Bill Text: NY S01003 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1003 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Gives members of the New York State Legislature the ability to solemnize marriages, provided that they shall not charge a fee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01003 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01003-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1003
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 8, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  persons  who
         may solemnize marriages
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 11 of the domestic  relations  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A.  A  MEMBER  OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
    4  PERSON SHALL NOT CHARGE OR RECEIVE A FEE.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05974-01-5