Senate Bill S75

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the content of birth certificates

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S75 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4132, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7942
2015-2016: S507
2019-2020: S46

2017-S75 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the content of birth certificates; allows parents to choose a designation.

2017-S75 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S75 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    75
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  content  of
   birth certificates

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  "the  modern
 family birth certificate act".
   §  2. Section 4132 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. EACH PARENT OF THE CHILD MAY CHOOSE TO BE DESIGNATED ON THE CERTIF-
 ICATE OF BIRTH AS "FATHER" OR "MOTHER", AS APPLICABLE, OR AS "PARENT".
   § 3. This act shall take effect on  the  first  day  of  January  next
 succeeding  the  date  upon  which  it shall have become a law; provided
 that, effective immediately,  the  commissioner  of  the  department  of
 health shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the imple-
 mentation of the provisions of this act on or before its effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01170-01-7

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