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From: "Carol Montrose" <>
Subject: [OHCOLUMB] Fw: [OHBELMON-L] WVA records to be closed -HB 4330
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:38:06 -0500


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From: "Saboley" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:45 AM
Subject: [OHBELMON-L] WVA records to be closed -HB 4330


>
> I received this message from another list and thought it might be of
interest to others:
>
> Last Saturday, March 13, in the WV Legislature,House Bill 4330 passed. It
is now awaiting signature
> from Governor Wise to make it law. If you are a family
> genealogist/historian whose research involves West Virginia, then this
bill affects your work
> whether you live in West Virginia or another state. If Governor Wise signs
HB 4330, all birth
> records will be closed to public access for 100 years and all death
records closed for 50 years. We
> are all concerned about privacy issues but HB 4330 in its current format
is too restrictive.
>
> Please email Governor Wise and address your concerns. Don't delay.
> The governor's email address is
> If you would like to examine HB 4330 then cut and paste the URL below.
> Remember to sign your email with your full name and address.
>
> http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legishp.html
>
>
>

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