for your information and action if applicable. find joy in your work! allen House Bill 1540 (the bill to close access to Indiana vital records) will be voted on by the full House this Monday, the 24th, so please contact the state legislature if you haven't already done so (addresses are at <A HREF="http://www.indgensoc.org/HB1540/index.html)"> http://www.indgensoc.org/HB1540/index.html)</A>.  It will be voted on in its amended form, which is supposed to allow access for a person "doing a genealogical study" and a "representative of the news media."  However, the state department of health would be the ones to set up criteria about who qualifies for either of these exceptions.    FYI, Indiana is the only state in the region that would have such restrictive vital records laws--Michigan and Illinois do have restrictions on birth records, but Ohio and Kentucky have no restrictions, and in Wisconsin, if you are not a member of the immediate family, you can still get an uncertified copy of the record (without the raised seal). Meredith Thompson [email protected] Hendricks County coordinator <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inhendri/">http://www.rootsweb.com/~inhendri/</A>