Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6184
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Domestic Relations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11, Dom Rel L
2013-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6184 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend domestic relations law, in relation to individuals conducting the solemnization of marriages PURPOSE: Relates to individuals conducting solemnization of marriages. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: An individual registering as an officiant with the secretary of state must undergo an application process. Fee for application filed will be set at one hundred dollars and will assist victims of domestic violence. JUSTIFICATION: The purpose of this act is to promote legal equality in the civil marriage laws and to protect the religious freedom of clergy and religious societies authorized to solemnize civil marriages. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None.
2013-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6184 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend domestic relations law, in relation to individuals conducting the solemnization of marriages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. AN INDIVIDUAL REGISTERING AS AN OFFICIANT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE. SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL UNDERGO AN APPLICATION PROCESS, AS ESTAB- LISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THE FEE FOR SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE AWARENESS FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-YYY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWO. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the secretary of state is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date, on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11817-01-3
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