Rod Blagojevich

GOVERNOR

August 7, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 180, entitled “AN ACT concerning records”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

on page 1, line 21 by deleting “who was adopted under the”; and

on page 1, by deleting lines 22 and 23; and

on page 1, line 24, by deleting “and”; and

on page 1, line 26, after “Act”, by inserting the following: “and who was adopted under the laws of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States by an adopting parent who is a resident of this State”.

With these changes, Senate Bill 180 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Rod R. Blagojevich

Governor