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Senate Bill S7504

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes technical amendments making certain provisions gender neutral

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2009-S7504 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3-305 & 3-307, Gen Ob L

2009-S7504 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes technical amendments making certain provisions gender neutral.

2009-S7504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7504

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 16, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to making tech-
  nical corrections

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

  Section  1. Section 3-305 of the general obligations law is amended to
read as follows:
  S 3-305. Contract of married [woman] PERSON not to  bind  [husband]  A
SPOUSE. A contract made by a married [woman] PERSON does not bind HIS OR
her [husband] SPOUSE or his OR HER property.
  S  2.  Section 3-307 of the general obligations law is amended to read
as follows:
  S 3-307. Liability of [husband] A  SPOUSE  for  antenuptial  debts.  A
[husband]  SPOUSE  who  acquires property of his [wife] OR HER SPOUSE by
antenuptial contract or otherwise,  is  liable  for  HIS  OR  her  debts
contracted  before  marriage,  but only to the extent of the property so
acquired.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16914-01-0

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