Thank you Andie for letting us know. I had e-mailed my rep. and hope I get a positive reply from him also. Susan [email protected] wrote: > Hi again : > Someone just contacted me in regards to : My earlier posting in regards to > Massachusetts Vital Records > This was passed onto me . > Many of you may already know about this but for those who do not: > A severe threat to access of Massachusetts vital records. The recently > introduced Massachusetts House of Representatives bill H5158 (would close > marriage and death records since 1950, as well as birth records after 1910, > to public access — including their indices! This bill has not had a public > hearing and there is a significant danger of this bill passing without the > opportunity for a public hearing. >>>>>>>>>>> > > REPLY From Bill Gillis of MAESSEX LIST : > Someone contacted a member of the General > Court who said that the bill died in committee. > > Much to my relief!! and to yours too I am sure .! Sorry to cause a panic , > this was new news to me . > It is certainly hard enough tracking down our more elder ancestors without > the blocking of finding our more recent ones to get us there! > Best Wishes to All, > Andrea >