JGSLI held a Zoom meeting concerning NYS Vital Records Access at on February 6.

New York State recently proposed significant changes as part of the 2025-2026 budget process that would:

1) decrease the number of years of birth, marriage and death records that are available to genealogists (genealogy copies would not be available until 125 years after birth, 100 years after marriage and 75 years after death)

2) raise fees for uncertified genealogy copies from $22 to $95.

Written testimony regarding this proposal can be submitted, but only until Tuesday, February 11th at 5:00 P.M.

Additional information on this issue can be found at:

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/call-action-regarding-access-new-york-state-vital-records including a community petition at https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/form/community-signatures

The Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/news_manager.php?page=39302

Reclaim The Records: https://www.nysvitalrecords.org/