August 9, 2005

            To the Honorable Members of the

            Illinois House of Representatives

            94th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 1391, entitled “AN ACT concerning civil law,” with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 2, lines 3 through 5, by deleting “The Demutualization Trust Fund shall not be subject to Section 8h or 8j of the State Finance Act.”; and

            on page 6, lines 29 and 30, by replacing "amending Sections 8h and" with "changing Section"; and

            by deleting line 33 on page 6 through line 19 on page 8; and

            on page 9, by deleting lines 25 through 27.

            With these changes, House Bill 1391 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor