And, of course, the State couldn't publish the Declaration of Independence with the signatures. Bob Juch -----Original Message----- From: RosieB [mailto:Rosieb@sprynet.com] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:21 PM To: VAALBEMA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAALBEMA] HB 2426 - House vote expected on 2/1 Another Albemarle list member wrote... > But doesn't it say that the information shall not be posted on state >agency or >court controlled websites? I don't see where it mentions personal websites and >I am sure they are refrring to living persons information. First, in Virginia there is no such thing, legally, as "legislative intent." There is only the exact wording of the law. The committee substitute, previously quoted on this board, is not limited to living persons or even to recent documents. It would apply whether the document was written in 2003 or 1607, if the state agency or court clerk seeks to post the document on the agency's/court's website after July 1, 2003. It would not apply to personal websites, but as "state agency" is such a broad term (see § 2.2-3801 of the Code of Virginia for the applicable definition (minus the local units of government and departments): http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+2.2-3801 ), it would apparently apply to the Library of Virginia, and the various libraries, historical and research centers that are part of Virginia's public universities and colleges. It would apply to documents signed by or containing the listed information on any person, living and not, even if posted with their consent, or their descendants' consent. And, it would apply to any other entity that the state agency or court contracts with to prepare/post the documents. Let's look at some not so far-fetched examples -- <snip>