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ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTES/2003

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Ralph
CAPPARELLI
(D-13)

Richard
BRADLEY
(D-20)

John
FRITCHEY
(D-33)
Lou
LANG
(D-16)
Joe
LYONS
(D-15)
Mike
McAULIFFE
(R-14)
Rosemary
MULLIGAN
(R-55)
Increase 90 state fee rates Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Increase state education funding by $100 million Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Authorize $10 billion in new state bonds for state retirees and allocate balance to state budget deficit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Present
Increase annual state liquor license fees paid by retailers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Approve governor’s plan for leaseback of Thompson Center and Tollway headquarters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Abolish $41 million in various corporate tax offsets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Impose commercial distribution fee on trucking firms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Increase riverboat casino tax and admission fee Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes
Reissue 10th riverboat gaming license and bid out management Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Approve SBC rate hike for wholesale phone carriers to lease unbundled SBC network No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Include birth control contraceptives under state prescription drug coverages No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

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Ralph
CAPPARELLI
(D-13)
Richard
BRADLEY
(D-20)
John
FRITCHEY
(D-33)
Lou
LANG
(D-16)
Joe
LYONS
(D-15)
Mike
McAULIFFE
(R-14)
Rosemary
MULLIGAN
(R-55)
Eliminate tax exemption for natural gas purchased by utilities out-of-state Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Death penalty reforms, including firing of police who commit perjury at trial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ban racial profiling as pretext for police stops Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Allow videotaping of police custodial interrogation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Ban wage and salary pay discrimination based on gender Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Impose new state ethics act Yes Yes Present Yes Yes Yes Yes
O’Hare reforms: expand city property acquisition powers and pre-empt suburban home-rule powers; create commission to monitor minority/women firms Yes Yes Present Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create state prescription drug purchase discount program for seniors and disabled Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent
Increase number of state charter schools from 45 to 60 and in Chicago from 15 to 30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Ralph
CAPPARELLI
(D-13)
Richard
BRADLEY
(D-20)
John
FRITCHEY
(D-33)
Lou
LANG
(D-16)
Joe
LYONS
(D-15)
Mike
McAULIFFE
(R-14)
Rosemary
MULLIGAN
(R-55)
Require school performance results twice per year Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Decouple federal estate tax phase-out from state tax on estates Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Impose 6.25% state tax on aircraft sales Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Create amnesty period for those delinquent on state taxes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes Yes
 

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