[or-roots] HB 2093 recap and suggestion

[Lyn Horine]

Guess I was not clear when I said NO action was taken.  No fees related to this bill can be increased without approval of Ways & Means...  This was an attempt to gain uniform nation wide data not raise revenue 
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On Apr 3, 2013, at 12:34 AM, W David Samuelsen <dsam52 at sampubco.com> wrote:

> I see there are conflicting pieces of information coming out of the Legislative.
> 
> "The initial testimony on this bill was in February, 2013 and the -3 amendments were proposed on March 23, but have not been adopted.  Mary Beth Herkert, from Archives, has given testimony on the concerns with the proposed legislation that closely parallels that expressed by or-roots participants - The funeral directors have also expressed concerns as well as an interest in reworking the proposal.  The unadopted proposed amendments made the bill quite a bit longer - - 30 pages at least."
> 
> This is not what I got when I called yesterday. Told no action was taken on the HB 2093.
> 
> What do we want?
> 
> 1. Outright killing the bill
> 2. Adoption of provisions used by Missouri, Arizona and other states in making them accessible to the public.
> 
> Let's face the fact State of Oregon has budget woes.
> 
> We can help them along the way out of that
> 
> 1. Request the representatives gut the bill outright with a substitution instead, calling for adoption of provisions that enabled Missouri, Arizona and other states to place the records online
> 
> or
> 
> 2. kill the bill outright and introduce a replacement bill in next year's limited session after all stake holders having their say and take into consideration the provisions that enabled Missouri, Arizona and other states to put their state records online.
> 
> Certified copies continue to be available from the bureau in Portland, along with slight increase in fees with the increase to fund certain services such as
> a. marriage license fees to fund in part the mental and domestic abuse services
> b. birth certificates - funding state CHIP
> c. death certificates - funding what should be it?
> 
> Allow State Archives to increase fees for copy of certificates (they are not certified at all, can not be used for legal purposes.)
> Currently $5.00 in state, $10.00 out of state
> to ??
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> (Mary Beth Herkert, are you watching this list?)
> 
> W. David Samuelsen
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