Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 21, 2014 |
signed chap.450 |
Nov 10, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1538 substituted for s7182 |
Jun 18, 2014 |
substituted by a9315 ordered to third reading cal.1538 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 02, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S7182
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9315 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2013-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9315
- Law Section:
- Domestic Relations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11, Dom Rel L; amd §4, Indian L
2013-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7182 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the domestic relations law and the Indian law, in relation to solemnization of marriage by certain officials on an Indian reservation This measure is being introduced at the request of the Office of Court Administration upon the request of the New York Federal-State Tribal Courts and Indian Nations Justice Forum. It would amend section 11 of the Domestic Relations Law by adding a new subdivision three-a and amending subdivision six and section 4 of the Indian Law to authorize tribal judges and various other tribal officials to solemnize marriages on Indian lands. Section 11 of the Domestic Relations Law permits leaders of various Societies for Ethical Culture, along with members of the clergy, to solemnize marriages. This, of course, is in addition to a broad range of Federal, State and local government officials also permitted to solemnize marriages. By contrast, the only civil Indian authorities who are permitted to solemnize marriages are Peacemakers, presumably referencing only the Peacemakers of the Seneca Nation of Indians, as previously mentioned in the statutory text. Indian Law § 4. No other Indian official enjoys authority to solemnize marriages.* Especially in light of the evident willingness of the State to confer marriage authority upon such an extensive array of religious, quasi-religious and public leaders and officials, this exclusion of most tribal
2013-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7182 I N S E N A T E May 2, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- (at request of the Office of Court Adminis- tration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the Indian law, in relation to solemnization of marriage by certain officials on an Indi- an reservation 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. A JUDGE OR PEACEMAKER JUDGE OF ANY INDIAN TRIBAL COURT, A CHIEF, A HEADMAN, OR ANY MEMBER OF ANY TRIBAL COUNCIL OR OTHER GOVERNING BODY OF ANY NATION, TRIBE OR BAND OF INDIANS IN THIS STATE DULY DESIGNATED BY SUCH BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFICIATING AT MARRIAGES, OR ANY OTHER PERSONS DULY DESIGNATED BY SUCH BODY, IN KEEPING WITH THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF ANY SUCH NATION, TRIBE OR BAND OF INDIANS IN THIS STATE, TO OFFICIATE AT MARRIAGES. S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 11 of the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 6. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contra- ry no marriage shall be solemnized by a public officer specified in this section, other than a judge of a federal district court for the north- ern, southern, eastern or western district of New York, a judge of the United States court of international trade, a federal administrative law judge presiding in this state, a judge or justice of the unified court system of this [State] STATE, a housing judge of the civil court of the city of New York, or a retired judge or justice of the unified court system or a retired housing judge of the civil court certified pursuant to paragraph (k) of subdivision two of section two hundred twelve of the judiciary law, NOR BY ANY OF THE PERSONS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF THIS SECTION, outside the territorial jurisdiction in which he or she was elected [or], appointed OR DULY DESIGNATED. Such a public EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13654-01-4
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