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Senate Bill S46
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2019-S46 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4132, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7942
2015-2016: S507
2017-2018: S75
2019-S46 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S46
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
the content of birth certificates
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill states that this act shall be known as the "Modern
Family Birth Certificate Act."
Section 2 of the bill requires that parents have the option of appearing
on their children's birth certificates as either "father," "mother," or
"parent."
Section 3 of the bill states that the effective date is the next January
1 after the bill has become a law.
JUSTIFICATION:
In the wake of marriage equality in New York State, there are now over
2019-S46 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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46
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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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. Effective
immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04079-01-9
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