August 4, 2005

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

94th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto Senate Bill 471, entitled “AN ACT concerning criminal law.”   I recognize and appreciate the hard work of all the sponsors in passing this legislation.  However, Senate Bill 471 contains identical language as Public Act 94-0134, which I signed into law on July 7, 2005. 

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 471.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor