Senate Bill S7258

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to abolishing the office of coroner

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2019-S7258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10220
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1887, A6851
2023-2024: S2760, A6326

2019-S7258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Abolishes the office of coroner.

2019-S7258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7258
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to abolishing the office  of
   coroner
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 400 of the county law, as  amended
 by chapter 654 of the laws of 1952, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Coroners. (A) EACH COUNTY, EXCLUDING LEWIS COUNTY AND MADISON COUN-
 TY, SHALL ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF CORONER.
   (B)  At least one hundred fifty days prior to any general election and
 subject to a permissive referendum, the board of supervisors shall  have
 power  by  local  law  to  abolish  the office of coroner and create the
 office of medical examiner.
   (C) The terms of office of all coroners elected or appointed and hold-
 ing office in the county at the time [such local law becomes  effective]
 SUCH  OFFICE  IS  ABOLISHED shall expire upon the appointment and quali-
 fication of the medical examiner and at the general election to be  held
 in such year and thereafter no coroners shall be elected in the county.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14206-02-0

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