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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S6153
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2009-S6153 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง4201, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S6153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6153 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the disposition of remains SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 - adds a new paragraph (e) to subdivision 2 of Public Health Law section 4201 providing that a person who is the subject of an Order of Protection protecting a deceased person, or who has been charged with causing the death of such deceased person, shall not be eligible to exercise control of the disposition of the deceased's remains. Section 2 - provides that this act shall take effect immediately. PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION : Recently, a woman in Western New York was brutally murdered, being almost decapitated, and her husband was charged in her murder. The husband refused to take any action for an extended period of time to make appropriate funeral arrangements, allowing the victim's body to remain in the county morgue. Because of the provisions of Public Health Law 4201, the county refused to allow other family members to act to lay this woman to rest. When the husband did finally act, it was to dispose of her body in a way that her family believes was
2009-S6153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6153 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LITTLE, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the disposition of remains THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4201 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) NO PERSON WHO: (1) AT THE TIME OF THE DECEDENT'S DEATH, WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION PROTECTING THE DECEDENT; OR (2) HAS BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME SET FORTH IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW AS A RESULT OF ANY ACTION CAUSALLY RELATED TO THE DEATH OF THE DECEDENT SHALL BE DEEMED COMPETENT TO CONTROL THE DISPOSITION OF A DECEDENT'S REMAINS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14604-01-9
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