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S07249 Summary:

BILL NO	S07249
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	KENNEDY
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §14-a, Dom Rel L
Authorizes towns and cities to elect to waive their fees for marriage certificates when either applicant is a member of the United States armed forces on active duty.

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S07249 Actions:

BILL NO	S07249
01/05/2018	REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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S07249 Committee Votes:

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S07249 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7249
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     January 5, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  waiving  the
          fee for marriage licenses for active duty members of the armed forces
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 14-a  of  the  domestic  relations
     2  law,  as  amended by chapter 297 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    3. a. No fee shall be charged for any certificate when required by the
     5  veterans administration or by the division of veterans' affairs  of  the
     6  state  of  New  York  to  be  used in determining the eligibility of any
     7  person to participate in the benefits made  available  by  the  veterans
     8  administration or by the state of New York.
     9    b.  A  town  or city may elect to waive the fee for a certificate when
    10  either of the parties making  application  for  such  certificate  is  a
    11  member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01149-06-8

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