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Long Title
AN ACT ABOLISHING THE THREE HUNDRED AND ONE (301) DAYS CRIMINAL PROHIBITION TO REMARRY AND ALLOWING THE REMARRIAGE OF A WIDOW OR A SEPARATED WOMAN FORTY (40) DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND OR THE ANNULMENT OR DISSOLUTION OF HER PREVIOUS MARRIAGE, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 351 OF ACT NO. 3815 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Short Title
ABOLISHING THE 301 DAYS CRIMINAL PROHIBITION FOR A WIDOW TO REMARRY
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Date filed
April 7, 2007
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Session Sequence No.
17
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Committee Report No.
31
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT ABOLISHING THE THREE HUNDRED AND ONE (301) DAYS CRIMINAL PROHIBITION TO REMARRY AND ALLOWING THE REMARRIAGE OF A WIDOW OR A SEPARATED WOMAN FORTY (40) DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND OR THE ANNULMENT OR DISSOLUTION OF HER PREVIOUS MARRIAGE, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 351 OF ACT NO. 3815 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 7/4/2007 Introduced by Senator MANNY VILLAR; 9/5/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS; and YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS; 10/1/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 12/26/2007 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS and YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS per Committee Report No. 31, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1988; 12/26/2007 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; 12/26/2007 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1988.