http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/04rs/HB100.htm I think this bill needs to be defeated. If I read this correctly, genealogists will no longer have access to these records (at least not til they become generally public records).  And if you merely fill out an application for a record and are not exactly truthful, well you could become a felon.    If one actually uses one of these records in an act of deception, especially identity theft, then yes, a felony would be in order, in my opinion. KDLA questions the need to generate a fresh index every year, but I haven't heard why that would be a hardship or would not make sense to do.. I mean, they sell the data on a CDROM. If you agree that some or all of this bill needs defeating, please contact your legislator and/or Rep Mike Weaver, the bill's sponsor. Lynda and another Frankfort researcher