August 7, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

93rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 1480, entitled “AN ACT concerning banking”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 1, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:

“need for banking services.  The Office of Banks and Real Estate shall adopt”; and

            on page 1, line 27; page 2, line 10; page 2, line 16; page 2, line 18; page 2, line 31; and page 3, lines 3 and 4; by replacing "State Treasurer" each time it appears with “Office of Banks and Real Estate”; and

            on page 2, lines 20 and 21, by replacing "Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate" with "State Treasurer".

With these changes, House Bill 1480 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor