FYI -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Frazier [mailto:glofra@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:55 AM To: ILGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILGEN-L] HB 498 - SOS charging research fees I am passing this on from Carolynn Bettis <fbettis@earthlink.net> 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 ------------------ Gloria Frazier <glofra@earthlink.net> Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Maillist manager for FRAZIER-L and ILMADISO-L ==== ILGEN Mailing List ==== To contact the list Coordinator, Richard M. Howland. mailto:illinois@usroots.com