assembly Bill A3552

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the content of birth certificates

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to health
Jan 27, 2015 referred to health

A3552 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S507
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4132, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7942
2017-2018: S75
2019-2020: S46

A3552 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the content of birth certificates.

A3552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3552

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred 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".
  S  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".
  S 3. This act shall take effect on  the  first  day  of  January  next
succeeding  the  date  upon  which  it shall have become a law; provided
that, effective immediately,  the  commissioner  of  the  department  of
health shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the imple-
mentation of the provisions of this act on or before its effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01835-01-5