Assembly Bill A3458

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2009-A3458 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-q, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3045
2013-2014: A4418
2015-2016: A6289
2017-2018: A423
2019-2020: A23
2021-2022: A200

2009-A3458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sperm and ovum storage facilities to inform clients regarding any state or federal laws relating to the inheritance rights of a posthumously conceived child from the utilization of such sperm or ovum.

2009-A3458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3458

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PHEFFER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
  Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
  certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
391-q to read as follows:
  S  391-Q.  DISCLOSURE STATEMENT BY SPERM OR OVUM STORAGE FACILITY. ANY
MEDICAL FACILITY, OR OTHER FACILITY, ENGAGED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF  THE
STORAGE OF SPERM OR OVUM MUST PROVIDE, PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY CONTRAC-
TUAL  AGREEMENT  WITH  A  CLIENT,  A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO SUCH CLIENT
WHICH NOTIFIES HIM OR HER OF THE PROVISIONS OF  ANY  EXISTING  STATE  OR
FEDERAL  LAWS  INCLUDING  ANY  STATUTES  OF  LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE
INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF A CHILD POSTHUMOUSLY CONCEIVED FROM  THE  UTILIZA-
TION OF SPERM OR OVUM STORED WITH SUCH FACILITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01916-01-9

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