Assembly Bill A3045

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

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  • 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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2011-A3045 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-r, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3458
2013-2014: A4418
2015-2016: A6289
2017-2018: A423
2019-2020: A23
2021-2022: A200

2011-A3045 (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.

2011-A3045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3045

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, 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-r to read as follows:
  S 391-R. 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.
                                                           LBD02560-01-1


              

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