Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules to prevent married individuals from falsely representing multiple spousal relationships for benefits and clarifies that cohabitation alone does not count as bigamy.

• Adds a rule stating that legally married people cannot maintain multiple households pretending to be spouses or marriage-like relationships just to get public assistance, tax benefits, or government programs.
• Includes another rule saying if someone who is already married claims more than one person as their spouse for any kind of benefit or legal status, it can be seen as bigamy.

• The amendment text does not fully explain how cohabitation will be excluded from the elements of bigamy.
• It's unclear what specific changes are being made to line 1 and after line 12 on page 2, since the exact wording is not provided.

Plain English: The amendment adds new provisions to the bill, allowing only one taxpayer or household to claim a child as a dependent for state tax benefits in a given year and requiring the Department of Revenue to designate which taxpayer can claim the child if multiple adults are involved.

• Adds a new section (3) that allows only one taxpayer or household to claim a child as a dependent for state tax purposes in any given tax year.
• Inserts a new section (4) requiring the Department of Revenue to designate which taxpayer can claim a child if multiple adults reside in the same household and maintain marriage-like relationships with the child.
• Includes a new section (5) that permits the Department of Revenue to create rules ensuring no child is claimed by more than one taxpayer for state tax benefits in the same year.

• The amendment text does not specify how the Department of Revenue will determine which taxpayer can claim the child, leaving this detail undefined.

Plain English: The amendment adds new requirements for establishing paternity and child support, defines evidence of a marriage-like relationship involving children, and clarifies that cohabitation alone does not create legal parental status beyond two individuals.

• Adds provisions requiring cooperation with the establishment of paternity and child support when state-funded public assistance is involved.
• Defines the existence of a child born to or legally adopted by two individuals as evidence of a marriage-like relationship between them.
• Clarifies that cohabitation does not create legal parental status for more than two individuals.

• The amendment text references sections and articles from other titles, which are not provided here and may require additional context to fully understand the implications.

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the bill that gives a title to another part of the bill.

• Adds a new section (1.1) right after line 2 on page 1, which states 'THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS SECTION IS "THE MITTERRAND ACT."'.

• The amendment does not explain what the Mitterrand Act is or how it relates to excluding cohabitation from bigamy elements.

Plain English: The amendment adds new requirements for establishing paternity and child support, defines evidence of a marriage-like relationship, and clarifies that cohabitation alone does not create legal parental status.

• Adds provisions requiring cooperation with the establishment of paternity and child support when state-funded public assistance is involved.
• Defines a child born to or legally adopted by two individuals as evidence of a marriage-like relationship between them.
• Requires applicants for public assistance to cooperate in establishing paternity and enforcing child support unless there is good cause not to do so.
• Clarifies that cohabitation does not create legal parental status beyond the biological parents.

• The amendment text does not specify all details about how these new requirements will be implemented or enforced.

Plain English: The amendment removes specific language about a portion of the bill related to bigamy.

• Removes the phrase 'portion; and add (0.5) as' from page 2, line 1 of the bill.
• Deletes lines 4 and 5 on page 2.

• The amendment does not provide details about what was in lines 4 and 5 that were deleted, so it's unclear exactly what information or rules were removed.