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This is a response to the e-mail I sent to the speaker of the
House. As has already been mentioned, she indicates it is the
Governor's office that requested it.<br>
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<td>RE: House Bill 2093</td>
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<td>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:59:55 +0000</td>
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<td>Rep Kotek <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rep.tinakotek@state.or.us"><rep.tinakotek@state.or.us></a></td>
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<td>Sue Steward <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ssteward@ccountry.net"><ssteward@ccountry.net></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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and Sue,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Thank
you for e-mailing Speaker Kotek in regard to HB 2093. <big><big><b><font
color="#990000">The Governor’s Office requested the
bill and it is currently in the House Committee on
Health Care. The Speaker’s Office has also referred
it to the Ways and Means Committee, due to the
fiscal impact you cited. Speaker Kotek’s office
appreciates your comments and will take them into
account as the discussion unfolds.
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you.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Hannah
Fisher, Legislative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">State
Representative Tina Kotek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Speaker
of the House<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Portland, House District 44<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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286-0558 District | (503) 986-1444 Salem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Court Street NE, H-296<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Salem,
OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rep.tinakotek@state.or.us">rep.tinakotek@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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Sue Steward [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:ssteward@ccountry.net">mailto:ssteward@ccountry.net</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 27, 2013 9:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rep Esquivel; Rep Richardson; Rep Kotek; Rep
McLane<br>
<b>Subject:</b> House Bill 2093<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As
an individual/family very interested in genealogy I
participate in OR-Roots genealogical list. Through this
list we've been made aware of House Bill 2093.</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a
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href="http://landru.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2093.intro.pdf"
target="_blank">http://landru.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2093.intro.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our most important concern is the feature
that it appears to seek adding 25 years to the period of
time which the general public cannot access vital
statistics. I understand that many people may see this as
strengthening safeguards against identity theft and creation
of phony identification. In reality all it will accomplish
is making life more difficult for we in the genealogical
community and have little or no effect on those intended
consequences.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
a fee you can have a subscription/membership to a web
service that pretty much gives you access to the vital
records of anyone I want information on, the more recent
the information I want the better. In many states this
service provides actual copies of documents. So if the
intent is to protect identification, it is a case of
closing the barn door after the horse is gone. </span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A
further objection is that it appears to be creating a new
level of State government at a time when we can't pay for
what we have. If there are changes that genuinely need to
be made in records keeping, they should be
administratively handled within our current vital
statistics organization.</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Yours
respectfully,<br>
Harold E. & Nelda S Steward<br>
2605 Samoan Way<br>
Medford, OR 97504</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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