Wednesday, August 24, 2005

BLAGO TO SIGN BILL THURSDAY!!


According to the ISMS, Governor Blago will sign SB 475 this coming Thursday. From the ISMS:

Governor Blagojevich will sign SB 475, the ISMS supported medical litigation reform legislation, into law at 11:00 am on Thursday, August 25, 2005. The signing will take place at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. ISMS President, Craig Backs, M.D. and ISMS Board Chair, Richard Geline, M.D. will attend the event on behalf on ISMS.

The Society and ISMIE Mutual will issue a joint press release that will be available at www.isms.org and the Weekly Rounds will provide a full report on Friday.


Wait for the circus on TV Thursday!

Friday, August 19, 2005

CORRECTION!

My understanding of the law-making system in the state of Illinois is somewhat lax, evidently.

Originally, I thought that the governor had 60 days *after the passage of the bill* to sign it. The truth is the governor has 60 days *after it is delivered to the governor's office* to sign the bill.

Hence, Sir Rodney has until 8/29/05 to sign SB 475 and make it law.

I would look for a large ceremony somewhere around Madison/St. Claire counties sometime in the next 10 days or so. The next question is how long it will take before the ITLA challenges this in court? Do they risk embarrassing Rod before the 2006 election? Or do they even care now that he has backed this bill (just to look good prior to the 2006 election.)

Tick tock, tick tock.