New York A 4437: Relates to waiving the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces; repealer

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A04437 Summary:

BILL NOA04437 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJensen

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add §13-c, Dom Rel L

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Waives the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces.

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BILL NOA04437 

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4437

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to waiving the
 waiting period for solemnizing a marriage for members of the armed
 services and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 13-c of the domestic relations law is REPEALED and
 2 a new section 13-c is added to read as follows:
 3 § 13-c. Twenty-four hour provision waived in certain cases. Notwith-
 4 standing the provisions of section thirteen-b of this article or any
 5 other provision of law, where either of the parties making application
 6 for a marriage license pursuant to section thirteen of this article, is
 7 a member of the armed forces of the United States, the marriage of the
 8 parties may be solemnized without waiting for the lapse of the twenty-
 9 four hour period required by section thirteen-b of this article. Proof
 10 that the applicant is a member of the armed forces of the United States
 11 shall be furnished to the satisfaction of the official issuing the
 12 marriage license. Every license to marry issued pursuant to the
 13 provisions of this section must state the day and hour the license is
 14 issued and shall contain a recital that it is issued pursuant to the
 15 provisions of this section and that the parties named therein may be
 16 married at any time after such day and hour and within sixty days there-
 17 after.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04641-01-5

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