Senate Bill S3999

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adoption by a petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A460 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2019-S3999 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A460
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §110, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7515, A9710
2015-2016: S3485, A23
2017-2018: S5142, A2001

2019-S3999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adoption by a petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized.

2019-S3999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3999
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN, LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to adoption by a
   petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110 of the domestic relations  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
   A  PETITION TO ADOPT, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE, WHERE THE
 PETITIONER'S PARENTAGE IS LEGALLY-RECOGNIZED UNDER NEW  YORK  STATE  LAW
 SHALL  NOT BE DENIED SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE PETITIONER'S PARENTAGE
 IS ALREADY LEGALLY-RECOGNIZED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00615-01-9



              

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