Senate Bill S5416

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Declares same sex marriage entered into outside of NY void under NY law

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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-S5416 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6, Dom Rel L

2011-S5416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the domestic relations law, in relation to rendering the status of same sex marriages entered into outside of New York void under New York law.

2011-S5416 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5416

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to rendering the
  status of same sex marriage entered into  outside  of  New  York  void
  under New York law

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

  Section 1. Section 6 of the  domestic  relations  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  MARRIAGES  CONTRACTED BETWEEN TWO PERSONS OF THE SAME SEX, REGARD-
LESS OF WHETHER SUCH MARRIAGE IS  RECOGNIZED,  SOLEMNIZED  OR  LEGAL  IN
ANOTHER JURISDICTION, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VOID IN NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11581-01-1

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