This might be a stupid question but why would anyone one to close off thses records? who would it help or hurt to leave them as they are? How can those of us from another state have an impact on what is decided in KY? Thank for the info. Sincerely, Belinda Allender Norma Adams <njadams@cinci.rr.com> wrote: This was sent to the KYWOLFE list. Please read. Norma >Original-recipient: rfc822;njadams@cinci.rr.com > >The Kentucky Legislature is getting ready to drastically limit >access to Kentucky vital records including BIRTHS, DEATHS, >MARRIAGES, and DIVORCE. > >(MILITARY RECORDS are also being limited but I do not know >which bill is involved.) > >You can find the entire bill at: >http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/04rs/HB100/SCS1.doc > >Death certificates will still be public record after 50 years but >more recent death certificates will only be available to: >1. the decedent's widow or widower, >2. child eighteen (18) years of age or older >3. parent >4. grandparent >5. sibling eighteen (18) years of age or older >6. funeral director handling the decedent's funeral arrangements >7. personal representative of the decedent's estate >8. a named beneficiary of an insurance policy of the decedent >9. a person with a claim against the decedent's estate > >This means that genealogists can no longer order great-uncle Jasper's >death certificate to see his parents' names. > >Birth records will be have limited access while the person is living but >will still be public record after 100 years. Divorce and marriage records >will be closed for 70 years. > >We are very late in the process. > Jan 6-introduced in House; to Health and Welfare (H) > Jan 15-posted in committee > Jan 29-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee >Substitute > Jan 30-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee >Substitute > Feb 2-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, >February 3, 2004 > Feb 10-3rd reading, passed 94-2 with Committee Substitute, floor >amendment (1) > Feb 11-received in Senate > Feb 17-to State and Local Government (S) > Mar 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee >Substitute > Mar 17-2nd reading, to Rules >THIS TUESDAY, March 23, this bill will be voted on in the full Senate. If it >passes, it will go to Gov. Fletcher for his signature into law. > >Call and email your senator and let him know that you want HB 100 to fail. >Time is critical! Do it by Monday, at the latest. > >You can find your Senator at >http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/whoswho/whoswho.htm > >Telephone: 502-564-8100 >FAX : 502-564-6543 >Postal address: 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601 > >Toll Free Numbers - 2004 Session (only for Kentucky) >Bill Status Line: 1-866-301-9004 >Legislative Message Line: 1-800-372-7181 > >This is the same bill that failed in committee during the last >Legislative session. The genealogists of the state worked together >to stop its passage. Please pass this information along to others. > > > >==== KYWOLFE Mailing List ==== >Be sure to visit the Wolfe County Genealogy and History Website; >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywolfe/ from - Middletown Ohio Family Page - http://www. angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes ==== TAULBEE Mailing List ==== TAULBEE at GENFORUM http://genforum.genealogy.com/taulbee/ ============================== 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 Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.
Not a stupid question at all. I would like to know too. I have a feeling it has to do with $$$$. If they restrict them, they can charge more. And, the "think" they are protecting everyone from some unknown identity snatcher. All anyone has to do is look at the newspaper or internet if they are inclined to do something like that. It really doesn't seem logical to me for the state to do it except that the bottom line would be $$$ and that is what most legislation is about! Norma At 11:26 PM 3/21/2004 -0800, you wrote: >This might be a stupid question but why would anyone one to close off >thses records? who would it help or hurt to leave them as they are? How >can those of us from another state have an impact on what is decided in >KY? Thank for the info. > >Sincerely, >Belinda Allender > >Norma Adams <njadams@cinci.rr.com> wrote: > >This was sent to the KYWOLFE list. Please read. >Norma > > >Original-recipient: rfc822;njadams@cinci.rr.com > > > >The Kentucky Legislature is getting ready to drastically limit > >access to Kentucky vital records including BIRTHS, DEATHS, > >MARRIAGES, and DIVORCE. > > > >(MILITARY RECORDS are also being limited but I do not know > >which bill is involved.) > > > >You can find the entire bill at: > >http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/04rs/HB100/SCS1.doc > > > >Death certificates will still be public record after 50 years but > >more recent death certificates will only be available to: > >1. the decedent's widow or widower, > >2. child eighteen (18) years of age or older > >3. parent > >4. grandparent > >5. sibling eighteen (18) years of age or older > >6. funeral director handling the decedent's funeral arrangements > >7. personal representative of the decedent's estate > >8. a named beneficiary of an insurance policy of the decedent > >9. a person with a claim against the decedent's estate > > > >This means that genealogists can no longer order great-uncle Jasper's > >death certificate to see his parents' names. > > > >Birth records will be have limited access while the person is living but > >will still be public record after 100 years. Divorce and marriage records > >will be closed for 70 years. > > > >We are very late in the process. > > Jan 6-introduced in House; to Health and Welfare (H) > > Jan 15-posted in committee > > Jan 29-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee > >Substitute > > Jan 30-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee > >Substitute > > Feb 2-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, > >February 3, 2004 > > Feb 10-3rd reading, passed 94-2 with Committee Substitute, floor > >amendment (1) > > Feb 11-received in Senate > > Feb 17-to State and Local Government (S) > > Mar 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee > >Substitute > > Mar 17-2nd reading, to Rules > >THIS TUESDAY, March 23, this bill will be voted on in the full Senate. If it > >passes, it will go to Gov. Fletcher for his signature into law. > > > >Call and email your senator and let him know that you want HB 100 to fail. > >Time is critical! Do it by Monday, at the latest. > > > >You can find your Senator at > >http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/whoswho/whoswho.htm > > > >Telephone: 502-564-8100 > >FAX : 502-564-6543 > >Postal address: 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601 > > > >Toll Free Numbers - 2004 Session (only for Kentucky) > >Bill Status Line: 1-866-301-9004 > >Legislative Message Line: 1-800-372-7181 > > > >This is the same bill that failed in committee during the last > >Legislative session. The genealogists of the state worked together > >to stop its passage. Please pass this information along to others. > > > > from - Middletown Ohio Family Page - http://www. angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes