Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 26, 2024 |
signed chap.15 delivered to governor |
Jan 23, 2024 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.260 substituted for a8553 |
Jan 23, 2024 |
substituted by s8057 |
Jan 18, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.260 |
Jan 17, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 08, 2024 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8553
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRAUNSTEIN
Current Bill Status Via S8057 - Signed by Governor
- 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
2023-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8057
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4174, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.6815 & A.6180-A)
2023-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8553 I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the controlling disposition of a decedent's remains THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 4174 of the public health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the public health law relating to death certificates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6815 and A. 6180-A, is amended to read as follows: (a) upon request, issue to any applicant either a certified copy or a certified transcript of the record of any death registered under the provisions of this chapter (1) when a documented medical need has been demonstrated, (2) when a documented need to establish a legal right or claim has been demonstrated, (3) when needed for medical or scientific research approved by the commissioner, (4) when needed for statistical or epidemiological purposes approved by the commissioner, (5) upon specific request by municipal, state or federal agencies for statistical or official purposes, (6) upon specific request of the agent CHARGED WITH CONTROLLING DISPOSITION OF A DECEDENT'S REMAINS, as designated pursuant to subdivision three of section four thousand two hundred one of this chapter, spouse, domestic [partner] PARTNERS AS DEFINED IN PARA- GRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, children, siblings OR, parents[, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews] of the deceased or the lawful repre- sentative of such persons, or (7) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction on a showing of necessity; except no certified copy or certified transcript of a death record shall be subject to disclosure under article six of the public officers law; § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the public health law relating to death certificates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6815 and A. 6180-A, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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