August 12, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto House Bill 531, entitled “AN ACT in relation to civil procedure.”   I recognize and appreciate the hard work of all the sponsors in passing this legislation.  However, House Bill 531 contains identical language as Senate Bill 216, a bill in which I intend on taking action on in the near future.

For this reason, I hereby veto and return House Bill 531.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor