Key Votes
A 4366 - Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Wait Period - Key Vote
New Jersey Key Votes
Robert Gordon voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Jan. 17, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- Jan. 9, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 9, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Nov. 28, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Pocket Veto) (Executive) - Jan. 17, 2012
Title: Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Wait Period
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-13) - Jan. 9, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Wait Period
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the waiting period for marriage and civil union licenses and authorizes an annulment within 30 days of the ceremony.
-Requires a marriage or civil union license to be issued at the time the application is made, whereas existing law prohibits a license from being granted prior to the completion of a 72-hour waiting period (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes the annulment of a marriage or civil union within 30 days of the ceremony, upon the request of either party (Sec. 5).
-Requires a marriage or civil union licensing official to collect fees totaling $60 from license applicants, which is to be divided as follows, whereas under existing law the fees total $28 (Secs. 3-4):
-$8 to the licensing official, whereas under existing law the official receives $3;
-$22 to the state general fund, whereas under existing law it receives no funds; and
-$30 to the Department of Human Services, whereas under existing law it receives $25.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (46-23) - Jan. 9, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Waiting Period
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the waiting period for marriage and civil union licenses and authorizes an annulment within 30 days of the ceremony.
-Requires a marriage or civil union license to be issued at the time the application is made, whereas existing law prohibits a license from being granted prior to the completion of a 72-hour waiting period (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes the annulment of a marriage or civil union within 30 days of the ceremony, upon the request of either party (Sec. 5).
-Requires a marriage or civil union licensing official to collect fees totaling $60 from license applicants, which is to be divided as follows, whereas under existing law the fees total $28 (Secs. 3-4):
-$8 to the licensing official, whereas under existing law the official receives $3;
-$22 to the state general fund, whereas under existing law it receives no funds; and
-$30 to the Department of Human Services, whereas under existing law it receives $25.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Nov. 28, 2011
Title: Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Wait Period
Sponsors
- John J. Burzichelli (NJ - D)
- Ralph R. Caputo (NJ - D)
- Louis D. 'Lou' Greenwald (NJ - D)
- Annette Quijano (NJ - D)
