Assembly Bill A9785

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to name changes upon marriage

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7180 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-A9785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7180
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.2505 & A.1044)

2019-A9785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to name changes upon marriage.

2019-A9785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9785
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of  2019,  amending  the  domestic
   relations  law  and the civil rights law relating to name changes upon
   marriage, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  5 of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the
 domestic relations law and the civil rights law relating to name changes
 upon marriage, as proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.2505  and
 A.1044, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5. This act shall take effect [immediately] ONE YEAR AFTER IT SHALL
 HAVE BECOME A LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01471-02-0

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