Usually the ruling is that the state can control ONLY the holdings in the possession of the STATE. So anything else that is on the loose is fair game. Ohio had the same issue, and the Ohio Historical Society still has all their records intact. So I would think the same would go for Kentucky. Karen Check out some of our web pages: *http://www.wwnet.net/~krugman1 (Main home page) *http://www.miprofgenie.com *Surname list owner for Boomershine & Ligon surnames *Researcher, Author & Speaker *Karen Krugman, P.O. Box 577, Birmingham, MI 48012 248*670*1243 -----Original Message----- From: Tad717@cs.com [mailto:Tad717@cs.com] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 8:44 PM To: KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYCHRIST] Kentucky Vital Records Alert! Does anyone know if we will still be able to access the KY. Death index at ancestry.com and other websites if this bill passes? Thanks! Catherine ==== KYCHRIST Mailing List ==== Christian Co. History & Genealogy http://www.kyseeker.com/christian ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237