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A11298 Summary:

BILL NO	A11298
SAME AS	SAME AS S00097
SPONSOR	Rules (Simotas)
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd 240, Dom Rel L
Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition of custody.

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A11298 Actions:

BILL NO	A11298
08/15/2018	referred to judiciary

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A11298 Committee Votes:

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A11298 Floor Votes:

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A11298 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          11298
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     August 15, 2018
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        Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simotas) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  the  custody
          of children
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 240 of the domestic relations  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6.  In  any  case  involving  the  custody of the child, when making a
     4  determination as to the best interests of the child, the judge shall not
     5  prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition  of
     6  receiving custody.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05308-01-7

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