Bill Text: NY S07942 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the content of birth certificates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-03 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07942-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    October 3, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       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:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  "the  modern
    2  family birth certificate act".
    3    S  2. Section 4132 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
    4  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    5    5. EACH PARENT OF THE CHILD MAY CHOOSE TO BE DESIGNATED ON THE CERTIF-
    6  ICATE OF BIRTH AS "FATHER" OR "MOTHER", AS APPLICABLE, OR AS "PARENT".
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect on  the  first  day  of  January  next
    8  succeeding  the  date  upon  which  it shall have become a law; provided
    9  that, effective immediately,  the  commissioner  of  the  department  of
   10  health shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the imple-
   11  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.
                                                                  LBD15758-03-4