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ILLINOIS
SENATE VOTE CHART – 2004
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| 1 |
Pass
$54 billion 2005 state budget |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2 |
Lower
age for gun card eligibility from 21 to 18 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 3 |
7%
tax assessment cap: allow additional exemption for
homeowners if property assessments rise by more than
7% per year |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 4 |
Education
reform: changes governor’s appointment authority and
requires legislative consent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| 5 |
Medical
malpractice: limited reforms |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 6 |
Grow
Our Own Teachers Initiative to find and place teachers
in hard-to-staff schools |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 7 |
Increase
school funding foundation level from $4,810 to $5,050
per pupil |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 8 |
Create
offense of bribery to obtain state driver’s license |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 9 |
Authorize
collection of DNA samples from all state prisoners |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 10 |
Require
criminal background check for all school job
applicants |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 11 |
Make
hate crimes on school property a Class 3 felony |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 12 |
Control
pharmacy methamphetamine and ephedrine sales |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 13 |
Create
Class X felony of “armed habitual criminal” on 3rd
felony conviction using a firearm |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
| 14 |
Increase
state bonding authority for school construction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
| 15 |
Pay
$3,000 to spouse or child of state military personnel
killed in War on Terrorism |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 16 |
High-rise
Safety: ban door locks on stairwell enclosures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 17 |
Require
state license to sell bottled water |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 18 |
Allow
breast-feeding in public |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 19 |
Minimum
Wage: exclude overtime pay for salaried executives and
professionals and approve “comp time” for public
service employees |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 20 |
Senior
Care bill: reconfigure state Elder Care system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
