Senate committee to consider marriage officiating legislation

[Madmallard]

Legislation is making its way through the Capitol that would let New Yorkers obtain a one-day authorization to officiate weddings.

State law currently allows religious officials and elected officials to solemnize weddings, and the measure scheduled for consideration by the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday would empower the secretary of state to establish one-day marriage officiants.

The legislation is sponsored by Democratic lawmakers Sandy Galef and Alessandra Biaggi.

The legislative memorandum describes a wedding Galef attended in 2006, where “she was amazed by the beautiful ceremony that took place.”

“The bride’s sister-in-law (was the officiant), and through her personal relationship with the couple, she brought a certain intimacy and connection to the ceremony,” reads the memorandum. “After leaving California and returning home, Assemblywoman Galef had one question on her mind: What law could be passed to allow this marriage to take place in our great state of New York?”

Senate committee to consider marriage officiating legislation

 

[Deplorable Me]

I would recommend a 30 day waiting period, background check and mental health evaluation.

 

[Grimscale]

I would recommend a 30 day waiting period, background check and mental health evaluation.

Along with fingerprints, signed release form allowing the .gov to search social media and private communications for evidence of infidelity, a $200 fee, and the marriage must be recertified every five years by showing up, in person and together, at the nearest NYSP branch.

 

[Podmonkey]

"It was like, such an amazing, like, experience! Like it was like so, like, completely, like awesome, like, n' stuff, like."

Modern people make my eyes and lungs hurt from all the rolling and sighing.

Nobody gives a shit about your fucking friends wedding you vacuous bitch! Why don't you and Congress figure out this internet state tax mess instead? Like you were meant to have decades ago!!

 

[kev74]

New York... Where anyone can marry anything officiated by anybody.

 

[Podmonkey]

New York... Where anyone can marry anything officiated by anybody.

Modern sexuality in a nutshell.

 

[BDinPutnam]

It's about money, duh.

 

[Criticalt]

Must be NYC.
Last weekend I officiated our friends wedding. 2 minutes on the Univeral Life Church website and I was ordained.
Called our local city hall and they said I did not need to show them anything to prove I was a "minister".
I just signed the the marriage papers and viola....they are married.
In NYC I believe you need to prove you are ordained and wait 30 days to preform a wedding.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I got ordained through American Marriage Ministries a couple years back. I'll be officiating my second wedding this fall. The current system we have is perfectly fine. The state should just leave things the way they are. There are plenty of non-denominational groups you can go through. The one I got ordained through has 3 beliefs. Everyone has the right to marry, everyone has the right to perform marriages, and everyone has the right to choose who performs their marriage. Like Criticalt, I didn't have to register or show I was ordained. Just sign the marriage certificate and send it in.