Senate Bill S6584

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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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2013-S6584 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2674
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5001, A881
2011-2012: S4540, A591
2015-2016: S701, A1569
2017-2018: S171, A2611
2019-2020: S872, A977

2013-S6584 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains.

2013-S6584 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6584 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6584

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  disposition  of
  human remains

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 4201 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
ter 76 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by
chapter 401 of the laws of 2007, paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 as added
by  section  1 of part B of chapter 491 of the laws of 2012, subdivision
4-a as added by chapter 348 of the laws of 2009, is amended to  read  as
follows:
  S 4201. Disposition of remains; responsibility therefor. 1. As used in
this  section,  the  following  terms shall have the following meanings,
unless the context otherwise requires:
  (a) "Cremation" means the incineration of human remains.
  (b) "Disposition" means the care,  disposal,  transportation,  burial,
cremation  or embalming of the body of a deceased person, and associated
measures.
  (c) "Domestic partner" means a person who,  with  respect  to  another
person:
  (i) is formally a party in a domestic partnership or similar relation-
ship  with  the  other  person, entered into pursuant to the laws of the
United States or any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, or registered
as the domestic partner of the person with any  registry  maintained  by
the  employer  of  either  party  or any state, municipality, or foreign
jurisdiction; or
  (ii) is formally recognized as a beneficiary or covered  person  under
the other person's employment benefits or health insurance; or
  (iii)  is dependent or mutually interdependent on the other person for
support, as evidenced by the totality of the circumstances indicating  a
mutual  intent  to  be  domestic  partners including but not limited to:
common ownership or joint leasing of real or personal  property;  common
householding,  shared  income  or  shared  expenses; children in common;

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

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