Assembly Bill A977

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains

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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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2019-A977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S872
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A881, S5001
2011-2012: A591, S4540
2013-2014: A2674, S2307, S6584
2015-2016: A1569, S701
2017-2018: A2611, S171

2019-A977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains.

2019-A977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    977
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, D'URSO, FAHY, GALEF -- read
   once and referred 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:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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