August 10,
2009
To the
Honorable Members of the
Illinois
House of Representatives
96th
General Assembly
Today I return
House Bill 1015 with my specific recommendations for change.
This bill
contains language conditioning the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation’s rulemaking ability on compliance with the provisions of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. This language is a remnant of the
controversy surrounding certain rulemaking undertaken by my predecessor’s
administration. In approving House Bill 398, my administration is committed to
upholding the law and respecting the constitutionally protected powers of each
branch of government. I approved House Bill 398 as a demonstration of this
commitment. My approval of House Bill 398 renders the language related to
rulemaking in this bill moot. It is time to move past the battles between my
predecessor and members of the General Assembly. I am, therefore, deleting this
language from the bill.
Therefore, pursuant
to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby
return House Bill 1015, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation.”, with the
following specific recommendations for change:
on page 12, by
deleting lines 20 through 26; and
on page 14, by
deleting lines 22 through 26; and
on page 15, by
deleting lines 1 and 2.
With these changes, House Bill 1015
will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor