislation. I vould like. to see qs acte but, I Nope we
do'not.act precipitoualyy aad I guestiony guite franklyy tàe
fact thak ve are p/esupablr going ko put an amendwenk on to
preelpt the Federal Governzent from doing something for uayI
and. yetè it's not goiag to have an effeutive date of a year.
â4d yese I*a still'avare of the i*plementation problemse. but
I doa't think tlat tkat's going to solle our probiea vith tàe
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..K
leGezai Governkent. &nd I reaily thilk that àmendxent Ka 6
&# aa impkovewent'ovvr gNat ve SaM in committeee but 2:2 not
sure it kotally gets ::e job âoae.
PRZSIDIXG O'TICEEZ (SENATOR SA7IC:AS)
Senator %edza-'
SC#ATOR ':DZAZ
'halk yoq. :r. President and Iadies and Gentlemen of the
Senate-, I rise in sqpport of kâe bill if for no otker buk
because of tàe great many âoarse at aot onlr t:e iotor Veài-
. cle La* colmission an4 the varioqs other state agencies that
vere instrumeatal .àn pqtting this bill togethery aRd .1 zust
lav tàe-..the ckairman of kàe Transportation comœitnee an4
the Kiaority Spokesman on tàe 'raasportatioa. co/*ittee :or
t:e alount of vork t:at t:ey have done. Qe don''t... aay
tiaes Me--.ge come ia wit: all tzpes of legislatlone we dcaët
claim any of ik to Ye a panaceav bqcaqse if ue were df tng
tâatg ge#d probably Put ourselves oqt of business because
every lag..aevery bill that Me xoqld pass that goal; become
effective into the lave *ouiG probably be tNe oniy bill that
velâ' passeâ. If we are going. to àave some of tbese coxmis-
sions 4o 'a creditable jobe I tàin: that ve---it behoove*s
tàis 5odz to at least pay' attentioa to aa; ackaouledge the
loçk that tàey hage doae and try to at least take a step in
the-..right Girection iA acceptiag tàls amendment.
PRESInING OfPICE/Z (SENATOR SAYICKAS)
senator Kaitland.
SCXATDR 'AITLAXDZ
Thank you. :r. President. I agree vitN previoas spea-ers
that tàis blll is bettel tâan the one tàat ve addressed
yesterday. I Go hdFe some....a folloo-qp qqestion on èseaator
Gitzes qaestion vith respect to---to t:e differentiai tax.
Seaator chewe whato.ovhat is tàe aecàanism that we shal: use
for refunding.. aa4 that's tà# gay it's going to Nave to bey a
refqhd to noncoœmercial diesel Fehiclesz
#age 247 - :âY 26e. 1982
PAZSIDI'G O'TICZZZ . (SEXàTOZ SAVICKâSI'
Senator chev.
S2:lTG2 C:z:z
geliy a*l oae has to do is to maiatain the receipts an4
appiy for it and tke Department of aevenue xill refand it.
SogeFer. tâere's been a. comparisone Senator, aade aud we just
recentlr got tNe report back. ke get. into a passenger---have
a' little attentione sr..presi4ente please. :r. President/
can we have a little attentione pleaae.
PZZSIDIXG OPYICEEI. (SCNATOA SIYICKIS)
Toq#ve got my attenkion.
52:âT0R C%27I
T:e GriFer of a diesel automoblle coapared Ao tâe GriFer
of a gasoline Griven automobile Nas been brought to an eight
4ol1ar Gifference per year at fifteen khoqsand Miles per year
driven, lnst a mere eigàt dollars. I kave a gas consuming
aqtomobile. yoœ have a diesel consuainq aqtoaokile.. ue bot:
irive fifteen tâoqsand mïles annualiyy tâe cost to ;oœ in
taxes on yoqr fuel vouiG be eigàt dollazs different than ghat
it' voul; be now.. 5ak ia t:e meantiae, my ovnlng a gas
copsuming aatoaobiley I woql; PaJ far more taxes on my gaso-
line than yoâ would on your diesei fuel. aaG yety yoa woulG.
be eligible for an eigkt Gollar refund, I voald be eiigible
'or nokkiag.. So i: &s so minor vàen ik coœes to a dàesel
autoaobilee but even at that rakey tbè nepartaent of Revenqe
killg ia fact. refun; Jou yoqr taxes if you will present
receipts.
PRZSIDING OFEICERZ (SEAATOQ SATICKAS)
Senator Baitland.
SZNàTOE NAITLàNDZ
Okayw secopd question has to do gith.--vit: t:e local
option.. Are...are a2l aaits of local governaent mandated
into the bill nov aad by proper resolation àave to.. to depart
froa.tàatz
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PRESIDIXG OZPICERZ (SZRATOE SàVICXAS)
Senator C:eg.
SZNATOQ Cgz/z .:
Yesy. Sir. âll uni ts of local goverameat where these
uaits vili operakee by the waye vill evea get a five percenk
portion of. tke.vwgeaerateë revenqe local government. -
PRESIDING O'TICCRZ (SEWATQR SAVICIàS)
senator Kaitland.
SZXATOR KAITLANDZ
rinai question. 'esterday khe legislation that vas
before asy. 1' thoug:t. Giscrilinated rather draskically
against tzacks that were Gomicilq to Illiaois. This .oae
tendsy I beileve: ko give t:ea a liktle special breaky espe-
cially beiogz the--ouNat is it-v.sàxtr-five. tàoa-
sanGew-sirt y-tàree tkoqsand pounds. %e are alloging tkose
' trucks aa aiiitional t*o khoqsaad poœais per tanGem alle for
no extra ckargee anG I#Q wondering if tàere vas aar coasider-
ation to perNaps raising those...tNoae...tkose fqes just a
iittle bit. T:e iatent beingg of coarae. to generate a
little *ore reveaue.
PEZSIDI4G OFPICERZ (SZAATOR GKTICKAG)
Senator câev.
SERATOS C:Z9z'
It#s aot a special prigilege. senatore but tàe fact is
that thiq aaeaGaeat ia not basm; oa a weigàt distance Eax. so
consegueatoi: it's onlr belng paà; by the actuaz users. ke
vouldn#t lant to tax aomeone w:o actually ;i; not ase tàe'
privilege in vhic: âzendment #o. 6 does, ih 'act; grant.
:e.-.those trucks'tkat are opetating ia Illinoià Rov that do
aot expect to. purcâase a Z plakee an; ge onl; àave one plate
iavolved on tNe registratioa for the users. vill not be
paying aA; cost other than the tax on the diesel fuel in
v:irh it will be asing thates pqrc:ased in Illiaois. Soy
ites not a speciai privilege. tt's juet a breakdova of costs
zage 2%9 - :AX 26y 1932 '
to n'nt, to penalize those tàat are :ot.--users.
, PEZSIDIXG OrFICSRZ, (SEXATOR sâvICKAs)
. senator 'aitland. '' ' j
SZ#ATOZ dAITLâ#DZ
Reile. tàaak yoq.. Ftnal pointe Seaator Chegy you are
still permitting tkose truckse althougk. not iacreasing .
. their.-etbe cost of tNeir licenaese to.-.to.--toe..to baul
. ' more per axle and so. t:eoretically. thev 4o more damaqe to X' ; - -* '''' - .
L the hlgâvaxs. '
PRCSIDIXG OFPICEQZ (SXAATQZ Sâ7IC%â5) .S t0T Coffei. ' ' 'eDA
SCXATOA CDAFCZI. '
:' as. . :r. . Presideat ahd meabers of tâe senate. I rise in ' .
'avo of laendment xo. 6e. an4 voui; like to poknt oak that
Amentlaent :o. 6 vas not sometbing that just ca*e up over-
nigàu. Itês a amendment..-a proposal that ve'Fe been vorking .
oa oger a period o; Kontàs. àa4 inFolved in that pro-
posal..-or tkat amendment u*ich is k:e bill. at tkis time:
%As tbe Iliinais Bepartment of Trahsportatiole tNe Secxetary
on S tate's Offiçe. t:e 'axpayers Federatione tNe railroadse
t:e Gtake police. tàe àg contractors. 'i4xest frqcking. I1lï- '
' nols Truckiag, Illiaois AGe county of superintendeat of high-
vays.. Illinois Para Bureaue anG t:e Tqblice as ge12 as t:e
prevss. Sov I think thls bill has been aited for Many months .
to .tzy ko coxe up git: a bill to dqal vifh the problem or. . ) .
sttaatioa t:at we're getting ourseiges iato. Aad. seaator
Gitz, I 'Gon't thia: ge#re preemptàag the 'e4eral Government
vitb tàis legislatioay ve#re dealing a tàe aeed t&at ve
should deai git: before the 'ederal Governmeat does come Govn
urlon us aad then--wailov eighty tàousand Poqn; tracks yitàout
a fee. . And tNen it was sqggested that...t:at t:e effectiFe
;at : was too late. 'he fees that ve'tl be able to increase E
w&2l...will aot---ve cannot coliect them iœmediakelyy and it
?il1 take soœe tiae to--.to get tàis proposal ïrom the Secre-
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tary of State's sfdice to get it enforced, anG I t:ink kâat
tixe is needed.. At tNe same time. ge:ll be..-Gealing vit:
t:e issue Mbere at leaat t:e courts yili not hage to come in
aad deal vit: +ke iésue for us. ând I voal; ask t:is side of
t:e aisle-.-to support tkis ameadœent because I tNin: it is
oae that is agreed' upon. It's going to bring tventy-six an4
a half million Goloars t:is zear and aa aGGitional t#o anG a
half miàlion dollars next year for tweaty-Aine miAiioaGollars into the Road 'qnd uhic: ge feel ia adegqatee at
least at tàis time, to take care ol the aeeds of
tàe...additional deterioration to tàe :igàgay sxstex. Aad if
it is note tàere is a reporting proceiure in tkis bill tkat
w11l...it sàoald cope back to the General âssemblye ukic: xe
could ad4resa aad' aG4 oa if it:s necessary to adG adiàtional
costs for t*e daxages done to that system. I tàiak it's a
'comproziaee like I 'sai; beforee betwepn two gtoups wàea tbey
started out an4 one saiGy sixteen lillion damage to the
siste? aad at one tïœe tâe De partmeat of Tlansportatioa said
t:irty Aiilion. tkés tàirt y-six lillione. and we coae up lith
a coœpro.ise wâic: v* tNink is going.-.in the end reauit. is
going to brinq in tveaty-nine xillion dollars to khe hig:gay
systez. an; Me think it's faire and I1d ask this siGe of the
alple to support this aaendaeat.
éP2 SIDI#G O'TIC:RZ (SENâTOR SâFICKAS)It aeema that.v.to move tNiagz aloagg we have---l'd like
to âake a âotification Nere. %e' haFe foqr sezators tàat ha4
soeg:t aa; requested copies of Anenimeats xo. 6. 7. 8 and aAi
ot:et amendaents to seaate Bill 1202 to be distributed to tàe
seaate zembership.. 5oe I'4 jqst like to place..-wkoever has
aœeadœehts oa these bills just for tàeir notificakion to aove
tNis alohg to Gistribute the aaeadments to tàe meobersàip.
because there :as beea a signed reqnest for thia. Senator
'aroFitz..
S2NâTO2 KAROVITZZ
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%i11 t*e sponsor yield''
PRESIDIAG O'FICZRZ. (SEIATOR sàvlc:âs)
Hp &ndicates Ee will.
SZ:ATOR :ARo7ITZz
Spnator Càeve could you. Jaat explain to *ee is khere a'Giffereatiationk an4.vwand please excqse me in advance if
'
k 4 an4 anagereG. Is thele a differ-t:is guestion vas as e
entiatioa betueea t:e aaoqnl bf tonnage that a veàlcle :as
an4...aa4 a differing fee or a gradaated fee that tkat vehi-
cle 'vill pay for his overaqe or Tor the increase; tonnaqe
that's going to be allowed by thls bill?
P:CSIDIXG O'/ICE:: (SXXâ'0R SâVICKâS)
Senator Chev. .
SZ#ATD: CHz/z
Tes. Sir.
PQESI9ING OYEICZRZ (SQNKTOR S:VICKàSI
ienator 'arovitz.
S:XATDR 8àRO#ITzz
Can you tell me wàat.-.vhat tàat 1s? I...I..eI*Fe been
led to believe that khere are about seventy thoasand small
Glesel powered Fehiclea. aqtomoblles or vans. that gi11 come
qnder tke purviev of this legislakion. Eo* will ve differ-
entiate betveem tàose seventr thoqsan; Fehicles bet/een those
tàat veig: eigàty thousand tons. tkose that veig: segenty
thoueaady aixtz thouaande fifty tNouxaad. et cetera?
PQ2SI9IïG 0'FICC2z (SZXATO: 5âVICKl5)
senator che..'
Si:â'0: CHE:I
Senator.. oa Page 8 of the amendment, tàere is a total
breakdovn. novevere Just to give yoa..-oae categorye from
seventy- tkree thoqsaa; t*o Nundred aa4 eighty-one poqnis to
elght; tàoasande that wouzd be nineteen baadred dollars..
ZRESI9IKG OYFICERz' (SRNâTOQ SAYICKAS)
Senûtor.. .
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SXKZT/R caior
. . .:202 sixty-four tboasand and oae Toan; to
segenty-t:ree' thousand tgo Nundred aad' eighty pounds. thak
voql; be fifteea Nqadred and téo doiiacs. Bqt dn page 8 kiil
ansver your question ia its eatirety.
PRCGIDIXG b'elcEaz.. (SENATOR SAVICKAS)
further discùssion? Senatpr Bloom. senator slooœe do
you'vis: to Giseuss kàis bill-.-a/endmmnt?
SExz'o: Bloo'z
'elly t:e hour is late aq; PerNaps.-.becaûse the akend-
ment is t:e bill. ve can saTe it for 3rG readlhg. I voqlG
say tâat kNis ia bad.
PKESIDING O'FIC:EZ (SZNATQZ SAVICAIS)
Is there 'urt:er discussion? If not. Senator Cheu 2ay
close debate.
S:XATO/ CHZ#:
Thaak youe dr..zresident. Those persons that have had
sole.-.some gqestions ol tàis bill. apparentl; their ques- .
tioas eit:er some gere not stncerelye beeause as loag as it's
beea around, if ke#ve had anx ideasy certaihl; we âage
Melcomed egery zèmber of the Senate to give as input. ge,
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Nave *ad it on 2nG zeaiinge we âave accepted axendments. ue
kave discnssed ite we have Nad early xorning meetings. ue
àave Nad. late nàgàt œeeting. tàls morning at eigkt oêclock ge
in a aee tiag dealing xith this same thing. Senator Gitz said
itzs.--it.s an iwproveœent. Weli. senatore if the redecai
Gogerament pandates. Illiaoig to. have eighty poundsg ve :et no'aoaey. noaz vàatsoeger. there ïs no iacrease 1* tâe rederal
sqbsiiy' for wàigNvays ïf they mandate us. If ke pass this .
legisiation and get it signed by the Gavernory ve >ill gener-
ate thirty million dollars aanaaliy. Nowv there is a proFi-
sioa tkat tàe De partment of Traasportation vili report to the
Governor and to t:e General àssembly. If we flnd thls amoaat
tbat's beiag taxed oa tàe additioaal welgàe is not suzflcient
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to defral t;e cost of dalagê tâat kaS occqflede then it Wiol
be up to us tb deal vitN that a4ditional cost at tNat tîMe.
anG I œigkt'aid. ve have an agreymeat wità tKe truckingI
industr; of Illinois that if it is przovene stientificallye by
aukâorlzed boiïes of Skate or rederal GoFernzent, làicà
inclade. kigàgay ensiaeers, tkat tàe damage tbat it---these'
extra geights have caqsed àavee i2 facty been beyoa; or aboFe
t:e amount of taxes that these. users are paying that thez
*ill agree to pickup that additional zoney.. Lsenator Gitze.' I:m tzying to ansver yoar question. I hope youzre listening.
5r. Presiienty I woal; aék.for a favorable roll call on adopv '
tlon-...or an adoption o: tàlé àxenduent xo. 6 to seaate :111 '
' 1202. '
PRXSIDI'G OFTICZRZ (SZ:âTOR SAVICKIS) ';
Seaator Chel moves the aioptioa of Amendment Xo.. 6 to
Senate 3ili 1202. Tkose in favor indicate by saying lye.
Txose opposed-, The âyes---the âyes have it. âœend*ent Xo. 6
is aâopted. âhy farther aaenGmentsz
ACTING GZCRETARYI ('R. 'FER:âMDCS)
âmead*ent :0..7 offered by Selator Sangaeister.
PRCJIDIXG OFFICZRI (S:#ATQR SâVICKKS)
Senator sangleister.
SZXATOR SANGSZISTEZI '
Thank youv 5r. 'resident and meœbezs of tàe Geaate.
If... '
PRXSIDIRG OFFICCA: (G2xATO2 5l7IC;l5)
Senator. just a kinate. Por vbat pqrpose does Senator
psiiip arlsea'
SZxà'OE PHILIP;
' Thaq: yoq. dr. iresideat aa4 L#dies anG Gen tlemen of the
Genatee for the purpose of an introGuctioa. Re Nage tàe
first Coaptroiier of *:e State of Iliinoisy Ammellate Coqrt
Judge from the SeconG Appeli:te Court Gïstrict, the :onorable
George 9. Llndberg.
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PEESIDING O##iC:2z (SZ'ATOR SAFICKAS)ll1 rigbte nov Seaate---3enator Sangaeister on A*endmeat
No. 7 to Seaate Bill 1202.,. Smnator chege for vhat purpose do
Toq arise?
SzNâro: C2l#z
I donêt ha/e a copy qf Nts aâeaGmeat. If Ne *as aa eltra
oneœ I#G like to haFe it.
PRZSIDING O'FICCAZ (SC'ATOZ SâVIcKâS)
Senator Sangmeister.
SZXATOZ SAKGNEISTCEZ
I Gistribute; it anG you vere not at your seak at tàat
tiae. an; x tolè senator bùgaaa to teli you that it vas
tuere. that vaa ak least tvo days agb. :ut *y...ay aaeadment
is very sizpley seaatore sust let it-e.l Gon't eveh Nave a
ropy on my deskw I Goa't know khat happened to the last copy
tàat I bad.. but I...tà* onll thiig tàls aKendaeat siapl; does
ize if zoaere going to pass this bill. I think yoa#re patting
op the àigàvazs of tàe State of Illiioia an even *ore Qet:al
Feapon that'a out there alreaGy. Yoa#re increasing theae
geigàt li/iksv as I see it, somekhing like thlee tonsy and I
hope. tàat yoa#ve Ead the same experience. I Nope tàat maybe
yoq kavea.ty bqt ia driging oqr interstate bighwazs, hox aany
tàaes Nave yoq looked in your rearviev mizror and yoa donet
see a truck. behind yoqe you aee a grille and yoq see a guy
flashiag his lightse and he's alrea4y ten miles over the
speed limik because you're probablz five miles over the speed
lixlt, and he stàll vants t5 go bï roa.. Jï/plr lhat tàis
a'Mendœent does isv if any driver of a trurk is conFicted of
folloving too closelye tàis is an automatic revocation o; àis
license an* Q thiqk it sboql; be.
PREGIDIXGL QFFICEI: . (SZXATOR SàVICKâS)
Is tàere aay discassion? senator Chew.
5ZNàT0R ClE%z
Senatore that kind of amendment, in ky opiniony is some-
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thing tkat should aot be aktacheG to this bili. Qe Nave the
Illinois state Police: and ve also haFe a la* t:e ia Notor
Vehicle CoGe that alkead, has a penalky for tailgatiàge I#*
aare youfre f aailiar xith &'t.. , How, tailgating ia f'oiloging
too close ko anotker cary. but what is too close to yoa. or
'what is too close to 'm if no acclient occ urs? Iou're saying
ln zou're ameadmente that any truck.. lNic: I thïnk ià totally
uafair. tNat's bekin; an autolobileg or another trucke or a
busv does yoqr a*eadment skate anything peltaining to a dis-
tance? That is ?hy 1 aske; for a copy becaaze I Goaê: have
Qhqe..
PaC3InING O'FICCRI . (S::Aï02 SAVICKAS)
senator Sangaeisker.
525ATOR SANGSZISTER:
senatory this amendœent ties it righk into tàe
folloging too closely. followtng too closel; is a violakion
of tàe lotor Veàicle Codey and' ail it sa ys is tàat if. a truck
driver is convicteG of following too closeiyy that he aato-
watically--.it's a-..it*a a revocation of bis license.
PRESIDIXG OPFICCRZ (SENITOR SAVICKAG)
Staklze of
Senator Chev.
S2#zT02 <HER:
Ràak aboqt if aa aqtoxobile is invol#ed
he.s convicte4...an automobile driger?
PRESIDING O'/ICERZ ISEIATOR SAVICKAS)
Senator sangœeister.
szxàzoe UHE/Z'
Sàoqlln't :e be treaked tNe same vay?
5àyàTOR SAAGMCISTEZI
'Ne-.-t:e aaendaent is restricted to the driving of a
truck.. Noy I do not feel khe saxe way. It*s a lot differank
ghea I look i2 *; rearvie? Kirror and I see your car folAow-
ing me: tâan gkea I see a...@ forty toa truck tNat''s siI
inches fron œy bul#er and is about read; to ride rigbt over
ia tailgating and
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tNe top of we. tbat'is a lethal weapon.
PRESIDIXG OPFICXEI (SZRITOE SàTICKAS)
Seaator Chew.
SSAATDZ caxgz
Senatory I:m not goiïg to resist this amendlent. but
algays remelbere roa'; never look ia your wirxor and see me
behind yoa.
PRESIDING OFFICCaZ (5;:ATOa SAVICKàS)
sehakor Coffey. Senator Coffer.
SE#â2Oa COeFEI:
9ay to goy Charlie. Mr..presideat and œembers of the
Senate. I gouid just like ko clarify one thing. and -1:* not
sare.--vkether... the Se natorls ameaGment is eitàer ba4 or
gpo4. but I vould like. to clarify oae thing that-.-a little
information I have here ghic: saysy the size anG xeight of
trqcks is aot a primary fackor ia track relate; acciients.
Tbis is froœ the Departaent of Transportatioa an; National
:igNxay Safety ziainistrationg. it says heree tâe Feieral
3 ureau of 'otorcarriers or Safetr in 1978 a1d :79. shoyed
that àigàer percentage o' accidents in vhich. one *as killed
or injured An the eighty thoacand pound class 'veighkse which
is-e-ia other statese is less tNan the trucks twenty-five
tNousanG poand weight class. .. Soe Gon*t thiax by going to
eighty thoqsand pounds is goilg to make the roads any more
àazarGoas. 'aybe in total. a1l trqcks.aig:t be hazardoas to
soœe Gegree if there is someone that is abusing their drigiag
priviieges and foiloging too closê. If.tbe amendment is
aecessary to correct so*e of tXe proslemsv. I
gqess--ethere*s-.-tàere's no big problem. 3ut I don't t:ink
ve can SaJ tàat eigâty t:oqsand poends is goiag take aore
lives tNan t:e present trqcks ve Nave tàere nog.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR SAVICKIS)
'urkâer discussion? IT aot. Seaator..-senator Gltz.
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'SZNâTDR GITZZ .
Kr. PreslGenk.. verr briefly, I really..-l Nope that some
people thia: t:rougà tâis amendœent. I#* saze tàak Me:ve all'had instancea vhere there's beea folloging too closqly. b?t
;ou kaove khat can also be iaterpreted very broadly. ând
qàite frankiy. to Jqst sinplyv completely revoke someboGy4s. (licensey wNick in Kany cases is a livelikoode oa this kind of
an issue 1. franklye tâlnk is e xcessive. A penaltze yese but
,tNi: kind of a penaltyw I really think ge olght ko tàink very
nnrefully before we go that route. ' '
ZRXSIDI4G OFFICERZ (SENâTO: SAVICKâS)
. 'urt:er Giscqssioa?. Senator cNege for the secohd time.
Szxàtox cHzkz' l .
:r.. President. ve kaFe Giscovere4 that Amendment No. 7 b; ,
senator Saagœeister wàïcN is claiwiag to Go notking but
<evoke a driver#s license 'of a krucker if :e's folloving too
close. in 'aoty revrites the. entire btlt. Soy if ve accept .
this amehdmeaty the amendaent that ue have jqst aGopteGy
Ameniment :o. 6 reaoly beco/e nall and void. . Soe I resist
tàe axeadaent. The copies. oi àis amend*ent àave not shogn up
oa my desk nor hise and I haFe just received a copy of the
aaendzeat.. aad it ciearly states by deieting the iatrodactory
claqse of sectioa 1 aa4 inserting &n lieq of tâe folloving.
so ia fact. seaakor. yoq'r amelGleat is not bal. &t is a#
Gisaster. ,
PRCSIDING OCTICERZ , (SXXATOR SàVICKIS)
Senator Totten.
32#àTO: TOTTENZ
Tkank yoqy ;r. Presiient and Ladies and Gentle/en of the !
Sinate. Ia Aieq.--beca ase of ghat Seaator Cbeg *as saiGe. 1.
' tàiak tNis amendaent nov looks like k:e best amendmeat ge got
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on t:e bill.and ge ougNt to adopt it.
PRESIDI#G oeeIC;:z (SZXATOR szvlclâs)
zazther 4iscissioa? If not, senator Sang/eister *aI
close deb:te.
SZSATOR S:RGK/ISTEE:
gell. franklr, 2 Goa*t...I bope everytàiag, ia in order.
I'l.not trying to screu up yoar b1ll tàat waye but I talked
to your staff man. eraak. axd erauk tol4 me that as sooa as
d t uent on mine vas in orier. so. that.s vNyyour awen >ea ,
ge:re proceeding that vay. Ohe vell: this is aot intenie; to
destroy t:e bkll. Lek me ansver sanator Coffey over there.
I think I'ztcorzect. if it wasnêt just laat wmeke tbere was a
' state trooper oa the bypass at 55 tâat vas coapletely run
oAer br a tzuck lïxe tâts of lesser ve. Jht. so doa't tell me
t:at tàoae things don.t àappen. #owe I gant to tell iou,
tàese track Grivers better Ieara thL t i; tàey're golng to
taàlgate aqtomobiles or other trucks or g:ategere th#t i;
they get caqght at it ahG tbey are foan; galAt; of followàag
too closelyy they ought to lose tàeïr license. Thel oaght to
remember that, it's tàeir livelihooGw it's a skrong point '
fzoa that standpolat. buk txey ought to Ieaealer it when
ther.ce six incàes bebinG yoa. '
PZZSIDI:G 0F#Ic2Rz (GEXàTGR SAVICKâSI'
'Ne gqestion is on t:e adoptlon of àmendaent So. 7...foT
ghat pqrpose 4o yoa arisey. Senator càpw?' ; '
SEXITOR CHE%z
I ganted to ask tNee--sponlor a qaestion Bf tNe alenG-
xenty if I xay.
PRSSIDI#G O'PICZZ: (S:XATOR' SàVICKAD)' ne.--ke vas--.Ne *as on tâe closzrng debate tâere. ëe're
on the adoption of t:e amendxeat uog. 0n tNe adoption of
Amenduen: xo. 7 to Senate Bill 1202. s'aator Càew.
szS4TGE cH29z
:ay I haFe leave to ask tâe sponsor a guestion on this
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axendaent?
PEZSIDIMG OFFIC:RZ (S::àTo: 3z7ICKz5)Is leage granted? Leave is not granted. on the adoption
of lmend*eak :0.,7 to Senate Bill 1202, those in favot lndi-
cate br saring lye. .':ose opposed. There's beea a request
for a roll call. Tlose ia favor of aGopting AmenGment :0.,7
vill Fote âze. Those opposed Fote xay. ::è Foting is open.'
1 oted gho gish; aave 4Al voted wào wish? gave a1lEave ai v
voted gho gish? Take t:e recori. 01 tNat qqesttohe t*e àyes
are 274 tàe says are 27. none Yoting Present. 2âe a*epdxent
Navihg failed to receive a.majorltz ls ieclazed lost. Sena-
kor Gangmeiatere for vhat purpose Go yoq arise?
S2Xà2OR SAN G:ZISZZ::
TNere's a ûulber of peopie intereste; that ve vill have a
Ferificatlon o; t:e negative.
PE:SIDIXG OPPIC;A: (SCNITDR SAVICKJS)
à verificatàon--.sehator sangmeister :as requeste: a
Ferïfïcatlon. gill all kàe Jeaators be ln tàelr seata aad
Mill ïàe Secretary.w-.ve wiil...seaa tor Ckeg âas requeàted a
verlflcatioa of tNe affirmative an4 t:at gill be tke next
order of buaiaess. secretary.. vi1l you please read the aega-
tive votms.
âCTI'G SSCRSTâRII (52. rEXN*N9;5)rhe following voted in the negativez Beckerv Bbrzaae
C:eg.: Coffey. Collins. D'Arcoe DaFidaon. neAngelis. D#gnane
ltheredge, Ge- Karis Gitz. Grotbergv. aally JoKns e Keats.r
ïeLendone 'cdiln nv Nasky xedzay Xegae, xegkouse. Rappe
Taylor. Thoaaa. Yadalabene. ;r. 'reaiieRt.. ?
PR:SIDIXG 0##ICd2z (SXXâTOA S1#ICZA5)
senator SangmeisteT. do #oq qu/stion...
S'NATOR SAXG/ZISTEEZ
Senator ïasà...
PRRSIDIXG Oe#ICCR: (SXNATOR.SAAICKASO
Senator xasà is in his sêat.
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SE#àROE Sà:G:ZISTZR;
iog. Gid Keats---Keats vote; Ao. Is Senator Keats around?
PEESIDING OPFICBQI (S;XâTO'a SAVICKAS)
Is senator Keats on t:e rloor? senator Keats. Senator
Keats oa +:e lioora @il1 t:e secretary please stzlke s:s
fqrther questionsg Senator Sangmeisterina/e. Any
S':ATOE SAXGSEISTCAI
Qà# somehody said senator T:oaasg
PRdSIDQSG OFPICCEZ lS2NAT02 SâTICKâS)
ne's sittlng ia Nis se:t. There has been a reqaesk
tkak-..a request to verifr the afflrmative voke. :r. secre-
tarye gill you please read tNe affir/ative Fokes.
âCTING S'CRZTARTZ (2n. '2Rxà<p:S)
Tbe folloving gote; ia t:e affirmativez Berniag. Bioo/.
Boyerse Brqce, auzbee. Dawsoa. Demqzio. dqaa. friediand.
Jeremïa: Jorce.. Jerome Jorce: Keate Ea*ar. haitiani.
'arovltze XetscNe Kimrod. Ozinga. Ahoads. Sangmeister.
Savickas. Scàaffere Sckunemane SoKmerg Tottene kals:e geaver.
P RZSI:ING OTFICERI (SZ:âTO; Sà#ICKàS)
Senator Ckege ëo yoq qaeltion...
52:âTOR CH:'z
1...1 NaFe no qqestione dr. Pr/sident.
PRCSIDING O##IcE2z (SXNàT0E Sàflclâs)
ïr.. Secretarr. vould yoq. give tâe Fote.
àCTIXG: SECRETAZTZ (h:. FKRXâXDZS)
'he Ieas are 27e the xars aIe 26.
PE;SIDING OFFICERI (SZXATDX SAVICSAS)
On that questioa. tàe adoption of âmendmeat 5o. 7 to
senate 5122 1202, t:e âyes àre 27. the Nars are 26. Amend-
xent xo. 7 is adopted. ànr fqrtàpr aaendaents?
ICTING SXCEZTAAYI (:2. FEEXAXDES)
àmeniment Xo. 8 offered by Senator Berning.
PAKSIDIXG O##IC22z (SZNATOR SATICAAS)
sena.tor Berninq. ,
is ke' :ere?
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SEXATOQ 3'RWING: .
Thanà yoq. ïr. Presi4ent. àmead*eat :0. 8 is a Very.
ilple aaendweat and seeks to adGress tàe question offery s
iaa4eqaate fqnâlag. for blgbuays. In addltlon. œost of as .
tàe jkAoM that tâese fer; large trqcks are the 1a3Or faCYOr in. I
deterioration of aur àighvays. Ia fack, nev' :ighway 1-55 up
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,'' that. oae ol .tNese b1g tracks creates as 'mqcK kiguuay eanage
' as nine thousan; six huaGreG aqtomobiles-, 5o: :r* President
aa4 wexbers of the senatee àmendment :o. 8 seeks to raise
adiitional funds by doubling t:e license fees. That vill
prodqce betwèen a handred an4 fortl-five and : a àaadled and .
fifty mizlion doilars.
PEESIDIXG OPFICEZZ; (SZNITOE SAVICKAS)
for wk>t pqrpose Goes Senator Rock ariae? '
S7%â10: RDCKI .
' rhank youe dr.. PresiGent. I haFe jqst.-.câat *1th tàesponsor anG I voqld liàe to yïeld to Senatoz Càew.
TEESIDING O'PICERZ . (SCNATOZ SAVICKAS)
Senator Chev.
SXXâT0R CEERZ
' I woql; aSk for leaTe t0 rekara SeRaàe Bill 1202 back to '
tàe' comaittee on Transportation. .
PRESIDING. OFPICEZZ, (SEXATOR 5âVIC<âS) '
Toaeve heard' tàe lotion- Is leave granted? Leave is.
graated. Eecomlit Senate 3121 1202 to TransportatiaB Collit-
> tee. . 0n tNe Or4er. of Recalls. Senate Bill 1653. Senator
Bloom.. Genator Rock.
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Tàank youe 'r. President.. Before ve put'the-.-œotion to
adjoura #til tea o'clock toaorro? Korningy. it aTpegrs froa. 1àe Calendar .tâat there are onlr approxi/ately tgexty bills
or so that viil be sab3ect tp oqr action toaorzou. and Q ' az
4eepiy àopeful that ve wiil. ia factu adjourn tomorrov so
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tsat ail.of qa caa'eajoz a mac: neeGe; rest. 1:e only bill
remailing on kNe recali list is 1651 anâ tbat'à subject toxhatever senator Blooz'gishes to doe bat ge vill--.vhen ve . Ii il1 ad3ourn 'tll ten o*clock tomorro? œorning. 'a 4ourny we v
I'G ask all the œembers. to be prompt so tàat all of us caa
a/commodake oae amother and we caae in facty leaFe ;or hoae' jtoaorrov afternoon. .
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PRESIDI'G 0rfIC:Rz. (SENâTOE SKVICKAS) '
Senatùr Doanegald.
3:gz2Oâ DON:EVALD) '
ïese :r. President and khe *embers. Could I àaFe their
' attentiaa that there gill be a aules Co*aittee meeting tolor-
zo# Morniage aine o.'clock, aooa q:0.
PRXSIDIXG OAPICERI (SEXATOR SKVICKàS) .
Genator Carroll moves to ai3oara. For khat purpose does
1 ise ysenator Deângelis?Senator 3 oo1 ar ..
SEXZTO: geâxGzilsz
:elle ar-wpresiGent.. I hqve been-.-l have be en wait-
iag.. . . .
PEBSIDIXG OFFICRR: (SZXITQ: SIVICXâS)' Senakor DeARgeiis.
SZ%H OE DPAXGEIISI '
...gell# 5r4 Presldent. ve gere inforaed tbat tàe bills
tàat were on 3rd would be cailed back ko 2ad. Nog. okar---àe
said zou.re goin/ to adjoqra right nov. 0:e oxay.
PRESIDING OXTICERZ (SZXATOR SàVICKâS)
Senator Rock.
SC:AQOR ZOCKZ.
If...&' everzbo4y can sit dogn for a Kinute anG have a
littie order. we can-.-vhat I saggested vas. tNat before' tNe
œotion to adjoœra is pqt until ten o.clock tomorrow morniagy
a11 t:e bills t:at vere---amendments vere filed vere subject
to recall at t:e sponsors request. I ha; an aœeadmeat filed
oa 1272, senator cofdey diG Rot request tkat it be rqturaed
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to .2n4 reaGing. . The only one left is 1651 vàic: is sqblect
to Senator Blooa. vhake/er âe vishes to do. :ut v:en ge get
finiskedy, it*s tea o'clock toaorrow zoraiag. I asked every-' one to please be prompt so that ve ran. in facty alà of us
leave. .
PQESQDIXG OTFICSZ: (SE#âTOR SIVICKàS) '
Senator Sixas. .
szxzroR slzssz . i. '
. j:r. Presiient. I#d like to kave leave of t:e Body to take
. ifrom poskpone; consideratioa seaate Bi11 1671 to return it to i
2nG reading fJr th* pqzposes of Tablïag an aàendmeat. ' i
PZESQDING OPPICZR: (SZ::TOZ SàYICKAS). . ..
' isenavor. 1... sure ve caa sandze tsat tomorrov in tiae :or .'i
*t tàiak tNat's a pro#lem., Seaator Rock: '.'1yoqr concera. . I doa1
. did yoq---seaator Rock. . j. j
S'XATOZ ROCKZ, I
zelle aog.seaator Taylor received lea/e of this BoGy ko
come back to 1632 tolorrog. I gill assnze Senator Simms ' :1
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we:ll ge: to that one toaorrov koo for t:e saae pqrpose.. jIPQESIDING O'FICEQI (SZXATOX SATICKâS)I
Soy seaatorow-senator belqzioe for xhat purpose 4o you :
arisez '
SCN:QO: DZ:UZIO: '
fesv I Rove ve. go to wotions in Mriting. .
PRESIDIXG OFTIC;ZZ (S;:AT02 SIVICXAS)
senatore at this point vexre oa senate Blils recalled...'sE:àT0R DEMGZIOZ
Qeloe 1... '
TKESIDIXG OFFICXZZ (SZNATOR SIVICXAS)
. . .oa t*e OrGer of Seaate B&ll 1651... . .
SZNATOR DZMUZIOZ .I
. . .1 have a motion tàat *e...
PREGIDI'G OFPICER: (SEMATOZ SAVICKAS)
. - -before ve were interra#ted. Seaator De/azio.
li
page 265 - :à& 26. 1982
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Sixàroa DE'DZIDZ
. .1 perslst àn ay Motiony I aove t:at we go to Motions in..
' z . .
vriting and reqœest a roll call. '/ CEfr (SXN;TO; SâFICKJS) : . ''PEZSIDING OF I
Senator' Bloomy for vàdk pqrpose do ;oa arisez
SEXATOR :iooir
7el1. t#e houl is late and pezkaps there#s. oaiy ole'
. recall le:t.., ge can kandle 1651 flrst tulng in t:e mornïng
anQ tâen maywNe we can adjoqrle wbat Go 7oq tbiMk2 Xeak: if I
can get tk* comwitœeat 'to bring it back. there's only oae
recali lefty we ion't need to get iato anotàer---asout fiFe'
t:er varse qand' I caa see that Nappenihg..o
PZCSIDI<G DPTICZZz, (SCXATO: SAVICKAS/ .
Senator. you vill kage kâat commitneat. Senator Deluzioy
zou persist in your Kotioa?
SERATOE DZSDZIDI
Ies, I Dove Me go to *otioas in Writing ;0r the #arpose
of aiscuarglng ruzes zro. sexate stll la:a wbtcs ts to elect
tàe--wmeabers of t:e Illïaois Commerce Commission.
PREGIDIKG OF#ICZRZ (SXXâQOR SAYICKAS)
Senator Rock.
sexâToR aocxi
'Nat certainlr soqnGs iike fuay bat I moge le adjourn
'til ten o:clock toaorro? morning.
SB:à'0R DXSBZIOI
Roil call.
PRZSIDING.OPFICCAZ (SAXâTOE SAYICKâG)
Ik's qnieXatable.
SEXATOR D::7Z20z ' ' .
.. 1. request a roll cail. fon the adloqrnment....
PRZSIBING OFPICZS: (SXWATO: SAVICRâS)I
Senator Dezuzio. '
SEXâT02 DCMUZIOI
I reqqest a roll call on the adjoaraweat.
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PRESIDI'G D'TICSWJ 33TNk2OR.5g91CzA51That-e-t:at's ia order. #ill al1 the me/bers gek ia
tàeir seats. tkyre's been a Kotion to adjourh antil ten
to/orrol zorning. A roll call has been requested.o'ciock
on tâat aotloa, all tàose ia favor w11l be votiag àge. rhsse
opposed
wào. gisà? :ave a11 Foted who Fïsâ?
gill. vote 'ay. Tàe vokiag is open. aave a12 Foted
Oa t:at Dotlon...take
t:e recorde 'r. Secretary. 0h t:at lotione.the âyes are %1.
tNe xays are 13e aoae Voting:preselt. TNe Kotioa carries.
The Seaate staads adjoarned uatil ten oêcloek Tâursdar zora-
ing.