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                         OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
             207 STATE CAPITOL, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706
                              July 6, 2000
      GEORGE H. RYAN
      GOVERNOR
      To the Honorable Members of the
          Illinois House of Representatives
          91st General Assembly
          Pursuant to the  authority  vested  in  the  Governor  by
      Article  IV,  Section  9(e)  of  the Illinois Constitution of
      1970, and re-affirmed by the People of the State of  Illinois
      by popular referendum in 1974, and conforming to the standard
      articulated  by  the Illinois Supreme Court in People ex rel.
      Klinger  v.  Howlett,  50  Ill.2d  242  (1972),   Continental
      Illinois  National Bank and Trust Co. v. Zagel, 78 Ill.2d 387
      (1979), People ex rel. City of Canton v.  Crouch,  79  Ill.2d
      356  (1980)  and  County  of  Kane v. Carlson, 116 Ill. 2d186
      (1987), that gubernatorial  action  be  consistent  with  the
      fundamental  purposes  and  the  intent of the bill, I hereby
      return House Bill 861 entitled "AN ACT to amend the  Criminal
      Code  of  1961  by changing Sections 12-3.2, 12-11, 19-1. and
      19-3," with my specific recommendation for change.
          House Bill 861 increases penalties for those  who  commit
      felony  acts of domestic violence in the presence of a child,
      and will broaden the definition of the crime of  "residential
      burglary."   However,  the  legislature inadvertently omitted
      specifying the penalty provision in the portion of  the  bill
      that  added  sexual  assault/abuse  offenses  to the crime of
      "home invasion."  The Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (720ILCS
      5/12-1(c)) already specifies that  penalties  for  the  "home
      invasion,"  as  a  violation  of  subsections  (a)(1) through
      (a)(5)  of  this  Section.   However,  this  bill  added   an
      additional  subsection  (a)(6),  but neglected to include the
      new subsection in the section  of  law  which  specifies  the
      penalty  for  this  crime,  which is intended to be a Class X
      felony.
          For this reason, I hereby return House Bill 861 with  the
      following recommendation for change:
          On page 4, line 9, insert the following:
         "(a)(1). or (a)(2) or (a)(6) is a Class X felony.  A violation
      of"
          With  this  change, House Bill 861 will have my approval.
      I respectfully request your concurrence.
                                             Sincerely,
                                             s/GEORGE H. RYAN
                                             Governor

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