July 24, 2009

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

96th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto Senate Bill 1472, entitled “AN ACT concerning finance.” 

            During these times of limited government resources, it is incumbent upon the State to allocate its existing resources prudently. We all must work together to eliminate needless layers of bureaucracy and allow State employees to fulfill their core missions.

            Further, while I commend the sponsors for their hard work on Senate Bill 1472, I do not believe this bill accomplishes their goals. If this bill is enacted into law, it will not result in a single vendor being paid any sooner or being paid any additional interest. In fact, it may have the opposite effect as State employees devoted to paying vendor invoices will have to divert effort to carry out the additional duties imposed by this bill.

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 1472 with this statement of objections.

Sincerely,

PAT QUINN

Governor