August 17, 2007

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

95th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto House Bill 978, entitled “AN ACT concerning finance.”   I recognize and appreciate the hard work of all the sponsors in passing this legislation.  However, House Bill 978 arbitrarily hinders the competitive bidding process. 

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return House Bill 978.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor