Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2016 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
amended on third reading 2787a |
May 16, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.867 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Jan 29, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2787A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S2787 - Details
2015-S2787 - Summary
Relates to the commercial display of human remains; requires the department of health to implement a permit process for anyone displaying human remains for payment or other consideration; exempts remains more than 100 years old, consisting solely of human hair or teeth, part of the ordinary display at a funeral establishment or memorial, an object of religious veneration, consisting solely of bodies transported into and remaining in the state for display prior to the effective date of this section, in the possession of a museum facility or those remains represented by an entity that has displayed human remains in the state for at least three of the last ten years whether or not such display was in operation at the time of the effective date of this article.
2015-S2787 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2787 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the commercial display of human remains PURPOSE: To require a permit issued by the Health Department if human remains are to be displayed for a commercial purpose such as a museum or art exhibit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 sets forth the legislative findings, This bill is necessary to protect public health and ensure that when human remains are displayed for commercial purposes that the remains are lawfully obtained. Section 2 adds a new article 43-C of the Public Health Law, relating to Commercial Display of Human Remains, which includes the following: * Definition of terms. * Prohibits the display of human remains for commercial purposes
2015-S2787 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2787 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 the commercial display of human remains THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: 1. Article 43 of the public health law requires any donor and speci- fied authorized individuals to authorize the use of anatomical gifts for transplantation, therapy, research, and education purposes. 2. Every city, county, or state official responsible for the remains of unclaimed dead bodies is required to use due diligence to notify the relatives of the decedent. 3. The public display of human remains must be regulated to protect individual bodily integrity, as well as the social and cultural values of the state. 4. It is the intent of the legislature to require persons who partic- ipate in the public display of human remains for commercial purposes to provide evidence of informed consent from the decedent or relatives of all humans whose remains are put on display, and to provide for the continued use of human remains in the educational, medical, and scien- tific communities to promote human health and safety. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 43-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 43-C COMMERCIAL DISPLAY OF HUMAN REMAINS SECTION 4380. DEFINITIONS. 4381. COMMERCIAL DISPLAY OF HUMAN REMAINS. 4382. PERMIT. 4383. APPLICATION. S 4380. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "COMMERCIAL PURPOSES" MEANS EITHER:
2015-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the commercial display of human remains; requires the department of health to implement a permit process for anyone displaying human remains for payment or other consideration; exempts remains more than 100 years old, consisting solely of human hair or teeth, part of the ordinary display at a funeral establishment or memorial, an object of religious veneration, consisting solely of bodies transported into and remaining in the state for display prior to the effective date of this section, in the possession of a museum facility or those remains represented by an entity that has displayed human remains in the state for at least three of the last ten years whether or not such display was in operation at the time of the effective date of this article.
2015-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2787A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the commercial display of human remains PURPOSE : To require a permit issued by the Health Department if human remains are to be displayed for a commercial purpose such as a museum or art exhibit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 sets forth the legislative findings, This bill is necessary to protect public health and ensure that when human remains are displayed for commercial purposes that the remains are lawfully obtained. Section 2 adds a new article 43-C of the Public Health Law, relating to Commercial Display of Human Remains, which includes the following: * Definition of terms. * Prohibits the display of human remains for commercial purposes
2015-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2787--A Cal. No. 867 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain- ing its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the commercial display of human remains THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: 1. Article 43 of the public health law requires any donor and speci- fied authorized individuals to authorize the use of anatomical gifts for transplantation, therapy, research, and education purposes. 2. Every city, county, or state official responsible for the remains of unclaimed dead bodies is required to use due diligence to notify the relatives of the decedent. 3. The public display of human remains must be regulated to protect individual bodily integrity, as well as the social and cultural values of the state. 4. It is the intent of the legislature to require persons who partic- ipate in the public display of human remains for commercial purposes to provide evidence of informed consent from the decedent or relatives of all humans whose remains are put on display, and to provide for the continued use of human remains in the educational, medical, and scien- tific communities to promote human health and safety. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 43-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 43-C COMMERCIAL DISPLAY OF HUMAN REMAINS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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