Passing the news onward. But if you want any of these items, now might be a good time to get your request in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Frazier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:54 AM Subject: [ILGEN-L] HB 498 - SOS charging research fees > I am passing this on from Carolynn Bettis <[email protected]> > Please pass onto your Illinois county maillists and genealogy and > historical society members (Illinois). > gf > ---------------- > Rep Gary Hannig has filed the following bill. The Secretary of State's > Legislative Liaision, David Jones, is aware of the bill, but they were not > involved in its creation. > > The bill will probably be heard in committee on Feb. 20th. > > HB 498 > > Amends the Secretary of State Act . Provides that a fee of $7 per research > request for copies of non-certified death certificates, civil war muster > records and census records shall be paid to the Secretary of State and > deposited into the Archives Research Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. > Creates the Archives Research Fund and provides that monies deposited ito > the fund may, subject to appropriation, be used by the Secretary of State > for expenses of conducting archival research of Archive records. Effective > July 1, 2003. > > Urge all in opposition to HB 498 to conctact Representative Gary Hannig by > phone or mail at: > > 225 S. Macoupin St, Gillespie, IL 62033, Tel. # 217-839-2859 or > > 300 Capitol Bldg., Springfield, IL 62706, Tel. No. 217-782-8071 > > also contact: > > Senator Vince Demuzio, 140 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, IL 62626, Tel. > No. 217-854-4441 > > Have not been able to acquire an email address for Rep. Hannig and Sen. > Demuzio does not have one. > > Strongly urge all those in opposition to this HB 498 also contact their > local Representative(s) and Senator(s) making their feelings known. > > Perhaps if this HB 498 moves thru the legislative system, we can form a > group and personally appear and offer testimony in opposition. > > This bill can be tracked at the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau's web > site: > > www.legis.state.il.us > ------------------