Is the governor trying to raid cycle rider training again?  Yes!! does SB
2837 other bills with amendments that have similar Language have any thing
to do with it.  No!!!

The following is from Todd our Lobbyist

Dan -

I understand that you are getting a lot of questions about a couple of bills
that deal with plates and such.

The Illinois constitution, under Article 6 Section 8 (d) states:

"A bill expressly amending a law shall set forth completely the sections
amended."

These bills amend a section of law that deals with fund sweeps. Since they
amend that section of law, the current law, that allows the stealing of the
money for general revenue purposes and the basis for our lawsuit, is
modified. On line 13 of the amendment the word or is omitted. Therefore
pursuant to the Constitution, the whole section must be reprinted. Nothing
else is being changed.

When others read a bill, they need to look at the underscored language which
is new, and that which is “struck through” which is being removed. Anything
else is simply a restatement of the current law.

While the governor is proposing fund sweeps again, and it looks like once
again, our "friend" is going to raid the Cycle Rider fund, nothing else here
is being changed.

Todd

The problem is when you copy something with strikes through it or underline
add ins it doesn't copy them.  Todd's message was all underlined, none of it
came through.

These bills are being amended to exempt them from the Governor sweep fund. 
ABATE of Illinois has tried this in the past.  The Governor VETOS the bill
and we over ride the VETO but the money is already swept.

That is why ABATE of Illinois  choose to file a lawsuit.  That is what
George Tonka has been working on for over a year.

Leggs sent an Email out to all eboard members regarding a NHTSA lobbying for
a Nation wide Helmet law.  This is from the MRF not ABATE of Illinois. 
ABATE of Illinois will be giving you it's Strategy on how to handle this. 
Federally it is ILLEGAL for NHTSA to LOBBY states regarding helmet laws.  We
have people leaving tomorrow for Washington.


Dan Harper
Legislative Coordinator
ABATE of Illinois
Danimal1500@hotmail.com

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