Assembly Bill A265

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A265 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1502, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6420
2015-2016: A1221
2017-2018: A3740, A10006
2019-2020: A1234
2023-2024: A3688

2021-A265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation".

2021-A265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    265
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to the
   definition of cremation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (h) of section 1502 of the not-for-profit corpo-
 ration law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2006, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (h) The term "cremation" means the technical process[,] using heat and
 flame[,]  that  reduces  human remains to ashes and other residue OR ANY
 OTHER TECHNICAL PROCESS TO REDUCE HUMAN REMAINS  TO  CREMAINS  THAT  THE
 CEMETERY  BOARD  DEEMS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND AUTHORIZES PURSUANT TO
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  BY  THE  CEMETERY  BOARD.    "Cremation"  shall
 include the processing, and may include the pulverization, of such ashes
 and other residue.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01844-01-1



              

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