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- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.783
- Referred to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
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Authorizes certain military personnel to get married within twenty-four hours of receiving a marriage license
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Charles Lavine
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S490
Title of bill
An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to allowing marriages within twenty-four hours of receiving a marriage license
Purpose
This bill will permit any military personnel scheduled for deployment in less than thirty days to get married within twenty-four hours of receiving their marriage license.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 13-b of the domestic relations law in relation to the time within which a marriage can be solemnized. This legislation will allow military personnel deploying in less than thirty days to waive the twenty-four hour waiting period upon receiving a marriage license.
Justification
The twenty-four hour waiting period that couples have to wait before they can get married does not seem like a long time. For men and women in the military this waiting period can be a hindrance if they get deployed on short notice. This is important today with our War in Iraq because many men and women are being sent overseas, and with that there has been an increase in the number of marriage licenses from military personnel. A similar waiver was enacted during the Vietnam War but since has expired. In the short time before deployment there are many things that military personnel need to take care of, having to wait twenty-four hours to get married should not be one of them.
Legislative history
2004: S.6521 Referred to Judiciary 2007-08: S.2469 Referred to Judiciary 2009-10: S.2469 Referred to Judiciary
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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