NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10795
SPONSOR: Paulin TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the domestic relations law, in
relation to persons who may solemnize marriages
PURPOSE:
To authorize members of the New York state legislature to solemnize
marriages, as long as they do not charge or receive a fee.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 includes members of the New York state legislature in Section
11 of Domestic Relations Law by whom a marriage must be solemnized.
Section 2 sets the effective date as immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
Other elected officials are authorized to solemnize marriages, such as a
mayor and a county executive. There is no reason not to extend this
privilege to members of the New York state legislature. To ensure the
sanctity of such ceremonies, a member of the state legislature may not
charge or receive a fee to solemnize a marriage.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
