Assembly Bill A6379

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides alternative pricing methods in the sale and offering of funeral merchandise and services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6379 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3440-a, Pub Health L

2023-A6379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides alternative pricing methods in the sale and offering of funeral merchandise and services; mandates a report by the consumer protection division on the effectiveness of alternative pricing methods.

2023-A6379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6379
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the alternative
   pricing methods in the sale and offering of  funeral  merchandise  and
   services;  and  providing  for  the repeal of such provisions upon the
   expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3440-a  of  the public health law, as amended by
 chapter 534 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3440-a. Statement to  be  furnished  by  certain  licensed  persons,
 funeral  directors and funeral firms when funeral arrangements are made.
 1. Every person licensed pursuant to  this  article,  including  funeral
 directors  and funeral firms, shall furnish at the time funeral arrange-
 ments are made for the care and disposition of the body  of  a  deceased
 person,  a  written  statement showing thereon the price of the funeral,
 which shall include an itemized list of the services and merchandise  to
 be  furnished  for  such  price and a statement of the cash advances and
 expenditures to be advanced.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
 FUNERAL  FIRMS MAY OFFER PACKAGES OF GOODS AND SERVICES, AS LONG AS THEY
 ARE OFFERED IN ADDITION TO, AND NOT IN PLACE OF, ITEMIZED PRICES.  IF  A
 PACKAGE  OFFERING IS SELECTED BY THE PERSON MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS,
 THE CHARGES MUST BE LISTED AND PROVIDED TO THE PERSON ON AN  ITEMIZATION
 STATEMENT. PACKAGE PRICES MUST BE BROKEN DOWN AND LISTED BY THEIR COMPO-
 NENT  PARTS ON SUCH ITEMIZATION STATEMENT, EXCEPT FOR DIRECT CREMATIONS,
 DIRECT BURIALS, FORWARDING OF REMAINS  AND  RECEIVING  OF  REMAINS.  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY MEMORIALS AS DEFINED
 IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR
 OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10436-01-3
 A. 6379                             2
              

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