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Assembly Bill A3740

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"

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2017-A3740 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4278
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1502, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6420, S4321
2015-2016: A1221, S3294
2019-2020: A1234, S2269
2021-2022: A265
2023-2024: A3688

2017-A3740 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation".

2017-A3740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3740
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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.
                                                            LBD07528-01-7

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