ALERT SB1614 - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - AUGUST 10, 2002 Forgive me for not updating information during this last week, it has been like following the bouncing ball. Certainly more than you want to know. Where we stand right now is, SB1614's required waiver has not been granted, but it could at any time. Then SB1614 will move quickly through the process. It could be heard as early as Wednesday 14 August in Assembly Appropriations. The following ALERT has been shared by our 'partners in opposition.' It is imperative we let the committee members know of our objects. ----Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator, CSGA. ACTION ALERT CALIFORNIA SB1614, WHICH WILL REMOVE THE CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDICES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, IS ON A FAST TRACK TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED. Heavy opposition has been mounted to kill SB1614. However, in the event that our efforts fail, this bill will rapidly move to the California State Assembly Committee on Appropriations as early as August 14th. We cannot wait for any more committees to wheel and deal. Full access to the Birth and Death Indices is at stake. We must act now. It is vital that you call, fax, and E-mail ALL MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS IMMEDIATELY and urge a DO NOT PASS vote on SB1614. Tell the committee it must not spend taxpayer's money on a bill that won't do what it says it will do. SB1614 purports to solve the problems of identity theft by removing the birth and death indices from public domain. This bill is misdirected. It won't work because most experts agree that the majority of identity theft occurs through the literal theft of mail, purses, or wallets, through on-line and telephone scams, and occasionally through the misuse of birth and death CERTIFICATESNOT the indices. In support of this fact, both the Department of Justice and the States Office of Privacy Protection confirm that neither office has documentation that the indices have been used for identity theft. SB1614 will cost the state of California more then $2 million dollars in the first year alone. In addition, there will be *annual* local mandated costs which will run into multimillions of dollars. In California's current budget CRISIS, taxpayer's dollars must not be used to fund a bill that won't work. VOTE NO ON SB1614 Read the full text at <http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_1614&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen> Please share this information with any adoption and genealogy lists you are on. Many genealogy groups are aligned with us against this legislation. *** CONTACT INFORMATION *** Assembly Appropriations Committee Contact Information: California State Assembly Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2081 Fax: (916) 319-2181 Darrell Steinberg, Chair State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009 Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Bates, Vice-Chair State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073 Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Abel Maldonado State Capitol, Room 4015 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2033 Fax: (916) 319-2133 E-mail: [email protected] Charlene Zettel State Capitol, Room 5164 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2075 Fax: (916) 319-2175 Email: [email protected] Roy Ashburn State Capitol, Room 4167 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2032 Fax: (916) 319-2132 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060 Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Lynn Daucher State Capitol, Room 2111 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2072 Fax: (916) 319-2172 E-mail: [email protected] George Runner State Capitol, Room 6027 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2036 Fax: (916) 319-2136 E-mail: [email protected] Carl Washington State Capitol P.O. 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